The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Chapter 297 Strange People and Strange Things (Congratulations to book friend "Do I Still Have a Chance" for becoming the first helmsman of this book!)

But back to Xu Zhiyu, in order to cope with the upcoming decisive battle between good and evil, he decided to seize the time to improve his combat effectiveness.

Although Granny Wen said that there would be three late-stage Jindan monks, including herself, who would be responsible for protecting him and his family's safety, he still felt that people should rely on themselves.

It will be impossible to improve your cultivation level in a short time! He had just broken through to the fifth level of Foundation Establishment. Even if he had a panacea to assist him in his cultivation, he would not be able to reach the sixth level of Foundation Establishment within the year. That would be unrealistic.

There is a third-level low-grade elixir called 'Longhua Pill', which allows foundation-building monks to directly break through a small level regardless of the bottleneck. However, each monk can only take it once, and the second time it has no effect at all.

This elixir is not expensive. It can be exchanged for 800 merit points. He has a thousand points on his token, which can be redeemed and used to break through. However, he feels that such a precious elixir should be used to improve the building Ji's later cultivation was more cost-effective, so he planned to find other ways to improve his strength.

The first is the means of attack. He plans to draw more talismans in the next time, mainly the newly learned second-level high-grade Tiangang Puppet Talisman. Firstly, this talisman is very powerful, and secondly, it can accumulate enough energy to give the fake baby The talisman is recharged. I believe that by drawing the talisman continuously for a year, the energy will be almost enough.

Of course, this kind of spiritual talisman felt a little too simple to use against the enemy, so he found a second-level high-grade spiritual talisman from the Talisman Code, called the Demon Summoning Talisman.

As the name suggests, this talisman can temporarily transform into a monster after being intensified, and it is a second-level high-grade monster. Monsters are most famous for their abnormal defense, and Xu Zhiyu's biggest shortcoming is also here.

Although he has been taking Tianyi Spiritual Water continuously and his physical strength has been greatly improved, he can only ignore the damage caused by the second-order low-grade magic weapon. If he attacks the upper-second-order mid-grade magic weapon, he will still be injured. .

There are also limitations to the drawing of this demon-transforming talisman, that is, if you want to draw a talisman corresponding to what kind of monster, you need the blood of that monster to prepare the spiritual ink. In this way, the cost of materials required for this kind of talisman But it's too high.

The most valuable thing about a monster beast is its fur, which can be used to refine weapons and elixirs. The remaining most valuable thing is its blood essence, which is worth about one-third of a complete monster beast.

He chose the second-order high-grade monster known for its defensive power - Moon-Watching Rhinoceros. Some monks have done experiments. They used the second-order high-grade flying sword weapon to slash and stab dozens of times with full force, but it was unable to cause any damage. Even if it was replaced by three Even if it is a magical weapon, it will have to attack no less than three times in a row to cause fatal damage. This shows how abnormal its defense power is.

Of course, a monster with such a strong defensive power also has its shortcomings, that is, this monster is not good at attacking. When encountering an enemy, it can only passively defend until the enemy's mana is exhausted, and then leave safely.

But this is nothing to Xu Zhiyu. After transforming into a monster, although he can't use various magical weapons and spells, even the palm thunder, don't forget that he still has the God-killing thorn, this divine consciousness. The secret attack technique can still be used even if it is not affected by the animal form.

After making up his mind, he went to the branch alliance's "War Merit Hall", thinking about exchanging some drawing materials for the Tiangang Puppet Talisman and the essence and blood of Mochizuki Rhinoceros needed to prepare the demon-turning talisman spiritual ink. Something happened in the meantime. A little interlude.

"Fellow Taoist, I'm sorry, we don't have the essence and blood of the Moon-Watching Rhinoceros here. Friend Daoist, you can go to the temporary trading market and have a look, maybe it's there!"

A foundation-building monk at the counter responded like this when he heard that he wanted to redeem the essence and blood of the Moon Rhinoceros.

"Fellow Taoist, doesn't the War Merit Hall claim that as long as you have merit points, there is nothing you can't exchange for? Besides, even the Foundation Establishment Pills can be exchanged here, but the blood essence and blood of a mere second-level high-grade spiritual beast are not available?"

Xu Zhiyu was a little puzzled. This was a bad start! In addition, these words were not said by him on the spur of the moment to crowd out the monks at the counter, but such words were indeed circulated among the monks, and they must have been verified.

