The salt-greedy beast seemed unwilling to leave the valley. The few who caught up with the five people were strangled by Li Jian and Yan Xuan. At this point, the five people were finally free from the pursuit of the salt-greedy beast like a dark cloud.
Qian Chao sat on a stone and panted. He lost his spiritual energy, so he took out the spiritual wine and drank it, but while drinking, he looked at the city in the distance.
"Where...is Ruixuan Town?" Yanxuan asked, looking there.
"Yes, that's Ruixuan Town." Tang Ping said.
"It's so big! It's almost comparable to Caixiang City where my home is. Is this... really just a town?" Yanxuan said again.
"Yes, it's much bigger than Luo Jingcheng, and bigger than Liangdu!" Li Jian also sighed.
"Hey, it's much better than the counties I've been to before!" This was Lu Pingchuan's sigh.
"Such a big city can only be called a town, so how big will this big city in the world of cultivation be?" Qian Chao said.
"I haven't been there either, but I have heard about several big cities. Well, such as Luohai City, Yunwu City and Youxiang City. They are all famous big cities. We must go and visit them when we can go out in the future." Tang Ping said.
The Ruixuan Town seen by the five people in front of them really looked like a big city. Looking from a distance, they saw a row of houses with tiled roofs. The houses were like well fields, the roads were like streets, and there were pavilions, bridges and eaves dotted among them. , there are many pavilions in a well-proportioned manner. Compared with the capitals in the ordinary world, it is just that there is no solid and unshakable city wall around the periphery of Ruixuan Town.
"Hey, if there are all monks here, why don't you see anyone?" Lu Pingchuan suddenly asked again.
"Brother Lu, flying is not allowed into Ruixuan Town. You can only walk inside."
"oh."
"This Ruixuan Town is also a big city that our Wuling Sect has worked hard to build. All the layout and rules are based on the standards of a big city in the cultivation world. The reason why it is called Ruixuan Town is because it used to be a small town. That's all, the name has never changed, and I don't know how many years have passed before it has its current appearance. Hey, look at the tallest and largest building in the middle. If I remember correctly, that building should be Chengming Building. Our Wuling Sect The monks in charge of Ruixuan Town are all upstairs."
Sure enough, following Tang Ping's words, a few people saw an extraordinary high-rise building in the center of Ruixuan Town. They must have overlooked the entire Ruixuan Town from that building.
"Stop watching here all the time. How are you doing, Mr. Qian?"
"Well, I'm fine."
"Then what are we waiting for? It's getting late. We finally got here. Of course we have to go in and have a look!"
"Hey, yes, let's go in and watch the fun!"
…
Speaking of which, Ruixuan Town is not the only one on the border of this large area directly under the jurisdiction of Wuling Sect. There are three other towns of this size, namely Fuxuan Town, Xiangxuan Town and Jixuan Town. Among them Fuxuan Town and Xiangxuan Town are to the west of Ruixuan Town, and Jixuan Town can only be reached by traveling eastward from Ruixuan Town. These four places called towns are actually big cities. Their functions are not only the entry and exit of people, but also the exchange of people. In addition to commercial goods, the most important thing is to be responsible for the safety of Wuling Sect. Among these four towns, there are countless small towns. Those are pure small towns. Some small towns do not even have a market. Only monks from the Wuling Sect are there. The monks in the sect, as long as they build After being established, they will have the opportunity to be sent to patrol these large and small towns to ensure that those who are casual practitioners or people with ulterior motives will not sneak into the Wuling Sect. In addition, as early as in the Wuling Sect, When it was established, the ancestors at that time also artificially set up some places where ferocious beasts and birds roamed on the border of this area to serve as barriers.
It is precisely because the Wuling Sect has such an insurmountable barrier that before the last attack on Yan Shuang, those agents who had been deployed long ago had to do something on the border to open a gap for those guys to sneak in. Because of this, with the confessions of those captured casual cultivators, the Five Spirits Sect knew when and where these guys had sneaked into the Five Spirits Sect, and from this, some additional details were confirmed.
For example, the identity of the two foundation-building monks Huang Gao and Ruoyu caught outside the sect was revealed in this way.
It seems that Qian Chao and the other two were delayed for an extra day on the road. If they could have arrived in Ruixuan Town yesterday, they might have met a few familiar people in the town.
One of them was an ordinary-looking woman. She entered the town from the direction of the Five Spirits Sect. When she entered, she was dressed as a female disciple of the Five Spirits. However, when she left the town from another place, she changed into black clothes. The woman looked back a few times as she left, seemingly unwilling to do so, but as soon as she left the town, she hurriedly flew away.
