Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 65 Fox Feather Department

Time flies, and five days have passed in the blink of an eye.

During these five days, Xu Boyang went out from time to time to buy some food for Bourne and Boxiao at the "Longshou Qiuting".

In fact, he had dry food and clean water in his storage bag, but he was worried that it would be bad for the child's health if he kept eating these things.

Fortunately, the "Dragon Head and Dragon Hall" of [Earth Scale] has everything one needs, including rice and meat, and the food is hot at a reasonable price. Xu Boyang buys some back every other day to satisfy the two children's appetite.

Xu Boyang spent most of his remaining time practicing. He never dared to slack off in his practice, and whenever he had a moment's free time, he would sit cross-legged. It was a pity that the "Shenwang Realm" of the late Condensation Yuan stage was so obscure and mysterious.

Xu Boyang hadn't gained any understanding during this period of time. He secretly calculated that it had been almost half a year since he entered the sixth level of Ningyuan, and he hadn't made any progress. It was really a slow and steady process.

Even so, we must persist, not be discouraged, and not slack off!

As for the Su brothers and sisters, since they came straight to the point that day, Su Yanlu treated him much better. From time to time, she would invite Xu Boyang to her room for tea and chat.

Xu Boyang was also happy about this. He took Xu Boxiao and Xu Bo'en out to get some fresh air, and let the siblings play with Su Minglu to avoid being stuck in the room all day. However, Su Minglu, the Su family's child, didn't seem to like talking and playing.

While chatting with the Su brothers and sisters, Xu Boyang discovered that although they were ugly, they came from well-educated families and had broad knowledge. They were worthy of being a small clan following a big family. As the saying goes, it is good to lean on a big tree for shade. Whatever he asked, they were not vague and told him everything. He couldn't help but feel closer to them.

On this day, the three of them were brewing tea around the fire and accidentally talked about the situation in the world of Qingshen. The three children nearby were tired from playing, and when they heard the adults telling a story, they immediately moved their stools to the table, held up their little faces, and listened attentively.

Su Yanlu was chatting excitedly at this moment, and couldn't help but sigh softly, with a worried look on her face:

"Brother Xu, now that we have left the Qingshen territory, we can let go of some taboos."

"The current Daoist world, or the Qingshen we often talk about, has actually been declining for many years. It is no exaggeration to say that it is in imminent danger."

"The world is divided into nine states, and Qingshen only occupies two states, namely Canwei and Wufu in the east. These two states are further divided into four counties: Yuchuan, Cangwu, Nanhuai, and Yunfu. Each county has a Taoist sect, which is what everyone calls an immortal sect. As for the other seven states, they are all occupied by foreign races."

"Among them, the Confucianists of Guliang have occupied the entire north, including the two states of Kunwu and Heibai. However, these two states are several times larger than ours. They have five counties: Shenhua, Youhuang, Sanshan, Yanbei, and Beihai. Each county is vast, extending all the way north to the Beihai."

"The ancient Liang Confucianists' advantage lies in their system. Although they also have families, they have a complete court system above the families. Moreover, Confucianism is more deceptive than Buddhism."

"Next are the Buddhists who occupy the Yellow Sheep region in the west. That group of Buddhists is eccentric, calling themselves things like Bodhisattva and Arhat. They occupy the two states of Youshude and Mengying. There's no county or town system under their jurisdiction, but rather a dense network of temples, large and small. They use these temples as their domain to govern the local people."

"Buddhist doctrines are the most absurd and bizarre. They pursue neither the Taoist path of immortality nor the Confucian doctrine of becoming a sage within and a king without, but rather the path of reincarnation leading to rebirth in paradise."

"The situation in the south is different. The ancient nation of Xiayu has been divided into two major parts. One is the Southeast Liwu who occupy Chiwangzhou, and the other is the 100,000 barbarian monsters who occupy Shenminzhou."

"Both are tribal hereditary systems, similar to our family system, led by a clan leader, but their customs are very different. In addition, the Li Wu worships demons and respects the Demon King. Their behavior is strange, and their traditions are completely different from ours. Although the Li Wu look like humans, they are actually very different from us Qingshen people in their essence."

"To be honest, the Barbarian Demons seem to be even older. Their fanaticism in worshipping the Demon King is actually the same as our worship of immortals. However, the demons have always enjoyed eating flesh and blood, and they are against the Tiangang and are incompatible with us."

Xu Boen sat upright, his chin in his hand, listening attentively. He lowered his head and counted carefully in his mind. There were only eight states in total. He asked, "Brother Su, where did you go to the other state?"

Su Yanlu smiled and lowered her head and said:
"Xu family boy, there is another state called Taotang State, which was called Baima in ancient times. It is right under your feet."

"The state of Baima is located in the heart of our country, bordering all the major powers. It is a place of war on all sides, so it is a place where there are many different kinds of people, and no one power can gain a firm foothold and dominate the world.

"There is only one faction that is nominally recognized as the common leader of Baima, and that is Wubi City. Wubi City is known as the largest city in the world and is located to the north of the Zhufen Wilderness."

