Xishan Village

Chapter 90 Xishan Village

"call."

Jag breathed a sigh of relief.

The short-haired, burly man sheathed his black battle knife and walked towards Jugger.

"Brother, my name is Peng Chi. This time, we really owe you a debt of gratitude. Otherwise, my two brothers and I would have died in the jaws of this monster." The short-haired, burly man, Peng Chi, bowed and expressed his thanks.

"You're too kind. If you want to leave, I don't think this monster can stop you," Jage said.

During the battle with the demonic beast, he had also been observing Peng Chi's strength.

Peng Chi is a superior god-level being, whose divine power and soul realm are higher than Jeg's, but his body is very ordinary. Moreover, whether it is physical attack or soul attack, his moves are not as mysterious as Jeg's, which makes his attacks weaker than Jeg's.

However, with the divine power of a superior god, his speed is greater than that of Jeg, so if he really wanted to escape, he would have a chance to do so.

Peng Chi shook his head and said, "My two brothers are seriously injured. I can't abandon them and run away. Moreover, this monster is a cave dragon from the earth. It has a strong body and it would be difficult for even a high-level god to deal with. If it weren't for you, the three of us brothers would really be in grave danger."

"Yes, thank you so much this time." Peng Chi's two brothers walked over with a limp. Their injuries had not fully healed, but they could already walk.

Peng Chi said, "Brother, what's your name? If it's convenient, please come and sit in our village. Let the three of us brothers thank you properly. I have a jar of good wine at home, just in time to open it."

A village?

Jag's heart skipped a beat. He was new to the place and really needed to find a place to learn more about the divine realm.

He originally intended to cultivate in the mine, but after this battle, it was clear that this abandoned mine was not a safe place and was not suitable for cultivation.

"My name is Qiao Jie. In that case, I'll take my leave of you," said Jie Ge, bowing slightly.

He casually picked up an alias.

"Haha, what do you mean by disturbing me? Come on, I'll take you back to the village!" Peng Chi laughed heartily.

The four of them chatted and laughed as they walked toward the village where the Peng brothers lived.

After a conversation, Jege also learned about Peng Chi's two brothers, one named Bi Ting and the other Lai Congwu. The three of them were brothers in life and death when they were in the lower realm. They cultivated together, survived the divine tribulation together, and came to the divine realm.

Today, the three brothers live in a village called Xishan Village.

Xishan Village is a village near Gongyang City and is protected by Gongyang City.

"Brother Qiao Jie, which village are you from? Are you also near Gongyang City?" Lai Congwu, a tall man with an honest face, asked curiously.

Peng Chi was also very interested. When fighting the underground dragon, he was very curious about Jeg's origins.

"Me?" Jag shook his head. "Before I underwent the tribulation of godhood, I was enslaved by the soul of a powerful being and stayed in one of his caves. Not long ago, that powerful being went out and perished, and I regained my freedom. Currently, I have no place to live and am wandering alone."

This was the explanation that Jaeger had secretly prepared.

Just as some powerful beings in Hell who are well-versed in the rules of death can exert soul control over the weak, the main universe also has similar methods of soul control.

For example, the craftsman god Che Houyuan of the Linmeng Universe possessed a third-rate Primordial Spiritual Treasure called the "Locking God Tower," which could absorb life into it and make it a slave to the master of the Locking God Tower.

Jag felt that even if the God Realm of the Hongmeng Universe was different from the God Realm of the Linmeng Universe, these methods of soul control based on laws and treasures should still exist. After all, the Panlong Universe, an affiliated universe, had them, so there was no reason why the main universe wouldn't have them.

After speaking, Jag observed the expressions of Peng Chi and the other two.

Peng Chi and the other two had no doubts. The honest-looking man, Lai Congwu, even sighed, "The God Realm is indeed full of dangers. We three brothers have been in the God Realm for billions of years, and we have encountered crises many times."

Peng Chi suddenly realized, "So he was enslaved by the soul of a powerful being. No wonder his body is so strong. Servants who are favored by powerful beings usually have some special characteristics. His attack moves were probably obtained from that powerful being."

Peng Chi looked at Jiege: "Brother Qiao Jie, although you are not weak, it is still dangerous for you to venture out alone. You are only a lower-level god now. I think it would be better for you to find a village to live in, like us, and go out to explore after you have improved your strength."

"I also have this plan, but I have been controlled by the soul and have never left the strongman's cave. I don't know much about the divine realm and don't know how to join the village," Jage said.

Peng Chi laughed and said, "Haha, that's simple. You can come back to Xishan Village with us. If you are satisfied, you can stay in Xishan Village. You can come and go freely in Xishan Village. However, if you want to officially stay and become a villager, you will have to pay a tax of one thousand low-grade divine stones to Gongyang City every thousand years."

