Half a day later, the shop No. 12 on Hongfu Street, along with the yard covering more than fifty meters behind the shop, were rented by Shen Lian.

The store faces south, has two floors, and is five meters wide facing the street.

There were a bunch of rags and rags in the store left behind by the previous owner.

The previous store sold rice.

When renting a house, Shen Lian gave a few spirit stones to the manager of the General Affairs Hall. He learned that the owner of the rice shop had gone out to purchase goods and had not returned, and the remaining orphans and widows had returned home.

"Senior, would you like to order a sign? I am Liu He, the manager of the South City Sign Shop."

Just as Shen Lian opened the door of the shop, a shrewd-looking young monk came in amidst the flying dust.

"Many shop signs in Black Whale City are made by us. They are made of top-quality spiritual wood, with carvings and gold inlays..."

Behind Liu He, there were a few young monks who were lingering at the door of the shop with timid looks on their faces, wanting to come in but not daring to.

Seeing Shen Lian looking over, a young cultivator outside the door plucked up his courage and said haltingly: "Senior, if you want to do business, you can hire a handyman."

Liu He glanced at the casual cultivators outside the door and said, "Don't worry, senior. These people are descendants of cultivators who have lived near Black Whale City since childhood. They just want to see if your shop needs any help."

"Yes, yes, Senior Liu is right. Whatever business you are in, we will work hard as long as we can get a place to stand."

Shen Lian could see that these young cultivators wandering outside were only in their teens, and the highest was only at the Qi Training stage, while some were still in the Qi Induction stage.

But there were already traces of wind, frost and rain on his face.

According to the rules of the city, monks doing business in the city can be exempted from the annual entry fee of ten spirit stones. Monks who have work in shops can also be exempted from the fee of ten spirit stones.

Soon Shen Lian withdrew his gaze and looked at Liu He.

He originally thought that he could just use a magic tool to carve out a signboard, but he didn't expect that there was a business specializing in this.

It seems that the monks at the lower level all have their own fate and are struggling to survive.

"I am planning to open a medicine shop."

"So the senior is an alchemist."

Liu He bowed and his expression became more serious.

The expressions of the young monks outside the door also changed. Some of them bowed to Shen Lian, then took a few steps back and left.

They originally thought it was another shop where they could run errands and earn a few spirit stones.

Alchemist, you’re out of my reach.

One pill is equivalent to one or two months of their work.

Some people did not leave. They stood at the door with their heads down, and no one knew what they were thinking.

Shen Lian took in the scene inside and outside the door. It was so similar to what he had seen before.

Nowadays, even a self-taught alchemist is considered someone that many low-level cultivators cannot afford to offend.

If you can follow an alchemist and learn some skills, then there is hope of crossing classes.

Even if one cannot learn the art of alchemy, if one can master the properties of dozens of elixirs, one will be able to rent a few acres of spiritual farmland in the future, or help a large clan manage its medicinal fields.

If I could stay in the shop and run errands, I would be willing to work like a horse or an ox.

Wages?

What wages? If you don’t ask for money to learn a skill, the master is very conscientious.

Still wanting wages, how heartless.

"Just open the Jingxin Dan Shop and make a camphor wood sign according to these four words."

Shen Lian spoke to Liu He. Since he had just arrived in Black Whale City, he did not refuse this person who came to do business. It wouldn't cost much spirit stones anyway.

"Please, Senior Alchemist, I will go back and work overnight, and I will definitely deliver the signboard to your door within two days."

"How much is the deposit?"

Shen Lian patted his storage bag and took out five spirit stones.

"That's enough. The sea camphor wood is not worth so many spirit stones."

Shen Lian clearly noticed that when he mentioned his alchemist, Liu He's expression became much more cautious.

In the end, Liu He took two spirit stones from Shen Lian.

Shen Lian put the remaining spirit stones back into the storage bag. As expected, in any universe, making money at the bottom is harder than pulling a grind, but spending money is like releasing water from a floodgate.

