Chapter 14 Can't Rent

The next day dawned.

Shen Ping's excitement slowly calmed down.

He glanced at his wives and concubines who were immersed in their sleep and opened the virtual panel.

[Talisman Master: First-class mid-level (13036/10000) can be broken through]

…

[Gold Spiritual Root: Medium Grade (1820/10000)]

[Wood Spiritual Root: Medium Grade (1714/10000)]

His experience in the art of talismans could have led to a breakthrough long ago, but due to the limitations of his cultivation, he would not be able to make talismans even if he had made a breakthrough, so he has been suppressing it.

And now that I have officially broken through to the fourth level of Qi training, I don’t need to suppress it anymore.

He got up quietly.

Then came to the cubicle.

After sitting down in meditation, he silently said in his heart, "Breakthrough!"

boom.

The virtual frame shook slightly.

A large amount of information about the experience and insights of the art of talismans poured into Shen Ping's sea of ​​consciousness. This time he seemed to see a figure who had been making talismans for many years and constantly accumulating experience to improve the art of talismans.

After dozens of breaths.

He opened his eyes, his pupils sparkling with joy.

From today on.

He is a top-grade talisman master.

Get up.

Shen Ping came to the kitchen.

Wash rice.

Cut the meat.

Cooking.

When the wives and concubines woke up, the aroma of rice mixed with meat filled the house.

"Husband, you, you seem to have made a breakthrough?"

Yesterday, Bai Yuying went to bed before she had time to sense anything, but today when she got up and saw Shen Ping, she felt something was different.

Shen Ping smiled and said, "Yes, your husband is already a fourth-level Qi training cultivator!"

Wang Yun immediately became excited, "Congratulations, husband! Congratulations, husband!"

She was not fully dressed and her chest was shaking.

Bai Yuying also hurried to congratulate.

But compared to Wang Yun, she was not as excited.

After all, the fourth level of Qi training is still the lowest level.

After dinner.

The wives and concubines went out to dry the quilts on the ropes built under the jujube trees outside the house, while also cleaning the house and disposing of household garbage.

Shen Ping looked at the narrow room and pondered in his heart.

Now that the toxins in his body have been removed, although he no longer needs to accumulate spirit stones to buy detoxifying pills, after his cultivation breaks through to the middle stage, he must purchase a set of mid-grade magic tools, and the price of such items is not low.

Attack and defense, especially defense, should never be saved.

This is about safety.

In the past, I had no money and my cultivation was not good enough, so I could only make do with what I had.

But it has to be arranged now.

Another thing is the living environment.

Hongliu Lane is not safe. He goes out seldom enough, but sometimes he has to go out. If he wants to avoid danger, moving to the market town is the only way.

But the streets and alleys in the market town were already full.

So he could only wait.

The monks are fighting for their lives against all odds, and their future is uncertain. It may not be long before there are vacant houses in the market.

If there is really no such thing, then we have to consider sharing the small courtyard that Manager Chen mentioned.

"Expenses will continue to grow in the future... My financial resources are still too limited!"

"First, use up all the mid-grade talisman materials on hand, and then try to make a high-grade talisman!"

Shen Ping did not buy high-quality talisman materials last time. Firstly, he did not have enough spirit stones, and secondly, he was worried that his experience in talismans was insufficient, and the low success rate in making talismans would lead to a waste of materials.

Make a good plan.

He was busy again.

After so many years of practicing, he had already developed a habit of being busy. Even after he had just achieved a breakthrough, he was not willing to sit back and enjoy a moment.

…

Early August.

The temperature is gradually rising.

Under the scorching sun, Hongliu Lane was filled with unpleasant odors. Mosquitoes and insects were breeding in the streets, resulting in a hot sale of low-level talismans such as cleaning talismans and insect repellent talismans.

In the past, this time of year was the time for Shen Ping to accumulate wealth, but this year he did not join in the fun.

This day.

The Jinyang Sect's large flying boat landed at the edge of the market town again.

Another group of monks arrived.

