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Chapter 4: Qingyuan Realm Fairy Address Book

You successfully defeated the demonic puppet and passed the first level. In the second level, you chose to save the people in a terrifying illusion, where a tiger was about to threaten your life. You led the villagers you saved, over dozens of miles of mountain roads, and finally jumped into a turbulent river to escape the tiger demon.

[Because you spent too much time on the second round of assessment, your results were poor, and you ultimately entered the Monk's Academy with a score of 198th.]

Elder Jingyun was unhappy that you didn't make the top three, which led to him giving the prize he'd prepared for you to other disciples. He didn't say anything, though, and simply urged you to practice diligently in the Martial Monk's Academy.

[Entering the Martial Monk's Court, you are freed from the daily grind of chores, but you still have to complete the tasks assigned by the Bodhi Temple every year.]

The Jiuyuan Emperor of the Jiuyuan Dynasty will lead all civil and military officials, as well as the princes and princesses, to visit the Bodhi Temple. To fulfill its role as a host, the Bodhi Temple will extensively build palaces and reshape the mountain.

You noticed that one of the missions involved traveling to the East China Sea to purchase a thousand tons of East China Sea Snow Crystal Wood. Since you were already planning to go to the East China Sea to find Ji Xinyu, you decisively accepted this mission.

You and two fellow disciples, Taiyue and Taisong, boarded a flying boat from the Western Regions to the East China Sea. After three days and three nights of flight, you finally arrived at Zizhu Market, one of the most famous markets in the East China Sea.

"Is this the Purple Bamboo Market? It's truly spectacular!"

Jiangchuan looked at the scene in the distance and couldn't help feeling emotional.

The vast blue ocean is like a blue gem, crystal clear.

Thousand-foot-tall purple bamboos are rooted in the blue sea, like thousand-foot-tall purple gold mountains surrounding a green island.

Purple mist hangs down from the leaves of the purple bamboo, like flowing purple clouds. Coupled with the monks coming and going, who are riding on auspicious clouds, riding on spiritual beasts, and flying with swords, the whole island looks even more fairy-like.

This was the first time he had seen such a strange sight in his two lifetimes.

"The Purple Bamboo Market is well managed by Zhuxian Island, but looking at the entire Qingyuan Realm, it is only in the upper middle level, far inferior to the Wanhua Market opened by the Wanmu Dao Palace."

Taiyue, carrying a short spear, spoke.

"Such a magnificent Purple Bamboo Market can only be considered upper middle class? Wanhua Market!"

Jiang Chuan's eyes flashed with curiosity: "I will definitely go and see it if I have the chance."

The flying boat landed at Zizhu Market. Taiyue, Taisong, and you went to Zizhu Pavilion, the largest shop in Zizhu Market, to buy East China Sea Snow Crystal Wood. After some bargaining, the deal was finalized. You will pick up the wood at Zizhu Pavilion in three days.

After the deal was finalized, you used the excuse of wanting to stroll around Zizhufang Market to separate from Taiyue and Taisong.

You learned that Yunxia Pavilion, a subsidiary of Jiuxiao Palace, also has a branch in Zizhu Market, so you headed to Yunxia Pavilion to see if you could run into Ji Xinyu.

Monks don't lie, but you believe you'll return to secular life in the future, so you can't really be considered a monk. So, after arriving at Yunxia Pavilion, you lied and claimed to be Ji Xinyu's friend, asking about her whereabouts.

After learning that Ji Xinyu and her fellow disciples had gone to the Northern Territory to hunt monsters, you left with no choice but to pray that Ji Xinyu wouldn't die at the hands of a monster.

[When you return to your inn, you discover the Tiandao Pavilion shop.]

Like the Bodhi Temple, the Tiandao Pavilion is one of the Nine Outer Daoist Sects, as described by the immortal cultivators. They excel at deducing secrets and specialize in selling all kinds of secret information.

You wanted to pursue Ji Xinyu, but apart from knowing her name and that she was an outer disciple of Jiuxiao Palace, you knew nothing else. So, you entered the Tiandao Pavilion, ready to buy information about Ji Xinyu. However, faced with the price of one thousand spirit stones, and with less than a hundred spirit stones in your storage bag, you had no choice but to leave.

Looking at the three golden characters "Tiandao Pavilion" written in a flamboyant style on the black plaque, Jiangchuan sighed softly.

"It's true that a penny can make a hero fall! I'm really broke right now. How can I make money? Refining pills? With my level of skill, the probability of losing money is probably greater than the probability of making money."

In the last simulation, Jiang Chuan was transferred from the storage yard to the alchemy room because the alchemy room was short of staff, so he studied alchemy for three years.

Using the alchemy furnace and the precious alchemy furnace, Jiang Chuan would fail in four or five out of ten furnaces of alchemy.

Now that he has no precious alchemy furnace and no earth fire, Jiang Chuan feels that if he can succeed in refining ten furnaces of elixir, it would be a blessing!
If one furnace fails, all the money will be lost!
"Is there any business that requires low investment, low risk and high profit?" Jiang Chuan's thoughts were in turmoil and he kept thinking.

"Swindling, murder, and robbery?"

"The investment is small and the profit is high, but the risk is also great. It will be troublesome if we meet an old scoundrel who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger." Jiang Chuan shook his head and rejected it.

"Find a rich fairy, live off her, and steal my father-in-law's spirit stones?"

Jiang Chuan touched his chin and said, "That's a good idea, but how do we find such a wealthy fairy? It would be great if someone could sell the 'Qingyuan Realm Fairy Address Book'."

Jiang Chuan was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

"No one's selling the 'Qingyuan Realm Fairy Address Book,' so I can! I can also sell 'How to Make a Fairy Fall in Love with You' and 'How to Win a Fairy's Heart'! This set of fairy secrets!"

"Among the monks, there are definitely some who harbor fantasies. As long as they have fantasies, they could be potential customers of mine."

[Chasing fairies may not make you rich overnight, but teaching others how to chase fairies can easily make you rich! ]

After finalizing your plan to make a fortune, you, lacking spirit stones, purchased various fairy news from the Tiandao Pavilion. You had no choice but to return to Bodhi Temple with your two senior brothers, carrying a storage bag containing thousands of tons of East Sea Snow Crystal Wood.

[After returning to Bodhi Temple, while you practice, you will also constantly take on alchemy tasks from the sect's Foreign Affairs Hall to earn spirit stones.]

Three months later, you broke through to the fourth level of the second realm. At the same time, the Jiuyuan Dynasty, led by the Jiuyuan Saint Emperor, arrived at the Bodhi Temple. Having just emerged from seclusion, you were immediately assigned by the elders to entertain the family of Song Yanlin, the Jiuyuan Dynasty's Minister of Revenue.

Song Yanlin saw that you were young, so during the conversation, he used indirect methods to pry into the many secrets of the Bodhi Temple.

[As someone who has lived two lives, you know he's gathering intelligence.]

[So, you inadvertently revealed that you were extremely talented and that Elder Jingyun valued you.]

[As you expected, Song Yanlin gave you a lot of elixirs and spiritual objects in the following days, hoping to get closer to you.]

[You accepted all the benefits offered to you. At the same time, you also learned from Song Yanlin about various major forces in the Qingyuan Realm, including some news about the fairies that interested you the most.]

A month later, the Nine Abyssal Saint Emperor led all his civil and military officials, princesses, and princes away. Then, the Maha Hall, one of the nine sects of the Outer Dao, along with the Bodhi Temple, sent its elders to visit the Bodhi Temple.

(End of this chapter)