The Treasure Pavilion is located in the center of the market, next to the General Affairs Hall of the Clearwater Sect. It is a shop specially opened by the Clearwater Sect for independent cultivators who are exploring new land. It offers all kinds of elixirs, magic tools, talismans, etc. It is a place where independent cultivators can earn money in the market and spend it there, without taking a penny home.
Alex Reed's destination is the Treasure Pavilion. He walked out of his house and rushed all the way to the center of the market. After entering the big archway, he took a few deep breaths of spiritual energy.
"A group of black spirit turtles was discovered on plot No. 98 Mao, and several people stole turtle eggs."
"When a black spirit turtle grows up, it may become a late-stage Qi training monster. If it works hard, it may even become a second-stage foundation-building monster."
"If a family raises one, it may become a clan-guarding spirit beast."
"Tsk... If this thing grows up, my grandson's grave will have more than a dozen grasses."
As soon as he entered the street of shops, Alex heard passing cultivators talking about it. Seeing that another cultivator had obtained an opportunity, everyone's back teeth were almost broken. A turtle egg is worth at least hundreds of spirit stones. Alex was unmoved. In the past six months, one or two tiny children of destiny seemed to emerge every month.
All the way to the Treasure Pavilion, Alex looked around and walked in after seeing that there weren't many people inside.
"What do you want to buy, fellow Daoist?"
Inside the Treasure Pavilion, the head shopkeeper hid behind a screen and drank tea. Among the busy stewards, one saw Alex.
"Fellow Daoist, what do you want to buy?" The steward had a smile on his face.
"I have more than a dozen fire talismans to sell."
Although it was his first time at the Treasure Pavilion, Alex's predecessor had already inquired clearly that the Pavilion buys talismans.
"Flame talismans are three low-grade spirit stones each. How many do you want to buy, fellow Daoist?" The steward's expression did not change as he led Alex to a small counter inside. Alex placed twelve fire talismans on the counter. The manager picked up each one and checked it, nodding with satisfaction.
"Your talisman skills are very solid. Twelve pieces are worth a total of thirty-six low-grade spirit stones." The manager smiled, and the store sold each fire talisman for four spirit stones. Although he could only get one spirit stone for this deal, a grasshopper is still a meat dish no matter how small it is.
"I need a bottle of first-level low-grade spirit ink, two pieces of talisman paper, and a bottle of anti-miasma pills."
When Alex left the Treasure Pavilion, there was no spirit stone left in his storage bag. A bottle of anti-miasma pills costs ten spirit stones and contains five pills. This is another blessing that the Clearwater Sect has given to the casual cultivators. Unfortunately, many casual cultivators did not have spirit stones to buy them when they accepted the task. Otherwise, everyone would not have collectively vomited black circles.
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Without lingering outside, Alex returned to his residence. Sitting cross-legged on the bed, he poured out an anti-miasma pill and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Cough cough..."
It tasted bad, and it was a bit choking. The pain in his lungs began to increase rapidly. Alex lay down directly. The miasma was like a maggot on the tarsal bone, entangled in the meridians and flesh in his body. This bottle of anti-miasma pills might not be enough to completely get rid of the miasma. Fortunately, he now had a way to earn rent in the future, and he didn’t have to breathe miasma anymore. Compared to other casual cultivators, he was already quite lucky.
Every once in a while, the spirit ship of the Clearwater Sect would send a batch of casual cultivators in. But the market had been established for more than five years, and the number of cultivators in the market was still fluctuating around 3,000. Most of the dead cultivators were poisoned to death.
"Cough cough cough..."
"... Cough cough cough... Puff..."
Lying on the bed, Alex suddenly sat up and spat out a mouthful of dirty blood. After the blood fell to the ground, black smoke came out.
"Comfortable."
Alex wiped his mouth and lay down again. With his eyes narrowed, he thought.
Becoming a first-level low-grade talisman master can earn some spiritual stones. Next, he needs to remove the miasma, improve his strength, and find an opportunity to leave Cloudfield Market.
The Clearwater Sect belongs to Chu State's cultivation world and is one of the three major cultivation sects in Chu State. There are a total of five immortal cities in Chu State, three of which belong to the sect. The remaining two were built spontaneously by casual cultivators. Now, they are all guarded by Golden Core or Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"The Clearwater Immortal City built by the Clearwater Sect has Golden Core cultivators and formations to protect it. It is a good place to go."
"This place is stable enough."
Perhaps because he now had a means of survival and the miasma in his body began to be removed, Alex's mind calmed down faster than before.
[Calm down, perception point +1]
…
[Mind without external things, perception point +1]
When he was in a daze, the sudden voice in his mind made Alex pause for a moment.
Perception point?
For more than half a year, he could only get perception points when he was in a stable mood. Sometimes he could not perceive because of the turbulent environment and restlessness.
"What is the perception point?"
Alex showed a puzzled expression.
"Panel."
He silently said in his mind, and a translucent data panel appeared in front of him.
- **Alex Reed: Qi training level 3**
- **Five Elements Spiritual Roots: Metal 17, Wood 29, Water 18, Fire 31, Earth 18**
- **Talisman Master: First-level lower grade (0/1000)**
- **Perception point: 27**
- **Enlightenment point: 1**
Looking at the sudden extra data, Alex couldn't help but have some guesses in his mind. After becoming a Talisman Master, these were the most comfortable days since he traveled through time. Along with this, he could have three or four insights points every day. He was lying on the bed just now and was about to fall asleep.
"God has no external object."
"Enlightenment points can be used to improve Talisman Making experience, so divine enlightenment points..."
Alex made a bold guess. As his thoughts moved, changes appeared on the light screen.
- **Five Elements Spiritual Roots: Metal 17, Wood 29, Water 18, Fire 32, Earth 18**
The fire attribute spiritual root had changed from 31 to 32. Points of spiritual enlightenment can be added to spiritual roots!
Buzz—
Before Alex could react, a warm feeling came over his body. The spiritual root of a monk is hidden in the body. Only a specialized soul measuring platform can detect it. Back then, the original owner also wanted to join the sect, but his spiritual roots were too poor and he was expelled.
The spiritual roots of monks can be divided into upper, middle, and lower, as well as single, double, triple, fourth, and fifth. In today's era, the fewer the spiritual roots, the higher the spiritual root scale, and the faster the spiritual energy can be absorbed. The best among single spiritual roots, those whose spiritual root scale is over ninety, are known as the strongest heavenly spiritual roots. It is even possible to cultivate all the way to the golden elixir level without any major bottlenecks.
Not only did Alex himself have five spiritual roots, but he also had poor marks on each spiritual root. Just the opposite of the top-grade Single Heaven Spiritual Root, he was at the bottom among the low-grade Five Spiritual Roots, and the worst was the Low-grade Five Elements Spiritual Root. If you want to do odd jobs for the sect with this kind of spiritual root, people will think you pollute the spiritual energy. Even if any one of his five spiritual roots has a scale above fifty, it would be fine. At the very least, he could farm for the sect.
After a long while, Alex felt the mystery in his body dissipate, and he got up from the bed. Pacing back and forth in the hut, he felt some emotions that could not be described in words. He seemed to feel that the top-quality Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root was waving towards him.
"Be steady."
"Be steady."
"Today I exchanged the talisman for the spirit stone. I have a foundation to stand on. The tension in my mind that has been tense for most of the past six months has been relieved, and I now have the feeling that there is nothing external to me."
"...It seems that I have to move and find a stable place with powerful monks to practice. This is the right way for me to practice..."