Chapter Eighteen: Mount Jiyun!

  After descending from Boya Mountain, Xiao Yun's mood was quite good. Staying on the mountain for too long had been a bit stifling. Last night, he tried out many tunes that he remembered, and aside from most of them being common melodies, a few reached the level of heartfelt tunes and lingering melodies. Today, when going to the market town, Xiao Yun wanted to find a place to see if he could sell them for a good price, and then buy some things.

  The path of cultivation requires financial support. Money is the first priority, no matter which world you are in, there is a common principle that without money, it's hard to take even a step forward.

  After reaching the middle of Le Tong, Xiao Yun's physical strength was much stronger than before, and walking on the road was also very refreshing. The mountain road of 100 li, it would take at least half a day to walk, fortunately, I learned a body method battle song last night, from time to time, urging "Caiyun Zhuiyue Qu" (Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon), the speed increased by more than double.

  Ji Yun Shan Fang Shi, located east of Bo Ya Shan, is not far from the latter. It is said to have been established by a few scattered cultivators at the Musician Realm level. Disciples of the Music Repair Gate School and scattered cultivators within a radius of hundreds of miles can come here to trade. The market is similar to those of ordinary people, but it gathers music repairers.

  It's almost noon, and Xiao Yun finally arrived at Jiuyun Mountain. The mountain is not very high, only about 100 to 200 meters tall, but it stretches for a long distance. This place is already on the border of Yunzhou, and crossing over Jiuyun Mountain will bring you into Huangzhou territory. Many cultivators from Huangzhou also come here.

  Half of the mountain was shrouded in cloud and mist, the town was just behind that thin veil of fog, Xiao Yun wiped away his sweat and hastily climbed up the mountain.

  A mountain pass, at the entrance of the valley there is a middle-aged man with a mustache guarding it. Through the entrance, you can see that the interior space is very large, and many buildings are built in a scale-like manner, just like a small town.

  "Halt!"

  Just as he was about to head into the valley, a rough voice beside him immediately called out to Xiao Yun, and then a big, fluffy hand reached out and blocked his path.

  "What's going on?" Xiao Yun furrowed her brow, looking at the man with a ferocious appearance, wondering if he was a robber.

  Just as Xiao Yun was feeling a bit apprehensive, the man suddenly thought of something and opened his hand, "You haven't handed over the Spirit Crystal yet!"

  "What Lingjing?" Xiao Yun was taken aback.

  "Little kid, are you intentionally looking for trouble? Want to enter the city without paying?" The man's eyes were wide open like a cow's, his nostrils facing Xiao Yun, and Xiao Yun could even see how many nasal hairs he had.

  At this time, a white-clad middle-aged woman floated over, holding a flute, her stockings dusty, and it was unclear what kind of body method or war song she used, but in just a few steps she arrived in front of the man. She stretched out her hand, and several bright crystal stones fell into his palm. The white-clad woman didn't stop for a moment, directly entering the valley, while the man also didn't block her way.

  "If you can't hand over the Ling Crystal, don't think about entering. Whoever comes from where will go back to where they came from." Only after the middle-aged woman's figure disappeared did the man turn back to Xiao Yun and say.

  "This should be the so-called market management fee, Xiao Yun came back to his senses and smiled at the man, "Sorry, first time here, don't understand so many rules, how much Ling crystal do I need to pay to enter the valley?"

  That man stretched out his right hand and made a gesture towards Xiao Yun, "Five pieces of low-grade crystal stones."

  "Five?"

  Xiao Yun was shocked, his eyes almost popped out. Before coming, Mu Tian'en had only given him six, and he thought it would be a considerable amount. But who would have thought that just one ticket would cost five low-grade crystal stones? It turned out that he was too naive, this was several months' worth of wages!

  "You don't look like someone who can afford to mess with me, I'd advise you to hurry back to wherever you came from." The five crystal stones were shocked by this, and the man's face was completely expressionless, as if he had just seen a turtle.

  "Isn't it just five low-grade crystal stones? That's too few, right? You scared me, I thought there were a lot."

  Xiao Yun quickly regained his composure, pretending to be calm as he took out the six crystal stones that had not yet warmed up. He counted five of them and handed them over to the man, hesitated for a moment, and then gave him the remaining one, "Consider it a tip."

