The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Xiao Han spent two hundred spirit stones to buy three Peiyuan pills and three Yangshen pills.

Although she did not buy the beauty pill that the beautiful female stall owner wanted to recommend, she still bought pills worth two hundred spirit stones, and the female stall owner was still very happy.

So, when there were no customers, the two of them started chatting.

Xiao Han began to inquire about the news of Crescent City.

Then, she discovered that the female stall owner spoke of Crescent City in a tone of complete familiarity.

Xiao Han deliberately said, "Once I save some money, I will move to Xinyue City."

The female stall owner immediately sneered, "If you don't have the ability to earn more than 3,000 spirit stones a month, going there is just seeking death."

Xiao Han was genuinely surprised. "No way, so much? Is it true that food, clothing, housing, and transportation are all very expensive there? Doesn't that mean the wages there are also very high?"

This is just like life in modern Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Prices are high, which means workers’ wages should also be high.

The female stall owner snorted and laughed. "If ten people are vying for a job, how high do you think the wages can be? If you want to live there by working, then you can only work every day. Forget about cultivation and cultivation resources. After all, the little wages you earn are just enough for you to live on."

Xiao Han asked, "Since there are so many people and so few workers, why do those cultivators still want to stay in New Moon City?"

The female stall owner rolled her eyes at her. "Didn't I tell you it's a cultivator's paradise? That's because Xinyue City has a high concentration of spiritual energy. Living there will help you cultivate faster than anywhere else. And as the largest immortal city under the Juxian Sect, the largest sect in the Immortal Mountain, many of the good things in the Juxian Sect are likely to appear in Xinyue City. This is better than having spiritual stones but nowhere to buy those rare materials, right?

With so many cultivators remaining in New Moon City, competition in all walks of life has naturally become fierce. The most direct and effective way to make money is to hunt in the nearby Monster Forest. However, hunting carries greater risks; not only do you have to fight monsters, but you also have to be wary of being ambushed by other cultivators. It's safe to say that countless cultivators die in that area every year.

"Fellow Daoist, you know so much about New Moon City. Have you ever lived there?"

Xiao Han finally expressed his guess.

The female stall owner was speechless for a moment, then she said angrily, "So what? I just felt that living in New Moon City was too stressful, so I moved to Zixiao City."

Xiao Han suddenly understood and hurriedly comforted him, "Your choice is correct, fellow Daoist. Look how leisurely life is in Zixiao City. As long as you can earn a hundred spirit stones a month, you can survive. It's definitely better than living in Xinyue City."

The female stall owner nodded. "That's right. I live in Zixiao City without any pressure at all. Instead, I can eat and drink well and live a comfortable life."

Xiao Han smiled and agreed, then changed the subject and asked, "Then the journey from Xinyue City to Zixiao City must be quite long, right?"

The female stall owner shared the same sentiment, saying, "That's right. It's really too far. Xinyue City is at the innermost part of the Immortal Mountain, while Zixiao City is on the outskirts. How could it not be far? If I hadn't been riding a Foundation Establishment cultivator's flying instrument, I wouldn't have been able to reach Zixiao City on my own."

Xiao Han's heart sank. It was so far away, how was he supposed to get there?

She directly took out the soundproof array plate and covered the two of them.

The female stall owner glanced at her and asked, "Is there something private you want to say?"

Xiao Han got straight to the point. "How about I offer you a hundred spirit stones for the map from Xinyue City to Zixiao City?"

The female stall owner was surprised and asked, "You want to go to Crescent City?"

Xiao Han nodded, "Didn't you say that if a casual cultivator wants to get the Foundation Establishment Pill, he has to go to Xinyue City. I want to go to Xinyue City to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill in the future."

The female stall owner shook her head and said, "It's not that I don't want to sell it to you, it's just that I don't have a route map. I returned to Zixiao City on a flying magic tool controlled by a Foundation Establishment senior, and I didn't worry about it at all."

Xiao Han was immediately disappointed.

She continued, "Then you should know the general route, like which immortal cities and mountain ranges you passed through?"

The female stall owner said, "Even if you knew, it's useless. Can you really cross those mountains by yourself? You know, in those mountains, there are monsters with strength comparable to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and even monsters above the seventh level are possible."

Xiao Han still insisted, "Let's forget about that for now. Daoist friend, give me a rough map of the route, and I will still give you 100 spirit stones."

The female stall owner said helplessly: "Well, if you don't want to live, there's nothing I can do."

She took out a piece of white cloth that she had torn from somewhere, and then took out the juice of a magical herb that could be used as paint as ink, and smeared it on the white cloth.

Soon, the roadmap was ready.

Xiao Han took out one hundred spirit stones and bought this extremely rough route map.

After receiving the spirit stones, the female stall owner kindly reminded him, "If you don't have a rich family background and are not confident enough, I advise you to think twice before acting."

Xiao Han smiled and said, "Don't worry, fellow Daoist, I won't joke with my life. I'm just keeping a backup plan. There's a 90% chance that I won't go to New Moon City."

When a customer came, the two stopped chatting and went to do their own business.

But Xiao Han didn't expect that in the days that followed, she never met this beautiful female stall owner again.

Xiao Han naturally wouldn't believe everything the female stall owner said. She just started to inquire about matters related to Xinyue City.

However, among the casual cultivators, there are very few who even know the name of Crescent Moon City.

It made sense. These casual Qi cultivators, struggling to make ends meet, wouldn't pay much attention to a fairy city so far from Zixiao City. If there were any cultivators who knew about or paid attention to the major forces and fairy cities within the fairy mountains, it would probably only be those in the City Lord's Mansion and the major immortal cultivation families.

However, she didn't have much contact with these people and had no way of finding out.

Fortunately, there is still a long time to go and she has plenty of time to prepare.

But time always passes quietly and unknowingly.

When Xiao Han was forty-six years old, she finally improved her cultivation to the ninth level of Qi training.

I don’t know if it’s because the power of the Barrier Breaking Pill is too great, or because her body is now easier to upgrade. After practicing to the peak, she condensed her cultivation a little more, and then used the pill to break through smoothly.

According to her plan, once she enters the ninth level of Qi training, she will have to start paying attention to matters related to foundation building.

In fact, she had already started to inquire about the issues related to foundation building. But everyone said that it was difficult, difficult, difficult to build a foundation on her own without the foundation building pills.

And there is really no other place to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill except Crescent City.

It seems that how to reach Crescent City will be her most important thing at the moment.