Do not die

After a while, Meng Zhou was already above the town.

After a little discernment, Meng Zhou landed in one of the areas.

Meng Zhou clearly remembered that last year's exchange meeting only occupied one of the streets, but this year, a large area was allocated for the exchange meeting.

Even if he was just watching from a distance in the air, Meng Zhou could feel the excitement and hustle and bustle.

Not to mention that Qi-training monks can be seen everywhere, but also the figures of strong foundation-builders can often be seen.

While inside, Meng Zhou suddenly thought he was back in the stall area of ​​Qinglinfang again.

"Fellow Daoist Zhuang, Friend Daoist Zhuang!"

At this moment, a divine message brought Meng Zhou back to his somewhat scattered thoughts.

He turned around and saw a three-story building across the street not far away. Lu Quan and several other familiar fellow Taoists from other lands were smiling and waving to him.

Meng Zhou nodded and chuckled, responding to their greetings.

The next moment, he was sitting at the same table with them. One of them poured tea with him and asked with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist Zhuang, why are you here today? You didn't see the battle two days ago. The scene was much bigger than this one!"

Meng Zhou tapped his fingers on the table, thanked the other party for pouring tea for him, and explained with a smile:

"I happened to have some insights. I stayed in seclusion for a few days, and I received your message just after I came out."

Lu Quan, who was next to him, looked at Meng Zhou with a vague and serious look, and praised:

"Fellow Daoist Zhuang, you practice really hard. Among the people I know, there is no one who practices more seriously and more painstakingly than you."

Several other people also nodded.

Under the guidance of Kan Yue, everyone has gathered and communicated many times. Even issues related to spiritual practice have been covered, and our understanding of each other is far deeper than before.

Everyone's behavior style is also clearly seen by others.

Although Meng Zhou has always kept a low profile, he rarely speaks at exchange meetings. Most of the time, he is a silent audience.

But no one dared to look down upon him.

No matter what the topic is, he is always the one, or one of several people, who listens most carefully.

Although he rarely speaks, every time he speaks, he can either make people smile knowingly, or touch their hearts and make them think deeply.

He always gives people fresh and enlightening insights.

And after carefully understanding his behavior after coming to Sanchuanyuan, I admired him even more - I respected and obeyed him at the same time.

Although we all know that if you practice hard, you will get more rewards, but there is also a saying that there is a sense of relaxation and balance between work and rest.

Working hard from Qi training to foundation building can lead to a life span of two to three hundred years. If you don't enjoy any fun at all and the "dreams" you promised in your heart when you were practicing Qi cannot be realized one by one, then wouldn't the fun of foundation building be in vain? More than half of it?

But when these thoughts, which should be normal, are compared with the daily life of fellow Taoist Zhuang, it really makes people feel a little ashamed of themselves and vulgar.

Meng Zhou could feel the subtle and complex psychology of everyone when they got along with him.

He himself has no special feelings. He can be sure that if they were as cunning as him in cultivation, they would be immersed in cultivation wholeheartedly.

Those enjoyments and girly juices are really not attractive at all compared to the avenue.

However, he would not explain anything to this misunderstanding.

There is nothing wrong with them treating him as a rare "ascetic", and it can save him a lot of unnecessary trouble.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Meng Zhou asked directly:

“After leaving customs today, I received a lot of information, basically related to Bixueyuan’s visit.

I just browsed around casually below, and nine out of ten people were talking about related topics. I also half understood what I was hearing. Can you guys help me sort it out? "

Lu Quandao: "Then it's a coincidence that you came here. We were talking about this just now."

"We don't know some information. Fortunately, Daoist Fellow Kan and others have provided some information, allowing us to get a full picture of the whole situation."

Meng Zhou nodded. Since he mentioned Kan Yue and the others, Meng Zhou couldn't help but curiously asked: "Why aren't they here?"

"They are busy. Ever since Tian Bi Xue was born, they have been so busy that they have no time for themselves.

These days, they don't have time to take care of their spiritual fields, so they entrust us to help take care of them. "One person said.

