A Feng Shui Master’s Guide to Cultivation

Chen Xiao was a Feng Shui master before his death. He changed his fate to save his master, but died of old age.

When he opened his eyes, he came to a world of immortal cultivation where there...

Chapter 383: Salt Exchange

This was something Chen Xiao had not expected, but he was not too worried. He said, "As long as it's not their wizard in person, but just an ordinary person, Ke Ran and I can handle it."

Although he could not use his vital energy, he still had impressive martial arts skills. Coupled with the Xingtian Axe, ordinary people were no match for him.

Zhu Bai was still worried, and after thinking for a while he said, "How about this, I'll ask Master for permission to go with you, and I can be your guide."

When they arrived at the Great Wizard's place, Chen Xiao told him his plan, and the Great Wizard readily agreed, even saying in a domineering manner: "Don't be afraid even if you meet a wizard. Anyone who dares to embarrass you is an enemy of our Zhu Wizard Clan! Let Abai accompany you and your disciple, and he can also provide a layer of protection for you two."

"Thank you, Great Wizard." Chen Xiao was very grateful. So far, the Great Wizard had helped them a lot, and Chen Xiao didn't know how to repay him.

After preparing food and utensils for the journey, the three of them set out early the next morning.

The journey requires crossing mountains and hills. Most of Zigui Tianjing is undeveloped primitive landforms, and there are no roads at all.

Therefore, Chen Xiao and the other two did not have any mounts, and they relied solely on their legs to climb over the mountains and across the hills.

This trip to explore Feng Shui was the most tiring one Chen Xiao had ever experienced.

In their previous lives, they had all kinds of advanced tools, and after coming here, they were always assisted by immortal cultivators. This time, they not only had to fight against snakes, insects and wild beasts, but the most difficult thing was that they didn't have a detailed map.

All the Zhuwu tribe had was a very crude map that simply marked where there were mountains, where there was water, and where there were tribes. This map was borrowed from the tribe leader by the great witch before leaving, and Chen Xiao temporarily copied it.

Chen Xiao was also trying to be strong. He ran out to look for a Feng Shui treasured place even though his body had not yet fully recovered.

They didn't walk far every day. Chen Xiao taught Huang Keran while walking, and at the same time he did not avoid Zhu Bai, as if he was consciously letting him learn Feng Shui.

Zhu Bai didn't say anything, but he understood what he meant in his heart. While secretly grateful, he also followed his instructions and studied very seriously.

The Zhuwu tribe does not have the need for Feng Shui now, but that does not mean there will be no need for it in the future. If one more technique is spread in Zigui, it may be able to cultivate immortals in the future. It does not need to be many, as long as there is one immortal, it will have a huge impact on Zigui, a closed heaven.

This day, nothing was gained again.

It was getting dark. Chen Xiao looked at the sky and said, "Let's set up camp here today."

Huang Keran nodded, looked at Chen Xiao's face, and said, "Master, you rest here. I'll go hunt some game and make some broth tonight."

Chen Xiao smiled and nodded, "Okay, go ahead."

Huang Keran held a sword he had exchanged from the Zhuwu tribe in his hand. He looked around, found a direction and entered the woods.

After Chen Xiao took a short rest, he began to prepare the place to sleep for the night. Zhu Bai cleaned the ground, found some dry firewood nearby, and lit a fire.

"Senior, please drink some water." Zhu Bai handed over a water bottle made of bamboo.

"Okay." Chen Xiao did not refuse. He opened the small lid of the bamboo tube and took a sip.

He also had some reserved water in his storage box, but this was Zhu Bai's intention, and Chen Xiao didn't want to refuse his kindness.

Returning the water bottle to Zhu Bai, Chen Xiao said, "You have learned a lot these days. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask. Don't feel embarrassed."

"Senior..." Zhu Bai asked not quite understandingly, "I heard from my master that a great witch once asked the great man in the Tribulation Crossing Stage for the cultivation method of immortality, but was directly rejected. He was told that the cultivation method of immortality practitioners would not be easily passed on to others, and that he could not transfer to another sect. Why did you allow me to learn from you?"

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "My situation is different from that great man who transcended the tribulation. Feng Shui is a unique art. There are only a few people in the world who know it. If we want to pass it on, the more people who learn it, the better." Only in this way can the Feng Shui industry flourish and grow.

Zhu Bai seemed to understand, "So that's how it is."

At this time, Huang Keran came back carrying a deer. "Abai, help me skin this deer," he said.

Zhu Bai stood up and said, "Your craftsmanship is pretty good. You can peel this skin yourself."

Huang Keran smiled and said, "This deerskin is good, but I'm afraid it will get damaged. Winter is coming soon, and if I have enough deerskin I can use it to make a mattress for my master."

The two men hung the deer on a tree branch and began to bleed and skin it. Zhu Bai's movements were quick and efficient, and he quickly peeled off a complete deerskin.

After the skin was peeled, Huang Keran gave it to Chen Xiao to collect and prepare to go back for further processing. During this journey, Huang Keran hunted a lot, and the uneaten meat and peeled skin were stored in Chen Xiao's storage box.

Three months before winter, he began to prepare for the winter, collecting meat and winter supplies while traveling. Chen Xiao had to admit that Huang Keran was too frugal!

Huang Keran put a pot on the fire and started to cook the broth. He took out a small bamboo stick from his arms, opened it and poured salt into the pot.

