Chapter 41 Selecting a Cave

Seeing Zhang Zhixuan's reluctance, the middle-aged cultivator looked a little embarrassed and said reluctantly: "Of course there are cheap ones. Go along this road and walk two miles up to Black Mountain Square. There are hundreds of small courtyards that are vacant.

However, the spiritual energy in these small courtyards is thin. There are only first-level middle-grade spiritual veins in them, which are not enough for you Qi training cultivators to practice.

These small courtyards do not have attached spiritual fields, and they cannot use the gathering spirit array to gather spiritual energy. Once you violate the rules, you will be expelled from Black Mountain Square immediately.

Except for casual cultivators with extremely low cultivation and no spiritual stones, no cultivators are willing to live in such small courtyards.

The cultivators living in such courtyards are either elderly cultivators who have given up cultivation, or cultivators who have just entered the Qi training stage and have no spiritual stones.

No However, this kind of low-level cave also has some advantages, that is, the price is extremely cheap. You only need to pay one spirit stone every year to live in Heishanfang for a year.

According to the rules set by Taixu Patriarch, cultivators are prohibited from fighting within thirty miles of Heishanfang.

One spirit stone every year can be exchanged for a year of peace.

Some cultivators who have no hope in the path of Taoism basically move their caves to the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain, and live one day at a time in Heishanfang until the spirit stones are exhausted and they are driven out of the cave. "

"My cultivation is already good, and living in such a low-level cave is a bit conspicuous, which is somewhat inconsistent with my purpose of keeping a low profile and hiding to find enemies. This time I settled in Heishanfang, I can neither be in the limelight nor too low-key. I have to be like a normal casual cultivator and settle down in Heishanfang, so that I can Without being suspected by others, it is possible to find out the real news and avenge his father to resolve his obsession. "

Zhang Zhixuan thought about it in his heart, and finally made up his mind. He smiled and said: "This fellow Taoist, although we are casual cultivators, we also have an elder who used to hang out in Black Mountain Square and is not an ignorant fool.

One of the two caves you introduced is prepared for foundation-building cultivators.

And cultivators who dare to enter the Southern Wilderness to hunt monsters will hunt monsters above level three once they successfully build their foundation, occupy the spiritual veins where they are entrenched, and open caves outside.

So although these high-level caves are good, foundation-building cultivators are often unwilling to live in the market, and for Qi training cultivators, the price of such caves is too expensive.

Only some small immortal cultivation families can will rent this kind of cave.

The other kind of cave is prepared for casual cultivators who want to live a lazy life. We two brothers and sisters are not going to live a lazy life, so how can we live in it? "

After hearing Zhang Zhixuan's words, the middle-aged cultivator's face changed and said, "So you are a familiar customer. I am so disrespectful.

Since you two are very familiar with Black Mountain Square, I will not say much.

The caves suitable for cultivators in the late stage of Qi training are mostly on the mountainside.

There is a spiritual cave in the cave, but it will be opened once every ten days, and each opening time is only three days. The cultivators in the cave cannot open the spiritual cave for cultivation at will. Once discovered, the losses must be recovered and they will be severely punished.

In addition, there are three thirds of the first-level high-quality spiritual fields in the cave, which can grow spiritual rice to supply cultivators for cultivation.

The prices of these caves are also different, and the concentration of spiritual energy inside is also different. The high price is dozens of spiritual stones a year, and the low price is only about seven or eight spiritual stones. "

After listening to the introduction of the middle-aged cultivator, Zhang Zhixuan was also somewhat interested and asked: "Are there any fire eyes of the earth fire in these caves? Can they be used to make pills and tools?"

"So fellow Daoist can actually make pills. Daoist looks young, but his skills are extraordinary? Most of us here are casual cultivators who lack inheritance. There are very few cultivators who can make pills. Except for high-level caves, most caves in the Qi training period do not have this function. However, there are several shops selling elixirs in the market, and these shops are almost always recruiting alchemists. Since the little brother has a skill, it is easy to find his position. "

According to the introduction of the middle-aged cultivator, Zhang Zhixuan and the others chose a relatively spacious cave.

This cave was opened in the cave, and there is also a trickling stream flowing in it. This underground river passes through the cave several dozen feet deep and flows into the deepest part of the Black Mountain.

Zhang Zhixuan looked at the stream and asked in confusion: "Will there be some hidden monsters in the stream that invade the cave? "

"Fellow Daoist, you may not know that the key to Black Mountain becoming a fourth-grade middle-grade spiritual vein is a spiritual river inside Black Mountain. These streams are all tributaries of the spiritual river. It is precisely because of the irrigation of the spiritual water in the spiritual river that a large number of spiritual fields can be opened up in Black River Square, where some spiritual rice is planted and some cultivators are nurtured. This spiritual river is the foundation of Black Mountain cultivators. There are a lot of forbidden methods arranged in it. Even the Liang Patriarch of Black Mountain often pays attention to this place. So, fellow Daoist, don't worry, there is no danger here at all."

After sending the middle-aged cultivator away and paying a one-time rent of fifteen spiritual stones for one year, Zhang Zhixuan and the others moved into the cave on the same day.

Zhang Zhixuan opened the spiritual cave, sensed the spiritual energy and said: "This spiritual cave is already a second-grade upper grade, and the spiritual energy is better than the family spiritual field. It can open the spiritual cave for three days every ten days to practice, which is also better than the mountain gate. Although the price is a little more expensive, the high price also has its advantages. "

In recent years, Zhang Zhixuan and his partner have accumulated more than 300 spiritual stones, and they are now able to live comfortably.

There are three-tenths of spiritual fields in the cave, and the spiritual rice planted there is almost mature.

Zhang Zhixuan looked at the spiritual rice and found that the spiritual rice here is different from that in his family. The rice grains are full and crystal clear, and the whole body is black, like huge pearls.

This kind of spiritual rice is called Xuanzhudan, also known as black pearls. Its grade is higher than the chalcedony rice of the Zhang family, reaching the first-grade upper grade.

Although the grade is much higher, the output of spiritual rice is much lower. One acre of black pearl spiritual rice has a yield of less than 100 kilograms, which is only three or four times that of chalcedony rice.

The three-tenths of spiritual rice in the cave can only allow Zhang Zhixuan and his partner to try something new and change their taste, and it can't supply the daily consumption of the two. .

In addition to the three-tenths of spiritual field, there are four or five rooms in the cave, and there are no other functions such as alchemy room and weapon refining room. Some of the furniture and decorations inside are also a bit old.

Zhang Zhixuan touched the accumulated dust and estimated that this cave has been uninhabited for two or three years.

After Zhang Zhixuan and the others tidied up their rooms and cleaned the cave, they followed the path on the mountainside and entered the Black Mountain Market to inquire about the news and see if they could find a job to earn spiritual stones.

Although the two of them had no worries about food and clothing for the time being, Zhang Zhixuan's character of preparing for a rainy day would not allow him to live a life of idleness.

Besides, he went down the mountain to seek revenge and resolve the obsession of this flesh. Only by hanging out in a well-informed place could he possibly find out the whereabouts of his enemies.