"Senior, if you just want to rest, you can stay in the big restaurants like Green Carp House, Chao Le House, and Apricot Yellow House. If you need a good environment to cultivate, then you have to go to the other side of the cliff. The Island Lord has opened up more than a hundred cave residences there and has set up a Spirit Gathering Formation. The price varies from one low-grade spirit stone to one mid-grade spirit stone a day." Yu Cheng did not refuse. He took the spirit stone and put it into his own storage bag.
Shi Xuan thought for a moment and said, "I'll just rest today. I'll decide tomorrow if I want to cultivate in the Tide Mill. I wonder if there are any nearby islands suitable for cultivation?"
Yu Cheng smiled and said, "Senior, in the Three Islands Sea, other than the islands occupied by the two major sects, the Tide Mill is the most suitable for cultivation. The other islands are either occupied by small clans and outsiders are not allowed to go there, or there are many demonic beasts there and it's extremely dangerous. It's only suitable for earning some spirit stones. Besides that, there's another type of island. Although they also provide cave dwellings for cultivation, it's a chaotic place. There are often news of cultivators being attacked and killed. "
"The Tide Mill is very safe? Alright, I'll treat you to a meal. Let's talk while we eat. Lead the way to which restaurant? "Shi Xuan wanted to get more information from Yu Cheng.
"Since this is Senior's first time in the Tide Mill, you have to go to the Green Carp House's Sea Fish Feast. It's the best restaurant in the Three Islands Sea. Oh right, I heard that a few days ago, the Mill Lord caught an evil cultivator called Daoist Fish who came to cause trouble. He turned out to be a fourth-rank red-tailed fish. Then, the Green Carp House bought him for spirit stones. These days, the fish slices made from fourth-rank demonic beasts are very popular!" Yu Cheng suddenly remembered this explosive news.
"Fourth-rank red-tailed fish?" Shi Xuan strolled around the market for an entire afternoon and gained some understanding of the demonic beasts. It was very simple. A seventh-rank demonic beast was equivalent to a seventh-rank Qi Refining Stage cultivator, while a fourth-rank red-tailed fish was equivalent to a Qi Drawing Stage cultivator.
Yu Cheng brought Shi Xuan to a very large restaurant. His face was still filled with excitement, "That's right. You should know that out of a hundred Leaving Aperture Stage cultivators, there might not even be a single Qi Drawing Stage expert. Although it will be very difficult for me to enter the Qi Drawing Stage in my lifetime, if I can eat a Rank 4 Demonic Beast thanks to Senior, I can die without regrets."
Looking at the excited Yu Cheng, Shi Shuan only had one wish now, and that was for the fish slices not to be too expensive.
After entering the Green Carp House, two beautiful female cultivators guided Shi Shuan and Yu Cheng to an empty table. Shi Shuan looked around and chose a table for four near the window.
"What's the price of the fish slices made by Daoist Yu?" Under Shi Shuan's signal, Yu Cheng first asked this question.
One of the female cultivators, whose dimples appeared on the left side of her face when she smiled, answered with a smile, "Sir, the ordinary parts are ten pieces for one low-grade spirit stone."
A low-grade Daoist Fish slices? The price was still acceptable. Shi Shuan also wanted to taste the taste of a rank four demon beast, so he ordered one. When he turned around to look at Yu Cheng, he found that Yu Cheng was actually shocked. Shaking his head, he asked the two maids to recommend the signature four dishes and one soup: Drunken Spiced Fish Roe, Braised Sea Green, Boiled Pearl Spitting Shells, Steamed Ten Legs King Crab, and Clear Sea Monster Soup.
All of these together were only one low-grade spirit stone, no wonder Yu Cheng was shocked by the price of the fish cutlet. At this time, Yu Cheng had already woken up. Seeing that the two maids had finished pouring tea and went to greet other guests, he whispered to Shi Xuan, "Senior, these dishes are only made from rank 1 sea fish, if you want rank 2 and rank 3 fish, then it would be several times more."
