Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 8 Door-to-Door Delivery
There were three porters running the route from Qinghefang to Hongyefang, and Fang Jingxuan was just one of them.

Yesterday was his day to pick up passengers, and the next two days will be the responsibility of the other two porters.

Therefore, Fang Jingxuan had nothing to do these two days and could be considered to have taken a rest.

However, Fang Jingxuan didn't want to be idle. Even if he couldn't ferry passengers, he could let Tuyuan go out to transport goods. Any money he could make was good money.

So, after Tuyuan finished his meal, Fang Jingxuan took Tuyuan to a pier outside Hongyefang Market, waiting for work.

Here, you can see all kinds of pack animals, including carts pulled by cows and horses, as well as spiritual beasts like camel rays floating in the air.

"Tsk tsk, the flying camel ray is awesome. It can pull thousands of kilograms of cargo at once, and most importantly, it can fly. I wish I could get one someday."

Some people expressed envy towards the flying camel ray above. It was obvious that this kind of pack animal was very precious.

Fang Jingxuan joined the small circle of cultivators waiting for work. The cultivators here were basically independent cultivators, and the highest level of cultivation was only the fourth level of Qi Refining.

"Come on, the Flying Camel Ray is not for sale in the Ning family. Unless you have made great contributions to the Ning family, you will have the chance to get one, and it will be old, faded, and infertile.

This beast is the exclusive pack animal of Hongyefang, and ordinary merchants can't use it. How can you do that?"

Someone immediately refuted, and then the two began to bicker, while someone noticed Fang Jingxuan's arrival and heard someone jokingly say:

"Hey, Brother Fang is here. You're so good, you spend two bucks for one spirit beast. You really don't want to be idle at all."

Fang Jingxuan bowed and said to this person:
"Brother Li, please stop laughing at me. How can I eat if I don't work? The current environment is not good. How can I sit idle? Do I dare to sit idle?"

"That's true. If you don't work, you won't have food to eat. It's because we all have lowly lives. I thought I'd become an immortal master, able to call the wind and rain, but I didn't expect to be slapped in the face by life first."

Some people try to find joy in misery, laugh at themselves a few times, and add some fun to their boring lives.

Fang Jingxuan also sighed. Immortal Master? What a bullshit Immortal Master!
In front of those mortals, you are an immortal master, but in front of those big families, you are just a beggar on your knees.

"Anyone going to Sunjiabao to transport ore and cargo? If you're carrying less than 2,000 kilograms, don't come along. The entire journey is 300 miles, round trip on the same day, with lunch provided. It costs one spirit stone per trip. If you're interested, please sign up."

When Fang Jingxuan heard this voice, his eyes lit up. The meal was here.

"Me, me, me, the Xishui Spirit Turtle, I have no problem carrying heavy loads, count me in."

Humph, although I wouldn’t bat an eye at a meal worth three low-grade spirit stones, if you want to earn one now, you have to give it your all.

This is the way to save when you should save, spend when you should spend, spend money where it counts, show off in front of others, suffer behind their backs, and no one should laugh at anyone else.

At once, several people began to sign up, and the cultivator who came out of Hongyefang just took a look and picked out three people, including Fang Jingxuan.

"You three, follow me in. The others will wait."

Fang Jingxuan happily took Tu Yuan in. Although the reward was a little less, it was better than sitting idle at home, and today's meal was settled.

In the wild, several huge pack animals were walking slowly. Fang Jingxuan was sitting on Tuoyuan's back, and behind him were boxes of packed metal ore.

These ores will be sent to Sunjiabao for refining to produce basic spiritual materials for refining weapons.

Tuoyuan looked quite relaxed. He didn't feel too much pressure even though he was carrying three thousand kilograms of ore on his back.

Sunjiabao is also relatively close to Hongyefang, within the range of Hongyefang's military power, so the journey is relatively safe. However, necessary guards are essential; one can't rely on luck for safety.

There are three monks guarding the pack animals. All three of them are in the middle stage of Qi Refining. They are mainly responsible for dealing with possible battles and are monks who specialize in fighting.

The combat power of cultivators at the same level varies greatly. The differences in magic weapons, life force, supernatural powers, and skills can determine who lives and who dies.

Moreover, each cultivator has his own specializations and expertise. For example, Fang Jingxuan, who solicits passengers for ferrying, will not invest his main resources in fighting.

As for the cultivators in front of them, once they have spirit stones, they will use them to arm themselves. After all, they make a living from this. If their magic weapons are not good enough, they may easily lose their lives at the critical moment.

Of course, they take greater risks and receive greater rewards.

Fang Jingxuan brought his own pack animal and made such a trip back and forth, only to be given a low-grade spirit stone.

These people only had to follow along for one trip, and they would earn at least three to five low-grade spirit stones. Moreover, if a battle broke out during the journey, the host would reward them according to their performance afterwards.

Therefore, the monthly income of these cultivators is at least fifty or sixty low-grade spirit stones, which is considered a high income among the casual cultivators in the surrounding areas.

With guards following him and his own [Spur of the Mood] ability not giving any warning, Fang Jingxuan was quite relaxed.

Taking advantage of this time, Fang Jingxuan took out the jade slip given by Huo Cang, and then quietly placed it between his eyebrows, imprinting the knowledge inside in his mind.

Looking at the jade slip that had dimmed, Fang Jingxuan felt a little regretful. This jade slip was only a one-time use, otherwise he could sell it on the black market for a high price.

Of course, Fang Jingxuan was just thinking about this. He didn't dare to sell it. After all, Huo Cang might be gone, but Wei Tong was still there. If he was found out, although he wouldn't attack him, the relationship he had worked so hard to build would definitely be ruined.

Putting the useless jade slip into the storage bag, Fang Jingxuan began to digest the knowledge contained in the jade slip.

After a moment, Fang Jingxuan's face showed joy. Huo Cang's background was indeed extraordinary. The knowledge of raising water-type spirit beasts recorded in this jade slip was unheard of for Fang Jingxuan.

There are more than 40 species of turtle-like spiritual beasts, and each turtle's preferences, habits, mating season, and possible awakened magical powers are all described above.

More importantly, this jade slip also records a method of selecting water-type spirit beasts and thus cultivating one's own spirit pet.

After Fang Jingxuan had initially digested this knowledge, he felt a little dizzy.

This is because too much information is loaded at once, but it doesn’t matter. Fang Jingxuan doesn’t care about this now. He just knows that he has made a fortune.

Huo Cang is a good person. Fang Jingxuan originally thought that even his beast taming skills would not be very good, but he did not expect that he would also receive a secret technique for refining spirit pets.

With just this one trick, Fang Jingxuan will be able to live a life without worries about food and clothing in the future.

Just as Fang Jingxuan was delighted, the team leader in front spoke up to remind him:
"Sunjiabao is almost here, everyone, hurry up."

It turned out that before we knew it, we had already traveled three hundred miles, and the journey was safe without any problems.

This is the normal development. How unlucky would it be if something went wrong every time we went on a mission?

So Fang Jingxuan patted Tuoyuan's tortoise shell, and Tuoyuan immediately understood and quickened his pace. Carrying a lot of goods, he walked steadily towards a mountain in front.

(End of this chapter)