Chapter 68 The Garbage Basket of the Monk in the Foundation Establishment Stage
On the second day, Lin Shan came to the stall area. Now that both commissions had been completed, it was time for him to think about himself.
The items in the shop area were too expensive. He wanted to see if there was anything in the stall area that he could pick up or make do with.
The stall area is generally occupied by casual cultivators. They cannot afford to rent a shop and do not have the skills to enter a house. In order to earn some spiritual stones to support their families, they can only set up stalls. Most of their target customers are casual cultivators.
For example, the children of those cultivating immortal families would generally not come here if they wanted to buy something, but would go to regular and guaranteed stores.
As for the casual cultivators who set up stalls, they just shoot for shots, and none of them are famous. Although the prices are lower than those in stores, many of them are second-hand goods and there is no guarantee of quality.
It often happens that someone here bought a hot talisman and blew himself up before he could use it;
Someone over there bought another magic weapon, but the magic weapon flew away by itself the next day;
Another person bought a pill and ended up having vomiting and diarrhea and almost went crazy;
Lin Shan was not worried at all. What was he afraid of because he had an enhanced panel? All items can be identified by the enhanced panel. Needless to say, there is no way to trick him!
Walking slowly in the stall area, there are rows of stall owners on both sides, each shouting and trying their best to sell their own things, including various exercises, magic weapons, elixirs, spiritual flowers and fruits, spiritual wood and spiritual iron, puppets, and talismans. , spiritual beasts, etc.
Some monks even started a pimp business. Apparently they couldn't compete with the "Yanchun Tower" in the entertainment district. They opened private brothels with different colors. I don't know if there are immortals dancing.
Some stall owners even went to the streets to solicit customers, and their enthusiasm was a bit overwhelming.
Lin Shan was pulled to a stall by a little girl. The stall owner was an old man in the late stage of Qi training. He smiled and invited his granddaughter behind him. Pointing to a pile of talismans on the stall:
"Fellow Taoist, let's see what you like. All the low-level talismans, one spiritual stone in a pile, and a pile of ten."
Lin Shan looked at the girl speechlessly. Fighting was not allowed in the city, so the girl grabbed her clothes directly on the street, neither beating nor scolding her. Is there anyone taking advantage of this loophole? The market doesn’t care about it?
Helplessly looking at the stacks of talismans on the stall, the golden light talisman, the golden gun talisman, the ground thorn talisman, the earth prison talisman, the healing talisman, and the vine talisman are all low-level spells of the three systems of gold, earth, and wood.
Lin Shan was a little surprised and asked the old stall owner: "Are these made by fellow Taoists?"
The stall owner smiled and said: "Yes, I have the spiritual roots of the three systems of metal, earth and wood, and I am involved in the exercises and spells of the three systems."
Lin Shan was in awe. This old man practiced three types of exercises with different attributes. He must have worked hard for countless years before he reached the advanced stage of Qi training.
Regarding the qualifications for cultivating immortals in this world, when he first came to Yichuan two days ago, he heard from Gongsun Yu and other young masters from the cultivation family at the pavilion on the top of the mountain that this could be regarded as opening up this magnificent world of immortals to him. the tip of the iceberg.
In fact, most immortal cultivators have more or less several spiritual roots, but the qualifications for cultivating immortals have nothing to do with the number of spiritual roots, nor are they necessarily related to the attributes of spiritual roots.
There are professional and clear standards for distinguishing spiritual root qualifications. Qualifications generally recognized by the top sects in the cultivation world are divided into:
A, B, C, D.
The four levels only represent the speed of cultivation.
The attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder and ice are just different attributes of heaven and earth, with different emphasis, different levels of power and difficulty. Alien spiritual roots are indeed rarer and more popular, but their qualifications cannot be generalized.
For example, some people have three spiritual roots: metal, earth, and thunder. Maybe two of them are "D" and other qualifications, but the other one is "A" and so on. Then the cultivation method usually focuses on the "A" and other spiritual roots.
Lin Shan has only been tested to find out that he has wind spiritual roots. Does he have other spiritual roots? What are his qualifications? Only the major sects of cultivating immortals have special testing tools for testing. Casual cultivators usually explore on their own.
The advantage of cultivating one attribute alone is concentration, in order to quickly cultivate and break through the realm. The advantage of practicing more is that you have more methods and can cope with different situations.
For example, the famous combined magic spell "Hot Fire Wheels" requires the dual attribute spiritual roots of wind and fire to be cast;
Another example is the famous magical spell "Extreme Cold Ice Falls", which is exclusive to the dual spiritual roots of ice and water;
Another example is the legendary magic spell "Geomagnetic Thunder Escape", which is exclusive to people with thunder and earth spiritual roots.
The world is huge and full of wonders, the power between heaven and earth is endless, there are countless magical powers and spells that combine the two systems and three systems, and there is even the legendary "Elemental Magnetic Divine Light" that combines the five elements into one!
But even so, except for a very small number of talented monks in the world of cultivation, most people still specialize in one attribute.
Because studying and practicing a variety of techniques and spells makes it even worse for cultivators who already don't have enough time.
If you have time, it is better to cultivate one attribute early and enter the foundation building stage or even the golden elixir stage. Longevity and immortality are the ultimate goals of immortality.
