Longevity, Starting From Raising Chickens

Chapter 286 Black Tortoise City

"Patrol duty?"

Wang Ba was slightly curious.

He was focused on practicing and studying the "Beast Control Scroll", and he still didn't understand many things about the sect.

Tian Fu had been following Wang Ba for a while and knew this, so he explained:

"On duty patrol means leaving the sect. According to the patrol tasks issued by the sect, you go to Dajin and even outside Dajin to patrol. These are what every disciple of the sect has to experience. Every person and every Jiazi must be A random draw will be conducted, and Shaoyin Mountain will host the draw."

He added: "Of course, if you are the master of each peak or have reached the level of protector or minister, then there is no need, unless it is appointed by the sect leader."

"Is patrolling... dangerous?"

Wang Ba asked curiously.

"It wasn't that dangerous before."

Tian Fu's face showed worry:

"However, since the three continents have been overturned and the monks from other continents have come ashore from our Dajin side, patrol tasks have become more dangerous, so we usually go out with the Changsheng Sect and the Qin family monks."

"The Changsheng Sect and the royal family are also going?"

Wang Ba was slightly surprised.

The monks of the Qin family are another name given by the monks of the Jin Dynasty to the royal family of the Jin Dynasty.

"Go, all go. We, the Changsheng Sect, Youxian Temple and the Dajin royal family have always been in the same spirit, advancing and retreating together. However, there are few people in Youxianguan, so we generally won't participate. Dajin Although the number of the royal family is not large, they are the nominal masters of the Jin Dynasty after all, so sometimes, there are also some direct descendants of the royal family to participate in such tasks."

Tian Fu explained.

Wang Ba nodded slightly.

The good atmosphere here in Dajin is indeed the only one he has seen since he started practicing.

All forces unite with each other and attach great importance to rules.

It’s no wonder that at the peak of his strength, he alone dominates the entire Feng Linzhou.

However, looking back carefully, the same was true for Chen State, which was under the jurisdiction of the Jin Dynasty in the past. After Dongsheng Sect was occupied by Tianmen Sect, the other four sects assisted Dongsheng Sect in trying to regain Dongsheng's residence more than once.

It may be that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, but it does not necessarily mean that there is no friendship to help each other.

In contrast, the Yan State under the jurisdiction of Da Chu was much more chaotic. There were many discords between the sects and the Independent Cultivators. There were also intrigues and secret fights between sects.

With his thoughts spinning, Wang Ba immediately agreed to Tian Fu's request for leave. Of course, according to the rules, he still needed to report to He Jiugui or Cui Daqi.

It's just that Cui Daqi often has ferocious beasts hunted from overseas to deal with, and they are rarely in the spiritual food department, so Wang Ba can only go to He Jiugui.

Of course, according to He Jiugui's style, he was mostly hiding outside drinking wine and basking in the sun at the moment.

Wang Ba walked out, and sure enough.

I don't know how much he drank, but the tip of his nose and face were already red, his eyes were narrowed, and he was lying on the special recliner with a sultry look on his face.

Bite the bullet, Wang Ba took the initiative to say hello to He Jiugui.

"Minister He, Tian Fu has been selected to go out on patrol duty. I would like to report to you."

"go Go."

He Jiugui waved his hand casually and immediately turned over.

Wang Ba felt slightly relieved, and he vaguely noticed that Vice Minister He didn't seem to be as quick to drive away from him as before.

He bowed immediately.

But at this moment, a transmission note flew over from afar.

The target was none other than Wang Ba.

"Huh? For me?"

Wang Ba was slightly startled.

He lives a solitary life in the sect. Normally, except for Bu Chan, no one should know about his teleportation skills.

But he still turned on the teleportation talisman.

"Brother Taoist, if you have time, please come to Feiyu Peak to discuss important matters."

The word "Gu Wen" is written on the signature.

"Gu Wen?"

Wang Ba immediately remembered.

"It's the female cultivator who issued the mission last time and exchanged two points of merit for four of my spiritual chicken essences..."

"Why did she come to me again? Could it be... related to the spirit chicken essence?"

According to his guess, this is the only possibility.

After all, apart from the essence of the spiritual chicken, the two of them have nothing to do with each other.

