Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 661
The "li nei" in the county city is different from the "fangshi" established by the chamber of commerce. They pay taxes in the form of the area of ​​the shops, and pay taxes according to the size of the area.

For example, a shop with an area of ​​[-] feet needs to pay [-] spirit stones, so if it is [-] feet in size, you need to pay [-] spirit stones.

These shops can't be built wherever you want, each shop has already been planned, and the number of shops in the entire "Lishi" is fixed.

If you want to build a store in the interior, you must wait for a free store to take over.

In other words, the tax amount of the shops in the "lishi" is fixed. Even if you only earn ten spirit stones a month, you still need to pay a tax of [-] spirit stones. It is some big sects and big chambers of commerce.

The items sold by small sects and small chambers of commerce do not have high profits and are not worth it at all.

And Fangshi collects taxes according to the turnover of shops, so they have to record every transaction of each shop, which requires the signature of both buyers and sellers. When the time comes, you will know the turnover of each shop when you check the accounts, so as to collect corresponding taxes .

Therefore, the buying and selling transactions in the inner city do not need those tedious steps. The two parties pay the money and deliver the goods, and the transaction is considered to be completed.

"Spiritual wine is best paired with spiritual food. As the saying goes, if you have wine but don't eat, you will waste everything. I don't know if Fellow Daoist Tang needs spiritual food?" the man surnamed Zhang asked.

Hearing what he said, Tangning's heart moved slightly. He had never tasted spiritual food in his life, so she asked, "Do you have any recommendations?"

"We have four dishes: Yuzhu Green Shadow, Agate Jadeite, Changhong Guanri, and Hubu Tiantian. The quality is all third-level spiritual food, and it can be said to complement each other with third-level spiritual wine."

"Among them, the green shadow of jade bamboo, the main material is taken from the monster green embedded ant, the main material of agate jade is taken from the red-eyed Yanmang, the main material of Changhong Guanri is taken from the golden-winged butterfly, and the main material of Hubutianxia is taken from the mysterious spirit demon tiger .”

After hearing this, Tangning asked, "Isn't this the same material as spirit wine is made?"

The man surnamed Zhang smiled and said: "It is indeed the same, because they are both third-tier monsters, and their flesh and blood can be refined into spiritual wine and spiritual food. The difference between the two is the refining method and selection. The sub-materials are different, let’s talk about the effect! The difference is very small, both are conducive to the growth of spiritual power.”

"Spiritual food and spiritual wine can be said to be like a tiger with wings added to each other. I don't know if you have heard of it. There is a unique way of cultivation in this world called Caixiu."

"Those young masters from aristocratic families and chambers of commerce, including some disciples of the Taoist sect, are just like mortals. They rely on the combination of spiritual food and wine, and their cultivation speed is far faster than that of disciples of the same level of qi refining and ascetic cultivation."

"Gain's spiritual wine and spiritual food do not need to be refined, and they can be directly transformed into pure spiritual power after entering the mouth, which can save a lot of time. Therefore, their cultivation speed is much faster than that of ascetics who refine qi."

Tangning said, "I have heard of it, but I have never encountered it before."

The man surnamed Zhang said: "Although this kind of cultivation method advances quickly, it is beneficial and has disadvantages. It is easy to wear down people's will. In fact, it can be expected after careful consideration. This monk is holding a jug all day long, drunk, Can you not be addicted?"

"And it is said that monks who rely on this method to practice have a much higher chance of encountering the Sighing Tribulation than those who practice Qi Refining ascetics, and their own willpower wears down. Once they encounter this calamity, most of them will perish."

"Furthermore, the consumption of financial resources is huge, so this kind of cultivation method is gradually declining. Nowadays, there are very few practitioners who rely entirely on spiritual wine and spiritual stones."

"However, the method of refining qi and hard training, supplemented by spiritual wine and spiritual food, is very popular. Many disciples of those aristocratic families, big chambers of commerce, and big sects have been promoted to Nascent Soul in two or three hundred years. Is the practice so fast? In fact, it all depends on the effect of spiritual food and wine."

"So the combination of the two complements each other. To tell you the truth, our store alone sells thousands of copies of spirit wine and spirit food every month, and this does not include those who buy large quantities in batches."

"Spiritual wine and spiritual food are in very short supply in the market right now, and there is almost no market for them. I can guarantee that within a few years, the price of this item will definitely increase significantly."

Tangning asked, "Why?"

The man surnamed Zhang said: "Scarcity is the most precious thing! Daoist friends, please think carefully about where the main ingredients of these spirit wine and spirit food come from. The spirit medicine and spirit grass are only auxiliary, and the truly indispensable flesh and blood of monsters."

"Where are the gathering places of monster beasts and monster races? Mubei Grassland, Tiannan Swamp, Yong, Liang, Yizhou, and the Three Great Seas. Now that the monster races are on the rise, except for the Three Great Seas, all the monster races, monster beasts All the gathering places are occupied by them, and it will be more and more difficult to hunt monsters in the future."

"Actually, the price of spirit stones for spirit wine has been increasing steadily over the years. In less than a hundred years, the price of third-tier low-quality spirit wine has risen from four thousand spirit stones to five thousand. If this continues, within a thousand years, I guess, it may It will rise to [-] spirit stones."

