As New Year's Eve approaches, Yongzhou City becomes more and more lively. This is not only because the anti-smuggling teams that were "harassing" everywhere have temporarily restrained themselves, but also because many monks from other places have poured into Yongzhou City.
Some of them come from the Demon Realm, some from the Taoist sect, some from the Confucian sect, and some from other places in the Great Zhou Dynasty. They are of all kinds, some are alone, some are in groups, and there are even one or two groups of merchants. But overall, most of them are
The cultivation level is not high, and there are very few true spirit monks. They are all merchants who come to purchase "new year goods", at least on the surface.
Although the spiritual capital must be turned over during the current system reform, this is mainly for individuals. 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 Dynasty, are also actively promoting reforms, but
People from the six major sects with official identification certificates are not subject to interrogation and collection of spiritual resources when they arrive in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
They came to Yongzhou mainly to purchase some specialties of the Demon Realm, including magical beasts' inner elixirs, furs, and spiritual herbs found in the cold places of the Demon Realm, etc. Some purchased them at Liqing Pavilion, Huixiang Pavilion, and Qiji Pavilion, and some
Go directly to Xuetao Valley outside the city and conduct relatively large transactions with partners from the Demon Realm who have long been in contact.
According to the agreement, the spiritual resources brought from the Demon Realm by Liqing Pavilion, Huixiang Pavilion and Qiqi Pavilion have already been taxed in Xuetao Valley. Those who conduct immediate transactions in Xuetao Valley also pay 1% on the spot in accordance with the rules.
of tariffs.
After trading, these people would naturally wander around Yongzhou City and spend some money. Some of them also set up stalls in the city, but none of the local Yongzhou monks under the rule of Dazhou came to inquire.
Because, Zeng Shan’s arrest
The private team is not far away. Whoever goes there will prove that he has spiritual talents? Even the monks from the three major families are no exception. Only the people from the Liqing Pavilion, Huixiang Pavilion and Qiji Pavilion in the Demon Realm can do this.
Go to see the goods and inquire about prices in a grand manner.
Because of this, the demon cultivators in Liqing Pavilion, Huixiang Pavilion, and Qi Qi Pavilion acted as "middlemen." A certain monk fell in love with a certain object on a stall, so he asked Liqing Pavilion to return to Qingqing Pavilion.
Xianglou, a certain demonic cultivator from the Strange Pavilion came forward to purchase it on his behalf. The bargaining price was written on the jade slip with his spiritual consciousness. After the demonic cultivator bought it, he handed it over to the so-and-so cultivator in the underground trading market and charged a certain amount at the same time.
Benefit fee.
Of course, a very small number of monks who rushed to Yongzhou, after strict recommendation and screening, can also come in every night and trade directly with local monks in Yongzhou. Therefore, the underground trading market, which is the place where Su Ji went, is also becoming more and more popular.
It's lively.
But no one made trouble. On the one hand, the monks who came here cherished having this place. On the other hand, there were more and more monks maintaining order, and their cultivation levels were getting higher and higher. Later, they actually appeared.
A true spiritual monk wearing a black cloak.
These true spirit monks wearing black cloaks released not very strong but very real true spirit power, and silently guarded their respective sides.
There are countless True Spirit cultivators in Little Yongzhou who can be counted on two hands. They cannot be Wuxu, Li Mingshan, and Zeng Shan. Therefore, the organizers behind this underground trading market are naturally the three major families in Yongzhou, or the Fairy Yu from the Demon Realm.
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This is an unspoken fact.
The monks from the three major aristocratic families will naturally not make trouble; those casual cultivators who enter here every night will naturally not make trouble. In addition to their strength, there is also the cherishment mentioned above. Who among the monks can endure the spirit?
If the funds are collected and paid out on time, isn't this treating everyone as ordinary people?
Some monks simply moved from the ground to this underground world and stayed there forever. The aura of this underground world is not as good as that of Yongzhou City on the ground, but it is better than the freedom. Those who have spiritual resources can spend and practice at will.
What you need; if you have magic weapons and spiritual weapons, you can do whatever you want
If it is exposed, it will not be like walking at night in brocade clothes; the spiritual capital is not much, and it has been confiscated several times, so you can take a look at it at will. After all, there are no magic weapons and spiritual weapons shining around, and the people around you are not like monks. I'm afraid
I also feel that I am no longer a monk, and I no longer have a strong head.
