Chapter 602: Downstream
As Chinese New Year's Eve approaches, Yongzhou City is becoming more and more lively. This is not only because the anti-smuggling detachment that had been "harassing" everywhere before has been deliberately reined in for the time being, but also because many monks from other places have poured into Yongzhou City.
Some of them came from the Demon Domain, some from the Daomen, some from the Confucian Sect, and some from other parts of the Great Zhou. There are all kinds of people, some who walk alone, some in groups, and even one or two teams of chambers. But overall, most of them are not highly cultivated, and there are very few true spiritual monks. They are all traders who come to buy "New Year's goods", at least on the surface.
Although the system is now being reformed and the law is changed, spiritual resources must be handed over, but this is mainly for individuals, and many large chambers of commerce in the Great Zhou Dynasty still have the right to do business. In addition, although the six major sects, like the Great Zhou, are also actively implementing the law change, the people of the six major sects with official identity certificates will not be interrogated and levied spiritual resources when they arrive in the territory of the Great Zhou.
They came to Yongzhou mainly to purchase some special products of the Demon Domain, the inner pills and furs of the Demon Beasts, as well as the spiritual grass in the cold places of the Demon Domain, and so on. Some of them purchased in the Liqing Pavilion, Huixiang Building, and Strange Pavilion, and some went directly to the Snow Peach Valley outside the city to make relatively large transactions with the Demon Domain partners who had already interacted with each other.
According to the agreement, the spiritual assets brought by the Liqing Pavilion, Huixiang Building, and Strange Pavilion from the Demon Domain have already been paid taxes in the city in Snow Peach Valley. Those who made immediate transactions in Snow Peach Valley also paid a tariff of one percent on the spot in accordance with the rules.
These people, in addition to trading, will naturally wander around Yongzhou City and spend a lot. Some of them still set up stalls in the city, but none of the monks in Yongzhou and under the rule of the Great Zhou came to ask for it. Because, Zeng Shan's anti-smuggling detachment is not far away. Whoever goes, doesn't it prove that he has spiritual resources? Even the monks of the three great families are no exception. Only the people in the three places of the Demon Domain, the Leaving Love Pavilion, the Huixiang Building, and the Strange Pavilion can go to see the goods and inquire in a grand manner.
It is precisely because of this that the demon cultivators in the three places of Liqing Pavilion, Huixiang Building, and Strange Pavilion act as "intermediaries". A certain monk fell in love with a certain object on a stall, so he asked a certain demon cultivator in the Love Pavilion, Huixiang Building, and Strange Pavilion to come forward to buy it on his behalf. The bargaining is all written in the jade slip with divine consciousness. After the demon cultivator bought it, he handed it over to the monk in the underground trading market, and at the same time charged a certain benefit fee.
Of course, there are a very small number of monks who rush to Yongzhou, and after strict referral screening, they can also come in every night and trade directly with the local monks in Yongzhou. Therefore, the underground trading market, which is the place where Su Ji went, is also becoming more and more lively.
But no one made trouble. First, the monks who came here cherished this place very much. Second, there are more and more monks who maintain order, and their cultivation is getting higher and higher, and later, there are true spiritual monks wearing black cloaks.
These True Spirit Cultivators wearing black cloaks unleashed a very strong but very real True Spirit power, silently guarding each side.
Little Yongzhou, a true spiritual monk, can be counted on two hands. It can't be Wuxu, Li Mingshan, and Zeng Shan, so the organizers behind this underground trading market are naturally the three major families of Yongzhou, or the Yu Fairy of the Demon Domain.
This is a tacit fact.
The monks of the three great families naturally did not make trouble, and those who entered here every night naturally did not make trouble. In addition to strength, there is also a treasure mentioned earlier. But for all monks, who can endure the levy of spiritual resources and simply rely on the timely distribution, isn't this keeping everyone in captivity as ordinary people?
Some monks simply moved from the ground to this underground world and stayed there without leaving. The aura of this underground world is not as good as that of Yongzhou City on the ground, but it is better than a freedom. Those who have spiritual assets can spend them at will and buy the things they need for cultivation; those who have magic weapons and spiritual weapons can expose them at will, so that they will not walk at night in brocade clothes; there is not much spiritual capital, and those who have been levied several times can also take a look at it at will, after all, there are no magic weapons and spiritual weapons that are overflowing around, and the people around them are not like monks, and I am afraid that I also feel that I am not a monk anymore, and I have no head.
