Why is my Hundred Lifetimes Book different?

Everything is expensive in Tiandu.

Ren Qingshan had originally planned to bring back some rare and inexpensive items for his family since he had come all the way to Tiandu, but after entering a few shops and seeing the prices, he quietly left.

A box of ordinary rouge and face powder costs at least 100 yuan!

Is there no law anymore?

I made rouge when I was a child. I know how much it costs, but the cost was only a few dozen coins!

The spirit stones I currently have, after deducting cultivation taxes, amount to just over 20,000, so I still need to be careful with them.

Never mind, I won't buy it this time. Next time, next time for sure!

……

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

When Ren Qingshan arrived at the Seventy-Two Wards, a beautifully designed palace came into view. In the square in front of the palace, groups of cultivators gathered together, seemingly discussing something.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait!"

A middle-aged cultivator dressed in a blue robe, with a warm smile on his face, strode over and called out.

Ren Qingshan seemed to be allergic to these words, not even glancing at him, and his pace quickened.

Pooh!

Bad luck!

Slap him in the face!

"Fellow Daoist, hahaha, I mean no harm. May I have a word to say?"

The monk in the green robe was as enthusiastic as fire, taking two steps at a time to walk side by side with Ren Qingshan.

Ren Qingshan still did not respond, and continued walking.

"Fellow Daoist, are you seeking guidance on visualization techniques? Do you require assistance? We professionally assist with visualization techniques at affordable prices—only 5,000 spirit stones for a Class C cultivation!"

He spoke quickly and handed over a jade slip.

Ren Qingshan swept his divine sense across the area.

The jade slip contained the person's name, address in Tiandu City, and the price for the meditation method.

Depending on the grade, the price ranges from five thousand spirit stones to one hundred thousand spirit stones.

This has actually become a business?

In addition to recruiting wealthy patrons seeking the Dharma, he also recruited the stepping stones monks he had helped, euphemistically calling them "Dharma protectors," meaning they would sell their time and energy to protect the Dharma for others.

Each task has a different reward depending on its difficulty.

It is indeed a way to make money.

However, this was not what Ren Qingshan wanted.

The best way to deal with this kind of persistent person is to be indifferent. Ren Qingshan didn't pay much attention to him. However, at this moment, several cultivators came over quickly, smiling as they handed over jade slips. They were all brokers who had helped with visualization techniques.

There were patrol teams in the square in front of the palace, but they seemed to ignore these actions.

Right.

It is indeed difficult for cultivators at the lower levels.

Each level requires a large amount of resources, and the threshold for advancement is exceptionally high.

If there's no other way to make money, I'll be worried to death.

Moreover, the fact that they can do this kind of business suggests that there must be someone organizing it behind the scenes, perhaps even a major foundation-building project.

Rules are dead, people are alive.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with me.

Why should I need anyone's help to practice visualization?

You ruined my plans!

I came here specifically for the visualization diagram of the highest grade A!

Undeterred by difficulty, challenge all opponents!

……

Ren Qingshan walked straight towards the main hall.

There were guards at the entrance of the main hall, whose cultivation levels were unfathomable, making them seem unfathomable.

To enroll, you need to pay 3,000 spirit stones to choose the visualization method. You can stay inside for three days and make a careful choice.

Ren Qingshan hesitated and refused to buy the rouge and face powder that cost one hundred spirit stones.

Ren Qingshan readily accepted the offer of three thousand spirit stones as an entrance fee to seek the Dharma, paying the fee without hesitation.

Money should be spent wisely!

Upon entering this main hall, one sees visualization paintings hanging on the surrounding walls.

The images in each picture are evolving divine principles and rhythms, but they are like looking at flowers through fog, blurry and indistinct, making them difficult to see clearly.

Only by recording one's name in blood and making a choice can one see clearly and thus begin one's spiritual practice.

Each visualization image has a detailed description on the jade tablet below it.

