() After returning from Lingling, Liu Xia was naturally refreshed.
After returning to the room, Liu Xia sat cross-legged and began to practice.
After merging with the spiritual source, Liu Xia has been adapting to the powerful energy released by the spiritual source in her body.
Now Liu Xia, with the cooperation of the Dangmo Heart Sutra, has made him even more powerful.
The body after the spiritual source was recast directly brought Liu Xia to the peak state of the master level.
He is now only one step away from becoming a martial arts master.
Although it is only a small step, it is a full threshold.
In this final stage, if a martial artist wants to become a master, he must complete the process of forging bones.
After the bone forging is completed, the master becomes the master.
However, human bones are actually very fragile things.
Let the spiritual power penetrate into the bones bit by bit, slowly allowing the bones to adapt to the spiritual power, and then undergo qualitative changes.
This process is very long.
It has nothing to do with talent or qualifications, only luck and time.
With Dabao's talent and his sect's status, he was stuck in the bone-forging stage for more than three years.
If he hadn't suffered such a serious injury in the northwest, and if Dabao had worked harder and harder, I'm afraid this stage would have taken longer.
Fortunately, Liu Xia's body after being recast by Lingyuan is extremely tough, which allows him to withstand more spiritual energy calcination. Naturally, this process will be shortened a lot.
Even so, it may take a lot of time to cross this threshold.
As for spiritual cultivation, Liu Xia was asked to jump two levels in a row and reach the eighth level of master level.
The prototype of the inner elixir in the body is constantly absorbing spiritual power, and it also has to wait for a qualitative change process.
However, the step of spiritual cultivation to become a master is extremely dangerous.
If you are not careful, if the inner elixir is burned, your whole body will explode, just like the effect when Liang Qiyuan detonated the inner elixir at the last moment.
Fortunately, whether it is spiritual cultivation or martial arts, Liu Xia now sees the hope of becoming a master.
To become a Grandmaster is to be among the truly powerful people on this continent.
Although, above the Grand Master, there are Saints and even Gods.
However, the Grandmaster is a threshold. Eighty percent of the people on this continent are stuck on this threshold. Some people will stay on this threshold until their death.
Two hours later, Liu Xia opened her eyes slightly.
I stretched my muscles and felt very comfortable.
"Boy, your luck makes me a little envious."
Ao Cangqiong said calmly.
"Why?"
"Originally, when your cultivation has reached this stage, the incomplete Demon-Destroying Heart Sutra will no longer be able to provide you with a sufficient source of spiritual power, which will cause your cultivation to slowly stagnate. However, you have obtained such a good source of spiritual power.
Things can provide you with a powerful source of energy. With the help of spiritual sources, it only takes half a year at most, and you are expected to become a master."
Ao Cangqiong smiled happily.
"Having said that, the current Demon-Destroying Heart Sutra is indeed unable to bring out the power of the spiritual source. I still have to continue looking for the remaining Nine Heaven-Seizing Swords."
Today's Liu Xia, the Dangmo Heart Sutra has seriously restricted the display of his power.
Because the Heart Sutra of Dang Mo is like a channel for spiritual power. The spiritual power in Liu Xia's body was like a stream before. The Heart Sutra of Dang Mo is constantly being used, and it can also bring Liu Xia's abilities to the extreme.
But now, his body has a spiritual source and has become a vast ocean, while the Demon Heart Sutra has become a path, so naturally he cannot use his full strength.
The way to crack it lies in the next volume of the Heart Sutra of Destroying Demons, if you can find all the Heart Sutras of Destroying Demons.
The power Liu Xia can exert is quite terrifying.
"Hey, I can't help you. In my incomplete memory, there is indeed no complete record of the Heart Sutra of Demons. The rest can only depend on your luck."
Ao Cangqiong said.
"Senior, don't worry, I will definitely gather all the Nine Heavenly Swords and try my best to rebuild your body."
Liu Xia said firmly.
"Good boy, let's see what our fate is. Whether you can recast your body, I don't dare to ask for it anymore. If you can gather together the Nine Heaven-Seizing Swords and practice the Demon-Destroying Heart Sutra and the Heaven-Seizing Sword Technique, I will feel at ease.
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Ao Cangqiong said happily.
Liu Xia nodded and said, "I know."
In fact, in her heart, Liu Xia wished that Ao Cangqiong could reshape his body as soon as possible.
Although Ao Cangqiong was in his body and could help him a lot, it left Liu Xia somewhat unspeakable.
Just like last night, when I was making out with Lingling, I remembered that this old guy was there too.
Liu Xia was incompetent at that time.
If you marry a daughter-in-law in the future, how painful will it be to perform the courtesy of Duke Zhou and have the whole process live broadcast by this old guy?
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Immediately, Bai Rongxuan entered the room.
"Your Majesty, the car is ready. Let's set off."
"good."
Immediately, Liu Xia stood up and walked out of the door with Bai Rongxuan.
Today, we two made an appointment to go to the market.
The so-called human market refers to the talent market there.
The palace is in dire straits and needs a lot of servants.
You can't just serve tea and water, so you have to do it yourself.
Although everyone in Dragon Soul Continent can practice cultivation, some poor families do not have the extra money to send their children to sects.
After reaching a certain age, you have to find a way to make a living, and becoming a slave in a wealthy family is also a good choice.
Take care of food and housing, get paid, and maybe if the opportunity is good, you can learn some exercises.
The other part of the slaves are the criminal's family members.
The composition is very complex.
In addition to slaves, the palace also needs some nursing homes and the like.