But all the monks know that this rat-like underground life is terrible and unsustainable when compared to the previous one.
This underworld is a temporary enchantment, and there has never been a fee for it. On the one hand, the aura in the enchantment is thin, and on the other hand, after Wuxu and Zeng Shan, especially Zeng Shan's conscription, many monks are not "rich". But because of this, this underground world will not last long, after all, there is no free lunch in the world.
Moreover, in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty and even the entire Xuanyin Star, they are implementing restructuring and law changes. Many monks have lost their source of income, after all, they have to pay their spiritual resources, and there are no many business transactions and they cannot make money from it. As for the so-called unified allocation, it seems that there is no end in sight, and it still has to be after the competition, depending on the level of the cultivation realm, which means that there is no need to consider it for the time being.
From Wuxu's entry into Yongzhou to the present, in just a few months, many monks have the feeling of sitting on the empty mountain, especially the emergence of the underground world.
In fact, in recent days, many monks in the underground world have gradually become like on the ground, and they are also "poor" underground, and they do not consume much, although some still wear treasure knives around their waists and jade hairpins on their heads. Many monks sat there cross-legged, as if they were practicing, and from a distance, they looked like beggars in the streets and alleys.
Fortunately, there is news here. Tonight, there's a fair. This fair was initiated with the participation of newly foreign monks. First, the three major families, as well as these newly foreign monks, will recruit some people, of course, as outer disciples at most. Second, there will be a batch of rare spiritual assets for auction.
This news spread throughout the entire underground world in an instant, like a spring breeze blowing.
No matter who forces recruit manpower, it means that they can have a certain amount of spiritual income, and they can even leave Yongzhou better, and move the dead and the living, and the same is true for monks.
As for the auction of rare spiritual resources, it is aimed at those monks who still have some background and are not low in cultivation. These monks, even some family heirlooms, are not too low in cultivation, and they are unwilling to commit themselves to a certain force. In this auction of rare spiritual resources, if you get one or two pieces, or make a breakthrough in cultivation, or increase your strength greatly, you will naturally have the possibility of getting out of this situation and letting the birds fly in the sky.
Then there is the herd mentality. Ordinary monks also have this mentality. Even the monk who has nothing to do with this year's hardship can't help but jump. If you join in the fun, you can at least prove that you are still a monk who absorbs spiritual energy, and you are definitely not a penniless mortal.
The fair is located in the middle of the underground market. There are monks' means to build a stone platform with a radius of 100 meters. Around the perimeter of the stone platform, at a distance, there was a stall, not for sellers, but for monks. On each stall, there is a flag erected, and the flag is written with the names of Lianhua Chamber of Commerce, Qingpingguan, and naturally Liqing Pavilion, as well as the Li family in Yongzhou. Each booth has its own selection requirements and criteria. But as long as you can go and are qualified, you will be given the spirit stone of Baihuahua on the spot.
Many monks hesitated and wandered, and after asking about it, they finally chose a place.
Most of the three major families in Yongzhou are more familiar with each other after all, and they know the roots, and even had some open and secret relationships before. There are also some who chose to stay as a last resort, but they were looked down upon by the three major families, and chose three places such as the Love Pavilion.
Some monks, for their own reasons, first chose those forces from other places. Among them, there are more people who choose the joint chamber of commerce, and they seem to instinctively feel that if they go to the chamber of commerce, they will have more opportunities and it will be easier to earn spirit stones. After all, no matter where they are, they are at most outer disciples.
There are also a small number of monks, who are all in the late stage of cultivation, have some background and savings, or have a place to go to in the distance. There were no more than a dozen of them in total, and they each stood silently in the crowd, looking at the newly raised stone platform behind the stall, waiting for the arrival of the auction conference.
There are also quite a few episodes in this.
A monk with mediocre qualifications, low cultivation, and relatively old age wanted to defect to the Li family. was disgusted by the young steward at the Li family's stall and called him "old and uncultivated", and directly and ruthlessly refused. The gray-bearded monk could not do anything but plead with all the good things he said. In the end, he was ruthless and took out a family heirloom, which was retained exceptionally.
