Chapter 424

The two had not yet arrived, Li Yuanjiao only stood with his hands behind his back and listened to Zong Yan talking about the affairs on the island:

"There are more than 5,000 people on the island, mostly fishing, and rice and fruit are planted on the island. There is too little farmland, and women and children are taking care of it..."

"There are many demons around, some are still the subordinates of that dragon son, inevitably greedy, sometimes a few people are missing when going to sea, just to be taken away to satisfy greed"

After watching for a while on Zongquan Island, purple light and golden light flew from the east and west respectively. Zong Yan sensibly opened the array. Li Qinghong and Master Kongheng landed one after another. Li Qinghong looked around and said softly:

"There are several islands in the east, none of which are as good as this one. This is a good place, the territory is not small, but it is a pity that the spiritual opportunity is not thick."

Li Yuanjiao nodded slightly, while Master Kongheng put his hands together, his voice mellow:

"I went west all the way, the sea area is wide, and there is no place to stand."

Zong Yan heard so much, and finally understood, and his heart was happy:

"So it is the right path from the inner sea looking for a place to settle! Good! These few look like disciples of the immortal gate, Zongquan Island has finally made it out!"

Li Yuanjiao and Li Qinghong looked at each other, and had a decision in their hearts. Li Qinghong saw that her brother had a straight face, looking very fierce, and glanced at Zong Yan again, seeing that he was full of joy, and said softly:

"Fellow Daoist must have seen it too. We want to build a stronghold on the sea. Zongquan Island is very much to my liking. Let us investigate it, and then discuss it with the fellow Daoist in detail."

There are many things that fear power and do not cherish virtue. Since Li Yuanjiao intends to be a villain, Li Qinghong is much more polite, but the strength between the two is too disparate. Li Qinghong said it was a detailed discussion, but Zong Yan understood that this matter could not be discussed. It was nothing more than whether this group of people could look at their own family. He responded timidly, and Li Qinghong said:

"Please, fellow Daoist, take Master Kongheng guest to investigate the earth veins and check the spiritual opportunity."

Master Kongheng chanted a Buddhist name and went down. Li Yuanjiao then stood side by side with his sister, said his concerns, Li Qinghong pondered, and replied:

"I have seen it all the way. The Eastern Sea dragon race treats islands as fields and people as crops, raising them like pigs and cattle in the fence. Even Tangjin Gate and Profound Heaven Gate have to pay tribute obediently. If we want to avoid it, it is almost impossible."

"Not bad."

Li Yuanjiao lowered his eyebrows and said:

"I was thinking whether I could see that Dragon Son, or think of a way to turn around, use other things to offset, in short, try it."

"It is very difficult to see the dragon race."

Li Qinghong shook her head and said softly:

"Although he is only a Foundation Establishment, the dragon race has a noble status, and I don't know how many demon generals follow him. It is hard to say whether he is willing to see you and me, and it is even more uncertain how he will open his mouth. It is better to start from the small demons, bribe with heavy money, and the cost may be less."

The two of them rode the wind in the pitch-black night, and unknowingly sank into the sea.

In the night, Zhu Lu Hai lit up with countless tiny green lights, and the crystal clear magic light of the deep sea flickered like stars, boundless and gorgeous in the darkness. Vaguely, one could see the dragon palace and dragon hall magnificent. Li Yuanjiao nodded slightly and said:

"Only after leaving the Eastern Sea do I know that the inner sea is too small. The demons are strong, and the strength of just one Eastern Sea demon race can rival Jiangnan, and it is rare to unify the command, integrated from top to bottom, deeply rooted."

Li Yuanjiao sighed, turned back to look at Zongquan Island, Li Qinghong said softly:

"This island has no fire veins, no earth veins, and can't give any benefits. It's nothing more than a few more incense sticks. The important thing is to have a foothold overseas. My family's status as a family is gradually consolidating, and I have to consider Zifu."

"Without suitable cultivation methods, suitable opportunities, it is just empty talk."

Li Yuanjiao shook his head and said:

"In my opinion, the only thing our family can reach is the treasure in Yu Muxian's hands. If we can get this thing, our family can have a big leap."

With Yu Muxian's status, it is impossible to die in the inner sea. If our family wants to design this person, we can only ambush in the Eastern Sea, and we have to use means that the magic appraisal cannot calculate to avoid the backhand of True Person Yuanyuan. It is also a troublesome matter. Li Yuanjiao only said:

"After the matter on the island is over, you go home first, and I will stay on the island to guard and retreat, and try to break through the middle stage of Foundation Establishment first."

"Another group sends people to major markets to collect all the news about immortal bases and Zifu. These things are forbidden to circulate in the inner sea, but there are still opportunities to inquire about them overseas."

"Good."

Li Qinghong responded. After all, the thunder immortal base is not coveted in Jiangnan, and it is more suitable for her to stay in Qingdu. The brother and sister discussed for a while and landed back on the island.

