Xianlu

Chapter 400

The word "soul tax", as its name implies, is an act, or obligation, of paying the soul as a tax to practitioners.

The entire West Sea is full of evil spirits and Taoists are insane. The reason why mortals are still alive is not because Taoists are born out of mortals, but because the souls of mortals can be used by Taoists and demons, so they survived like poultry.

Xu Dao already knew about the "soul tax" when he searched for souls and Taoists surnamed Lai.But right now he heard other people's comments with his own ears, and saw the tragic image of the "vegetable market" with his own eyes, and his heart was still heavy.

But he didn't stay in a daze for too long on the spot, he just glanced at it a few times before moving around.

Discussions rang out one after another, some were evaluating the food, some were bargaining, and some were testing the goods on the spot...there was an endless stream of Taoists.

Xu Dao could also vaguely see that "vegetable people" and "animal people" were not only accustomed to the Taoists in Xihai, but also became indispensable in daily life.

Suppressing the chill in his heart, he continued to walk on the market, and tried to buy some books to learn more about the customs and customs of Xihai.Searching for souls is not swallowing souls after all, there are many omissions and misses in the inspections.

But Xu Dao was disappointed. Most of the stalls were filled with demon bones and blood, ores, live poultry, etc. There were also some spells and inferior magic weapons for sale, but even if there were any records of exercises, there were no travel notes.

He walked hundreds of steps, but still didn't see anything related to writing on the stall.

Xu Dao was surprised by this, he thought for a while, and his spiritual consciousness gushed out, landing on the top of a Qi Refining Taoist on the street.

The man was wearing a gray cloak, his face was hidden under the brim of his hat, but he could be recognized as a pure human figure, and he was also a person in the immortal way.

"Foundation Establishment Taoist Priest!" The other party suddenly panicked, and looked around on the street.

Xu Dao was not polite to the other party, and asked directly: "I would like to ask you a few words, why are there some unsightly gadgets with broken scales on this Shark Island. If you want to buy some good things, such as elixir, dharma Where should things like utensils and classics go?"

When the gray-robed Taoist heard this, the panic on his face faded a little, he quickly suppressed his mind, and said in a low voice: "Report to this Taoist priest!"

"Xiaodao also just came to Sharkman Island, and the situation on the island is not clear. But if the Taoist chief wants to buy good things, he has to go to the shops run by those Sharkmen. All the goods bought and sold here are scattered goods, and there are many exchanges. It’s a casual cultivator, and there’s nothing valuable, and the sharks on the island strictly forbid the big guys to trade good things and large quantities of goods in private.”

"If there is a real need, everyone will negotiate a good deal first, and then secretly deal in private. This can avoid taxation on Yuren Island, but there is a possibility of black people..."

The Taoist was overwhelmed by Xu Dao's divine sense, crackling like peas, and told all his little knowledge about Yuren Island, fortunately, it was more comprehensive than that of Taoist Lai.

After asking the question, Xu Dao didn't make things difficult for the other party, and directly pulled his spiritual consciousness away from the other party's body, and threw down two words: "Thank you."

The gray-robed Taoist was immediately overwhelmed. He sensed that the oppressive feeling had disappeared. He breathed a sigh of relief, then looked around, ignoring the people around him, and made a deep bow in front of everyone. walk.

Xu Dao was standing in front of a vendor and looking at the materials. After looking at the materials, he continued to stroll on the street to feel the surrounding environment.

Not long after, according to the information given by the "good-hearted person", he turned a few streets and came to a valley.There are murlocs guarding the valley here, and there are not a few of them in the late stage of Qi refining, which makes the number of Taoists coming in and out much less.

In the valley is the core square market of Yuren Island, which is exclusively for bulk goods, or Taoists who are above the late stage of Qi refining.

As for books, only the valleys can be sold on Sharkman Island, and all other places are prohibited, even if they are used by mortals, they will be severely punished.

This is not only true for Shaman Island, but also for other islands in the sea.This made Xu Dao puzzled, but he also understood after a little thought:

"It seems that although Xihai's monastic resources are rich and its influence is scattered, every island still chooses to suppress casual cultivators, and even private trading of books is prohibited."

When he was still in the state of Wu, although various forces in the state of Wu also suppressed loose cultivators, they did not reach this level.

This West Sea is different, the faces of various forces are really ugly, thanks to the West Sea Loose Cultivators can bear it.But Xu Dao also understands that there is no other reason why casual cultivators are able to endure, it's just that their strength is not as good as human beings.

