As the purple sun rose, Jiang Yun arrived at the streets of Ziyang City. There were not many cultivators on the streets at the moment, only a few low-level cultivators hurriedly coming and going to make a living.
Jiang Yun walked along the narrow streets. The inn Hou Kun had taken him to yesterday was also a very ordinary little shop. It was located west of Ziyang City. Most of the residents were cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage. Many cultivators needed to set up stalls at the market every day.
Jiang Yun looked at the streets that were not much different from those in an ordinary city. As he approached the market stall area, many mortals selling breakfast buns and steamed buns and cultivators in the early stage of Qi training had started their business early.
"Master, try this big meat bun. One with one spiritual sand. I guarantee you'll eat it till your mouth is full of oil."
Jiang Yun smiled upon seeing this and took out a spirit stone.
"Two please."
"Okay! Take it. This is Eight Spiritual Sand. Keep it safe."
Jiang Yun took the oil-paper-wrapped bun and the spiritual sand. He took a bite of the bun and found the meat chunks distinct and fragrant. His mouth was full of oil.
Jiang Yun, munching on a steamed bun, slowly walked to the market. A number of vendors were already setting up their stalls. Each vendor paid a spirit stone and received a one-meter-wide, two-meter-long cloth. They found their usual spot, put up their sign, and waited for customers.
Some took the opportunity to close their eyes and rest, while others took out paper and pen to practice drawing talismans. Jiang Yun casually walked over to a stall selling talisman paper and raw materials and asked:
"How much are the blank talisman paper and spiritual ink?"
"Talisman paper costs one Spirit Stone for a dozen (20 sheets), and Spirit Ink costs one Spirit Stone for a piece."
Jiang Yun picked up the talisman paper and examined it carefully. They were all of the standard size, one inch wide and three inches long. The price was indeed much cheaper than what he had bought at Xianbaolou yesterday. The spiritual ink block was also a small, ordinary piece wrapped in white paper.
"Don't worry, I'm dealing with regular customers. Come back next time if you find it useful."
Jiang Yun nodded, and seeing that the other party had just started setting up a stall, he immediately took out 10 low-grade spirit stones and bought 5 pieces of spirit ink and 15 dozen talisman papers.
Then Jiang Yun asked about the prices of daily necessities such as spiritual rice and animal meat. They were about the same as those in Ziyun Market.
After understanding the basic situation, Jiang Yun looked at the sky, turned around and left the market, preparing to return to the medicine garden.
At this time, in the Biyun Sect, Huang Shan, who had returned to the sect, did not return to his family immediately, but came to a temporary cave.
"Sister, where are you? Someone saw you return to the sect. Why don't you go back home?"
Huang Shan received the sound transmission note from her brother. She was immediately filled with disgust as she recalled everything that had happened to her during the journey.
Originally, she just thought that her younger brother had picked up bad habits after spending too long with Qin Tong and the others, but now she felt that he was so hateful.
Huang Shan ignored her brother's voice transmission and started to pick up the sound transmission talisman to inquire with her friends in the sect about the number of missions to the East China Sea.
"Junior Sister Huang is also interested in the East China Sea mission. It's a very popular one right now. Many people are vying to take it, but unfortunately, our family doesn't have the final say on this mission. It needs to be reviewed by the cultivators in the East China Sea."
Huang Shan frowned upon hearing this. She hadn't expected the once-avoided East Sea mission to become such a popular one. It seemed the East Sea monster attack on the island had passed after True Lord Bixia intervened.
Huang Fei, who had waited for a long time without receiving a reply, sent another message to Huang Shan.
"Sister, has Senior Brother Qin returned? His family is looking for him. I said he went out with you."
"Damn it!" Huang Shan cursed upon hearing this. Clearly, she had gone out alone, and Qin Tong had secretly followed her to the market, but now her brother was saying they had gone out together. If the other party truly couldn't find him, using the Blood Spirit Technique would likely reveal Qin Tong's death immediately. There was no time to lose.
Thinking of this, Huang Shan finally made up her mind to contact her future Taoist partner, Junior Brother Jiang Yun.
"Junior brother, I need your help with the East China Sea mission. Please reply as soon as you receive this message."
Huang Shan's heart remained pounding for a long time after she sent the message. She didn't know why she hadn't spoken her mind that night. She hadn't felt anything when she first met Jiang Yun; she just thought he looked quite pleasing to the eye.
But after he helped her refine the elixir and saved her father's body, she felt a little more grateful. And when he found her for the second time, she was even more curious, thinking that this junior brother was full of mysteries, which made people want to explore unconsciously.
Huang Shan's predicament aside, Jiang Yun finally received Huang Shan's message when he returned to the medicine garden. The sect's sound transmission talismans were all limited in range, generally working within the Biyun Sect's territory. Farther out, more specialized sound transmission talismans or higher mana levels were required.
At this time, Liang Cai in the medicine garden was also waiting for Jiang Yun to come back.
"Junior Brother Jiang, there are too many people signing up for the East China Sea mission. There are many spiritual caves in the East China Sea, and countless new spiritual lands. I heard that many cultivators are treated much better there than in the sects. Not to mention the Spirit Fish Demon Pill. Junior Brother, you should contact Junior Sister Jiang as soon as possible!"
Jiang Yun looked at Liang Cai's anxious expression and immediately realized that the sect was under pressure again.
"Is it because He Zhou and the others' affairs can no longer be suppressed?"
Hearing Jiang Yun's question, Liang Cai suddenly said with an unnatural expression:
"You don't know, Junior Brother Jiang, Jiang Xian is actually fine. After the Jiang family lost its foundation-building cultivator, it basically ceased to exist. Moreover, the Jiang family was once a Jindan family, and they had offended many people. It's good that they didn't add insult to injury."
"The key is He Zhou. He's a spiritual plant husband and usually likes to curry favor with the family cultivators. His disappearance this time has even caught the attention of a Jindan uncle. He said he wants to conduct a thorough investigation. So it's best for us to go to the East China Sea as soon as possible!"
After listening to Liang Cai's complaints, Jiang Yun knew that he should find a way to contact Jiang Qiuyue.
"Okay, can you find a way to use the sound transmission platform between the sect and the East China Sea, Senior Brother?"
This sound transmission platform is the sect's connection with the East China Sea. Probably only Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators can transmit messages over such a long distance. Foundation Establishment cultivators and below can only communicate through the sound transmission platform.
"I'll find someone to help me with this. The control of the sound transmission station is quite strict and is under the control of the Lin family of the Government Affairs Hall."
"Okay, if possible, get the news to the East China Sea as soon as possible."
Jiang Yun, returning to his cave, picked up the sound transmission talisman. After listening to Huang Shan's words, he replied that he would find a way to pass the message through the sound transmission platform as soon as possible, asking her to pay attention to safety and practice well.
Huang Shan, who was waiting in the cave, received Jiang Yun's message and listened to it with anticipation. Then she reluctantly put down the sound transmission talisman and began to practice with her eyes closed.
At this time, Huang Fei finally found his sister's temporary cave through a friend and came to the cave.
"Sister, my little brother is here, please open the cave quickly."
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