"Spiritual Pearl?" Du Rong blurted out in surprise. He looked carefully at the spiritual pearl in Chen Xiao's hand before he dared to believe his eyes. He looked up at Chen Xiao in confusion and asked, "Boss, please forgive me for being so presumptuous. Where did this spiritual pearl come from?"
This is a spirit bead, not a spirit coin! As long as you have money and are willing to pay the handling fee, you can always get it. Spirit beads are different from spirit coins. They can be used as energy and are even less circulated in the mortal world. They can only be seen among powerful families and immortal cultivators. The cultivators usually spend at most spirit coins.
Chen Xiao said, "In fact, few people know that the house art I learned by chance can distinguish some special immortal antiques. You should also know that some immortal antiques are of high value. For example, the bronze tripod sold by Taxue Xunxian Pavilion before - Uncle Rong, have you heard of this?" Seeing Du Rong nodded, Chen Xiao continued, "According to the immortal master who took it away, although the rune array of the bronze tripod is damaged, the material itself is very rare and precious. The body of the tripod can be melted and used as raw material again. This is how I got this spiritual pearl. It is the share given to me by the owner after selling an ancient ivory plate."
Du Rong thought for a moment and said, "Owner, do you want to specialize in this kind of business? In the city of immortal cultivators, there are also such second-hand sundry shops, which are a good place to go shopping."
Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "No, I brought this up just to show you that I have the ability to earn enough spirit coins and spirit beads to use. Uncle Rong, are you willing to accompany me to the city of immortal cultivators? I can afford all the expenses."
It must be said that Chen Xiao immediately grasped the key to convince Du Rong. Over the years, Du Rong has used all his earnings to buy elixirs, weapons and equipment to improve himself. It's not that he doesn't yearn for that city, but the boat ticket is too expensive, costing fifty spirit coins. With these fifty spirit coins, he can buy five bottles of elixirs, ten weapons, and a set of equipment. It's enough for him to go on twenty expeditions and improve his realm by one-third.
If Chen Xiao was really willing to provide him with a boat ticket, Du Rong would not be able to resist. Sure enough, Du Rong agreed to Chen Xiao's invitation without much consideration and went to the city of immortal cultivators with him. Having made the decision, Du Rong immediately changed his position and made plans for Chen Xiao wholeheartedly.
He said: "The first thing we need to solve is your identity problem. When practitioners are training outside, they all receive and pay for tasks at a place called Zhishitang. They also exchange items through Zhishitang. Of course, if necessary, they can also issue tasks through it."
Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows: "There is such a convenient platform in the world."
Du Rong didn't understand what the platform was, but he could understand the meaning of the other party. He nodded and said, "It is very convenient. This Zhishitang is composed of many forces and can be regarded as an alliance. The route from the outer port to that city was opened by Zhishitang. Because Zhishitang only serves the cultivation world, if you want to buy a ticket, you must have a cultivator's name disc."
Chen Xiao said in surprise: "Famous disc? A famous disc that proves your identity?"
Du Rong nodded affirmatively, "Yes, it's that famous album."
Chen Xiao really didn't expect that this famous CD would be so useful in this matter. Fortunately, he had kept it close to him. He took out his own famous CD and placed it on the table: "My famous CD was just replaced last year. It can be used for a long time after adulthood."
Du Rong reached out and took his famous CD. No one knew what method he used, but a ray of light flashed on the CD.
Du Rong said to Chen Xiao: "This name disc is the most important identity proof for the world, not only for ordinary people, but also for practitioners. In fact, this name disc can store a little information inside. You can read the contents inside just by using your true energy to explore it." Then, Du Rong repeated to Chen Xiao the information on his name disc.
Chen Xiao then realized that this small name plate not only had the name, birth time, hometown address, and general appearance features engraved on the surface. It even had a more specific image of Chen Xiao, down to the color of his eyes, whether his hair was straight or curly, what shape his eyes were, what his lips and ears looked like, etc. Everything was described in great detail, and anyone with a strong foundation in painting could draw a portrait that looked almost like the real person based on this description.
Chen Xiao was deeply shocked by the way this world managed the population. Even the ID card system in the previous life was no better than this.
Du Rong smiled and said, "Boss, don't be surprised. This is just an identity disc for ordinary people. It will be more strict when it comes to cultivators. You need to record what kind of spiritual roots you have, what realm you are in, and what school you came from. If you have a master, write down the master. If you don't have a master, you have to mark the school you attended."
Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask: "Why is it managed so meticulously? Doesn't this reveal the details of many immortal masters? Does the immortal sect really want to do that?"
Du Rong nodded seriously, "It is necessary. Because in the past, when this was not implemented, there were evil practitioners who impersonated and entered the Taoist sects, and in the end they almost subverted the Taoist tradition. Although the management is strict, the immortal sects have no objection to it because it can avoid many evil things. Besides, the description above does not reveal the most important spiritual root strength and practice information for practitioners, so it is not considered a leak of the details."
Chen Xiao felt heavy-hearted, thinking that things were much more complicated than he had expected. He asked in a low voice, "So, how can my name disc be transformed into a practitioner's name disc?"
