Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 36: Impatient for justice and love for justice
"Water Purification Talisman, Fire Attracting Talisman, Armor Horse Talisman and other high-quality talismans are all worth seven pieces of broken spirit seeds. Take a look. You won't suffer any loss."

"The fragments of a magical weapon have a very good luster. They are all fine products used by the sect's disciples. They might even be top-grade magical weapons! I only need three broken spirit seeds!"

"The complete book of the Five Elements Qi Training Chapter, only the exercises after the fifth level are missing. Any cultivator with five spiritual roots can practice it. You can get it with eight spirit stones. Don't miss it."

"A talisman. A talisman of the best quality. A cultivator of the first level of Qi training can refine it and wield it with ease. Six spirit stones and eight pieces. You can choose any one you like."

There were only a few shops doing business in the nameless market, most of which were casual cultivators setting up stalls. The buyers and sellers were mostly cultivators in the early stages of Qi training, and most of the goods they bought and sold were junk. Occasionally, a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi training would stand out from the crowd.

The combination of three kids and a teenager is quite eye-catching here, especially Han Yundao and Duan Anle, two young cultivators at the first level of Qi training, who are definitely fat sheep in the eyes of the vendors.

Fortunately, Wu Meng was a smart kid who helped Erxiao avoid many traps.

The four of them found a teahouse, and the two spirits asked for a room on the second floor to sit down.

"Brother Wu, are you saying that they can't even earn one spirit stone in a month by setting up a stall here?!" Han Yun exclaimed in a low voice.

"Of course." Wu Meng sipped the inferior spiritual tea in the teacup and squinted his eyes happily. He never thought that he would be so lucky today and meet such a kind-hearted immortal master.

This is a rare enjoyment. I don’t know when I will be able to drink it again.

"Take the talisman seller Ge Xianshi as an example. He was kicked out of the market at least three times in recent years because he couldn't afford the spiritual stones for renting a house."

Wu Meng spoke like a child with a big heart. He was not shy in front of two kind immortal masters of the same age. He shook his head while talking, which was quite cute.

"Does it take a lot of spirit stones to rent a house in the market?" Duan Anle asked curiously.

"I've heard from the immortal masters that those who live closer to the spirit veins need ten spirit stones a year, while ordinary ones only need five." Wu Meng knew quite a lot.

"Are all those who are proficient in all arts like this?" Han Yun said with some disbelief.

"Other immortal masters seem to have said that Immortal Master Ge only knows some worthless talismans that can't be sold at a high price. Things like the Wind Clearing Talisman, Water Purification Talisman, and Fire Starting Talisman are not easy to sell. Fireball Talisman and Golden Armor Talisman are easy to sell, but it seems that Immortal Master Ge can't draw them."

"Why not just buy a book of talismans and learn from them?"

"It seems to be very expensive and difficult to learn. Master Ge can't raise enough money." Wu Meng scratched his head.

"Then let's not practice in the market, just find a place to practice by ourselves." Duan Anle said.

"The immortal masters said it's not possible. The several spiritual places in Yushan Island are all managed by the Cultivators Association. Outside the market town are the mediocre spiritual places, and the immortal masters' cultivation is very slow. There are also evil cultivators and monsters outside, and the Cultivators Association won't help if you get harmed by others outside." Wu Meng felt a little dry in the mouth after he finished speaking, and drank the spiritual tea in the cup.

Han Yundao pushed his own over, and Wu Meng pretended to be reserved and gave way twice, then squinted his eyes and started drinking again. He didn't expect that the next time would come so soon!

Han Yundao spent another two broken spirit seeds to order a bowl of noodles with soft meat. The best white pig meat was braised until it was soft and fragrant, and there were a few wilted spirit vegetables under the noodles.

A bowl of noodles with soft meat is served, and the whole house is filled with fragrance.

Even the shop assistants in brocade clothes felt a little surprised. This little hanger-on in the market was so lucky that this kind of spiritual food, which could be of some benefit even to an immortal master in the early stage of Qi training, could actually fall into his mouth.

