At the gate of the Outer Valley, the guard monk was sitting on the watchtower with his eyes closed and pretending to sleep, when suddenly, his head was raised, and his eyes looked down with a little vigilance.

The man who crossed the door was a young man, dressed in rich attire and without any qi on his body......

"Wait, why don't you even have a heartbeat?"

This is either some kind of method of concealing the life qi, or it is an anomaly.

After thinking about it, he walked down from the watchtower: "Fellow Daoist, please stay." ”

Li Zhen smiled faintly and walked over: "What's the matter with Daoyou?"

The doorman looked at him secretly, and said: "Daoist friends are very good, are you here to visit relatives and friends, or to buy and sell? If it is the latter, you need to register first, I don't know if the friend who introduced you to this place has said it?"

Li Zhen suddenly realized: "I know, I know, I know the rules, please ask Taoist friends to help, find someone to take me to find a place to stay first." ”

As he spoke, a few spirit stones were handed over.

The gatekeeper checked it, and couldn't help but show a kind and friendly smile on his face: "Daoyou has understood the rules here in advance, that's great, I'm the gatekeeper in this valley, and I'm idle left and right, so I'll personally help Daoyou run." ”

As he spoke, he said to a few mortals who heard the news and came out to check the situation at the gatehouse, then left his post and took Li Zhen inside with a smile.

The valley is an isolated paradise, with a small area, but it gradually opens along the cliffs, forming a fan-like space.

The sky is gray, whether it is still in the original heaven and earth is doubtful, the surroundings are dim, only the wind lanterns can be seen hanging high on the side of the road.

After a while, they came to a big house built on the hillside, and the plaque on it was the four big characters of the World Foreign Inn.

The lights inside were bright, the shopkeeper, and the guys were all there, and when they saw the two of them pushing the door in, they hurriedly got up to greet each other: "Immortal Master Xue, you are here, this is ......"

The gatekeeper said: "This is a new immortal master who wants to enter the valley to do business, hurry up and register and release the number." ”

The mortal shopkeeper smiled and said, "Yes, yes, dare to ask the name of this immortal master." ”

"Nothing. Li Zhen said casually.

Soon after, Li Zhen received a paulownia number plate with the name of his incarnation written on it, and paid for the accommodation of thirty spirit stones.

This is the rule of entering the valley, and if you want to borrow land to buy or sell here, you have to pay money, whether you actually live here or not.

Li Zhen is a big money, and he has tens of thousands of spirit stones in the hands of the Demon Dao in his hand, and he doesn't care about this little expense, so he sets the whole month in one breath.

The shopkeeper is accustomed to seeing monks, and said respectfully: "This black immortal master, during the stay, you can use this thing to find us to write a notice on your behalf, and paste it on the plaque under the big banyan tree in the valley. ”

Li Zhen replied casually: "I know, I want to sell a few things, you can help me write them." ”

After finishing the trivial work, Li Zhen was led by a guy to climb the spiritual cave on the mountain wall behind him.

The guy enthusiastically introduced: "Wu Immortal Master, don't underestimate our inn, this is the large array node extending from the spiritual spring in the mountain, the original Kaigu Immortal Master laid a large array in the depths of the earth's veins, opened up a spiritual well, and guided the spiritual energy to surge, so living in this cave, such as in the blessed land, can accelerate the exchange of the five elements spiritual energy, and help cultivation." ”

Li Zhen smiled faintly and was noncommittal.

When I arrived at the place, it was a simple stone cave that was several zhang deep, and there was no other furniture except for simple wooden beds, tables and chairs.

The man lit the oil lamp for him, pointed out a few forbidden switches that were said to be connected to the circle, and then left, not even helping to make hot water.

"This is a shop. Li Zhen smiled and shook his head.

However, living in this kind of cave, there is no stuffiness at all, but there is a kind of freshness of spiritual flow, and the theory that the Gathering Spirit Array helps cultivation is not false.

But as far as the smell of Li Zhen is concerned, it is really faint, and this help can only be said to be better than nothing.

Li Zhen tried to probe his divine sense into the mountain rock, but he couldn't penetrate it, and it wasn't until he withdrew his incarnation and recovered his spirit body that he felt as if he had entered deep water.

He was not familiar with this place, and he did not dare to go deep for a while, lest he be stuck by the big array or the mountain, so he honestly entered and exited the door and explored at night.

Taking advantage of the convenience of the out-of-body spirit, Li Zhen went around a few times that night, confirming that this place was indeed a hidden cave outside the world, and he didn't know who discovered and occupied it first, and it has been passed down for countless years.