Xu Boxiao listened with great interest and asked crisply, "Brother Su, why are they all human? Didn't you say that some places aren't human?"

"Bo Xiao didn't listen carefully."

Su Zilu stretched out her slender fingers and gently scratched Xu Boxiao's nose. After spending the past few days together, she particularly liked this little girl from the Xu family. She felt that she was exactly like her when she was a child. She smiled and explained:
"The Confucians in the north are all human beings. We are used to calling them northerners, and they call us easterners. Those in the western temples are also human beings, and we call them westerners. Apart from these three types, the barbarian monsters and the Li witches don't look very much like humans."

Xu Boen nodded thoughtfully and asked, "What about overseas? Is there anyone else?"

Su Yanlu lowered her head and took a sip of tea, then said slowly:
"Of course there are people overseas, most of them are barbarians living on the islands. As for what kind of people they are, very few people have seen them, and there are many different opinions, so it's hard to say for sure. But there are also monsters in the sea. Our Qingshen is close to the East China Sea, and there are many powerful monsters in the sea. We are used to calling them water monsters or sea monsters."

Xu Boen's eyes lit up when he heard this, his mind full of imagination, and he said to himself:

"This world is so wonderful. It would be great if I could travel around and see it all one day!"

Xu Boyang pursed his lips and said gently, "Bourne, you must practice hard. When you grow up and reach a high level of cultivation, you will be able to fly and go anywhere!"

"Ah."

Xu Boen nodded vigorously and clenched his fists. "One day, I want to be as powerful as my big brother!"

Xu Boyang and the Su brothers and sisters couldn't help but smile knowingly when they heard the child's childish boasting.

At this moment, the upward momentum of the [Earth-Escape Scale] began to slow down gradually. There was a gurgling sound outside the window, and countless bubbles were swimming on both sides of the porthole. Suddenly, black water splashed everywhere, and the skylight on the bright tiles suddenly leaked out. The dazzling light shot in like sharp swords.

This huge tree dragon walked day and night for five days in the pitch-dark underground. Finally, it broke through the water surface, saw the light of day again, and slowly stopped.

"Looks like we've reached the Fox Fur Tribe in the Myriad Demon Lake. These Mountain-Moving Rat and Digging Witch are quite capable, you know what? They're pretty punctual!"

Su Yanlu stood up first, glanced at the Mingwa porthole, patted her big belly, stretched lazily, and waved to Su Zilu and Xu Boyang, saying with a smile,

"It looks like a dock. I heard the Fox Fur Tribe is a tribe of barbarian demons. Let's go! Take the children down there to get some fresh air and see the world!"

The two readily agreed. Su Zilu put on her veil, took Su Minglu's hand, and followed her brother out the door. Xu Boyang put on a mask, took Xu Bo'en's hand, but turned around to find Xu Boxiao with his head down, nodding his head.

Xu Boyang bent down and asked, "Boxiao, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Boxiao was still immersed in the world Su Yanlu had just described, and whispered:

"Brother, there are monsters outside. I'm a little scared."

"Don't be afraid, Boxiao, I'll protect you! We have to stay here for two days. Now that we're here, how can we not go down and take a look? Come, don't be afraid, I'll hold you!"

Xu Boyang smiled and said, then gently picked her up. Xu Boen looked at Xu Boxiao hugging Xu Boyang's neck tightly with his arms and stuck out his tongue: "Coward!"

"Hmph!" Xu Boxiao turned his head away and ignored him.

When I got out of the door, I saw many passengers standing in the corridor, and they got off the boat one after another from the dragon head.

The sun is shining brightly outside, but it seems a little too bright.

Xu Boyang followed the crowd out of the cabin, felt the fresh air outside, walked down the gangway step by step, looked at the surrounding scenery, and took a breath of cold air again.

This place is a dark, watery swamp as far as the eye can see, with dead branches lying everywhere, stretching as far as the eye can see. It looks very desolate, except for the place where the [Earth Scale] is docked, where the wooden boardwalk extends up to the pier, which looks like a bare island.

Just a quick glance and there wasn't a speck of green, not even a blade of grass!
The island is not high and is covered with low earthen houses. Smoke is rising from the sky, and it seems that there are still many residents living there, but it is not known whether they are humans or monsters.

As the crowd flowed down, it seemed that most of the passengers who took the [Earth-Drifting Scale] that day had gotten off the boat. It was understandable when you think about it. They had been stuck on this boat for five days, so who wouldn't want to get off and move around?

These people were dressed in different colors, and each wore a mask or a dark veil, so their faces could not be seen at all. It seemed that they were all going to Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake. Two or three people came down to take a look, stayed for a moment, and then turned back to the boat.

But there are exceptions.

There were two men in black who were right behind Xu Boyang. As soon as they came down, they threw the mask on his face to the ground and stomped on it several times. One of them, a young man with a vicious look, cursed as he stepped on it:
"Fuck Qingshen! Fuck Cangyu Sect! Fuck Taiping Dao Sect! You're suffocating me to death! I'd rather die than come back to this lousy place!"

