"You guys...what's going on? If you have anything to do, just talk to me directly and leave after you're done. Don't disturb my practice."
The old man closed his eyes and spoke calmly while absorbing the spiritual energy.
Before coming, Sun Haoran learned that there was one more thing that needed to be done before registering with the organizer of the qualifying competition.
That's right, you need to first obtain the qualification to temporarily reside in this 'Ye Ming City'.
The old man in front of me is the person responsible for this work.
This room is called the office.
But perhaps because of his cultivation and status, he always has this attitude towards people who come to apply for temporary residence qualifications. Most of the time, he is disdainful, unless the other person's cultivation is strong.
Sun Haoran's superficial cultivation was only in the foundation building stage.
Therefore, it is normal for the old man to show such an attitude now.
But even if they have to endure such an attitude, most people who come here can only be respectful.
Captain Wang Wei came to the old man with his face licked respectfully, called him "Li Shangxian", and then placed a package that had been prepared on the bed beside him as if nothing had happened.
Sun Haoran guessed that what he put there should be some materials for refining weapons or elixirs. In short, it was a favor fee for the old man.
Although his eyes were closed, Wang Wei's movements naturally could not escape the old man's perception.
After sensing Wang Wei's movements, the originally cold expression on the old man's face softened slightly, and it could be said that it was extremely real.
Then Sun Haoran saw him take out a jade token from his arms, then opened his eyes and looked at Sun Haoran.
"May I have your name?"
"Sun Haoran." Sun Haoran naturally answered truthfully.
Then the old man had a flash of inspiration in his hand holding the jade plaque, and used his spiritual power to engrave his name on the jade plaque. On one side was his name and on the other side was a strange symbol that Sun Haoran couldn't understand. He thought it was probably for the competition. Serial numbers and stuff like that.
After doing all this, the old man casually threw the jade token to Sun Haoran, then closed his eyes and continued practicing.
"Put this sign away yourself. If you lose it, you must come to me to replace it in time. The cost will be calculated separately. If you don't replace it, you will be treated as a trespasser by the people on the island. Of course, if you are in the future After obtaining the qualification for long-term settlement, this sign will naturally be useless. But that will happen later..."
After saying this, the old man ignored them.
Wang Wei immediately gestured to Sun Haoran in a sensible manner, and Sun Haoran put away the jade token indifferently and followed him out of the room.
Among cultivators, strength is the most respected thing, let alone in a place where spiritual energy is scarce.
Monks with good cultivation and spiritual power will inevitably look down on monks with low cultivation and no spiritual power. After all, in their eyes, such monks may just be ants that are a little stronger than ordinary people.
But Sun Haoran didn't care about this comparison.
Whether others look down on him or not has nothing to do with him, as long as they don't offend him.
So what if there is spiritual power in the Golden elixir stage?
Although it is true that the opponent can fly, when he explodes, the opponent must have time to take off.
In short, as long as he doesn't meet several such monks at the same time, he can deal with it quite easily, especially in such a closed indoor scene.
He was confident that he would kill the opponent with just one blow before the opponent had time to react.
Having said that, Sun Haoran is not a murderous person. It is impossible to twist off the other person's head just because he rolled his eyes. This is not good. After all, he is not here to massacre the city.
After leaving the room, Captain Wang Wei hired a 'carriage' pulled by a ferocious beast tamed by humans in a nearby store, and took Sun Haoran all the way to the registration office for the qualifying competition.
Although Ye Ming City is built on an island, it is quite large. It is quite difficult for a mortal or a monk who does not have spiritual power to fly across the entire city. When it comes to this, Sun Haoran has to lament the Sky-Swallowing Demon again. Kun is so big.
No, maybe it's not that the opponent's belly is really that big, but that it is affected by the power of the so-called 'law'. Perhaps the other party used the law of devouring to open up an endless space in his body in order to be able to swallow everything.
It is said that the Sky-Swallowing Demon Kun can even swallow the entire Endless Sea if he wishes.
After Sun Haoran rested in the car for a while, the car soon stopped in front of a building that looked like an arena.
The entire building is made entirely of stone, which is considered a relatively normal building in this world.
