The five element divine sand that Zhang Yan usually saw was measured in kilograms, but this person said one thousand kilograms. He wondered if he had heard wrongly.
In fact, every disciple of the lower house was worshipped by relatives of the royal family. The five element divine sand was rare, but it could be found all over the East Hua Continent. As long as one was willing to put in the manpower, it was not difficult to collect.
In the past, when the large sects collected the divine sand, they relied on the commoners to control a large number of people.
For example, Cao Ying. Her father was the Duke of a land. With one word, he could mobilize the manpower of hundreds of thousands of people. Although she didn't have that much power, and most of the matters in the family were handled by her brothers, she could mobilize tens of thousands of people.
Seeing that Zhang Yan did not reply for a long time, she thought that he was not satisfied. She gritted her teeth and said, "This year, the upper reaches of the Long River have been frozen. It is difficult for boats to travel, and it is not easy to collect the divine sand. Next spring, I am willing to add another thousand kilograms, for a total of two thousand kilograms. What does Immortal Master Zhang think?"
Seeing that she misunderstood, Zhang Yan did not explain. He said lightly, "Okay."
Cao Ying sighed in relief. She did not have the time to look at Zhang Yan. Now that she saw him, even with her experience, she could not help but praise him.
Zhang Yan was handsome, with a sharp nose, lips pressed into a thin line, and shoulders wide open. Just by sitting there, his physique was much larger than an ordinary person. In addition, after Yuan Cheng entered Enlightenment, he already had the faint aura of an immortal, which added to his otherworldly aura.
"Yes, other than this, is there anything else?"
Seeing Zhang Yan's deep and bottomless gaze sweep over, Cao Ying hurriedly lowered her head. Her heart was beating wildly. She replied, "If Immortal Master has any mortal matters, you can tell us to do it."
Originally, she had brought fifty slaves with her to send to Zhang Yan, but Zhao Yuan had previously reminded her that Zhang Yan didn't seem to like having more servants. Moreover, this was the first time she and Zhang Yan had met, so she didn't dare to rashly mention it. Now that she saw that Zhang Yan seemed to have the intention of sending her off, she didn't dare to stay for long. After glancing at Zhao Yuan, she bowed and slowly withdrew.
"Brother Zhao, why did Princess Cao come to see me?" After Cao Ying left, Zhang Yan turned around and asked Zhao Yuan the reason.
Zhao Yuan smiled bitterly. "In recent years, Cao Ying has been pestered by a lower house disciple of the Northstar Sect. He said that he wanted to take her as a concubine and teach her the Xuanmen Dao. Her brothers also seem to have the same intention, so she came to seek protection. If Senior Brother Zhang is willing to be her consecrator, this person will definitely not dare to make things difficult for her."
He didn't dare to deceive Zhang Yan about the inside story. Moreover, Zhang Yan would know about these things sooner or later. It was better to say it now than later. Moreover, the Northstar Sect wasn't a big sect. Compared to the Yue Cang Sect, it couldn't even be considered a second-rate sect. This matter should only benefit Zhang Yan.
In fact, Cao Ying regarded Zhang Yan as a consecrator not only for these reasons. She was especially optimistic about Zhang Yan's bright future. Moreover, Zhang Yan had just become an inner disciple and wasn't from a Xuanmen family. His appetite wouldn't be very big.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhang Yan heard the name of the Northstar Sect, he stopped asking and said, "Since Senior Brother Zhao has come forward, I will accept this matter."
Zhao Yuan was overjoyed. He stood up and cupped his hands towards Zhang Yan. "Thank you, Senior Brother."
"No need to be so polite, Senior Brother Zhao."
The two chatted a little more. Zhao Yuan stood up and said goodbye. He went back in high spirits.
The snake spirit Luo Xiao poked his head out of the cauldron. He looked as if he had expected this. "How about it? As an inner disciple of the Yue Cang Sect, you only need to say a word and you can drive thousands of people to serve you. When you enter the upper house, you can even order the ruler of a city or a country around. How powerful is that? It's a pity that the demon race of the Three Pools, even with millions of aquatic monsters, can only defend one place. We are far inferior to your big sects. "
Zhang Yan previously valued the status of an inner disciple only to improve his cultivation. Now that he saw it, he seemed to have neglected other aspects. He couldn't help but nod. "What Brother Luo said is right."
Luo Xiao chuckled. "When you get the divine sand, you can exchange it with some of the brothers from the aristocratic families for some medicinal herbs …"
"Medicinal herbs?" Zhang Yan looked at Luo Xiao again and said in a low voice, "Brother Luo, you know alchemy?"
Luo Xiao proudly said, "Of course. Although I can't refine top grade medicinal pills, I can easily refine some medicinal pills for healing and nourishing injuries."
"Since Brother Luo said so, then the vessel used for alchemy must be this bronze cauldron of mine?"
Zhang Yan saw through Luo Xiao's thoughts at a glance. However, Luo Xiao didn't feel embarrassed at all. "Of course, this big cauldron of yours is also a top-grade magic tool. However, it's not made of bronze. It's made of top-grade Dragon Merchant Star Sand. It's just that the cultivator who made this cauldron was quite skilled. If I hadn't been steamed by you once, I wouldn't have noticed the change in the cauldron's Qi. I guess the person who gave you this cauldron didn't know the true origin of this cauldron. Tsk tsk, it's really a waste of a treasure to use such a cauldron to cook food. Alchemy is the right thing to do. "
Zhang Yan was shocked. Dragon Merchant Star Sand?
This was something that he had only heard of in the legends. Although he did not know how much it was worth, he knew that it was a top grade material needed for refining weapons. To use it to forge such a big cauldron, how much Dragon Merchant Star Sand would be used?
