'Yao Yue Lou?
Gu Qing glanced at the three Chinese characters of dragons and phoenixes embroidered on the extremely gorgeous gauze curtain, and a look of reminiscence flashed through his eyes.
'Once upon an island in the middle of a lake in Chihufang, Huaining County, Ye Country, there seemed to be a place where the name Huoyue Yue Tower was... Soon, Gu Qing recalled something, and felt a little enlightened in his heart.
'The Yaoyue Tower on the island in the middle of the lake in Kurongfang is the property of a certain sect under the jurisdiction of Hehuan Road... He thought like this, stretched out his hand to grab it, and suddenly saw a large black water curtain all around like splashing ink, which quickly became The illusion soon turned into little bits of heavy water and merged into the heavy water mysterious beads.
Then Gu Qing put away the Heavy Water Mysterious Pearl and tried to fly away.
At present, he has just arrived at the sea area of Outing Island, and he still needs to travel six to seven thousand miles to the northwest before he can return to Changming Island.
With such a long distance, it would probably take more than a day or two if he relied on the unsatisfactory black tiger. In this case, he planned to rush back to Changming Island on his own.
'First fly through the air for a while, and after there are no other monks around, I can use the Water Escape Technique in the sea... If I use the Water Escape Technique with all my strength now, I can return to Changming Island within a moment.
Gu Qing made a rough estimate.
But just when Gu Qing transformed into the Escape Light and was about to leave.
"Senior, please stay! My master has invited me."
A melodious female voice sounded from far to near, and among the several rays of light following the extremely gorgeous steps, a white ray of light separated and flew towards Gu Qing slowly.
Gu Qing's body was slightly sluggish.
He glanced at the white escaping light that was approaching him, and then turned to glance at the direction of the pedestal. However, it was covered by a thick gauze curtain, and he could not see anything inside. Seeing this, he smiled slightly. He cupped his fists, turned his head expressionlessly, and the light on his body turned into light and left.
call out!
In just a few breaths, Gu Qing flew hundreds of miles away.
Looking back, he could no longer see the extremely gorgeous steps being pulled by the three-headed divine horse monsters. Gu Qing's escape speed slowed down a little, and he swooped down towards the sea below with rich water spiritual power emitting from his body.
The night is like a prison, above the vast sea, and there are no big islands where monks gather around. Regarding the unknown number of monks on the step, and the unknown intention, Gu Qing will not casually accept the invitation. ——It is impossible to say that the Buchu is a special spiritual weapon. There is a powerful evil cultivator sharpening the sword inside. Once he gets close to it or enters it, he will encounter great danger.
When going out for training, the purpose is to be cautious and not to speculate on other monks with any kind thoughts, otherwise you will be joking with your life.
thump!
Gu Qing plunged into the sea water, but his expression changed. He felt that the sea water around him became extremely viscous, and his body seemed to be stuck in a quagmire. He actually failed to successfully use the water escape technique!
not only that.
A monk whose aura was at the ninth level of foundation building and who was about to reach the fake elixir realm suddenly appeared from the deep sea below at the moment Gu Qing plunged into the sea water, flying towards the top. The monk glanced at Gu Qing indifferently and waved his hand. Just hit his direction and shoot a white streak!
puff!
Immediately, the surrounding seawater within an unknown range was cut into two halves like tofu by the white streak. The fishes that were exactly where the white streak passed by almost all moved at the same time. It was cut off, and the cross section was crystal clear and smooth, without any blood flowing out!
In an instant, this white horse spanned a thousand feet and almost appeared in front of Gu Qing's eyes, making Gu Qing's scalp numb. Gu Qing flew back without thinking. At the same time, he combined the ancient demon's body with his own and sacrificed it. The heavy water mysterious bead that has just been filled with heavy water!
As soon as the heavy water mysterious bead appeared, under the crazy infusion of Gu Qing's spiritual power, a large amount of heavy water was released. In an instant, it condensed into a black water curtain, sheltering his figure.
Click!
But the thick black water curtain only lasted for a moment before it was broken by the white water curtain. An extremely sharp feeling appeared on Gu Qing's skin, as if it was about to split his body into two.
