Chapter 10: The parchment scroll moves strangely, chaotic space!
Chapter 10: The parchment scroll moves strangely, chaotic space!
Jubao Tower has a history of over a hundred years and does a huge business, dealing in elixirs, magic weapons and other items.
The owner of the building is a monk with supernatural powers, and his name is known throughout the sea area hundreds of thousands of miles in radius.
Chen Zheng came to Jubaolou not to shop.
He didn't have much Xuanhuang money on him, which was given to him by Chen Fu when he was on the Dharma ship before.
That little bit of Xuanhuang money is just a drop in the bucket compared to the monster blood needed at this stage.
The blood of powerful monsters, comparable to the ninth or tenth level of physical body, is very expensive.
The reason he came here was because he heard someone say that Jubao Tower was recruiting monster hunters.
As long as you become a monster hunter, you can enjoy three meals a day and accommodation provided by Jubao Tower for free, as well as a special boat to take monster hunters to and from the monster hunting site.
Jubao Tower takes care of all your food, clothing, housing and transportation, and all you have to do is concentrate on hunting monsters.
Of course, there is no free lunch in the world.
The premise for Jubaolou to provide you with food, clothing, shelter and transportation is that you have to sell all the monsters you hunt to them.
What's more, being a demon hunter is a job that requires a lot of effort and risk.
In the process of hunting monsters, one can easily die in the beast's mouth if one is not careful. The mortality rate is extremely high. Even if the treatment is good, ordinary people will not easily participate.
The risk is too great.
But Chen Zheng is just right for this kind of business.
There is no other reason, just professional matching.
Moreover, if he wants to improve quickly and have the strength to kill Chen Mo and suppress Chen Xingye when he returns to the family, he still has to take some necessary risks.
The spiritual world is not a pure land, so where is there absolute safety?
Even if you hide in a corner, there is a risk of being killed by the aftermath of a fight between strong men.
Furthermore, the gods will invade the Xuanhuang World in large numbers in the future, and you will just be waiting for death if you stay here.
In fact, Chen Zheng can also use the family magic ship to go out to sea on his own to hunt monsters.
However, the ocean is too vast. It is normal to encounter one or two monsters occasionally, but it is unrealistic to find a large number of monsters.
Professional matters should be done by professionals.
Chen Zheng followed the crowd into the Jubao Tower.
"Name?"
"Chen Zheng."
"origin?"
"The Chen family of Jinyu Island."
"realm?"
"The seventh level of internal strength of the physical body."
"???"
When Chen Zheng explained his purpose, he was led by a woman who received guests to the depths of the Jubao Tower and arrived at the hall where monster hunters registered.
The person in charge was a thin old man with three long beards and dozens of sparse white hair neatly combed behind his head. He was called Manager Xu.
Manager Xu sat in front of a long desk, holding the pen that was writing Chen Zheng's message and refused to put it down.
He looked at Chen Zheng in front of him with a face full of question marks. He never expected that this young man was only at the seventh level of physical body.
Other people in the hall who came to register also cast surprised looks at Chen Zheng, as if they were wondering how Chen Zheng had sneaked in.
"Any questions?"
Chen Zheng ignored everyone's gazes, remained calm, and asked Manager Xu questions.
Manager Xu put down his pen and gently advised: "Little brother, at your age, you have reached the seventh level of physical cultivation, which is very rare, but the job of monster hunter is not suitable for you now. You should wait a year or two before trying again."
How could Chen Zheng not hear the hidden meaning in Manager Xu's words? It was simply that his realm was too low.
He was unmoved: "As far as I know, your Jubao Tower is recruiting monster hunters, but you don't say that people with low realms cannot sign up, right?"
"..."
Manager Xu glared at Chen Zheng unhappily.
Why doesn't this guy listen to advice?
There are so many things you can do at such a young age, but you have to learn from others to become a monster hunter.
Others are warriors at the eighth, ninth, or even tenth level of their physical bodies, and they all have certain abilities to preserve their lives.
And you, Chen Zheng, are only at the seventh level of the physical body.
With this level of cultivation, one cannot even hunt monsters, let alone break through the monsters’ defenses.
