I Studied Abroad in Modern Times - Chapter 89

Chapter 89 Choosing merit

Zheng Fa received the life card and followed Han Qi out of the General Affairs Hall and walked towards the Sutra Pavilion.

He looked at Han Qi, whose expression was still complicated, with doubts on his face.

Ever since he heard that Zheng Fa had one hundred talisman papers and two pieces of spiritual ink every month, this man seemed not to be right.

It seems that this additional reward is too generous.

“Junior Brother Zheng, you probably don’t really realize what I mean when I say that spiritual materials are expensive.” Han Qi explained as if he understood what he wanted to ask.

Zheng Fa nodded.

“In our Jiu Shan Sect, a piece of spiritual ink costs at least one spiritual stone, and a hundred pieces of talisman paper are almost equivalent to one spiritual stone.”

Zheng Fa calculated that the materials he received every month were three spiritual stones – three times his monthly salary.

“How much gold is that spirit stone worth?” Zheng Fa asked.

“The ratio of purchasing spiritual stones by the General Affairs Hall is two hundred taels of gold and one spiritual stone…”

Zheng Fa quickly calculated.

What he takes in a month is worth almost four spiritual stones and eight hundred taels of gold.

Are you actually so rich?

“The General Affairs Hall is lying to fools! The price of two hundred taels of gold was a thousand years ago. Now in the market, whether you can exchange four hundred gold for one piece depends on luck!” Han Qi sneered.

“Is it so expensive?”

Zheng Fa, who was born in poverty, admitted that he was shocked by the price.

“It will only be more expensive! Lingshi has always been in short supply in the market.” Han Qi explained: “Any slightly higher-end spiritual materials and Lingbao can almost only be purchased with Lingshi. Gold is just because of Lingshi.” The number of stones is not enough, so we, the lower-level monks, have no choice but to make the choice.”

Zheng Fa took a moment and understood what Han Qi meant.

The prices in this fairy gate sound like a dual currency system—

The Immortal Sect probably used only spiritual stones for transactions in the past, but due to the decline of spiritual energy, spiritual stones could not be produced in large quantities, resulting in a shortage of currency in the market, and they could only use gold to make up for it.

But the spiritual materials are also insufficient—isn’t this a coincidence?

Therefore, the prices of spiritual stones and spiritual materials are taking off hand in hand. As for whether the disciples of the Immortal Sect can afford them or not, they don’t care.

Today, the only high-end spiritual materials in the Immortal Sect are spiritual stones.

The things that gold can buy are limited, and because there are fewer and fewer spiritual stones, the exchange ratio between the two becomes increasingly outrageous.

…

The Sutra Collection Pavilion is not far from the General Affairs Hall, and the two of them walked half a stick of incense to get there.

This place is a bit simpler than Zheng Fa thought – it is a three-story building, not tall and not gorgeous, and it is dusty.

But there were quite a few people coming and going.

“Take out the life card.” Han Qi told Zheng Fa: “With the life card of the outer disciple, you can receive a Qi Refining Period Kung Fu for free.”

Zheng Fa cheered up and followed Han Qi into the small building.

At the entrance of the first floor, there was a wooden table. Behind the wooden table sat a man in his twenties and thirties. When he saw the two people coming in, he was quite enthusiastic.

“New disciple?” He walked out from behind the wooden table and said, “Come to receive the exercises?”

“Yes.” Zheng Fa replied.

“I can tell at a glance that junior brother, you are extremely talented and have a good foundation. If you have a good technique, you will definitely become the mainstay of my Nine Mountains Sect in the future!”

The senior brother looked at Zheng Fa, his brows filled with admiration.

“Senior brother, I’m very grateful…”

Zheng Fa always felt that this man looked at him like he was looking at a fat sheep.

“That’s it…” The senior brother frowned, as if he was worried about Zheng Fa: “We have a lot of martial arts in the Nine Mountains Sect. If we can’t choose the right one, it may affect your path, junior brother!”

“So what does senior brother mean?”

