Chapter 1214: Bottom-level Monk
Chapter 1214: Lower-level monks
I rested for three days and three nights.
Zhang Xuan slowly woke up.
"I haven't slept so peacefully in a long time." Zhang Xuan took a deep breath.
Ever since he broke through to the Spiritual Transformation stage, he had been thinking about reaching a higher level and resolving unknown risks every day. He had never had such a peaceful sleep before.
"Yaoyue, with the Hongmeng purple energy of the Corpse King that you refined, have you inherited the Corpse King's magical powers?" Zhang Xuan asked Hong Yaoyue who had been accompanying him.
Hong Yaoyue nodded slightly and said, "I did inherit the Corpse King's magical power after refining the Hongmeng Purple Qi, but it has only been a few months since I broke through to the Spiritualization Stage, so my comprehension is limited."
"It's good that you have inherited the Corpse King's magical power. In the last battle in Donghua Treasure Territory, I teamed up with Donghua Shangzun to surround and kill Piaomiao Zhenren. His corpse is now in my hands. Since you have embarked on the path of the Corpse King's magical power, I can give this corpse to you."
"The corpse of True Man Piaomiao? He was a cultivator who had reached the great perfection of the Spirit Transformation Realm. If his corpse could be refined into a corpse puppet, it would definitely be of great use." Hong Yaoyue said happily.
"Yes," Zhang Xuan nodded, "If it is refined properly, it may be able to stimulate the physical magical power of Piaomiao Zhenren's 'Devil's Coming to the World'. In this way, this puppet can exert the strength of the late stage of the transformation of the spirit."
Hong Yaoyue's voice trembled when she heard this: "My husband, are you really willing to let me refine this corpse that has reached the Great Perfection of the Spiritual Transformation?"
"You and I are husband and wife and we are one. Now that I have spoken, I will not go back on my word. Besides, this corpse can play its greatest value in your hands. For me, even if I refine it, with my current cultivation level of the late stage of the Spirit Transformation, the role that an additional puppet of the late stage of the Spirit Transformation can play is relatively limited." Zhang Xuan said to Hong Yaoyue with gentle eyes.
"Okay, thank you, husband. I will work hard to refine this puppet and will not let you down."
After handing over the body of Piaomiao Zhenren to Hong Yaoyue, Zhang Xuan came to Wuyou City for inspection.
He saw an old acquaintance - Ma Tianhe, the leader of the Luoxing clan.
This is the patriarch of the affiliated force who has been following him since he was building his foundation.
Zhang Xuan's figure appeared in front of Ma Tianhe.
When Ma Tianhe saw Zhang Xuan appear, he was shocked and bowed again.
When he raised his head, Zhang Xuan saw that the other person's face was full of worry.
"Tianhe, you look worried, but what difficulties have you encountered?"
Ma Tianhe sighed and said, "Dao Jun, to be honest, since our family moved to this chaotic place, we did not have a bad time at first. Before the migration, we spent all our savings from Luoxingyuan over the years in Wuyou City to buy several shops, which was barely enough to support the family's needs."
"Well, purchasing a store in Wuyou City was a wise move at the time." Zhang Xuan nodded slightly and affirmed.
“Fortunately, we bought a shop at that time, so we finally had a place to stay after the migration. However, due to the invasion of the gods from the outside world, we gave up the Falling Star Plain that we had run for hundreds of years,” Ma Tianhe continued with a wry smile, “Tens of thousands of people from the entire Ma family migrated here, and the shop simply couldn’t accommodate so many people. Most of the clan members could only rent houses and find jobs in the shanty towns outside of Wuyou City. The rent alone cost dozens of spirit stones per person per day, which was a big burden for us.”
Henry Zhang frowned slightly and asked with concern: "How long can the family's savings last?"
"It was barely able to hold on before, but the construction of Wushen Tiancheng some time ago almost drained the spiritual energy of Wuyou City's spiritual veins." Ma Tianhe shook his head helplessly, "Originally, there was a third-level spiritual vein under Wuyou City, but now the core area can only function as a second-level spiritual vein. The outer shantytowns are almost devoid of spiritual energy. Without spiritual energy, the cultivation of the tribesmen has been greatly affected, and they are even in danger of falling in realm."
Zhang Xuan sighed: "I never expected that the spiritual vein of Wushen Tiancheng would be damaged. Now I am trying to find a way to restore it. How is the situation of the Ma family in Luoxingyuan now?"
Ma Tianhe continued, "In order for my clan members to have a better training environment, I had to use up most of my clan savings to move everyone to the training caves in the inner area of Wuyou City. However, the rent for the inner caves is expensive. Even if the Zhang clan elders reduced some of the rent, our daily consumption of spirit stones still reached hundreds of thousands. Fortunately, I have accumulated some wealth over the years, otherwise I really couldn't hold on."
"It's hard for you. You've been so worried about the family." Zhang Xuan patted Ma Tianhe's shoulder. "I'm afraid the situation of other small forces and independent cultivators is even more difficult, right?"
Ma Tianhe nodded and said, "Yes, Daojun. Some Jindan families and foundation-building families simply cannot afford the rent of the inner caves, so they can only survive in the outer shanty towns. Some independent cultivators cannot even afford to live in the shanty towns, so they can only go to the strongholds in the chaotic land. Although the strongholds only need one spirit stone a day, the spiritual energy is thin and cultivation is difficult. Many people are almost unable to survive."
"The base in the Land of Chaos can only barely survive." Zhang Xuan thought for a moment and said, "I will arrange for the elders of the clan to discuss this matter and see if I can provide you with some more help."
"That's great, Daojun." A glimmer of hope flashed in Ma Tianhe's eyes. "Also, now that the spiritual veins are damaged, the prices of various cultivation materials have skyrocketed. The cost of purchasing natural materials and treasures for our Ma family has greatly increased, and business is becoming more and more difficult."
"I will pay attention to the trade situation and try to stabilize prices." Zhang Xuan said, "Your family has always been loyal to the Fairy Cat Treasure Territory. Let's work together to overcome this difficulty."
"Thank you, Daojun!" Ma Tianhe bowed again excitedly, "With your words, we have confidence."
"Let's get through this crisis first, and then make long-term plans in the future." Zhang Xuan's eyes were firm, "As long as we work together, we will definitely be able to survive this major cleanup of foreign cultivators."
Zhang Xuan concealed his breath and came to the shantytown outside Wuyou City.
A Qi-refining cultivator with an unstable Qi sea was squatting in the corner, holding half of a dull spirit stone in his hand, his face full of fatigue.
"These days are becoming more and more difficult." The Qi-refining cultivator murmured in a low voice. The spirit stone in his hand had almost lost its spiritual energy and could not support his cultivation at all.
Most of the Qi-refining practitioners in the shanty towns looked as haggard as he did, with despair in their eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, have you heard? Fellow Daoist Sun next door went to the Land of Chaos to mine yesterday, but was eroded by the power of chaos and has died." A cultivator who was also in tattered clothes came over and whispered.
"Oh, I heard about it, but what can we do? If we don't go mining, we won't even be able to earn this little spiritual stone. If we go, we're afraid of following in the footsteps of Daoist Fellow Sun."
"Ah, life is really unbearable now." The cultivator sighed, "If the spiritual veins of Wuyou City could be restored to their original state, even the shantytowns of Wuyou City would be barely passable. What a pity, what a pity..."
