Chapter 61 Becoming a Pastry Chef at the Eighth Level of Qi Training
Her only means of attack now are talismans and the sword, but since she has entered the world of immortal cultivation, the sword's ghost escape can still be used, but her true energy is a little insufficient.
There are so many spells in the "Ghost Records of the Netherworld" that can be learned by Jian Lai, but if she wants Jian Lai to improve his new skills, she needs the Yin Qi in his throat. Yin Qi must either absorb the ghost energy or accumulate over time, and she cannot provide these two conditions at the moment.
The second is to replace Jianlai's puppet essence with a higher quality and better material as soon as possible, which can also allow Jianlai to learn new spells.
However, high-quality natural treasures are hard to come by, and with the few things she has in her storage bag, she has a long way to go.
As for the skills she needed after building the foundation, she had learned about it before. It was basically impossible to find a suitable one in the market or Wanbao Tower. Just like the strict control of the acquired skills by the royal families in the mortal dynasty, the skills of various schools and sects were not to be passed on lightly. Unless there were obvious flaws or they were just fragments, they would not be circulated in the outside world.
After looking at the martial arts techniques, she found them to be similar to what she remembered. She was mentally prepared and could not be disappointed. In the future, she could learn more about the sects in the world of immortal cultivation and see if she could find a way to become their disciple.
The choice of martial arts must be made with caution, because most of them cannot be transferred. Once a mistake is made, you can only give up your practice and start over again.
"Since you haven't seen any technique that satisfies you, why don't we go over there and take a look at the other types of techniques?" the waitress suggested considerately.
Ruan Xing nodded, and followed the waitress to the magic area, listening to the other party introducing to her, "For magic suitable for the Qi training period, we have elementary five-element magic, among which fire magic and gold magic are both popular and powerful. There are also some conventional and special types, such as sword control..."
Flying a sword? Ruan Xing became interested after hearing this, "How many spirit stones does the sword-flying technique cost?"
"Two hundred low-grade spirit stones."
Hiss... Ruan Xing took a breath of cold air. He really couldn't afford this.
But after the simulator is unblocked, she can come here and get it for free in the simulation.
Thinking of this, Ruan Xing decisively stopped walking in the magic area and said firmly to the waitress, "I think it's too hard to practice magic by myself. Why don't you take me to see the magic tools?"
The young lady couldn't help but smile, "Okay fairy, I'll take you there right away."
Most of the waiters who serve as waiters to receive the Qi training cultivators on the first floor of Wanbao Tower are mortals with no cultivation. Therefore, even if the waiters see a child of Ruan Xing's age, they dare not neglect him. Even if he is young, he is still a cultivator.
The price of lower-level magic weapons is slightly cheaper than that of spells. An ordinary lower-level magic sword only costs forty low-grade spirit stones. It just so happens that the dagger and dagger that Ruan Xing carries with him are made of ordinary iron, so it's time to replace them.
She spent forty low-grade spirit stones to buy a magic sword of similar style and size to her own dagger. The magic sword was much stronger than ordinary iron, and she could infuse spiritual power into it and use sword techniques when fighting the enemy. However, she didn't know how to do it yet. After the simulator was updated, she would come here to learn a set of sword techniques and sword-controlling skills for free. This way, when she went out of the city alone, she would be able to fight against robbers even if she encountered them.
As for defensive robes, they are not needed. There is an upgraded version of the [Defense] spell in "The Ghost Record of the Netherworld". She only needs to buy a monster skin and she can make herself a piece of leather armor that can withstand a blow from the foundation-building period.
Ruan Xing actually wanted to extend the skill of making leather armor into weapon refining. However, weapon refiners are different from alchemists. Their status in the world of immortal cultivation is comparable to that of arms dealers in modern times. There are no private ones at all. If one wants to learn, one still has to go to a sect.
So, when Ruan Xing came out of Wanbao Tower, he had no more coins left, including a simple map of a hundred miles around Yunyang City and the pelt of a demon beast in the Qi training stage.
"Money is really hard to spend!" Ruan Xing sighed as he looked at the map.
The waitress bowed with a professional smile and said, "Goodbye, fairy."
"Wait a minute." Ruan Xing pointed at some unclear symbols on the map, "What do these mean?"
