Dangyao Hall, a spiritual force affiliated to the Wu Kingdom's Dangyao Division, is said to be under the leadership of the Wu Kingdom's National Master. It is responsible for cleaning up the monsters, evil spirits, and evil people that harm the four directions, and has the effect of stabilizing the people.
Logically speaking, there should be a demon-dance hall in every state and city in Wu State, even some larger counties and cities.
But whether Xu Dao was in the realm of White Bone Temple or the realm of Shezhao, he had only heard of this hall and had never seen it before.
The "Dangyao Beitang" in front of him should be one of the four semicolons of the Dangyao Hall in Jiangzhou City, and it was the first one he came into contact with.
Thinking in his mind, Xu Dao did not hesitate and took Su Jiu directly to the shop. When he stepped over the two stone lions at the door, he was keenly aware that something similar to spiritual consciousness swept over his body.
, intending to identify his cultivation level, but it should not be true divine consciousness.
This made Xu Dao frown slightly, but he did not directly respond domineeringly, but slightly revealed his immortal cultivation in the late stage of Qi training.
If, as he expected, the fluctuations that fell on him were somewhat rigid, and they just ignored him after sensing his aura, it should be something like a formation or a magic weapon.
But not long after he stepped through the gate of Dangyao Beitang, there were people like waiters inside who took the initiative to greet him and bowed to him:
"I, the deacon of Dao Beitang, have met the Taoist Priest. This is the first time that the Taoist Priest has come to the Dangyao Hall in Jiangcheng. Do you dare to ask if the Taoist Priest has an ultimatum in his hand?"
The other party was wearing a standard dark blue Taoist robe, with a smile on his face, and his cultivation was in the middle stage of Qi refining.
"An ultimatum?"
After thinking for a while, Xu Dao remembered what this thing was.
Just like the identity card he used in the White Bone Temple, the certificate is the certificate used by Taoists to register in the Wu court. Even the so-called Demon Dang Hall has similar effects and functions to the dormitory courtyard in the White Bone Temple, but it is more
Much looser.
When Xu Dao entered the door just now, he showed his cultivation in the late stage of Qi Refining, but he did not hang out the certificate to prove his identity. He immediately attracted the attention of the deacons in the hall, and quickly sent out the deacons on duty today to entertain him, so as not to have to entertain him.
Not thoughtful.
The deacon in the hall saw that Xu Dao had an unfamiliar face, and this led to the above conversation.
When other Taoists walking around saw the deacon of Danyao Hall being so respectful to Xu Dao and the two, they immediately guessed Xu Dao's identity. They all looked in awe or fear, then lowered their heads and walked quickly past.
Even in densely populated places with many Taoists, late-stage Taoist disciples are still strong. Even just two months ago, the strongest person in Jiangzhou Dangyao Hall was just a late-stage Taoist disciple who had perfected his Qi refining and had no building.
Christian priest.
Xu Dao looked at the visitor, and when he saw the other person's respectful attitude, he also cupped his hand and said casually: "It's the first time for a casual cultivator in the mountains to visit, and there is no ultimatum."
When the deacon heard this, the smile on his face was still enthusiastic. He didn't care whether Xu Dao's answer was true or false. He quickly waved and said:
"Then it would be better for me, a poor Taoist, to lead the way for the Taoist Priest, get familiar with our Beitang, and present an ultimatum to the Taoist Priest."
"Very good." Since someone was willing to lead the way and introduce him, Xu Dao was naturally happy to enjoy it. He nodded and walked in the direction directed by the other person.
Not long after.
In Xu Dao's hand, there was a plaque made of red copper, the size of a palm, with an inscription on it. On one side was the word "Dang Yao", and on the other side was the Beitang of Jiangcheng. What year, month and day did the Taoist say?
Name, cultivation level and other simple information.
With this brand, Taoists can check their identity, receive tasks, buy and sell goods, etc. in any demon-driving hall in Wu Kingdom, which is very convenient.
However, if a Taoist earns Tao Gong in Jiangzhou City, he can only use it in a few local halls. If he goes to other states and counties, other Dang Yao Halls will not recognize the Tao Gong accumulated in other places and need to accumulate it again locally.
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Playing with the newly acquired Dudu, Xu Dao thought to himself: "Sure enough, the identity brand in Baigu Temple is exactly the same. Even the points earned by Taoists are called Daogong. I don't know whether Baigu Temple directly copied Dang Yaosi or Tianxia
This is true everywhere.”
After some understanding, he also vaguely understood why there was no Dangyao Hall in the realm of White Bone Temple and Shezhao tribe.
The two are located in remote areas, and there are already local leaders, so how can they allow the other force to exist?
Even the Dangyaotang in Jiangzhou City is only possible because there are six to seven hundred thousand permanent residents in the city and millions of people in surrounding counties and counties. It is already within the territory of Wu State and the largest city in the southwest.