Du Rong frowned, feeling a little embarrassed, and said, "The simplest way is to conduct a test and directly replace the ordinary disc with the practitioner's disc."
Du Rong told Chen Xiao that the first thing that those students who joined the immortal sect did after leaving their hometown was to change their name discs into cultivator name discs. And those cultivators who were not qualified to join the immortal sect and finally graduated from the academy, reported to the county town through the academy and changed their identity name discs. In addition to these two ways, the children of powerful families with spiritual roots can apply directly, and the inheritance schools of independent cultivation outside can go to Zhishitang for testing as Du Rong said to get the cultivator name disc.
No matter which of the above methods is used, Chen Xiao must have spiritual roots. Without spiritual roots, he can't use the famous disc of the cultivator. The problem is, if Chen Xiao's body has spiritual roots and talents to cultivate, why would he use Feng Shui to create a new cultivation system. Chen Xiao smiled bitterly: "Are there any other feasible methods?"
Du Rong said seriously, "There is only one way left, and that is to apply for a temporary disciple name card." As long as there is a way, Chen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could be happy, Du Rong explained the complete operation process of this method. First, find a fairy master who is willing to help, and then apply for a temporary name card for Chen Xiao as the other party's preparatory disciple for a period of only three months.
Du Rong said: "In fact, there are also ordinary people who travel between the capital and the immortal world, and they use such temporary name discs. The first step of this method is to find an immortal master who is willing to help."
It's really not easy to find an immortal master who is willing to help! Chen Xiao rubbed his forehead with a headache: "I guess it's not easy to find such an immortal master, right?"
This time, Du Rong comforted Chen Xiao and said, "Don't worry, sir. There will always be a way out. It can be solved in the end."
This is the difference between being active and being passive. The next day, Du Rong took Chen Xiao to the residence of Waigang Zhishitang without him having to ask. This residence is not big, just a two-story wooden building covering an area of more than 100 square meters. The first floor is a hall without partitions. The entrance is the waiting area, and there are several service counters inside. There is a staircase leading directly to the second floor on the side, and I don’t know what is handled up there.
There were not many people in Zhishi Hall. Du Rong asked Chen Xiao to wait in the waiting area while he went up to the second floor with his name plate. Chen Xiao sat quietly in the waiting area, using a lush potted plant as a cover to observe other people.
When Chen Xiao looked at the people here, he first looked at their aura. Those with aura were immortal masters, and those without aura were not necessarily mortals, but perhaps cultivators. People in Zhishitang came and went, and Chen Xiao saw two middle-aged men wearing expensive silk, fur cloaks, and big bellies. He was sure that these two were definitely not cultivators, but ordinary people like him who did not have the spiritual roots to cultivate immortals. A cultivator of this age who still came in and out of Zhishitang would not have such a big belly no matter how distorted his figure was.
These two ordinary people were brought in here. No matter what they were doing, they needed the name plates of practitioners. Chen Xiao felt much more at ease. With more people walking, a path would be trampled out where there was no path. With so many people in need, it would not be difficult for him to get the name plates of temporary disciples.
Chen Xiaoan calmed down and leaned back in his chair, waiting for Du Rong to come back. At this time, several people sat down across the potted plants. Probably because this was a place for practitioners, they didn't hesitate to speak. One of them said, "This is the fourth trip. When will we be able to cross this sea?" Another person said, "Brother Geng, be patient. You should be mentally prepared for this when you follow Uncle Xi out this time."
Chen Xiao originally thought that one of the voices was a little familiar, but when this "Uncle Xi" came out, he immediately remembered who was speaking. The Immortal Master of the Chongxuan Sect, the nephew of Xi Yunting!
Chen Xiao didn't dare to turn around and only glanced through the gap between the potted plants. It was indeed Zhao Fang who was with Xi Yunting at the time. With a quick glance, he saw four people sitting next to him. Two of them Chen Xiao had seen in Fan Village, and the other two seemed to be disciples of the Chongxuan School.
It was Zhao Fang who said "be patient". Brother Geng, who was sitting across from him, had a sad face and said dejectedly, "How could I have known that this mission would be so eventful. The first time we took the ship, we encountered a storm and had to turn back. The second time, it was inexplicable that we got lost and ran aground. The most incredible thing was the third time, we actually encountered a ferocious beast from the deep sea that came to the coast to mate... It was only a one-month sea voyage, but we had to return every time, which delayed us for half a year. It's so frustrating."
At this time, the third person spoke up, "This time, we let Master Xi lead the team. The elders originally wanted to conduct a test to see if Master Xi can control misfortune. Now it seems that the results are not ideal."
The fourth person said, "Don't worry. The Directorate had already anticipated your failure to return on time, so they sent the two of us to pick you up. Your merits will not be deducted this time. Just lead these disciples back to the mountain gate and you will have completed your mission."
Junior Brother Geng said, "We don't mind, after all, we know the inside story. But we feel sorry for those disciples. After three dips in the sea water, almost everyone got sick once." After a moment of silence, Junior Brother Geng said weakly, "Why do I feel that as Senior Uncle Xi's cultivation becomes more and more advanced, the effect of his unintentional involvement is getting worse and worse?"
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