Hejian Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty, Shangluo Mountain.
Fang Jian descended from the golden cloud. Zheng Xuling had already been waiting on the mountain. When Fang Jian saw Zheng Xuling, he couldn't help but look slightly surprised. Zheng Xuling's face was covered with scars, and his Yangshen-level magic robe had several holes in it. He looked a little embarrassed.
"Friend Zheng, it's only been ten days. How did you become so miserable?" Fang Jian asked in surprise.
"Hey!" Zheng Xuling waved his hand and said casually, "I encountered a demon-possessed cultivator in the Yangshen realm. I urged him to come with me to the Nantian Prefecture to surrender and receive salvation, but he refused to listen, so a fight broke out. He was quite formidable, though. I fought him over ten times and never gained the upper hand, but he didn't gain any advantage either."
At this point, Zheng Xuling said to Fang Jian, "Fellow Daoist, please lend me a few hundred robbery jades. I'll buy some demon-repelling talismans and exorcism powder, and I'll definitely be able to take him down in one fell swoop."
The Demon-Repelling Talisman and the Demon-Exorcising Powder are talismans and powders refined by the Heavenly Court. Like the Demon-Suppressing Talisman, they are magic weapons specially used to restrain all demons and demonic energy. It is not easy to refine the Demon-Repelling Talisman, the Demon-Exorcising Powder and the Demon-Suppressing Talisman, because it is necessary to inject the magic power of the "Ten Thunders" into them during the refining process.
The Ten Supreme Thunders are ranked below the Five Thunders and above the Thirty-Six Thunders. They are: Jade Pivot Thunder, Divine Sky Thunder, Big Cave Thunder, Xiandu Thunder, North Pole Thunder, Taiyi Thunder, Purple Mansion Thunder, Jade Morning Thunder, Taixiao Thunder, and Taiji Thunder.
The five innate thunders evolved into ten thunders, and the ten thunders evolved into thirty-six thunders. However, there are very few immortal cultivators in the Three Realms who can fully master the thirty-six thunders, let alone fully master the ten thunders.
Therefore, apart from some great Taoist and Buddhist masters, only the Heavenly Court can refine these magical treasures that can restrain evil spirits in large quantities.
After hearing what Zheng Xuling said, Fang Jian smiled and said, "There's no rush to borrow the robbery jade. I have something important to do first."
"Oh?" Zheng Xuling did not doubt whether Fang Jian did not want to lend him the Robbery Jade after hearing what he said. After all, he had come here in person, and borrowing the Robbery Jade was not a big deal.
"What important thing?" Zheng Xuling asked.
Fang Jian looked at Zheng Xuling and said, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Zheng, I am actually also an immortal official."
Zheng Xuling was slightly startled when he heard this, then said in surprise, "I didn't notice that. Why aren't you wearing your official uniform?"
"This is my official robe." Fang Jian pointed at the Lingxiao jade belt robe on his body and said.
Zheng Xuling smiled upon hearing this, and then said, "Fellow Daoist, you're joking. I've seen super-grade immortal officials in the Heavenly Court, but I've never seen official robes like these."
Fang Jian smiled faintly and did not explain, but went directly to the mountain temple on the top of Shangluo Mountain. Seeing this, Zheng Xuling followed Fang Jian and came to the outside of the mountain temple together.
The two entered the mountain god temple and came to the main hall. They looked at the statue of the mountain god on the altar, then lit three incense sticks and made hand gestures to summon the god.
Soon, the smoke from the three incense sticks rose, and the next moment, the Shangluo Mountain God appeared in the green smoke. He was seen sitting cross-legged in the air, looking at Fang Jian and Zheng Xuling below and said, "Why did you summon me?"
Fang Jian said, "Buy some demon-repelling talismans and exorcism powder."
The Shangluo Mountain God said calmly, "One piece of Jieyu for fifteen demon-repelling talismans, and one bottle of Jieyu for thirty demon-dispelling powders."
"You're wrong." Fang Jian said, "I bought a demon-repelling talisman in Dongsheng Shenzhou. It costs ten feet of Jieyu jade, and a demon-dispelling powder costs one bottle of Jieyu jade."
"What? That's impossible?"
As soon as Fang Jian finished speaking, before the Shangluo Mountain God could say anything, Zheng Xuling beside him exclaimed, "How is this possible? Isn't this cheaper than cabbage?"
The Shangluo Mountain God also said, "This is impossible. The cost of refining the Demon-Repelling Talisman and the Demon-Exorcising Powder in Heaven is more than one Jieyu. Don't try to deceive me."
Fang Jian looked at the Shangluo Mountain God and asked, "Did the Mountain Lord set the price for the Demon-Repelling Talisman and the Exorcist Powder?"
The Shangluo Mountain God shook his head and said, "The price is not set by me, but by Nanyue Mansion. All the demon-repelling talismans and exorcism powders distributed by the Heavenly Court to the Southern Continent are first transported to the Southern Heaven Mansion, and then transported to the Nanyue Mansion. From the Nanyue Mansion, they are distributed to all the immortal officials and divine mansions in the entire Southern Continent. For every demon-repelling talisman sold, all the divine mansions in the Southern Continent, big and small, must hand over five robbery jades to the Nanyue Mansion. For every bottle sold,
"Exorcism Powder requires the surrender of ten robbery jades."
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian's expression softened considerably towards the Shangluo Mountain God. He then asked, "Then did the pricing of these demon-repelling talismans and exorcism powders have any decree from the Nanyue Emperor?"
"..." Upon hearing this, the Shangluo Mountain God looked at Fang Jian in confusion, then shook his head and said, "No, but there is an imperial decree with the seal of the Minister of Nanyue Prefecture."
Fang Jian said, "Show it to me."
Upon hearing this, the Shangluo Mountain God's expression darkened. He fixed Fang Jian with a fixed gaze and asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you here to buy talisman powder?"
Fang Jian nodded and said, "First, let me see the decree from the Minister of Nanyue Prefecture."
The Shangluo Mountain God said calmly, "As a casual cultivator, you have no right to view official documents from the Heavenly Court. If you are here to buy talisman powder, please state the quantity. If you are here to cause trouble, I am afraid that this Mountain God Mansion is not a place for you to act recklessly."
After the Shangluo Mountain God finished speaking, divine light flashed around the hall, and the Mountain Patrol General, Mountain Control General, and Mountain Division General immediately appeared in the hall with magic weapons in their hands.
Zheng Xuling, who was standing by, quickly said, "Daoist Dafang, we're only here to buy talisman powder. I think we should not ask anything else. Besides, the price of talisman powder is the same throughout the Southern Continent, so there's no problem."
Fang Jian turned his head and glanced at the patrolling generals, the division generals, and the mountain guarding generals around him, then looked at the Shangluo Mountain God sitting cross-legged in mid-air. He then pulled out a colorful jade scroll from his sleeve and said, "I also have a decree here. Fellow Daoist, you may want to take a look."
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