After taking charge of the spirit ship, the two teams of Demon Cult monks conducted a bottom-up search.
First there were several screams, coming from the cargo hold below.
"Kill the lackeys of Liang Guo Zong!"
"Can't afford the ransom?"
"I have signed a contract with the Chamber of Commerce. Can I borrow some spiritual stones from my master?"
Lu Changan secretly observed that except for the monks who were suspected of being members of the sect, everyone else could pay a ransom in exchange for their lives.
Generally speaking, the identity of casual cultivators is greater than that of family cultivators and that of sects.
The Liang Guo monk who signed the contract does not have enough spirit stones, so he can borrow money from his chamber of commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce's additional debt can be further manipulated to increase the constraints of the sale contract.
Because of the hope of survival and the strong threat of force, few monks resisted.
The monks of the Jingguo Merchant Alliance want to do business for a long time and would rather lose money and avoid disaster.
Not to mention, Lu Changan suspected that the leading Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce was colluding with the Xuanyin Demon Sect.
The Demon Cult conducted a detailed investigation.
After waiting for half an hour, Lu Changan heard footsteps approaching his room.
Two Demon Cult monks stepped into the room.
At the same moment, Lu Changan sensed the false elixir-level consciousness lingering on his body.
"Name, identity, origin?"
One of the Demon Cult monks in the late stage of foundation building, holding a special magic weapon, asked.
"Your Excellency Wu Fan, a casual cultivator from Liang State, is now a member of Jing State Wufu Chamber of Commerce."
Lu Changan took out the spiritual contract he had signed before.
The demon sect monk took the spiritual contract, checked it, and asked a few more questions to test the authenticity of Lu Changan's identity as a casual cultivator.
Lu Changan was a casual cultivator, so his answers were flawless.
If there is no problem with his identity, he is not a target of the Demon Cult, and his life is not in danger.
"The ransom for the foundation-building monks is six thousand, and the monks from the Jingguo Merchant Alliance must pay half."
"This is a ransom."
Lu Changan was very straightforward and took out three thousand spirit stones.
He has more than 100,000 spiritual stones on his body, and his wealth far exceeds that of the fake elixir real person. This spiritual stone is not worth mentioning.
But I kept a mental note of the expenses I shouldn’t have spent on the road.
The spiritual stone used to purchase the boat ticket was recognized by Lu Changan.
He kept a small account of other exploitations, such as the high room charges and the spiritual stones paid as ransom.
There is no talk of deep hatred.
The rest of life is long, the road is boring, and the world is ups and downs, but there is always a chance to get back on track.
"Open your storage bag!"
The demon cultivator's eyes flashed.
The Liang Guo monks they had previously searched had been squeezed many times and had almost no spiritual stones on them. Either use magic weapons and materials to deduct them at low prices, or borrow them from the chamber of commerce.
There are very few monks like Lu Changan who can produce three thousand spirit stones.
Lu Changan's expression changed and he hesitated slightly.
"Move quickly, why are you stunned!"
At the urging of the demon cultivator, he opened his storage bag.
After inspection, the two demon cultivators showed disappointed expressions.
There are not many spirit stones left in the storage bag, and the remaining items are only at the level of normal mid-stage foundation building.
With the value of this item, they are too lazy to find fault and rip it off.
Lu Changan had no expression on his face as he watched the two Demon Cult monks leave.
He had been prepared for this situation since he moved into the guest room.
The storage bag for Lu Changan's valuables and the spiritual pet bag were wrapped in insulating materials made of shadow stone, and were hidden in the corner of the room in conjunction with the concealment restrictions.
Unless the True Alchemy cultivator comes in person, it is possible to see the clues.
Lu Changan passed the test relatively easily.
Fang Zhong, a purple-faced man in the next room, experienced a thrilling experience.
The Demon Cult monk used a special magical weapon to determine that the exercises he practiced came from the Liang Guo sect.
"Fang is a traitor to the sect! A deserter on the battlefield! He is on the wanted list... I hope the Holy Religion will take notice!"
Fang Zhong turned pale with fright and revealed his true identity.
"A traitor wanted by the sect? Let this person go."
Xiang Jinglong, who was not far away, heard this, took out a jade tube, checked it, and ordered.
Fang Zhong seemed to have been pardoned, but he had very few spiritual stones left on his body, so he used magical weapons, elixirs, talismans, etc. as deductions to reluctantly pay the ransom.
