I am a cannon fodder, so what's wrong with grabbing an opportunity?

Ten days later, the three of them will enter the territory of Hibi Castle.

The journey was supposed to take seven days, but Xie Zhiqiu dragged it out for three more days.

The first is to increase the difficulty of Chaomu, and the second is to equip Chaoyun with alchemy skills.

I have to say that the cooperation between the brother and sister Chao Yun and Chao Mu is quite good.

One grows spiritual plants, the other refines elixirs. They produce and sell their own products, and then sell them themselves. Without the middleman who makes a profit from the price difference, wouldn't they make a lot of money?

How could this qualified production and sales line lack a middleman like Xie Zhiqiu?

She taught Chaoyun how to make elixirs and they split the income 50-50.

"Sister, Senior Xie is too dark." Chaomu whispered to Chaoyun.

Chaoyun is now Xie Zhiqiu's little fan girl, how could she allow her brother to speak ill of their senior?

"Xiao Mu, we should be grateful and repay our gratitude. Senior has given so much to us, but it's just a mere 5 points of share. Isn't that what we should give to the senior?"

Chaomu: It’s over. My house was robbed without me realizing it.

When Chaomu was dejected, Xie Zhiqiu appeared behind him and said softly, "What are you saying about me again, kid?"

Chaomu's hair stood on end instantly, and he quickly denied: "No, how could it be possible? I am 100% loyal to you, Senior. The heaven and earth are my witnesses, and the sun and the moon can bear witness to that."

Xie Zhiqiu didn't care whether what Chaomu said was true or false.

Inform the two: "We are almost there, let's stop outside the city."

Outside Hibi Castle.

Xie Zhiqiu and Chao Mu lined up at the back of the team.

I asked the man in front of me who was carrying a load on his back, "Brother, what are you doing in front of me?"

One by one, they were not searched, but just asked to put their hands into a black box.

Then some people will be given a list, but they don’t know what is written on it.

"You are from other places, right?" The eldest brother started chatting with the three of them enthusiastically.

"The three of us, siblings, have traveled here and are running out of money, so we're thinking of going into the city to find a job."

Xie Zhiqiu made up an excuse to lower his brother's guard.

The eldest brother asked, "You are monks, right?"

Xie Zhiqiu didn't expect this elder brother to be so straightforward. He shook his head slightly and replied, "To be honest, elder brother, we are just casual cultivators with low cultivation bases. We don't have much chance to survive in other places."

He sighed again and said, "I heard that this Ribi City is particularly tolerant of cultivators with low cultivation and mixed spiritual roots, so I thought of coming here to try my luck."

After learning that the three were independent cultivators, but had come here because of their reputation, he excitedly told them, "Then you have come to the right place."

"Our city lord is a cultivator with five spiritual roots. He climbed up step by step. He can help independent cultivators and cultivators with mixed spiritual roots."

The eldest brother scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Don't be afraid of you laughing at me, I also have five spiritual roots, but my cultivation level is not high, only the third level of Qi Refining. I have been in Ribi City for five years, and I have been guiding Qi into my body and practicing until now."

To be able to enter the third stage of Qi Refining in five years is indeed quite good for an ordinary cultivator with five spiritual roots.

But for Xie Zhiqiu and the other three, it was indeed too slow.

Xie Zhiqiu was also quite surprised that he hadn't noticed it. "Brother, is there some magic weapon that has hidden your cultivation?"

"Thanks to your sharp eyes, sister." The eldest brother praised Xie Zhiqiu.

"There has been unrest outside the city recently, with cultivators being kidnapped frequently. However, ordinary people have not been in trouble. The City Lord's Mansion has sent people to investigate for a while, but there is no result. I disguised myself because I was afraid of being targeted."

At this point, his tone dropped a little, and he said, "It's been a long time since the city of Ribi has been so unstable."

"How could these things happen before the city lord went into seclusion?"

Xie Zhiqiu didn't expect Jing Kun to be in seclusion, "Why did the city lord want to be in seclusion?"

The eldest brother explained: "The city lord has reached the great perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm. I heard that he has gained some enlightenment, so he is in seclusion and wants to break through to the Spirit Severing Realm."

"Nascent Soul Great Perfection, Impact, Spirit Severing Realm?" Chao Mu suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

He blurted out: "Isn't the upper limit of five spiritual roots the foundation building?"

After cultivating the five spiritual roots to the Nascent Soul stage, he wanted to break through to the Spirit Severing stage. It was simply like a joke.

Xie Zhiqiu was much calmer, and educated Chaomu like an elder sister: "There are mountains beyond mountains, and people beyond people. I told you to listen, watch and learn more, but you just don't listen, and you are surprised by what you have seen."

The elder brother looked at the "heartwarming scene" of his sister educating his younger brother and laughed, "Little brother, you are still young. Go out and see more, and you will know in the future."

"That's right, that's right." Chaomu also tried hard to play the role of a young and rebellious brother.

Chaoyun is a qualified listener and doesn't say a word.

