Seeing that Zhang Xiaosheng behaved well, was polite, and was alone, everyone became less wary. A middle-aged man among them said:
"Fellow Taoist, you are very unfamiliar. I wonder which sect you are a disciple of?"
He said it as if he knew how many disciples of the sect, Zhang Xiaosheng sneered, and then he took a closer look at the situation at the scene.
The thirteen ninth-level foundation-building monks were roughly divided into eight waves. Except for a man with a bamboo hat and a black robe sitting alone in the corner, there were two other ninth-level monks together, and a ninth-level man next to him. There were two or three people who built the eighth floor, and there was also a group with the largest number of people, eight or nine people gathered together, but they were all on the eighth floor.
It seems that their strength is relatively balanced, so they can maintain a stalemate here for several months, but I don't know what the purpose of their stalemate is.
However, Zhang Xiaosheng didn’t know any of them. Liu Tianyu knew some of the casual cultivators in the Golden Core Stage, but in the Foundation Establishment Stage...
hehe.
The person who asked the question was a ninth-level monk, and there was an old man beside him who was also a ninth-level monk. It seemed that their group had a relatively strong voice here.
Zhang Xiaosheng smiled and replied:
"Like everyone else, I am also a casual cultivator, so where did I come from the sect?"
First bring up the commonalities between you and others, slowly eliminate their wariness, and then wait for opportunities to get information.
"I see that my fellow Taoist is already at the ninth level at such a young age, which puts us to shame. If there is no one to teach him, I'm afraid no one will believe it." The middle-aged man added.
Zhang Xiaosheng felt a little annoyed. Is this a household registration check?
I just give you a step and you just listen, but I still insist on breaking the casserole and asking the truth, why don't you jump out and introduce yourself?
But it was obvious that after listening to the middle-aged man's words, everyone looked at Zhang Xiaosheng. Zhang Xiaosheng could not refuse, otherwise he might not be able to stay here.
Zhang Xiaosheng thought for a moment, maybe he just came up with a reason that you can't find out, and let you guess it yourself!
"Ahem... having no sect does not mean that there is no master. A master has no sect, so he can be regarded as a casual cultivator at the bottom, right?"
He said it as if he didn't want to be a casual cultivator, Zhang Xiaosheng cursed.
Hearing that this man had a master, everyone couldn't help but take Zhang Xiaosheng more seriously. After all, this man seemed to be only in his twenties, and he had already built the ninth floor. Even a disciple of a second-rate sect could only do this, right?
It might be worse, but it's hard for them to judge, so they're pretty good anyway.
If the apprentice is great, the master must be even more powerful.
Just listen to Zhang Xiaosheng continue to say:
"This time I came with my master, who went to the Bihai Chaosheng Sect to visit old friends, and I have been traveling around. I heard that there was some excitement here a few days ago, so I rushed over to take a look. I didn't disturb your enjoyment, right?"
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard what Zhang Xiaosheng said. They didn't expect that this kid with such a big background would go to the Bihai Chaosheng Sect to visit an old friend. I'm afraid he is not an ordinary Golden Core Stage, or even...
Yes, only such an expert can teach such an outstanding disciple. I think this person must have extraordinary qualifications.
Sure enough, everyone's attitude became better. The middle-aged man who had been talking to Zhang Xiaosheng raised his eyebrows and seemed to be saying to himself:
"I wonder if your respected master knows Elder Bai, the great elder of the Bihai Chaosheng Sect's outer sect? I had a chance to meet him back then, and Elder Bai once gave me some advice. In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed."
Zhang Xiaosheng was amused in his heart, he was still playing this trick with me, and he said doubtfully:
"Isn't the Great Elder of the Outer Sect an old man named Zheng? How could he be named Bai!"
Of course, he could also pretend not to know, but in order to further dispel others' wariness, Zhang Xiaosheng took the initiative to get involved in the middle-aged man's trap.
As expected, the middle-aged man also looked surprised and said:
"Isn't your surname Bai? Well, I guess it's because we are of low strength and Elder Zheng doesn't want to tell us our real names."
This can be regarded as closing the loophole that he deliberately introduced just now.
Zhang Xiaosheng was moved in his heart, these words... why did they sound so wrong.
As a casual cultivator within the sphere of influence of the Bihai Chaosheng Sect, you should have heard of the name of the Great Elder of the Outer Sect. Even if you say that the casual cultivator has nothing to do with the sect and his status is high, so you have never paid attention to it. Can. But since you met him by chance, and he gave you some advice, you should pay special attention to this person afterwards. How could you even remember his name wrong?
To put it bluntly, even if Elder Zheng really gave you a false name at that time, since it was a false name, how would you know his true identity?
If he found out his identity later, why did he look like he only knew his name today?
It’s impossible for a grand elder of an outer sect of a first-class sect and an eighth-level golden elixir monk to always show off to others under a false name.
If it was purely to lure him out, why did he do it in the name of Elder Zheng?
You must know that the world of immortality attaches great importance to the inheritance of masters and disciples. Even if it is just advice, there is a cause and effect involved. Without a certain relationship or chance, it is impossible to get advice from an expert.
And randomly pretending that one has been pointed out by someone, this is forcing someone to be involved in cause and effect, and if someone finds out, they will not slap him to death.
