When I take my cultivation to the extreme

Chapter 74: Prepare for joining the sect and prepare for a rainy day

In the storage bag Li Fan received, there were a total of 470 spirit stones.

Most of them came from Jie Xiu.

"It seems that Jie Xiu always carries his wealth with him. After all, he could be killed at any time and lose his life. There is no point in leaving it elsewhere." Li Fan understood.

In addition to the spiritual stones, there are thirteen pieces of various defensive magic weapons, eighteen flying swords, more than sixty bottles of various cultivation elixirs, more than 50 pieces of jade slips for martial arts and Taoism, and more than 130 talismans.

Although these items are all in the Qi Refining Stage, their quality is not low. The elixirs are all of the same level as the Pei Yuan Dan. The lowest quality of the Flying Sword is suitable for monks at the eighth or ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage.

Even if these materials are sold quickly and in large quantities at low prices, they are worth six to seven thousand yuan of spiritual stones.

There are also special resources - more than 120 pairs of mother crystal ores and more than 600 kilograms of purple fused copper ores.

The characteristic of mother-child crystals is that there is a synchronous induction between pairs of child crystals and mother crystals. They can be used on sets of mother-child magical instruments, or on some special instruments that circulate messages over extremely long distances.

Li Fan had previously obtained the bracelet that revealed Yuan Chalcedony, so he used the Mother Crystal.

Purple molten copper is a commonly used material for refining flying swords, which allows spiritual power to flow more smoothly on the flying swords. During the Qi refining period, a little bit of it is needed for the flying swords and other magical weapons to be refined.

A set of mother-child crystal ore is worth fifty spirit stones, and a pound of purple fused copper ore is worth about fifteen spirit stones.

These ores came from Xu Ling's storage bag in the Gold Leaf Mine. Before he could hand over the output from the mine to the Xu family, the mine was raided by the Xiang family, and the resources left behind are now in Li Fan's hands. .

Even if the two ores are sold quickly at a discount, they can be sold for more than [-] spirit stones.

After Li Fan counted his property, he was surprised to find that with the income from Wangxian Island and the spiritual stones obtained from Xu Xianhua's storage bag, he had become an out-and-out wealthy man.

"As I thought before, no wonder so many monks want to be a tribulation cultivator. The short-term benefits are really amazing. I can't help but be excited."

Li Fan felt that he couldn't do it if he was asked to be a tribulation cultivator, and he couldn't overcome that hurdle in his heart.

But as a monk who specializes in hunting tribulations, you can do this, and you can do it in a big way.

Li Fan felt that he had found a shortcut to quickly accumulate wealth.

Li Fan took stock of his property and found that his assets already included over [-] low-grade spiritual stones.

This level of worth is probably comparable to that of late-stage foundation-building monks from the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

Li Fan felt a sense of peace of mind.

At least in the short term, he won't be short of spiritual stones.

...

The next day, early in the morning.

Li Fan woke up while practicing.

Over the years, he has developed the habit of practicing diligently every day. If he does not practice, he will feel that something is missing every day.

"My spiritual roots have been strengthened, and they have been strengthened to the fire spiritual roots. My cultivation speed is much faster."

"However, now I can already feel the shortcomings of the technique. The Fire Tempering Spirit Technique can't keep up with my current entry needs."

Li Fan thought.

At this time, he suddenly raised his eyebrows.

Li Fan had a keen sense of consciousness and sensed someone coming from outside the courtyard.

"Are you here, Fellow Daoist Li? We are monks from the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, here to visit Fellow Daoist." A middle-aged man's voice sounded outside.

Li Fan stood up, opened the door to the room, and replied loudly: "I just wanted to visit the owner of this place. You all came just in time."

Saying that, he waved his hand lightly.

The power of divine consciousness has the ability to drive away objects at close range, and the door to the courtyard opens.

Three monks came in.

The leader, a man in his 50s, was wearing a fine red robe, with a Chinese character and a maroon face. He looked quite majestic, and his expression gave people a feeling of great energy.

Behind this person were a 40-year-old woman in palace attire with a graceful look, and a 37-year-old male cultivator with a rather calm temperament.

Li Fan immediately sensed the cultivation level of the three people.

The middle-aged man with a red face is in the late stage of foundation building, the other two, the woman in palace attire is in the middle stage of foundation building, and the male cultivator is in the early stage of foundation building.

