flstandardbreds Chapter 133: Formation Master Apprentice
Chapter 133: Formation Master Apprentice
Soon, Lin Xia and Ling Cang walked into Bilan City.
The characteristics of Bilan City are very obvious. The city is full of shops selling spirit beast cubs, spirit beast eggs and formation materials.
Of course, other stores also have it, but the quantity is much smaller, and they mainly survive in the cracks.
It was still early, so Lin Xia took Ling Cang to visit various shops.
Seeing that the claw of the plain-looking female cultivator touched the sleeve of the handsome male cultivator, the cultivators behind him who pretended to casually look at Lin Xia and Ling Cang couldn't help but reveal an expression of "Look, look, I told you so". The aesthetic taste of that Jindan Zhenren was really problematic!
These cultivators were the ones who had followed Lin Xia and the others into the city. They had been following them all the way for a long time, and now it seemed as if they had finally caught the mistake of Jindan Zhenren, revealing an expression of enjoying the show as expected.
To be honest, these monks are also idle. It seems that if they can find a little mistake of others, they can pull down that person from a high position that they cannot reach.
In fact, Lin Xia and Ling Cang didn't pay any attention to what they were talking about. Lin Xia thought it was the long-tail effect brought about by the flying boat that hurt the eyes.
What’s the matter? My child likes it and I, as a mother, want to spoil him. What’s it to you?
It must be said that with the human-shaped flying winged tiger by his side, Lin Xia felt more confident and spoke more firmly.
After visiting every shop, Lin Xia found that the prices of the formation materials sold in the shops in Bilan City were indeed much higher than those in the refining shops in Tieshi City. Finally, he found a little comfort from the pawn of 100,000 low-grade spirit stones.
The market in Bilan City was also very lively. Lin Xia and Ling Cang strolled along the way. Lin Xia couldn't help but buy a lot of things and scattered the spirit stones one by one.
However, this trip was not in vain. Lin Xia soon got some useful information: the headquarters of the Formation Master Association was recruiting formation master apprentices, and the time was three days later.
Lin Xia was just thinking about how to get into the Formation Master Association when this opportunity came along. It was like someone handed her a pillow just when she was sleepy. The timing of their coming to Bilan City was just right.
Although there are some books about formations in the Qinglin Immortal Mansion, Lin Xia cannot always stay at home and work alone. He should practice more and communicate more with other formation masters.
In addition, the most important thing is that the diagram of the ancient teleportation array deep in Beiwang Mountain was also damaged. Lin Xia had heard a long time ago that the headquarters of the Array Master Association had collected some jade slips related to ancient arrays.
The ancient teleportation array is already in danger. Lin Xia must ensure that it is repaired in one go, otherwise it may be permanently damaged. In that case, their chances of finding Su Linghan will become increasingly slim, and they may even be teleported to other places due to changes in space nodes.
The world of cultivation is very vast, and there are countless cultivation continents like Qianyuan Continent. If you are teleported to the wrong one, you may never see it again in your lifetime. Lin Xia knows this very well, so he has to be extremely cautious.
Although he was not sure how long he would stay in Bilan City, he thought it would not be too short, so Lin Xia did not stay in an inn. Instead, he rented a small courtyard in a not-so-prosperous area of Bilan City under the identity of Xia Lin.
Although the courtyard with its own entrance and exit is more expensive than the inn, it is also convenient for Xiaochu and Uncle Shu to go out for a walk.
The most important thing is that this place is very close to the headquarters of the Formation Master Association, so Lin Xia rented it without any hesitation.
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"Master, with your current level, you should be able to pass the exam and get a junior formation master identity card, right? Why do you still want to be a formation master apprentice, which is a thankless job." Uncle Rat asked while looking at Lin Xia's newly rented house.
"This house is a bit small, and there's no underground fire." He also complained that the yard Lin Xia rented this time was a bit small. Humph! Didn't they see why they were able to rent such a nice house at such a low price last time? It was all because of Su Linghan's face!
In Bilan City, they were unfamiliar with the place and naturally would not receive such treatment. Not only that, they had to behave themselves with humility.
Without waiting for Lin Xia to speak, the Flying Winged Tiger, who had been in human form for a whole day and had already turned into a cub, rolled his eyes and said, "Alright, stupid thing! Be content. If you're not satisfied, go live in Qinglin Immortal Palace."
Having just successfully transformed, the Flying Winged Tiger was really not used to being in human form, so as soon as Lin Xia rented the yard, he quickly transformed into his original form.
Uncle Rat was so angry that he was about to rush towards the Flying Winged Tiger, but Lin Xia quickly grabbed him and held him in his arms, stroking his fur. Otherwise, the two would definitely make trouble again. "Tuantuan, we came to Bilan City to improve our formation skills. If we want to take an identity card exam, there is no need to come here. Besides, I also need to sneak into the Formation Association to find the formation diagram of the ancient teleportation formation." Lin Xia explained.
Lin Xia had just stroked Uncle Rat twice, and almost as soon as she finished speaking, Xiaochu on Lin Xia's shoulder became unhappy and wanted his mother to hug him. Helplessly, Lin Xia had to hold Uncle Rat in one hand and Xiaochu in the other to comfort the two cubs at home.
These days are quite difficult, it's really a sweet burden.
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In a blink of an eye, it was time for the Formation Master Association headquarters to recruit formation master apprentices.
Early in the morning, many independent cultivators who came to try their luck gathered in front of the association's gate. Just as Uncle Shu said, being a formation master apprentice is a thankless job, and there are almost no disciples from large sects or big forces joining in. These people came here just to get an identity card showing their formation master level.
In front of the gate, two monks with junior formation masters' identity cards hanging on their waists were maintaining order. When there were almost no monks left in the crowd who came to try their luck, one of the junior formation masters went in to make the announcement.
Lin Xia was also among this group of cultivators. Ling Cang was in the Qinglin space today and did not come out.
Because she lived nearby, Lin Xia arrived earlier and therefore stood near the front of the crowd.
Not long after, the junior formation master who went in to pass on the message came out followed by a middle-aged male cultivator.
Seeing the newcomer, another junior formation master immediately saluted, "Vice President!"
This middle-aged male cultivator is obviously Qin Ruiyuan, the vice president of the Formation Master Association headquarters.
Qin Ruiyuan looked at the huge group of cultivators in front of him, frowned slightly, and then said: "Fellow Daoists! Welcome to participate in the selection of formation master apprentices, but..."
Qin Ruiyuan paused for a moment, then continued, "I'm sure some of you don't know that becoming a formation master apprentice doesn't earn you any spirit stones, and once you're selected, you need to be diligent and hardworking, without even the slightest bit of slacking off.
Anyone who gives up halfway will be blacklisted by the association and will never be hired again. They will even no longer receive help from any other formation master in the formation master association."
As soon as the words fell, a whisper arose in the crowd. Soon, monks left in groups of three or four, and the crowd was reduced to half its size.