Master Kongheng had already ridden the wind up and said politely:

"There are three earth veins on the island that are quite thick, and the other earth veins are weak and unbearable, and the spiritual opportunity is shallow. It is impossible to arrange an array at the Foundation Establishment level, at most to the peak of Qi Refining."

Li Yuanjiao listened and looked at Zong Yan, and said in a deep voice:

"When will the Dragon Son's subordinates come?"

Zong Yan hurriedly said:

At this moment, a burst of cheers suddenly broke out on the island. Someone rode the wind up and said something in Zong Yan's ear. Li Yuanjiao glanced at it lightly. Zong Yan understood and bowed:

"Report to my lord, what we practice on the island is the "Six Yi Quan Yi Method", holding the Zifu Golden Core Dao, and the art we practice is Witch Talisman Art, with many ways to cultivate medicine... It was bestowed by the Dragon Son, all to raise people for the dragon race..."

"Just now, I found a baby with a suitable birth date..."

He said vaguely, deeply afraid of committing a taboo, and said in a low voice:

"Every time tribute is collected, the Dragon Son will leave the person with a specific birth date for the next collection... If there is no such person, we have to use a hundred people to offset it, so... every time we find one... it is inevitable to cheer."

Li family brother and sister hadn't said anything yet, Master Kongheng couldn't bear it, and said in a deep voice:

"How can there be no compassion! Even if it is to give up the small to take the big, it shouldn't be so proud! Could it be that if you eat one less person next year, you have to thank the sinful dragon!"

Zong Yan knelt down with a thud, somewhat terrified:

"Master! This can't be said, Master! If it weren't for the protection of the Dragon Son, we would have been eaten clean by passing magic cultivators and demon generals long ago. How can we not know how to be grateful..."

Master Kongheng was stunned, lost in his face, and only after a few breaths did he exclaim:

"Could it be that small evil is not evil!"

Zong Yan couldn't grasp him, only raised his head in terror, muttering:

"But the Dragon Son saved us from great evil, it is also real... everyone knows how to take the lighter of two evils, why do you have to kill with one stick here..."

"But he clearly ate people, how can you thank him!"

"Okay..."

Li Qinghong smoothed things over. Master Kongheng and Zong Yan's thinking were completely different. It was impossible to argue until dawn. Zong Yan responded timidly, while Master Kongheng let out a long breath, apologized, and looked thoughtful.

Let the two disperse. Li Yuanjiao stood with his hands behind his back, somewhat out of his mind, slowly closed his eyes. Li Qinghong turned back to look, Li Yuanjiao said:

"A demon came outside."

The two rode the wind out, and sure enough, they saw a green fish standing in the air, but it grew a pair of scale wings on its ribs, which was particularly strange. Li Yuanjiao rode the wind to greet it. This fish snake stared at the two with huge fish eyes, its big mouth opened and closed, and its words were round:

"Where did the fellow Daoist come from? This is the territory of my Zhu Nan Jiaogong."

This fish demon was at the ninth level of Qi Refining and had not established a foundation. Li family's two were Foundation Establishment cultivators, and their strength was much higher than his, so this demon was still polite, but in his words, he was still discussing as a peer.

Li Qinghong said politely:

"My brother and I are cultivators from a small sect in the Saline Lake. The sect collapsed, passing by this place, thinking of gaining a foothold here, but I am not familiar with the place, and I hope the fellow Daoist will give more guidance."

"Fellow Daoist is polite."

This demon retracted its wings, stepped on the demon wind, its fish mouth picked up, and its scales turned over one by one, dripping with mucus, not knowing whether it was crying or laughing, and replied:

"In the next, the Hui clan in the algae, serving as the patrol sea of the Jiaogong, named Hui Yao. If the two Daoists are willing to follow my Jiaogong, I will naturally know everything."

This fish retracted its tail and became half-man and half-fish, ferocious and ugly, holding a fork in its hand, staring at the two. The status of demon people in the inner and overseas was reversed. Li Yuanjiao and others were like the deer demon Lu Ken of the year, becoming the party asking for help.

Li Yuanjiao was not a person who cared about his status. Even though this fish demon was extremely ugly, he still had a smile on his face and said in a deep voice:

"Fellow Daoist, please."

Rode the wind down together, Zong Yan had already greeted him, knelt down and said:

"Greetings to the patrol sea grandfather, the small one has already prepared the tribute!"

This Hui Yao gave a laugh, shook his head and wagged his tail:

"Hehe! It's really cheap for you, after so many years, there is finally a prospect!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Zong Yan nodded flattered, greeted his subordinates to run around, and several people entered the hall. The servant served tea, Zong Yan knelt beside Hui Yao, holding up a jade bottle, in which the blood was red.

Hui Yao waved his hand and cursed:

Zong Yan was like a pardon, respectfully retreated, Li Yuanjiao on the side had an unchanged face, Li Qinghong's smile became more prosperous, and Hui Yao replied:

"The subordinates don't understand the rules, the two laughed."