Another person lamented: "Fortunately I didn't apply in the first place."

"It's not that this year's situation is special and I will be a little busier. I'll be fine once I get over this busy period," one person said.

"Do you believe this? Just watch, if there is a non-special year in the future, I will eat this cup!"

Everyone is just chatting casually, but the topic always unknowingly gets to the point where even nine cows can't pull it back.

However, Meng Zhou didn't need to pull him away, he just needed to start over.

He looked at Lu Quan: "Fellow Daoist Lu, can you tell me?"

After hearing this, the others suddenly became a little embarrassed, and they all shut up and let the atmosphere calm down.

Lu Quan picked up the teacup and took a sip before introducing with a chuckle:

“The thing is actually very simple. As early as many years ago, Bixueyuan was interested in cooperating with the Sanchuan Society.

However, due to the firm opposition of Dai Shouli and others, this cooperation has remained in words and has never been implemented.

This time, President Pan used Dai Shouli and others to break the rules, get rid of them, and directly cooperate with Bixueyuan without informing them in advance..."

Following Lu Quan's narration, Meng Zhou also had a clearer understanding of the overall situation.

Both have second-level spiritual veins, but the scope of the Blue Blood Plain is far larger than that of the Sanchuan Plain. There are many monks, and the demand for spiritual rice, spiritual tea, spiritual fruits, and various spiritual herbs and elixirs is extremely huge.

However, the original Bixue was surrounded by multiple second-level evil veins and would be harassed by monsters every three days. It was not suitable to open up spiritual fields and plant spiritual plants at all.

Because the higher the quality of the spiritual plant, the longer the growth cycle, which can easily take several years or even more than ten years.

After years of careful service and all the time and energy put into it, a single attack by a monster can turn it all into nothing.

Of course, if you are willing to invest heavily, it is not a bad idea to use high-quality formations to protect the spiritual fields.

But this model, small-scale operation, planting some precious and necessary resources is okay.

Large-scale operations will not work. No matter how strong the family background is, it will not be enough to build it.

When President Pan established the Sanchuan Society in Sanchuan Plain, specifically to provide services to the outside landowners of Ji Zhuzhuang, and to maintain and develop the Sanchuan Plain in an orderly manner, Bixueyuan came up with a new idea.

They hope to cooperate with the Sanchuan Society to develop and operate large-scale spiritual fields in the Sanchuan Plateau where order is more peaceful and stable.

In order to prove its sincerity and value, Bixueyuan also promised that as long as the two parties reach a cooperation, they are willing to provide some special monsters to improve the development efficiency of the entire Sanchuan Plain.

President Pan was also optimistic and supportive of this, but just when the two sides were talking heatedly, the local die-hards headed by Dai Shouli firmly opposed it, completely disrupting the matter.

Because whether it is the absolute number of Foundation Establishment monks or the average level of Foundation Establishment monks, the Blue Blood Plains, which is surrounded by monsters and beasts, has an absolute advantage over Sanchuan Yuan.

They worry about attracting wolves into their homes, and it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away.

Once the power of Bixueyuan really gains a foothold in Sanchuan Yuan, it will be impossible to say whose Sanchuan Yuan is Sanchuan Yuan at that time.

They would rather the development efficiency of Sanchuanyuan is lower and the development is slower, and they will never tolerate the loss of dominance over Sanchuanyuan.

At that time, the Sanchuan Association was more like the white glove of the local forces in the Sanchuan Plain. No matter what President Pan thought in his heart, he had to accept this established fact.

Of course, the Blue Blood Plains were also unhappy, but there was no way they would provoke a fight between the two spiritual veins.

Not to mention whether it is a good deal or not, there is Qingxuanzong watching from above. Who dares to show up?

The matter was shelved.

President Pan's greatest effort is to normalize trade between Sanchuanyuan and Bixueyuan.

Not only does it allow everyone to exchange knowledge and gain benefits, but it also enhances understanding of each other through the annual foundation-building exchange meetings.

