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Chapter 78 News of the Blood Lotus and the New Talent [Divine Sense Training] (Please Subscribe)
As noon approached, neighbors, friends from the medicine-finding team, and Master Lu from the workshop all arrived one after another.

The guests all brought some gifts, more or less.

Such as homegrown vegetables and fruits, and common medicinal herbs picked from the ground up.

The Zhou couple readily accepted these gifts.

Almost everyone has arrived, and the meat and other ingredients are all prepared.

Six tables were set up in the main room and the small courtyard, and almost all of them were occupied.

Zhou Ling and Yuan Hu went from table to table, pouring spirit wine for the guests.

The monks are usually busy and rarely have such an opportunity to gather together.

Everyone chatted and laughed.

The medicine-finding team mostly talked about things in the mountains.

Of course, the main topic is about how the medicine seeker found another excellent elixir.

This is their biggest motivation for going into the mountains.

It is also a way for people to share information.

The discovery of a superior medicinal herb in a place means that the spiritual energy there is abundant, and the probability of finding the herb is also high.

To Zhou Ling's delight, he finally managed to find out some information about the Blood Lotus.

When I was discussing this with the pharmacist, someone mentioned it.

In a valley called Blood Raven Valley in Uchiyama, someone found the Blood Lotus.

However, whether the information is reliable is unknown.

After all, given their cultivation level, they wouldn't go to Blood Raven Valley.

This Blood Raven Valley is inhabited by a flock of blood crows, although they are all only first-tier demonic beasts.

However, Blood Ravens are adept at fighting in groups, possessing not only incredibly sharp claws but also the ability to breathe fire.

The flames contain deadly poison; if a cultivator inhales them, the chances of survival are slim.

Therefore, for Qi Refining cultivators, Blood Raven Valley is no different from the Forbidden Mountain area.

No one dared to venture there lightly.

Although there's some news, the risk is too great; it's practically the same as having nothing at all.

Even though he was eager to refine the Azure Lotus Flame Seed, Zhou Ling still had his own self-awareness.

It would be too dangerous for me to enter Blood Raven Valley with my current cultivation level.

Unless we can find a way to deal with these blood crows!
"Forget it, the risk is too great. Let's wait for news from Aunt Wang!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

Although there is no news from Wang Yu yet, there will be a large-scale spring auction in Lingxia Immortal City after the spring season begins.

This auction is one of the three major auctions held annually in Lingxia Immortal City.

Many second-tier spirit items will appear.

There might be Blood Lotus and True Cloud Cold Spring up for auction.

Wang Yu said that she would attend the auction and, if she found anything, she would try to auction it off.

After the meal, the guests all said their goodbyes and left.

Zhou Shan and Yuan Hu tidied up the tables and chairs, returned them to the neighbors, and then went to make arrangements for the winery.

Zhou Ling also planned to send Wang Xin back to Maple Leaf Mountain.

"Ling'er, Xin'er, come here for a moment!"

Li Ru waved to the two of them.

"Mom, what's the matter?"

Zhou Ling asked.

"A neighbor just gave me two tickets to the theater. Take Xin'er and go check it out!"

As Li Ru spoke, she handed two spirit paper tickets to Zhou Ling.

"Watching a show?"

Zhou Ling was stunned for a moment, thinking that instead of watching this show, he would rather go to Maple Leaf Mountain to cultivate.

He immediately shook his head. "Mother, what's so interesting about this opera? I'd rather go cultivate on Maple Leaf Mountain!"

"Silly child, all you know is cultivation!" Li Ruhan said with a smile. "Xin'er rarely comes down the mountain for a day, and she even gave us Qi-Gathering Pills and helped us set up a Spirit Gathering Array."

"You should thank them. There's no rush to go back this afternoon. Take Xin'er out for a walk, see some opera, or something!"

"This?" Zhou Ling turned to look at Wang Xin and saw that her face was full of anticipation. He then nodded and said, "Alright!" "Your father and I have only been to this theater once before. It's going to be lively these days. There might be a first-class musician there. You'd better go early."

As Li Ru spoke, she took out a package of spirit cakes wrapped in oil paper from the kitchen and told them to eat them while watching the play.

Zhou Ling couldn't help but admire her mother's thoughtfulness.

Afterwards, Zhou Ling took Wang Xin to the theater.

The spring sunshine was just right, and Wang Xin was laughing and talking all the way, unlike her usual quiet self, appearing lively and active.

The theater was located on Shuiyun Street near the market. In less than fifteen minutes, the two arrived at the theater entrance.

A quaint, three-story pavilion with lanterns hanging in the air.

Faint music could be heard coming from inside the building.

Upon arriving at the entrance, Zhou Ling paused for a moment, "The decoration of this theater... it feels a bit shady!"

However, people were already going in one after another at the entrance, including some women with children.

I guess I was overthinking it!

Once inside, the scenery opens up dramatically.

It is very spacious inside, probably three or four hundred square meters.

A magnificent square stage was built in the middle.

Apart from the side facing the main entrance, the other three sides are arranged with rows of seats.

The second and third floors are private rooms, which are much more expensive.

Zhou Ling quickly located their positions: three rows to the south, numbers five and six.

Although the location wasn't great, at least the situation on the stage was clearly visible.

Zhou Ling didn't know which neighbor would have the leisure to buy tickets to watch a play.
But it's already good enough that there's something to watch!

This place has an elegant atmosphere, so the ticket price must be quite high.

Before long, quite a few people had taken their seats around the area.

On the stage, a beautiful thirteen or fourteen-year-old female cultivator appeared, sitting cross-legged with a guqin placed in front of her.

Beside the guqin, an elegant incense burner was emitting wisps of smoke.

As the female cultivator appeared, the audience below quieted down.

The female cultivator calmed herself down slightly and then began to pluck the strings of her zither.

The piano music was gentle and bright, clear and lively like a babbling brook, melodious and graceful.

It sounds extremely relaxing and relieves feelings of frustration and negative emotions.

[Growth Talent, Divine Sense Training: Able to train divine sense through various senses, improving divine sense cultivation. Requirement: Perform ten divine sense training sessions.]

Zhou Ling, who hadn't paid much attention to it to begin with, was delighted to see the notification appear on the panel.

But the melodious piano music abruptly stopped.

The female cultivator gently placed her jade-like hands on the strings of the zither, her gaze sweeping over the audience. She smiled and said, "If you would like to hear more music, please go to the private room on the second floor!"

Zhou Ling was stunned for a moment. Wasn't this just tempting people to spend money?

However, thinking about his newly awakened talent, [Divine Sense Training], he couldn't help but feel tempted.

Although he now possesses a certain level of spiritual cultivation, he is still far from being able to control his spiritual sense.

Moreover, refining a first-grade high-quality inscription requires a considerable amount of spiritual sense.

Originally, with his Qi Refining Level 5, he had no advantage in refining first-grade high-quality inscriptions.

If one's spiritual sense can't keep up, the success rate will be even lower.

Then, he beckoned to a young servant and asked, "How much do you charge for the private rooms on the second floor?"

"In return, sir, our second and third floors mainly charge based on the amount of music played, and the fees also vary depending on the musician's skill level."

The servant replied with a smile.

"How much did that female musician charge?"

Zhou Ling asked.

"She's an ordinary musician, earning twenty spirit fragments for each piece!"

The servant replied.

Zhou Ling nodded. He could accept the cost. He then smiled at Wang Xin and said, "Xin'er, let's go upstairs to listen to music!"

(End of this chapter)