The man in red robe laughed loudly and said: "Yesterday, I heard that guests came to the hotel, and I was curious. I didn't know if it was a new local talent from Luo Xinghai, or if there were talents from outside. I wanted to come over and have a look at it at night."

"But I was worried that it would be disrespectful to disturb the distinguished guest, so I didn't come until now."

"I am Gao Yueqing from the Rogue Cultivators Alliance. These two are Meng Jinrui and Lin Suqiu. They are both well-known people in the Rogue Cultivators Alliance."

Li Fan nodded and said politely, "Li Fan has met a few of them."

"You, Li Fan?" Meng Jinrui seemed to recall something when he saw Li Fan, and asked with surprise: "It was a year ago when the Xu family's fleet came to Haishi and accidentally saved Wandaomen Jindan. That Li Fan of the monk?"

Li Fan nodded slightly, "It's Li."

He had already recognized Meng Jinrui as one of the entourage who accompanied Yi Chaosheng in Lingchahai City a year ago.

Li Fan had no intention of continuing to hide his cultivation.

The reason why he had covered it up before was because many people in the Xu family knew that Li Fan was very weak and that he was practicing too fast, which was a bit shocking. He just couldn't bear those unpredictable looks during his Qi refining period.

At present, Li Fan has established a foundation and left the Xu family. Others don't know the foundation.

Even if he guessed, Li Fan could use the excuse he had given him before as a reason to hide his cultivation.

In the past, there was pressure from the Xu family, but now that the Xu family is almost gone, Li Fan is not afraid of cultivating himself to clear his path.

Meng Jinrui looked at Li Fan with surprise at this time, and it took him a while to digest this emotion.

She briefly told the other two what happened a year ago.

Gao Yueqing and Lin Suqiu were also a little surprised, and looked at Li Fan differently.

After all, Gao Yueqing had previously thought that Li Fan was just a wandering cultivator with no real background, but now he knew that Li Fan was related to Yi Chaosheng from Wan Dao Sect, and he couldn't help but take a high look.

Li Fan looked calm and unrestrained. He pointed to the stone table and bench under the plum blossom tree behind him and said, "The three of you must have something to do. Let's sit down and talk."

Gao Yueqing nodded and sat down under the plum tree.

Li Fan also sat down, and after a few pleasantries, Gao Yueqing explained his intention.

In fact, the matter is simple, that is, Gao Yueqing heard that a familiar monk in the foundation building period came to Yangsu City, and wanted to come over to find out the details. He also had plans to accept Li Fan into the casual cultivator alliance if he was innocent.

Gao Yueqing's idea is not excessive.

The Loose Cultivators Alliance was originally formed by dozens of friends who were monks in the Foundation Establishment Period. It was a loose alliance, but its strength should not be underestimated. It was the largest force in the Falling Star Islands.

However, although the loose cultivator alliance seems to be free, when there are more people, it will inevitably form gangs and factions, fighting for power and profit.

When it comes to factional struggle, it can be said to be complex, and it can be said to be simple.

According to the system of the Elders Council of the Rogue Cultivators Alliance, decision-making is based on a voting system. To simply understand the factional struggle, whichever faction has more people will have a louder voice and greater power.

Only monks in the foundation-building stage of the alliance are eligible to participate in the voting.

Gao Yueqing, a great master in the late stage of foundation building, came to visit Li Fan with the idea of ​​absorbing Li Fan into the casual cultivator alliance and attracting people to increase the number of votes.

Li Fan asked clearly about the other party's intentions, and he was straightforward and informed that he had no intention of joining the casual cultivator alliance.

"I have some connections with Elder Yi of Wandao Sect, and I am planning to go to Zihua Mountain where Wandao Sect is located to become my disciple."

"With the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, I'm just staying for a while to buy some things necessary for cultivation." Li Fan responded to Gao Yueqing.

After hearing this, Gao Yueqing looked a little disappointed, but also felt a little relieved.

He was disappointed because he felt that without the possible extra vote from the Senate, he felt at ease that other factions would not increase their votes.

Gao Yueqing quickly adjusted his mood.

He said: "Fellow Daoist Li has great ambitions, and Gao admires him."

"If you want to know more about Wandao Sect, you can communicate more with Fellow Daoist Lin."

"Fellow Daoist Lin was a disciple in Wandao Sect for a period of time back then. You and Daoist Li must have something to talk about."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Li Fan was slightly surprised and turned to look at Lin Suqiu, "I wonder what the connection between Fellow Daoist Lin and Wandao Sect is?"

