The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 699 Kyushu
After thinking for a long time, he still had no clue. It happened that this couplet of "prophetic verses" could not be discussed with others, otherwise it would cause the two immortals Qin and Chu to encounter disaster. So Zhao Chen had to put it aside temporarily and wait until the things symbolized by the so-called "Jade Toad" and "Green Spirit" appeared.

"After mastering the three prerequisites for the magical power of 'All Things in the Sky', namely 'Purple Star Vein', 'Ten Thousand Stars' and 'Zhongtian Famu', the next step should be the 'Nine Transformations of the Blood Demon', 'Eight Magics of the Bone Demon' and 'Seven Magics of the Yin Demon', which correspond to 'Heavenly Demon Formlessness'.

"Practicing these three spells is not difficult in itself. The troublesome part is the process of filling in the 'Nine Transformations', 'Eight Methods', and 'Seven Arts' after practicing them.

"After all, unlike the 'Purple Star Lineage' and the 'Ten Thousand Stars Law', which can simulate the laws of the source through the concepts of the 'Lord of Ten Thousand Stars' and the 'Origin of the Gods', each of the three magic spells requires the assistance of the real Gangsha Qi...

“Fortunately, I collected quite a lot in Wuyou Cave Heaven, and recently I mobilized my men and friends to look for it, so there aren’t many remaining Gangsha Qi left.

"But refining those evil spirits is also very troublesome!"

With a slight sigh, Zhao Chen ended his retreat and walked out of the retreat compartment in the carriage.

When they arrived at the public area, they took a quick look and found that Zheng Qingyan, Ming Xueling, Yan Hongxia, Ning Meng, Mo Qiu and others were all there. In addition to the two female vampires serving Ning Meng, the carriage was filled with the atmosphere of harmony.

Only Levi and a few other male vampires set up tents outside the carriage and took on the responsibility of keeping watch.

"If I release those three from 'Hundred Flowers', it will probably be even more lively..." Zhao Chen muttered to himself, and then he saw Zheng Qingyan turned her head and looked at him and said, "Are you out of seclusion? I was just about to say goodbye to you.

"There are too many rules in the Kyushu Pass, and I don't want to step in easily. I can only send you here. I will leave early tomorrow morning."

Zhao Chen was not surprised by this. After all, Qingyan had other things to do, and she had already said hello, so it was not abrupt... However, he still smiled and joked: "It seems that you have a deep grudge against the Nine Provinces in Guannei! I wonder why such a strict law makes you, a cultivator with magical powers, feel uncomfortable?"

His knowledge of the Nine Provinces of the Central Plains was limited to newspapers and relevant files from the provincial government offices. It was superficial and he did not have any profound understanding.

Zheng Qingyan glanced at him, shook his head and said: "The Nine Provinces of the Central Plains is a paradise for ordinary people, but it is a 'cage' for cultivators.

“The most basic thing is that when you enter the retreat, there will be special magic weapons to check the storage magic tools carried by the monks, and no contraband is allowed to be brought in.

"For example, your Taixi carriage has neither the relevant documents issued by the Daxia government nor the endorsement from the noble families or the clans. Even the demon horses pulling the carriage have no documents. It will definitely not pass. I advise you to find a place to store it as soon as possible.

"Fortunately, you have the identity of a 'Taoist official', a special firearms certificate, and a mission. Otherwise, firearms and offensive magic weapons would also be contraband and would be temporarily confiscated.

“And this is just the entry inspection. Once you enter the Central Plains, there will be even more rules!
"So, apart from those trained in the various academies in the Nine Provinces of the Central Plains, not many cultivators above the Gangsha level are willing to live in the Central Plains for a long time... After all, they are not free!"

Zhao Chen was a little shocked, but he became even more curious. He said carefully, "I heard Hongxia say that in the Central Plains and Jiuzhou, you can't fight in the streets. You can only go to the life and death arena to settle your grudges. Otherwise, you will be convicted by the Six Gates...

“There is also a no-fly formation over the city, so you can’t fly around freely.

"Apart from these, are there any other rules?"

Zheng Qingyan glanced at Yan Hongxia, then nodded to Zhao Chen and said, "There are many more... For example, the power of the 'Zhou Tian Xing Chen Great Array' in Jiuzhou is several times higher than that in other areas, and the space is also extremely stable, so except for a few 'nodes' that have been approved, it is impossible to use 'teleportation' and 'summoning' type magical powers.

"Well, my Zheng family has applied for three 'nodes', all by the river. I'll tell you the specific locations later." In addition, within Jiuzhou, the imperial court has imposed strict restrictions on the spiritual consciousness and divine awareness of Gangsha, Shentong, and Dongxuan monks.

“Unless their lives are threatened, the radius of extension of the spiritual consciousness of a Gangsha cultivator cannot exceed three meters, that of a Shentong cultivator cannot exceed thirty meters, and that of a Dongxuan cultivator cannot exceed three hundred meters.

"This is actually an established rule outside the Great Wall, but it is only followed consciously to avoid conflicts. However, it is a 'law' that cannot be violated inside the Great Wall.

"In addition, there are also the "Restriction of Speculations Bill", "Flight Management Regulations", "Appearance Change Amendment Bill", "Draft of the Numbering of Legal Instruments", etc.

"From all these things, we can imagine how unfriendly the Central Plains is to cultivators, especially cultivators above Gangsha...

"The cultivators who are willing to stay in the Nine Provinces of the Central Plains are basically the imperial henchmen with privileges."

When Zheng Qingyan said the last part, her tone was quite meaningful.

Zhao Chen knew that she was alluding to the ancient disciple of the Happy Buddha who used the "Cai Bu Method" to seize the origin of people's special physiques, and the current Taoist official "Heavenly Master" Yuantong Zhenjun.

The biggest danger in the mission that Sister Hongxia accepted to send Ning Meng to Beijing probably came from him.

Fortunately, the True Lord didn't know that Ning Meng had a special physique, and his real body was still in the underworld, so he only needed to avoid his subordinates or clones.

While Zhao Chen was thinking, Ning Meng raised his hand and asked hesitantly, "Is the Central Plains really so depressing? But why do I hear that it is extremely prosperous?"

When asked, Zheng Qingyan patiently explained: "Depression is relative to cultivators, but prosperity is real prosperity!

“Most of the achievements of ‘Bai Qiao Yuan’ and ‘Tian Gong Ge’ will be implemented in Kyushu first.

“It can be said that the new things popular in the other forty-five states of Daxia are basically those that have long been eliminated in the nine states of the Central Plains.

“This is true for food, clothing, housing and transportation, not to mention games and entertainment.

"Also, the speed of renewal is not like outside the Great Wall, which is often measured in hundreds of years. Sometimes, even if you haven't been to Kyushu for a few years, you can still find something you haven't seen before."

A few years is actually quite slow... Zhao Chen glanced at Ning Meng and Mo Qiu who looked longing, and complained in his heart.

However, he also knew that the "knowledge" of this world was polluted, and it was difficult for ordinary people and low-level monks to summarize rules and deduce laws, which led to a very slow development of civilization.

The fact that Daxia can reach this level now may be related to the environment full of "rules" in Jiuzhou.

When they were chatting about Kyushu, the door of the carriage was suddenly knocked, and then Levi's announcement came:
"Sir, Mr. Yan Sanxia is here to visit and wants to meet you."

(End of this chapter)