The young lady took a look and said, "These are some public secret realms. They are opened every once in a while. The keys to the secret realms are in the hands of several nearby sects. When they are about to open, in addition to the disciples in the sect, some places will be sold to the outside world. For example, the Hanshan Secret Realm here is opened once every thirty years. This year is its opening period. A ticket of fifty low-grade spirit stones can enter for ten days. Even if you can't hunt monsters or encounter any adventures, collecting more thirty-year-old spirit herbs is enough to make back the investment and make a little extra money."
"So that's how it is." Ruan Xing stroked his chin thoughtfully, "Any other information?"
The young lady looked apologetic, "That's all I know, fairy. After all, I am just a mortal and have never been to the secret realm. If you want to know more, you can go to the entrance of the secret realm in advance. There will always be a gathering there a few days before the secret realm opens. Not only can you buy news about the secret realm, but you can also buy relatively cheap elixirs, talismans, and magical instruments."
"It's okay, thank you for telling me this." Ruan Xing took out half a piece of gold from her storage bag and gave it to her as a tip. The transaction was completed. In fact, this young lady could have ignored her and gone to receive the next customer, but this young lady didn't use my unknown golden words to perfunctorily deal with her, and she didn't want to let the young lady suffer any loss.
She also had a simulated experience of being a waitress in Wanbao Tower. The monthly salary of a mortal was not particularly much. In the world of immortal cultivation where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, it was not easy to survive.
The young lady took it with a little surprise and gratitude, "Thank you, fairy! Fairy, you don't seem familiar with this area. Is this your first time in Yunyang City?"
"Well, yes, I..." Ruan Xing was about to say something, but suddenly a strange look flashed across his face.
She hadn't thought about what kind of origin she could make up for herself in the world of immortal cultivation, so when the young lady asked her just now, the first thing that came to her mind was the mortal dynasty. However, just as she thought of it, she felt a slightly accelerated thumping sound in her heart.
It was like...something was reminding her, warning her.
Can't say it, can't tell anyone.
She slightly covered her chest with her hands, and the young lady frowned and asked with concern: "Little fairy, what's wrong with you?"
Ruan Xing put down his hand as if nothing had happened and exhaled, "Nothing, what did you want to say just now?"
"Oh, I mean, since you are new to Yunyang City and are not familiar with it, why not find a guide to take you around the city and tell you about Yunyang. Many mortals will take on this kind of business for only a few taels of silver."
"No thanks." Ruan Xing refused casually. She was quite familiar with the city. After all, her simulated memories added up to several decades. She was just not familiar with the outside of the city. After dying several times, she basically never left the city again in the simulation.
Seeing that Ruan Xing was not interested, the lady did not try to sell him anything. She watched Ruan Xing leave and returned to the store. Ruan Xing walked away while thinking about the sudden throbbing in her heart.
She was almost 100% certain that the throbbing just now came from the barrier tree, which was restricting her from revealing a single word about the Mortal Dynasty.
However, she used her spiritual sense to carefully look inside her body, but she couldn't find where the throbbing that came and went without a trace went.
If she was just not allowed to reveal it to outsiders, then it would be fine. She could just come back and cut down the tree after she reached the Nascent Soul stage. But she was afraid that the tree might carry some contraband, so there were other restrictions placed on her, but she couldn't discover them yet.
"Oh, no wonder they didn't care about so many servants brought by the inner disciples running away, and they weren't worried at all about the news spreading across the country. It turns out that those servants who ran away couldn't say anything." Ruan Xing complained in his mind, but he had no choice but to go back to his temporary residence and draw talismans fiercely.
After all, if she wants to reach the world of immortal cultivation earlier, she can only take a ride with the national teacher and cannot escape the barrier tree.
just wait.
Ruan Xing was determined that sooner or later, she would get back the Imperial Master, Liuyang Study, and the barrier tree.
After drawing the talisman for an hour, Ruan Xing rested for a while, meditated to recover some spiritual power, spread out the animal skin she bought, cut it into a size and shape suitable for her body, sewed it together to make a close-fitting vest, and then used spiritual power to carve an upgraded version of the [御] character spell on the front and back of the vest.
The vest was worn innermost, hidden by the outer shirt and cloak, and could not be seen at all.
At this moment, a long-lost voice in his mind made Ruan Xing feel very familiar.
The simulator has been upgraded!
Although the update time is only one day, Ruan Xing has thought about it three times in this day. He can't wait to call up the simulator interface in his mind. Ruan Xing still looks at the points column and the simulator consumption after the price increase first.
After the upgrade, it lived up to Ruan Xing's expectations. It changed from swallowing silver to swallowing spirit stones, and the value was compressed, from ten cents to recharge one point to ten points for a low-grade spirit stone. The previous nine million points were also compressed and rounded off to nine hundred points.
