Akabane Island is a large-scale island located in the southern area of the Chaos Star Sea. In the nearby sea area, there are also Red Shark Island, Silver Scale Island, etc., all of which are of the same size.
In addition, there are hundreds of small and medium-sized islands dotted around the sea area. Together with several large islands, they form an island group, which is one of the top human gathering areas in the Chaos Star Sea.
Due to its special geographical location, the development of Akabane Island focuses more on commerce, especially maritime trade, which is extremely prosperous and has more than a dozen large docks for docking.
On the pier, there are countless ships of various sizes, coming and going constantly without any pause. The number of mortals serving on the dock is also huge, and at a glance, they are so densely packed that they seem to be endless.
Mo Juren, who had just arrived here not long ago, couldn't help but feel a hint of surprise in his eyes when he looked at the extremely prosperous scene in front of him. This was the first time for him to see such a large-scale maritime trade event, even as a man of two generations.
He did not enter the island immediately, but turned his eyes and searched carefully near the pier. He did not stop until he saw a special stone house.
Through communication with Lu Yu, he also learned about the different customs between Luan Xinghai and Tiannan. Let’s just talk about the world of cultivating immortals. In Tiannan, monks only exist in legends. If ordinary people don’t have the opportunity, it will be difficult to see them in their lifetime.
Chaotic Star Sea is completely different. The environment here is too harsh and there are too many extremely terrifying natural disasters. Not to mention anything else, without the protection of immortal cultivators, mortals would have no chance of survival.
Therefore, the monks here are closely connected with the mortal world, and there is almost no mortal who does not know the existence of the immortal master. For example, the stone house in the distance is a monk who is responsible for managing the dock here.
"Fellow Taoist, since you have arrived at the island, please tell me inside the house." While he was thinking, an old voice came faintly, obviously sensing someone's arrival.
Hearing this, Mo Juren's heart moved, and then he slowly flew down. The flying boat was put away and headed towards the stone house.
After entering the stone house, what came into view was an old man wearing blue linen clothes. If he hadn't actively exuded the aura of an immortal cultivator, he would have been regarded as an ordinary mortal.
The opponent's cultivation level is the same as his own, both in the early stage of foundation building. However, the moment he saw him, the old man's originally careless expression suddenly changed.
"I don't know where Youxian Township is, so what's the point of coming to Akabane Island?"
"Passing by here, I heard that Guidao Fang City is huge, and I plan to buy some cultivation supplies."
"Are you just passing by?" Upon hearing this, a strange color flashed in the old man's eyes, and he suddenly said,
"Do you have any plans to settle on this island, fellow Taoist? If you are willing, some benefits are very generous. Not only will a sum of spiritual stones be distributed every year, but there will also be certain discounts for purchasing supplies in the market."
"Just settle down, there are no other requirements?"
"Of course you need to hold certain positions, but they are just trivial matters. With the strength of fellow Taoist, it is just a matter of effort."
"That's it." Mo Juren thought for a moment, and it didn't matter if he settled down. Anyway, it was just a matter of registration, and he could leave at any time. However, it's not enough if he still holds the position. He doesn't want to be tied down here.
"I'll think about it again."
"Okay." Although he said it very tactfully, the old man probably understood what the other party meant, and he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
"In this case, Taoist friends are not residents of the island. If you stay for a long time, you need to pay a fixed amount of spiritual stones every year."
As he said that, he took out a square jade plaque in his hand, asked Mo Juren's name and then started to register. A burst of brilliance flashed, he handed the jade token forward and said again,
"This is only a temporary voucher. It is only valid for one month. Taoist friends can hold this jade token to stay temporarily on the island. If the time is up, or if you have the idea of settling down, you can come and change it at any time."
"Thank you." After putting away the jade plaque, Mo Juren said nothing more and left immediately.
Inside the stone house, looking at the disappearing figure outside the window, something strange flashed through the old man's dark eyes, and he murmured:
"What a pure and powerful mana. I was born with special eyes, and I also practiced spiritual eye magic, but I still can't see through the total amount of mana in his Dantian. Could it be some old monster who has hidden his cultivation? What's even stranger is, why? This person always gives me a frightening feeling of danger?"
"Do you want to inform the island owner?" After thinking for a while, the old man put the thought aside, shook his head slightly and said,
"Forget it. This person is not an ordinary monk at first glance. There may be some terrible background behind him. It's better not to get into trouble."
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Naturally, Mo Juren didn't know what the old man was thinking. At this time, he was driving the flying boat towards the central area of Chiyu Island.
Unlike the large number of mortals living outside, this is the real scope of monks' activities. And the market he was looking for was naturally among them.
The speed of the flying boat was extremely fast, and it didn't take long to reach near the central area. Looking into the distance, an unimaginably huge city appeared at the end of the line of sight. Although there is still some distance, you can still feel its majestic momentum.
"Come to think of it, this is Akabane Castle."
Seeing this, Mo Juren suddenly stopped, slowly landed on the ground, put away the flying boat, and then walked forward. When he arrived at the city gate, he showed his identity jade badge to the guard on duty, and then walked into the city calmly.
Walking in the streets with people coming and going, Mo Juren deeply felt the hugeness of Akabane City. Both the width of the road and the buildings on both sides gave people the same feeling.
This was only the peripheral area. What was even more shocking was the central location of the city. Looking from a distance, there was a hexagonal attic suspended high in the air. The entire body was made of white jade and shone with endless brilliance under the sunlight.
Mo Juren also came here for the first time and was very unfamiliar with everything. After asking a passing mortal carefully, he found out that it was the largest store in the city, Chihuadian, which was opened by the island owner himself. Become.
As for the location of the city he was inquiring about, there was no one on the outskirts. He could only find it by going to the central area and entering Wanhua Street, a large commercial district composed of hundreds of prosperous commercial streets.
After getting the answer, Mo Juren didn't waste any more time and quickly headed towards the central area.
The city was too big and it took half an hour to reach the destination without being able to fly.
The design of Wanhua Street is very similar to that of the surrounding area, but it is fundamentally different. There are no messy mortal shops. Instead, there are all kinds of shops facing monks such as magic weapons, magic talismans, elixirs, etc.
When he arrived at a shop selling spiritual materials, Mo Juren's heart moved and he immediately walked in. As soon as they entered, a young boy came forward and said enthusiastically:
"Welcome to our store. What would you like to order?"
"Is there any monster blood for sale?"
"Ah, yes, do you want anything else?" Hearing the visitor's words, the boy couldn't help but be startled and asked quickly.
"Look at the blood first, and we'll talk about the rest later." After a pause, Mo Juren asked again,
"It must be the blood of a level two monster or above. The higher the level, the better."