[The Fiery Lotus Visualization Method: Part C]

[Contains divine inspiration: 6]

[Supernatural Power: Blazing Azure Lotus, a technique that combines water and fire, its power is unfathomable]

Number of practitioners: 2

[Current number of selected users: 0]

This is the lowest level, Class C, and no one has chosen it yet.

Ren Qingshan, naturally, also looked down on it and continued watching.

[The Ruyi Geng Metal Sword Visualization Method: Bingzhong]

[Contains divine inspiration: 12]

[The Nine Transformations of Fish and Birds Contemplation Method: Part C]

[Contains divine inspiration: 20]

Each visualization image contains the Daoist essence inherent in Foundation Establishment cultivators, which can be comprehended by Qi Refining cultivators and transformed into their own divine sense.

The number of evolving thoughts represents the grade of the visualization diagram, which naturally relates to the practitioner's future strength.

The visualizations on this floor are all at level C, ranging from lower to middle and upper levels, totaling about a hundred.

There were many cultivators inside the hall who had already made their choices.

Although the grade is low, it is still a step towards advancement, and the competition is less intense, making it suitable for conservative and steady cultivators.

At the end of the interior is a long staircase, which is the entrance to the second floor.

Without hesitation, Ren Qingshan immediately set off to check out the Class B exam!

only……

At the entrance to the second floor, two guarding cultivators blocked the door again and demanded an entrance fee of five thousand spirit stones.

Ren Qingshan remained silent.

True tiered pricing.

Why didn't you say before we entered that going up to the second floor would cost extra?

shameless!

That's utterly shameless!

"How many spirit stones do I need to pay to go up to the third floor?"

Ren Qingshan asked in a deep voice.

"Ten thousand spirit stones."

The gatekeeper monk gave a straightforward answer.

Ren Qingshan remained silent for a moment, then roughly calculated that all his spirit stones combined were barely enough to pay.

To obtain a Grade A meditation technique, a meeting fee of 18,000 spirit stones is required! And there's no guarantee of success!

Seeking the Way is difficult, seeking the Dharma is difficult, it's more difficult than ascending to the heavens!

After feeling the pinch, Ren Qingshan calmly paid the money and went up to the second floor.

[The Visualization Technique of Fire and Thunder, Part B, 30 Divine Thoughts]

[The Ultimate Transformation Visualization Method, Level B, 42 Divine Thoughts]

[Geng Metal Jian Wood Visualization Method: Yi Shang, 56 divine thoughts]

[The Taiyin Firebird Visualization Method: Level B, 56 Divine Thoughts]

[Great Sun Mystic Ice Visualization Method: Level B, 56 Divine Thoughts]

The second floor has nearly half the number of visualization techniques compared to the first floor, but the amount of divine thought it contains has increased significantly.

The grade and the amount of divine thoughts gained are directly proportional, which is normal.

However, what Ren Qingshan found unusual was that these concepts, judging from their names, all had rather peculiar styles.

It's like... like forcibly merging two completely different types of energy into one, and then creating a magic.

For example, fire and thunder, the ultimate path and transformation, metal and wood, the moon and the firebird, the sun and the ice...

"Could it be a major overhaul at the Foundation Establishment stage, done to inflate the numbers? Was it intentional?"

Ren Qingshan made malicious speculations.

Writing down visualization techniques is a task for Foundation Establishment cultivators, and there are rewards for it; the more you do, the more you get. Even if you create some random supernatural abilities, as long as they contain divine thought, it's not impossible.

Are there any problems with these ways of thinking?

"Why are two completely different energies being forcibly combined into one?"

Ren Qingshan walked towards the guard to resolve his doubts.

"Your visualization technique is fine, this is level B. You get what you pay for. If you want to learn something better, go to the third floor."

The guard explained indifferently.

Ren Qingshan gave him a deep look, said nothing more, gritted his teeth, paid another 10,000 spirit stones, and went up to the third floor.