What the hell is the point of hunting monsters?
If it weren't for Chen Zheng's handsome appearance and talent, he wouldn't bother to persuade him.
They had even been scolded and driven away a long time ago.
"To be honest, I have experience fighting with warriors of the eighth and ninth levels of physical bodies, so I will definitely have no problem hunting monsters."
Seeing that Manager Xu was reluctant to register him, Chen Zheng had no choice but to reveal a little of his strength.
What a fight!
How could the seventh level possibly fight against the ninth level?
Do you take me for a fool?
Or do you think I'm easy to fool because I'm old?
Manager Xu was almost laughed out of anger by Chen Zheng, and he was secretly resentful.
The good impression I had of Chen Zheng also dissipated a lot.
That's it.
He said no more, picked up the pen and quickly wrote Chen Zheng's name on the booklet, and threw out a token.
"From now on, you will be the demon hunter of my Jubao Tower. You will be provided with accommodation and food in the backyard."
"Tomorrow morning, the ship heading to the Forty-Nine Islands to hunt monsters will depart. You can board the ship with this order."
Manager Xu lowered his eyes, no longer looking at Chen Zheng, and waved his hand casually.
"Thank you, senior."
Chen Zheng took the token, clasped his fists and said thank you, then ignored the other people who were whispering about registering and walked to the back of the hall alone.
That is the backyard of Jubao Tower.
"He was a little bit crazy, but he had good talent and was also a man of good manners. It's a pity that he died..."
Manager Xu looked up at Chen Zheng's back, muttered something, and continued to work on the matter at hand.
……
Chen Zheng came to the backyard of Jubao Tower.
There are many monster hunters living here. It is similar to the dormitory he lived in in his previous life and the environment is average.
He didn't like living with others, so he left after eating and returned to the dock where the family's merchant ship was docked.
He also informed Chen Fu and others about his becoming a monster hunter, so that they wouldn't worry and look for him everywhere.
But when Chen Zheng returned to the family merchant ship, Chen Biao, Chen Fu and others had not returned yet, and there were only a few crew members on the ship to guard the supplies.
Everyone else went to the market to have fun.
Come to think of it, since we finally get out here, we should naturally relax and have fun.
Late at night, Chen Fu and others still hadn't returned and lost contact with Chunxiangyuan.
The next day, the sky in the east began to turn pale.
Chen Zheng explained to the person guarding the supplies that he was going to hunt monsters, and then went to the dock where the monster hunters boarded the ship. With the token given by Manager Xu yesterday, he boarded the ship with many monster hunters.
Perhaps because it was carrying a large number of monster corpses, this ship was much larger than the Chen family's merchant ship, more than five hundred feet long, and much faster, rushing out of the dock like a giant arrow.
Destination, Forty-nine Islands.
Chen Zheng didn't know where the Forty-Nine Islands were, but he learned from conversations with several monster hunters nearby that it was a group of deserted islands where monsters were rampant.
As the goods have been in short supply recently, Jubao Tower has sent a large number of monster hunters to the Forty-Nine Islands to open up wasteland and bring back the monster corpses to make pills and weapons.
In addition to monster hunters, Jubaolou also gathered a group of herbalists to collect spiritual herbs from all over the place.
Compared to collecting herbs, hunting monsters is much more dangerous.
If monster hunters team up with each other, act together and besiege monsters, it will undoubtedly reduce certain risks.
Chen Zheng saw many small groups of demon hunters around, with three or five people gathered in one place.
There are also some small groups that are asking around, trying to recruit people to join them.
Perhaps because Chen Zheng acted as if he wanted to keep strangers away, no one came to question him for the time being.
He has a secret and doesn't want to team up with anyone.
"Do you have a companion, little brother?"
Just as Chen Zheng was sitting on the deck with his eyes closed, a questioning voice suddenly came.
Chen Zheng opened his eyes and looked over. Not far away, he saw a man and a woman walking towards him. Both were dressed in black and looked neat and capable.
The man was about thirty years old, with a kind face and a long sword on his waist. The woman was in her early twenties, with willow-shaped eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, a thin waist and a big butt, and quite pretty.
