Early in the morning, Yi Tian woke up from a night of meditation and happily found that his skills had improved.
Although he cultivated both wood and fire, fortunately, wood could give birth to fire among the five elements, so there was no conflict in cultivation.
Secondly, the two spiritual powers blended with each other, making Yi Tian feel that the spiritual power in his dantian was purer.
Compared to before when he only cultivated the second wood spiritual power, the effect was better.
The only fly in the ointment was that Yi Tian felt that he now had to rely on the assistance of spirit stones to maintain sufficient spiritual power for cultivation.
After more than ten days of consumption, there were not many spirit stones left. In the beginning, one spirit stone per day was enough for cultivation.
As he continued to cultivate, he found that there were not enough spirit stones. After three days, he had to slow down his cultivation speed and use one spirit stone every two days.
But after a few days of sitting and eating, if he did not find a way to earn spirit stones, he was afraid that the fourth level of Qi Refining was far away.
Now, even the house he lived in was on credit. Speaking of which, Yi Tian was ashamed. After leaving the Deren Hall that day, he looked everywhere for a place to stay.
In the end, he found the shopkeeper in a Tong Bao weapon refining shop and spent two spirit stones to rent the woodshed. He heard that it was a weapon refining shop, but after observation, it was actually a blacksmith shop.
The whole shop was full of dirty wrought iron and dark weapons, which was not as bright and bright as other shops.
Finally, he agreed with the shopkeeper to pay half of the deposit first and pay the other half in the middle of the year.
Thinking back to the days in River Wan County, there was not a day when there was not good wine and good meat, and he never worried about making a living.
Now, he could pay spirit stones to live in the woodshed, and he even had to pay on credit. He felt that his days had come to an end.
There was no casino in Pushan Square, so Yi Tian's gambling skills that he was proud of had no place to use.
Eating one Fasting Pill every month, this would not be wrong. Yi Tian could not afford to lose face by drinking the Pill Dissolving Water again.
After putting on his clothes and fastening his storage bag, he went out early. Today, Yi Tian planned to find some ways to earn spirit stones.
All the missions in Pushan Square were issued in the mission hall of the East Main Street.
Many missions had been hung up early. As long as someone fancied it, they could go to the registration office to register and ask for detailed information about the mission.
Cultivators like Yi Tian, who had neither craftsmanship nor connections, were a dime a dozen in Pushan Square.
Usually, these people would start with some simple tasks, such as helping to guard the courtyard, doing odd jobs in the weapon shop, or sorting the medicinal ingredients in the pill hall.
Even the shopkeeper of the Tong Bao Crafting Shop where Yi Tian was staying, well, let's call it a crafting shop for now. He even offered Yi Tian one spirit stone a month for doing odd jobs.
After explaining the tasks, Yi Tian didn't refuse. He only said that he would go out and take a look. If he really couldn't earn any spirit stones, he would come back.
In comparison, those missions that earned more spirit stones were much more dangerous.
Professional bodyguards earned the most money. Yi Tian even saw an escort mission that required him to pass through the outer sect branch of the White Bone Gate.
This wasn't a joke. This mission could be matched with the people of the White Bone Gate at any time, and the missions were issued to people above the sixth level of Qi Refining Stage.
Fortunately, there were requirements for accepting missions. People like Yi Tian, who was at the third level of Qi Refining Stage, could only accept a few missions. Most of them were just odd jobs that didn't pay much.
After looking for half a day, Yi Tian began to give up on solo missions. Fortunately, there were some team missions that required some low-level cultivators with special abilities.
This was also in line with Yi Tian's idea. Teaming up with people would save a lot of trouble and the income would be high. But generally, there were some more complicated things to solve.
For example, the mission that Yi Tian was looking at now required a fire cultivator and a crafting master to go to the Black Pool Swamp 50 miles east to get a portion of the blood of a Zhu Ha.
But there was an Ice Glass Fox living next to the Zhu Ha, and the fire cultivator was needed to lure it away.
