Along the way, Qi An slept in the open air, and did not follow the rules to walk completely according to the road, but identified the general direction, crossed the mountains and mountains, walked at will, met the town, rested in the inn, and if he didn't meet it, he slept in the wilderness, in addition to rushing every day, he would always take a few hours to practice [King Kong is not bad] and practice [Backing Mountain Boxing Method], eating and sleeping also took up some time.

In fact, when he reached the realm of monks, not eating, drinking, or sleeping for a long time did not have much effect, and he could survive only by absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth from the outside world, but Qi An was still in the stage of growing his body, and he didn't dare to squeeze himself too much, so he ate and slept as usual every day, but the sleeping time was compressed relatively short, and one or two hours was enough.

Five days later, Qi An had already left Gushan County and entered Zhengwu County.

In the past five days, Qi An has been feeding [Mo Ling Ru Yi A] with essence blood every day, and the effect is very significant, and now [Mo Ling Ru Yi A] is a little bigger than an egg, and the luster is more translucent, and it can be extended to cover both arms and chest and back parts, and is marching towards the abdomen position, which is much better than when Qi An first got it.

On the seventh day, Qi An came to a prosperous county seat, this county actually covers an area of not large, the scale is relatively small, and the local residents will not exceed 50,000 people at most, but the streets in the county town are densely populated, there are many shops, it seems to be particularly prosperous, and the proportion of cultivators is very high, obviously a lot more than other county seats, not only the innate martial arts sect can be seen everywhere, and even there are often Qi condensing monks haunting.

Qi An has no divine sense, and he can't detect the specific cultivation of others, but after all, he is a body refining cultivator, and his perception is much sharper than that of a martial artist, and he can roughly judge whether it is a mortal or a martial artist, or a martial sect, or even a monk who passes in front of him.

Of course, this perception is not necessarily reliable, it is completely intuitive, and it is not accurate.

Qi An saw that there were many shops on a street, and there was a three-story building called Qianbao Pavilion, which was full of weather, and even directly claimed that there were magic weapons for sale, so his heart moved, and he couldn't help but go in and take a look.

Sure enough, this business did not lie, just downstairs, the shelves were full of dazzling items, and each one was a magic weapon used by the monks, and even a booklet was attached next to each magic weapon, detailing the name, rank, function, power, and most importantly, the price of the magic weapon.

Qi An walked around with great interest, and found that there were many types of magic weapons, the most common being the attack class in the form of weapons and the talisman class in the shape of protective gear, and then there were some items with different shapes, and the classifications were also varied, such as exploration, auxiliary, space, special, etc., but without exception, all the magic weapons sold here were low-level magic weapons, not a single middle-level one, and the price was not a common coin of the Great Qian Dynasty, but a thing called Yuan Zhu.

Qi An called a shopkeeper and asked, "Dare to ask what this yuan bead is?"

The shopkeeper glanced at Qi An, and asked instead of answering: "The guest officer is not a monk, right?" The goods sold in this shop are for the use of monks, if you need a warrior's weapon, you can go to the iron shop on the next street. ”

Qi An couldn't help but laugh and said, "How do you know that I'm not a monk?"

The shopkeeper replied confidently: "If it is a monk, you won't know Yuanzhu!"

Qi An was slightly stunned, and then said: "I really don't know this, I won't tell you, I have been practicing penance in the Qianqing Academy, and I have just advanced to the Condensation Qi Realm. ”

The shopkeeper took a serious look at Qi An, and found that although the other party was young and light, he had a dusty temperament that was difficult for ordinary people to reach, and couldn't help but believe it a little, so he explained: "The four coins of copper, silver, gold and jade are circulated in the mortal world, and are usually used by mortals and warriors, while in the cultivation world, yuan beads are used as the circulation currency. ”

As he spoke, the shopkeeper wiped the storage bag on his waist, took out something very similar to a pearl, held it in his palm and showed it to Qi An: "This is the Yuan Pearl, which is actually a very special natural jade, there are many in the deep sea, this kind of thing itself has little value, the point is that it can perfectly store the true yuan, and after it is filled with the true yuan, it can be used as the currency of the cultivation realm for circulation." ”

Qi An carefully looked at the Yuan Zhu in the palm of the shopkeeper and found that it was white and translucent, and there was a white air flow visible to the naked eye in it that was slowly rotating, and it emitted a glowing light, which was very beautiful.

The shopkeeper said again: "The Yuan Beads fished out of the sea are empty, and cultivators can infuse the True Yuan they have cultivated into the Yuan Beads, until they can no longer hold it, and the Yuan Beads will show their light, so it has value." Similarly, if you have a Yuan Zhu, you can also absorb the true Yuan of others in the Yuan Zhu for cultivation, which is much faster than meditating and breathing yourself. ”

In order to facilitate comparison and understanding, Dian Xiaoer took out another Yuan Zhu and put it together with the previous one. The second one is a dull gray, like an ordinary round stone, neither shining nor beautiful, and the difference between the two is quite obvious.