He shook his head, and soon walked into the valley, and a square pool appeared in his eyes, spreading out like a honeycomb.

Each pool is filled with turquoise sea water, and there are jellyfish the size of a millstone floating on the water surface, like a pontoon for people to step on.

Entering this valley, Xu Dao finally sensed the presence of a subtle aura, but what made him look weird was that the concentration of this aura was not as strong as the inferior spirit lands that occasionally appeared in the mountains of Wu, let alone Baigu Mountain , Sheshan, and even Erhai Taoist Palace.

Even for Qi Refining Daoists, practicing in this spiritual place, it is difficult to accumulate Dao deeds for the next year if they continue to meditate for a year.It is even more difficult for the Taoist priests who established the foundation, and they may not even be able to save for a month.

Xu Dao didn't hide his aura, but only covered his face.As soon as he came in, all eyes fell on him immediately, many of them were passers-by, and they left as soon as they touched him.

And there are living creatures in the several pools, all staring at him, and making a charming voice: "Hey! Another rare guest came to the island today. The Taoist priest looked at him, come quickly!" The slave family is here as a guest to relieve fatigue."

"The slave's house has a full range of living souls, whether it's a vegetable or a beast. Young or old, all of them can be slaughtered and inspected on the spot."

The talking living creature was half human and half fish, but she was different from the murloc who guided Xu Daodeng Island. Instead of having a human lower body and a fish upper body, she was just reversed. Maybe it should be called a "mermaid" because it looked more like a human.

The thick fish-scale tail was hanging in the pool, stirring it so that the blue light in the pool swayed, and the water splashed and fell on the bodies of these mermaids, which was very attractive.

What's more special is that Xu Dao looked around and found that the mermaids were all tall women, and they had good faces, charming eyebrows and eyes, and their words and smiles seemed to be dripping water.

These charming mermaids are the real ruling class on Shaman Island. Their names are not mermaids, but "mermaids". There are only women in the group and no men.

As for those ugly murlocs, they are the male babies born after mating between the mermen and fish monsters, and even living people. They are born with blood defects, and they are not seen by the mermen, nor have they broken through to the foundation-building realm. possible.

But Xu Dao heard from passers-by just now that the murlocs on Shaman Island have also had a breakthrough in recent years. They swallowed a elixir that turns yang into yin, first changing their gender from male to female, and then Set out to break through to the foundation building realm.

In addition to the yelling of the sharks, bursts of laughter also entered Xu Dao's ears. He looked down and found white bodies wriggling in many pools.People and fish are intertwined and intertwined in Weiwei. It is not known whether it is a human or a fish.

It was the shark girls who were going up and down with the guests, playing and playing, and sometimes putting their heads out of the water, singing loudly, causing water to splash, and the scene was extremely unbearable.

Xu Dao didn't seem to have entered a place of business, but a place of pleasure.

Before he could react, a familiar shark girl also appeared from a pool next to his feet. The other person's hair was like water plants and skin was like pearls. He dared to seduce Xu and said:

"Come here, little Daoist leader, my servant will wash your body of dust and dust for you."

The mermaids are charming, they really are not like their ugly fellow murlocs, they are quite knowledgeable in their words, but they only know about bed curtains and books, and they know about bed etiquette.

Xu Dao raised his eyebrows as he watched the lively and fragrant scene, ignored the other party, and walked straight to a wooden house with a smell of books.

Entering the wooden house, another mermaid appeared in his eyes. The other person was no longer bald, but was dressed in silk and other things, and combed his hair in a bun, creating a bit of a ladylike appearance. .

Although Xu Dao is not the first brother, he is well-informed in Wu Guozhong, but seeing one after another of beautiful monsters today is really an eye-opener.

Fortunately, he still remembered his purpose of coming here, and after taking a few glances at the dressed Shark Girl, he turned his eyes away and landed on the goods in the store.

This wooden house mainly sells animal skins, talisman paper, talisman ink, etc. It looks like a shop for the Four Treasures of the Study, but Xu Dao took a few glances and found what he needed without asking.

Several volumes of books were placed next to a stack of talisman papers, and several large characters were mentioned on the covers: "Strange Tales from the West Sea", "Records of Experience at Sea in the Past Twenty-Four Years", "Illustrated Artifacts from Tiangong Island"...

Xu Dao became interested, strode over, and reached out to pick up one of "Strange Tales from the West Sea".But a layer of water bubble barrier immediately appeared on the surface of several books, blocking his fingers.

