Mortal Transformation into Immortal

Before they knew it, an hour had passed.

"Alright, that's enough for today."

Elder Hu finished speaking and stood up.

"Respectfully seeing off the elder."

The disciples rose and bowed to see him off.

Elder Hu waved his sleeve and flew into the air, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Everyone dispersed.

"Well said. This trip was worthwhile. Ziyang Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a great immortal sect. They even have an elder explaining cultivation to a servant disciple."

Yu Ling walked down the mountain alone, her eyes still filled with lingering satisfaction.

He felt he had gained a lot.

I have gained a deeper and clearer understanding of cultivating immortality, and at the same time, I have developed a greater yearning for it.

After leaving Jingzhe Peak, Yu Ling hurried back to her residence.

It was already noon, and today they still needed to take the snake gall to the market to sell it.

After returning to his residence, he took the snake gall and headed to the market.

Ziyang Gate was simply too big; it took another hour to go there and back.

This market town is located in a narrow valley, with many buildings situated within it, resembling a bustling little street.

"We've finally arrived."

The sun was already beginning to set in the west. Yu Ling stood panting at the entrance of the market. It was so far away. She sighed that it was really not easy to come here.

Although the market was not large, it was quite crowded. Standing outside, he noticed that in addition to the servant disciples, there were also formal disciples buying and selling things.

Those formal disciples arrived on their swords and departed on their swords, their movements graceful and unrestrained.

"Don't miss out! Talismans on sale at a bargain price, ten Ziyang coins each, including Fireball Talismans, Water Gathering Talismans..."

"Extremely rare Five-Leaf Heavenly Heart Grass, a top-grade ingredient for refining Heavenly Heart Pills, worth fifteen Purple Yang Coins."

"Looking for sparring partners specializing in martial arts and magic. Price negotiable."

"Monster meat, freshly made monster meat..."

Yu Ling walked inside, and the market town looked just like a street in the mortal world.

He saw that there were also formal disciples setting up stalls here, selling talismans, array plates and all sorts of things, and even cooked food made from demon beast meat.

"I never expected that there would be such worldly and mundane things in the immortal sects."

Yu Ling laughed.

This down-to-earth atmosphere made him feel very comfortable.

Immortals are also human beings, just like mortals, with the seven emotions and six desires.

The presence of a stove inside the dwellings indicates that smoking and eating were not prohibited in Ziyangmen.

"Hey, there are even handymen disciples selling spiritual herbs."

Yu Ling looked around and discovered that even the handymen had set up stalls here, and they were selling spiritual medicines.

And this medicinal herb must have been gathered in the mountains.

"That's right, selling spiritual herbs. The rules of the Ziyang Sect don't say that servants can't sell spiritual herbs."

Yu Ling suddenly realized a problem: if he collected enough medicinal herbs each month, he could sell the extra ones here for Ziyang coins. Moreover, since the miscellaneous disciples were willing to sell them here, it must be more worthwhile than exchanging them for rewards on the miscellaneous disciples' peak.

"The sect didn't say anything about prohibiting other servants besides the herb-gathering disciples from going into the mountains to find spiritual herbs. It seems that as long as they are not afraid of danger, anyone can go," Yu Ling thought to himself.

That's true. The Ziyang Sect is very large and has abundant spiritual energy. The spiritual herbs on the mountains outside can be harvested and then grow back, so there are no restrictions on harvesting them.

Anyway, the real medicine garden is located in the sect's blessed land.

The ordinary spiritual herbs outside are given to the disciples for small-scale use.

"Let's go in here."

Yu Ling spotted a small shop and went inside.

"Junior brother, are you buying or selling something?" A young disciple asked with a smile as he entered.

"Selling things, senior brother."

Yu Ling looked up at him and said.

"Is there anything good?"

"Um."

Yu Ling nodded.

"Quickly, show it to your senior brother."

The young man's eyes lit up. The herb-gathering disciples spent their days in the mountains and would occasionally find some rare treasures.

Yu Ling took out the snake gall bladder, which was wrapped tightly in leaves, from her clothes and handed it to him.

Seeing its shape, the young man was overjoyed and quickly took it, eagerly unfolding it layer by layer.

"Well..."

When they saw the dark green snake gall inside, their expressions froze.

"This must be the gallbladder of a common python."

A deep disappointment appeared in the young man's eyes. He could not sense any spiritual energy in the snake gall; without a doubt, it was something from an ordinary wild beast.

"Yes, senior brother, it's a large green python. How much can it sell for?" Yu Ling asked expectantly.

The young man sized it up and said, "Although it's just an ordinary wild beast, it's a great tonic if you take it with some spiritual herbs. I can give you ten Purple Sun Coins. If it were a demon beast, it would be worth much more."

"Senior brother, how about twelve? I'll bring them back to you next time I find something good."

Yu Ling asked if she could have more.

"I see, junior brother. I can see that you have had a very difficult time finding the medicine. How about eleven?" The young man thought for a moment and added one more for him.

"Okay, thank you, senior brother."

Yu Yang agreed, and with an extra coin, he felt quite pleased with himself.

"Junior brother, here you go."

The young man took out eleven purple coins and gave them to him.

"Senior brother, do you have any jade slips here that describe spiritual herbs?"

Yu Ling put the money away and asked.

What he wants most right now is information about various medicinal herbs, so that he won't be cheated when he finds good ones to sell in the future.

The young man replied, "Yes, there are, but jade slips containing pictures and text are very valuable, and your Ziyang coins are far from enough. However, you can buy paper ones, which are much cheaper."

"How much is the paper version?"

"It's not expensive, just three Ziyang coins will do."

"Let me take a look first."

Yu Ling wanted to inspect the goods first.

"Give."

A small yellow booklet appeared in the young man's hand, and he said, "This contains introductions to a hundred common medicinal herbs found in the sect, enough for you herb-gathering disciples to use."

Jade slips require complex crafting techniques and the use of one's primordial spirit to input information into them. Text is manageable, but various patterns are truly laborious. Paper slips are much easier to make; a simple spell can be used to copy them.

"Perfect, I can use it to familiarize myself with the text."

Yu Ling held it in his hand and looked through it. The information was comprehensive, and he was very satisfied.

The jade slip he absorbed when he first started learning had taught him to recognize most of the characters, but he wasn't familiar with them.

"Senior brother, I'll take it."

Yu Ling took out three coins and gave them to him.

Purchase complete.

"Goodbye, Senior Brother." Yu Ling bowed in farewell.

"Take care, junior brother. Welcome back next time."

The young man put the snake gall into his storage bag.

"I still have eight Ziyang coins. I'll leave them for now." On the street, Yu Ling examined the Ziyang coins in his hand.

He hasn't decided how to spend the money yet.

"The texture is really nice."

Yu Ling held the money in her hand and examined it repeatedly.

These are Gold Essence Copper Coins, a special material extracted from Black Iron Ore. They can be used as money to buy treasures or to refine magical artifacts. One hundred ordinary Purple Sun Coins can be exchanged for a low-grade spirit stone.

This money in the Ziyang Sect is mainly used as currency by disciples with low cultivation levels.

If you're going to use them to forge magical artifacts, even the most ordinary flying sword would require at least a hundred of these Ziyang coins.