Chapter 62: An eye-opener
Entering the mist, Zhang Yifan saw a man in a blue uniform with a young face smiling at Zhang Yifan, holding a small flag in his hand.
"Welcome to Zhongnan Gufang City!" the young man said enthusiastically to Zhang Yifan.
"Thank you for opening the door. Zhang Yifan thanked him.
"This fellow Taoist is polite, this is my duty. I would venture to ask, Daoist friends are new cultivators?" the young man asked casually, but his eyes were a little hot when he looked closely.
"Haha, I was seen by Daoist friends, and I still haven't entered the sect when I am cultivating. Zhang Yifan hesitated, but finally admitted.
"That Daoist friend is lucky to meet me, I have a copy of the distribution guide jade slips of the shops in the local Fang City, the content is detailed, and there are some secret information, which is not found in ordinary stores, only two low-grade spirit stones are needed, Daoist friends are interested?" The young man smiled and promoted his goods.
"Dare to ask Daoyou's surname?" Zhang Yifan was stunned for a moment, and then asked with some relief.
"In the lower grandson Huai'an. The young man replied with a smile.
"In Xia Zhang Yifan, since Brother Sun is so enthusiastic, I will buy a guide jade slip. Zhang Yifan took out two low-grade spirit stones from the simple storage bag and handed them to Sun Huai'an.
"Haha, Brother Zhang's move is absolutely wise, generally these guidelines Jade Jian sell three lower-grade spirit stones in the shops in the Fang Market, and the information is not as complete as mine. Sun Huai'an was in a good mood, took out a jade slip from the storage bag and handed it to Zhang Yifan.
Later, under the leadership of Sun Huai'an, Zhang Yifan passed through the sheep's intestine trail with seven twists and turns, and then entered Zhongnan Gufang City.
"Brother Zhang, this is Zhongnan Gufang City, I can't accompany you in under my duties. Before the Taoist friends entered, I first told the Taoist friends about the rules of Xiafang City, so as not to break the rules. Sun Huaian said to Zhang Yifan.
"Thank you, Brother Sun, I would like to hear about it. Zhang Yifan nodded.
"Zhongnan Gufang City has three major rules, one is not allowed to fight the law in the city, two is not allowed to buy and sell, and three is not allowed to steal and rob. In addition, there is a ban on air in the sky above Fang City, and you can't fly, so please pay attention to Brother Zhang. These guidelines are all in the jade slips, and if Brother Zhang has anything unclear, you can also check the jade slips. ”
"Thank you Brother Zhang for your advice, I will take care of myself. Zhang Yifan thanked.
"Okay, there is still something to do, so I will say goodbye, I hope that Brother Zhang will find what he likes in this city. Sun Huaian clenched his fists and said goodbye.
After saying goodbye to Sun Huai'an, Zhang Yifan couldn't help but feel a little excited, he finally came into contact with the world of cultivating immortals!
At this time, he had time to look at Zhongnan Gufang City in front of him.
Zhongnan Gufang City is not big, it is distributed in a long and narrow type, it is about three or four miles long in the north-south direction, about two miles wide in the east-west direction, it is surrounded by streams, forming a small island style, the weeping willows on the small island stand in a forest, lush and green, it looks pleasing to the eye, as if it is a paradise in general.
The entrance and exit of Fang City are at the north and south ends of the island, and Zhang Yifan is standing at the entrance of the south side of Fang City at this time.
At the entrance, there are three simple style flat arch bridges side by side, after crossing the flat arch bridge, there is a simple and elegant gatehouse, which is written with several gilt characters of 'Zhong Nan Gu Fang City', and thus enter the Fang City.
The whole market is quite popular, the flow of people is endless, the shops are lined up, and there are shouts everywhere at a glance, and Zhang Yifan is dazzled to see it.
There were many immortal cultivators in the market, and occasionally some people with powerful breaths passed by him, which made him a little nervous.
Zhang Yifan did not immediately go straight to the relevant stores to purchase the things he needed, but planned to take a look at the flowers and flowers first, and then make a decision after understanding the situation.
After walking around for a while, he found that a large part of the shopkeepers in this market were mortals, which made him a little surprised, and he only understood the situation after several inquiries, and he couldn't help but be surprised.
It turned out that the Fang Market here was opened by the Sun family of Zhong Nanshan, a Xiuxian family, and the mortals in these Fang markets were generally from the Sun clan.
The Sun clan lives in the hidden valley on the west side of the fang market all the year round, isolated from the world, and there are many rules in the clan, and mortals are not allowed to go out without permission, so the clansmen do some chores in the fang market or rent shops to do some simple business, so as to make a living. Of course, there are also some mortals who have fled here and voluntarily accepted the rules of the Sun clan in order to find a place of peace.
At this time, it was almost night, and the Fang City was about to close, Zhang Yifan decided to stay in the Fang City Inn for one night, first look at the jade slip provided by Sun Huai'an, and understand the situation, after all, it is only a white Ding in the immortal cultivation world now.
From Su Tianjue's miscellaneous records of cultivating immortals, he learned that the world of cultivating immortals is very dangerous, the weak and the strong are everywhere, and if you are not careful, you will be wiped out, compared to the mundane world, he has to be careful.
Soon Zhang Yifan found an inn located in the center of the fang - Zhongnan Valley Residence.
