It is normal for a monk's magic weapon to have spirituality, otherwise it is just a piece of scrap metal.

The spirituality of ordinary magic tools comes from the spiritual materials used to refine them. When refining magic tools, the refiner will integrate the spirituality of various spiritual materials into one.

When spirituality gathers together, the most direct manifestation is the evolution of spiritual restrictions.

But this kind of spirituality is a "dead" spirituality. It will not have fluctuations similar to "life", nor will it increase. It will only gradually die out after suffering a severe blow.

Shen Lian also felt that spirituality was transmitted from the five-colored ring, just like... the feeling of growing a brain and developing intelligence.

However, I can only sense a faint spiritual power at the moment. I have tried to communicate with it through my spiritual thoughts several times, but I cannot connect to the same wave as the spiritual power.

It is obvious that the spirituality is just in its infancy and it will take some time to develop.

"Is it possible that a spirit of the weapon is really going to be born?"

But even the magic weapon in the hands of the Jindan Patriarch could not produce a spirit.

It is possible that it is the spiritual treasure of the Yuanying ancestor.

Rumor has it that some high-level spiritual treasures will independently develop the Tongbao Jue after giving birth to a spirit. This technique is the core of the spirit's control over the spiritual treasure, and can help the rider maximize the power of the spiritual treasure.

This means that if outsiders do not have the Tongbao Jue, even if they get the spiritual treasure, they will not be able to exert its due power.

At this moment, Shen Lian became more and more convinced that the five-colored stones had been melted into his Five Elements Mountain.

Think of the various news you heard before.

A stone farmer working under the Yuanying Patriarch went missing and is suspected to have fled south.

And he fled to the north.

But then again, the stone-raiser of the Yuanying Patriarch fled south. Shouldn't such a guy live in hiding like him?

When he was in the Nine-Layered Immortal City, he also let people know that he had practiced the Five Elements Kung Fu at the Golden Core level, and almost everyone knew about it.

This is a bit hard to explain.

Shen Lian carefully checked the fluctuations of the spiritual power in his body. Just now, the scale of his earth spiritual root increased by two points, which triggered a double shock of the five elements of spiritual power and the five qi of Chaoyuan in his body.

"Is it due to the improvement of the earth spirit root and the mutual generation of fire and earth, or is it just a coincidence that the spirit of the weapon was bred?"

Because he had not expected this situation to occur, the spiritual fluctuation appeared so suddenly that he was caught off guard.

"In any case, we should use the Five Elements Mountain less frequently in the future, and if we do use it, we should grind it to dust without leaving any trace."

Shen Lian put away the Five Elements Mountain. He could not communicate with the spirits in the Five Elements Mountain for the time being. He could only make further confirmation next time when he had some spiritual enlightenment.

After tidying himself up and putting away the second-level formation set up in the room, Shen Lian stood up and walked downstairs.

When he got downstairs, he took one look at the shop which was cleaner than his storage bag and shook his head slightly.

"It looks like we really need to hire someone to look after the store."

Today, he planned to go out and sell some pills, and also buy some spiritual objects along the way.

It sounds funny that you have to secretly go out to sell medicine when you open your own medicine shop.

The main reason was that Shen Lian couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to buy a secret method of disguise. He couldn't just stick talismans on his face every day.

That wouldn't be the case with the old man of the Ren family who was buried upright.

There are many large chambers of commerce in Black Whale City, so there are many more choices.

Over the next month, Shen Lian sold talismans and pills in batches several times in several large shops in the city.

Low-grade spirit stones +25,000.

…

"This thousand-changing facial expression technique is really good. It's worthy of being worth twenty-three thousand."

On the second floor of the Jingxin Dan Shop, within the coverage of the second-order formation, Shen Lian looked at the pretty boy with red lips and white teeth reflected in the water wave technique and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he wiped his face, and as his facial features changed, his body also floated slightly, turning into an ordinary face.

The face is neither black nor white, and there are no memorable pockmarks, birthmarks, etc.

He bought this secret technique from the Shanhai Pavilion in the city. Not only can he pinch his face at will, but he can also change his physique and skin color. Even a fake Dan cultivator would find it difficult to see his true appearance. Of course, it would depend on luck if he met a Jindan cultivator.

This is much more useful than talismans.

This secret method will open up a certain circulation route in the body. It usually requires some spiritual energy to maintain it, but this is not a problem for Shen Lian.

Now I can finally stabilize the face and body.

In the end, Shen Lian gave himself a face that resembled that of an ordinary person.

"I am Ding Xiu, the owner of Jingxin Pill Shop. What kind of pill do you need, fellow Taoist?"

…

Now that you have a fixed face, you can then practice step by step.

Main quest.

Improve your spiritual power to the ninth level of Qi training.

Further improve the scale values ​​of the four spiritual roots of gold, wood, water and earth, and then condense the five elements of Taoism as a supplement to the foundation-building spiritual power.

Prepare for foundation building and find a suitable place to build the foundation.

Side quests.

Improve the level of beast control, collect spiritual objects, and perform the first artificial activation of Dahei and Sanqian bloodlines.

Find out the spirituality inside the Five Elements Mountain.

