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Chapter 202 Taking Money While Sitting on the Ground
Ji Ran then turned off the offering function of the Earth God Temple.

Those lands clearly have plenty of money, so making some profit shouldn't be a problem. It would be unfair to force ordinary travelers to contribute large amounts of spiritual energy if they were open on weekdays.

At this moment, Ji Ran walked silently into the thin mist.

The ground beneath my feet felt like a single slab of bluestone, carved with totems of the celestial constellations. Everything around me was empty, except for the outlines of the local earth god temples, which floated around like stone buildings situated in the twelve directions.

Previously, because I lacked a primordial spirit, I was unable to see clearly.

But now, with the help of the remnant soul of the Ghost Golden Sheep, a trace of purple light surged in the depths of his eyes, and he could clearly see that each of the local earth temples faced the perimeter of the safe zone, like sentry posts vigilantly guarding the surroundings.

I'm afraid... these local temples have other functions besides providing various services to travelers.

Ji Ran thought of the leather-clad wanderers outside the safe zone and felt that the wanderers in these local temples must also have missions to perform.

At this moment, as I walked, the fog gradually thinned and almost disappeared.

Many travelers gathered around him curiously, but few approached him.

"Why did the Twelve Earth Gods let him in just now?"

"I don't know, but since they let us in, there shouldn't be any danger."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to enter the area of ​​Jia Chen Zhou Lou!"

……

Although the faces of these travelers in the corridors of the heavens are not clearly visible, their ages can be roughly discerned by their figures and voices.

At this time, many people were moving around. Originally, it was difficult to see clearly in the fog, but once people arrived here, the flow of people increased.

At least, there were hundreds of people in Ji Ran's line of sight nearby.

But at this moment, his attention was no longer on the number of people.

Instead, it was on the building in front of them.

At this moment, Ji Ran felt that all the words she had in her life were inadequate to describe the building in front of her.

The grayish-white light seemed to surge behind the buildings, and in front of me was a majestic bronze city that seemed to hang down from the sky!
This is a giant city formed from a broken bronze ship!
Half of the ship's keel pierced the ground, its bronze hull gleaming with a mottled, bluish-green hue, bathed in a rich, golden light.

The steep hull is tilted at about 30 degrees. Standing below, you can see that the broken bronze animal head at the bow still has its fangs bared, and a group of fluorescent beasts dwell in its empty eye sockets.

Ji Ran's eyesight was now sharp enough to see clearly that a huge shrine had been built beneath the beast's head!

The shrine had golden glazed tiles, vermilion pillars, and a temple screen painted with plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums. It was as large as a normal house.

Fluorescent beasts danced around the shrine, creating a dreamlike scene.

Hey.

As soon as Ji Ran stepped onto the boat, he immediately sensed a notification.

You have entered the territory of Zhenjun Temple.

[Current Offerings: 1. Living beings do not need to offer. 2. Earth God Temples require an offering of 1000 Spiritual Essence per day.]

[If you choose to join Jia Chen Zhou Lou, you will obtain officially recognized status as a local earth god temple and be able to perform its functions normally. At the same time, you will need to assume corresponding obligations.]

[After serving for 100 days and fulfilling obligations 10 times, one can receive guidance from the True Lord once.]

[Refusing to move in; required to vacate Jiachen District.]

Ji Ran was taken aback and looked in the direction of the shrine from before!
The True Lord Temple?!

A daily offering of one thousand?

This feeling is a bit like paying rent.

For a moment, Ji Ran paused.

Behind him, in the thin mist, the clay sculptures on the shadowy earth temple were all enveloped in wisps of steam.

These wisps of mist gathered on the eaves of the earth god temple, forming illusory spirits.

There were teenagers in sportswear, voluptuous women, elderly people in casual clothes, middle-aged men in suits, and long-haired girls in white shirts.

The twelve people were far apart, but the cicada's chirping could be heard on their souls, which did not hinder their communication.

