Chapter 20 Western River Meeting

Xihefang is a young market town, which has only been established for three hundred years.

At that time, the Zhang family was at its peak. They joined forces with five other local foundation-building families to jointly create this market town.

Because the Zhang family was the most powerful at that time, they occupied a large share.

The Zhang family occupied almost half of the shops in the market town.

After three hundred years of operation by the cultivators of Taicheng County, Xihefang has nurtured a third-level lower-grade spiritual vein, and the spiritual energy is as abundant as Lushan.

Xihefang not only has a third-level middle-grade defense formation, but also has permanent residences for the foundation-building cultivators of the five major cultivation families.

Once there is an external enemy attacking, the five major cultivation families nearby will come to rescue.

The Zhang family owns eight shops in Xihefang, three of which are rented out, and they operate five of them themselves.

In addition to Baicaoxuan, which refines elixirs, there is also Lianbao Pavilion, which refines magic tools, Fulutang, which sells talismans, and two sundry shops that purchase various spiritual objects and materials.

These five shops are always occupied by more than a dozen monks of the family, all of whom are under the management of Elder Zhang Mengquan.

Zhang Zhixuan was discovered by the Zhang family cultivators as soon as he entered the market. They took him directly to Baicaoxuan. Before they could greet each other, Zhang Mengquan came out from the back hall and said, "It's Zhixuan. What do you want to buy in the market?"

"The spiritual energy down the mountain is not enough for cultivation. I want to buy some Golden Bud Pills."

"Although pills are good, they cannot be abused. You should know this. You have learned the method of making pills. It takes three months to take a Golden Bud Pill."

"I have taken a few Golden Bud Pills before, and I know the taboos of taking pills."

Zhang Mengquan smiled and nodded, "That's good. You have a bright future and a long way to go. You must not indulge in spiritual pills. Although spiritual pills can improve cultivation quickly, But there are some hidden dangers. For a cultivator, it is better to walk steadily and far than to walk fast. "

Zhang Zhixuan said carefully: "What Uncle Jiu said is right. I will pay attention to it. When I complete the task and return to the mountain, I will stop taking the Golden Bud Pill."

"You finally come to the market. Today I will give you a discount. A bottle of Golden Bud Pill only costs you 30 spirit stones. If you come a month or two later, the pills will be sold out. In recent decades, our Golden Bud Pill has been selling better and better. After one or two years of refining, it can be sold out. When I go back to the mountain gate next time, I will suggest that the family open up new spiritual fields, plant more yellow bud grass, and refine more Golden Bud Pills. "The family pills are selling well, and Zhang Mengquan's face is also bright, and he said happily.

Zhang Zhixuan shook his head and said, "If we increase the planting area of ​​rhubarb bud grass, I'm afraid there won't be a qualified alchemist to make the elixir. The last time I made the elixir, Uncle Jiu was exhausted. As Uncle Jiu gets older, I'm afraid he won't have more energy to make elixirs."

Zhang Mengquan looked at the two alchemy apprentices angrily and sighed, "You two don't have good spiritual roots, and you don't have the talent for alchemy. You've been here for seven or eight years, but you still can't make a second-level elixir.

It's a waste of family resources to keep going. You should learn other skills. I can't let you stay here.

Zhixuan! You have good spiritual roots and have reached a certain level of cultivation.

It's a waste of talent to be a farmer. It's better to follow Uncle Jiu and learn the skill of alchemy. Among the four major skills of elixir, talisman and array, alchemy ranks first.

As long as you learn this skill well, you will not lack Lack of resources for cultivation.

Wealth, friends, and land, wealth comes first! "

After listening to Uncle Jiu's words, Zhang Zhixuan was also somewhat moved and said: "Thank you for Uncle Jiu's kindness. Lingtian also needs a cultivator with good cultivation to take care of it. My nephew is still completing the family mission. Wait a few more years!"

"Here are a few books. They are all my experience in alchemy over the years. I don't have any children. Today I will pass them to you. I hope you can take a good look. When you are free, think about it. If you succeed in refining a second-grade elixir, Uncle Jiu's future tasks will be easier. In addition, you came at the right time this time. Tomorrow is the annual Xihe Small Meeting, and the nearby casual cultivators will come to exchange some resources for cultivation. Don't rush back, wait until tomorrow to see the market. "

Zhang Mengquan has never been married since he became an adult, and he has no children to accompany him.

He treats all outstanding younger generations in the family as his sons.

After he was over 60 and had no hope of building a foundation, his favorite thing was to support the younger generations of the family, and sometimes he would give them some resources for cultivation.

Zhang Zhixuan secretly respected Zhang Mengquan, a gentle elder. He said gratefully, "Don't worry, Uncle Jiu. I will work hard to learn alchemy after I go back and share some of the burden for you."

"Alchemy must be learned, but cultivation must not be neglected. The cultivation of a cultivator is the foundation. With a high cultivation, it is easier to learn alchemy." Zhang Mengquan waved his hand.

Except for the big days when cultivators gather in Xihe Xiaohui, there are very few cultivators in Xihefang on weekdays.

Zhang Zhixuan came for an afternoon, and the five shops in the market only made a transaction of one spirit stone.

For the whole afternoon, only one casual cultivator of the second level of Qi training bought five or six first-level spirit talismans for only one spirit stone.

Looking at the deserted shops, Zhang Zhixuan asked curiously, "Fifth brother, is the market always so quiet on weekdays?"

Fifth brother Zhang Zhicheng has a poor spiritual root. He is already twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, but unfortunately his cultivation is only the third level of Qi training.

As an apprentice who has been learning alchemy for seven or eight years, he still can't make a second-level elixir.

Ninth uncle Zhang Mengquan is completely disappointed in him and will not invest extra resources in him.

After completing the mission and returning to the mountain gate this time, he will change his ways and give up alchemy.

Either he will become a spiritual plant husband, or he will retire in Lushan County.

After hearing Zhang Zhixuan's question, fifth brother Zhang Zhicheng replied in a depressed mood: "Except for Qingxuan Sect, including the nearby casual cultivators, there are only one or two thousand cultivators in Taicheng County. With so few cultivators in total, how can the market be lively? Only the annual Xihe Small Meeting will bring most casual cultivators here, just like the market in the mortal world. At that time, the business done in one day can exceed that of a normal year."