Hui Yao was not stupid. The clear aura on these two was surging. Either they were inner sea cultivators, or they were disciples of some ancient sect. At the moment, their strength was not as good as others, so they wouldn't go to die and commit the taboo of others. If the two really killed him and fled, the Dragon Son might not necessarily chase the murderer for thousands of miles.

Li Yuanjiao talked with him for two sentences, didn't say much, and said straight:

"I don't know how the tribute of this Zongquan Island is calculated?"

Hui Yao looked at it and said very indifferently:

"This place is barren, the Dragon Son has never asked about it, it has been assigned to my Hui Yao clan, I collect it, and I use it!"

The brother and sister looked at each other, understanding that they had been pinched by this Hui Yao. Li Yuanjiao had a headache, but Hui Yao spoke:

"Fellow Daoist cultivates Kan Water? Can you show me the miracle?"

Li Yuanjiao nodded slightly, and a blue-gray dragon snake rose in the courtyard in front of him. Hui Yao looked at it and nodded:

"Sure enough, it is the 'Jing Long Wang'! No wonder I felt a sense of intimacy when I saw the fellow Daoist... Long Wang Son in the palace also cultivates this method, and it is also the 'Jing Long Wang'."

Hui Yao chanted, and said sternly:

"Since the Daoist is gaining a foothold here, this tribute is a matter of good for you and me, and I will not make things difficult for your clan."

He stretched out his fish hand and said leisurely:

"One medicine person every year, the rest are ten fetal breath spiritual objects, two Qi Refining spiritual objects, minerals and spiritual objects are all fine... As for how passing demons ask for bribes, the two will handle it themselves."

Demons don't have much demand for spirit stones, so most of the requirements he opened are spiritual objects and people. The conditions he opened are much more than the 300 people in five years that Zong Yan originally had. Hui Yao said he wouldn't make things difficult, but the price he opened was not beautiful. The two hadn't opened their mouths yet, and Hui Yao said straight:

"The rules of my Jiaogong... no matter where the two came from, they must follow the orders of my dragon race when they arrive at the territory of my dragon race..."

Hui Yao was just one sentence short of "Don't put on airs for me". The words were not good to hear. Zong Yan listened and sweated profusely, afraid that the brother and sister had no city government, and if they were provoked, they would be angry. He knelt down with a thud, hugged Hui Yao's fish feet, and cried:

"Patrol sea grandfather! It's the small one who has no eyes, didn't inquire about the news well, grandfather look at the small one's years of labor, give a way to live..."

Hui Yao's mouth shriveled, kicked him away, but Li Yuanjiao didn't get angry, and said politely:

"I understand the fellow Daoist's meaning, but this medicine person path is contrary to my family's rules. I don't know if other things can be used instead?"

"Other things?"

Hui Yao gave a laugh and sarcastically said:

"Others use medicine people to offset spiritual objects, you are the opposite, very unwise. Do you know the value of this? What can you take out to pay year after year!"

Li Yuanjiao took out a jade box from the storage bag and said in a low voice:

"How about this?"

Hui Yao looked down and saw a small flower lying in the jade box. He sniffed and said:

"Foundation Establishment spiritual object?"

"Not bad, one flower offsets five years."

Li Yuanjiao flipped his hand and put it away, not giving him a chance to look carefully. Hui Yao wiped his saliva and argued:

"Five years? Where did so many come from!"

Li Yuanjiao replied:

"Fellow Daoist think clearly, this is a spiritual flower from the inner sea, enough to offer to demon generals. I also bought this thing through some human relationships with the Han family."

Hui Yao was full of covetousness, while Li Yuanjiao paused slightly and asked:

"Can this offset?"

"Yes! Yes!"

Hui Yao responded repeatedly, but Li Yuanjiao took it, and said in a deep voice:

"It's a pity... this thing cannot be shown to others... alas... let's change to medicine people!"

"Fellow Daoist! Fellow Daoist! What does this mean?"

Hui Yao's face changed, and Li Yuanjiao said in a low voice:

"This thing was resold by some means. The Han family has always blocked the news of this thing... If it is exposed, I am afraid it will be a disaster!"

Although 【Wanling Flower】 is not unique to his own family, the combination of the two characteristics is very obvious. Li Yuanjiao thought about it, and naturally couldn't think of this point, so he simply used profit to induce, wanting to drag this demon onto the boat.

"Ah!"

Hui Yao changed color in an instant, and various possibilities appeared in his mind. Li Yuanjiao smiled:

"I came to the Eastern Sea just to find a foothold. If the matter cannot be done, I will just pat my butt and go back. Long Wang Palace cannot chase to the inner sea. Fellow Daoist, think about it!"

His tone was gentle, but the threat was revealed. Hui Yao was silent for a moment, and then he found that Li Yuanjiao had silently walked in front of him between the two sentences, pressing his sword with one hand.

Hui Yao was terrified, vaguely seeing the cyan-white sword light flowing in his hand, his legs were soft for a while, and he was shocked. The situation changed too fast, almost between a few words, the power he relied on had been exhausted, and it seemed that he had to obey this person.

(End of chapter)