Xianlu

Chapter 209

Demon Swinging Hall, a practice force affiliated to the court of Wu State - the Swinging Demon Division, is said to be under the leadership of the Wu State Master, responsible for cleaning up the evil beasts, evil spirits, and evil people that endanger the world, and it also has the effect of stabilizing the people.

Logically speaking, there should be a demon hall in every state city in Wu State, and even some larger counties and cities will have it.

But whether Xu Dao is in the boundary of Baigu Temple or the boundary of Shezhao, he has only heard about this hall, and has never met it.

The "Northern Hall of Swinging Demons" in front of him should be one of the four branches of the Swinging Demons Hall in Jiangzhou City, and it was the first one he came into contact with.

Thinking in his heart, Xu Dao didn't hesitate, and directly led Su Jiu into the shop.When he stepped over the two stone lions at the door, he keenly sensed that something similar to divine consciousness swept across his body, intending to identify his cultivation level, but it should not be real spiritual consciousness.

This made Xu Dao frown slightly, but he didn't directly reply domineeringly, but slightly revealed his immortal cultivation in the late stage of Qi training.

If, as he expected, the fluctuations that landed on him were a bit rigid, and they just skipped him after sensing his breath, it should be something like a formation or a magic weapon.

But not long after he stepped into the gate of Dangyao Beitang, there were people like buddies who came up to him and bowed to him:
"The deacon of the North Hall of the Poor Road, I have met the Taoist priest. This is the first time for the Taoist priest to come to the Demon Swinging Hall in Jiangcheng. Dare to ask if the Taoist priest has a certificate in his hand?"

The other party was wearing a standard dark blue Taoist robe, with a smile on his face, and his cultivation was in the middle stage of Qi refining.

"A ultimatum?"

After thinking for a while, Xu Dao remembered what this thing was.

Just like the identity badge he used in the Temple of the Bone, the Duyi is the certificate used by the Taoist to register in the court of Wu Kingdom. Even the so-called hall of demons, its effect and function are similar to the courtyard in the Temple of the Bone, but it is more Much looser.

And when Xu Dao entered the door just now, he revealed his cultivation in the late stage of Qi refining, but he didn't show his identity at the same time, so he immediately attracted the attention of the deacons in the hall, and quickly sent the deacon on duty today to entertain him, so as not to entertain not week.

The deacon in the hall saw that Xu Dao was a new face again, and this was the reason for the above conversation.

The other Taoists walking around saw that the deacon of the Yaotang hall was so respectful to Xu Dao and the two, and immediately guessed Xu Dao's identity, all of them showed awe or fear, lowered their heads and walked quickly.

Even in densely populated places with many Taoists, Taoists in the later period are still strong.Even just two months ago, the strongest person in Jiangzhou Dangyao Hall was just a late-stage Taoist who had perfected Qi refining, and there was no foundation-building Taoist.

Xu Dao looked at the person who came, and seeing the respectful attitude of the other person, he also cupped his hands, and said casually: "It's the first time for a casual cultivator in the mountains to come to the door, and there is no certificate."

When the deacon heard it, the smile on his face was still enthusiastic, and he didn't care whether Xu Dao's answer was true or not, so he quickly waved and said:

"Then it's better for the poor Taoist to lead the way for the Taoist priest, to be familiar with our Beitang, and to give the Taoist priest an ultimatum."

"Very good." Since someone was willing to lead the way and introduce him, Xu Dao was naturally happy to enjoy it. He nodded and walked in the direction guided by the other party.

Soon.

In Xu Dao's hand, there is a plaque made of red copper. It is simple in style and the size of a palm. There may be an inscription on it. Day, simple information such as Taoist name and cultivation level.

With this brand, the Taoist can check his identity, accept missions, buy and sell goods, etc. in any demon hall in the territory of Wu State, which is very convenient.

It's just that if a Taoist earns Taoist skills in Jiangzhou City, he can only use them in a few local halls. If he goes to other states and counties, other demon halls don't recognize outsider Taoist skills, and he needs to start accumulating locally. .

Playing with the newly acquired degree, Xu Dao thought to himself: "Sure enough, it is exactly the same as the identity brand in the Temple of the Bone, and even the points earned by the Taoist are also called Dao Gong, but I don't know whether the Temple of the Bone directly copied the demon priest of Wu Guodang, or It's like that all over the world."

At the same time, after some understanding, he also vaguely understood why there was no Dangyaotang in the boundary between the Bone Temple and the Shezhao tribe.

The two are located in a remote place, and there are already local snakes, so how can they allow another force to exist?
Even the demon hall in Jiangzhou City, because the city has 70 million permanent residents, and the surrounding counties and counties have a population of several million, it already belongs to the territory of Wu State, and it is the largest city in the southwest region. Only then did Wu Guo have enough motivation and pressure to insert nails here to ensure the majesty and order of the court.