The girl in the white shirt frowned slightly and said, "He actually dared to go in!"

The girl's long legs were clad in sneakers, and a black skirt hung beneath her shirt. Her hair reached her shoulders, with wispy bangs framing her forehead. Her eyes were large and clear, but her expression carried a hint of aloofness.

"Do you think True Lord Jia Chen wants to drain this outsider of his spiritual essence and then kick him back to the graveyard?"

Beside her, a beautiful woman in a red dress and a black shirt was smiling at the girl. The girl's voice was fierce, so it seemed that she had learned her lesson from the earlier probing.

"How strong is he?"

The boy in sportswear next to them asked a question.

The girl looked at the figure standing at the entrance of the Jia Chen Boat Tower and pondered, "He doesn't use a domain, which is an ability to judge one's cultivation level. But the aura emanating from his primordial spirit is undeniable; he is a third-tier True Monarch."

"He simply used his primordial spirit to tap my domain, and the entire domain shattered instantly."

"Then his strength should be more than level 7."

The beautiful woman stroked her chin and said, "I just wonder if this outsider, who is also a True Lord, will bow down to True Lord Jia Chen."

The ecology of the Celestial Corridor is actually quite simple.

This area is a crevice between the myriad realms, a gateway to any world. Similarly, beings from any world have a small chance of entering this place.

Over time, this place has become filled with all sorts of strange and bizarre places and creatures, but it also contains many shrines and temples left over from the old era.

These shrines are scattered throughout the entire celestial corridor, and any primordial spirit can occupy one of them.

Not only can it possess the spirit of any living being, but it can also possess the spirit of any being.

Some even saw, deep within the graveyard, the eerie shrine occupied by the Skin Walkers. Countless fused, bizarre creatures worshipped before that shrine, offering their own flesh and blood.

This is the crevice between the heavens, free from cold winds, thunder, cold rain, and sunlight; it is a paradise for the primordial spirit.

When one's own shrine makes offerings to another shrine, it is considered an act of submission.

If the person carrying the niche were backed by a powerful True Lord, they probably wouldn't have submitted so easily.

now.

The middle-aged man in a suit pushed up his glasses and said, "I asked last month, and the True Lord still has the same conditions."

"Offer 10,000 spiritual essences daily, perform three tasks each month, and receive guidance after one year. The next guidance will require three consecutive years of uninterrupted offerings."

"Not expensive."

The old man in casual clothes muttered, "You really think it's a loss to obtain a part of True Monarch Jia Chen's secret technique for less than four million spiritual essences?"

"That's not true."

The middle-aged man gave a wry smile and said, "Old Wu, I'm not from your official organization. The company sent me here mainly to use the local temple to break through my cultivation level."

"The company is willing to spread out the four million spiritual resources to learn the first level of True Monarch Secret Technique over a year. However, I'm afraid I won't be able to complete even half of the 36 Corridor Missions in a year before I die on one."

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the girl in the shirt and the others exchanged glances, understanding each other without saying a word.

The price for middle-aged members is the external price. However, official members can receive discounts based on their squad level, merits, rank, and so on.

However, as the middle-aged man said, there are many hidden benefits to being stationed at Jia Chen Zhou Lou. But the monthly missions are too dangerous.

Especially since there are cemeteries outside Jia Chen District!

The cemetery's effect of erasing consciousness is extremely resistant to all cultivators of the primordial spirit! Unless someone has a way to resist that kind of annihilation of consciousness, going out to carry out missions is purely risky and without any reward.

"So do you think this True Lord will agree?"

"Hanging."

The beautiful woman shook her head and said, "Judging from the way that man carrying the niche works, it's clear that he has a secret. Besides the requirements you mentioned, there's another crucial reason for his presence in the safe zone: to dismantle the temple barrier and hand it over to the authorities."

“It’s not that no outside True Lords have come in before. Some were even willing to submit and offer tribute, but none of them could accept the condition of handing over the temple barrier. They were either killed or left.”

