The Jade Cauldron Territory is very vast. Even if it is not as wide as the Medicine King Territory, which spans tens of thousands of miles, it still has the magnanimity of a large territory.
Naturally, it is impossible for such a huge area to be occupied by the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect.
He is only the nominal overlord of the domain.
In the territory, headed by the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect, there are six other Jindan sects, collectively known as the Seven Jade Cauldron Sects.
Below it, there are many large and small sects.
In addition, there are gathering points for casual cultivators, mainly Fairy City and Fangshi.
The large fairy city is home to high-level spiritual lands, and its strength is not even inferior to that of ordinary Jindan sects.
As for Fangshi, it's a bit weird.
Within the entire Jade Cauldron region, there are over a thousand large-scale markets.
There are countless small markets like crucian carp crossing the river.
Whenever there is a spiritual place or a major transportation road, there will always be monks who come forward to organize large and small markets.
Some well-developed markets will gradually attract the attention of sects, and sect industries will gradually settle in them.
Dahefang is one of the few special cases among countless cities.
It does not thrive because of people, but because of the place.
Facing the unexplored millions of mountains in the Eastern Wasteland, it has a strategic position.
Coupled with abundant resources, it gradually accumulated popularity.
In comparison, other nearby markets, except for Xuelianfang, which has the same strategic position, are all regular markets.
In terms of distance, it is far away from Dahefang.
Even Taishanfang, the second closest place, is eight thousand miles away from the wasteland.
Eight thousand miles sounds very far away.
But for the foundation-building monks, it only takes a day or two to fly at full speed.
The reason is that no one usually travels across the two places like this.
Mainly because there is a large wasteland in the middle.
Towering mountains such as Nanwa Snow Mountain and Jiudie Mountain stand among them.
There are many monsters inside, and there are even third-level monsters wandering freely in it. Even the foundation-building monks have to be on guard.
As for casual cultivators in the Qi refining period, or even ordinary people.
This eight thousand miles is quite long.
Most of the casual cultivators who came to Dahefang in the first place either came with the caravan or relied on the ships of the Dajiang Gang.
Those who are lucky enough to come here on foot are very few.
Now that the four forces are dragging their families with them, the speed will naturally not increase.
In the past three days, I only walked a third of the distance.
The middle section of the journey will be slower and slower because it does not rely on either side and is not suitable for traveling at night.
But no matter how long the distance is, it is always shortening.
Just like no matter how far away the sea is, the rushing river will always arrive one day.
The fifth day.
Luo Chen stood on the deck, facing the gentle breeze.
As the waves roll, the water vapor hits your face with the breeze, which is refreshing.
"How long is the distance to Taishanfang?"
Qin Liangchen beside him smiled and said: "Come on, as long as you cross the gentle river section in the middle, you can go down the river, which will only take a day or two!"
So fast?
Luo Chen thought it would take a long time.
However, when I thought about the opening of Lundaotai, so many casual cultivators from nearby markets gathered here.
It can be seen that the distance is actually not too far for immortal cultivators.
Now they are walking so slowly, in the final analysis, it is because there are too many people traveling.
So many people went out together.
It is bound to cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.
"It seemed like it took you a long time to send Xiaohu to Luoyun Sect?"
When Qin Liangchen mentioned his son, a soft look appeared on his face.
He lamented: "It did take a long time, almost half a year!"
"Then you must have passed a lot of places along the way, right?"
"That's true. The first stop was Taishanfang, followed by Yuelangfang. We tried not to go to the territory occupied by the Xiuxian family along the way. There were many detours... In the end, we stayed in Qianye City for half a month before waiting for Luoyun. Zong opened a mountain to recruit disciples."
Luo Chen asked curiously: "Qianye City? I remember it is also a fairy city, right?"
"That's right! It ranks seventh among the top ten immortal cities in the Jade Cauldron Domain. It can be said that refining energy is like clouds, building foundations like rain, and a few golden elixir masters will appear from time to time."
In Qin Liangchen's mouth, it seems that Qianye Immortal City is the real world of immortality.
A small and remote place like Dahefang is just like an ordinary town.
In a place like that, as long as you have enough wealth, you don't have to worry about training resources at all.
Unlike Dahefang, there are spiritual stones, but you can’t buy what you need.
