Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 50 Spell Jade Slip
"You've become rich, Junior Brother Ji!"

After Wei Songnian counted the talisman papers, the heat in his eyes could melt people.

Recently, the sect has seized another spiritual vein. The establishment of a new stronghold will inevitably attract a large number of disciples to hunt monsters and search for spiritual medicines.

In the past, Qi Refining disciples did not dare to go deep into the heart of the Ten Thousand Mountains. If they encountered powerful monsters, escaping would be a luxury.

Now that we have established a new stronghold and the mountain protection formation is set up, we will have a stable rear.

With the new stronghold as the center, the sect must send Foundation Establishment cultivators to clear out or expel high-level monsters within a radius of 100 miles.

Compared with the past, the risk cost of monster hunting has been reduced, and the harvest will increase by entering a place that was previously sparsely populated, which has greatly enhanced the disciples' enthusiasm for monster hunting.

Magical instruments, talismans, elixirs, etc. are easier to obtain than before.

The weapon refiners, talisman makers and alchemists made a fortune, and he also had a sip of the thick soup.

"I heard that a demon hunting team found the main ingredient of the Foundation Establishment Pill. When the sect refines the Foundation Establishment Pill next time, there will probably be a few extra batches."

Wei Songnian shook his head and said:
"I don't know what the sect was thinking. They actually set up a market in our new territory and allowed independent cultivators to enter for supplies. Isn't this just giving away their own interests?!"

Listening to the other party's chatter, Ji An lowered his eyes and said slowly:
"There are more and more independent cultivators in our Xizhou. I heard that Qingyun Immortal City and a number of large and small markets can no longer meet the demand.

Secretly, the independent cultivators were increasingly dissatisfied with the three major sects and major families.

Things are pretty good now, the independent cultivators have a way out, and the relationship with the sect can be eased a bit."

The three major sects occupied the best spiritual veins in Xizhou, and with the addition of those occupied by the major immortal cultivation families, the lives of the independent cultivators had never been easy.

“Hey, these things weren’t caused by the sect itself.

I heard from the elders in my family that the sect increased the amount of Meridian-Opening Pills they made a hundred years ago, not only distributing them to the Taoist temple but also selling them to the outside world.

Although the price of thirty-six spirit stones is high, those independent cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining who have no intention of making further progress can still collect enough in ten or eight years."

The medicinal materials used to refine the Kaimai Pill are not too precious, and any immortal cultivation family with a little history can also refine it.

Wei Songnian couldn't figure out the sect's intention in doing this. In the past, the sect and the big families had a tacit understanding to control the number of cultivators, otherwise the number of independent cultivators would be as numerous as locusts.

There are only so many spiritual veins, and they cannot support too many cultivators absorbing spiritual energy day and night.

The amount of resource output is also limited, and too many monks will only trigger conflicts among them.

After seeing what the sect did, the major families could only follow suit and refine more meridian-opening pills.

As there are more independent cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, the number of family cultivators must also be increased. There are many precedents of independent cultivators banding together to seize resources.

Ji An had a vague guess about the sect's behavior in his mind. He smiled and said:
"The sect must have other considerations. No one wants to shoot themselves in the foot."

"Indeed, without entering the foundation-building stage, we are not considered to have truly embarked on the path to immortality. As Qi-refining cultivators, we are not qualified to know so much."

Wei Songnian had already calculated the accounts and said:

"Junior brother, your talisman paper and talisman ink add up to 6550 spirit crystals."

He scratched his head. This kind of income was much more than what most Qi-refining monks earned by risking their lives hunting monsters, and it was also safe and risk-free.

After hearing the other party say that he wanted to plant 15 acres of spiritual fields, he roughly calculated the income he could get. When he really faced these crystal stones, his heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.

He remembered that when he was at the seventh level of Qi Refining, he once earned thirteen spirit stones in a month and was so excited that he couldn't sleep most of the night.

"How many Shen Yuan Dan do you have now, Senior Brother?"

Ji An's eyes showed excitement. During the past three months of cultivation, the magic power in his body was always empty, and not even a half-inch branch of the immortal vein was opened up.

Earning crystals is important, but developing immortal veins and improving qualifications is more important.

"Twenty pills! However, the price of pills has increased recently, so each pill will cost an additional ten spirit crystals."

"I want them all, and twenty bottles of talisman ink materials." I like your generosity. Wei Songnian smiled happily. He deliberately left so many pills.

If he had enough crystals, he would have prepared more.

Sure enough, when it comes to flower crystal stones, the other party has never let him down.

"The price of talisman ink materials has dropped recently. One piece of material costs Junior Brother 55 spirit crystals, and Junior Brother still has 12 spirit stones."

Ji An nodded slightly and said:
“Ten spirit stones are used to pay off the debt, and the remaining two are used as a deposit.

Brother, I want a set of magic arrays that can protect the courtyard.

I have planted spiritual fruit trees and a batch of Fire Cloud Ginseng, so I can't be careless.

I don't ask for a very powerful formation, I just want it to be able to seal off the inside and outside."

After this transaction, I didn’t get any spirit stones left.

Wei Songnian touched his chin and said in agreement:

"We really can't be careless, as a small monster might sneak in and steal our food.

Your yard is not big, so ordinary sealing arrays are cheap and can be obtained with about twenty spirit stones.

Business has been good recently. I will go to Qingyun Fairy City again in a month and buy you a set then."

"Can the sect's formation master do it?"

Ji An asked, he was quite anxious.

“It is possible, but learning the formation is quite difficult. It requires at least the late stage of Qi Refining to get involved.

The sect's formation masters are all at the foundation-building stage. Firstly, I don't have any connections, and secondly, they probably wouldn't consider this a small job."

"Okay, I'll wait."

The transaction was completed, and Ji An hurried away with the pills and talisman ink materials.

Without the protection of the magic circle, he felt uneasy if he left the yard for too long.

Early the next morning, Grandpa Huang and his grandson helped Ji An transport the spiritual rice to the General Affairs Hall to pay the land rent.

After buying the grain seeds, he took out ten spirit stones to exchange for two hundred contribution points and bought the magic jade slips he had been longing for.

After returning to the bamboo building without stopping, Ji An couldn't wait to put the jade slip on his forehead.

After a long time, he put down the jade slip and began to think about what magic to practice.

There are many spells in the jade slip, including offensive, defensive, and auxiliary spells, totaling more than a dozen.

People have limited energy, so they must focus on something.

After considering for a long time, Ji An made a choice and decided to learn four spells first, namely, object control, Gengjin Finger, water curtain and wind control.

The art of controlling objects is the basis for manipulating magical instruments and is also very practical.

After learning this, whether it is planting spiritual fields, harvesting spiritual rice, or making talisman paper, it will be much more convenient. It is a must-learn.

Among the five elements spells, the metal and fire spells have greater attack power. He has a better understanding of the use of metal aura, so he chose Gengjin Finger.

Water Curtain is a defensive spell. Although the defense of water spells is not very high, he still has a large number of Kanlings that can be used. Learning this only requires the basics.

The wind control technique can improve the body's speed and flexibility, and can be used even after breaking through the foundation-building stage. Even if you can't defeat the monster, running away from it is also a skill.

In this way, you will have spells for attack, defense, and assistance. When your spells are mastered and you break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, you can get a set of magic tools and participate in monster hunting.

(End of this chapter)