…
Two hours later, the search of the guest rooms on the first and second floors of the Spirit Ship was completed.
There were almost no casualties among the monks of the Jing Kingdom Chamber of Commerce.
Some Liang monks were arrested and killed. Some of the monks were taken away as "suspicious targets."
Lu Changan discovered that most of the "suspicious targets" who were taken away were Liang Guo monks with outstanding skills.
Several of the craftsmen had negotiated with Miss Wei at previous trade fairs.
Lu Changan did not reveal his true skills due to his hidden clumsiness, but he avoided trouble.
This group of monks from the Liang Kingdom who boarded the ship were essentially smuggling illegally and living under the shelter of others.
It would be good to reach Jing Kingdom safely.
It is impossible to enjoy the status and benefits of normal times.
Whether it is a former foundation-building ancestor or a respected craftsman.
If you can reach the Jing Kingdom and obtain a legal identity, you can regain your status that you once deserved.
"After checking the first and second floors, I went to the third floor."
Lu Changan discovered Xiang Jinglong and another demon sect fake elixir, and led most of the monks to gather on the third floor.
There are many first-class guest rooms on the third floor of the Spirit Ship.
No matter which country a monk lives in, his status and background are good.
The Xuanyin Demon Sect should also be treated with caution.
When the demon cult monks searched, they were very polite and acted according to the rules.
"take away!"
Miss Wei, who lived in a superior guest room and wore a veil, was taken away by the demon cult monks as a "suspicious target".
Lu Changan secretly thought: Miss Wei had boarded the ship before. She was injured or in trouble. She left Liang Kingdom with the help of Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce's spiritual ship and returned to the Demon Cult.
At the same time, she served as an internal agent on the ship, finding out the details of various monks and identifying valuable targets.
"Huh? Are you planning to stay in Prince Wang's room for the last search?"
Lu Changan observed the search route led by the two fake alchemy monks and made some assumptions.
Logically speaking, given the location of the prince's room, it would not be left at the end.
The monks of the Demon Sect seemed to do this deliberately.
"The order of searches is from low to high."
"Although the monks who have been searched have been slaughtered and paid a ransom, there is no need to risk resistance again after they are out of danger."
Lu Changan's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but guess the devil's plot.
boom!
On the third floor of the Spirit Ship, the window of Prince Wang's superior guest room was smashed to pieces with a slap.
"Be bold!"
Xiang Jinglong and the middle-aged False Dan were on guard for a long time. They punched and palmed each other, and the powerful Dan force was as violent as a torrent, sealing the way out of the window from the window.
"Sir, save me——"
The fair-skinned and beautiful Foundation Establishment maid screamed in terror and was thrown out of the window.
There was a roar, and the woman was rolled into pieces by the powerful elixir power.
Boom!
The room where the prince was sitting exploded.
The main frame of the spirit ship is made of second-order high-grade materials and is very strong.
The rest of the building materials, although inferior, are also reinforced by spells, and are not so easily destroyed during the ordinary foundation building period.
However, under the attack of the fake Dan Zhenren, these buildings and houses were like thin pieces of paper.
"The remnants of the Demon Sect! How dare you challenge the authority of Lihuo Palace!"
A loud shout sounded like spring thunder.
The hunchbacked old man accompanying the prince erupted into a ball of dazzling blue elixir fire, like a blazing cauldron, incinerating and evaporating the elixir power of Xiang Jinglong and the two of them.
"Old man! Lihuo Palace has too much time to take care of himself, yet he dares to use feathers as an arrow!"
"Tsk, tsk, the war has not yet been decided, but the elders of your palace have sent their descendants to neighboring countries. Wouldn't it be chilling if the monks of the sect fighting on the front line knew about it?"
Xiang Jinglong and Xiang Jinglong took their time and entangled the old man with a hunchback, one on the left and the other on the right.
Moo~
The black wind bull above the head let out a dull and frightening roar, opened its mouth and rolled out a piece of black wind, covering the hunchbacked old man.
The hunchbacked ancestor lifted up the prince in the golden robe and used his secret technique to activate the light escape. As a result, his figure was pulled by a terrifying force, as if he was stuck in the mud.
"Master! You go first!"
The hunchbacked ancestor pushed the prince away.
