Do not die

Duobao Building is located on Cuiyu Island in Cuiyu Lake, where the previous owner purchased the Shui Yang Jue.

In the Zhenbao Pavilion of Nuanyun Valley Market, Meng Zhou just bought a first-class mid-grade talisman pen there not long ago.

Their names are similar and their business scope is highly similar.

Apart from being expensive, the items sold basically have no other drawbacks.

Every monk who enters, apart from feeling distressed about the cost of spiritual stones, can hardly find any other faults.

In addition, the existence of these two shops has another more important meaning.

When he decided to leave Jade Lake and find a stable place to practice with his first-level spiritual veins, Meng Zhou, who always prepared for the worst, thought of some possibilities.

Due to problems with the quality of the spiritual energy, the first-level spiritual veins can only be used by monks in the Qi training period, and cannot retain powerful monks above the foundation level.

At first glance, it seems that Qi-training monks will feel more comfortable here than in the second and third-level spiritual veins. It is said that there are no tigers and monkeys in the mountains.

But if you think about it carefully, you can come to the completely opposite conclusion.

The so-called persimmon picking is weak. There are only Qi-training monks gathered together, and there is not even a place to build a foundation to guard. Isn't it easier to bully?

For those robbery cultivators whose profession is to kill people and sell goods, they would form a group to loot such a place from time to time. How should the first-order spiritual monks who lack powerful monks to deal with it?

Or maybe forces like the Mo Family of Jade Lake, which have foundation-building or even fake elixir powerhouses, treat the first-level spiritual veins as a leek field and come here from time to time to harvest a crop.

It doesn’t even require the family to come forward. It only requires a few young people who are short of money to go to a certain first-order spiritual vein to make a small fortune. Just this thought is enough to make a fortune in the "ecologically fragile" first-order spiritual vein. Make a big splash.

Or maybe some shameless foundation-building monk comes to fight the autumn wind. Everyone must pay a small tribute. Is there any Qi-training monk who dares to hold his neck?

If all this is really what he thinks, then the first-level spiritual vein is not his favorite place to practice, but he will have to hide as far away as possible.

Fortunately, through the excavation of the memory of the previous owner and some insights gained in the Baiyue Bay Teahouse, his worries were basically eliminated.

The first is the general environment. Many spiritual veins, including Cuiyu Lake and Nuanyun Valley, are located in the hinterland of Qingxuan Territory.

Before Xingxiu Palace lost its position and Qingxuan Sect came to power, many spiritual places indeed experienced a period of extreme chaos and disorder.

But as the Qingxuan Sect successfully ascended to power, the name of the Qingxuan Domain spread everywhere, and the spiritual veins everywhere quickly became honest.

Not to mention making trouble across spiritual veins, which is such a big move that cannot be concealed, no one dares to do it. Even when doing things in the same spiritual vein, everyone becomes disciplined. Even if the undercurrent underneath never stops, they still have to work hard to maintain the superficial appearance. Calm and calm.

It was precisely because everyone was so knowledgeable that the fledgling Qingxuan Sect temporarily acquiesced to the "autonomy" situation everywhere and spent almost all its energy on the development of third-level spiritual veins and the cultivation of internal strength.

At this time, if there are some ignorant disciples who want to cause trouble with strong backing and background.

Before they officially launch their actions and attract the attention of Qingxuan Sect, they will first be severely defeated by the backers they rely on.

Anyone who has a sense of the overall situation knows that Qingxuanzong, who has been practicing internal skills for 80 years, is looking forward to certain opportunities.

On the other hand, although Qingxuan Sect spent most of its energy on itself, it acquiesced to the existing structure of the Qingxuan Domain.

But they have never been soft on those tribulation cultivators who are active in the Qingxuan Domain. This is even an important way for Qingxuan Sect to train its disciples. The task of wiping out the tribulation cultivators has been on the task list all year round.

Cuiyu Lake and Nuanyun Valley are both located in the hinterland of Qingxuan Territory, and the large-scale robbery cultivators were wiped out many years ago.

The remaining monks who slipped through the net, or who for some reason fell into darkness and embarked on the path of calamity cultivation, neither have the strength nor the courage to make big news.

Now, there are still large-scale robbery activities in the border areas bordering Qingxuan Domain and other domains.

In addition, Duobao Tower and Zhenbao Pavilion are two legendary shops full of mist. According to what Meng Zhou heard at the Baiyue Bay Teahouse, they can be found wherever there is a need for transactions.

And wherever they settle, they can ensure that the basic transaction order is not destroyed.

