The Rebirth of an Immortal Cultivator
Chapter 252: The Arrival of Tax Billing
Despite the danger that came to Fang City, Mo Lian remained as mediocre as if she had never known anyone was moving here. He did not know what hundreds of Dao Cultivators were here for, but he felt that it was not a good thing.
Mo Lian ignored the hundreds of people who were to come, and chose to enjoy a meal together with a neighbor who was very kind to her. Bai Yuyan had an 18-year-old daughter, with an 11-year-old son, and both of them were both ordinary humans who did not practice.
Both of them could not be said to be talented people, but they could at least reach a better level than the group of youths that bothered him. Yet Mo Lian did not plan to teach the two to cultivate, as she did not particularly want to get in touch with the Tianjin Star.
Mo Lian also felt guilty for being too close to the residents here, which he would later leave behind. But because it was already done, then he let and gradually his identity as a Dao Cultivator will be revealed.
If he really felt guilty and uncomfortable, which might awaken the Devil Heart, then he only needed to provide training to the people nearby, just like Old Man Hong who provided training, he said, although not raised to be a student.
"Son Lin Mo?" Bai Yuyan waved her right hand in front of Mo Lian's face.
Mo Lian nodded and smiled faintly. "Nothing, I'm just thinking something ..."
Mo Lian placed the two chopsticks on top of the bowl, then continued her words, "Is Fang City under the control of an organization? Sect or extended family, but not in Fang City itself?"
The atmosphere turned silent and no one spoke. It was like there was an old wound embedded in their hearts and minds.
"Fang City, was a small town under the rule of the God Mountain Sect. Once every six months, we have to tax eighty percent of the crop."
Mo Lian frowned, and considered it unreasonable about the tax system taking 80%. Residents who take care of the territory can be said to get nothing from the hard work for six months. The time, energy and capital they spent did not pay off at all.
From this, he finally realized why the city with a population of 30,000,000 people, including the largest city if there is on Earth. But it has a life that is not prosperous, and the buildings here are on average made of wood.
In order to make the mind calmer, I also have to solve the problems in Fang City. Really fucking! Who created the Peace of Mind method to break through the Immortal Dao?!
Mo Lian was really furious and deepened, to the point that she had forgotten that the one who created the Peace of Mind method was herself after successfully breaking through the Heavenly Immortal.
Mo Lian exhaled a long breath and again invited the meal to melt the tense atmosphere. But Bai Yuyan continued to tell me about the state of Fang City that started 200 years ago. It was certainly not Bai Yuyan herself who felt it, but rather her predecessor who lived in Fang City.
If born in Fang City, it was certain that person would stay forever in Fang City and could not leave the place. If anyone left Fang City to such a distance, that person would die a miserable death.
Mo Lian only knew about it, because he did not feel any curse or strange things in Fang City that put lives at risk. There is only one reason why it can die horribly, namely killing secretly and giving a sign like being killed by wild animals.
Their meal together lasted until midnight, and it was then that Mo Lian helped to clean up the tableware before returning to her own place.
The returning Mo Lian chose not to sleep and sat cross-legged on the bed. He wants to calm his mind back and blend with nature, calm like water, but dangerous if disturbed just a little.
"Tomorrow morning, Fang City will be in chaos. I've been looking around and here it's run out of food sources, given the winter that's here. It was in stark contrast to the Tianming Land that there was no winter."
Mo Lian opened her eyes slowly as she entered the early hours of the morning, then she laid down her body and slept.
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Morning Day
Mo Lian woke up from her sleep and opened her eyes slowly. With both hands touching the mattress, he supported his body to sit leaning against the bed rest and flexing his muscles.
Mo Lian went down from the bed and went to the well beside the house to wash her face. When he had just picked up a bucket of water from the well, suddenly the sky shook with an echoing voice.
Mo Lian turned her head to look at the sky. "Although I no longer need to hold back and behave like a normal human being. But I will still use Lin Mo's identity and see what kind of strength the Realm and Humans are so arrogant about."
Using the word 'God' for the naming of a sect did sound great and domineering, but if it was in the Eternal World or the Main Star. The God Sect would be visited by many Dao Cultivators and Demons to challenge, whether it was truly appropriate to bear the word 'God'.
Even the extremely arrogant and haughty Demon Sect in the Eternal World would not dare to use 'God' for the naming of their sect. Master Hong Xi Ning who was a Heavenly Immortal also never considered himself a God.
"Well..." Mo Lian exhaled a long breath and walked out of her courtyard. He could see Auntie Bai Yuyan and the family looking scared, as well as carrying some sacks of wheat and other groceries.
"Auntie?"
Bai Yuyan turned her head to the right looking at Mo Lian. "Son Lin Mo, quickly leave the city, otherwise, you could be in danger of not bringing an offering." There was worry on his face.
"No need to worry." Mo Lian smiled faintly and raised her left hand parallel to her chest, then walked to the center of the city.
The uncle and aunt who lived next door really looked very worried because they could not convince Mo Lian to leave the city.
Mo Lian herself had nothing to fear, she wanted to see who dared to be haughty in her current residence.
When he reached the center of the city, Mo Lian saw hundreds of men and women standing dozens of inches from the ground. They stared down at all the residents of Fang City, Mo Lian also saw Ann Jing Hao who was in the ranks of the God Mountain Sect.
"Elder! He was the one who broke the feet and hands of his fellow-criminal! He even slapped me in the face!" Ann Jing Hao pointed towards Mo Lian who had just arrived.
Mo Lian frowned feeling astonished. He did not do what Ann Jing Hao said and remained silent as he was attacked suddenly from behind. "Aren't you the one who attacked me, and tripped."
"Omong empty!" Ann Jing Hao spat to the right and again pointed towards Mo Lian with a disgusting smile. "I am a talented Cultivator at the Gold Core level, it is impossible to be injured just from stumbling!"
Mo Lian tilted her head. "Then, doesn't it make more sense. If I were, an ordinary human being who doesn't practice could break your legs and arms."
Everyone who was there felt great pity for Mo Lian for offending Ann Jing Hao in front of the Elder of the God Mountain Sect.
The long white-haired old man, long eyebrows all the way down the eyes and standing in the front row was opening his eyes looking intently at Mo Lian. The old man was wearing an orange red outfit, in a white robe.
"Young man, not only did you not bring an offering, but you also made trouble with Ann Jing Hao. Break your legs and hands, then I—"
Mo Lian raised her right hand pointing her index finger at Ann Jing Hao. "Whisper, if he really wants to die, then just kill him."
Ann Jing Hao fell down with his eyes wide open, and it was seen that his head had been hollowed out with blood seeping out. Even his Soul Core was also destroyed and could not heal the wounds suffered.
The old man gritted his teeth while gripping his clenched fingers. "Big**! How dare you kill my student—"
"Then why?" Mo Lian walked over to the old man, and it was then that heavy rain began to pour down on the entire city. "The God Mountain Patriarch is coming? I'll come there! Dare to use the name of a God to name a sect, that was an insult!"
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