This time, perhaps the time has come and perhaps it is unbearable. Anyway, the situation is that President Pan restarted this cooperation with Bixueyuan without informing Dai Shouli and others.

Faced with this situation, Dai Shouli and others were angry.

But apart from anger, they had nothing else to think about.

Sanchuanhui agreed, Bixueyuan agreed, and the landowners of the Ji Zhuang Village, whose number exceeded 200, also agreed.

Even if they don't agree, what can they do?

Now, even if Mikawa Club, which has completed internal integration and recruited a large number of subordinates, is taken out alone, its strength is not weaker than them.

In order not to humiliate themselves, Dai Shouli and others did not even publicly oppose it. They just witnessed this historical moment of great significance to Sanchuan Yuan with a sullen face throughout.

"What about the specific method of cooperation? What impact will it have on us?" Meng Zhou asked.

Lu Quan shook his head and said: "This should be announced at the end. It should still be discussed now. Everyone is waiting now."

Meng Zhou nodded and asked, "What are your plans for the next few days?"

"What is the arrangement? Of course, we will follow up the whole process until the end of this exchange meeting." A monk said.

The other monks also nodded naturally.

"..." Meng Zhou.

For foundation-building monks, as long as they don't consume a lot of souls and don't rest for ten days and a half, they can still be in high spirits.

Even if you feel sleepy occasionally, just cross your legs and adjust your breathing for a while, and you will feel better.

This annual event, especially this year's event, is of particularly great significance and is closely related to each of them. Of course, they must follow up the whole process.

But for Meng Zhou, it was simply a crime to waste time like this.

So, he stood up and said: "Fellow Taoists, I'm sorry to be with you. I happen to have some things that I need to purchase, so I won't be accompanying you."

A monk laughed and joked: "Then you go home and continue your hard work, right?"

Meng Zhou didn't answer, just smiled.

…

Returning to the street, Meng Zhou continued shopping.

He said he had something to purchase, which was not an excuse.

There are quite a few things he wants to purchase this time.

However, before making the official purchase, he first walked around all the areas, and gradually gained some clarity in his mind.

Since last year, with the successive measures taken by Qingxuan Sect, the number of foundation-building monks has increased explosively, and the Qi-training monks who are easier to cultivate have not been left behind either.

As their cultivation level improves, especially after they advance from Qi training to foundation building, monks also need higher quality resources.

Throughout the Qingxuan Territory, the demand for various resources suddenly expanded a lot.

The existing resources that were stored in large quantities in the cellars and storage spaces of various forces' warehouses were quickly consumed.

They were either turned into pieces of magical weapons and equipped on different monks, or turned into individual pills to be taken, individual talismans to be consumed, or arrays, flags, formations, and disks for the formation of formations.

The shortage of various materials and resources is a problem faced by the entire Qingxuan Territory.

Meng Zhou discovered an interesting point. In such a large market, there is almost no gold spiritual material, earth spiritual material, fire spiritual material, water spiritual material or other spiritual materials. It is almost invisible.

Occasionally, one or two items appear, and they are quickly snapped up before they are ready.

There are only two most common material resources. One is various wood-based spiritual materials, such as vines, roots, trunks, stems, branches, leaves, fruits, including spiritual rice, spiritual tea, spiritual herbs, elixirs, etc., and the refined materials made from them. elixirs, magic weapons, etc.

One category is all kinds of monster materials, including animal bones, animal sinews, animal skins, animal teeth, animal claws, animal blood, poison sacs, stomach bags, eyeballs and other resources that can be collected and utilized, as well as processed and refined. Various elixirs, magical instruments, etc.

In addition, there is also the largest amount of monster meat of each category.

The reason why these two types of materials are the most abundant is that except for the special situation of Sanchuanyuan and Bixueyuan, the largest output is these two types. There is also a more important reason, that is, these two types of resources are compared with gold spiritual materials and earth materials. Resources such as spiritual materials can be quickly regenerated.

The former only needs to open up more spiritual fields to grow more.

The latter only needs to hunt more monsters to gain more.

