allonlinenovel Chapter 11 Big Mouth
Chapter 11 Big Mouth
Su Luo hurried along, finally leaving the jungle before sunset, and followed a winding stream all the way to a bustling town.
This small town is called Bishui Town. It is the closest town to Tianyi Sect. Most of the shops here are run by people who are affiliated with Tianyi Sect, so it is a very lively place.
Besides the shops and vendors, disciples dressed in Tianyi Sect attire could be seen everywhere, swaggering about with an air of superiority. Even the other independent cultivators and disciples from smaller sects, who came here on business, dared not challenge them.
Who can blame them when Tianyi Sect is one of the most powerful sects in the cultivation world? Those rogue cultivators and disciples of small sects dare not provoke them.
Su Luo touched the veil on her face and looked away. Luckily, she had put on a veil before coming in.
Although most of those people were outer disciples, they still recognized his face, and he had no choice but to do this to avoid trouble.
Before you have absolute strength, you can only develop cautiously.
Su Luo took a breath and strolled along the cobblestone road, glancing at the quaint shops on both sides of the road, looking for a place to rest for the time being, and finally found a familiar restaurant.
Su Luo had been to this restaurant several times in her previous life. The first floor was for dining, while the second and third floors were for living quarters, which was equivalent to a modern hotel.
After Su Luo went inside, she tapped the counter, and the restaurant owner poked his head out.
"I want a top-notch room."
Although the girl in front of him was wearing a veil and dressed simply, appearing very low-key, the restaurant owner could still sense that she possessed the aura of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and hurriedly nodded in response.
"Alright, esteemed guest, would you like to stay on the second or third floor?"
Su Luo hesitated for a moment, then said, "The third floor."
The higher the floor, the more expensive it is, and the better the room is. Anyway, she has money now, so why not enjoy herself?
"Okay! Do you need any other services?"
Su Luo took out some mid-grade spirit stones and said, "Have someone prepare some more of our signature dishes and bring them up. I won't come down."
These mid-grade spirit stones are enough for her to eat, drink, and relax here for a week, but she only plans to stay for three or four days.
Su Luo really had no choice.
Biyue Town is currently the most suitable place to settle down. The towns behind it require flying on a sword for two days and two nights, and Su Shi really doesn't want to fly on a sword anymore.
We can rest here for a while. We'll go out and buy the materials for the talismans and the flying vehicle later. That will take at least two days.
The restaurant owner accepted the spirit stones with a smile. "Don't worry, esteemed guest, our Xiankelai restaurant is most famous for its spiritual food. We use ingredients that are full of spiritual energy, which are not only delicious but also replenish your spiritual energy!"
"Okay, bring more then."
"Okay~"
And so, Su Luo was led up to the third floor by the restaurant waiter, during which she brushed past two disciples of the Tianyi Sect.
They didn't notice Su Luo; instead, they were excitedly gossiping.
"Are you serious? Su Luozhen left the Second Elder's tutelage and broke away from the Tianyi Sect?!"
One of them quickly lowered his voice, "Shh! This matter cannot be made public yet. My senior brother told me this in secret!"
The other person chimed in quietly, "Of course. But are you serious?"
"My senior brother's partner works in the inner sect, and she only found out by accident. How could that be false? It's said that Su Luo even brought it up herself. I don't know what's gotten into her, that she actually wants to leave the Tianyi Sect..."
"Hey! It's because she can't stand it anymore! If I were her, I would have left long ago..."
"That makes sense..."
As the sound faded into the distance, Su Luo didn't even lift her eyelids, and followed the waiter straight into the room.
As soon as she entered the room, she asked someone to prepare food, while she sat by the window at the table, poured herself a glass of water, and drank it, seemingly lost in thought.
She'd only been gone half a day, and the news had already reached here? That shouldn't be the case. Aside from the main and supporting characters, no one else should have known she was leaving, especially since she'd been so discreet when she left…
Who was it that blurted it out and it got back to the inner disciples? They love gossiping so much, aren't they afraid of being ambushed someday...?
Inside the Tianyi Sect in the distance, Sect Leader Liu, who was checking the accounts, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He looked up at the deserted room and shook his head.
Why do I feel like someone is criticizing him? It must be my imagination, right?
Looking down at the ledger in front of him, and noticing the large sum of spirit stones paid to Su Luo, Sect Leader Liu's expression twisted for a moment before he felt a pang of heartache.
This is too much! After giving it to Su Luo, he regretted it, but he couldn't bring himself to ask for it back. The girl ran away quickly, so he had no choice but to angrily confront Qing Ya Zi.