Collect various information about the five elements spiritual roots and stone growers.

Go around Black Whale Island and look for one or several backup shelters in case of emergency, so that the big black whales can build a nest in advance.

To be continued…

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Jingxin Danpu is on the right track.

The shop also has repeat customers.

Early in the morning, Shen Lian finished his practice and walked down from the second floor.

There was a shop downstairs with the door open. A skinny teenage girl was cleaning with a feather duster. She looked at Shen Lian and bowed to him.

This woman is the tomboy from before, named Luo Fei.

There is also a young man named Luo Yang. They are brother and sister. Their parents were wandering cultivators in Black Whale City and died outside a few years ago.

Both of them have spiritual roots, but they are of inferior quality and can only survive in Black Whale City.

Shen Lian recruited the two siblings half a month ago. He had to hire someone to look after the store. He had to practice and make pills every day, and sometimes he had to go out for a walk. He couldn't rely on the store alone.

Rather than saying that he recruited the two people, it would be more accurate to say that the two siblings fought for them themselves within four or five months.

Sometimes when Shen Lian's door was not open, the area outside the door near the street would be cleaned by the two siblings.

It didn’t matter who he recruited, so Shen Lian recruited the two siblings into the store.

Of course, he also used a top-grade Self-Searching Talisman. After using it, the two young cultivators at the first level of Qi training confessed all their ancestors.

He also showed his desire to learn some skills from the alchemist.

As for what happens next, Shen Lian is not afraid of whether the two siblings will have other thoughts. He can draw the Heart-Searching Talisman with just a pen.

As the shopkeeper, there is nothing wrong in understanding your employees' thoughts every now and then.

If you really have inappropriate thoughts, it is very easy to deal with. Just put it in a storage bag, take the time to leave the city and throw it into the sea.

Not long after, Luo Yang came in from outside.

"Senior, these are the freshly steamed meat buns from the street corner."

Luo Yang placed what he was holding in front of Shen Lian.

"Senior, when I was buying buns just now, I heard that Yunshang Sect's assessment site has set up a new test bench. Any cultivator who has not yet established a foundation can go up and try it. Anyone who passes the test will have the opportunity to join Yunshang Sect."

Luo Yang lowered his head and told what he had heard.

The senior liked to listen to gossip, so he asked him to tell him the various news he heard on the street every day.

After hearing the news, Shen Lian waved his hand, and Luo Yang went to help Luo Fei clean the shop.

The brother and sister worked diligently, and it was obvious that they wanted to learn something from Shen Lian.

Of course, the two did not dare to make any requests, they just asked to work harder and make Shen Lian feel touched and give him something.

There are so many shops in Black Whale City. Whether it is refining equipment, making elixirs, or making talismans, if you want to learn a skill, it is good to work honestly for three to five years.

Teaching the two siblings something was nothing to Shen Lian. Just throwing in some knowledge about the growth habits of first-grade low-quality medicinal herbs would be enough for the two to learn for half a year.

It still depends on their subsequent performance. The first thing is not to cause trouble.

At least during the time he stays in Black Whale City, he has to behave himself.

"Senior, please come in."

After cleaning, Luo Yang went to the street outside the door to solicit customers.

There was no need for Shen Lian to give any instructions on this. This little guy had a sharp eye and was very hardworking.

Hearing the sound outside the door, Shen Lian stood up from his seat.

Even though it was just a lazy life, it was necessary to make money from the business, right? Under Luo Yang's guidance, a young man in gorgeous robes walked in.

"Senior, this is our shopkeeper and alchemist."

"You are welcome, fellow Taoist."

Shen Lian stood at the counter and bowed. For some reason, he always felt that his gesture was somewhat similar to Weng Xia's.

"It turned out to be the Alchemist himself."

The young cultivator who came in was at the ninth level of Qi training, and he also bowed politely.

"Master Alchemist, do you know the Five Elements Smooth Pulse Pill?"

"Five Elements Smooth Pulse Pill."

Others may not know, but Shen Lian knows it clearly.

This is an extremely rare elixir, mainly because few people use it.

The main function of this pill is to comb the spiritual veins of cultivators with five spiritual roots.

When a cultivator with five spiritual roots practices martial arts, or suffers an accident while in seclusion, fighting, etc., the meridians in the body will become disordered or reverse, and they need the Five Elements Meridian Smoothing Pill to sort them out.

Meridian disorder can be a big or small problem. Even if you don't take any medicine, it can be cleared up by yourself after spending some time. If you need to use Shunmai Pills, it means the problem is serious.

The visitor can come to his shop to look for it. It seems that the injured monk is also in the Qi training stage.

Just as Shen Lian was thinking about whether to refuse, footsteps were heard outside the door again.

"Brother, how is it going? We asked other alchemy shops on the street but to no avail."

A man and a woman came in from outside the door.

"Five Elements Smoothing Pills are too rare. It seems that Black Whale City may not have them. In my opinion, I can only take Junior Sister Luo back to the sect."

After taking a look at the figure coming in, Shen Lian showed an apologetic look and bowed.

"I'm sorry, I'm a wild practitioner, and I've never heard of the Five Elements Smooth Pulse Pill."

(End of this chapter)