  That man heard the words, his face twitched involuntarily, saw Xiao Yun had already gone far away, and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of saliva, "Pfft, no money yet still pretending to be something."

  After scolding angrily, the man still took one out of the six crystal stones and put it in his own waist bag.

  ——

  Originally thought it was a huge sum of money, but didn't expect that just buying a ticket would use it all up. Xiao Yun didn't mind either, as long as she could get in, and later on, selling things would be fine, what's to fear about not having crystal stones?

  Inside the valley, there are several streets crisscrossing each other. One of them starts from under Xiao Yun's feet and leads to the depths of the valley. On both sides of the street, many cultivators sit on the ground with stalls selling spiritual herbs, spiritual medicine, spiritual pets, and musical instruments. The variety is dazzling, making people's eyes spin.

  People on the road are scattered, dressed differently, and from time to time they squat down to rummage through the nearby stalls, haggling with the vendors.

  It's not lively, nor is it deserted. Looking around at the surrounding stalls, I also found some selling sheet music. Thinking of my own purpose for coming here, Xiao Yun hesitated as to whether she should set up a stall too. However, setting up a stall here would probably require paying an additional fee, right?

  His body no longer had any spiritual crystals, and even setting up a stall was not possible. After looking around, Xiao Yun walked forward, as there were many regular shops in this market town that should have been collecting scores.

  ——

  The Hall of Gathered Sounds

  In front of a two-story small building, Xiao Yun stopped her footsteps and looked up. The storefront was much larger than the other shops, and the name was also very upscale.

  After lingering for a while, Xiao Yun stepped inside. The store had rows of wooden shelves, filled with all sorts of musical instruments. There were not many customers, only one man and one woman browsing in front of the shelves.

  On the left side was a counter, behind which stood a young woman with a square scarf on her head and a clear face. Xiao Yun walked directly over to her.

  "Sir, would you like to buy something? Our store has eighteen kinds of musical instruments, regardless of high or low quality, we have everything. If you're not satisfied, we can also make it to order!" The young woman saw Xiao Yun and immediately smiled in welcome.

  "I'm not here to buy things, I'm here to sell them." Xiao Yun also spoke directly and didn't beat around the bush.

  "Selling something?" The young woman was taken aback for a moment, "Selling what?"

  Xiao Yun Dao said, "I'm selling sheet music, do you accept it here?"

  Her eyes scanned Xiao Yun's face for a few moments before the young woman said, "We'll take her in, but since she's of a lower rank, we won't be wanting her."

  "Don't worry, it's absolutely good stuff." Xiao Yun said.

  "Then please follow me!"

  The young woman paused for a moment, then went upstairs with Xiao Yun, and wasn't afraid that the two guests downstairs would steal things from the store.

  The second floor and the first floor are similarly decorated, with no guests, except for some musical instruments, ling grass, dan medicine, and even some swords and armor.

  An old man with a head of white hair sat behind the counter, his eyes narrowed as he looked at a book in his hand. The arrival of Xiao Yun and the other person seemed to have no effect on him.

  "Master Zhong, this person says he has a score to sell!" The young woman walked up to the counter and respectfully addressed the old man.

  "Huh?"

  The old man heard this, raised his turbid yet sparkling eyes to glance at Xiao Yun, and then gently waved his hand at the young woman, signaling her to withdraw.

  After the young woman left, the old man put down the book in his hand and asked Xiao Yun, "Young man, do you have a score to sell?"

  "That's right!" Xiao Yun nodded.

  "Take it out and see what level of music score?" The old man asked while facing Xiao Yun.

  Xiao Yun hesitated for a moment.

  "Don't worry, our Audio Building is a legitimate business, would we still rob you?" Seeing Xiao Yun's concern, the old man's face didn't look good.

  Xiao Yun didn't mince words, opening the package and pulling out a large stack of papers. He took out two sheets and placed them in front of the old man, "Take a look at this first, it's a Heart Song level cultivation technique."

  "Cloud State Moon?"

  The old man took it and looked at it. On the top of the score, there were three words "Cloud State Moon". He raised his head to look at Xiao Yun, who smiled kindly. This piece was written by him after he finished repairing the colorful clouds chasing the moon last night, borrowing the scenery to express his emotions.

  Unfortunately, the level of the melody only reached Heart Melody, it could have been written better, but somehow there seemed to be a force suppressing him, making it impossible for him to compose.