"Essence of spiritual chicken..."

A trace of thought flashed through Wang Ba's eyes.

…

Half a day later.

The sky is getting dark again.

Wang Ba did not fly back to Wanfa Peak as usual, but drove the flying Law Weapon straight to the north.

From a distance, you can see a majestic mountain range that looks like a snake's head and a turtle's body. It is Taiyin Mountain, one of the four mountains. It is surrounded by the peaks.

Taiyin is the symbol of Black Tortoise, so the mountain also resembles its shape.

The sky and the earth are very different, and the majestic mountains are covered with mist.

Although it was getting late, monks kept coming and going.

This was his first time here. Although he didn't know the layout of Taiyin Mountain, he still found his purpose by following the flow of people.

Then I saw a huge mountain pass like a cauldron standing on the back of the turtle. There was a whirlpool at the mountain pass that was quite similar to the Myriad Manifestations, and monks came in and out from time to time.

"This should be the entrance to the treasure house of Myriad Manifestations."

Wang stood in mid-air and glanced around the mountain pass.

Houses and streets are built along the mountain pass, stretching for several miles, and there is a constant flow of people inside.

"This place, I guess, is the 'Black Tortoise City'."

There are many other markets on Taiyin Mountain, but the largest one is Black Tortoise Market, so don’t give it a second thought.

Wang Ba did not fall to the mountain pass, but flew down in front of Black Tortoise City.

Soon a sharp-eyed monk came up to sell the shopping guide in the market.

They don't look like disciples of the sect, but family members of the monks.

The guide introduces the layout of the city and the specialty products of many stores.

Such as elixirs, talismans, etc., are all introduced in detail.

It's not expensive, and Wang Ba is not someone who can't afford spirit stones, so he even spent two Middle Grade spirit stones to buy one.

With the efforts of the Foundation Building monks, he quickly went through this guide in his heart.

Wang Ba directly picked out a store that he was most interested in.

"Shuixi Peak Spiritual Food Shop."

This spiritual food shop offers many types of spiritual food. It is said that it is jointly opened by monks from the spiritual food department.

Wang Badang followed the guide and went straight to the spiritual food shop.

To Wang Ba's surprise, he actually saw a familiar spiritual food monk inside.

When the other party saw him, he also showed surprise on his face:

"Deacon Wang."

"Deacon Kong, this store is yours..."

Wang Ba was slightly surprised.

Deacon Kong’s full name is Kong Yao. After seeing Wang Ba, who was slightly stunned, he quickly came over with a smile on his face.

"Rare customers, rare customers, Deacon Wang, please come in."

Wang Ba did not refuse and followed Kong Yao into the back of the store.

It wasn't very spacious inside, but there were a few servants who looked like they were busy inside. When they saw Kong Yao and Wang Ba, they saluted quickly.

Kong Yao waved away, sat down with Wang Ba, poured tea for Wang Ba, and asked with a smile:

"Why did Deacon Wang think of going to a spiritual food shop? Normally we don't lack spiritual food."

As a monk in the Spiritual Food Department, you have to deal with all kinds of spiritual food every day. Normally, as long as spiritual food is not used as the main cultivation resource, it is basically enough, and it can even be sold occasionally.

Therefore, spiritual food monks are basically not very good at visiting spiritual food shops in Fangshi.

Wang Ba hesitated for a moment, but he did not hide it. After all, they were all from the Spiritual Food Department. They could not see each other when they raised their heads, and if it was true as he imagined, others would know about it sooner or later. He immediately said:

"I have some spiritual food here that is not available in the sect, and I am here to understand the market so that I can sell it."

When Kong Yao heard the words, he couldn't help being interested:

"A spiritual food that is not available in the sect? Could it be a new recipe?"

Wang Ba smiled and didn't speak.

Kong Yao couldn't help but slap his forehead: "It's me, Meng Lang."

Inquiring into other people's secrets at will is a taboo no matter where they are placed.

He was also too excited, so he made a slip of the tongue.

Kong Yaoxuan said seriously: "If Deacon Wang is relieved, I can make an estimate of the price of spiritual food."

Wang Ba's heart moved when he heard this, and he immediately took out a portion of the spiritual chicken essence.