The mortals inside all came from the outside like the shopkeeper of the Hundred Treasure Pavilion, and someone had to bring them in and out of this place, even if they lived nearby, they would not know the real entrance.

According to Commander Huo's statement, there are people in the valley who regularly go back and forth, bringing all kinds of materials, ordinary medicine and food, and domestic garbage is disposed of on the spot.

However, Li Zhen did not see the monks' residences here, probably because the monks carried treasures with them all the year round, and it was difficult to see from the furniture in the places where they usually lived.

Casual cultivators do not necessarily like the extravagant pleasures of mortals, and some puritans are even accustomed to eating and drinking, and can live by finding a place to meditate and settle down.

At this time, he suddenly realized that the inn where he stayed was already a luxury hotel.

The Baibao Pavilion that I invested in and built seems to be located in the middle of the valley, on a piece of ground next to the big banyan tree, occupying an ancient building that was originally a teahouse or restaurant, and has begun to be rebuilt day and night by craftsmen.

But there is also no place for treasure to hide, because setting up a magic circle ban requires additional investment, and the reliable way is to rent the existing facilities in the valley, or use the magic weapon to hide.

The frequency of spiritual material transactions will not be too high, Li Zhen estimates that it is already very good to be able to open once in ten days and half a month, and the antique shops in the world are not open for half a year, and it is the same for them to open for half a year.

The next day, Li Zhen got up, casually found a reason to find out the news, and learned that the market here will be held on the fifteenth and sixteenth days of the month.

When the moon is full, the monks from all walks of life will come, and it is the most lively day in the valley.

However, there are also some casual cultivators living in the valley, and there are also people who specially hire mortals to wait here to spread news and trade on their behalf.

Li Zhen did not come in vain this time, and the spiritual materials he listed soon had interested people come to inquire, and the exchange items presented were several strange spiritual materials with mint fragrance.

The cultivator was an ordinary middle-aged man, and said to him: "I don't know what the name of this thing is, but the spiritual content is only a lot more than your Centennial Spirit Ginseng, so if you think it's useful, you can make a deal." ”

Li Zhen said decisively: "Okay." ”

The deal was completed in a hurry.

In the next few days, Li Zhen did not die in Waigu again, but spent his energy on the unknown spiritual materials he had just obtained.

It is a broad-leaved plant that is golden in color and looks somewhat like tobacco leaves, about the size of a palm, with jagged notches around the edges.

It can be vaguely sensed, and it contains a faint wood spirit, which makes it different from ordinary mundane things.

The loose cultivation who picked this thing obviously didn't know much about the characteristics of the spiritual plant, and actually dug up the whole plant, in fact, almost all the spiritual essence was concentrated on the leaves, and it only needed to be picked and dried.

Li Zhen had never obtained the materials before, but seeing that it smelled fragrant and could refresh his mind, the fragrance in it was still quite worth looking forward to.

In the quiet and elegant room of the Hanxiang Pavilion, Li Zhen weighed the sun-dried leaves on a delicate little scale, then crushed them and lit them a little.

Thick white smoke rose from the copper furnace, slightly pungent, but a somewhat mellow fragrance suddenly filled the room.

Li Zhen didn't care about the smoke, only smelled its spirit, and guessed thoughtfully: "This material originally had the effect of refreshing and refreshing the mind, and I used the food incense to refine the soul, and it seems that I can also refresh my mind by absorbing the fragrance in it." ”

"I always feel a little more energetic. ”

According to Li Zhen's experience, this kind of thing can be used as an antidote, and then checked the information compiled by Pei Shilang, and it was really confirmed that this thing is called Qiyun Ye, and it is really an elixir used to refresh the mind and prevent ecstasy.

In the cultivation realm, some poisons have an effect on the divine soul, and the toxins can directly reach the spirit, which is difficult to prevent.

This kind of cloud leaf can free the spirit from a state of ecstasy, which can be very useful in some situations.

Upon learning of this, Li Zhen was greatly excited.

Although he doesn't need this kind of thing for the time being, if he grasps the change in nature, it can definitely be called practical.

So, he began to try to inhale the incense and then visualize it using his various wonderful incense recipes.

This experience is enough to prove that trading is indeed profitable, and many of the casual cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm are still ordinary people with little knowledge, and the channels for obtaining knowledge are also limited, and they have to look at the treasure from time to time.