But the middle-aged man said it in such a public place, which shows that even if Elder Zheng really knew about it, he would not care about it, or he had simply been pointed out. Moreover, when he mentioned Elder Zheng, besides a trace of respect, he showed more It seems...familiar!
There was no such great feeling of awe!
How could a casual cultivator on the ninth level of the Foundation be so familiar with an outer sect elder on the eighth level of the Golden Core...
Zhang Xiaosheng thought of all the actions of the United States in his previous life, and a bold idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
No way……
No way!
Looking at the waves of people scattered around, Zhang Xiaosheng felt a little headache. Couldn't these be the nails that the major sects secretly inserted into the casual cultivators?
Or... these are originally agents of various major sects? They are mainly responsible for handling some matters that are not suitable for the sect to come forward, so they should have a cooperative and half-subordinate relationship?
But...but the Five Elements Sect really does not have such personnel stationed in the casual cultivating group!
Liu Tianyu...this fool!
These sects have such dirty hearts!
No wonder so many casual cultivators are peacefully confronting each other here. They seem to be clearly divided, but in fact they are in perfect harmony. They must all know it well and it is not convenient for them to break up.
The matter of the Five Elements Sect's spiritual mine is indeed too sensitive. Although the Five Elements Sect has now closed the mountain, it is difficult for the major sects to send people to investigate openly, so these casual cultivators should come forward.
As for what was in the spirit mine, Zhang Xiaosheng was even more unsure at this time.
If a bunch of casual cultivators are looting here, then the general direction of the previous analysis should be correct. It is the group of people who are targeting the Five Elements Sect's spiritual mines who are controlling it. The view continues to attract attention, or it is simply confusing the attention of other sects. .
But it doesn't look like they are competing with each other here. Instead, they are all monitoring and fearing each other.
Moreover, there are already so many people here. One more person is not more, and one less person is not more. Why was everyone so wary when he first came here?
But if nothing happened here, how did the news spread outside?
The people I met when I first came clearly said that the inner circle was all in the late stage of foundation building, and there were countless middle-grade spiritual stones scattered around. However, it had been a while since I arrived, and there was no trace of a middle-grade spiritual stone anywhere.
If the robbery is over, what are you waiting for here, waiting for others to hide it secretly?
To secretly hide the spirit stone in front of so many people who are on the ninth level of foundation building, at least it must be at the golden elixir stage, and after hiding it, let these people grab it, isn't this sick?
It doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t make sense!
Zhang Xiaosheng shook his head slightly, so what the man he met before must have said was false. There was no such thing as a spiritual stone.
It was definitely not directed at him, so did this man intentionally spread false news, or was he himself deceived by the news?
No, if he was also deceived, where did he get those low-grade spiritual stones?
Gan!
This is dragging!
Of the hundreds of people outside, I'm afraid most of them are navy soldiers!
There should be some real casual cultivators, but they must be the kind who can't pick up spiritual stones!
Zhang Xiaosheng was a little speechless. With such a big effort, it seems that there are quite a few secrets under this spiritual mine!
Fortunately, all the major sects are concerned about face and do not send their own Jindan elders here, otherwise they will have nothing to do with themselves!
However, among the foundation-building monks who were deceived, were there none in the late-stage foundation-building stage?
The previous Lu Wei foursome must have been unaware, otherwise they would not have rashly lured them to intercept and kill them, causing more trouble.
What about other later stages of foundation building?
Zhang Xiaosheng turned to look at the man in black robe wearing a bamboo hat who was sitting alone before, thoughtfully.
The man seemed to sense Zhang Xiaosheng looking at him, and raised his head slightly. A slanting scar extended from his forehead to his right cheek, which looked very penetrating.
Zhang Xiaosheng quickly looked away.
The middle-aged man who spoke before saw Zhang Xiaosheng's expression changing constantly, and said that his little Jiujiu had been noticed, and he said with some embarrassment:
"I was a little reckless just now, and I would like to apologize to my fellow Taoist!"
Zhang Xiaosheng came back to his senses, nodded slightly, and said:
"It's understandable. After all, I've come down abruptly and haven't asked my Taoist friend for his name yet?"
"Don't dare, don't dare. My surname is Pei, and my last name only has the character Ji."
"Brother Pei Dao is polite."
Zhang Xiaosheng bowed with his hands in hand, indicating that they were acquainted, and then continued:
"Nothing bothers you, Master. I heard that there are countless spiritual stones scattered here, so I came here to join in the fun, but it doesn't look like this. I don't know what happened. Please tell Brother Pei Dao without hesitation."
"this……"
Pei Ji hesitated a little, looked back at another old man next to him who was building the ninth floor of the foundation, then turned back and said:
"Everything should be told to others. If fellow Taoist want to know, you can go to the mine to investigate on your own, but..."
There are definitely conditions!
"Of course there are conditions! Because the interference is serious, I ask fellow Taoist to agree in advance."
"Speaking."
Pei Ji changed his subject and said:
"If fellow Taoist leaves like this, I think that in order to respect the master, fellow Taoist must also be a person of his word. It's okay to just keep silent about the things here and don't tell anyone about it."
"Brother Pei Dao, don't be too pretentious. Let's talk about the conditions."
"It's not that I'm trying to make things difficult for you, it's actually a decision made by all fellow Taoists after discussion." Pei Ji paused and said:
"Fellow Taoist can go down and investigate on your own, but after the investigation, you can only stay here until the matter is over before you can leave. I wonder if you can accept this?"
