Turned a corner while ascending

The Chuandao Pavilion is located in a mountain depression, with five floors. The top is green glazed tiles, forming the cornice style commonly seen in Jianmen buildings. At each of the four corners, there is a flying bird of the same color holding a sword in its mouth, as if flapping its wings to fly, vividly.

The roof is almost flush with the lowest cliff in the surrounding area, surrounded by the spiritual light of the magic circle all the year round. There is a gap in the mountain, paved with white jade steps. , obviously a very popular place.

As usual, Jin and Bai Zhizhuo stood at a distance and observed, and saw the disciples entering it, some were calm, some were anxious, some came out happy, and some were very disappointed, and all of them stayed inside. Not very long.

However, Jin calculated his wealth. Although he did not contribute a single point, Ye Buwang said that the contribution of the master's sect can be exchanged for materials or spirit stones. The materials that the sect lacks can be exchanged for more, and relatively, spirit stones can be used for exchange. Just a little less, and the Chuan Dao Pavilion is a place where you can exchange contributions from the sect, and he and Bai Zhizhuo have been counted as one since I don't know when.

This brother Bai is very used to treating Jin Que's as his own, and there is no psychological burden to use it, and his own things are the same, but this is a hidden worry that Jin Que keeps in his heart.

Although the current situation is what I want to see, but well, Bai Zhizhuo's changes are too fast and too abrupt.

I think that when we went to the Northern Wilderness Secret Realm and even Daze together, there was still the "life-saving grace" to maintain it. When I woke up from the control of the disordered demon species, I didn't mention any kind of favor at all. It seems that I have been letting go. The mountain between the two seemed to be flattened by his sword. It was so strange and there was no reason, but Jin didn't think about whether he had recovered his previous life memory. After all, they were the direct beneficiaries of the Dao of Reincarnation , it doesn't make sense that he can carry the memory with him, but Bai Zhizhuo didn't notice it.

However, after repeated trials, Bai Zhizhuo behaved very normally, not at all like recovering his memory, but Jin also put this change in the back of his mind, and he saw people's hearts for a long time that day, and his sincere dedication was rewarded, or The efficacy of the avenue seeds grown from the top of my own mountain, in short, is gratifying.

Regardless of the busy traffic outside, when the two of them entered the Chuan Dao Pavilion with their identity jade cards, there was no one around them.

There is a very large hall in front of you, full of futons, and you can't see the end at a glance.

There is a slightly higher table in the front, and a futon is placed on the table, and there is an incense table at the back, and the portrait of the ancestor of the teacher is enshrined on the incense table.

This is the place where the daily preaching and karma are solved. There are elders who teach the practice regularly come here every month. Today is obviously not the time, so it is very empty.

The two walked up the stairs on the right, but there was still no one there. They didn't see the only living person until they reached the second floor and passed through a layer of restriction.

This is a middle-aged cultivator, with only a wooden hairpin on his head, which can be called extremely simple.He is not a sword cultivator, and his cultivation level can't see through him. He sat behind a tall long table, and when he saw someone coming, he opened his eyes a little, walked around up and down, and saw the two men's collars. At any rate, he opened his eyes a little bit wider.

The man pointed to a wooden sign on the table, and said impatiently: "The rules are all written on it, the left door is the storage place for the sword code, and the right side is the storage place for the Taoism code. The printed classics need to pay contributions according to the level."

After speaking, he stretched out his hand, signaling that he should hand in his contribution quickly.

"We don't make contributions, what is the algorithm if we replace it with spirit stones?"

"Oh? You two, count you three low-grade spirit stones."

Jin raised his eyebrows, but still took out three low-grade spirit stones and threw them over.

Seeing that he was so straightforward, the gatekeeper took the spirit stone and turned it upside down. He smiled instantly, swept away the previous indifference, and reminded: "The two of you will each have an incense stick, please hurry up."

There's even a time limit!Jin, however, felt that the rules were very flawed, and he didn't dare to delay, so he pulled Bai Zhizhuo directly into the door on the left.

However, as soon as they entered, the two were dumbfounded.

There is a huge space in front of them. Counting from the flat ground they are stepping on, there are layers of huge stairs increasing one after another. It is impossible to see the end at a glance. There is a row of bookshelves on each big staircase, and the top is small and delicate. There are many jade slips, or there are paper pages, and there are some huge books that are shining with gold. One can tell that they are made of extraordinary materials.

There was such a big special book on the first floor, but Jin took it down and opened it in awe. There were four large characters on the title page: Supreme Martial Arts Book.

