Mortal: Dual-Body Transmigration, Proving the Dao in Two Realms

On the vast lake surface.

A fairly luxurious little boat was moving slowly when a young man dressed in hemp clothing crawled into the cabin with a handful of grilled fish.

"Sir, the fish is ready."

Ah Le approached the figure sitting cross-legged inside the cabin and respectfully greeted him.

After Chen Ming met the immortal master that day, he became Chen Ming's servant.

The luxurious little boat beneath their feet was also a gift from Kui Xu.

Unlike small boats made by ordinary people that require rowing, it can navigate autonomously simply by relying on the water vapor in the lake, without having to worry about energy issues.

The only flaw.

The small boat wasn't very fast, only a fraction of the speed of a human boat.

"Hmm, your skills are pretty good now."

Chen Ming took a piece of grilled fish, took a bite, and nodded in satisfaction.

He is currently only at the Qi Refining stage, so he naturally needs to eat mortal food. Only when he breaks through to the Foundation Establishment stage can he truly practice abstinence from grains.

"I didn't expect that the Dharma Body also needs to eat. Apart from not being able to carry items, this body is no different from the original body." Chen Ming pondered to himself while eating grilled fish.

As his time travels lengthened, his understanding of the Dharma Body deepened.

It shouldn't be long.

The Dharmakaya will be used as freely as his physical body.

"Master, we should arrive at the market in half a day. Should we start preparing things now?" Ah Le asked after hesitating for a moment as he saw Chen Ming eating grilled fish.

Chen Ming paused for a moment, then instructed, "Just take good care of the treasure fish. As for the 'Jade Feather,' just hide it for now."

"Yes."

Ah Le nodded, left the cabin, and went to another spot on the fishing boat specifically for storing the catch.

Inside, there were two water tanks of different sizes.

The small tank contained five brightly colored treasure fish, while the large tank contained only one strange fish with fins and scales that resembled feathers!

Looking at the strange fish, Ah Le's face showed a complex expression.

This fish.

It was a semi-spirit fish that was fed with Wu Yue's body!

and.

Ah Le also learned the reason why Wu Yue took him out in the first place: he wanted to use him and his companions to raise a real spirit fish.

pity.

In the end, his plan backfired and benefited others.

Shaking his head, Ah Le stopped thinking about it and carried the small water tank outside.

We're almost at the market.

These precious fish were resources that Chen Ming had specially captured for this market transaction.

.....

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.

The outline of an island gradually appeared in front of the fishing boat.

As the fishing boat approached the island, more and more boats appeared around it, but most of them were just ordinary boats. Boat owners with basic formations like Chen Ming were a minority.

Chen Ming stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the fishing boats, and already had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

It seems that Kyu-wook is not bad.

However, given that they come from the Kui family, it's understandable that they are quite wealthy.

Swoosh, swoosh.

As the ship slowly approached the dock built on the island, the ordinary ships around it made way for Chen Ming and his group to reach the shore first.

The law of the jungle applies everywhere.

Chen Ming didn't stand on ceremony and steered the boat to dock first.

Get off the ship.

Soon, the dock manager came to his side.

The dock manager, a portly middle-aged man, smiled obsequiously at Chen Ming and said:

"Master, this is the dock of Treasure Island Market. In principle, a management fee should be paid. However, since you look unfamiliar, it seems that this is your first time visiting Treasure Island. Let's waive the management fee."

"If you want to go to the market, just keep walking along this road and you'll see it."

"Um."

Chen Ming paused for a moment, then nodded.

He's penniless now, so saving on management fees is good.

Seeing this, the manager smiled and left to find the next cultivator to land, but this time he was not so easy to talk to.

He directly invoked the name of the Deng family from Taiwan, which made the cultivator obediently pay the ship management fee.

Although Chen Ming had already headed towards the market, he heard the commotion behind him and looked thoughtful.

However, with the market opening soon, he didn't delve too deeply into it.

Keep moving forward.

He soon saw what the market looked like.

It was a very small market town. Not to mention compared to the market town of Huangfeng Valley in the mortal world, even the small markets Chen Ming had seen before were much larger than this one.

Moreover, this market had no main gate; to enter, one had to walk through the gaps between the shops and buildings.

"It's more like a vegetable market than a proper market. And it's nowhere near as big as the markets of my previous life; it's probably just a small fair."

Chen Ming had an idea and squeezed into the gap to the side.

Enter the market area.

What comes into view is a street, where people of all appearances and strange clothes are setting up stalls, occupying most of the street space.

As for the sides of the street.

Although there are shops and buildings, very few people go inside.

According to Kui Xu, Baodao Market ranks fourteenth in Shanhu District. It is not considered a prosperous market and is frequented by cultivators who cultivate their vital energy and practice qi cultivation.

After a moment's thought, Chen Ming walked toward one of the stalls in front of him.

The items sold at this stall were likely raw materials, such as talismans, furs, and ink, which he could recognize at a glance.

"Fellow Daoist, may I ask how much these stacks of talismans cost?"

Chen Ming picked up a stack of talismans with his left hand and asked the stall owner in a low voice.

The stall owner glanced at what Chen Ming was carrying in his right hand and replied casually, "A stack of one tael of spirit powder. If you don't have spirit powder, you can have a pound of treasure fish instead."

"Too expensive."

Shaking his head, Chen Ming walked toward the next stall.

After visiting several different stalls, Chen Ming finally figured out what was being traded in this world.

That's spirit powder!

The so-called spirit powder refers to the powder made from spirit stones. Because it carries considerable spiritual energy, it has become a commodity for trade among low-level cultivators.

As for the value of the treasure fish...

In Cuishan Lake, the value of a treasure fish is roughly one jin (500g) equal to one liang (50g) of spirit powder, and ten jin (500g) are equal to one spirit stone.

It is worth mentioning that.

In this world, one liang (两) is only about fifty grams, and ten liang make up one jin (斤).

"The treasure fish I have are all about seven or eight ounces in size. The five of them together are probably only worth about three ounces of spirit powder. I wonder if I could exchange them for a cultivation technique?"

Chen Ming frowned slightly, feeling rather uncertain.

In the mortal world, even a basic cultivation technique costs two spirit stones. Cultivation techniques in this world are unlikely to be cheap, and it would be impossible to purchase one without several spirit stones.

But since we're already here...

Chen Ming was naturally unwilling to go back empty-handed, so he gritted his teeth and headed towards the shop that sold the cultivation techniques he had inquired about.