"Is it……"
Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly and he said:
"Since it's such a grand event, I can't miss it, so I'll go with you."
Since Master Haihe will also go, there is nothing to worry about.
When he arrived at Tianbao Tower, he would stay with Master Haihe, so safety issues could still be guaranteed.
The biggest problem is simply exposing his identity as a cultivator of the "Wanhuadu Tianzhen Sutra", but with his current strength and status, there is actually no need to worry too much.
"That's a good feeling."
Peng Yue heard the words first and immediately laughed and agreed.
After everyone made an appointment to set off together, Zhang Yao opened the treasure house and exchanged the rare treasures and treasures they needed.
After Lao Peng and others left, Zhang Yao sat in the cave, took out several storage bags, and began to count them one by one:
"It's time for me to sort out my belongings..."
Over the years, he has carried more and more things with him, and he has more than one storage bag with him.
Especially after taking over the power of the GCC, some spiritual weapons and trophies were sold through the channels of his own chamber of commerce, and many elixirs and treasures were purchased.
In addition, many of the precious treasures on the treasury list were actually placed in his storage bag, resulting in even less space.
"Um?"
After Zhang Yao counted for a while, he suddenly discovered something. He was stunned for a moment and showed a strange look:
"I almost forgot... there is a big living person in this least commonly used storage bag!"
As soon as he thought, a figure appeared out of thin air on the ground of the cave.
A solid figure tied up with slender silver-gray ropes lay on the ground, without breathing or heartbeat, like a clay statue.
This is Feng Dujuan who was tied up with a rope of life and death after being defeated and captured alive by Zhang Yao himself when he was stealing black jade veins.
More than three years have passed:
Feng Dujuan was still in a state of half-life and half-death. Although her longevity had actually passed away, her mind was completely frozen in the moment she fainted.
Under the effect of the life and death rope, no matter how long it took for her to wake up, only a short moment had passed in her consciousness and memory.
"This woman is quite unlucky..."
Zhang Yao glanced at Feng Dujuan on the ground, with a slight emotion in his expression.
This woman was the trigger that led to the intensification of conflicts between the One Step Alliance and the GCC, and ultimately led the situation to a direction that no one could have imagined.
If she hadn't been captured while stealing the mineral veins, there would never have been the subsequent incident of the Solitary Traveler gathering many Foundation Establishment Masters to publicly challenge the GCC.
If that's the case, it would be difficult for Haihe Zhenren's secret agents to detect Du Xueren's mental abnormality. Maybe it would only be a few days later, and everything would be different.
But there are no ifs in the world. The surprise battle at Shuifu completely changed the situation in Fangzhou and Kangzhou, and also changed the fate of many people.
It's just that the 'culprit' of all this has been forgotten by almost everyone, even Zhang Yao has almost forgotten this person.
"I don't know how she felt when she woke up and found out that the Feng family was gone, the Dubu League fell, and even the Dubu people were dead..."
Zhang Yao smiled brightly when he thought of this, but he didn't really awaken this person's thoughts.
"Just in time, let me try the soul-searching secret method!"
He reached out and grabbed Feng Dujuan's body, grabbed her head with five fingers, and used the secret soul-searching technique.
In the past three years, through the channels of the Haihe Chamber of Commerce, he finally collected a relatively good soul-searching secret method. He has already practiced it very proficiently, but he has not had a chance to try it yet.
"Bah!"
The powerful spiritual thoughts penetrated into Feng Dujuan's soul, breaking through an invisible barrier and penetrating deep into the sea of consciousness.
Under the power of the life and death rope, Feng Dujuan, who was in a half-alive and half-dead state, had no ability to resist at all. All her memories were pried out, waiting to be read like pages in a book.
"Well……"
Zhang Yao browsed for a long time, and suddenly his expression changed, and he discovered an interesting scene:
"This woman turns out to be someone's mistress..."
Feng Dujuan is very old, which can be seen from her appearance.
But about 1,780 years ago, when Feng Dujuan was still a Qi-refining monk, she was very beautiful and made a fortune by working as a concubine for a Foundation-building monk and selling her sex.
As for the name of the foundation-building monk, Zhang Yao had just heard of it - Taoist Wanhe.
When he was still hanging around in the Li Kingdom, he had heard of the reputation of Taoist Wanhe, but he died of old age before he went to the Li Kingdom, and the Wanhe Alliance he founded fell apart.
"As expected, Taoist Wanhe is also from Dali."
