The entire Youdu Fairy Island is much larger than before. Mountains are undulating, rivers and lakes reflect the moonlight, and lights are hidden in the mountains. There are lights in villages, and in the center, a bustling and prosperous fairy island spiritual city is located on it.
The silver moon in the sky was extremely close to Youdu Fairy Island, almost covering the entire sky of Youdu, and its light made Youdu Fairy Island as bright as day.
Although there is no daylight here, it is daylight at the beginning of the month.
Fang Xiu's Lingxu bone ship docked at the shore. At this moment, the entire dock had been cleared out and rebuilt. It looked much more majestic. There was a lit ancient tower on the side with flames inside, as if guiding the passing ships.
There was a little demon guarding the dock. When he saw Fang Xiu arrive, he ran down holding a lantern.
Fang Xiu turned into a wisp of phantom breeze, crossed the avenue of Youdu, and rushed into Youdu with the wind.
The Youdu City is now completely inhabited by monsters. Not only that, a large number of monster villages have also begun to emerge outside the city, forcing the Lord of Youdu to expand the originally not-so-large Youdu Fairy Island.
There are hundreds of thousands of demons and monsters in Youdu City, forming a strange city. It is bustling and prosperous, with stable order, but everything depends on the power of the Lord of Youdu.
Fang Xiu transformed into a wind and walked through the crowded streets with monsters, men, women, young and old, all wearing various costumes. The streets and alleys were full of vendors and shops, and lights were on in the tall restaurants and shops.
All of this is not comparable to the human race in Dongzhou. Even Xundu is so far away from here.
However, both the human race and the Xun possess endless potential, but everything here depends on the Lord of Youdu, and there is no potential at all.
A winding river runs through Youdu City, and an exquisite and long wooden arch bridge crosses the river. On the bridge, male and female monsters stop and look up. On the bridge, you can see the most beautiful scenery of Youdu City. This is the best place for men and women in Youdu to have a tryst. When you get here, you have entered the core area of Youdu.
The wind that Fang Xiu transformed into passed through here, and not far ahead, he saw the You Palace, which was where the Lord of Youdu lived.
In the past, it was not easy to meet the Lord of Youdu. The You Palace was always managed by Fox Prime Minister, and the Lord of Youdu would only appear in Youdu City occasionally.
But this time, the Lord of Youdu happened to be in the You Palace.
Under normal circumstances, Fox Xiang has already entered his old age. Fox Xiang is not of the bloodline of a demon god, but is just an ordinary fox. However, he swallowed the transformation pill bestowed by the Lord of Nether City and integrated some of the blood of the demon god. Even so, his life span can only be extended by a hundred years at most, and he cannot break the limit of two hundred years.
When Fang Xiu Huafeng approached the You Palace, he stood at the bottom of the long stairs in front of the palace gate.
"boom!"
At this moment, I saw the door open with a bang.
Thousands of demon soldiers and generals inside looked outside at the same time. Fang Xiu walked up the stairs and stood under the huge palace gate. He looked at the demon generals wearing armor and holding sharp blades kneeling on the ground.
However, the person they were worshipping was not Fang Xiu, but the Lord of Youdu who was far away.
Fang Xiu's gaze passed through the vast square, through the heavy military guards, and saw the Lord of Youdu sitting on the imperial throne in front of the palace high in the center.
With his back against the vast palace and numerous buildings, an old fox-like figure stood with his hands clasped in a bow, and two phoenix attendants serving him on his left and right.
The Lord of Youdu was wearing a white robe with dragon pattern, a phoenix hairpin swaying to hold back his black hair that was like a waterfall. He was leaning on the throne and at this moment he just lowered his head to meet Fang Xiu's eyes.
With a casual flick of her hand, a black token flew out from her sleeve, turned into a stream of light, and traveled across a distance of thousands of meters. Fang Xiu raised his hand and grabbed the token.
All I saw were three large, elegant Chinese characters for "Shibo Si" written on it.
Fox Xiang shook off a black imperial edict and read it with concentration: "Order Fengdu to take charge of the Maritime Customs Office! In charge of all the entry and exit, commerce, and trade affairs of Youdu."
From then on, a Maritime Customs Office was added to the You Palace. The wharf, which had been abandoned for who knows how long and was basically unvisited and only used once every few years, began to become a little lively.
At the same time, the closed Youdu City opened the door to the outside world.
The originally dull Youdu City seemed to have ignited hope and rebirth because of the channels connected with the outside world. The emergence of the Maritime Customs Office provided many monsters on and off the Youdu Fairy Island with a channel to leave Youdu.
Those who are unwilling to stay in Youdu Fairy Island and are eager to leave Youdu, leave this seemingly prosperous but unchanging and sunless Youdu City, and go to the vast world of mountains and seas.
Legend has it that there is a vast land with no end in sight, endless races of life, and a big sun that illuminates the entire world.
In the past, the little demons and monsters in Youdu City could only learn about the news from the outside world from books and legends. They knew that there was a wider world outside Youdu. But now, they can finally go and see the beautiful world in the legend with their own eyes.
Of course, there are more monsters who think that Youdu is the most peaceful and tranquil place, a paradise on earth, and the holy land of the monster race. Those monsters who want to leave Youdu and go to the dangerous and wild mountains and seas are all fools, guys whose brains have been corrupted by the legends in books.
Even so, when the Maritime Customs went out to sea for the first time, groups of monsters signed up, totaling fifty people, filling up the Lingxu bone ship. These young monsters showed eager eyes, yearning for the outside world.
Their goal is Shanhai Nanzhou. It is easy to leave, but it is unlikely to return to Youdu Fairy Island again. These demons who have left may never come back in their lifetime.
The one who steered the Lingxu Bone Ship this time was an official from the Yougong Maritime Customs, named the Shipmaster, which means the captain. He was in the late stage of Qi training, and he brought seven or eight water monster soldiers with him and set out to sea.
The first voyage began with raging waves, terrifying beasts in the abyss of the South China Sea, and the endless ocean.
It took three years to go there and back, even at the speed of the Lingxu Bone Ship.
When they returned, the ship carried a vast array of treasures from the mountains and seas, including beautiful jade from Nanzhou, the night-shining pearls, sea gems, and mermaid silk from the mermaid kingdom, as well as human porcelain, painted pottery, calligraphy and paintings, gold, silver, and bronze wares, etc.
The dock was crowded with monsters who came to watch. These foreign objects were different from those in Youdu City. Although many of them were not as good as the items already available in Youdu, they still set off a craze and made monsters all over Youdu scramble for them.
This was the first time in Youdu’s history that, other than the arrival of strange people, people truly felt the breath of the outside world.
More people want to leave Youdu and go to the mountains and seas.
At the same time, in the world of mountains and seas, various legends about the fairy island and the secluded city became more prosperous.
Even among the people of the Dahuan Dynasty of the Dongzhou human race, word began to spread that in the polar regions overseas, farther away from the legendary Mermaid Kingdom and the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, there was a fairy island that could lead to the fairyland and the underworld.
Legend has it that there are immortals living on the island, and that as long as one enters the island, one can gain immortality. Some even say that there are countless treasures on the island, and that some people have returned with countless gold, silver, and treasures after going to the island.