Kong Yao took the white porcelain bottle, immediately rolled up his sleeves and carefully took out a thin needle, inserted it from the mouth of the bottle, and took out a drop.

Then gently put it in the mouth, close your eyes and feel it carefully.

Immediately, he opened his eyes very quickly, with a strange look in his eyes:

"This spiritual food has the power to replenish essence, energy, blood and soul, and it also has the effect of breaking through bottlenecks. Even in the early stage of Gold Core below Fifth Grade, it should have some effects... It is not uncommon on its own. , but the effect is so comprehensive, but it is rare.”

"Deacon Wang, is the main ingredient easy to obtain for this recipe?"

Wang Ba thought for a while, then shook his head slightly.

The main material for Spirit Chicken Essence is naturally the Rank Two High Grade Spirit Chicken. The reason why he was able to accumulate so much was entirely due to the hard work of Jia Fifteen and Jia Seventeen.

Relying on natural reproduction alone, only a few can be born naturally in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse. As a spiritual food material, it is completely unqualified.

After all, the effects of spiritual food can only be manifested through long-term use in most cases.

Seeing Wang Ba shaking his head, Kong Yao couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed:

"The main material is not easy to obtain... Then the value of this recipe is greatly reduced. Even if it is dedicated to the sect, the merits obtained may not be too much... But if this spiritual food is sold in the market, it is estimated that It has to be priced at forty-five to fifty yuan of Middle Grade spiritual stones, but it’s a pity that it cannot be supplied for a long time, otherwise there will be a lot of people buying it.”

"Forty or fifty Middle Grade spiritual stones..."

Wang Ba nodded slightly.

The price is lower than the price in Yan State.

However, considering that resources such as the Myriad Manifestations Sect are not scarce, and the surrounding environment is easier to practice, it is understandable that the price is slightly lower.

According to this price, the last mission he completed was to exchange four spiritual chicken essences for two points of merit. One point of merit is almost equivalent to a High Grade spiritual stone.

But what Wang Ba paid more attention to was the value of the prescription mentioned by the other party.

"I dare to ask Deacon Kong, if the spiritual food recipe is dedicated to the sect, how is the meritorious service rewarded determined?"

"This is more complicated to say."

Kong Yao had no reservations about Wang Ba, explaining:

"The type and effect of spiritual food, the level of monks it can affect, as well as the ease of obtaining the main materials, the difficulty of refining, etc., will all be important factors that the sect considers."

"Of course, the most important thing for the sect is the effect, and the other is whether the main materials are easy to obtain."

“There’s no point in making the main material easily available if it’s not effective, and vice versa.”

"Although the effect of your spiritual food is okay, if the main ingredients are difficult to obtain, a spiritual food recipe mainly for Rank Two may not be valued by the sect, and the merit may not be too high. "

Wang Ba suddenly understood.

Kong Yao's meaning is very simple. Even if it is dedicated to the sect, the sect will determine the reward merit based on the applicability of the prescription.

Wang Ba suddenly thought of something and asked: "The recipe for 'White Jade Glue' that Minister Cui once researched..."

Kong Yao shook his head and said, "That's incomparable. Minister Cui's recipe is excellent. The Rank Two gray capybara and the Rank Two sword cockroach are both spirit beasts that are extremely easy to reproduce. The key is the Gold Core level. The monks can use it throughout the entire stage, and although the effect is not too obvious, it is also a contribution to the sect."

"And this is Minister Cui's most outstanding achievement so far. Since that prescription, he has never developed a prescription that is comparable to him. Therefore, sometimes luck is also very important..."

When Wang Ba heard this, he felt envious and couldn't help but sigh.

Being able to develop the recipe of white jade glue, Cui Daqi's research on spiritual food is obviously very deep, but even so, he can no longer reproduce the past achievements, which is obviously due to luck.

"But I can't rely on luck... I'll just stick to my previous ideas."

Wang Ba thought in his heart.

The two talked about spiritual food for a while, and Kong Yao took him to the store in front to see many spiritual foods in the store.

The specialty spiritual food in this Shuixifeng spiritual food shop is ‘duck fat juice’.

