Lin Xiang has not yet been to the market that the spirit of Qifeng Town mentioned, but he thinks it will never be as prosperous and lively as the market inside Qingwei Sword Sect.

He looked around like a country bumpkin, wanting to buy every item he saw.

However, he was short of money. Including the 100 spirit stones income from the outer disciples, there were only less than 200 low-level spirit stones and 5 mid-level spirit stones in his space ring.

Half of the spirit stones obtained from the space ring were thrown into the Five Elements Wu Earth Formation!

Fortunately, he mastered the art of alchemy, and the start-up capital he had was enough for him to buy raw materials and refine them into pills for sale.

Miraculous medicine is considered a crudely processed product, while elixir is a finely processed product, and the profit can be several times higher.

"Senior Brother Lin, I plan to go to Baicao Pavilion to buy a few bottles of elixirs to help me practice, so that it will be easier for me to change my cultivation method. What are your plans?" Xu Man asked.

Lin Xiang knew that they were not very familiar with each other, so it would be better not to go shopping together to avoid embarrassment for both parties.

So he replied: "I'll go to the Free Market to take a look. We can contact each other by flying sword when the time comes."

Things in luxuriously decorated shops are extremely expensive. The same items are several times more expensive than outside, so it is not cost-effective to buy them directly.

But it is difficult to tell whether the items on these stalls are real or fake.

If you don't know the business, you can easily be cheated.

There are often inferior products or even counterfeit and shoddy products, and it is useless even if they are discovered later.

Lin Xiang came here to test his detection skills. If he could detect successfully, at least he wouldn't be fooled.

Most sword practitioners are indifferent, and only a small number are extroverted and enthusiastic. Therefore, many street vendors practice quietly and wait for customers to make their own choices.

After Lin Xiang and Xu Man parted ways, they came to a place selling jade slips and other sundries. He knew that players had a great demand for skills and techniques, and were more willing to spend money on them.

You can spend your time practicing, but you have to spend real money to learn the techniques!

"Senior, do you have any techniques or skills suitable for practicing during the Qi Refining Stage?"

The stall owner was wearing a blue robe, which meant he was an inner sect disciple. He was at least in the foundation-building stage and deserved the title of senior.

In many small sects, people in the Foundation Establishment Stage can become elders or even the head of the sect!

The stall owner, who had been practicing silently, suddenly opened his eyes, and a small sword disappeared from his eyes. Without further inquiry, he said, "What attributes or price do you need?"

"Any property will do, the cheaper the better."

Lin Xiang doesn't care about what others think. He has already obtained the first level of the Taixuan Sword Sutra. He buys the skills at the street stall just to sell them to players and try to make some spirit stones from them.

Only when these players become stronger can they explore more areas, obtain more good things, and help Lin Xiang improve.

The stall owner did not think it was surprising. Many cultivators would do similar things and prepare a set of cultivation techniques for their subordinates, followers, and family members.

He then picked up two jade slips from the stall and said, "These are the fire-attributed Blazing Flame Art and the water-attributed Jade Waves Art. They are both low-grade techniques. While not fast to practice, they are stable and come with several accompanying spells. Ten low-grade spirit stones are enough for each."

The jade slip technique is actually equivalent to a no-cost business. Once you know it, you can engrave it into the jade slip.

It’s just that many people cherish their own things.

The price of this basic skill is indeed not too high.

Therefore, Lin Xiang bargained: "Senior, how about adding one more basic technique, three sets for 20 spirit stones?"

He has limited spirit stones and must spend them wisely.

When it is sold to players, the price will of course be different. The skills and the matching spells will be sold separately, and the price of the basic skills will be more than 20 spirit stones.

If you don’t have spirit stones, just accept your own exploitation!

Lin Xiang was certain that these players would not be able to obtain large amounts of spirit stones in the novice area, and once they became curious about the skills, they would definitely sign a contract to sell themselves.

The development of Dongshan Village cannot be separated from the players, and the Huanyu Market needs them even more.

Facing Lin Xiang's counter-offer, the stall owner took out another jade slip and said, "This is the wood-attributed Changchun Jue. Its attack power is not very strong, but it has the advantage of long-lasting strength and strong vitality. It can extend your life by several decades."