"So, compared to the unreliable direction of exploring more spiritual mines, either farming or hunting is the easiest way to produce results, and it is also the safest development path for individual monks and small forces."

Qingxuanzong has never stipulated what someone should do after breaking through, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that there are only two roads in front of most monks.

Either be a "farmer" or a "hunter", and the industrial chain developed around these two fundamentals.

Meng Zhou couldn't help but guess the intention behind Qingxuanzong's plan.

"Is this an attempt to more fully develop all the spiritual veins in the Qingxuan Domain?"

Meng Zhou has also experienced a lot of spiritual veins, first-order spiritual veins, and second-order spiritual veins. From his current perspective, both Nuanyun Valley and Hongsong Ridge are very poorly developed.

Taking Nuanyun Valley, which he felt most profoundly, as an example, the reason why its development level is very low is not that everyone is unaware of this. On the contrary, it is the tacit understanding of the top forces who monopolize various fields in Nuanyun Valley.

Is the most important thing for them to develop Nuanyun Valley more fully?

of course not.

Ensuring that no one can challenge or shake your position is the most important thing!

Its nature is the same as that of Dai Shouli and others who resolutely prevented the cooperation between Bixueyuan and Sanchuan Society.

But now, with Qingxuan Sect opening up unlimited resources such as Foundation Establishment Pills, and with the surge in the number and quality of monks in a short period of time, this state is maintained by the tacit understanding of the "sitting tigers" of each spiritual lineage. It will be quickly shaken to its core.

President Pan dared to ignore Dai Shouli and others at this time, leave them alone, and resume cooperation with Jixueyuan without their consent at all. His courage did not come out of thin air, because the number had already far exceeded Dai Shouli and other foreign landowners of Ji Zhuang Village will give it to them!

Although this was due to his decisiveness, it was also due to the general trend.

At this moment, Meng Zhou's thoughts had gone beyond the Sanchuan Plain and spread to a wider area.

The changes that occurred in the Sanchuan Plain will not stop at the Sanchuan Plain, but will spread throughout the Qingxuan Territory.

All spiritual veins and spiritual lands, whether first or second level, whether Nuanyun Valley, Red Pine Ridge or Jade Lake, are within the scope of the impact.

——Well, the version of Cuiyu Lake has gone a step further with the special efforts of Qingxuanzong.

"Besides this, we will conduct a more thorough cleanup of the demonic beasts within the Qingxuan Domain."

Meng Zhou didn't know if Qingxuan Sect had any deeper plans, but even if it was just these two points, if it could be implemented, the future Qingxuan Domain would be able to leave other domains far behind, right?

Through the gathering initiated by Kan Yue, Meng Zhou already had a good understanding of the situation in the foreign lands.

Therefore, this judgment is not conjecture, but well-founded.

but……

Meng Zhou thought of Lu Quan from the Alchemy Sect.

"It's definitely not that simple."

The Qingxuan Sect, the Alchemy Sect, the Hehuan Sect, the Jinding Sect, and the Yuling Sect, all of which were born at the same time from the remains of the Xingxiu Palace, are like crabs in the same basket.

No matter which one tries to climb out, it will be pulled back collectively by the other crabs in the basket.

Thinking of this, Meng Zhou shook his head violently and did not continue to think more deeply.

"What are you thinking, what does this have to do with me?"

This had nothing to do with him now, but Meng Zhou could vaguely glimpse a huge whirlpool.

That whirlpool encompassed not only the Qingxuan Domain, but also all areas of the world he now knew.

The only way to avoid being involved and to firmly control your own life and safety is to work hard to grow and become stronger.

…

In the market, although there are many types of wood-type materials and monster-type materials, Meng Zhou found out after closer inspection that the quantity of the former was less than that of the latter.

And the price increase of the former far exceeds that of the latter.

Although the prices of various monster-type materials have increased compared to last year, they are not too large.

The price growth of various wood-based materials has been very obvious.

The reason for this is also obvious. Monsters are available in a timely manner. As long as you dare to take risks and go deep into the evil veins, you can hunt more monsters.