The four of them chatted for a while longer. Xie Zhiqiu and Chaomu made jokes from time to time, and Chaoyun did not stop them.

The eldest brother was anxious, fearing that the two would fight, so he kept trying to smooth things over and change the subject.

The queue didn't quiet down until a few people came to check.

According to my eldest brother, the purpose of entering the retreat is to test one's spiritual roots and cultivation level, and it has been like this since I arrived.

If you are a cultivator, you can get an invitation letter from the City Lord's Mansion.

With this invitation letter, the monk can receive a mission at the City Lord's Mansion and earn spirit stones.

The eldest brother was also delivering something to the City Lord's Mansion. After checking, he waited for the three people inside the city gate.

Xie Zhiqiu was the first to check and placed his hand on the test stone.

The crystal plate next to it shows its own information:

Spiritual roots: Five spiritual roots

Cultivation: Early stage of foundation building

Number of times entered the city: 1

Is there a task: No

After seeing this information, the guard looked at Xie Zhiqiu a few more times.

He didn't say much. He just gave Xie Zhiqiu an invitation letter and let him go.

Chaomu and Chaoyun also attracted the attention of the guards. It was rare to see people with single spiritual roots in this place, even if their cultivation was not high and they were not very old.

After the four men left, one of the guards left the city gate and went up to the city wall.

"You mean, a five-spiritual-root foundation-building cultivator and two single-spiritual-root Qi-refining cultivators come to Ribi City for the first time?"

"Yes." The guard at the city gate replied truthfully.

The garrison captain asked, "Are they all marked?"

“All marked.”

"Okay, I'll report this to my superiors, you can go back now."

The garrison captain waved the guards off.

Xie Zhiqiu and the other two followed their eldest brother to the side door of the City Lord's Mansion. The eldest brother went to the mission inspection area by himself to hand in his mission results.

The three of them entered the task collection area with the invitation letter.

It was just a receptionist. After receiving the invitation letter from Xie Zhiqiu and the other two, he took a look and waved his hand. Three people came and surrounded the three people.

"What are you doing?" Chaomu reacted violently and immediately protected Chaoyun behind him.

The receptionist holding the invitation letter for the three people quickly explained, "Fellow Daoist, don't be nervous. We in Ribi City have extra subsidies for high-quality monks who come to our city for the first time."

When Chaomu heard about the subsidy, he was not so excited anymore.

Asked: "What subsidies are there?"

"As long as you settle in our city affairs office, we can take care of all your food, clothing, housing and transportation in Hibi City."

Chaomu thought this condition was good and pulled Xie Zhiqiu's sleeve, "Big sister..."

When the receptionist saw Chaomu's performance, he knew there was hope.

Looking at Xie Zhiqiu who was in charge, he actively introduced: "Our City Affairs Office also has special supplies for high-quality monks."

"As long as you complete the corresponding tasks every month, you can get an additional subsidy of ten medium-grade spirit stones. The task rewards are also ten percent higher than those of ordinary cultivators."

"My fellow Taoist, what do you think? Would you consider moving into our City Affairs Office?"

Xie Zhiqiu seemed to be lacking interest.

Chaomu was very excited and kept pulling at Xie Zhiqiu's sleeve.

Xie Zhiqiu pulled back his sleeves and said, "Little brother, you should know that the purpose of our trip is to find an advanced technique for me, so don't mess around."

Upon hearing this, the receptionist quickly added: "Daoyou, you want the skills, right? We can exchange them here."

"What kind of martial arts?" Xie Zhiqiu asked casually.

"You've heard of the Five Spiritual Arts, right? Our Five Spiritual Arts are advanced techniques specifically designed for cultivators with five spiritual roots, and can break through the upper limit of foundation building."

Seeing that Xie Zhiqiu was moved, the receptionist continued, "Our city lord practices the Five Spirits Technique and has now reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul. You must have heard about it and come here."

"Moreover, the top three contributors with the most points each year will have the opportunity to meet the city lord."

These conditions made Xie Zhiqiu very excited.

But he still pretended, "Okay, I'll settle down here with you for a while."

The three of them were assigned to one yard.

Xie Zhiqiu put up the sound insulation before the three of them started talking.

"Sister Qiu, why does the City Affairs Office insist on getting us to join?" Chao Mu asked first.

Xie Zhiqiu: "Who knows? The standard for recruiting talent is indeed a bit low."

Chao Yun didn't say a word just now, but he carefully observed the surroundings and said, "Just now, there was someone at the task receiving area who was secretly watching us and followed us here."

"Why didn't I notice?" Chao Mu blurted out.

Xie Zhiqiu said, "You were busy asking people about the value of the mission the whole way. How could you pay attention to people?"

Chaomu scratched his head embarrassedly and argued weakly: "I am just calculating the cost-effectiveness of the tasks and which one is more cost-effective."

"Okay, then I'll send you out to take the mission."

Xie Zhiqiu took advantage of the situation and threw the task to him.

Don't give him any chance to object.