No exit from the mountain
Ao Bupa carefully observed the strange phenomena in the sky and suspected that a secret realm was about to emerge, so he was no longer in a hurry to return to the Half-Demon Sect.
I decided to go to West Wilderness City first to gather some information.
Then, return to the Half-Demon Sect to see if Aunt Liu has returned while he was away.
If not, we'll have to think of another way to find her as soon as possible.
He has been searching for more than half a year, covering the entire Western Wilderness Continent, but has not found any news about Aunt Liu.
Mu Qing and his companion were still unfamiliar with the Canglan Continent. Upon hearing that Ao Bupa was going to the Western Wilderness City, they decided to go with him.
As the three walked towards the Western Wilderness City, Murong Yu asked, "Ao Bupa, what currency is used for trading goods on the Canglan Continent?"
Upon hearing this, Ao Bupa explained, "The Canglan Continent is a cultivation continent where mortals and cultivators live together."
"Mortals mostly live in villages and towns, and some cultivators also live in towns, but most of them live in sects and caves with abundant spiritual energy."
"Mortals use gold, silver, and copper coins for transactions, and some also use spirit pearls."
"Cultivators usually use spirit stones to buy things. Spirit stones are divided into low-grade spirit stones, mid-grade spirit stones, high-grade spirit stones, and top-grade spirit stones."
As Ao Bupa spoke, he reached into his pocket and pulled out two spirit stones, which he then showed to Murong Yu and the others.
He explained, "This smaller piece is a low-grade spirit stone, while the larger one is a mid-grade spirit stone."
"I only have mid-grade and low-grade spirit stones. I've only ever seen high-grade spirit stones from afar. Top-grade spirit stones are extremely rare; I've never even seen one before."
"The grade of a spirit stone is determined by the amount of spiritual energy it contains."
"One mid-grade spirit stone is worth the same as ten low-grade spirit stones, one high-grade spirit stone is worth the same as one hundred mid-grade spirit stones, and one top-grade spirit stone is worth the same as one thousand high-grade spirit stones."
"Even so, generally no one would take out high-grade spirit stones to exchange for low-grade spirit stones."
"Because cultivators can absorb the spiritual energy contained in spirit stones for their cultivation."
"The higher the grade of the spirit stone, the more abundant and pure the spiritual energy it contains, and the easier it is to absorb."
"This is something that low-grade spirit stones cannot compensate for with quantity."
Upon hearing this, Mu Qing and Murong Yu exchanged a smile, only to realize with some embarrassment that they were now penniless.
Murong Yu continued, "Then how do we obtain spirit stones?"
Ao Bupa: "There are many ways to obtain spirit stones."
"You can join a sect. After joining a sect, the sect will issue a monthly allowance."
"Furthermore, you can also receive missions in the mission hall of the sect, and after completing the missions, you will receive corresponding contribution points."
"Contribution points can be exchanged for useful items within the sect, such as pills and magic tools, or directly for spirit stones."
"If you don't join a sect, you can also take on missions from the Loose Cultivator Alliance, as well as temporary missions issued by various major towns."
"The missions in the Loose Cultivator Alliance and the temporary missions in the town are open to all cultivators."
"Based on the difficulty of the task, completing different levels of tasks will result in a corresponding income of spirit stones."
"However, there are cultivation level requirements for accepting these missions."
"Moreover, a task may be taken by multiple people, and the reward will be given to the person who contributes the most, and then the reward will be distributed by the other party according to the contribution of each person."
"You can also go out to hunt monsters, search for spiritual herbs, and so on."
"The fur, cores, blood essence, teeth and other materials of demonic beasts can be exchanged for spirit stones. There are shops in the Western Wilderness City that specialize in collecting demonic beast materials."
“Rare medicinal herbs can be sold to Dancao Pavilion. Dancao Pavilion is run by Dancao Sect. They accept large quantities of medicinal materials and offer fair prices.”
"Those skilled in alchemy, weapon crafting, and talisman making can also sell pills, magical artifacts, and talismans in exchange for spirit stones..."
Upon hearing this, Mu Qing's eyes flickered. He didn't know how to refine pills, but he was good at extracting the power of spiritual herbs, so perhaps he could learn how to refine pills.
Murong Yu also fell into deep thought, wondering whether he should go hunting monsters. He couldn't very well let Mu Qing suffer the elements with him.
Although, for them now, living outdoors and eating in the wind doesn't matter much.
However, he still wanted to provide Mu Qing with better cultivation conditions, such as pills, spiritual herbs, and magical artifacts.
Seeing that the two were deep in thought, Ao stopped his introduction and silently led the way.
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