After resting in the monastery for a day, Zhao Hai went out the next morning and strolled around Sealed Sword City. He didn't have the chance to take a good look at the city before, but now he finally had the chance.
Sealed Sword City was very lively. There were some Rogue Cultivators setting up stalls on the streets, constantly peddling their wares. There were also some ordinary people with low strength. They were pushing small carts with fruits and vegetables on them. There were also some smaller carts with food on them, constantly peddling their wares.
On both sides of the street, there were many shops. There were shops that sold daily necessities, taverns, pill shops, and even magic artifact shops. This was a strange city that was made up of ordinary people and Cultivators. Everything here looked very novel.
As Zhao Hai casually walked down the street, he saw a lot of rogue cultivators selling ordinary monster meat. For cultivators, these things weren't very useful. Even body cultivators didn't need much of it. But for ordinary people with low cultivation, they wouldn't be able to achieve anything in their lifetime. These meats could be used as their own food. The price wasn't very expensive, and eating them was good for the body. Even if it couldn't improve one's strength, it could still make one live longer.
Moreover, Zhao Hai also discovered that the people in Sealed Sword City also used silver and gold coins. This made Zhao Hai surprised.
While Zhao Hai was walking forward, he suddenly saw a monk. It was normal to see a monk in Sealed Sword City. However, this monk was a bit special. He was sitting there with a bowl in front of him. His eyes were closed as he chanted while he rotated prayer beads in his hand.
Zhao Hai saw some silver and gold coins in the bowl. It seems like this monk was begging for food. This made Zhao Hai surprised.
At the same time, Zhao Hai discovered that the people of Sealed Sword City seemed to have a good impression of the monks. From time to time, someone would throw a silver coin into the monk's bowl. Although silver coins were the lowest level of currency in the Sword Spirit Plane, for the people of Sealed Sword City who didn't have any hope of cultivating, silver coins could still be used to buy things.
Zhao Hai looked at the monk a few times before he turned around and left. Then he went to a nearby magic artifact shop. This shop was very big and there were many Rogue Cultivators going in and out. It seems like business was very good.
Just as Zhao Hai entered the shop, a shop assistant immediately came to greet him. When the shop assistant saw Zhao Hai's monk attire, he immediately clasped his hands and said, "Greetings Grandmaster. What does the Grandmaster need?"
Zhao Hai looked at the shop assistant and said, "Amitabha, I don't deserve to be called a Grandmaster. This little monk is Jing Hai. Benefactor can just call me Jing Hai. This little monk wants to buy some ordinary magic arts. Does this shop have any?"
The shop assistant quickly replied, "Of course we do. Grandmaster Jing Hai, please. What kind of magic arts does Grandmaster Jing Hai want? What kind of magic arts do you want? "
Zhao Hai lowered his voice and said, "I want some special techniques, low-level techniques that aren't expensive. This little monk only has a dozen or so second-grade crystals. Do you have any techniques like this?" Zhao Hai nodded.
When the shop assistant heard Zhao Hai, he didn't show any expression. Instead, he nodded and said, "Grandmaster, please come this way." Then he led Zhao Hai to a quiet area. There were some chairs there for people to rest. The shop assistant asked Zhao Hai to sit down and then asked Zhao Hai to wait for a moment. Then he left. Before long, he came back with two things in his hands, a cup of tea and a book.
The shop assistant put the tea on a small table next to Zhao Hai. Then he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Grandmaster Jing Hai, please have some tea. This is our shop's catalog of low-grade magic arts. You can take your time to find them." Then he handed the book over to Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai chanted Buddha's name and thanked him. Then he took the book and opened it to read. There were a lot of spells recorded inside the book, all of them were low-level spells. Moreover, the prices of these spells weren't expensive, they were very cheap. One could even buy a few spells for a dozen or so second-grade crystals.
However, Zhao Hai glanced at the magic arts. Most of them could be found in the Tide-watching Gang. Naturally, Zhao Hai wouldn't buy them. There was no need for that. Therefore, he looked through the books bit by bit.
