Continuing upward along the corridor, I saw many mortal climbers along the way. Many of them had passed out by the roadside, but their limbs were still doing mountaineering movements.
The strong Taoist priest saw this and said lightly: "These mortals, once they successfully reach the top of the mountain, even if they are not favored by the woman from Shezhao, they can still work as a handyman on the mountain. Although this is not a ladder to heaven, but
It is also a rare path to seek immortality.”
After he finished speaking, he asked casually: "I wonder where my friend's teacher is from? Is the teacher a relative of this Shezhao?"
When Xu Dao heard this, his thoughts changed slightly and he replied: "A certain family of casual cultivators in the mountains cannot be considered a sect. Although the master has the means to raise Gu, it seems to have nothing to do with the Shezhao tribe."
After saying these words, Xu Dao saw that the strong Taoist priest's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
The strong Taoist priest burst into laughter, pointed at himself and said, "A poor Taoist is also a casual Taoist."
The man pointed to the unconscious mortal on the stairs again and said:
"When we seek immortality and learn Taoism, we first have to be tested for several years or even ten years before the master actually gives us the secret. Then we serve tea and water, and are beaten and scolded for several more years... When we have achieved some success, we are controlled again.
Following the inheritance of my master, the road ahead is unclear, and I have to look for opportunities everywhere to have a chance of breakthrough."
"Although it is difficult for these mortals to climb mountains, once they reach the high mountains, as long as they have good aptitude and appearance, they can win the favor of the Shezhao women and directly join the Shezhao tribe. It is much easier than us casual cultivators. If only..."
Listening to the Taoist priest's sigh, Xu Dao didn't take it seriously.
It's not that he has been practicing in the Taoist sect since he was a child and doesn't know that the Dharma is rare and hard to buy with a lot of money, but he doesn't believe that the Shezhao tribe will be as generous as the rumors say and will easily open the Taoist Dharma to men who marry into the clan.
Having said this, Xu Dao raised his eyes and looked at the confusion in front of him, sighing in his heart.
Now he has just broken through to the late stage of Qi refining. With the Sanyin White Bone Fork given by the original Taoist priest, he has no shortage of methods for the Qi refining stage for the time being. However, when the Qi refining is completed, the foundation building skills are nowhere to be found.
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Even at the moment, he doesn't know exactly what foundation building is about. He only knows that building a foundation requires planting spiritual roots and cultivating the legal body, but he has no idea what the spiritual roots and legal bodies are.
Xu Dao secretly thought in his heart: "I don't want to get the foundation-building method in this edict, but I just want to know what foundation-building is and where there are profound Taoist doors that can allow people to seek immortals and visit the Tao... White Bones
Look, it’s really too closed-minded!”
He was thinking about it in his mind when he suddenly heard the strong Taoist priest next to him say, "Hey! Ahead is the Shezhao Ghost Market."
The two of them had climbed to the top of Sheshan Mountain. When Xu Dao looked forward, his eyes suddenly became enlightened.
The clouds and mist were drooping in front of his eyes, and he could see carved beams and painted buildings, cornices and brackets. They were different from the Diaojiao Village and other buildings at the foot of the mountain, and were more Chinese-style and fairy-like.
Most of the people who come and go among them are dressed in gorgeous clothes and Taoist robes, and they have spiritual inspirations emerging from them, and they behave like cultivators.
And unlike in the White Bone Temple, the people in Shezhao Ghost City have different expressions. Some of them are happy, some are unruly, and some are lifeless... It is not like in the White Bone Temple, all of them are pale and gloomy.
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With so many different cultivators gathered together, it would be easy for Xu Dao to at least get information here.
Moreover, he also saw shops such as alchemy rooms, talisman shops, and teahouses in the ghost market. This was different from the ghost market in Baigu Temple in that not all of them were stalls, which was much more convenient.