The shark girl also stood in front of him, looking at Xu Dao with a smile, opened her red lips, tapped the book and said: "This store pays first and picks up later, you can't read it privately."

The merman who spoke was only at the late stage of Qi refining, but his words were charming at best, and he didn't flinch.

Xu Dao was interrupted, and seeing the other party speak so impolitely, he immediately frowned slightly.He snorted coldly, and with a flick of his finger, he broke all the barriers covering the books.

Several books floated up by themselves and landed in front of Xu Dao.

The delicate and thick magic power of this hand made the originally calm Shark Girl's complexion change slightly.

Xu Dao flipped through the three books and asked without raising his head, "What's the price?"

Shark Girl came back to her senses, she was not as casual as before, and said quickly: "These two books are worth a hundred coins, and the middle book "Experience at Sea" contains some insights on cultivation, and is worth three hundred coins."

While she was speaking, she even bent over and gave a big salute, completely revealing the whiteness of her chest.

Hearing the price, Xu Dao frowned again, a little stunned: "A little bit of cultivation insight, just a little bit can be worth two hundred dollars? The prices in Xihai are really outrageous."

And what he took was not spells or exercises, but just general knowledge books.Xu Dao instantly understood the great benefit of banning book trading.

Fortunately, as a Taoist priest who established the foundation, he didn't pay much attention to this little money. He didn't put down the three books, and he even drank to the other party: "Is there anything in the store that hasn't been put on the table, whether it's rare or not?" No, give them all to Pindao."

When Shark Girl heard what he said, she exclaimed happily: "Yes, yes." Her scales flicked and swiped downwards.

Suddenly there was the sound of water in the store, and blisters the size of human heads burst out, holding books inside.

Dozens of hundreds of Xihai's books were scattered in front of Xu Dao, moving slowly and regularly for Xu Dao to check.

Such an exquisite spell cannot be manipulated by a Taoist. It should be a formation that has been arranged in a shop or valley long ago, and it can be driven.No wonder the other party's attitude changed slightly when Xu Dao easily punctured the blister just now.

Xu Dao sized it up, but quickly withdrew his gaze.He tapped a few blisters, gathered them to his side, and asked, "What's the total price?"

The shark girl was even more pleasantly surprised: "It's a total of one thousand and seventy coins, wipe off the change for the Taoist priest, and count it as one thousand talismans!"

Hearing the price, Xu Dao frowned slightly. He flicked his sleeves, and a pile of scarlet talisman coins jumped out of the sleeves. The jingle bells rang, and they were stacked into piles, nine piles in total.

These scarlet talisman coins were collected by him from the three Taoists surnamed Lai. There are more than [-] coins in total, but right now it is not enough to pay the price of a few books.

And Xu Dao's own talisman money has already been consumed in the fairy garden, even if there is still left, he will not take it out easily.

Thinking about it, Xu Dao was considering whether to barter, when suddenly a laugh sounded from behind him:

"You little servant girl, Daoist Priest Jianji dares to neglect you, you are really spoiled on weekdays! You should be beaten."

Crack!The sound of Scales Tail hitting a wooden board sounded.

Xu Dao's divine sense swept back, and he sensed a slender fish girl in palace attire walking towards him.The other party has a mature appearance, with swaying eyebrows and eyes, and his aura should not be underestimated. He belongs to the cultivation base of the foundation establishment realm.

The shark girl in palace costume walked over, pointed at the books in the store lightly, moved a pile of them casually, and sent them to Xu Dao's side.

She bowed and saluted, and said: "Fellow Taoist landed on the island for the first time, and the concubines have neglected them. These classics are used as a gift, and I hope you can accept them."

Xu Dao turned around and looked at the other party, showing no signs of being flattered. He guessed that Yuren Island had finally come to test him after seeing him face to face.

He was not polite, and rolled up his sleeves to accept the pile of books that was several times thicker, and said in his mouth: "Thank you for the thing that relieves fatigue."

"If there is nothing else, Pindao will go back to rest first."

After finishing speaking, Xu Dao flicked his sleeves and walked out of the shop.Seeing this, the shark girl in palace costume was startled, and hurriedly said: "I have something to do, fellow daoist, please stay."

Xu Dao turned his head and squinted at the other party.

The shark girl in palace costume leaned back again, without any annoyance, and said with a coquettish smile: "Yerman Island is poor, and I would like to become friends with fellow Taoists. I respectfully invite fellow Taoists to serve as guest lords on the island."

(End of this chapter)