Gou Dao Changsheng: Starting from the Reincarnation of a Demon Cultivator

Chapter 90: The lingering ghosts make more preparations

Fang Yi was as calm as water, walking slowly on the bluestone avenue, not caring about Song Qinghe's prying eyes.

In just the time it took to stick up an incense stick, they arrived in front of a small building with a plaque that read "An Ning Ju".

The small building was built with green bamboo and was very simple, with a fresh fragrance of grass and trees. In front of the door stood several female monks in plain robes, chatting with the monks passing by.

One of the plump white female cultivators saw Fang Yi step into An Ning Ju and walked over enthusiastically.

"My name is Miao Yin. Is this fellow Daoist coming to An Ning Residence to rent a cave?"

"Then fellow Daoist, you have come to the right place. An Ning Residence is directly under the jurisdiction of Xuan Yang Mountain. We control the best caves in Yun Ze Market."

Fang Yi returned the greeting.

"I'm Xia Yi, but I'm here to order a cave."

Seeing this, the plump female cultivator looked even happier. She led Fang Yi to a tea table with gurgling water. Soon she handed Fang Yi a cup of spiritual tea.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, An Ning Ju is responsible for the large and small cave dwellings and storefronts in Yunze Market. There are four levels: A, B, C, and D. I wonder if you have any specific requirements."

Miao Yin used his chubby hands to open a brocade map, on which were outlined the many caves of Yunzefang in black, white, and red.

Fang Yi looked carefully at the brocade picture on the tea table, and was thinking about his own requirements for the cave.

There was a medium-sized, second-grade spiritual vein in Yunze Market, and the cave dwellings were divided according to the different spiritual veins. The top-notch ones were for the inhabitants of the Foundation Establishment Masters who came to govern, while the rest were rented out to earn spirit stones.

After drinking half a cup of spiritual tea, Fang Yi already had an idea. As for the efficiency of his future cultivation, he would naturally choose the best cave within his ability.

He pointed to areas A and B on the brocade map and asked.

"Friend Miao, what's the difference between Areas A and B, and how much do they cost to rent?"

"Cave A and Cave B?"

Fang Yi's words alarmed a female cultivator in An Ning Residence. She was wearing a light blue long skirt and a golden hairpin in her hair.

She walked gracefully in front of Fang Yi, with a charming smile on her face, and spoke in a coquettish voice.

"Senior Brother, my name is Susu. If you need to rent a cave, just come and find me. This is different from ordinary female cultivators. I guarantee that you will be satisfied."

Fang Yi frowned. Although this female cultivator had a beautiful appearance, she had a strong worldly air. Moreover, the aura around her was very complex. She must have rented and sold caves, and she must have practiced dual cultivation with countless cultivators.

Although he himself is not averse to women, he does have some requirements. Even a pair of jade discs that can accommodate thousands of people as pillows are not worth his attention, let alone such an unscrupulous person. Even if he introduces the cave to her, he will probably have his own little thoughts.

Fang Yi refused.

"That's not necessary, Daoist Fellow Miao can introduce the cave to me."

Miao Yin also stood in front of Fang Yi at the right time, staring at the charming female cultivator in front of him.

"Junior Sister Susu, please don't go too far!"

"Senior Sister Miao, this is something we both agreed on. How did Junior Sister go too far?"

Feng Susu finally heard the disgust in Fang Yi's tone and quickly took a look at Fang Yi's clothes.

"The ordinary robes, jade crown, and ordinary boots all lacked any spiritual aura. Even the storage bag was of the most ordinary design. He didn't look like a cultivator who could afford to rent a high-class cave."

"Bah, what a poor bastard trying to show off and waste my efforts."

Feng Susu covered her mouth and smiled, with a hint of contempt in her eyes.

"Haha, Senior Sister Miao, I won't compete with you on this business deal."

Seeing Miao Yin heaved a sigh of relief, Fang Yi spoke.

"Does this Daoist Fellow Susu have a grudge against Daoist Fellow Miao?"