"Senior, do you have anything that low-level cultivators can use? For example, spiritual medicine seeds, spiritual grain seeds, or magical instruments that are not too powerful, etc."

The stall owner shook his head and asked, "Do you need spiritual power-increasing pills during the Qi Refining Stage?"

"Not necessary for now." Lin Xiang shook his head. He upgraded quickly and knew how to make medicine. The sect also gave him pills, so there was no need to spend precious spirit stones.

Since he couldn't buy anything else from this senior, he just paid for it.

With only twenty low-grade spirit stones, one can be said to be the poorest in the sect, and no one will envy him.

Who would rob a monk who is poorer than himself!

Isn't that a waste of time?

In the following time, Lin Xiang compared prices in the free market and finally bought a bag of intermediate and low-level spiritual grain seeds as well as many spiritual medicine and spiritual fruit seeds.

At the same time, he also bought a batch of silver arrow grass seeds. These silver arrow grasses are good materials for papermaking and are especially suitable for drawing talismans.

In the past, most of the talismans in the world of cultivation were made of jade or monster fur. When talisman paper was introduced, it immediately became the mainstream.

Even sword cultivators who don't know how to plant will scatter silver arrow grass seeds around their courtyards or caves to avoid wasting land and spiritual energy.

Silver arrow grass is easy to grow and does not require as much careful care as spiritual grain or other spiritual medicines.

And the longer it grows, the higher its quality will be, and the higher the grade of the talisman paper produced will also be.

Many cultivators would go into seclusion or travel for several years or even ten years. Other spiritual medicines would have died long ago if left in their caves, but the silver arrow grass would grow more and more luxuriantly.

As for mature elixirs, Lin Xiang only bought the raw materials for Huanyuan Dan and Bigu Wan here.

He had already used up all his spirit stones without even buying any talismans or magical instruments.

He didn't rush to sell the various elixirs he had obtained from his space ring. He planned to return to his own residence and find an opportunity to sell them later. It would be best to create a new alchemist alias to separate the sword cultivator from the alchemist.

With so many aliases, the true identity is more hidden!

There are paper crane mounts at the entrance and exit of the market town, which can be regarded as taxis in the world of cultivation.

There are many peaks in the Qingwei Sword Sect. Strong cultivators can fly away on their own, but outer disciples in the Qi Refining Stage need flying instruments or flying mounts to move freely.

Lin Xiang has a special body and as an immortal he can fly and hide in the ground instinctively, but in order not to expose himself, he can only follow the local customs and be like the other outer disciples.

The old man in charge of paper crane rentals respectfully asked, "Master, which peak are we heading to?"

"Taixuan Peak."

After saying that, Lin Xiang took out a spirit stone and handed it to the other party. It cost a spirit stone for one flight, which was really a luxury.

Soon, the old man took out a paper crane and handed it to Lin Xiang, saying, "Master, just inject spiritual energy into it. This paper crane will automatically go to Taixuan Peak. Once it arrives, someone will be responsible for collecting it."

Lin Xiang was a little curious about this, but his expression was calm, as if he didn't care at all.

Spiritual power was injected into the small paper crane, and it suddenly expanded in size to become a thousand paper cranes with a wingspan of nearly ten feet. There was even a spiritual power shield on its back, which was more than enough for a person to sit cross-legged on its back.

The sea of ​​clouds was surging, and streaks of light were flying between the peaks. Those were the fellow disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage and above, flying on their swords.

Although those in the Qi Refining Stage can also fly with a sword, their total spiritual power is limited, and it is easy to run out of spiritual power halfway through the flight.

The greatness of the Qingwei Sword Sect can be seen from this!

When he successfully arrived at Taixuan Peak, another mortal here skillfully took the shrunken paper crane from Lin Xiang's hand and enthusiastically helped him show the way.

There are not many people in Taixuan Peak. Most of them are practicing or traveling, and few people are wandering around the mountainside.

The abundance of spiritual energy in the entire mountain decreases from the top to the foot of the mountain. Obviously, the courtyard where the outer disciples are located is at the foot of the mountain.

Lin Xiang followed the instructions and successfully found his own courtyard No. 18, C.

This courtyard is protected by special prohibitions and can only be opened by the owner.

The small courtyard covers a large area, at least much larger than the courtyards he built around the Huanyu Market.