In addition, there are high-level spiritual veins in it, which will naturally attract a large number of casual cultivators to settle down.
Over time, various power organizations will be born.
Around a super fairy city, there are tens or even hundreds of immortal cultivating families, big and small.
"Really speaking, this kind of environment is actually more suitable for the development of our Luo Tianhui."
Qin Liangchen sighed with emotion, and then shook his head.
"Unfortunately, Qianye Immortal City is too far away from us. Moreover, it is extremely close to Luoyun Sect, which is in a war-torn area."
Luo Chen was thoughtful.
He asked pointedly: "Where is Tianlan Immortal City?"
Qin Liangchen was stunned and answered subconsciously.
"It's closer. If you don't consider taking a detour, it only takes a month or two to get there from the direction of Liuguangfang."
"What's the situation?"
Looking at Luo Chen, Qin Liangchen had an idea in his mind.
He wouldn't want Luo Tianhui to move thousands of miles to Tianlan Fairy City, would he?
Verbally, he still answered Luo Chen's curiosity according to his own opinions.
"Tianlan Immortal City is different from Qianye Immortal City. The latter was mainly built by Luoyun Sect and three other sects. However, Tianlan Immortal City was jointly funded by the seven Jade Cauldron Sects, and its geographical location is not in the hinterland where sects intersect. Now …”
Qin Liangchen is one of the few people in Luo Tianhui who has traveled far in recent years.
His vision and knowledge are much further than those of other local monks.
From his mouth, Luo Chen got a general idea of the situation in the Jade Cauldron Territory.
The seven major sects each control a super fairy city that is nominally their own.
In addition, they also jointly funded the construction of three super fairy cities in relatively important locations.
In this way, the pattern of the ten immortal cities in the Jade Cauldron Domain was formed.
For example, the Lianyun Merchant Alliance, which Luo Chen was very familiar with, had its headquarters right over Tianlan Fairy City.
As for the nearby sects, there are three major sects: Ailao Mountain, Ice Castle, and Baihua Palace.
Nominally, the Jade Cauldron Domain belongs to the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect.
In fact, it is the actual ruling pattern of one large and six small.
For example, Xuelianfang belongs to Ice Castle, and Taishanfang belongs to Yan League.
Dahefang is different, more like an enclave, controlled remotely by the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect.
Sects use the means of fairy cities and square cities to master and digest the resources in their respective territories as much as possible.
Not only that, but they will also open up large territories in some places without spiritual energy, allowing a large number of mortals to thrive in them.
The mortal country, the city, the Immortal Cultivation Family, the Immortal City, the Golden Elixir Sect, and the Nascent Soul Sect.
Layers upon layers finally formed the bustling Jade Cauldron Domain today.
While the two were chatting.
Luo Chen's expression suddenly changed.
Qin Liangchen next to him was confused, and then there was a huge noise in front of him.
"It's sinking! It's sinking!"
"Going down!"
"Oh my God, what a monster this is!"
Hua Hua Hua...
The roar of the huge waves resounded.
"Go join them!"
Luo Chen dropped these words to Qin Liangchen and jumped up.
A white cloud fell at his feet, dragging him upward.
Soon, he saw what was happening ahead.
A huge whirlpool with a diameter of a hundred feet in diameter was "slowly" rotating from the wide Lancang River.
It may be said that it is slow, but in fact it only takes an instant from forming to spreading.
When Luo Chen looked around, he saw that the large magical vessel in front of him had already sunk more than half of it.
The activated defensive formation was annihilated into nothingness without even holding on for a breath.
Thousands of monks flew out of the ship in terror.
But for some reason, no matter how hard I flew, I couldn't escape the huge whirlpool.
Some monks who were lucky enough to fly to the river were pierced by terrifying water arrows.
It seems that leaving at this time is forbidden.
"Third-level monster!"
Luo Chen's expression changed drastically, and his eyes suddenly looked at Wang Haichao, who had already left the cabin.
"Gang Leader Wang, what's going on?"
Not only him, but Li Yixian and Nangong Jin also flew out, their faces extremely pale.
Facing the nervous three people, Wang Haichao didn't seem too worried except for his solemn expression.
He sent a message: "It doesn't matter. This monster has a gentle temperament. As long as it is full, it will not act like a monster."
