With three thousand taels of silver, Ding Yi practiced hard every day in the following days. After ensuring energy replenishment, his strength improved significantly. In just three days, he went from the first stage of meditation to the second stage of meditation.
After class in the martial arts hall today, Ding Yi came to the practitioners' market again.
Although his strength improves very quickly, money is spent even faster. Three thousand taels is a lot, but meditation costs more than 800 taels from the first to the middle stages, and more than 1,700 taels from the middle to the last stages. Now he has
There was only more than 700 taels of silver left, including the money from a gambling win at that time.
More than seven hundred taels of silver were simply not enough for him to enter Dzogchen from the later stage, let alone break through to the stage of emptiness.
Ding Yi was a little worried. In desperation, he could only go to the market to see if there were any other ways to make money.
Speaking of which, Ding Yi has never visited this market.
The area of the Xilu Cultivator Market is not large, but although it is small, it is well-equipped. Basically, all kinds of things that cultivators need can be bought here. As a trading place, there is both buying and selling, and various monster meats are purchased, and rare monsters are purchased.
Beast information releases, cultivator mercenary tasks, etc. are all available here.
Of course, this also includes the fighting arena, which is also within the scope of the market.
Ding Yi can't go to the fighting arena to make money now, so he can only try to see what mercenary missions he can do.
After joining the Cultivator Mercenary Association, Ding Yi inquired for a while and then returned disappointed. These tasks that can make money require cultivation levels above the Kongming stage, because most of them are tasks to find various materials, and these materials are all monsters.
things on the beast.
A small number of people who don't need to be restricted by their cultivation level don't make any money at all. For example, being a temporary tutor for a child of a certain family only costs one hundred taels of silver at a time. Ding Yi really doesn't want to waste that time.
After leaving the mercenary association, Ding Yi visited a large circle of the monster material trading market, and he was still thinking about whether he could trade some things and maybe make money.
But he was disappointed again because he couldn't afford this business. The things were too expensive. Any material cost hundreds of taels of silver. He couldn't do it at all.
Even so, he probably has a certain grasp of the entire material price, which can be considered the only gain.
When he was disappointed and planning to become a temporary tutor and make some money, he accidentally passed by a very inconspicuous stall.
This stall is huddled in a corner. There are almost no practitioners passing by here. Ding Yi was really bored and couldn't find any way to make money, so he discovered this stall.
"Hey, little brother, buy some food pills? Food powder? Or powerful pills? Powder?" An old man with slovenly hair said to Ding Yi with a smile and narrowed his eyes.
Ding Yi was stunned and couldn't help but asked curiously: "What kind of pills and powder are there?"
"Hey, don't you know? Come on, the old man will introduce it to you." The old man pulled Ding Yi over enthusiastically, pointed to a dark meatball on the stall, which was about the size of a thumb, and said, "You
Look, this is a food ball. It is made of flamed pork and can preserve about 8% of its energy."
"Huh? Meatballs made of monster meat? It can also preserve 8% of energy?" Ding Yi was immediately shocked.
The old man said proudly: "That's it. In addition to this, you see there is also this one. It is made of the meat of the wildebeest. It can also preserve 8% of the energy. How about it? Not bad, right?"
"Well, it's not bad, but your price is not cheap, right?" Ding Yi naturally understands the concept of conserving eight percent of energy. He goes to Fengming Restaurant for every meal. Although it is very expensive, it is still very cost-effective.
Higher education, and many practitioners who have some money will also go to restaurants to eat.
This food pill can preserve 8% of energy, which is only a little less effective than the food made by Wu Chu. It must not be cheap.
But the old man shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not expensive at all. This food pill only costs fifty yuan, and a bottle is only five taels of silver. It contains a pound of monster meat. How about it? It's not expensive, right?"
Hearing the price, Ding Yi was stunned and said in disbelief: "Is it impossible? A good flame pork costs ten taels. Your pound of meat only costs five taels. This can still preserve 8% of the energy.
, you’re not using rotten meat as good meat, are you?”
"Hey, brother, why do you say that?" The old man was a little angry. He picked up a food ball made of flamed pork and handed it to Ding Yi, saying, "If you don't believe it, just try it and you will know!"
Ding Yi was dubious and took the food pill, but he thought that he would not lose anything if he took it, so he nodded and threw it into his mouth.
Suddenly, an indescribable strange smell filled his mouth, and Ding Yi almost spit it out, but soon, the strange smell disappeared, replaced by a strong fragrance, and then the food pills directly turned into
When the liquid enters the stomach, an energy flow rises. Ding Yi can immediately confirm that this energy flow is about 70% to 80% of the effect of braised flame pork.
This means that the old man did not lie to him. This thing can really save 8% of energy. The most important thing is that it is very cheap. A bottle of this kind of flame pork food balls is almost equivalent to a plate of braised flame pork.