Turning to the first page and reading a few lines, Jin's face darkened, and he threw the book to Bai Zhizhuo, motioning him to read it.

Bai Zhizhuo turned two pages, a little funny: "This seems to be an ancient book for body training in the mortal world, and it is quite bluffing."

Both of them have the titles of books listed by Taoist Fan He, but Taoist Fan He didn't mark the grades, there is no way, let's look for them layer by layer.

The two started from the first floor and looked through all the books and jade slips on the bookshelf. The more they read, the more they felt that these so-called "sword books" were really diverse and had everything. The content is not even considered as an enlightenment reading material. This situation will not be better until the two of them advance to the fifth floor.

However, I had some clues just now, and felt that what was recorded in the jade slips had some meaning. Unfortunately, the time has come.

Jin was sent back to the door with a dark face, and the cultivator who guarded the door smiled and asked: "This junior has nothing to gain? It doesn't matter, three low-grade spirit stones can give you two more time to burn incense."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and rubbed his thumb and index finger lightly, showing that he was a financial fan.

Bai Zhizhuo lightly touched Jin Ke's shoulder, stepped forward and asked: "I have some books here, I don't know this one...?"

"Ah, my surname is Li, just call me Brother Li." The gatekeeper reminded with a smile.

"Senior Brother Li, may I directly provide the classics in the bibliography?" Bai Zhizhuo patted the jade slip on the table.

Brother Li stretched out his hand to take it over and swept it away. He was first surprised and then delighted, and said with a smile: "Oh, my brother has a good eye, must someone from an elder suggest something? If you go in and look for these things, let alone a stick of incense, you will spend the entire preaching If you search all over the pavilion, you will never find it.”

"How to say?"

"These are not Daoist scriptures. For example, this "Xiling Notes" was written by the famous master of Xiling Peak, Gu Qi Daozong. It is very suitable for beginners. Most of the things you have listed here have such origins, so this is not a Taoist scripture hidden by the teacher, but it belongs to the individual and is stored in the preaching pavilion for later reference."

Brother Li tried his best to control the upturned corners of his mouth, and said: "I have all the things you need here. I wonder if the two brothers will buy enough at once, or choose one or two?"

After speaking, he stretched out his hand and stroked it, and there was a row of seven gleaming jade slips on the table, facing the number of books given by Fan Hedao Sanctuary.

"How do you count together, and how do you count if you choose one or two?" Bai Zhizhuo asked.

"Hey, hand over fifteen middle-grade spirit stones, and take them all away, one by one, this one and this, two middle-grade spirit stones, and three for the others."

After he finished speaking, as if he was afraid that people would think it was too expensive, he hurriedly explained: "These are all dividends for the original owner. Don't be afraid to tell the two of you that there is no sword cultivator who has achieved anything in the sword gate. It’s worth the money.”

Fifteen middle-grade spirit stones!One middle-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for more than one hundred low-grade spirit stones, and fifteen pieces, almost two thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Spirit stones are not brought by strong winds. They are precious resources that cannot be recycled. If you pick them, you will pick them. They will not grow out of thin air.

The Eight Great God Mountains are said to be the burial place where the bodies of gods who were righteous in the past were buried. The bodies of gods are extremely powerful, and the eight most powerful ones have created the eight mountain ranges today. Each of them has intermittent and continuous spiritual stone mines. It is nourished by the spiritual veins like a seedling, and it has grown stronger and stronger over the past 10 years.

Now the number of cultivators has almost reached its peak. For a big sect like Kunyuan Sword Sect, there are tens of thousands of outer disciples, who are divided into divisions according to their respective ranks every month.

For example, Jin Que, a new fourth-rank disciple, received forty low-rank spirit stones, four bottles of third-rank Huangfeng pills and four bottles of third-rank Xuexing Dan, which belonged to him this month. Thirty low-grade spirit stones, three bottles of third-grade Huangfeng Wan and three bottles of third-grade Xuexing Pill.

And in the sect, they ask for money everywhere, and their caves are not free. They have to pay [-] lower-grade spirit stones every year, and there are training rooms with special functions, Jin Que's talisman materials, and spiritual rice for two people in the practice. Immortal delicacies, etc. also require spirit stones.

Originally, I thought that the spirit stones were not enough, so this time I had to throw out the fifteen middle-grade spirit stones. After all, Jin deducted the daily expenses by himself, and it would take ten years to save up if he didn’t leave the gate. Although I brought ten high-grade spirit stones with me when I went out this time, it still hurts a lot!