And as the number and quality of monks increased, the number of hunters also increased, and the competition became more intense.

You fight for me, you pull me, the price can't rise even if you want to.

But various types of wood materials are different, even if they are all grown in the spiritual field, it will take a cycle.

These materials now were sown a long time ago.

Meng Zhou is considered to be the first group to come to Qingxuan Territory to farm after the change. If he wants to produce a large number of results, it may take as little as three to five years, as long as eighty-nine years or even more than ten years. He has to wait.

During this period, wood resources will still be in short supply, and they will enjoy the same price increases as other spiritual materials.

The first resource that Meng Zhou wanted to purchase in large quantities was the raw materials for the second-level low-grade spiritual elixir.

Last year, he used 80 medium-grade spiritual stones to buy ten of them in Qinglinfang. It was still Qinglinfang, and the price was naturally more expensive than in resource-producing areas like Sanchuan Plateau.

But now, in this resource-producing area, the same ten quantities of raw materials require 120 medium-grade spiritual stones.

"If it were to be in Qinglinfang, wouldn't it have to rise to more than 145?"

At that time, the price at which Meng Zhou purchased these materials had already risen a bit.

Compared with last year, the prices of these raw materials have more than doubled.

Although the price of the finished product has also increased, it is far less exaggerated than the increase in raw materials.

Who is injured?

Of course it's the entire group of alchemists.

In other words, the entire professional group was regarded by Qingxuan Sect as a key buffer between a hard landing and a soft landing because of their too thick blood volume.

Anyway, you guys have a lot of blood, so you can still be alive and kicking even after two more cuts.

However, Meng Zhou soon lost his mind to consider the price factor.

"If I buy more, are there any discounts?" Meng Zhou asked the shopkeeper.

"How many do you need?" the shopkeeper asked.

"Three hundred copies," Meng Zhou said.

According to the price of one portion of twelve middle-grade spiritual stones, three hundred portions of the raw material for a liter of spiritual elixir would require 3,200 medium-grade spiritual stones, that is, 32 high-grade spiritual stones.

Meng Zhou still has 95 high-grade spiritual stones on his body, so of course he needs to spend some time on them.

But after hearing Meng Zhou's data, the other party smiled bitterly and said:

"Senior, you are embarrassing me. Not to mention the discount, even if you give me the full amount of spiritual stones, I won't be able to get these materials."

Meng Zhou raised his eyebrows and asked strangely: "You are from the country of origin, and you can't even get this quantity?"

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said:

"Senior, you said that as long as these materials are transported to Qinglinfang or Cuiyu Lake Fairy City, the price can increase by another 10% or 20%. Why didn't you do this?"

Meng Zhou fell into deep thought.

The other party explained: "This is the result that President Pan tried his best to promote, but there are conditions. If you only buy a small amount, I can sell you some, but if the quantity is too large, it is not just a matter of spiritual stones. ”

The other party's explanation surprised Meng Zhou, but after thinking about it carefully, it was natural.

Otherwise, he would purchase a large amount here at a lower price, and then sell it to Qinglinfang or Cuiyu Lake Fairy City - how could anyone take advantage of such a bargain.

In order to make this exchange meeting more lively and grand, President Pan did not just pass through most of it like last year and did not stop at Sanchuan Yuan at all.

To this end, he has done a lot of work, but those who hold these resources cannot really be willing to suffer losses.

Small transactions or ordinary resources are fine. Large and precious resource transactions have additional conditions.

Moreover, the conditions are varied, which actually increases the difficulty of the transaction.

For example, if he wanted to buy 300 raw materials for the spiritual elixir in the store just now, the other party's condition was to exchange it for the finished spiritual elixir.

According to a certain ratio, neither party will suffer.

That's weird.

Just after hearing the other party's conditions, Meng Zhou lost interest in continuing to communicate with the other party, turned around and continued to wander around.

Stopping and walking, I arrived at the central area before I knew it.

During this exchange meeting, every shop here was full of space and crowded with people.

But one of them was empty, with no goods placed and very few people coming in and out, which was in stark contrast to the other shops in the area.

