The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Xie Yi originally wanted to ask Xiao Han if she knew about formations, but suddenly he remembered that as a poor casual cultivator, she would definitely not have the chance to learn.

He then suggested, "Go buy a formation that can temporarily trap a fourth-level monster. Lure it into the formation, then stab it with a flying sword smeared with the juice of the Man Zi Yuan flower. It's been hit by the Man Zi Yuan flower, and with the formation's help, you should be able to catch it, right?"

"What is the juice of the Manaster flower? Is it poison?" Xiao Han asked.

"Aren't you a casual cultivator? You don't know anything. How did you survive until now?" Xie Yi asked a soul-searching question.

He was also a casual cultivator, and had seen countless shady tricks and despicable means. The flower juice of Man Ziyuan was already a very legitimate paralyzing potion, and it did not require special channels to purchase. It could be bought in many medicine shops, but this woman didn't even know about it.

Xiao Han: Once again I feel like I don’t deserve to live in this world!

"Okay, hurry up and leave." Xie Yi started to drive people away impatiently.

It's really unfair that such a stupid woman is still alive, but a smart man like him is trapped underground.

Xiao Han ran away quickly.

I had obtained the method to capture a fourth-level old turtle without paying any price, so what if I was looked down upon? This was also the truth. I was indeed a newbie with little experience in the martial arts world.

Recalling the method Xie Yi had provided, she thought of the formation set up by the two Tribulation Cultivators that had trapped her and the Human-Faced Spider. That formation should be enough, but she didn't know what it was, so she had to go to the Treasure Hunting Pavilion to inquire.

There is also the Man Zi Yuan flower juice, I don’t know if it is sold in Mibao Pavilion.

After returning to Xinyue City, Xiao Han went straight to the Treasure Hunting Pavilion.

When the waiter saw a regular customer coming, he immediately stepped forward to greet her and wanted to lead her to the second floor.

Xiao Han didn't go directly to the second floor, but went to the first floor where the formations were sold. Everything on the second floor was expensive, so if there was a suitable formation on the first floor, there was no need to buy something too expensive.

She asked the waiter who came to greet her, "Is there any formation where, after being trapped, the scenery outside becomes upside down and extremely blurry. If you attack the formation, you will be attacked by it?"

After a pause, he added, "It's quite powerful. It can even trap a fourth-level monster."

The waiter immediately said, "This should be the Five Elements Reversal Formation. We have simple and advanced formations here. Although the simple formation can also trap a fourth-level monster, a fourth-level monster can break it with a few more attacks.

The advanced formation is much more powerful, and can basically trap even a sixth-order Great Perfection demon beast, but it can only withstand a few dozen attacks. However, due to the backlash force, even if the opponent escapes, it will still be injured.

Xiao Han was overjoyed and immediately asked, "How many spirit stones are needed for each of these two formations?"

The waiter said, "The simple Five Elements Reversal Formation is downstairs and costs 20,000 spirit stones. As for the advanced one, it's on the second floor. I don't know how much it costs."

He was only responsible for the goods on the first floor, so naturally he didn't know what the prices were for the goods on the second floor.

Xiao Han had no choice but to go to the formation sales counter on the second floor.

When the waiter on the second floor learned that she wanted to buy the Five Elements Reversal Formation, he took out the entire set of formation plates and flags and began to explain to her the effects and usage of the formation.

Xiao Han hurriedly asked, "How many spirit stones does this formation require?"

The waiter said, "It will cost 50,000 spirit stones."

Xiao Han: "The simplified version on the first floor is just a little less effective and only costs 20,000 spirit stones. How come this one has increased to 50,000 spirit stones?"

The waiter said, "Senior, you may not know that for something like a formation plate, every time its level increases, the raw materials required to refine it increase by at least one level. Just imagine, a formation plate that can only temporarily trap a fourth-level monster and a formation plate that can trap a sixth-level, perfect monster for a longer period of time, the difference in their ability to resist attacks is enormous."

Xiao Han thought back to the time when the human-faced spider was trapped in the Five Elements Reversal Formation. The female cultivator who set up the formation lost her token and ended up getting trapped. He couldn't help but sigh, "Alas, this formation is still too limited. If the person who set up the formation loses the token and accidentally enters the formation, they're simply digging a hole for themselves."

The waiter smiled and said, "It can't be helped. After all, except for the formation master, no one is proficient in formations. If we want ordinary people to be able to use formations, we can only use rigid things like formation control tokens."

Xiao Han also understood this truth. She was just sighing because she remembered the unfortunate experience of the female cultivator.

Xiao Han compared the two sets of formations and finally made up his mind to buy the advanced version.

This is also about buying household items. Instead of spending 20,000 spirit stones to buy a simple version that is a bit useless, it is better to spend more money to buy an advanced version that can really help.

After buying the formation, Xiao Han went to buy some potions.

Xiao Han asked the waiter if he had any Man Ziyuan flower juice. The waiter took out a small pill bottle and said, "This is a paralyzing potion that is effective against fourth to sixth-level monsters. Of course, the same potion will definitely be less effective against sixth-level monsters."

"How many spirit stones does this cost?" Xiao Han asked.

"Five thousand spirit stones per bottle."

After hearing so many things that cost tens of thousands of yuan or more, this one sounds inexpensive. But it’s such a small bottle that you can finish it in one go if you’re determined.

After asking some more detailed questions, Xiao Han finally decided to buy it in order to defeat the old turtle.

Well, I was planning to save up spirit stones to buy a house and some skills, but in the end I couldn’t save any money at all.

After buying the potion, Xiao Han didn't dare to look at other items. She was afraid that if she looked any further, she would lose all the tens of thousands of spirit stones left in her storage bag.

After buying things, he hurried to the Monster Forest.

Although she had prepared everything, she was not very sure whether it would work.

The Five Elements Reversal Formation seemed impressive, seemingly capable of achieving remarkable feats against both monsters and humans. However, it did have a significant drawback: once deployed, it required the opponent to enter the formation in order to be effective.

However, once the formation is activated, there will be fluctuations in spiritual power, and it will not be easy for sensitive people and animals to enter the formation.

Therefore, she still needs to think carefully about how to lead the old turtle into the formation.