Chapter 22: Buying Demon Beasts
(On the first day of the Lunar New Year, coffee is a New Year's greeting to everyone, and by the way, I bow my hand to ask for red envelopes from all Taoist friends, such as collections and recommended tickets, the more the merrier, thank you so much!)
Yin Wind Canyon was only a few hundred miles away from Xuanji City, and Su Che and Lei Xiao relied on light body spells to reach the ground in just two hours.
On the plain, the huge canyon winds from north to south for more than 2,000 miles, and there are countless cave-dwelling monsters living in the canyon, such as the Yin Wind Rat, the Black Gold Python, the Red-tailed Fox and so on.
The two of them stood on top of a mound and looked into the distance, Lei Xiao pointed to a small town at the eastern end of the canyon and said: "That is the supply camp that our Tianxuan Sect built here, but it can't help but come from outside to enter the canyon to hunt demon beasts, and over time, it has become a small cultivation bazaar." If you're not unlucky, you'll be able to find something good. ”
Su Che nodded, he was not interested in anything else for the time being, he was just eager to get a demon beast and crack the secret of the black tower in his brain as soon as possible.
"Then let's go. Su Che was about to walk down the mound.
"No hurry, no hurry!"
Lei smiled and took out a wine gourd from the Qiankun bag, pulled out the stopper and said, "After walking for so long, take a break and taste the fruit wine I brewed myself." ”
"Drinking at this time?" Su Che was slightly stunned, but still took the gourd and took a sip.
It is indeed a good wine, but at this moment, how can you have the heart to taste the wine!
Lei Xiao saw his anxious mood, and persuaded softly: "Those people who do business in the Xiuzhen Bazaar, all of them are like ghosts, you are so anxious, if they see through their minds, it will definitely not be conducive to bargaining." Although we don't lack those spirit stones, if we are careless, it is easy to be targeted. ”
"Okay. Su Che humbly nodded and was taught.
In fact, even if Lei Xiao didn't say these truths, Su Che knew the same, but Lei Xiao regarded Su Che as an inexperienced junior brother who had just stepped into the Immortal Dao, so he would tell everything so carefully.
His kindness, Su Che must have appreciated it, speaking of which, his luck is really good, he just joined Tianxuanzong and met two good people, one is him, and the other is naturally Senior Brother Yuqing.
Of course, there are hundreds of thousands of people up and down the Tianxuan Sect, some are good, some are bad, and there are definitely not a few people like Jiang Chen and Song Fatzi......
A quarter of an hour later, the two of them entered the supply camp, located on the widest street in the middle of the town, which was the Xiuzhen Bazaar that Lei Xiao had called.
On both sides of the street, there are stalls on each side, selling pills, talismans, low-level magic weapons, and everything. Su Che found that most of the stalls along the street were foreign cultivators, and it was almost impossible to see the disciples of the Tianxuan Sect wearing white Taoist uniforms.
Coincidentally, I heard Lei Xiao explain in a low voice: "I send disciples to maintain their own identities, and would rather bring back the materials that they can't use back to the sect in exchange for contribution points." If you set up a stall along the street here with Sanxiu, you will be laughed at by your fellow disciples. ”
"Understood. ”
Su Che nodded, but he was a little dissatisfied with the so-called arrogance of the sect's disciples.
Stop-and-go, Lei Xiao bought a few pieces of metal minerals for refining at the two stalls, and he also explained: "I don't have the ability to refine the weapon yet, but I see that the price of these metals is more appropriate, and it is more cost-effective to buy them and hand them over to the sect to exchange them for contribution value." Hehe, it adds up......"
Su Che patiently followed him all the way to the center of the town, and sure enough, he saw someone selling low-level demon beasts.
Under a big tree on the side of the street were four iron cages three feet square, each with a big mouse trapped inside, and the stall owners were two young casual cultivators, who looked somewhat similar, and they should be two brothers of the same mother.
"Yin Wind Rat!" Lei Xiao whispered: "The most common low-level demon beast in the Yin Wind Canyon, these four Yin Wind Rats are all low-level with the lowest strength, I don't know if they can meet your requirements?"
"Yes. Su Che nodded, "Only one is enough." ”
"That's good. Lei smiled: "The price should not exceed fifteen spirit stones, and if it is expensive, I will not buy it." ”
"Okay. Sucher nodded in agreement.
