The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 277 274: Wanxian City, Selling

This is a long straight street.

The road is paved with bluestone, the steps are made of white jade, and there is a faint cloud and mist lingering around, like a fairyland or a painting.

The buildings on both sides all have red walls, white tiles, flying eaves and brackets. From a distance, they appear to be lined up in an ancient style.

Taking a closer look, all you see are shops, with plaques hanging high and flags fluttering in the wind.

There were many pedestrians on the street. Although it was not crowded, the shops were busy with people coming and going.

Looking closely, there are vendors selling elixirs, magic weapons, talismans, array plates, spiritual rice shops, mount shops, fairy clothing shops, puppet Taoist soldiers...

There are also some specialized ones, such as various types of vehicles and flying magic weapons; there are customized flying swords that are tailor-made for you; there are natural treasures and various mineral deposits; there are bookstores and small shops that sell magic methods.

Chu Zhou even saw a shop selling poisonous insects. On the plaque, there was a centipede-like insect with six pairs of wings crawling around. It was so lifelike that it made people's scalps tingle.

There are also various statues of gods, incense sticks, gold ingots, and shrines in the shop, which is actually a Shinto shop.

Of course, if you ask about the biggest names and the most eye-catching signs, they must be "money houses" and "pawn shops".

Chu Zhou strolled along the street and couldn't help but take a deep breath, even feeling the freshness after the rain.

"Is this the Treasure Pavilion?"

Chu Zhou turned his head and saw someone standing next to him, it was the Immortal Jie Yin.

"Why, are you disappointed?"

"It's not that I'm disappointed, it's just that I don't understand. Where is the 'pavilion' here? It's clearly a city."

"The treasure pavilion you are looking for is also there, just look in the distance!"

The Immortal Jie Yin pointed with his whisk, and Chu Zhou looked and saw that the clouds in the sky had dispersed, and the view became clear. He could vaguely see a towering attic.

“That’s the real Treasure Pavilion. Back then, Heaven wanted to build a trading platform for you, so it created it.

However, later on, more and more people came, and their levels became different.

Therefore, the Treasure Pavilion began to expand continuously, and there were shops one after another, forming this fairy city."

“Although there is no official certification, people here like to regard that building as the Treasure Pavilion, and this city is called the City of Ten Thousand Immortals.”

"The City of Ten Thousand Immortals, how appropriate!"

"Later, the Heavenly Court decentralized the management rights. Anyone who was qualified could open a shop and sell goods here, so this place became more and more prosperous."

Chu Zhou became interested: "What does this so-called 'qualification' mean?"

“People like you, the Lord of the Secret Realm, are qualified to rent a shop, but every transaction must be certified by the Treasure Pavilion.

That is to say, everything from the goods to the selling price to various channels must be supervised by the Treasure Pavilion. Generally speaking, it doesn’t matter, but there are some taboos that cannot be violated.”

"Is it so strict?"

"This is a good thing, because official certification eliminates counterfeits, so you can buy and sell with confidence."

"That's true. Only in this way can the transaction be credible!"

Chu Zhou thought about it and couldn't help asking again: "However, decentralizing the management rights is not the same as exclusive trading. Wouldn't the Heavenly Court suffer heavy losses in this way?"

The Immortal Jieyin tilted his head slightly and asked, "Do you think the Heavenly Court cares about these interests?"

"Don't you care?"

"What Heaven is doing is to make immortals prosperous and civilization flourish. As for that little bit of profit, it is really not what Heaven is concerned about.

Moreover, the decentralization of management rights will allow the Heavenly Court to earn more. With a bigger plate and more transactions, the rent of shops and the tax on transactions will all increase.”

It seemed that Chu Zhou’s doubts made the Great Immortal Jie Yin unhappy, he flicked his whisk and said: “Okay, you only have this one chance, next time you can only come alone.

Ask useful questions, go through the proper procedures, and don’t worry about other people’s problems.”

"Oh, okay, Great Immortal, then who wants this possessed blue dragon?"

"Of course, it has to be Buddhism. Buddhism emphasizes salvation and likes to refine guardian gods the most!"

“So, what I’m looking for is the largest Buddhist store.”

“The first floor of the Treasure Pavilion is the largest Buddhist shop, so naturally there are tens of thousands of Buddhist sects.”

……

The Treasure Pavilion is very large and is divided into layers. Going up along the Treasure Pavilion, you can enter the second, third, and even fourth floors.

There are naturally certain restrictions at different levels. Not everyone can cross the boundaries at will. Even those powerful people above cannot come down at will.

This design did not exist from the beginning, but was specially developed by the Heavenly Court after a lot of troubles occurred over time.

The reason is simple. For a lord like Chu Zhou who has just entered the secret realm, the resources at his disposal are very limited. However, some powerful beings control more than one or two realms, and the materials they can mobilize are astronomical.

The imbalance between the two parties will cause many problems during the transaction.

Therefore, the Heavenly Court waved its hand and directly divided the people into levels.

However, no matter which level it is, the structure of this huge market is the same.

If you look down from a high altitude, you will see the Bagua formation, with eight gates at the corners, all of which can lead to entering and exiting Wanxian City.

