Fairy cage

Yu Lie followed his cousin's instructions and walked all the way down from the covered bridge, passing by clusters of dark alleys. After walking down dozens of feet, he actually stepped onto the ground of Qianzhou Daocheng.

The ground in Daocheng was hot and humid, dark and dazzling.

It was as if there was a huge furnace hidden underground in Qianzhou Daocheng, with heat being continuously released from the bottom of the city.

Figures wearing various robes were walking hurriedly on the streets.

The situation was the same as what Yu Lie had seen at the station before, with strange shapes and indifferent expressions.

The only difference is that the pedestrians coming and going in the station are brightly dressed, while on the ground of Daocheng, the color of the robes of many pedestrians is mostly gray and dark, not outstanding, and very low-key.

Yu Lie blended into the crowd, feeling like he was squeezed into a group of gray rats, running around incessantly.

As he walked, he thought about what Yu Fenggao had told him, and after going in circles, he finally entered an underground entrance.

After passing through the thick and mottled dark passages and stone gates, Yu Lie climbed onto a moss-covered stone platform.

There were already many Taoists with indifferent expressions standing on the mossy stone platform waiting.

Not long after, there was a squirming sound in the dark corridor in front of the stone platform.

This sound sounded, and many Taoists on the stage raised their heads.

The moment everyone looked up, a huge, slippery insect with chrysanthemum-like mouthparts suddenly emerged from the darkness and appeared in front of the stone platform.

After the long insect appeared, it slowed down and slowly slid under the mossy stone platform where everyone was sitting. Poof, blood-like mucus oozed from all parts of its body.

The body of this long insect was cut into more than a dozen pieces with a loud bang, and the flesh and blood were blurred.

At each wound, mouthparts with chrysanthemum petals squirmed and grew, and the fine teeth opened and closed, revealing the huge cavity inside.

Among the Taoists on the dark stone platform, except for a few who were surprised, the rest looked at the strange scene in front of them with dull eyes.

Suddenly, all the mouthparts on the long insect opened in unison, and another Taoist walked out.

The Taoists on the stone platform were also moving around, and without stopping, they stepped into the mouthparts of the long insect without hesitation.

The sound of footsteps echoed, and there was a rush.

Although this was not the first time that Yu Lie used living creatures as boats and carts, his eyes still jumped when he saw the scene in front of him.

Because his body subconsciously paused, he accidentally blocked a certain Taoist behind him and was bumped by him. The protective aura on his body suddenly flashed, attracting many people's attention.

Without paying too much attention to this matter, Yu Lie tightened his Taoist robe, and after confirming that his belongings were not lost, he lowered his head and walked into the long insect.

Ten breaths of time.

After dozens of long worms swept away the Taoists on the stone platform, the long worm bodies lay in the stone pit, and squirmed and merged at an unimaginable speed, becoming one again, and then silently It submerged into the darkness on the other side, as if going down to the underworld.

Fortunately, after Yu Lie himself entered Chang Chong's body, he found that the environment inside was not bad.

The feet and sides of everyone were soft, square fleshy benches scattered throughout the body of the long worm, and there were even eyeball-like things blinking on the flesh wall, emitting a strange light, acting as lamps.

The temperature inside the long insect is also suitable, not cramped, and much better than the stuffy heat and humidity outside.

Yu Lie looked around and thought to himself:

"Is this the cheapest and most convenient groundworm in Daocheng? Compared with it, the 'sandworm' we rode in the Red Valley Grotto was really just an inferior country version."

The full name of the groundworm is "kaiju groundworm". Like the ooze monster responsible for cleaning up debris in the boat and carriage, it is also a kind of foreign visitor.

However, the Kaiju ground maggot was captured by the Mountain and Sea Realm very early. With its characteristics of being cheap, easy to feed, and rough-skinned and thick-flesh, it has become a kind of longworm commonly raised in the cities of the Mountain and Sea Realm. It can be regarded as completely integrated into the Mountain and Sea Realm.

According to Yu Fenggao's introduction, in addition to ground-walking insects, the traveling tools in Dao City also include those that run on the ground and fly in the air. There are many types of tools, and there are even gold and iron tools refined by people in the Dao, which can travel around. The entire Daocheng never stops day and night.

It's just that other travel equipment is not as cheap as the Dixing Chong. When Yu Lie first came to Daocheng, besides relying on his own legs when going out, it was better to take the Dixing Chong honestly.

In addition to these travel tools that take fixed routes, those at a higher level in Daocheng are those who raise their own mounts or possess travel tools.

