Chapter 552 Bearing the expectations of the public
While Xu Dao was in retreat, the vision of his retreat could be seen throughout the Bone City. It appeared high on the top of the mountain, like a torch, and could be vaguely seen even hundreds of miles outside the city.
For seven days and seven nights, the vision became bigger and bigger, and at the same time it affected the hearts and minds of the people in the entire city.
In the meantime, You Bing, who was leading the army outside, also made a special trip back to the city to check on the situation inside the Ice Palace. Just so as not to disturb Xu Dao, she did not get too close and left after taking a few glances.
Although You Bing issued a hush-hush order in time and released information to confuse the public, lest anyone know the truth about Xu Dao.
But because Xu Dao's vision of forming an elixir was so obvious, within a few days, most people in the city, including Dao Fan, knew that there was another Taoist priest on the Bone Ice Mountain who was forming an elixir.
Faced with such a situation, some people are surprised and some are sad.
Among them, the most surprising thing, apart from Zhuang Bufan and others, was naturally the people from Platinum Island. Jin Shisan and the elders of the Jin family were almost celebrating, and they suddenly felt that they were about to ascend to heaven.
Even the mortal Taoists in Bone City who have nothing to do with Xu Dao feel extremely honored, thinking that their island will finally have another golden elixir Taoist, and their strength will be greatly increased.
Those who were worried were all foreign Taoist priests who were originally hostile to Xu Dao. Among these people, the spies Xizuo who had been planted in the Bone City from the outer island were the most worried.
The daring ones among them even plotted to take advantage of You Bing's army to leave, either to cause chaos in the city, or to incite the crowd to rush up the iceberg of bones, thus ruining Xu Dao's chance of forming a pill.
It's just that they are on the territory of White Bone Island. The iceberg is close to the holy land of White Bone Island. In addition to the formation restrictions, it is also heavily guarded by Taoist soldiers and Taoists. No living thing can enter. Such thoughts can make them think in their hearts.
That’s all.
Even though the Taoist priests in charge of these people were outside and even issued a heavy reward decree for them to actually attack the Bone Ice Mountain, these spies and craftsmen were evading in every possible way and did not want to go forward and die.
At the same time, the atmosphere in the Bone City has become tense. Many shops have been closed, and hotels and restaurants have also suspended operations. Only inns and hotels for people to live in are still open, and the berthing fees at the port have been exempted.
This is because the news about the gathering of golden elixirs from the outer islands on the White Bone Island was also leaked into the White Bone City without being able to hide it.
Within a few days, the Taoists traveling on the road became more and more hurried, and the prices of talismans, elixirs and other items in the world skyrocketed day by day.
Some people have even begun to sell off their properties on White Bone Island, or are deliberately muddying the waters, or are not optimistic about the future of White Bone Island.
There are those who are not optimistic about White Bone Island, but naturally there are also those who are optimistic about White Bone Island.
At the ferry docking at Platinum Island, the ship was originally planning to return to Platinum Island, but due to an accident, they did not make it.
Some of the Taoists from White Bone Island who originally planned to go out to sea with the Platinum Island group were also transferred and either arranged to maintain order in the city or formed a Taoist army and formed an array outside White Bone Island.
On this day, doubts were heard on the largest ship on the sea:
"Island Master, why are we still staying at the ferry? The White Bone City has already prepared a mansion for us, why not just move there? There is chaos in the city, and it will be more stable after moving to the inner city. There is no need to arrange for personnel to keep vigil every night.
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The speaker was an old Taoist priest from the Jin family. He was approaching two hundred years old. His vitality and blood had not declined, but his appearance had begun to look old.
Jin Shisan was sitting in the front seat, and she corrected the other person: "Sixth Elder, please don't call me the island owner anymore. Platinum Island has decided to join the White Bone Alliance. Although the position of island owner is still retained, in the future on White Bone Island
, always address yourself as the head of the family."
The old Taoist priest who spoke nodded and said, "I know."
No one else objected, after all, everyone was living under someone else's roof now. Although the White Bone Island was not as arrogant as the rumors said, and the Jin family even had some relationship with the Master of the White Bone Temple, there would be nothing wrong with them being more respectful.
Jin Shisan just corrected her casually, not focusing too much on the title. She pondered for a moment and answered:
"Everyone knows the current situation. Although the city has prepared a mansion for us, under such a situation, if we live in the inner city, something unexpected may happen if something happens."
When these words were said, other Taoist priests immediately responded: "What the head of the family said is true!"