“Senior brother, I have been working in this Sutra Pavilion for more than three years, and I know the characteristics of the exercises inside very well… As long as you are willing to make me your friend, junior brother, I will definitely be able to find the most suitable exercises for you!”

“…” Zheng Fa glanced at Han Qi. Han Qi was looking at a white cloud in the sky outside the building. It was as if the shape of the cloud was full of Taoist charm, which suddenly made him realize something.

Got it, convention!

“Then how much is this friendship, senior brother, worth?” “Fifty taels of gold.”

“Bah!” Before Zheng Fa could say anything, Han Qi, who had just been enlightened, immediately jumped to his feet: “Don’t you **** respect the moral principles of the world! Can you even shout fifty taels?”

“…Who is this?”

“Pretend I haven’t worked in the Sutra Pavilion! It used to cost only ten taels of gold, but now you want fifty taels? I thought I was a shady person who wanted 15 taels of gold before, but I didn’t expect there was someone even more sinister than me!”

Zheng Fa glanced at him.

“It turns out to be senior brother!” As soon as he said this, the senior brother from the Sutra Pavilion understood, and the smile on his face faded: “Twelve taels was the old almanac, and now it’s not like senior brother doesn’t understand prices!”

“Okay, let’s pick it ourselves!”

Han Qi waved his hand and directly pulled Zheng Fa into the Scripture Collection Pavilion.

“Thank you, Senior Brother Han.”

Zheng Fa also saw clearly just now that this person was not willing to offend others until the other party opened his mouth.

“Senior Sister Zhang asked me to take care of you, can I see you suffering such a loss?” Han Qi snorted: “These newcomers are too greedy and have broken the rules! The atmosphere in the family is getting worse day by day. !”

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“?”

No…Don’t you have a share of the credit for this trend?

To Zheng Fa’s surprise, the first floor of the Sutra Pavilion was actually filled with paper books instead of jade tubes – he soon understood that people like him couldn’t read jade tubes.

The Talisman Dao Foundation Building Method and Lingshan Method given to him by Patriarch Jiushan were all recorded in jade tubes.

He tried them all, but had no reaction.

“What kind of spiritual root do you have?”

“The twin spiritual roots of fire and wood.”

“Then come over here.” Han Qi led him to a row of bookshelves and said: “In addition to special spiritual roots, the Qi refining period exercises generally involve practicing the Five Elements exercises. You have the dual spiritual roots of fire and wood, and wood creates fire. It’s considered top-grade among the two spiritual roots. It’s best to practice a fire-based Qi training method.”

“Senior brother, do you have any recommendations?”

“My Jiu Shan Sect has many fire techniques, it depends on what type you want.” Han Qi seemed to be really familiar with this Sutra Pavilion: “The most suitable for alchemy is “Yang Yang Jue”, and the most suitable one is “Yang Yang Jue”. The “Fire Refining Manual” is suitable for weapon refining, and the “True Fire Refining Magic” is most suitable for martial arts. This method is the most powerful and is chosen by many people…”

He talked about five or six books eloquently, and Zheng Fa also felt dizzy.

“Senior brother, I don’t care about the power…is there anything that can be repaired quickly and safely?”

“…”

Han Qi looked at him silently.

“What’s wrong?”

“…Your personality is very different from that of Senior Sister Zhang.” Han Qi looked puzzled: “How can she like you?”

Zheng Fa understood and he was not so tactfully scolding himself for being a coward.

“…is there any?”

“”Red Sky Technique”!”

Zheng Fa thought for a moment, then took over the books that Senior Brother Han had just mentioned and read them, and found that he did explain them in detail.

These fire attribute techniques do have their own characteristics.

Only “Red Sky Technique” is the most neutral and peaceful among the fire techniques. Although there is no additional bonus, the chance of one going crazy is low.

The training speed is also considered above average.

“That’s it!”

Zheng Fa put away “Chixiao Jue” with satisfaction.

He took out ten pieces of gold from his pocket and handed them to Han Qi who was standing aside.

“This is?”

“Routine!”

“Junior brother, you are really annoying!” Han Qi grabbed ten taels of gold and said, “I’m convinced by Senior Sister Zhang’s look!”

(End of chapter)