Once the monks leave the “Three Passes and Six Cities” and go outside, they may be attacked by monsters at any time.

But even knowing this, there are still monks who choose to go out into the wild.

The reason is not complicated, it is mainly for “resources”.

Monsters like to eat humans. For the monsters in the Eight Desolate World, eating humans, especially cultivators, can increase their cultivation, so there are frequent incidents of monsters attacking humans.

Similarly, cultivators also love to hunt monsters, because once they successfully hunt a monster, its inner elixir can be used to make medicine, its bones can be used to make weapons, and its blood can be used to make talismans.

It is said that money can move people’s hearts. For cultivators, every part of a monster can be converted into valuable spirit stones, which are great whether for personal use or for trading.

In addition, the top leaders of Huazhou’s “three passes and six cities” did not prohibit such behavior.

Considering that this move can effectively ease the pressure of patrols within the state, this behavior is even encouraged. This has indirectly made this “monster hunting” activity flourish among the monks in Fenghuazhou.

With the rise of monster hunting, monks often go out into the wild in groups of three or five to hunt monsters.

Where there is demand, there is a market. As more and more monks go to the wild to hunt monsters, it is impossible for them to rush back to the main city to sell every harvest they get, so some small-scale gatherings are set up outside the main city.

These gatherings are somewhat similar to the “markets” in the main city, but more than 80% of the transactions in the wild markets of Fenghuazhou are materials related to various monsters, and the rest are medicinal materials, talismans, magic tools, etc.

There is such a market in the north of Pingyunling.

“Fellow Daoist, please wait here for a while, or just walk around. I’ll go to the stall in front to process the herbs I collected in the mountains.”

As the young Taoist priest spoke, he pointed to the medicine basket behind him, then pointed to a stall selling medicinal herbs not far ahead, and asked Han Mo and his party to wait there.

Han Mo nodded, and after the other party left, he took the three women for a walk nearby.

According to the young Taoist priest, although there are few medicinal herbs traded here, there are still some common ones, such as Yinningcao.

However, after arriving here, Han Mo discovered that this market was not as big as he had imagined, and was not even as big as a village.

There were hardly any people in the market. Only a few monks were setting up stalls, and most of the stalls were empty.

There weren’t many monks visiting the market, only a handful of them, and it looked deserted.

Despite the small population, the monks here are very friendly.

Whenever Han Mo and his party passed by the monks setting up stalls, they would always greet them with a smile, their attitude as warm as a spring breeze.

What’s more, sometimes monks would come directly to him:

“My fellow Taoist, what are you doing here? Is there anything I can help you with?”

Just then, a monk dressed as a scholar and setting up a stall came up to ask.

Not only friendly, but also very enthusiastic to lend a helping hand.

Because he had encountered similar situations several times before, Han Mo already had experience in dealing with them.

After briefly explaining his purpose, he told the other party that he had someone to lead the way and politely declined the other party’s kindness.

“Oh, so you are here to buy herbs. It will be great if you have someone you know to lead the way.”

After being rejected, the scholar’s expression did not change much. Instead, when he heard Han Mo say that an acquaintance led the way, the smile on his face became even more intense.

As he spoke, he took out a few talismans from his arms, injected spiritual power into them, and transformed them into a thin mist that fell on Han Mo and the three women behind him.

As the fog rose and a warm breeze blew by, the few people suddenly felt that the fatigue from running all the way was blown away a lot, and they became more energetic.

After doing this, the scholar took two steps forward and introduced himself with a smile:

“This is the Qingxin Talisman, which has the effect of calming the mind and relieving fatigue. You guys look unfamiliar, so you should not be from Mingjing City!”

Han Mo nodded slightly and said nothing.

Seeing Han Mo admit that he was a “foreigner”, the smile on the scholar’s face became even brighter:

“You are all guests from afar. This mountain is called Pingyun Ridge. Monsters have appeared here frequently in the past.

However, ever since a fake elixir master and several foundation-building seniors took the lead in establishing this market at the foot of the mountain a year ago, the seniors have often cleared the nearby trade routes on a regular basis, so this place has become much more peaceful.

Although there are not many people on weekdays, the goods traded are of good quality and low price, and rare items are often found.

Fellow Taoists can come here often. If you have friends who know you, you can also recommend them to come here. I believe you will definitely gain something.

If you are lucky enough, you can even get the favor of several foundation-building seniors, or even that fake pill master, and you may be able to gain other opportunities. “

Hearing the word “chance”, Han Mo was stunned for a moment. After thinking about it for a while, he quickly showed an interested look:

“Fellow Daoist, what do you mean by opportunity? Does it mean that these seniors will guide us, the younger generation of Qi Refiners, just like a master guides his disciples?”

“Master and disciple? Hahaha, fellow Taoist, this is guidance that is even closer than the ordinary master and disciple relationship…”

……

After chatting for a while, the scholar soon said goodbye and left.

After seeing the scholar walk away, Su Mengyao sighed a little:

“Sister Jun, this monk from Fenghuazhou is really hospitable.”