After pouring the salt, he looked at the bamboo joints, then looked up at Chen Xiao, "Master, there is not much salt left."

This salt was brought by Chen Xiao himself. The salt from the Zhuwu tribe was not enough for him to eat, so he couldn't exchange it at all.

Chen Xiao frowned and asked Zhu Wu: "Where does your salt come from?"

Zhu Bai said: "The salt that the tribesmen eat on a daily basis is all dug from the salt wells, but that salt is not only bitter, but also very astringent."

Huang Keran looked at him strangely: "Wasn't the salt we ate before very good?" He meant that before Chen Xiao woke up, Huang Keran had also eaten the salt sent by their tribe. Although the salt grains were rough, it was not bitter.

Zhu Bai smiled bitterly and said, "That was exchanged from a tribe that produces good salt."

Chen Xiao rubbed his brows and sighed, "If I had known that there would be a shortage of salt one day, I would have gotten more from Luobei."

Huang Keran thought for a moment and said, "Master, why don't we go to the tribe that produces good salt and exchange for more salt."

Chen Xiao looked at him with amusement. This kid has been like a hamster lately, wanting to hoard everything. If he hadn't objected before, he would have wanted to collect dead branches along the way to make firewood in the winter.

But considering that they don't know how long they will live in Zigui, it is indeed necessary to stock up on more salt.

Chen Xiao asked Zhu Bai: "Is that tribe far away?"

Zhu Bai said: "It's not bad. It only takes a month to get there from here. But it's different from the direction we planned before."

Chen Xiao said: "It doesn't matter. We didn't have a specific plan, so it doesn't matter if we change direction." Now we just have to try our luck and get a clear idea of ​​the terrain first.

Zhu Bai said: "Okay, then we will go to the Stone Witch Tribe tomorrow."

After changing direction, they walked for another month and finally arrived at the tribe.

Because of the salt production, this tribe is not big, but very rich. Zhu Bai has been here several times, and he took Chen Xiao and Huang Keran to deal with the guards outside the gate of the tribe and entered the interior.

"Master, what can we use to exchange for salt?" Huang Keran asked.

"Let's use the cloth. I have a few pieces of new fabric in my storage box." Chen Xiao said without thinking too much.

Huang Keran hesitated for a moment and said, "Why not keep the cloth to make clothes and use the skins and game we hunt along the way to exchange for salt."

Chen Xiao originally wanted to say no, because how could he bear to exchange the fruits of Huang Keran's hard work for salt?

But then he thought, he had a lot of clothes in the storage box, but Huang Keran was different, he only had a few sets of clothes to change. In addition, he was still growing, if his clothes were no longer wearable, he would have to change all the fabrics and use the linen here to make clothes for him.

It’s a pity that the people here don’t use gold and silver as precious metals, and spirit stones, spirit beads and spirit coins are completely useless.

With a sigh, Chen Xiao said gently: "Okay, let's exchange the prey and skins." He made up his mind to hunt more prey on the way back.

Zhu Bai brought them to an area dedicated to salt trading, moved out a pile of skins and meat, and exchanged them for a lot of green coarse salt.

The scene of Chen Xiao creating a bunch of things out of thin air was so shocking that it caused a sensation. If it weren't for the sorcerer Zhu Bai, the curious people would have rushed in. Even so, they surrounded Chen Xiao and his group.

The commotion finally alerted the tribe's chief to appear.

"Abai, who is this person?" The clan leader looked at Chen Xiao in surprise.

Zhu Bai said: "This is a cultivator, an immortal master, and his apprentice. They came to Zigui by chance and are currently staying as guests at Zhuwu." He deliberately spoke vaguely, not saying that Chen Xiao was recuperating in their tribe, nor did he mention his realm.

The clan leader had indeed misunderstood and thought that Chen Xiao was the legendary great man who could transcend tribulations.

The clan leader's face was uncertain for a while, but after a while, his eyes became firm and he said, "Abai, can you invite this immortal cultivator and his apprentice to my home? I have something important to tell you."

Zhu Bai was very surprised and after a moment of hesitation, he translated the clan leader's words to Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao accepted the invitation of the clan leader. When he put away the salt he had traded, he found that the clan leader's pupils shrank and he could hardly hide his fear on his face.

Chen Xiao felt something was odd. After arriving at the clan leader's house, he acted arrogant and cool.

Huang Keran looked at his master's expression, which was also stern and very serious.

Chen Xiao had a cold face throughout the whole process. The clan leader tried to communicate with him through Zhu Bai several times, but was always dismissed by Chen Xiao with a cold eye.

Finally, the clan leader had to give up and focused on talking to Zhu Bai.

The atmosphere in the room was very solemn. No one dared to get close. Zhu Bai's expression became increasingly heavy, and finally turned ashen.

When the tribe leader asked someone to take them to their accommodation for the night, Zhu Bai suppressed his emotions and said in a calm voice: "Thanks to the senior's appearance, the tribe leader of Shiwu was frightened and he changed his mind and told me a secret. The Yanwu tribe is conspiring to connect many tribes and want to destroy our tribe. The chief witch of Shiwu and his disciples were invited to Yanwu to participate in this conspiracy meeting."

Zhu Bai slammed the table in anger, "If we hadn't come to Shiwu to exchange salt, I'm afraid we would have known Yanwu's evil ambitions only when the allied army arrived."