Xianqing Town has a population of nearly 10,000. It is the largest grocery store in the town. Xue Tong bought a map.
The moment he opened the picture scroll, his head was buzzing and almost went blank.
"Thumbnail Map of Ten Thousand Islands"!
The words written vertically on the right side of the silk cloth almost caused his soul to leave his body.
"Sir, are you okay?" the shopkeeper asked worriedly.
"Ah, no, no, thank you, shopkeeper!" Xue Tong hurriedly paid the silver.
He connected all the clues and remembered the words of Wuji Zong Lin Hong: "About a hundred thousand years ago, an extremely violent explosion occurred at the Wanyu interface. Parts of the land and sea were torn apart and sealed in a mysterious space. It is opened every two hundred years. once."
"The space in front of us is the space that is torn away from Wanyu Island. Of course, the people here also call this place Wanyu Island."
"This island is not the other island. In more than twenty years, a dark storm will connect the two places."
Xianqing Town is marked in the southwest of the map, five hundred miles away from Jicang Prefecture. Gantai is larger than Aowu, Zhiyue Kingdom in the north, thousands of islands on the periphery of the mainland, and the easternmost is a large dark unknown area. It seems that Unable to label exactly.
Xue Tong suddenly gained some confidence, his spirits were lifted, and the worries deep in his heart disappeared.
There were very few martial artists in Xianqing Town. Xue Tong walked around for half an hour and didn't meet anyone from the Xuan Realm.
He bought a strong horse at the horse market in the east of the town and went to Jicang Mansion.
The city gate guard warrior Dacheng, wearing thin armor, stopped Xue Tong with a spear.
"Where did the Taoist priest come from, and what happened to Jicang Mansion?"
"Wei came from Bokai City in Zhiyue State. He traveled far and wide and passed through Jicang." Xue Tong said nonsensically.
The guard subconsciously glanced at the notice posted at the city gate and let him go.
A notice about the capture of important criminals is posted at the gate of the city, with portraits of a man and a woman. The man is in his forties, the man has a beard, and the woman has an oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, a plump nose and a smart mouth, making her quite pretty.
The general message of the notice was that Zheng Guangtie and Yin Tang had become successful the day after tomorrow. They injured people and robbed goods, and committed serious crimes. Anyone with knowledge must report them to the government immediately. If they are successfully captured, they will be rewarded with 50,000 spiritual stones, and those who harbor the criminals will be imprisoned for eight years.
Xue Tong had no interest in offering a reward, but found a perfect excuse to pry for information.
He went into a tavern and started drinking.
When the two martial arts disciples walked in, Xue Tong stopped them, "You two, come and sit down."
Tong Shan and Zhang Yi were very surprised, but Xue Tong was at the peak of acquired cultivation, how could such a senior dare to resist.
"Senior...call us two," Tongshan stammered.
"Well, come over and have a drink together. Don't be nervous and ask me something." Xue Tong came to Zhiyueguo on the pretext of asking about the notices.
When the two heard this, their faces turned pale and they looked around for fear that others might hear.
"Why, I dare not say it," Xue Tong wondered.
"To be honest, I dare not say it." Zhang Yi admitted honestly.
Xue Tong called for good wine and good food. When the two of them were drunk, he took out a bag of spiritual stones and said, "You two should divide these two thousand spiritual stones. There is no one in the tavern now, so hurry up and talk."
…
The Gantai Xuanjie is governed by a group called the Gantai Alliance, which is divided into the Artifact Refining Guild, the Alchemy Guild, the Formation Talisman Guild, and the Xuanmen Guild. Only members of the alliance are qualified to explore the inner island illusion or the black area outside the sea.
There are hundreds of large and small Xuanmen in Gantai, and the leaders of the big Xuanmen are all members of the alliance. Small and medium Xuanmen can only enter the Xuanmen Guild depending on the situation, while casual cultivators can join the alliance through other guilds.
Zheng Guangtie and Yin Tang are good at refining weapons, but their attempts to join the Weapon Refining Guild have been met with twists and turns, mainly due to the obstruction of the guild's weapon master Zhao Ji.
"Zhao Ji's ancestral home is Jicang Prefecture. Zheng Guangtie and his wife took the exam twice, and were declared unqualified in the end. It is said that he is suspected of deliberately making things difficult."
"In a fit of rage, Zheng Guangtie went to pick up goods from the housekeeper of the Zhao family. He suddenly attacked on the way back to Jicang, injuring the housekeeper and several of Zhao Ji's beloved disciples, and robbed a large amount of refined materials." Tongshan said.
"Oh, how is Zhao Ji's military rank? Why are you making things difficult for Zheng Guangtie and his wife?" Xue Tong asked.
"In the early days of Zhao Ji's existence, it is said that when he met Yin Tang, he spoke frivolously and was scolded by Zheng Guangtie, and the relationship was formed from then on."
"Young men don't want to talk about this. Firstly, it's all based on hearsay. Secondly, how can I afford to offend such a person? Seniors can't talk nonsense in Jicang. Zhao Ji has many eyes and ears here." Zhang Yi lowered his voice.
"Uh-huh"
Xue Tong asked again: "How many innate strong men are there in Gantai?"
"I don't know the exact number, junior. It's about fifty or sixty people."
“What are the conditions for joining the alliance?”
"Innate warriors can directly join the alliance, and their first choice is the Xuanmen Guild. If they are casual cultivators, they can choose from the weapon refining, alchemy, or formation talisman guilds; acquired warriors need to pass the assessment."
"The rules are the same as Zhiyue." Tongshan said.
"Zhiyue is here, so he can't join Gantai's alliance."