But all monks know that this kind of rat-like underground life is really terrible compared to before, and it cannot be sustained.
This underground world is a temporary barrier, and no fees have been charged for it. On the one hand, the spiritual energy in the barrier is thin, on the other hand, after Wuxu and Zeng Shan, especially Zeng Shan, many monks have no "
"Wealthy". But because of this, this underground world will not last long. After all, there is no free lunch in the world.
Moreover, Dazhou and even the entire Xuanyin Star are implementing reforms. Many monks' sources of income have been cut off. After all, spiritual resources have to be turned in, which means there will be no business transactions and no profit can be made from it. As for the so-called unified distribution,
It seems to be a long way off, and it will only be determined after the competition, depending on the level of cultivation, so there is no need to consider it for the time being.
In just a few months from when Wuxu entered Yongzhou to the present, many monks have felt that they are sitting on their hands and feet, especially with the emergence of the underground world.
In fact, in recent days, many monks in the underground world have gradually become like they are on the ground. They are "poor and swishy" underground and do not consume much. Although some still have swords hanging on their waists and hair on their heads.
Jasper hairpins. Many monks were sitting there cross-legged, seeming to be practicing. From a distance, they looked like beggars on the streets.
Fortunately, there is news that there will be a trade fair at midnight tonight. This trade fair is organized by monks who have recently arrived from outside. First, the three major aristocratic families, as well as these recently arrived monks, will recruit some people.
Of course, at most he would be an outer disciple. Secondly, there would be a batch of rare spiritual materials for auction.
This news spread throughout the underground world instantly, like a spring breeze blowing through.
regardless
Whichever force recruits people, it means that they can earn a certain amount of spiritual resources, and can even leave Yongzhou in a better way, and the dead can be moved away from the dead, and the same is true for monks.
As for the auction of rare spiritual resources, it is targeted at those monks who still have some background and whose cultivation level is not low. These monks even have some heirlooms, their cultivation level is not too low, and they are not willing to submit to a certain force. This time
If you get one or two items at the auction of rare spiritual resources, or your cultivation level breaks through, or your strength increases greatly, you will naturally have the possibility to escape from this situation and let the birds fly as high as the sky.
Furthermore, there is the herd mentality. Ordinary monks also have this mentality. Even the monks who have nothing to do in this difficult year can't help but get excited. By joining in the fun, they can at least prove that they are still a monk who absorbs spiritual energy, and they must not
But he is not a penniless ordinary person.
This trade fair is located in the middle of the underground trading market. The monks built a stone platform with a radius of 100 meters. Around the outside of the stone platform, at a distance, there is a stall, which is not for selling anything.
, but to recruit monks. On each stall, there are
Holding a flag with names such as Lianhua Chamber of Commerce and Qingpingguan written on it, there are also Liqing Pavilion and Yongzhou Li Family. Each stall has its own selection requirements and standards. But they are all the same.
As long as they can go and are qualified, Bai Huahua's spirit stones will be given to them on the spot.
Many monks hesitated and wandered around. After asking around, they finally chose a place.
Most of them defected to the three major Yongzhou aristocratic families. After all, they were familiar with each other and knew everything about them. They even had some overt and covert relationships before. There were also some who had no choice but to stay and wanted to stay, but were looked down upon by the three major aristocratic families, so they chose
There are three places including Liqing Pavilion.
There are also monks who, for their own reasons, first choose those forces in other places. Among them, more of them choose the United Chamber of Commerce. 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 spiritual stones. After all, no matter what
Wherever they are, they are all outer disciples at most.
There are also a few monks who have reached the late stage of real life cultivation, have some background and savings, or have places to seek refuge in the distance. There are only a dozen of them in total, each standing silently in the crowd, looking at the newcomers behind the stall.
The stone platform is waiting for the auction meeting.
There are also many episodes in this.
An older monk with mediocre qualifications, low cultivation level, and wholeheartedly wanted to defect to the Li family. However, the young steward at the Li family stall called him an "old man who doesn't cultivate" with disgust, and ruthlessly rejected him. The bearded man
The gray monk tried his best to say good things and begged, but nothing worked. In the end, he was cruel and took out a family heirloom, which was only allowed to be used as an exception.