Meng Zhou saw it at a glance, and when he looked closely, he saw wooden boards hanging on the walls of the shop, with various words written on them.

[Want to buy a second-level defense array plate, no limit on quantity]

[Want to purchase the second-level spirit gathering array disk, no limit on quantity]

[Want to buy second-level detoxification pills, no limit on quantity]

[Want to buy second-level rejuvenation talisman, quantity is not limited]

[Want to buy second-level healing charms, no limit on quantity]

【Want to buy...】

…

Every board has a need written on it.

And in the most conspicuous position, there is a most conspicuous wooden board standing up [The conditions are arbitrary, spiritual stones, animal materials, spiritual materials, as long as we can satisfy it, we will make every effort to satisfy it! ——Jade Blood Army]

Meng Zhou was in a daze for a moment, but he didn't stay here longer and left quickly.

He now knows that the status of the Jade Blood Army in the Jade Blood Plains can be compared to that of the Sanchuan Hui in the Sanchuan Plains, but it is even worse.

The dangerous living environment made the monks in the Blue Blood Plains understand that it didn't matter how many disputes there were among the human monks.

But in the face of the dangers of monsters, all human monks must act in unison.

And they must be coordinated in a unified manner, and they cannot fight independently and send out multiple orders.

This kind of consensus is the basis for the establishment of the Blue Blood Army.

It has only one purpose, which is to fight against and cleanse the monsters.

…

When Meng Zhou appeared at the door of the shop again, he had completely changed into another person.

At this moment, he was a dignified and steady middle-aged man. Meng Zhou stepped into this strange shop and was "received" by an old man.

With his attainments as a pharmacist, he could tell at a glance that this old man had used some secret method to overdraw his life potential and entered the state of old age in advance.

He was only over a hundred years old and had advanced cultivation in the late stage of foundation building. He should have been in his prime, but he revealed a weakness and twilight energy like a rootless duckweed.

But there was still a strong ferocious power about him.

When Meng Zhou walked into the store and sat in a corner of the house, motionless, he turned his head and saw a thick and sinister aura rushing towards him like a wave.

If a weak-minded person is caught off guard and encounters this situation, it will be easy for him to stagger. If he is not careful, it is possible for him to be knocked to the ground.

Naturally, Meng Zhou was not affected in any way and looked at him.

But I couldn't help but feel a little emotional in my heart. In an environment like the Blue Blood Plains, even for a foundation builder, one has to be prepared to risk one's life at any time.

Seeing that Meng Zhou was unmoved, the other party's eyes became brighter and his attitude became more serious. He stood up from his seat, cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Taoist, please."

Meng Zhou nodded and looked directly at the wooden boards on the wall.

Before, you could only see part of it outside the door, but now you can see more when you enter the house.

Meng Zhou looked at the contents on these wooden boards, but what he thought of was an organized team with Foundation Establishment monks as the core. After leaving the protection of the spiritual veins, they went deep into the evil veins where monsters were entrenched and dangers were everywhere. , the various dangers encountered and how to deal with them.

The old man saw that Meng Zhou didn't respond to his greetings at all. Instead, he carefully stared at all the wooden boards on the wall one by one. He was not angry or unhappy, but his expression became softer.

He waited quietly until Meng Zhou read all the information on the wooden boards, and then took the initiative to ask:

"Do you have any advice, fellow Taoist? Which piece of wood on this wall can you take off?"

Meng Zhou shook his head and said, "I won't take off the sign on the wall..."

Just when the old man looked disappointed, Meng Zhou's next words directly lifted his heart.

"However, I do have a new thing to give you. I just don't know if it will suit your liking."

The old man looked shocked and asked hurriedly: "What new thing is this?"

"How about a safe house?" Meng Zhou said.

"Safe house?" the old man murmured, as if he couldn't imagine it, and asked: "What kind of safe house?"

Meng Zhou stretched out his hand to grab it, and a hard stone slab on the ground suddenly disappeared and appeared in his hand.

