Chapter 305: Sect Master Li, a master of the mixed circle
"It's ugly here, so you can laugh, and please use tea. ”
Lin Ji led everyone to the house not far away, which was a few small wooden houses, which looked like they were not very hidden, but they faintly contained a bit of the foundation of the formation, and the mana flowed in them.
In the courtyard, the stone is cut into a platform, and next to the tabletop the size of a zhang is a dozen or so small stone stools, just for everyone to sit around.
There are three boys out, carrying a copper kettle to pour tea for the monks, these are Lin Ji in the mundane world when carefully selected disciples, although he lives in seclusion here, but also perennial people to support, all kinds of utensils are not lacking, simply raise some disciples to serve themselves, for mortals, this is a rare immortal fate, regardless of whether there is a spiritual root qualification, learn a few hands of magical skills or the art of Qimen Dunjia, in the world can also make contributions, after all, will not suffer.
"It's a fragrant tea, this is a potpourri tea produced by Jixiang Sect, but in my opinion, it's just some third-grade clear spring stone flow. ”
"Lin Daoyou, this is why you are not kind, and you only use third-class products to greet us. ”
"Yes, I don't believe it, you are a dignified formation master, and you can't even afford to drink the new rain in the empty mountain. ”
The crowd was dissatisfied, and of course, it was just a joke between friends.
Lin Ji said: "It's me who is negligent, but I haven't gone to Beixiao Island for a long time in retreat and cultivation recently, so I really forgot to buy it." ”
Li Zhen said with a smile: "This is what Li is not, it is so troublesome for Taoist friends to buy tea." ”
When everyone heard this, they condemned one after another: "That's true, I almost forgot, there is a tea seller here!"
"Li Daoyou's ability to do business, it's just spiritual tea, and he even needs a limit!"
"I heard that some people are staring at these teas, and when they buy them, they hoard them, or change hands to make two or three percent, but it seems to be more popular than many spiritual materials!"
"You still have to have a membership, and you don't have to handle it if you are not a regular customer, it's really a wicked money road!"
"It's just that it's so hateful. ”
Over the years, Li Zhen has taken over the potpourri tea business of the Luosi Dojo, and has done a great job, and based on some experience in his previous life, he has developed famous brands of different grades and prices, and carried forward the marketing method.
Among them, the most expensive is the special product, called Yunhai Tenglong, a catty worth 300,000 runes, adding a variety of precious spiritual materials, it is said that there is also the effect of prolonging life of the three treasure flowers.
This is a health care product inspired by his practice of Qizhenlou, and after all, it still can't escape the real fragrance.
Slightly inferior to the first class is a first-class product, called Hantan Bingjiao, a pound worth about 100,000 Fu money, because it adds a kind of spiritual material similar to mint, has a clear texture and gets the name, but also adds the spirit dew condensed by the tea turnip.
Again, the first class is the second class, the name is the empty mountain new rain, a pound is worth tens of thousands of fu money, the texture of the tea brewed is clear, the spirit is moving, the quality of the lips and teeth is fragrant, like the spring rain to wash away the dirt.
The last class is a third-class product, the name is Qingquan Shiliu, elegant and clean, with a long aftertaste, a pound is worth 3,000 fu money, and it is also comparable to the price of spiritual materials.
In fact, there is not so much distinction at all, Li Zhen only adds more reliable health care ingredients to the special and first-class products, and then the packaging and publicity are different, and the taste is also slightly different.
Further down is the ordinary monk's drink, and the ordinary Baihua tea without titles and gimmicks is often sold for dozens or hundreds of runes.
The monks automatically classify them according to the price, and they usually have a fixed number of customers.
But in fact, what I drink every day is dozens or hundreds of ordinary flower tea for a pound, or even lower, drinking wild tea concocted by myself, or not spending money at all, just spending secular gold and silver to get it.
There is really no way, people who often drink tea are three or five catties a year, or even more, and there are often guests who come and go, it is at least ten catties.
Such an expensive thing, over the years, how much money does it have to consume?
Anyway, it is impossible for ordinary casual cultivation to afford to drink, and the casual cultivation of the Qi Refining Realm will accumulate more than 10,000 yuan a year, and the usual consumption is about this amount.
Those who can really afford to drink are monks above the foundation level, or people who have other ways to get these things without spending money or with little money.
