"Lian Ping'er, what are you looking at? Are you interested in the flying boat of Xuanxin Mansion? Although it is a treasure, it is not easy to take it."
Lian Ping'er smiled and looked at the woman who was speaking.
"It's not appropriate to provoke a sect as big as Xuanxin Mansion right away. Besides, I'm not interested in that flying boat. But for you, Xuanxin Mansion's Sun and Moon Flying Boat can gather the essence of the sun and the light of the stars and the moon. It should be very useful to you, right?"
"I guess so, but it's just icing on the cake at most, and it's not of much use."
While the two were talking, it seemed that the people around them no longer wanted to stay there for long.
"Well, the dragon tribe has arrived as scheduled this year, so it's inconvenient for us to stay here for long. Let's go our separate ways. I'm leaving first!"
"In that case, we're leaving too!"
After a brief interruption from the bystanders, the people on the mountain left with a hidden light of escape.
Not long after, the flying boat of Xuanxin Mansion passed over the mountain. Aze stared carefully at the solitary peak island in the sea, but found that there was no one on the mountain. He didn't know if he had felt it wrong just now.
…
The Thousand Islands Reef area is actually a vast island community. Although it is deep in the open sea, there are tens of thousands of islands in this vast sea area. The smallest one is just a large reef in the sea, but the largest one can be as large as a normal county. People live and reproduce here, and there are also many small sects and families of practitioners.
Such places are not as mysterious and ethereal as holy places for cultivation, but they are not that serious either. There are also quite a few practitioners, especially some independent practitioners or small groups of people who are almost independent practitioners, consisting of only a few masters and apprentices. Of course, there are not many people with high cultivation levels.
In such places, some new trends in the spiritual world can often be implemented and spread more quickly, and bloom into some unexpectedly brilliant flowers.
For example, under the control of some large immortal palaces and sects, the fairy port culture that gradually emerged due to some communication needs and the display of majesty is often more prosperous in places like the Thousand Islands Reef. The level may not be as high as that of some large sects' fairy ports, but it can derive some more prosperous scenes.
The place where the Xuanxin Mansion's flying boat arrived was a larger island in that sea area called Lingao Island. The difference from some fairy ports was that this time the flying boat was directly moored at the port on the coast without hovering in the air.
There are no pure mortals in the normal sense on this island. Although those who truly engage in spiritual practice still do not account for the majority, almost all of them have some relationship with the practitioners, or at least can talk to them. The relationship between them is similar to that of the mortals in Xiangang, but the scope is much wider.
The flying boat landed into the sea ahead of time, and then slowly sailed to the port of Lingao Island and stopped. There were already many people watching from far and near. The flying boat of Xuanxin Mansion had obvious characteristics, and most people knew that it was not an ordinary sea vessel, but a realm ferry. Naturally, they paid more attention to it, knowing that some of the cultivators on it had achieved great accomplishments.
"Everyone, the flying boat will stay here for three days, and will return to Xuanxin Prefecture after three days. If you don't intend to go to Xuanxin Prefecture or Xingluo Continent, you can get off the boat here. If you want to go there anyway, don't miss the departure time before sunset three days later."
After a governor of Xuanxin Prefecture sent a message to the entire flying boat, he got off the boat first. Many people on the flying boat, including Aze, also got off the boat one after another.
Aze had no companions, and everything he saw in this bustling port was new to him. Different from the relatively quiet atmosphere of Nguyen Son Dock before, the bustle here was even more intense than that of Ayutthaya Market.
"My Lord, would you like to come and take a look at these deep-sea pearls? Not only can they be made into precious jewelry, they can also be refined into some treasures. I happen to have a few of the best ones left. Would you like to take a look?"
Someone in a roadside shop called out to Aze, and it took him a while to realize that he was being talked to. Out of curiosity, he walked to the side of the shop to take a look. The person who called him pointed to an open brocade box displayed outside.
"Master, please look!"
There are round pearls of uniform size, about the size of an index fingernail, displayed among them. The jewels are very pleasing to the eye. Aze himself likes them very much and thinks that if a woman sees them, she will not be able to take her eyes away.
"Why don't you buy it for Sister Jin as a gift and make her a pearl necklace!"
As Aze was thinking this, the shop owner was greeting other people passing by.
"Hey, two little fairies, come and take a look at these top-quality deep-sea pearls. They are deep-sea pearls raised by mermaids in the sea. Each one is round and plump, very suitable for making jewelry, and can also be refined into some treasures!"
"Really?" "What is a mermaid?"
Two crisp voices sounded behind Aze. He turned around and saw two monks who were about the same height as him but had younger faces. The strange thing was that both of them had gray hair. This gray was not a mixture of black and white, but every hair was gray.
"Fellow Daoist, we want to see it too!" "Yes, if it's convenient, put the box down and let's see it together."
Aze then realized that he had already held the box in his hand and quickly put it down.
"Uh, yes, of course! Please take a look."
The shop owner on the side was secretly delighted, as this pearl was the most valuable item in his shop. Now both groups of immortals seemed very interested in it, so it would be convenient for him to raise the price as they competed with each other.
"Shopkeeper, how much is this pearl?"
Aze asked first. Of course, he had made preparations before coming out. He had some gold and silver, as well as some money used by immortals as Aze understood it, which was the essence of the five elements, but the quantity was not large.