Miao Yin smoothed his messy robe and sighed.

"Fellow Daoist, please forgive me. Junior Sister Susu was not like this originally. She was injured by a male cultivator, and now..."

Fang Yi interrupted Miao Yin.

"Fellow Daoist Miao, please continue to introduce the two types of cave dwellings, A and B. I am not interested in Fellow Daoist Feng's affairs."

"This"

Miao Yin's tone was a little hesitant.

He has been working in An Ning Residence for many years, and his eyes are very vicious. Judging from Fang Yi's dress, he does not look like a cultivator who rented the caves in Areas A and B.

The spiritual veins of the caves in these two areas were superior, and the spirit stones required to rent them were very expensive, which was not something that even high-level Qi training cultivators could afford. Furthermore, the Daoist in front of him was only at the sixth level of Qi training, and his attire did not seem like that of a scion of a wealthy family.

After thinking for a moment, Miao Yin continued to introduce Fang Yi in detail with enthusiasm.

"Fellow Daoist Fang's Category A and B caves are located in the heart of Yunze Market. Although they are located in prime locations and have abundant spiritual veins, the spiritual stones they require are also quite expensive."

"Take the Yi-type cave dwelling as an example. The most common one requires twenty low-grade spirit stones a year. The Jia-type cave dwelling requires nearly fifty low-grade spirit stones."

"Renting the cave for one or two years is the price of a low-grade magical weapon."

Miao Yin's tone was filled with admonition.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, for a cultivator at the middle stage of Qi training, renting the Bingzi cave is sufficient."

Fang Yi felt that Song Qinghe was still staring at him outside An Ning Residence, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He was not the one who was anxious now.

He felt Miao Yin's kindness and smiled slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Miao, I have considered finding this cave for my own cultivation. Feel free to introduce it to me."

Seeing this, Miao Yin stopped trying to persuade him. The higher the level of the rented cave, the richer the reward.

"These A-type caves are all large caves, usually rented by foundation-building families for their cultivators to cultivate in Yunze Market. Fellow Daoist Fang is cultivating alone, so he can rent a B-type cave."

Fang Yi nodded. After renting this cave, he would not change his residence before he established his foundation, so he had to choose carefully.

"I need a relatively secluded cave dwelling, and the spiritual veins therein must be of the best quality. As for the spiritual stones, Fellow Daoist Miao, please rest assured."

Miao Yin pondered for a moment, then pointed at the brocade map. "There are three B-grade caves that meet your requirements: Jingyue Pavilion, Changchun Pavilion, and Xuanbao Garden. If you're interested, I can take you there to see them."

Fang Yi nodded slightly, quite satisfied with his choice. Miao Yin really did the job well.

The rest of the light swept over the tea table beside her. The female cultivator named Feng Susu had already leaned into the arms of a burly male cultivator, and on the tea table was the signed contract.

Miao Yin put away the teacup on the table and went to the counter to get a token.

"Friend Fang, please follow me."

An hour later.

In a small courtyard with two entrances, the breeze blows gently and the shadows of bamboos sway.

Looking at the courtyard in front of him, Fang Yi nodded with satisfaction.

Compared with Jingyuexuan and Changchun Pavilion he had experienced before, Xuanbaoyuan was more to his liking.

This courtyard is of suitable size and has its own storefront. The spiritual veins therein are also of the first-class quality. When the time comes, I will let Qijie study the art of formations and set up a spirit gathering formation, which will be enough for his own cultivation until he reaches the stage of building his foundation.

Fang Yi put his hands into his sleeves and used his barely-started Tianji Dao to make some divinations. This Xuanbao Garden seemed to have a hint of auspiciousness, but his Tianji Dao cultivation was limited, and this hint of auspiciousness was like looking at flowers in the fog or the moon in the water, which was not very clear.

"We can just go to Xuanbao Garden here. Did you bring the contract with you, Fellow Daoist Miao?"

"what?"

"Fellow Daoist Fang, do you mean to rent this Xuanbao Garden?"

