"That's right, that's right … the Tianji Sect has already changed the Tianji Leaderboard. The Dragon Slaying Sword, Mo Xiaochou, is now in the top five of the Jindan Leaderboard. He has gotten rid of the rookie label and is now competing with the old Jindan Grandmasters …"
"In terms of talent, I'm afraid only Li Kunlun can beat him."
Li Kunlun was the leader of the Five Sons of Tiandu. He had entered the Jindan Stage a long time ago. He was extremely talented and was the favorite disciple of the Tiandu Sect's leader. He once praised him, "Among all the talents in the world, my disciple, Li Kunlun, is the best!"
Although many cultivators were unhappy, they had to admit that this person was like a celestial being. He had incredible talent in cultivation and breaking through realms.
He trained his Qi at the age of eight, condensed his Qi at the age of ten, and mastered Gang Cultivation at the age of thirteen.
At the age of eighteen, he formed his Jindan and became an Elder Master!
Even the Tiandu Sect's leader liked this disciple and praised him as the most talented cultivator in the world.
However, this person's talent was on breaking through realms. He was a hardworking cultivator and did not have many battle records.
However, outsiders were guessing that this most talented cultivator of the younger generation had already entered the Huandan Cultivation Realm and became a Huandan Elder Master.
Many people thought that it was a pity. If it wasn't for the change in the Tianji Realm, Li Kunlun would have achieved the Primordial Soul Dao Fruit!
"Mo Xiaochou, Li Kunlun?"
Zhong Shenxiu played with the teacup, a faint smile on his face as he let the waiter continue speaking.
What followed was all about the cultivation world and Chung Shen-soo did not pay much attention to it.
An hour passed, and the waiter was still talking incessantly. He talked about the wanted list and ranked all the vicious demons one by one. In the end, he actually found a name that Zhong Shenxiu was familiar with.
"In the past ten years, there have been many Master Refiners who died mysteriously. Later on, an expert investigated and found out that they were all killed by a Devil Treasure … The person who used that Devil Treasure was called Yi Tianchou!"
The waiter said.
"Oh? Tell me more. "
Chung Shen-soo's interest was piqued. He knew that Yi Tianchou and Master Han had been tricked by the devil inside the golden bell.
The waiter said, "It is said that Yi Tianchou has a partner. When they were mortals, they were swindlers. Later, they got lucky and entered the cultivation world. They still swindled people and committed all kinds of crimes … They have an ancient bell devil treasure, and they specially sent it to some famous masters of blacksmithing. Then, these masters all died for no reason … It is said that not only their cultivation, luck, but even their wisdom and Daoist Rhyme were all absorbed by that devil treasure. Therefore, it was refined into one hundred and eight layers of restrictions. It is said that when they caught the Devil Bell Double Killers, only one of them was killed, and Yi Tianchou escaped …"
"From the looks of it, the refinement of the Demonic Treasure was completed and the two of them were no longer of use. So, not only did they kill the donkey after it was no longer of use, but they also deliberately let one of them go and let the other take the blame?"
Chung Shen-soo suddenly understood.
"I'm afraid that only a few true disciples of the Demonic Path can come up with such a technique …"
In the end, he tipped the waiter and left the teahouse while the waiter was beaming with joy. He walked out of the Song family's market and went to the 8,000 Miles of Poisonous Water Swamp, which was the outer mountain of the Corpse Yin Tantric Sect.
Because it was in the hinterland of Dajing, Chung Shen-soo was relatively low-key and did not release the Carefree Pavilion.
He only whistled, and the feather boy on his shoulder shook his body. He turned from a thrush into a huge immortal bird with a phoenix head, a long tail, and colorful feathers. He looked very coquettish.
"Master, I'm a righteous person. You should be more serious … What is this? A colorful chicken? "
Chung Shen-soo glared at the feather boy.
"Master, please don't be angry. I'm not very proficient in the art of transformation …" The feather boy quickly apologized.
In his heart, he secretly thought, 'Master probably wants to ride the dragon and sit on the phoenix, but my transformation technique is really not up to standard. I'll have to wait until the day I master it, then I can use it to please Master … If Master is pleased, maybe he'll teach me a Primordial Spirit technique …'
Others might not know, but the feather boy naturally knew that his master was the Creation Realm Patriarch.
In fact, he was very unfathomable. He had actually created an outer path Primordial Spirit technique.
Perhaps he, the feather boy, could also become the first Primordial Spirit great demon!
With the thought of pleasing Master, the feather boy flapped his wings and revealed his original appearance. It was a huge crow, and it was quite a handsome horse.
Chung Shen-soo stepped on the bird and flew away.
…
The scenery of Yin Province was very different from that of the Southern Path.
Chung Shen-soo hid in the air and flew past mortal cities. Suddenly, he saw something interesting. He immediately made a hand seal and hid himself with the feather boy. They went outside a village.
It was after the autumn harvest, and it was time for the government to collect taxes.
However, in those cities, the tax collectors sent by the Corpse Yin Tantric Sect's City Lord not only took away large carts of grain, but also special long carts. They took away … coffins!
"Sir, what happened?"
Zhong Shenxiu had transformed into the appearance of a scholar. He casually pulled an old man over and asked.
"Young man, you're probably a foreigner, right?"
This old man was thin and capable. His two eyes were smiling as he sized up Zhong Shenxiu, and he suddenly asked.
"Yes, I'm a scholar from the Southern Path Province. I'm here to travel."
Chung Shen-soo answered.
"A scholar traveling the world with a sword, it's really not bad …"
The old man smiled and said, "You don't have to be afraid … This is just the government collecting taxes."
"These … are also counted?"
Chung Shen-soo pointed at the coffins.
"Of course they are … They're the dead people's taxes!"
The old man replied with a smile, "Here, after the commoners die, their corpses are arranged by the government to be buried …"
"This … Aren't you afraid that the corpses will be taken … to be desecrated?" Chung Shen-soo put on an awkward expression.
"Hehe … We commoners face the yellow soil with our backs to the sky. Some families eat the last meal and don't know the next one. To be honest … Isn't it just that they might be used as materials? It's really not a taboo … Moreover, the dead people's taxes are equivalent to a year of labor! Compared to bearing the funeral expenses, it's still a great profit … "
Chung Shen-soo asked in detail and found out that the Yin Province's customs were different.
The corpses here could be used as materials to offset the taxes and labor with the government.
It was just like in some areas, people could hunt venomous snakes or other ferocious beasts to pay taxes and labor. It was just that the compensation this time was more special.
Taxes — The government collected a certain amount of harvest from the commoners every year.
Labor — The commoners brought their own dry rations every year and worked for the government for a certain period of time without pay.
These two things could be said to be two huge mountains.
Using corpses to offset the taxes could be said to reduce the burden by a lot. It was no wonder that the commoners didn't resist very strongly.
"Tyranny is fiercer than tigers and snakes, and even fiercer than life and death …"
When Chung Shen-soo saw this scene, he could only sigh inwardly.
For some reason, he suddenly thought of some western medical schools that had just been established and even allowed students to use cadavers as tuition fees. It was really somewhat dark and comical.
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