Then he sighed, "Although ordinary red-tailed fish are small, I heard that Daoist Fish slices are huge, at least a hundred catties. Ten pieces for one low-grade Daoist Fish slices. Excluding the bones, it's still worth a few thousand low-grade Daoist Fish slices! So profitable. "
Shi Xuan only had a basic understanding of the price, so he didn't answer Yu Cheng's question. Instead, he asked the question he asked before entering the restaurant, "Yu Cheng, you said that Tide Mill is safer than other islands?" "Yes, Senior.
Our Tide Mill's owner is from Penglai. He's powerful and has a wide circle of friends. He's also a man who values rules very much. He's built his own Mill Owner's Guard. Oh, it's those cultivators in black clothes with a bright moon tattooed on their chests. They patrol the market every day. Of course, no matter how strict the security is, it can't stop those who are blinded by greed or desperate. There have been a few cases of assassinations on the street or people tricking people to a corner and then killing and robbing them. But compared to other islands, it's much better! "Yu Cheng looked at the Mill Owner with admiration.
Shi Xuan nodded. It seemed that staying in Tide Mill before the Sect's Dharma Assembly was a good choice. Tomorrow, he would go to the cliff and book a cave abode. But this way, the Spirit Stones would only last a few months. But this could wait until he finished reading the "Cultivation World's History and the Local Customs and Practices of the Three Islands". Then he would decide how to earn Spirit Stones.
"So the Mill Owner is from Penglai? Why didn't he stay in the sect? "It was always good to know more about Tide Mill.
"I'm not sure about that. After all, I wasn't born yet. The Mill Owner used to be an inner disciple of Penglai. He came to Bright Moon Island seventy or eighty years ago and built this market. He didn't say why he left Penglai." Yu Cheng didn't know much about this.
"An inner disciple can leave the sect?" Shi Xuan was shocked. What if his cultivation method was leaked?
"That's why I said I don't know why, but under normal circumstances, Penglai's rules are like this: An outer disciple can leave the sect at any time. They won't be taught any good cultivation method anyway. An inner disciple can only leave when he's old and weak and no longer able to make a breakthrough. With the sect's permission, he can leave in the name of establishing a branch of the sect. Moreover, he can't leak any of the five main cultivation methods. If he violates this rule, the Disciplinary Hall will take action. "Yu Cheng explained Penglai's rules to Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan thought for a while and said, "How old is the Mill Owner?"
Yu Cheng thought for a while and said, "The Mill Owner is an expert of the Divine Soul Stage. It's said that he's less than two hundred years old. When he came to Bright Moon Island to build the market, he was only at the Qi Drawing Stage. Ten years later, he broke through to the Divine Soul Stage. So he definitely didn't leave after breaking through. However, the strange thing is that although the Mill Owner hasn't returned to Penglai Island for seventy or eighty years, he has never publicly said that he left the sect. Penglai has never questioned him.
"Then the Mill Owner didn't leak his cultivation method, did he?" Shi Xuan thought that there was an inside story, but it wasn't something that an outsider could know.
"No, his five great disciples all cultivated some of the techniques he obtained later on. Even his daughter did not cultivate his Divine Samadhi Wind True Qi." Yu Cheng said with certainty.
Divine Samadhi Wind?! Shi Xuan's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show it on his face. "Which of the Five Great Cultivation Methods does the Mill Owner practice?"
"Haha, someone like you who came from another sea region would most likely not know much about it. In our Three Islands Sea Region, when we hear about the Divine Samadhi Wind zhenqi, we would naturally know that it is one of the five great cultivation techniques, the Divine Heavenly Wind of Six Directions." Yu Cheng had noticed that this was Shi Xuan's first time at the Tide Station, but now he thought that he must have come from another sea region.
