Chapter 73: Pretending to be True

Pretending to be True

"Bao Yun Sea boat tickets are sold out."

Ruan Ci stood on one side of the ferry, slowly reading the words on the jade board at the door. "Wan Diegu still has six cabins left, one thousand spirit jade each... This boat ticket is really not cheap."

"It takes a lot of effort to escort so many Foundation Establishment cultivators all the way there," Qu Tanyue smiled. "Who knows how many Golden Core scale-creatures are hidden in the Fengfu River. The flesh and blood of Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered together are a great temptation for these aquatic tribes. This is the price for Foundation Establishment cultivators. If Golden Core cultivators want to board, the boat ticket will be much cheaper."

Ruan Ci looked around and didn't see the water sign for Golden Core cultivators. She pouted and felt a bit stuffy. Qu Tanyue let her look closely at the jade sign. "This jade sign is also a magic tool. If your cultivation is not enough, you naturally don't know the price of Golden Core cultivators. If it were Qi Refining cultivators, then each ticket would be more than one thousand spirit jade."

The Central Continent is worthy of being a holy land for cultivation, and the people’s livelihood and human feelings are quite different from South Zhuzhou. Ruan Ci found everything fresh and couldn't help but say, "Such a small ferry also has such magic tools specifically for selling boat tickets. Compared to it, Tancheng is indeed a rural place."

"There are more prosperous places in South Zhuzhou. Tancheng is a terminal for foreign continents. How can any big sect set up a mountain gate nearby?" Qu Tanyue said. "There are also cities in the Central Continent like Tancheng where most are low-level cultivators, and there is no sect governance. In the future, if you have leisure, I will accompany you to play slowly."

Being with Qu Tanyue is much happier than being with the group of cultivators from Jin Bo and Pinghai. First, he knows Ruan Ci’s background and her true identity, so there is no scruples when the two sides talk. Second, Qu Tanyue is a Nascent Soul great cultivator with extraordinary knowledge, and he is very doting on Ruan Ci, patiently accompanying her to visit everywhere in the city, helping her sell many harvests in Huang Shoushan, and bargaining with the shopkeeper with her, which is also a joy, without any impatience, and even better at bargaining than Ruan Ci.

Ruan Ci walked all the way in Huang Shoushan, and the most consumed was talismans. However, the Green Jade Miasma spread to this place and had reached its end. The anti-miasma talismans sold in the market were mainly for avoiding the local gloomy rain. It couldn't be used after boarding the boat, and when she reached the Bao Yun Sea, there would be a new kind of miasma. Therefore, she only replenished talisman paper and cinnabar in the market. In addition, the Frost Sword given by True Person Wang was damaged by Zhou Zhi and lost some of its spirituality, so she wanted to find a refining shop to repair it.

Previously, while within the sect, Ruan Ci had relied on her divine sword for protection and considered her magic power quite respectable among Foundation Establishment cultivators, so she had not bothered to trade for any other magic treasures. Only after the battle at the Green Jade Bright Hall did she develop some vague ideas, and it was only after truly experiencing life-threatening danger in Huang Shoushan that she realized what magic treasures she was still lacking. She had wanted to search for some in Yiyunbei, but in the local markets, the meat of demonic beasts sold for a pittance, while magic treasures were fifty percent more expensive than in the Jin Bo market and of much inferior quality. After Qu Tanyue accompanied Ruan Ci to pick through a few, Ruan Ci found nothing she liked and complained to him, "It's truly black-hearted. By my calculations, even if those companions of mine hadn't died on the road and had made it here to continue their journey, they would have to cough up over eighty percent of what they gained in Huang Shoushan just to stay in this market."

Qu Tanyue said, "This Yiyun Ferry has to offer sacrifices to Nascent Soul cultivators, otherwise the market cannot be operated. If you don't buy low and sell high, just the offerings of Nascent Soul cultivators are not enough to spend. What’s more, there are still people making money—aren't you one of them? This harvest was exchanged for more than ten thousand spirit jade, and the cost was only some expenses for repairing the Frost Sword, at most one thousand spirit jade. If you are willing to go to the Shangqing Bank, the cost will be even less."

He smiled again. "As for magic tools, I already know what you want. I have already ordered Xiunu to send it, and it will meet us in the Bao Yun Sea. Don't buy it here. The market here is all calculated. The magic tools are only enough for you to use until you come out of the Hengze Heaven, and then they will break. People are doing a monopoly business. Those cultivators see through it, but they can't help it if they are in a hurry. But since we have other ways, we don't have to suffer this layer of exploitation."

He knew much more about the lives of low-level cultivators in the Central Continent than Wang Panpan, and the business scriptures he calculated were all interesting. Ruan Ci listened with great interest and smiled. "Husband is really good at living—did Xiunu and Linu also come out with you?"

A small insect crawled out of Qu Tanyue’s sleeve and buzzed. "Linu greets the young mistress. Young mistress, has the civet cat beside you been brought? It is very fierce."

