At night, the sky is covered with clouds and mist, and the moonlight is dim.

A banquet was set up in another courtyard, and the table was full of delicacies, all delicious and delicious.

"These are carefully prepared spiritual food and spiritual wine. Please taste them, Taoist Fellow Chen."

Taoist Yunming introduced with a smile.

"Too polite."

Chen Youniao said, picking up the vegetables with chopsticks, and there was a difference in what he ate. It was a bit worse than what he ate on Hu Ning's boat on the Mid-Autumn Festival night. However, for Yunshan Taoist Temple, they could bring out these things to entertain.

It's like being treated like a distinguished guest.

Just after taking a sip of wine, Yunming got straight to the point: "What is the purpose of your visit today, fellow Taoist?"

Chen Youniao replied: "I'm really just here to take a look... Well, I heard that the circle of wandering Taoists in Haidai County is centered on your Taoist temple, and they often meet for gatherings, market exchanges, etc., so I wanted to come and see it if I have the opportunity.

If so, go shopping for some things and earn some talisman money."

Taoist Yunming opened his eyes wide: "Is that just that?"

"Indeed."

After receiving a positive answer, Yun Ming couldn't help but feel sorry for the banquet. Although these food and drinks were not of the highest quality, they would cost more than ten talisman in total. He coughed dryly and said: "There is a party market, but

It is not often, and it usually takes three to five months to prepare for it. In today's world, it is difficult to practice Taoism, and resources are scarce. What good things can low-level Taoist priests like us get? Most of them are to refine magic weapons and talismans, and then exchange them.

Nothing more."

Speaking of this, he let out a long sigh: "Friend Chen, you and I are fellow Taoists, and I won't hide it from you. You were born in Laoshan Dojo and have seen the world of immortals, but outside the dojo, in the mortal world, it's a different story.

We are lucky enough to make a breakthrough and obtain the status of a Taoist priest. But at this point, we have basically reached the end. There is no way ahead. All we can do is to live hard and hang out. You can go to school and take exams for merit.

It’s really amazing, that’s the real good way. Once you are named on the gold list, you will be famous all over the world, and you will be favored by the saints. What a glorious sight! Hey, if I hadn’t been unable to study, I would have wanted to take the exam.”

Chen Youniao said: "The road to the imperial examination is not easy. There are so many scholars in the world and the competition is fierce. I am studying halfway just to try my luck."

Yunming chuckled and said: "Actually, studying is like practicing Taoism. It requires talent and understanding. In just a short time, you have gained the title of scholar. In this aspect, you are much more powerful than practicing Taoism. Brother Chen, I am optimistic about you. You will definitely be able to do it."

High school.”

Chen Youniao muttered in his heart, why did the other party really want him to take the imperial examination? He even wanted to encourage him, as if he was sure to pass the examination if he took it. He didn't want to say more on this topic, so he circled around and continued to inquire.

About how to earn talisman money.

Yun Ming had no intention of hiding anything and explained it carefully. The meaning behind his words was similar to what Cangsong Taoist said before: Making money is difficult!

Talisman money is cast, issued and endorsed by the Taoist court. If Taoist priests want to make money, it is difficult to bypass the Taoist court. Most of the low-level Taoist priests have low magic power and can only earn hard-earned money, save it for half a lifetime, and finally exchange it for it.

A real skill for refining qi and transforming into a god, all spent... Although the possibility of them making a further breakthrough is slim, but people's hearts are like this, how can they be willing not to give it a try? Obviously, nine times out of ten, they will end up fighting with a bamboo basket.

The water is empty.

By this time, the Taoist priests had all become old Taoist priests and had no more ideas.

The establishment of the Taoist court was tantamount to the establishment of a system. Under the system, the classes were dense and the barriers were stubborn, even worse than the secular scholar-bureaucrat class.

Yunming spread his hands: "That's the truth. Over time, the Taoist priests conducted private transactions either by bartering or directly using gold and silver and other objects, but using talismans made less money. To make money from talismans, the best

The way is to go through the Taoist Court and do things for the Taoist Court. Of course, the premise is that there is something to do."

Chen Youniao's eyes widened when he heard this. He went around and around, not in the dark, but back to the original point. In terms of making money from talismans, he fell into an endless loop.

Taoist Yunming continued in an experienced tone: "Fellow Daoist Chen, I know that you are a new Taoist priest and you are eager to do things, but there is no quick way to make money. You have to work hard. Unless you have powerful abilities and magical powers, but do we have it? No.

Well."

Chen Youniao thought for a while and asked: "What if I ask someone to borrow money... something that can be paid back quickly?"

Hearing the word "borrow money", Taoist Yun Ming subconsciously sat further away: "You can never borrow money, especially talisman money. Who is willing to borrow it if you are not someone close to you? Fellow Taoist Chen, please don't have any whims.

, what’s the point of borrowing that little money?”

Chen Youniao fell silent. He originally wanted to borrow some money to buy materials related to drawing talismans and draw talismans to sell. After going back and forth, he had a turnover. Now he has painted "Invisibility Talisman" and "Fixing Talisman".

There is a certain degree of certainty to ensure that there will be profits. However, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and without capital, it is all empty talk.

These things cannot be explained clearly to others. All kinds of talismans are of high level and cannot be drawn by Taoist priests.

Taoist Yun Ming glanced at him, and while he was in a daze, he quickly ate his food with chopsticks and gulped down wine. He wanted to eat and drink more, but he was in a hurry. As expected, he was a Taoist, and he could even eat very quickly.

When Chen Youniao came back to his senses, he found that the table full of food and wine had almost been wiped out, and he couldn't help but feel speechless.

"alright."

Taoist Yun Ming clapped his hands: "It's getting late, you should have a rest early. If nothing happens, I will take you down the mountain early tomorrow morning."

He also asked the Taoist boy to clear the dining table, bowed his head, and walked away.

From the beginning to the end, Chen Youniao just tasted a bite of the food at the beginning. He was not a greedy eater. Taoist priests cannot swallow the breath, but Taoist priests can. Chen Youniao condensed the elixir seed, which was different for a long time.

Generally speaking, one can swallow Qi and eat it, and it is more pure. He just felt that the way this direct disciple of Taoist Master Yun Ya did things for others was really hard to describe.

Shaking his head, he returned to the house, sat down, prepared to enter meditation, run the exercises, and breathe in and out.

He decided to stay on the mountain tonight, mainly because of the strong spiritual energy. After refining the "Laoshan Tongzhen Taoist Sutra" for so long, Chen Youniao had not really vomited it out. He had been digesting what Huamei had given him.

A mouthful of body fluid, so I don't feel hungry. But so many days have passed, and I have been practicing drawing talismans behind closed doors for a while, which has consumed a lot of money, so I need to replenish it. The current time is just right, there is a mountain full of spiritual energy for you to collect.

While exercising, Chen Youniao was careful not to let go and inhale all at once, lest the breath fluctuate too much and cause trouble. Generally, Taoist priests don't have much awareness of the category of spiritual energy. They refine it.

After success, the main feeling is an unusual hunger, which cannot be satisfied by normal meat. Since I have not practiced real skills, I do not know how to absorb spiritual energy.

However, Yunshan Temple has Taoist Priest Yunya sitting in charge. As the presiding officer, he must be aware of the situation on the mountain. If something strange happens, he will be aware of it.

Chen Youniao quickly fell into concentration, adjusted his breath, and began to mobilize the surrounding atmosphere.

"Huh?"
Chapter completed!