Immortal Road.

Chapter 158: Traveler?
Yinchuan Market is located in Huainan. Different from Yichuan Market in the Yanyun Mountains in the north where the competition is cruel and fierce, the cultivators here prefer to live a leisurely life and would practice slowly if possible, leaving everything else aside.

As a result, the ascetic culture prevailed in Huainan. The sales of various elixirs were quite good, but the sales of magic tools and talismans were not good. As leeks, the casual cultivators only wanted to have a skill that could get by, and find a class in Yinchuan to muddle through.

Unlike Yichuan in the north, which borders Dayan, everyone is trying their best to improve their strength, fearing that they will be ambushed and killed as soon as they go out. Once they have spirit stones, they immediately convert them into combat power or skills, and do not save them for money.

In comparison, the environment in Yinchuan is safe, attracting a larger number of low-level independent cultivators, but the market is more sluggish.

Everyone likes to save money and find a place to practice in the mountains. No matter how much the capitalists try to stimulate consumption, they won't buy it. I just don't care about worldly affairs. I just like to stay in the mountains. No matter what you say, I will stay in seclusion until the end of time.

As long as everyone is in a bad mood together, the masters of the cultivation families will have to lower their quality of life. The independent cultivators don't have any ambitions anyway, and their future is basically monopolized, so they will end up living a mediocre life.

After Lin Shan and the Black Skull Demon Lord came here, they found that compared to Yichuan, the market here was really deserted.

There were only a few people on the streets, and all the major shops were deserted. The only place with a relatively large flow of people was the brothel. Some of the independent cultivators were too lazy to save the spirit stones they earned and used them all for enjoyment.

Lin Shan didn't have the interest to go to brothels for fun. Although he had a lot of money, he was not stupid.

In this kind of consumption place, you have to pay an entrance fee to enter, a seat fee to sit down, an observation fee to listen to music and watch dance, a tea fee for fruits and snacks, and tips for the service staff. You have to bid for girls, and sleep with them for a night for an exorbitant price.

Besides, he really had no idea about buses.

When her cultivation level is high, wouldn't it be nice for her to find a saint or witch from a top sect as a Taoist partner? Even if she is not so good, she should find a true disciple from a big sect. Moreover, with her own abilities and golden fingers, she may become a giant in the world of cultivation in the future.

Investing feelings when you are weak will not only cause you unnecessary troubles in the future, but will also increase your weaknesses, which is not advisable for the strong.

If he wants to find a Taoist partner, he should choose a strong one who can keep up with his pace. He is not interested in being a vase.

Saint: ???
Witch: ???
……

Baibao Pavilion, a chain store in the world of cultivation.

The Black Skull Demon Lord sat in the deserted lobby, sipping spiritual tea, with water dripping from his mouth and forming puddles under his chair.

"Senior, here are the materials you need, a total of 2,000 spirit stones."

The owner of this store hasn't opened for a long time. He was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. Such a big customer came today.

"You go to him to settle the bill."

The hooded man in gray robe took the storage bag from the table, stretched out a black bone claw, and pointed it at the young man in white who was groping around in the corner of the store.

Looking at the bill, Lin Shan stopped looking for Gu Yun's dirty hands, frowned slightly and thought for a while, and finally paid the money.

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, he asked the shopkeeper about the location of the Yinchuan Auction House. The two of them talked as they walked, and the Black Skull Demon Lord told him about the urgent things that needed to be resolved in this world.

"Brother, I have to break through my current realm as soon as possible. You should know that when summoning living beings to another world, there is a time limit for their stay. Only when your cultivation level is higher can you extend the time."

"How long will it take you to recover to the Jindan stage?"

"It will take about 30 years to cultivate to the peak of foundation building. If I don't have enough materials to break through to the golden elixir stage by then, I will most likely be forcibly recalled by the main body of the hell world!"

"Is there still such a thing?"

The news came a little suddenly, and Lin Shan was a little caught off guard. After the Black Skull Demon Lord explained the summoning contract to him in detail, he had to believe it.

It is definitely more beneficial than harmful to have the Black Skull Demon Lord by his side. Not only can he guide his cultivation from a high-level perspective, but he can also set up various formations and provide considerable combat power. Of course, he cannot let him go back easily.

"What other materials do you need? How many spirit stones do you need?"

