"It's still the same, nothing special has happened."
Liu Ruyan took a sip of spiritual tea, her gaze still somewhat absent.
More than half a year had passed, and the exploration of the underground dojo was still not complete, with more and more cultivators entering it.
The news circulating outside was nothing more than that a certain cultivator, or a certain force or sect, had incredibly good luck and obtained some fortuitous encounter, acquiring some rare spiritual medicine or treasure.
Although cultivators often perished, it was relatively peaceful overall, with no major incidents occurring.
After understanding the situation, Ji Yuan and Liu Ruyan discussed some details, then called upon Zhou Lianying, Zhu Tao, and Tie Niu, and left Mingxin Pavilion together to arrive at an inn in the city.
There was a small interlude here. It was said that when Li Buwei brought his people to Liusha City, a group of cultivators could not even afford enough money and had to stay in a small inn in a secluded corner.
It was Liu Ruyan, who had received the news, who ordered the staff of Mingxin Pavilion to help them secure the best inn.
"We spent almost all our silver to enter the dojo and seek opportunities."
Zhu Tao's expression was quite helpless when he mentioned this matter.
After all, they were all wild cultivators from the mountains and marshes, who did not have much money on them. They had spent a lot to prepare for the exploration of the dojo, and had to leave the underground dojo without finding anything.
Ji Yuan nodded slightly after listening, his thoughts already beginning to churn. Perhaps he would need to find a way to earn money in the future, at least to show these people that following him could indeed bring about some improvement.
Without tangible benefits, it would be difficult to gather people's hearts and make these wild cultivators work for him based on a few vague words.
Upon arriving at the inn, Zhu Tao led them to a courtyard and then met everyone who had rushed from the dojo.
"Five spots?"
Li Buwei raised an eyebrow, and the people behind him showed a fervent glint in their eyes.
As soon as they met, after inquiring about the general situation of their journey, Ji Yuan directly cut to the chase, stating that there was an opportunity to slightly improve a cultivator's physique and spiritual roots.
However, the extent of the improvement was somewhat unknown, and it mainly depended on individual fortune and destiny.
But even a slight improvement was a benefit that these wild cultivators had been desperately seeking.
In an instant, Li Buwei understood that this fortuitous encounter was probably that spiritual spring, but it had likely been diluted or simplified.
He pondered for a moment, and soon formulated a rough list in his mind, but did not reveal it.
"Later, you will follow the caravan of Mingxin Pavilion back to the market town outside the Jiuxuan Gate."
Ji Yuan said slowly, "When you get there, Mingxin Pavilion will send some cultivation techniques. Although their grade is not too high, they can lead directly to the peak of the third realm."
Among the wild cultivators, except for Li Buwei who had received a complete inheritance and could cultivate smoothly to the Golden Core stage and beyond, most others' cultivation techniques were incomplete.
Although a few people's cultivation techniques were complete, they could at most cultivate to the middle to late stage of the second realm. To go further, they would have to change their cultivation techniques.
A cultivation technique that could allow one to cultivate smoothly to the third realm was as valuable as a spiritual artifact of good quality, and it was not something that could be bought if one had the money.
Any cultivator would strictly guard their cultivation techniques and would never easily sell them, let alone forces and sects.
To obtain a good cultivation technique, it was not just about having money; substantial connections were also indispensable.
Indeed, upon hearing that there were cultivation techniques that could lead directly to the peak of the third realm, the fervor in everyone's eyes was no less than before!
They had not considered changing their cultivation techniques, but they had always lacked the channels. Moreover, their daily cultivation expenses were enormous, leaving them with no savings.
Because of this, they had missed opportunities many times, and the delay had now become a difficult problem to solve.
With just a few words, the group, who had been dissatisfied with the idea of continuing their journey across most of Feiyun Prefecture, immediately became willing again.
If they could gain the fortune they had always sought just by traveling, they would even be willing to traverse every corner of the Great Yu Dynasty.
After arranging all matters, Ji Yuan and the others rose and left, taking a medium-sized flying beast and leaving the vicinity of Liusha City.
Compared to their arrival, Tang Muhuan was missing from the team, but Zhou Lianying and the other two were present, and the small flying beast was somewhat cramped.
In the blink of an eye, several days passed. Under the speed of the faster flying beast, the group finally returned to the market town a hundred miles outside the Jiuxuan Gate.
This place had no name. It was originally just a ruined village, which was used by the disciples of Jiuxuan Gate as a trading post, and gradually developed to its current scale.
Up to now, no one had named it, and the high-ranking officials of Jiuxuan Gate seemed to want to maintain this situation.
It was a memory from their youth, so to speak.
Upon returning to the market town, the group went directly to the Mingxin Pavilion shop. Under the guidance of a shop assistant, they finally arrived at a spacious courtyard.
This was property he had instructed Liu Ruyan to help purchase before he went to Juexian Valley, to house the wild cultivators led by Li Buwei.
After all, they were considered his people, and he could not let them live in Mingxin Pavilion or various inns all the time.
Looking at the courtyard that now belonged to him, Ji Yuan felt a sense of emotion. A property of this size could be purchased for only a few thousand taels of silver in the prefectural city, but it required over ten thousand taels of silver in the market town.
This was even with his Jiuxuan Gate deacon token and the connections of Mingxin Pavilion; otherwise, the required silver would have been even higher, and it would have been difficult to buy.
"Take this silver with you. Later, use it to purchase the necessary items here. If there is any leftover, it will be for your expenses for a while."
Ji Yuan took out a stack of silver notes and handed them to Zhu Tao, who was beside him.
Since these people had joined him, their basic expenses naturally needed to be covered, otherwise they would not pay out of their own pockets.
Zhu Tao took the silver notes and casually glanced at them. Initially, he did not pay much attention, but then he froze in place, appearing to be in disbelief.
The silver notes in his hand were all in denominations of one thousand taels of silver. This stack amounted to at least thirty to forty thousand taels of silver!
As a cultivator at the Spirit Sensing realm, even if he was just a wild cultivator, it was not too difficult to earn tens of thousands of taels of silver, but it required a long period of accumulation.
It might take several years, or even more than ten years.
But that was accumulated over a long period, a trickle. Receiving tens of thousands of taels of silver at once had never happened before.