Three days later, Shi Jiu came to a small town on the border of Liashui County and Lanhai County. Although the city was small, people came and went frequently, which also made the town prosperous.
Shi Jiu was in a very good mood. He was walking on the crowded streets, looking left and right, like a tourist here.
After a while, I came to a shop selling Hades cores.
Originally, a small town like this would not have such shops, because most of the people who buy Hades Core are sectarians, and they are basically only in big cities. However, this small town is located on the border and is close to the Luojia Mountains in the east, and Luojia There are many underworld beasts in the mountains. Individuals and organizations who hunt underworld beasts often use this small town as a temporary base before entering the Luojia Mountains. Therefore, there are shops here that specialize in recycling and selling underworld cores.
"Sir, what do you need?" The waiter in the shop asked enthusiastically.
"Do you have a level four fire-attributed Nether Core or an earth-attributed Nether Core here?" Shi Jiu asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, the highest level in our store is Level 3 Hell Core. If you want Level 4 Hell Core, you need to make a reservation." The store clerk's face was slightly confused.
"How to sell the third-level fire attribute and earth attribute nether core?" Shi Jiu continued to ask.
In the near future, Shi Jiu plans to set up a small formation, which will require the use of these two kinds of nether cores. It would be best if they could buy them here.
"Sir, I have one fire-attributed third-level nether core in my store, but the earth-attributed one is temporarily out of stock." The store clerk replied.
"What about the price?"
"Sir, I have fifty crystals of fire-attributed third-level Hades." The store clerk said with a smile.
"Fifty crystal yuan?" Shi Jiu frowned: "Are you kidding? I only spent 120 crystal yuan to buy a level 4 Hades Core in Ghost Fire City. Isn't your quote too harsh? ?”
"Let's say forty crystal yuan. It can't be any lower, otherwise we'll lose money." The store clerk quoted another price.
"Thirty crystal yuan, if it works, let's make the deal. If it doesn't work, forget it." Shi Jiu didn't want to go to too much trouble and directly quoted the highest price in his heart.
"Thirty is too low. To be objective, you might as well add a little more." The store clerk disagreed with this price.
"Forget it." After saying that, Shi Jiu walked directly towards the door.
"Sir, please don't leave. I can't decide the price. How about I ask the shop owner for instructions?"
"Then go quickly, my time is precious."
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir." The shop assistant ran into the back hall in a hurry.
After a while, the shop assistant came out carefully holding a jade box.
"Sir, I and the shopkeeper have agreed. This is the third-level fire attribute Nether Core you want." Then the clerk gently opened the jade box, revealing the dark red Nether Core the size of a pebble inside.
"Well, it's in good condition. It must have been here not long ago, right?" Shi Jiu only took a few glances to determine the state of the Nether Core in front of him.
"Your Majesty, you have good eyesight. This Hades Core was just delivered from the Luojia Mountains the day before yesterday. It is absolutely a good product." The shop assistant complimented.
"Here are thirty crystals. Click on them." Shi Jiu took out the crystals prepared in advance and placed them on the counter.
"The payment is just right. Please keep it, Minghe. Welcome to come back next time." After counting the number of wafers, the store clerk smiled again.
Shi Jiu put away the jade box and left here.
The next day, Shi Jiu came to a quiet pool.
This is already in Lanhai County, so we stay away from the town because we don’t want anyone to disturb us.
Shi Jiu took out various materials from the Sumeru space, including sky blood stones, meteorite copper, bones of Hades beasts, and the fire-attribute Hades core he just bought yesterday.
Today he plans to set up a small formation - Sparkling Fire, which is a formation with both offense and defense, as recorded in Chang Lin's experience. Because the layout is not difficult, there is no need to carve the lines of the avenue, but it requires a lot of materials. Shijiu bought the last material yesterday, so he used it to practice today.
According to Chang Lin's explanation, Shi Jiu began to place them one by one. Ten minutes later, all the items were placed neatly, and all that was left was to inject one's own underworld energy to activate the formation.
Shi Jiu pressed his left hand on the Nether Core he just bought yesterday, and then injected his own Nether Energy into it. A minute later, the formation reacted, and all the materials stood upright and shook. Then, with the third-level fire attribute core as the center, surrounding it, a circle of blazing fire burned. The scorching temperature made Shi Jiu unable to get close.
The next moment, Shi Jiu cut off the input of Ming Yuan to the Ming Core, and the fire slowly extinguished.
"The effect is okay, but it's too slow and impractical at all." Shi Jiu commented briefly, then nodded.
If you want to use it quickly in actual combat, the best way is to carve the corresponding avenue patterns on the formation, activate it with mental power or passively trigger it, or use a formation scroll to engrave the formation in advance. The price of the formation scroll is just It is expensive and can only imprint small formations, which is fine for dealing with a small number of enemies, but not for large-scale operations.
"Don't worry, I'm just practicing now. When I get stronger, I can try to carve the avenue lines."
Shi Jiu walked to the formation he had placed,
"These materials should be able to be used twice." After evaluating the array materials that had consumed part of their energy, Shi Jiu was quite satisfied. Then he recycled the array into the storage ring, and Wearing the storage ring on the middle finger of his left hand.
This is already within Lanhai County, so there is basically no need to worry about being discovered by people from Tonglin Palace. In addition, even if someone from Tonglin Palace sees it, they may not be able to recognize that the ring he is wearing belongs to the bandit Zhao Dafa.
Next, Shi Jiu traveled through the Flying Wing for half a day and arrived at a city called Maple Leaf City after half a day.