Those who seek to undermine this will receive timely and brutal retribution.

Therefore, wherever there is Duobao Tower or Zhenbao Pavilion, there is a basic business order.

It is said that Qingxuan Sect's contribution to this is also due to the fact that their appearance in various places in Qingxuan Territory occurred after Qingxuan Sect came to power.

It was precisely because he knew this and dispelled his doubts that Meng Zhou chose to settle down in Nuanyun Valley.

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Before entering the Treasure Pavilion, Meng Zhou adjusted his image and aura.

Because he had just come here to buy a talisman pen not long ago, people still had an impression of him, which would lead to unnecessary speculation, so he used a brand new image.

After entering the store, there was no beautiful and graceful welcoming waiter. Only a middle-aged shopkeeper with an eighth level of Qi training came up to him with a smile. The same person who greeted him last time he came here to buy talismans and pens.

After all, Nuanyun Valley is only so big. Even if the Zhenbao Pavilion family has a big business and flourishes in various places, profit must still be the first goal in every place.

"I want a high-grade magic sword." Meng Zhou directly stated his intention without exchanging too much greetings with the other party.

Meng Zhou was led into a quiet room.

Not long after he sat down, a maid came in carrying a tray and placed a pot of spiritual tea and several exquisite snacks on the low table. The maid bowed to him and then quietly exited the room.

After a while, the shopkeeper came in carrying five long wooden boxes.

He placed five long wooden boxes side by side in front of Meng Zhou and opened them one by one. The brilliant light almost blinded Meng Zhou's eyes.

Rather than being said to be five swords, they are more like five exquisite works of art.

Meng Zhou squinted his eyes and looked carefully, and the shopkeeper introduced them one by one.

He first pointed to a long sword made of crystal and light green in color, lying in a wooden box like a stream of flowing water.

"This sword is called Cold Spring. In addition to meeting the requirements of a top-grade magic sword, it also has the effect of extreme cold, which can unknowingly slow down the opponent's perception and actions."

Then, he pointed to a long red sword lying next to him in the wooden box, as if it was a flame that was about to burn at any time.

"This sword is called Yanyang. In addition to meeting the requirements of a top-grade magical sword, it also has a strong burning effect.

Every attack carries a strong pyrotoxic nature, and with appropriate martial arts skills, one can easily create a long fire chain whip. "

Then, he picked up a long sword that exuded a bright golden color and introduced it.

He said something, but Meng Zhou had completely blocked it.

I complained in my heart, from the refiner to the user, they are all using the idea of ​​​​"weakened version of the magic weapon" to create the magic sword.

When monks use magic swords, they probably use magic swords with the thinking of "a magic weapon that can be activated with martial arts".

But if Meng Zhou came to evaluate it, it would be "fancy waste".

He would even feel ashamed if he was allowed to fight with this magic sword.

Of course, there is another important reason why the opponent made the magic sword so fancy and spent so much energy to create so many auxiliary attributes, that is, such a magic sword can be sold at a higher price and will be more expensive.

However, he interrupted the other party's introduction and said: "I want a magic sword with top quality and no additional characteristics."

The shopkeeper who was introducing things eloquently got stuck on his words. He opened his mouth and looked at Meng Zhou, as if he didn't understand what he meant.

Meng Zhou reminded softly: "It only needs to be hard and sharp enough. Don't give me those useless ones."

The shopkeeper smacked his lips, and it seemed that he finally understood what Meng Zhou meant.

After thinking for a while, he said with an apologetic expression: "Sorry, if that's the case, our pavilion currently does not have a magic sword that meets your needs."

Meng Zhou was disappointed, "That's it."

He thought about it for a moment, then wanted to get up and look elsewhere. This was not the only one selling magical swords.

The reason why he chose Zhenbao Pavilion as his first choice was that the previous owner had left such a great shadow that he made places like Duobao Pavilion and Zhenbao Pavilion his first choice when buying valuables.

At this moment, the shopkeeper suddenly spoke again: "However, I have a top-quality sword in my pavilion that perfectly meets your needs."

"Ah?... Show me!" Meng Zhou said hurriedly.

After a while, the shopkeeper placed another long wooden box in front of Meng Zhou.

Opening the lid of the box revealed an ordinary-looking black long sword.

Meng Zhou asked: "Can you get started?"

"certainly."

Meng Zhou stretched out his hand to hold the sword, and a faint cool feeling spread into his palm. The grip felt great and the weight was just right.

Moreover, the center of gravity of the entire long sword is distributed just right.