The stall owner in front of me practiced many kinds of exercises, probably just to make and sell talismans.
Lin Shan looked around and shook his head in disappointment: "Low-level talismans are of little use to me. If fellow Taoists have intermediate-level talismans, I might be able to look at them again."
The stall owner smiled helplessly: "If this old man could make mid-level talismans, he would have been hired as a talisman master by Baibao Pavilion and Fuzhuan Tower in the north of the city. Intermediate talismans are extremely demanding, and they must have the skins of monsters in the Qi training period to make talisman paper. , the talisman pen made of wolf hair in the later stage of Qi training, and the blood of monster beasts in the later stage of Qi training is made into cinnabar.”
The stall owner may be nagging as he gets older, so he began to complain to Lin Shanda about his grievances, saying that no matter how hard he worked, he just couldn't become an intermediate talisman master, etc.
Lin Shan's head was pounding when he heard it, and he quickly shouted to stop. Don't pick left and right, I think the wood-type healing charm may be of some use in the future. When I was about to buy a stack of healing charms, a middle-aged stall owner next to me said:
"A stack of fifteen healing talismans can be taken away with just one spiritual stone."
Lin Shan turned around and left without hesitation.
He moved to the stall next to him and looked around. The middle-aged stall owner had many more types of talismans than the old man next to him.
The little girl who just pulled him over was standing aside, pointing at the middle-aged stall owner aggrievedly: "It's obviously me who brought the customers, but you, you, you steal business every time!"
The middle-aged stall owner kept his expression straight, "When shopping, you always have to compare stores. Not only are they cheaper here, but they also have more varieties, and the quality is better than Grandpa You's. What can you, your grandpas, do against me?"
The old man setting up a stall next to him remained silent. His granddaughter was still there angrily, stamping her feet in a low voice and saying, "Isn't it just that she comes from a family of cultivators and has an uncle who is in the foundation-building stage?"
It was really an eye-opener for Lin Shan to be there. He didn't expect there to be so many good things on the street stalls.
Hungry ghost talisman, summoning talisman, sealing talisman, invisibility talisman, blood burning talisman, wind control talisman, soul seducing talisman, ghost exorcism talisman, spiritual light talisman, concentration talisman.
A lot of them are all low-level talismans! There are a lot of tricks, and Lin Shan has used reinforced panels to identify them, and they are really not defective.
"Hey, fellow Taoist, the low-level talismans here are all made by my second uncle's foundation-building monks. These were made by his old man when he usually used ordinary low-level talismans to practice. I collected them and took them out quietly. Sell! Fair price guaranteed! ”
The middle-aged stall owner puffed out his chest and looked treacherous.
Lin Shan's face was instantly moved, this is the work of a monk in the foundation building stage! Even if it is a low-level talisman, the effect is extraordinary.
The middle-aged stall owner was bragging and chatting with Lin Shan in a vague way: "I don't like this kind of low-level talisman. He just practiced painting and threw it away in the trash can. I picked it out and sold it secretly. Fellow Taoist, if you miss this village, you can't do it." This store no longer exists!”
Lin Shan nodded repeatedly. These talismans were very special. Although they were of low grade, they were probably used for training because the talisman paper was made of poor materials. If there is an intermediate or high-level talisman paper, I am afraid that the drawn talisman will be an intermediate-to-high-level talisman!
Pick up a Talisman of Concentration, and the strengthening panel pops up.
【Concentration Talisman】
Grade: low-level talisman
Introduction: Soothe the consciousness, focus attention, and reduce external interference to the consciousness.
Strengthening requirements: 8 points
……
"This Concentration Talisman has two effects. One is used by Taoist friends to break through bottlenecks, which can condense the mind. The other function is used during martial arts fighting. It can protect the consciousness in the brain and slightly resist seduction, soul seduction, and suppression. The magical effects of magic weapons such as soul and fright are endlessly useful.”
The middle-aged stall owner on the side saw Lin Shan picking up the Talisman of Concentration and quickly introduced it to him in detail.
Lin Shan secretly guessed that this middle-aged man should have learned several talisman skills by following his uncle. It was reasonable for him to understand it so clearly.
At the same time, I kept my jaw on my head. I was in the woods by the creek that day. If I had a concentration talisman. Princess Naguo's low-level magic weapon, the Shocking Bell, may not be able to control her until death. Even if she cannot completely offset its soul attack, she can at least restore some of her mobility.
"How many spiritual stones did you buy?" Lin Shan waved his hand and thought, how expensive can a mere low-level talisman be?
"Five spiritual stones each." The middle-aged stall owner said with a smile.
……
Lin Shan just looked at each other quietly with the middle-aged stall owner, neither of them looking away.
After a while, Lin Shan was defeated and started to play the emotional card: "Fellow Taoist, please make a friend. I don't just buy this one. The deal is done, and I will be your repeat customer!"
The middle-aged stall owner said: "I am not the legitimate son in the family, so there is a lot of competition. I took the opportunity to clean the second uncle's talisman and secretly picked it up from his trash basket. You know, the family is watching the second uncle. There are many people in the garbage basket.”
The two looked at each other for a moment, feeling vaguely like they were matched.
(End of chapter)