Lin Qingyao smiled awkwardly: "I came just to ask, old man, are you still selling books..."

  "It's just the few books you're selling over there." Lin Qingyao added, she had already sensed the old book seller's wariness towards him, so she directly explained her intention, in case any unnecessary misunderstanding arose.

  The old book seller heard that Lin Qingyao was the one who came for this, and he was a bit surprised. He looked up and down at Lin Qingyao, his meridians were injured, and his divine consciousness had been damaged today, so there was no way to detect Lin Qingyao's specific cultivation.

  Now that Lin Qingyao wants to buy books about techniques, I've guessed it. Lin Qingyao should be a cultivator who has just reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining, but when I gave her those books back then, she was only just starting out on her cultivation path. How did she make such rapid progress in just one short month?

  The old man shook his head, sighed, and thought that everyone has their own destiny. What's the use of thinking so much? Now his body can no longer cultivate, it's better to exchange some wealth and spend the rest of his life in peace...

  Thinking of those people's arrogant faces today, he sighed with a hint of sadness.

  The old book seller's voice was very hoarse, as if he would soon be gone with the crane. He walked into the house with a tremble and pulled out a cardboard box from under the old wooden bed.

  After opening the cardboard box, what was spread out in front of Lin Qingyao were precisely those few books that the old man had sold back then.

  "Little friend, what kind of book do you want to buy?" The old man asked with a smile.

  Lin Qingyao originally obtained the Taiyi Creation Technique here, although the old man did not directly answer her in the end. However, Lin Qingyao knew that it was indeed the Taiyi Creation Technique. As soon as she began to cultivate, she felt its wonders. Therefore, Lin Qingyao now had high expectations for the books left behind by the old man.

  Lin Qingyao said with some embarrassment: "Old senior, are these few books all for sale? Can I buy them all?"

  Lin Qingyao knew that this was a bit too much to ask for, as the cultivation manuals and books in the Cultivation Realm were worth 50,000 RMB each, which was really too cheap! To think that in the Cultivation Realm, transactions usually required spirit stones...

  Although it's said that spiritual stones are scarce now and some cultivators will use money for transactions, these 50,000 pieces are really too cheap!

  Lin Qingyao didn't know what the old man's purpose was for selling these books at a low price, but she had bought them too cheaply, and Lin Qingyao felt a little guilty.

  The old book seller burst out laughing and seemed very pleased: "Since you're willing to buy, it saves me the trouble of going out to sell books!"

  Things went very smoothly, Lin Qingyao took a look and found that there were eight books in total, which was 400,000 yuan. She asked the old man, but he said he didn't have a bank card. Lin Qingyao didn't bring so much cash with her either, so she had to trouble Xu Ran to run errands.

  Xu Ran was stunned when he heard that Lin Qingyao was going to take 400,000 yuan. Qingyao... where did she get so much money?! He remembered that when they first met, they were eating a bowl of wontons and had to be frugal!

  Then Xu Ran suddenly remembered that Lin Qingyao was a cultivator and didn't think much of it anymore.

  Taking advantage of Xu Ran's departure to fetch money, Lin Qingyao struck up a conversation with the old bookseller.

  It wasn't until then that he learned the old man's name was Gu Tian Nan, and his previous cultivation level was even higher than Lin Qing Yao's. Unfortunately, his meridians and divine sense had been injured now.

  These things, actually Gu Lao didn't say, Lin Qingyao could also see them, Lin Qingyao didn't ask how he was injured. In the Xiuzhen world, when speaking, one must know what to ask and what not to ask.

  Lín Qīngyáo reported her own name and then began asking some things she most wanted to know at that moment.

  For example, in the city of Chuan, is there a market or trading house for the cultivation world? In such places, you can see a large number of cultivators and quickly integrate into this world!

  The old man looked at Lin Qingyao in surprise and said, "You're talking about Fangshi?"

  Lin Qingyao nodded: "Does Gu Lao know?" Addressing a senior, Gu Lao disagreed, so she had to choose this title.

  Gao Lao gazed at the lovely girl in front of him and said with a sigh: "I just came back from here, the market is in Jinxiu District. Once you arrive, if you see other Taoist friends, just ask them casually and they will tell you the exact location."

  Gu Lao said after finishing these, and muttered a sentence: "Looking at your appearance doesn't seem to be an ordinary loose cultivator who knows nothing. How is it that your sect or family didn't tell you such basic things?"

  The word "Shi Men"... Upon hearing the two words, Lin Qingyao couldn't help but rub her temples. She did have a Shi Men, and in the legacy of Yun Men, there was also mention of Fang Shi's affairs. However, the legacy of Yun Men was already from many years ago, with the latest news being over 500 years old. The passage of time had brought about tremendous changes in the mortal world; where could one find the place that Yun Men spoke of back then?

