Su Zimo walked out of the cave. The spirit monkey was waiting for him outside.
The spirit monkey chuckled and pointed inside the cave. It winked at Su Zimo with a strange expression and even moved its body a few times.
Su Zimo scolded jokingly, "You damn monkey. You know everything."
In actual fact, although Su Zimo had not heard of the hehuan powder, he could vaguely guess the use of this medicine.
After studying for more than ten years, Su Zimo would not do something like taking advantage of others when they were in danger. Moreover, the two of them were just strangers who met by chance.
"How's your wound?" Su Zimo asked.
"Ooh, ooh."
The spirit monkey waved its hands casually, indicating that it was fine.
The spirit monkey's physique was amazing and its healing ability was extremely strong. It would recover in a few days.
After a moment of silence, Su Zimo said softly, "I'm leaving."
"Oh?"
The spirit monkey widened its eyes, full of doubts.
To the spirit monkey, it thought that Su Zimo was like it, living in Cang Lang Mountain Range with no one to rely on and no worries.
Su Zimo pointed in the direction of Ping Yang Town and said, "There's a town tens of kilometers away from Cang Lang Mountain Range. My home is there. I have to go back."
The spirit monkey stopped shouting. It blinked and felt a little down. It turned its back and licked the wounds on its body silently.
Su Zimo had mixed feelings too.
In Su Zimo's eyes, the spirit monkey was no longer his initial savior.
The spirit monkey was his companion who ate, lived and went through thick and thin with him. Su Zimo had also thought of bringing the spirit monkey away from Cang Lang Mountain Range. However, this was not realistic.
On one hand, Su Zimo was worried that the spirit monkey would not be able to adapt to the outside world. On the other hand, he was also worried that he could not protect the spirit monkey.
The spirit monkey was arrogant and unruly. It was unknown how much trouble it would cause outside. It might not be as safe, happy and carefree as it was in Cang Lang Mountain Range.
"Fellow Daoist, come in."
At this moment, a lady's gentle voice could be heard from the cave, breaking the silence at the entrance.
Su Zimo patted the spirit monkey's shoulder and led the way into the cave.
Although the night was dark, Su Zimo's eyesight was extremely good after cultivating the Tendons Transformation chapter of The Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness. When he saw Yao Xue's appearance, he could not help but be slightly stunned.
Yao Xue was extremely beautiful. She was even more beautiful than Shen Meng Qi and comparable to Die Yue. However, she lacked Die Yue's unique aura.
Yao Xue had just come out from the cold pond. Her hair was still wet, and she looked like a beauty who had just come out of the bath. She looked even more gentle and beautiful.
Su Zimo was a little absent-minded, but he quickly recovered.
Looking at Yao Xue's appearance, it seemed that the effects of the hehuan powder were no longer a problem.
Su Zimo nodded at Yao Xue and went to his usual resting spot. He took out the few small cloth bags from the Joyful Clan and fiddled with them curiously.
"Fellow Daoist, may I know your name?" Yao Xue asked with a smile.
"Su Zimo."
Su Zimo replied. He did not even raise his head and continued fiddling with the cloth bags in his hands.
Yao Xue looked at Su Zimo, who was not far away. She recalled the embarrassing state she was in when she was poisoned by the hehuan powder. Her cheeks could not help but blush and she looked shy.
Yao Xue clenched her teeth lightly. Her gaze was erratic as she looked around. She seemed to ask casually, "Just Now, I …"
"Just Now, you have fainted. Nothing happened." Before Yao Xue could finish her sentence, Su Zimo interrupted her.
"Oh."
Yao Xue frowned. She realized that Su Zimo did not seem to want to bother with her at all. He kept fiddling with the storage bags in his hands. She could not help but feel annoyed.
After watching from the side for a while, Yao Xue could not help but ask again, "Fellow Daoist, you don't seem to be a cultivator?"
Su Zimo's hands paused. He raised his head and looked into Yao Xue's eyes. He said plainly, "I don't have a spirit root."
