My blind date failed, so I had to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Chapter 169 I am good at playing the flute
Two days later.

Zhou Ping came to Chiyunfang again.

There are many markets where cultivators gather in the Chixia Mountains. Chiyun Market is the most bustling and prosperous market in the surrounding area, mainly because the Chiyun Chamber of Commerce is stationed there.

Arrived at the Chamber of Commerce’s headquarters.

Elder Hong, the representative of their faction, came forward to greet them warmly. After a brief conversation in Huang Lingshan, the elder of the Chamber of Commerce had already regarded Zhou Ping as a Jindan Zhenren in his heart.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou."

"Elder Hong."

The two men exchanged greetings and bowed.

Zhou Ping then directly stated his purpose, "Elder Hong, I came to your alliance headquarters this time to buy some things."

As he spoke, he took out a jade slip and said, "It contains the required list."

Elder Hong's spiritual sense penetrated, and he smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou wants to improve his spiritual sense and physical body. My Scarlet Cloud Merchant Alliance does have quite a few rare treasures in this area, but they may be a bit expensive. Materials for improving the physical body are cheap, but materials for improving spiritual sense are relatively rare."

Zhou Ping was mentally prepared.

Spiritual consciousness is very important to cultivators, so anything related to spiritual consciousness is very expensive, or even out of stock, and some can only be seen at auctions.

Soon.

Elder Hong took out some things from the Chiyun Merchant Alliance’s inventory.

Among them, there are only three natural treasures that can enhance spiritual consciousness, and two exercises. However, there are quite a few that can enhance the physical body, more than a dozen in total.

"Elder Hong, I want all the materials for these bodies. Name your price."

"Both of them?"

Elder Hong was taken aback and couldn't help but say, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, although the materials for improving the physical body are relatively cheap, they all cost more than 20 spirit stones..."

For foundation-building monks.

Over ten thousand spirit stones is a huge amount of money.

Although Zhou Ping occupied Huangling Mountain and might have obtained a lot of spirit stones, his expenses would be huge. He also had to prepare for the promotion to the Golden Core stage. Elder Hong did not expect that he would consume so much at once.

"That's fine. As long as you have it, Elder Hong, just take it out. By the way, are there any other treasures that can enhance spiritual consciousness?"

Zhou Ping said casually.

Elder Hong immediately realized he had run into a wealthy client and said hurriedly, "Yes, but he's not at Scarlet Cloud Square. I'll apply for a transfer immediately. However, Fellow Daoist Zhou, be prepared. Spiritual awareness enhancements are very expensive. Just these three items alone require over 50 spirit stones. There are two items at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters that are even more expensive, each costing a million spirit stones."

Zhou Ping pondered for a moment.

He really couldn't come up with so many spirit stones in a short time. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Elder Hong, I wonder if your business alliance will accept anything?"

Elder Hong guessed something and said quickly, "Collect all the magic weapons, materials, pills, talismans, etc."

Zhou Ping waved his sleeves.

All the storage bags used to kill the five demons of Huangling Mountain emerged.

"Elder Hong, take a look. Are these enough?"

There are two magic weapons inside.

The magic weapon is very expensive, and one magic weapon usually costs more than 500,000 spirit stones. These two are used by the demon cultivators of Huangling Mountain. They are stronger than ordinary magic weapons, but one of them is incomplete.

Elder Hong carefully scanned and measured for a while, and after estimating the value, he smiled and said, "That's enough. We still have about 20 spirit stones left. Fellow Daoist Zhou, please wait a moment. I will take out the natural treasures, elixirs, and various materials."

"Someone, bring out the new Cloud Mist Spirit Tea for Master Zhou to taste."

"Yes, elder."

When Elder Hong left.

In the lobby of the Chamber of Commerce headquarters, two tall and beautiful female cultivators wearing white and purple long skirts came in, holding Yunwu Ling Tea and serving Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping glanced at them and saw that they were all female cultivators in the late stage of Qi training.

The face is really beautiful.

Her skin was also very white, not much different from Chen Xue and Tian Xiaoqin's. It was obvious that she was specially selected by the Chiyun Business Alliance to serve distinguished guests.

And judging from their aura, they are still young.

have to say.

Monks are much better at maintaining their figures and skin. As long as their facial features are not too outrageous, they are basically handsome men and beautiful women. If they have anti-aging pills, they can maintain this state for a long time.

Of course.

The stunning beauty among female cultivators is still relatively rare.

Zhou Ping had never seen a stunning beauty who could bring disaster to the country and the people at first sight.

In fact, the Phoenix Fairy is very attractive, but that is because of her extraordinary temperament. Jiang Xia is not bad looking, but he is a little more heroic.

"senior."

"How does this spiritual tea taste?"

