Lonely Immortal

Zhang Zhiwen was meditating in the house. He had returned from Zhang Wensheng, and Zhang Wensheng had arranged a residence for him. This residence was a simple bungalow. The house was very simple and could only be regarded as a shelter from wind and rain.

However, Zhang Zhiwen didn't care much about this thing. Anyway, the conditions of Qingxuan Sect were like this. What else could a small sect that didn't even have a low-grade cave dwelling expect?

Nowadays, the most important thing for Zhang Zhiwen was naturally to build a foundation, and he had no choice at present. As the old Taoist Zhang Wensheng said, it would be fine to try the Nine Heavens Blue Sword Art. If it failed, it would fail, and there would be no loss. Zhang Zhiwen quite agreed with this. Therefore, after he had basically asked about the situation, he planned to start practicing the Nine Heavens Blue Sword Art.

Since he wanted to practice the Nine Heavens Blue Sword Art, he must be prepared to use the Nine Heavens Blue Sword Art's foundation-building art to build a foundation, but isn't building a foundation that simple? Although Zhang Zhiwen had read the Nine Heavens Blue Sword Art and the Nine Heavens Essentials, reading them was one thing, and actually building the foundation was another. Moreover, the situation of each cultivator building the foundation was different. Although they all built the foundation in the sea of ​​qi, each person had his own unique situation, and the actual situation they encountered was bound to be different. Therefore, Zhang Zhiwen did not rush to start preparing for the foundation immediately, because Zhang Zhiwen had always been like this. The more urgent the matter, the more he had to slow down. It was right to slow down the urgent matters. So he meditated in the room for several days, returning his mind to a calm state. After he repeatedly read the Nine Heavens Blue Sword Art and the Nine Heavens Essentials, he finally decided to start building the foundation.

It can be said that he was at least ready in terms of state, and had no distractions, so he could start building the foundation.

If he wants to build a foundation, Zhang Zhiwen must first refine the Nine Heavens Blue Sword Pill, which is the foundation of the foundation-building technique, so Zhang Zhiwen must first gather the materials for the Nine Heavens Blue Sword Pill formula, and then use the Nine Heavens Blue Sword Pill to break through the Great Mysterious Gate.

In this case, Zhang Zhiwen will not delay any longer. Regardless of whether he can cultivate the Nine Heavens Blue Sword Technique, he will always try it, so he must go to the Tianshui Fairy House.

There are still differences in the fairy houses in the Tianshui Fairyland. The top ten fairy gates have their own fairy houses, the middle fairy gates have their own fairy houses, and the small sects have their own fairy houses. The levels are strict and insurmountable. At this moment, Zhang Zhiwen has a zero-level jade card in his hand. This zero-level jade card is the certificate for his Qingxuan Sect to receive tasks or enter the small fairy house. This kind of jade card is called Tianshui Order, which is divided into special, upper, middle, lower and zero grades.

Simply put, Qingxuan Sect cannot even reach the level of a lower-level sect, and is only a zero-level sect. This really makes Zhang Zhiwen very helpless, because a zero-level jade card can only accept extremely low-level tasks. Even rough work such as mining and collecting herbs requires a lower-level jade card to be eligible. To reach the level of a lower-level sect and get a lower-level jade card, you must win the foundation building competition. Of course, this foundation building competition is a competition among foundation building cultivators. Zhang Zhiwen is not even qualified to participate now, and Zhang Wensheng, who is qualified to participate, lost in the last competition and was injured. The Qingxuan Sect has no face.

So Zhang Zhiwen wants to take some tasks to obtain the refining materials of Jiutian Qingjian Pills, which is almost impossible. The only way is to go to Xiaoxianfang to purchase.

So Zhang Zhiwen got up and set off. Qingxuan Sect was at the outermost edge of Tianshui Fairyland. It was extremely poor, and the nearest small fairy square was more than a thousand miles away. So Zhang Zhiwen had to travel a long distance, and it took more than two days to finally reach this small fairy square.

At this moment, Zhang Zhiwen was standing outside this small fairy pavilion. This fairy pavilion didn't look big at first glance, about the size of Wuping County. There were quite a few cultivators coming in and out. Most of these cultivators were similar to Zhang Zhiwen, and they were all disciples of small sects. They were dressed simply, and most of them were in the Qi Refining stage. This seemed to be similar to the secular world, but the only difference was that from time to time there were foundation-building cultivators flying through the sky. These cultivators rode on flying swords, traveled through the nine heavens, and came and went like the wind. In addition, there were some spiritual cranes flying in the sky. These spiritual cranes were all raised by cultivators, and these cultivators didn't have foundation-building cultivation yet, but they could still fly in the sky. Obviously, these cultivators should be elders or even masters of small sects. They all went straight into the small fairy pavilion, instead of needing to be verified outside the small fairy pavilion like other cultivators before they could enter.

This was the first time that Zhang Zhiwen saw someone flying in the sky, so the foundation-building cultivators were indeed different from mortals. Not only did they have a different lifespan, but they could also fly freely. Of course, Zhang Zhiwen was not that surprised. He had heard that immortals could fly on swords, but today he finally saw it with his own eyes. He had experienced many ups and downs along the way, and now he had one foot in the immortal path, so he was quite emotional, and subconsciously stopped outside the Xiaoxianfang for some time. He just raised his head and looked at the foundation-building cultivators flying by in the sky from time to time. After a long time, he came to his senses and walked towards the Xiaoxianfang.