Wu Meng had never eaten such delicious food in his life. He even forgot about his reserve and started to gobble it up.

Jin Shilun was so hungry after seeing this. He had just joined the sect not long ago and had not eaten many good things with the elders. The same was true for these two senior brothers. Why couldn't they be nicer to their junior brothers?

"Huh." Wu Meng's stomach was full after eating a bowl of spiritual food. He felt that all his meridians were unblocked and he benefited greatly.

"Thank you, three brothers." Wu Meng thanked them with a blushing face. No matter how sensible he was, he was just a child and very thin-skinned.

"It's good that you're full, let's continue chatting." Han Yun said without caring
"Many independent cultivators can't make ends meet, so they go to places like mortal cities and become offerings, where their lives are much better. For people like Master Ge, it's not easy to survive in the market town, but they can live a very good life outside." Although Wu Meng is young, he speaks in an orderly manner.

"How good can it be?" Duan Anle was a little skeptical.

"Well, many, many immortal masters have said that it is very, very good." Wu Meng couldn't explain it clearly, but Jin Shilun nodded in agreement. When he was young, he had seen the old immortal master enshrined in Gongxing Village. He was above everyone else and could decide life and death with a single word.

Compared to what happened to Master Ge, his life can naturally be considered very good, and the difference in abilities between the two is perhaps not that big, right?
"Is it so hard to earn spirit stones?" Duan Anle looked at the intact spirit stone in his hand that was emitting a faint fluorescence. Han Yundao thought of the three broken spirit seeds that he had just spent without blinking, and felt a little distressed.

"Master Ge is not the most difficult case. There was also a master who made mistakes in his practice. When the inspectors from the market came to collect the rent, he had already rotted in the house." Wu Meng dug up some more of his experiences and shared them.

"Some shops in the market sell basic cultivation techniques with annotations. It will be much safer for immortal masters to practice according to such techniques, but they are very expensive. It is said that even immortal masters in the middle stage of Qi training can hardly afford them."

When Han Yundao and Duan Anle heard this, they looked at each other, both thoughtful.

The four of them walked out of the teahouse and went to a magical medicine shop in the market, with three big characters "Wodantang" written on it.

At this moment, a trace of hesitation flashed across Wu Meng's face. He gritted his teeth and bowed deeply to the three of them: "I have something to ask, if the three brothers are willing to help, I will remember your great kindness in my heart." Han Yundao and Duan Anle were stunned, and they looked at Jin Shilun at the same time. After all, you are the oldest.

"Why didn't you think of me when you were eating noodles!" Jin Shilun complained, "Brother Wu, please speak first. If it is something within your ability, the two brothers are kind-hearted people and will not stand idly by."

"I have a friend whose elder is also a famous immortal master, but he was seriously injured some time ago and has no money to buy medicine for treatment. We, the market hangers-on, have been taken care of by this immortal master before, so we have collected some spirit stones. I dare not go to buy medicine alone, so I ask the three brothers to come with me."

After hearing about such a good deed to help others, everyone was naturally happy to help and went into the pharmacy together.

Practitioners of cultivation still have their share of disasters and calamities, not to mention that this medicine shop seems to do business even for mortals, so it is naturally even more prosperous.

There was an old man with a white beard sitting in the clinic. There was already a long line in front of him. Wu Meng had already asked for the prescription, so he didn't have to pay any consultation fees.

So they went straight to the medicine dispenser. When the medicine dispenser saw that the two immortal masters were coming, he hurriedly drove aside the few mortals in front of the team.

Han Yundao thought to himself, no wonder Wu Meng asked his fellow apprentices for help, at least this store didn't dare to kill the black cultivator.

The pharmacist took the prescription with a flattering smile and read it: "Three qian of Mingleizi, half a liang of Guiyuqian, two liang of Baimaohuapi, and four li of Lingniu bone powder. This is a prescription for internal treatment of fire poison. It requires one broken Lingzi and eleven golden kale. Would you like a Quhuo Pill? The efficacy is much stronger than this prescription. It only requires nine broken Lingzi. Generally speaking, taking two pills will cure the disease."