Perhaps only the ancient cultivators would be able to spend so much money, right?
Luo Xiao glanced at Zhang Yan and said, "You don't have to feel bad about it. Since I can refine healing pills, I can also give you many benefits. The pills you need to open your meridians aren't few. I can help you refine them."
Seeing that Luo Xiao seemed to be afraid that he wouldn't be willing, so she hurriedly promised him benefits, Zhang Yan couldn't help but laugh. He said, "I definitely don't have such intentions. This cauldron is temporarily useless to me. If Brother Luo needs it, feel free to use it first."
From his perspective, Luo Xiao was more important to him.
Opening his meridians was the most crucial step, so he had to be extremely careful.
However, he didn't have a master to guide him. Although he could rely on the remnant jade for cultivation techniques, he didn't know some of the things he needed to avoid and the things he needed to use.
Although Luo Xiao in front of him wasn't a human cultivator, she was still a Mystic Light Stage snake yao. She was experienced and knowledgeable, so it was more than enough for her to guide a small cultivator who hadn't even opened his meridians.
Zhang Yan took the opportunity to ask about things he didn't understand. He didn't know why, but Luo Xiao didn't refuse any of Zhang Yan's questions. She answered them all in detail.
"We yao cultivate. After we transform, we can naturally practice superior techniques. There's no need to open our meridians." Luo Xiao's body was coiled on the handle of the cauldron. She only raised her snake head and talked nonstop. "However, I also know that you human cultivators cultivate. The opened meridians are divided into upper, middle, and lower grades. This is related to the method of opening meridians and the Jade Elixir Flower Pond. If you want to open your meridians, you should find a good Jade Elixir Flower Pond. The Jade Elixir Flower Pond is divided into six grades. Only with a good method and a first grade Jade Elixir Flower Pond will you be able to open a high grade meridian."
The Jade Elixir Flower Pond was formed by the heaven and earth. It was the spiritual milk nurtured by the underground cave stone embryo and then fused with the essence of the earth veins to form a pond. When opening meridians, it could nourish the meridians of the body and replenish the vitality. It was extremely important to cultivators at this step.
Of course, there weren't that many Jade Elixir Flower Ponds in the world. However, the stone embryo in the pond was the key. Therefore, the Xuanmen aristocratic families would spend hundreds or even thousands of years to nurture the stone embryo and create their own Jade Elixir Flower Pond. From this point, one could see the depth of the aristocratic families' heritage.
And the disciples of the master-disciple lineage could only rely on the Jade Elixir Flower Pond found by their seniors and masters to open their meridians. If there wasn't one, then they could only borrow the Jade Elixir Flower Pond of the Xuanmen aristocratic families and be forced to be controlled by others.
Zhang Yan knew that there would definitely be a Jade Elixir Flower Pond in the lower courtyard. However, the master would definitely not let him use it. Therefore, he had to think of another way.
"Since Fellow Luo said that the yao don't need to open meridians, then is there a Jade Elixir Flower Pond in the Three Pools?"
Luo Xiao giggled. "There is, but wouldn't it be better for us demons to take it and then sell it to you human cultivators? Therefore, they all have owners. It's absolutely impossible to take it away for free. "
Zhang Yan shook his head. Buying a Jade Elixir Flower Pond in the Three Pools of Lake Demons' territory? Not to mention that he didn't have the financial resources, even if he did, he wouldn't have the life to enjoy it.
At this time, he thought of another rumor and asked tentatively, "I heard that in ancient times, cultivators didn't need a Jade Elixir Flower Pond to open their meridians. Fellow Luo, do you know why?"
"Eh, you even know this. You weren't bragging when you said that you read all the Daoist books." Luo Xiao was slightly surprised. It rolled its eyes and shook its head. "This method uses the spiritual liquid in the spirit shell to replace the Jade Elixir Flower Pond. I'm afraid Fellow Zhang won't be willing."
When Zhang Yan heard this, he understood. However, this method wasn't a matter of whether he was willing or not. Even if he had a shell field, it would still be impossible.
This was because only one out of a hundred spirit shells would contain spiritual liquid. Even if there was Jade Elixir, it would only be one or two drops. He made a rough calculation. Just to gather a jar of spiritual liquid, the number of spirit shells needed would be at least three to four hundred million. This was simply an astronomical figure. No matter how extravagant a sect was, they wouldn't be able to withstand such a torment, let alone him?
However, to say that ancient cultivators used this method to open their meridians, he definitely wouldn't believe it.
If that was the case, most of the spirit shells in the world would have already been dug clean. How could they still be able to survive until now? Therefore, there must be another method. Luo Xiao definitely wasn't telling the truth.
He smiled faintly and didn't deny it.
Luo Xiao was originally waiting to see Zhang Yan's dejected expression. However, seeing that his words didn't scare Zhang Yan, he couldn't help but feel a little bored. He snorted and said, "I'll just tell you. In the place where spirit shells grow, there must be an empty cave a thousand feet below where the king of the shell resides. If you can absorb the True Dew from within, even if it's a low-grade meridian opening method, you can still form a high-grade meridian in the end!"
He glanced at Zhang Yan and added, "I heard that this method has always been used by the direct disciples of the various sects."
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Since Fellow Luo told me this method, you must have some other request. I hope you can tell me as well."
Luo Xiao stared at Zhang Yan's eyes and said in a deep voice, "I can bring you there. I can also give you all the spirit shells in the shell field. However, you have to swear an oath. After opening my meridians, you have to release me from the Blood Essence Oath and return me my freedom."
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