Chapter 55: The Four Arts of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 55: The Four Arts of Immortal Cultivation
There were still many cultivators in the street stall area.
Gu Changsheng appeared ordinary and inconspicuous in the crowd.
Magical weapon, elixirs, talismans, and robes—all of these were highly regarded.
Unfortunately, he can't afford any of them.
Gu Changsheng eyed those items with longing.
In his heart, he lamented his poverty.
The miscellaneous things in his storage bag, plus the more than 70 spiritual stones, and the spiritual rice harvested from the spiritual field this year.
It might just be sufficient to purchase a first-level medium-quality magic weapon.
Yet, this was all he possessed.
It didn't seem like much.
Especially when compared to other casual cultivators like him.
Many casual cultivators don't require a first-level medium-quality magic weapon.
Repairing a first-level low-quality magic weapon can take a lifetime.
Those who can set up stalls here are considered relatively wealthy among casual cultivators.
Many have even mastered one of the four arts of immortal cultivation.
Gu Changsheng wanted to learn these arts too, but he lacked enough spirit stones at the moment.
In the end, he had to continue working hard on his farming!
Along the way, Gu Changsheng encountered at least three or four scams.
The routine was all too familiar.
No wonder they say people in the world of immortal cultivation are so cunning, it's like a world apart.
In this realm where deceit is rampant, you can't begin to imagine the countless tricks the person in front of you might possess.
Fellow daoist is quite devious!
I don't know when it started, but the world of immortal cultivation has become increasingly corrupt, and people's hearts are not as pure as they once were.
There are countless underhanded schemes emerging continuously, many of which are unheard of and unseen before. It's reminiscent of the telecommunications fraud from his previous life, with new tricks constantly replacing the old ones.
This leaves many Taoist friends wondering:
What's wrong with the world of immortal cultivation?
Can it be improved? !
After wandering around the stall area for half a day, Gu Changsheng only cut five catties of monster meat and went home.
He was reluctant to cut more.
One pound of monster meat was sold for as much as three broken spirit stones, equivalent to three pounds of spiritual rice.
If the spiritual rice in his own spiritual field had not finally matured, he would not have cut this thing, nor would he have been willing to eat it.
A common monster, plus the various materials on its body.
It can be worth at least 20 to 30 spiritual stones.
This is equivalent to how many years of farming he has done!
However, hunting monsters outside the market is dangerous. It is not only dangerous when hunting monsters.
There will also be human cultivators.
Outside the Qingyun Market, in the mountains that are tens of thousands of miles deep,
There are even many second-level monsters!
As long as a Qi refining cultivator encounters one, it will be a dish delivered to the door!
Only a few hundred miles outside the market, it is a lawless place, and the situation is extremely chaotic.
Gu Changsheng put the fresh monster meat wrapped in paper into his wide, large sleeves and hurried on his way.
Today, he would have a good meal.
...
"Hey, fellow Daoist Liu, are you back from hunting monsters with others?"
When Gu Changsheng returned to his home.
He saw the neighbor who had been missing for a few days, who was on the left side of his house and dressed like a scholar.
Gu Changsheng also knew his name, Liu Changqing.
He had been a scholar in the mortal world, appearing much more refined and knowledgeable than his former self when he was still studying.
Later, he accidentally embarked on the path of immortality and arrived at Qingyun Market.
However, he still retained the habits he had from the mortal world.
This is also normal. Many immortal cultivators have this habit to a greater or lesser extent.
After all, only a few cultivators come from immortal sects and families. Most cultivators are actually independent, with complicated origins.
"I've been away from the house for four days now. Alongside many fellow Taoists, I hunted a low-level first-order monster beast. It was time well spent; the harvest from this trip is quite satisfactory."
Liu Changqing, the young man with the scholarly appearance, smiled and said.
"Then congratulations to fellow Daoist Liu!" Gu Changsheng congratulated him.
After the congratulations, they talked for a few more words. Gu Changsheng no longer disturbed him and hurriedly cast a spell of spiritual rain on these spiritual fields.
Young people are full of vigor and vitality. They can form a team with others from time to time to venture out from their house to hunt monsters while tending to their farming duties.
Gu Changsheng did not comment much on this.
Everyone has his own way of life.
If it were not for the immortal fruit, it would be hard to say that he would not work so hard.
In this world, the life of a cultivator is fleeting, akin to a mayfly born at dawn and gone by dusk, yet the path is enthralling.
If you can't see the scenery of the foundation-building realm in this life.
Flying through the world with a sword!
Wouldn't that be a regret?
The only thing Gu Changsheng can be sure of is that Liu Changqing is definitely not the fairy seedlings he planted that year.
The entire Qingyun Market is so big, and the fairy seedlings he once planted are actually relatively few.
A large portion of them were divided among the other two immortal cultivation families on the map.
Most of them were left without descendants.
Don't ask how he came to know this.
...
He cooked a full pot of spiritual rice, almost two kilograms.
Five kilograms of fresh monster meat were sliced, cooked, and dipped in a secret sauce in a bowl, creating a fragrant dish paired with spiritual rice.
In one word, luxury!
But he couldn't repeat this in the future.
At least after this meal, the spiritual rice in the fields wouldn't be harvested again until next year.
Having such a luxurious meal again would be challenging, and the standard of living would visibly decline.
"Today there is wine, today we indulge. Tomorrow's worries will come, tomorrow we'll fret."
Gu Changsheng lifted his head and savored a large gulp of wine from the gourd.
The wine, aged over 200 years, possessed a distinctive flavor.
It felt like sipping the essence of time and years, melded and matured together.
...
After eating this very luxurious meal of monster spirit rice.
Gu Changsheng hurriedly seized the time to start practicing.
...
In the evening, he sat by the door, contemplating which of the four cultivation arts would suit him best.
In truth, there was little to consider.
There's a saying in the cultivation world: "Alchemy ruins a lifetime, and refining weapons impoverishes three generations!"
As for formations?
They require innate talent and substantial resources.
Noble formation masters are typically groomed by affluent families and sects; they rarely favor impoverished individuals like him, lacking in spirit stones.
Among the four arts of cultivation, only the talisman making is the most affordable.
At present, it seems to be the most suitable for him.
Of course, being involved with people also means that making talismans will be very costly.
He's not overly worried about this, because no one can outspend him!
But currently, he has no money!!