Li Zhen hurriedly said: "Don't worry, fellow Daoists, I came here this time and prepared a few catties of this year's newly produced empty mountain and new rain for Lin Daoyou, originally thinking that I would wait until I took it out, so I simply borrowed incense to offer immortals, please taste it."
Everyone has a part to play in and will never be left behind. ”
As he spoke, he took out the gift box he had prepared in advance.
Li Zhen always has more than 100 gift boxes of different grades in his bag, just waiting to take them out for gifts on specific occasions.
Lin Ji's eyes lit up, although he already vaguely felt that Li Zhen was saying it temporarily, but this kind of thing should not be in vain.
"Then I'll be disrespectful, hahahaha, come over and make a few more pots of good tea. ”
Everyone also praised one after another: "Li Daoyou is arrogant, this shot has to be more than 100,000." ”
Everyone is not really short of such a little tea, but the opportunity to fight local tyrants is not common, and it is suddenly sold out.
"Fellow Daoists, I have recently retreated and cultivated, and I have made some gains, and you have all seen it, it is the Four Elephant Derivative Mixed Yuan Array that I laid out before, I will first talk about the relevant experience. ”
After laughing and talking, the host Lin Ji began to get into the topic and told everyone.
"Yes, I'll listen to you. ”
Most of the people are from reckless backgrounds, and even if they have cultivated to the foundation building realm and achieved something, there are not many opportunities to obtain secret methods.
Li Zhen was lucky to find a backer like Huang Yunzhen, and under her guidance, he made friends with a high-end person like Mrs. Yu, who was also a teacher and friend.
In addition, there is also its own production, and money will support it, so that it can collect the secrets of all parties and compile the canon.
However, those who are truly from a casual cultivation background are in such a social circle, exchanging what they have with the same Taoist friends, so that they can increase their knowledge and learn from others' strengths.
There are many books and materials on the market, one may be worth hundreds of thousands, and you can afford it, but if it is worth more than tens of thousands, and there are dozens or hundreds of books, it is almost impossible to collect them all.
Therefore, this kind of opportunity is also quite rare.
However, this kind of method of exchanging and discussing the Dao is not systematic after all, among the people present, only a few array Dao monks such as Master Hong really listened to it, and Li Zhen remembered what Lin Ji said, but he didn't have a clue.
Although he is smart and quick-witted, it is not so easy for him to grasp the relevant knowledge, so as to become a famous master of the Formation Dao.
What he is really interested in is the method of application that is really useful, and can complement his incense.
In this way, Lin Ji's secret method is actually not very useful, but it is the entry formation path of those qi refining levels, which is more suitable for him.
However, this kind of gathering is not all about the host preaching and teaching, but also about the exchange of knowledge and knowledge among fellow Daoists from other paths.
Li Zhen soon heard a lot of related things from the people of the Qi Dao and the Dan Dao.
For example, the people of Jiulingmen have recently been developing a life-extending elixir called Xingyuan Heavenly Destiny Pill.
"The people of the Nine Spirit Sect have been collecting spiritual materials from around recently, building a formation platform, and cooperating with many people in the formation path. ”
"I've also heard about this, the sites they built are not simple floating pavilions, right? ”
"That's right, the Xingyuan Heavenly Destiny Pill can absorb the power of the Taiyin Star and forcibly continue his life, even if it has a certain effect on the Jie Dan monks.
This kind of elixir is rare and abnormal, and it often needs to gather the right people and talents at the right time, so it is conceivable that if it is successful, it will definitely cause a sensation. ”
This kind of thing can only be easily inquired about by people who are in the same way, Li Zhen has actually been paying attention to Jiulingmen, but he still doesn't know it, and it is not a big gain to be able to know in advance here.
However, Li Zhen shook his head secretly, not feeling much threat.
"They are still holding their breath, wanting to make up for their innate deficiencies and revitalize the sect. ”
With the current situation, he doesn't have to be afraid of the Nine Spirit Sect or anything, the Jixiang Sect has successfully found its own position, and it also has a foothold in the Beihai Immortal Cultivation Realm, which is already invincible.
On the contrary, there was another thing that caught his attention, and that was the construction of the formation platform that someone mentioned earlier.
This is a typical example of the combination of the Formation Dao and the Dan Dao.
Needless to say, the Dan furnace is a product of the instrument path, and alchemy medicine sometimes needs the right time, place, and people, so the array path also has a place to use.
