Chapter 30: First visit to Juxian City
"Tell me about the origin of Juxian City first! Then I have some questions to ask you." Li Yi said calmly.
"Okay, Juxian City was built by some senior cultivators before, and it has a history of hundreds of years. The whole city is roughly divided into five areas. The north is mainly where the city lord's mansion lives. The east is mainly where the cultivators live. There are various caves full of spiritual energy, and the fees are charged according to the strength of the spiritual energy.
The south is mainly the territory of some cultivators who make pills, refine weapons, draw talismans, etc. Some cultivators with special skills will open a small shop there to sell some things. The west is mainly where some cultivators who have no money and don't want to live outside live together. There is also a free market in the west, which is mainly a place for cultivators to trade items. As long as a certain amount of spiritual stones is paid, they can trade freely. The city lord's mansion is responsible for safety. The west area has the most people and is the most mixed, but there is no need to worry about safety issues.
There are mainly some small courtyards and inns in it. The price is relatively affordable, but the spiritual energy is very thin, and the living environment cannot be compared with the caves in the east area. In the central area, there are mainly large shops, including the largest shop in our Juxian City. The things inside are very good, but the price is also very expensive." The girl Diedie said endlessly.
"I want to buy some pills and learn alchemy. Is there any place you recommend?" Li Yi asked after hearing what the girl said.
After hearing what Li Yi said, the girl looked at him in surprise, thinking to herself that this person actually wanted to learn alchemy. You know, although alchemists make a lot of money, it is also very expensive in the early stage. If there is no strong background and strong spiritual stone support, ordinary people will go bankrupt after learning alchemy a few times and finally leave Juxian City.
"This may require fellow Taoists to buy some alchemy books and some pill recipes, and then study how to make pills by themselves. Because in Juxian City, there is no place to teach alchemy. Even if someone knows how to make pills, unless they are direct disciples, few people will teach alchemy." The girl blinked and said.
"Where is the best place to buy alchemy books and recipes?"
"You can go to Wanbao Tower. There are all kinds of treasures in Wanbao Tower, including spiritual tools, elixirs, talismans, and books. You can buy whatever you want even if they don't have it. Wanbao Tower is the property of our City Lord's Mansion and has a very good reputation.
In addition, there is Qingdan League. This shop mainly sells elixirs with excellent quality. There are often high-quality elixirs for sale. You can go and have a look, but these two shops are very expensive. In addition, if you want to buy something cheaper, you can go to the free market in the west district and try your luck. There will be some monks with a tight life who will auction off their collections of books. But the quality varies. It depends on your luck." said the girl.
"I want to stay in the city for a while. Is there any place I can live?" asked Li Yi.
"If you want to stay here for a short period of time, you can go to an inn. There are all kinds of inns in the city. But if you want to live here for a long time, if you don't have many spirit stones, you can rent a small courtyard in the west district. If you have enough spirit stones, you can live in a cave in the east district. Both are great." The girl said.
"What are the ways to earn spirit stones in the city?" Li Yi asked again.
"To earn spiritual stones, you can go to the Mission Hall of the City Lord's Mansion. There are some missions issued there every day. After accepting these missions, you can earn some spiritual stones. You can also earn spiritual stones by leading others like me.
In addition, if you have a skill, such as refining pills, refining tools, drawing talismans, or cultivating spiritual herbs, and arranging formations, it will be easy to make money. You can also choose to take risks, that is, go to the Tianyun Mountains outside the city, collect some spiritual herbs, kill some monsters, collect some spiritual ores for refining tools, etc., all of which can earn spiritual stones. If you choose to take risks, the risk is very high. Every year, a large number of cultivators lose their lives in it."
After a day of understanding, Li Yi almost had a more comprehensive understanding of Juxian City, which was more than what he knew outside, but after understanding it, he also had a certain understanding of the hardships of the road to alchemy.
He first spent more than ten spirit stones and found a small inn in the central area to live in. Looking at the two-bedroom house in front of him, it cost two spirit stones a night. Li Yi felt very painful. The reason why he lived here was mainly because it was close to these big shops, which made it more convenient for him to buy and sell things.
The next day, Li Yi first came to Qingdan League to see the price of elixirs and then decide whether to buy some.
As soon as he walked into the gate of Qingdan League, Li Yi smelled a faint medicinal fragrance. The space inside Qingdan League was very spacious, and there were small rooms inside for transactions, which was very secretive.
As soon as he entered the door, a pure and sweet-looking girl slowly walked towards him and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what kind of elixir do you want to buy?"
"I want to buy some elixirs for cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage that can increase their cultivation. Do you have any recommendations here!" Li Yi asked straight to the point.
"We in the Qingdan League naturally have the elixirs that Daoyou needs, mainly Juyuan Dan, Shenling Dan, and Zhiyuan Dan. Juyuan Dan is mainly suitable for cultivators in the early and middle stages of Qi training, while Shenling Dan and Zhiyuan Dan are suitable for cultivators in the late stages of Qi training.
Among them, the price of a low-grade Juyuan Pill is five low-grade spirit stones, a medium-grade Juyuan Pill is ten low-grade spirit stones, and a high-grade Juyuan Pill is thirty low-grade spirit stones. The price of a low-grade Shenling Pill is ten low-grade spirit stones, a medium-grade Shenling Pill is twenty spirit stones, and a high-grade Shenling Pill is fifty spirit stones. I don't know how many pills you need to buy. If you buy more, we have discounts. "The girl looked at Li Yi expectantly and asked, her eyes sparkling. If she sold the pills, she would also get a commission, so she was looking forward to Li Yi buying more.
After hearing what the girl said, Li Yi was shocked. You know, he is now worth a lot of money, and he has about a thousand low-grade spirit stones on him. For a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, it is very rare, unless the disciples of some big families have such a wealth. However, with his current wealth, if he buys the top-grade ginseng spirit pills, he will only buy about twenty. After buying these pills, he will become a pauper.
So, Li Yi smiled awkwardly, and then said, "I don't buy pills, I just want to come and see."
Then he hurriedly retreated.
Looking at Li Yi who ran out in a hurry, the girl's expression immediately reversed, and she said coldly: "Bah, a poor guy with no money, why are you pretending to be a master and coming to the Qingdan League! It's unlucky to waste my saliva. "
Seeing the woman's expression change so quickly and her words and attitude were so bad, Li Yi was furious and a trace of anger flashed across his face, but he didn't say anything. The Qingdan League was not something he, a small cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, could afford to offend.