Volume 1: A Sword Comes West Chapter 36 Coordinated Tasks
The reason why Li Xiuping was sure that he could repay the money within half a month was because after going around, he found that there were all kinds of strange things sold here, including some products from monsters, and the prices were not low.
Since these people can make money by selling items, he can naturally do it too. Anyway, according to Senior Brother Han, he needs to go to the mountains to collect herbs to complete the task, so finding some monsters and killing them is just a matter of convenience.
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As for what Li Xiuping did this time, in addition to wanting the two magic weapons, he also wanted to take this opportunity to build his own reputation and credibility in the outside world, so that if he has any needs in the future, even if he has no money, others will.
I think he can be trusted.
Of course, the premise is that he can return all the spirit stones within the stipulated time this time. Therefore, making money as soon as possible is the top priority now, and even finding a way to build a foundation can only be put aside temporarily.
As Xu Bansheng said, if the black bone vine had been obtained from the Huayang Sect, it would indeed have been sold at a better price. After all, all transactions here were based on spiritual stones. As long as the treasure taken out was good enough, no matter how many spiritual stones it was.
None of it is a problem.
However, Li Xiuping has no regrets. A black bone vine can establish a good relationship with the daughter of the Chen family and buy so many spiritual treasures, giving him the confidence to deal with the man in black robes. The creation he created
The value of it has far exceeded the Black Bone Vine itself.
Of course, this does not hinder Li Xiuping's expectations for this trip to the mountains: It would be great if he could have such luck this time.
Then the bad news for the outer disciples began...
Just as Li Xiuping guessed, it was already dusk when he returned to the alchemy place. Not to mention that the disciples who brought him daily necessities were not waiting for him, and he didn't even catch up with dinner. He could only wait hungry for tomorrow morning.
breakfast. But this is nothing to Li Xiuping. In the mountains before, it often happened that he didn't drink any water for two or three days, let alone just missing a meal.
Li Xiuping walked into the house. The quilt had been placed on the bed, and all the daily necessities were placed on the table. However, the musty smell was still not gone, and it might take two or three days to ventilate.
Li Xiuping did not close the door. He first found a place to place all the things, then made the bed, took out the two magic weapons he had just obtained, and studied them carefully.
It's a pity that Li Xiuping really doesn't know much about things like spiritual treasures. He couldn't figure out the reason after studying for a long time, and it's not easy to pour power directly, otherwise it will be activated directly and then completely destroyed, which is not worth the gain.
He spent money to buy this thing, not to increase his knowledge, otherwise it would be too extravagant.
After confirming that nothing could be found from his research, Li Xiuping put the two magic weapons into the Qiankun bag, then walked to the window, breathed the fresh air for a while, then sat cross-legged on the bed, and at the same time took out the hatchet and laid it flat.
In front of you, close your eyes and guide the power in your body to continue to impact the Ren and Du meridians.
Although the previous actions did not successfully open up the Ren and Du meridians, and also caused great pain, they were not completely fruitless. At least some of the two meridians were indeed much smoother than before.
In other words, as long as you try slowly in this way, over time, you will definitely be able to completely open up the two main meridians, but it will definitely take a long time.
In any case, it is better to gain something than nothing, but the pain that hits the meridians. Now that Li Xiuping thinks about it, he is still afraid, so much so that he can't help but feel timid before he even starts.
Li Xiuping gritted his teeth and continued to attack Ren and Du's second pulse.
The feeling was very good at first, so Li Xiuping couldn't help but have an expression of enjoyment on his face. However, as time continued, the enjoyment gradually turned into pain, and soon he was sweating profusely.
When he couldn't bear it any longer, Li Xiuping stopped immediately without any hesitation, regardless of how much he gained.
Although he is now eager to find a way to build a foundation, nothing is too great. If he wants to build a foundation, even a disciple with extraordinary talent cannot do it overnight, let alone a person without spiritual roots.
Besides, he is only fourteen years old now, and Chen Wanrong, who is known as the most outstanding genius in Yunzhou in the past century, has only reached the fifth level of Qi training. No matter how rapid his progress is, it will take at least two years to build the foundation.
In other words, even if he is compared with the most powerful genius in Yunzhou, he is two full years ahead of schedule, so there is no reason to be anxious.
After stopping the impact on his meridians, Li Xiuping calmed down for a while before slowly recovering. He took a look at the sky and lay down on the bed to sleep, looking forward to going to the mountains tomorrow.
The next day.
Li Xiuping got up very early and stood outside the bamboo house before dawn, waving the hatchet.
In the past, he would have forged the hatchet at this time, but now there is no casting furnace or casting platform, and he cannot waste this good time by doing nothing. As the saying goes, the day's plan begins in the morning.
In addition to Li Xiuping, many Huayang Sect disciples had already gotten up at this time, seizing this rare opportunity to practice. For practitioners, wasting the best opportunity to practice in the morning is simply a waste of resources.
