Of course, in the past half a year, Su Chen has not gained nothing in spiritual materials.

He often went out to perform various miscellaneous duties, and had to travel between counties, trekking through mountains and rivers, and once when crossing a small river, he actually stepped on a small stone with a blue water aura in the stream.

Another time when I was resting in the grove, I accidentally touched a small piece of dead sycamore wood from nowhere, and I found that there was a faint cyan wood aura reaction in it.

The aura they contain is very weak, but after all, it is also an aura reaction, not a dead thing such as a stubborn stone and dead wood that has no aura at all.

These are purely passing by and picked up by accident, and they are simply a surprise that came unexpectedly.

In the past six months, Su Chen was surprised to find that there was actually a small amount of aura materials in this Wu County. It's just that the naked eyes of mortals can't distinguish between spiritual and non-spiritual materials, and they are unaware.

Even if a grandmaster possesses extraordinary perception, he may not be aware of their existence.

If Su Chen hadn't obtained the "Getaway" and knew that the immortals really existed, he began to pay special attention to spiritual materials, and often used extraordinary perception to probe the things he encountered, I am afraid that he would not know at all that between these mountains and wilderness, he could really find a small amount of spiritual materials.

The only thing he regretted was that these inadvertently obtained spiritual materials were too fragmentary and fragile.

If the aura is too weak, you won't be able to keep the aura.

Su Chen had tried to make a piece of spiritual ink from the sycamore wood, but after grinding it into powder, the spiritual energy inside actually collapsed directly.

A few other pieces of spirit materials are like small pieces of water spirit stones, but they are not a complete set of spirit rune system, and they cannot be made into a spirit rune at all, and they are not of much use to him for the time being.

This made Su Chen pleasantly surprised, but also had a few more regrets.

"It's too difficult to collect these spiritual materials, how long does it take to raise a set of spiritual runes? I used to often hear people on the rivers and lakes say that the real people in Hanshan rarely stay in the Taoist temple, and the dragon sees the beginning but not the end, and likes to travel all over the world to make friends with heroes from all over the world.

At that time, I always felt that the life of real people was extremely leisurely. Now that I think about it carefully, it's not like that at all, I'm afraid that I'm tired enough, running around thousands of miles, busy collecting materials for spirit runes, how can I have spare time to play.

And you have to do this by yourself, and others can't see the spiritual materials, so they can't help at all. ”

Su Chen couldn't help but sigh.

If he hadn't personally experienced more than half a year and knew how difficult it was to obtain spiritual materials, he wouldn't have thought of the hardships of Hanshan Zhenren running around all year round.

...

On this day, Su Chen came to Lou County, hundreds of miles away from Gusu County, to deliver letters and a batch of cheap sun-dried herbs to the shopkeeper of a pharmacy under the name of the Wang Gang.

Lou County is one of the thirteen county towns of Wu County, which is a little far away from the prosperous water trade route of the North-South Transportation Grand Canal, which is naturally not as lively and prosperous as the crowds of people in Gusu County, which is much inferior, and is more quiet and peaceful.

Su Chen was about to return to Gusu City after completing this miscellaneous task, walking on a quiet old alley street in Lou County, and accidentally saw a time-honored pen shop with a very old door plaque.

This old pen shop is hidden in the corner of the old alley, and if you are not careful, you will miss it and will not notice it at all.

Su Chen has been to Lou County several times, but it is the first time he has noticed this inconspicuous old pen shop.

"Lee's Pen Shop!"

"Five generations of ancestors, a hundred years old!"

Su Chen looked at the plaque of the old pen shop, and his heart moved.

"Spirit pen, spirit ink, spirit paper, spirit inkstone" are the four major pieces of writing and drawing a spirit rune, but it is too difficult to collect, almost all of them depend on luck. I don't know if this century-old pen shop has anything he wants.

Su Chen didn't rush in immediately.

It's just a matter of looking for spiritual materials in the mountains in the wilderness, and you won't be seen.

But in this kind of shop run by someone to find spiritual materials, he is still very cautious, and he can't leave traces that can trace him, so as not to be targeted.

Su Chen turned to another street, found a no-man's corner, changed into a linen robe, and put on a bamboo hat. Lowered the edge of the hat, and then walked into this century-old pen shop.

It's not big, and it's even a little rotten in an old pen shop. In front of the counter, there is a middle-aged shop owner, fiddling with an old abacus, accounting for the accounts of the last few days.

"Shopkeeper, do you have a talisman here?"

Su Chen covered his face with a hat, preventing the shopkeeper from seeing his face clearly, and his voice was much lowered.

Our shop is the oldest pen shop in Lou County, with five generations of ancestors, and is best at making all kinds of pens, including all kinds of brushes used by Xiucai scribes, talisman pens used by Taoist priests, and judge pens used by Jianghu warriors. It's all on display at the counter of the small shop, and the guest officer can pick and choose at will!"

The middle-aged shopkeeper didn't raise his head either, and asked casually.

"Oh!"

Su Chen nodded and walked through several front counters.

The cabinet was full of all kinds of talisman pens, which were very cheap, and the worst ones only needed ten copper plates, and the slightly better ones were only forty or fifty copper plates.

He looked at it carefully, but he was not satisfied.

