Taikoo Shing, as you can tell from its name, is ancient.
It has been more than 36 million years since the founding of the "Xianwu Calendar". In the early days, the spiritual energy of the heaven and earth in the Xianwu Continent was rich and sticky. It was full of elixir minerals and rich in resources. There was no need to ascend, and monks could achieve Taoism. Immortals, mortals become saints through martial arts, and there are even legends about various great emperors.
The 'Taikoo City' is an ancient city that existed before the 'Xianwu Calendar' was started. It has been repaired and maintained countless times and has been passed down to the present.
There are three cities in the Eastern Region that are as old as the 'Taikoo City'. The other two are 'Golden Scale City' and 'Dragon City'. The former is occupied by the Yao family, and the latter is an ownerless city. The major forces in the Eastern Region All settled in it.
When talking about the forces in the Eastern Region, the sect is often taken as the leader. This is because the family continues to focus on blood and is very limited. It is not as large as the sect that embraces all rivers. However, in terms of history and heritage, the two ancient families are superior.
Therefore, since the two ancient aristocratic families occupied two of the ancient cities, they have never changed hands.
now.
Zhong Yan and Gu Dongdong stood in front of the giant city and saw the black city wall that towered into the clouds and stretched like a dragon. It was majestic and magnificent, with great visual impact and shocking.
The two characters "Taikoo" written in flying phoenixes, as well as the mottled marks of knives and swords on the wall, seem to be engraved with countless legendary past.
With Taikoo City as the center, there are seven major cities nearby, all under the jurisdiction of the Jiang family.
After stopping for a long time, the two of them walked forward, simply registered at the city gate, bought identity rings, and followed the people into the city.
Various buildings are lined up in rows, and what you see are all monks, with different realms. Some Zhongyan cannot tell the depth, and they are undoubtedly above Nascent Soul.
"This is the real fairy city!"
Zhong Yan sighed secretly, and like Gu Dongdong, he was dazzled looking at the pavements on both sides of the road.
The city road paved with bluestone slabs is extremely spacious and can accommodate more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages running simultaneously.
In addition to the endless stream of pedestrians and monks, there are also carriages pulled by various monsters on the street. It is extremely prosperous, and all the streets in the entire city are equivalent to small towns.
"The spiritual energy here is so rich... Senior brother, look at that, it's so spectacular!"
Gu Dongdong paused, raised his hand and pointed a finger, his eyes filled with astonishment.
Zhong Yan looked around and saw a palace hanging in the sky in the distance. It was like a fairy palace sitting in the clouds. Looking at the plaque on the top, it was a restaurant. It must be a high-end restaurant that uses rare birds and animals as ingredients. Restaurant.
At this time, a luxurious chariot passed by in the sky, its majestic appearance attracted all the monks to look up at the sky.
"..." Zhong Yan couldn't help but swallowed his saliva. The four monsters pulling the cart had auras of seven or eight levels of golden elixir. They were fifth-level monsters, 'Golden Winged Cloud Ligers'!
From the comments of passers-by, we learned that it was the chariot of an important figure in the Yao family who came to Taikoo Shing to participate in the auction. In just half a month, the Jiang family will hold a large-scale auction in the 'Floating City'.
"Have you heard that in this auction, the Jiang family will bring out a 'Marrow Pill'!"
"It's just a gimmick. It's not a deal between big forces. How can I have the financial resources?"
Zhong Yan's eyes flickered. Different from the 'Foundation Building Pill' and 'Spirit Melting Pill', the Divine Marrow Pill not only has the function of breaking through the barriers of great realms and increasing the chance of becoming a god, it also has a miraculous effect on the cultivation of spiritual consciousness. It is a rare treasure that cannot be found. Although the Jiang family can refine pills, the materials are very difficult to find, so they are willing to put them up for auction.
Walking along the Central Avenue, the two of them entered the Grand View Garden like Grandma Liu. Everywhere is filled with splendor, which makes people dizzying. Towers and palaces, majestic peaks, courtyards and woodlands, towering ancient trees, and rivers running through the city...
One city, one world!
Even though he had visited many fairy cities on his way here before, Zhong Yan still had the feeling of being like a country bumpkin entering the city. He couldn't compare with them at all, let alone the cities of Yan State, which were not even as good as rural towns.
The outer walls of each shop are built with sacred materials, the brilliance is restrained, the glow is faint, and it is unknown what level of defensive array is hidden.
"There really isn't even a mortal..."
Gu Dongdong murmured, being shocked by the surrounding scenery, as if he was really in a city in the fairyland.
When they reached a crossroads, Gu Dongdong stretched out his hand and pulled Zhong Yan's sleeve, his beautiful eyes widened and he whispered: "Senior brother..."
Zhong Yan, who was paying attention to the roadside stall, raised his head and looked around, looking to the left and front, and saw three figures that were unusually conspicuous in the crowd, but they were monsters.
A man with a bull's head; a head with two horns and a face covered with red scales, with fangs exposed; and a woman who looked completely human but had a pair of shining silver wings.
The three demon clans and the two human clan companions were talking and laughing. Judging from the reactions of the people around them, it seemed that they were already used to it. Although they looked at them, they quickly looked away.