His face turned red, his abdomen swelled, and the red flames all over his body suddenly shrank, stained with a layer of red blood.
The spiritual pressure on his body suddenly increased, approaching the early stage of true elixir.
Well! call!
The hunchbacked old man opened his mouth and spit out a fire shield magic weapon, which turned into a section of the city wall and burned the sky with angry flames.
The black wind spit out by the black wind bull was barely blocked by it.
"Capture the prince!"
Xiang Jinglong led several foundation-building monks to surround and intercept them.
The beams of magic weapons, magic weapons, and various spells will cover the "Prince" who flew hundreds of feet away.
A "peng" sound.
Prince Wang's body was shattered into thousands of wood fragments.
"Fake substitute!"
Xiang Jinglong's expression changed drastically, and his consciousness scanned every corner of the scene, looking for the prince's true identity.
"The prince used the small teleportation talisman."
Suddenly, Miss Wei's voice sounded in his ears.
"Little Teleportation Talisman? We monitored the whole process. When did he escape?"
Xiang Jinglong couldn't believe it.
"The moment your three fake elixirs collided, their movements were overshadowed."
"Fortunately, I had contact with Mr. Wang before and remembered his aura through the Kongming Spirit Pearl."
Miss Wei was captured openly, but she was secretly supporting and commanding.
"That old man fought to the death and left it to the Black Wind Barbarian Bull."
"You two, along with me, will capture the prince alive. If you succeed, the master will definitely reward you!"
…
Whoosh whoosh!
Two teams of Demon Cult monks, riding flying boats and magical weapons, chased toward the southwest.
Wow!
The hunchbacked old man had a few head-on collisions with the Black Wind Barbarian Bull. The magic weapon broke and he vomited blood.
His face turned pale, his breath dropped, and he used a third-level escape talisman, like a flaming meteor, to escape in the direction of Liang Guo.
The Black Wind Barbarian Bull whipped up a violent black wind, flying sand and rocks, and was faster than half the opponent, locking it tightly.
"Even if there are several third-level life-saving talismans, if you encounter a powerful true elixir monk or great demon who is good at speed, you will still be in trouble."
In the guest room on the first floor, Lu Changan saw this scene in his eyes and sounded the alarm in his heart.
His current strength is that he is not afraid of fake pills.
If you are targeted by a true elixir cultivator, the risk is not small.
At the Dan Formation stage, there is a huge gap in the strength and magical powers between the smaller realms.
The middle stage of the true elixir is more than twice as powerful as the early stage of the true elixir.
That Black Wind Barbarian Bull was from the upper reaches of the earth-grade bloodline, and its strength was almost comparable to that of the mid-level True Pill.
This bull is not like a partial science student like Xuan Shui Turtle.
It can be called a true hexagonal warrior, with strength, spells, defense, speed, and almost no weaknesses.
Even Lu Changan's strongest talisman could hardly cause serious damage to him.
Not to mention, on top of this, the late-stage overhaul of the core formation belongs to the top combat power of the sect.
The weakest sects in Liang and Jing had at least Daxiu who was in the late stage of Danjie.
"That hunchbacked old man will undoubtedly die. I wonder if the prince can escape the pursuit of the demon sect."
Lu Changan was thinking.
The Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce's spiritual ship has been reactivated.
Under the guidance of the merchant alliance monks and bodyguards, order was restored inside the spirit ship, and all the monks breathed a sigh of relief.
…
A few days later, the spirit ship entered a dangerous area filled with ice and rain.
In the field of vision, there is an endless light gray ice rain, which has the power of coldness and corrosion.
In the Liang Kingdom, apart from the Land of Absolute Spirits, there are similar naturally dangerous areas. This is not the first time that this has happened.
Fortunately, although this kind of spirit-carrying ship is not outstanding in speed, it has strong protection and can pass through smoothly.
It's just that the spiritual stones required for the drive consume a lot of money.
The speed of flight is also greatly reduced.
Because of the long distance and the existence of extraordinary places and dangerous areas, Jing Kingdom, a small and medium-sized immortal country, was not easily annexed by the surrounding immortal countries.
Another half month passed.
The flying speed of the spirit ship has obviously accelerated a bit.
"We are almost reaching Jing Kingdom."
Lu Changan sensed that the spiritual energy in the surrounding world was showing signs of recovery.
The magical land will affect the power of spells, including the effects of monk flying and magic circle driving.