Among them, mounts are relatively cheap. They do not consume extra Taoist energy when used. They are relatively easy to acquire. They can also absorb the spiritual energy in the city on their own, so they are less burdensome.

As for magical tools, they are basically very expensive.

Because only the instruments used by seventh-level Taoist officials and above are called magic weapons. They can be suspended in the air, unsheathed, kill monsters, cast spells, etc., and are not accessible to ordinary Taoists.

Among them, flying swords are the most swift and powerful. A high-quality flying sword can often be used for traveling and protecting the road to kill enemies. It is the most precious and eye-catching.

Generally speaking, magic weapons are generally more precious than mounts, but some mounts and spiritual pets with strong growth potential and cherished bloodline are another story.

However, among these personal travel tools, even cheap mounts are often beyond the reach of ordinary Taoist disciples.

After all, one more mount means one more mouth. Especially with a mount, the Taoist has to buy a spiritual pet bag for it, otherwise he has to pay extra money all the time.

Although the various costs of raising a mount are not much, when added up, it is equivalent to raising half a Taoist.

Take Yu Lie's cousin Yu Fenggao as an example. Dahong, the spiritual bird under his command, was always raised because the Dao City he entered together with Yu Fenggao was regarded as a sibling and his realm was higher than that of Yu Fenggao.

But even so, according to what Yu Fenggao said, the other party would have to let Dahong go out and take care of the work on his own two out of three days in order to earn money and support himself.

Otherwise, the other party really cannot afford to support Dahong.

Therefore, Yu Fenggao also suggested to Yu Lie that if you want to raise a spiritual pet in Daocheng, regardless of whether it is a mount, it is best to consider whether the chosen spiritual pet can go out to work.

Don't choose those who are too weak in intelligence to work, or those who are only good at fighting.

This kind of thing can only be afforded by a large family and is not short of money. It is a good companion and spiritual pet for a small family.

Yu Lie thought about it as he sat cross-legged on the fleshy bench, feeling very soft and comfortable, so he simply curled up into a ball, closed his eyes slightly, and seemed to be taking a nap.

The earthworms are cheap, but naturally they are not very fast. They are only comparable to Yu Fenggao's spirit birds, especially since the routes are fixed and go round and round. It will take at least two hours to cross the main city. time.

Yu Lie's destination was the "Diving Hotel" mentioned by the Taoist disciples sitting next to him when he was riding the dragon chariot. It was estimated that it would take an hour to get there from Yu Fenggao's house.

The diving hotel is cheap and has a good reputation. It is semi-official because it is much more reliable than some random hotels in Daocheng. Yu Fenggao also suggested that Yu Lie go there first.

On the fleshy bench, Yu Lie was taking a nap on his face, but in fact he was still chewing on all the news he heard from Yu Fenggao, and thinking about it again and again.

Suddenly, his eyelids twitched slightly as he thought of the black myna who was being put in a piggy bag by him.

Myna is a living creature with a bit of demonic aura and good intelligence, and he has been raised by Yu Lie for so many years.

Although he is still a long way from the eighth level, he can still be regarded as a spiritual bird.

What Yu Lie is thinking about is not to let the Bago chicken and dog ascend to heaven to help it break through, or even to let the Bago enter the eighth level.

What he considered was that the bird was intelligent and could be used for some purpose. Yu Lie thought to himself:

"Why don't you let him work as an errand boy first, help me earn some money, and explore the ways of running errands in Daocheng?"

………………

The long and boring insect ride ended without any surprise.

The only thing that can be regarded as an interlude is the insect section where Yu Lie is. Because the earthworms were not broken in time, a Taoist was impatient and stretched out a claw to tear the earthworms from the inside. The whole head of the earthworms was shocked. Roaring and shaking.

This move attracted a smiling ghost on the stone platform, who stopped the impatient Taoist and started talking to him familiarly.

This kind of thing seems to happen so often that other Taoists are not surprised.

The impatient Taoist had a dull look on his face, and after paying a fine, he walked away.

As for the howling earthworm, it immediately rested. Although there were still scars on the wound, it wandered away again as if it was nothing, without losing a single breath.

After walking out of the underground, Yu Lie once again appeared on the humid and hot surface.

Tall buildings appeared in front of him again.

Although they have crossed most of the main city, from the west to the south of the city, the scenery in Yu Lie's eyes is still like a dense forest of buildings, with clear tops and dark bottoms, and pedestrians walking around in the same hurry.

