The sword of truth and a Latin celebration dress: "Ding Dao you, a bowl for a bowl."
Then the man coldly looked at Ding Huan: "How? Are you going to extort our tea room?"
"Then a bowl." Ding Huan smiled and surprisingly did not continue the nonsense but sat down instead.
Jian Zhengyan let out a breath of relief and sat down across from Ding Huan.
The man scoffed disdainfully, "What kind of trouble can you cause here?"
Ding Huan seemed not to have heard at all, but instead looked at Jian Zhengyan and asked: "Jian friend, may I ask if the fourth ethereal realm is opposite that place?" Jian Zhengyan nodded: "Yes, but it's hard to go in. Many newcomers want to enter the fourth ethereal realm, but there are only three chances to go in each year." "May I ask something else." Ding Huan said hurriedly.
Jian Zhengyan said, "The first time is through the normal entry method. At the beginning of each year, the gate of the fourth ethereal realm opens, and cultivators entering need to pay ten thousand ethereal crystals..." "Ethereal crystals are so hard to obtain, how can one get ten thousand ethereal crystals?" Ding Huan was puzzled.
Jian Zhengyan said: "There are opportunities to become rich all over the void, and the most common opportunity to become rich is the empty space spiritual element bud, which is refined from the void spiritual essence over countless years."
A single bud can be exchanged for ten ethereal crystals, and if it's a double bud, it can be exchanged for a hundred ethereal crystals. A triple bud is even more expensive, though it's basically unobtainable.
Ding Huan only realized now that he had given a hundred grade thing, but in return, he was given a ninety-nine grade thing by these heartless people.
"If there are three buds, sometimes a single plant can gain the opportunity to enter the celestial realm. Of course, if there is no grade material, but there are many empty space spiritual element buds in hand, they can also be directly exchanged for the opportunity to enter the ethereal realm."
Ding Huan muttered to himself, "There must not be many void spiritual element buds, and double buds seem even rarer."
A single plant can only be exchanged for ten ethereal grades, so if you want one thousand ethereal grades, you would need one thousand plants, which is too difficult.
"The second opportunity to enter is when the Daoist sects recruit"
"Daoist sect recruitment?" Ding Huan didn't want to ask, but he couldn't help himself. It was completely outside of his understanding.
"There are various recruitment fairs on Earth, how can it be that there is also recruitment in Daoist sects?"
Jian Zhengyan laughed: "It's not surprising that Ding Dao friend is just starting here and doesn't know. It's said that the fourth ethereal realm is the worst ethereal realm, and all the ethereal essence in it has a master." Ding Huan was speechless: "Jian friend, can ethereal essence have a master? Could I train in an empty place without a master? Is the ethereal essence there also owned?" In Ding Huan's understanding, having an owner of ethereal essence was like having an owner of air.
Even the most tyrannical and brazen rulers on Earth would not dare to claim ownership of the air.
Jian Zhengyan spoke seriously: "That's right. In the fourth ethereal realm, all places that can generate ethereal essence are occupied by various Daoist sects. If you want to absorb ethereal essence to cultivate in the fourth ethereal realm, firstly, you must join a Daoist sect, which is what I mean by recruitment in Daoist sects." Ding Huan frowned: "Jian friend, since the ethereal essence is fixed. Then the spiritual essence of Daoist sects is also limited. Why recruit new disciples to share the spiritual essence? Jian Zhengyan said: "Ding Dao friend cannot judge the ethereal realm according to the common sense of Dao cultivation world. In the ethereal realm, ethereal essence has never been fixed. In the ethereal realm, new ethereal essence springs can be opened by searching for new cosmological qi and rule patterns. To obtain a new spring of spiritual essence, it must be done continuously through various methods and means…" "Jian friend, I still don't quite understand. Ethereal essence is obtained through searching for springs of spiritual essence? Since the spring of spiritual essence can be obtained, then any place should be fine. Why must one necessarily join a sect?" Ding Huan was getting more and more confused as he listened.
He thought the method described by Jian Zhengyan was just like mining Bitcoin on Earth.
Jian Zhengyan said: "Actually, I didn't understand it at first. Later, I found out that the ethereal essence springs in the ethereal realm can indeed only be obtained in specific places. To open new ethereal essence springs, I said it simply, but in fact, it is much more complicated than this. Daoist sects recruit talented practitioners in this field every year and find ethereal essence springs for them. Ding Huan asked: "Since the ethereal essence spring can be opened by finding new Daoist patterns rules, why don't people inside the Daoist sects find it themselves? Why recruit new people to find it?" Jian Zhengyan he hehe laughed: "To find such an ethereal essence spring requires a lot of time and energy."
If you have a certain position in the sect, would you spend your time on improving your own strength or on finding ethereal essence springs for others?
Moreover, if the spiritual essence of a Daoist sect is abundant, they can develop various Daoist industries.
For example, refining pills, refining weapons, cultivating ethereal herbs, and so on. All of these can have significant returns. And all of these require manpower.
Aha, I see.
Jian Zhengyan added: "Moreover, in various ethereal realms, there is also a kind of bandit insect. This insect likes to gnaw at Daoist sects' defensive arrays and then burrow into the ethereal essence springs. Once this insect gets into an ethereal essence spring, that spring is basically useless. Even if the insect is prevented from entering the spring, after gnawing at the defensive array, it can swallow a large amount of ethereal essence. All of these require dedicated people to guard and resist, so Daoist sects need to constantly recruit people."
