Nangui City is really big and has a really large population, so there are even several gates entering the city from one direction.
Mu Qing and his party randomly found a city gate and prepared to enter the city, but they alerted a group of practitioners and were surrounded.
These practitioners were wearing Taoist robes of the same style. The leader's aura was not weak. He stood in front of Mu Qing and said in a deep voice: "Is this your first time in Nangui City, fellow Taoist?"
Mu Qing guessed that the identities of these people were similar to the law enforcement team of Suzaku City. He hesitated and said, "This is indeed the first time."
Seeing that Mu Qing was able to communicate, the middle-aged man who led him waved his hand, and the encirclement spread out a little, and said: "My name is Zhu Xiao, and I am the commander of the south gate. If you want to enter the city, please go through the city on the far left. Register at the gate to enter, and in addition, each person needs to pay a medium spiritual stone."
"You still have to pay spiritual stones?" Murong Jing, who was beside Mu Qing, asked in surprise.
Zhu Xiao glanced at Murong Jing, who had an ordinary face, and said, "Normally, this is not required, but during the Three Mountains Trial, practitioners who enter Nangui City need to register and pay spiritual stones."
"Part of these spiritual stones will be used as a reward for us to maintain order, and part of them will be included in the prizes for the trial. The higher the ranking, the richer the prizes you will get."
After Zhu Xiao finished speaking, he added another reminder: "If you plan to participate in the Three Mountains Trial, you should know more about it."
Mu Qing was curious about the "Three Mountains Trial", but his face remained calm as he said, "We have gone too far this way and know very little about Nangui City. Thank you Commander Zhu for reminding me."
Zhu Xiao laughed and said, "I stop some people every day and they always say things like this. It's nothing serious."
Zhu Xiao personally took Mu Qing to the leftmost city gate, and then left openly, leaving only a few eyes on them. .Ь.
"Were we discovered so early?" Tantai Xuan frowned.
Zhong Ling'er turned into a girl and stood beside her. Hearing this, he glanced at the tall city wall, shook his head and said: "There is a large formation for detecting realms inside this city wall. When we were enveloped by the formation just now, the expressions on our faces were... The mask worked."
Mu Qing listened to the voice behind him and was the first to walk to the registration desk.
"Name? Where did it come from, and what did it do after entering the city."
"Zhe Qing, traveled here from Nankai Daomen, and came here for the Three Mountains Trial."
"Nankai Daomen? Zheqing?"
Somewhere on the city wall, Zhu Xiao received the message from his subordinates and raised his eyebrows slightly: "The surname Zhe is quite suitable, but the Nanhai Dao Gate is far away from our Nangui City, so this group of people must have gone too far. "
He said in his hand: "They also took out the Taoist identity tokens. Mr. Geng had contacted Taoist disciples before and confirmed that these tokens were not forged."
"Well, report the whereabouts of this group of people to the other three commanders and keep an eye on them for a day."
There was something strange in my hands, and combined with what happened when I came to Nangui City, I asked cautiously: "Commander, is that rumor true?"
Zhu Xiao's eyes twitched and he said in a low voice: "Not only is it true, it was put in from our south gate. The Spirit Appraisal Array failed to identify their true realm, and the same is true for this group of people today."
"In short... if there is a problem with this group of people, not only will I not be able to be the leader, but I will also have to practice in Gale Mountain. That is not a life that anyone can survive." Zhu Xiao shrank his neck subconsciously.
Nangui City, Wushuang Inn.
A picker put down his load and glanced at the group of people at the door of the inn intentionally or unintentionally.
Suddenly, a hand rested on his shoulder.
The picker shrunk and pounced forward, about to merge into the crowd of people passing by.
But he actually didn't do anything, he still stood there.
Mu Qing stood beside him, and the two chatted for a long time like old friends before Mu Qing returned to the inn room.
Zhong Ling'er pointed out, and the formation was activated.
"The art of illusion is very powerful." Everyone looked at Mu Qing who came back and praised him.
Mu Qing learned a lot of information from the person who monitored them and said, "I
Our identities were not revealed. This group of people followed us and seemed to suspect that we were related to a group of murderous people in the city. "
"The murderer?"
"Several tragedies have occurred in Nangui City this month. The murderer's methods were very cruel. All the blood in the bodies of the deceased was drained, and the deceased were all powerful practitioners."
Zhong Ling'er said angrily: "They unexpectedly accused us of being this kind of people!"
Mu Qing: "...They already have suspects, and that group of people also entered Nangui City through the south gate a month ago. I'm afraid they were also not able to see through the formation."
