Chapter 360 Sangzhou’s Rules
Jiang Lin was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't say that he was an alchemist?
"Why? Shouldn't alchemists be respected everywhere?"
Xia Shanliu smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Jiang, you don't know. Sangzhou is an extremely special place. It was originally a Buddhist country and was later conquered and incorporated by Da Qian."
"It is said that at that time, tens of thousands of Buddhists would rather die than surrender. Emperor Taizu killed the Buddha until the sky was dark, the sun and the moon were dim, and blood flowed into rivers. The piled corpses could reach the sky."
"Although no one in Sangzhou today dares to openly resist Daqian anymore, they are still very exclusive. They pay attention to one's self-cultivation and strictly prohibit the use of elixirs to improve one's cultivation. Even if they are injured, they can only rely on themselves to recuperate."
Through Xia Shanliu's description, Jiang Lin roughly understood.
Nasangzhou is very xenophobic and hates alchemists extremely.
They believe that the so-called elixirs are poisons that hinder their ascetic practices.
If you walk as an alchemist, you will probably cause unnecessary trouble.
Jiang Lin cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for reminding me. I really didn't know about these things. May I ask if there are any other taboos in Sangzhou?"
"There are no ordinary ones, but if you meet someone who asks you to do penance, don't refuse. Their penance can be as short as a few days or as long as several years. With luck, you will be fine in a few days."
"But if you refuse, you will be regarded as Shura Yaksha and you will be killed."
Jiang Lin raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Isn't this still a Buddhist saying?
According to what Xia Shanliu just said, Emperor Taizu killed all the stubborn people in Sangzhou back then.
The statues of gods have been burned down and the temples have been torn down. You are no longer allowed to believe in these things.
Although Sangzhou now only talks about penance, the essence is still the same.
"Is it possible that Sangzhou doesn't have the legal principles of the imperial court?" Jiang Lin asked.
"That's true, but when it comes to these things, they turn a blind eye. It's hard to say much about the troubles involved. The adults are smart and should be able to figure it out for themselves." Xia Shanliu said.
Jiang Lin naturally understood that it was simply that the court wanted to appease people's hearts and seek peace.
"I've written all of this down, thank you." Jiang Lin handed over again.
"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Xia Shanliu hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, you don't want us to call ourselves Master Jiang anymore. Now we have been refining the elementary Bafang True Pill and Sifang Health Pill, but it's best to It’s just that I don’t know when I will reach the level of the fifth grain, so I would like to ask for your guidance.”
"When I come back from Sangzhou, I will take a look at your situation and give you some advice." Jiang Lin said.
Xia Shanliu nodded and did not force it.
After all, they came here to learn from their masters in the first place. It had only been a month, so they were not too anxious.
Then, Jiang Lin, carrying a bow and arrow on his back and a long knife, flew up and headed towards Sangzhou.
Sangzhou is far away from Kyoto City, spanning three states.
Even with a cultivation level of the sixth level of the Divine Martial Realm and an endurance that is ten times higher than that of the same realm, it would take two days and two nights to get there without resting.
The aura of the sixth level of the Divine Martial Realm caused the masters from the powerful clans passing by to look at him from a distance and did not step forward to stop him.
Experts of this level are all famous in Daqian.
Whether it is the hidden trump card of the imperial court or the children of other powerful clans, there is no benefit in stopping him.
As long as the other party doesn't mess around, just pretend that he didn't see it.
Shortly after Jiang Lin left, the general who returned from the northwest frontier led several carriages into the blacksmith camp.
As soon as he came in, he yelled to find Jiang Lin.
Blacksmith Qi saw the opponent's frontier armor and hurriedly ran over to salute: "Master Jiang is not here now. I wonder what you want to see him for?"
The general lifted up the tarpaulin of the carriage behind him and opened several large boxes, revealing the silver inside.
"On the order of Meng Shuai, I came to Lord Jiang to buy the Holy Weapon Chaos Arrows. These are considered as deposits. Meng Shuai said, sixteen of them. Please build them first, Lord Jiang, and they will be sent to you when the materials are gathered."< br>
Blacksmith Qi was stunned when he heard this. He subconsciously picked out his ears and asked hesitantly: "What did you want to buy just now?"
"Holy Soldier Chaos Arrow, your ears are stuffed with donkey hair?" the general said unhappily.
Of course Blacksmith Qi's ears were not plugged with donkey hair, but he was even more shocked when he heard these words clearly.
Many people came to Jiang Lin to buy weapons. Some wanted treasure weapons, some wanted spiritual weapons, and some wanted mysterious weapons.
As for the holy weapon...can this thing be sold?
Although no one in the blacksmith camp has been able to create a holy weapon for hundreds of years, they also know how precious this thing is.
Even for the imperial court, it probably doesn’t have much.
But the general said that he came to buy it on the order of Meng Shuai, and Blacksmith Qi couldn't help but look weird.
Mr. Jiang, have you grown up enough to sell the holy weapons casually?
Not to mention him, even the border troops and garrison men who continued to guard the Blacksmith Camp couldn't help but run over when they heard this and asked what was going on.
The general did not mean to hide it, but was a little surprised and asked: "Master Jiang said that with 500 different materials, you can buy a holy weapon Chaos Arrow. Don't you know?"
