"Tingkat pemborosan dan konsumsi?"<br><br>"Betul, maksudnya jika kamu menyerap energi spiritual dari batu roh untuk berkultivasi, kamu sebenarnya tidak menyerap persis sebesar energi yang terkandung di dalamnya. Banyak energi spiritual yang akan hilang selama proses tersebut."<br><br>Mengatakan itu, Liao Pantu berhenti sejenak dan menambahkan:<br><br>"Karena kamu sekarang sudah berada di dunia kultivasi, biarkan aku memberimu satu nasihat lagi. Jangan menukar batu roh kelas menengah dengan batu roh biasa, terutama di toko-toko itu."<br><br>Mendengar ini, Lin Xiao menyadari bahwa penukaran semacam itu kemungkinan besar akan mendatangkan kerugian besar, jadi dia langsung setuju.<br><br>Kemudian, entah kenapa, dia teringat pada kediaman gua Senior Liao.<br><br>Atap di bagian dalam tampaknya seluruhnya terbuat dari batu roh biasa; sama sekali tidak menggunakan batu roh kelas menengah.<br><br>Lin Xiao berkedip, diam-diam berpikir bahwa melapisi atap dengan batu roh kelas menengah adalah sesuatu yang bahkan orang kaya raya seperti Senior Liao tidak sanggup melakukannya.<br><br>Kembali ke penginapan, Jiang Youfu dan Lin Xiao membawa makanan spiritual ke kamar Yuan Qing, mengawasinya makan, lalu kembali ke kamar mereka sendiri.<br><br>Pagi-pagi sekali keesokan harinya, bahkan sebelum matahari terbit, mereka bertiga berangkat menuju titik naik kapal di luar Kota Yuanling.<br><br>Tadi malam, Yuan Qing sangat terkejut melihat Lin Xiao dan yang lainnya ternyata membawakannya makanan spiritual.<br><br>Bagaimanapun, tidak banyak toko yang menjual makanan spiritual di Kota Yuanling.<br><br>Lin Xiao mengatakan kepadanya bahwa mereka tidak sengaja melihat seorang pedagang keliling menjualnya di jalan, dan karena harganya tidak mahal, mereka membelikannya untuk dia coba.<br><br>Mencium aroma makanan spiritual yang menggugah selera di atas meja dan mendengar penjelasan Lin Xiao, Yuan Qing sama sekali tidak meragukan cerita itu, meskipun dia tahu mungkin hanya ada sedikit orang di Kota Yuanling yang mampu membuat makanan spiritual seperti itu. Dia langsung duduk dan mulai makan.<br><br>Sekarang, bahkan jika Lin Xiao mengatakan kepada Yuan Qing bahwa dia adalah Master Sekte dari Sekte Tianxuan, Yuan Qing mungkin akan mempercayainya tanpa ragu.<br><br>Apalagi sesuatu yang sesederhana pedagang kecil yang menjual makanan spiritual di Kota Yuanling.<br><br>Tidak lama setelah menghabiskan makanannya, dia tidak mampu melawan rasa mengantuknya dan kembali ke tempat tidur untuk tidur.<br><br>Ketika dia dibangunkan oleh Lin Xiao dan yang lainnya keesokan harinya, Yuan Qing mendapati bahwa tubuhnya pulih jauh lebih cepat dalam semalam daripada gabungan beberapa hari sebelumnya.<br><br>Dia sudah bisa bergerak bebas seperti orang normal, meskipun dia untuk sementara waktu belum bisa menggunakan kekuatan spiritualnya.<br><br>Yuan Qing tidak terlalu memikirkannya; dia hanya merasa semakin berterima kasih kepada Lin Xiao dan yang lainnya.<br><br>Namun, ini bukan karena efek penyembuhan dari makanan spiritual buatan Jiang Youfu jauh lebih baik daripada pil Sun Yigao. Melainkan karena Lin Xiao hanya memberikan pil Sun Yigao kepada Yuan Qing ketika dia terluka parah dan tidak sadarkan diri.<br><br>Belum lama berselang, Yuan Qing telah meminum pilnya sendiri.<br><br>Ditambah dengan fakta bahwa tubuhnya sangat terkuras, pemulihannya menjadi sangat lambat.<br><br>Sekarang, dengan pil Sun Yigao sebagai fondasi dan makanan spiritual Jiang Youfu untuk mengokohkannya, kombinasi tersebut secara alami memungkinkan tubuhnya pulih dengan cepat.<br><br>Hari masih pagi, tetapi antrean panjang telah terbentuk di titik naik kapal.<br><br>Karena Lin Xiao mengingat suara yang mengingatkannya bahwa kapal akan berangkat pada jam Chen saat dia membeli tiket, dia sengaja keluar lebih awal.<br><br>Di ruang terbuka di gerbang barat Kota Yuanling, sebuah kapal roh besar sudah terparkir. Dari kejauhan, orang dapat melihat susunan pelindung menutupi lambung kapal, dengan hanya sebuah celah kecil di pintu masuk penumpang.