"He agreed."

Suddenly, the girl in the shirt looked at the person with his back to her, her usually cold expression softening, and said, "Him?!"

"How did he put the shrine there!?"

"Dry!"

The boy in sportswear froze, then jumped up and exclaimed, "This guy isn't planning on... offering himself up there, is he?!"

"How dare he?!"

"Will the True Lord agree?!"

The twelve local deities were all calm and collected when they were discussing whether the two True Lords would make a move.

But at this moment, they were all dumbfounded!

In front.

A huge half of an ancient ship lay horizontally on the ground.

The sprawling town was bustling with people. However, those who wanted to enter the ship's tower could only cross a narrow section, twenty or thirty meters wide, at the ship's cross-section. The rest of the ship was bent and collapsed, like a city wall covered with lanterns, making it impossible to cross. That narrow section was like a wide gate.

At this moment, Ji Ran placed the shrine at the broken point, which was the center of the main gate of Jia Chen Zhou Lou.

The small shrine was placed on the ground, and fluorescent flowers swayed in the breeze.

At this moment, all travelers who passed through the gate received a notification—

You have entered the area covered by the Earth God Temple.

[60 points of spiritual energy are required per minute.]

"Fuck!"

The leisurely traveler suddenly jumped up, dodged past the gate, and looked in horror at the shrine in the center of the gate, which was shimmering with a ghostly blue light.

You have offered 2 points of spiritual essence.

"This...this means we'll have to pay to get in from now on?!"

"Was it done by the True Lord?"

The shrine was small, but it perfectly covered the area around the entrance. Anyone who entered, even if only for a fleeting moment, had to offer a small amount of spiritual energy.

Not many, but outrageous.

Is the True Lord short of money? That can't be!

The traveler turned his head and looked in the direction of the bow of the ship. He was only a level 2 traveler, without a primordial spirit, and his eyesight was not good enough to see the shrine, but he knew that the True Lord Temple was there.

"This is really... I'll have to go to the forums and complain about it."

The traveler stamped his foot and went inside.

At this moment, many travelers were coming and going; Ji Ran could see at least one or two thousand people! Moreover, the Zhoulou area was very bustling, so there must be many more people inside.

Ji Ran stood in front of the shrine, looking at the brilliant lights behind him.

Countless lights illuminated the gloom of Jia Chen District.

Under the golden lights, a shimmering little river meanders along its surface, and Ji Ran can see that the hull of the boat has transformed into a miniature city! Travelers weave through it, walking between shops and streets.

Some people were hawking their wares along the street, while others were moving between shops.

In the nearby tavern, an elderly man in a suit was pouring wine from a pitcher. On the street, someone pulled the corpse of a merman from a storage space.

Ji Ran was completely satisfied.

Looking at the size of the place, which had at least several thousand people inside, Ji Ran knew he had struck it rich!
Even if everyone who enters is just a fleeting moment, they still have to pay 1 spirit essence. This price is very cheap; Ji Ran just wants to pass on the cost.

Even with his current considerable wealth, a thousand spiritual essences a day wouldn't last long.

Heaven have mercy! Last time, due to the special nature of the Jinmen World, I didn't get any spiritual energy from killing any enemies during the mission, and I only managed to obtain more than 20,000 spiritual energy myself.

Even if you don't find a way to open up new sources of spiritual energy, you still won't be able to withstand it!
After all, one enters the mission world once a month, and one has to offer more than 30,000 spiritual resources to the True Lord Temple every month!
Then I would truly be working for the True Lord.

Moreover, judging from the bustling interior of the boat-shaped building, Ji Ran understood that the Earth God Temple was probably just a small place that consumed spiritual energy. In fact, the Earth God Temple could even be considered a perk for the travelers!
Only after taking control of the local temple did I realize how conscientious I had been in giving up that one point of spiritual energy every minute before.

