Seeing Zhang Zhixuan's unwillingness, the middle-aged monk looked a little embarrassed and said reluctantly: "Of course there are cheaper ones. Along this road, walk two miles up to Heihefang, and there will be hundreds of small courtyards available.
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However, the spiritual energy in these small courtyards is thin, and there are only first-level mid-grade spiritual veins in them, which are completely insufficient for you monks in the Qi training period.
These small courtyards do not have attached spiritual fields, nor can they use spirit gathering arrays to gather spiritual energy. Once they violate the rules, they will be expelled from Heihefang immediately.
Except for the extremely low cultivation level and the fact that there are no casual cultivators of spiritual stones, no monks are willing to live in such a small courtyard.
The monks who live in such a courtyard are either old monks who have given up practicing, or monks who have just entered the period of Qi training and do not have spiritual stones in their hands.
However, this low-level cave also has some advantages, that is, the price is extremely cheap. You only need to pay one spiritual stone every year to live in Heihefang for a year.
According to the rules set by Patriarch Taixu, monks are prohibited from fighting within thirty miles of Heihefang.
If you take out a spiritual stone every year, you can exchange for a year of peace.
Some monks with no hope of success basically move their caves to small courtyards at the foot of the mountain, where they can hang out in Heihefang day after day until they run out of spiritual stones and are kicked out of the caves."
"My cultivation level is already pretty good, but living in such a low-level cave is a bit dazzling, and my purpose of keeping a low profile and hiding myself in search of my enemies is also a bit unfair.
When settling in Heihefang this time, we should neither be in the limelight nor be too low-key. We should settle down in Heihefang like a normal casual cultivator, so that we will not be suspected by others, and it is possible to find out the real news, and avenge our father and resolve our obsessions.
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Zhang Zhixuan thought for a while, and finally made up his mind, smiled and said: "Fellow Taoist, although we are casual cultivators, there is an elder who used to hang out in Heihefang, and he is not an ignorant idiot.
Of the two caves you introduced, one is basically prepared for foundation-building monks.
As for the monks who dare to enter the southern wasteland to hunt monsters, once they successfully build the foundation, they will hunt monsters above level three, occupy their entrenched spiritual veins, and open caves outside.
Therefore, although these high-level caves are good, foundation-building monks are often unwilling to live in the city, and for Qi-training monks, such caves are too expensive.
Only some small cultivating families would rent this kind of cave.
And the other kind of cave is prepared for casual cultivators who are just dawdling around. How can we, brother and sister, live in it if we don’t plan to dawdle around?"
After hearing Zhang Zhixuan's words, the middle-aged monk's expression changed and he said: "It turns out that we are regular customers. It's really disrespectful.
Since you two are very familiar with Heihefang, I won't say more.
Most of the caves suitable for monks in the late stage of Qi training are on the mountainside.
There is a spiritual cave in the cave, but it can only be opened once every ten days, and each opening time is only three days. The monks in the cave cannot open the spiritual cave casually to practice. Once discovered, the losses will be recovered and they will be severely punished.
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In addition, there are three thirds of first-level high-grade spiritual fields in the cave, which can grow spiritual rice to provide for monks to practice.
The prices of these caves are also different, and the concentration of spiritual energy inside is also different. The high-priced ones can produce dozens of spiritual stones a year, while the low-priced ones only have about seven or eight spiritual stones."
After listening to the middle-aged monk's introduction, Zhang Zhixuan was also moved and asked: "Are there any fire eyes of earth fire in these caves? Can they make elixirs or refine weapons?"
"It turns out that fellow Taoist can actually make elixirs. He looks young, but his abilities are extraordinary?
Most of us here are casual cultivators who lack inheritance, and there are very few monks who can refine alchemy. Except for high-level caves, most Qi training period caves do not have this function.
However, there are several shops selling elixirs in the market, and these shops are recruiting alchemists almost all year round.
Since the little brother has a certain skill, he can easily find his place."
Under the introduction of the middle-aged monk, Zhang Zhixuan and his wife chose a relatively spacious cave.
This cave is opened in the cave, and there is also a trickling stream flowing inside. This underground river passes through the cave dozens of feet deep and merges into the deepest part of the Black Mountain.
Zhang Zhixuan looked at the stream and asked doubtfully: "Will there be some hidden monsters in the stream that invade the cave?"
"My fellow Taoists don't know that the most critical reason why Black Mountain can become a fourth-order mid-grade spiritual vein is a spiritual river inside Black Mountain.
These creeks are all tributaries of the Ling River. It is precisely because of the irrigation of the spiritual water in the Ling River that Heihe Square can open up a large number of spiritual fields, plant some spiritual rice, and raise some monks.
This spiritual river is the foundation of Black Mountain monks, and a large number of forbidden laws are arranged in it. Even Ancestor Liang of Black Mountain often pays attention to this place.
Therefore, fellow Taoist, please rest assured that there is no danger at all here."
After sending away the middle-aged monk and paying the one-time rent of fifteen spiritual stones for a year, Zhang Zhixuan and his two brothers moved to the cave on the same day.
Zhang Zhixuan opened the spiritual acupoint, sensed the spiritual energy and said: "This spiritual acupoint is already at the second level of high-grade, and the spiritual energy is better than that in the family spiritual field.
He can open the spiritual cave for three days every ten days, which is more than the mountain gate.
Although the price is slightly more expensive, it also has its advantages.”
In recent years, Zhang Zhixuan and his wife have accumulated more than 300 spiritual stones, and they are able to live comfortably for the time being.
There are three thirds of the spiritual field in the cave, and the spiritual rice planted is almost mature.
Zhang Zhixuan looked at the spiritual rice and found that the spiritual rice here was different from the ones in his family. The rice grains were full and crystal-clear, and the whole body was dark, like huge pearls.
This kind of spiritual rice is called Xuanzhudan, also known as black pearl, and its grade is higher than the Zhang family's chalcedony rice, reaching the first-grade top grade.
Although the grade is much higher, the yield of spiritual rice is much lower. One acre of black pearl spiritual rice yields less than a hundred kilograms, which is only three or four layers of chalcedony rice.
The three cents of earth spirit rice in the cave can give Zhang Zhixuan and his two people a taste of something new, but it cannot supply the daily consumption of the two of them.
In addition to these three spiritual fields, there are four or five rooms in the cave. There are no alchemy rooms, weapon refining rooms and other functions. Some of the furniture and decorations inside are also a bit old.
Zhang Zhixuan touched the accumulated dust and estimated that no one had lived in this cave for two or three years.
After Zhang Zhixuan packed up his room and cleaned the cave, they followed the mountainside path and entered Heishanfang City to inquire about information and see if they could find a job to earn spiritual stones.
Although the two of them had no worries about food and clothing for the time being, Zhang Zhixuan's character of planning for a rainy day would not allow him to just sit back and live in vain.
Moreover, he went down the mountain for revenge. In order to resolve the obsession with this physical body, he could only find out the traces of his enemy by hiding in a well-informed place.