Chapter 350: Life and Death

"This is the distribution map of the Lingfeng City area. You can use it as a reference." The blue-clothed monk said, and handed over another jade slip.

Yuan Ming took the jade slip and immersed his consciousness into it.

The jade slip detailed the structure of Lingfeng City. According to the records above, Lingfeng City is divided into three areas: upper, middle, and lower. All the shops are in the lower level, and the middle and upper levels are residential areas for the monks who come to settle here.

According to the jade slip, the shops in the lower area are gathered together, connected by stone steps and plank roads. Some places even have squares dug out, with dense crowds and many mortals mixed in.

The middle area is mainly composed of caves, which are very close to each other. There are thousands of them, which look like a beehive.

The number of caves in the upper area is relatively scarce, and they are far apart from each other, with only about a hundred.

Yuan Ming ignored the shops in the lower area and looked at the middle and upper areas.

The stone wall where Lingfeng City is located is connected to the spiritual vein of the nearby spiritual stone mine. When the city was established many years ago, a great man from the Lingfu Sect had laid down some kind of forbidden magical power to completely fix the spiritual vein, making the spiritual power in the stone wall of Lingfeng City more powerful and stable.

Because the spiritual vein is transmitted from top to bottom, the higher the cave is, the more abundant the spiritual energy is, and of course the rental price is more expensive.

The place where the cave is rented is also the Lingfeng Palace mentioned by the blue-clothed monk.

Yuan Ming pondered for a moment and planned to act separately with Zuo Qinghui. He went to the Lingfeng Palace in the middle area to rent a cave, while Zuo Qinghui went to the shop area on the lower floor to purchase other items needed for Dan.

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Half an hour later.

In front of the Lingfeng Palace, Yuan Ming stopped and looked at the building in front of him, slightly stunned.

This three-story attic is made of bamboo, wood and bricks, with four pillars and flying eaves. It looks quite regular, but it occupies a small area and can't be considered a temple. However, the three words "Lingfeng Temple" hanging on the door show that he has come to the right place.

Occasionally, there are monks coming in and out of the door, most of them wearing hats or masks to cover their faces.

Yuan Ming's eyes moved slightly. In ordinary monk cities, renting houses requires leaving real faces, identity certificates, etc., is it not necessary in this Lingfeng City?

With this thought, he also took out a gray mask and put it on, blending into the crowd and entering Lingfeng Temple.

This gray mask was obtained during the battle of the Guiyuan Sect's mine vein.

In that battle, Huazhi and King Kong killed many Guiyuan Sect monks, and naturally collected the storage magic tools of those people. The two beasts did not have a high demand for magic tools, so they naturally handed them over to Yuan Ming afterwards. This gray mask was obtained from the storage magic tool of a Guiyuan Sect disciple.

This mask has no special magical power. Its only function is to block the detection of spiritual consciousness. When it is worn on the face, others cannot see his appearance.

The area of ​​Lingfeng Hall is not large, but there are seven or eight stone tables, which makes it look more crowded.

Behind each stone table sits a cultivator wearing Lingfu Sect clothing, receiving people who come in.

Yuan Ming walked to an empty stone table and sat down.

"Daoyou want to rent a cave, or something else?" The Lingfu Sect cultivator behind the stone table asked as a routine.

"The higher the location of the rented cave, the better, preferably the upper area." Yuan Ming said in a muffled voice.

"The upper area? That's where the Jindan stage seniors live, and the price is not cheap." The Lingfu Sect cultivator looked up at Yuan Ming, with a bit of surprise on his face.

Yuan Ming didn't say anything, but his meaning was very clear.

"In that case, Daoyou, wait a moment, the rental of the upper cave is the responsibility of our sect elders, I will ask him to come over." The Lingfu Sect cultivator stood up and walked to the back of Lingfeng Hall, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

He could get a lot of rewards by attracting a business to rent the upper cave.

A moment later, a Lingfu Sect monk came over with a bald old man. This man had a deep aura and looked like a Jindan stage existence.

"You want to rent a cave in the upper area? Here is the price list, take a look first." The bald old man sat down in front of Yuan Ming, took out a jade slip and put it on the table, and said in a calm tone.

Yuan Ming had killed several Jindan stage monks, so he would not be suppressed by the bald old man's momentum. He took the jade slip with a calm look and immersed his consciousness in it.

His eyebrows quickly raised slightly.

No wonder the Lingfu Sect monk said that the caves in the upper area are not cheap. The annual rent of any cave starts at 500 or 600 spirit stones, and all caves are rented for five years. Those with a slightly thinner family cannot afford it at all.

But considering that it is where Jindan stage monks live, this price is not too expensive.

"I want cave No. 12, rent for ten years." Yuan Ming said after a brief selection.

Cave No. 12 is the highest-ranking vacant cave recorded in the jade slip. The five-year rent is more than 10,000 spirit stones, which is extremely expensive.

But he needs to break through the Jindan stage now. Although he has made many preparations in advance, he still hopes that the spiritual energy in the cave will be as dense as possible. Sometimes success may be just a matter of a little bit.

He will not be stingy with the spirit stones that should be spent.

