Chapter 2 Difficulties in casual cultivation(1/2)
Dahuangfang City is affiliated to the Five Elements Sect. It was originally a city opened by the Five Elements Sect on the edge of the Great Wilderness. In the past ten years, more and more monks have gathered, and the scope has expanded. Many casual cultivators no longer call Dahuangfang City.
But Dahuang City.
The official name is still Dahuangfang City.
What comes into view is a large city covered by a magic circle, covering an area of more than ten miles.
Fangshi is close to Dahuang Mountain, with trapezoidal spiritual fields.
Green seedlings and rice are planted in the spiritual field. It is not yet the harvest season, and the green rice is swaying in the wind, which is quite spectacular.
"Do you have an ID tag?"
"You are not allowed to stay overnight when entering Fangshi without a place to stay."
The guards asked the new monks and gave them a warning as usual. When they saw Jia Ren carrying a fish basket, they couldn't help but feel happy.
"Why did the fisherman come back so early? How was the catch today?"
"Don't get too close, stay away from me!"
Smelling the fishy smell, the guard subconsciously took a few steps away, with a look of disdain in his eyes.
The spiritual fish crisis in Yanbo Lake has arisen recently, and the monks who knew about the dangers of Yanbo Lake were just happy and didn't care.
As the first casual cultivator to take advantage of the situation, he did not earn spiritual stones, but instead attracted a large number of casual cultivators to compete for them.
It’s really miserable.
As both casual cultivators, there is also a chain of contempt.
The most advanced ones are casual cultivators who have mastered the skills of cultivating immortals and have a skill in eating. Their skills are average and they can barely make ends meet, but those who are highly skilled may still have the opportunity to become guests of their families and sects.
Secondly, he has a stable source of income, similar to his position as a guard in Dahuangfang City. The spiritual stones he earns every month are acceptable, not enough compared to the previous ones, but more than enough.
The worst thing is to be a casual cultivator who is busy all day long, with an unstable income and a precarious life.
Some familiar faces disappear every few years.
"One green jade carp, a dozen small fish, barely making ends meet."
Jia Ren doesn't care that the guard dog looks down on others, and is happy to use the other person's mouth to publicize it.
"What a bad luck..."
The guard's mood suddenly became bad. When he couldn't see Jia Ren, he rolled his eyes.
"I'll help you publicize Yanbo Lake more and attract more casual cultivators. Let's see if you can still laugh."
He didn't know that his dark thoughts coincided with the results Jia Ren wanted to achieve.
Jia Ren is eager to promote the more monks in Yanbo Lake, the better.
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Dahuangfang City is divided into four districts: southeast, northwest and northwest and the inner city.
The four districts of southeast, northwest and northwest are called the outer city, where casual cultivators and low-level monks gather.
The inner city is completely different. It belongs to the core area of Fang City. The spiritual energy is more intense. There are also caves specially opened for high-level monks and the spirit gathering array is arranged, which is far from comparable to the outer areas.
The price of the cave...
A piece of spiritual stone a day is a sky-high price for low-level casual cultivators.
Jia Ren lives in the West District, and he often goes to the West District Trading Point.
There are two sales channels for catching fish, one is to sell it to the restaurant Xianzhai, the price will be suppressed by the purchasing manager, and the profit will not be much.
Setting up a stall takes a long time and the selling price is much higher.
Pay the one-day stall fee for Yi Suiling and set foot in the Western District Trading Point.
By noon, there was an endless stream of casual practitioners.
"White corn is so cheap, two pieces of corn per kilogram, don't miss it if you pass by."
"Big sale of low-grade magical artifacts, each one is a high-quality product."
"The Poison Widow beast eggs are sold cheaply. Do you want a powerful spiritual beast? It is perfect!"
"Excellent Talisman Stall, a ten-year-old brand with guaranteed reputation."
Jia Ren stepped on the muddy path and could not help but frown when he smelled a smell similar to that of sewers and urine coming from nowhere.
Until now, he still can't adapt to the dirty and messy environment of Fangshi.
Wearing animal skin boots try to avoid the muddy areas and go straight to the open areas.