It has the effect of accelerating the refining of spiritual energy, which can be regarded as a disguised increase in the speed of practice.

There are more than thirty pieces of Middle Grade spiritual stones, and the supply exceeds the demand.

Kong Yao specially packed a few copies for him and took them back.

When Wang Ba saw this, he was too embarrassed to take it for nothing, so he immediately gave back a few portions of the spiritual chicken essence.

After that, Wang Ba did not stay and went straight to the treasure house of Myriad Manifestations.

Flying in from the vortex, Wang Ba felt like he was back in the Myriad Manifestations library. As far as he could see, the world was full of various pills and Law Weapons...

However, there are no Rank Four Law Treasures or spirit beasts here.

With a thought in his mind, Wang Ba bowed and shouted:

"Treasure House True Spirit, please show up!"

He only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and a yellow leather gourd jumped out of thin air.

When he saw Wang Ba, the gourd kept talking:

"Little monk, what do you want to change?"

The voice is like a doll.

Although Wang Ba found it interesting, he didn't dare to underestimate this gourd. With such intelligence, this treasure house has a Rank Four at least.

At the moment, I dare not show the slightest courtesy: "This junior wants to know about spiritual food."

"Spirit food?"

The yellow leather gourd shook slightly, and a doll's voice came from inside:

"okay!"

The words have not yet finished.

In the line of sight, there are shelves with spiritual food bottles, rushing from a distance at high speed, and in the blink of an eye, they are displayed in front of Wang Ba.

At a glance, there is no end in sight.

“What kind of spiritual food do you want?”

The yellow-skinned gourd asked again.

Wang Ba's heart moved, and he took out the essence of the Rank One chicken, the essence of the chicken of Rank Two, and the essence of the turtle of Rank Two from the storage ring.

"I dare to ask the real spirit, do you have these kinds of spiritual food?"

The mouth of the yellow-skinned gourd bottle opened suddenly, sucking in all the four bottles of spiritual food.

Wang Ba didn't even react.

After a while, four bottles were spat out again.

The yellow-skinned gourd swayed slightly, and the doll's voice came out:

"nothing."

Wang Ba was not too surprised. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Is there a Rank One spiritual food?"

"none."

In the yellow leather gourd, the doll's voice was slightly impatient.

This was not unexpected by Wang Ba.

The purchasing power of meritorious deeds is extremely high, which means that the treasure house will basically not store anything of too low a level or value.

asked again:

“What’s the cheapest spiritual food?”

The yellow-skinned gourd swayed slightly, and one after another the standard porcelain bottles often seen in the spiritual food department flew out from one of the shelves.

However, it did not fall into Wang Ba's hands.

"Fruit pulp and rice essence, Rank Two spiritual food, Qi Refining, and Foundation Building can all be used. One point of merit will give you three bottles."

"Spirit Fish Essence... Immortal Tree Treasure..."

The yellow-skinned gourds are introduced one by one.

Wang Ba was stunned when he heard these names.

The Spiritual Food Department had just finished refining the spirit fish essence recently, and he was extremely familiar with these spiritual foods.

They are all very basic Rank Two spiritual food, and each spiritual food has a single effect, mainly to allow Qi Refining and Foundation Building monks to refine easily.

Compared to the spirit chicken essence refined from Rank Two Supreme Grade spirit chicken, the effect is much worse.

Not to mention anything else, the spiritual energy contained in it is basically three or four times the difference.

However, the spirit chicken essence has other effects.

"A portion of spiritual chicken essence is estimated to be at least as valuable as five or six bottles of fruit pulp and rice cereal..."

Wang Ba quickly estimated in his mind.

"Based on this calculation, a spirit chicken essence is worth at least two points of merit in the treasure house of Myriad Manifestations... No wonder the female cultivator named Gu Wen looked like she took advantage of it and got it with two points of merit." Buying the soul chicken essence worth 8 points of merit is indeed a big advantage."

"That is to say, the real value ratio between merit and spiritual stones is not what I thought before. A little merit is equal to a High Grade spirit stone. A little merit, the price should be around 20 or 30 Middle Grade spirit stones."

"Of course, meritorious deeds can buy some unique and rare treasures in the treasure house of Myriad Manifestations. In this way, meritorious deeds are far less valuable than spirit stones."

