Outside Baiyan City
The procession entering the city was huge and crowded.
Qiye, who was in the long queue, lowered his head and thought about his plan to enter the city, and suddenly heard a conversation between two people in a caravan behind him:
"In more than a month, it will be the "Three Sects Recruitment" held every five years in Baiyan City. I wonder how many disciples the three sects will recruit this time?" A young man said very excitedly.
"I heard that the three sects will recruit more than 10,000 people this time. I wonder if we two have a chance?" Another young man said excitedly and anxiously.
"Don't worry, Brother Shen is extremely intelligent and brave, and will definitely be admitted. I wonder which assessment Brother Shen wants to take?"
"Of course it's the Tianwu Sect. After all, this Tianwu Sect is the head of the three sects!" The young man said with longing.
"Oh, I would like to join the Tianyun Sect. I heard that the alchemy skills of the Tianyun Sect are excellent, but it is too harsh to pass the Tianyun Sect's examination. Alas..." the young man said with emotion.
After Qiye heard the brief conversation between the two people behind him, he felt happy and instantly became interested.
"Excuse me, two eldest brothers, can you explain to me in detail about the three sects of Baiyan City that you just mentioned?" Qiye turned his horse's head and came to a caravan behind him to ask.
"You haven't even heard of Baiyan City's Three Sects Huizhao. Where did you come from, a country bumpkin..." The young man looked contemptuous.
"I'm new to your land, so I don't know its customs. I hope the two eldest brothers won't hesitate to tell you. This is my little thought. Please accept it."
Qiye smiled calmly, took out two silver coins from his arms, and handed them to the young man's hands, as if he was asking for advice humbly.
"Since this little brother is so polite, let us tell you..."
"Speaking of the three sects' recruitment in Baiyan City, it is a major event in this corner of the Arctic East Continent..." Seeing Qiye's approach, the young man happily accepted the silver coin and then explained it enthusiastically.
Anyway, these are all things that everyone knows, and you will know it with just a little inquiry. And you can get silver coins for speaking a few words, so why not do it.
From his mouth, Qiye learned the basic information of these three sects:
It turns out that there are three major sects in Baiyan City. According to the strength from high to low, they are: Tianwu Sect, Tianhai Sect and Tianyun Sect.
Tianwu Sect and Tianhai Sect are famous for their martial arts, while Tianyun Sect is famous for alchemy.
The three sects recruit young disciples between the ages of seven and eighteen from dozens of cities under the jurisdiction of Baiyan City every five years.
Since the Third Sect is the only powerful sect in this corner of the Arctic East Continent, many of the family's children come to recruit students every year. At the same time, during this period, traveling merchants from all over the country will also come with a large number of treasures for trading.
Two major events formed an unprecedented grand event held every five years in Baiyan City, and the entire event will last for a month.
In addition, Qiye also found out some rules for recruiting junior disciples from these three sects:
Participants can only choose one of the three cases for assessment. Once they make a choice, they will give up the other two cases.
If you fail the assessment, you will no longer be able to participate in the other two assessments: this also means that participants can only choose the one with a higher success rate based on their own strength, otherwise if they fail, they will miss everything.
Secondly, the assessments of the three sects are different each time. The Tianwu Sect and Tianhai Sect, which focus on martial arts, mainly assess their martial arts talents.
The Tianyun Sect, which mainly focuses on alchemy, mainly tests its spiritual consciousness and soul power.
However, every cultivator knows very well that the test of soul power is more demanding than martial arts ability. After all, there are very few people with strong soul power who can become alchemists.
This also makes Tianyun Sect recruit more than half the junior disciples every time than the other two sects.
In order to prevent the Tianyun Sect from withering away its talents and preventing the sect from becoming lonely, the Tianyun Sect later began to increase its quota of recruiting half of the martial arts disciples.
After having a preliminary understanding of the situation of these three sects, Qiye also had an idea in mind: participate in the three sects’ recruitment!
This is also the way forward for him to strive to become stronger and control his own destiny. As for which sect to join, Qiye hasn't decided yet, but he is quite interested in alchemy.
After chatting along the way, the team slowly moved to the city gate.
Looking at it quietly: the huge stone city wall is more than 30 meters high, with three city gates wide open. More than a dozen columns of soldiers were stationed at the three city gates, checking the caravans entering the city. And on every city gate that is about twenty meters high, there will be a light mirror the size of a millstone hanging.
"Brother Shen, what is the light mirror on the city gate used for?" Qiye asked the boy next to him curiously.
"Oh, that light mirror is called the "Human Demon Mirror". It is mainly used to prevent high-level monsters from transforming into human beings and entering the city to harm the people of the city." The young man took a look and introduced.
"A high-level monster that can transform into a human form!?" Qiye was amazed after hearing this.
"Hmm, although high-level monsters don't appear often, there were once high-level monsters that transformed into adults and sneaked into other cities to kill nearly ten thousand people..." As the young man talked, a chill suddenly rose in his heart.
"Tsk~" Hearing this, Qiye took a breath. He didn't expect a high-level monster to be so cruel. If high-level monsters were allowed to sneak into Baiyan City, wouldn't it be like a flock of tigers? The consequences are simply unimaginable.
The team entering the city was getting closer and closer to the city gate. When he walked under the light mirror, Qiye suddenly felt a numbness all over his body, like an electric current passing through him. After a while, the symptoms of discomfort completely disappeared.
Although it was only for a moment, my heart skipped a beat, and I suddenly remembered the black demonic flames in the spiritual world of Dantian.