The shopkeeper pointed to the two yuan beads and said: "This is a yuan bead filled with real yuan, which can be used as currency, but this is an empty shell with almost no value, and you need to fill it with real yuan before you can use it." ”

Qi An suddenly realized, but when he remembered something, he asked with some doubts: "But I learned from the ancient books that the circulating currency of the cultivation realm is not called spirit stones? ”

Shopkeeper rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You said it was an ancient book, I don't know what happened thousands of years ago, the spirit stone mine has long been excavated, and the spirit stone has been extinct for a long time. ”

Qi An said "oh": "I see!"

Shopkeeper said again: "Think about it, so many people in the world are cultivating, everyone has to use spirit stones, how many spirit stones must be consumed every day? And this spirit stone is a non-renewable resource, how can it be used by tens of thousands of generations without restrictions? So later, someone came up with a way to replace the spirit stone with Yuan Beads, so that the cultivators can produce and sell their own products, they are not only the makers of Yuan Beads, but also the consumers of Yuan Beads, which can be used indefinitely and circulated indefinitely. So this yuan bead is like a coin in the mundane, if the money is not enough, you spend time and energy to work, to earn, and when you earn the money, you can use it to enjoy!"

After hearing this, Qi An praised again and again: "Gao Ming! Gao Ming!"

However, Qi An thought of a very critical question: "In that case, everyone has to absorb the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi every day when they meditate and cultivate, but where do these Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi come from? Why can't they all be used up?"

"How do I know this?" the shopkeeper replied angrily, "I have seen it in an ancient book before, saying that where there is vegetation, sunlight, and water sources, there is usually a large amount of heaven and earth vitality generated, and the heaven and earth vitality is likely to be transformed by these plant life, so the more lush the plants, the more intense the heaven and earth vitality." ”

Qi An thought about it sideways, and it seemed to make some sense.

Dian Xiaoer then said: "You see those beast demons, they usually appear in the inaccessible deep mountains and old forests, it is because those places are rich in heaven and earth vitality that beasts can evolve into demons, and those cultivation sects, most of them establish mountain gates in high mountains and valleys, not because those places are rich in heaven and earth vitality and are suitable for cultivation!"

"Yes, why didn't I think of it?" Qi An couldn't help but admire the knowledgeable second child of this shop.

Thinking about it, Qi An himself can feel that in densely populated towns, the vitality of heaven and earth is often very thin, and in the inaccessible deep mountains and old forests, the vitality of heaven and earth is much stronger, so the statement of Dian Xiaoer is indeed true, humans and beasts consume the vitality of heaven and earth, while plants produce the vitality of heaven and earth, and so on, the vitality of heaven and earth will be endless, and it will never be exhausted.

The thinness of the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi in the town is due to the fact that there are many consumers and few producers, while the forest valley is the opposite, where there are many manufacturers and few consumers, so it causes a difference in the concentration of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi.

However, the establishment of towns and cities is mainly for the convenience of people, and the convenience of transportation must be taken into account, so it is inevitably impossible to build in the deep mountains and old forests, and it is very inconvenient to enter and exit! However, those cultivators rarely interact with the mortal world, so they are built in the high mountains and valleys where the vitality of heaven and earth is strong, which is conducive to cultivation.

In this way, Qi An knew why there were usually not many high-level cultivators in the towns, such as the county town, usually the most powerful cultivator was the Qi Condensing Cultivator, and the county town was more prosperous, there were more cultivators, and the level was higher, but the highest was only the realm of refining gods.

For example, at the last Jian family's wedding banquet, the so-called distinguished guests were at most the strength of the early and middle stages of the God Refining Realm, and I don't know if there were any great cultivators in the late stage of God Refining or the peak of God Refining in the entire Fufeng City, it is estimated that the vast majority of high-level cultivators are living in seclusion in a place where the vitality of heaven and earth is strong.

Qi An pointed to the palm of the shopkeeper and asked, "Where can I get an empty shell of Yuan Zhu like this?"

"You see the Wantong Money Village on the other side, right there!" shopkeeper pointed to the door with his backhand, "You can take out the magic weapons, pills, talismans, materials, etc. that you don't use, not only empty shells, but even Yuan Beads filled with true qi can also be exchanged." That one is the same as us, it is a time-honored brand, the price is fair, and the children are not bullied, if it is a refining material, we will also accept it here. ”

Qi An thanked him, and was about to go out, when he suddenly remembered that he was a body refining cultivator, even if he had an empty shell Ziyuan Bead, he couldn't infuse his true qi, so what could he do?

In fact, Qi An didn't know that Qi refining cultivators can make Yuan Zhu, and body refining monks can also condense essence blood, which can also become the circulating currency of the cultivation realm, and the value of essence blood is much higher than that of Yuan Zhu, but in today's world, there are many Qi refiners, and there are few body refiners, and the body refining monks are almost extinct, so it is almost difficult to see the circulation of essence blood on the market, and the shop Xiaoer does not mention it at all.