Baoling Peak is the sister peak of Baohua Peak. The two peaks are separated by a valley and echo each other from a distance, forming the shape of horns.
Jubao Pavilion's front store and back storehouse are located in the first outer courtyard. It is the largest, most comprehensive, and most expensive store in Yunxiao Sect, and it is also the store with the highest overall quality of goods.
Xue Tong entered the store and did not go to the sales counter with rows of neatly arranged containers. He went straight to the second floor and stopped in front of the rental cabinet.
"I want to rent storage bags, the most common kind." Xue Tong said.
Storage bag is an unavoidable Xuanmen magic weapon for martial arts practitioners. The most common storage bag is the first-grade magic weapon.
Since the items they carry with them are limited, people in Xuanmen use space-like spiritual materials such as Sumeru wood, sky vine, lamp heart feathers, and nine-core iron to create space magic weapons, using the huge space contained within them for carrying items. .
The space inside an ordinary storage bag is one foot high, two feet wide, and three feet long. It is commonly known as a one-two-three storage bag. Compared with the pockets of ordinary clothes, it can hold tens of thousands of times more things.
Although the storage bag is so useful, it is not particularly expensive. A low-end bag costs about 5,000 spirit stones.
But for Xue Tong right now, the price is still too expensive.
He accumulated three thousand spiritual stones.
If you can't afford it, rent it. Low-level warriors can't even afford it.
"The deposit is five hundred, and the monthly rent is thirty. You are an outer disciple. From now on, your monthly salary will be transferred directly to the Jubao Pavilion until the storage bag is returned." The person behind the counter raised his head and replied stiffly.
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Xue Tong changed his strategy and started spending money to buy "points". There are different types of Yunxiao Sect disciples, some are in urgent need of points, and some are in urgent need of spiritual stones. Xue Tong only asked for contribution points, but he didn't take any of the spiritual stones, and even paid one to three times the amount.
Soon, more than two thousand spiritual stones were spent completely.
When Zhou Yan heard from him again, Xue Tong no longer refused, and accepted the two five-point tasks generously. Anyway, the Cangliu Society did not kill people and set fires, so it would not be a big deal if they started to fight. He would first get the martial arts and martial arts that he urgently needed. .
When he worked hard to collect 50 points, the first thing he did was to go to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to exchange for a copy of "Ghost Evil Fist". The moment he exchanged his boxing skills, Xue Tong even had an unstoppable me. A sense of progress.
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A few months later.
"Dudu!"
Jade brand sound transmission.
"Hurry to the Law Enforcement Hall, Wei Geng!"
Xue Tong's heart trembled. Wei Geng had never sent a message to him, and his tone revealed urgency and severity. Something big must have happened.
Sure enough, in the "Jingxuan Hall" in the side courtyard of the law enforcement hall, Wei Geng looked solemn. When he saw Xue Tong, he went straight to the point: "I came to you because of Pingshan. Remember the bloody sword I told you last time?" Sect, Dayuemen, the place where our Yunxiao Sect meets these two sects is called Pingshan Town."
"Pingshan is about a thousand miles away from Chijin Peak. There are over 10,000 residents in the town. Due to its important location, Yunxiao, Dayue and Blood Sword Sect have all settled their personnel and opened shops here. Pingshan has a large flow of people and goods, and the strengths of all parties are intertwined. The situation has always been complicated.”
"In the past year, our sect's store in Pingshan has lost several batches of goods, and a disciple has been killed. Although there is no reliable evidence that it was the Blood Sword Sect, they are the most suspicious, and they must be involved."
When Wei Geng talked, Xue Tong listened carefully, for fear of missing a word.
"The Law Enforcement Hall has successively sent several law enforcement disciples to secretly investigate. Not only have they been unsuccessful, two people have disappeared one after another in recent days!" Wei Geng was very angry and said loudly.
"Ah, the situation is so serious? The thief must be too courageous." Xue Tong said with a frown.
"Yes, the dog thief is extremely bold. According to our judgment, the reasons are complicated. In order to thoroughly understand the situation in Pingshan, I decided to send you there." Wei Geng said solemnly.
"Ah, I'm going?!"
"Yes, I analyze that the first few batches of people sent by the Law Enforcement Hall had too big goals, and their people were in the open, so the operation failed. You are young and inconspicuous, and you may be able to see miraculous results if you sneak into Pingshan."
"Sneak in?" Xue Tong asked in confusion.
"Pretend to be someone other than Yunxiao Sect and wander around Pingshan as a casual cultivator." Wei Geng explained.
"Isn't that dangerous?!"
"There will be dangers, and you need someone who is careful and adaptable to the situation. I have thought about it again and again, and you are the most suitable." Wei Geng's eyes were bright and there was no doubt about it.
"Uh..." Xue Tong was speechless.
"But you don't have to worry too much. Pingshan belongs to the boundary of the three sects after all. The basic Xuanmen rules are still there. Random killings are rare." Wei Geng consoled him.
He continued: "The mission is dangerous, but there are many benefits. You were originally an ordinary outer sect disciple, but now you have been promoted to a law enforcement disciple. Not only do you have two sect contribution points per month, but you also have auxiliary systems such as alert, concealment, tracking, and disguise." The skills will also be given away directly.”
"This is a rare opportunity for you to enter the ranks of law enforcement disciples." Wei Geng's implication is that it will not be so easy to become a law enforcement disciple after you miss it.
"Oh" Xue Tong was relieved, but he still had questions.
"I'm going to Pingshan and fighting all by myself?"
"For the sake of confidentiality, only Hall Master Duan and I know about your visit to Pingshan. However, we have people in Pingshan. You only need to show your law enforcement talisman, and others will know your identity."