But even so, the demon hall in Jiangzhou City has always only played the role of organizing a ghost market and gathering casual cultivators. It can only lure them with profit, and does not have enough ability to directly order the casual cultivators.

The biggest reason is naturally that there are local snakes in Jiangzhou, and the snakes here are stronger than the Baiguguan and Shezhao tribes.

This makes Jiangzhou City, although large and populated, nominally subordinate to the Wu State, mortals don't feel much, but in fact the owner is in the mass grave 440 miles away, the Yasha Gate.

Even the Demon Swinging Hall in Jiangcheng was able to be established because of the acquiescence, or neglect, of the Yashamen.

The embarrassment of the above demon hall is also one of the reasons why the deacons in the hall are so enthusiastic about Xu Dao.

It's because the entire Jiangcheng Dangyaotang is actually just a casual cultivator led by the Wu Kingdom court. Now there is a new face like Xu Dao who is a late-stage Taoist. It's worth Jiangcheng Demon Hall, especially Beitang, to win them over.

After Xu Dao wandered around, he felt that the cocoon was almost heard in his ears, and he said to the deacon beside him with a smile:
"Your hall is really passionate and thirsty for talents, but the poor Taoist is just a casual cultivator in the mountains, far from being a virtuous person, how can he be enshrined in the position of enshrined as soon as he enters the hall?"

There are roughly five levels of positions in the Jiangcheng Dangyao Hall, which are held by Taoist boys with fetal breath, Taoist priests before, during and after refining Qi, and Taoist priests who established the foundation.

Among them, one can act as a "deacon" in the mid-stage of Qi refining, but it requires competition, accumulation of Dao skills, and handling certain chores.

In the later stage of qi refining, you can directly act as the upper level of deacon - enshrinement, there is no limit to the number of positions, the more the better, and it is expensive, with few things to do, and you have a good salary every month, just like the one in the Temple of the White Bones. "Eighteen heads" are average, but there are some restrictions accordingly.

For example, it is necessary to sign a contract, to live in Jiangzhou City for several years, to stand up and support the scene if there is a major event, and to leave a mark of true energy in the hall, etc.

Let's not talk about the relationship between Yaotang and Yashamen, just the most inconspicuous one of them - leaving a mark of true energy, let Xu Dao temporarily put down the idea of ​​joining Yaotang.

The true qi cultivated by every Taoist is different, even if they are twins with the same root bones, the same cultivation methods, and the same elixir, the nature of their true qi will still be different.

The safest and most effective way to identify the Taoist identity in this world is to identify the essence.

When Xu Dao practiced in the Bone Monastery before, he had left a mark of true qi in the temple, and the true qi he produced from his practice was filled with the taste of the Taoist method of the Bone Bone, and the usual fighting skills were fine. It was extremely difficult for people to catch traces of true energy, and he would use spells to destroy the scene every time he did it.

However, although the Jiangzhou Dangyaotang in front of you is thousands of miles away from the Bone Temple, the two are still neighbors. In addition, Xu Dao is now in the late stage of Qi Refining, and the Dangyaotang will definitely reveal his identity. Investigate secretly.

Xu Dao was not worried that something would be found out in the Demon Swinging Hall, but that there would be disciples of the Bone Monastery in the hall, and he would be considered a trap by then.

After all, such a loose force, although it is still a casual cultivator organization on the surface, but I am afraid that it has been infiltrated by other surrounding forces, especially the Yashamen.

This is not Xu Dao's random guess, but the truth.

The Taoist Chen Wan he met outside the city was originally a disciple of the Yasha Sect. When the other party failed to break through to the Qi Refining Realm on time, he was afraid that he would die if he stayed in the sect, so he bribed the qi refining disciple who was in charge of the sect. As a result, he was released to serve as a handyman in the Demon Swing Hall.

Only in this way did Chen Wanduo linger on for several more years until he broke through to the realm of Qi refining at any cost and became a true immortal.And there are no more Taoists like Chen Wan in the Demon Swinging Hall, so people don't know their specific identities at all.

It was only after a foundation-building Taoist priest came to Jiangcheng recently, and there were more than one, that made the Dangyaotang a little more confident, and began to recruit troops and win people's hearts.

It is worth mentioning that the few Taoist priests who established the foundation were none other than Xu Dao's acquaintances, Taoist Shezhao.

Of course, it's just that Xu Dao is familiar with the other party, and the other party is not familiar with Xu Dao, and they don't even know that the culprit who caused them to abandon their family and career is another person.

Xu Daoduan sat in the hall, quietly sipping a sip of spirit tea, pondering with a motionless expression.