After Liu He left, there were still two people standing outside the door, not daring to come in or speak.

"Senior, let us help you clean up."

The leader glanced at the shop for a while with his head lowered, then spoke boldly.

Seeing that Shen Lian did not refuse, he called the people behind him to go into the shop and start cleaning.

The two of them had a clear division of labor. One of them cleaned the room, and the tomboy was assigned to quickly go to the yard to boil water, clean the furniture, and bring a large armchair for Shen Lian.

Later, Shen Lian also started brewing tea.

“Senior, the tea set is boiled with hot water… After boiling, the tea leaves are left.”

The tomboy stood in front of Shen Lian with a frown on her face. Shen Lian saw that her two feet were almost digging into the ground.

"Go buy new bedding and utensils."

Shen Lian flicked his fingers and a few spirit stones popped out, landing on the tomboy's body.

As evening approached, the shop was cleaned and dusted with clean water. Shen Lian was originally preparing talismans, but he didn't expect that someone else had done the job.

After finishing their work, the two young monks said nothing, bowed, and left the shop.

"How many beatings did this take?"

Shen Lian sighed and then looked around the store.

Opening a shop is the basis for his livelihood, and his fundamental purpose is to build a foundation here.

This shop was built for the purpose of building the foundation.

He will definitely need to find a job in the future, and it is impossible for him to focus on the shop.

As for what kind of person to look for, a dull one is best, but a lively one is not acceptable.

A day later, the shop sign was delivered.

Jingxin Danpu.

Hanging outside the shop.

All the neighbors came, and Shen Lian took the opportunity to greet everyone.

There was only one dan shop in Hongfu Street, five rice shops, and more than twenty other shops of various types.

There was no opening ceremony. After hanging up the sign, Shen Lian just regarded it as the opening.

He put the teapot in the shop and lay down on the armchair.

At the end of the day.

...I lost one day's rent.

the next day.

As usual.

Compensation x2.

However, the two young monks who had been working before came over to see if there was any way they could help.

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and ignored them. The two of them cleaned the shop inside and out and left quietly.

…

In the blink of an eye.

Jingxin Danpu has been open for a month.

[God has no external things, God's enlightenment point +1]

[Keep calm, insight points +1]

…

[God has no external things, God's enlightenment point +1]

The second floor of Jingxin Danpu.

Shen Lian was sitting cross-legged in meditation when a voice echoed in the darkness.

In the morning, the sun rises.

Shen Lian slowly woke up, and as his eyes opened and closed, a flash of inspiration appeared.

[Shen Lian: Ninth Level of Qi Training]

[Five Elements Spiritual Roots: Fire 86 Earth 18 Metal 17 Wood 29 Water 18]

…

【Insights: 2012】

【Divine enlightenment point: 2】

After a month of peace and stability in Black Whale City, the Divine Enlightenment Point he had been waiting for finally arrived.

The public security in Black Whale City is really great. The large formation is open day and night, and there are monks patrolling around the clock. Except for the high taxes, there is nothing wrong with it.

The previous problem of fire spiritual power riot gave Shen Lian the idea of ​​strengthening the scales of other spiritual roots.

Looking at his own spiritual root scale, he thought again and again and added the divine enlightenment points to the earth attribute.

Fire and earth are born from each other, let’s see if there will be any changes.

"Um……"

A numbing feeling arose spontaneously in his dantian. Shen Lian lay down comfortably, squinting his eyes and enjoying the feeling.

"Comfortable……"

In the Dantian, within the fire spiritual power dominated by red, the earthy yellow light vibrated, and resonance occurred between the fire and the earth.

At this moment, the five qi condensed in the five internal organs were also activated.

Inside the Dantian, the Five Elements Mountain also began to hum.

Shen Lian sat up suddenly, opened his palms and the Five Elements Mountain appeared in his palms.

He actually felt a spiritual fluctuation from inside the Five Elements Mountain.

Please read on!

(End of this chapter)