The female cultivator in a slim purple dress asked bravely.

Zhou Ping took a few sips and thought to himself that it was indeed a spiritual tea. It tasted mellow and delicious, with a sweet aftertaste, and it also had the effect of refreshing him. He had more than 400,000 spiritual energy, and it could still have some effect on him, which showed that this cloud and mist spiritual tea was good.

"good."

Hear this answer.

The female cultivator in the purple dress stepped forward and said softly, "Since you think it's good, I'll tell the elders to take some back for you to taste."

She was very close to Zhou Ping, and there was a faint fragrance around her.

Seeing that Elder Hong had not returned yet.

Zhou Ping looked at the female cultivator with great interest and asked, "What's your name?"

The purple-colored female cultivator's eyebrows flashed with joy as she quickly replied, "My name is Gu Yunru."

"Gu Yunru."

Zhou Ping muttered something and then stopped talking.

Seeing this, the female cultivator bit her red lips and said, "Senior, I am good at playing bamboo flute instruments. I usually play music at the Lexiang Pavilion in the market. If you have time, you can come to the Lexiang Pavilion to listen to me. Perhaps it will be of some help to you."

"Oh?"

Zhou Ping looked at the purple-haired female cultivator in surprise, "Aren't you from the Scarlet Cloud Merchant Alliance?"

This time, the female cultivator in the white dress rushed to speak, "Replying to Senior, the Scarlet Cloud Merchant Alliance has a loose management system and does not impose strict restrictions on its members. They do not prohibit members from going to other places to work, as long as it does not delay important matters."

Zhou Ping suddenly realized and began to feel somewhat favorable towards the Chiyun Merchant Alliance.

Those men of Huanglingshan are just slaves, and most of the rules of other forces are very strict, so the fact that such practices can be carried out in such an environment shows that the management of the Chiyun Merchant Alliance is quite good.

"Okay, if I have time, I will go to Lexiang Pavilion."

He was indeed interested in the music of this world, mainly out of curiosity about what special effects the monks' music had.

Gu Yunru said happily, "Thank you, senior."

At this time, Elder Hong came back with the ingredients, and the first thing he asked was how the Yunwu Lingcha tasted.

Gu Yunru immediately said, "Senior Zhou thinks it's good."

Elder Hong's smile widened a little, "Go get some and pack them up."

"Yes, elder."

The two accompanying female nuns left.

Elder Hong handed the materials to Zhou Ping. Zhou Ping counted them. Although there were many materials, it was far from enough to improve his spiritual consciousness and physical body to 800,000. "Elder Hong, please notify me when the next batch of these materials arrives."

Before leaving, he left behind a jade slip of communication.

Elder Hong looked at Gu Yunru and said, "If you can get to know and befriend the new owner of Huangling Mountain, it will be of great benefit to you."

Gu Yunru hurriedly said, "I understand."

"Well, meeting is fate, there's no need to be too calculating."

"Yes, Yunru will keep it in mind."

……

Fengmo Cave, thousands of miles away from Huangling Mountain, is a famous gathering place for demon cultivators in Chixia Mountains. Here, there are not only demon cultivators, but also monster cultivators, as well as righteous cultivators who have fled here after provoking powerful people.

If the Chixia Mountains itself is a chaotic area for cultivation, then the Fengmo Cave is the most chaotic place.

now.

The first and third demons who escaped from Huangling Mountain were standing respectfully in front of an old man who looked very old, but the aura and pressure emanating from the old man was frightening.

"Senior Chong."

"Huangling Mountain has been occupied by a strange cultivator. I hope you can help me take it back."

The number one demon in Huangling bowed and said.

The old man didn't even raise his eyelids. He was grinding a bone in his hand. Looking closely, he could see that it was a human thigh bone, with meat scraps still hanging on it. He could smell the strong smell of blood. "You saved my life back then. I said it was a favor. Although we demon cultivators are unscrupulous, I still know how to repay kindness with enmity. However, you seven demons were beaten by a cultivator and fled in panic. Five of you died. The other party must be at the Golden Core stage."

"I'm not sure about my move, let's wait a little longer."

"Yes, senior."

……

Zhou Ping returned to Huangling Mountain and began to retreat again. He divided the many materials he bought into three categories: one category could be used for making pills, one category could be taken directly, and the remaining category could be used as an auxiliary like in exercises.

He doesn't have any spiritual power.

He had directly spent a million national fortune points on the one he bought this time, and he had pushed the technique to its limit. By practicing it, he could increase his spiritual energy by 500 points every day, and more than 10,000 points in a month. It seemed like a small amount, but it was actually very good.