Then, the hard rock changed like noodles in his hands, and soon it turned into an ordinary courtyard.

While Meng Zhou was changing, he introduced to the old man:

"This set of yards can be put into a storage bag when not in use and taken out when needed. As long as you have spiritual stones or sufficient mana, you can turn it into a safe shelter anywhere."

Seeing the change in the old man's expression, Meng Zhou smiled and said:

"Don't worry about it being flashy, in fact it's just a minor by-product compared to what it's really capable of.

This safe house will have the functions of defense, concealment, spirit gathering, and shielding. It looks like a safe house, but it is actually a comprehensive mobile array in the shape of a house. "

The old man's face showed joy and he quickly asked: "What's their quality?"

"Second-level high-quality equipment, I can guarantee that each of their abilities is truly second-level high-quality equipment. Taken together, it is no exaggeration to say that it is a second-level top-quality equipment!" Meng Zhou said.

The old man couldn't help but clapped his hands and said: "Okay, how many spiritual stones are needed to build such a safe house?"

Meng Zhou asked: "How much do you think is appropriate?"

The old man hesitated, thought for a while, and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter alone. I need to discuss it with more people."

Meng Zhou nodded and said, "It's understandable."

"Wait a moment!"

The old man invited Meng Zhou to sit aside, and personally prepared good tea and snacks for him, before turning and entering the back room.

After drinking half a pot of spiritual tea, the old man walked out of the back room and appeared in front of Meng Zhou, saying:

"If everything is as you said, we are willing to purchase such a safe house from you at the price of 80 high-grade spiritual stones!"

Meng Zhou nodded in his heart.

He has participated in the auctions of Hexin Building many times and has a basic understanding of the prices of various second-level treasures.

The only second-grade high-grade defensive magic weapon he hit, the Xuanling Tortoise Armor, cost a total of fifteen high-grade spiritual stones.

Although there are some strategies here, the Xuanling tortoise shell has too many cracks and signs of repair, which makes many people doubtful, and the price is low.

But even for normal second-level high-grade magic weapons, the price is generally around twenty high-grade spiritual stones, and even for special ones, the price will not exceed thirty.

For his safe house, the price of eighty high-grade spiritual stones was equivalent to the price of a second-grade high-grade magic weapon for the four functions of defense, concealment, spirit gathering, and shielding.

This is very sincere.

Meng Zhou nodded in approval of the other party's offer and said, "Yes, but I would rather get some materials than spirit stones."

The old man was not surprised by this, he nodded and said confidently: "As long as it is available at this exchange meeting, we can get it for you!"

Meng Zhou nodded: "Then just wait for my good news."

The old man was dumbfounded, "Wait? How long?"

"It won't take long. Don't worry, it will be delivered before the end of the exchange meeting... You will be here these days, right?" Meng Zhou asked.

The old man nodded: "Yes, yes, I will always be waiting here!"

Meng Zhou nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay."

After that, he stretched out his palm, and the old man also stretched out his palm. The two high-fived each other and said, "Then it's a deal!"

After saying that, Meng Zhou turned around and left.

No oath agreement or anything like that was signed.

Meng Zhou didn't mention it, and the other party knew enough not to ask.

Just after Meng Zhou left, a man in the late stage of foundation building came out of the back room. Compared with the old man's age, he looked much more capable and powerful. He looked at the figure that had long since disappeared outside the door and asked:

"Brother, would you like to arrange for someone to pay attention?"

The old man shook his head and said, "No need."

"Then..." The man hesitated.

The old man glared at him and warned:

"Don't make unnecessary mistakes. You need to remember that this is the Sanchuan Plain, not the Blue Blood Plain. Don't do anything that breaks the rules.

When they were high-fiving just now, he deliberately leaked some of his spiritual aura. Why do you think he did that? "

The man was startled and asked in shock: "Is he strong?"

"Very strong. Even when I am at my peak, I can't guarantee that I will be his opponent." The old man said solemnly.

Compared with mana fluctuations, divine soul aura is more difficult to disguise and can better reflect a person's strength and weakness.

