Building a sect from scratch.

The cat demons held a "tea party," enjoying this rare moment of peace and quiet.

This welfare event caused most players to flock to Rongyu City, and the streets of Chang'an City were no longer filled with people who were jumping around or using various skills.

Having just passed the sandpit and greeted the three cat demons with a smile, Song Bozheng strolled along the main street, which would be considered lively in other towns but was actually much less crowded, and felt somewhat out of place.

He heard rumors and specifically chose today to go out to buy groceries.

As an introverted person who doesn't like crowds, Song Bozheng always buys enough groceries for a week at a time and stores them in the refrigerator to eat slowly.

His residence was very close to the bustling downtown area of ​​Chang'an City. He was just a short walk down the road to the Sand Sculpture Hotel, and then another turn into an alley.

The four main streets forming a "口" shape were the most bustling and prosperous area in the entire city of Chang'an. Because many stone lanterns were built around the four streets, it was also known as "Lantern Market Street". Passing east from Lantern Market Street, you would reach the famous "Night Market Street" outside Chang'an City.

Although the "Night Market Street" is not within the security area of ​​Chang'an City, everyone has always assumed that it is under the jurisdiction of Chang'an City, so the environment is no different from that of the inner city. The newly paved cement road is lined with rows of streetlights carved from stone. The shops on both sides of the road are much more diverse in appearance than those in Chang'an City. Many cultivators from other sects and independent cultivators do not want to pay taxes, so they have rented a piece of land here and built their own shops to sell their goods.

In other words, this street has become the most famous "duty-free street" under the Taiyin Sect.

However, most of what's sold on the street is spiritual materials, or the few renovated old shops run by players, like Duck Duck Milk Tea and Big Intestine Brother Barbecue. The kinds of shops Song Bo regularly goes to for everyday grocery shopping are just a few located in Chang'an City and Dengshikou.

The largest is "Shennong Factory Fruit and Vegetable Garden," which sells fruits and vegetables at low prices and in large quantities.

But Song Bozheng preferred another market called "Zhonghuajia Fruit and Vegetable Market," where the latest cultivated fruits and vegetables were always available first. Besides being a bit more expensive, the quality was guaranteed.

In addition, there are shops called "Friends of Toilets" that only sell various fruits and "One Dig, One Sack" that specializes in potatoes. These two shop names are obviously run by disciples of the Taiyin Sect. Song Bozheng doesn't go there often. Many of those Taiyin Sect disciples are like leeches. As long as you are even slightly nice to them, they feel that they are being treated differently and start following you around asking for tasks and favor. They are very annoying. So unless it is for work or dealing with players as customers, Song Bozheng always keeps his distance from most shops run by players.

"What is this? A newly bred variety?"

Song Bozheng pointed to a box of small pink fruits inside a cardboard box decorated with isolation array patterns and asked the shop assistant curiously.

The cardboard box was folded very delicately. When he picked it up, he was surprised to find that it was heavier than he had imagined. After examining it more closely, he discovered that there was a transparent glass box between the fruit wrapped in the cardboard box and the cardboard box itself!
This transparent glass box alone is worth a lot of money!

Although Longshan Glass Factory shipped out several batches of goods half a week ago, making glass no longer an expensive item in the world, glass is still in short supply. Even the goods ordered by the Fu Lu Shou Chamber of Commerce have to wait!
Even the packaging is so luxurious, this box of pink berries must be quite expensive!
Thinking this way, Song Bozheng also asked the question.

The shop assistant, who already recognized Song Bozheng, nodded and said, "That's right! It's a brand new product that just came in today. Only one case arrived, which is only twenty boxes in total! Each box costs three hundred yuan!"

At this point, the salesperson even gasped and muttered in a low voice, "My goodness, I wonder who can afford this!"

Song Bozheng, who had made a lot of money as a weapon refiner, was also taken aback by the price and asked, "Why is this thing so expensive?"

"I heard it's because it's transported from the Arctic Ocean! We can't grow it here! It's called 'Blood Rose Fruit'! They say it's incredibly delicious!" the shop assistant introduced. "And this stuff seems to be a very precious spiritual material! It has the effect of calming the mind and strengthening the soul, and it can also dispel ghostly energy! However, the research institute is studying how to cultivate it in large quantities, and they should have some progress, otherwise they wouldn't have sent over a box to sell today! Maybe it will be available in large quantities soon, and then it will probably be much cheaper!" "Calming the mind and strengthening the soul!?"

Song Bozheng was truly startled this time.

In the value system of the Guixu Realm, consciousness and soul are the most important existences, especially the soul.

Or rather, the soul has always been considered the "original form" of beings in the Void Realm.

Physical death can lead to possession and reincarnation, but the dissipation of the soul means complete disappearance.

Therefore, everything related to the soul, and anything that can affect the soul, is extremely expensive.

If there really are pills that can calm the mind and solidify the soul, they are all high-level elixirs, and you might not be able to buy one for three hundred, let alone three thousand!

The reason these items are in high demand is that many cultivators undergo a tribulation, commonly known as "crossing the tribulation," when advancing in their cultivation level. The tribulation lightning is no ordinary lightning; a single misstep can obliterate a cultivator's soul!
Therefore, when cultivators sense that they are about to undergo tribulation, they will make as many preparations as possible beforehand, and acquiring a large number of spiritual pills and rare treasures that can stabilize the mind and solidify the soul is one of them.

If this "blood rose fruit" really has such effects, then three hundred yuan is not expensive, or even a great bargain!
Thinking of this, Song Bozheng became conflicted again: "Why didn't we send it to an auction market? Wouldn't it have fetched a higher price that way?"

"That's what I was saying too!" The shop assistant didn't seem to know much either, only showing off his guess: "Maybe it's because this stuff isn't very effective, so nobody buys it as a spiritual material? Oh dear! Or maybe our boss is stupid! I just think he's not very bright!"

"Hehehe, then I'll buy a box and try it!"

As Song Bozheng spoke, he carefully carried the box of blood rosehips and placed it into the straw basket provided by the market for temporary use.

The shop assistant clicked his tongue in amazement and said with a hint of envy, "Wow! You're really rich! I wish I could be like you cultivators, able to fly around and make tons of money with just a spell!"

"Hehe, you can also go to school to learn. It's not too difficult to get started. My spiritual root isn't very good either."

As Song Bozheng spoke casually, he picked through various fruits and vegetables.

The shop assistant sighed and said, "How could that be! It's impossible for someone like us with a disability! But the Goddess of the Moon is so powerful, maybe she can even conjure up an elixir that allows people to grow spiritual roots!"

The comforting words that Song Bozheng had been holding back, "I am actually born with a deficiency in the earth element," were completely swallowed back after hearing that person's words. He simply echoed, "That's not necessarily true!"

(End of this chapter)