The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 218: Taoyuan has no surplus food?
"Mad Tiger King?"

Wang Wu was stunned and couldn't help but look at this seemingly ordinary tiger monster again. He didn't expect that it was a monster from the same era as the Mad Tiger King, but it became a spiritual beast. Then it should be considered a thousand-year-old monster now.

However, asking him to deliver a letter to the Mad Tiger King, you are the NPC who issues the task. Ten years later, the Mad Tiger King would have most likely surrendered to Lu Wuchen. He was not going to deliver a letter, but to die.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Sorry, I have no plans to leave Shamen Village in the near future."

"It doesn't matter. Anytime is fine. Just deliver the letter after you leave."

"I'm still sorry, I have some enemies in the Western Wasteland, and they are hunting me down everywhere, so I can't go to Tiandao Mountain to send you a letter."

Wang Wu still refused very tactfully. What a joke! This spirit beast guy is quite naive.

"Is that so? I am being presumptuous."

The tiger demon seemed a little unhappy. He lowered his head and began to sharpen a machete in front of a huge grindstone.

Wang Wu looked for a while. Actually, he wanted to buy something, or find a job or something.

The big black pig was right, he had absorbed too much Jade Bee Honey in the past, and now his whole body seemed to be pickled. This state was a good cover in the Bee Palace, but he would be easily discovered if he left the Bee Palace.

So he really needs to stay here for a dozen years to get some fresh air.

However, he needed to practice here, and there was no spiritual energy scattered here. It was estimated that all the spiritual energy was collected and used to maintain the large formation of Shamen Village.

So there has to be some source of income.

"Have you ever thought about leaving Shamen Village? Go find your brother, the Crazy Tiger King, by yourself. Why do you need me to deliver a letter? It seems that Shamen Village does not prohibit entry and exit, right?"

Wang Wu started chatting with the tiger demon again, hoping to get closer to him. If they could have a good chat, they could become friends.

Well, he doesn’t discriminate against spiritual beasts, at least not in this Shamen Village.

And he was indeed curious.

This tiger demon was a spirit beast a thousand years ago. Its master should have run out of time and died in Shamen Village just like Old Man Sha. In theory, it should have regained its freedom.

So if it is willing to leave, Tiandao Mountain will immediately have an extra strong ally.

But the tiger demon seemed to guess what Wang Wu was thinking.

"Although my master has passed away and returned my freedom, as a spirit beast, I will not be able to actively attack any human or any living creature protected by humans for the rest of my life unless I encounter a fatal crisis. Therefore, it is impossible for me to leave Shamen Village, let alone go to Tiandao Mountain to fight against human cultivators."

Huh?
He is quite self-disciplined. Even ordinary humans cannot reach this level!

Wang Wu was very surprised. After thinking for a while, he couldn't help asking, "Becoming a spirit beast, being restricted by people for the rest of your life, I don't believe you don't have any resentment in your heart? Or, are you really willing? Don't you want to feel free?"

"What is freedom? When you start to age, when your body starts to weaken, when you foresee the moment of your death approaching, can you truly let it go? Although I have become a spirit beast, I can live a thousand years longer out of thin air! I don't believe that you didn't hesitate at all, especially when you came to the land of three disasters and watched helplessly as one of the three disasters, the evil wind, could not be contained. I think you must have no regrets in your heart?"

The tiger demon retorted coldly, seeming to be disgusted with Wang Wu's views on spiritual beasts. He especially hated Wang Wu's curiosity and natural sense of superiority.

It’s like - what the hell, what’s wrong with a spirit beast? You want to be one, but you can’t even be one!
"Well, for me, this is indeed a temptation that is hard to refuse, but unfortunately I haven't met the right owner. Um, brother, is your forging shop still short of manpower? Do you need a clerk?"

Wang Wu smiled awkwardly. He could hear the tiger demon's displeasure, so he quickly changed the subject. After all, he still had a good impression of Shamen Village so far and felt that it was really like a paradise.

But the tiger demon was already a little impatient. It stopped sharpening the knife, stared at Wang Wu, and roared.

"roll!"

At this moment, a fishy wind suddenly arose, and a real white-browed tiger with golden eyes condensed behind the tiger demon. It seemed that it could pounce hundreds of miles away with just one pounce. Wow, this one is at least a peak fourth-grade tiger.

But wait, why is it only the peak of the fourth level?

Wang Wu walked away dejectedly. Next to him was a Goubuli steamed buns shop run by a wolf demon. Seeing Wang Wu passing by, he immediately greeted him with all his might.

"Hey, hot, freshly-made, delicious Goubuli buns!"

"Why is it called Goubuli?"

Wang Wu was very curious, although he felt that it was unlikely that they were people of the same kind.

"Because this is a big bun filled with wolf meat. What dog demon would dare to eat it? It would be scared to death! Hahaha!" The wolf demon laughed, as if he thought the joke was very funny.

It’s this wolf demon that sells buns stuffed with wolf meat. Where does the wolf meat come from?
Wang Wu suddenly felt that this Shamen Village was not so idyllic anymore.

"Little brother, would you like a bowl of hot, trembling, crystal clear egg custard?"