After some time, Zhao Hai finally found a few magic arts. These were low-grade magic arts, but they were very rare. Then Zhao Hai stood up and placed the book down. The shop assistant was waiting for Zhao Hai. When he saw Zhao Hai put down the book, the shop assistant immediately looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Grandmaster, I don't know if there's anything you want."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "I want the 57th, 134th, and 216th magic arts. I only want those three." The shop assistant nodded. Then he told Zhao Hai to wait for a moment before he turned around and left.
Before long, the shop assistant came back with three jade slips. He handed the jade slips to Zhao Hai and said, "Grandmaster, these are the magic arts you want. They all have a spiritual imprint on them. As long as you pay, you can break the spiritual imprint and check the magic arts. If it's not what you want, or if it doesn't match the contents, you can return it. But if you leave the shop, then you can't return it."
Zhao Hai nodded. Then he took out some crystals and gave them to the shop assistant. Then he scanned the three jade slips with his spiritual force. The seals on the jade slips were broken. Then Zhao Hai's spiritual force entered the jade slips and carefully looked at them.
There were no problems with the contents of the jade slips. Zhao Hai nodded and said, "There are no problems. Thank you, Benefactor." Then Zhao Hai gave the shop assistant a salute before he turned around and left. The shop assistant accompanied Zhao Hai to the door before he returned to the shop.
Zhao Hai strolled around Sealed Sword City for a while before he returned to the monastery. When he arrived, he saw a monk who went on a mission with him last time. The monk was standing in the courtyard and chatting with Hui De. When Hui De saw Zhao Hai, he smiled and said, "Grandmaster Calm Sea, Grandmaster Calm Sea, Grandmaster Calm Sea is looking for you. Since you're back, you can chat."
Zhao Hai nodded. Then he walked towards Calm Sea and gave him a salute. Then he said, "Amitabha. Grandmaster Calm Sea, do you need something from me?"
Calm Sea also gave Zhao Hai a salute and said, "Grandmaster Calm Sea, please come with me. I have something to tell you."
Zhao Hai followed Calm Sea to the courtyard. When they arrived, Calm Sea led Zhao Hai to his room. After the two sat down, Calm Sea said, "Grandmaster Calm Sea, I heard that you went to the First Rank House today?"
Zhao Hai stared for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, let's go to the First Rank House and see if they have any magic techniques for sale. You should know that it's necessary to know a few magic techniques when living in the wilderness."
Calm Sea nodded and said, "Today, I asked you to come here mainly to talk about the formation of our monks. This matter is being handled by Grandmaster Yuan Jing, and we're all here to help. Right now, we have more than a hundred people participating. All of them are monks from the monastery. Everyone is very pessimistic about our current situation. It's just that no one wanted to take the lead. Now that Grandmaster Yuan Jing has taken the lead, a lot of people came to participate."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Amitabha, this is really good. This way, the strength of our monks will be even stronger. This is a good thing."
Calm Sea smiled and said, "This is indeed a good thing. We're also very happy. Right, Grandmaster Calm Sea, in two days, Grandmaster Yuan Jing will hold his first meeting. When the time comes, you must participate. You're the first person to propose this. You can't not participate."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "I'm also a member of the monks. Naturally, I'll participate. Don't worry."
Calm Sea nodded, then he said, "But as more and more people join, some people have some ideas that they shouldn't have. Some people even want to squeeze Grandmaster Yuan Jing out and become the leader themselves. Grandmaster Yuan Jing is currently contacting other people. He wants to ask for your opinion."
Zhao Hai chanted Buddha's name and said, "Amitabha. We were the ones who proposed to gather the monks together. We elected Master Yuan Jing as the leader. Naturally, the others don't have this qualification. If it is necessary, I think we will have to use force. No matter what, we are still a group. If there is chaos and we can't quell it, then wouldn't the monks fall into chaos?" Zhao Hai nodded and said, "That's right.
When he heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but stare, then he said, "Master Yuan Jing means that this matter should be settled peacefully. After all, they are now part of our group. If we use too much force, then it wouldn't be good. Moreover, this is Sealed Sword City, private fights aren't allowed inside the city." Zhao Hai nodded.
Zhao Hai said, "I think we should discuss this matter when we have time tonight. Don't forget, all sects won't be polite to traitors."