  But hearing Gu Lao say this, Lin Qingyao became alert and said: "Shifu has said that if I rely on him for everything, then there's no need for me to cultivate."

  Even a pretty female cultivator like herself would be coveted by many, who would want to capture her and make her their furnace.

  If they knew they were just ordinary practitioners, wouldn't they bully her even more?

  Lin Qingyao had made up her mind that she absolutely could not expose her true situation until she had absolute power!

  Gao Lao suddenly came to his senses, and he couldn't help but admire Lin Qingyao's master. He also felt a sense of melancholy, thinking that the proud sons of the current Daman clan were being coddled and would not be as strong as this little girl in front of him if they really encountered difficulties in the future.

  With such enlightenment, Master must be no ordinary person! Gu Lao couldn't help but look at Lin Qingyao with a higher regard again.

  Gao Lao had already made up his mind to make amends with Lin Qingyao. Although he said that his body was no longer capable of cultivation, who could guarantee that things wouldn't take a turn for the better in the future? Perhaps... the turning point lay in the little girl standing before him.

  Even so, Gu Old didn't think of making things difficult for Lin Qingyao and instead became more cooperative.

  In less than half an hour, Lin Qingyao gained a very deep understanding of the current state of the Cultivation world.

  Now in the Xiu Zhen world, the Taoist techniques are dwindling, some small schools and sects have already disbanded, the better ones still have a few people holding on to the school, while the worse ones have directly become loose cultivators, and even more so, some schools have been completely annihilated.

  Of course, not all sects are like this. The Xiu Zhen Realm still has some sects that have been passed down for over a thousand years. The foundation of these sects allows them to stand out in the difficult times of cultivation and become a dominant force. However, compared to their heyday, these sects have already declined significantly.

  Many sects have reduced their recruitment of disciples in order to conserve cultivation resources.

  There are now several major sects, including the Cao Shan Sect, the Beast Taming Sect, the Divine Sword Sect, the Jade Maiden Sect, and the Dan Xia Sect. These five major sects have already divided the cultivation world into equal parts!

  In addition to these, there are two larger families, the Qin family and the Ye family. These two big families also have a deep heritage, with many of their disciples entering the Dà Mén Pài.

  Lin Qingyao had a preliminary understanding of the current situation in Xiuzhen, and naturally felt more grateful to Gu Lao. Lin Qingyao knew that there was no free lunch in this world, and although Gu Lao was kind-hearted, he might also have his own motives for helping her.

  She wouldn't mind helping Gu Lao a bit in the future if there's an opportunity and it doesn't harm her own interests.

  The art of speaking has quietly returned.

  Xu Ran was sweating profusely, it was clear that he had been walking very quickly. Lin Qingyao didn't know that Xu Ran's sweat wasn't just because of the hurry, but also because he had been startled! He had just gone to withdraw money, such a large sum of money couldn't be withdrawn from an ATM, so he went to the bank.

  When he saw the balance written on the bank's statement, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He counted the zeros for a long time before he fully understood it!

  Qing Yao... how did Qing Yao become so wealthy! Xuran's heart was filled with surprise and joy, this joy was of course for Lin Qing Yao's happiness, no matter if Lin Qing Yao was a cultivator or not, she was still a woman, having some wealth by her side was naturally good!

  Xu Ran tightly hugged the black bag in his hands, afraid that others would snatch it away.

  No matter how Xu Ran dressed, he didn't look like a wealthy person at all. Even if there were robbers, they wouldn't lay hands on him. So along the way, although Xu Ran was nervous, everything went smoothly.

  Lin Qingyao gave all the money to the old book seller, then took the book and bid farewell.

  All along the way, Xu Ran wanted to speak but stopped, finally Xu Ran opened his mouth and said: "Qing Yao, I didn't expect that you would be a rich lady!"

  After saying that, Xu Ran seemed to realize he had misspoken and hurriedly added: "Not a rich woman, not a rich woman... you're so young, how can you be described like this..."

  Lin Qingyao knew that Xu Ran was a bit of a bookworm and spoke without thinking, so instead of getting angry with him, she burst out laughing.

  Lin Qingyao sat on the electric tricycle's cargo box, and couldn't wait to start studying the contents of the book.

  She was holding a book of introductory spells in her hand, which recorded several simple small spells such as fireball technique, water induction technique, and earth piercing technique.

  These techniques can be used by all cultivators, but they have a great relationship with the spiritual root. For example, the Water Summoning Technique, if a person has a fire-attribute spiritual root and uses this technique, not only will it consume their spiritual energy, but the amount of water summoned will also be less than that of someone with a water-attribute spiritual root!