Festival!
The light in Gu Qing's eyes skyrocketed, and he grew taller and taller. He pushed forward with one hand. The thick black water curtain that had just been broken around him instantly decomposed and condensed towards Gu Qing's pressed palm. He was grabbed by Gu Qing, and he faced it bravely. Talk about white training!
throat!
The surrounding light was distorted for a moment, and the light and shadow trembled.
The huge white bolt was blocked again for a short moment, and the huge force carried by it rose into the sky with a ball of black light, cutting off the clouds in the sky, and then slowly disappeared.
Between the truncated clouds in the sky, a group of black light was restrained, revealing Gu Qing's figure. He looked down below gloomily.
'It seems like they just want to kill me. If they can't succeed in one blow, they don't want to waste time on me, a fifth-level foundation-building cultivator...
I saw that the cultivator of the ninth level of foundation building, after giving him a casual blow, ignored him, but turned into a small ray of light and went straight to the direction of the gorgeous step he had seen before!
In addition to this cultivator of the ninth level of foundation building, Gu Qing also sensed three other auras that appeared suddenly, far or near, around him. These three auras were barely concealed, like wolf smoke billowing into the sky, each one of them. Not weak to this ninth level of foundation building!
"Is this...an interception?"
Gu Qing was shocked and confused, muttering to himself.
He retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes, and put away the Heavy Water Mysterious Bead.
'If there is only one monk who can be surrounded and killed by four cultivators of the ninth level of foundation building, I am afraid that at least one of the monks above him must be in the fake elixir realm! What's more, the four cultivations of the ninth level of foundation building are only what I can sense... Gu Qing took a breath of cold air, buried his head and flew away into the distance.
After a few breaths.
Heading all the way to the northwest, flying for more than a hundred miles, Gu Qing leaned down and rushed into the sea water again. The sea water here returned to normal, no longer as sticky as before. He immediately felt the water spiritual power surge around him, and cast the water Use the escape technique and rush towards Changming Island.
The winter months have arrived.
This year's winter months are extremely cold.
In previous years, there was not much snow on Changming Island in winter.
But this year, the winter moon has just arrived, and on Changming Island, which is nearly 4,000 miles in radius, except for various markets and settlements covered by formations, all other places have been covered by ice and snow.
In fact, it’s not just Changming Island.
With the exception of the sea area near Outing Island, all the islands in the vast sea have fallen into a severe cold that can kill livestock and ordinary people. I heard that most areas of the Yunmiao Continent, which originally had four distinct seasons, have experienced a cold since the beginning of autumn this year. It was shrouded in severe cold.
The north wind is howling, and the snow particles are like knives.
When Gu Qing just arrived at Changming Island that day, the spirit boat sailed into the dock.
There were huge crowds of people and the atmosphere was hot, dispelling the coldness of the night.
On the lampposts, there are huge pearls. Under the blazing white light, the surrounding snow is melted by transpiration. People gathered near the pier to endure the severe cold. Most of them are mortal men who have no spiritual power to cultivate themselves, and there are also a few low-level monks who have cultivated themselves.
Tonight, a batch of supplies shipped from the land will arrive at the dock. For this batch of supplies, it is said that even the owner of Changming Island has personally sent out his strong men to escort him! They were more than two hundred and seventy huge ships fully loaded with cargo. They contained enough supplies to survive the cold winter for the mortals and low-level monks who were currently having difficulty surviving on Changming Island and the many islands under Changming Island. Food and clothing.
The tens of thousands of people waiting near this dock are gathered here just to unload the goods. As for the transportation and distribution of these materials, other people have to do it.
Tens of thousands of people gathered together, and the voices of each other's conversations were mixed together, making a buzzing sound that shook the sea water near the pier to create ripples.
A figure came across the waves, quietly passing through the crowd, and arrived at a relatively quiet place a few miles away from the pier of Changming Island. From here, looking towards the island, Lanlingfang City and Chihufang City could be seen. The two small monastery cities in the city are shining with brilliant light under the night.
Gu Qing
Looking at the overwhelming darkness near the pier, I was shocked for a moment. After calming down, a trace of doubt flashed in my eyes: 'With so many people gathered together, is it possible that there is going to be a war with the neighboring islands? Even fighting should be a matter for monks...