There is also a young monk with mediocre qualifications, but he is being scrambled by several stalls. Just because, the lady next to him is young and beautiful.
The worst thing is that there are several female cultivators who originally followed the Lamei Fairy. They are not only beautiful as flowers, but also with a hint of the coldness of Lamei, which looks unique, and many stalls are interested in "soliciting", but they are unwilling. They just wanted to defect to the Li family, but they were rejected by the Li family. Although a group of four people stood not far away from the Li family's stall, they looked very lonely.
Two monks, still concealing their breath and faces, stepped forward and casually laid a soundproof cover. I don't know what to say, but after a while, the four female cultivators of the Plum Garden actually followed these two people out of the Li family's stall, and then found a vacant place and stood silently together.
At this time, there are not many people who still cover their aura and face, most of them are those thoughtful monks who have cultivated in the later stage of real people. Therefore, although the monks around were a little curious, no one looked into it for a while. Even the True Spirit Cultivator who was secretly guarding one side only glanced at it slightly. They could see that the cultivation of these two people had reached the Great Perfection of True Beings, and they were only one step away from the True Spirit Level, although this step was extremely difficult to take, they could already win the respect they deserved.
In about an hour, the recruitment process came to an end. The vast majority of the monks who came to apply for the recruitment already had a place to go. They all had some spirit stones, stretched their necks excitedly, and looked at the stone platform in the middle.
The first auction conference in the underground world started on time in such an atmosphere.
Nine red dots, rising into the sky, gradually grew larger, turning into nine bright and huge lanterns. The lantern skin is a thin and transparent snow fox armpit skin, and the skeleton is a dragon-patterned pine branch, which is flooded with the inner Dan of the demonic beast that is still beating.
Several figures flew to the sky above the stone platform from all directions, all of them unleashing the power of a true spiritual monk. A figure slowly flew down, suspended in the air, and announced the start of the auction in a deep voice, and then directly took out a jade box.
And so the auction began.
"Xuanyin Grass!"
"Black Blood Pill!"
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For every spiritual asset, there is a continuous bidding voice. Although, these bids came from the dozen or so real late-stage monks who did not run to those stalls.
In fact, all the monks present also knew that this auction was actually for them.
Of course, there are also monks, some yin and yang weirdness, "These spiritual resources or exercises are almost all used by demon cultivation, do we all have to specialize in cultivating demon dao in the future?"
There are still people who understand, and sneered, "What do you know? Our Yongzhou is close to the Demon Domain, and the spiritual resources of this Demon Domain are naturally convenient to take." β
But they didn't want to snort coldly in the air, and these two people both hugged their heads and grabbed the ground, wailing.
The rest of the monks looked sideways, and they felt the domineering of the true spirit monks here.
The two unlucky monks struggled on the ground a few times before they lost their breath. They had defected to one of the forces, but no one had come out to pay attention to them.
Only one plum flew out diagonally and landed on the ground, in front of the bodies of the two men. A little faint fragrance, from thick to fade.
"The plum blossom dies, and the ghost is also romantic. "Suji, inexplicably, I don't know what I mean.
Tonight, he took He Qifeng (the Great Elder of the Yin and Yang Sect) to cover his breath, disguise himself, and come to this underground world again. Seeing the female cultivator of the plum garden, standing alone, she temporarily started and whispered to invite.
The four female cultivators of the Plum Garden were still standing there straight, almost the same person, their expressions were the same, still cold and indifferent. No one, moving half a step under his feet, his expression changed slightly.
On the contrary, He Qifeng smiled, "Is there a top-grade psychic pill?"
Sugi did not answer.
"Infinite Demon Body, the first three layers of exercises!"
At this time, the person who presided over the auction threw out a book of demonic exercises.
"The Infinite Demon Body is the famous body refining method of the Heavenly Remnant Sect. The first three layers of exercises, whether good or evil, can be practiced at the same time, and they are achieved quickly. β
Under the stone platform, it suddenly boiled. Yongzhou is located in the Great Periphery of the Territory, adjacent to the Demon Domain, and many monks have heard of this Infinite Demon Body Exercise.
"Although there are only the first three layers, after cultivating, the strength of the physical body is doubled, and the speed is doubledγγγγγγ β
Although many of the monks present had heard of it, the host of the True Spirit level on the stage was leisurely talking and gushing about it.
