The stone door is carved out of black jade and engraved with complex patterns. The rising sound is imperceptible. Looking from the outside in, you can only see a layer of rippling dark red light. This layer of dark red light has no trace of anything. The power emanates, as if it is just used to block sight.
Gu Qing, who was waiting in front of the stone gate, saw this and his eyes moved slightly. He passed by the monk who had walked out of the stone gate before and stepped forward.
Without any obstacles, Gu Qing passed through this layer of dark red light. In front of his eyes was a tunnel leading to the ground. The tunnel was seven or eight feet long, and at the end was another stone door.
'These three Chambers of Commerce are very cautious. '
Gu Qing glanced at both sides of the corridor. On the black stone wall, there were no longer any formations. Instead, there was white light like flowing water, but it was not light, but had a sense of heaviness.
Obviously, passing through the previous stone gate and stepping into this corridor means entering the formation arranged by the Santing Chamber of Commerce - Gu Qing's formation attainments are not very high, and it is difficult to distinguish from the formation engraved on the previous stone gate. Pattern, identify what kind of formation is arranged here.
Tap tap tap...
Footsteps sounded in the downward sloping corridor. Gu Qing slowly came to the stone room at the end of the corridor. He glanced in front of him, raised his hand and reached into the flowing white light of the stone door, and pushed open the stone door.
Behind the door is a stone chamber. There is no obstruction, so the entire stone chamber can be seen at a glance. According to Gu Qing's estimate, the stone chamber is about a hundred feet in diameter. The black walls are as smooth as a mirror, and the top of the room is evenly inlaid with Six orbs emitting soft white light.
An old man in gray robes with droopy eyelids, and a young man with bright eyes, white teeth, and a delicate face were sitting cross-legged in the stone room.
"I'm Pei Yuanting, I wonder what this little Taoist friend needs?" The old man in gray robe with droopy eyelids opened his eyes, looked up at Gu Qing, looked at Gu Qing, smiled, and asked.
"I came across an opportunity when I went to sea and gained some legacy from my predecessors. I came to your Chamber of Commerce to exchange it for some spiritual stones." Gu Qing said, walked into the stone room, reached out and took out a storage bag from his arms.
"The business of our Santing Chamber of Commerce covers the 50,000-mile radius of Qingshu Island, and we operate hundreds of shops. Even low-grade magical artifacts are accepted, so fellow Taoists, you can rest assured." Pei Yuanting, an old man in gray clothes, raised his hand to stroke his beard. , Yun Danfengqing still responded with a chuckle.
But the next moment.
His expression froze a little, and his eyes widened a little.
I saw that the young monk on the first level of Qi Refining who had just entered the stone room actually took out a lot of things from the storage bag in his hand, and most of the things on top of this pile were emitting spiritual light!
There are robes that are either intact or damaged, jade slips of various textures, image stones of different shapes, a large number of first-grade spiritual materials, stacks of talisman papers, low-level talismans... these Although the items were of low quality, they were large in quantity, almost filling half of the stone room.
Among the pile of things Gu Qing took out, except for the part that exuded spiritual light, the rest that did not emit spiritual light were some bottles and jars, which should contain pills and spiritual liquid.
The handsome man beside Pei Yuanting was also slightly stunned: "Is this brother the descendant of a declining sect?"
Gu Qing turned his eyes when he heard this and looked at the handsome man.
I saw this person sitting upright, with long dark red hair, only tied behind a light blue hairband, wearing gray robes, his cultivation aura was perfect in the realm of Qi refining , the voice is slightly hoarse, giving people a subtle feeling.
Coupled with her soft cheeks with delicate lines like a woman's, it would be difficult to be repulsed by someone who met her by chance.
"Maybe... that place really looks like the ruins of some small power." Gu Qing followed the words of this handsome man and continued.
Pei Yuanting glanced at the various spiritual objects that filled half of the stone room, took a deep look at Gu Qing, and regained his calm and calm appearance.
'This person seems to be only at the first level of Qi refining, but he can take out so many things from the storage bag without changing his expression, and seems to have consumed nothing... In addition, this person just activated the storage bag At this time, there were fluctuations in the soul, and this person was definitely not a real first-level Qi refining monk! Not simple, really not simple! '
As Pei Yuanting's thoughts turned around, he already said to Gu Qing: "Fellow Taoist, please wait a moment while I take inventory of these sundries..."