Tantai Xuan's eyes shone slightly: "Is it possible?"
Mu Qing smiled: "It's really possible that it's them."
Tantai Xuan was looking forward to it even more. She had always regretted letting those people run away when they were at the Gu family.
Mu Qing looked at Murong Jing and said, "I also asked about the news about the Three Mountains Trial. This is our main business..."
"The Zhu family holds a three-mountain trial every thirty years. As the name suggests, the "Three Mountains" are competitions held in Jingkong Mountain, Gale Mountain and Yuri Mountain respectively. "
"And the reward for going all the way to the end and becoming the first is a strange fire."
"Extraordinary fire? The Gu family actually took out the alien fire as a reward for the competition?"
Everyone was a little surprised.
Mu Qing has his own opinion on this, "This should be the Gu family's way of recruiting talents. Even if an outsider gets the strange fire in the end, without the Gu family's practice method, it will be difficult to plant the strange fire into the Dantian."
Early the next morning, Mu Qing and Murong Jing went out together.
There are four registration locations for the Three Mountains Trial in the city. The one closest to Wushuang Inn is on Ningyuan Avenue next door. The closer the two get to Ningyuan Avenue, the more practitioners they meet. When they arrive near the registration location, Ziyun Palace , there are heads everywhere you look.
From time to time, a loud voice rose above the noisy crowd, announcing the rules of the trial.
The requirements for contestants are very low. As long as their age cannot exceed 100 and their level is no less than extraordinary, they can sign up. The registration fee is one high-level spiritual stone or thirteen medium-level spiritual stones.
"To me, it's more like business."
Murong Jing looked at the long queue in front and said helplessly.
Mu Qing smiled and was about to say that it was not impossible for Suzaku City to hold such competitions in the future when a noisy voice suddenly approached: "Get out of the way quickly, don't block the way!"
A middle-aged man shouted loudly as he dispersed the crowd of people signing up, and soon walked up to Mu Qing and the others.
The man frowned, "Are you deaf? Can't you hear me telling you to get out of the way?"
Mu Qing glanced behind the man and saw a young man surrounded by several people with extraordinary auras, and he probably understood the situation.
"I told you to go away, what are you looking at?"
Seeing that Mu Qing was motionless, the middle-aged man dared to look at his young master and slapped Mu Qing on the forehead.
"Later stage of mortal transformation!"
The crowd was shocked.
The man's strength can crush almost everyone here.
"Uncle Zheng."
The young man suddenly spoke, and the middle-aged man held back a little.
"Snapped--"
With a crisp sound, the middle-aged man named Uncle Zheng stepped back halfway and stared at the man standing next to Mu Qing, "Zhu Xiao!"
Zhu Xiao's face was gloomy, "This is in Nangui City, Zheng Hao, you can try breaking the rules."
Zheng Hao snorted coldly, and the young man behind him stepped forward and saluted Zhu Xiao: "Third Uncle."
Zhu Xiao ranked third among his peers. When the young man saluted, he turned slightly sideways and frowned: "Xingqiu, if you are not preparing for the competition in Gale Mountain, why are you coming to Nangui City?"
The young man Zhu Xingqiu said: "Of course I came to sign up."
"Is he Zhu Xingqiu, the son of the Zhu family?"
"Yeah, I didn't expect him to come here."
"..."
After hearing the conversation between the two, there was more discussion on the side.
Mu Qing listened for a moment and then looked at Zhu Xingqiu one more time.
There are actually four stages in the Three Mountains Trial.
The first stage is to pre-select 400 people based on their level of realm among the many applicants in Nangui City.
The second stage is to go to Jingkong Mountain to compete. By the end of the second stage, only one hundred people will be left out of the four hundred.
Some outstanding children of the Zhu family are not eligible to participate in these two stages, and there are a total of twenty places.
These twenty people will participate in the third stage of the competition in Gale Mountain together with the 100 people selected in the second stage.
By the end of the third stage of the game, the last ten people will be left.
In the fourth stage, the final winner will be decided at Yuri Mountain.
Generally speaking, even if the top twenty people who can enter the third stage are eliminated, the Zhu family's training resources will be greatly increased in the future.
Therefore, the Three Mountains Trial is not only about recruiting talents externally, but also internally related to the division of cultivation resources for the younger generation.
Zhu Xingqiu felt Mu Qing's gaze, nodded towards Mu Qing, and said to Zhu Xiao: "I have given up my qualifications to others, and I can only start from the qualifiers."