Upon hearing this, there was no contempt in Yao Xue's eyes. Instead, there was a flash of surprise and pity.
This slight change made Su Zimo have a better impression of Yao Xue.
Yao Xue came to Su Zimo's side. She did not mind that the floor was dirty and messy. She sat down and said jokingly, "Then I can't call you Fellow Daoist anymore. I should call you Young Master Su."
"Up to you." Su Zimo smiled.
Yao Xue pointed to the cloth bag in Su Zimo's hands and said, "This is a storage bag. It's very common in the cultivation world. Almost everyone wears one. There's a space inside and it can store many things."
"Oh?"
"However, the storage bag can only be opened by activating it with spirit energy."
As she spoke, Yao Xue took out a storage bag. She slapped on it and a pile of things fell on the ground. Most of them were bottles and jars. There were also dozens of fist-sized stones.
"These are spirit stones. They are essential consumables for cultivators. They are divided into three grades: high, middle, and low. Of course, there are supreme-grade spirit stones. These dozens of spirit stones are just inferior-grade spirit stones."
"Spirit roots can be roughly divided into five grades. Pseudo-spirit root, ordinary spirit root, superior-grade spirit root, earth spirit root, and the rarest heaven spirit root …"
Yao Xue was very smart. She seemed to be able to tell that Su Zimo was curious about cultivators. Therefore, she explained some common knowledge about cultivation to him.
Die Yue rarely mentioned these things. Su Zimo could not help but be engrossed in listening.
One side was humbly seeking advice while the other side was telling him everything. Unknowingly, the sky was already bright. A night had passed just like that.
Even a cultivator would feel tired after a sleepless night.
Su Zimo looked apologetic. He stood up and said, "Miss Yao, thank you for your generosity in teaching me about cultivation. I've benefited a lot."
Yao Xue smiled and said, "If you want to thank me, give me three pieces of gray wolf skin. This is also the purpose of my trip."
There were hundreds of gray wolf skins in this cave. Su Zimo waved his hand and said, "Take whatever you want."
Yao Xue said, "Actually, every part of a spirit beast is a treasure. To a Talisman Master, the skin and fur are essential. If you sell the many pieces of spirit beast skin in this cave, you can get a lot of spirit stones. "
Just Now, Yao Xue told Su Zimo that in the cultivation world, there were four types of cultivators who had extremely special statuses. They were even higher than ordinary cultivators.
Alchemists could refine elixirs. There were many types of elixirs and they had a wide range of uses. They were indispensable to cultivators.
Weapon Refiners could refine spirit weapons of different grades. Spirit weapons were the most obvious for cultivators to increase their abilities. They were also essential.
Talisman Masters could create talismans. The Vajra Talisman that Yao Xue used to fend off the Joyful Seven's attacks was a type of talisman. If not for this Vajra Talisman, Yao Xue would have been defeated and captured.
Array Formation Masters were proficient in the art of array formations. Some major sects would have sect-protecting arrays. If a cultivator were to fall into the array formation set up by the opponent, they would be restrained in all aspects and might even lose their lives.
Of course, to become one of these four types of cultivators, the prerequisite was to possess spirit roots and become a Qi Refinement Warrior.
Su Zimo shook his head and said, "Even if I can exchange them for spirit stones, I won't be able to use them."
"Why won't you be able to use them?"
Yao Xue immediately said, "You have to know that one piece of inferior-grade spirit stone is worth thousands of gold ingots. In some businesses in the cultivation world, they sell all kinds of things. If you want to purchase them, you have to use spirit stones. If you have enough spirit stones, you can even issue some missions and hire Qi Refinement Warriors to complete them. Of course, the higher the level of the Qi Refinement Warrior, the higher the price. "
Upon hearing this, Su Zimo's heart stirred. He could vaguely feel that he might really be able to use these spirit stones.
After pondering for a while, Su Zimo asked again, "What level of Qi Refinement Warriors are the Joyful Seven?"