<br><br>Dengan cara ini, tidak ada seorang pun yang dapat menyusup naik dari tempat lain.<br><br>Dua penjaga berdiri di luar celah kecil itu, tetapi tidak ada orang yang bertugas memungut tiket.<br><br>Semua orang berjalan menuju celah sambil memegang tiket yang telah mereka beli. Kemudian, persis seperti memungut biaya masuk Kota Yuanling, tiket tersebut akan diserap begitu orang tersebut melaluinya.<br><br>Ini sepenuhnya menghilangkan kemungkinan menghindari ongkos.<br><br>Tidak lama setelah Lin Xiao dan dua orang lainnya naik ke kapal, mereka melihat dua penjaga di pintu masuk berkata kepada orang-orang di belakang:<br><br>"Kapasitas penumpang untuk Kota Yuanling telah tercapai. Silakan datang lebih awal dalam lima hari, rekan-rekan Daois."<br><br>Mereka berbicara dengan sangat keras untuk memastikan semua orang di belakang dapat mendengarnya.<br><br>Lin Xiao dan dua orang lainnya, yang masih berjalan-jalan di sepanjang sisi kapal, tentu saja mendengarnya juga.<br><br>"Ah? Bukankah kapal ini selalu berangkat pada jam Si? Kenapa kali ini begitu cepat!"<br><br>"Benar, kalian menipu orang!"<br><br>"Dan sudah jelas jumlah orang yang naik hari ini jauh lebih sedikit! Aku melewatkan keberangkatan terakhir kali, tetapi tidak seperti ini di mana mereka berhenti membiarkan orang naik setelah waktu yang begitu singkat!"<br><br>...<br><br>Orang-orang yang gagal naik ke kapal mulai berteriak-teriak di bawah.<br><br>Namun kedua penjaga sama sekali tidak memedulikan mereka. Mereka dengan cepat berbalik dan memasuki celah, lalu menyegelnya rapat-rapat.<br><br>Melihat ini, Lin Xiao teringat bahwa ketika dia pergi membeli tiket untuk Yuan Qing kemarin, tidak ada seorang pun yang mengingatkannya tentang waktu keberangkatan spesifik seperti yang mereka lakukan tiga hari lalu.<br><br>Mengenai tanggal keberangkatan, sebenarnya tercantum pada setiap tiket, dan seseorang hanya perlu menggunakan indra ilahi mereka untuk memeriksanya.<br><br>Tentu saja, bagi mereka yang berada di tahap Kondensasi Qi, mereka harus menempelkan tiket ke dahi mereka untuk memeriksanya, asalkan mereka bisa menggunakan indra ilahi mereka.<br><br>Orang-orang yang gagal naik menyuarakan ketidakpuasan mereka di bawah, tetapi mereka tidak berani mengutuk terlalu keras. Semua orang tahu bahwa di Wilayah Roh Selatan, kapal-kapal roh ini dioperasikan bersama oleh beberapa sekte kuat.<br><br>Namun, kapal roh tersebut mengabaikan orang-orang yang gagal naik itu. Beberapa saat setelah menutup pintu masuk, kapal roh besar itu perlahan naik ke udara dan terbang menuju kejauhan dengan kecepatan konstan.<br><br>Berdiri di dek, Lin Xiao menyaksikan pemandangan yang surut di bawah.<br><br>Kecepatan terbang kapal roh ini benar-benar tidak lambat.<br><br>Ada juga beberapa tamu lain yang berjalan-jalan di dek. Kadang-kadang, ada para kultivator yang suka memulai percakapan, serta mereka yang menawarkan barang dagangan.<br><br>Masih banyak kamar kosong di kapal.<br><br>Kabin penumpang ini memiliki total lima lantai. Setiap kamar tidak besar, dan tidak diberi nomor, memungkinkan para tamu untuk memilih secara bebas.<br><br>Dengan kata lain, selama tidak ada orang yang memasang batasan dari dalam, siapa pun dapat masuk.<br><br>Meskipun kapal roh itu tidak lambat, jaraknya sangat luas, dan perjalanan akan memakan waktu beberapa hari. Mereka tidak bisa begitu saja berkeliaran di dek sepanjang waktu.<br><br>Jadi Lin Xiao dan dua orang lainnya pergi dan memilih dua kamar kosong yang berdampingan untuk ditinggali.<br><br>Lin Xiao dan Jiang Youfu berbagi satu kamar, sementara Yuan Qing memiliki satu kamar sendiri.<br><br>Lin Xiao meminjamkan Yuan Qing sebuah susunan pertahanan isolasi.<br><br>Kemudian dia tinggal di kamar sebelah bersama Jiang Youfu untuk berkultivasi.