There is enough power and pressure to drive a nail here to ensure the majesty of the imperial court.
But even so, the Demon Dang Hall in Jiangzhou City has always only played the role of organizing ghost markets and gathering casual cultivators. It can only induce them with benefits, but does not have enough ability to directly drive the casual cultivators.
The biggest reason is naturally that there are local snakes in Jiangzhou, and the local snakes here are more tyrannical than the Baiguguan and Shezhao tribes.
Although Jiangzhou City is large and populated, and is nominally subordinate to the Wu State, its actual owner is in the Yaksha Gate, a mass grave 440 miles away.
Even the establishment of the Demon Dancing Hall in Jiangcheng was due to the tacit approval or neglect of the Yaksha Sect.
The above-mentioned embarrassment of the Demon Drama Hall is also one of the reasons why the hall’s deacons are so enthusiastic about Xu Dao.
This is all because the entire Jiangcheng Dangyao Hall is actually a loose cultivator force established under the leadership of the Wu Kingdom. Now that a new-looking late Taoist disciple like Xu Dao has emerged, as long as he is not a disciple of the Yaksha Sect, no matter whether he stays for a long time or a short time, he will
It's worth the efforts of Jiangcheng Dangyao Hall, especially Beitang, to win over him.
After Xu Dao walked around for a while, he felt that his ears were almost filled with cocoons. He smiled and said to the deacon beside him:
"Your hall is really passionate and thirsty for talents, but Pindao is just a casual cultivator in the mountains. He is far from a talented person. How can he be honored as a worshipper as soon as he enters your hall?"
There are roughly five levels of positions in Jiangcheng Dangyao Hall, which are held by fetal Taoist boys, Taoist disciples before, during and after Qi refining, and Foundation-building Taoist priests.
Among them, in the middle stage of Qi refining, you can serve as a "deacon", but you need to compete, accumulate Taoist skills, and deal with certain chores.
In the later stage of Qi refining, one can directly serve as a higher-level deacon. There is no number of positions, the more the better. They are noble, have few things to do, and have a good salary every month, just like the "Eighteen" in the White Bone Temple.
"Head" is general, but there are some restrictions accordingly.
For example, you need to sign a contract, live in Jiangzhou City for several years, stand up to support if there is a big event, and leave a mark of true energy in the hall, etc.
Let’s not talk about the relationship between the Dang Yao Hall and the Yaksha Sect. The most inconspicuous one left a mark of zhenqi, which made Xu Dao temporarily stop thinking about joining the Dang Yao Hall.
The Qi cultivated by each Taoist is different. Even if they are twins with the same roots, the same exercises, and the same elixirs, the nature of their Qi will still be different.
The most reliable and effective way to identify a Taoist in this world is to identify the true energy.
When Xu Dao practiced in the White Bone Temple before, he had left a trace of his true energy in the temple. In addition, the true energy produced by his practice was filled with the flavor of the White Bone Temple's Taoism. It was just a normal fight.
It's hard for anyone to catch traces of the true energy, and he would use magic to destroy the scene every time he did it.
However, although the Jiangzhou Danyao Hall in front of us is thousands of miles away from the White Bone Temple, the two are still neighbors. In addition, Xu Dao is now in the late stage of Qi refining, so the Danyao Hall will definitely make his identity clear.
Investigate in secret.
Xu Dao was not worried that the Demon Dancing Hall would find out something, but he was worried that there were disciples of the White Bone Temple in the hall, and by then he would have fallen into a trap.
After all, although such a loose force is still a loose cultivator organization on the surface, it may have been infiltrated by other surrounding forces, especially the Yaksha Sect, from the very beginning.
This is not Xu Dao's random guess, but it is the fact.
The Taoist disciple Chen Wan he met outside the city was originally a disciple of the Yaksha Sect. When he failed to break through to the realm of Qi refining as scheduled, Chen Wan was afraid that he would die if he stayed in the sect, so he bribed the disciple in charge of the sect.
As a result, he was released to work as a handyman in the Demon Drama Hall.
Only in this way did he linger for several more years, until he broke through to the realm of Qi refining at any cost and became a true immortal. However, there are not a few Taoists like Chen Wan in the Demon Dang Hall, which makes people completely unaware.
What are their specific identities?
It was only recently that foundation-building Taoist priests came to Jiangcheng, and there were more than one, that the Demon Dang Hall became a little more confident and began to recruit troops aggressively.
It is worth mentioning that the several Ji-building Taoist priests were none other than Shezhao Taoist priests, and they were considered acquaintances of Xu Dao.
Of course, Xu Dao was only familiar with the other party, but the other party was not familiar with Xu Dao, and did not even know that there was someone else who was responsible for causing them to abandon their homes and careers.