The streets inside are interconnected, one after another. It is no exaggeration to say that it is well connected, and there is no congestion even if there are a lot of people.

There is an archway at regular intervals. After passing through it, you can choose the neighborhood and place you want to go to, saving time on the journey.

The Great Immortal Jie Yin took Chu Zhou through a circular archway and directly arrived at the center of Wanxian City, the Treasure Pavilion.

The Treasure Pavilion nowadays actually no longer sells goods. Instead, it is more like a government hall or service agency.

For example, if you want to rent a shop, you have to choose, register, carry out design planning, arrange staff, etc. here.

For example, various issues arising during the transaction process, such as cargo identification, logistics tracking, personal transaction authentication, etc. can all be handled here.

In addition, there is also a task system in the Treasure Pavilion.

Beings above the Lord of the Secret Realm can issue various tasks, and individuals can accept tasks.

From small tasks like searching for some special spiritual herbs or rare minerals to big tasks like saving the realm and seeking help, it has everything.

In fact, there are many individuals or sects in the Treasure Pavilion who have lost their own secret realms and can only switch to mercenaries to help others fight and make huge profits for a living.

As for the currency in the Treasure Pavilion, it is naturally mainly merit points.

It is worth mentioning that the merit points in the Treasure Pavilion are no longer virtual currency, but real merit energy.

It is said that it is the purest faith and will extracted from the Shinto belief system, which can be used to make unique incense and candles, which are the favorite of gods, and can even be used to cultivate merit and create a golden body with great power.

Even if an ordinary immortal cultivator obtains it and ignites it, he can absorb it as the spiritual power of heaven and earth.

That’s right, this power of merit can be adapted to almost any method and any inspiration. It can be used by everyone from the Golden Immortal to the Qigong monk.

And there is not a single impurity, it is the purest!
From this perspective, there is nothing more suitable as currency than the energy of merit, so the Heavenly Court uses it to measure the value of goods.

Of course, merit points are not the only thing. There are also spirit stones and immortal stones, which can be used as currency most of the time.

However, spirit stones come in different sizes, and the spiritual power they contain also varies, so it is difficult to have a unified standard.

It should be said that before the power of merit became popular, barter was the norm in transactions.

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Jie Yin Daxian and Chu Zhou did not go to the shops under the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect immediately, but walked along the street, chatting as they walked.

The Immortal Jieyin told Chu Zhou a lot of common sense about the City of Ten Thousand Immortals, and Chu Zhou nodded continuously. During this process, Chu Zhou also went into many shops, looked left and right, and his first impression was that there were too many categories, far more than the standard items in the Jieyin Hall.

As for the price?
The time was too short to make a detailed count, but he picked a few categories and took a look, and found that they were slightly lower than the standard items in the Reception Hall.

Come to think of it, if it is more expensive than the ones in the Jieying Hall, it is better to buy it in the Jieying Hall where the quality is more guaranteed.

Furthermore, almost all stores have opened a 'raw materials buyback' business.

Ordinary spiritual materials are fine and are not rare in these shops, but some special rare spiritual materials are so valuable that they are hard to come by.

It is worth mentioning that when the shop owners saw Chu Zhou coming in, they usually smiled, but when they saw the guiding immortal following behind him, their smiles immediately froze.

Although there was no incident of the store bullying its customers, and they answered Chu Zhou's questions honestly, the expression of "indifferent" was almost written on their faces.

Chu Zhou didn't quite understand at first, but later he realized that the Immortal Jie Yin would only guide newcomers who entered the Treasure Pavilion for the first time and explain some basic situations.

In other words, people like Chu Zhou are basically paupers and naturally have no spending power, so what is there to be cared for?
However, Chu Zhou didn't care. He asked what he needed to ask and looked what he needed to look. After walking a few more streets, he even looked for some shops run by Buddhists.

However, these shops are not very powerful. Although they are very interested in the Demonic Blue Dragon in the Refining Void Realm, they cannot afford the price.

Finally, Chu Zhou found the shop that the Immortal Jie Yin mentioned, which belonged to the Wanfo Sect.

This store is located on a street corner, where three main roads intersect, and the flow of people is incredible.

This shop named "Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere" is so big that its storefront alone takes up about seven or eight shop floors.

The golden Buddha light has really become real, shining brightly, ensuring that no matter from which direction, it is extremely eye-catching and bright enough to blind people.

According to the introduction of the Immortal Jie Yin, the Wanfo Sect has a long history, even dating back to a hundred thousand years ago. It is a prestigious sect in Lingshan Buddhist Country.

Of course, the shop here is just the property of a Buddhist temple under the Wanfo Sect. But even so, it is very prestigious on the first floor of the Treasure Pavilion.

Chu Zhou stopped in front of the door for a moment before he walked in. After entering, a young monk came to greet him.

It is worthy of being a true Buddhist sect. Even when seeing the immortal Jie Yin following in, the little monk did not behave disrespectfully.

He first bowed to the Immortal Jie Yin, then looked at Chu Zhou and chanted: "Namo Amitabha, I greet you, donor. I wonder if you want to buy anything?