There were two other people, also dressed as disciples of the Five Spirits. They were two men. One of them looked like he had just recovered from a serious illness, his face was slightly pale, and the other had a nonchalant look on his face. The two men disappeared for a while on the streets of Ruixuan Town. When they reappeared, they had changed their clothes and left Ruixuan Town among a group of people from aristocratic families who were leaving after doing business. The man who looked like he was just recovering from a serious illness was Gui Su who survived the catastrophe, and the one beside him was Zhao Ji. Before he left, Gui Su also looked back at Ruixuan Town, knowing that he would definitely suffer a lot after returning this time. For such a big defeat, there are people in Muyang Sect who want to take the blame. Even if their plans are not good, those big shots will put some blame on themselves. Although they will not die, thinking of the punishment Humiliated, Gui Su's mood was very gloomy.
Not coming out! Before Gui Su left, he still thought that he would at least build a foundation when he came out again. This time he came out and it was not without gain. He finally let himself know the truth that there are mountains outside the mountains. When his own cultivation methods were not enough, it was If you can't do anything, you must make up your mind to practice after you go back. Let's leave the matter of revenge for the future!
But... this revenge must be avenged!
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"Hey, hey, it's really lively!"
Lu Pingchuan's loud voice can be heard far on the streets of Ruixuan Town.
It is true as Tang Ping said, after entering Ruixuan Town, there will be no one who can fly in the air. It cannot be said that there are none, but everyone who can fly here is heading towards the "Chengming Tower" in the center. "The ones who went are naturally the Five Spirit Sect monks who are responsible for the maintenance here.
It was indeed very lively. All the shops on both sides of the street were open to welcome customers, and the road was full of pedestrians, which could be regarded as crowded.
Lu Pingchuan was a guy who always wanted to take a look when something was happening. As a result, when he wanted to enter the first well-decorated store, he was stopped by the waiter at the door who was very polite and firm.
Qian Chao and others knew at a glance that this store must be extraordinary, because the waiter who greeted customers at the door was actually a foundation-building practitioner!
Is the foundation-building monk working as a buddy here?
What a grand display!
Later, I learned a thing or two from the clerk. It turned out that this shop only dealt with the business of Alchemy monks, and even the Foundation monks were not qualified to enter this shop.
Then, amidst the man's uncontrollable laughter, the five people hurriedly left there in a panic.
Lu Pingchuan was still not convinced and muttered:
"Grandma, you actually dare to look down on people. When I form an elixir in the future, I won't even enter his house wherever I go, huh!"
Since this Ruixuan Town is a big city that the Wuling Sect works hard to run, it is naturally not just a lively place where Qi refining disciples can visit after breaking through the Xiaowu Pass. To the south of here is the Wuling Sect, and the sect's alchemy monks There are many, and to the north is the vast world of cultivation. Various sects and aristocratic families in the world of cultivation also have many alchemy monks. Naturally, alchemy monks also have novel things that they have never seen before, and there are also items that they cannot get but are in urgent need of. So in There are many such shops in Ruixuan Town, and the products traded in them are all treasures that can only be used by Danjie monks. Naturally, such shops do not welcome Qi refining disciples.
Not only that, even those shops that only entertain foundation-building monks do not allow Qi-refining monks to enter.
Of course, there are some shops that do all business. Often such shops are divided into floors. The first floor sells things for Qi refining disciples, the second floor is accessible to foundation-building monks, and the third floor is the strictest. Only monks who have formed elixirs can go up and buy them.
Under Tang Ping's explanation, everyone understood, and then under the observation of a few people, they were gradually able to see some tricks from the signboards of various shops, and they could identify which shops only catered to Danjie monks and which ones. Only foundation-building monks can enter. However, after looking at it this way, the five people discovered that there were no shops selling Qi refining monks on both sides of the busy street in Ruixuan Town that they accidentally walked into. After seeing it clearly, the five people hurriedly Hurry through this street.
After asking around from others, the five of them found another broad and lively street, where people who specialized in the business of Qi Refining monks gathered.
In fact, there are many places where Qi refining disciples do business, but this is the one with the most shops. The other places are like ghost markets. Some run-down cultivators spread a blanket on the street and put things on it. Doing business as soon as it's done.
Qian Chao met an acquaintance here.
Looking at the five people in each shop, Qian Chao couldn't help but sigh. There are quite a lot of people doing business in the sect. The first few shops he looked at were all opened by disciples of the Wuling Sect. They even greeted them there. Qian Chao also recognized a few people who looked like the guests' assistants. Naturally, they were often seen in the Chengqi Hall. They must be selling the spiritual weapons they refined here in order to make more money. Just a few spiritual stones.