To put it simply, judging from the market price of spiritual food alone, a little meritorious deed is about 20 to 30 Middle Grade spirit stones, but since meritorious deeds can also be exchanged for other rare resources, the price of meritorious deeds is far from 20 to 30 yuan. Stones can be compared, so when conditions permit, most monks give priority to using spiritual stones instead of meritorious deeds.

A little complicated and convoluted, but that's about it.

"What on earth do you want to change?"

The voice of the doll in the yellow gourd said impatiently.

Wang Ba did not answer, but asked carefully:

"May I ask True Spirit, do you collect spiritual food here?"

After the words fell, the yellow-skinned gourd paused.

Immediately, a somewhat annoyed voice came from inside:

"Another one to tease me!"

Before Wang Ba could react, he felt an irresistible force and threw it away.

When Wang Ba came back to his senses, he found that he was already above Taiyin Mountain and falling towards the mountainside below.

He quickly stabilized his body in mid-air.

Wang Ba looked helpless.

He also wanted to know more about the exchange price of the resources required for the Five Elements Cultivation Technique, but he was suddenly thrown out.

"Why is this?"

"However, I understand the value of the spirit chicken essence here."

He will not give up the spirit chicken essence for the time being. Whether it is used to exchange for meritorious deeds or sold with spirit stones, it is an important source of income for him.

He glanced at the brightly lit Black Tortoise City below.

It's rare to come here, and there are about seven or eight thousand High Grade spirit stones in the storage Law Weapon. It doesn't make much sense to keep the spirit stones all the time, so he immediately fell down and started strolling in the market.

He is not just hanging around, he is mainly focused on collecting the resources needed for the five techniques such as the "Azure Emperor God Seed Technique", so as to prepare for a rainy day.

But what disappointed him was that basically none of these resources were available.

After asking some stall owners, I found out that although these resources are not high-grade, they are basically controlled resources within the sect. They are usually given priority to the treasure house of Myriad Manifestations, and then transferred to individuals through the meritorious service system. It ensures that most people who need it can be allocated, avoiding internal friction between the same sects.

"However, I heard that the Changshengzong and the Dajin Royal Family also have these resources. Of course, the Changshengzong has a lot of people and the resources are also tight. The Dajin Royal Family is okay. In my opinion, you can find someone from the Changshengzong. Taoist couples exchange resources with each other, and people from the Jin Dynasty royal family can also do it, but there are few people, so you may not be able to meet them..."

Some stall owners enthusiastically gave Wang Ba a plan.

When Wang Ba asked, he found out that the other person was from Hehuan Peak.

"Don't look at me like that. We at Hehuan Peak are serious! The dual path of cultivating is the right way, but it's just been tarnished by some unscrupulous people!"

The stall owner worked hard to prove his innocence.

But the effect was not very great. Anyway, the monks around him looked at him with smiles and no words.

Wang Ba was moved in his heart.

The characteristic of the Ten Thousand Dharma Lineage is that the more ways of cultivation with different essences are mastered, the more powerful one becomes. So what is the essence of these dual ways of cultivation?

yin and yang? then what?

Although he is not involved at the moment, it is always good to know more about it.

"I'm Wang Ba at Wanfa Peak. What do you call Taoist brother?"

"Wanfa Peak?"

The stall owner was stunned when he heard this, and quickly stood up and saluted:

"This should be my junior brother, right? Haha, I'm Liu Lan at Hehuan Peak..."

The two briefly talked about their seniority, and found out awkwardly that this Liu Lan wanted to call Wang Ba the 'grand master's uncle'.

Although Liu Lan has completed the Foundation Building and is about to pass the Gold Core tribulation, he can only treat Wang Ba as a junior.

Wang Ba was also a little helpless for a moment.

Sometimes it is not a good thing to have too many rules. Just talking about seniority can cause a lot of jokes.

It is true that unlike those outside sects, it is easier to judge seniority based on cultivation.

Liu Lan was also very resentful.

However, we are all Foundation Building monks, and they are not much different in age, so it is much easier to communicate with each other. In addition, Wang Ba has rich experience, and we quickly got along with each other after talking.

