Just after Jiang Chen refined the tenth furnace of elixir, Chang Fangzhu and Bai Wanli finally came to Jiang Chen nervously.
Without saying a word, Jiang Chen immediately guessed that the qualifying round was about to begin, and then he followed the two of them on the giant scorpion they were riding on before, and flew straight to somewhere outside the tribe.
This time, after the giant scorpion flew for half a month, it pulled them into a city built entirely of gray stone in a huge oasis.
This city is much taller than the previous Sang City where Jiang Chen was located. According to Chang Fangzhu's introduction, half of this city is built in giant mountains.
When entering the city, there were many mortal guards guarding the city gate. They will not interrogate those who leave, but those who enter the city must take out a white token that is somewhat similar to the green jade token that Master Yuexian gave Jiang Chen before for inspection.
However, when Jiang Chen entered the city and took out the green jade token in his hand, the guard bowed respectfully to Jiang Chen, then took out a disk-like thing and placed Jiang Chen's jade token on the disk. Above, after seeing a faint green light emitting from the disk, he immediately handed the jade token back to Jiang Chen with both hands, and then continued to inspect the white tokens of Master Chang Fang and Bai Wanli.
Jiang Chen looked at these guards. Although there was no fluctuation of spiritual power in their bodies, each of them had energy and blood several times stronger than ordinary people. It seemed that they had practiced certain martial arts techniques.
But what intrigued him the most was the disc that could echo Jiang Chen's token. Although Jiang Chen's green jade medal was different from others, in order to prevent anyone from counterfeiting it, there was actually a disc detection method as a precaution. The faint spiritual power emanating from the disc made Jiang Chen couldn't help but look at the disc more. A few glances.
Seeing Jiang Chen being surprised by the disk in the guard's hand, Chang Fangzhu smiled and explained to Jiang Chen: "That refers to the spirit disk, which allows the guards to identify the immortal masters and at the same time, it can guard against anyone." Fake identity!”
"Referring to the spirit disk?" Jiang Chen was slightly startled when he heard this title, but he immediately remembered the sunken place in the center of the disk, just enough for the jade tablet to fall into it. There were some small magic circles carved around the disk, and he understood instantly. What, just nodded.
Then, under the leadership of Bai Wanli, Jiang Chen and Chang Fangzhu went to a place to transfer to a more exquisite beast cart and continue walking into the city. There are many pedestrians on the road, and they are coming and going non-stop. Moreover, this posture is much more prosperous than the Shanyu tribe.
Among the people coming and going, most of them were wearing one or two pieces of clothing made of animal skins, but the leather was different, and some were also wearing some expensive jewelry. Among these people who were gorgeously dressed and wearing expensive jewelry There were many strong men following behind him, all of them were bare-chested and looked quite tough. They were obviously servants.
The beast cart went further in, because there were too many people and beast carts, Jiang Chen and the others had to slow down their car, but then a group of guards came to clear the path for the beast cart Jiang Chen was riding. This might be It is also a privilege that monks can have.
But it still took a lot of effort, and the beast cart finally arrived at a huge square in the center of the city.
This location is just in front of the giant mountain, and there is a square paved with bricks and stones standing like a huge beast's mouth.
This square covers an area of dozens of acres and is literally packed with people. Jiang Chen saw at a glance that everything was dark, and there were countless people coming from behind towards the square.
Along the four sides of the square, there are many shops and they are crowded with people. There are some temporary stalls in the middle of the store, which are already crowded with people. Even the roofs of the houses that can see the square are also filled with crowds of onlookers. In the middle of the square, there were more people talking eagerly, making it appear bustling and lively.
Jiang Chen's eyes widened as he looked at it. With just a casual glance, he roughly estimated the number. For such a dense crowd, there must be at least 40,000 to 50,000 people around the square.
The driver drove the beast cart to the side and waited. Chang Fangzhu took the lead to get out of the car and led Jiang Chen and others on foot to a palace-style building on the edge of the square.
This palace is about ten feet high and looks extremely simple and solemn. It is obviously much taller than other surrounding buildings.
Moreover, there is a row of guards standing in front of the huge palace gate, holding shining spears and guarding there. Others are not allowed to approach the place casually.
"Today is the annual business competition meeting in the land of sand dunes, so there are several times more people in this 'Shitai City' than in the past. Basically, many people from more than 20 tribes in the south of me will come. When you come here, you can use this conference to compete for rankings. You can also use this opportunity to go to Chushitai City to do some shopping and sell some tribal things. This is also the trading opportunity that major cities give to other small tribes by default. At this time, you can trade some rare items that you can't usually buy in Taicheng." Chang Fangzhu walked forward and turned around to explain all this to Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen just smiled and replied to Chang Fangzhu, and followed him to the palace in silence.
Chang Fangzhu stepped forward and said a few words to the guard guarding the door. The guard waved his hand to indicate that they could go in. So Chang Fangzhu hurriedly called Jiang Chen and Bai Wanli and walked in together.
As soon as we entered the palace gate, the temperature dropped a lot instantly. It was much cooler inside than the hot scene outside. In the corridor behind the door, there were nearly a hundred people who looked like they had some identity, whispering in groups. Seeing the arrival of Master Chang Fang, everyone looked over with some vigilance.