The man finally gave up all thoughts.

…

After leaving the shop, he walked to a place where no one was paying attention. After confirming with his spiritual consciousness, Meng Zhou sank directly into the ground and left with Earth Escape.

He did not stay in the city any longer and returned directly to Zhuangtianzhuang.

Sitting cross-legged in the quiet room again, Meng Zhou waved his hand, and many fragments appeared in front of him.

These bits and pieces are the refined spiritual materials of various systems that remain after Yaya digested an entire "garbage mountain" composed of second-level waste elixirs and weapons.

They are large or small, some are scattered, some are whole, and some are as fine as powder.

The quality ranges from high to low, including second-order low-grade, second-order mid-grade, high-grade, and even second-order top grade.

But they are all too fragmented and the categories are too mixed.

Naturally, he was reluctant to throw it away, but even Meng Zhou didn't know how to use it.

They had been in the jade volute for so long. Every time he saw them, Meng Zhou couldn't help but think about what to do with them.

It would be easiest to sell them, but compared to his expectations, the value was really just a little better than the scrap price.

Because they are too broken.

Moreover, their condition is too strange.

It's really not a good thing to sell it like this. What if someone is curious and wants to dig deeper?

Therefore, it is better to digest it yourself.

Later, Meng Zhou thought of making them into second-level talismans as carrying materials for disposable consumables.

Although it involves some spiritual fusion that feels unfamiliar to him, Meng Zhou believes that it can be done with a few more attempts.

However, before this idea was fully formed, it was overturned by new ideas.

"Since it can be used as a base for one-time talisman materials, why not make it into a more durable talisman array base?"

However, when thinking about this problem, it is inevitable to solve the problem of too complicated and fragmented materials.

If it is used as a rune material, there is basically no need to consider this issue, because a rune material as thin as a piece of paper does not require much material.

But if it is used as the basis of the talisman formation, this is an issue that must be considered.

This was not a problem for Meng Zhou. After having such a clear idea, he had two solutions in mind.

One is the easiest, which is to use the chemical technique to soften them into fiber-like filaments, and then twist them into ropes like steel strands, and braid them into various shapes according to your own needs.

This was the easiest to implement, but it was also the first one he rejected.

The traces of the knot master are too obvious, so this won't work.

After thinking hard, Meng Zhou came up with a second plan.

It is spliced ​​with a mortise and tenon structure, and broken into whole parts, from small to large. At the same time, "cores" are used as lines of the talisman array, penetrating from the inside of different material areas, connecting the scattered spirituality into a whole.

This actually used some of his essential insights on the knot line, but apart from himself, even if a second knot master saw it, he would not know what it has to do with the knot line, let alone other people. .

The most we can say is that his method of making talisman arrays is unique.

There is no problem with this. Any inheritance, even if it comes from the same source, will develop some "unique" methods after two or three generations.

This is so common in the spiritual world that it’s not worth making a fuss about.

When the idea reaches this level, it is very simple to do what is most convenient.

It is most convenient to assemble a house or a yard by building blocks.

After taking out all the fragmentary material essence stored in the jade volute, Meng Zhou devoted himself wholeheartedly to this "game".

He first classified the materials according to their different genealogy.

If the materials are exactly the same, they can be directly fused into larger ones using the chemical transformation technique. If they are similar, they can be assembled into a larger whole using the tenon and tenon method.

Either make a foundation, support beams or columns, or make walls or roofs.

With a clear idea in mind and the help of means such as the Perfection of Materials technique, it is not difficult at all, not to mention how easy it is to do it.

Then, Meng Zhou took the best quality materials and turned them into "thin cores". Under the control and cooperation of the chemical substance technique, they walked inside the structure that already had the appearance of a house, forming complete and three-dimensional structures. The symbol array structure.

Meng Zhou originally wanted to report more functions, but considering that it should not be too exaggerated, and also considering that there were only so many materials at hand, he reported the four most necessary functions of the talisman array.

When the last "thin core" made of second-grade top-quality materials formed a complete defensive array inside the house, Meng Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's done."