The outside of this small fairy house is quite simple, just surrounded by a circle of fences, but no one dares to break in, because there is a formation to protect it. To enter the small fairy house, you need to use the Tianshui Order to verify, so Zhang Zhiwen took out his zero-level jade card, and a spiritual power fluctuation came from the formation. After the spiritual power fluctuation swept through the Tianshui Order, an entrance appeared in front of Zhang Zhiwen. Zhang Zhiwen walked in, and the entrance slowly closed after he entered.

After entering, it looks different from the outside. There are all kinds of stalls everywhere, and monks are coming and going. It's quite lively, just like a market. From the outside, it looks like a peaceful valley, and there are no people. But in fact, it's not the case inside. There are inns, wine shops, and a wide variety of shops. From time to time, foundation-building monks fall from the sky and land in front of some shops, and then they walk straight in.

Compared with Feixian City, this place is obviously different. There are no patrols here, and there is less worldly atmosphere. There is more of a taste of transcendence, especially some spiritual cranes tied outside by their owners, lying on the ground leisurely, which does not look like a mundane place.

But Zhang Zhiwen knew clearly in his heart that Xiaoxianfang was protected by a large formation. He did not believe that no one was supervising here, but it seemed that no one was supervising on the surface. Therefore, he looked around carefully and he really found some clues. For example, there was an extremely conspicuous attic in the center of Xiaoxianfang. This attic was not high, only about ten feet high, but there was a bead on the top that was extremely conspicuous. The bead exuded a trace of spiritual energy. These auras seemed to slowly float into the sky, but in fact they should be integrated into the formation. This attic should be the position of the array eye that controls the formation. There must be some cultivators inside to supervise the operation of the formation. As long as anyone dares to act rashly, the formation will inevitably launch an attack, and he will be beaten half to death on the spot.

Therefore, Zhang Zhiwen was rather curious about the attic, and he walked towards it.

Soon, he approached, but he immediately found that there were guards guarding here, and ordinary cultivators did not dare to approach this place. Naturally, Zhang Zhiwen would not approach without knowing the tact. He just raised his head and looked at the attic, and saw that there was a plaque on the attic, and the plaque read the three words "Tianshui Pavilion", but the three words were white, which was quite strange.

Zhang Zhiwen looked at it a few more times, and then turned and left. He was sure that this Tianshui Pavilion was the same as the patrol team of Feixian City, and was also responsible for supervising the law enforcement force of Tianshui Xianfang. However, Zhang Zhiwen did not know whether this law enforcement force was the disciples of the medium-sized sects or the disciples of the ten major immortal sects. However, he was not interested in these things now. The purpose of his coming to Xiaoxianfang was to purchase materials for refining Jiutian Qingjian Pills.

So, Zhang Zhiwen started to walk around in Xiaoxianfang, and then he discovered something. That is, a cultivator like him who holds the zero-level jade card Tianshui Order is not qualified to enter shops, wine shops and inns. He is only qualified to purchase at the stalls outside, and he is not qualified to set up stalls. The reason why he knows this is that there are notices everywhere on the streets of Xianfang. The notices are very clear. For example, the inn in front of Zhang Zhiwen says that they only entertain cultivators with medium-level Tianshui Orders, and there are notices outside the stalls, which also say that cultivators with low-level Tianshui Orders are qualified to set up stalls, and they need to pay relevant fees at Tianshui Pavilion to set up stalls.

Seeing these things, Zhang Zhiwen naturally thought of Feixian City, because it was too similar. Although this place looked a bit out of this world, it actually seemed to be no different from the ordinary world, and even had a stricter hierarchy. At least in Feixian City, you could set up a stall at will after paying money, but it was not possible here. You had to have a lower-level Tianshui Order. No wonder many people were trying their best to enter the top ten immortal gates, because the Tianshui Orders of the top ten immortal gates were all special Tianshui Orders.

In this way, this Tianshui Order was probably extremely important in Tianshui Fairyland. No wonder Zhang Wensheng, the old Taoist, was desperate to participate in the foundation-building competition, because if he didn't compete, he would have no chance to advance. Even if he was injured, even if he lost, even if the Qingxuan Sect was humiliated, he still had to bite the bullet and compete.

After walking around this small fairy shop for a few times, Zhang Zhiwen had a preliminary understanding of the general situation of Tianshui Fairyland. Along the way, no one looked down on him, and no one bothered him. He seemed free and safe, because most cultivators seemed to be busy coming and going, but in fact, the level boundaries hidden under the water were extremely obvious and even insurmountable.

However, Zhang Zhiwen didn't care too much about these things now. He was planning to purchase some materials for refining Jiutian Qingjian Pills. So he walked towards a stall because he had seen this stall before and it sold materials for refining Jiutian Qingjian Pills.

Soon, he arrived in front of the stall. The stall owner was a cultivator of the ninth stage of Qi Refining, wearing a lower-level Tianshui Order around his waist. He was about forty years old, wearing a gray robe, and was sitting behind the stall somewhat listlessly. It was estimated that the things he was selling were not easy to sell, because basically no cultivators coming and going stopped here. Zhang Zhi's arrival certainly caught his attention, but when he saw Zhang Zhiwen's Tianshui Order, he seemed to lose interest all of a sudden.