Now that Liu Xia is the prince, according to the rules, he can have a guard of 500 people.
Naturally, you can also find it in the human market.
After graduating from the sect, one always has to go down the mountain to seek life.
These sect disciples can either join the army and gain fame, or work in the escort agency to support their families. Even if they are not successful, they can also find a job in the Yamen.
Of course, being a nurse is also a good job.
They say they are guardians, but they are actually bodyguards.
A master-level expert can earn a lot of money a year.
As for the Grandmaster level, they are supported by major aristocratic families, business houses, and escort agencies. They have a high status and a worry-free life.
Even though he cannot live forever, his life is still very comfortable.
An ordinary prince, to put it bluntly, is from an aristocratic family.
There was no shortage of these at all, but after Liu Xia's father left Longdu, the palace was abandoned.
Everything has to be started from scratch.
The human city is located in the outer nine cities, and the current development scale there is several times that of the entire inner city of Longdu.
With the continuous expansion of the outer nine cities, the imperial court was unable to build the outer city walls and simply stopped building them.
Without the constraints of city walls, natural development would occur more rapidly.
Most of the people at the bottom of Longdu live here.
It’s a mixed bag of fish and dragons, but it’s also very prosperous.
After leaving the city gate, Liu Xi saw the streets crowded with people and noisy.
Half an hour later, we arrived at the market, which was even more crowded.
When the carriage arrived here, it could not pass. Bai Rongxuan and Liu Xia had to get off the carriage and enter on foot.
Entering here, Liu Xia's eyes were opened.
The market is also crowded with people and there are many shops.
Those who had money went to the agency here, while those who had no money held a sign. The scene really shocked Liu Xia.
The two of them managed to get to the intermediary of Xiangrui Trading Company here. After entering, the shopkeeper hurriedly showed Liu Xia and Bai Xingrong tea, and then took out a brochure for Liu Xia to choose from.
Although they are said to be slaves, they are also human beings and cannot be killed or abused. In the Tianji Dynasty, this is a serious crime and is also disgraceful.
Liu Xia took a cursory look and found that a slave's annual salary was about fifty taels of silver. Prices in Longdu were quite high. In other places, more than thirty taels of silver a year was enough.
In Dragon Soul Continent, one tael of silver can buy 110 kilograms of good rice. An ordinary family needs at least 780 taels of silver for expenses a year.
This salary is within a reasonable range.
"Your Majesty, the people who are registered here are all innocent people. Most of them have skills. You can buy them back and find an old butler to train them for a few days, and then you can start working."
The man who knew the story hurriedly smiled.
At some point, Liu Xia heard a burst of noise outside the door, including cries and screams, which sounded very miserable.
"Shopkeeper, what happened?"
"Haha, the prince doesn't know something. It's because the government opened the treasury."
"What's the meaning?"
"They are all the family members of some criminals and can only be sold through the government. These people are pitiful. Ordinary people would not come to buy them because they think they are unlucky. Most of the people who come to buy them are buyers from some criminal institutions and the like.
Some girls have a strong temperament, so naturally they don't want to do it. Some time ago, Miss Song was bought by Huafang House and committed suicide in three days. Alas."
Having said this, the shopkeeper sighed softly.
During this period, Liu Xia became more familiar with the laws of the Tianji Dynasty.
Some crimes will indeed implicate family members, such as treason, which will implicate the nine clans.
If some officials are found to be corrupt, most of their servants will be demoted to untouchables and trafficked.
Untouchables have no human rights, just like animals. If the owner likes it, no one will care if he is killed.
"Go and have a look."
Liu Xia immediately stood up and walked towards there.
At this moment, the entrance to the official treasury was already crowded with people.
It's so lively.
On the doorstep, there was a young woman in her thirties, unkempt and pitiful.
"The price is thirty taels."
Immediately, a government official in official uniform standing on the steps shouted.
This young woman is probably old and frail, and no one has made an offer.
"Next!"
The official didn't want to waste time, so he shouted loudly.
Immediately, a little girl, sixteen or seventeen years old, was pulled out.
This little girl had bright eyes and white teeth, and she had a certain appearance. At that moment, there was a commotion in the audience.
"This is the second daughter of the Zhao Yuting family. The price is fifty taels."
"Fifty-five taels."
"Fifty-seven taels."
Liu Xia looked at the girl on the stage, as if she had been drugged, her eyes were dull and she was wearing heavy makeup.
However, it is obvious that this girl is very popular.
After a while, it was raised to eighty taels, and it is still rising.
Finally, at one hundred taels, no one bid again.
The bidder was a fat middle-aged woman with heavy makeup, who was obviously a brothel madam or something like that.
"One hundred taels for the last time."
No one in the audience shouted anymore, and the official was heard to say: "One hundred taels, deal." Let's buy the building. If you want to come and play, you should do it as soon as possible."
At that moment, there was a roar of cheers in the audience.
However, at this moment, the girl suddenly hit the stone pillar on the side, catching people off guard. With a bang, her head was broken and blood flowed, and she fell to the ground.
However, this girl has no cultivation and her body is weak. With such a collision, she only broke her head.
The old bustard waved his hand, and three nurses came over, picked up the girl and left.
"Let me go, let me die. Let me die."
The girl struggled desperately, but to no avail.
"Little Hoof, come with me. If you make trouble again, I will beat you to death."
However, the girl still kept crying, and the old madam said angrily: "Someone, give me a beating."
Three big men held the girl down and started to fight. Liu Xia stood outside the crowd and really couldn't stand it.