"I am full?"
What the hell kind of explanation is this?
Luo Chen's face was extremely gloomy, looking at the big ship that was gradually being swallowed up.
The Qi Lian cultivator who was still struggling in the whirlpool kept shouting for help.
"help me!"
"Help me!"
"There is a demon king who wants to eat people."
"Gang Leader Wang, I paid my ticket, please come and save me!"
"Wang Haichao, if you don't save me, you will go to hell."
On the Dragon Whale ship, Wang Haichao watched this scene indifferently.
In the face of those monstrous curses, I turned a deaf ear, as if I couldn't hear them at all.
"I need an explanation!"
Luo Chen said solemnly, his tone seemed to come from Jiuyou.
If their ship is located at the front of the fleet, then the ones who are going to feed the monsters now are the cultivators of the Luotian Congregation.
In that majestic evil spirit, even he would have a hard time getting out!
Not only him, but Li Yixian and Nangong Jin also stared at Wang Haichao with ice-like eyes.
Wang Haichao turned around and forced a smile:
"Since we have formed an alliance, how can I harm you?"
"I only made some guesses about the appearance of the River-Swallowing Toad, and I'm not very sure about it, so I didn't explain it to you in advance."
guess?
What kind of speculation would make Wang Haichao arrange for escaping casual repairmen to be on the first three ships of the fleet?
Luo Chen suppressed the anger in his heart.
Getting angry again at this point will no longer help.
"River-swallowing toad?" Nangong Jin suddenly asked.
Wang Haichao nodded, "It is indeed a third-level monster, the River Swallowing Toad. This monster practices by swallowing rivers, lakes and seas, and absorbing the essence of the sun and moon. It has a very gentle temperament."
"Why is it here?"
"This has to start when Pang Renxiong came to Dahefang for the second time."
"Um?"
Wang Haichao said: "Remember? That time he came, he was unscrupulous wherever he went. He even collapsed the Nanwa Snow Mountain, and this river-swallowing toad has been hibernating in the Nanwa Snow Mountain. Now the Nanwa Snow Mountain is no longer the same. , this river-swallowing toad has lost its habitat and wanders in the Lancang River all day long."
"This time, if I wait for so many people to travel, there is a high chance that it will attract its attention."
Li Yixian was still dissatisfied, "You can explain in advance that it's okay for us to take a detour. Why should we lose our conscience and let so many casual cultivators feed the river toad?"
"Detour?" Wang Haichao sneered.
Being laughed at by him, Li Yixian felt a little embarrassed on his face.
However, Nangong Jin came out to warm things up.
"The detour is even more dangerous. The Jiuzhang Deer on the other side of Jiudie Mountain leads a herd of deer. He is a true third-level beast king."
Jiuzhanglu is not a gentle demon deer like Fu Zhulu.
They live in groups, and no carnivorous monsters dare to approach them easily.
The sound transmission between the three people seemed to take a long time.
It's really just a few breaths.
After swallowing a boatload of casual cultivators, the huge whirlpool gradually shrank.
The angry curses that filled the sky gradually became silent.
Only the fleet behind was left, terrified.
Luo Chen looked at this scene with a heavy heart.
With sharp eyes, he seemed to see through the turbid river water the huge river-swallowing toad living at the bottom of the river.
swirl……
"No, he hasn't eaten enough yet!"
Almost at the moment Luo Chen's words came out of his mouth.
The whirlpool that had been shrinking began to expand rapidly again, sweeping towards the nearest large ship.
The huge demonic energy spread out, suppressing the Qi-refining period cultivators on it until they could not move.
Seeing the big ship being dragged step by step into the whirlpool.
Luo Chen didn't hesitate, and the huge spiritual power spread out, using the pulling technique to pull the big ship.
This scene shocked everyone.
Li Yixian hesitated for a moment, then also used the pulling technique, barely holding the stern of the boat.
However, with the power of two foundations, how could it be possible to block the power of the Demon King?
"Wang Haichao and Nangong Jin, if you haven't taken action yet, how long will it take?" Luo Chen yelled loudly and suddenly, his voice spread to everyone's ears.
Nangong Jin subconsciously helped.
With his help, the ship was slowed down from being engulfed.
Wang Haichao frowned and looked at Luo Chen, "I didn't expect you, Dan Chenzi, to be such a kind person!"