It was Su Mengyao’s first time to travel far away. She found it quite interesting to experience the customs and habits of this foreign land which were different from her hometown.

Jun Ruohan frowned slightly, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, and was just about to ask Han Mo.

Han Mo took a step ahead of her, patted her shoulder, and chuckled:

“It seems that because of the rampant monsters in this area, the human cultivators have to unite together, which is why the cultivators here are much more kind and united than the cultivators in our Tianhai Province.”

Eh, is that so?

Jun Ruohan’s question was interrupted by Han Mo, but soon she seemed to have received some hint and immediately kept silent.

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind them.

“You are right, fellow Daoist. Monsters are the great enemy of our human race. We, the same race, must unite together.”

It turned out that the little Taoist priest had returned, and as he spoke he was about to walk to the front to continue leading the way.

“Fellow Daoist, sorry for the long wait. I will take you to find the Yin Ning Grass!”

Han Mo smiled and nodded, but suddenly asked: “Daoyou, the stall you went to before didn’t have Yin Ning grass for sale?”

“Fellow Daoist, you may not know that although Yin Ning Grass is very common, it is not a low-level medicinal material. It is still difficult to find it in ordinary stalls. There is a medicine shop not far ahead. We can go there to take a look.”

Upon hearing this, the young Taoist was stunned, then quickly replied with a smile, without any hesitation on his face.

Seeing this scene, Han Mo did not ask any more questions and let the little Taoist continue to lead the way.

Walking through this square where stalls are set up, several quaint and elegant pavilions soon appeared in front of us.

From the sign hanging outside the pavilion, one can vaguely see that there is indeed a pharmacy inside.

As for the other few, they are shops selling elixirs, magical instruments, talismans, etc.

“The shops ahead are run by the seniors who have built their foundation. They sell the best goods here. If you are not in a hurry, you can go in and take a look.”

Chapter 110 As Long as You Can Feed Me

2024-03-16

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When he arrived at the shops, Han Mo finally saw a scene that was slightly different from the quiet and deserted scene at the market. There were obviously many more monks entering and leaving these shops than at the market.

It seems that just as the little Taoist priest said, these shops sell some good goods, which is why they attract more people to come here.

Is it really?

Han Mo and his party, following the little Taoist priest, soon arrived at the medicine shop in the middle. Before entering the shop, they saw a plum tree planted in front of the shop.

The so-called plum blossoms bloom proudly in the snow. In winter, only plum blossoms can bloom in the wind and snow.

Of course, there was not only one plum tree planted in front of the pharmacy, but similar plum trees were also planted in front of all the other shops.

Nine plum trees surround nine shops and are arranged neatly in a certain shape.

Compared with the plum blossoms outside, these plum blossoms bloomed much more brilliantly, and the fragrant smell almost engulfed Han Mo’s sense of smell.

Han Mo frowned, and just when he was about to ask the Taoist what kind of plum tree this was, the Taoist suddenly shouted into the medicine shop:

“Boss Gu, I went up the mountain to pick some herbs. The goods have been delivered. By the way, I also brought a few fellow Taoists to buy herbs.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a hoarse voice suddenly came from the pharmacy:

“Are you here to buy medicinal herbs?”

“That’s right, Mengyao, you and Nannan wait outside. Ruohan, you come in with me and Fellow Daoist Yun…”

Through the previous casual chat, Han Mo already knew that the Taoist priest’s surname was Yun, so he prepared to call the Taoist priest and take Jun Ruohan, who was at the foundation-building stage, in together.

However, when he turned around, he found that Jun Ruohan, who was by his side just now, had disappeared, leaving only Su Mengyao, Nannan and the little Taoist priest.

Just when Han Mo was slightly stunned, the hoarse and unpleasant voice came from the shop again:

“Aren’t there only four people around you, Daoist friend? Why did you call out the names of five people?”

“Four people? Is that so? Hmm…it seems so.”

Something seems to be wrong?

His thoughts could not continue as he was soon overwhelmed by the strong scent of plum blossoms, which even caused the faces of the people around him to become distorted.

Han Mo didn’t remember what happened next very clearly, but he vaguely remembered that the owner of the shop told him that there was no Yin Ning grass in the shop and asked him to leave, and then.

At the entrance of the market, Han Mo and his party slowly walked into the square where the market stalls were set up.

“My fellow Taoist, what are you doing here? Is there anything I can help you with?”

A monk who was setting up a stall and dressed as a scholar came up and asked.

The other party was not only very friendly, but also enthusiastically offered a helping hand.

After Han Mo briefly explained his purpose, he told the other party that he had someone to lead the way and politely declined the other party’s kindness.

“Oh, so you are here to buy herbs. It will be great if you have someone you know to lead the way.”

……

Hmm… this scene seems familiar.

Han Mo turned around and looked at Su Mengyao and Nannan, but found that there was nothing unusual in the expressions of the two girls, as if they didn’t notice anything.

Next, as if showing the same movie, Han Mo and his party, led by the little Taoist priest, came to the medicine shop again.