"Living in the inner city will save you a lot of trouble, but once the Bone City is destroyed, it will be troublesome to escape. It's better to stay at the ferry now. If something happens, we don't have to board the ship and can directly control the ship.
, leave this whirlpool."
Those who said this were two Taoist priests who were not from the Jin family. Compared to the Taoist priests from the Jin family, the other party obviously cared less about Bone Island. At the critical moment, they still felt that their lives were important.
Jin Shisan listened and nodded in agreement.
How to save one's life in the storm on White Bone Island was what many Taoist priests were thinking about. Seeing this topic being discussed within Baijin Island, other Taoist priests' faces flashed and they all started talking about it.
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A Taoist priest narrowed his eyes slightly and stood up and said:
"Since the head of the family is worried about the destruction of White Bone City, should we sell the properties we previously purchased in the city and the shops sent by other Taoist friends as soon as possible? Otherwise, if we continue to delay, the value will be greatly reduced.
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These words reminded many Taoist priests present. As monks in the foundation-building realm, as soon as they joined the Bone Alliance, many Taoists in the city sent congratulatory gifts, and many Qi Refining Taoist disciples came with their families to seek shelter.
Yes, a lot of benefits have been achieved in a short period of time.
Of course, the main reason why the Taoist priests of Baijin Island were able to obtain so many benefits was because Xu Daoming was ostensibly from the island.
Hearing a Taoist priest's proposal to sell off the property on White Bone Island, Jin Shisan frowned slightly and blurted out:
"No! No property can be sold."
She mused: "Not only can't it be sold, but in the next few days, I, Platinum Island, will need to buy a lot of property in Bone City. Even if I mortgage the ship I'm sitting on, it's okay."
Compared with the shops and other industries in Bone City, the value of several sea-going ships on Platinum Island has increased day by day.
When the Taoist priests on Baijin Island heard this, they looked slightly startled. Many people breathed a sigh of relief, and the Taoist priest who just asked the question was among them.
Immediately, a Taoist priest reacted, laughed and praised: "The master of the family is so courageous and has such a good idea!"
Someone else said in a deep voice: "Exactly. Although the City of Bones is in turmoil right now, it is also a great opportunity for me, Platinum Island, to take root in the City of Bones. It is a rare opportunity but a rare opportunity!"
Jin Shisan stood up from the first seat, walked in the cabin, and said calmly: "What several fellow Taoists said is absolutely true."
"In this crisis, leaving a way out is on the one hand, and it is human nature. Even if Bone Island knew about it, it would not blame us. But if you take the opportunity to sell your property and want to be a wallflower, that is not the same thing.
, only people hate dogs."
She paused, looked up in the direction of the iceberg, and said intriguingly:
"Besides, the fellow Taoist who is forming elixirs in the city is probably the Golden Spear Taoist Master of my Platinum Island! Are you willing to give up this opportunity to reach the sky in one step?"
Jin Shisan chuckled: "Shisan is something you definitely don’t want to miss!"
When the other Taoist priests heard this, someone immediately said excitedly: "Of course I don't want to!"
"We, Platinum Island, are already in the Bone Alliance, how can we try to escape from the battlefield!"
Some Taoist priests who had doubts lowered their heads, thinking silently, and did not raise any objections.
Based on the previous two performances of White Bone Island and the rumors that the Master of White Bone Temple has reached a top level, they really shouldn’t miss out on such a force.
If not for this, not all of them would have felt ecstatic when they found out a few days ago that the person on the iceberg was Xu Dao.
Today's conversation was originally about how to position themselves on White Bone Island. What surprised everyone on Platinum Island a little was that Jin Shisan was prepared to spend all his wealth, swim upstream, and take advantage of the opportunity to set up foothold in White Bone City.
Come from the roots.
Once it succeeds, it can be regarded as advancing and retreating together with White Bone Island, showing some loyalty, which will have its own benefits in the future, and White Bone Island will definitely become one of the best among the affiliated islands.
The only thing that makes things change is whether Bone Island can survive this storm without ending up with the entire city and family destroyed.
Although they are confident, everyone in the hall is just a foundation-building Taoist priest after all. There is no golden elixir Taoist in the clan, and they are new here. They can't imagine why the golden elixirs outside the island are here, and why they want to send them to the island.
The island of bones is fenced.
Mortals can still be blindly confident and firmly believe that Bone Island will be safe and sound.