"What Taoist said is not true! It's just a rumor in the market. How can we take it seriously? If Taoist exchanges ready-made elixirs, magic weapons, formations, and talismans, our War Merit Hall almost has them, but what you need is the Moon-Watching Rhinoceros Essence and blood, strictly speaking, belong to the category of raw materials, so there is no exchange here, fellow Taoist, you should look for it elsewhere!"

"By the way, fellow Taoist! Do you have any other exchange needs? If not, please give way and let the fellow Taoist behind you come forward!" The monk in charge of exchanging treasures at the counter said to him politely said.

"I still need these things on the jade slips. Could you please exchange them for me, fellow Taoist!"

In desperation, he could only hand him the list of materials for the Tiangang Puppet Talisman. This time he planned to exchange for two hundred copies and draw more.

"Okay, fellow Taoist, wait a moment! I'll get it for you!" The monk at the counter glanced at the list of materials in the jade slip, said "Wait a moment," and went to look for materials for him.

Standing there, he thought: I originally thought that by coming to this War Merit Hall, I could redeem the required materials at once, but I didn't expect that Moon Rhinoceros' essence and blood were not available. It seems that I will have to go to the temporary trading market later, but The prices of things there are exaggeratedly high, and it looks like there will be some bloodshed today.

After a while, the monk had prepared the materials he needed, handed them to him by category, and asked:

"Fellow Taoist, everything is ready, do you think there is anything else you need?"

"No, that's all!"

"Then, Chenghui gets 500 merit points!"

A hand stretched out from the counter. Xu Zhiyu understood and handed over his token. In the blink of an eye, only 580 merit points were left out of 1,080.

"This merit point is equivalent to about two hundred and fifty spirit stones. In other words, I spent 125,000 spirit stones for one hundred materials this time. Last time I exchanged two hundred materials at the temporary trading market. It actually cost me 300,000 spirit stones. If this hundred materials were purchased from somewhere, it would inevitably cost an additional 25,000 spirit stones. Based on this calculation, it is more cost-effective to trade here. The temporary trading market is too blacken!"

After receiving all the exchanged talisman-making materials into the storage ring, he mentally compared the price differences of spiritual items between the War Merit Hall and the temporary trading market, while heading to the temporary trading market, although he resented that place. Not bad, but he went anyway for the urgently needed blood of Mochizuki Rhinoceros.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the bustling market and stood still, before he had time to ask a stall owner, he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Brother Xu, it's you indeed! I looked like you from afar, so I hurriedly came over to meet you. I didn't expect it was you. It seems that we are quite destined!"

He turned around and saw Liang Kai with a smile on his face, cupping his fists and saluting. After returning the salute, he also smiled and said:

"It turns out to be Brother Liang. I didn't expect to meet here! What, you are also here to buy spiritual items?"

"No! There are a lot of people here. Can you please move, brother, so we can find a secluded place to talk in detail!" Liang Kai invited.

"You have nothing to do but lead the way!"

The two of them passed through the endless flow of people and came to the edge of the market. They sat down in a small tea shed in a remote location, ordered a pot of spiritual tea, and sat and drank together.

"Brother Liang, you said just now that you are not here to buy spiritual objects. Could it be that my Taoist friend has some magic weapon to sell, so that's why you are here?"

After three rounds of tea, he asked leisurely.

"No, I'm here neither to buy nor to sell?" Liang Kai said while drinking tea, shaking his head, and then returned the tea, as if he disliked the quality of the spiritual tea here.

"This is strange. Could it be that you are here to hang out?" These words made him even more curious, because people who come to the trading market usually buy or sell. Of course, there are also some who are just hanging out, but they are a minority after all. , don’t forget, this is the front line of the battlefield, how can it be so leisurely? Not as good as the rear!

Liang Kai did not rush to answer his question. Instead, he held up the teapot, half stood up, filled his tea bowl with tea, and then replied calmly:
  "My little brother is not talented, and he doesn't know anything about cultivating immortals, but he still has to live. He usually makes a living by doing some work like pulling tents and pulling fabrics. It just so happened that a business came to my door today, so I came here!"

"This guy is eloquent, so he's just right for this job!" he thought to himself, and said at the same time:

"Then I wish my brother a great fortune and great wealth! Since I have important things to attend to later, after drinking this bowl of tea, you can go and get busy!"

