Hongzhou, which means vast and vast, is located in the north of the Blood Sword Sect. Whether it is mountains, rivers, grasslands, lakes or forests, spiritual materials are abundant, birds and beasts are infested, and poisonous insects, snakes and ants are rampant.
The vast area of seven thousand miles from east to west and three thousand miles from north to south belongs to Hongzhou. It is the territory shared by the four major sects, and the area is three times the total of the four sects.
Hongzhou is so large and has so many resources that it has attracted competition from all parties. The plots of land belong to you and me, and there are endless battles. After discussion, it was agreed that each clan would share the land and collect it in turn, rotating every four years.
In order to prevent over-exploitation of resources and as a place for training for Xuanmen disciples, the four sects restricted martial artists of acquired day and above from entering Hongzhou. Although a small number of disciples in the martial arts apprenticeship period who went there were lost, the items collected were very impressive. Each sect Everyone cherished this once-in-four-year opportunity and sent a large number of elite disciples there.
"Fortunately, the Hongzhou collecting season will come after March, and the inventory of various resources of our sect will be greatly enriched. The price of talisman paper and ink will naturally be greatly reduced." Shi Xiao said.
"Well, it would be better if I have the opportunity to go to Hongzhou to try my skills." Xue Tong said with a smile.
"The people who go here are usually the disciples who are great disciples of martial arts and a small number of late and peak martial arts disciples." Shi Xiao hesitated a little, she really didn't want to attack Xue Tong.
Shi Xiao's meaning is very obvious, so don't join in the fun.
"Well, I'm just talking casually and thinking about it randomly."
"Oh, by the way, junior brother can actually wait for six more months. By then, the Wei Kui secret realm will be opened. It will be safer for middle and late disciples to go there. The only inconvenience is that Da Yue's disciples will also go in. After all, they are not the same sect. People feel weird." Shi Xiao said.
There is no quota limit for going to Hongzhou. You only need to register, collect and hand over 90% to the sect, plus a different amount of sect contribution.
Entering without permission is an act of stealing and will be punished severely.
As far as we know so far, the Weikui Secret Realm is not very large and has a limit of fifty people. If the number of people who register exceeds the limit, the candidates will be determined through a competition.
"Okay, let me think about it again. There is still some Hunyuan Pill in stock. I'll buy some more." Xue Tong said calmly.
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Not long after, registration for Hongzhou Collection and Weikui Secret Realm began. As the two major events came in the same year, the response from the Yunxiao Sect was enthusiastic and the event was unprecedented.
"Ah, are you going to Hongzhou?" Chen Zixiong said with wide eyes.
"Yes, Brother Zixiong, I'm going to go out and have some experience."
"Although Hongzhou is a good place for training, it is highly dangerous. There is a possibility of encountering acquired monsters. Most people go there in groups of three or five. Do you have a companion?" Chen Zixiong asked.
Xue Tong shook his head, "I plan to go alone, taking the route marked on the map, and not greedy for spiritual materials and monsters."
"Where are you going, Brother Zixiong? Or should you stay in the sect and practice?" Xue Tong asked.
"Weikui Secret Realm, Chuanpeng and I will go together. I thought about asking you to go with me in a few days, but since you mainly focus on experience, the secret realm may not be suitable for you. There are not many monsters there, and the things you collect are spiritual materials. Lord." Chen Zixiong replied.
Chen Zixiong had heard about Xue Tong's deeds of killing Blood Sword Sect disciples and Yao Guan Shu, but like most people, he believed that Xue Tong won because of his careful planning and luck, rather than his strength.
"When you go to Hongzhou, you need to make adequate preparations in advance, magnify difficulties, and avoid being self-righteous. These are your strengths. I am just reminding you." Chen Zixiong said with a smile.
"Xue Tong has remembered Brother Zixiong's instructions."
Xue Tong stayed behind closed doors and stepped up his practice, focusing on the Three Elements Technique and the "Cloud Traveling Technique" of the wind system. In a vast place like Hongzhou, traveling through the clouds was the most important way to travel.
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At the beginning of the new year, more than a hundred disciples of the Yunxiao Sect set out for Hongzhou, but Xue Tong intentionally set out late for a whole month.
He did not take the Yunxiao Sect's regular route, which was to reach Hongzhou through the no-man's land in the eastern part of the Blood Sword Sect. He rode a mottled chrysanthemum green along the easternmost part of the Yunxiao Sect, where it meets the Jiayuan lay world. Head north.
Until Songpa Town.
Songpo originally had no town. Because it borders Hongzhou, with mountains on its back, several valleys intertwined, and a rare flat land in the center, poachers and thieves gathered, and a market town gradually formed. Nearly half of the residents in Songpo Town are members of the Blood Sword Sect. doorman.
Everyone Xue Tong met along the way was dressed as a casual cultivator. In a place like Songpo Town, almost everyone was engaged in a disgraceful profession, and no one wanted to reveal their true identity.
Xue Tong looks like he is in his thirties or forties. Although his disguise technique is not very good, it is usually not noticeable unless you look closely.
"Brother, do you know how to get to the exchange in Songpa?" Pedestrians passed by in a hurry on the road, stopped their horses and asked.
"I don't know, I'm looking for it too." Xue Tong's heart moved slightly and he replied smoothly.
"Oh, I heard that a batch of goods will be arriving in the next two days. Brother, please come to see if there is anything you need." The young man on horseback said.
The two young men were in their twenties and were in the middle stage of martial arts. They wore similar clothes, dark blue robes, brown leather boots, and shark skin scabbards at their waists.
"Yes, yes, there are many people over there, so the exchange may be there." Xue Tong made a fool of himself and pointed to a crowded place in the distance.