Where Gu Qing is now, there are many trees with leaves larger than heads and thick as bowls. There is a palace built on the left side. On the plaque of the palace, there are seven words "Hukou Wharf Maritime Affairs Department" engraved, with a long The middle-aged monk with long beard and long hair quickly walked out of the palace.
This middle-aged monk with long beard and long hair had an angry look on his face. After walking out of the temple, he glanced around and took out a communication talisman, as if he wanted to send a message to someone.
He didn't pay much attention to the monks nearby at first.
There is nothing special about the presence of other monks near the Maritime Affairs Department of Hukou Wharf. It would be strange if there are no other monks.
After all, monks also have to go to sea, and low-level monks often do not have enough cultivation to support their sword flying, and they do not own any flying magic weapons, so they have no choice but to go to sea by boat.
Although it is indeed a bit slow to go to sea on an ordinary ship, if you go to sea in this way, not only is there no charge, but you will often be hired by the Maritime Affairs Department as a monk in charge of the ship to earn some spiritual stones.
For example, there are more than a dozen low-level monks near the Maritime Affairs Department of Hukou Pier. They are all looking at the crowd near the pier from a distance. They are all amazed and chatting with their companions.
"I don't know why you, senior, are here." But at this moment, the middle-aged monk with long beard and long hair suddenly noticed something, turned his head, and fixed his gaze on Gu Qing beside him. Read the book
He clenched the messenger talisman with his hand, turned around and asked respectfully.
"Oh? How can you tell my cultivation level?" Gu Qing raised his eyebrows and did not respond to the question of the middle-aged monk with long beard and long hair.
"This... this item issued by the senior director-general can reveal the spiritual pressure of the senior, probably in the middle stage of foundation building..." The middle-aged Xiu with long beard and long hair responded with some hesitation.
As he spoke, he took off the eyeball-sized crystal sphere hanging from his waist. Dark red light was shining on the crystal sphere.
Gu Qing's heart moved and he nodded expressionlessly.
"I see."
Immediately, Gu Qing stopped talking.
He just put his hands behind his hands and glanced twice at the crowd near the pier. His calm eyes fluctuated slightly, and then he disappeared in a flash.
The middle-aged monk with long beard and long hair waited for a long time after Gu Qing left before he straightened his bent waist and let out a long sigh of relief.
Some time ago, the evil cultivator at the Donglin Pier who sacrificed blood to all the monks from the Donglin Maritime Affairs Department was really unforgettable to him. It had already gone through his mind several times.
He thought of his pregnant wife at home, and his spiritually rooted daughter who had just learned the Chinese language and had not yet enlightened to formally teach the practice. He also thought of the old parents at home, who even had no idea how to beg for mercy or how to kneel down. He had thought about kneeling faster and kneeling more satisfactorily - he didn't want to die for the meager salary of a dozen low-grade spiritual stones from the Hukou Wharf Maritime Department.
'It must be transferred through connections... It is best to be transferred to a certain city as a steward... Even if it is transferred to the law enforcement team of any city... the middle-aged monk with long beard and long hair thought so.
'The beads that can detect spiritual pressure are somewhat interesting.
'In addition... the power structure of Changming Island is somewhat similar to that of ordinary dynasties. The Maritime Department of Hukou Pier... It seems that there are similar maritime departments in other terminals of Changming Island. I just don't know if it is. There are also similar places that manage various cities.
'From the conversations with those at the dock, it can be learned that the owner of Changming Island actually transported a lot of supplies from the land to ensure that ordinary people on Changming Island and nearby islands can survive in the severe cold! The owner of Changming Island seems to care about the islanders... Also, the source of the strange and severe cold that hit us this year is unknown.
Gu Qing
Flying away all the way, thinking about it in my heart.
Not long after, Yinyuefang City was clearly visible.
The closer you get to the interior of Changming Island, the stronger the monks become. For example, at the outermost edge of Changming Island, even the Maritime Affairs Department who controls a dock, the strongest one is just a monk in the Qi refining stage.