In addition to the main living room, there are also a practice room and a study.

Inside the courtyard is a small training ground, with some ordinary flowers and plants planted around it, all of which are just ordinary plants.

Lin Xiang could even see the marks of the roots of the harvested silver arrow grass nearby.

"I wonder if the brother who originally lived here has entered the inner sect, left the Qingwei Sword Sect, or died."

The Qingwei Sword Sect's requirements for outer disciples are actually not very high. One can enter the inner sect after building a foundation before the age of 100.

Just imagine, the disciples recruited here are all top-grade spiritual roots under the age of twenty, with at least eighty years of practice time. Even under such favorable practice conditions, they cannot meet the standards and are inevitably expelled.

Lin Xiang quickly set up the restrictions, sprinkled some silver arrow grass seeds on the soil near the courtyard as camouflage, and quickly came to the training room and immediately chose to descend in spirit.

…

As the sun sets, gray fog quietly spreads over the lands of Nanshanbuzhou, Xiniuhezhou, and Dongshengshenzhou.

Countless demons and monsters hiding underground or in the woods finally found the opportunity, quickly came out and began to wander around.

The monsters and ghosts with good memories know that the villages, towns, and counties guarded by sacrificial spirits are not easy to mess with, so they can only attack lone travelers in the wilderness.

"Ye Youqian" walked quickly on the official road holding a dagger he earned from working in Qifeng Town.

When I left the town, I was warned not to go out after dark because it was very dangerous outside.

But he didn't care at all.

Are gamers afraid of danger?

I’m afraid it’s not dangerous enough!

Now that leveling is so slow, you need to encounter a few monsters at night and kill them.

The cry of an owl could be heard in the distant forests, and the small bushes beside the official road made slight noises, as if some wild animal was approaching quietly.

Ye Youqian swallowed his saliva. His arm holding the torch felt a little sore. He roared into the darkness, "Come on, you damned beast! Let me show you how I, your grandpa, will deal with you!"

If he were to control a game character on a computer screen and travel through a dark environment, he wouldn't be afraid at all.

Even if zombies or ghosts suddenly appeared in the 3D game, they would not scare him.

Now I am immersed in the game, just like walking on the road at night in real life.

I feel scared walking alone in the alleys lit by street lights.

Not to mention this scene where there is no light at all and only the torch in your hand is burning.

Ye Youqian only hated himself for running out alone. If he had more companions, he would be able to take care of them better.

The players in Dongshan Village also found their temporary residences when it got dark. Depending on how much work they did today, they had the opportunity to stay in a courtyard, a house, or an inn.

From morning to night, the players who had been busy all day not only had no intention of stopping to rest, but instead turned into night owls. Only a few people went offline or practiced and explored on their own.

Tractorski, who had finally resurrected, was unwilling to miss the rare gaming time. They lit a blazing bonfire in the middle of the market town and discussed their exploration plan for the evening.

"Old Han, during the internal test, were you able to go out at night to kill monsters and level up? I feel like it's a bit of a waste of time here."

Han Mu, who was called out, came out of his training state and replied, "You can definitely go out. There's no curfew or closure of the market gates. But I don't recommend going out. It's very dangerous to go out at night. Those evil spirits are waiting for you to leave."

Another player, the Wind Chasing Girl, muttered by the campfire, "You five have learned some techniques, so of course you can practice here. We don't have any, so it's just a waste of time here. We might as well go out and fight. You can't see any monsters during the day, and they finally come out at night. We have to seize the opportunity to kill them!"

"Beautiful lady, you're right! I thought so too. How can I earn spirit stones if I don't fight? If I die, at most I'll waste an hour resurrecting. The risk and benefit are acceptable."

"I have to go out anyway. Today, while I was burning bricks, I got the Pure Yang Nine Swords sword technique. The description says it has increased damage against evil spirits. This afternoon, I even went to the abandoned peach orchard next door and cut a branch, which I carved into a peach wood sword."

"Boss! Can you take me with you? Let's team up and go out to find evil spirits together."

"If there are too many people, the evil spirits will be attracted here, right?"

Not only these later players were tempted, but Yu Xiaoqi, Tai Er Zhenren, Xie Longtao, and Han Mu were also tempted.