Jag nodded secretly; this was similar to the divine realm of the Linmon universe.

After a being in the Linmeng Universe ascends to the God Realm, they will mine for free for major powers for a thousand years. After that, they will be assigned to live in a village outside the city and pay taxes once every thousand years.

"Brother Peng Chi, I wonder how one earns Divine Stones? What happens if you don't pay taxes?" Jage asked, as he didn't have a single Divine Stone at the moment.

Peng Chi sighed, "It's very difficult for us ordinary gods to earn divine stones. There are generally three ways. One is to mine in the divine stone mines. After a thousand years, after paying the divine stones, there will usually be a lot left over. But mining is not that simple. Those mines are controlled by powerful forces. Many people want to get in, but you can't get in without connections."

"Secondly, we went to abandoned mines to pan for spirit stones. If we were lucky, we could find some. The three of us brothers planned to try our luck in that abandoned mine this time, but not only did we not find any spirit stones, we also encountered an underground dragon."

"The third way is to work. Work for some powerful and influential people in the city. There are many kinds of jobs, and the salary is paid with spirit stones."

"Of course, besides these three, there are other things. For example, you can go to barren areas to find some rare materials, or precious herbs and minerals, and bring them to the city to sell. However, this kind of work is quite dangerous, and finding precious herbs and materials requires a keen eye, which is not something that ordinary people can do."

"We three brothers have been in the God Realm for so many years. After paying a thousand low-grade divine stones every thousand years, we only have a little divine stone left for cultivation. If we can't pay the tax, we will be taken to mine for free. No matter how much we mine, we will not get it. If we dare to run away, we will be wanted by major forces."

Jag listened quietly, feeling that even ordinary gods had a very difficult time surviving in the divine realm, just like the sacred realm of the material plane and the journey of lower-level gods to the supreme plane.

However, Jaeger himself didn't feel too much pressure.

"A thousand years? I've only been in the main universe for a thousand years so far. At worst, I can just return to the Panlong Universe. No matter what, these powerful forces in the God Realm can't go to the subsidiary universe."

His most important task now is to find a safe place to properly comprehend the laws of space.

As long as the laws of space are improved, the strength of the main god's avatar in the Panlong Universe will also increase.

Jeger followed Peng Chi and the other two to Xishan Village. They chatted along the way, and Peng Chi and the others knew that Jeger didn't know much about the God Realm, so they introduced what they knew to him.

Jage gradually gained some basic understanding of the divine realm in the primordial universe.

In the God Realm of the Primordial Universe, there are many powerful forces that fight each other endlessly, creating a chaotic situation. Gongyang City is a city under the command of "Eastern Pole Holy Golden Mountain," a powerful force in the God Realm, and its city lord, "Gongyang Tenglong," is a powerful God King.

Besides the power struggles between major forces, the realm of gods also has many bandit groups that rule the mountains. It can be said that danger lurks everywhere outside the city. To have a safe environment to live in, one must seek the protection of a major power.

The villagers of Xishan Village are all ordinary deities who receive the protection of Gongyang City by regularly paying divine stones to the city.

Not long after, the three returned to Xishan Village.

Xishan Village is considered a small village among the villages surrounding Gongyang City. Despite its small size, it is home to over 100,000 people, and the houses stretch as far as the eye can see.

As they entered the village, the Peng brothers greeted some familiar friends.

As they passed a house, Peng Chi stopped and specifically introduced it to Jiege: "Brother Qiao Jie, this is the only weapon-refining shop in our Xishan Village. If you want to buy or sell divine weapons, you can come here."

"A weapon-refining shop?" Jeg looked over curiously. The building occupied quite a lot of space, and there was a sign hanging at the entrance. The sign did not have the shop's name written on it, but only a picture of an iron hammer.

There is no crafting industry in the Panlong Universe. Whether it is a divine artifact or a main divine artifact, the materials are not anything special. They mainly rely on the nurturing of acquired divine power and the power of the main god.

However, in the main universe, artifacts need to be crafted, and skilled artifact crafters are highly valued. In the Linmeng universe, the craftsman chariot god chariot ...

Qin Yu, also known as "Qin Meng," rose to prominence in the divine realm of the Linmeng Universe through his weapon-refining skills.

Jag was also curious about the weapon-forging techniques of the divine realm, and couldn't help but say, "Brother Peng Chi, shall we go in and take a look?"

"sure."

Peng Chi led the way into the weapon-refining shop.

Upon entering the gate, there is a spacious storefront with shelves displaying a wide variety of artifacts, including offensive and defensive ones. At a glance, there are at least a hundred items.