"Ashamed, ashamed. Lin was lucky enough to be admitted to the Wandao Sect back then, but he was only an outer disciple, and later left the Wandao Sect due to lack of qualifications. Lin was an incompetent disciple of the Wandao Sect, and I really don't dare to boast about it." Lin Suqiu said modestly.

Although he was humble when he spoke, Li Fan could still hear in his tone that Lin Suqiu was quite proud.

"Then I really want to ask Fellow Daoist Lin for advice. If I go to Wandaomen, what should I pay attention to?" Li Fan asked.

Lin Suqiu obviously liked talking about the topic of Wandao Sect with others. He suddenly became energetic and said: "It was really a blessing for me, Lin Suqiu, to enter Wandao Sect back then. Even after I left the sect in the end, I have always been fond of Wandao Sect. Be grateful.”

"If there were no sect, I, Lin Suqiu, would not be where I am today."

"Listen to me and tell you, Taoist Li, in detail..."

Hearing what Lin Suqiu said, Gao Yueqing and Meng Jinrui suddenly changed their expressions slightly, and quickly made excuses to leave.

Lin Suqiu was left alone here, chatting with Li Fan about Wandaomen.

Li Fan still thought something was wrong, but after listening to Lin Suqiu's experience of Wandaomen for a while, he couldn't help but laugh and understood why Gao and Meng left.

It turns out that Lin Suqiu seemed calm, but when she talked about Wandaomen, she would talk endlessly and be full of energy, as if she had changed into a talkative person.

Gao and Meng were afraid that they were tired of hearing this, so they left with excuses.

Lin Suqiu's deep attachment to Wandaomen can be heard both in and out of his words, and he feels that being in Wandaomen is the highlight of his life.

Li Fan couldn't help but smile, but he still heard some information about the situation in Wandao Sect from Lin Suqiu.

Wandao Sect is a major sect of cultivating immortals, ranking among the top three in the southeast of Tianyuan Realm.

The Wandao Sect is divided into nine peaks, with nine elders in charge.

The disciples are divided into direct disciples, inner sects, outer sects, and handyman disciples.

Personal disciples are the disciples who are personally taught the skills and practice by the elders of the Nine Peaks within the sect. There are only a small number of them. There are no more than nine people in each peak. Some elders have not accepted disciples.

The inner disciples are talented or at least excellent immortal cultivators. Most of them have two spiritual roots. There are also three spiritual roots but with particularly excellent foundations. There are about two hundred people in total.Most of the outer sect disciples are Lin Suqiu, or Li Fan, who has three spiritual roots before using Yuan Chalcedony, or maybe even better. They are mainly responsible for the collection of sect resources and secular chores, and there are more than [-] of them.

The outer disciples are no longer considered the core of the Wandao Sect, and there are assessments every year. If the assessment results are too poor, they will be persuaded to leave the sect.

However, if the outer sect does well in affairs and is rated as 'Above A' for many consecutive years, as long as the qualifications are acceptable, the outer sect disciple has the qualifications to be promoted to become an inner sect disciple.

As for the handyman disciples, they are the most numerous, numbering 800. Most of them are monks with poor family backgrounds, talents, and backgrounds. They only do laundry, fetching water, cooking, chopping firewood, etc. He can only start at the third level of Qi Refining, but he can't reach the sixth or seventh level.

But even so, there are still many monks who are willing to sharpen their heads and want to enter the Wandao Sect as a handyman disciple, because whether it is the income from spiritual stones, the occasional information they can come into contact with, or even the most common immortal cultivation techniques in the sect, They are all more than one level better than the outside world.

Lin Suqiu was once an outer disciple of Wandao Sect.

From what Li Fan heard, Lin Suqiu was obsessed with Wandao Sect because he had been practicing in the outer sect for 15 years. Although his qualifications were average, he had a very solid foundation. The hardships he endured in the sect were what he had endured after leaving the sect. After returning to Luo Xinghai, Lin Suqiu had another adventure, and finally established the foundation at the age of 50.

Yes, Lin Suqiu looks young, but in fact she is 73 years old this year.

The appearance of the foundation-building monks no longer corresponds to their true age.

