"Don't think about it, my friend. Only the first cup of this spiritual tea has such an effect!" Gu Jia saw Li Shiming's expression, understood Li Shiming's thoughts, and replied with a smile.
"Thank you, Brother Gu, for the tea!" Li Shiming bowed and expressed his gratitude.
He could see clearly that among the twenty-odd monks present, only seven monks besides him had spiritual tea in front of them.
The tea in front of the other cultivators was probably similar to his fake spiritual tea, and the spiritual water in it was the spiritual water made from the "Spring Breeze and Rain Art" he gave away.
"Once you enter the sect, you have to return it!" Gu Jia said with a smile.
He and Li Shiming chatted and laughed freely, but the wandering cultivators beside them had serious expressions and they exchanged information with their eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, a masked monk came to the market that day. He restrained the fluctuations of his spiritual power, but revealed a series of low-level mistakes, causing us to mistakenly believe that he was a monk who had just gone out!" Monk Deng said.
Gu Jia nodded and motioned to continue.
"That monk bought three secret books from me and spent twenty spirit stones, but he didn't ask about the true meaning of the books!" Monk Zhang continued.
"It seems that the monk set a trap for you, and you experienced monks were fooled!" Gu Jia couldn't help but shake his head.
As he spoke, his eyes turned to the old cultivator of the Hao family. The biggest loss was caused by the Hao family.
Li Shiming was a little confused at this time. It turned out that the biggest loophole was the three secret books he bought.
The secret book sold by Monk Zhang did not have any corresponding true meaning, and did not even mention any true meaning. No experienced monk would buy such a secret book.
The secret book sold by Monk Zhang is also divided into two parts, the spell rune part, and the true meaning part.
If an inexperienced monk finds that he cannot practice after purchasing the spell rune part, he will need to buy the true meaning part again.
Monk Zhang can then sell one item twice and earn double profits, and the profit from the true meaning of the magic is even higher.
When Li Shiming purchased the three secret books, he did not inquire about the true meaning of the spells, which made the monks in the market know that he was a newcomer.
However, he had sold spiritual rice before and also showed that he had a storage bag, which made the casual cultivators think of robbing him.
This is the way many independent cultivators survive, robbing resources for their own use.
Since Li Shiming killed two cultivators of the third and fourth levels of Qi Refining from the Hao family after he left, even Gu Jia now believes that this is a sting operation.
"You also know that among us casual cultivators, there are not many who are stronger than Daoist Fellow Hao Yanming.
Fellow Daoist Hao Yanming was a junior talisman master, in the middle stage of Qi Refining and with a large number of talismans, but he fell at the hands of that monk.
The Ascension Conference brings us opportunities, but also great troubles. We are not strong enough to control the market at this stage. I hope you can agree to open the market in the city from now until the end of the Ascension Conference!" Monk Deng said bitterly.
"We have discussed that the amount of spirit stones to be handed in will be increased by 50%. Please agree, Brother Gu!" Monk Zhang stood up and bowed to request.
"Please agree, Brother Gu!" The other six cultivators who had spiritual tea in front of them all stood up and bowed.
Then, all the monks in the hall except Li Shiming stood up and bowed to Gu Jia.
Gu Jia's eyes flickered as he calculated the gains and losses in his mind.
"I agree to this!" He made the decision quickly.
The garrisoned cultivators of Tianhai Sect and the cultivators in the late Qi Refining stage were the reasons why he dared to accept the task.
Besides, the closer it gets to the Ascension Conference, the more cultivators will come who want to curry favor with him. In the Tianhai Sect, there are not many cultivators who dare to offend the sect's disciples.
All the cultivators had smiles on their faces. Even though they had to pay more spirit stones, stabilizing the market was the basis for their survival.
Without the market, who would they sell the spiritual objects they made to?
One-on-one transactions are not guaranteed in the world of immortal cultivation, and murder and robbery are common occurrences.
As Gu Jia agreed, the atmosphere in the hall became lively.
The independent cultivators began to talk about their cultivation experiences. For cultivators like them who had no sect, this kind of communication was extremely important.
Of course, no one would tell others about important experiences, but even hearing a little new experience could give a casual cultivator a new direction.
"My friend, don't listen too much to their experiences. Wait until you enter the sect!" Gu Jia did not listen to what the casual cultivators were talking about, but sent a message to Li Shiming.
Li Shiming heard the voice next to him, but the cultivator next to him did not notice it. He guessed that this should be a means of transmitting sound into secret.
Unable to reply using the same means, he could only nod to show that he understood.
Indeed, many of the experiences gained by independent cultivators are wrong. The future direction for a cultivator like him who has just started practicing is not to be an independent cultivator.
Seeing that Li Shiming had listened to the advice, Gu Jia smiled and went to talk with several monks of higher status.
"Fellow Daoist Li, my last name is Hao, and I'm at the sixth level of Qi Refining. What magical skills do you have? Why don't we exchange them?" Old cultivator Hao came to Li Shiming's side at some point and suggested with a smile.
He seemed to be ready to mentor the younger generation, and acted as if he was taking care of Li Shiming at Gu Jia's request.
But after Li Shiming entered the hall, his five senses were connected with IBM z15. Through a facial analysis program, he determined that the smile on the old monk Hao was fake.
This facial analysis program was written by Li Shiming in his spare time. It borrowed a lot of research results on human behavior, anatomy, criminal psychology, etc. in IBM z15, and drew on multiple existing police facial systems.
In his previous life, the program he wrote would have infringed on many patents, but in this world, there is no need to consider such things at all.
"Friend Hao, I haven't learned any magic. What I'm best at is the 'Light Body Technique'!" Li Shiming answered very carefully, pretending to be very shy.
He was only 16 after the Chinese New Year, and his behavior was consistent with his age.
"I also have some experience in the 'Light Body Art'. Why don't you display it and I will analyze it for you!" said old monk Hao enthusiastically.
Gu Jia, who was talking to someone, glanced over here and didn't say anything. Li Shiming would need to deal with monks in the future, and he was confident that old monk Hao would not dare to do anything to Li Shiming.
Gu Jia just said that Li Shiming is his friend, and he still has a lot of face in the Zhongdu area.
"Thank you so much, Brother Hao!" Li Shiming said excitedly.
He casually drew a lightness rune, and while deliberately slowing down his pace, it took him two seconds for a green light to appear on his legs.
When old monk Hao saw the green light on Li Shiming's legs, he felt relieved.
"It seems like I've made a mistake!" he said to himself.