The shop is quite large. If necessary, I can explain it to you. "

Chu Zhou also bowed and said in a very loud voice: "I want to see the owner of this shop. I wonder if the little wizard can introduce me to him?"

When these words came out, the little monk's eyes widened. After a pause, he said, "Donor, my shopkeeper is very busy and rarely sees outsiders. I wonder if you have any important business that I can report to you?"

Chu Zhou raised his eyes and said, "Is this a Demonic Blue Dragon in the Refining Void Realm? I wonder if your store would be interested in it?"

"what?"

"The Demonic Dragon of the Refining Void Realm, do I need to say it again?"

"How can the donor prove it?"

Chu Zhou pointed to the left and right and asked, "You won't let me take out the things in public, right?"

"Of course, this is not necessary, benefactor. Please go into the living room."

"it is good!"

The young monk led Chu Zhou to the second floor, through a long corridor and went inside.

The area of ​​the shop illuminated by Buddha's light is a bit exaggerated, and it is obvious that some magical power of extending space is used.

Moreover, they do not use the methods of regular stores, but are similar to supermarkets.

Various shelves are neatly arranged, filled with different goods, allowing guests to visit and play with them. There are also monks to lead the way and introduce the features of the items.

The difference is that the price is not clearly marked, but is negotiated based on the quantity purchased. Large quantities will receive a discount, and there will be certain discounts.

With a quick glance, Chu Zhou discovered that although they only sold Buddhist items, the goods were really rich.

However, the time was too short and he could not take a closer look until he entered the living room and someone served him tea. The young monk then apologized and left.

Chu Zhou held the tea and took a sip. He actually knew that there was no real eating and drinking in Taixu Heaven.

The tea looks just like what it is, but the feeling of holding the tea, the taste, the fragrance and the heat, surprisingly, there is not the slightest sense of incongruity.

To be honest, after being here for a long time, it is really hard to tell if it is fake.

Chu Zhou didn't have to wait long before a monk with a burly figure, like an iron tower, walked in quickly.

"Namo Amitabha!"

Before anyone got close, he had already chanted the Buddha's name in a loud voice, but he couldn't stop smiling: "I am Jueyuan, the shopkeeper of this Buddha's light shining everywhere. I'd like to meet this real person, the Great Immortal Jieyin. What is the real person's name?"

"My name is Chu Zhou. Nice to meet you, Master Jue Yuan. Sorry to bother you."

"The Buddha's light shines everywhere and the door is open to welcome guests. I hope that as many people as possible will come. I just don't know whether what Fellow Daoist Chu said is true or false?"

"Master, please look!"

Chu Zhou didn't waste any words. Following the instructions of the Immortal Jie Yin, he raised his hands. In his palms, a sphere that distorted space appeared. Inside was a half-dead Cang Long Jie Ao, as well as boiling demonic energy, with its fangs and claws bared.

In this Taixu Heaven, everything is false and fake, but it can also reflect everything like a mirror.

Everything Chu Zhou saw was in his palm, which was more real than the real thing.

He raised his hand forward, and Master Jueyuan took it with both hands without saying anything. There seemed to be Buddha's light shining in his eyes, illuminating the illusion.

In fact, anything that can be reflected in this vast sky cannot be fake, but the same thing can have very different qualities.

And what the monk is seeing now is what Chu Zhou is seeing, but as a senior shopkeeper, he has the means to use Chu Zhou's eyes to see through the true quality!
The more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became. He said directly, "I want this Demon-stained Blue Dragon. I wonder what price you want for it?"

"I asked about the price before coming here. One million merit points is about right for me!"

"Too much, too much. Even if this blue dragon is intact, it is not worth the price."

“Haha, if it’s a complete Lianxu Canglong, it really isn’t worth this price. However, after the invasion of the extraterritorial demons, there are still a few Canglongs that still have some rationality left. That’s extremely rare.”

"But the price of one million merit points is still too much. The most I can offer is five hundred thousand. This is the limit."

“Master Jueyuan, although I am only a newcomer, I have learned everything I should know before coming here.

Buddhism talks about salvation, from a demon to a Buddha, and becoming a guardian deity of Buddhism. What a merit and what kind of practice that is. You know it better than me!

Think about it, think about it again, a mere one million merit points is not much."

“You can’t say that. Although your Demonic Blue Dragon is good, only my Buddhist sect has the ability to capture it. The audience is narrow, so naturally it can’t be sold at a high price.

Seven hundred thousand merit points, there really can't be any more!"

Chu Zhou laughed: "You are right, the audience is very narrow, but you are not the only one in Buddhism. I came here because I think your store is rich and powerful, and there is no beginning or end.

If that doesn't work, I can just go to a few places, like the Big Buddha Temple, the Zen Sect, or just put it up at an auction house, the highest bidder wins. Do you think it can be sold for over a million?"

"Of course it's possible! But I think Master is in a hurry to make a move, so I'm afraid he won't wait that long, right?

Eight hundred thousand, it really can’t be more.”

"Nine hundred thousand merit points, but you have to bear the round-trip shipping costs. Also, I need you to provide a demon-suppressing golden bowl for sealing and transportation purposes."

"make a deal!"

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