Yao Xue said, "The two people guarding the spirit monkey are the weakest. They are Level 5 Qi Refinement Warriors. The one who escaped and the one with the fat head and big ears are the strongest. They are both Level 8 Qi Refinement Warriors. The other three are Level 7 Qi Refinement Warriors."
Su Zimo nodded.
One year of training was not in vain. Now, even the Level 8 Qi Refinement Warriors were not his match.
Su Zimo even had a feeling that even if the Level 9 Qi Refinement Warriors were to get close to him, they would most likely be in trouble!
Of course, this was on the premise that the other party would not soar into the sky on his sword immediately.
In fact, Sword Kinesis Flight would consume spirit qi. In a fight, regardless of whether it was Qi Refinement Warriors or Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they would try their best to conserve spirit qi and use it to attack.
Even if one were to use Sword Kinesis Flight, the other party would still be able to attack by stepping on the ground and controlling the flying sword.
Therefore, in a fight, almost none of the Qi Refinement Warriors or Foundation Establishment Cultivators would use Sword Kinesis Flight and attack at the same time.
In this way, not only would they be distracted, the consumption of spirit qi would also increase greatly.
Of course, it was a different story when one reached the level of Perfected Jin Dan.
Perfected Jin Dan's ability was worlds apart from the other two. One of his abilities was that Perfected Jin Dan could soar into the sky without relying on any external objects!
"If I want to sell these things, where should I go?"
Su Zimo had a good harvest yesterday. There were a total of six storage bags. There were more than 700 inferior-grade spirit stones in total. There were also other items such as flying swords and elixirs.
Yao Xue said, "In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the biggest business is Sky Treasure Pavilion. Sky Treasure Pavilion will set up branches in some cities where cultivators gather. Most of them are in the capital of the vassal states. "
"Sky Treasure Pavilion?" Su Zimo exclaimed softly. He frowned and said, "There seems to be one in Cang Lang City."
Previously when he was studying in Cang Lang City, Su Zimo had unintentionally heard of Sky Treasure Pavilion. It was said that it was a place that was even more mysterious than the City Lord's Residence.
Gathering of cultivators? Cang Lang City, Sky Treasure Pavilion?
Su Zimo squinted his eyes and seemed to be deep in thought.
"Since they are cultivators, why would they enter the pugilistic world and the imperial court and meddle in the affairs of the mortal world?" Su Zimo asked again.
Yao Xue explained, "The lifespan of a Qi Refinement Warrior is not much different from that of an ordinary person. Even for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, their lifespan is at most a hundred years. Alchemy is extremely difficult. A large number of Qi Refinement Warriors and Foundation Establishment Cultivators will join the imperial court when they see that there is no hope for them to step into alchemy. They will enjoy all the glory and splendor and live happily for the rest of their lives. "
"Of course, in the various vassal states, even if there are traces of cultivators, almost all of them are Qi Refinement Warriors. However, it is said that in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there is an army that is specially formed by Foundation Establishment Cultivators. There are even some Perfected Jin Dan in the dynasty. This is the reason why the Great Zhou Dynasty is able to rule over the various vassal states and remain standing! "
For example, the Great Qi Kingdom and the Great Yan Kingdom belonged to the vassal states. They had to pay tribute to the Great Zhou Dynasty every year.
Su Zimo was enlightened and said, "It is no wonder that the Great Zhou Dynasty rarely meddles in the wars of the various vassal states. This is because regardless of which vassal state perishes or rises, it will not threaten the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"That's right." Yao Xue nodded.
After pausing for a while, Yao Xue smiled again and said meaningfully, "Cang Lang City is just a city under the vassal state. Yet, it has Sky Treasure Pavilion. It seems that the City Lord of this city is plotting something big."
Sky Treasure Pavilion would only set up branches in places where cultivators gathered. This meant that there were quite a number of cultivators in Cang Lang City!
What did the City Lord of Cang Lang City want?
Could it be related to the Su family?
Su Zimo could faintly feel that the Su family was very likely to be involved in a huge whirlpool. If they were not careful, they would be smashed into pieces!
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