"Although there are many mental methods and skills in the Hidden Merit Pavilion, you still have to see if they are suitable for you. If you want to change, there is no need to rush."

The two walked around inside and came out not long after.

Gao Han discovered that the highest level of mental skills and techniques in Canggong Pavilion was also advanced.

The expected top-level mental and technical skills were not seen.

"Senior Brother Yuan, there should be higher-level mental methods and skills in the Canggong Pavilion, right?" Gao Han asked.

As soon as Yuan Ran heard it, he knew which one he was referring to and smiled, "Of course there are, those are not open to the public, but maybe you don't need to go in in the future."

"Oh?" Gao Han looked at him with a questioning look.

"If you are accepted as a disciple by Senior Tiandao in the end, Senior Tiandao will teach you better things."

Yuan Ran didn’t say anything, for fear that it would be a blow to Gao Han if he didn’t have it.

"That makes sense." Gao Han smiled, turned sideways and saluted, saying, "Thank you, Senior Brother Yuan, for explaining so much to me along the way."

“It should be.”

After watching Gao Han go down the mountain, Yuan Ran turned around and went back. On the way, he met a few fellow junior brothers and sisters who were walking towards him.

"Brother Yuan, who was that person just now? He actually wanted you to accompany him in person."

"He is the senior fellow apprentice who just joined Zixiao Sect. Didn't I accompany you at the beginning?" Yuan Ran shook his head with amusement.

A junior sister said loudly, "How are they the same? You led so many of us by yourself back then. Could this Junior Brother Gao be the Master's disciple?"

The group of people immediately showed gossipy expressions.

Yuan Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "If he is the disciple of Grand Master Uncle, how dare I call him Junior Brother Gao."

"That's true." The fellow disciples suddenly understood.

The junior sister said unconvincedly: "Even if it is, it's nothing. We are not related at all. An outsider has suddenly climbed over our heads. I heard that the sect leader is planning to treat him as an elder..."

"Stop talking. Have you forgotten the respect for seniority after being in Zixiao Sect for so long?" Yuan Ran scolded.

She didn't expect that she was standing up for Senior Brother Yuan, but he only scolded her. She felt wronged.

"No matter who our uncle-master was before us or where he came from, since our great uncle-master accepted him as his disciple, he is our uncle-master in terms of seniority. How can you talk about our uncle-master behind his back? If your master hears you, he will punish you."

Yuan Ran was afraid that she would continue to think badly about her uncle and speak ill of him everywhere, so he had to use a stern tone.

"As for the issue of treatment, I don't know where you heard it from. From now on, you must not discuss it in private, otherwise you will anger your great uncle, and even your master will not be able to save you."

As soon as Yuan Ran mentioned the Grand Master, this junior sister remembered how powerful and omnipotent the Grand Master was. They might have heard what they were saying here, and her face turned pale.

Yuan Ran couldn't bear it, and said, "Don't worry, Grand Master Uncle won't be bored enough to listen to the conversations of his disciples. Take this as a warning in the future."

"Thank you, Brother Yuan." The sister looked at Yuan Ran gratefully and thanked him sincerely.

Yuanran waved his hand, rubbed his eyes and walked away, feeling a little worried.

I had been worried that my uncle-master would be excluded by other fellow disciples because of seniority issues, but I didn’t expect that to actually happen.

I hope this warning can teach others a lesson.

Gao Han didn't know what happened on the main peak, and he didn't go back to the Upper Nine Peaks after going down the mountain. Zhongli Tingzhou should not have escaped yet, so he had nothing to do if he went back but to meditate and practice.

After weighing the pros and cons, Gao Han decided to go to the trading area of ​​Zixiao Sect to take a look.

The trading area is outside the Lower Nine Peaks, which is the area where the outer disciples practice and live. There is a Qi refining field there, and many outer disciples often meditate and practice there.

Near the Qi Refining Field is a trading area spontaneously formed by the disciples of Zixiao Sect. Many inner disciples come here to find what they need because the prices are controllable and sometimes relatively cheap.

The Zixiao Sect's treasure house contains many rare treasures, but they are very expensive.

Gao Han didn't need to look to know that the price was beyond his ability to afford at the moment.

Before going to the demon battlefield, he needed a suitable spiritual weapon.

Under the guidance of a senior brother, Gao Han found the trading area, a large square.

It was crowded and bustling.

"Brother, do you want to buy some elixirs or spiritual medicines? I have everything you want."

The stall owner who was shouting saw Gao Han looking around as soon as he arrived. It was obvious that he was a newcomer, and newcomers are the easiest to take advantage of.

Gao Han glanced at the things on his stall, which were all elixirs or spiritual medicines used in the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stages. He shook his head and said, "I won't buy these." Then he left.

"Don't go. Just tell me what you want to buy and I can find it." The stall owner shouted hurriedly.

Gao Han walked into the crowd without looking back, and the stall owner behind him muttered something.

"It's such a shame that this is a fat sheep that is hard to slaughter."

A moment later, the next newcomer appeared at the entrance, and the stall owner's eyes lit up again and he continued to repeat what he had just said.

As Gao Han walked along, he saw many people selling elixirs and magical medicines. Regeneration of severed limbs, something that is hard to come by on Earth, could actually be seen here.

If these pills had been available, the soldiers and officers who were injured while defending the country would probably not have to retire with regrets.

In addition, there are many shops selling magic weapons, and there are shops selling talismans everywhere.