After Wei Geng finished speaking, he took out a brown tiger-shaped jade talisman. Xue Tong took it and asked, "Do I have a specific identity in Pingshan? For example, I am a registered disciple of a certain sect, or a disciple of a martial arts family in a certain place, etc." .”
"Well, your identity is a casual cultivator from Wangzhang Mansion in Dengzhou. Because you are good at drawing talismans, you opened a talisman shop in Pingshan."
"I prepared some talisman paper, ink and the capital to open a shop for you."
"Uncle, I have considered this carefully and thoroughly. I am willing to go to Pingshan and try to find out valuable information." Xue Tong agreed after all doubts were cleared.
"Okay, you prepare for two days. This matter must not be disclosed. If you have any questions, please contact me alone."
After Wei Geng finished speaking, he whistled softly, and a red-billed falcon slightly larger than a sparrow flew out of the window. Its green eyes looked at Xue Tong warily.
"The red-billed falcon is also a kind of spiritual bird. It can remember the distance of three thousand miles. Take this falcon to Pingshan. After settling in, apply the blue bottle scent somewhere, and let the falcon smell it when sending a message. If you smell the scent in the red bottle, the falcon will fly back to Xiaodang Mountain, and if I let it smell the blue bottle, it will fly to Pingshan."
Xue Tong's eyes lit up, "It's so magical!" He reached out to touch the falcon.
Unexpectedly, the falcon spread its wings and screamed, and pecked it hard with its beak. Xue Tong drew his hands to avoid it, and laughed and said: "What a fierce bird."
"Well, the sparrow falcon has a violent temper. It will become docile and recognize people after being fed a few times. The sparrow falcon only eats plum blossoms. If you feed it every half a month, if you don't feed it twice, it will fly back to Xiaodang Mountain." Wei Geng said. , handed over a bag of fruit.
"Haha, disciple knows." Xue Tong smiled.
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Chijin Peak gradually exits the boundary of Yunxiao Sect 700 miles away, and then enters Dayue Sect and Blood Sword Sect after a buffer of 200 miles. Pingshan Town is located in the buffer zone where the three sects meet.
Pingshan is flat, dry and windy, and is shrouded in gray haze for several months of the year. Most of the residents in the town, except for ordinary laymen, do not belong to the three major Xuanmen. They go around alone and are not uncommon loose cultivators in the Xuan world.
Rogue cultivators are martial practitioners scattered among the people. They do not belong to any sect. There are many reasons for the formation of rogue cultivators. Some are ordinary people who embark on the martial arts path due to some chance, and some are expelled from the sect or voluntarily withdraw from the original Xuanmen. People, including some key criminals from the Jiayuan Dynasty, fled to the people and changed their identities to hide.
The people in Pingshan Town are of all kinds, with dragons and snakes mixed in, numbering over ten thousand.
There are so many junior warriors in Pingshan, and there is naturally a huge demand for junior and intermediate cultivation items, which attracts alchemists, talisman masters and weapon refiners from far away to open shops. As Pingshan's reputation increases, the population is also rising day by day. There are many restaurants and casinos, and even Some clever people brought charming and coquettish women from other places and opened several brothels, making Pingshan even more chaotic.
That day Xue Tong went out quietly and rode a strong horse. After two days, at dusk, he wore an ordinary green gown and an ordinary iron sword, and led the horse into Pingshan.
The style of Pingshan is different from any place he has ever been to. The lively places are limited to the seven or eight streets in the center of the town, with shops lined up in rows. Among them, the shops of Yunxiao, Xuejian and Dayue are particularly tall and bright.
Outside the center of the town, the streets are deserted and deserted. The stone walls of the bluestone courtyard are high, with only the roof and some pine branches and cypress leaves exposed.
The small courtyards are connected one after another, with no end in sight. Countless secrets are hidden in these large and small courtyards that appear to have little difference in appearance.
The whole town looked gray and gave off an unfriendly atmosphere.
Xue Tong walked into an inn, and Xiao'er greeted him enthusiastically, "You are here to stay, please. Our inn also has three courtyards. It is unique and quiet. Are you satisfied with it, fellow Taoist?"
For privacy and safety reasons, the Xuanmen Inn was divided into small courtyards for rent. Xue Tong paid three days' rent. The courtyard was not big, and the bungalow was an ordinary bungalow that was kept clean and tidy.
"Since you're here to hang out, you have to go out for a walk. You stay in the yard." Xue Tong pointed to the eaves, threw out a plum fruit, fed the falcons that followed from afar, and went out alone.
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The street taverns are brightly lit and bustling with people.
This is the liveliest one on the block.
Eighty-nine square tables were packed with people. The sweaty waiters held up wooden trays filled with wine and meat, and skillfully moved around the store, singing the names of dishes and serving dishes one after another.
Seeing Xue Tong enter the store, the waiter looked at the bustling diners in the store with embarrassment and bowed, "I'm really sorry, sir. The store is full, so we have to wait for a table."
"Little brother, there's still room here. If you don't mind, come over and squeeze in."
A tall man in his twenties stood in front of him on the left, raising his hand to indicate.
The guests in the tavern are all junior and middle-level warriors. It is rare for high-level warriors to see such a low-level tavern.
"Okay, sorry for bothering you."
Xue Tong sat down and asked the waiter to add wine and food.
"If you want to mix things up in a place like Pingshan, you can't be too conservative!" Xue Tong planned to be more generous.
What's more important is that among the three people at the table, a good-looking young woman is staring at him unfriendly.
"I can't perform too poorly!" Xue Tong reminded himself silently.