Pork has energy, but the price is a full ten taels less.
Thinking of this, Ding Yi suddenly became excited. He was worried about not having enough money to improve his cultivation. Now that he is better, this kind of food pill is really suitable.
After thinking about it, Ding Yi said happily: "Well, the effect is very good. I bought it. I want a hundred bottles of these pills."
"Hey, brother, don't be in a hurry, don't you want to hear the effect and price of this other food powder?" The old man said with a smile, like a profiteer.
But Ding Yi didn't care. In business, you have to introduce things to others as much as possible, so he understood and nodded.
"Okay, tell me. If it's good, I'll buy some too."
"Haha, little brother, do you know what this food powder is made of?" The old man didn't seem to be in a hurry, but asked.
Ding Yi picked up the food powder and smelled it. It still had an unpleasant smell, but he couldn't think of what it was made of.
The old man smiled mysteriously and said: "Hey, I guarantee you won't be able to think of it even if you think about it. Do you know that this is made of the waste of the flame pig?"
"Scrap? What do you mean?" Ding Yi was slightly surprised.
"You know, there are many parts of the flame pig that are inedible, at least not cooked, such as the hair, teeth, etc., right?" The old man suddenly looked more serious when he mentioned this.
Ding Yi nodded and said: "Do you mean to say that this food powder is made of flame pig hair and teeth?"
"Yes, it is indeed made from the hair and teeth of the flame pig, and the effect is no worse than ordinary meat. Hey, can you try it too?" The old man seemed quite proud.
Ding Yi didn't care. He dipped a little food powder into his mouth. After a while, his eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.
This food powder is really amazing. Logically speaking, the hair and teeth of monsters are waste materials and cannot be absorbed by cultivators. However, this food powder can do it, and it is initially estimated that it can save about 3% of the energy.
, although the energy is not much, it is almost the same as those steamed buns made of monster meat.
This is amazing!
Ding Yi couldn't wait to buy these food powder, so he said: "This food powder shouldn't be expensive, right?"
"Haha, it's not expensive. A bottle of food powder containing one kilogram of waste only costs five hundred yuan. How about it? It's equivalent to three percent of one kilogram of energy-rich monster meat. No matter how you say it, it costs three if you sell it outside.
Five taels of silver, right?" The old man grinned and nodded.
Ding Yi was completely convinced. These things were really amazing, but why hadn't he heard of them before? So he curiously asked the old man.
The old man smiled mysteriously, but said nothing, so Ding Yi couldn't continue to ask.
But Ding Yi knew that all these things were made by the old man himself. This old man seemed not simple.
"Okay, I only have seven hundred taels of silver on me now, and I want all this food powder." Ding Yi had no money, so he could only make plans if he had no money.
But the old man smiled and shook his head and said: "Brother, don't be anxious, you have heard me say so much, aren't you curious about my 'craft', or don't you want to learn this 'craft'?
"
Ding Yi was stunned for a moment, and then said excitedly: "You, you are not going to teach me, are you?"
"Haha, why not?" The old man smiled and looked at Ding Yi and said, "Do you know that my 'craft' can refine almost all things. Unfortunately, I have never been able to find a successor. I met you today.
It’s considered fate, so I plan to pass it on to you!”
When Ding Yi heard the words "refining all things", he didn't know why, but his heart trembled. The feeling of touching his soul made him a little throbbing. After a while, he came back to his senses and said doubtfully: "But...
"
Before Ding Yi could question, the old man waved his hand to stop him, and then said mysteriously: "Brother, you don't have to think too much, fate is fate, and you will understand it soon."
Seeing this, Ding Yi could only suppress his doubts, because he felt that there were many people coming and going in this market. Although it was a bit remote, there was no reason why he was the only one passing by. Why did the old man only pass by him? Or maybe
Said he spread the news to many people? But it doesn’t look like it!
"Brother, after so many years of this 'craft', the old man has accepted you as his disciple now, because the old man's days are numbered..." The old man looked sad and stared at Ding Yi with blurred eyes as he said.
When the old man looked at Ding Yi like this, he suddenly felt like he was in a trance. His eyelids couldn't help but feel extremely heavy. He was frightened in his heart and desperately wanted to resist. However, he didn't expect that the big relic in his mind seemed to be very excited and followed suit.
A misty light emitted, and immediately, Ding Yi was completely unable to resist.
The whole person began to feel in a trance, and then he felt that he had completely passed out, but he seemed to be very clear. This sleepy state was very similar to meditation, but it was a little different.
What's the difference? When Ding Yizheng was confused, a deep and deep voice sounded: "Ding Yi, I am Qin Yi, the refiner of the ten directions world. I am destined to meet you here today. I will accept you as my disciple and teach you the secret of refining."