Chapter 431 Old friends, things are unpredictable
Walking in the neighborhoods of Yichuan, people were coming and going all around.
Lin Shan left the brothel and walked east, and happened to pass by the stall area. He saw rows of monks selling goods there, and he remembered his experience of setting up stalls.
Because of picking up leaks, he formed an indissoluble bond with the fairy book master "Nailhead Seven Arrows Book".
He turned around and walked in.
It is early in the morning, on the eve of Mao hour.
Before the sun rises, most monks will go out and walk around twice, and then go back and sit on the roof to collect vitality under the rising sun.
Lin Shan had this experience before when his cultivation level was low and he was refining Qi.
Now that the qi and the spirit are combined, we can start refining the qi to transform into the spirit. In addition, there is a spiritual land in the sect, a virtual star disk when going out, and a spirit gathering array and spirit stones in the pocket. There is no need to use such stupid methods. Ways to practice.
Of course, collecting vitality, morning dew, moonlight, mountain spirits, etc. is a helpless act in itself. Casual practitioners do not have a good place to practice, so they can only rely on acquired diligence and choose a time period to absorb the free spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
Generally speaking, wealth lovers value money the most.
If you have money, what kind of land can you find?
If you don’t have money, then just be patient and collect your energy slowly. This is how most people live in poverty.
Listening to the shouts from both sides, Lin Shan, who was used to staying in nice places, returned to Xiaofang City in a daze, and finally felt a hint of fireworks again.
"Blood mosquito pill, Cordyceps sinensis, healing ointment, must-haves when going into the mountains!"
"Golden yam, silver yam, nourishing holy things, qi and blood aphrodisiac!"
"Hongta Mountain, Green Pagoda Mountain, wild ginseng and game, activate blood circulation and unblock meridians!"
"Woof woof woof, woof woof woof~"
All kinds of wild products from the Yanyun Mountains are piled up in baskets here, and I don’t know whether they are real or fake.
There are also various cubs of monsters caught in the mountains, locked in cages and fluttering and screaming.
The adult monsters have been free for a long time and are wild and untamed. Only the cubs are easy to catch and take care of, and have become popular in the trading market of casual cultivators.
Many low-level monks would come over to pick and choose. The old man would bring his children and grandchildren to shop around, while the individual monks would stop and look at them.
If you can't afford a spiritual beast, you can only come and see the wild cubs of monster beasts. It's cheap, but whether you can afford to keep it or not also depends on your financial resources.
Lin Shan looked around and was not interested in these little things like rats, dogs, bobcats, raccoon leopards, etc. He just felt that it was too difficult for low-level casual cultivators to get ahead!
If there were no golden fingers or strong opportunities, the only outcome would be to lose everyone at the bottom.
Walking further, we came to an area with a lot of traffic. Among the shouting, we seemed to hear a familiar voice.
"You, you, you are a fool, you are almost dead, and yet you are here to cause trouble! Back then, when my grandfather was here, you were robbing business, and now that I have my granddaughter, you are still in trouble!"
"Hahaha, old woman, when it comes to making and selling talismans, not only do I have more varieties than you, but the quality is better than yours, and the price is cheaper than yours. Why are you fighting with me!"
"Hmph! If you hadn't had an uncle in the foundation-building period who spent all day rummaging through other people's trash cans and selling them, with your half-baked talisman making skills, you wouldn't be able to survive in Yichuan today!"
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"What's wrong with Uncle Pin? Uncle Pin is also strong! Even if I don't sell talismans, I can spend my old age peacefully. If I hadn't failed to break through the foundation building stage several times before and spent all my savings, I."
"Hey, two fellow Taoists, you have been fighting for fifty or sixty years, and it's time to stop. We are all waiting to die, so why are we fighting~"
Beside the corner, three stalls were lined up side by side.
Two old men were bragging and spanking, while an old woman and her granddaughter were arguing angrily with them.
Lin Shan felt familiar for a moment and took a closer look at his features.
Yo!
Still one of the few old friends in Yichuan back then!
The stall owner selling talismans and selling spells, those two second-generation pseudo-immortals, Lin Shan once set up a stall with them!
These two guys, one clan has a foundation-building uncle who makes talismans, and the other clan has a foundation-building uncle who opens a shop and sells spells.
I often idle around during the day, go out to set up a stall at three o'clock in the morning, and go to a brothel to spend money at night. I am so happy and carefree!
Now more than fifty years have passed, and they have all changed from middle age to old age, but they still have not broken through the foundation-building period. They are dying, huddled in the corner wrapped in thick cotton clothes, and come out to make a living in the early morning.
It can be seen that life in his later years was not satisfactory.