Zhu Xiao looked at Zhu Xingqiu and suddenly asked, "Does the Great Elder know about this?"
Zhu Xingqiu smiled slightly: "He just thinks I'm boring. But if Hongyan can give up his spot, so can I."
Zhu Xiao's expression changed slightly, and she said helplessly: "It's not like you don't know that Hongyan gave up her spot to my daughter. If that girl Linger hadn't passed the elder test, Hongyan wouldn't have had to go to such trouble."
Zhu Xingqiu shook his head, "None of this is important. I came here today just to sign up."
Zhu Xingqiu took a deep look at Mu Qing as he spoke. Although he didn't take these casual cultivators seriously, this person was too ignorant to advance or retreat a little, and was eavesdropping without concealment.
"How long are you going to hear this, bastard?"
Zheng Hao squeezed in front of Mu Qing and shouted that all he needed from Zhu Xingqiu was to make the two annoying young people apologize and beg for mercy in tears.
Mu Qing took a step back and looked at Zhu Xiao: "Commander Zhu, do you have a child?"
"Um?"
Zhu Xiao was stunned. He would appear here. In fact, he was worried about Zhu Xingqiu in an unspeakable way.
Because when the people who monitored the inn came back yesterday, although they reported nothing unusual, when they used the spirit detection array to check, they were surprised to find that his soul seemed to be a little strange.
Seeing that Zhu Xiao didn't seem to react, Mu Qing continued: "When we were in the Black Sea, we met Zhu Hao and Zhu Ling, brother and sister."
"Ah, I forgot that you are Dao Sect disciples."
Zhu Xiao slapped his forehead, and the surprise in his eyes disappeared.
Could it be that I really overthought this time?
Mu Qing saw that Zhu Xingqiu also began to look at himself, and made a bow: "Dao Sect Tianzong, Zhe Qing."
Zhu Xingqiu nodded: "Zhu family, I wish Xingqiu."
"Brother Zhe met Zhu Hao and the others on Sanxian Island?"
"Yes, there was the eldest lady of the Zhu family at that time." Mu Qing looked calm, looked at Zhu Xiao, and asked expectantly: "I wonder if they are in the city now?"
The doubts in Zhu Xiao's heart were completely dispelled, and he smiled and said: "Of course Zhu Hao and Zhu Ling are not here."
"What about Hongyan?"
Zhu Xingqiu frowned, and the person who spoke in unison with him was the woman behind Zhe Qing. Her expression softened slightly, "This one?"
Murong Jing said: "Dao Sect Tianzong, Zhe Jing."
Mu Qing smiled and looked at Zhu Xiao: "Junior sister and I are acquainted with Miss Zhu. If she sees junior sister, she will be very happy."
Zhu Xiao hesitated for a moment and said truthfully: "Hongyan is indeed in the city, but she probably won't be able to get away for the time being."
Zhu Xingqiu took the initiative to invite Mu Qing: "Brother Zhe is also here to participate in the trial? Why don't we sign up together?"
"Can."
Several people had been standing here for such a long time. There was already a steward in charge of registration standing by. He quickly came to the three of them with a wooden plate in his hand.
Holding three jade plaques.
"Sir, there are two other little friends. Hold the jade plaque, use your energy to carve your name, and your registration will be successful."
Zhu Xingqiu nodded and picked up the jade tablet to activate his energy. Soon his name appeared on the jade tablet, and the number "two" appeared.
The steward looked at the glow overflowing from the jade plaque and said with a smile: "In the middle stage of mortal transformation, I am ranked second among all the applicants. Congratulations to Mr. Xingqiu."
Zhu Xingqiu acted casually and didn't care about being ranked second. He asked casually: "The first place should be Hongyan, right?"
The steward was startled, then shook his head: "No, he is a casual cultivator named Zhou Yuan."
"It seems that this trial will be very interesting." Zhu Xingqiu smiled and looked at Mu Qing and the others.
Mu Qing and Murong Jing picked up a jade plaque at the same time, and soon there was a ranking on it. .Ь.
"They are both in the early stage of mortal transformation, seventh and ninth." The steward was a little surprised.
The smile on Zhu Xingqiu's face became more sincere: "Since we have met Hongyan, we are friends. Brother Zhe, I am temporarily staying in the city lord's mansion. When Hongyan is free, how about I come to host a banquet?"
Mu Qing nodded: "My teachers and I are temporarily staying at Wushuang Inn. I hope you can find me there if you have anything to do."
"no problem."