There are basically no monsters to kill during the day, at most wild beasts.

There is no way to defeat the monster!

At night, some low-level wandering souls and green-faced ghosts come out one after another. It is a good time to upgrade.

Bingxuepiaopiao was not here at all. She was still practicing the Small Cloud and Rain Technique next to the two acres of land, trying to turn it into a spiritual field as soon as possible.

The main reason why everyone has the confidence to go out and challenge evil spirits is the Five Elements Wu Earth Formation that covers the entire Dongshan Village and Huanyu Market. Even if they encounter an evil spirit that they cannot defeat, they can run inside and hide.

Therefore, when Lin Xiang's soul returned to Dongshan Village from the distant Qingwei Sword Sect, he saw a group of players waiting for resurrection in his own land temple.

This group of players who turned into soul state were still chatting enthusiastically. They didn't feel scared at all. Instead, they were summarizing how to kill the enemy better!

"I was careless! Many evil spirits had no physical form, and I actually used a knife to chop them."

"Yeah, they're actually not afraid of fire. I tried burning them with fire, but it didn't work."

"I vomited three liters of blood. I did kill a few ghosts and green-faced ghosts, but was beaten back by a boss called the One-Horned Ghost King. He didn't even give me a chance to escape."

"No, no, I have to buy a technique after I'm resurrected. The Pure Yang Technique is perfect for suppressing evil spirits."

"Yes, when I was killed, I saw Master Tai Er use his spiritual power to kill a ghost directly. It was very easy."

"Do you have any spirit stones?"

"How about we get together and let one person upgrade first, so that the rich can help the poor."

"Don't forget us if you become rich and powerful. Don't work so hard to make you stronger, only to end up not taking us with you."

"If anyone doesn't keep their word, we'll expose them on the forum. There are only a hundred or so beta testers, and I'm sure no one wants their reputation to be tarnished. Otherwise, no one will want to work with you in the future."

Lin Xiang did find that the players began to use the Five Elements Wu Earth Formation as protection, and killed those arrogant ghosts and green-faced ghosts one after another.

This kind of low-level monster cannot come out during the day. When it comes out at night, not only will you gain experience points, but it will also drop items, and some may even drop spirit stone fragments!

He was worried that players couldn't get spirit stones, and he had very few spirit stones left, so he couldn't get them circulated in the market.

As a result, the traditional leveling and monster-killing mode does still exist.

Thinking of this, he placed the jade slips of the Fiery Flame Art, the Green Wave Art, and the Eternal Spring Art that he had bought into the bookstore, and at the same time, the spells that originally came with them were separated one by one.

"The three techniques cost a total of 20 spirit stones. Now, 10 spirit stones for each technique isn't too expensive, right? The Pure Yang Technique has a restraining effect on evil spirits, so 15 spirit stones is just right."

At first glance, it seems that he doesn't make much money, but in fact he wants to sell these skills to one hundred beta test players, so of course he can make more money.

That's what unscrupulous businessmen do. Each item may not seem expensive individually, but if you want to collect them all and match them together, you will have to spend a lot of money.

This is the worst way to cut meat with a blunt knife!

For example, the three spells recorded in the Flame Sutra, Fire Sword Technique, Fire Dragon Technique, and Flame Strike, were all listed separately by Lin Xiang at a price of 5 spirit stones.

Some players died, while others quickly upgraded, and everyone's fate was different.

Only then did everyone realize how powerful the monsters outside were, and they began to band together and form teams to attack.

This resulted in significantly fewer casualties.

Kill monsters with team strength, then gather strength to collect spoils and focus on building a certain player.

Lin Xiang never knew that 10 spirit stone fragments could actually be combined into a low-grade spirit stone. This was probably the special advantage of the players.

Finally, several teams with strong leadership had their captains purchase skills, and their overall strength rose to a new level!

Lin Xiang was not in any hurry to return to Qingwei Sword Sect at this time. Since the restriction on the fake account had been activated, he could just wait ten days or half a month before teleporting over and say that he was in seclusion to practice Taixuan Sword Sutra.

Now he plans to build up his land.

The area of ​​the Universe Cave Heaven expanded a bit more. Lin Xiang took out the apricot kernel of the immortal apricot obtained from the visit to the ancestor, placed it in the core position of the Cave Heaven Seed, and performed the Small Cloud and Rain Technique to water it.