When those people saw Qian Chao, some of them knew him, and they greeted him warmly because of Qian Chao's recent announcements. Some of them had never spoken to each other before, but at least they looked familiar, so they chatted with him for a few words.
Naturally, there were not many people interested in such a shop, so they continued to move forward casually, and then heard loud voices coming from a shop.
"I said, Boss Bu, you can't play tricks on me. The few things I asked for are all made of money. How can you just use these things to coax me? Look, which one is made of money?" ?”
"Oh, hey, don't worry, Mr. Zhuang. As you know, something happened in our sect recently. The seal is now strictly sealed. We have just been able to come out in the past few days. No, as soon as we come out, I will be thinking about what you want. Well, alas, it is true that these items are not made of money, but well, I have made a lot of concessions to you on the price. It is difficult to get money-made items now. That junior brother Qian has made great achievements recently and is very busy. , Where does he have time to refine weapons? I couldn't find him in the sect recently. After asking around, I found out that Junior Brother Qian is always called by some elders. Think about it, where does he have time to refine weapons? Don't worry, Mr. Zhuang. , I will definitely urge him when I go back to find him, okay?"
"Well, okay, I'll keep these pieces for now. We've agreed. If I have the money, I'll order three more. You must keep them for me."
"Don't worry, don't worry, I've never left it for you!"
All five people heard this passage. When it was mentioned about Junior Brother Qian who had made great achievements, Tang Ping even glanced at Qian Chao with a strange expression. As for the spiritual weapon made by Qian, needless to say, it was almost that person. It must have been refined by Junior Brother Qian.
"Are you talking about you, Brother Qian?" Lu Pingchuan asked.
Qian Chao was noncommittal. In fact, he had already heard that the person speaking in one of the voices was Bu Yannong.
I saw a tall monk striding out of a shop, followed by others who came out to see him off. The person who followed him accidentally glanced at Qian Chao, was stunned for a moment, and then immediately smiled. After sending the man away, he came over. It was Bu Yannong.
When he walked over, Bu Yannong looked back to see if the person just now had gone far. As a middleman, he didn't want Qian Chao, the weapon refiner, to meet the buyer. In that case, he wouldn't be able to get the middle price. OK.
"Junior brother Qian, why are you here? Come on, come on, junior brothers and sisters, come and sit in my little shop."
Bu Yannong warmly welcomed Qian Chao and others into his small shop, and then ordered people to close the door immediately and stop doing business. He took the five people into a clean place behind the shop and offered them spiritual gifts. He didn't speak until after tea.
"Congratulations to Junior Brother Qian, congratulations to all the Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters. In just a few years, Junior Brother Qian, you have actually broken through the Xiaowu Pass. What a joy to congratulate you. Alas, I was trapped in the Xiaowu Pass for so many years, and there were always six It’s been seven years, Junior Brother Qian, you have practiced well and your progress has been rapid, haha!”
"Thank you, Brother Bu. Well, what does the 'money system' that the man mentioned just now mean?"
"Well, Junior Brother Qian, aren't you always used to stamping a small seal of your own on the weapons you refine? It's just the word Qian. Hehe, plus the things you refine are excellent, but that small seal Others can't imitate it, so over time, the spiritual weapon you refine will have an alias of 'Qian Zhi'. Hey, as long as there is that small seal on the spiritual weapon, you will naturally know that it was refined by you, so it is better than the same weapon. The price of spiritual weapons is much higher!"
"Oh, so that's it!"
When Qian Chao first entered the inner hall, he got a chiseled seal. As a disciple of the inner hall of Chengqi Hall, he could use this seal to engrave on the spiritual weapons he refined. As a mark, this seal was made by the inner hall. , it is true that it cannot be counterfeited, but unexpectedly it became the unique mark of the Qianchao refiner, and Bu Yannong also made a lot of spiritual stones from it because he could sell the spiritual weapon refined by Qianchao.
However, Bu Yannong was also a little worried when he saw Qian Chao. It was not that he cheated Qian Chao's spiritual stone by falsely reporting the price, but that now that Junior Brother Qian's cultivation level has exceeded the fifth level, if he also intends to If he opens a shop in Ruixuan Town to sell the things he refines, he will not be able to earn the spiritual stones in the middle.
Therefore, Bu Yannong tentatively asked:
"Junior Brother Qian, you are here this time..."