The real drain on spiritual energy is inside the ship's tower! It's in this ancient city where travelers gather!
but……

Ji Ran looked in the direction of the shrine on the boat.

The True Lord who controls the ship tower... is actually a pretty good person.

Just as the twelve landmen thought, Ji Ran wasn't without brains.

They let you set up camp on their turf, and you immediately set up a checkpoint at their gate and start charging admission fees!
Who wouldn't be furious?
However, Ji Ran was really tempted by the idea of ​​blocking the gate and collecting some spiritual energy.

and so……

Ji Ran looked at the pale blue ink floating in the air and gently blew a breath—

"call!"

The small, pale blue characters instantly drifted in the wind, transforming into a wisp of firefly in the air and dissipating.

Bird in a cage!

Just before he took action, he crushed a fluorescent petal and quickly wrote in the air what would happen if he charged a fee, thus speculating about the future.

And... nothing happened!
He charged fees at this gate, and the True Lord actually tacitly approved!
What a good man!
……

"This kid... doesn't seem like a good person."

At the top of the ship's tower, within the ferocious beast heads, fluorescent creatures spread their wings, streaking across the sky like small flying dragons, leaving trails of light.

Then a temple screen opened, revealing an old man in a Taoist robe, with a gentle appearance and a goatee. He looked helpless and said, "Collect offerings at the gate?"

"How could he even think of that!"

At that moment, a soft laugh rang in his ears.

"Just a kid."

"He has an interesting personality, tainted by great karma. If we take good care of him, he might become another [Zhi Ge]."

Jia Chen Zhenjun was taken aback upon hearing this, not expecting that this young man could receive such high praise.

"Understood. If he really has that potential, I'll let him charge this fee as an investment in him."

"but……"

Jia Chen Zhenjun paused for a moment and then said, "You can communicate with me now, is it because you want to return?"

"No... I can't go back yet."

"Jiachen District is an anchor coordinate for me; I can use it to send messages. However, some small things can be transmitted through coordinates."

"A new era has arrived in this world."

"I need you to send Zhige a coordinate."

"it is good."

Jia Chen Zhenjun nodded, and he immediately received a notification sound.

[You have received the coordinates from the traveler "Cicada's Voice".]

[You have received the item delivered by the traveler "Cicada's Voice": True Immortal Essence Bone Pill (Immortal Grade).]

"this?!"

Jia Chen Zhenjun suddenly began to breathe rapidly!

"When I anchored in Jia Chen District, a guy wanted to go down there, so I helped him out."

The voice gradually faded away, then said, "I've refined it into a pill; it can be taken with warm water. You, on the other hand, would be best off taking it a step further."

"Thank you Marshal!"

Jia Chen Zhenjun turned around and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the rear.

A faint, hair-thin golden thread, which had been connecting the beast head on the shrine, was now severed and pulled away.

Only a third-tier expert can barely see these golden threads.

Jia Chen Zhenjun looked up, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

He saw the golden thread descend from the chaos, piercing through countless worlds, tearing apart endless void and time, and finally arriving before him.

A single golden thread can pierce through countless heavens.

This is one of the two marshals, [Cicada Sound], a top being who has always walked among the heavens.

He can know and reach any world he has traveled to.

If he so desires, he can know everything about every traveler.

He is knowledgeable about everything, including heaven, earth, humanity, gods, and ghosts.

……

At this moment, True Monarch Jia Chen calmed himself down and looked at Ji Ran's position. This was the first time he had heard such high praise from Marshal Chan Yin.

"Will it be the next Zhi Ge?"

"Then let me see if you have that potential."

At that moment, Ji Ran, completely unaware, suddenly received a hint—

[The True Lord issues a decree!]

[If the number of people using the Earth God Temple is less than 50 per day, the offering of spiritual energy will be increased to 10000 spiritual energy per day.]

Ji Ran was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed drastically!

What the hell!

What does it mean? !

(End of this chapter)