As for Siling Town, which is located on the side of Yinyuefang City, although it is an important town on Changming Island, it is only a slightly deserted place. Li Wanshan, the foundation-building monk, is guarding it.
Perhaps it is because the spiritual consciousness of the foundation-building monks is far greater than that of the Qi-refining monks. The owner of Changming Island uses Liwan Mountain to guard Siling Town just to better monitor this thousand-mile radius?
Gu Qing pressed down the escape light in front of Yinyuefang City.
He had tried his best to restrain his cultivation aura, so when he arrived, he did not attract the attention of any monks.
Entering Yinyuefang City, Gu Qing seemed to be wandering around.
In the past three months, Yinyuefang City has not changed much.
But there are changes after all.
For example, the Gujiazhi store in Huanhua Lane, Siling Town, has changed from the deserted state when Gu Qing left. There is a long queue in front of the store. Even late at night, the business seems to be quite booming.
'In this Yinyuefang City, there seem to be many more monks from the land, and many fewer monks from other islands. Gu Qing hurriedly walked around for a few times, and then noticed the biggest changes in Yinyuefang City based on the faces, clothes, and whispered conversations of passers-by.
'That fat man, I don't know where he went. Gu Qing's brows furrowed as he wandered around Yinyuefang City. Naturally, his purpose was to find the fat monk whom he had entrusted to find someone when he left a few months ago.
After turning around several times, I could not find the figure of the fat monk. I don't know if the fat monk had an accident or escaped.
Gu Qing had no choice but to give up looking for the fat man for the time being, and walked quickly towards the outside of Yinyuefang City, before returning to Gu's house in Huanhua Lane, Siling Town.
After reaching the fifth level of foundation building, even if he does not use the Five Elements Escape Technique, the speed of his flying flight has been far faster than before. At this time, walking is like a gust of wind for a low-level monk. In front of me, I couldn't capture his figure.
After turning a street corner, Gu Qing's footsteps suddenly stopped. He raised his eyes slightly and happened to see four or five Foundation-Establishing monks walking across the street. These four or five Foundation-Establishing monks had not fully revealed their cultivation aura, but they did not Convergence, therefore, Gu Qing immediately noticed that the cultivation level of these people was no less than the middle stage of foundation building.
One of them has reached the late stage of foundation building!
"Fellow Daoist Gu!" This monk in the late stage of foundation building was slightly startled when he met Gu Qing, and then said with a smile. He had actually dealt with Gu Qing before, recommended Gu Qing to join the Linyu Sea Area Loose Cultivator Alliance, and went to mediate with Gu Qing. Changdeng Old Road in the waters of Tingdao!
"Fellow Taoist Changdeng! We are really destined." Gu Qing also clasped his fists in return, "Gu is very relieved to see that fellow Taoist Changdeng is fine."
The old Taoist Chang Deng glanced at Gu Qing strangely for a few times, then briefly introduced Gu Qing to the other monks on the left and right sides, and then introduced the four mid-stage foundation-building cultivators beside him to Gu Qing.
The pair of male and female monks on the left side of Changdeng Old Road are a Taoist couple.
The male cultivator's name is Li Ke, and the female cultivator's name is Zhao Xi.
Li Ke looks like he is in his mid-twenties, with a thin face and a tall body. He is dressed in wrinkled black clothes and has neat long hair tied up in his head. He looks a little dull and his cultivation is at the sixth level of foundation building.
Zhao Xi, on the other hand, was about thirty years old, petite in stature, also wearing a black skirt, grabbing the cuffs of the male cultivator, with a lively smile on his face, and a pair of bright almond eyes, looking up and down at Gu Qing.
This female cultivation level is at the fifth level of foundation building.
The two monks on the right side of Chang Deng Old Road.
One person's name is Mu Wei, his cultivation is at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment. He has short black hair reaching to his ears, black gauze is wrapped around his eyes, and the corners of his mouth are pursed. Under the simple gray linen clothes, his skin is wrinkled, as if The whole person was absorbed by some force and collapsed inwards. The whole body exuded waves of decay, like a mummy.