After Xianxing suppressed the Universe Cave Heaven, he could clearly feel that the entire cave heaven became more stable, and even became particularly similar to the external environment.

The Xuanling ginseng, Polygonatum sibiricum, and Herb Dew that were planted earlier have all sprouted new buds, and the vital elixirs found in the space ring have also recovered and are extremely vigorous.

Lin Xiang looked at the well-developed spiritual rice seedlings. He moved all of them to the vicinity of the spiritual field, and set up a task release board in front of the land temple in Huanyufang City.

Let players come here to accept tasks faster.

The Earth Temple in the Dark quietly added such a new section, and players who did not have the strength to go out and fight soon noticed it.

Jiuge is a professional gamer. He used to be responsible for leveling, ranking up, selling gold coins and props, etc. in other games. His business scope is quite broad.

The previous game had already passed its heyday, and the entire internet was buzzing about the mysterious virtual reality game "Ascension." So he randomly clicked on the official website to pre-order, and who knew he'd actually be selected!

After entering the game, Jiuge did not run around, but meticulously completed the task assigned by the spirits, cutting trees in the woods outside the village as fuel for the brick kiln.

This chopping lasted the entire day, and the experience points gained also increased from 1 point at the beginning to 0.1 point.

In addition to successfully reaching lv.5, the other benefits include obtaining the title of Lumberjack and the surprise prepared by Lin Xiang - Bagua Chasing Wind Technique!

After nightfall, Jiuge did not go out to kill ghosts like the others, but went to the bookstore to borrow books that did not require spirit stones.

When he was reading "General Theory of Great Stemwork", many jade slips and corresponding labels suddenly appeared in the bookstore.

This made Jiuge realize that the sacrificial spirit might have new actions, so he ran to the land temple without stopping, and easily found the task bar.

Opportunities come to those who are prepared!

Jiuge looked at the series of tasks on the task bar in front of him and felt dazzled.

[Long-term mission: Reclaim spiritual fields. Develop one acre of spiritual fields in Dongshan Village. Reward: 10 spiritual rice seeds. Number limit: None]

[Limited Time Mission: Plant Spiritual Rice and plant the seedlings in the spiritual field. Reward: 1 Marrow Cleansing Pill. Number Limit: 2]

[Limited Mission: Assist the villagers of Dongshan Village in large-scale planting of Silver Arrow Grass. Reward: One Five Elements Spell. Number Limit: None]

[Limited Time Mission: Assist the villagers of Dongshan Village in rebuilding their homes. Reward: 1 Heart-Clearing Pill. Number Limit: None]

[Long-term mission: Explore the surrounding area of ​​Dongshan Village. Rewards depend on the results of the exploration. Number limit: None]

Currently, there are five different tasks on the taskbar at once.

Jiuge reacted very quickly. Since four of the tasks had no limit on the number of people, he would grab the time-limited task that required only two people to complete it!

It’s just planting rice seedlings.

Have you ever eaten pork or seen a pig run?

He took on the task with full confidence, and then followed the task instructions to the spiritual field west of the village.

Bingxue Piaopiao spent a long time to finally convert these two ordinary farmlands into spiritual fields where spiritual grain seedlings could be planted.

Lin Xiang asked the players to help him cultivate spiritual fields, and at the same time asked the people of Dongshan Village to plant silver arrow grass on a large scale, so that he would not waste the spiritual energy emitted by the cave seeds.

It is difficult for ordinary people to achieve a comfortable life by relying solely on farming. They must have sufficient economic sources.

Silver arrow grass, which can be used to make talisman paper, is obviously a good choice.

It is convenient to look after and has huge economic benefits. No matter how much is produced, it can be sold.

This is the economic pillar that Lin Xiang found for Dongshan Village.

Growing spiritual rice requires various spells, and growing spiritual medicines requires meticulous care. Only silver arrow grass can be taken care of even by mortals, as it only requires spiritual energy.

What Dongshan Village lacks the least right now is spiritual energy!

Since Lin Xiang has become the land and sacrificial spirit of Dongshan Village, he certainly hopes to lead the villagers to live a beautiful and happy life, rather than poverty and fear.