Qian Chao saw through Bu Yanyan's concerns at a glance and said with a smile:
"Senior Brother Bu, I have no intention of opening any shop here. It's too much trouble, so I will still ask Senior Brother Tuobu to help me sell those things in the future."
As he spoke, Qian Chao took out several small wooden boxes from his storage bag and placed them in front of Bu Yannong. Naturally, they were filled with spiritual weapons refined by Qian Chao.
Bu Yannong was overjoyed when he heard this. As long as Qian Chao couldn't afford to open a shop, he would be willing to give up some more profits. Seeing Qian Chao bring out a lot of spiritual weapons, he was even more elated. The ones he took from Qian Chao last time had been sold out long ago, and now Qian Chao came to replenish his supplies.
"Senior Brother Bu, who usually buys my spiritual weapons?"
"Well, most people can't afford so many spiritual stones. Most of them are bought by people from passing aristocratic families and given to their nephews for their own use. There are also some people who are considered businessmen. After they buy them, they go to some distant places. You can also make a lot of spiritual stones by selling them to other aristocratic families. The man named Zhuang who left just now is a member of the aristocratic family who works outside. It seems that his aristocratic family is not small. That person is often in Ruixuan Zhen Xingxing, he will buy a lot of the spiritual weapons you refined."
While chatting here, Qian Chao remembered something and asked:
"Senior Brother Bu, how do you usually come to Ruixuan Town from the sect? You come and go a lot. How do you avoid the troubles on the way?"
Bu Yannong raised his eyes and looked at Qian Chao, pondering the meaning of Qian Chao's words, and then asked:
"Junior Brother Qian is asking about the route from the sect to Ruixuan Town. First, tell me how you got here? This must be your first time here, right?"
"Yes, it was the first time for several of us to come to Ruixuan Town. We... left the sect and flew directly to Ruixuan Town."
"Flying straight to Ruixuan Town!" Bu Yan'an was startled and looked at a few more people, "Then...Junior Brother Qian, did you encounter any trouble on the way?"
"That's right," Tang Ping, who was sipping tea on the side, interrupted, "I encountered a lot of troubles along the way, and I was still embarrassed a few times!"
"Hey! You're reckless, you're reckless. Junior Brother Qian, blame me. I should have told you the route from the sect early in the morning. How could you fly here directly? Let alone middle-level monks like us, those who are experts in Qi refining." The senior fellow students don’t dare to fly over directly. There’s Zheliushan Mountain in the middle, Tsaiding Mountain and Chun’er Mountain. Those are all dangerous places! Could it be that..."
Bu Yannang found that when he mentioned the name of a place, the girl in the blue dress who was enjoying the tea nodded her head. His expression changed slightly, and he asked tentatively:
"Did you guys come all the way to those places?"
"Of course, I beat him several times!" Lu Pingchuan said.
"Ah...this..." Bu Yanyan was shocked. He couldn't believe it at first, but considering how famous these few people have become recently, it is possible. "No wonder, no wonder the five junior brothers and sisters were able to establish a sect for the sect a few days ago. It’s no surprise that you have such a method..."
"Otherwise, Senior Brother Bu," Qian Chao continued, "We came out very recklessly this time. We thought we would just fly straight towards Ruixuan Town. How could we have expected that there would be so many things on the way, so I just asked Senior Brother Bu for advice on what route you usually take when traveling between the sect and here."
Bu Yannong finally understood that these five people must have encountered those powerful monsters more than once on the road, so he asked these questions, so he took out a piece of paper and said:
"Junior Brother Qian, I have a map here. Come on, let me draw a few routes for you. They are all safer ones that I know. Although there are many twists and turns, this road is also It’s very safe, many brothers and sisters take this route here.”
After saying that, Bu Yannong took out his pen and marked various routes for Qian Chao on the map.
Then Bu Yannong said with a somewhat solemn expression:
"Junior Brother Qian, there is a purpose in marking these different routes for you. I think you guys have just arrived in Ruixuan Town. You probably also want to see the novelties sold by casual cultivators, such as It’s late today, and you’ll have to look at it tomorrow. However, senior brother would like to give you a few words of advice. It’s okay to take a look at those casual cultivators’ things, but don’t ask for prices easily, and don’t show off in front of those casual cultivators easily. Hey, those After all, people are casual cultivators. Aren’t the majority of people who are casual cultivators like Miss Yan Shuang? As long as those people see that you have spiritual stones or good things on your body, they will think about it. Maybe when you leave Ruixuan Town and return When I was there, I followed you quietly, and then started to attack halfway. Speaking of returning to the sect from Ruixuan Town, there were quite a few disciples from the sect who disappeared on this journey. Therefore, it is best for you not to encounter such a thing, even if you do. Don’t panic, the way back is all on this map, if someone blocks you, just change the way, they can’t block all the roads anyway.”