Luo Chen looked directly at him without fear, "Who knows how many people it will need to eat before it is full? Without these casual cultivators, the next journey will only be more dangerous."
"With the strength of the four of us, we can't..."
"Then feed it!"
Luo Chen said firmly.
Wang Haichao was stunned, how to feed him?
"Didn't the Li family and the Nangong family bring a large number of domesticated monsters? The flesh of these monsters is not more than two ounces of meat than our human monks?"
"But……"
Li Yixian and Nangong Jin also looked hesitant. These are family properties.
Luo Chen took a deep breath and looked at Wang Haichao.
"You have charged them so much for the boat fare, so you have an obligation to try your best to protect them."
"Take out a sum of spiritual stones and buy two monster beasts."
"Don't try to bargain, Wang Haichao, just look at those people!"
The cruel Wang Haichao subconsciously looked at the Dajiang Gang monks.
All of them looked pale and huddled behind the stern of the boat.
Not only that, some people even tried to escape, completely lacking the confidence to unite to fight against the Demon King.
Moreover, the way many people look at themselves is as if they are looking at snakes and scorpions.
His whole body was filled with excitement.
The life of a casual cultivator is indeed worthless!
But if too many casual cultivators die, it will only lead to death and grief, and even the people of the Dajiang Gang will lose confidence in him.
The momentum that was finally gathered as the leader of the alliance will disappear in a blink of an eye.
Even if he is safely elsewhere, he will definitely be alone.
This time, he couldn't refuse.
Soon, with the consent of Li Yixian and Nangong Jin.
Many monks from two families took out a large amount of dead or alive monster meat from the spirit beast bags in the cabin.
He harnessed his spiritual power and threw these demonic beast meats into the huge whirlpool.
One, two... ten, a hundred... the number soon exceeded a thousand domesticated monsters.
This is already the limit of the amount that the two companies can take away.
Only then did the vortex begin to slowly shrink.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Luo Chen used both hands, pouring out his powerful spiritual power, and used the pulling technique of the Great Perfection to forcefully pull back the large ship of casual cultivators on the edge.
Huh...huh...
Luo Chen took two deep breaths one after another and didn't care about the looks of those casual cultivators looking at him.
Stepping on the breeze, I quickly reached the front.
"Dan Chenzi, you have caused me heavy losses this time!" Wang Haichao said quietly.
Luo Chen sneered, "Then you couldn't have spent that amount of spiritual stones at that time."
"Well……"
Li Yixian came closer with a frightened expression. There were thousands of domesticated monsters, the amount of flesh and blood among them was far greater than that of human monks.
This is enough to satisfy the appetite of the River Swallowing Toad.
If you don't listen to Luo Chen, I'm afraid you'll have to ride on two more boats, let alone the one just now.
According to the order, it is very likely that Wang Haichao's dragon whale ship and the Li family's ship will be next.
With Wang Haichao's character, he must have the means to escape briefly by driving a magical vessel.
In this case, wouldn't it be her Li family's turn?
"Are you full?" Li Yixian swallowed and looked at the whirlpool that shrank to the size of a washbasin, with bloody bubbles emerging.
Wang Haichao hesitated and said, "I should be full!"
"If it's not full, I'll fill it up!"
Luo Chen raised his hand, and hundreds of jade bottles suddenly appeared.
Under the control of his spiritual power, a large amount of chalcedony pills fell into the vortex like rain.
When his eyes fell on one of the pink jade bottles, Luo Chen's heart moved slightly and he broke it into pieces and dropped it into the river.
Nangong Jin couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw this scene.
"High-quality Chalcedony Pill!"
"Luo Chen, are you crazy?"
The other two major foundation builders were also stunned.
In just a moment, tens of thousands of spirit stones were scattered out!
But the effect is also very significant.
Soon, the vortex disappeared in the puff of huge bubbles.
A huge shadow under the water slowly sank and floated.
At this point, the pressure that shrouded the world completely dissipated.
"Walk!"
Luo Chen waved his sleeves and returned to Luo Tianhui's big ship like a tired bird returning to its nest.
Wang Haichao no longer hesitated and gave the order immediately.
The fleet started instantly, moving wildly away from this place along the rushing river.
(End of chapter)