Miao Yin's face showed some surprise. She originally thought that Fang Yi was just going to have a look and would eventually rent the C-type cave dwelling. She never expected to have such an unexpected gain.

Seeing Miao Yin's happy expression, Fang Yi also realized that his outfit did not look like someone who could afford to rent Xuanbaoyuan.

Especially Song Qinghe's spiritual consciousness, which thought it was hidden very well, was still spying around.

Fang Yi explained this.

"I'm planning to open a shop here and do some puppet business. Do I need to report this to Yunzefang?"

"Brother Fang Dao is also a puppeteer?"

Miao Yin looked surprised, as if he understood why Fang Yi could afford to rent this Grade B cave.

Her tone was three points more respectful. In her eyes, a puppeteer who rented a cave with a grade of Qizi was already a great figure.

"Master Fang Kui has rented this Xuanbao Garden and can move around freely, but it's a bit remote."

"It's alright, I have my own plans."

Fang Yi naturally knew that Xuanbao Garden was remote and not as crowded with cultivators as the center of Yunze Square. But in the future, he would do business in customizing mid- and high-quality puppets, and earn his money from the spirit stones of high-level Qi training cultivators.

How many spirit stones can an ordinary Qi-cultivating cultivator have?
With his own puppetry skills, he naturally focuses on quality rather than quantity, and this will not delay his training time.

Fang Yi took the contract from Miao Yin, glanced at it, and thought about the auspicious aura that he had predicted. Although he didn't know the reason, he couldn't miss it.

"Add a clause to this deed. As long as I don't give up this Xuanbao Garden, I will have the priority to renew the lease."

"If Master Fang Gui is so inclined, then the Xuanbao Garden must be rented for a minimum of five years, and the spirit stones must be paid in full in one lump sum."

"Ok!"

Fang Yi responded, then took out 150 low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to Miao Yin.

Miao Yin blushed as he modified the contract and handed it to Fang Yi together with the token of Xuanbao Garden.

"Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Miao."

"No, no, thank you Brother Fang for taking care of my business."

In the middle of An Ningju, Feng Susu waved the contract in her hand and looked at Miao Yin with a proud look on her face.

"Senior Sister Miao, that cultivator looks poor, what can he gain?"

Miao Yin did not argue with Feng Susu. With a flushed face, he registered the deed in his hand and turned away.

A quarter of an hour later, an angry female voice was heard from An Ning Ju.

"How is that possible? That's Xuanbao Garden!!!"

The sun sets in the west, and the orange sunlight shines into Xuanbao Garden.

Fang Yi slapped his storage bag, and several formation flags flew out. Along with the surging clouds and mist, a small maze formation was set up.

Feeling that Song Qinghe's prying eyes were completely blocked, Fang Yi released the Seven Rings from his spirit pet bag.

After rubbing its silver fur, Fang Yi handed Qijie a book on formations and asked him to study the spirit gathering formation first.

Then he entered the quiet room and took out the skeleton of the vine-armored turtle from the storage bag.

The remaining vitality of the spirit skeleton has been completely activated. After a period of tanning, we can start refining the Vine Armor Turtle Spirit Puppet.

Now the outside world is about to have a storm, but as long as the Vine Armor Turtle Spirit Puppet is refined to perfection, even if Yan Ji and Song Qinghe work together, Fang Yi will not be afraid.

Half a year passed in a flash.

In the quiet room of Xuanbao Garden.

Fang Yi looked at the skeleton of the vine-armored turtle surrounded by wood-attributed spiritual energy in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

So there is only one step left.

Taking out the quasi-second-level four-season water from the jade bottle in his arms, Fang Yi activated his magic power, and the crystal clear spiritual water turned into water-blue gems that slowly merged into the skeleton of the vine-armored turtle.

Seeing that the time had come, Fang Yi's hand gestures kept changing, and strands of pure vitality were gathered by them.

The skeleton of the vine-armored turtle emitted a green aura that continued to flow, and its quality began to slowly improve under the nourishment of the four-season water and the magic power of withering and flourishing.

(End of this chapter)