Where there are many people, there are many things going on. A large number of warriors took advantage of the Iron Anchor Fair to gather in Tianfeng City, either selling things in exchange for goods, or coming with some special purpose.
Many people are thinking about joining the Iron Anchor Territory.
Xue Tong followed the flow of people. He had the experience of finding French iron rings in Donglaifang City, and he also felt that the things outside the fair were worth seeing.
Xue Tong's long stay attracted the attention of someone present.
An old man who was about sixty years old and in the early stages of the day after tomorrow said hello to Xue Tong, "This Taoist Iron Anchor, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
The old man is thin and slightly melancholy.
Xue Tong nodded and started chatting under the eaves of the street corner.
"Dare to ask the Taoist Master for advice?" the old man asked.
"Xue only has identity and has never occupied the island."
There was a trace of joy in the old man's eyes and he said: "I am Liu Tingyan from Palm Jiao Island eight hundred miles away. Palm Jiao Island is the permanent territory of the Liu family and does not belong to the territory of other island owners."
"Due to the change of Tianfeng branch members, the Liu family received less attention. Tie Anchor Shi Xiaozhuo took the opportunity to cause trouble and often found trouble. The Liu family was weak and suffered some bullying." Liu Tingyan was very dissatisfied and said angrily.
"Shi Xiaozhuo must have an intention, otherwise it would not be for nothing." Xue Tong said.
"Yes, what he is planning is the brown stone altar." Liu Tingyan made it clear without being secretive.
"Brown stone altar" Xue Tong blurted out.
"The brown stone altar seems to be an ancient relic with an unknown purpose. A year ago, the stone mountain collapsed and was exposed. After Shi Xiaozhuo got the news, he asked the Liu family to move away in order to occupy the island. Of course, the Liu family did not agree to his undue request. Dog The thief then became more and more violent, and it has reached a point where it must be solved. I want to borrow an anchor and find someone to help."
"The Liu family is willing to share the altar with people like fellow Taoist, and will never bow to Shi Xiaozhuo." Liu Tingyan gritted his teeth and said with anger in his eyes.
"Really?" Xue Tong felt strange.
Liu Tingyan continued to explain: "It's a long story. The ancestors of the Liu family landed on the island thousands of years ago. At that time, the Wanyu Alliance had not yet been established. Later, the Economic Alliance would explore and found that the island had no resources and no special features. They issued a permanent land title to the Liu family, and Palm Jiao Island was It has become exclusive to the Liu family."
"After Shi Xiaozhuo got the news, he wanted to seize it as the nearest anchor." Liu Tingyan said.
"Who is Shi Xiaozhuo?" Xue Tong asked.
"In the middle of the day after tomorrow, the Liu family can't beat him."
"What good will it do if I retire from Shi Xiaozhuo?"
"Master Xue Island can understand the purpose of the altar with the Liu family, but the Liu family will need to take 70% of the benefits." Liu Tingyan said.
"Okay, Xue accepts this condition, when will he go?"
The mysterious altar has aroused Xue Tong's curiosity. He thought for a moment and agreed.
"Meet the ten queens on Palm Island!"
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At the trade venue, thousands of miles away, more than two hundred anchors gathered together.
Xue Tong only cared about upgrading the cultivation objects. He bought an eight-hundred-year-old Yinjin grass, a bone puppet, and the inner alchemy beast corpse of a harpy vulture. He had no other spiritual objects that he was interested in.
However, a rumor that was spreading caught his attention, "There are more and more monsters in the Dark Cloud Sea, they are constantly expanding, and they are on the verge of losing control. The Wanyu Alliance may organize warriors to clean the sea."
Xue Tong checked the sea chart and found that the Dark Cloud Sea Area was 18,000 miles away from Tianfeng City and located in the far northeast.
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After ten years, Palm Banana Island.
There are banana trees on the island, and brown stone mountains are hidden deep in the banana forests.
The Liu family received Xue Tong. Xue Tong was observant and secretly on guard. He was unknown in Tianfeng City and believed that the possibility of Liu Tingyan's murder was extremely low.
Shi Xiaozhuo brought five disciples to the island, and Liu Tingyan asked him to meet in a polite way, seemingly inviting him to negotiate terms.
"Master Shi, this is Xue Tong, the anchor of Tianfeng City. The Liu family may want to cooperate with Daoyou Xue." Liu Tingyan said.
"What?" Shi Xiaozhuo's face turned pale on the spot.
"Master Shi, it is against the rules to seize other people's islands. Xue's price is reasonable, and the Liu family is willing to cooperate with me." Xue Tong said with a smile.
"Let go, try to find trouble by trying to make trouble," Shi Xiaozhuo said with a glare. Xue Tong's appearance was not amazing and he was young. How could Shi Xiaozhuo take him seriously?
He turned to threaten Liu Tingyan and said: "Liu Tingyan, if you act cunning, it will be even worse for your descendant!"
"Whatever you say, please Island Master Shi and retreat." Xue Tong raised his hand and clenched his fist.
Shi Xiaozhuo was in his early forties, with a pair of fierce eyes, "It was you who suggested the competition."
"Um!"
Shi Xiaozhuo refused to give up without trying, but he never expected that he would fall to the ground in one round.
Xue Tong put away his fists and said calmly: "Master Shi, please, don't go to Palm Jiao Island again if you have nothing to do."
Shi Xiaozhuo's face turned the color of pig liver, but he refused to show weakness, "Xue, please wait."
He said that without stopping, he boarded the boat and left the island.