It was obvious that the two gray-haired monks beside him were also listening carefully. The shopkeeper thought about it for a moment and then quoted a price.
"Master, the treasure of our store is this mermaid deep sea pearl. I spent most of my savings to buy it, so naturally I want to make some money. If it is gold, ten taels of gold can be exchanged for one. If it is the essence of the five elements, you can choose any 100 of any one pound of the five elements essence."
All immortal cultivators know that the Five Elements Condensation is definitely more precious. Although Ah Ze has not been exposed to cultivation for a long time, he also knows this. How can gold be compared with the Five Elements Condensation? However...
"Ten taels of gold? So expensive!"
Before Aze could say anything, one of the gray-haired monks screamed in surprise.
"Yeah, we don't have that much money. What should we do if we don't have the Five Elements Condensation?"
Another Gray Mage monk said the same thing.
"Hey, these pearls are really pleasing to look at. There appear to be about three hundred of them. Can they be bought for three thousand taels of gold? Then I'll take them all."
A woman's voice came from behind. Aze and the two gray-haired monks turned around and saw a beautiful female monk with long hair standing outside the store.
"Well, OK, OK! Of course, of course, Immortal, our business is small, and we only accept gold..."
"Yours is indispensable."
The woman smiled and flicked her sleeves, and a wooden box was thrown from her sleeves to the ground. The owner quickly opened the box and saw that there were neatly stacked gold bars inside, which made his face look golden.
"Deal, deal!"
"Oh, the store doesn't weigh it?"
"No, no, I trust you, Immortal! I trust you, Immortal!"
The shopkeeper was already very happy, as he had bought these pearls from the mermaids one after another before, and the biggest expenses were for some miscellaneous items, sometimes fine grains, sometimes fine wines from far away, and sometimes silk cloths, in exchange for one or two pearls each time.
Although it must have cost a lot to accumulate the current amount, it is still far less than three thousand taels of gold. It is like closing the business for half a year and then eating out for a lifetime!
"Ahahahaha, three immortals, all the pearls have been bought by this female immortal. This is all we have in our small shop. If you really want them, I'll keep them for you in the future!"
The shopkeeper said a few polite words. Although Aze and the two monks were not very happy, they didn't say anything. After all, the transaction was done legitimately.
"Hehe, my three little Taoist friends, if you really want this pearl, I can give some to you. Hmm, how about that?"
"How do you sell it?"
Aze frowned and asked symbolically, but he didn't expect the woman to directly grab a handful of pearls and hand it to him.
"Sister, I like you, so I'll give it to you."
As she said that, the woman opened her hand. Seeing that the pearl was about to fall to the ground, Aze quickly reached out to catch it.
"What about you two?"
After the woman said this, the two gray-haired monks looked at each other and one of them quickly waved his hand.
"No, no, no, the fairy bought it with her own money. We just wanted to have fun with it, so we don't want it."
"Um."
The woman nodded, looked at Aze again, and teased him with her cheek close to him.
"I can see that you want to give it to your loved one, right? If you don't know how to make it into jewelry, you can ask me. My name is Lian Ping'er, and I'm at the inn on the southern coast."
After saying that, the woman turned around gracefully and walked away dragging the wooden box containing the pearls. Aze's face turned slightly red as he held the pearls in his hands. He didn't know if it was because the woman had been so close to him or because his secrets had been exposed. He came to his senses and quickly left the store.
"Fellow Daoist, fellow Daoist~~"
Aze was walking hurriedly, watching the lively scenes along the way and playing with a pearl in his hand, but he heard a familiar voice behind him. He turned around and saw the two gray-haired monks slowly catching up with him.
Do you want pearls too
Aze stopped and squinted at the other person. When the two men saw Aze stop, they trotted over.
"Fellow Daoist, don't accept the pearl lightly. Even if you accept it, it's best not to go find that woman."
"Yes, fellow Taoist, we both feel that we have a great affinity with you, and we also feel that you are a disciple of the authentic Taoist school, so I came to remind you that there is something wrong with that woman!"
Aze was slightly stunned.
"Something's wrong? Then who are you?"
The two looked at each other again and almost bowed to Aze at the same time.
"We are disciples of Yunshan Temple. My name is Dahui." "My name is Xiaohui. You can call us Taoist Gray!"
"That's right, just call us Gray Taoists!"
If Ji Yuan was here, he would understand that these two gray Taoists were actually two little gray martens from Yunshan Temple. But what was surprising was that not only did they have human form, they didn’t even have a trace of demonic aura, and their immortal aura was very natural.
Yunshan Temple? Ah Ze had never heard of it, but he didn't find it strange. After all, he knew very little about the world of immortal cultivation.
"What's wrong with that female cultivator?"
"I can't explain it." "Yeah, I can't explain it, but I just feel something is wrong. Actually, there's something wrong with you too, my friend. It's just that we feel we are destined to be together."
"Small gray!"
Dahui glared at the people around him and smiled apologetically at Aze.
"Don't blame me, my friend. He speaks without restraint and all his words are jokes. If you want good jewelry, you can go with us to Yuhuaibao Pavilion. Next to it is Lingbao Pavilion, which has all kinds of good things."