The Blood Sword Sect is in a unique position, bordering the border thousands of miles south of Hongzhou. Theft and illegal harvesting are rampant. Especially this year, it is the Yunxiao Sect’s turn to collect in Hongzhou. The thieves of the Blood Sword Sect are even crazier. In mid-February, it is the first time The day when the stolen materials were shipped back.
Vendors came here after hearing the news. The stolen spiritual materials were cheap and they could often make considerable profits by taking them to Pingshan or other towns. Some warriors also came here to try their luck and see if they could buy the needed items.
Songpa Town is not a big town. It is a place where thieves live. The atmosphere of the whole town is gloomy, depressing and disturbing.
At the time of application, the auction hall of the exchange.
There are dozens of wooden chairs in the hall on the first floor, and there are private rooms on the second and third floors. The hall is crowded and excited, and the long-awaited auction is about to begin.
Shops, auctions, and exchange meetings are the most common means of transaction in the mysterious world. Xue Tong originally didn't want to cause trouble, but later saw that he only had to wait for an hour for the auction, so he thought it would be nice to experience it, so he paid the entrance fee of twenty spirit stones. , found a corner and sat down.
Several light stone lamps lit up on the high platform in front of the hall, illuminating the large and square wooden table. A plump, charming and curvy woman walked onto the auction stage with her waist twisted and said in a low voice: "Fellow Taoists, please wait. , the auction for Songpa Season 1 has begun.”
She cast a flirtatious look, and the audience booed one after another. Dozens of fiery gazes roamed unscrupulously on her body wrapped in tight clothing.
"Tsk tsk, Ruyu is getting more and more beautiful? If only we could spend the night together..."
"If you don't urinate and take photos, are you thinking about Fan Ruyu from Dayuemen?"
"I heard that she has a sister named Ruhua, who is even more charming..."
Big Moon Gate?
"Six blue flame fruits, starting price is eight hundred." Fan Ruyu flicked her jade fingers on the storage bag, and six grapefruit-sized blue fruits appeared on the wooden platform, with their flame-like blue shells lifelike.
Blue Flame Fruit is the main ingredient of the "Cong Erpin" elixir for healing wounds. These six fruits are bright in color and plump in appearance. At first glance, they are spiritual fruits of high quality.
"I want eight hundred!"
"Eight hundred and four"
"Eight hundred and eighty"
After more than ten rounds of bidding, the price came to 2,400 spirit stones. Fan Ruyu shouted twice: "Are there any 2,400 left?"
Her seductive eyes glanced at a warrior in white who had previously raised the price, and her eyes moved. The man in white felt hot in his heart, "Two thousand six hundred!" Then she licked her dry lips.
Seeing this scene, Xue Tong finally understood that the auctioneer was a charming beauty. Firstly, the atmosphere was lively, and secondly, her expressions were affectionate. Those who lacked concentration would often continue to increase the price when they were impulsive.
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"A piece of red iron weighs nine hundred kilograms." A large piece of red iron hit the extremely thick rigid-winged wooden table.
"Red dazzling iron, it sounds like it is the material for refining magic weapons." Xue Tong's heart moved and he quickly calculated the price.
"One thousand and eight"
"Two thousand"...people in the audience kept making quotes.
Xue Tong never made a bid. He thought over and over again that even if he bought it, there would be no time to build it, so he would just keep a low profile and watch the excitement.
Three thousand six hundred, the red dazzling iron piece fell in Fan Ruyu's eyes and voice.
Dozens of items were quickly photographed, until several large pieces of top-level warrior-level dragon-toothed rabbit meat were placed on the table.
There was a commotion in the crowd, and even the slightest movement came from the box diagonally above He Zheng. Even the warriors who refused to eat were willing to eat the flesh and blood of monsters, and the effect was particularly good when mixed with medicinal wine.
Xue Tong is still young and has not yet reached the level of martial arts, so he cannot live without food. Eating more animal meat can not only satisfy his hunger but also improve his cultivation level. Why not? He suffers from the meat of most monster beasts. The meat is thick and smelly, making it difficult to eat. The several hundred kilograms of rabbit meat in front of him was fine and delicious, not to mention that the level was not weak. Xue Tong couldn't help but feel greatly moved.
Seven hundred, seven hundred and five, eight hundred...
There were constant bids, and soon the price reached one thousand.
"One thousand and one" Xue Tong announced the price.
"Qianyi? How dare you steal my meat!" The dark-faced strong man glared at Xue Tong.
"One thousand and two!" The big man gritted his teeth and yelled out the ridiculously high price.
"One thousand three hundred!"
Several people couldn't help but whisper to each other. The price of more than one thousand was obviously not worth it. Wouldn't it be better to exchange for some unpalatable tiger, leopard and bear meat and save 30 to 40% of the spiritual stones?
The strong man's face turned dark red, and the veins on his forehead protruded, "I'll leave it to you, a starving bastard!"
Fan Ruyu's jade arm like a white lotus root pointed in the direction of Xue Tong, "Five hundred catties of dragon-toothed rabbit meat, deal!"
A pretty girl in a skirt guided Xue Tong to the backstage delivery room, and the money and goods were settled.
Soon, Fan Ruyu took out the last lot.
"Thousand-year-old Dragon Grass, the ultimate treasure, please seize the opportunity." Fan Ruyu's sound waves impacted everyone present.
The crowd's commotion became more and more intense. The Longyan Dan made from Longyan grass was a third-grade elixir. The thousand-year-old Dragon Yancao was considered a treasure at auctions in big cities. Who would have expected that Songpo Town, a remote and remote country, could have such a treasure? Auction?
"This Dragon Grass finally came out. The harvest from the Blood Sword Sect's illegal harvest is not small." A strange voice came from the third floor opposite.