But for the Taoist priests who established the foundation, they not only knew the terrifying power of the golden elixir, but also felt that if something happened, they would not be left waiting to be killed, and would have no chance to choose.
Because of this, they are more startled and nervous than ordinary people.
The discussion in the cabin on Platinum Island continues.
Jin Shisan first discussed carefully with others what properties should be purchased and how to allocate manpower. After the discussion on the serious matter was completed, they talked for a few times and the topic turned to the storm on Bone Island.
After talking for a few more times, Jin Shisan and others all came to the same understanding.
Perhaps for them, the victory or defeat on Bone Island is actually secondary. Whether Xu Dao can successfully form the elixir is the most important thing.
Baigu Island is defeated, but Xu Dao's elixir formation is successful, so Platinum Island still has a way to survive, and there is a risk but no danger.
If Xu Dao's pill formation fails, then even if the White Bone Island side successfully escapes the crisis, the lives of everyone on Platinum Island will not be stable in the future.
After the discussion was over, all the Taoist disciples of the Jin family knew the contents of the discussion in the hall.
For a time, the Taoists on Baijin Island were more nervous about the results on the iceberg than before. They raised their heads almost three times a day and frequently looked at Xu Dao's location.
The people on Platinum Island are just a microcosm of the Bone City.
Among the rest of the inns, hotels, and markets in the city, the first thing that Taoists of all sizes pay attention to is actually the success or failure of Xu Dao's elixir formation.
These people were left in the Bone City, unable to learn about the situation outside the island, and they could only pay attention to the visions on the iceberg every day.
Moreover, Xu Dao's success or failure is indeed related to the situation on White Bone Island. If he succeeds, White Bone Island will have another golden elixir. Even if ten golden elixir Taoists come from outside the island, White Bone Island will not necessarily be afraid.
Just actually.
There are probably more than ten Jindan Taoists outside the Bone Island!
On only the third day after You Bing came out of seclusion, the number of people she could sense overtly and covertly reached five, and this was just the beginning.
Among the five golden elixirs that had arrived, only two showed up and greeted You Bing. Of the remaining three, two arrived after You Bing came out of seclusion.
In the following time, almost every one or two days, a new golden elixir Taoist will arrive, and all kinds of powerful auras will become more and more erupted outside the White Bone Island. If the White Bone Island is not protected by the Dragon Qi Formation, just these auras will be able to
The order on the island was completely disrupted.
After all, the golden elixir is the watershed in Taoist practice. Those who have achieved the elixir are like a scourge to those who have not achieved it, and they are afraid to avoid it.
Although You Bing has reached the third level of alchemy and possesses at least two magical powers, she also feels strong pressure when facing so many golden elixir Taoist priests gathering outside the island.
In particular, she can now clearly sense that the Jindan Taoist who came on his own this time is different from the one sent by the Sea Alliance last time.
It turned out that all of them were real elixirs, and no fake elixirs appeared. You Bing even discovered an old monster who may have been practicing for more than nine hundred years.
So on the seventh day, You Bing realized that she could no longer sit still and wait for death. She had to take the initiative, otherwise once the golden elixir that arrived was far beyond her imagination, she might not be able to solve the problem even if she had reached a high-grade elixir.
However, You Bing did not want to lead a group of Taoist priests and soldiers on White Bone Island, and go directly out of the island to fight in a duel with the foreign golden elixirs.
In a fight involving Jindan Taoist priests, unless there are special cases, Taoist priests and soldiers are not enough to determine the overall situation.
All You Bing can rely on is the dragon energy formation behind him. Once he takes the initiative to leave the island to fight, he will be asking for trouble.
So You Bing changed her approach. She mobilized her troops and vigorously dug out the ice sea outside the White Bone Island, framed houses, and built terraces. In one day, she built a high platform hundreds of feet wide.
He also sent his Taoist priests to come forward and send invitations to the Jindan Taoist masters who had arrived, inviting them to come to the high platform to gather together, so as not to lose etiquette on White Bone Island.
After receiving the invitation from You Bing, each Jindan looked either plain or gloomy, and uttered several words in his mouth:
"The White Bones of Discussion.", "Congress of Discussion of Tao."
It was in the name of the Dao Discussion Conference that You Bing prepared to pay homage first and then fight, inviting the Jindan people from outside the island to gather together and communicate face to face.
If a battle can be avoided, that would be great. If it is inevitable, she may also have the opportunity to divide the golden elixir outside the island to prevent White Bone Island from being attacked by a group.