"Peng Chi? Haha, what do you want to buy?" There was a two-meter-tall bald man in the shop, shirtless, revealing his muscular build. He seemed to have just finished working, as he was covered in sweat.

"Wenzhong, I've brought some new brothers I met here to visit you," Peng Chi said with a smile to the bald, burly man, then turned to introduce them to Jiege.

"Brother Qiao Jie, this is Wen Zhong, the owner of this weapon-refining shop. He is a superior god-level being who was skilled in weapon refining when he was in the lower realm. After ascending, he studied for hundreds of millions of years and is the best weapon refiner in our Xishan Village."

Wen Zhong waved his hand: "What weapon refiner? With my skill level, I'm just a weapon refining apprentice in the entire God Realm. At most, I can only refine high-grade divine artifacts. If I can refine low-grade heavenly divine artifacts, then I'll truly be considered an expert."

Peng Chi laughed and said, "That's quite remarkable. With this skill, you can earn spirit stones much more easily than we can. Maybe you'll be able to buy a house in Gongyang City and move there in the future. Then, you'll really turn your life around."

"Haha, let's hope so. Houses in Gongyang City aren't cheap," Wen Zhong laughed.

With a powerful god-king guarding the city, Gongyang City is naturally safer than Xishan Village. Moreover, one can directly absorb divine energy to cultivate within the city without consuming divine stones, which has many advantages.

Countless geniuses dream of owning a house in the city, but the vast majority of them cannot afford it.

"This is very similar to hell," Jag thought to himself.

Even ordinary god-level powerhouses in Hell hope to buy a house in the city so they can cultivate safely.

"Boss Wen, let me take a look first," said Jagger.

"Haha, sure, feel free to look around."

Jag slowly walked past each shelf, carefully examining the magical artifacts on them.

He wanted to compare the differences between the divine artifacts of the divine realm and the divine artifacts and main artifacts of the Panlong Universe.

The entire weapon-refining shop mainly sells low-grade divine artifacts, some mid-grade divine artifacts, and the fewest high-grade divine artifacts.

According to what Wen Zhong just said, he can only refine high-grade divine artifacts at most.

After looking at the artifacts on the shelves, Jag had a general understanding of the artifacts in the divine realm.

Generally speaking, the artifacts in the Panlong Universe and the artifacts in the God Realm can be matched. The lower-level artifacts in the Panlong Universe are equivalent to the lower-grade artifacts in the God Realm, the middle-level artifacts are equivalent to the middle-grade artifacts, and the upper-level artifacts are equivalent to the upper-grade artifacts.

It's just that the level of weapon crafting in the God Realm is higher, and the lower-grade divine artifacts in the God Realm are much stronger than the lower-grade divine artifacts in the Panlong Universe.

"It seems that my main artifact body is likely at the level of a low-grade heavenly artifact from the divine realm," Jage thought to himself.

However, since this weapon-refining shop didn't have any low-grade divine artifacts, he couldn't be sure.

"Boss Wenzhong, how much do you charge for your magical artifact?" Jiege looked at Wenzhong, a glint of light in his eyes.

After figuring out the comparison between the Panlong Cosmic Artifact and the Divine Realm Artifact, he came up with a way to earn Divine Stones.

Divine artifacts? In the Panlong Universe, he has no shortage of divine artifacts!

Although he kept most of his wealth in the spatial ring of his main god avatar, before his main body came to the God Realm, he also put some divine artifacts and main divine artifacts into his main body's spatial ring for unforeseen circumstances.

Currently, he has over a thousand high-level divine artifacts and ten main divine artifacts in his spatial ring, which he can sell to exchange for divine stones.

However, before selling it, he needed to find out the price of divine artifacts from the divine realm.

Wen Zhong naturally didn't know that Jiege had so many divine artifacts. He just assumed that Jiege was a normal customer asking about prices, so he smiled and introduced, "The price of a low-grade divine artifact is generally one hundred low-grade divine stones, a mid-grade divine artifact is one thousand low-grade divine stones, and a high-grade divine artifact is ten thousand low-grade divine stones. Of course, this is just the normal price. The price will fluctuate depending on the specific quality of the divine artifact."

Because of the different skill levels of weapon refiners, even among top-grade divine artifacts, the quality will vary. Some are just at the threshold of top-grade divine artifacts, while others are top-quality top-grade divine artifacts, and their prices will naturally be different.

Upon hearing this, Jag mentally estimated his current wealth.

A thousand high-grade divine artifacts are worth ten million low-grade divine stones. Even if your own high-grade divine artifact is of relatively low quality, it can still be worth several million low-grade divine stones.

(End of this chapter)