There is no need to exert any force, just wave it gently, and the power will be naturally transmitted to the blade.

A powerful warrior has a unique ability, that is, he can tell the quality of a weapon through simple contact.

To put it more mysteriously, it is called "listening to soldiers" and "listening to swords". Meng Zhou is also good at this kind of ability. Just by gently putting his hand on it, he basically confirmed the basic performance of this long sword.

No more trying was needed before he fell in love with the long sword.

But he put it back into the wooden box and asked, "What's its name?"

"Uh..." The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then said awkwardly: "Xiao Hei."

"Xiao Hei?" Meng Zhou repeated in surprise.

"This is what the refiner strongly requested." The shopkeeper said perfunctorily, and then asked quickly: "How is it? Is this sword still satisfactory?"

Meng Zhou asked: "How much is the price?"

"Twenty-middle grade spiritual stone." The shopkeeper said.

Meng Zhou glared and said, "Are you sincere? If I have so many spiritual stones, wouldn't it be nice to buy a high-grade magic weapon? I still use a magic sword? Just tell me the honest price!"

The shopkeeper said: "But the materials and texture are indeed of the highest quality!"

Meng Zhou suddenly said: "Is this a work that failed to be refined?"

Based on the properties of the five top-grade magical swords, Meng Zhou made a bold guess that the refiner expected that this top-grade magical sword would be more fancy and come with more auxiliary attributes.

The reason why it is like this is that it is too difficult to refine the best quality, and the additional attributes cannot be added.

Perhaps it is for this reason that the refiner gave it a somewhat "shameful" name, Xiaohei.

Although this is exactly what Meng Zhou intended, it does not hinder the fact that it is a "failed work" in people's minds.

The shopkeeper was stunned by his words and paused for a few breaths before saying, "Isn't this exactly what you need?"

Meng Zhou sneered: "That's because I want to spend less money!"

The shopkeeper said helplessly: "How much do you think is appropriate?"

"Eight middle-grade spiritual stones." Meng Zhou said.

The shopkeeper flatly refused, "Impossible, these spiritual stones are not enough to pay for the materials!"

"You failed in refining, and you still have to pay for it?" Meng Zhou retorted.

"But he is of the highest quality after all..."

The two sides went back and forth and exchanged words with each other. In the end, the deal was settled for ten middle-grade spiritual stones, which is the price of one thousand low-grade spiritual stones.

However, as a price for taking a big step back, Meng Zhou also forcibly obtained a bonus, the skill of sword control.

The shopkeeper muttered: "What kind of sword control skills are used for the magic sword?"

"If I use the magic sword now, you won't allow me to use the flying sword in the future?"

The shopkeeper had nothing to say, and handed Xiao Hei and a sword-control training manual to Meng Zhou's hand, while muttering:

"Do you like to ask for gifts when buying things nowadays?"

Meng Zhou responded in his heart, I'm sorry, that's me too.

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Meng Zhou found Wu Tong.

He still used the image from the Treasure Pavilion, which was naturally very unfamiliar to Wu Tong. He looked at Meng Zhou in surprise and vigilance.

Meng Zhou didn't waste any time. He took out all 460 low-grade spiritual stones, placed them on the table between the two of them, and said calmly:

"Because the quantity is too large, I will trade with you from now on."

Wu Tong looked at the table full of spiritual stones, his eyes straightened, and his vigilance disappeared by 90%.

The meaning revealed in the other party's words also made him think a lot.

I even speculated in my heart that such a large number of people eating from me was not an individual, but the behavior of an organization?

He no longer hesitated and said: "The quantity is too large, I need some time."

"how long?"

"An hour... no, no, just half an hour!"

"Okay, I'll wait for you for half an hour."

Half an hour later, panting, Wu Tong came to Meng Zhou again, placed a heavy package in front of him, and said:

"I've gathered together a total of 2,100 copies for you. Please order!"

Meng Zhou clicked on it for a moment before putting the package into the storage bag.

After that, with nothing else to do, Meng Zhou went straight out of the market and embarked on his way home.

The reason why he wanted to buy so many talisman materials was because Meng Zhou had a premonition that Chu Zheng's activities might cause waves in the professional circle, which would eventually affect all aspects of Nuanyun Valley.

To prevent your training plan from being affected, buying more talisman materials in advance can be considered a precaution.

Moreover, whether he produces talismans through Wang Wei or purchases talisman materials through Wu Tong in the future, he will use this new identity to separate himself from the identity of "Zhou Pharmacist".