Chapter 9: Be the first to arrive
"I, Xu Chen, have met all of you fellow Taoists!"
After approaching the bonfire, Xu Chen discovered two monks.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, I'm Gu Jiansheng, are you here to attend the trade fair as well?"
A fellow Taoist who was carrying a sword, wearing linen clothes, and holding a wine gourd in one hand stood up and said.
"I'm Han Wen."
The female monk on the side also stood up and said.
"Oh? Trade fair? Gu Daoyou, can you tell us in detail!"
Xu Chen was new to the world, so he was still very interested in the transactions between these monks, and he might be able to find some treasures!
"Haha! I'm sorry, this is your first time coming to Hanshan Mountain!"
Gu Jiansheng chuckled and explained.
"Almost every time before going up the mountain, the monks who come here will hold a trade meeting in advance to exchange some needed things with each other. This is also an emergency!"
Xu Chen nodded to express his understanding.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, I see that you are also alone. How about the three of us go and take a look together?"
Gu Jiansheng suggested that it would not be a bad thing to have a Taoist friend or two with you when you go out.
"That's exactly what I meant!"
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The three of them went together to the trade fair in Suihan Mountain. At this time, there were dozens of monks, all shouting for what they needed.
"I need a Dragon Tiger Pill. If you are interested, please exchange it!"
"Selling various high-level spells! Can be exchanged for spiritual stones!"
"Mid-grade magic weapon! The minimum is five hundred spiritual stones! Anyone interested can come!"
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Xu Chen listened carefully to the various shouts, deliberately filtering out information that was useful to him. One of the high-level spells caught his attention.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, Friend Daoist Han, I'm going to purchase some high-level charms, so I'll excuse you for now!" Xu Chen cupped his hands and said.
"How about we meet at the entrance of the trade fair later?" Gu Jiansheng suggested.
"Of course you can!" Xu Chen and Han Wen said together.
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"Fellow Taoist, what high-level spells do you have here?"
Arriving at the stall, Xu Chen asked.
"Flying talisman, lightning strike talisman, sword talisman, rock shield talisman...what do you need?"
The owner of the stall is also a young monk.
"Three lightning strike talismans, two sword talismans, and three rock shield talismans! Also, is there a talisman that can travel quickly?"
"Escape very quickly? There really is a low-level teleportation talisman that can instantly teleport to a random location within a range of three hundred miles. How about it?"
Hearing this, Xu Chen's eyes lit up, what a good thing! A must-have for running away!
"Chenghui, a total of three hundred spirit stones!"
After buying what he needed, Xu Chen came to the entrance of the trade fair, where Gu Jiansheng and Han Wen had already been waiting.
"Xu Chenyou, Taoist friend Han and I intend to go to Suihan Mountain to look for cold marrow jade. I wonder what your plans are?"
Gu Jiansheng saw Xu Chen coming over and asked, there are foundation-building monsters in Suihan Mountain, so it is better to be cautious. One more person, more power!
"I came here this time also for the cold marrow jade!"
The three of them hit it off immediately and decided to go up the mountain together.
Three days passed quickly.
Xu Chen and his party searched for three days in Suihan Mountain and hunted many monsters, including many seventh-level monsters.
The strength of the three people was also exposed to each other. After some exchanges, the three people also got to know each other.
Gu Jiansheng is a disciple of the inner sect of Amaterasu Mountain. He is a sword cultivator and a seventh-level qi refining master. It is said that there is Nascent Soul True Monarch in Amaterasu Mountain and he is a top-notch sect in the Nanxuan Immortal Realm.
Han Wen is a disciple of the inner sect of the Yueyue Tower and is on the seventh level of Qi Refining. Like the Qingxia Sect, they are both sects with Jindan Zhenren as their commander.
The Thunder Fire Fist and Blood Refining Mysterious Technique also improved very quickly, especially the Blood Refining Mysterious Technique. After refining the blood essence of several seventh-level monsters, it is already reaching its full level.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, how can you do it when you are away from home without a magical weapon?"
After many battles, Gu Jiansheng discovered that Xu Chen fought with bare hands.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, I am really short of money! Haha!"
Xu Chen said embarrassedly, to put it mildly, Xu Chen didn't have time to understand things like magic weapons. In fact, to put it bluntly, there were no spirit stones. On weekdays, when he was not hunting monsters, he was practicing in seclusion.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, this middle-grade magic weapon 'Wind Fire Bell'! I'll give it to you! You only need the essence and blood of the monsters you hunted along the way, so consider it as my compensation for you!"
What Gu Jiansheng said made Xu Chen feel that it made some sense.
Although blood essence is very effective in refining the body, it is worthless compared to the demon pill.
The monsters hunted by the three of them were shared equally, but Xu Chen only wanted blood essence and some scraps, and other things were cheaper for Gu Jiansheng and Han Wen.
Han Wen also took out an elixir and said, "Fellow Daoist Xu, this is my unique elixir in the Moon Tower, Yuehua Dan. It is very useful for the seventh level of Qi refining!"
Xu Chen was not polite and accepted it together.
After another seven days of searching, the three of them finally found a cave, now deep inside Suihan Mountain.
In the past explorations of Suihan Mountain by monks, cold marrow jade, a heavenly material and earthly treasure, could only appear in caves. It condensed the cold air of heaven and earth, and then formed in caves with earthy air.
"Cave? Fellow Taoists, it seems we are at the right place!"
Along the way, Xu Chen continued to refine blood essence, and the blood-refining mystical skill was also upgraded to the full level.
[Ding! Turn on skill fusion!]
[Blood Refining Mysterious Technique and Fierce Sun Technique have been detected at full level and can be fused!]
The system prompt sounded, and Xu Chen was stunned for a moment. Fusion? Fusion of mind method and body refining method?
"System, fusion!"
[Ding! The fusion is successful, congratulations on obtaining the high-level Qi refining technique "Fire Sun Blood Refining Technique"!]
A feeling of enlightenment came, and in an instant, Xu Chen accepted all the memories from the system fusion technique.
[Cultivation: Seventh Level of Qi Refining (2966/)]
[Skills: True Yang Nine Refining Techniques (Level 1, 70/100), Thunder Fire Fist (Level 8, 166/3000), Fierce Sun Blood Refining Technique (Level 9, Perfect)]
The Fierce Sun Blood Refining Technique uses the power of fire spirit to temper one's own body to achieve the body refining effect. After the fusion, Xu Chen felt that his body refining cultivation had reached a higher level and had surpassed his own cultivation.
Can fusion be performed when the skill reaches full level? Xu Chen memorized this mechanism.
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When the three of them stepped into the cave, a cold breath came, making Xu Chen feel a chill rushing straight to his forehead, and there was also a hint of... evil breath? Xu Chen was not sure.
Gu Jiansheng's face looked ugly. There seemed to be something strange in the cave.
"There are people inside, and the smell makes me feel disgusted!"
The sword cultivator has been magnanimous in his life, doing things aboveboard, and his sword heart has a very accurate perception of the cultivator. He, Xu Chen and Han Wen have been able to get to where they are now, all because of the first feeling, and at this time...
The dark wind howled, and there seemed to be an innocent soul screaming in the cave. The hoarse scream gave Xu Chen goosebumps.
In the cave, strange blue candlelight flickered, and seven black-robed monks were collecting cold marrow jade in the cave. The leading monk suddenly stopped.
Chapter completed!