Sure enough, the visualization techniques and naming style on Jia's plate looked much more normal.

However, the number is extremely small, with only five pieces currently available.

[Nine Treasures Glazed Glass Visualization Method, Level A, 72 Divine Thoughts]

[The Undying Warrior Visualization Technique, Level A, 90 Divine Thoughts]

[Star-Forged Body Visualization Technique, Level A, 90 Divine Thoughts]

[Five Thunder Body Forging Visualization Method, Level A, 90 Divine Thoughts]

[Pangu's Great Power Visualization Technique, Level A, 108 million divine thoughts]

However, Ren Qingshan discovered another problem: these visualization methods all seemed to belong to the physical cultivation school.

All kinds of Taoist arts, including body cultivation, are also the broad and easy path to enlightenment.

However, cultivation inevitably involves physical and mental suffering, severely testing one's character and willpower, and the casualty rate is high, lacking the mystical power of killing enemies from afar.

Moreover, even among the visualization techniques for body cultivators, there is only one of the highest grade, and that is this one depicting the might of Pangu.

Six people have already registered, and there are four spots remaining.

Standing before this visualization diagram, looking at the considerable number of cultivators on the third floor, Ren Qingshan fell into deep thought.

"There are more people on the third floor than on the first and second floors; there are definitely more rich people here!"

Even if it's more expensive, we can't let our cultivation suffer!

"Actually, for me, practicing a visualization method of physical cultivation is not a problem. With the Hundred Deaths Book as a backup, as long as my realm increases, I can have any supernatural power I want in the future."

"The Limitless Spiritual Root provides a massive amount of spiritual power, the Myriad Dust of Mortal Qi shields the mind from the interference of heavenly secrets, the Divine Speed ​​Breakthrough provides ultimate speed, and Pangu's Great Strength is perfect for close combat... Just thinking about this combination is still incredibly exciting."

However, at that moment...

Ren Qingshan suddenly saw that the wall was rippling with water, revealing a new way of thinking.

At the same time, the nearby cultivators rushed over and surrounded him without hesitation, dripping their blood into the jade slip to record and lock his name.

In the blink of an eye, ten people had gathered.

They seemed to be a group, not just ten people, but at least forty or fifty. They all seemed to know each other and had different roles. Some were responsible for grabbing registration slots, some were responsible for blocking others' positions, and some deliberately interfered with others' view. There were two cultivators in front of each of them, nonchalantly showing a blocking posture.

After the selection was completed, they breathed a sigh of relief, laughing and joking as they gracefully left, surrounding the young man in the black robe.

In the blink of an eye, the third floor was almost completely empty, leaving only himself and a cultivator in the distance.

"Is this... is this the correct way to perform the Armor-Seizing Visualization Technique?"

"Which family's young master is he?"

Ren Qingshan took a deep breath and, before the selected visualization image disappeared, walked over and took a closer look: [Dragon and Tiger Yin Yang Mysterious Female Visualization Method].

It was indeed a visualization painting, containing 108 million divine thoughts, and the registration was already full.

It contains a divine power of dragon, tiger, yin and yang, and mysterious female. Judging from the name and description, it should be a dual cultivation divine power.

hiss!

This group knew in advance when the visualization image would be refreshed, so they waited here and used sheer numbers to sign up everyone, effectively monopolizing the entire area...

Ren Qingshan's lips curled up, a hint of coldness and mockery appearing in his eyes.

Laughed in anger.

It turns out, it's not that seeking the Dharma is difficult.

It is difficult for me to seek the Dharma!

With forty or fifty helpers, each paying 18,000 yuan for a ticket, and spending nearly a million spirit stones on cultivation alone, plus nine "protectors" to cultivate together and then combine their methods into one... this kind of cultivation is almost effortless, anyone can do it!

Ren Qingshan's anger was quickly calmed down by the gentle swaying of the myriad mortal energies within his body.

But the more I looked at it, the more I felt that this capital city was repulsive.

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