As soon as I looked around, it seemed as if he hadn't gone far at all and was still downstairs at Yu Fenggao's house.

Fortunately, the various spiritual signs on the road proved that Yu Lie had traveled hundreds of miles and pointed out the way to the hotel.

Following the road signs, Yu Lie walked in circles for a long time but still didn't arrive.

He had to use up his weak energy to cast wind control spells, and after a quick run, he saw the "Diving County Hotel" sign from a distance.

After seeing this, Yu Lie restrained his magic and quickly walked into the hotel.

As soon as he entered the hotel, the ordinary layout appeared in his eyes. The lobby was quite spacious, and there were many Taoist priests walking between them. There was only one Taoist priest waiting in front of the counter in the hall.

After the other party saw Yu Lie, he raised his head and looked at it a few more times. His eyes suddenly brightened and he took the initiative to greet him.

"Hello, sir! Is this your first time here?"

The Taoist Taoist from the hotel still had a bit of local accent in his words. Yu Lie also nodded directly and said with a bit of local accent in his mouth:

"I've met Taoist friends."

When the Taoist priest in the hotel heard Yu Lie's words, he was surprised and said, "Hey! It's a fellow Taoist from the same town. A new batch of Taoist friends came here at noon. Why weren't the Taoists there at that time?"

Yu Lie smiled, looked around the scene in the hotel, and said with a smile:

"I missed it. By the way, your store gave Pindao a hard time looking for it, and he almost broke his leg."

He asked: "Didn't you say that traveling around your store is very convenient?"

The Taoist priest from the hotel heard this and chuckled: "Sure enough, he is the new Taoist friend from home."

The other party handed over his hand and replied: "It is true that our store is a little far away from the ride on the worms, but not far from the next door, there is a boat shop, and fellow Taoists in the store can rent it together on a daily basis.

Every morning, noon, and evening in our store, there will also be regular boats and cars leaving from the entrance of the store to nearby underground entrances, workshops, etc.

Even if fellow Taoists don’t mind that the time is too long, our store will send boats directly to Diving County every month. If you want to go back to the county, fellow Taoists can board the bus at the door of the store, and the price is cheaper..."

A detailed introduction from the mouth of the Taoist at the hotel made Yu Lie understand.

Since this store does have merit, the key is that it also offers discounts, making it much cheaper.

Yu Lie immediately spoke: "In that case, I'll trouble Brother Dao."

The Taoist at the hotel nodded.

Immediately, after completing the rental procedures, Yu Lie called out the Taoist priest again and proved his identity as a native of Qianqian County. The Taoist at the counter took him deep into the hotel.

The passage is narrow, which is different from the spacious lobby, which is what Yu Lie expected.

But when Yu Lie thought that the "house" he was going to live in would be a full bunkhouse or a narrow single room, something shocked him.

Only coffins appeared in front of him, densely packed and towering to the ceiling.

Yu Lie glanced up and couldn't see the end for a while, at least a hundred mouths!

On the outside of these coffins, there are also pieces of talisman paper pasted. There are no runes drawn on them, but names written one after another, long and short, old and new.

Hula bang bang!

The two remaining men came over, opened the door, and stirred up the wind, causing the talismans to flap and sway.

As soon as he saw this scene, Yu Lie thought he had gone the wrong way and broke into a fake store. The store owner was trying to turn him into a human being or a zombie!

As a result, the Taoist priest from the hotel knocked on several coffins that had not yet been affixed with amulets and said proudly:

"Guest, please see, this is a coffin made of fine red sandalwood spirit wood. When you stay in it, you can calm your mind and calm down, and it is soundproof. It is also spacious. You don't have to shrink your legs. It can also warm your body. It is better than other hotels. It’s a lot more solid.”

The Taoist priest in the hotel saw Yu Lie's expression turned dull, and pointed to the side and said:

"In addition to wooden ones, our store also has metal ones. We specially use the method of making corpse refining coffins, which are fireproof and waterproof. They are most suitable for Taoist friends who practice Yin Qi.

This year, I also purchased a new type of exquisite coffin called ‘Rou Bao Jin’... to ensure that my friends have a peaceful rest and can sleep through the night! "

A careful introduction to the coffin came from the Taoist priest of the hotel.

This made Yu Lie gradually come to his senses. He probably had not walked into a black shop and was not in any danger.

But Yu Lie looked up and down, looking at the stacked coffins in front of him, densely packed like brick walls, and said in shock:

"Is this a hotel or a coffin shop?"