Chapter 140 The last session had many rules
Jing Gan's figure appeared in the hut almost out of thin air, so fast that Xiaobai couldn't react.
He spread out his palms, and two bracelets of simple style and unidentifiable material lay there quietly, emitting a warm and unknown luster.
"Done." Jing Gan handed one of them to Xiaobai. It felt slightly cool to the touch, with a strange jade texture.
Xiao Bai blinked his big eyes and took it curiously: "Brother Jinggan, did Doctor Mu really take the spirit stone?"
She has been cramming common sense about the upper realm these days. What is circulated in the upper realm are clearly shiny "crystals", which are divided into high, medium and low grades. Spirit stones, the basic currency of the lower realm, are simply not used here.
"Yes." Jing Gan said concisely, "Doctor Mu has some rare flowers and plants that need spirit stones from the lower world to nourish. We just happened to run into them."
Xiaobai suddenly realized and felt a little painful.
The book mentioned that although spirit stones were not circulated, they could be exchanged for the lowest quality crystal stones in extremely remote trading houses, which was better than nothing.
She touched her small storage bag which had shriveled up in an instant. Apart from a few sets of clothes, the pills given to her by her third senior brother from the lower world, and some food, everything else was empty.
The little mouth pouted uncontrollably.
Poor, completely poor.
But on second thought, she felt relieved.
Forget it, if you lose money you can earn it again, but if you lose your life you will lose everything, so saving your life is the most important thing.
Xiaobai imitated Jinggan and put the bracelet on Haobai's little wrist.
A soft and cool force instantly covered her whole body. She could clearly feel that the surging and vast true immortal spiritual power in her sea of consciousness seemed to be wrapped in a gentle water curtain. The aura revealed to the outside was rapidly restrained and dropped, and remained steadily at the level after she had just survived the ascension thunder tribulation.
It's absolutely perfect.
Jing Gan also put on another one. His originally unfathomable aura became restrained, and he looked like an ordinary cultivator who had just ascended to heaven.
"Let's go and register." A hint of satisfaction flashed in Jing Gan's eyes.
The two looked at each other, and then carefully left Doctor Mu's strange space shrouded by a special formation.
When they stepped into the real upper realm, they were surrounded by a constant stream of people and various powerful auras intertwined, but just as Jing Gan had expected, no one paid them special attention anymore.
The registration process was unexpectedly smooth, or rather, it was the cold and efficient style of the upper realm.
In a magnificent building called "Flying Immortal Hall", they simply reported their names and backgrounds (naturally, they were fabricated identities of casual cultivators), their cultivation level was verified (tribulation period, meeting the standards for just ascending), and then they were issued two cold jade tokens.
The jade plate felt heavy in the hand, with the names "Jing Bai", "Jing Gan", and a long string of numbers engraved on it with special fairy patterns.
"The ID card is your proof of travel to the upper realm, so make sure you keep it safe." The immortal official in charge of registration had a blank expression on his face and a calm voice. "If you lose it, you will need to pay one hundred lower-grade crystal stones and a thousand-word explanation of the loss, and then come here in person to reissue it."
One hundred low-grade crystals and a thousand-word explanation?
When Xiaobai heard this number and this demanding requirement, his face turned pale and he subconsciously tightened the jade token in his hand.
She is a penniless woman now. If this thing is lost, she can't afford the compensation even if she sells herself. Besides, she hates writing these things the most.
After completing the registration, the two stood outside the Xianyin Temple, looking at the busy streets with flowing fairy lights, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
"Brother Jinggan, what should we do next?" Xiaobai tugged at Jinggan's sleeve, his little face full of seriousness and a little bit of uneasiness.
"You can't just keep living at Doctor Mu's place for nothing, right?"
Although Doctor Mu didn't mention it, she still understood that debts of favor are the hardest to repay.
"Besides," she wrinkled her nose, "even if you become an immortal, you still need to eat, right? I feel a little hungry, why don't we try to find some odd jobs while we gather information?"
Although fasting is possible, it consumes spiritual energy and one always feels like something is missing.
The most important thing is that the book mentioned that the fasting pills and spiritual food in the upper world are very expensive, and they are short of money now.
In the lower world, it is said that immortals drink dew and do not need to eat. How can it be that simple? They are gods. There is a difference between immortals and gods.
Jing Gan looked at her sad face and couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, you won't starve."
He pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go back to Doctor Mu first. We have some things to discuss with her. By the way, we have to find a way to earn some 'living expenses'."
Xiao Bai's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously: "Yes, I'll work. I'll work hard!"
After returning to Dr. Mu's courtyard, Jing Gan quickly negotiated terms with the mysterious female doctor.
"My medicine garden needs manpower. Since you are under my protection, you need to work hard." Doctor Mu's voice was still cold, with an unquestionable majesty.
"According to the time in the Upper Realm, you will need to take care of the medicine garden for me for three days out of every seven days."
"During these three days, follow my instructions. If there is any mistake and the growth of the herbs is delayed, the deadline will be extended free of charge until I am satisfied."
Xiaobai and Jinggan looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
"You can move freely for the remaining four days, but there are a few rules you must follow." Doctor Mu raised a finger.
"One, you are not allowed to bring anyone into the range of my barrier."
"Second, you must not tell anyone outside that you are living with me or anything about me."
"Third, if you cause any trouble outside, solve it on your own. It has nothing to do with me."
"Can you do that?"
"Yes." Xiaobai and Jinggan said in unison, with an extremely sincere attitude.
Having a place to live and being able to offset favors is already very favorable condition.
only.
After leaving Doctor Mu's sight, Xiao Bai finally couldn't help but whispered: "Brother Jinggan, the rules of this upper world are so strange."
"Look, we have to register to ascend, and it seems that we also need to register our ID cards when staying in an inn. I just saw a notice when I passed by, saying that if you want to open a private cave, you have to go to the 'Immortal Mansion Bureau' to report and register."
She counted on her fingers: "I feel like I am controlled in everything I do. I have no freedom at all. I am not as free as we are in the lower world."
Hearing this, Jing Gan also smiled helplessly and rubbed her head: "Since we are here, we should make the best of it. The upper world has its own order, so it's always better to be cautious."
Just as he finished speaking, the two of them happened to walk out of the secluded area of Dr. Mu's residence, and they saw a big commotion coming from the street in the distance.
I saw a team of soldiers in standard immortal armor, escorting a ragged and weak immortal, walking slowly by.
The immortal looked quite capable, at least at the initial stage of Qi transformation. However, he looked like a mortal prisoner at the moment, with a huge sign hanging on his chest, on which were written some shocking words:
"Privately occupying the public fairy mountain, opening caves without permission, disturbing the earth veins, confiscating all property, and sending to the bitter cold mines in the north to do three hundred years of hard labor."
The immortals on both sides of the street pointed and talked, looking at the wandering immortal with pity, gloating, but mostly with a kind of indifference that was accustomed to it.
Xiaobai's face suddenly froze, and he subconsciously touched the bracelet on his wrist that could conceal his cultivation level, then looked at the jade identity card that he had kept carefully.
Mining for three hundred years.
Just now I felt that there were too many rules and that there was no freedom, but now I just feel scared.
She secretly glanced at Jing Gan beside her, and felt even more grateful to the mysterious Doctor Mu.
Fortunately, they were taken in by Doctor Mu, otherwise these two "illegals" with unknown origins and outstanding cultivation levels would have been caught and forced to mine as soon as they showed up.
Brother Jinggan is right. In the upper realm, it is better to be safe than sorry. One wrong step could lead to eternal damnation.
For the first time, awe for this strange upper world appeared on her little face.
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