Ding Huan sighed inwardly, thinking, what's the difference between this and the secular world of ordinary people?
"The third opportunity to enter the celestial domain is when large Daoist families recruit disciples, searching for ethereal servants. This requires fewer people and those who have entered the celestial domain are among the worst."
After Jian Zhengyan finished speaking, the spiritual tea didn't come over, and he sighed in his heart.
Ding Huan, though he had given two high-quality spiritual veins, might not even see the tea bowl.
Ding Huan thought of the cultivator who had come out from the ethereal realm before and asked: "Since it's so hard to enter the ethereal realm, why do people still come out of it?"
Jian Zhengyan said, "Being admitted to a sect in the ethereal realm doesn't mean one can live carefree."
If you have no abilities within a Daoist sect, cannot help in searching for ethereal essence springs, and do not have skills such as refining pills, cultivating ethereal herbs, or helping to drive away bandit insects, the sect can dismiss you.
Once dismissed by a Daoist sect, one can only wander aimlessly in the ethereal realm. Apart from Daoist sects, most places in the ethereal realm are devoid of ethereal essence.
So it's better to come out. Once out, you can still go to the void to find some void spiritual essence buds. Or, like me, stay in the Void City and barely survive.
It's difficult to enter, but it's easy to leave. You can easily leave the protection of the ethereal domain in any place.
Ding Huan was silent, this was completely different from the image of a peaceful and prosperous ethereal realm in his mind, with a banquet of peaches every three days and a gathering of ginseng fruits every five days.
Jian Zhengyan's words meant that without any ability, one couldn't even survive in the ethereal realm, let alone achieve immortality or enlightenment.
"Don't order spiritual tea, hurry up and move, our tea pavilion isn't free to sit."
At this time, the waiter finally came. He didn't have spiritual tea in his hand but directly drove away Ding Huan.
Ding Huan said to Jian Zhengyan, "Jian friend, you go first. I have some things to attend to."
"Yes." Jian Zhengyan didn't drink the spiritual tea and dared not linger here, turning around and leaving the teahouse quickly. Ding Huan only spoke after Jian Zhengyan had left:
"I paid you two high-grade spiritual veins, and you went from two bowls of spiritual tea to none. Now there is not even one bowl left. Even if there is no spiritual tea, are we not allowed to sit here for a moment?" "Dare to extort my Void Tea House? You are looking for death."
The waiter raised his hand and struck a palm towards Ding Huan.
He has been drinking spiritual tea in the tea house for a long time and his cultivation level is not weaker than the one killed by Ding Huan.
Almost at the same time that this waiter moved, Ding Huan also struck out, delivering a punch once again.
When he threw this punch, he not only locked the waiter with his domain but also unleashed a yellow flower of death attack towards the waiter's true essence domain. Although this waiter had drunk quite a lot of spiritual tea, he was still only at the bridge between immortals and mortals, and his true essence had not transformed into ethereal essence:
Here, he could only barely maintain his cultivation without falling.
Feeling Ding Huan's domain to be incredibly powerful, the waiter was shocked and didn't even care about the slaps. He retreated frantically, trying to break free from Ding Huan's domain restriction.
Before he could break free, a vortex of death force struck deep into his spiritual awareness, causing it to directly disintegrate.
The deathly aura overwhelmed him, and the waiter shouted frantically, "You dare to kill me... " before his spiritual awareness was completely destroyed.
Ding Huan did indeed not kill the waiter, but this punch did shatter his Zi Fu.
The waiter spat out a mouthful of blood and his eyes flickered with despair.
He is neither a core disciple of a Daoist sect, nor someone cultivated by a large family.
With his sea of consciousness shattered, where could he even have a chance to survive?
At this moment, he was filled with regret. He thought that a new person who didn't understand the situation would be easy to bully, but he didn't expect that this person was a fierce person, and he ended up losing his own life. Ding Huan stepped on the head of the waiter with one foot and said indifferently, "What's the point? You said you saved two bowls of spiritual tea, how much can you gain?" The waiter had an expressionless face, and even didn't call for mercy.
He knew that Ding Huan would not kill him, and he would die anyway.
A dozen figures rushed over and surrounded Ding Huan.
Some cultivators who were drinking tea in the teahouse rushed out, and things like this could easily involve them and lead to death. Ding Huan saw that all the people who came were at the bridge between immortals and mortals and breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not surprising, true immortals wouldn't do such a business in such a shabby place.
"Your courage is not small, sir." The first person to speak was a formidable woman.
Seeing this woman, Ding Huan suddenly remembered the sister he had seen when he first arrived in the Four Directions Star Continent. This woman, although fierce, was just fierce in appearance. She looked like a woman.
Ding Huan said indifferently, "If we talk about reason, I will show evidence. If we don't talk about reason, just hurry up and fight. After I finish, I have something else to do. Hearing Ding Huan's words, not only the fierce woman, but also the others were shocked at Ding Huan. Ding Huan was definitely a newcomer. What was the basis for him not to be afraid of the ten or so people here? These ten or so people had not lost their cultivation because they could not obtain terrestrial qi for a long time:
