After planning his future direction, Cheng Ling left Mingjian Academy. If you want to find out where Jian Yinghao and others are, the easiest way is to contact the monks from the seven major forces in the south.
Back then, he was training at the Famous Sword Academy and had very few opportunities to go out. Not many people in the major forces in the south knew him, which saved him a lot of trouble. He didn't need to change his appearance and could just use his own appearance to get information.
The southern region is sparsely populated, and all major forces and sects are located in the mountains and old forests. However, there are exceptions. Southern monks always need to communicate with each other. The flow of goods and the conversion of resources are definitely not possible without a specific place.
Thousands of miles south of Shiwan Mountain, there is a place like this called Xiangcheng. Xiangcheng is the largest city in the south, covering a very large area. It is not far behind Yujing City, but its prosperity is far from that of Yujing City.
After three days of practicing sword control, Cheng Ling arrived in Xiangcheng. The city wall of Xiangcheng is very high, five feet long, but the city was built not long ago, only a few hundred years, and it lacks the weight of history. Outside the city, monks in twos and threes shuttled back and forth, very busy.
When Cheng Ling walked to the city gate, he was greeted by a guard guarding the city. With a sweep of his spiritual consciousness, he bowed and said, "Senior, please come. This is the boundary of Xiangcheng. May I ask if you want to rest or live?"
In the southern region, the seven most powerful monks are only in the tribulation period. With Cheng Ling's current cultivation level, he was already in the ranks of senior monks. The guards guarding the city could not see through his cultivation level, so they were naturally very respectful and did not dare to offend him easily.
Cheng Ling then asked: "Is there any good place to go? Can you introduce it to me?"
The guard then said: "Senior, if you are only taking a temporary break, you only need to pay the entry fee of 100,000 high-grade spiritual stones. But if you want to stay for a long time, you need to apply for a permanent residence token."
The entrance fee of one hundred thousand high-grade spiritual stones is almost the same as that of Yujing City, but the monks in the south have always been wealthy, so this price is acceptable. Cheng Ling thought that if the Famous Sword Academy could be reborn, it might come here more often, so he asked, "How to apply for a permanent residence permit?"
"It's like this. The permanent residence tokens in Xiangcheng are divided into four categories: wood, copper, silver, and gold. The wooden tokens can be used for one year, and the fee is one million high-grade spiritual stones; the copper tokens can be used for ten years, and there is a fee. Five million high-grade spiritual stones; the silver token can last for a hundred years, and the fee is 10 million high-grade spiritual stones."
"As for the gold token, it costs 20 million high-grade spiritual stones. Senior can stay as long as he wants, and a training cave will be provided in the city. All consumption can be discounted by 20%, which is very cost-effective!"
Cheng Ling was shocked. The fee for this permanent token was quite high! There are 20 million gold tokens each. There are several million monks in Xiangcheng. It is conservatively estimated that tens of thousands of monks have gold tokens. If you calculate this, the income from the tokens alone will be more than 20 billion. The prosperity of the South is indeed not just an empty talk.
He pondered for a while, then took out 20 million spiritual stones from the ring and said, "That's all, I'll just apply for a gold token. Here are 20 million spiritual stones!"
The guard was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Thank you, senior! The token contains a detailed map of Xiangcheng. If you need anything, you can find it by following the map."
As a guard guarding the city, if you recommend monks to buy tokens, you will naturally get a corresponding commission. This is a no-brainer.
Cheng Ling nodded slightly, took the gold medal and walked into the city.
When we came to the city, we looked far into the distance. Various shops were lined up on both sides of the long street, and monks were shuttled in twos and threes.
The shops were very lively.
His consciousness scanned into the gold medal, and a pattern appeared in his mind. After observing for a moment, he memorized the map in his mind and walked towards Dongcheng District.
Dongcheng District is a place where foreign monks rent caves. According to the introduction of the city guards, holding a gold medal can own a cave, so he decided to stay temporarily and look for opportunities to find out where Jian Yinghao and others were.
When I arrived at the rental office, I took out my gold medal and was greeted by a receptionist.
"Senior, do you want to choose the cave where you live?"
"Not bad, what's the introduction?"
"Senior, please look at this. This is the cave abode area map. Each of our cave abodes in Xiangcheng is a mustard space. Senior has a gold medal and can choose the cave abode with the richest aura as his permanent residence."
Cheng Ling looked up and saw a picture hanging in the room, with dots on the picture indicating the direction of the cave. There are many dots of red light, and a large number of green dots.
The receiving monk explained: "Senior, please see, the caves with green light spots are all vacant. You can choose any one among them."
Cheng Ling nodded and randomly selected one among them. The monk performed a few tricks on the gold medal, changed the light of the cave he chose to red, and then respectfully handed the gold medal back.
Cheng Ling took it casually and asked: "My friend, is there any good place in Xiangcheng? Can you help introduce it?"
The monk said: "There are many interesting places in Xiangcheng, including the Immortal Breathing Tower, taverns, and teahouses, as well as the Trading Hall, which has all kinds of materials and treasures. If seniors want to earn some spiritual stones, you can also go to the Mission Hall. There are many monks there giving out tasks.”
Cheng Ling asked: "Yes, if you want to find out some information, what can you recommend?"
"The best place to find out information is in restaurants and teahouses. Some monks will talk about their spiritual experiences there during their free time."
Cheng Ling nodded, asked some more questions about the city, and then left.
He arrived at the cave he chose and walked in. The cave is a mustard space, which is quite wide. The alchemy room, weapon refining room, talisman making room, practice room, rest room, etc. are fully prepared. At the back of the cave, there is also a medicine garden with a radius of ten miles, which is convenient for monks to cultivate herbal medicines.
Cheng Ling nodded with satisfaction, this cave suited him very well. After walking around in a circle, he came to the lounge, sat down cross-legged, and planned his future actions.
There is a mission hall in Xiangcheng. Unfortunately, both Jian Yinghao and Famous Sword Academy are considered taboos. How to prevent others from doubting your intention to find them is really a headache.
In view of this, he came up with the idea of establishing an intelligence system. Canglan Continent is so vast and the flow of information is not smooth. If a unified information channel can be established, it will be much easier in the future.
Another point is that the south is a land of wealth and sparsely populated areas, so the competition is far less intense than in other directions. If a stronghold for trade circulation can be established in Xiangcheng, there will be one more trade route for the resource circulation of Wuxiang Sword Sect and Mingjian Academy in the future.
The Southern Commercial Road founded by Song and Yuan a few years ago ended without any problems due to the obstruction of the seven major forces and the Famous Sword Academy. The pressure from the seven major forces was a factor, and Song Yuan's low cultivation level was also the key.
Unfortunately, I am alone. If I want to build a
Establishing such an organization requires a large number of manpower. After thinking about it for a long time, there was no suitable candidate for the time being, so I had to give up in the end. Just arrived today, let’s take a day off and go out to find out the news tomorrow!
Rested for a night to recover the mental energy consumed by sword control. The next day, he left the cave and planned to visit the trading hall first.
It may take a long time to stay in Xiangcheng. If you can't get any news about Jian Yinghao and others, you can improve your cultivation. After entering the peak of transcending tribulation, although there are fairy crystal fragments to assist in cultivation, the further you go, the slower your cultivation level improves. Without some rare treasures of heaven and earth, it is difficult to break through the shackles of the tribulation period.
Another point is that to advance to the Mahayana stage, you need to go through nine heavenly tribulations, and you must make some corresponding preparations.
When we came to the trading hall, there were a lot of people inside, and everyone was asking about prices or transactions at the counter. After walking around the counters, I found that there were a lot of herbal medicines and materials for sale in these counters, but there were very few finished elixirs and magic tools for sale.
A lot of the inheritance of various auxiliary means in Canglan Continent has been lost. Even in Yujing City, there are very few elixirs and magic weapons above grade seven, and when they come here, they are even more precious. He had seen before that just an ordinary top-grade sword was sold for more than five billion high-grade spiritual stones, which was several times the price in Yujing City.
When I thought of this, an idea flashed in my mind. I couldn't refine weapons myself, but refining elixirs was easy. As long as you can refine high-quality elixirs yourself, and then find a way to ask someone to find out the information, it is better than wandering around alone.
Just do what you say, the trading hall is not a good place to issue tasks. If you want to find out information, it is best to go to the task hall.
He left the trading hall and walked towards the mission hall.
The two places were quite close to each other, and before it was time for a cup of tea, we entered the mission hall. There were more people in the hall, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going. Some came to hand over tasks, and others were watching in front of the image in the hall to see if there were any suitable tasks.
Cheng Ling glanced around and saw many missions to purchase elixirs on the image. He secretly remembered and found that many of them purchased elixirs of grade seven or above. It must be that the price in the trading hall is too high, or there is no such elixir for sale at all.
The southern region is blessed with countless herbal medicines and minerals, but it lacks corresponding alchemy masters and weapon refining masters. This time, I finally have a place to use.
He turned around and grabbed a monk who was in a hurry, and asked without any explanation: "Fellow Taoist, please come to Xiangcheng for the first time. I don't know how to issue a mission?"
The monk had something urgent to do when he was suddenly grabbed by Cheng Ling. Just as he was about to get angry, he couldn't see the other person's cultivation level with a glance of his consciousness, so he hurriedly took back the abusive words he uttered.
After Cheng Ling asked, he said: "It's very simple for you to issue tasks. Have you seen the monks under the image card? They are responsible for issuing tasks. I don't know what kind of tasks the seniors want to issue and what kind of tasks they plan to take out." What kind of reward?”
He asked the last two sentences casually. The other party's cultivation level was higher than his own, so he should always behave modestly.
Cheng Ling said casually: "I want to find someone, and the reward is a Heqi Pill!"
"What!" The monk was startled and almost jumped up. The Heqi Pill is an auxiliary pill for distracted monks to break into the integration stage. With such a pill, the success rate of breaking through the realm can be increased by 50%. In the absence of a pill master, The southern region is simply priceless!