“That’s not necessary.”

"Then take two pills." Duan Anle interrupted Wu Meng, and he and Han Yundao took out all the spirit stones on their bodies. They combined them with Wu Meng's spirit stones to make two fire-removing pills, and then returned them to Wu Meng together with the remaining change.

"The spirit stone is useless in my hands for the time being, and this little brother is quite good-tempered, so why not give him a hand." Han Yundao said that Duan Anle had the same kind nature, and they were very tacit in doing things. Jin Shilun felt that his two senior brothers were chivalrous and worthy of being his brothers.

"Thank you brothers for your great kindness!" Wu Meng did not hesitate and bowed his head to express his gratitude.

"Go see your elder first."

The group took many detours and arrived at a remote corner of the market, tiptoeing through the alley filled with sewage.

Just after passing a house with a broken roof, a man rushed out of the house. His face was pale, and yellow liquid was oozing out of his pores, and he smelled rotten.

The four people were frightened by this scene. After a while, they saw the man screaming and then falling to the ground and dying, and then they felt relieved.

Wu Meng pinched his nose and moved closer. It took him a while to identify the man. "It's Master Lang from Le County. I heard he went to the pharmacy to earn the spiritual stones for the drug testing, which is why he looks like this."

After sighing for a while, they continued to walk towards Elder Wu Meng's residence. They passed by several dilapidated houses, all of which were inhabited by casual cultivators who were barely surviving, and their miserable appearance was horrifying.

After a stick of incense had passed, Wu Meng took the lead in pushing open a half-open door, and everyone smelled a foul odor coming towards them.

A dim light shone through the paper-pasted windows. The furnishings in the room were very simple, with only a table and a desk, and no other furniture.

A tall man with a pale face was lying on the bed with his eyes closed and his body naked. There was a horrible burn on his back. The wound was as big as a bowl and was full of rotten flesh. There was a circle of yellow pus around the wound.

There was a young man who looked similar to him, who was carefully wiping the man's wound with a white cloth dipped in herbs. It seemed that the effect was quite limited, otherwise the man would not be in such a state.

"Brother Wu, why are you here? Who are these people?" The young man stood up after hearing the noise. He was very alert. When he saw that it was Wu Meng who came, he felt relieved, but he still asked Han Yundao and the other two.

The man was obviously seriously injured. He seemed not to hear the noise and did not even raise his eyelids.

"Don't worry, Brother Pei. These are the three brothers I met today. They are our benefactors. Look." After Wu Meng finished speaking, he took out two fire-removing pills and spread them on his palm for the young man to see.

"Pei Que would like to thank the three of you on behalf of my uncle. I will never forget your great kindness!" The young man's face lit up and he bowed his head to express his gratitude.

"Brother Pei, you are too polite. It is more important to treat our uncle's injury. Brother Wu, the time assigned by our master is coming. We brothers will go back first. If you have any problems later, you can come to the inn to find us as usual." Han Yun said, and Duan Anle also said that he would come to see them again. After that, the three of them said goodbye to Wu Meng and Pei Que.

"Brother Wu, who are they?" Pei Que first took the Quhuo Pills with his uncle and water. Joy appeared on his face. He turned around, pulled Wu Meng out and asked softly.

"I've heard from them that the disciples of the leader of the Chongming Sect are all kind-hearted. Master Pei will surely get better this time." Wu Meng's joy was evident on his face.

"Why are you doing this? You cheated them of their spirit stones. Aren't you afraid that someone will come to your door to find you?"

"Wu Meng, don't be afraid. Without your help and Master Pei, I'm afraid half of the brothers and sisters who make a living in the market would be gone. As long as Master Pei can get better, that's all."

"Forget it, if he really comes to our house, we can bear it together. Chong Mingzong, right? I seem to have heard my uncle mention him too."

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