After all, spiritual consciousness techniques are rare.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

He walked out of the quiet room and stood in the pavilion in front of the palace on the top of the mountain, overlooking the scenery of the entire Huangling Mountain. There were lakes, waterfalls, spiritual fields, forests, etc. It was beautiful, but he was not in the mood to appreciate it. In two months, he had used and absorbed all the natural treasures that his body and spirit could directly consume.

It would take an ordinary cultivator several years to digest so many natural treasures, but Zhou Ping has the immortal fire in his body that can refine them into essence, greatly improving the utilization efficiency.

However, the effects of all the natural treasures were not satisfactory, and the improvement in spiritual awareness and physical body did not even reach 50,000.

What remains are the materials and techniques for alchemy.

But I guess the effect is not very good.

In this regard.

Zhou Ping was a little disappointed.

Xiao Ding's voice rang out from his sea of ​​consciousness. "That's normal. An increase of thirty or forty thousand is already quite good. These natural treasures and materials are ordinary after all. You can't afford the truly precious ones right now, and the Scarlet Cloud Merchant Alliance won't sell them."

Zhou Ping said helplessly, "Senior Ding, relying on these ordinary methods to improve is too slow. Is there any other way?"

His cultivation and magical power improved very quickly, and he reached this level in just over a year, so he was quite distressed that his spiritual consciousness and physical body were progressing so slowly now.

Xiao Ding was speechless and said, "Precious natural treasures rely on luck, do you think they are cabbages?"

However, it also knew that Zhou Ping's time was precious and could not be wasted.

So he thought carefully and said, "The only solution now is to rob the treasure houses of those major forces. There are three major forces in the Chixia Mountains. These forces have old men in the Yuanshen realm. There must be good things in their warehouses."

"Ah, Senior Ding, can you deal with a strong man in the Yuan Shen realm?"

"No."

Xiao Ding said unhappily, "If I could, I would have brought you here to kill him. Now my strength has only recovered a little bit. I was unable to deal with that old guy on Earth because he was unable to exert his full strength. It was only with your Samadhi True Fire that we succeeded."

Zhou Ping's mouth twitched, "Since Senior can't do it, then you can't rely on me."

"Of course it's up to you."

"No way, Senior, if you want me to die, just say it directly."

The small tripod floated out, shaking its body and saying, "Don't worry, I'm still counting on you to get something good for me. This is a good opportunity to get some treasures."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ping couldn't help but ask, "Senior Ding, do you have a solution?"

"Correct."

"We can't rob them head-on, but we can steal them in secret!"

"steal?"

"That's right. Don't forget what I'm good at. The teleportation array on Mount Tai is not something that ordinary people can activate, but I can. I can also take you directly into the treasure houses of these three major forces. After stealing, we can run away."

Xiao Ding said confidently.

Zhou Ping couldn't help but ask, "Senior Ding, if, I mean if you are discovered during the theft, or if your transmission fails, how will it end?"

The small tripod shook its body. "So I have to rely on you. This is what I mean. I have a technique that can conceal your aura. However, this technique is very special. It is extremely difficult to get started and practice. You can cultivate the Samadhi True Fire from Fenghuang's technique. You must have good talent and understanding. Therefore, as long as you can cultivate to the second level, our method can be used."

"But I have to remind you that even for those with excellent comprehension, it will take more than ten years to cultivate to the second level."

Zhou Ping's eyes lit up, "I can try."

He has a virtual frame of national destiny, so the thing he is least afraid of is practicing martial arts.

Xiao Ding nodded and quickly passed on a technique to Zhou Ping from his sea of ​​consciousness, the "Star Hiding Technique".

"Once you master this technique, you can conceal your presence and form. Even those at the Soul Formation level won't be able to detect you. It's a top-tier technique for concealment and escape. I acquired it with great difficulty back then..."

Zhou Ping didn't say anything. He was absorbing the "Star Hiding Technique".

Absorbed.

So I began to try to practice.

Even the first step of the technique was very difficult to practice, but the movements were not difficult, and that was enough for him.

really.

It takes five days to master the basic movements.

The "Star Hiding Technique" skill is displayed on the virtual frame of national destiny.

[Should I spend 1000 million National Fortune Points to deduce and upgrade the "Star Hiding Technique"?]

See this display.

Zhou Ping immediately thought to himself that this technique was too powerful. It required so many national fortune points to improve the basic deduction. It was even stronger than the Xinhuo Sutra.

【Yes】

Rumble~
The virtual box vibrated.

You spent 1000 million National Luck Points to obtain "Introduction to Star Hiding Techniques"

[Should we spend 3 million National Fortune Points to continue the deduction and improvement?]

"What? This set of skills can't be deduced to a better level?"

Zhou Ping was secretly surprised.

In the past, all the skills could be deduced into better and more perfect skills, but now the deduction and improvement of the Star Hidden Technique has only reached the entry level.

(End of this chapter)