Liu Tingyan became a little worried when he saw Xue Tong defeating Shi Xiaozhuo with one move.
"Master Liudao, don't worry about attracting wolves into the house, take me to check out the ruins quickly."
At this point, Liu Tingyan had no choice but to ask Xue Tong to make an oath and take him to Brownstone Mountain in the north of the island.
A large piece of the stone mountain cracked, revealing a building that looked like a mysterious altar.
Four dark brown stone pillars stand in the southeast, northwest, and surround an area of about ten feet. The pattern on the ground is very simple, with only a dozen irregular intersecting straight lines.
Xue Tong's first impression was that it didn't look like an altar, but it wasn't natural either. It should be an artificial construction.
"Master Liu Island, Brownstone Mountain has existed for thousands of years. Do our ancestors have any written records and who originally lived on the island?"
"Shishan has existed since the Liu family landed on the island three thousand years ago, and there was no one on the island at first," Liu Tingyan said.
"The dark brown stone pillars and countertops are made of brown stone, which is easy to absorb mana. Xue only knows these and cannot see through the rest. If Master Liu Island doesn't mind, please allow Xue to take a closer look."
"Well, I guess the Liu family won't be able to control it for long. After driving away Shi Xiaozhuo, Wang Xiaozhuo and Li Xiaozhuo will come."
Xue Tong smiled and said, "Master Liu Island understands people, let's hurry up."
Xue Tong lived in a shack dozens of feet away, and the Liu family was not far away, both for surveillance and for observing the altar.
He summoned the bone puppet guards and fell into deep thought.
Three times in a row, Xue Tong left the shack and met Liu Tingyan.
"Based on Xue's knowledge, I can only tell Liudao that the altar seems to be the remains of a magic circle, with the stone pillars as the corners of the array and the table as the array disk. Due to the lack of activation spells, it is estimated that it cannot be activated."
"Xue suggested that the island owner does not need to prevent others from coming. If Shi Xiaozhuo comes again, you only need to collect the spirit stones and ask him to agree to share the benefits equally."
Xue Tong had a history of understanding the Xiguang Formation and Lu Yangzi's "Thirteen Formations Sutra", and the progress was not small.
"Oh, I heard what fellow Taoist said and I'm going back home."
"Yes, Xue is busy and will not participate in the excavation of the ruins. When the results are revealed, it is enough for the island owner to send someone to inform him."
"Thanks for the tip, Island Master Xue can do whatever he wants."
Liu Tingyan got a lot of information, and Xue Tong voluntarily quit, and he was not dissatisfied.
Xue Tong returned home and drew the complete pattern of the sea of engraved consciousness without missing anything.
He hurried back to Tianfeng City, and because he was eager to practice and didn't want to spend too much time on uncertain things, his Lightning Strike Tempering Body was progressing very quickly, which was worth the hard work.
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Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. Xue Tong was buying talisman paper at the Talisman Shop and got another shocking news.
An invasion occurred on a nearby island in the Dark Cloud Sea!
The so-called invasion refers to warriors who are dissatisfied with the Wanyu League and capture the Wanyu territory.
"Oh, the news has spread to Tianfeng City more than ten thousand miles away. You can imagine the seriousness of the situation." Xue Tong said to the shopkeeper.
"Yes, the Taoist priest can join the army formed by the Wanyu Alliance. I heard that rewards will be given based on merit. In addition to the captured materials, the islands of the rebel clan will also be rewarded."
Xue Tong has no interest in participating in countering the rebellion, but it is important to find out clearly about the situation of the rebels.
He did some research in the Tianfeng branch, looked up the documents, and finally got a rough idea.
The Wanyu League was founded three thousand years ago. There have always been people who were dissatisfied. These people gathered in the Dark Cloud Sea and used the dangerous sea conditions to confront the Wanyu League.
"You guys fight slowly, I am an islandless anchor, it doesn't matter whoever controls Wanyu Island!"
He went into seclusion again and practiced hard.
However, just three months later, the intensive warning signals from Tianfeng City finally forced him to open the stone door.
In the south of the city, the fire is soaring into the sky, and the figures in Fengshan are looking forward to it.
"How is it possible that the rebels are fighting here? Is it possible that there is an insider? Tianfeng City is also in chaos?"
While he was thinking wildly, two people jumped into the yard!
The two of them, one dressed in green and wearing a gray turban, the day after tomorrow, immediately launched an attack when they saw Xue Tong!
Two thick flaming pythons swooped up, one from the left and the other from the right.
Xue Tongren shrank and retreated into the Xiguang Formation. The flame python bit at the wall of the formation frantically, unable to hurt him even a hair.
"Who are you two?" Xue Tong shouted.
"Ten Thousand Islands Holy Nation, anyone who disobeys this organization will die!"
The two of them were of good rank. Xue Tong frowned and said, "The people who entered Tianfeng City may even have innate-level warriors. Once they appear in Fengshan, it will be very troublesome."
He immediately said: "I am a reclusive warrior. There is no question of whether I accept it or not. Can the two Taoist brothers be put on the next horse?"
"Unless you take the poison to show your allegiance!" the shorter warrior shouted.
Then he waved his palm, and another fire python rushed up.
The tall warrior seemed to be surprised by the Xiguang Formation, holding a long sword and watching.
Xue Tong grabbed it in the air, put away the Xiguang Formation Disk, and flew out two Seven-Spin Formation Talisman from his sleeve pocket.
He raised the Xingyunju, and a black light struck in front of the tall warrior.