Yuan Ming waved his sleeves across the table, and a small pile of medium-grade spirit stones emerged.

"Your wealth is quite rich." The bald old man looked at Yuan Ming and smiled unexpectedly.

The bald old man counted the spirit stones, collected them all, took out a white jade talisman and handed it to Yuan Ming. The word "twelve" was engraved on it, and said: "This is the forbidden jade talisman of Cave No. 12. It will automatically expire after ten years. If you want to renew the lease, you need to come here again."

After saying that, the bald old man turned around and walked back without waiting for Yuan Ming to speak.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming touched his nose through the mask.

Lingfeng City's management of casual cultivators was indeed loose. He was not asked to reserve his name or reveal his true appearance. It was really good for someone like him who had a secret to hide to get a cave after paying the spirit stone.

He picked up the jade talisman, walked out of Lingfeng Hall, and prepared to see the new cave.

At this moment, a cultivator in a blue cloak came towards him. He looked a little petite, with his body and face hidden under the cloak. He brushed past Yuan Ming and went straight to Lingfeng Hall.

Yuan Ming paused, with a look of surprise in his eyes, and then a white light appeared under his feet, and his figure soared into the sky, blending into the sky of escape light.

The blue-robed figure seemed to have sensed something and looked back.

There was nothing wrong there.

The blue-robed man seemed to be relieved and walked quickly into Lingfeng Hall.

At this moment, in the air dozens of feet above the Lingfeng Palace, Yuan Ming stood in the air on the white jade shuttle, his face was uncertain.

The blue robe on the man just now had the effect of covering his breath, but his spiritual sense was strong, and he still sensed the breath of this person. It turned out to be Yan Sijing from Baidanfang.

How could this woman appear in Lingfeng City, and her tracks were so sneaky, it didn't seem like she was here to do business. Could it be that Yu Hong's death had been exposed, and she came here to avoid being captured by Lei Ming Patriarch?

After a moment of hesitation, Yuan Ming quickly shook his head and flew to the upper area.

No matter why Yan Sijing came here, it had nothing to do with him. At this juncture, he didn't want to have anything to do with her.

Yuan Ming followed the map and went straight to Cave No. 12.

This cave was dug directly on the stone wall. It was quite large. There were five or six rooms in it, a medicine garden, and an underground fire room. It could communicate with the underground fire and was used for alchemy or refining. It was more complete than the cave opened by Sha Hao.

The spiritual energy here is just as described by the people of Lingfeng Palace. It is extremely rich and far better than all the places he has been before. It is worth spending so many spiritual stones.

Yuan Ming carefully checked the inside and outside of the cave. He found nothing unusual, so he took out three sets of magic arrays and set them up in various places.

These three sets of magic arrays are the Five Elements Illusion Array, the Golden Snake Entanglement Array, and the Thick Earth and Rock Array.

The Golden Snake Entanglement Array and the Thick Earth and Rock Array were obtained from Master Lu of Xiansha City.

After returning to Xiansha City from the Guiyuan Sect Mine Cave, he gave the body of the red gold centipede to Master Lu. Master Lu was in a good mood and had a good impression of Yuan Ming, so he let Yuan Ming choose two sets of magic arrays by himself and sold and gave them to Yuan Ming half.

Yuan Ming quickly set up the three sets of magic arrays, and then he sat down in the cave with peace of mind and took a short rest.

Not long after, Zuo Qinghui also flew over from the lower area. He had walked around Lingfeng City, understood the situation in the city, and bought the few things he needed to break through the Jindan.

"In the next period of time, you will guard the gate for me outside, and don't delay your own cultivation." Yuan Ming summoned King Kong, Huazhi, and Lei Yu and ordered.

The spiritual energy in this cave is so abundant that it is natural to make full use of it.

King Kong nodded silently.

"Master, don't worry, we will definitely guard outside and not let anyone affect you." Huazhi patted his chest and said.

Lei Yu also called softly and flapped his wings a few times, indicating that he understood Yuan Ming's instructions.

After Zuo Qinghui handed the things he bought to Yuan Ming, he turned around and left the cave again.

"Is Zuo Qinghui not staying?" Huazhi asked in a voice transmission when he saw this.

"It's enough to have you guard me. Zuo Qinghui still needs to do other things." Yuan Ming said so.

Huazhi said "oh" and didn't ask any more questions.

Yuan Ming gave the three beasts a few more instructions, and then took all the prepared things to a room with the most spiritual energy, and closed the life and death gate.

With his current cultivation, he could have completely fasted. In order to successfully form a golden elixir in one go, he planned not to leave this room without a successful breakthrough.

Now there are three beasts guarding the cave, and Zuo Qinghui, who is controlled by the soul, can be flexible and maneuverable, and at the same time pay close attention to the outside world, so he naturally doesn't have to worry too much.

So Yuan Ming first set up a set of spirit gathering array in the room, put in enough spirit stones, and then summoned the Heaven Stealing Cauldron, placed it aside, and lit a pillar of spiritual incense...

After arranging all the preparations, he returned to the futon and sat cross-legged. After taking a pill, he slowly closed his eyes in the curling green smoke.