Lin Shan met an old friend, one of the few friends he had when he was young. Before joining the demonic Black Lotus Sect, he had frequent contact and exchanged letters.
Feeling slightly touched in my heart, I stepped forward.
When the three old men and one young man saw the visitor, they all hurriedly promoted the products with smiles on their faces.
"My little friend, do you need talismans? Come and take a look at my place. We have all the middle and low-level talismans of the three systems of metal, wood, and earth!"
"I also sell talismans here, mainly selling all kinds of side talismans, such as concentration talismans, blood-burning talismans, ghost-expelling talismans, soul-enchanting talismans, and even those hand-drawn by monks in the foundation-building period. It's just that there are only a limited number left over from the early years. Take a look. Do you like it? ”
"Do you need spells? I have the most complete spells on the street here! Quicksand, Fire Snake, Wind Wall, and Paper Man are all available. There are also some without attribute requirements. Come and take a look!"
Lin Shan has no interest in these rags. With his current worth, only small magical powers and talismans can have some effect on him. These are just like a small fight, so he doesn't want them for free.
Just seeing this reminded me of the past, and I turned my eyes sideways with a half-smile.
“It’s really disappointing that these two brothers are still setting up a stall here after so many years!”
The two of them were stunned and looked at each other with their mouths open in confusion.
Lin Shan has become a young man. It has been so long and his temperament has gradually developed. He is no longer the cautious and cautious person he used to be. It is understandable that he cannot be recognized.
"You are."
The talisman stall owner and the spell stall owner squinted their presbyopic eyes, looking left and right to see something was wrong. They just felt familiar, but had no impression.
Lin Shan had no choice but to take the initiative to reveal his identity and sit down to chat with the two brothers.
After some explanation, the two men suddenly realized.
I remembered the young cultivators I met while running a stall together, bragging and spanking with them, and following the sect elders to the southern Xinjiang to suppress the Black Lotus envoys. It made me nervous and excited.
When we meet again now, I feel shocked, envious, awe and cautious.
"It turns out it's Senior Brother Lin. After so many years, he is still so handsome and handsome, and has a youthful look. He is really enviable to others."
"You two don't have to be formal, we can just be friends as equals."
Lin Shan asked them about their current situation in recent years. Fortunately, he came back early. If it had been later, the two of them would have almost burped.
The two second-generation fake immortals didn't have much business anyway, so they happened to meet an old friend and started talking about it non-stop.
Since the civil strife in the Song Dynasty and the State of Yan incorporated this place into its territory, many local snakes from nearby Yanyun Prefecture were unable to leave their homeland and had no choice but to seek refuge in the Demonic Way of the State of Yan.
On the surface, the demonic sect is accepting of external forces, but in fact, it is constantly plotting behind the scenes. Over the past few decades, it has extorted a large amount of resources and made all the sects miserable, but they have to endure it.
Under this background, the lives of the two second-generation pseudo-immortals were unsatisfactory. Although he was extravagant and had a lot of fun when he was young, he still had some business acumen and accumulated considerable wealth.
But after you reach the completion of the Qi training period, you must find a way to try out the foundation building period!
So they thought of ways, spent a lot of money, and borrowed favors everywhere, and finally got the Foundation Establishment Pill.
However, the Foundation Establishment Pill is not a panacea. If your talent is average, your foundation is average, your body is still weak, your age is not young, and you have bad luck, then your breakthrough will naturally fail.
The two refused to admit defeat and began to spend their wealth again. Using their connections in the cultivation family, they reluctantly obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill for the second time in a few years.
But it still failed.
After failing twice in a row, with a certain amount of Dao marks accumulated, the next time will definitely be even more difficult.
They worked hard for several more decades, and finally scraped together enough money for the third time when they were old. After a lot of effort, they got another chance by begging the elders of their immediate family members.
Results
Because Dao Hen had been accumulated twice, and because he was too old, he failed as expected.
And their foundation-building uncles and uncles who they had depended on for most of their lives also passed away one after another, causing them to instantly lose their support and source of income.
The stall owner who sells spells is only in the Qi training period and can only reproduce elementary and intermediate spells. Advanced spells cannot be made by himself and will be out of stock.
The stall owner who sells talismans can only make early-level and intermediate talismans. The 'junk' left by his clan uncle to practice his skills in the past is regarded by him as the 'treasure of the stall', and he sells one less.
And they themselves are old. When they were young, they only wanted to break through the realm. They had no descendants to support them, and they also consumed the favor left by their ancestors for three generations in the clan.
As a result, his life became difficult, and he became one of the lowest levels of the cultivation world, mixed with casual cultivators.