Yi Tian was a little puzzled. It seemed that the mission was a bit complicated. Couldn't they just kill the Zhu Ha and the Ice Glass Fox directly?
It was useless to think too much. After he handed in his bamboo card at the registration desk, he went to the back of the hall and waited.
According to the description of the mission, the crafting master could get ten spirit stones and the fire cultivator could get six spirit stones. After Yi Tian read this information, he realized that he was still considered to be an assistant. Fortunately, it wasn't bad to follow behind the crowd. Six spirit stones could be used to cultivate for a few days.
Just as he was thinking, he heard the servant call the person for C67 to come over.
He looked down at the bottom of his bamboo card and saw the number written on it. He went forward and called the servant to meet the owner.
This kind of team mission generally waited for everyone to gather before the owner appeared. If the members weren't present, it could only be left hanging.
Yi Tian secretly rejoiced. It seemed that his luck today was good. He heard from the servant that some team missions had been left hanging for more than a month and still couldn't gather the members.
In the end, the owner had to give up. It was rare to see someone like Yi Tian who could take the mission on the same day.
When they arrived at the meeting point, Yi Tian felt his scalp tingle. The owner was Pu Siyuan, the young master of Deren Hall.
What made Yi Tian depressed was that the black-faced man Duan Yugang and Xue Zhong were standing next to him. It was really a small world.
Pu Siyuan was arguing with Duan Yugang about something. When he saw the servant leading Yi Tian over, he was also stunned. Wasn't this person the kid who ate the fasting pills in the shop last time?
When Duan Yugang saw Yi Tian, he just snorted and turned his head. After hearing Yi Tian's information, Pu Siyuan's frown eased a little.
But looking at the unhappy Duan Yugang next to him, he could only sigh. After talking to Duan Yugang for a while, he led the three people to a bull carriage and set off for Heitan Swamp.
The carriage was spacious. After the four people got on, they sat opposite each other. Yi Tian sat next to Pu Siyuan.
Facing Duan Yugang and Xue Zhong, who didn't give Yi Tian a good look along the way, the atmosphere in the carriage was very awkward for a while. Fortunately, everyone looked at Pu Siyuan's face and didn't flare up.
Pu Siyuan ordered the servants to speed up the carriage so that they could arrive before nightfall. He then turned around and explained to Yi Tian.
It turned out that Pu Siyuan was anxious to ask for a Zhu Ha's blood as a medicinal primer, but the alchemist said that it could only be used when it was alive.
Zhu Ha liked to come out at night to forage, so this operation began after dark. There was a second-rank Ice Glass Fox near the place where Zhu Ha appeared.
Although Zhu Ha was a third-rank spirit beast, it didn't like to be disturbed. It was especially disgusted with the Ice Glass Fox whose attribute was the opposite.
The Ice Glass Fox was a person or beast that liked fire attributes. It had been sticking to Zhu Ha's territory and refused to leave, so a fire-attribute cultivator was needed to lure the Ice Glass Fox away.
As a refiner, Duan Yugang was responsible for assembling the trap to catch the Zhu Ha. Finally, Pu Siyuan would take the Zhu Ha's blood.
This time, refiner Duan Yugang was the main force, and Yi Tian was only responsible for helping. But why did Xue Zhong also come?
Yi Tian pointed at Xue Zhong and asked Pu Siyuan in confusion. He saw Xue Zhong's proud face, and Pu Siyuan awkwardly told Yi Tian.
Duan Yugang asked Xue Zhong to be responsible for luring the Ice Glass Fox away, and he was responsible for catching the beast. After the task was done, the fire-attribute cultivator's six spirit stones would be given to Xue Zhong as a reward.
It turned out that Xue Zhong came to steal business. No wonder Duan Yugang, a refiner, bargained with Pu Siyuan.