The person who just spoke to Chen Zheng was the man with a sword.
"I don't have any companions, but..." Seeing that the two men wanted to recruit him, Chen Zheng was about to refuse.
The man with the sword laughed first and said, "Brother, you are Chen Zheng, right? My name is Li Qiu, and this is my sister Li Rong. We are short of manpower. Why don't you join us in hunting monsters so that we can take care of each other?"
Chen Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and shook his head, "I'm not used to being with others, sorry both of you."
"This"
Li Qiu's smile froze.
A hint of surprise flashed across Li Rong's eyes, as if she didn't expect Chen Zheng to refuse.
Seeing that Chen Zheng didn't want to pay attention to him anymore, Li Qiu hesitated and finally smiled bitterly and clasped his fists: "Sorry for disturbing you."
The two turned and left.
"Brother, Manager Xu asked us to take care of him so that he wouldn't get killed by a beast on his first monster hunt, but he didn't appreciate it. What should we do..."
Chen Zheng's ears moved and he heard the brother and sister talking in a low voice as they walked away.
"Manager Xu? He's a nice guy."
A thoughtful look flashed across Chen Zheng's eyes, and he continued to close his eyes and rest.
The ship headed south.
After two hours, we will arrive at our destination.
"Is the Forty-Nine Islands ahead?"
Someone shouted, startling a group of monster hunters on the boat who were gathering their strength.
Everyone stood up and looked.
Chen Zhengyi stood up and looked into the distance following the gazes of the crowd.
All I saw were huge islands not far apart floating on the sea, stretching to the end of the horizon.
The island is covered with towering ancient trees, lush greenery, high peaks and flowing water, and stands tall among the sea of clouds.
"Roar……"
Faintly, the roar of beasts could be heard from the giant island, shaking the mountains and seas.
As the ship got closer to one of the islands, the roars of beasts gradually increased.
"There are quite a few monsters."
Chen Zheng's eyes lit up, as if he saw a mountain of gold waiting for him to dig.
If he were to kill all the monsters on the island and suck all their blood, to what extent would his cultivation level be improved?
Even if I can't cultivate the tenth level of divine transformation in my physical body, I can at least reach the ninth level of spiritual communication, right?
"Everyone, the Forty-Nine Islands are ahead. They are a large group of deserted islands that we discovered when we were sailing some time ago."
"There are many spiritual medicines on the island, and the monsters are active. Everyone should do their best. I will take as many monsters as you can hunt. All at market price!"
A tall middle-aged man appeared at the cabin exit and shouted loudly to everyone, encouraging many monster hunters. He was Manager Wang who was in charge of this operation.
Wow!
The crowd was instantly boiling with excitement, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and they were all rubbing their hands in anticipation.
"It seems that the island is quite dangerous."
Chen Zheng was not overwhelmed by Manager Wang's words, but instead became secretly alert.
The power of Jubao Tower is huge, far beyond that of the Chen family. There are at least hundreds of masters of the tenth level of physical body in the tower, and there are countless others of the eighth and ninth levels.
Such a force is enough to sweep across most of the deserted islands and take away all the valuable medicines, monsters, minerals, etc. on the islands.
Now that the Forty-Nine Islands have been discovered, instead of attacking them directly, a group of monster hunters will be summoned to share a piece of the pie.
What's the point?
Chen Zheng guessed that either Jubao Tower was too busy and could not spare any manpower to capture the Forty-Nine Islands.
Either the monsters on the island are too powerful, or there is some kind of danger, and Jubao Tower may suffer heavy losses if it attacks directly, so it has to use profit to drive monster hunters to act as vanguards to avoid its own losses.
To put it bluntly, demon hunters are cannon fodder.
Of course, these are all Chen Zheng’s own guesses. Only Jubaolou itself knows the truth.
And the demon hunter is also willing to do it.
Going out to hunt monsters is like hanging your head on your belt. You must be mentally prepared to die at any time.
The wages of avarice is death.
It's hard to say who is right and who is wrong.
The spiritual world is not a place to talk about right or wrong.
Blah, blah!
The big ship slowly approached the shore.