There is also a young monk with mediocre qualifications and cultivation, but he is being competed by several stalls just because the lady beside him is young and beautiful.
The worst thing is that the female nuns who followed the Wintersweet Fairy were not only as beautiful as flowers, but also had a hint of wintersweet aloofness. They looked very charming. Many stalls wanted to "recruit" them, but they didn't.
None of them were willing. They just wanted to go to the Li family, but they were declined by the Li family. Although the four of them were standing near the Li family's stall, they seemed extremely lonely.
Two monks, who were still covering their auras and faces, stepped forward and put up a soundproof cover. They didn't know what they said. After a while, the four Meiyuan female cultivators followed these two people and left the Li family.
stall, then found an open space and stood together in silence.
At this time, there were not many people who still covered their auras and faces. Most of them were thoughtful monks who had reached the late stages of real life cultivation. Therefore, although the monks around were a little curious, no one took a closer look for a while. They were secretly guarding one side.
The true spirit monks only glanced at it slightly. They could see that these two people had reached the perfection of the real person and were only one step away from the true spirit level. Although this step was extremely difficult to take, it was possible.
Earn the respect you deserve.
After about an hour, the recruitment process came to an end. Most of the monks who came to apply for the recruitment already had their places to go. Each of them had some spiritual stones, stretched their necks excitedly, and looked at the middle eagerly.
Du Shitai.
In this atmosphere, the first auction meeting in the underground world started on time at Yu Zishi.
The nine red dots slowly rose into the sky and gradually grew larger, turning into nine bright and huge lanterns. The skin of the lantern was made of thin and transparent snow fox armpit skin, and the frame was made of dragon-patterned pine branches, with a glowing star inside.
A still-beating inner elixir of Warcraft.
Several figures flew above the stone platform from all directions, all releasing the power of the true spirit monks. A figure slowly flew down, hung in the air, announced the start of the auction in a deep voice, and then directly took out a jade box.
The auction started directly and roughly.
"Xuanyin grass!"
"Black Blood Pill!"
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There were continuous bids for each spiritual resource. Although, these bids came from a dozen or so real late-stage monks who did not rush to those stalls.
In fact, all the monks present knew very well that this auction was actually held for them.
Of course, there are also monks who have some yin and yang quirks, "These spiritual talents or skills are almost all used by demons. Don't we all have to specialize in demons in the future?"
There were still people who understood and sneered, "What do you know? Our Yongzhou is close to the Demon Realm, so the spiritual resources from this Demon Realm are naturally easy to come by."
Unexpectedly, there was a cold snort from the sky, and the two people were holding their heads and grabbing the ground, wailing incessantly.
The other monks looked sideways, realizing how domineering the True Spirit monks here were.
These two unlucky monks struggled on the ground for a few times before losing their breath. They had already defected to a certain force before, but now
From beginning to end, no one paid attention.
Only one wintersweet flew out diagonally and landed on the ground, in front of the bodies of the two men. The faint fragrance gradually faded from strong to strong.
"Dying under winter plum blossoms, being a ghost is also romantic." Su Ji felt inexplicable and didn't know what he meant.
Tonight, he took He Qifeng (the great elder of Yin Yang Sect), concealed his aura, dressed up in disguise, and came to the underground world again. When he saw the female cultivator in the Plum Garden, she was alone, and he suddenly thought of it and whispered an invitation.
The four female nuns in Meiyuan still stood there upright, almost as if they were one person, with the same expression, still cold and indifferent. No one moved half a step, and their expressions changed slightly.
On the contrary, He Qifeng smiled and said, "Do you have any high-grade psychic pill?"
Suji didn't answer.
"The Wuji Demonic Body, the first three levels of skills!"
At this time, the person in charge of the auction threw out a book of magic skills.
"The Wuji Demonic Body is the famous body-training technique of the Tiancan Sect. The first three levels of techniques, whether good or evil, can be practiced at the same time, and it can be achieved quickly."
Under the stone platform, there was a sudden boiling. Yongzhou is located in the Great Periphery, adjacent to the Demon Realm, and many monks have heard of the Wuji Demon Body Technique.
"Although there are only the first three levels, after practicing, the physical strength will be doubled and the speed will be doubled..."