This is the devouring fire obtained from the Demon Clan's Great Protector. If it is accidentally exposed...
But soon, Qiye realized that her worries were simply unnecessary. The spirit world wrapped in the Hunyuan Refining Realm can block all outside perception and prying eyes. When the human-monster mirror scans his whole body, the Hunyuan Refining Realm is as quiet as peace, with no reaction at all.
It looked like it was a routine reaction to everyone being exposed to the mirror.
After thinking about it, Qiye felt completely relieved. The shielding skill of the Hunyuan Refining Realm is so powerful that it can completely shield even the breath of the black demon flames. Naturally, this little ladyboy mirror cannot be detected, so there is nothing to worry about.
The inspection was quickly passed smoothly, and Qiye entered Baiyan City with the escort team of Iron Wolf Escort Bureau.
In Baiyan City, along the spacious streets with horses and horses, there are countless five- and six-story buildings, which are magnificent and row upon row. Countless caravans and horses came and went on the streets in an endless stream.
On the road, there are gorgeously dressed pedestrians, fragrant and beautiful women, and many wealthy young men in brocade and mink fur. They are comfortable and leisurely. Everything makes this city look prosperous and prosperous.
Qiye sighed at the prosperity of Baiyan City, and looked at the coarse linen clothes he was wearing. It was indeed incompatible with the bustling tone of such a big city.
He couldn't help but smile, he looked like a country bumpkin entering the city.
However, he didn't care about these superficial appearances. Looking at those gorgeous turbans and satin robes, Qiye still felt that these simple and plain clothes were more comfortable and practical.
"Brother Qi, now that Baiyan City has arrived, I wonder what your plans are next? If you don't have a place to stay yet, why don't you come with us to the head of the escort agency?" Manager Leng of the escort agency came to Qiye and asked road.
Ah Qi has been taking care of the horses all this time, and with his careful care, there have been no accidents. Manager Leng naturally wanted to recruit, so his words were much more cordial.
"Thank you very much, Manager Leng, for your kind words. Ah Qi is already used to being at ease. I am afraid that it will be difficult for her to adapt to the constraints, so I am afraid that I will disappoint Manager Leng. Now that Baiyan City has arrived, it is time for Ah Qi to say goodbye to everyone. Thank you all for your support to Ah Qi along the way. of care..."
Qiye declined politely,
"Forget it, let's just say goodbye and say goodbye!" Just say that, Manager Leng left very simply. He is just a stableman who raises horses, so it's not too much for him to regret that he can't keep him.
Qiye glanced at the ten eye-catching large wooden red boxes in the motorcade, turned his head and left slowly with a sigh of relief.
Although Manager Leng extended an invitation to Qiye, he knew very well that if he chose to follow them, he would just be a stable boy in the team, and it would be difficult for him to develop in the future.
And he is someone who is not willing to stop there. He longs to become stronger, so strong that he can survive with dignity and have the strength to protect those who are good to him.
The Iron Wolf Escort Agency was just a passing shadow on his journey of struggle.
Saying goodbye to everyone in the escort agency, Qiye rode alone in the city looking for an inn to stay.
Although there was still more than a month before the three sects gathered together, young talents from dozens of surrounding cities had arrived early. Coupled with the influx of caravans, it was almost impossible to find a room in the inn in the city.
Many inn rooms in golden sections cost more than ten gold coins per night, and are even given the glorious picture of "staying in Xuanyun and rising through the ranks".
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Seeing this scene, Qiye couldn't help but secretly sighed. I originally thought I was a little wealthy, but when I saw these prices,
Only then did I know what it means: squandering by rich people is a sin!
Passing through the magnificent pavilions and corridors, walking past the eaves of the Qingshui Pavilion...
Unfortunately, I couldn't find any inn. Qiye wandered aimlessly in the huge Baiyan City for a whole day before he found a dilapidated bungalow in a small courtyard beside the city wall.
In any city with a population of one million, apart from the bright and prosperous areas where singing and dancing flourish. There are also slums that are dilapidated, desolate and backward.
This small bungalow is located in such a sparsely populated and desolate remote place. Like an isolated island, it was left in a corner of the city.
"Creak~" Qiye gently pushed open the dilapidated wooden door, walked through a small grassy courtyard, and then slowly walked into a house full of cobweb dust.
In the house, there are all the beds, wooden tables and chairs, and the altars and jars are neatly arranged without any clutter. It doesn't look like the owner of the house has moved away in a hurry.
But everything was covered in dust, as if it hadn't been cleaned for a long time.
"Is there anyone there?..." Qiye asked softly, slowly walking into the house and looking around.
Walking into the deep room, he found a corpse lying on the bed. Perhaps because it had been dead for so long and no one cared about it, the corpse had weathered and was wrapped in black clothes.
Qiye cautiously stepped forward to examine it carefully. Based on his memory and experience, he judged that these were the remains of an old woman, and the cause of death was most likely due to illness.
I didn't expect that in such a prosperous city, there are such dark and forgotten corners. It seems that no matter how prosperous the capital city is, it is not as glamorous as it seems on the surface. Seeing this scene, I can't help but sigh.
"Sorry, let me borrow your land for the time being, and let me help you lay it to rest..." After saying that, Qiye began to pack it up carefully.
A quarter of an hour later, he buried the old woman's remains in the courtyard and put up a wooden sign with no words. After cleaning the house again and looking around, it was still just fine.