As he said that, he glanced at the handsome man, paused, and continued: "Xiao Zheng, you should have memorized the price list of various spiritual materials purchased by the Chamber of Commerce. Please participate in the inventory this time."
"Yes, great-grandfather." The handsome man bowed his head in agreement.
…
About two quarters of an hour later.
Gu Qing pushed open the stone chamber again, walked out of the underground stone chamber with a radius of 100 feet, walked quickly through the seven to eight feet long corridor, passed through the dark red illusory barrier, and returned to the front hall of the Three Chambers of Commerce—— Because it took too long, as soon as Gu Qing appeared, he attracted the attention of quite a few monks in the front hall, especially the monks lined up behind him, who glared at him angrily.
If the fate of the fat and ugly man earlier was not still vivid in his mind, I am afraid that a monk would have rushed to look for trouble with Gu Qing!
Gu Qing's face was expressionless and he ignored the cultivators' concerns.
He passed by the huge female cultivator lined up behind him and quickly walked out of the front hall of the Three Courts Chamber of Commerce, his body slightly sluggish.
The breeze blowing in front of him blew his clothes, and there was a drizzle falling from the sky. Small puddles had accumulated on the ground. The fresh earthy aroma, accompanied by the chill of early spring, was falling one by one. Lifting his nose, he glanced around a few times with calm eyes.
'All the sundries in the storage rings of the twenty-odd foundation-building monks were sold for a total of 5,000 yuan of high-grade spiritual stones... If converted into medium-grade spiritual stones, it would be more than 500,000 yuan! Even monks in the realm of pill formation might be tempted by such a huge amount of spiritual stones! '
'What will the Santing Chamber of Commerce do? '
Gu Qing's pupils turned a little golden.
Feeling the surging power of the ancient demon in his body, he raised his head and glanced at the dense raindrops. Regardless of the drizzle that gradually wetted his black robe, he moved and walked towards the distance step by step.
It's not that Gu Qing doesn't want to leave quickly.
In the bottom of his heart, although there is some idea of using his body as bait to attract monks with evil intentions, attack and kill him, and then show his strength to fight back, in order to obtain cultivation resources, this idea is not Strong - at least, he doesn't plan to do this until he has finished dealing with the harvest of Zichen Secret Realm and his party.
The main reason why he is walking so slowly now is that he does not have the spiritual power to cultivate himself. He cannot rely on the power of heaven and earth to travel. If he wants to walk fast, he must use the power of his physical body. It is true that he only needs to use his physical body a little. With such power, he can leap hundreds of feet into the sky.
Just like toads and toads, they plunder forward.
But although traveling like that is fast, the noise must be very loud.
On Qingshu Island, speaking so openly is tantamount to courting death.
After walking in the drizzle for more than ten breaths, Gu Qing's eyes flickered. He noticed that among the crowd around him, the number of low-level monks had greatly increased.
Moreover, these low-level monks are all moving in the same direction.
In the deep darkness shrouded on the island, almost no one is talking, there is only the slight sound of rain, and the footsteps of other cultivators are constantly heard. Being here, it feels like being in a forest in the dark night, with the wind and rain blowing all around. , causing the shadows of the trees in front and behind him to sway endlessly.
Gu Qing took a few glances, stopped thinking about stopping a certain monk to ask, and followed the movement of the crowd. After walking a few roads, he came to the northern edge of Qingshu Island. His eyes suddenly brightened up, with a black and blue sky. The vast sea appeared in front of him, and large dark clouds were rolling in from the distance, like ink staining the blue sky.
There are more than a dozen huge ships docked at the north pier of Qingshu Island, and the decks of each ship are crowded with people.
A horizontal white banner was pulled by the two farthest ships and stretched across the sea. A dense white light spread out from the banner, and several lines of large characters condensed in mid-air.
"Fellow Taoists from Qingshu Island, as usual, the fleet of our Four Seas Merchant Alliance will dock at Qingshu Island for half a day and will set off in half a day. After this trip starts, it will pass by Jiuyue Island, Kunling Island, and Hesha in turn. Island, Yunlian Island, Changming Island, it is expected to arrive at Changming Island in one month, stop at Changming Island for another half a day, and then continue along..."
"This fleet has four guests from the Merchant Alliance who are in the foundation-building realm and a senior who is in the false elixir realm. Each Taoist friend charges ten low-grade spiritual stones."
Gu Qing looked away from the few lines of large characters in mid-air.