For a long time, I have been hanging out with the grandfather and grandson who sell talismans in the stall area, and they often go to the stall together.
A new generation replaced the old one, the girl of the year became an old woman, and a new girl followed beside her.
This is the current situation of contemporary casual cultivators, growing vigorously and tenaciously like leeks, one after another.
Lin Shan couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. He recognized the girl who solicited customers on the street in Yichuan back then, but he didn't expect to be so old.
Things change and people change, and time is not forgiving.
This woman is a casual cultivator, and she will never be able to stand up from generation to generation, because the resources will always be in the hands of the real landlord class.
The two second generation pseudo-immortals were originally from good backgrounds and had a lot of resources and wealth.
Because Yinjin wanted to become a monk in the foundation-building stage and achieve a class jump within the family, he exhausted the family wealth and connections of three generations, and finally ended up in a miserable old age.
Therefore, there is a saying in the past life: We are not afraid of the rich second generation eating, drinking and having fun, but we are afraid that the rich second generation wants to start a business!
It's the same as in the world of cultivation. If you're not afraid of the second generation of immortals squandering your family wealth, you're just afraid that the second generation of immortals will have lofty ideals!
What qualifications do you have? Don’t you have a B-number in mind?
Forget it once or twice. I didn’t know how to retreat after knowing the difficulty, but I was still so stubborn the third time.
Do you really think that "I have no control over my destiny"?
After failing to build the foundation three times in a row, he squandered a huge amount of wealth and became a lonely man. Why bother!
However, after chatting, Lin Shan could vaguely hear from the tone of the two people that they seemed to have not given up yet and wanted to save money for one last try when the hundred years were approaching!
“Awesome!”
Lin Shan could only give a thumbs up and admire their determination.
At least compared to those monks who were just lying around waiting to die, such determination to pursue the path to immortality was worthy of respect.
When a person is alive, he must always have a thought, motivation and hope to move forward.
Without hope, it is no different from the walking dead.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that when these two guys were young, they had already experienced the decadent life of feasting, feasting, and feasting, so they were no longer interested in enjoying anything.
It may also be related to the environment of origin.
Lin Shan is now wealthy and has the ability to help them realize their dreams, but it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish.
There is no need to express warmth directly when meeting someone just because they had some friendship in the past. This thing is about doing what you want.
His money is not blown by strong winds. He needs to support it appropriately and does not need to spread his wealth excessively.
He immediately named two choices and wanted to see how these three people would choose.
"I have some books on the true interpretation of talismans here, as well as some notes on high-level spells. Do you want this or a thousand spirit stones? Choose one!"
The three of them were overjoyed after hearing this. They didn't expect to meet a noble person!
However, after a brief thought, they all chose to ask for a thousand spirit stones, without the slightest interest in those skills and knowledge.
You are already old, how can you still think about studying?
I just want to take advantage of the immediate advantage first. The deposit received in my hand is also true, and everything else is false!
Only the girl looked eagerly at the true meaning of the talisman. It was the desire of the lower-level cultivators to encounter the dawn. Knowledge had always been monopolized by the upper levels, and she had no chance to come into contact with it.
Lin Shan did not overflow with sympathy, but gave each person a thousand spiritual stones, got up and left in style.
It is fate to meet, and the fate is here.
He walked to the end of the North Alley, where there was a huge store in the square.
"Yichuan Auction House".
This is his last place today, and it is also the first serious job he has ever had, although I have not worked at all for a few days.
But inside, two respectable elders appeared one after another, and they were also noble people when he was in low cultivation.
One is the chief auctioneer, Mr. Zhang, who was transferred to Yinchuanfang City more than fifty years ago and has a keen eye for pearls.
The other one is the elder of Yichuan House of Internal Affairs and the golden elixir monk Zuo Zhenren who is one of the owners behind the auction house.
Mr. Zhang discovered that his appraisal talent was extremely high, so he made an exception and recommended him to Zuo Zhenren.
After some testing, Zuo Zhenren also presented him with a high-level defensive weapon, appointed him to take over the position of Chief Appraiser of Mr. Zhang, and promised him a high salary in the industry at that time.
The monthly salary is "one hundred spiritual stones"!
The key thing is that Lin Shan is either practicing in his house all day long, or going out to hang out with his good brother Lin Fan, and he even always gets an advance on his salary.
All approved by him!
When I resigned, I didn't make any fuss or show off to him. Instead, I taught him earnestly and taught him my experience. I have never seen such a good boss!
If the whole world had this kind of boss, I'm afraid all the workers would laugh out loud.
And now, he once again stepped into the door of Yichuan Auction House.
Back to the place where Chollima made his fortune.
(End of chapter)