"This immortal chief, are you playing a sharp game or staying in a hotel?" The shopkeeper enthusiastically led Zhang Yifan into the lobby.
"Stay in the hotel, bring me an upper room, and then prepare a table of food for me. Zhang Yifan returned.
"Hao Lak, please be in the third room of Tianzi A on the second floor. ”
After Zhang Yifan finished eating, he began to carefully check the content of the guide jade slip.
After reading the guide jade slip, Zhang Yifan couldn't help but exhale, this jade slip was really worth it, which saved him a lot of time.
Zhongnan Gufang City is divided into five areas, the south district is mainly selling talismans and talisman materials and other related things, the south district is mainly selling magic weapons and some grocery stores, the central area is the Sun family's main pills and valuable magic weapons and other items, the north district is a stall area, which is convenient for people who come here to trade freely, and the north second district is a place to sell exercise books, formations, and formation flags.
In addition, the guide jade slip also commented in detail on the types and quality of the things sold by these stores in various regions, and there were also several secret messages, which taught people how to buy high-grade array flags, batch waste pills, scarce magic weapons, scarce pills, and so on.
When he saw the news that he could buy bulk waste pills, Zhang Yifan's eyes lit up, and he felt that this was very suitable for him, but in the end, he suppressed the greed in his heart and extinguished this thought, he is currently a loose cultivator, and the need for a large number of waste pills will arouse suspicion, so it is better not to touch it.
After reading the guide jade slip, Zhang Yifan thought about it for a long time and had a rough plan in his heart.
Zhang Yifan left the room early the next morning, and to his surprise, this inn did not accept yellow and white things, only spirit stones, a piece of lower grade spirit stones for a day, and also provided meals.
This inn is really dark, no wonder there are so few guests, Zhang Yifan complained a little, and in desperation, he handed over a low-grade spirit stone and left.
After leaving the inn, Zhang Yifan went straight to the shop that sold exercises in the north second district of Fang City. According to the guide, the shop called 'Jade Study' that Zhang Yifan went to is not only complete but also of high quality.
Located in the central area of the North 2nd District, Jade Study is a detached three-storey attic with exquisite style. The three majestic characters of 'Jade Study' written on the plaque at the gate all show the elegant taste of this shop.
Zhang Yifan observed for a moment, and then entered the store. At this time, there are not many customers on the first floor of the store, and they are choosing their favorite exercise books, and there are some attendants wearing uniform clothes standing next to them to explain to the guests who choose exercises.
"This guest, is there anything I can do to help you?" said to Zhang Yifan warmly as a young woman's attendant with a clear appearance.
"Well, take me to see that the basic exercises of the Qi refining period require a complete book from one to thirteen layers. Zhang Yifan said directly.
"Yes, guest, please come here. The female attendant's eyes lit up, and she could get a lot of commissions for the whole exercise.
"Here are all the basic exercises of the Qi refining period, the first to thirteenth floors are complete, guest, which one do you need?"
Zhang Yifan then looked at the counter made of precious rosewood, which was filled with all kinds of basic exercises of the five elements, such as "Golden Evil Technique", "Spring Life Gong", "Dark Water Technique", "Fire Flame Technique" and "Thick Earth Sutra". Seeing "Fire Flame Jue", Zhang Yifan's eyes lit up, and a hanging heart finally let go.
"How did this "Fire Flame Recipe" sell?" Zhang Yifan asked indifferently, suppressing the joy in his heart.
"Thirty lower-grade spirit stones. The young woman said happily.
"Why is it so expensive?" Zhang Yifan frowned and said, obviously the price of the exercises exceeded his expectations, although he did not lack spirit stones, but for a casual cultivator, thirty lower-grade spirit stones were undoubtedly a huge amount of money, and there were only more than ten spirit stones in the storage bag when Su Tianjue was dying before, you must know that Su Tianjue was already a mid-stage Qi refining monk of the seventh layer of the Qi refining period at that time.
"The guests don't know that this "Fire Flame Recipe" is a fine product from the Fire Sect, which is well-made and elegant, and contains some explanations and guidance from the predecessors of the Fire Sect on this exercise, which is definitely worth the price. The waitress patiently explained, obviously not the first time she had met a guest who thought the exercises were expensive, her demeanor was calm and confident, and she was very confident in the quality of the exercises.
"Is it?Can you preview it?" Zhang Yifan was a little surprised, the fragment of "Fire Flame Jue" he got before did not explain the annotation.
"Yes. ”
The waitress picked up the book of "Fire Flame Formula" and handed it to Zhang Yifan, Zhang Yifan looked through it and found that there were indeed many annotations, especially in some key places, there were detailed cultivation instructions, and the exercises were complete from one to thirteen levels, which made Zhang Yifan very satisfied.
"Okay, I want this exercise. Zhang Yifan said with some joy.
"Okay, I'll wrap up the guest. Do you have any other needs, the Jade Study also has basic spell books, common sense of cultivating immortals, and the distribution map of the power of cultivating immortal sects, etc., guests can choose at will. The waitress said happily, obviously finding that Zhang Yifan seemed to be a casual cultivator who had just entered the immortal cultivation realm, and immediately promoted some classics that were urgently needed by novices who had just entered the immortal cultivation realm.
"Okay, let's take a look first. Zhang Yifan was more interested in these.
"Okay, guest here, please. The waitress thought that this was indeed the case, and then happily took Zhang Yifan to another area.