Yan Baibai thought she had transmigrated into a male lead's upgrade and face-slapping "cool" novel. After being awakened by the system, she was forced to undertake tasks to advance the ...
It was said that there were items related to cultivating immortals in the east of the city, but only after coming here did Yan Baibai realize that there were only some small things here, such as storage bags that were cheap enough for mortals to use, and some books that introduced the basic situation of cultivating immortals, such as the level of cultivation, the spiritual roots people possessed, etc.
These were too basic for Yan Baibai, but for Xiao Changhen, who was learning about cultivation for the first time, they were crucial information. Fortunately, the books were not expensive, so the two bought them.
The two men then learned the address of the commission office in the city from the bookstore owner, left the bookstore, and continued in the direction the bookstore owner had indicated.
Leaving the east of the city, the streets suddenly became bustling. After all, there are still more mortals in this world.
After walking for a long time, Yan Baibai realized that there were many people carrying baskets of flowers on the street. They were walking hurriedly, all heading in one direction, which was the direction of leaving the city. But judging from their clothes, they did not look like people living outside the city.
Yan Baibai stopped a couple who looked friendly. They were both holding baskets of similar style. When they got closer, Yan Baibai found that the flowers were wrapped with cooked chicken, duck, and fish.
"Miss, is there something wrong?" The speaker was the wife of the couple. Her tone was gentle and she looked like a considerate and virtuous wife and mother.
"Excuse me, sister. My husband and I just arrived here, and I saw many people like you along the way." Yan Baibai pointed at the flower basket carried by the husband and asked, "Excuse me, what are you doing here?"
"Hey, no wonder you didn't know this." The husband spoke cheerfully. He glanced at Yan Baibai and Xiao Changhen and said, "Fifty miles west of the city, there's a high mountain. On the top of the mountain is a Cang Tian Bodhi. I heard that he has become an immortal and can communicate with heaven and earth. As long as we write our wishes on red cloth and tie it to the branches of the Bodhi tree, if we are lucky enough to be chosen by the Bodhi Fairy, our wishes will definitely come true."
"Have you seen Fairy Bodhi?" After hearing about the existence of immortals, Xiao Changhen became interested.
"We... haven't seen it." The husband hesitated for a moment, but then quickly said, "But nine out of ten times, the wishes of those who can tie the red cloth will come true."
"From what you said, not everyone can tie a note?" Yan Baibai quickly grasped the key point.
"Yes, Bodhi Mountain is very high. Although there is only one way up, not everyone is qualified to reach the top." The wife explained in a gentle voice: "If you are not destined to be there, you will get lost in the mountains and then walk down the mountain in a daze."
The wife pinched the flowers beside the basket, sighed, and continued, "Later, I heard that the Bodhi Fairy loved flowers and meat, but by the time we got the news, it was no longer of any use."
"My wife and I have two sons, and my wife wants a daughter, so we hope that the Bodhi Fairy will show her power and make our wish come true." The husband continued, "Unfortunately, we've been there so many times, but we've never reached the top of the mountain."
"Hey, I see that you and your wife don't have any children yet. Do you want a daughter or a son in the future?" The wife took Yan Baibai's hand, her face full of curiosity.
"We... don't have such plans at the moment. We want to become monks." Yan Baibai replied quickly.
"It's not easy to become a cultivator, and we don't have many cultivators in Xuancheng. If you want to become a cultivator, I think you should go to Lucheng, where there are many immortal sects." The husband saw the doubt in their eyes and continued, "Lucheng is a hundred miles away from us, and the journey is difficult. However, you can take the immortals' spaceship, but it requires a lot of spirit stones, and the round trip opportunity is only once a month in the middle of the month. Good luck."
"Thank you both for telling me." Yan Baibai nodded gratefully to the couple. This time, Xiao Changhen also followed Yan Baibai and nodded.
The couple were also very kind-hearted. They waved to the two of them repeatedly, then walked out of the city hand in hand.
Next, Xiao Changhen and Yan Baibai naturally continued to walk slowly towards the commission office.
"Husband, do you think Fairy Bodhi is real?" Yan Baibai asked.
"I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so I can't tell whether it's true or not." Xiao Changhen frowned and continued, "But I don't think there are such kind-hearted and idle immortals in this world. There is a price to pay for everything."
Yan Baibai thought about it and felt that what Xiao Changhen said made sense. The two of them chatted and came to the commission office in the city. This place was beyond Yan Baibai's expectations, because there were many more cultivators there, although most of them were only at the first or second level of Qi training.
Entering the commission office, the first thing they saw was a large wall covered with densely packed wooden strips. From time to time, someone would remove a strip, and then someone else would fill in the missing space. There were words engraved on the strips. When the two of them looked up, they understood.
Green Grass - 5 Spirit Stones/jin; Three-legged Black Chicken - 10 Spirit Stones/piece; Green Wolf - 50 Spirit Stones/piece; Jade Fang Fragrant Pig - 80 Spirit Stones/piece; Sky-reaching Python - 180 Spirit Stones/piece; Coral Deer - 300 Spirit Stones/piece; ...
The two looked up and saw that some of the wooden strips were covered with cobwebs.
Six-eared White Monkey - 3,000 Spiritual Stones per head; Water Jade Spirit Snake - 3,100 Spiritual Stones per head; Smiling Sky Eagle - 5,000 Spiritual Stones per head; Iceberg Snow Lotus - 1,000,000 Spiritual Stones per plant; Sky Jade Purple Orchid - 5,000,000 Spiritual Stones per plant...
Yan Baibai swallowed hard. She had seen most of these monsters before, and some of them she had only seen in the Yanjian Sect's picture album. It can be said that the more valuable the monster is, the higher the risk factor.
The two came to their senses and came to the counter. After asking some questions, they understood the rules of the agency.
Xuancheng is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and within these mountains are all sorts of magical beasts and spiritual herbs. As long as you bring them to the commission office to sell, the commission office will pay you with spiritual stones on the spot. If anyone wants something, they can also get a wooden plaque and write the item name and price on it. The commission office only needs to charge a small fee...
"How many spirit stones does a boat ticket to Lucheng cost?"
Before leaving, Yan Baibai asked the question that concerned her most. From yesterday until today, Yan Baibai hadn't seen the evil cultivator who had taken the little boy's body. Perhaps he had already left, and the bag of spirit stones he had given them was gone. Of course, she and Xiao Changhen would have to find a way to earn spirit stones again.
"Two thousand spirit stones."
In other words, if Yan Baibai and Xiao Changhen wanted to take the spaceship to Lucheng, they would need to earn at least 4,000 spirit stones. Once there, they would also need food and lodging. On the road to immortal cultivation, the travel expenses alone would have eliminated many people.