Seeing Qian Chao nodding, Bu Yannong suddenly smiled again.
"You've always heard of that Senior Brother Ma Hu, right? That guy is a gangster. When he arrived in Ruixuan Town, in front of the casual cultivators, he first showed his weakness and secondly showed his innocence, deliberately luring the casual cultivators into hiding in the middle of nowhere. I intercepted and killed him on the road, and then he killed me back, and I made many unprofitable deals. As a result, many people among the casual cultivators recognized him, and their legs became weak when they saw him, ha!"
"Hey! This is a good idea!" Lu Pingchuan couldn't help but said after hearing this.
"Brother Lu!" Yanxuan was right next to him, and he couldn't help but be angry after hearing Lu Pingchuan's words.
"Uh... this must be Junior Brother Lu from Houtu Temple. Hey, don't think like this. I know you all have means, otherwise you wouldn't be able to achieve such great achievements. However, those casual cultivators What they are better at is some shady tricks. Those who can come to Ruixuan Town are at least mid-level Qi refining. But among the missing people, there are some mid-level ones and more high-level ones. Don't they have any means? It’s those casual cultivators who are simply plotting and planning, making it difficult for them to guard against it.”
"Senior Brother Bu, don't worry. I, Brother Lu, are just joking. We come and go just for peace, how can we cause more trouble? By the way, Senior Brother Bu, it's getting late now, we have to find a place to stay here. Do you have anything to recommend?”
"Oh, hey, my shop is small, so I don't have a few people here. There are a lot of places to live in this town. When you go out of my shop, you can see many restaurants when you turn east. They have rest rooms. The guest rooms are all very clean. The famous ones are Songfeng Tower and Zhaixing Tower. They are the most expensive, and the others are cheaper, but they are all very clean and comfortable to stay in."
"Hey, let me tell you, Brother Bu, which restaurant has the best food?"
"Uh...I heard that Songfenglou has the best food, and Zhaixinglou has the best spiritual wine, but I have never been there, haha."
When we came out of Bu Yan'an's place, it was already getting dark. In addition, several people had been running around for days, so they all wanted to have a good meal before resting.
As soon as Qian Chao got a bag of spiritual stones from Bu Yannong, which was his share after the spiritual artifact was sold, Tang Ping asked him to treat him. In the end, the two best restaurants were Song Feng, which Lu Pingchuan chose. Building, he said that he would have a good meal tonight, have a good sleep, and wait until tomorrow to go to the Zhaixing Building to drink.
"If you want to go to the street tomorrow to watch the excitement, you can't drink all the time." Tang Ping corrected.
"Yeah, let's watch the fun tomorrow too."
After having enough food and wine, Lu Pingchuan especially enjoyed the meal and was full of praise for Song Feng Tower. After that, Qian Chao and the five of them found four quiet guest rooms in Song Feng Tower. The reason why the five of them wanted four rooms was because of Tang Ping He and Yanxuan want to live together.
…
Late at night, someone knocked on Qian Chao's door.
After opening the door, there was a man dressed as a young man. He looked at Qian Chao and asked:
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Qian Chaoqian?"
"Sir, I don't dare to take it. I'm trying to trick Qian Chao." Qian Chao also looked at the person opposite and saw that the person looked shrewd.
"Mr. Qian, please take a look at this first."
As he said that, the man took out half a piece of paper. The paper was torn from the middle and there were words on it.
Qian Chao glanced at it, then took out half a piece of paper and put it together with the man's half foot. The uneven parts of the tear fit together tightly, and the words on the paper were also put together neatly.
On the front is the word "Qianchao" and on the back is the word "Han畋". The torn pieces of paper are put together. The four characters on both sides are written by one person, so you can tell at a glance.
The young man smiled, saluted Qian Chao again, and said:
"My surname is Liu, and I have been asked by Mr. Han to see Mr. Qian."
The tide of money stopped him.
"Brother Liu, please wait a moment, this is not the place to talk."
Then Qian Chao led the man and pushed open the door of a nearby room.
When the young man surnamed Liu walked in, he couldn't help but be stunned. There were four people sitting there waiting in the room, including two women and a big, sturdy man who couldn't help but yawn. .
"this……"
"Brother Liu, since Senior Brother Han is looking for me like this, we have come as promised. However, there are no secrets between the five of us. Even if Senior Brother Han comes in person, we still have five people to listen together. Please."
"good……"