But Qingya Zi didn't care at all, and instead said that he was too materialistic, which made him so angry that his hair was about to smoke!
This Qingya Zi always acts like a hermit, completely ignorant of the value of spirit stones, spouting off about high-grade spirit stones all the time. He has no idea how much it costs to support such a large sect! If it weren't for his tight control over the finances and his efforts to cut expenses, the Tianyi Sect would probably have followed the Lingxiao Sect's path sooner or later, becoming stingy and miserly all the time!
Thinking of this, Sect Leader Liu put down the ledger and sighed.
Originally, the Tianyi Sect had dozens of spirit stone mines rich in spiritual energy, enough to support them for any purpose. But for some reason, ever since the patriarchs of the four major sects went into seclusion, the spiritual energy in those mines has been decreasing day by day, gradually dissipating. Even though he ordered the sect disciples and other laborers to mine every day, it was still too late.
Three spirit stone veins have now been turned into abandoned mines and are no longer usable. How could he not be worried?
"Sigh... I wonder when the Ancestor will emerge from seclusion..."
……
As the sky grew darker, the bright stones in Biyue Town slowly began to glow, illuminating the entire town.
This kind of Akashi is like a small electric light, a unique lighting tool in this novel. A fist-sized Akashi, as long as enough spiritual power is injected into it, can guarantee a month's worth of brightness, making it very useful.
Su Luo also brought out the bright stone from the original owner's cave, so as not to waste it.
Just then, someone knocked on the door and brought in the food.
Su Luo's eyes lit up as she looked at the dishes prepared by the spirit food that filled the table, but she still held back in front of the restaurant staff. She only started to eat heartily after the staff left, and almost ate until she was stuffed.
Su Luo rubbed her stomach and sat down on the edge of the bed.
The food was indeed delicious, it's just a pity that she probably won't be able to eat it again after she leaves...
Oh right, since she gave so much, I might as well have someone prepare some extra food before I leave and put it in a special storage bag...
The original owner's storage bag was issued by the sect and was not considered high-grade. Time was still flowing slowly inside, so the spirit stones and spirit fruits put in could not be kept for too long. It was most suitable for spirit stones, magic weapons and other useful things.
Su Luo had long wanted to buy another high-grade storage bag, specifically to store various spiritual foods and fruits. She could just grab whatever she wanted to eat—it couldn't be more convenient. In her previous life, she had a storage bag like that, although it was a gift from Ning Wanshuang…
Thinking of the female lead, Su Luo couldn't help but recall the sickly, chilling light that emanated from her glassy eyes every time she faced her in her previous life, which sent shivers down her spine.
Su Luo quickly shook her head, banishing the images from her mind. She sat cross-legged, inhaling and exhaling, preparing to begin her meditation.
In the future, when she ventures out into the world, cultivation level will be the most important thing, and she must improve her cultivation level.
The following afternoon, Su Luo went out to look for shops selling talismans and related items. She visited several shops, but the quality of the goods varied greatly. These shops were always deserted, with few customers, unlike the nearby shops selling spiritual artifacts.
So as soon as Su Luo entered, the shop owner greeted her with shining eyes, chattering away for ages to introduce her to the shop, never stopping for a moment.
Su Luo's head was throbbing from listening, so she quickly bought the necessary talismans and slipped away.
It's no wonder those shop owners were so excited. While being a talisman-drawing artist is a lucrative profession, it's also incredibly expensive.
Generally, drawing talismans requires talisman paper, talisman brush, and ink. The higher the quality of the talisman, the higher the success rate and the more effective it will be, but these things are not cheap.
The prices of low-grade blue paper and mid-grade graphite talisman paper are relatively normal, but higher-grade gold paper is at least two to three times more expensive than other talisman papers. Furthermore, because the amount of talisman paper needed to draw talismans is very large, most people may only get one useful talisman out of hundreds or thousands of sheets, so the cost of talisman paper alone is a considerable expense.
This doesn't even include expenses for things like talisman brushes and ink.
Ordinary sects simply cannot afford to support a talisman master, unless those people are in a large sect or have the backing of a cultivation family. People like Su Luo, who have no one to support them and have to figure out how to draw talismans on their own, are extremely rare.
On the quiet path leading to the next shop, a little girl of eight or nine years old suddenly appeared out of nowhere and blocked Su Luo's way, looking at her earnestly.
"Fairy Sister, I have some delicious spiritual fruits here. Would you like to buy some and try them?"