In fact, Lin Suqiu never thought that he could build the foundation. He had thought that he would be worthy of him by cultivating to the highest level in his life and reaching the state of Qi Refining Stage. However, he unexpectedly built the foundation. This made him feel surprised and lucky. He was very interested in practicing. Life is full of happiness.

Looking back and reflecting on it, Lin Suqiu attributes most of her luck to the more than ten years in Ten Thousand Dao Sect. She feels that although it was hard at that time, it broadened her horizons and gained the correct guidance on how to cultivate immortality. Maybe I will seize the opportunity later and jump into a major overhaul in the foundation building period.

He has now surpassed his previous expectations for himself, and is extremely satisfied with life. He is grateful to Wandao Sect, and his hard-working career in the sect shines brighter and brighter in his memory.

Li Fan heard Lin Suqiu's life story and found it quite interesting.

"Be content and happy, nothing more than this."

"It's just that the path I chose is different from his."

"Having children around my knees and spreading branches and leaves is good, but it's not what I want. Living forever is what I want in my life." In Li Fan's heart, his own wishes became clearer.

Lin Suqiu had almost finished talking at this time, and finally concluded: "In the final analysis, Wandao Sect is still a sect composed of immortal cultivators. It is different from Luo Xinghai in that there is more cooperation within the sect."

"But if we talk about the cruelty of survival, it is no more gentle than the outside world."

"Although there are many opportunities in the sect, the resources are not enough everywhere. There is also fierce competition among the disciples in the sect to obtain the necessary materials for cultivating immortals. Cooperation is just to compete with others in a larger environment. .”

"Of course, it's cruel, but it doesn't make you feel so much when you really get into it. Looking back, I still miss it very much. It sharpened my character and laid a pretty good foundation. I can benefit from it now."

Li Fan nodded.

Lin Suqiu seemed to beautify Wandaomen's career in her memory, and what she said at the end sounded more pertinent.

"Brother Lin, if I want to go to Wandao Sect to seek immortality, do I need to make any preparations?"

“Is there anything I can do to prepare for a rainy day that will help me in the future?”

Li Fan humbly asked for advice.

Lin Suqiu heard this and praised: "Young Taoist Li is very thoughtful. I didn't prepare too much back then, and I did suffer some losses."

After a moment of pause, Lin Suqiu said: "Actually, it doesn't take much to prepare. If the fellow Taoist has rich spiritual stones, then everything will be easy."

"Go to Wandao Sect for guidance. It's best to buy enough elixirs for practice first. The more the better."

"Wandao Sect earns spiritual stones quickly, but spends money even faster. High-end elixirs there are more expensive than here on the Luo Xing Islands and are slightly cheaper, but ordinary elixirs are more expensive."

"In addition, in exchange for scarce resources within the sect, it is not the expenditure of spiritual stones, but the sect's contribution. The servants, outer sect, inner sect and direct disciples must complete the tasks suitable for their respective sects, and then there will be sect contribution. This thing It can be used as a substitute for spiritual stones within the sect."

"Wandao Sect encourages its disciples to accumulate more contributions to the sect. The sect has weakened the spirit stones and strengthened their contributions. The assessment of qualifications is also based on accumulated contributions. Using contribution points is much more cost-effective than using spirit stones."

"So if you really want to practice intensively in the sect for a long time, it is best to buy all the flying swords, magic weapons, and commonly used elixirs that you need every day, and then use the accumulated contributions within the sect to exchange for resources that are not available outside. This is the most cost-effective.”

"If you want to pay attention to anything else, if you have the means to refine elixirs or weapons, you will have more choices within the sect, which will be of great benefit to you."

Li Fan nodded.

He felt that he had gained a lot.

Although Lin Suqiu was a bit talkative, Li Fan heard a lot of details, which gave him an overall understanding of the sect life of Wandao Sect, turning the unknown into the known, with fewer doubts, and something in his heart. opinion.

Lin Suqiu said it comfortably, and her affection for Li Fan increased greatly.

Knowing that Li Fan wanted to sell some Qi-refining stage magic tools and also wanted to buy a Foundation-building stage flying sword, he enthusiastically recommended a shop in Yangsu City.

Lin Suqiu said: "If you want to buy a foundation-building magic weapon, you must go to Tianbaozhai in Yangsu City."

"It can be said that in the entire Luo Xing Sea, the most top-notch foundation-building magic weapons are all in Tianbaozhai."

"If you go here, you won't have to go anywhere else."

Li Fan nodded when he heard this.

