The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Qian Wanshan glared at Xiao Han in anger. "What do I want to do? I just want to see what you brought. If I leave the door open and another cultivator comes to bother me, wanting to see the rest of the story, how can I see it?"

"But..." Xiao Han wanted to say that it was not good for a man and a woman to be alone with the door closed in broad daylight. After thinking about it, she decided not to say anything and just went out.

"Fellow Daoist Qian, you can't deny that many people like to read this book. According to the contract, you have to give me another forty spirit stones. How about this, you give me the spirit stones and I can go to the street to buy some things."

Qian Wanshan flatly refused, "No, I haven't read the subsequent storyline yet. I'll give you the spirit stones first. What if what you write later is not exciting?"

Xiao Han said, "Don't worry, this book will definitely be a hit. How about you give us twenty spirit stones first? You can't just eat the meat and not even give us a sip of soup. If that's the case, how can we cooperate on the next book?"

After she said that, Qian Wanshan didn't want to be too harsh. After thinking for a while, he said, "How about you wait here for half an hour and I'll take a look. If the subsequent plot is still very exciting, don't worry, you won't lose a single spirit stone."

After saying that, he opened the cloth bag, took out the manuscript that Xiao Han had bound and started to read it.

Xiao Han had no choice but to wander around the bookstore. Thinking Qian Wanshan wouldn't criticize her, she found a miscellaneous book to read.

Qian Wanshan probably felt that it was inappropriate for a man and a woman to be locked up alone in the store. He quickly flipped through the manuscript of about 10 to 20 chapters and felt that the style of the story did not change much. Then he stopped Xiao Han, who was reading a miscellaneous book with great interest.

"Come here, I'll give you twenty spirit stones first. Go back and tell your brother to write quickly. Hurry up."

Xiao Han reluctantly put down the books, took out the leather bag he had prepared long ago, put the spirit stones in it, and then decided to go to the rental office to ask.

Since entering Fuyuan City, she hadn't slept, practicing all night long. However, the spiritual energy in the area where mortals live is too thin, so after practicing for more than a month, she couldn't even perform a cleansing spell.

Now that he had some spirit stones in his hands, Xiao Han decided to move into a cultivator's cave.

Jiang Wan once told her that renting a house had to be done at the City Lord's Mansion, which was the place where she registered her identity information when she first arrived in Fuyuan City.

Xiao Han looked for it and found a place that specialized in renting houses.

Inside the house was an old woman who looked not much younger than Granny Yuan. She was weaving a futon with a faintly fragrant hay. Seeing someone come in, she stopped what she was doing and asked, "Do you want to rent a cave?"

Xiao Han nodded and said "hmm".

"Take out your jade identity card." The old woman said as she took out the jade slip used for registration information and the cave distribution map of Fuyuan City.

Xiao Han took out his identity token. The old woman immersed her consciousness in it and examined it. Then she spread out the map and pointed to the numbered areas. She said, "These are all caves for rent. The spiritual energy concentration in each place is different, the facilities inside are different, the room sizes are different, and the prices charged are naturally different. The lowest is five spirit stones per month, and the highest is one hundred spirit stones per month. What kind of cave do you plan to rent?"

Xiao Han said a little embarrassedly: "Rent the cheapest cave, five spirit stones a month."

The old woman nodded in understanding. She would be surprised if Xiao Han rented a very nice cave. After all, a cultivator who had just arrived in Fuyuan City and was only at the first level of Qi training would not have too many spirit stones.

She pointed to several areas on the map and said, "These are all cave dwellings that cost five spirit stones a month. Which one do you want to live in?"

Xiao Han thought that Grandma Yuan's orchard would often hire people to work there. Since he lived closer to her, it would be more convenient for him to work there in the future. He immediately said, "The cave closest to Feilong Mountain."

The old woman nodded, took out the jade slip with the rental information for that area, immersed her spiritual consciousness into it, found an empty room, and took out the corresponding jade token for the cave restriction and handed it to Xiao Han.

"When you get there, show the jade token to the steward who manages that area of the cave residence for review. From now on, you can pay your rent there without having to come all the way here. You can pay the rent monthly or in a lump sum for a long period of time. It's your choice, but please note that if you miss the payment for more than five days, you will be charged an extra half month's rent. If you miss the payment for more than ten days, in addition to being charged an extra month's rent, you will be evicted from the cave residence and will have to re-apply for rent."

Xiao Han nodded to show that he understood.

I learned that I didn't have to pay rent here. This was just a place to choose a cave and receive the jade token for the cave's restrictions.

Xiao Han took out his map, found the corresponding place according to the address given by the old woman, and went there.

It is said that there are large spirit gathering formations arranged around the caves where the monks live. Xiao Han does not understand the formation, so naturally he cannot even see the shadow of the formation.

After finding the place, I saw the rows of houses that looked like cave dwellings, which really lived up to the name of cave dwellings.

The house where the manager lives is a stone house built on flat ground. There is a plaque with the words "Rent Payment Office" hanging on it, so it is easy to find.

The door was open, and a middle-aged monk was drinking tea on the coffee table inside. Sensing someone coming, he looked over and looked at Xiao Han, but didn't speak.

"The house I rented is here, and I'm told to pay the rent here." Xiao Han said as he handed over the jade token for renting the house.

The middle-aged monk took the forbidden jade token and said, "Take out your identity jade token."

Xiao Han hurriedly took out his jade identity card and handed it over.

After the middle-aged monk completed the registration, he asked, "How long do you plan to pay the rent for?"

Xiao Han took out twenty spirit stones and placed them on the table. "Rent for four months first."

The middle-aged cultivator gathered his spiritual power and put the spirit stones into his storage bag. After making a record, he returned the identity jade token and the restriction jade token to Xiao Han.

"You know the consequences of defaulting on rent, right? When the deadline is almost up, remember to come and pay your rent in time."

After saying this, he pointed to the row of cave dwellings on his left and said, "There are numbers on the cave gates. Your cave is number 26. Just find it yourself. Place the forbidden jade token in the groove on the gate to unlock the cave's restrictions and open the gate. If the gate is closed, the restriction will automatically activate. To open the door from the inside, you also need to place the forbidden jade token in the groove inside.

If you have any problems with the cave, you can come here to find me."

Xiao Han nodded, walked out of the stone house, and went to the gate of the row of cave dwellings to look for Cave No. 26.

After finding the house, she placed the forbidden jade token in the groove on the door according to the method taught by the middle-aged monk, then reached out and pushed, and the door opened.

After taking off the restrictive jade token, she did not close the door, but walked in and began to look at this cheapest cultivator's cave.