"I don't know who I offended, so I went to a remote place like Li Country..."
Zhang Yao sighed, not surprised at all.
Foundation-building monks in small countries such as Weiguo, Liguo, Cangguo, etc. often have difficult cultivation and are relatively poor.
Some are dragged down by sects and aristocratic families and find it difficult to leave their homeland; but some casual cultivators are still willing to stay in a small country despite having established a foundation. Most of them have problems with their origins.
A typical example of this is the leader of the Sunset Alliance of the Wei Kingdom, who is a remnant of the Pingdu Clan. He does not dare to come to Dali to cultivate immortality, so he can only stay in the Wei Kingdom.
"Um?"
Zhang Yao continued to look through her memories, and soon his eyes narrowed.
In Feng Dujuan's memory, Taoist Wanhe was a rather mysterious figure with an unclear origin. He suddenly disappeared inexplicably one day.
After she relied on Taoist Wanhe's legacy to build a foundation, she inquired intentionally and found out that it turned out that Taoist Wanhe's identity as a demon cultivator was exposed, and she had to flee Dali and has been missing since then.
"Taoist Wanhe is a demon cultivator?!"
Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly, and thoughts surged in his heart.
Since Taoist Wanhe is a demon cultivator, the chance that he will leave behind the essence blood of the water attribute demon clan is not small.
And even if not, he himself is a strong man in the late stage of foundation building, and the wealth he has accumulated in his life cannot be underestimated. It is worth the trip.
"I almost forgot about this!"
"When I was in Li State, it was because the Li family's foundation builder asked me to refer to the incomplete formation map of the second level that I had to fly far away."
"And the source of the incomplete formation map in Mangshan Li's hands is probably Taoist Wanhe's cave!"
Zhang Yao thought to himself:
"I don't know if the Li family has succeeded after so many years."
"But even if it really falls into their hands, I can still find a way to get it..."
Thinking of this, he showed a smile, let go and removed the soul-searching secret technique, and glanced at Feng Dujuan who was lying on the ground.
"I didn't expect that you brought me an unexpected surprise."
He waved his sleeves and took Feng Dujuan away again without killing her rashly.
In most cases, a living person is always more useful than a dead person, especially a foundation-building master. If things go wrong, he can still be kept for experiments in the future.
…………
Three days later.
Zhang Yao led many GCC foundation-building practitioners to the Tianbao Tower headquarters in Qianzhou.
Before leaving, everyone discussed it, and finally it was Duanzizi who took the initiative and took on the heavy responsibility of staying behind in the main altar.
After two days of flight, everyone crossed half of the country and finally arrived at the Tianbao Tower headquarters.
From a distance, the towering giant pavilion stands as majestic as a pillar of heaven, and the dense escaping light is like iridescence of different colors, rendering the sky colorful.
"Rumble..."
Thousands of rays of light came and went, and the roar caused by the strong winds could be clearly heard hundreds of miles away.
"It's truly a sight to behold."
Zhang Yao sighed in admiration, and together with Peng Yuexian, Taoist Xiangu and others, they approached with the escape light.
After approaching Tianbao Tower, Master Ji Zhu's aura and spiritual pressure spread far away, and many escaping lights immediately gave way, watching in awe as several escaping lights passed by.
"boom!"
Several rays of light descended and landed on the middle floor.
The headquarters of Tianbao Tower is hundreds of feet high, with 365 floors. The first two hundred floors have independent entrances and exits.
As the floors go up, the items sold become more high-end and more expensive, while the level of reception also continues to improve.
Zhang Yao and the others' escape happened to be on the 200th floor, which was also the highest floor that the Tianbao Tower headquarters allowed public access to. Going higher would have to be done from inside.
"Meet all the real people."
After a few people escaped from the light, a maid in green clothes immediately came forward to greet them with a very respectful attitude.
"All real people, please follow me."
She led Zhang Yao and others into the floor, and immediately attracted many curious, awe-inspiring, and inquiring eyes.
Each floor of the Tianbao Tower headquarters is very large. The 200th floor is divided into many compartments, but the outer corridor is still very lively with people coming and going.
She had not taken a few steps with everyone when the floor manager from the 200th floor hurried over and sent her away.
"It turns out to be the Qingxu Guild Leader of the GCC, Peng Zhenren, and Li Chen Fairy..."
The floor steward looked at everyone, and immediately spoke respectfully, saluting everyone.
Zhang Yao's eyes narrowed, then he smiled and said:
"Tianbao Tower is really thoughtful."