The spirit beast bag at Ruan Ci’s waist squirmed, and Wang Panpan poked her head out, meowed, and shrank back. Qu Tanyue said, "I just wanted to tease it, and it hid? It harmed my incarnation once in South Zhuzhou, how can it not let me touch it twice."

This refers to the time when Wang Panpan controlled Qu Tanyue’s incarnation. Ruan Ci smiled. "Then I can't control it. You can go and grind with it yourself."

Because she asked Qu Tanyue to guess what magic tool she wanted to buy, Qu Tanyue just acted mysterious and refused to tell her. The two played for a while and paced to the side of the pier. Qu Tanyue carried her to fly higher and looked at the rolling waves of the Fengfu River, which rushed down from the deep canyon between Huang Shoushan and Biyuan Mountain. Here, it was divided into two river channels. This Yiyun Beiwang ferry was also the place where the river water split. It was countless high cliffs interlaced and stacked, presenting the momentum of bird wings, stretching long into the river water. The river water was extremely turbulent at the winding place under the wings. After passing the wing tip, the riverbed suddenly widened, and then it lazily split into two roads, one to the southwest and one to the northeast, and the river water was much clearer, with the color of molten tin and refined silver.

Ruan Ci looked back at the road she came from in mid-air, and could vaguely see the mountain wall on Huang Shoushan that was also stacked like wings and scarlet like blood, and couldn't help but say, "This primordial phoenix is really big. Look, doesn't this Fengfu River look like it was waist-cut and fell here, and its belly and intestines flowed out and turned into a river of blood?"

"This intestine flows and flows, and when it flows here, it is blocked by the wings lying on the ground. Only a trace of blood color goes around and merges into a river that was originally irrelevant, is that so?" Qu Tanyue followed her words. Ruan Ci squinted and looked for a while, and smiled. "It seems so. If you treat the river in front of us as a river flowing from northeast to southwest, it is also possible. I guess this river must not be called Fengfu River in the old universe."

Qu Tanyue’s eyebrows raised. "Old universe?"

Ruan Ci said, "Didn't I tell you? This is a primordial phoenix that fell from the old universe. It should have died here as early as the old universe. After washing for I don't know how many billions of years, only a few names were left. If we hadn't been swallowed into the belly, probably not many people would have the patience to figure out what it was originally. Since the opening of this universe, it has been a mountain, so let’s treat it as a mountain. Even if you know it is transformed from a primordial phoenix, you won't get any more benefits."

Qu Tanyue listened to these words and just pondered. Linu crawled out of his sleeve and asked in a thin voice, "Where did the young mistress know the origin of this primordial phoenix?"

Ruan Ci said, "What do you say? Not only do I know this is a primordial phoenix, but I also know that this phoenix was struck down by the Donghua sword. I stayed in Huang Shoushan for an extra month, just to refine the divine sword again, and condense the Donghua sword intent obtained in the Phoenix Intestine into the sword body as soon as possible, so that I can have more cultivation to deal with the Hengze Heaven trip."

Qu Tanyue suddenly said, "Struck down by the Donghua sword, but died in the old universe? The Donghua sword had not yet produced a spirit in the old universe, then, then you..."

Ruan Ci said, "Correct. When I refined the divine sword, I meditated in the quiet, and I did see the scene of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Ancestor holding a sword to strike down this phoenix. That is why I know it is a creature of the old universe. However, the scene I saw was very blurry, and there was nothing special."

Her tone was natural, but Linu listened and flew up and down, extremely excited, and said sharply, "Young Master, this young mistress you married is truly wonderful. In the future, I am afraid that the husband will be expensive because of the wife. Wonderful, wonderful, you must give this betrothal gift generously. If it is less than one point, the old master will not spare you."

Qu Tanyue was angry and funny when he heard this. "Slow down, isn't it already being prepared? The family is poor, and it is a bit tight for a while, and the wife didn't urge me—besides, this is the residence of the Shangqing Sect. Even if you eat, you can't eat much."

He and Linu didn't speak very clearly, but Ruan Ci was not stupid. She already knew that she had said these words too quickly. Even if the benefits of Huang Shoushan were all obtained by her, the better things should be in Biyuan Mountain. The spiritual energy there can still attract a large number of Golden Core demonic beasts. I am afraid that the Xuanpo Gate will organize manpower to go to Biyuan Mountain to search for the treasure materials left by the old universe. Seeing Linu’s happy look, the remnants of the old universe seem to be very rare in the Langhuan Zhou Heaven.

She couldn't help but regret very much, thinking, "This husband, what did he give me? A jade wall, a piece of clothing, and the travel expenses paid more on the way back from South Zhuzhou. If he really found something in Biyuan Mountain, wouldn't he have earned it all back?"

But the words were spoken, and could not be taken back, so she had to comfort herself, "It’s okay, the seed of love he gave me cannot bewitch me, and sooner or later it will backlash against himself. By that time, he will love me wholeheartedly, but I don't love him at all. He is still at a loss."