When he was in Lingchahai City, he also heard about the name Tianbaozhai during casual conversations.

Yangsu is the place with the best and most magical artifacts for monks in the entire Luoxing Islands area, while Tianbaozhai is the place with the best and most magical artifacts among shops like Yangsu.

"Fellow Daoist Lin has such high praise, it must be extraordinary. I must go to Tianbaozhai for a visit." Li Fan said.

Lin Suqiu also left soon after.

He felt that he fell in love with Li Fan as soon as he saw him, and he wished he could have a long conversation and become his lifelong confidant.

However, there are many talks of various kinds in the Loose Cultivator Alliance. Lin Suqiu and others still have three or four talks to attend, so they can only leave first.

Li Fan sends Lin Suqiu away.

"Haha, even among the Ten Thousand Dao Sect, one needs to be sophisticated and rich in assets."

"Fortunately, I am not short of spiritual stones yet." Li Fan smiled.

He was very persuaded, and since he had heard the news from Lin Suqiu, he would prepare accordingly.

Li Fan got up and went to Tianbaozhai.

...

Tianbaozhai.

Tianbaozhai is located on the most prosperous Yangsu Street in the middle of Yangsu City.

This place is not far from the hotel.

Li Fan inquired a little and found out that almost everyone knew about Tianbaozhai and praised the place full of praise.

Li Fan strolled around and looked for him along the way.

Tianbaozhai is three stories high, with three large gold-lacquered signboards like flying dragons flying in the sky on the facade, which makes people feel that the owner here must be very grand.

Li Fan walked into it, and immediately a charming maid came towards him with a smile.

"I'm paying my respects to my senior."

"I am Lin'er, the maid from Tianbaozhai. Do you want to buy a magic weapon, or do you have other needs?"

Li Fan looked around at the first floor of Tianbaozhai.

The items sold here are all Qi-refining magic tools. I scanned them with my spiritual sense and found that they are all high-quality products.

"The taste is good," Li Fan said.

The maid's voice was soft and soft, and she accompanied Li Fan and said, "Tianbaozhai has always dealt with high-quality magical instruments. The first and second floors are for Qi-refining period instruments, and the third floor is for foundation-building period instruments."

"Senior, are you going to the third floor?"

Li Fan knew that if the maid here successfully received him, he would be rewarded with spiritual stones.

He didn't care, and said calmly: "I want to sell some Qi refining magic tools, and then buy the foundation-building flying swords and defensive magic tools."

"Let's talk about the sale first."

When the waitress heard this, her expression remained enthusiastic and said: "What magic weapon do you want to sell, senior? I wonder how many there are?"

"Eighteen flying swords, thirteen defensive weapons, and several other items." Li Fan said.

"Ah?" The waitress was stunned when she heard this.

"Why, don't you accept it here?" Li Fan asked.

The waitress was stunned for a while, then turned around and said: "Senior, don't blame me."

"I can't make the decision on this matter, so I'll ask our shopkeeper to come and talk to you, senior, about this matter."

Li Fan nodded.

Soon, there was a reaction from Tianbaozhai.

As soon as Li Fan arrived, the people in Tianbaozhai were shocked.

The reason was that Li Fan took out all the offensive and defensive weapons he got from Jie Xiu and wanted to buy them for Tianbaozhai.

This alarmed the shopkeepers of Tianbaozhai, and they quickly asked Li Fan to go upstairs to the third floor.

The shopkeeper is named Zhai Dongsheng, who is about 40 years old. He is already in the Great Perfection state of the Qi Refining Stage, and he speaks and acts very smoothly.

Zhai Dongsheng said a few words of greetings first.

Li Fan took out the flying swords and magic weapons from his storage bag.

The dazzling array of flying swords and magic weapons made even Zhai Dongsheng, who deals in such items, stunned.

This person reacted quickly and hurriedly asked his subordinates to take him away for appraisal. He himself sat down with Li Fan, drank a cup of tea, and inquired about Li Fan's origins.

If you get a little familiar with it, there are also identification results there.

Someone handed over a folded paper. After reading it, Zhai Dongsheng couldn't help but sigh.

"Eighteen flying swords, thirteen various defensive weapons, 130 high-grade talismans, a total price of 380 and four low-grade spiritual stones."

"It's really a big business, and it's rare in my Tianbaozhai."

"However, senior, let me ask, where do these flying swords and magic weapons of yours come from?"

(End of this chapter)