<br><br>Bagaimanapun, benar-benar tidak ada yang bisa dilakukan di atas kapal, dan terlalu sering berkeliaran akan menarik terlalu banyak perhatian. Lebih baik tinggal di kamar dan berkultivasi.<br><br>Selama waktu ini, beberapa orang datang dan mengetuk pintu mereka. Lin Xiao telah memperhatikan sebelumnya bahwa banyak tamu di kapal telah membuka pintu mereka, jadi untuk menghindari menarik perhatian mereka yang memiliki motif tersembunyi, dia mengikuti arus dan membuka pintu miliknya juga.<br><br>Sebelum berangkat dari Kota Yuanling, mereka bertiga telah menyamar menggunakan topeng penyamaran tingkat tinggi yang disponsori dengan murah hati oleh Senior Liao.<br><br>Dikatakan bahwa bahkan pakar Nascent Soul atau Transformasi Dewa mungkin tidak dapat melihat melalui penampilan asli mereka.<br><br>Di antara mereka yang mengetuk pintu, satu orang datang untuk menjajakan barang dagangan, sementara sisanya datang untuk bertanya apakah mereka bisa bepergian bersama atau ingin berteman.<br><br>Lin Xiao dengan dingin menolak semuanya.<br><br>Karena Senior Liao telah mengatakan bahwa jika kamu berpura-pura ragu-ragu atau lemah, orang-orang ini pasti akan berpikir ada peluang kamu akan setuju, dan bahwa kamu mudah ditindas, yang kemungkinan besar akan memicu masalah tanpa akhir.<br><br>Oleh karena itu, lebih baik langsung menunjukkan sikap dingin dan tidak bersahabat, yang justru akan membantu menghindari beberapa masalah.
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"Degree of waste and consumption?"
"Yes, meaning that if you absorb spiritual energy from a spirit stone to cultivate, you don't actually absorb the exact amount of energy contained within it. A lot of spiritual energy will dissipate during the process."
Saying this, Liao Pantu paused and added:
"Since you are now in the cultivation world, let me give you one more piece of advice. Do not exchange mid-grade spirit stones for ordinary spirit stones, especially not in those shops."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao figured that such an exchange would likely result in a huge loss, so he decisively agreed.
Then, for some reason, he thought of Senior Liao's cave dwelling.
The roof inside seemed to be made entirely of ordinary spirit stones; no mid-grade spirit stones were used at all.
Lin Xiao blinked, secretly thinking that paving a roof with mid-grade spirit stones was something even someone as incredibly wealthy as Senior Liao could not quite afford.
Returning to the inn, Jiang Youfu and Lin Xiao took the spiritual food to Yuan Qing's room, watched him eat it, and then returned to their own room.
Early the next morning, before the sun even rose, the three of them set out for the boarding point outside Yuanling City.
Last night, Yuan Qing was extremely surprised to see that Lin Xiao and the others had actually brought him spiritual food.
After all, there were not many shops selling spiritual food in Yuanling City.
Lin Xiao told him that they just happened to see a mobile vendor selling it on the street, and since it was not expensive, they bought it for him to try.
Smelling the appetizing aroma of the spiritual food on the table and hearing Lin Xiao's explanation, Yuan Qing did not doubt his story at all, even though he knew there were probably very few people in Yuanling City capable of making such spiritual food. He immediately sat down and began to eat.
By now, even if Lin Xiao told Yuan Qing that he was the sect master of the Tianxuan Sect, Yuan Qing would probably believe him without hesitation.
Let alone something as simple as a small vendor selling spiritual food in Yuanling City.
Not long after finishing his meal, he could not resist his drowsiness and went back to bed to sleep.
When he was woken up by Lin Xiao and the others the next day, Yuan Qing discovered that his body had recovered more overnight than it had in the previous few days combined.
He could already move freely like a normal person, though he still could not use his spiritual power for the time being.