They did not conceal their identity or change their appearance, and with Tianbao Tower's methods, it was not difficult to collect public information such as the appearance and portrait of Master Ji Zhu.
However, a mere floor steward can accurately memorize the physical appearance and other specific information of hundreds of foundation builders. It is obvious that Tianbao Tower has a very good training method in dealing with people and things.
"You should not be praised by Master Qingxu."
The floor steward showed a respectful smile and asked tentatively:
"You must be here to participate in the big auction, right?"
"Of course."
Peng Yue responded first and said continuously:
"You should report it quickly and find someone to arrange a place for us."
He has participated in large auctions many times, and is naturally familiar with various processes.
Generally speaking, before the big auction begins, foundation-building masters from various places will gather here, and various Taoist exchange meetings, small trade fairs, and auctions will also be held during this period.
Some foundation-building monks who are short of money and want to take pictures of treasures will also sell treasures in exchange for spiritual stones at this time, so this type of activity has always been very popular.
"Okay, all real people, please follow me."
The floor steward did not dare to neglect, and quickly led everyone to the higher floor, calling the upper level urgently.
Soon, a foundation manager from Tianbao Building hurried over, took over the work of the floor manager, and led everyone to the upper floors of the main building.
"Buzzing..."
Amid the buzzing and trembling, the pale golden car moved upwards, breaking through the sea of clouds at a very fast speed.
"This thing is really like an elevator. It seems that there are also many fantastic ideas in the world of immortality."
Zhang Yao commented in amazement.
Flying escape is prohibited in Tianbao Tower, but the floor is too high and it is too slow to rely on two legs alone, so someone specially set up this large magic weapon like an elevator.
"By the way, this fellow Taoist."
Zhang Yao suddenly opened his mouth and asked the person in charge of foundation building beside him:
"Is Master Haihe of Fu Hai Sect here?"
"Master Haihe? He came two days ago."
The head of Foundation Establishment said, showed a smile, and said:
"You are the current head of the GCC, and you must have an irreversible relationship with the real GCC member."
"If you want to visit him, he lives in Room No. 3, Tianzi, on the 325th floor."
Hearing this, Zhang Yao waved his hand and said:
"I do want to visit him, but can I trouble you, fellow Taoist, to arrange my room with Master Haihe's?"
"this……"
The head of Foundation Establishment hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"That's no problem, but the room next to Master Haihe is occupied. We can only arrange you on the same floor as close to him as possible."
As he spoke, he looked at Peng Yuexian, Taoist Xiangu and others, showing a hint of apology:
"But on the 325th floor, only you can live."
"The remaining fellow Taoists of the GCC can only be arranged to come to the lower floors. Please also ask Master Qingxu and fellow Taoists not to blame..."
"It doesn't matter, guests do as they please."
When Peng Yuexian and others heard this, they immediately waved their hands to show that they didn't care.
The world of cultivators also pays attention to the importance of superiority and inferiority, and they have long been accustomed to it. In the past, when they participated in big auctions with Master Haihe, they had arranged it this way.
The 325th floor is the highest level in Tianbao Tower that is open to the public. Above that is where only internal members of Tianbao Tower can go.
"Okay, let's arrange it this way."
Zhang Yao also nodded.
Since Lao Peng and others didn't say anything, he certainly wouldn't object.
After a while, the group said goodbye in the car, and another foundation-builder from Tianbao Tower personally led Zhang Yao to the 325th floor.
"This room No. 17 in Tianzi belongs to you."
The head of the Foundation Establishment said and handed over a formation talisman.
"Okay, thank you, fellow Taoist."
Zhang Yao took it and after thanking him casually, he used his spiritual thoughts and mana to refine the talisman in his hand.
"Buzz!"
At the moment of refining, the white jade door in front of him shook slightly, and the faint white light turned into blue light, indicating that someone had already moved in.
"Master Qingxu, please help yourself. If you need anything, you can summon the waiter at any time."
After the director of Foundation Establishment smiled and spoke, he left politely.
Zhang Yao withdrew his gaze, his mana flowed into the talisman in his hand, the blue light in front of him dissipated, and the jade gate opened silently.
He entered the room and walked around, boiled water with his own small magical instrument, and brewed a pot of spiritual tea.
"Well, the quality of this spiritual tea is also good..."
After Zhang Yao finished his cup of tea, he leisurely stood up and left the room to visit Master Haihe.
(End of chapter)