"Since Fellow Daoist is a monk from Qinghai, you must know that the warships and chariots of the Inland Chamber of Commerce have frequently traveled to and from the Mubei Grassland these years. What do you think they are for?"

"Hundred years of war in the Mubei Grassland has caused prices to skyrocket. The prices of various pills, talismans, magic weapons, and cultivation materials have increased by at least [-] to [-] percent."

"Due to the war over there, a large number of monsters and monsters died, and the price of monster parts dropped sharply. Those merchants brought pills, talismans, magic weapons, etc. from the inland to Mubei for sale. When they came back, they bought them from Mubei Bei bought a large number of monster corpses at a low price, and the price difference has almost doubled this time, and those chambers of commerce have been making crazy money over the years."

"The reason why the prices of spirit wine and spirit food have risen is because those chambers of commerce have hoarded a large number of monsters."

"So that's it." Tangning suddenly said, "How much is this spiritual food?"

"One serving of spiritual food is one catty, two thousand spiritual stones."

"Give me ten servings of every spiritual food you mentioned just now!"

"Okay, fellow daoist, please wait a moment." The man surnamed Zhang said, walked to a stone room, opened the door, and entered. There were rows of huge stone boxes neatly arranged inside. The stone boxes were simple and unpretentious, with many patterns carved on them.

The man pushed open the stone box. The box inside was covered with various talisman papers. He took out many wooden boxes the size of a foot, put them in a storage bag, and handed them to Tangning, "There are forty spiritual food in total. [-] spirit stones, fellow daoists, please take a look."

Tangning took the storage bag, took out a wooden box from it, opened it, and saw a jade plate inside. The plate was colorful and neat. The vegetables and fruits look very pleasing to the eye.

As soon as the wooden box is pushed open, the rich aroma will rush to the face, and the hooked person's appetite will be whetted.

It was the first time Tangning saw the appearance of this spiritual food, and he was surprised. He was hooked by the strong aroma, and he couldn't help swallowing secretly, picked up a piece, and tasted it.

After entering the mouth, the bright red piece of meat is extremely crispy, chewed lightly, it is very fragrant and tender, it goes down the throat, enters the abdomen, turns into pure spiritual power, surges in the body, and gradually penetrates into the Linghai cave.

"Sure enough, it looks and smells great." Tangning nodded in satisfaction, flipped through her hands, and took out eight high-grade spirit stones from the storage bag and handed them to him.

The man took the spirit stone: "There is one thing I need to tell my friends. This spirit food is different from spirit wine. It should not be kept for a long time, at most half a year, otherwise the spirit power will be diluted. We store the spirit food in special stone boxes. The purpose of the talisman is to seal the isolation between internal and external spiritual power, to prevent its corruption and dilution of spiritual power, even if it is so, it cannot exceed three years."

Tang Ning said, "Okay, I see. This is the first time I've come to this city, and I'm not familiar with the place. Dare I ask you, is there anything new and interesting in this place that is worth seeing?"

The man thought for a while: "A novelty? Have you ever seen a game of spirit beasts before?"

"Spirit beast game, I have never seen it before."

The man said: "Then I recommend you to take a look. After leaving the attic, two or three hundred miles to the southeast, there is a shop called Qiankun Spiritual Beast Pavilion. In addition to selling and purchasing spirit beast cubs, it also regularly holds spirit beast games .”

"The Qiankun Spiritual Beast Pavilion is backed by the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce, one of the three major chambers of commerce. They are the organizers, but the participants are monks from all walks of life. If fellow Taoists have spirit beasts, they can also participate in the game. The Spiritual Beast Pavilion will Select spirit beasts with corresponding cultivation levels to compete with them, and the winners will get very generous rewards."

"If there are no spirit beasts to participate, you can also win or lose outside the stage. This kind of spirit beast game is held once a year. It is considered to be a relatively hot game in our "inner city". There will be many monks participating. "

"In half a month, it will be the time for the Spiritual Beast Game in the Qiankun Spiritual Beast Pavilion. If you have nothing else to do, you can go and watch the excitement."

Tangning said, "The game of spirit beasts is quite novel."

The man said with a smile: "What is this? There are even games between people! It's just that private fights are prohibited in our main city, so this kind of gambling is not allowed. If fellow Taoists leave the main city, go to the underground workshops outside As soon as the city inquired, many of these betting matches are played by monks in person, which is exciting and exciting, much better than spirit beast betting matches."

"Cultivators fighting?" Tangning was a little startled, "There are still such bets? Who are the monks who play these bets?"

The man said: "As long as there are benefits, what is impossible? Most of the monks who gamble are lonely desperadoes. Occasionally, there are disciples from various forces. They are all people who think highly of themselves and often lose their lives."

"Then what level of monks are the contestants usually?"

"From building foundations to transforming gods, there are everything."

"There are even cultivators of the God of Transformation? Why do these people join this bet?" Tangning was shocked. What is the identity of the cultivator of the Transformation of God? top presence.

Why do people like this still participate in such life-and-death struggles?It's amazing.

(End of this chapter)