The last one
The monk is a fat man with toad eyes. His name is Wang Ji. He wears a large monk's robe. His cultivation level is the same as Li Ke's at the sixth level of foundation building. His huge head is completely bare and dotted with several rows of ring scars. , wearing a string of black shiny Buddhist beads on his thick neck.
Gu Qing nodded to them one by one.
The four monks responded either enthusiastically or indifferently. Among them, Zhao Xi, the female cultivator at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, was the most enthusiastic and chatted with Gu Qing for a few words with a bright smile on her face.
"Why, is Gu Daoyou also here for this auction led by Yao Yue Lou?" At this time, Chang Deng Lao Dao glanced at the pavilion on one side and asked Gu Qing via voice transmission, "How many people are there for this auction?" A high-grade spiritual weapon is about to be auctioned, and there are rumors that there is also a broken magic weapon..."
As he spoke, Chang Deng Lao Dao looked at Gu Qing's expression.
For Gu Qing, whose cultivation had risen from the second level to the fifth level of Foundation Establishment in just a few months, Chang Deng Lao Taoist was quite surprised and confused. He didn't know whether it was because Gu Qing had obtained some incredible opportunity, or whether it was because of it. He is a fifth-level foundation-building monk. His cultivation level had declined due to injuries before, but at this time, he had only recovered his cultivation level.
What made Chang Deng Lao Tao a little disappointed was that after hearing what he said, Gu Qing's face remained expressionless and his eyes were as calm as ever, as if nothing could cause him to fluctuate.
"The auction led by Yao Yue Lou? Gu doesn't know about this! To be honest with fellow Taoist Changdeng, Gu just came out of a secret realm." Gu Qing's eyes flashed slightly, and he responded via voice transmission, "However, for this "Gu is indeed somewhat interested in this matter, and asked Taoist Fellow Changdeng to give me some advice..."
Next, Gu Qing naturally walked with the old Taoist Chang Deng, and walked into the nearby pavilion with Zhao Xi and other monks.
There is no plaque on the pavilion next to it.
Unlike other shops nearby, the people coming and going are different.
There are no monks entering or leaving this pavilion.
Gu Qing didn't know until he walked into this kind of situation.
This was a passage leading to the auction led by Yao Yue Lou, where the auction venue was located underground - he discovered that whether it was Hanhai or Yunmiao Continent, most of the auctions were held underground.
The first to fourth floors of this pavilion have all been cleared out. The internal structure is similar to the large shops that Gu Qing once saw in Kurongfang. After the fifth floor, there are honeycomb-like compartments. These compartments seem to have been recently built. Come out with new colors.
In such narrow compartments, there are still faint breaths of monks and some uncleaned filth.
The smell permeated the fifth floor of the pavilion. The eyes of Gu Qing, Taoist Changdeng and other cultivators became a little strange. They looked at each other. Taoist Changdeng smiled helplessly, and the others said through the message: "This invites Yuelou As expected, it is the property of the sect under Hehuan Dao, and it is just as filthy."
"This place should be where Yao Yue Tower is used to imprison the captured handsome male cultivators and the beautiful female cultivators. On weekdays, there should be strict restrictions and formations in place." Old Taoist Chang Deng walked quickly with a few people. Walk through the fifth floor, wait until you reach the end of the corridor on the fifth floor, and take out a token.
This token was not red and white, but had an ever-changing image of a charming woman on it. It was pasted by Chang Deng Laodao on the stone wall at the end of the corridor on the fifth floor, on a crystal white circular grid.
Immediately, the crystal circular grid flashed, and a sound came from above. Gu Qing raised his head slightly and glanced at it.
The originally bright and smooth wall tiles above turned over, revealing a formation engraved on it. At this time, the formation was lighting up with a slight light, covering the Chang Deng Laodao, Gu Qing and other monks below.
This weak light did not cause any changes.
Gu Qing noticed that there were eight grids around the formation that could be embedded with spirit stones. His eyes moved slightly and he looked at Chang Deng Laodao.
"A few fellow Taoists have taken out the high-grade spiritual stones and embedded them in them." Chang Deng Lao Taoist smiled and gave Gu Qing a smiling look, but he had no intention of taking out the spiritual stones.