The house prices in Hongliu Lane have not changed, but the prices in other streets and alleys in the market have risen. Even so, there are no vacant houses for rent.

In the face of overcrowding, the Jinyang Sect announced that it would expand the market and set aside an area in the east to build medium-sized courtyards.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

As soon as the news came out.

Many monks flocked to the outer gate deacon hall in the market town to inquire about specific matters.

When Yu Yan came back from the market, she saw Shen Ping outside the house and sighed, "I can't afford the rent! I can't afford the rent!"

Shen Ping's expression changed, and he asked, "Did Daoist Yu go to the Deacon Hall?"

Yu Yan nodded, "This time, the Jinyang Sect will build 300 medium-sized courtyards in the east. Each courtyard has six houses, divided into two floors. They can be rented individually or together."

The corner of Shen Ping's mouth twitched. The Jinyang Sect was really getting better and better at doing business.

However, there are indeed too many cultivators in the market town now. It is said that some of the cultivators have moved out of the market town and moved to another market town right next to the edge of the Yunshan Swamp. That market town was established last year by a cultivation family under the Jinyang Sect. It is far inferior to Yunshan Market Town in strength and security.

"And the price?"

"Fifteen mid-grade spirit stones!"

Shen Ping smiled and said, "This price is not bad. If we share the rent..."

The words haven’t been finished yet.

Yu Yan interrupted, "What are you thinking? It costs fifteen middle-grade spirit stones to rent a single room in the courtyard!"

Shen Ping almost blurted out, "What? A single room?"

“This is too expensive!”

The annual rental price for a single-family courtyard where cultivators in the late eighth stage of Qi training and foundation-building monks live is only twenty yuan, but a single room in this medium-sized courtyard costs fifteen yuan!

It's no different from robbery.

You know.

His annual net profit is only about forty medium-grade spirit stones.

This is because he has a very high success rate in making talismans and the market is good. A casual cultivator like Yu Yan, who is at the fifth level of Qi training, can earn a maximum of twenty medium-grade spirit stones each year just by income from hunting monsters and materials. Of course, if he acts as a robbery cultivator, the income will be higher, but it is also very dangerous.

“Expensive things have their benefits!”

"The deacon said that the medium-sized courtyard being built this time will have a large spirit gathering formation and will also be connected to the Jinyang Sect's spirit vein. Not only that, each individual house will be large in area and will have small compartments such as quiet rooms and material processing rooms."

Hear this.

Shen Ping fell silent.

The mere fact of being connected to the Jinyang Sect's spiritual vein is enough to attract the attention of countless cultivators.

The branch sect reclaimed by Jinyang Sect is located on the spiritual vein of Yunshan Swamp. The spiritual energy inside is abundant, which is simply incomparable to the market town.

And spiritual veins are very important to cultivators.

The higher the level of the cultivator, the more he needs a spiritual vein environment.

"What a pity! Not only can we not afford the rent, but even after it's built, it won't be our turn!"

Yu Yan shook her head and sighed, "Now many high-level cultivators are eyeing us. How can we, who are in the middle stage of Qi training, compete with them?"

After saying that, he turned and went back to the house.

She knew about Shen Ping's breakthrough a few days ago and just congratulated him.

"Manager Chen, that medium-sized courtyard..."

Shen Ping returned to the house and sent a message to Manager Chen.

Not long.

Shopkeeper Chen replied, "Fellow Daoist Shen, I think it's a bit risky. I didn't expect that the Jinyang Sect would connect this medium-sized courtyard to the spiritual vein. Now one hundred of the three hundred courtyards have been reserved, and the rest will be given priority to the cultivators in the late stage of Qi training!"

"But it will take at least half a year to complete the construction, so Fellow Daoist Shen may not have no chance."

Shen Ping's heart sank. He had complained that the place was too expensive before, but now he couldn't even afford to rent it.

"Manager Chen, please keep an eye on it for me. If a house becomes vacant, please notify me immediately."

"no problem!"

ps: Thanks to Lonely Bubuwang for the reward of 500 coins.

(End of this chapter)