"Don't be busy, I haven't had time to ask my brother, what are you doing here today?" Liang Kai asked.

"That's right. When I came out today, I originally went to the War Merit Hall to exchange for spiritual items. Unfortunately, one of the spiritual items was not available there, so I came here to try my luck and see if I could find it!" He answered truthfully that there was nothing to hide in this matter. "Oh?" Liang Kai grabbed the tea bowl and put it to his mouth with his right hand, looked up at him and asked:
  "I wonder what I'm looking for, brother? Is it convenient for me to tell you? To be honest, I have good connections here, so I can still help!"

Xu Zhiyu was filled with joy when he heard this and immediately replied:

"I need the essence and blood of the second-grade high-grade Moon Rhinoceros, the more the better!"

After hearing what he said, Liang Kai did not respond immediately. Instead, he held the tea and frowned, as if he was thinking about something. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something. He raised his neck and drank all the spiritual tea in the bowl, then threw it away. After buying six pieces of low-grade spirit stones, he was about to pull him away in a hurry.

Seeing this, Xu Zhiyu didn't say much. He stood up and was about to leave with him. Unexpectedly, before leaving, Liang Kai didn't forget to complain to the waiter who came to clean up the tea bowls and teapots:
  "Man, don't forget to tell your shopkeeper later that you won't sell the tea leaves anymore. It'll hurt your throat. Remember that!"

Watching the two people drifting away, the boy cursed in words that only he could hear:

"This man is really sick! A bowl of tea worth three low-grade spiritual stones is of good quality. Don't you still want to drink fairy tea? If you want to drink good tea, why come to our small tea shop? In front of you. Some are high-end teahouses. If you have spiritual stones, go there! Why are you pretending to be here?"

Not to mention the little boy's thoughts, Xu Zhiyu, under the leadership of Liang Kai, went from one end of the temporary trading market to the other, and finally stopped in front of a stall with various bottles and cans.

At this time, the stall owner was haggling with a buyer. It was so exciting that spitting stars were flying everywhere. The buyer was overwhelmed and finally got what he wanted at a slightly higher price.

"Hey! Isn't this Fellow Daoist Liang? It's rare these days. Why, I heard that he went out on a mission a few days ago? Did he just come back and come to take care of my business? If you need anything, just tell me, I promise. Great value for money!”

This stall owner has dark skin, a flat nose, and a pair of small eyes that are not very big. He is extremely shrewd at first glance. He just sent the last customer away with a smile on his face when he turned around and saw Liang Kai and Liang Kai, who were standing on the other side of the stall, immediately greeted each other with smiles.

"Okay, Fatty Zhang, there is no need for hypocrisy between us! To tell you the truth, it is not my business to come to you today, but that my good friend wants to do a business with you. This is my life-saving My benefactor, please don't act too shady, otherwise I will have to find someone to knock your stall down!" Liang Kai said seriously, without his usual playful smile.

Fatty Zhang ignored his threatening words at all, but turned towards Xu Zhiyu, cupped his fists, and gave a slight salute:

"This fellow Taoist is really nervous. I don't know what to call him? What do I need?"

"You're welcome, fellow Taoist. My surname is Xu. I'm here this time to buy some essence and blood of Rhinoceros Mochizuki. It must be of the second-order high-grade. I wonder if it is sold here?" He also slightly cupped his hands.

The stall owner originally had a bright light in his little eyes when he heard about the blood of Rhinoceros Mochizuki, but when he heard about the grades, the light in his eyes dimmed quickly. He shook his head and smiled bitterly, looked at the two of them and said:
  "Two fellow Taoists, I only have the second-order low-grade and second-order mid-grade Mochizuki Rhinoceros blood essences here. I don't have any second-order high-grade ones. I am disappointed with you two fellow Taoists!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Kai mocked:

"That's not right, Fatty Zhang. I heard that you claimed that your stall sells the blood of second-level monsters. Today, it seems that this statement is a bit exaggerated!"

"Fellow Daoist Liang, you can't say that! You also know that this second-level high-grade Moon-Watching Rhinoceros cannot be hunted by Foundation Establishment monks, unless it is a senior from Zi Mansion. But how can I, a Foundation Establishment monk, kill me from Zi Mansion?" Do you think this is the right thing for the Master to acquire this thing and sell it?"

Fatty Zhang was not angry at being ridiculed in this way. Instead, he explained to the two of them patiently and calmly. It seemed that he was a veteran in doing business.