The sound of bidding came and went. The bidding situation is extremely hot and fierce. In this turbulent era of so-called restructuring and law change, refining the body exercises can be achieved quickly, which is naturally a very rare choice to save life.
After some commotion, the first three layers of the Remnant Sect's Wuji Demon Body were finally obtained by a Yongzhou monk, a real person in the later stage, at a high price.
Seeing the monk leave straight away, Su Ji smiled, "I still have some bearing, and I didn't send someone to follow him." β
"Hmph!" He Qifeng sneered, "The Infinite Demon Body, once you cultivate, you can't stop. The Leaving Pavilion pulled another person for the Heavenly Remnant Sect, and naturally no one followed him. β
At this time, the true spiritual monk above the stone platform suddenly took out a jade bottle and held it high.
"Top-grade psychic pill!"
A sensation!
High-grade psychic pill, no distinction between good and evil, available to true spiritual monks, can automatically restore spiritual power in a short timeγγγγγγ
"If you are a monk below the True Spirit, after taking it, if you find a safe place, you can be promoted to the third level within a yearγγγγγγ β
The monks present were all a little excited. Although there are a lot, they can't afford to bid.
In the hustle and bustle, He Qifeng glanced at Su Ji, "Today I took this thing for Brother Su, and Brother Su should exchange it for something as promised." β
Su Ji bowed slightly, "At the end of the month, Su will offer the True Spirit Level Blood Bat Inner Dan." β
He Qifeng nodded, then turned around, looked at the stone platform in front of him, and said, "Any one of the six courtyards of the Yongzhou Monk Academy." β
There was silence.
Yongzhou Seminary?!
The monastery created by the city lord Wuxu?
High in the air on the stone platform, several True Spirit Cultivators who were on par with those red fire lanterns moved in unison, and several divine senses flew out, colliding like swords in mid-air.
"Where did you come from?!" a monk was ordered to fly and try it.
"Amitabha!" He Qifeng, grinning, clasped his hands together, and then parted again in front of his chest, a jet-black long arrow, flying silently, the ghostly light broke through the air, with the breath of death, through the opponent's Qinghong sword light, through the opponent's forehead.
"Since there is no bidding, this top-grade psychic pill belongs to this fellow Daoist!"
A moment later, a True Spirit Monk in the midst of the red lantern spoke slowly and announced the result.
He Qifeng, laughing, reached out and took the jade bottle containing the top-grade psychic pill, and floated away in countless eyes.
From beginning to end, no one intercepted, including those True Spiritual Monks.
Monastery, the castle lord's palace. If the city lord Wuxu knew about this matter here, a mere high-grade psychic pill might not be able to stop his mouth.
Su Ji watched He Qifeng leave like this, but instead of being angry and dissatisfied, he smiled. I was not mistaken. A long time ago, he presided over the Pearl Tower in Lushan in the world, and he felt that this was so different, a sword of annihilation, killing people invisibly. It's just that he didn't expect him to win that top-grade psychic pill like this.
As for whether there is anyone following and tailgating, or even intercepting and killing. Sugi was not worried. Not to mention He Qifeng, he suddenly showed the name of the monastery to take advantage of the situation, even the true spiritual cultivation he revealed at this moment was enough to shock.
He Qifeng is a true spiritual monk. Sugi was guessing, and at this moment he was right.
Today, he presides over the monastery alone. According to Wuxu's emphasis on the monastery, he must have been promoted to the true spirit. You know, Wuxu has always planned to preside over the monastery by himself. This news was obtained by Su Ji from many sourcesγγγγγγ
After Su Ji laughed, he didn't look at the auction that was going to squeeze out a monk in Yongzhou.
He still has a lot to do, a lot to prepare. These things are not necessarily at the level of true spirits, but they all have their own functions. It's like preparing a feast, not necessarily all the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, but the wine, melons and fruits are indispensable.
Even though it was the matter of the plum garden on the first day of junior high school, Zeng Shan was categorical and told Su Ji not to pay attention to it, but Su Ji did not dare to be a little snub in his heart.
Accompanying him, four female nuns of the Plum Garden, seemed to be traveling with beauty. Su Ji, who had frosty white sideburns, stood up and swayed a little righteousness.