"Remember, my Jubaolou ship will stop at the edge of this island for three days. Once the time is up, we will return immediately. We will not wait for you after the time is up."
"One more thing, you can eat the spiritual medicine on the island, but you can't bring it on board. If I find anyone hiding spiritual medicine on you, you will be an enemy of Jubao Tower!"
Manager Wang spoke several words in a deep voice, and swept across everyone with a sharp gaze, causing many demon hunters who were originally planning to pick medicinal herbs on the island to feel a chill in their hearts.
"How many spiritual herbs can I eat? It would be great if I had a magic storage device. After I get to the island, I can suck a lot of monsters into mummies without being discovered." Chen Zheng shook his head secretly.
He came here to hunt monsters not for money, but only to absorb the blood of the monsters to cultivate his true body of Hades.
Like the last time when they sucked Chen Yuan dry at sea, it was fine. They just threw the mummy into the sea and the boat sailed away, and no one could find it.
It’s different on this island. Many monster hunters are wandering around looking for monsters, and their frequent dumping of corpses can easily attract attention.
Chen Zheng urgently needs a magic storage device. With this thing to store corpses, he can avoid a lot of trouble.
Unfortunately, storage magic weapons are extremely precious.
Ordinary cultivators with supernatural powers may not be able to possess it, so Chen Zheng cannot get it for the time being.
"Ok?"
Just as the above thought flashed through Chen Zheng's mind, the parchment scroll deep in his mind suddenly moved, emitting a vast and boundless aura.
He quickly immersed himself in his thoughts and checked.
Who knew that as soon as his mind came into contact with the parchment scroll, he was like a drop in the ocean, and entered into it.
That strand of mind did not lose contact with him, but came to a space with no end in sight.
There is no sky above and no earth below. There is no sun, moon, stars or anything like that. There is also no distinction between clear and turbid air. It is like the boundless chaos before the creation of heaven and earth.
"Storage space?"
Chen Zheng's mind moved, and he tried to use his mind to let the token on his body enter the chaotic space.
The token actually appeared inside!
He was greatly encouraged.
"I have studied the parchment scroll several times before, but I have never found any space inside it."
"Just now, I just subconsciously thought of the storage magic weapon, and the space on the parchment scroll automatically opened. Perhaps it is related to my thoughts or needs?"
Chen Zheng suppressed his excitement and immediately recited in his mind words such as "The Second Stage of the True Demon Indestructible Body", "The Sage's Jade", "The Three Lives Stone", "The Air of Nothingness of Destiny", etc., in an attempt to let the parchment scroll feel his urgent need.
But no matter how he tried, it was fruitless.
The parchment scroll did not move again.
"Never mind, the storage space is also very good and can solve my current urgent needs."
"I will slowly explore the rest later. One day, I will be able to learn all the secrets of the parchment scroll."
While Chen Zheng's thoughts were racing, most of the monster hunters on the ship had already disembarked and landed on the island.
The brother and sister who had invited Chen Zheng to join the group passed by. The elder brother, Li Qiu, asked again with a smile, "Brother Chen, this island is very dangerous. Are you really not going to join us?"
"Brother Li, I appreciate your kindness."
Chen Zheng had just obtained the storage space and was in a good mood, smiling a little.
"Okay, Brother Chen, take this with you, it should be of some use." Li Qiu handed over a small cloth bag.
"This is?"
Chen Zheng was puzzled and did not reach out to take it.
"Scent-suppressing powder, apply it on your body to cover up the smell and avoid being detected by most monsters." Li Qiu put the cloth bag in Chen Zheng's hand and sighed softly: "Brother Chen, be careful."
After saying this, he turned and got off the boat.
Li Rong glanced at Chen Zheng, as if she wanted to say something, but didn't say much. She just left a look that said "May all your luck" and got off the boat with a twisted waist.
"..."
Chen Zheng was speechless and wanted to kick this woman hard on her butt.
Thanks to the fearless boss Xiao Taozi for the reward of 1,000 starting coins!
Thanks to Master Yue and Master Wuzan for the reward of 100 starting coins!
Thank you all for your monthly tickets!
(End of this chapter)