He finally understood why so many low-level monks rushed to the dock on the north side of Qingshu Island! The vast sea is vast. Linyu Sea Area alone has a radius of more than three million miles. Although there are many islands on the sea, the islands where most monks live are extremely far apart.
If you have cultivated to the level of foundation building or higher, crossing the sea is not a problem, but for the Qi Refining monks, if they only rely on themselves to escape, just rushing will be enough to exhaust them to death. , so if they want to go to sea, they can only be called ships.
Gu Qing took a few glances and realized that there were more than just low-level monks on Qingshu Island. They rushed to the north pier. There were also scattered Foundation Establishment monks among them. In addition, there were more than a dozen large ships docked at this pier. , groups of monks continued to get off the boat and spread out on Qingshu Island. Many of them seemed to be visiting Qingshu Island for the first time, and they would look at the darkness shrouding the island with novel eyes.
'It looks like we will stay for a while longer...'
'Just give the five thousand high-grade spiritual stones to the main body, and then go out by boat and go back to Changming Island. Gu Qing's heart moved, and he turned around and hurried towards the southeast side of the island, where his cave was.
In the darkness shrouded on the island, every few steps, Gu Qing would sway and blend into the denser crowd. His physical body would also undergo subtle changes, sometimes taller, sometimes his cheeks would become wider. In this way, he would become almost... After taking a breath, he had completely changed his appearance.
He didn't know whether the monks of the Three Chambers of Commerce would have other thoughts due to the news that they would be carrying at least five thousand high-grade spiritual stones.
But there is always nothing wrong with being cautious.
…
Half an hour later.
The body of the ancient demon that spanned the entire Qingshu Island returned to the southeastern edge of Qingshu Island and came to an ancient forest here.
In the ancient forest in the drizzle, the pale and dark yellow leaves have been dyed with fresh green - contaminated with spiritual energy for a long time, this ancient tree has become extraordinary. Due to the changes in the environment, various changes have occurred at an incredibly fast speed. In ordinary times, it is just like now. As soon as the spring rain comes, changes are obvious. If another thousand or eight hundred years pass, which of these ancient trees will still be alive, there is a real possibility that they will turn into monsters on their own.
The ancient demon's body jumped onto the hill in the center of the ancient forest.
He looked at the transformed ancient trees on the hill, and the leaves of the trees had almost the same changes as the leaves of the real ancient trees around him, and he raised his eyebrows.
'The transformation ability of this formation is really wonderful. '
He reached out and patted the trunk of an ancient tree in front of him with a little force. When he saw that the trunk of the ancient tree was slightly twisted, he was satisfied. He waved his hand towards the earth and rocks below and threw out a storage bag. He looked at the storage bag as if Without receiving any hint of Brother Su, he fell under the earth and rocks, and swept away without making any further stop.
…
The inside of the formation transformed into a hill.
Cave Mansion, in the quiet training room.
Wrapped in the five-color lotus platform, Gu Qing's eyelids trembled slightly, and his spiritual consciousness reached out to hold the storage bag dropped by the ancient demon body.
The two stone doors of the cave rose on their own, and the stone door of the quiet room was pushed open from the outside. Gu Qing's consciousness held the storage bag and returned to him. He reached out and grabbed the storage bag in his hand. .
A trace of satisfaction appeared on his expression.
'Those sundries were sold for 5,000 high-grade spiritual stones, which is pretty good... Although the Santing Chamber of Commerce has lowered the price, it should be within 20%. Gu Qing turned his palm and put away the storage bag and took back his consciousness.
He once again focused all his attention on cultivation.
The five-color lotus platform around the body rotated quietly, illuminating the cultivation quiet room into five colors. The stone door of the quiet room closed on its own, and the two heavy stone doors of the cave also fell again with a rumbling sound. This earth-based defense formation Within the 500-foot-wide area, there was deathly silence.
…
When the ancient demon in black robe and short hair returned to the dock on the north side of Qingshu Island, the dozen or so large ships were about to set off.
'My luck is good. If we get a few more nights, we won't be able to board the ship. Gu Qing looked at Qingshu Island, which was gradually receding behind him.
He had once again changed the face of the Ancient Demon's body, successfully paid ten low-grade spiritual stones, and boarded a large ship docked here. He was currently standing on the deck at the rear of the ship.
Gu Qing leaned on the railing and turned to look behind him.