If we were in a normal Immortal Cultivation Kingdom, although this journey would be relatively far, it would actually take half a month to arrive.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
On the way, I occasionally encountered Jing Kingdom monks in the sky.
"Fellow Daoist Wu, when you arrive at the 'Gu Sun Fairy City' later, I will help you apply for an identity tag certified by the Business Alliance."
Mr. Xia from the Wufu Chamber of Commerce took the initiative to come to Lu Changan's guest room and expressed some kindness in his words.
The dangers on the road have been overcome.
As far as the Chamber of Commerce is concerned, the only way they can win over others is to
In addition to the distinguished guests in the upper-class guest rooms, the Liang monks who smuggled over basically signed spiritual contracts with the Chamber of Commerce.
The contract signed by Lu Changan was relatively loose, close to a regular employment, and was essentially different from the contract of betrayal by Fang Zhong and others.
"Then I'll bother Mr. Xia."
Lu Changan cupped his hands and said.
In the subsequent conversation, Lu Changan learned about the situation of Wufu Chamber of Commerce.
Wufu Chamber of Commerce was originally established by five foundation-building families.
At that time, the power of the five immortal cultivating families was relatively weak, and most of them only had one foundation-building ancestor in charge.
By holding together for warmth and marrying each other, Wufu Chamber of Commerce has gone through hundreds of years of ups and downs and occupied a place in the Jingguo Chamber of Commerce, and its strength cannot be underestimated.
Mr. Xia's name is Xia Mingqu. He is the contemporary young master of the Wufu Chamber of Commerce and belongs to the Xia family, the most powerful among the Wufu families.
"May I ask Mr. Xia, does your Chamber of Commerce have a second-level high-grade spiritual vein?"
"My Xia clan, as well as the general helmsman of the Chamber of Commerce, both have second-level high-grade spiritual veins."
Xia Mingqu replied with a smile.
This Young Master Xia has red lips and white teeth, and a face as good as a crown of jade. Among the monks Lu Changan knows, his appearance and conversation are extremely outstanding.
Half a day later.
The spirit ship of the Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce landed in a towering mountain city with hazy white light.
Guri Immortal City is an important border town in Jing Kingdom's immortal world. It has developed commerce and is even larger than Huanglong Immortal City.
The Liang Guo monks who disembarked from the ship had to undergo identity verification by the Merchant Alliance.
With Xia Mingqu's help, Lu Changan presented the second-level spiritual contract and successfully passed the inspection.
Lu Changan's feet landed on the land of this neutral immortal cultivation country, and he felt a sense of solidity that he had not seen for a long time.
"Fellow Daoist Wu! You and I part ways."
Fang Zhong spoke calmly, said goodbye to Lu Changan, and returned to the queue at the Crescent Chamber of Commerce.
Lu Changan smiled and waved goodbye to this person.
…
Half an hour later.
Lu Changan walked out of the Merchant Alliance Hall in the center of Guri Fairy City and looked at a bronze waist plate in his hand.
"This is your identity certificate in the merchant alliance. By carrying this card with you, you can conduct business legally in all major fairy cities and cities in Jing Kingdom without any hindrance."
Xia Mingqu introduced.
Lu Changan showed a clear look and thanked him again.
Without the contract and assistance of the Wufu Chamber of Commerce, he would not have been able to achieve such success and obtain the status of a monk of the Jingguo Commercial Alliance.
Glancing at the Jing Kingdom monks walking back and forth in the fairy city, there were many people dressed as traveling merchants among them.
He smiled and said: "Master Xia, how are you going to arrange it? Should you go to the Xia clan or the Wufu Chamber of Commerce?"
Successfully landed in Jingguo.
The identity of others disguised by Baihuan Mask deceived the second-level spiritual contract.
Lu Changan could actually find an opportunity to run away, but Wufu Chamber of Commerce could do nothing.
However, he came to Jing Kingdom for the first time and was unfamiliar with the place, so he needed stable second-level, middle-to-high-grade spiritual pulse cultivation.
Wufu Chamber of Commerce helped him solve his troubles and provided money and effort.
In addition to the constraints of the spiritual contract, Xia Mingqu, the young master, was quite polite to him.
Lu Changan decided to follow the trend.
For the time being, he abides by the contract and joins the Wufu Chamber of Commerce as a parallel second-level alchemist to practice for a period of time.
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