To be honest, the conditions Ji Huan mentioned are indeed very exciting.
But Hou Jiuming would not agree.
Because his goal is immortality.
It's not like joining a certain family and drawing talismans on them all day long.
So, after Ji finished speaking, Hou Jiuming pretended to think deeply for a while and said.
"Fellow Daoist Ji, what you're talking about is of great importance and I can't give an answer right now. Can you let me think about it for a while?"
"This is natural. Please rest assured, fellow Daoist Hou, even if you don't want to join our Ji family, we will not force you to do anything difficult. We are still friends!"
After that, the two chatted for a while, and Hou Jiuming said goodbye.
Ji Huan, after Hou Jiuming left, hurried back to the grocery store and informed his second uncle of the result of the conversation.
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In the next few days, the other two companies also sent people to solicit, and the conditions they offered were similar.
Come to think of it, they have done this kind of thing often and have already formed a tacit understanding.
However, Hou Jiuming's family did not agree.
With his talent, how could a few small cultivating families be qualified to let him join?
Of the three families, the one with the highest level of cultivation is in the foundation building stage.
For him, this is not a difficult goal to achieve.
After a few days of socializing, Hou Jiuming's life began to return to a certain routine.
During the day, I took time to draw talisman and make blank talisman paper in the morning.
In the afternoon, I took pills and practiced.
With the income from the mid-grade talismans, the Clear Water Elixir has changed from a luxury item to a necessity.
Refining one pill a day, at this rate, it won't be long before you can break through the eighth level of Qi training.
At the same time, Hou Jiuming became friends with Ji Huan by virtue of his status as a charm maker.
When we have nothing to do, we sit together to drink tea and discuss Taoism.
Of course, most of this time was spent by Hou Jiuming inquiring about alchemists, weapon refiners, and formation masters.
But what disappointed him was that among the casual cultivators, not to mention other places, as far as Ji knew, there were none in more than a dozen countries around him.
If you want to find someone like an alchemist, I'm afraid you can only do so by joining the Huating Sect.
After learning the news, Hou Jiuming immediately asked the Huating Sect about the conditions for recruiting disciples.
According to Ji Huan, if you want to join the Huating Sect, you must either have your talent for cultivation detected since childhood and be taken back for training, or you must pass the recruitment meeting held every ten years.
The most recent one was just this year.
However, this kind of confrontation is not a recruitment that has been cultivated since childhood.
It is required that the age must not exceed thirty years old, and the cultivation level must reach the advanced stage of Qi training.
That's it, it's just a prerequisite.
After that, you have to go through layers of selection.
After passing the talent test, strength comparison, etc., you can join the Huating Sect.
"It's decided, I will attend the Huating Sect disciple recruitment meeting in five months." After a period of consideration, Hou Jiuming decided to join the Huating Sect.
And, immediately started preparing for this matter.
In the evening, in Huajiangfang City, after Hou Jiuming arrived, he did not set up a stall immediately, but went to Jijia Grocery Store.
"Fellow Daoist Hou, what kind of wind has brought you here today? Did you agree to the invitation of our Ji family?" Ji Huan looked at Hou Jiuming, who usually only came to see him during the day, and said teasingly.
"Fellow Daoist Ji, please don't joke with me about this matter. It's not like you don't know. This is not my ambition."
Ji Zai walked out of the counter while Hou Jiuming was talking and invited him to sit down at the tea table.
This set of things is said to be used for entertaining guests, but in fact it has hardly been used.
Because the people who come here to buy things are in a hurry and rarely have time to drink tea here.
"Fellow Taoist, please sit down. Since this is not the case, then why are you here today?" Maybe they were familiar with each other. When Ji Huan was talking to Hou Jiuming,
He rarely beats around the bush, and if anything comes up, he usually gets straight to the point.
Hou Jiuming, who was already annoyed by such useless politeness, naturally said in a similar manner, "I am here this time to trouble fellow Daoist Ji."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and several materials appeared in the empty space on the table.
One is black and looks like a metal ore.
The other ones include two fangs that are about a foot long, scales the size of a palm, as well as white bones and patterned snake skin.
At first, Ji didn't pay much attention to the scales and bones of the snake demon, but when the dark ore appeared, he immediately became interested.
Putting down the tea cup, I couldn't wait to take the black ore in my hand and check it again and again.
Seeing him like this, Hou Jiuming didn't bother him. He picked up the teacup on the table and sipped tea leisurely.
It wasn't until he finished drinking the tea in his hand that Ji Huan said with envy on his face, "Dao Hou is so lucky that he actually got a piece of locust wood heart."
Hou Jiuming put down the tea cup in his hand, smiled slightly and said, "It's just good luck."
Ji also deeply agreed with what he said.
Because locust wood heart is very rare.
Among a hundred demonic locust trees, you may not be able to get even one. This is not good luck.
Ji didn't bother with this issue for a few words, but asked, "Did fellow Taoist take out these materials, are you preparing to sell them, or what?"
Talking about business, Hou Jiuming sat up straight, pointed at the materials on the table and said: "I would like to entrust fellow Taoist to help me turn these things into magical weapons through the channels of your Ji family.
Of course, these are not the only materials. All the scales, skin, fangs, and bones of a demon snake are there. Finally, there is this locust heart.
Let’s see what we can refine it into, and as for the reward, fellow Taoist can give us a price!”
"It turned out to be a weapon refining. Are you preparing to take the Huating Sect entrance examination in half a year?" When Ji Huan saw the weapon refining, he immediately thought of his refusal to join the three major families.
And inquire about the Huating Sect news.
"Sure enough, I can't hide it from fellow Daoist Ji, I do have this plan!" Hou Jiuming did not hide his intention.
One is that there is nothing to hide. After all, these families are the main force every time they recruit disciples, and they may encounter people from their families.
Another thing is that when you ask for something from others, if you hide it too much, it will make people feel that you are not sincere.
"Taoist friend has great ambitions. I wish you all the best in advance. As for the matter of making the magic weapon, you can rest assured that it will be handed over to you before the recruitment meeting."
Ji Huan was envious of Hou Jiuming's participation in the Huating Sect's disciple recruitment meeting.
However, he did not feel any jealousy, but instead strengthened his inner plan to make good friends.
If one is willing to make friends and the other is asking for help, the conversation between the two parties will naturally be very pleasant.
If Hou Jiuming hadn't needed to set up a stall, the two of them might have had a candle-lit night talk.