Yuan Qing did not think much of it; he only felt increasingly grateful to Lin Xiao and the others.
However, this was not because the healing effect of the spiritual food made by Jiang Youfu was much better than that of Sun Yigao's pills. It was because Lin Xiao had only given Yuan Qing Sun Yigao's pill when he was critically injured and unconscious.
Later, Yuan Qing had been taking his own pills.
Coupled with the fact that his body was severely depleted, his recovery had been very slow.
Now, with Sun Yigao's pill as a foundation and Jiang Youfu's spiritual food to consolidate it, the combination naturally allowed his body to heal quickly.
It was still early dawn, but a long line had already formed at the boarding point.
Because Lin Xiao remembered the voice reminding him that the ship would depart at the hour of Chen when he bought the tickets, he had deliberately come out early.
In the open space at the west gate of Yuanling City, a massive spirit ship was already parked. From a distance, one could see a protective array covering the hull, with only a small opening at the boarding entrance.
This way, no one could sneak aboard from anywhere else.
Two guards stood outside the small opening, but there was no one responsible for collecting tickets.
Everyone just walked toward the opening holding the ticket they had purchased. Then, just like collecting the entrance fee for Yuanling City, the ticket would be absorbed the moment the person passed through.
This completely eliminated the possibility of evading the fare.
Not long after Lin Xiao and the other two boarded the ship, they saw the two guards at the entrance say to the people behind:
"The boarding capacity for Yuanling City has been reached. Please come early in five days, fellow Daoists."
They spoke very loudly to ensure everyone in the back could hear.
Lin Xiao and the other two, who were still strolling along the gunwale, naturally heard it as well.
"Ah? Hasn't the ship always departed at the hour of Si? Why is it so early this time!"
"Exactly, you guys are scamming people!"
"And it's obvious that the number of people boarding today is much smaller! I missed the departure last time, but it wasn't like they stopped letting people on after such a short time!"
...
The people who failed to board the ship began to clamor below.
But the two guards paid them no mind. They quickly turned and entered the opening, then sealed it shut.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao recalled that when he went to buy a ticket for Yuan Qing yesterday, no one had reminded him of the specific departure time like they had three days ago.
As for the departure date, it was actually on every ticket, and one only needed to use their divine sense to check it.
Of course, for those in the Qi Condensation stage, they would have to stick the ticket to their forehead to check it, provided they could use their divine sense.
The people who failed to board voiced their dissatisfaction below, but they did not dare to curse too loudly. Everyone knew that in the Southern Spirit Domain, these spirit ships were jointly operated by several powerful sects.
However, the spirit ship ignored these people who failed to board. Just moments after closing the entrance, the massive spirit ship slowly rose into the air and flew toward the distance at a steady speed.
Standing on the deck, Lin Xiao watched the scenery receding below.
The flying speed of this spirit ship was truly not slow.
There were also some other guests strolling around the deck. Occasionally, there were cultivators who liked to strike up conversations, as well as those peddling goods.
There were still many empty rooms on the ship.
These passenger cabins had a total of five floors. Each room was not large, and they were not numbered, allowing guests to choose freely.
In other words, as long as no one had set up a restriction from the inside, anyone could enter.
Although the spirit ship was not slow, the distance was vast, and the journey would take several days. They could not just wander around the deck the whole time.
So Lin Xiao and the other two went and picked two adjacent empty rooms to stay in.
Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu shared one room, while Yuan Qing had one to himself.
Lin Xiao lent Yuan Qing an isolating defensive array.
Then he stayed in the adjacent room with Jiang Youfu to cultivate.
After all, there was really nothing to do on the ship, and wandering around too much would draw too much attention. It was better to stay in the room and cultivate.
During this time, a few people came and knocked on their door. Lin Xiao had noticed earlier that many guests on the ship had opened their doors, so to avoid drawing the attention of those with ulterior motives, he followed the crowd and opened his as well.
Before departing from Yuanling City, all three of them had disguised themselves using the high-level disguise masks generously sponsored by Senior Liao.
It was said that even Nascent Soul or Deity Transformation experts might not be able to see through their true appearances.
Among those who knocked on the door, one came to peddle goods, while the rest came to ask if they could travel together or wanted to make friends.
Lin Xiao coldly rejected all of them.
Because Senior Liao had said that if you pretended to be hesitant or weak, these people would definitely think there was a chance you would agree, and that you were easy to bully, which would likely lead to endless trouble.
Therefore, it was better to directly put on a cold, unapproachable demeanor, which would actually help avoid some trouble.
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