Take out a large skin bag from the storage bag, and throw thirteen spirit fish into the skin bag.
"Water Gathering Technique!"
Subtle spiritual energy fluctuations came out, and the water splashes gathered together, like a spring, filling the water skin in a moment.
Spirit fish have a tenacious vitality and cannot die if they are not out of water for more than two quarters of an hour.
A thin wire mesh covers the skin bag to prevent the spirit fish from jumping out.
Price tag.
A catty of blue-scaled crucian carp can be broken into pieces.
Six pounds and eight taels of green jade carp, three spiritual stones and four broken spirits.
Jia Ren sat on an animal skin and waited for business to come to him.
Lingyu is not expensive and has its own advantages as Lingmi.
In addition, Yanbo Lake has always been a forbidden area and there is a shortage of spiritual fish, so it is not difficult to sell them.
"Friend Daoist Jia, the harvest is good, there are also green jade carp, Yanbo Lake is a good place."
"Tell me the secret, I also have an idea of fishing."
The fisherman showed up in Fangshi, West District, and had a good harvest. He caught the green jade carp, which is the best sign.
The casual cultivator in Xifang City who was looking for a living smiled and came over to get close to him.
In the past, Jia Ren would definitely have tried every means to drive him away and disturb his own business.
"The most important thing in fishing is bait. If you want to catch more fish, you must use high-quality bait."
"Starting from tomorrow, Mr. Jia will be selling bait. I hope all fellow Taoists will take care of their business."
"Definitely."
The casual cultivators were polite and went straight to Yanbo Lake.
Less than half an hour after setting up the stall, only a two-inch-long small fish of green-scaled crucian carp was left, and the green jade carp was also bought by a big dog owner who did not bargain.
Jia Ren was in a good mood and received four spiritual stones and two broken spirits in a short period of time.
"It's time to restock."
The materials used to make bait are not ordinary, otherwise, it will not be attractive to spiritual fish.
Green sprout rice, earthworm powder, Huangjingzhi plus musk and a little fruit wine.
Putting away the stall and the spirit fish, Jia Ren went straight to the familiar stall.
"Fellow Daoist Jia, I have collected ten more ground dragon worms. Do you want more?" The honest, black-faced man stood up from the stall and waved to Jia Ren, with an indelible smile on his face.
Earthworms are undesirable garbage monsters, naturally beneficial insects, and spiritual farmers are too lazy to take care of them.
Since Jia Ren's fishing attracted many casual cultivators, earthworms have become a popular food. The number of casual cultivators buying earthworms has increased, which has become an extra income for spiritual farmers.
"I want ten ground dragon worms, and twenty kilograms of green sprout rice."
"Twenty pounds of green sprout rice and two spiritual stones, ten earth dragon worms and one spiritual stone, Cheng Hui has three spiritual stones in total."
After saying that, Yang Bingzhi rubbed his hands in embarrassment.
Jia Ren took the green sprout rice and inspected it carefully.
Not every stall can guarantee quality, and it is perfectly normal to pass off inferior products as good ones.
The quality is good, there are no defective products, and the weight is sufficient. The ten ground dragon worms are of acceptable size, each one is more than a foot long, and the quality is very satisfactory.
"Continue to cooperate in the future."
"Definitely, I hope to earn more spiritual stones with Daoist Jia."
"Do you want the Earthworm Corpse? It's become so popular recently, it's cheap in large quantities."
Jia Ren glanced at the hornworm corpse, showing no interest.
I still have half a piece of Huangjingzhi in my hand, and the rest is Lingmusk and fruit wine. The price of the former is on the higher side, and a defective product as big as the belly of my little finger costs one Lingshi and two broken Lingzhi.
After spending half a day negotiating the price, I managed to cut off the two broken spirits.
The dosage of Lingmusk is not much, and the external version is available, so you can save as much as you can.
Finally, there is fruit wine, which is the favorite cheap spiritual wine of casual cultivators. One bottle of broken spirit comes in one pot, and I bought three bottles in one go. The excess wine rights should be used to satisfy the appetite.
To be continued...