Xu Dao was sitting in the hall, quietly sipping a sip of spiritual tea, thinking about it calmly.
The deacon waiting next to him saw that Xu Dao still had no intention of moving, and sighed softly on his face, saying:
"That would be a real pity. If we could get Taoist Master Lu to join us, we would be even more powerful!"
"Hey!" Xu Dao chuckled: "I'm just a poor Taoist who has just reached the late stage of Qi refining. How can I bear such an evaluation if my Taoism is not very good? Please also ask the deacon to quickly bring the catalog of Kung Fu books from your hall.
The poor Taoist observes and observes."
"By the way, please give Pindao a copy of the tasks issued in the hall."
When the deacon heard this, he had an idea and persuaded: "If the Taoist priest is willing to join this church, you can directly have a thousand Taoist merits. In addition, you will get a monthly salary, so why waste your time on trivial matters to avoid delays?"
To practice.”
Xu Dao heard this and did not comment. He just smiled slightly, then closed his eyes slightly and waited quietly.
When Su Jiu, who was standing next to him, saw this, he took the initiative to speak out and said to the deacon, "Excuse me, Taoist priest."
When the deacon of Danyao Hall heard this, he quickly returned a polite salute to Su Jiu, and then hurriedly walked into the hall, still not daring to show the slightest hint of impatience.
Most of the other Taoists around were in a hurry, and some with low cultivation were despised by the deacons in the hall.
Xu Dao sat calmly and calmly in the lobby, drinking tea and waiting.
Not long after, the deacon fetched many texts that Dao needed. There were pictures and words on them. He thanked him, then held them in his hand and read through them.
“We really came to the right place!”
Looking at the above various techniques that can be directly exchanged with Taoist skills, Xu Dao was pleasantly surprised in his heart.
Different from the Shezhao Ghost Market, in this Jiangzhou Ghost Market, he can not only search for and exchange martial arts in the market, but also directly consume Dao Gong in the Demon Dang Hall to redeem it. In addition to guaranteed quality, the Kung Fu
There are even more types and quantities of legal texts.
He took a few cursory glances and found that the number of exercises in the Demon Dancing Hall was only much greater than that in the White Bone Temple.
However, if you want to redeem some of the more core skills, such as the breathing method in the later stage of Qi refining, you must have certain permissions, such as obtaining the status of a deacon or a worshiper in the Demon Dancing Hall.
At the same time, it also explicitly states that there are higher-level magic techniques in the hall, and you can accumulate Taoist skills and go to the Dangyao Division in the capital to redeem them.
"I think this is what it means to seduce lower-level Taoist disciples to sacrifice their lives and make high-level Taoist disciples join."
After reading for a quarter of an hour, Xu Dao scanned all the names of the exercises in the text, as well as their brief descriptions, and felt a faint feeling that he had gained more knowledge.
"No wonder there are still so many Taoists gathered here in Jiangzhou City, even though it is populated and has no spiritual veins. The martial arts books that can be redeemed in the Demon Dang Hall are definitely the first meritorious ones!"
Although you need to pay a certain price to obtain these skills, for casual cultivators, it is great news, and there is a way.
Take Xu Dao for example, he was overjoyed as he stared at the nearly 30-year-old Qingxin Jingqi spell in the text.
"If I had known that this place was so convenient, I should have come here as my first stop after leaving White Bone Temple!"
Of course, he just thought about it this way. If he had not given up the imperial edict first and encountered a great opportunity, he might still be worrying about finding his spiritual root.
Moreover, when he was in the White Bone Temple, maybe because the White Bone Temple blocked the news, he didn't even know that the Dangyao Hall in Jiangzhou could exchange the skills at will.
When he arrived at Shezhao, although he had vaguely heard about it, the news was half true and half false, making it impossible to be sure. Coupled with the delays in other matters, he stayed in Shezhao for more than half a year before running away now.
come here.
Xu Dao thought in his mind:
"It is said that the Dang Yao Hall was not like this before. It was even quite notorious. The Taoists in it were even regarded as hawks and lackeys... The door to convenience should be open to people who have been here for decades, or even within ten years.
It just started.”
However, the above information has nothing to do with him for the time being. He is just a small casual cultivator. The top priority is to quickly exchange the Qingxin Jingqi spell in the hall to stabilize his mind and eliminate the influence of the physical spiritual roots.
It's a pity that all Xu Dao's wealth has gone into his belly, and he doesn't have a single talisman money on hand, let alone directly exchange for spells.
He had no choice but to suppress the covetousness in his heart and look through the tasks that could earn him Tao Gong to see if there was anything simple and profitable.
"Huh!"
Scanning his eyes, Xu Dao raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes slightly surprised: "There is actually such a mission..."