In the cabin, a middle-aged monk who was on the fifth level of Qi Refining was walking quickly. Although this cultivator did not have any disdain in his expression, his gaze as he looked at him as if he were looking at an ant was almost naked.
"Fellow Taoist, your room has been vacated." The middle-aged man on the fifth level of Qi Refining smiled softly and threw a small sign to Gu Qing, "If you want to use the spiritual meal, there is a meal on the second deck. Hall."
"Thank you."
Gu Qing took the small sign and responded briefly.
The male cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining ignored Gu Qing and turned around to return to the cabin. At this moment, he saw his figure tremble.
There were continuous subtle vibrations on the deck. From far to near, several huge figures faced the gaze of the fifth-level Qi Refining male cultivator and squeezed out from the door of the cabin. These people were all tall. He is over ten feet tall and six or seven feet wide. He is wearing uniform black and yellow clothes.
These black and yellow clothes are large and simple, with black intermittent lines on them, which are supported by the fat of these people, and a scrawled symbol is faintly outlined, which seems to be an eye.
"Is it you who hurt my nephew earlier?" These tall monks are all in the Qi refining stage, and before these people, there was a beautiful woman who seemed to have nothing to do with these people. build.
This beauty has a well-proportioned figure. Although her skin is not snow-white, it is fair and tender. There is a bit of fierceness on her face, and she looks at Gu Qing with burning eyes.
The male cultivator on the fifth level of Qi Refining didn't notice the female cultivator's gaze. He was a little flustered. When he heard this, he trembled with fright. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something. However, the beautiful cultivator brought those few The tall monk crossed his body without stopping.
He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly entered the cabin.
When he entered the cabin, he looked back and saw these people heading straight for the short-haired monk in black clothes who was on the first level of Qi Refining.
He was startled, and when he saw several monks gathered around him, he stopped and started to watch.
Gu Qing raised his eyes to look at the female cultivator, then glanced at the several large people behind the female cultivator, and recognized two of them.
These two people, one of whom was at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, were apparently in the front hall of the Santing Chamber of Commerce on Qingshu Island. They wanted to take his place, but he casually grabbed his wrist and threw it away. The tall and ugly man driving the car was the female nun who was standing behind him at the time.
'I beat the young one, is the old one here? '
Gu Qing looked at the beautiful Xiu who came over.
He was not interested in why this beautiful and well-proportioned cultivator had so many inhuman nephews. What he cared about was only the level of foundation building of this beautiful cultivator.
What is certain is that this female cultivator is in the foundation building stage.
But he couldn't identify the specific levels of foundation building.
'However, I have changed my appearance. Why can these people recognize me? Gu Qing glanced at the ugly man at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, his eyes paused at the ugly man's sleeves, and he raised his palms.
'Is it contaminated by this person's breath? '
Gu Qingru guessed.
"The junior didn't know what the senior said." Gu Qing raised the corners of his mouth imperceptibly, then pretended to look frightened, swallowed hard, and tried to leave from one side.
"Um?"
"Still want to leave!"
"That boy! Don't think you can escape by changing your appearance! My uncle is here. Kowtow and apologize quickly, otherwise I will throw you into the sea to feed the fish!" The ugly man from the twelfth level of Qi Refining surrounded him. , roared angrily, the sound was like a loud bell, gritted his teeth and stared at Gu Qing.
The beautiful cultivator narrowed her eyes and looked up and down at the short-haired male cultivator in front of her. But after a quick look, except for the person in front of her, whose cultivation aura was at the first level of Qi Refining, she could not tell anything about this person. He has the ability to easily defeat his nephew who is at the twelfth level of Qi Refining.
"Hmph! I don't want to kowtow, let alone apologize. How do you treat me? I think this senior is also a sensible person, and he will never confuse right and wrong for you!" Gu Qing straightened up, and the fear on his face quickly changed. His expression was replaced by anger, and he pointed his sword at the ugly man and cursed.
"For a guy like you who doesn't even want to waste time queuing up and doesn't even have the slightest patience, you'd better go home and farm as soon as possible. What kind of immortality can you cultivate! It's really a shame to be on the road to immortality with a little thief like you. What a disgrace to my generation!" Gu Qing slapped his neck and shouted loudly.
"you……"
The ugly man turned purple with anger.
But he remembered what happened before, and he didn't dare to actually come forward to fight with Gu Qing, so he could only stare at Gu Qing with more fierce eyes, and his eyes almost popped out of his trembling fat face.