"The ordinary materials add up to about 100,000 spirit stones. There is no rush. You can collect them slowly. The key is the two rare materials!"

"Oh?"

"Konjac fruit and the skeleton of a Jindan-stage cultivator."

Lin Shan stopped and turned to quietly look at the skeleton who was standing and talking without any hesitation. Unexpectedly, the latter did not avoid him at all and even added an explanation.

"It must be the skeleton of a fresh Jindan-stage monk who has just passed away or died no more than two months ago."

"Brother, let's cancel the contract!" "Okay, I couldn't ask for more!"

"No, I'm kidding."

This requirement is really difficult. How big the gap between the Foundation Establishment Stage and the Golden Core Stage is can be seen from the transformation of spiritual power into magic power and the ability to use magic weapons.

The two of them wanted to kill the Jindan stage cultivator, which was simply like an old man hanging himself because he thought his life was too long.

Unlike the Foundation Establishment Stage, whose spiritual awareness can be projected over a hundred meters, the Golden Core Stage cultivator's spiritual awareness can be projected over a radius of one mile. In other words, judging from the combat radius alone, the face-to-face range is five times greater than yours!
Before he could even get close to the person, a magic weapon was thrown at him from afar. How could a Foundation Establishment cultivator resist the power of a magic weapon controlled by a Golden Core cultivator? A high-level magic weapon was no different from paper when it came into contact with a magic weapon.

Moreover, the Jindan stage cultivators have profound magical powers and incredible escape speeds, making them impossible to catch up with or escape from.

Even if you set up a trap and set up layers of formations that can resist the Jindan stage, how can you be sure that they have defensive magic weapons? Do they understand the knowledge of formations? Do they have any means to break the ban?
The lifespan of the Jindan stage is 400 years, which is enough for them to master one of the six arts of cultivation. They must all be gifted and have outstanding abilities, so it is not easy for them to be killed by younger generations who cross levels.

"It's a pity that the corpse of Master Turtle was already in the East Sea."

"I had just arrived at that time, and it was impossible for me to recover to the peak of foundation building in two months."

The Black Skull Demon Lord shook his head. The creatures summoned by the cursed magic had no cultivation at first and could only absorb the cultivation from the host's body to improve.

It originally responded to the curse and came to the disciple of Master Gui, but Lin Shan followed closely and killed the host.

As a result, it had no way of taking advantage of the opportunity to improve quickly. Otherwise, if it had absorbed the foundation-building cultivation of Master Gui's disciple, it would have reached the foundation-building stage early on and would not have had to sign any contract with Lin Shan.

"Then you can only hope that I will be the first to break through the Jindan stage within 30 years, and then help you find the corpse of a Jindan stage cultivator?"

Lin Shan was speechless. It took only thirty years to go from the initial stage of foundation building to the golden elixir stage. No one would dare to make such a boast.

Although he has the help of an enhanced panel and can use it to break through bottlenecks, normal practice also requires daily accumulation and gradual polishing step by step. Thirty years is too short.

The Black Skeleton Demon Lord seemed calm and composed. He told Lin Shan not to worry, as there would always be a way out when the car reached the mountain. He should get the other materials and konjac fruit first, and the Jindan stage corpse could be dealt with later.

……

While walking and chatting, we arrived at Yinchuan Auction House, a prime location surrounded by shops.

This auction house was built in an antique style, yet it was also majestic and grand. After the two entered the hall, they were immediately greeted by a maid.

"Yinchuan Auction House welcomes the two seniors, please come in!"

"I'm looking for Chief Appraiser Zhang."

"He is just resting in the back hall today. If you don't mind, please follow me."

Lin Shan and the Black Skull Demon Lord followed. The maid in front took them straight to the back of the hall, turned right and walked about ten meters, then stopped in front of a room and made a "please" gesture.

Before entering, I could hear whispered conversation coming from inside the house, apparently between an old man and a young boy.

"How was the essential oil back massage just now?"

"good."

"What about Thai style 18 touches?"

"It's great."

"What about the traditional SPA?"

"Authentic."

"What about head acupressure?"

"Comfortable."

Lin Shan paused outside the door. This familiar formula, this familiar taste! In this world, besides him, is there anyone else who knows this massage technique?
Is there anyone who has traveled through time like me?

(End of this chapter)