Looking at the scene of the ghost market that smelled like fireworks, Xu Dao thought to himself: "Compared with the ghost market in the White Bone Temple, this is a ghost market! Maybe it should be called 'Mountain City'"
On the other side, a strong Taoist priest and Xu Dao stepped into the ghost market together. The man did not continue to greet each other, but handed over his hands and said: "The ghost market has arrived. This place is just like the mortal market. There are no stealing and no fighting.
There are rules like don’t kill people.”
"Fellow Taoist, you can go shopping by yourself and learn more about me. I have some important things to do, so I'll take my leave now."
"Fellow Taoist, please be busy first." Xu Dao hurriedly called out and returned. His Yin Shen was half-visible in the swarm of insects, and he bowed towards him to thank him for his introduction along the way.
The strong Taoist priest nodded and replied: "Good." Then he flicked his sleeves and robe, strode forward, and walked into the crowd in an instant, as if he really had something urgent to do.
When this person walked away, Xu Daofang remembered that the two of them didn't even exchange names, let alone leave their contact information.
"This man is so serious about his ancient ways that he didn't even leave his name."
He stood at the gate of the ghost market and sighed, but did not move for a while.
The sharp-eyed Taoist boys in Miaoyi nearby saw it and ran up in small steps. Among them were young and old, and they all said, "Do you want to know the latest news in Fangshi?"
Xu Dao heard this but did not answer. He shook his head, flashed and walked towards the ghost market.
These Taoist boys in the fetal breath realm were arranged by She Zhao at the door. They have the role of observing people coming and going and guiding outsiders. The Taoist priest Shicai Zhuanghan had already spoken to Xu Dao and also introduced the situation in the ghost market.
, lest he waste money.
But Xu Dao was in no hurry at the moment and had plenty of time to wander around. Besides, he was just here as a ghost. He didn't bring a single talisman with him, so he had no money to pay for the tour guide.
Just as he floated into the ghost market, Xu Dao stopped again and looked behind him.
At the end of the corridor, I saw an exhausted mortal exiting. He was sweating profusely and his face was pale, attracting many people to glance over.
When this mortal saw the brightly lit scene in front of him, his eyes were in a trance, his face was overjoyed, and he shouted: "I'm coming up! I'm coming up!"
Immediately, a female Taoist girl in Miao clothes came out, pulled the mortal man, and led him to stagger away. She also said: "What a strong gentleman! You come up, come up!"
There were also the female Taoists in Miao clothes who were leaning towards the entrance but did not come forward. When they saw Xu Dao stopping again, they actually smiled and winked at Xu Dao and said boldly:
"This Taoist priest looks strange. He came up today, but he wants to go down with us and play tricks!"
I don’t know how these people could tell that Xu Dao was unfamiliar from their dim and gloomy faces. When Xu Dao heard their teasing, he laughed in his heart.
"Sure enough, it is not as strict as in the White Bone Temple. With the edict of sacrifice on its back, these Taoist disciples who dare to adjust their breath and refine their Qi."
Speaking of the so-called mulberry forest and wild marriage custom in Shezhao, these female Taoist boys who have not entered the Qi Refining Period will choose husbands from the able-bodied mortals who go to the ghost market, and they will get married and each will benefit from it.
In addition to mortals, Qi Refining Taoist disciples from outside can naturally marry these female Taoist girls, and Qi Refining Taoist disciples are more attractive to the women of Shezhao.
It's just that Taoist disciples have the wild methods of Taoist disciples, and most of them will not choose Taoist boys in the realm of breath control as their targets. But even so, just a few flirtations will be of great benefit to women at the level of Taoist boys.
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Laughing in his heart, Xu Dao suppressed his thoughts and wandered towards the brightly lit ghost city.
Mixed among all kinds of monks, he looked at the sparkling objects around him and found herbs, pills, spells, monsters... There was even a shop with the word "Dharma Weapon" written on it, which caught his eye.
Quite looking forward to it.
Once it was determined that there was no great danger here, Xu Dao would bring the talisman money over, make a large purchase here, and have a good rest.