Coming to the stall, Lei Xiao asked one of the loose cultivators: "Fellow Daoist, how do you sell these Yin Wind Rats?"
"Twenty spirit stones. There was a dark red birthmark on the right temple of the answerer, who looked slightly older, and it should be the older of the two brothers.
"It's too expensive!" Lei Xiao shook his head and said, "The lowest-level demon beast in the Yin Wind Canyon is not worth the price. Two days ago, one of my senior brothers bought one for only ten spirit stones. ”
"Ten spirit stones?" the loose cultivator shook his head again and again: "This price is impossible!"
"This kind of demon beast can be seen everywhere in the Yin Wind Canyon, if we don't have time, we will go into the valley to catch it ourselves......"
Next, Lei Xiao took out what he was best at, patiently bargained infinitely, and finally, at the price of twelve spirit stones, negotiated the deal for Su Che.
Su Che paid for the spirit stone, and randomly picked an iron cage and carried it in his hand. The iron cage is worthless, it is purely a gift, and the yin wind rat inside is motionless, but its breath is stable, obviously it has eaten psychedelic drugs, and it has been in a coma.
After successfully buying the demon beast, Su Che and Lei Xiao left the stall.
Supposedly, this is just the most ordinary transaction, and it should not attract anyone's attention, and Lei Xiao is tireless in bargaining, which seems to be a bit calculating, there is no problem of showing off his wealth, and it should not cause other people's eyes to blush...... Unexpectedly, the brothers who set up the stall stared at the backs of Su Che and Lei Xiao, and that kind of look was obviously quite unkind.
The scattered cultivator with the birthmark winked, and the other person nodded slightly, quickly wiped it on his face, and instantly changed into another face.
It turned out to be a disguise technique that was not bad!
Then, the disguised man left the stall and followed behind Su Che and Lei Xiao, following all the way......
Su Che and the others didn't know that they had been targeted, and after walking a short distance, Lei Xiao asked, "Senior Brother Su, the demon beast you need has been bought, what are you going to do next?"
"What advice does Senior Brother have?"
Lei Xiao said: "A few days ago, I took on a sect mission, and I needed to enter the Yin Wind Canyon to collect the roots of ten 'Hidden Poison Ivy'. Originally, I planned to take you into the canyon to help you catch a demon beast, how can I save a dozen spirit stones, can't I? However, seeing that you are quite anxious, there must be a reason for this, so ......"
Su Che understood what he meant, and immediately said: "That's the case, I need the flesh and blood of a demon beast and the demon soul to refine a magic weapon, and if the sacrifice is successful, the ability to protect myself will also be improved a lot...... It is estimated that it only takes half a day's work, and it is enough. ”
Lei Xiao nodded happily: "It's getting late, let's find an inn to rest for the night, and re-enter the canyon tomorrow morning, what do you think?"
"Okay. Sucher nodded in agreement.
As for what Su Che said, the need for demon beast flesh and blood and demon soul sacrifice magic weapons, Lei Xiao was not surprised, this kind of thing is extremely common in the cultivation realm, and many types of magic weapons need special sacrifice before they can exert their maximum power.
However, neither of them noticed that there was an ordinary-looking tailgator not far behind him, who seemed to be casually browsing the goods on a certain stall, but in fact, the pair of big ears were trembling slightly, and they could hear the conversation between Su Che and Lei Xiao clearly.
It's not that Su Che and Lei Xiao are vigilant and low-minded, they really didn't expect that they would be targeted by others if they had already behaved very low-key, and besides, the other party also had some special ability to eavesdrop, and they could overhear others whispering a few feet away in a noisy environment.
In a certain inn, Su Che was alone in a room, and Lei Xiao lived next door.
It is basic common sense that only monks in the foundation building period can cultivate their divine sense, penetrate the walls and peep into other people's houses. Therefore, Su Che was not worried that his little secret would be detected by Lei Xiao.
"For the time being, Senior Brother Lei is a good person, but the heart of guarding against others is indispensable, especially in the face of the temptation of high-level magic weapons, no one in the cultivation realm can be trusted! ”
Su Che reminded himself secretly, once more.