Jueying Island and Jueying City turned out to be two places.
This is something Lu Ran didn't know until he arrived in Jueying City.
Jueying Island is a fairy island in the southernmost part of Tai'er. It is the base camp of Huanjiao, the place where religious leaders are sanctified and preach. It is located on the clouds in the sea south of the Zhuohai Sea.
Jueying City is a city located on the edge of the mainland to the north of Jueying Island, bordering the Xiangman Kingdom. The two places are separated by the Saturnine Mountains and a Qiman River.
Although Jueying City is a city in name, its size and population are so large that the southern countries have actually long regarded it as the "Ninth Kingdom in the South".
Although it is also called "Jueying", it does not entirely belong to the Immortal Sect. Based on the true meaning of "all heaven is good" advocated by the Huanjiao Sect, the Huanjiao even gave up the governance of this city. The city is co-governed by twelve "immortals" who are not affiliated with the Huanjiao. The "immortals" are divided into "Twelve Immortal Bureaus", and the "Twelve Immortal Bureaus" are further subdivided into various people's livelihood agencies. According to the official According to my own statistics, as of the end of last year, the "Twelve Immortals Bureau" had a total of 2,142,853 civil servants. In Jueying City, on average, there is one "Immortal Bureau" for every sixteen residents. of employees.
Of course, the population figures here do not include those with black household registration from all over Tai'er.
Compared with such a huge management organization, the Huanjiao organization in Jueying City is much smaller. It is just a building in which tens of thousands of Taoist priests work and practice. This is exactly what Xu Fang and Insight Tianjun once mentioned. And the Wanhuan Tower.
The scale of tens of thousands of people is not even comparable to some of the grand temples guarded by the Huanjiao in the Eight Kingdoms, but the Wanhuan Tower has its own extraordinary features, and that is the height, the extraordinary height, the unprecedented ninety-nine floors. The tallest building in the world is worthy of its name. At least Lu Ran has never seen a building comparable to it in this world. It is only in the other world 3022 that there is such a miracle.
Wanhuan Building is located in a corner of Jueying City. With its height, it looks like a "master" overlooking all living beings. It still declares the influence of Huanjiao here. In fact, this is also the case. Taoist priests of Huanjiao go out early and return late. Activities in the city, they do not preach, they just complete commissions, tasks or exchange information. They have left countless fairy tales and stories, which have become an inexhaustible source of conversation for the residents every day. "Huanjiao is everywhere, Wanhuan Tower" The slogan "Never turn off the lights" is well-known to everyone. The everlasting lights of Wanhuan Tower have long been an indispensable scenery in Jueying City at night, and have been engraved in the hearts of Jueying City residents for generations. In memories.
However, in addition to the "Immortal" and the "Wanhuan Tower", Jueying City also has a third hidden underground force. Their identities are complex, their origins are unclear, and many of them are even invisible. However, they actually control this city. The main force of the city, they usually live in basements dug privately by the aboriginal people, or in temporary wooden houses built randomly in stables, flower rooms, and card rooms. Among them are "extreme gang members" who grew up in the local area and beg for food. , the "Runaway Gang" composed of fugitives from the Eight Kingdoms in the South and even the Northern Xia Ya who couldn't stay any longer, the "Heath Sect" that specializes in accepting heretics, sorcerers, and villainous children, as well as many people who come here with dreams to have a try. A lucky young man.
Of course, monsters are also essential. Someone once calculated that among the approximately 30 million people in Jueying City, there are at least 300,000 monsters mixed in. Some of these monsters are actually harmless, and some are just here. Just join in the fun, but the vast majority of demons have the need to harm people or have bad habits. They are the biggest hidden danger in this city, but neither the "immortals" nor the Huanjiao sect keep their existence secret, and even deliberately Indulge, you can only see Taoist priests holding swords, talismans, and magic weapons fighting with demons in the city on some informal occasions. However, this kind of thing usually happens at night, before the early morning of the next day, "Twelve Immortals Bureau" "The people from the Public Security Bureau will clean the scene, drag away the body, and then give the witnesses some forgetful pills to cover up the matter.
Under the sun, there were all the remains of washed-out blood.
At this point, the large number of "immortal" civil servants, the elites of the Wanhuan Tower, the various heretical immortal gangs, and the demons with unknown intentions are the most representative figures of Jueying City. They are either partners or sworn enemies. They are incompatible with each other in some aspects and dependent on each other in some directions. These intricate relationships are somewhat complementary to the topography of Jueying City.
The shape of Jueying City is very much like a four-pointed star. Each of the four major forces occupies a corner. They are clearly demarcated from each other but difficult to distinguish and isolate in some places, especially in the center of the city, where there is the largest second-hand market in history. , it is said that in addition to the innate treasures of the two religions, you can buy all the weird and weird things you can think of. Of course, you can also break yourself into 143 pieces and sell them to 140 pieces. Four guests…
"Why was it broken into 143 pieces and sold to 144 customers?"
At this time, Lu Ran was standing in front of a stall in the second-hand market and asked Bei Quan who had brought him here.
Beiquan smiled and said nothing, just looking at a customer in the crowd in the distance who was craning his head.
Upon closer inspection, the man turned out to have two faces, one in front and one in back, with facial features and four ears facing each other. He was haggling with two vendors at the same time.
"Oh my God." Lu Ran stuck out his tongue.
Immediately a man with bulging eyes and blue skin came over and asked him, "Is this tongue for sale?"
"No, no, no!" Lu Ran was so frightened that he quickly covered his mouth.
Bei Quan was beside him, smiling. He was buying a statue of an immortal, saying it was the former Heavenly Lord he most admired. The boss said he would give him a matching base. At this time, they were waiting for the boss to find it from the warehouse.
Beiquan took out a pocket watch from his arms and took a look at the time: "I wonder how Shinan and the others are doing with their shopping. It's sunrise, so it's almost time to go back."
"This place is too big. They should still be in the fairy area on the lower level. You have to wander there carefully. It won't be possible for ten days and a half to get out. It's difficult for us to squeeze out when we get here!" Lu Ran looked here. There were only a lot of people on the third and third floors. I looked at the full shopping cart of the young master from a cultivating family in front of me and frowned.
"You wait here, boss, and look at things. I'll go look for them, and then we'll come back together to look for you." Beiquan looked like he was used to it. He took out a talisman from his arms, put it on his throat, and then looked at it with his naked eyes. It became visibly thinner, and soon became as thin as a piece of paper and very soft.
Lu Ran watched the piece of paper dangle and inserted it in whenever he saw a crack, weaving his way through the sea of people.