If he came from another sea region, then so be it. Seeing that Yu Cheng didn't look down on him, Shi Xuan understood that it was normal for cultivators from other sea regions to come here, so he didn't say anything. He continued to ask, "I came to the Three Islands Sea Region to see if I can get a chance to enter the sect. Yu Cheng, why don't you give me a good introduction and I'll repay you."
"Senior, you're too polite. Treating me to this meal is already very expensive. I'll tell you everything I know." Yu Cheng immediately expressed that he didn't want any other thanks. "Actually, a lot of the content can be found in the Cultivation World History and the Local Customs and Practices of the Three Islands Sea Region that you bought. You'll naturally understand after reading it tonight."
"Why don't I tell this fellow Daoist about it?" At this moment, a middle-aged cultivator with a scholarly appearance and a friendly smile suddenly walked over to strike up a conversation.
Shi Xuan's sharp senses had long discovered that this cultivator had been spying on him since the afternoon, and then followed him into this Green Carp Restaurant. Now that he suddenly struck up a conversation, Shi Xuan wanted to hear what he had to say. In public, he wasn't afraid of what he might do. "How should I address fellow Daoist? My surname is Shi."
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Shi is too polite. My surname is Li. I know that this is the first time fellow Daoist has come to our Three Islands Sea Region. How can I not be a good host? This meal will be on I." Daoist Li sat down in a very familiar manner, and at the same time, indicated that he would treat Shi Xuan to a meal.
Daoist Li didn't wait for Shi Xuan to reply and opened his mouth to introduce, "Our Three Islands Sea Region is vast, with many islands and abundant resources. Five of the top ten Jindan Grandmasters in the world are from here. Penglai and Yingzhou Sect are both ranked among the three sects, one religion, and four major sects. They can be considered the leaders of the cultivation world."
His words were said with radiance, as if he wanted to make the country bumpkin Shi Xuan dizzy. However, looking at Yu Cheng's vigilant and approving expression, one could understand that this was the common mentality of the cultivators in the Three Islands Sea Region.
"The four major sects are no longer the same as they were in the past for more than a hundred years. They only have a few middle-grade Jindan Grandmasters supporting the facade, and none of them entered the top ten sects in the world, so there is no need to mention them. Except for the Primeval Chaos Grandmaster among the Individual Cultivators, Yingzhou Sect, Luofu Immortal Sect, and Hades Sect each have two people in the list. Only Penglai has three people in it, namely Yu Jiao Long Yu Nishang, Wu Hui Sword Yong Xiang, and Cold Face Thunder Lord Mo Yuan. There are three true teachings and five major cultivation methods, there will definitely be one that suits your talent. Therefore, if Fellow Daoist Shi wants to enter a sect, Penglai is the best choice. I will also go to Penglai Island to participate in the spell meeting in half a year and see if I have the opportunity to enter Penglai." Daoist Li kept on bragging, which made Shi Xuan feel like when he saw the recruitment of university clubs in his previous life.
At the same time, a question flashed in Shi Xuan's mind. "Who made the list of the top ten grandmasters? What authority does it have?" However, he did not dare to ask such an ignorant question at this time, so he could only go back to his room to look through the jade slips at night.
"What are the three true teachings and five major cultivation methods? And what is the cultivation method of Yingzhou Sect? " Shi Xuan knew that they already knew that he did not know the answers to these questions, so it was not inappropriate for him to ask them.
Daoist Li asked the maidservant to add a cup of tea, and after taking a sip, he said, "Among the three true teachings of Penglai, outsiders have always known only one, which is their sect-guarding method: Shenxiao True Method. However, more than sixty years ago, Wu Hui Sword Yong Xiang rose to fame, and then more than thirty years ago, he formed a top-grade Jindan, which shocked the world. This made everyone guess that one of the three true teachings of Penglai should be a cultivation method that focuses on refining sword cases. As for the other true teachings, I'm afraid only the elders and true disciples of Penglai know about it. "
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