Before getting on the carriage, it seemed that the two sides hadn't come to an agreement. Pu Siyuan probably still had lingering fears, but he didn't dare to offend Duan Yugang too much, so he reluctantly let Xue Zhong get on the carriage.
Since the last time he was robbed by Yi Tian, Xue Zhong had been living a hard life.
This time, he pestered Duan Yugang to go on a mission together, offering a buy one get one free, so Pu Siyuan didn't dare to directly refuse them.
On the other side, Pu Siyuan was stared at by Yi Tian's innocent eyes. This time, he was the one who made a mistake.
According to the mission, Yi Tian should be the one to do it, but Duan Yugang tied him up, so he couldn't do anything about it. Just now, the two of them were still discussing this matter.
Pu Siyuan understood the conflict between Yi Tian and Xue Zhong, but this time, it was his personal matter, so he couldn't force his family to send someone to help.
So, he came up with this plan. He wanted to rely on his own strength to complete the mission, and all the expenses would be paid with his own private money.
In the end, Pu Siyuan and Duan Yugang reached an agreement to let Xue Zhong do it first. If the mission was completed, then the reward of 16 spirit stones would be given to the two of them.
Knowing that he was in the wrong and couldn't explain it to Yi Tian, he gave two spirit stones to Yi Tian first. If Xue Zhong couldn't win, he would need Yi Tian to take action.
After the mission was completed, he would give Yi Tian the reward, and Xue Zhong would also get two spirit stones as a reward.
This was a relatively reasonable method. Yi Tian readily agreed after listening. It wasn't a good thing to get spirit stones without doing anything.
If this monkey Xue Zhong wasn't useful, then he would have to do it himself. Anyway, the reward wouldn't be small.
After listening to Pu Sidao's explanation, Duan Yugang thought about it and nodded slightly. This business deal was also explained to Xue Zhong.
In any case, in the end, if he wanted to make money, he had to put in effort. Since the young master gave him face, he also had to know when to advance and when to retreat.
Nodding on behalf of Xue Zhong, he didn't forget to turn his head and glare at Yi Tian.
Seeing that a potential dispute had been resolved, Pu Sidao also began to show joy. Along the way, he introduced the situation of Pu Shan Square and his Pu Family to Yi Tian from time to time, expressing goodwill and also laying out his own network.
Yi Tian also frequently expressed goodwill, saying that he wouldn't care too much about these accidents. Everyone was just making money out of harmony.
Together with the coachman, the group of five people arrived at the Black Pool Swamp before sunset. Leaving his own coachman to guard the bull carriage, Pu Sidao led the group of four people to sneak in.
According to Pu Sidao, the place where Zhu Ha was located was not far from the outside world. It was just that the swamp was muddy and difficult to travel through.
Everyone had to spend two hours on the road, trying to arrive at midnight. That was the time when Zhu Ha would come out of the cave to hunt.
As a refiner, Duan Yugang was mainly responsible for setting traps and catching beasts. Yi Tian saw that he was dressed the same as last time, but there was a storage bag on his waist and a backpack on his back. Inside it, he could vaguely see some materials for catching beasts.
Pu Sidao had said that Duan Yugang's cultivation was at the fourth level of Qi Refining Stage. His martial arts mainly came from the hammer in his hand.
The tools on his back were used to install traps. After arriving at the destination, he would assemble them and then drive Zhu Ha into the trap.
In order to keep it alive, these traps were blunt. They wouldn't be fatal, but their power was also not bad. Even if a person was caught, it wouldn't be good. If it was light, it would be fractured, and if it was heavy, it would be crippled.
Looking at the materials on Duan Yugang's back, Yi Tian thought of Pu Siyuan's words just now and felt his hair stand on end.
The brother in front of him was also not someone easy to deal with. Being able to catch a rank three spirit beast alive in itself also reflected his value. No wonder he charged ten spirit stones. Moreover, Pu Siyuan, as the owner, didn't dare to say anything when he brought Xue Zhong along. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong to come out this time.
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