Everyone was also quite interested in this, Lin Ji pinched his fingers and calculated, nodded silently and said: "Even if they build this kind of array, it will take more than sixty years before it can be activated, if you have the opportunity, go over there and have a look." ”
This is not calculated by divination, but the astronomical way of the stars, the changes of the stars, their own laws, and the formation path must also study astronomical geography.
Everyone took turns to tell about their own path, and Li Zhen was no exception, picking out some news of the incense path and related tricks to tell.
Among them, there are incense techniques, and there are several ways to reconcile ordinary incense.
“...... Hexiang Zefa, can be soaked in sake, chicken tongue incense, Huoxiang, alfalfa, orchid incense all four kinds of new cotton wrapped and soaked, with sesame oil two points, pig gall bladder one point, put into the copper pot to soak the fragrant wine and ......"
This is a nourishing method that is conducive to hair, hair is blood, monks are old, always start with gray hair, even some predecessors, are inevitably childish.
Li Zhen borrowed the method of Zefa in "Qi Min's Technique" to explain the art of health care, which was quite useful to everyone.
All monks are health masters, and the way of health care must not be overlooked.
But they don't know that there is a lot of truth in it.
For example, with wine, cold wine in summer, warm wine in spring and autumn, and a little hot in winter.
The time of immersion is one night in summer, two nights in spring and autumn, and three nights in winter.
These need to be explored in long-term practice.
The middle recipe, the genuine part, is called the universal prescription, and it is also the general knowledge that can be spread at will on the market, and the key details are the so-called secret recipes.
Li Zhen had no intention of hiding his secrets, but everyone exchanged at the same price, and it was all such a rule, if someone really had the heart to Xiangdao and ask him for advice in private, this kind of thing was also told the truth.
But in fact, even if you tell the truth, not everyone can learn it.
The master will always tell you to draw a horse like this, then like that, and then add a little bit of detail......
That's lifelike.
For this reason, the real disciples of the incense path have to come out of the sect.
There are many mediocre people in the world, and there are always a few people who are extremely smart, and only systematic and complete teaching can cultivate real talents.
If you encounter someone who is studious and can pursue the path of completeness by yourself, then it is another matter.
After a change of words, he talked about the recent shortage of certain spiritual materials, and there may be several kinds of goods produced in the incense market.
This is a real way to make money in the ears of those who are interested, you can buy related incense products from other casual cultivators in advance, and then fry him for a wave and earn some money to spend.
Compared to those fragmentary incense recipes, this thing is more interesting.
Li Zhen doesn't mind having people follow, because some things need to be answered in order to be done.
The sale of these people will only consume the stock of those finished incense products on the market, resulting in a shortage of supply and an increase in prices.
As for the related raw materials, the incense market can still control the bargaining power through the monopoly position, and even change its consumption through futures trading and controlling its own production.
In short, as long as it can be monopolized, it is a two-pronged one, and it is guaranteed to make a profit without losing money.
In this way, the monks chatted for a while, and the monks gradually turned to their own pairs and private exchanges like celebrities in the world.
Then there was a small-scale internal trade fair for several monks who wanted to exchange treasures.
This kind of trade fair within a small circle is still quite popular among casual cultivators, because the price is affordable and the quality is guaranteed.
For example, this time it is Lin Ji who is the east, the friends he has made and the Taoist friends he has come and gone with are all trustworthy, if there is something shoddy and cheating, he will not be able to get over his face, and he will be responsible for it to the end.
In this way, the fledgling juniors are not worried about being deceived.
And it is often at such times that people are willing to exchange their cherished treasures, and sometimes they can receive rare treasures that no one knows.
Li Zhen actually came for such an opportunity, and really found two pieces of ambergris in good condition, with spiritual essence, and a little gem salt.
When the matter was finished, some monks who had something to do left first, and Li Zhen stayed behind and continued to communicate with several formation masters, talking about the fractal geometry he knew, the wave function collapse algorithm, and other things.
These are connected to the formation path, and the programmer can use it to build an infinitely extended virtual world map, which is very promising if combined with the monk's Yudao Cave Heaven Method to fold the space.
In this world, there are the sun and moon in the pot, the great magical power in the sleeve, and there are also other spatial magic arrays and formations, but most of them are monotonous small cave heavens, and they are not rich in content.
Li Ji won a lot of surprised eyes with this, and Lin Ji was moved, and even invited the few people left behind to the beach and demonstrated on the spot.