Only when I got inside did I see some people selling refining materials.

Although refining materials are not as popular as elixirs, spiritual medicines and talismans, there are still quite a lot of them.

Gao Han walked around and listened to others bargaining with the stall owners several times, and he had a rough idea of ​​the prices of the materials for the spiritual weapons. In the final analysis, it was still a lack of spiritual stones.

The spiritual stones he and Zhongli Tingzhou obtained from the sect, plus those obtained in Chiyun Town before, totaled only twenty-one medium-grade spiritual stones.

This amount of spirit stones is only enough to buy the main materials for several spiritual weapons, but not all of them.

But it must be said that there are really many types of refining materials in Lingtian Continent.

In the past, when Gao Han was refining equipment, he often had to look for substitutes. This was because of the Dharma Ending Age on Earth. Not only was spiritual energy scarce, but even refining materials or spiritual medicines were scarce.

If the main disaster area had not appeared, causing the earth's spiritual energy to suddenly increase, and if the main disaster area had not given birth to many things, Gao Han might not have been able to gather all the materials to refine a spiritual weapon.

For example, even if he searched the entire earth for enstatite, he would not be able to find a single one, but here it can be found everywhere. This is the difference.

In the end, Gao Han couldn't help it and spent all of his and Zhongli Tingzhou's spirit stones to buy dozens of spiritual weapon materials. Except for two main materials, the rest were all secondary materials.

Seeing so many materials that he could only look at but not buy, Gao Han almost wanted to sell the pills given by the sect and then buy these materials.

But thinking that he and Zhongli Tingzhou might need those pills, he gave up.

"Brother, I saw you walking around the stall selling refining materials for a few times, looking regretful. But do you not have enough spirit stones?"

Just as Gao Han walked out of the trading area and was about to return to Shangjiu Peak, a fat man jumped out and blocked his way.

"Is there anything wrong?" Gao Han asked.

"Of course there is something. If you are short of money at the moment, I have some spirit stones that I can lend to you." The fat man said with a smile, looking at Gao Han with eyes like a lamb to be slaughtered.

He thought he had concealed it well, but Gao Han saw through his thoughts at a glance.

"How much is the interest?"

When the fat man heard this, his eyes lit up instantly. It seemed that this senior brother was an expert.

He had been observing him for a while. Although his movements were quick and decisive, he would occasionally reveal a look of confusion and surprise. That was why he was sure that this was his first time in the trading area. In addition, his clothes were relatively simple, so he should be a person with little money. That was why he decided to make a move.

"If you can pay it back within a month, no interest will be charged. If it exceeds a month, I will charge 0.2% interest per day. For example, if you borrow a thousand low-grade spirit stones from me and cannot pay it back after a month, I will only charge two low-grade spirit stones per day, which is only 60 per month."

Talking to smart people also has its benefits, and the fat man was not discouraged.

One thousand low-grade spirit stones are equivalent to ten medium-grade spirit stones. Only sixty low-grade spirit stones are collected per month, which is indeed not expensive in comparison.

Many people in need, after listening to it, gritted their teeth and borrowed the money.

This fat guy's standard for choosing people is probably that he thinks the other person can't pay him back within a month.

In addition to the inner disciples, most of those who come to the trading area are outer disciples. Most of them are not very qualified and their families do not have much ability. It is unlikely that they can repay the borrowed money within a month.

There are also inner disciples who have good qualifications and need more resources for cultivation, but they are short of money, which creates business opportunities for the fat man.

Gao Han, who was mistaken for a poor man, was not angry, because he was indeed a poor man now.

"How many spirit stones can this junior brother lend me?"

Gao Han readily called the other party "Junior Brother".

Seeing that the other party had taken the bait, the fat man immediately said enthusiastically: "I can still afford one hundred middle-grade spirit stones. The minimum loan amount is one hundred low-grade spirit stones. How much do you want to borrow, brother?"

It takes talent to run a business so fashionably.

Gao Han calculated how many spirit stones he needed for the materials he needed, and said, "Then I'll lend you sixty middle-grade spirit stones. I wonder what your name is, and which peak are you from? My surname is Gao, and my given name is Han."

The fat man had a brown tag hanging around his waist, and like him, he was an inner sect disciple.

If he were not an inner sect disciple, he probably wouldn’t be that wealthy.

"My real name is Qian Pang, you can just call me Qian Pang. When you go to Yudan Peak, just call me by this name and everyone will know me." Qian Pang said with a smile.

"good."

Qian Pang then handed Gao Han the sixty medium-grade spirit stones he wanted, and also wrote an IOU with Gao Han's handprint and signature on it. After confirming that it was correct, he put it away solemnly.

"Count them, so there's not too much left."

"No need. Junior Brother Qian is a businessman. I believe you won't ruin your reputation." Gao Han put it away without even looking at it.

Qian Pang immediately smiled happily, "Senior Brother Gao is indeed a smart man. I, Qian Pang, like to deal with people like him. If you need anything next time, come to me again."

This guy is so good at talking that he feels embarrassed to cheat him.

However, when he thought that the other party would have to return him 12 low-grade spirit stones every day after a month, which would amount to 360 low-grade spirit stones in a month, his embarrassed feeling instantly disappeared.

Gao Han couldn't help but laugh when he saw how happy he was.

After returning to the trading area, he spent all sixty mid-grade spirit stones and returned to Shangjiu Peak with a large pile of materials.