A group of people looked at each other, wondering.
Besides, Jiang Lin still owes hundreds of weapons that have not been made, so why is he selling holy weapons again? Although it requires a lot of materials, compared to the name of the Holy Soldier, it is not much at all, and it is even ridiculously cheap.
Someone immediately pulled Blacksmith Qi and asked: "Master Qi, is this true? Five hundred materials can be used to exchange for a Holy Weapon Chaos Arrow?"
Tiejiang Qi didn't know about this either. After all, when Jiang Lin and Hong Shuai were talking, they didn't dare to get close.
At this moment, I was surrounded by a group of people, and all kinds of noises in my ears were about to explode.
Blacksmith Qi was confused and didn't know how to answer. He was panicking in his heart.
Mr. Jiang... you left at the right time!
Jiang Lin didn't know that Meng Shuai would send someone to buy holy soldiers at this time. After driving for two days in a row, he finally reached the border of Sangzhou.
At first glance, this place is extremely desolate, with dark brown wasteland everywhere and not a few trees at all.
What flooded into the nose was a faint fishy smell.
Jiang Lin squatted down, picked up a handful of soil, put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it.
"It seems that what Alchemist Xia said before, that Emperor Taizu killed the sun and the moon here, is not exaggerated, but actually restrained."
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After so many years, there is still such a strong smell of blood in the soil, which shows how much blood was shed here back then.
Continuing to move forward, Jiang Lin soon saw ascetics sitting in meditation on the roadside from time to time.
Most of their bodies were naked, with only the ugly parts covered, and they remained unwavering despite the wind and rain.
Some people's auras are quite powerful, and they have already reached the Yuanwu realm.
However, Sangzhou is also a rather special place. There are no groups of forces, only individual ascetics.
Therefore, although there are many Yuanwu Realm masters here, they are not as successful as Wushuang Castle and Tianhuo Castle.
Of course, it can also be said that the ascetics themselves are the biggest force, but they just don't act together.
Jiang Lin did not disturb these ascetics and quickly arrived at a big city.
Mashiwan is the name of this big city.
Looking at the big characters on the city gate, Jiang Lin was a little confused. The surrounding area was desolate and there was not even a river in sight. Why was it called Mashi Bay?
After entering the city, Jiang Lin quickly found the shop in the watchtower.
There are not many people here, at least half less than the several states Jiang Lin has visited before.
The people walking on the street all looked sallow and thin, malnourished.
However, there are no ascetics in the city, which is a good thing.
After entering the store, Jiang Lin saw several people behind the counter, all shirtless and not even wearing shoes.
Seeing Jiang Lin come in, several people looked up curiously.
The shopkeeper glanced behind him and immediately recognized Jiang Lin's identity, and hurriedly came forward: "Sir!"
Jiang Lin also recognized that this was one of the people who participated in the battle of Wushuang Castle.
Seeing that as a shopkeeper, he was shirtless and barefoot, he couldn't help but wonder: "Is life so miserable here? Can't even afford shoes?"
The shopkeeper lowered his head and glanced at Jiang Lin's shoes, and then said with a wry smile: "My lord, you don't know. We often go out of the city to hunt monsters, so ascetics see us dressed neatly, for fear of causing trouble. As the saying goes, do as the Romans do, sir. It’s convenient to do things here, so it’s best.”
Jiang Lin had no intention of immediately compromising and obeying, and only asked: "You sent the news earlier that there is an inheritance of alchemy here..."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's face suddenly changed slightly, and he hurriedly hissed at Jiang Lin.
Then, he lowered his voice and said: "It's not convenient to talk here, sir. Please follow me."
Jiang Lin immediately understood that it was probably because Sangzhou did not welcome the alchemist.
He nodded slightly and followed the shopkeeper into the back hall room.
After closing the door, the shopkeeper took a deep breath and said, "Sir, please don't mention anything related to the alchemist casually in Sangzhou. It's taboo here."
"There's a lot of shit in this place." Jiang Lin said angrily.
I have been in this world for so long, and this is the first time I have encountered people who can’t do this or that. I have to worry about wearing clothes and shoes. Isn’t that crazy?
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said: "This is your first time, sir. It's normal for you not to get used to it. Even the people who live here are not used to it. Occasionally they will have conflicts with the ascetics."
"But these rules have existed for hundreds of years, and no one can change them casually."
The shopkeeper ran to make tea and pour water, and brought it to Jiang Lin diligently, and then said: "Stop talking about this, sir, drink tea first, and I will tell you about the inheritance."
Jiang Lin took the tea cup and took a sip to show off his face.
The shopkeeper has already started talking: "Previously, Deputy Landlord Tian asked us to investigate the inheritance of the elixir. I accidentally learned that something similar did appear here. It is said that a powerful alchemist wanted to use the bloody evil energy here to make elixirs. , and was beaten to death by ascetics.”
"That thing finally fell into the hands of ascetics and was buried for hundreds of years."
"This news came from someone else's mouth. The authenticity is unknown, but if it is true, it may not be easy to get. The ascetics hate the alchemy master and must not be willing to hand over this thing easily."
(End of chapter)