Ruan Xing's eyes went dark and he almost fainted from suffocation.
She just knew Murphy's Law: the more you fear something, the more it will come to you!
She prayed that there would be no inflation, but in the end, it was no longer inflation, it was an explosion!
After cursing the simulator for a long time but getting no response, Ruan Xing finally accepted the reality. Now she doesn't have to worry about the foundation-building technique.
It's so funny. I don't even dare to build the foundation. After building the foundation, I may not be able to simulate it even once.
The cost of a simulation is now ten points, so she can't use it as recklessly as before. Fortunately, she had already advanced alchemy to the second level and talisman making to the fourth level before the breakthrough, otherwise she might really starve to death in the world of immortal cultivation.
Another new function that made Ruan Xing feel a little relieved was the real-scene simulation function. In simple terms, when she started the simulation, no text would appear, but she herself would carry out the simulation in reality, and each simulation would consume a certain number of points per day.
This is a conscientious function, because the world of immortal cultivation is full of the law of the jungle and dangers. Sometimes she may not even survive a day when she needs to make mistakes. If she uses text simulation like this, she will lose ten points for each trial and error.
The downside is that the real-life simulation naturally has memories, so she can no longer choose the rewards from other options.
It’s not a big problem. She can choose freely. When she needs to brush up on skills and rewards, she can use text simulation. When she needs to try and remember, she can choose real-scene simulation.
But now, she still has two simulations that must be consumed.
After a moment, Ruan Xing's personal panel showed 880 points, and he gained two more skills, [Lianyun Sword Technique (Second Level)] and [Sword Controlling Technique].
The Lianyun Sword Technique was a top-grade yellow-level sword technique that she had purchased in the simulation, which cost her five hundred low-grade spirit stones. It had a total of six levels. In the simulation, she concentrated on practicing the sword technique for fourteen years before she mastered the second level.
Maybe there really is a gap between geniuses and ordinary people... Ruan Xing looked up at the sky silently, and used up another 20 points that he had wanted to treasure. The Lianyun Sword Technique was upgraded to the fourth level. The fourth level of the Yellow-grade Sword Technique was already considered a master's skill in the Qi training period, so it was enough. Ruan Xing put aside the points and stopped upgrading them. Instead, he concentrated on finishing drawing the remaining talismans.
At night, Ruan Xing sat on the edge of the bed, the candlelight flickering, and her little hands pointed at various locations on the map.
There are three secret realms near Yunyang City. In addition to the Hanshan Secret Realm mentioned during the day, there are two others that have not been introduced. Perhaps it is still a long way from their opening time, or they are not worth visiting.
It is human nature to hide good things. As a public paid tourist attraction, Hanshan Secret Realm has probably been plundered many times by the sect disciples. She is not a child of destiny, so she doesn't want to pick up bargains. But she can still go there. First, to train herself and face the monsters and other cultivators; second, as the waitress said, to make a little money in it, even if it is just a low-grade spirit stone, it is also a simulation opportunity!
There is also information about other sects and towns. Liuyang Study is located in the east of Yunyang City, and is the nearest sect, but this is not taken into consideration and passed.
Zhengyi Gate is very close to an unknown secret place in the northwest. However, on the map, it looks very small and has no background. Moreover, its name sounds a bit like a ghost-catching master. If she goes to Jianlai, will she be caught? Ruan Xing was a little dissatisfied and decided to stay for the time being.
A little further west is the Red Robe Pavilion, which has a bit of a good-and-evil vibe, but why would it want to be neighbors with the Righteous Sect?
Sixty miles to the north is the Hanshan Secret Realm. Not far away is the Xuanbing Sect, which holds the key to the Hanshan Secret Realm. Ruan Xing is quite tempted by this sect, mainly because not only does it have its own secret realm, it sounds very wealthy and must have a lot of skills and spells. The geographical location is also good. To the southeast is another town, Huju City.
If I could become a disciple in Xuanbing Sect, I could save the fifty low-grade spirit stones for the entrance fee...
Ruan Xing shook his head and threw away this tempting idea, made a plan, and set off the day after tomorrow!
Tomorrow she would have to sell those second-grade talismans to get some start-up capital, and then buy some materials to refine some pills and talismans that might be useful in the secret realm.
Thank you for the monthly ticket from Xiao Miaoer~
Thank you for the monthly ticket~
(End of this chapter)