Just looking at their categories and colors, they are some of the most common vulgar bamboos, and the talisman pens made of rabbit hair, chicken hair, pig bristles, etc., are far from the spirit pen he is looking for.

Whether this material is a spiritual material or not, ordinary people can't see it, and they can't tell it.

However, Su Chen has been exposed to a small amount of spiritual materials for most of the past six months, and he has more experience, so he has also practiced a little bit of natural eyesight. Basically, you can see at a glance that you are sure of three percent, and if you touch it with your hand, you can be completely sure whether it is a spiritual material.

Su Chen could easily see that these talisman pens on the counter were too far apart, and they were not the spirit pens he wanted.

The middle-aged shopkeeper looked at Su Chen a little picky, and he couldn't help but be interested.

He put down the abacus and account book, looked up and asked with a smile: "This little brother is quite eye-catching, this talisman pen is really not used by ordinary people." It is also only used by Taoist priests when drawing talismans. Could it be that the little brother is a new brother of our White Lotus Sect, and he is going to learn to draw the White Lotus Dao Talisman?"

"Huh... The shopkeeper is also a White Lotus Taoist?"

Su Chen was asked by the shopkeeper and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

He has been in the rivers and lakes for more than two years, and he often comes to Lou County to deliver letters, so he naturally knows that this Lou County is the territory of the White Lotus Sect. The helm of the White Lotus Sect is on an island in Dianshan Lake in Lou County, and it is quite influential in the rivers and lakes, but it is low-key.

This White Lotus Sect believes in the King of Light and the Childless Mother, and is not popular with the government, and has always been very mysterious and low-key in Wu County.

The Hanshan Taoist Temple outside Gusu City believes in the Sanqing Immortal Zun, which is the orthodox Taoist sect recognized by the Tang Dynasty, which is naturally very different from the White Lotus Sect.

The rivers and lakes of the thirteen counties of Wu County were all divided by the five major gangs of Wu County.

Only in this Lou County, the White Lotus Sect is the strongest local force, and the iron pass is average, and it is simply impossible to splash oil and water drops.

With the strength of the five major gangs in Wu County, they can't get involved, and any resident rudder will be eradicated by the White Lotus Sect. The Medicine King Gang can only operate a pharmacy here to sell medicinal herbs, and cannot develop rudders and disciples.

Even the prestige of Wu County's Hanshan Taoist Temple does not have much appeal in this Lou County.

Most of the people in Lou County privately believe in the White Lotus Sect and regard themselves as White Lotus Taoists.

The Medicine King Gang warned his disciples that when walking in Lou County, they must not offend the Taoist priests of the White Lotus Sect.

Su Chen has always been low-key, and he has never dealt with the disciples of the White Lotus Sect. As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but fall silent, and did not answer that he was, nor did he deny that he was not.

"Little brother doesn't need to be nervous, my home disciple of the White Lotus Sect often goes to the White Lotus Confession Hall in Dianshan Lake to listen to the teachings of the Mao Sect Master!

Our brothers in the White Lotus Sect are all members of the family, and there are often brothers from the White Lotus Sect who come to our store to buy talisman pens. What kind of talisman pen does the little brother want, just say, sell it to you cheaper!"

The middle-aged shopkeeper probably thought that Su Chen was a young disciple who was more vigilant when he had just joined the White Lotus Sect, so he couldn't help but be a little kinder, and hurriedly said.

"Shop, don't you have a better talisman pen?!"

Su Chen didn't want to talk more about the White Lotus Sect, so as not to reveal flaws.

The middle-aged shopkeeper happily took out a few boxes of high-end talisman pens from under the counter.

The material grade and workmanship of these talismans are more exquisite, mostly made of red sandalwood and wolf hair and weasel hair. Of course, the price is much higher, as little as 500 copper plates, and as much as one or two pieces of silver.

This is already a high price among the talismans.

After all, who in Lou County is okay when they are full, they will buy a month's income and buy a talisman that can only draw Taoist talismans and has no other use?

Many of the low-level disciples of the White Lotus Sect are ordinary people, and most of them are not well-off, so they will not spend this unjust money.

Su Chen took these talismans in his hand and used his own perception to perceive them, but he didn't feel anything, so he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "It's still not good, isn't there anything better?"

He was a little disappointed, it seemed that the so-called century-old pen shop in Lou County couldn't find the spirit pen he wanted.

"This grade, can't you even look at it?"

The middle-aged shopkeeper was surprised, and couldn't help but groan: "If you want to be better, then I'm afraid it's only the treasure of the small shop!

"Let's take it first to see if it's the talisman pen I want, and the price is another matter. Even if I don't have enough money now, I'll come back and buy it when I save enough money in the future. ”

Su Chen said.

"Okay!"

The middle-aged shopkeeper quickly took out a golden talisman from a wooden box locked with an old iron under the cabinet and gave it to Su Chen.

This golden talisman pen is extremely exquisite, the barrel is made of gold and stone, and the tip of the pen is a handful of unknown golden animal hair.

Su Chen took the golden talisman pen in his hand, and was surprised to feel that it was as heavy as a golden stone and cold, and probed it with extraordinary perception, and a pinch of golden beast hair on the tip of the pen seemed to be flickering with a ball of golden light.