Perhaps it was because there was a row of armed guards guarding the entrance that it looked a little deserted, and most people didn't dare to approach it.
"This is it. Sun Shangxian, please follow me."
Wang Wei respectfully asked Sun Haoran to get out of the car, and then led him towards the entrance.
Seeing several people approaching, the guards at the entrance immediately crossed their spears to block the way.
"Please show me your pass."
"Okay, okay, please, Brother Guard."
Wang Wei very wisely took out his pass as a participating trader, and at the same time stuffed two small bags with unknown contents into the hands of the two guards, and then they let him go.
Seeing this, Sun Haoran couldn't help but feel a little speechless.
The world inside Mokun's body is much more real than the outside world. Perhaps it is because of the lack of supplies. As a result, people here are all based on profit. It is really difficult to move without money.
Soon, after clearing up the relationship, Sun Haoran entered the building under the leadership of Wang Wei.
After passing through the stone corridor, they came to a stone room.
At this moment, monks have gathered here, gathering in twos and threes and seeming to be discussing something.
Sun Haoran could clearly feel the hostility exuded by this group of people after seeing them come in. He estimated that most of these people should be people participating in the qualifying competition. Everyone is in a competitive relationship, so the atmosphere is naturally tense.
Wang Wei did not take Sun Haoran to stay here, but walked to a wall and fumbled to press the mechanism.
boom--
As a hidden stone door moved open, a secret room appeared in front of the two of them.
Seeing this scene, the people in the stone chamber seemed not surprised.
"This is the independent lounge of our firm." Wang Wei introduced Sun Haoran while making a 'please come in' gesture with a bit of pride on his face. It seems that only a relatively powerful business firm is qualified to have such a private room here.
Wang Wei's previous words must have been too modest. This guy is probably bound to win this qualifying competition.
After entering the private room, Sun Haoran found that someone seemed to be waiting here.
As soon as they entered the door, a young monk who looked to be in his twenties and wearing white robes came to them and greeted them politely.
"Mr. Wang, I've been waiting for a long time. This...is the fellow Taoist from your trading firm participating in the competition this time, right?"
As the young man spoke, he looked at Sun Haoran, and then nodded slightly.
"Sun Haoran." Sun Haoran naturally nodded and reported his name.
"It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Sun." The young man cupped his hands and said, "I am Ren Zimo, the deacon here."
"I've admired you for a long time."
Sun Haoran responded politely.
When the other party looked at him, he naturally had a clear view of the other party's cultivation level. This young man should be a staff member here. His cultivation level was at the peak of the foundation building stage, at least on the surface it was the same as him.
And the most important thing is that this young man actually possesses spiritual power. It is obvious that his status here is not low.
You must know that along the way, most of the monks he saw with low cultivation levels such as the Qi Refining Stage and the Foundation Establishment Stage were almost all in a state of exhaustion of spiritual energy. Low cultivation level naturally meant that they were not qualified to compete for resources with monks with strong cultivation levels. , he estimated that it would take at least a monk above the Golden Core to achieve spiritual freedom here.
But the young talents in front of him are at their peak.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems to be natural. This is the place where the city hosts the merchant qualification competition. It is obviously related to the city lord's palace. The fact that a foundation-building monk can serve here speaks volumes.
"Next, let me take this fellow Taoist to the back to go through the competition procedures. Non-contestants are not allowed to enter." Ren Zimo said to Wang Wei with a smile.
"I understand, I understand! I'll bother you, Deacon Ren." Wang Wei chuckled and handed over a small bag respectfully.
But surprisingly, this time it was rejected.
Deacon Ren seems to be slightly different from the officials who came along the way, but it is possible that he looks down on this small gain.
In short, Ren Zimo smiled and shook his head and rejected Wang Wei's kindness: "Fellow Wang is too polite, there is no need for this. Then..."
With that said, he looked at Sun Haoran: "Please follow me, fellow Taoist Sun."
"Um."
Sun Haoran nodded lightly, and then followed Ren Zimo out of the private room. After passing the stone room outside, they continued walking deeper into the venue.
"I see that fellow Taoist is a little unfamiliar. Are you new to the island?"
