Bamboo Mound

"The Gate of Ascension...is it only disciples from the three sects who can enter?"

"Theoretically speaking, that's correct."

"I see..." Ning Chang fell into deep thought.

Since there's a higher-level method here, there's no need to go elsewhere.

But the choice between the three options really put him in a difficult position.

First of all, the Astrology Pavilion is out of the question. Regular formations are fine, but the one he saw in the Cloud and Mist Secret Realm is too mentally taxing, as are talisman formations.

Secondly, the same goes for the weapon-refining pavilion. Although obtaining a space bag is relatively convenient, forging weapons is not an easy task. With his physique, he might fall to the ground after swinging the hammer a few times.

Not to mention that they're all things I don't need, so there's absolutely no need for them.

As for the alchemy in Medicine King Valley... "They say it's just a matter of selecting the right parts of the medicinal herbs, then throwing them into the furnace at the right time, and then burning and fusing them together, and that's it."

If that's all there is to it, then it's very simple. We can also find a way to accelerate plant growth and supplement with Qingling bamboo leaves.

"But... what if their sect requires a spiritual fire to enter?"

After a moment's hesitation, Ning Chang asked the question that had been bothering him.

"You can enter Medicine King Valley even without your own flame, but you won't be noticed by the elders and directly accepted as their disciple."

Lian Ping replied.

"But how can we refine pills without fire?"

"They have a method to generate spiritual fire, but it lacks the various special effects that come with natural spiritual fire. It's still enough for alchemy."

"Furthermore, not all disciples will be taught alchemy. They can be admitted to look after spiritual plants, but those with poor talent will not be accepted."

"I see," Ning Chang nodded in response.

He has already made up his mind: first, he will try to enter Medicine King Valley, then enter the Ascension Gate through Medicine King Valley, and then cultivate there until he reaches the Transformation Realm. After that, he will decide what to do next based on the situation once the beginner's guide is available.

"Then how can I enter the Valley of the Medicine King?"

Based on Ning Chang's questions, Lian Ping had already guessed that he was quite interested in Medicine King Valley. He had already prepared answers to these questions in advance, and immediately replied after Ning Chang asked:

"The three sects recruit once every three years. The next recruitment will be held in early October this year. Fellow Daoist, you may make preparations in advance."

"Judging from your cultivation level, as long as you show even a little talent, you can easily join the Medicine King Valley."

"Early October..." Ning Chang stroked his chin and pondered for a moment.

It's early September now, and there's still a month left before recruitment starts.

A month is indeed enough time for him to acquire some spirit stones and spatial bags, but...

"Where will they recruit people? Or will they go directly to their sect?"

“If you know the location, you can go there directly, but it will be more troublesome.”

The three sects will set up unified recruitment venues in the capital and several surrounding major cities. You just need to go there when the time comes.

"I see, that's about right." It sounded quite similar to the process he went through when he first joined the Qingyun Sect.

There's no need to consider matters of the sect anymore; the next step is to decide where to go for the next month.

In any case, wasting time is intolerable.

He has now reached the Lingtai cultivation level, and whatever he does, he can earn a considerable income every month!

"Is there a way to obtain a large number of spirit stones during this month?"

Because he needed to buy space bags, and the price of one thousand per cubic meter meant he couldn't afford to earn less.

"Then this is a problem unrelated to the three sects~" Lian Ping said with a light laugh, arms crossed.

"Ten Spiritual Stones."

"Is this one of those things you just randomly ask about?"

Ning often heard about prices and asked in silence.

“Indeed, but this will save you the trouble of asking around.” Lian Ping said with a serious expression.

"Haha, indeed, it's only ten spirit stones, nothing to worry about."

"However, collecting ten of these doesn't seem to be of much use to you, does it?" Ning Chang asked, changing the subject.

"Heh heh heh, this is extra income besides my salary, it's just a little extra cash, I don't mind if it's just a little bit, and it's anonymous." Lian Ping scratched his head and chuckled a few times.

"That... I can understand now, haha."

Feeling the same way, Ning Chang took out four more spirit stones and handed them over, adding them together with the remaining second-tier spirit gathering pills, making a total of ten.

After accepting the spirit stones, Lian Ping first wiped away a few words from the notebook, put the spirit stones into his spatial bag, and then looked up to respond.

"Turn right on this street and keep going until you reach the outer wall of the imperial city. There is a bounty board there, which will list various needs in the imperial city. The reward is linked to the difficulty. The spirit stones for slaying strange beasts are usually not too few."

"For some special bounties, the reward will be items instead of spirit stones, and the price probably won't be too bad."

"However... I see that you, fellow Daoist, are so young yet have already reached the Spirit Platform realm. You must have some strength. If you're interested, why not try to rob a spirit stone mine?"

"As far as I know, the smallest of the discovered veins has reserves of several million spirit stones."

However, before Ning Chang could think it over, Lian Ping hurriedly laughed and said, "Haha, just kidding, fellow Daoist, please don't take it seriously."

Although that's what Lian Ping said, Ning Chang had already discerned the deeper meaning behind his words.

In his view, if he could succeed, raiding the mine would indeed be a brilliant plan to quickly obtain spirit stones!

More importantly, the spirit stones mined will certainly not be transported by ordinary vehicles; at the very least, they will be transported by spatial bags. Even if he doesn't get the spirit stones, taking a few spatial bags would be to his liking.

With this thought in mind, he used his spiritual power to close the doors and windows of the shop, and stared at Lian Ping, saying:

"Tell me your plan. If it's feasible, I'll lend a hand."

"This... Fellow Daoist, why do you say that? I was just joking, haha, just kidding..."

Lian Ping tacitly agreed to Ning Chang's action of closing the window, but still waved his hand and smiled apologetically, trying to excuse himself.

"No need for further words, your thoughts are already written on your face."

"If you haven't thought about this, then why are you concerned about the size of that spirit stone vein?"

"And you are only at the Spirit Platform Realm, yet you dare to covet that mine, which means that the mine is not guarded by any powerful forces."

Ning Chang didn't make much noise, just enough to ensure Lian Ping could hear him.

"But you're still in this shop, which means you don't have the confidence to take down the mine, or to escape after taking down the mine, or to avoid being hunted down."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "So, do you have a plan? Do you have any other helpers?"

At this point, Lian Ping no longer bothered to hide anything. He had already released a spiritual energy shield around the shop when Ning Chang started speaking.

"Fellow Daoist is so quick-witted; you are indeed someone I can work with with confidence, however..."

Lian Ping stopped moving and stared straight at Ning Changdao:

"Are you sure? This Spirit Stone mine isn't a safe job!"