"I think this junior is a good-looking talent, with a dignified appearance, and his sword spirit is soaring. He is about to touch the edge of the entry into the way of swordsmanship, right? This is a big hurdle. More than ten thousand people have passed it. It can be regarded as the best experience for beginners. There is a fourth-rank disciple named Jiang Zhishan, you know? This one just changed two or three of them, and he has made great progress after half a year after returning to comprehend..."

Brother Li over there is still lobbying hard, as if he has his own goods in his hands, he has become the waiter of the station store, trying so hard to sell the things.

Bai Zhizhuo and Jin knew the origin of the bibliography, and Daosheng Fan He seemed to be a very reliable elder, so he would not hold back on this matter, so these jade slips were determined to be obtained.

But Jin couldn't help asking: "Apart from Lingshi, is there anything else that can be exchanged?"

Senior Brother Li paused, and said joyfully: "This junior brother has an extraordinary body, he must have been raised by gold and jade, do you have phoenix marrow at hand? Or extreme yang liquid, yellow gallbladder, jade ganoderma..."

Brother Li said the same thing, but Jin Que’s complexion turned a little bit bad, and things happened in a hurry. These are top-grade materials for refining weapons. They are not hard to come by, but it takes a little effort to get them. Ordinary trading houses sell them for auction. , It was time-consuming and troublesome, but helplessly, Jin took out fifteen middle-grade spirit stones and slapped them on the table, interrupting Senior Brother Li: "Here, here are the spirit stones for you, hurry up and rub them for us."

The middle-grade spirit stones are dazzling, and they are even more brilliant in the dimly lit second floor of the preaching pavilion. Brother Li's face is also very bright. He quickly put away the spirit stones and quickly took out some blank jade slips. Rubbing up one by one.

I don’t know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are if I’m not in charge. I think he would be short of Lingshi flowers back then. The Ziwen Dan, which is so expensive to the sky, can be bought as soon as you say it. He dared to fight for money with the third-rank sect, although he didn’t buy it because of an accident in the end... But now he won't get eight high-grade spirit stones with a wave of his hand like before. Those are high-grade spirit stones. The pure spiritual power contained in one high-grade spirit stone is almost equal to a thousand middle-grade spirit stones. In the big formation, it is rarely traded.

After the two of them exchanged the jade slips, they were quite satisfied with each other. Senior Brother Li's cheeks flushed with excitement. Although there are many people who know that he has these good things here, there are really very few people like these two. Take it all at once.

When we returned to Dumu Peak, it was already dark.

Everything was as usual, only a small sword was wandering within the restriction, obviously it was someone else's messenger sword talisman, waiting boredly for the return of the master.

But Jin took the jade talisman, and his divine sense swept away, with a bit of surprise on his face.

He gave the jade talisman to Bai Zhizhuo, and Bai Zhizhuo's expression was solemn after watching it: "The World Venerable Fanzhen actually sent his disciples to investigate deep in the Daze?"

"The Chuanyue sent out is the third disciple of Fanzhen Shizun, who is now the sixth-rank Taoist ancestor, and there are also three peak masters from the outer sect, all of whom are fifth-rank cultivators, plus a team of 20 people from the outer sect. Deacon disciples, such a team is almost the entirety of a third-rank sect, but it's a pity..." Jin Que frowned, as if he was not optimistic about this investigation.

"This shows that the whole sect attaches great importance to this matter. I think Ye Nian is also very happy in the communication. Do you think their trip is inappropriate?"

"How long has the ancient beast race endured? Since the end of the second great reincarnation, they have been trapped in Daze in a submissive manner, and how many races have been cultivated in secret. They were once the masters of this continent, and even the most extended human race in Daze was killed. It's confusing, they can't find any valuable clues, and they are disappointed and return, if they touch the secrets of the ancient beast clan..."

Bai Zhizhuo is not an aborigine, and he doesn't have a deep understanding of the history of Qiongming Realm, so he can't understand Jin Que's worries, but he still comforts him: "If you feel inappropriate, you can write back to Ye Nian."

"Ye Nian won't believe it. Even if Ye Nian does, he won't be able to win the trust of the high-level sect in the current situation. Who would believe that the ancient beast clan can wipe out a third-rank sect of the human race with a raise of their hand?" Jin But he sighed and said, "There are good and bad things about this matter, and it's out of the scope of our current control. It's better not to pay more attention to it."