The voice appeared suddenly, and many people in the crowd turned around. Su Yanlu became angry when she heard it, her face darkened, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and she was about to move, but was gently grabbed by Su Zilu.

"Cangyu Sect? Taiping Immortal Sect? Is this the name of an immortal sect?"

Xu Boyang watched with great interest and couldn't help but laugh. The two of them looked so excited, perhaps they had suffered some loss. He didn't know what grudge or hatred they had with some Qingshen family to cause such an unpleasant situation.

"Bah! Bah!"

The two men spat, looked at everyone coldly, stood up side by side, stepped into the air, and flew away without looking back.

Xu Boyang saw that the two men were only about eighteen or nineteen years old, but he didn't expect that they could soar into the air at any time. The key point was that they didn't have any magic weapons in their hands. They could fly into the air purely by themselves. It was simply unbelievable!
Could it be a foundation-building Taoist priest? But it seems that I didn't encounter him when I got on the boat.

Suddenly, someone came over. Xu Boyang glanced over and saw that it was Zhang Guanzhi, the man with the yellow dog mask. He said softly, "Brother Zhang."

Zhang Guanzhi looked up at the two people walking away, his voice low and full of indignation.

"Brother, I didn't expect there were two northerners on the boat. They actually dared to curse Qingshen and Xianzong in front of so many people. We are also in the territory of the barbarian monsters. We can't reveal too much, otherwise I really want to go up and pull these two off and beat them up!"

"So he's from the north..."

Xu Boyang didn't expect to meet a northerner in this place. It was really strange, but when he saw Zhang Guanzhi's vicious eyes and anger, it showed that this person really cared about the reputation of Qingshen and the Immortal Sect. He just didn't know which county of Qingshen the Cangyu Sect and Taiping Immortal Sect were from?

At this moment, the rough voice of the Digger came from behind.

"Everyone!"

Xu Boyang turned around when he heard the sound and saw a nine-foot tall man with a naked upper body and bulging muscles standing in front of the cabin door. He was covered with silver ornaments, had loose long hair, a curly beard, thick eyebrows, big eyes, high cheekbones, and a crescent-shaped earring hanging from each ear, shining with silver.

Is this the Digger?

This person looked similar to the Green God Man, except that he was much taller, like a giant, and his clothes were rather strange. The only thing that made him look weird was his eyes, which were brown, not black and white like the Green God Man's.

The Digger grinned:
"It's noon now, and noon the day after tomorrow. Let's set off on time. This Wan Yao Ze is dangerous, but it also has many treasures. Friends who are not afraid of death can go for a walk around. Remember to come back before noon the day after tomorrow, otherwise we will not wait for you!"

"Also, those who don't want to go out and get killed can spend two days on Fox Fur Island. The fox people here are famous throughout the country. Those who haven't tried them can go to the Fox Fur Department to have a look. They have all kinds of flavors. But don't fall into the gentle land and can't get out! Hahaha!"

"I don't want to go anywhere! Just stay on the boat! It's perfectly safe!"

"I, the Digger, can guarantee that everything on the island will be safe and sound! Just don't turn your back on me!"

"Leave the island! Hehe! May you be lucky!"

After the Digger finished speaking, he clapped his hands and said,

"Alright, everyone, get back to your work. Don't just stand there at the dock, occupying the toilet without doing anything. We need to unload and load cargo!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Boyang heard footsteps, and saw seven or eight monsters with fox heads and human bodies suddenly appear on the originally empty wooden boardwalk at the dock.

"Foxman?"

These fox people have orange-red fox heads, and each of them wears coarse cloth. They are as tall and strong as cows, with saliva dripping from their fangs. They come to the dragon's belly and wait.

"Squeak!"

[Earth-Dwelling Scale] A large hole opened upwards on the left side of the abdomen, and boxes of goods wrapped in cowhide slid out of the stomach through the cargo door!
Xu Boyang looked at it for a moment and couldn't help but marvel inwardly:

"Wow! When were these goods loaded up? It seems this magical tool is really powerful. It can not only carry passengers but also transport goods. I wish I had one at home. With this thing, escorting would be so much more convenient in the future!"

Zhang Guanzhi didn't understand what Xu Boyang was looking at, so he came over and said:

"These are beasts that have sucked the blood of immortal cultivators and have not yet awakened their spirits. They can't be considered monsters, only beasts. They were raised here by monsters. They ate some spiritual food and grew half-human bodies, but they have no brains. They only know how to eat and sleep, sleep and eat, and do some simple chores. Fortunately, they have brute force."

Zhang Guanzhi was already used to these lowest-level half-demons and half-beasts. He explained them to them and rubbed his hands with a smile.
"We've known each other for several days, but I still don't know how to address you, brother?"

"There are Huixian's little demons on Fox Fur Island. They have nice bodies, and there are even some demons in the early stages of transformation. They are exactly like the ones in the Red Mansion in the city. They are proficient in playing various instruments and singing. Brother, do you want to go and take a look?"

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