"In that case, let's take our leave!"

Liang Kai felt a little embarrassed and wanted to leave after saying hello. He originally brought Xu Zhiyu here with full confidence, but unexpectedly he would leave empty-handed! He originally wanted to repay the favor of saving his life, but he didn't expect that things would not develop as he expected.

"Wait! You are still so impatient. I only said that I don't have it here, and I didn't say that I don't know where it is!" The stall owner stepped forward, grabbed Liang Kai who was about to leave, and pulled him back.

"If you didn't tell me earlier, why are you going around here? Are you afraid that we can't get out the spirit stone or something?" Liang Kai pretended to be angry.

"Don't tell me, you are really afraid of this! Because the person I will introduce to you next definitely has the essence and blood of the second-level high-grade Mochizuki Rhinoceros, but he has a weird temper and never trades with strangers, and he must Bring enough spiritual stones, otherwise you will never see him!" the stall owner continued.

"You mean him?"

"Yes, it's him!"

"If it's him, then you really need to prepare enough spirit stones to go. I actually dealt with him once. When he saw that we were short of spirit stones, he immediately left without delaying for a moment!"

After talking to the stall owner, Liang Kai turned around and said to him:

"Brother Xu, you don't know something. In this temporary trading market, there is a strange man living in seclusion. His cultivation level and age are unknown. Every time he meets people, he covers his body with a long black hat that covers his consciousness. We are privately They all gave him the nickname "Black Hat", and because of his character that recognized money but not people, some people jokingly called him "Spirit Stone". However, this fellow Taoist indeed has great supernatural powers. As long as he does not exceed the third level of the top grade, He can get all the spiritual objects, but of course the premise is that you have enough spiritual stones. I wonder if the spiritual stones that Brother Xu carries are enough? If not, I can lend you some to meet your urgent needs!"

"No need, Brother Liang! I have a lot of spirit stones on my body, but I don't know how much is enough? I just heard from the two of you that this person is unknown, so I can only trouble Brother Liang to make a hard trip, but I don't know Will it delay your business?"

Fatty Zhang saw a trace of hesitation on Liang Kai's profile, so he said directly:

"Okay, I'm unlucky today, I'll just open for half a day! Fellow Daoist Liang, let him do his own thing. Fellow Daoist Xu, please give me 200,000 spirit stones, and I'll go and buy the second-level high-grade Moon Rhinoceros Essence and Blood for you in person. , and at the same time, I have to trouble fellow Taoists to look after the stalls for me!"

Xu Zhiyu nodded, took out two thousand middle-grade spiritual stones from the storage ring, put them in the storage bag and handed them to him. After Fatty Zhang took them, he turned over the sign that read 'Business' standing in front of the stall. It says 'proofing'.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please wait here for a moment. I'll be back as soon as I go!"

After saying goodbye with fists in his hands, Fatty Zhang strode towards Fangshi. Next, Liang Kai was about to say goodbye, but he stopped him and asked:
  "Brother Liang, I wonder how much benefit I should give this fellow Daoist Zhang as a thank you gift after he comes back!"

He is not a young boy, so he naturally understands that there is no reason for people to run errands in vain, so he asked.

"No need, Brother Xu, he and I are old friends. If you give him the spirit stone, he won't take it. I will thank him afterwards. When he comes back, just take the thing and leave!"

After Liang Kai explained to him, he turned and left. Xu Zhiyu knew that he had something to do today, so he did not stop him and only said that he would come to visit him in the future.

After waiting for another two hours, I saw Fatty Zhang coming from a distance. When I saw his questioning eyes, I nodded slightly to indicate that everything was okay.

"Fellow Taoist, I have lived up to my great trust. I bought two thousand middle-grade spiritual stones and bought one thousand drops of second-grade high-grade moon rhinoceros essence and blood. Please check it, fellow Taoist!"

Fatty Zhang worked neatly and neatly. As soon as he walked up to him, before he could ask any questions, he took out a jade bottle of suet from his storage bag and handed it to him.

"The quality is excellent. Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Zhang. We will see you again soon!"

After checking the quality of the essence and blood and finding that there was no problem, he saluted Fatty Zhang and said goodbye. The stall owner gave him a few steps and then turned around and went back.

After returning to the family station, after preparing the spiritual ink needed for the demon-transforming talisman, he began his own talisman-making business!
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