"Of course. The relationship between the two countries is mediocre. How can the Xuanjie Alliance allow people from other countries to join? The experience of those who join the alliance in the past decades must be carefully investigated before they can join the alliance."
As soon as Tongshan said this, Xue Tong basically stopped thinking about it. There was no way to join the association, and the exploration of the alliance organization was out of reach.
"Since the Taoist priest is from Zhiyue, why doesn't he join Zhiyue's alliance?" Zhang Yi asked curiously.
"Sigh, it's hard to get into the alliance, and I don't have a chance to explore. I kind of want to go privately with a few friends." Xue Tong sighed.
"That can't be done. Once it is verified that someone has secretly entered the restricted area, the Alliance will fully investigate and hold them accountable. Otherwise, if they go alone, who will join the Alliance?" Zhang Duo waved his hands repeatedly and said.
"The black area is so big, there must be a lot of people sneaking in." Xue Tong thought to himself.
He asked again: "What is Gan Tai's illusion?"
"It's a mirage around Miantu Island. It's said that there are countless treasures, but the entrance is controlled by the Alliance."
"Oh, it's a pity that I can't join the alliance, so I can't go."
"That is"
…
Jicang Mansion was too close to the teleportation, so Xue Tong went north to Yin Ye City.
He plans to secretly sneak into the black area of the outer sea twenty years later and take care of your crimes.
"The black area is most likely connected to another Wanyu Island!"
Yin Ye is a large city in Gantai, with a population of more than 100,000. The people of Xue Tong are unfamiliar, and the kingdom's spiritual mountains and beautiful waters cannot be taken for themselves for the time being, but living in a busy city, no one can stop it.
Two hundred miles outskirts of Yin Ye, there is a medium-sized Xuanmen called Genwuzong, occupying Miao Mountain.
Regardless of whether he is an authentic Taoist force or a casual cultivator, Yin Ye's strength is considered to be above average in Gantai.
Xue Tong bought a newly built garden and put up the Wei Mansion sign.
"It's a pity that Guang Mao is not here." Xue Tong suddenly felt that bringing a few close friends was sometimes a good thing.
His martial arts level is too high, and it is very inconvenient for him to show up in public.
Xue Tong lived in seclusion in Yinye and rarely went out. The white tiger often roared in the underground palace on the mountain behind the garden, and the movement was not too big.
"Even if someone hears it, let him go."
…
That day Xue Tong went out and went to Guanglingzhai.
After several months of getting to know each other, he learned that Guanglingzhai was a well-known business, and the Tan Palace auction it hosted was famous far and wide, and they were currently collecting auction items.
Xue Tongfei went there for spiritual materials, and the auction houses and auctions were mixed, which was a great opportunity to get in touch with the Gantai Xuanjie.
He commissioned a top-quality magical weapon, the "Fire Cloud Sand Crystal" obtained from the Pei family brothers and sisters.
Xue Tong no longer concealed his martial arts rank. His mid-level Xiantian status immediately led Guanglingzhai to give him a very favorable entrustment plan.
There is a loss and damage guarantee worth 600,000 yuan, and the auction house commission is halved to only five points.
"Guanglingzhai accepts commissions all year round. If you have any spiritual objects you want to auction in the future, please take care of our business." Li Zhaoqing, the manager of the auction house, said.
Li Zhaoqing and Che Zhengqun are responsible for collecting auction items. For an auction house like Guanglingzhai, which is not a first-rate auction house in Gantai, the collection of auction items is crucial.
If you are beautiful and heroic, your appearance in business can often add a lot of points.
Li Zhaoqing has the mature charm of a beautiful middle-aged woman, but she is restrained and reserved, and behaves appropriately and generously.
"Come back when you have a suitable lot" Xue Tong needs to pass through Guanglingzhai and slowly penetrate into the Gantai Xuanjie.
…
Huoyun Sand Crystal acquired 420,000 spirit stones, and Xue Tong entrusted Li Zhaoqing to sell the Blue Flame Black Ice Grass and the three innate iron fire ant corpses obtained from Binghe.
After going back and forth, the relationship between Guang Lingzhai and Xue Tong heated up. That day, Li Zhaoqing came to visit and asked Xue Tong for help.
"Senior Xue, Guanglingzhai's auction next month is short of warriors. Could you please spare some time and wait for me?"
"There is always a market in Guanglingzhai on weekdays, right?"
"Senior Tan Lingke has something to do at the moment. Our ancestor is out of town as planned. The owner of the restaurant is inconvenienced and cannot leave the town at the moment. Please help me, senior." Li Zhaoqing spoke sincerely and said in a tight line.
"Sometimes it's okay not to arrange a town hall," Xue Tong said with a smile.
"Senior made fun of me. Guanglingzhai has been established for more than 40 years and I never dare to take it lightly. Besides, in the auction next month, the quality of the auction items will be higher than usual."
"Oh, if I go to the town market, can I bid?" Xue Tong said with a smile.
"Yes, there are two types of town halls. One is to sit in the corner after appearing, and you cannot bid for it; the other is the invisible private room of the town hall in the dark, which does not suppress Fahai, but allows people to feel their presence and speak out when necessary. This type is You can participate in the bidding." Li Zhaoqing felt that there was something interesting and said with a smile.
"Well, I've participated in so many auctions. How about I return to the town? How much will I get paid?"
"Junior dare not fool Senior Wei. The market fee is calculated based on the number of attendees and the number of auction items. The market fee for Tan Palace's autumn auction is 78,000 spirit stones."
"Oh, it's not that little. You have to tell me the rules of the town." Xue Tong said.