"Amitabha, then we'll discuss this matter after Master Yuan Jing and the others return today. Oh right, Master Jing Hai, I wonder what you bought from the First Rank House today? Can you tell me?" "Yes, Master Jing Hai, can you tell me what you bought from the First Rank House?"
Zhao Hai glanced at it and said in a deep voice, "It's nothing, just a few low-level spells. I spent all the crystals I got from this mission."
Master Jing Hai replied, "So that's how it is. Master Jing Hai, if you want to buy a technique or a Cultivation Method, you can ask the people in the monastery first. Everyone has a lot of Cultivation Methods that can be sold or exchanged. It's much cheaper than buying them in a shop. If you can find a suitable one in the monastery, then it'll be much more worthwhile than buying it outside." Master Jing Hai nodded, "Master Jing Hai, I'm not sure what you're talking about.
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Alright, thank you for telling me. Then I'll go back and rest." He stood up and sent Zhao Hai out of the door. Then, Zhao Hai returned to his room.
After returning to his room, Zhao Hai couldn't help but sigh. He didn't think that the monks would try to seize power when they had just been established. It seems like people's nature would never change.
Time passed quickly and the day quickly passed. When the sky darkened, Zhao Hai finally heard Yuan Jing calling him from outside. He opened the door and let Yuan Jing and the others in.
This time, there were five people who came with Yuan Jing. One of them was certain, but he did not know the other four. They were not the people who went on the mission with him. It seemed that they were new to the gathering of monks. These people's strength was not weak. They had already reached the tenth or eleventh level of the Qi Refining Realm.
Yuan Jing introduced them to Zhao Hai. These people were the elders of Sealed Sword City. They were thin and looked to be around 30 years old. One of them had a sad face, he was called Ku Ruo. One of them was a fat man with a fierce face, he was called Jie Chen. One of them was a fair and clean man, he looked like a scholar, he was called Wu Xin. The last one was very dark, he was also a dhuta, he was called Jia Xin.
After the introduction, Yuan Jing turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Master Jing Hai, I think I've already told you about the current situation. There are a lot of monks who have joined our group. However, many of them are led by Master Hui Kong. Master Hui Kong is an old man of Sealed Sword City. His strength has reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining. A lot of monks believe that the leader of a group must be the strongest, and Master Hui Kong is the strongest among us. Therefore, they want to elect Master Hui Kong as the leader. This matter is somewhat troublesome, so I'm preparing to contact everyone to suppress this matter. After all, we have worked hard to come up with this matter. Now that the position of leader has been given to someone else, this little monk is unwilling to do so."
"Amitabha!" Zhao Hai chanted Buddha's name and said, "This is very normal. Even if Master Yuan Jing wants me to, I won't agree. As a leader, strength isn't the most important thing, you need to know how to manage things. I don't know about Master Hui Kong, but if he really knows how to manage things like Master Yuan Jing, then I'm afraid that he would already have a Monk Faction in the city, and wouldn't wait for us to establish one. Now that we're establishing a Faction, he wants to rely on his own strength to pick the fruits. How can this be allowed? This Little Monk will never agree to this. Master Yuan Jing, I think that we should use other means to solve this matter and establish our prestige. What do you think?"
What do you think? "As soon as Yuan Jing and the others heard Zhao Hai's words, they immediately understood what Zhao Hai meant. They couldn't help but look at Zhao Hai in surprise. They didn't think that Zhao Hai's killing intent would be so great. He actually wanted to deal with Hui Kong.
Yuan Jing chanted Buddha's name and said, "Amitabha, Master Jing Hai, I think it's better to start from the beginning. Master Hui Kong is very strong, he's not someone that can be dealt with by ordinary people. Moreover, in the Sealed Sword City, private fights are not allowed. If they are found out, they will be severely punished."
When Zhao Hai heard that Yuan Jing didn't say that they couldn't fight, he knew that Yuan Jing was tempted. In fact, this matter was solved according to Zhao Hai's method. A newly established group, if they couldn't establish their prestige, not to mention outsiders, even the members of the group would have disloyalty. Therefore, what Zhao Hai said was very reasonable. It was best to use Hui Kong to establish their prestige. Unfortunately, with their strength, if they used Hui Kong to establish their prestige, they would have to pay a big price. After all, Hui Kong was a Qi Refinement Stage 12 master.
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