In the early morning, it is easier to gain insights and achieve breakthroughs, and the purity of the energy absorbed at this time is also better than at any other time.
It is no exaggeration to say that one hour of practice in the morning is better than two or three hours at any other time.
Li Xiuping has no spiritual roots and cannot absorb the vitality of heaven and earth. He can only use this precious time to do other things. Otherwise, if it is wasted like this, in his opinion, it is simply a waste of life.
As the first ray of sunlight shone on the top of the mountain, all the disciples stopped practicing and walked towards the dining hall.
Li Xiuping also put on the clothes and cloth shoes sent by the sect, tied the hair on his head according to the style of other disciples, then looked up and down, and finally put the hatchet on his waist to make sure that nothing was missing.
, also walked towards the direction of the dining hall.
That is to say, Xu Bansheng was not here. Otherwise, when he saw Li Xiuping's attire, he would definitely have to praise him a few times.
It is said that Buddha relies on gold and people rely on clothes. Before, the young man was dressed in coarse linen clothes and a pair of straw sandals. He had a good manner, which made the elders of Huayang Sect admire him. Not to mention that the young man now wears green clothes and white socks, with a fluttering hairband.
Entering the cafeteria, no one noticed that there was a new person today. Everyone was engrossed in eating, and then hurried towards the Alchemy Tower to receive today's mission.
After Li Xiuping finished his meal, he also went to the Alchemy Tower. According to what Elder Wan said yesterday, after breakfast, he needed to report to the Alchemy Tower first and then receive his own tasks.
Li Xiuping is just starting out now and doesn't even know the medicinal materials. Naturally, it is impossible to directly arrange the task of refining alchemy for him. And according to what the two disciples of Jiange said yesterday, he will most likely need to go into the mountains to collect medicinal materials. While familiar with the medicinal materials, he can complete the task.
required for the task.
This situation should continue for a period of time until he can understand all the medicinal materials.
In front of the alchemy building, an old man was handing out plaques to the disciples, and then a disciple stood aside to register. After receiving the jade plaques, the disciples either entered the alchemy tower or headed towards the place where the medicinal materials were stored.
Some people left the alchemy place directly. As for where they were going, Li Xiuping didn't know, and a very few people stayed and stood aside.
Soon it was Li Xiuping's turn. The old man glanced at Li Xiuping and handed a jade plaque to Li Xiuping. The disciple then followed to register. Except for the elder who motioned to Li Xiuping to wait aside, from beginning to end,
No words were said.
Li Xiuping took the sign and walked aside, standing with several disciples. After looking around with some doubts, he looked down at the jade sign in his hand.
The jade plaque was blue-white in color and translucent. There was only a pattern of an alchemy furnace on it and nothing else. It was naturally impossible for Li Xiuping to see any clues on this jade plaque.
As time went on, almost all the disciples in the alchemy office had received jade medals. After counting the number of people, the disciple in charge of registration nodded to the old man.
The old man walked towards Li Xiuping and others and said: "This is the disciple who just came in yesterday, Li Xiuping. Your task these days is to assist each other and complete it together. Remember, everyone's task is completed.
As long as one person fails to complete it, everyone's tasks will be invalidated."
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but frown. Almost all of the disciples' eyes fell on Li Xiuping. After sizing Li Xiuping for a while, their brows deepened.
The old man continued: "Now inject your spiritual thoughts into the jade tablet, and the tasks you need will appear. As long as you complete one of the tasks, the task will disappear on the jade tablet. When there are no tasks on the jade tablet, even if you
All required tasks have been completed. If the task does not disappear, it means the task failed and needs to be completed again."
Those disciples obviously already knew about this, so they didn't hesitate and directly poured their spiritual thoughts into the jade tablet to understand the tasks they needed to complete.
With curiosity, Li Xiuping also poured his spiritual thoughts into the jade tablet. Soon the names and patterns of various medicinal materials appeared in his mind, followed by some introductions to the medicinal materials, such as what medicinal properties and where they are most likely to appear.
etc.
Li Xiuping looked at them one by one, and soon his brows could not help but frown slightly.
One of the tasks he received was to obtain the blood of a blood lizard.
After all, Li Xiuping had stayed in the Night Travel Division for two years, so he naturally knew that this blood lizard was a third-level monster, which was equivalent to the foundation-building strength of a human monk.
It is obviously unreasonable for such a task to appear on a new disciple. As for the purpose, I am afraid that he wants to use this blood lizard to verify Li Xiuping's true strength now.
What Li Xiuping is worried about now is not his own mission, but the mission of others.
After all, according to the elder, they need to work together to complete everyone's tasks this time. As long as one person fails to complete it, everyone else's tasks will be invalidated.
At this moment, the faces of those disciples were obviously not very good-looking. It was obvious that the task they were given was far more difficult than they imagined.