It wasn't until they disappeared in the distance that Gu Dongdong sent a message and asked: "Senior brother, is that the powerful demon clan in the divine transformation stage?"
A common belief among monks is that monsters can only transform into gods.
Zhong Yan also saw the demon clan for the first time and replied: "The demon clan with inheritance and those with strong bloodline can transform from birth. These three only have the aura of the early stage of Nascent Soul and have not reached the level of free transformation. They should be the blood of their ancestors." generally……"
As night falls, the lights are bright.
The two walked into a wine shop on the roadside.
It is said to be a wine shop because the decoration of this restaurant is relatively ordinary, and the sign at the door is just a flag with the word "Four Seas Winery", but its space is quite large, with a total of three floors. There are forty or fifty people sitting on the first floor, chatting and laughing. ,Very lively.
Just as a guest was leaving, Zhong Yan and Gu Dongdong sat down by the window, ordered a pot of spiritual wine, a pot of spiritual tea and a few side dishes, and began to listen to the news.
In addition to the auction that will start in half a month, the most talked about is the ongoing 'fighting to recruit relatives', which is also held by the Jiang family to choose spouses for the clan members.
"It's been four months since the beginning. I guess no one can marry her."
"Fairy Linglong is recognized as the second most beautiful woman in the Eastern Region. She is ranked fourth in the fairy list. She is also at the sixth level of Tianlinggen Golden Pill. How can ordinary people be worthy of her?"
"What's more, if the challenge is successful and recognized, not only will the beauty return, but there will also be various generous rewards like the 'Ningling Pill'."
"There must be someone who can succeed in the challenge, but they just don't want to come. Who with such strength is willing to marry."
"What's wrong with marrying into the Jiang family?"
"Others don't think so. Tianjiao has his own arrogance. If you are a monster from a big sect, if you are willing, the sect will probably not allow it."
"That's true."
"..."
Entering the venue midway, Zhong Yan only heard a general idea. The topic almost all focused on the Jiang family's jewel, 'Linglong Fairy', and also mentioned Jiang Haochen, the genius of the Jiang family.
He stood up and walked to the table next to him with the wine bottle in hand. He smiled and said, "I'm sorry to disturb the elegant mood of the two brothers. I don't know what a fight for marriage is."
The two middle-aged men were both in the early stages of the Golden Elixir. They looked up and did not recognize Zhong Yan's realm. They glanced at Gu Dongdong. The man in blue shirt nodded and responded with a smile: "Fellow Taoist has just arrived in Taikoo City. The battle to recruit a bride is almost over. ”
Zhong Yan took the opportunity to sit down and poured wine for the two of them, while saying: "Junior sister and I first arrived in the Holy City, and we are ignorant and ignorant, so I made you two laugh."
Gu Dongdong asked the waiter to add some good food and wine, and then sat down at the same table.
After each gave a brief introduction, the middle-aged man in blue shirt began to elaborate.
The Jiang family is recruiting relatives. There are a hundred male and female clansmen in total, seventy golden elixirs and thirty foundation builders. Among them, including 'Linglong Fairy', there are three heavenly spiritual roots, two females and one male.
Registration requirements: regardless of qualifications, age, appearance, anyone below Nascent Soul and above the seventh level of Foundation Establishment can participate. There are three levels in total, all of which are direct battles. If you succeed in the challenge, you can marry the corresponding Jiang family member and marry into the Jiang family. , and there are also generous rewards.
From an intuitive point of view, winning is based on 'combat power'.
The news of this battle to find a bride came out at the beginning of the year. It started four months ago, and there are still ten days left, and it will end before the auction.
So far, the foundation building has been fully recruited, and the golden elixir has also recruited more than forty people, but the three heavenly spiritual roots have not yet found a good match.
As for the Tianlinggen level, the third level is for Jiang Haochen to sit in the ring in person. Many powerful monks have participated before. Although they are not worthy of Tianlinggen, they are replaced by other Jiang family members who are getting married.
Man in blue shirt: "Actually, there are many people who are rushing to communicate with Jiang Haochen."
Zhong Yan was secretly shocked when he heard that the Jiang family was worthy of being an ancient immortal family, but there were so many unmarried Jindan people at the same time.
The green-shirted monk smiled and said, "Young Daoist Zhong, you should give it a try. There are still many places in the Golden Elixir Stage."
Zhong Yan said with a smile: "My cultivation is shallow, how dare I ask for help? I would like to watch the battle and experience it."
The location is also in the floating city of the Jiang family, and many monks go to watch it every day.
Gu Dongdong said: "Jiang Haochen is ranked ninth in the 'Golden Elixir Potential List'. Doesn't that mean he has to be in the top eight to win?"
The man in blue shirt said: "It's not about defeating him. If you compete with him, you will win if you survive a hundred rounds. Yesterday, there was an eighth-level golden elixir monk who only lasted more than sixty rounds. The Jiang family also passed it and was betrothed to one. The female tribesmen with true spiritual roots..."
After learning about the 'fighting skills to attract a bride', Zhong Yan asked about the auction, but he needed invitations, three hundred spiritual stones each, limited to two thousand people, and it was already full.
The conversation was very pleasant. An hour later, Zhong Yan and Gu Dongdong walked out of the restaurant and prepared to find an inn to stay.
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