The two also left communication notes for each other.

Liu Lan even patted her chest and told Wang Ba that if she had the opportunity, she must bring some dual cultivation techniques for Wang Ba to taste.

Wang Ba responded with a portion of soul chicken essence.

Liu Lan just took it as a small gift and didn't take it too seriously.

Wang Ba also didn't care much.

This is just a random introduction. If you need it in the future, you can talk about it with this chicken essence given away.

…

After bidding farewell to Liu Lan, Wang Ba focused on visiting the spirit beast shop again.

Compared with the spirit beast shop that Wang Ba once visited, the level of the spirit beast shop in Black Tortoise is much higher.

"Even Rank Three spirit beasts can be sold..."

Wang Ba looked surprised.

The thing that attracted his attention the most was undoubtedly a Rank Three Supreme Grade spirit beast that looked like a black bear.

At first glance, it looks like the little milk bear who was just born, without the slightest fierceness, only the cute voice of a baby.

Wang Ba glanced at the introduction of this little milk bear:

[Ankongzhu]: Unparalleled divine power, good at hiding...

He couldn't help but said to the shop owner who was coming out of the back room with the cubs in his arms:

"Brother Daoist, what is the price of this dark sky?"

The shop owner glanced at him and said simply:

"Not for sale."

"Not selling it? Then what are you doing here?"

Wang Ba was a little puzzled.

"It's just for you to look at it and make you envious."

The shop owner grinned: "Such a good spirit beast, I will only sell it unless I am stupid."

Wang Ba was speechless for a moment.

That is to say, in the Myriad Manifestations sect, if this is changed to another place, the other party will be designated to be taught to be a human being.

But it also shows the relaxed atmosphere in the Myriad Manifestations.

Reluctantly giving up the dark sky terrier, Wang Ba glanced at the Rank Three spirit beasts around him in a blink of an eye.

Basically, they are just born not long ago, or are spirit beasts with very young months.

Wang Ba also knows this very well. Most of the Rank Three spirit beasts have their spiritual intelligence activated. Adult spirit beasts basically have their own ideas and are unlikely to get close to human monks.

Only when the spirit beast is cultivated when it is still young can it be possible to form an emotional connection with the monk, and there is no need to worry about loyalty.

Of course, correspondingly, the prices of these young Rank Three spirit beasts are not cheap.

Any cub of a Rank Three Low Grade spirit beast would cost one or two thousand High Grade spirit stones.

The price Wang Ba is affordable.

But to him, just one more Low Grade spirit beast in Rank Three doesn't mean much.

After all, after Wu Ape King uses the Demon Ape Transformation, he is comparable to a Rank Three Middle Grade spirit beast.

It won't work to buy a few more, after all, if the spiritual beasts you buy can't keep up in the future, they must still be cultivated and advanced.

And cultivating advanced also needs to consume a lot of precious resources.

This is evidenced by the monks on the Beast Peak. Although they specialize in beast control, in fact they only focus on cultivating one natal spiritual beast.

The more spirit beasts, the easier it is to involve energy and resources.

Even in the relatively wealthy Myriad Manifestations sect, few people are willing to cultivate multiple spirit beasts at the same time.

Even Wang Ba, in fact, the only ones who concentrate on nurturing are Wu Yuan Wang, Jia 15 and Jia 17.

If the latter two were not because they could bring more resources to Wang Ba, Wang Ba would not have paid much attention at all.

The other spirit beasts basically didn't consume too much energy from him, and they were all free-range.

Therefore, the spirit beast he wants is either like the Wu ape king, which can help him in substantial combat power.

Or it is like the fifteenth and seventeenth, which can bring more income.

Relatively speaking, the latter is more important.

After all, he is now in the Myriad Manifestations sect, and the danger is really not great. It would be a pity to spend resources on the former.

But looking down at random, Wang Ba was quite disappointed.

Either the grade is too low, or it lacks the value he needs.

He was about to leave when he caught a glimpse of an iron cage behind the shopkeeper.

"Hey... this spirit beast..."

It is agreed that I will try my best to make two updates today, uh... I will try my best to write another chapter, but everyone, don’t wait, read it tomorrow morning

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