Across the street, a creature that looked like a phoenix, but was more likely a chicken demon, greeted Wang Wu enthusiastically. Wang Wu wanted to ask, "Did you lay this egg yourself?"

Really, he had an irresistible urge to ask this question.

And the chicken demon with bright colors, fiery feathers, and like a phoenix was also looking at him expectantly, as if not hoping that he would buy it, but saying this.

But in the end, Wang Wu still couldn't say it out loud. His reason suppressed some kind of inducement.

He looked at the chicken demon with some fear. Wow, this one is at least a peak fourth-grade demon.

In just a short while, the market suddenly seemed to become less lively. Many stalls had left and many pedestrians had disappeared.

It was as if everything I saw before was an illusion.

A gust of wind blew over, and all one could hear was the tiger demon sharpening his knife, the wolf demon hawking Goubuli steamed buns, the chicken demon selling egg custard, oh, the white snake girl with a beautiful head at the front market entrance was dancing with a sword, and at the back market exit, the old tree was still selling its ever-changing Ruyi Demon Leaf.

The brothel closed its doors and the restaurant shut its windows, but Wang Wu could still sense pairs of curious and expectant eyes casting their gazes at him, mixed with some muffled shouts, words like "bet on life and death" and "buy it and leave it".

Well, it seems that he has become an unpopular person today.

But the big black pig clearly advised him to stay, so why would he allow such a situation?

Just because he said he wanted to stay here and find a job as a waiter?
"clang!"

A large mountain-splitting knife flew out and stuck three steps in front of Wang Wu. It was the same knife that the tiger demon had sharpened before.

Looking back, I saw the tiger demon striding out with a cold look in his eyes.

"You little bear cub, don't you understand what I'm saying? I just gave you a way out so that you can get out of here. The letter you brought is your compensation. My eldest brother, Crazy Tiger King, is at the peak of the second rank and owns an area of 5,000 miles in Tiandao Mountain. With my letter of recommendation, it will be enough for you to rise to prominence."

"You don't know what's good for you. Do you really think this Shamen Village is your refuge?"

"Wait a minute! What do you mean? Can you explain yourself clearly?"

Wang Wu was really curious. That old man Sha, the big black pig, and even the old turtle were all first-class bosses. They all spoke kindly. How come you guys became troublesome little devils?

At this time, the wolf demon who was selling wolf meat and Goubuli buns came out with a shaky step and sneered:
"What do you not understand? You are just pretending to be ignorant. Shamen Village is the only safe place in the desert that is not affected by the evil wind. It is the best place to contain the evil wind. But do you know how much it cost to build this Shamen Village? How much more will it cost to maintain the normal operation of this Shamen Village?"

"Do you know how much benefit a third-rank human cultivator or a third-rank demon needs to give in order to enter Shamen Village?"

"The master above said that those of us who serve as slaves and spirit beasts will have to run ourselves to death."

"So, Master Cang Yun took you in before because he was kind-hearted and wanted to help you cure the evil wind and bone plague! We have nothing to say about this. The Pig Great Sage and the Turtle King appreciate you, but that doesn't mean they will pay for you!"

"Now, you either follow the rules and hand over enough benefits, or you defeat the five of us. Then you can stay in Shamen Village as long as you want and do whatever you want. No one will interfere with you!"

After hearing what the wolf demon said, Wang Wu finally understood that it was all about interests.

No wonder the big black pig clearly advised him to leave but didn't care about such things, because for it, even if it could give him a reminder because of their past friendship with the Bear Demon Emperor, it would be a dream to ask it to pay the bill for Wang Wu.

Maybe this old guy is watching the fun in secret with his eyes narrowed.

"Then how much benefit do I need to give?"

Now that Wang Wu understood, he knew that this matter could not be resolved by force. People in Taohuayuan also need to eat, and there is no surplus food!

Fighting without reason is prohibited here, but that doesn't mean there are no rules.

After buying a house, you still have to pay for water, electricity, property management and heating, right? We have to be reasonable.

"Right, this is the correct attitude to solve the problem, little bear brother, I have high hopes for you. I want to lay an egg for you."

The chicken demon jumped out with an exaggerated cry. A huge and strange abacus appeared in its hand. It scrambled for a while, and finally raised its head and smiled at Wang Wujiao, "Brother Xiaoxiong, this is not a shady shop. We will not cheat or extort money from you. You just listen carefully."

"The barrier formation of Shamen Village requires an investment of 5 million dou of spiritual energy every year. Currently, it can absorb the spiritual energy through the spiritual energy formation, which can solve 3 million dou of spiritual energy. The remaining 2 million dou of spiritual energy needs to be supplemented by us. According to the traditional rules of Shamen Village, the masters of the first rank can be exempted from paying."

"Second-rank masters can pay only half, while third-rank junior masters need to subscribe for one share per person."

"Fourth-rank fellows need to purchase two copies per person."

"The fifth-rank boys need to subscribe to three copies per head."

"As for the sixth-rank minions, they need to subscribe to four shares, so Brother Xiao Xiong, you need to prepare 100,000 buckets of spiritual energy every year, and then you can live here with peace of mind. Of course, food, clothing, and cultivation are your own business and you need to solve them yourself."

(End of this chapter)