Take another 10,000 steps back, even if they are all shrewd and neat, there will always be a gap caused by the difference in demand, and sometimes for the sake of what is urgently needed, it is better to suffer some losses than to exchange.

Although the mainstream of the immortal cultivation world is that those who cultivate the Great Dao are not inferior to external things, but it is only a breakthrough after consummation, and it is difficult to make contributions, and it can still come in handy if they are usually promoted and become stronger.

Before I knew it, the time was on the night of the full moon, and the World Outer Valley really became lively, and hundreds of people appeared in the usually rare casual cultivation.

Everyone was quite interested in the newly opened Hundred Treasure Pavilion, and even Li Zhen's incarnation went in for a walk, quietly trading a few spiritual materials.

At night, under the big banyan tree in the valley, someone set up a stall on the spot, and a few spiritual materials or self-refined magic weapons and talismans were placed on the board, waiting for others to come up and ask the price.

The reason why he went into battle in person at this time instead of using mortals was because there had been cases in the past where someone secretly manipulated mortals with secret techniques and gave away spiritual materials for nothing, and everyone learned well.

In addition, when closing a deal, it is also necessary to personally identify and check the checks.

Li Zhen looked fresh, and simply put out several spiritual materials in his incarnation, and changed a few hands to make spirit runes and small magic circles.

These are all techniques of the side door, and the full set of introductory exercises given by Lin Rouniang actually contains some knowledge of the formation path and the rune path, but Li Zhen really has no talent in these aspects, and he is confused, but these casual cultivators can master the shallow and humble small techniques.

After midnight, the peak of the market meeting had passed, and the scattered cultivators who had gathered dispersed on their own as if they had never appeared before.

Li Zhen looked at it for a while, and felt that there should be no one to help the business, and he also closed the stall and left.

He didn't go back to the Spirit Cave, but left Xiaogu and rushed back in the stars and moons, intending to deal with the useful spiritual materials obtained from the transaction.

As we walked, all of a sudden, a strange sensation came over us, followed by the sound of something rustling over the bushes.

Two ghostly figures struck back and forth, blocking him on the forest path.

These are two middle-aged cultivators, one tall and one short, with simple clothes on their bodies, and their faces are densely covered with wrinkles caused by perennial labor, like the vicissitudes of an old peasant, but their eyes are fierce and fierce, with a bit of outlaw momentum.

Li Zhen was slightly surprised: "You are a Taoist friend who wanted to trade with me before, why, there was no negotiation at that time, and you still want to grab it?"

Li Zhen had seen the tallest of the two before, and the other party showed interest in refining Gu Xiaoding in his hand, but the things he took out one after another made Li Zhen not very satisfied, so he failed to reach a deal.

Unexpectedly, I even found a helper to cut the path halfway through the end.

"That's right, uncle, I fell in love with the copper tripod used for Gu refining in your hand, if you know each other, hand it over obediently. ”

The tall loose cultivator has a bit of ruthlessness on his face, like a wolf staring at fat.

The short Sanxiu did not speak, but he intercepted Li Zhen's retreat without moving, showing a tacit understanding of perennial cooperation.

Li Zhenyi was bold, and instead of panicking at all, he smiled faintly: "What if you hand it over, what if you don't hand it over?"

The tall man said: "If you hand it over, you can still live, if you don't hand it over, you can take it again." ”

As he spoke, there was a smell mixed with rot and sourness, and killing thoughts filled the air like thick smoke.

Obviously, it is a deceitful nonsense to hand over and survive, if you really hand it over obediently, you have to show cowardice, so that this wolf-like scissors can gain an inch.

They will definitely take the opportunity to pounce and eat the prey they are targeting alive.

Li Zhen sighed lightly: "I don't know if you have heard of a sentence, heaven is evil, it is still violated, self-inflicted, you can't live ......"

But that's when something unexpected happened.

In the soul, an indescribable fresh fragrance wafted away.

Li Zhen was deeply impressed by this, and it was the strange fragrance that had appeared when the carrion was completely destroyed that day.

At that time, he guessed that this was probably his transformation after surviving the catastrophe, maybe there was some magical use, and it was not until now that he realized that when he smelled this fragrance, the killing intent in his heart was like the tide receding.

At the same time, the stench of rotting corpses emitted from the two scattered cultivators on the opposite side also melted like ice and snow.

Some of the evil thoughts in their hearts are disappearing like evil smoke, and for a while, virtue turns into incense, and the three of them are infected, and the thoughts of killing between the enemy and the enemy are all gone.