This city was named after the maple trees that filled the city. It was not large in size, but a little larger than the previous small city on the border. In Maple Leaf City, Shi Jiu got on the Chitian carriage heading to Lanming City. After another three days of journey, he finally arrived on the evening of the fourth day.
Shi Jiu did not go to Fengbaozhai immediately, but chose to stay at the inn where he had stayed before, planning to meet Jin Yuner the next afternoon.
In the restaurant, Shi Jiu drank alone while listening to the conversations at the tables around him.
"Recently, the atmosphere in the city is a bit different than before, especially the Shuntian Escort Bureau, Fire Fist Sect and Shuitian Pavilion. These three factions have always been strong in the city. They can be seen basically anywhere in Lanming City. But now There are very few disciples from these three sects walking around the city, what's wrong?" Someone at the table asked in confusion.
"Mostly related to the Ghost Fire Sect, Jueshi Palace, etc." someone answered.
"Ghost Fire Sect? Peerless Palace? They are not a force in our Lanhai County. Although they are strong, they can't control our place, right?" The person from before continued to ask.
"Why, don't you know about the big events that happened in Liashui County a few days ago?"
"I just came back from the south. I don't know the big thing you mentioned. What happened?" The man then asked.
"No wonder, I can tell you that you will treat me to today's meal." The second person said.
"Okay, I beg you, tell me quickly!" the person asking the question urgently urged.
"A few days ago, the leader of the Ghost Fire Sect passed through the tribulation and was promoted to the Soul Realm. The Supreme Elders of Jueshi Palace and Tonglin Palace went to attack and kill him. As a result, both parties failed to gain any benefits. Then there was news that the Ghost Fire Sect and Hunyuan Palace formed an alliance. This incident also forced Jueshi Palace and Tonglin Palace to form an alliance. Now both sides are wooing sects from several surrounding counties and want to join their respective alliances."
"That's it. It's really big news, but why don't Fire Fist Sect and Shuitian Pavilion allow their disciples to move around?"
"Do you still need to ask? Naturally, I don't want the alliance between the two parties, and I have restricted my disciples not to be high-profile in the near future."
"So that's it. I thought the people from the Fire Fist Sect had changed their personalities."
"Okay, I've told you what's going on. You can treat me to this meal."
"Okay, I'll invite you, come on, keep drinking."
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"Shuntian Escort Bureau, Fire Fist Sect, do you want to stay out of the matter? It's very difficult." Hearing the chatter at the next table, Shi Jiu also roughly knew the current situation in Lanming City.
The alliance between the Ghost Fire Sect and Hunyuan Palace has also begun to affect Lanhai County, and the next situation will be more complicated.
Shuntian Escort Bureau, Fire Fist Sect, and Shuitian Pavilion are the three strongest forces in Lanhai County. They will definitely be attracted by the alliance between the two gangs. Now is the time when these three families are entangled. It is not good to offend any party. No wonder they Now I keep a low profile and don’t go out.
At the same time, Lanming City, Fire Fist Sect.
"Third Elder, why are you back? How are my father and the others doing now?" Huo Meng asked anxiously.
Ever since they learned about the alliance between the Ghost Fire Sect and Hunyuan Palace and the soul battle that took place in Liashui County a few days ago, Huo Meng and the people left behind in the door felt a little depressed.
"The sect master and the first elder are all well. We will start preparing to overcome the tribulation in the next few days." The third elder reassured Huo Mengfang.
"And I came back this time because of the alliance between the Ghost Fire Sect. In addition, you should also know about the sneak attack on the Ghost Fire Sect in Jueshi Palace and Tonglin Palace a few days ago, right?" The third elder asked next.
"Everyone already knows. The few elders who stayed behind and I have restrained the people inside the door not to walk around outside for a while and to keep a low profile as much as possible." Huo Meng replied.
"Meng'er, you've done a great job. This is why the sect leader asked me to come back. Next, the two parties will definitely recruit all the forces from around to join their alliance." The third elder nodded with satisfaction.
"So what do we do?"
"The sect leader said that if those two parties come to try to win over us, we should try not to offend them. The sect leader has already taught me the specific words. We will make plans after the sect leader successfully survives the catastrophe and enters the soul realm." Here, the third elder showed a hint of excitement on his face.
"Elder, my father should be very confident that he can survive the catastrophe, right?" Seeing the excited expression of the third elder, Huo Meng asked hurriedly.
"More than 60% sure, except for the Shura Crystal, we are very well prepared this time. In addition, a few years ago, the sect leader went to Yongyan City and spent a lot of money to purchase a mysterious elixir - Juyuan Dan, which can be used in Du Take it at the most critical moment of the calamity to increase the success rate." The third elder said excitedly.
"Ju Yuan Dan? My father didn't tell me, really!" Although he complained a little, Huo Meng was still excited.
That is a Xuanpin elixir. Although it is a low-level Xuanpin, it is something that can only be encountered but cannot be obtained. At least it will not be sold in Lanhai County and other nearby counties.
"Except for the sect master, only the first elder and the second elder knew about the Juyuan Pill at that time. Because the Juyuan Pill was too precious, the fewer people knew about it, the better." The third elder further explained.
"Don't worry, Third Elder, I understand this. Then you will stay inside the door and not leave, right?" Huo Meng nodded and then asked.
"Well, I will stay inside the door to prevent the two parties from the Ghost Fire Sect from coming. In addition, I will restrain the disciples not to cause trouble and to keep a low profile." The third elder ordered.
"Yes, elder."