Although many of the monks present had heard of it, the host at the true spirit level on the stage was eloquent and introduced endlessly.
The bidding was heard one after another. The bidding situation was extremely hot and fierce. In these so-called troubled times of reform, body training can be achieved quickly, so it is naturally a very rare life-saving choice.
After a lot of fuss, the first three levels of the Heavenly Remnant Sect's Wuji Demonic Body were finally purchased by a Yongzhou monk, a late-stage real person, at a high price.
Watching the monk leave, Su Ji smiled and said, "It's still a bit dignified and I didn't send anyone to follow him."
"Hmph!" He Qifeng sneered, "Once the Wuji Demonic Body is cultivated, it cannot be stopped. Liqing Pavilion has recruited another person for Tiancan Sect, so naturally no one will follow him."
At this time, the true spirit monk above the stone platform suddenly took out a jade bottle and held it up high.
"High-quality psychic elixir!"
The whole place was shocked!
Top-grade psychic elixir, no distinction between good and evil, can be used by true spiritual monks, it can automatically restore spiritual power in a short time...
"If you are a monk below True Spirit, after taking it, if you find a safe place, you can be promoted to level three within a year..."
The monks present were all a little excited. Although there were many, they couldn't afford to bid.
Amid the commotion, He Qifeng glanced at Su Ji, "I took this photo for Brother Su today. Brother Su will exchange it for it as promised."
Su Ji bowed slightly and said, "At the end of the month, Su will offer you the blood bat inner elixir at the true spirit level."
He Qifeng nodded, then turned around, facing the stone platform in front of him, and said, "Any one of the six houses of Yongzhou Monastery has a quota."
There was silence.
Yongzhou Monastery?!
A monastery founded by the city lord Wuxu?
High in the sky on the stone platform, several true spirit monks who were as good as those red-fire lanterns all moved together, and several rays of spiritual consciousness flew out, clashing like swords in mid-air.
"Where did Xiaoxiao come from?!" A monk was ordered to fly out and try.
"Amitabha!" He Qifeng smiled, clasped his hands together, and then separated them again in front of his chest. A long black arrow flew up silently. The dim light broke through the air, carrying the breath of death, and passed through the opponent's Qinghong sword light.
Passed through the other person's forehead.
"Since there is no bidding, this high-grade psychic pill belongs to this fellow Taoist!"
After a while, a true spirit monk in the red lantern slowly spoke out and announced the result.
He Qifeng laughed heartily, reached for the jade bottle containing the high-grade psychic pill, and floated away in the eyes of countless eyes.
From beginning to end, no one intercepted it, including those True Spirit monks.
Monastery, City Lord's Mansion. If City Lord Wuxu knew about this matter, a mere high-grade psychic pill might not be able to silence him.
Su Ji watched He Qifeng leave like this. He was not angry or dissatisfied, but smiled. He was indeed right. A long time ago, when he presided over the return of the Pearl Tower in Lushan in the human world, he felt that He Qifeng was different.
A sword of annihilation, killing people invisible. But I didn't expect that he would get the high-grade psychic pill like this.
As for whether anyone was following or even intercepting someone, Su Ji was not worried. Not to mention He Qifeng, who suddenly revealed the name of the monastery to take advantage of the situation, even the true spiritual cultivation he showed at this moment was enough.
Shocked.
He Qifeng is a true spirit monk. Su Ji made a guess, and his bet was right at this moment.
Now, he alone presides over the monastery. According to the importance Wuxu attaches to the monastery, he must have been promoted to a true spirit. You must know that Wuxu has always planned to preside over the monastery by himself. This information was obtained by Su Ji through various inquiries.
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After Su Ji laughed, he no longer looked at the auction that was going to drain Yongzhou's monks dry.
He still has many things to do, many things that need to be prepared. These things may not be at the true spirit level, but they all have their own functions. It is like preparing a grand feast, not necessarily all delicacies, but wine, melons and fruits are indispensable.
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Even though Zeng Shan was categorical about the incident in the Plum Garden on the first day of junior high school and told Su Ji not to pay attention to it, Su Ji did not dare to be negligent in the bottom of his heart.
Accompanying him were four female cultivators from the Plum Garden, who seemed to be traveling with their beauty. Su Ji, with frosty white hair on her temples, straightened up and seemed to be showing some awe-inspiring righteousness.