Along the way, Ren Zimo laughed and tested Sun Haoran's details.
Because of his smile, Sun Haoran could only deal with it with a few words. After all, as the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. This young man has the best attitude he has encountered since coming to the island.
"Yes, I just arrived on the island today. It's my first time here. Please give me some advice from fellow Taoist Ren."
"Hahaha, you're welcome." Ren Zimo smiled, "Fellow Daoist Sun can venture out with such a level of cultivation. He is really brave and courageous. I admire you. In comparison, I feel ashamed. I have found a stable job here. After working, I never went out again."
"How do you say this?" Sun Haoran was a little confused, "The nearby sea area does not seem to be dangerous. Captain Wang and the others did not encounter any problems during their business trip. I think Taoist friends are being modest."
"No way?" Ren Zimo shook his head helplessly, "Captain Wang already told me during the summons that they were able to come back by chance this time only because of your help, Fellow Daoist Sun. The dangers in the nearby sea area are unpredictable. To be honest, I admire the courage of people in major business firms. They all live on the edge of a knife. I don’t think I have the courage to leave my comfort zone.”
"But Fellow Daoist Ren, this is not bad, right? The salary of working here should be pretty good." Sun Haoran asked pointedly.
Since the other party wants to test his details, of course he can also test the other party's details.
This was just a tacit exchange of information between the two parties. Of course, what was said was what could be said, and what could not be said was naturally laughed off in embarrassment.
While the two were chatting, they had already arrived in another room.
This place is much more spacious than the stone room outside.
There are also many monks gathered among them, and their cultivation levels are generally higher than those in the previous stone chamber.
Sun Haoran knew that he must have guessed wrong just now. Those people outside should be from major chambers of commerce. Just like Wang Wei brought him here, people from other chambers of commerce must also bring their own players to the venue, and this is the real place. contestants.
"Deacon Ren, you are the last one."
Seeing Ren Zimo bringing Sun Haoran in, an old man with an immortal spirit sitting at the end of the room reminded him lightly.
The intention was to urge him to take Sun Haoran and stand up quickly.
Sun Haoran looked at the old man in front of him with interest.
The peak state of golden elixir.
I heard from Wang Wei that the city lord of Ye Ming City, Ye Mingyue, is only at the peak of Nascent Soul, so this old man's status in the city should not be low. In short, it is quite good to be able to cultivate to this level in such a world with scarce resources.
After coming here for many days, Sun Haoran naturally knew how difficult it was to practice here.
Originally, he was already at the pinnacle of foundation building. As long as he found the source and repaired his bloodline, he could form elixirs in one thought. But since arriving here, he felt like he had hit an iron wall, as if he was trapped. There is no way to break through the realm here in a lifetime.
After all, he has no spiritual power at all.
This means that there is no way to practice at all.
If you want to practice successfully in such an environment, just working hard is useless.
Unless you have the background, you can only desperately find a way to find spiritual resources, otherwise it will be difficult to make progress on the path of cultivation.
This is why a city lord at the peak of Nascent Soul can be admired by thousands of people here and can even be called the 'Immortal Lord'.
Soon, Ren Zimo and Sun Haoran came to stand in the crowd.
The old man stood up and looked around at everyone, the pressure on his body spreading out, showing his majesty.
Almost everyone present trembled.
After all, most of the people here are in the realm of Qi refining and foundation building. Only a few foreign aids invited by unknown trading companies have reached the early stage of Jindan.
"Now that everyone is here, let's start drawing lots to form groups. Those who draw the same lot will decide the winner one on one. Although the sword has no eyes, it will inevitably be injured, but you can't kill! Otherwise, you will be disqualified. Do you understand? "The old man spoke slowly, using his own pressure to warn everyone.
After all, if the cultivation level is placed here, the effect is naturally very good. Everyone nodded nervously, except for Sun Haoran who nodded leisurely.
The old man seemed to have noticed Sun Haoran's state, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He seemed to be puzzled as to why a young man in the foundation-building stage could be so relaxed and content under his own pressure.
But in the end, he could only regard it as Sun Haoran's extraordinary talent, and without too much entanglement, he began to organize everyone to draw lots.
