Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 227 Landscape Jade

Chu Tai looked back at the person who spoke. She was a woman with sixth-grade cultivation, dressed like a scholar.

Seeing Chu Tai's look, the woman also bowed and said, "Yunhai Academy's Secretary Bai greets the Taoist priest. If you are curious about Zhongyuan, you can ask me directly. They don't read much and don't know much."

Hearing this, Chu Tai nodded in agreement, then stepped forward to ask the woman for more information about the Central Plains, and gradually gained a clearer understanding of the people of the Central Plains.

According to Si Shubai, the core hinterland of the Central Plains is the most core area of ​​the remaining avenues of the former Holy King.

The teachings of the sage king have been restored through the efforts of successive generations of wise men, forming a great road that runs through heaven and earth.

On this avenue, countless information is flowing, and countless magic weapons are connected to the avenue. Everyone can be connected as one under the influence of the avenue through specific magic weapons.

"In the capital, we have very complete public facilities. In addition to the common memorial archways, memorial towers, bell towers, drum towers, city walls, horse posts, lanterns, wells, steles, pavilions and other buildings, the public facilities also cover medical care, culture and entertainment, transportation and many other aspects. As long as you have the corresponding identity, you can use them freely."

Chu Tai was a little surprised when he heard this, and asked again: "Can I use it as long as I have an identity?"

“Yes, as long as you hold the corresponding national identity, you can use it.”

Chu Tai looked at the people coming in and out of the city gate and asked, "What about them?"

"The repair of the former Saint King Avenue is still in progress. This place has not yet been connected to the Saint King Avenue and cannot share this part of the resources. However, the students of Yunhai Academy and other 174 public academies will go to various prefectures to provide support after they have achieved success in their studies."

“After they have achieved academic success, students from academies in various prefectures will also go to various counties to provide support. We believe that if this generation fails, the next generation will be better. If one generation fails, the legacy will be passed down from generation to generation, and one day success will come.”

When Si Shubai said this, a faint white light surged on his body, making his words more convincing.

She stared at Chu Tai and said, "Your aura is pure, and you have blessings and good deeds surrounding you. You have not yet achieved immortality. If you are willing to join us, you can obtain an official status and enjoy many conveniences after a simple review."

"From what you said, it seems that not having achieved immortality is a good thing?"

Si Shubai nodded and said, "Although those who have achieved immortality have greater magical powers, stronger magic power, and can do more things, we still prefer those who have not achieved immortality. After all, cultivators like you are closer to ordinary people."

After saying this, Si Shubai seemed to be worried that his words might be misunderstood, and added: "Of course, we also welcome those who have achieved immortality to join us, but the review will be stricter."

“But normally speaking, after achieving the fifth rank, one has a status similar to that of an immortal. There are very few people who have not achieved immortality.”

Chu Tai raised a new doubt.

"Fifth rank? I see. Are you inclined towards the Taiyi lineage? What you said is not bad. However, for fifth rank and fourth rank celestial beings, we have another way to invite them. For example, if a fourth rank celestial being wants to practice in the Central Plains, he only needs to build a temple in the corresponding place. The expenses can be funded by the dynasty, and the property rights will belong entirely to the cultivator."

As he spoke, Si Shubai also heard many preferential benefits.

Chu Tai was unwilling to believe a word of this, or rather, he believed that the benefits Si Shubai mentioned were real, but he knew more clearly that behind these benefits, the price he had to pay would certainly not be small, even if these prices were not spoken out.

Moreover, compared with Si Shubai's words, he cared more about the power displayed by this person. Although there were still traces of immortal magic, the core concept should be that of the Hundred Schools system, and the power displayed was also relatively strong.

"Is this also the effect of the two-day collision?" Chu Tai silently noted it in his heart, and then, with the help of Si Shubai, he exchanged some coins and entered the city.

During this period, Chu Tai specifically used the name Yangmei Shanren as his own name. When Si Shubai heard this name, he was quite surprised.

"Yangmeishanren? Are you referring to Yanggu and Meigu? Sunrise and sunset, it's a good name."

When Si Shubai said this, his expression was very calm, giving people a feeling of relatively standard praise.

Chu Tai didn't care and didn't respond. He went with her into the city to the special activity area prepared for the monks.

Compared with other places, the buildings Chu Tai saw in this area were more in line with his imagination of the living environment of immortals.

This area is a huge brick and wood building covering an area of ​​about two hundred acres and with seven floors. There are exquisite corridors interweaving inside and it is surrounded by clouds and mist on the outside, which is looming under Chu Tai's observation.

Walking into it, you will see jade railings and red shields, which are connected to each other and winding around. There are golden dragons lying on the pillars and jade beasts squatting beside the door. At the corner, there is green water surrounding and several green bamboos. It is exquisite and contains a bit of natural atmosphere.

If you look closely, in addition to all kinds of sundries, there are also clothes, jewelry, various crafts, miscellaneous toys, etc.

The largest quantities are still the raw materials for various cultivation resources and many Taoist classics.

Most importantly, many things here are quite cheap.

For example, the value of a top-quality magic weapon embryo is only about one-third of the total value of the materials used to refine it. This is something that the State of Chu would never dare to think about.

Similarly, Chu Tai also saw the medicinal porridge that was sold to him while he was on the boat here.

The original medicinal porridge was made from the Linggu Jade Rice produced in the official fields, boiled with Polygonatum sibiricum and Ganoderma lucidum from the mountains. The medicinal porridge sold in the city was made from Amethyst Jade Rice, boiled with spiritual ingredients such as hundred-year-old Polygonatum sibiricum and Ganoderma lucidum. The ingredients were of higher grade and the quantity was larger, but the price was actually a little lower after conversion, which surprised Chu Tai.

What surprised him the most was the prices of raw materials such as jade, gold, and iron. Under the guidance of Si Shubai, Chu Tai entered a luxuriously decorated jade shop called Linlang.

A woman dressed in luxurious clothes greeted him and Si Shubai. Her eyes lit up when she saw Si Shubai. She glanced at Chu Tai behind her and joked, "It seems like you want to invite other people to join the dynasty?"

"This is a man from Yangmei Mountain. He has pure magic power and a natural aura. He is one of the few Taoists in the area. If he can join the dynasty, he will definitely achieve great success. He came to you to observe today. Qianxuan, you must bring out some good things. Who knows, you Linlang may have another deal with him in the future."

Hearing this, the woman named Qian Xuan turned her gaze back to Chu Tai and said with a smile, "I have met the hermit. I think his aura is pure and he has a carefree atmosphere of mountains and rivers. Why don't you come and take a look at this piece of jade?"

As she spoke, Qian Xuan led Chu Tai to a piece of jade that was half a person's height.

"Hermit, please look. This jade is shaped like a mountain. Inside it, there are two six-grade vital energies belonging to mountains and waters intertwined. The mountain energy also contains wood energy. When it manifests, it has the warmth of spring, the luxuriance of summer, the thinness of autumn, and the dullness of winter."

"The water vapor is purer, but it also changes with the four seasons. It is slightly blue in spring, slightly green in summer, slightly clear in autumn, and slightly bleak in winter. The mountains and waters complement each other, which is very mysterious. It is the first choice for refining the treasures of mountains and waters. According to the magical powers of fellow Taoists, if you can select a piece of mountains and waters, you can even borrow the spiritual energy of a place and refine it into a magic weapon to suppress a mountain and a water."

(End of this chapter)