Seeing that Xu Dao was still unmoved, the deacon who was waiting next to him sighed softly and said:
"That would be a pity. If Daoist Lu can join the hall, it will be even more powerful!"

"Tch!" Xu Dao chuckled lightly: "Poverty Dao has only just reached the late stage of Qi refining, and his Taoism is so weak, how can he bear such an evaluation? Please also ask the deacon to quickly bring the directory of your hall's kung fu classics. Poor Taoist watch and watch."

"By the way, please also give Pindao a copy of the tasks released in the hall."

Hearing this, the deacon had an idea, and persuaded him again: "If the Taoist priest is willing to join the hall, he will directly have a thousand merits, plus he will have a salary every month, so why waste time on trivial matters, so as not to delay practiced."

When Xu Dao heard it, he was noncommittal, just smiled slightly, then slightly closed his eyelids, and waited quietly.

Seeing this, Su Jiu who was standing beside him took the initiative to speak out, cupping his hands to the deacon: "I'm sorry to trouble you, Daoist."

Upon hearing this, the deacon of the Swinging Demon Hall quickly and politely saluted Su Jiu, and then hurriedly walked into the hall, still not daring to show any signs of impatience.

Xu Dao sat in the lobby calmly, drinking tea while waiting.

In contrast, the other Taoists around seem to be in a hurry and eagerness, and some of them with low cultivation level will be despised by the buddies and deacons in the hall.

Not long after, the deacon brought the text that Xu Dao needed and offered it with both hands.There are pictures and words on the text. After Xu Dao thanked him, he held it in his hand and looked through it.

"You really came to the right place!"

Looking at the above various exercises that can be directly exchanged with Dao exercises, Xu Dao was immediately surprised in his heart.

Different from the Shezhao ghost market, in this Jiangzhou ghost market, casual cultivators can not only buy and exchange skills in the market, but also directly consume Taoist skills in the demon hall to exchange them. There is no big threshold, and In addition to the guaranteed quality of the exercise books in the hall, there are many types and quantities.

Xu Dao glanced roughly, and found that the number of exercises in the Yaoyao Hall was only a lot more than that in the Bone Temple.

It's just that the more core skills, such as the breathing method in the late stage of Qi refining, if you want to exchange them, you must have certain authority, such as obtaining the status of a deacon or an enshrined priest in the Demon Swinging Hall.

At the same time, it also stated blatantly that there are higher-level spells and exercises in the Demon Swinging Hall, and Taoists can accumulate Taoist skills and go to the Demon Swinging Division in the capital to exchange them.

"I think this is the meaning of tempting the low-level Taoists to sacrifice their lives and the high-level Taoists to join."

After reading for a few quarters of an hour, Xu Dao scanned all the names of the exercises in the text, together with their brief descriptions, feeling a faint feeling of increased knowledge in his heart.

"It's no wonder that in a mere Jiangzhou City, even though it is populated and has no spiritual veins, there are still so many Taoists gathered here. The most important reason is the exercises and books that can be exchanged in the Demon Hall!"

Although it is necessary to pay a certain price to obtain these exercises, it is already a great gospel for casual practitioners, and there are ways to go.

Take Xu Dao for example, he was overjoyed as he stared at the nearly thirty Fang Qingxin spells on the text.

"If I had known that this place was so convenient, I should have come here as the first stop after leaving the Temple of Bones!"

Of course, he just thought about it that way.If he hadn't gone to Shezhao first and encountered a great opportunity, he might still be worrying about finding the spiritual root now.

And when he was in the Bone Temple, because of the lack of news in the Bone Temple, he didn't know that Jiangzhou's Swinging Demon Hall could exchange exercises at will.

When he arrived at Shezhao, although he had heard it vaguely, the news was half true and half false, making it impossible to be sure. Coupled with the delay of other things, he stayed in the Shezhao territory for more than half a year, and now he ran away to here.

Xu Dao pondered in his heart:
"It is said that the Dang Yaotang was not like this before, and it even had a bad reputation. Among them, Taoists were regarded as eagle dogs and lackeys... This hall has opened its door to convenience, and it should be in recent decades, or even within ten years. started."

However, the above inside information has nothing to do with him for the time being, he is just a little "Qi Refining Loose Cultivator" now.Xu Dao's most urgent task is to quickly exchange the spell of calming the mind and calming energy in the hall, so as to stabilize his mind and eliminate the influence of the spiritual root of the physical body.

It's a pity that all his wealth has already been taken into his belly, and he doesn't have a single talisman money on hand, so he can't directly exchange money for spells.

So Xu Dao had no choice but to suppress the coveting in his heart, and looked through the tasks that could earn Dao Gong, to see if there was any simple and rich work.

"what!"

Scanning, Xu Dao raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes were slightly surprised: "There are still such tasks..."

(End of this chapter)