But at this time, the brown door at the other end of the corridor opened, and a thirty-year-old scribe in a long gown walked out of it. This man had a handsome face and held a long fan, but he was incompatible with the environment here.
"Fang Master Chang has arrived, right? There's nothing wrong with that! Since all the families are here, in addition to the immortal masters from each family participating in the competition, please ask all the masters and others to wait here. Only fellow Taoists will be behind you. Only then can you go in!" The long-robed scribe looked at Jiang Chen kindly, and then said politely to Fang Master Chang and the others.
The cultivation level of the long-robed scribe was undoubtedly revealed by Jiang Chen's spiritual consciousness. He had reached the perfect level of body refining, which was at the same level as him now.
Seeing this, Chang Fangzhu could only look at Jiang Chen with expectant eyes, and then stepped aside with a yes.
Jiang Chen followed the long-robed scribe into the brown door with a normal expression, and then the door was immediately closed tightly, along with about twenty people.
"Fellow Taoist, are you from outside? Oh! Don't get me wrong, fellow Taoist, my surname is Shang, you can call me Shangshan. I serve as a deacon in Chushitai City. For many years, I have been responsible for arranging the business qualification competition meeting. Shan The Yu tribe has been absent from this gathering for many years, and I think fellow Taoists are very surprised. Are they the new monks who have arrived in our land of sand dunes?" When Jiang Chen entered the gate, the long-robed scribe pretended to be waiting and turned around to ask with a smile.
"Jiang Chen, I just arrived at the sand dune land last month!" After this period of practice, Jiang Chen has mastered the language of this place and has no problem communicating with others.
"Haha, I really envy my fellow Taoist. I can freely serve as the guardian of a tribe. Unlike me, I have been living here since I entered the land of sand dunes and have never left here." The long-shirted scribe was a little envious. said.
After hearing this, Jiang Chen chuckled and did not answer.
Seeing that Jiang Chen was unwilling to talk, the long-robed scribe could only shake his head and lead everyone straight. Soon they arrived at a circular hall, where seven monks with different expressions were sitting or standing.
"It looks like everyone is here. Let's start drawing lots now! One battle will determine the outcome. The Presbyterian Council has decreed that only injuring people and not killing is allowed in the business qualification competition meeting. Otherwise, the qualifications for winning will be disqualified." The expressions of the seven people An eagle-eyed old man among the different monks said briefly.
Jiang Chen did not dare to use his spiritual sense to investigate, but based on his guess, the old man with eagle eyes seemed to be the monk in charge of this matter.
As soon as the scholar in shirt entered the hall, he quickly walked to one side and stood with his hands behind his back.
The old man ignored the long-robed scribe and took out a green jade tube containing more than twenty bamboo sticks.
"Okay, there are new fellow Taoists here. Let me first introduce the rules of this competition. I, Shitaicheng, have been assigned six qualifications to trade with six Taicheng merchants this time. Among these six places, there are still There will be two people who can obtain the qualifications to do business with Xiuxing City at the same time. However, since Yuan Daoyou of the Shanyue Tribe made a contribution in the war with Guifang a year ago, the Shanyue Tribe can directly obtain one of the quotas this time, and the remaining Those with the same numbers will be divided into one group, and the winner will be eligible to continue to the next round."
After the old man with eagle eyes finished speaking, he looked at one of the people sitting beside him. He was a thin old man wearing a bamboo hat. He looked at the old man with eagle eyes and nodded, seeming quite satisfied.
After hearing this, the more than 20 people had no other objections and just stared at the jade tube in the old man's hand.
The eagle-eyed old man made gestures on the jade tube, and suddenly a green light instantly enveloped the jade tube inside. The consciousness of other people was automatically excluded from the blue light.
Although Jiang Chen also wanted to use his spiritual consciousness to explore, his spiritual consciousness was powerful, so in order to avoid being noticed, there was no need to use means to forcefully break the green light.
So while looking at each other, Jiang Chen and other monks took turns to take out the bamboo sticks. Jiang Chen casually pulled it into the jade tube, and he took out a bamboo stick. He turned it sideways and took a look, it was a strange silver symbol, and it was the word "four" in the land of sand dunes.
Jiang Chen had no expression on his face and put away the bamboo stick in his hand, looking as if nothing had happened.
"No. 1" the old man said coldly.
Suddenly, two monks holding the same bamboo sticks came out.
"You go to the platform over there to compete. There is a formation there, so you are not afraid of the damage of the spell. As long as you can get the opponent's bamboo stick and hand it to me or get him to leave the platform, you will win. Of course, you can't hurt him. Human life." The old man said something rudely at the end.
"Yes, senior!" The two men saluted the old man and walked towards the looming open-air platform behind the hall.
As a result, after a burst of white light lit up on the platform, the two men disappeared.
After about a stick of incense, a white light flashed on the platform. After it went out, the two people reappeared on the platform a little tiredly.
One of them excitedly handed the two bamboo sticks to the old man, while the other walked out of the hall sadly.
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"No. 2" the old man shouted coldly.
Due to the limited area of the platform, the battles between the monks seemed simpler, so the winner was determined very quickly. Even on the second day, the two people came out of the platform in less than half a stick of incense.