She had already asked Wang Panpan clearly whether the seed of love was effective, the original master was not clear, and the backlash was also unconscious, just like the effect of the seed of love on the recipient. Therefore, she secretly decided to express her growing affection for Qu Tanyue in ordinary times, let him think that the seed of love was effective, and try to probe to figure out whether he had given a seed of love—although with his personality, it was 100% certain, but it was not bad to be more certain.

However, at this time, she still couldn't let the Xuanpo Gate take all the benefits like this. Ruan Ci said, "You also know that this is the residence of the Shangqing Sect. In front of me, a Shangqing disciple, you say these things so boldly?"

Qu Tanyue smiled. "Wife, if we find any good things in the mountains, if it is related to the green sword, isn't it all yours?"

If it is not related to the green sword, Ruan Ci doesn't need it. This seems very reasonable, but Ruan Ci is still a bit reluctant. Her eyes turned, and she said, "Then you have to be fast. I have already reported this to my master. The sect should also pay more attention to this place than usual."

Although she often said that True Person Wang was stingy and loved face, until now, she knew that compared with Qu Tanyue, she was still closer to True Person Wang in her heart. She was unwilling to give all the benefits in Biyuan Mountain to Qu Tanyue, but it was still acceptable to give them to True Person Wang.

Linu heard Ruan Ci’s words and was very anxious, flying an eight-character in the air, dancing wildly. "Young Master, it’s terrible, it’s terrible, I will go over first!"

It buzzed and flew to the west. In an instant, it didn't know where it flew. Ruan Ci sat in the air, looking at the direction Linu flew away, opened her small mouth slightly, and looked a bit dazed. Qu Tanyue was also a bit helpless and said to Ruan Ci, "Linu is the most impatient, and fortunately Xiunu doesn't know about this yet, otherwise, this magic tool will be difficult to send."

He said again, "Wife, it is better to hide these words in your heart in the future. Whether it is your master or your husband, they have their own duties in the sect, and there are many things that have to be done. You are only Foundation Establishment cultivation. The good things we get in Biyuan Mountain, even if we say we keep them for you, how much can be left when you really reach Golden Core and Nascent Soul?"

His tone was euphemistic, not without the meaning of defending himself. Ruan Ci also understood, thinking, "The ten blood-line golden insects of the Xuanpo Gate, Qu Tanyue seems to be able to move only two, and these two are not master-servant with him. Linu went as soon as he heard the news, without asking him. Qu Tanyue couldn't stop it."

She thought again, "Teaching me like this actually affects the benefits he can seek. It seems that he has begun to be backlashed by the seed of love, and finally gradually likes me."

Thinking of this, she was a bit proud, and she was not as angry with Qu Tanyue as before. Instead, she felt that he was spinning a cocoon for himself unknowingly, which was ridiculous and pathetic. She gave him a look of deep affection and said, "Okay, thank you husband for teaching me—although I am a bit reluctant in my heart, thinking that if Linu gets benefits, he will naturally be more loyal to husband, so I am not so uncomfortable."

As she spoke, she wanted to pat him on the shoulder to show pity, but felt that this action was too condescending, fearing that Qu Tanyue would see something wrong. She hesitated for a moment, still picked it up, put it in mid-air, learned the way Wang Panpan usually acted like a spoiled child, stretched her head over, rubbed it under his palm, smiled at Qu Tanyue, and said, "Husband, let’s talk about how to act after boarding the boat."

Qu Tanyue looked at her sweet and cute appearance for a long time, and looked at the palm in the air, suddenly raised his hand and tapped lightly on Ruan Ci’s forehead, and pinched her cheek and pulled it. In Ruan Ci’s protest, his hand fell down, as if he wanted to hold Ruan Ci in his arms, but still circled a circle, fell to his side, and said, "Correct, the ferry to the Bao Yun Sea is indeed a bit dangerous at this time. Many cultivators who intend to go to the Hengze Heaven want to eliminate strong enemies on the boat first..."

Leaning on the clouds with Ruan Ci, talking and talking, the breeze blew, lifting a corner of the robe sleeve, and the slender fingers occasionally rubbed against each other, as if they hadn't forgotten the feeling of pinching the girl’s cheek just now.

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Updated, sorry for the wait, I will send red envelopes to everyone in a while, this chapter is a concept of the seed of love, and some previous settings, also come from my dissatisfaction with other Xianxia novels. Is cultivating to the end just absolute power? I think this is very far-fetched. This power system will eventually lead to infinite currency inflation. For me personally, I prefer the power and control of these great cultivators, which is unimaginable to low-level cultivators. The transcendence in information and thought is a setting that I personally feel is more reasonable and has more feeling. It also includes the Seven Hundred Years of the Three Kingdoms Array, all of which were written to satisfy these points of mine.

I read "Wolf Emperor" yesterday. Except for the part where the hero deals with the human kingdom, everything else is very good, and this book seems to be CP-free, but I ate CP. I found that I don't dislike infrastructure novels talking about love, but I don't like the character design created according to the hero/attack template. I think that kind of atmosphere is out of place with the infrastructure novel...

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(There are not many drafts left, I am so anxious, I might not be able to write today because guests are coming to the house)

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