Chapter 35 Humans and immortals live together, twelve top sects
Any place that is magnificent and magnificent must contain dirt and evil. In a magnificent city, there must be a large number of people living at the bottom.
The entire city that never sleeps has a permanent population of more than two million, where humans and immortals live together. This is the holy city of monks that countless people in the Kingdom of Thousand Mountains yearn for, but in fact it is also constantly absorbing information from all directions. Nutrients are needed for growth and maintenance.
Countless people from the country with thousands of mountains have worked hard to achieve the prosperity of this city.
The city is divided into the urban area and the mortal area. The streets are paved with emeralds, the steps are white jade, and the pavilions and pavilions are not stained by dust. The urban area is the one where the environment of the mortal area has plummeted.
Two million people and 15.6 million people live here, but the area here is not even a quarter of the entire city that never sleeps.
Many mountain people who came here from the land of thousands of mountains have lived here all their lives, but they are also very satisfied.
Because the environment in the mortal area of the Evernight City is much better than the environment in the Hundred Thousand Mountains of Southern Xinjiang. In fact, many mountain people will not be able to collect the city tax for a piece of spiritual stone in their lifetime.
They want to enter the city and become immortal cultivators, but in the end, very few can become them. Even if it happens, it will just be involved in another copper furnace.
Early in the morning, a wine, food and tea shop.
Snap!
“As soon as the gavel sounded, everyone, listen to me.”
“Everyone here is a well-informed true cultivator of the Tao. Presumably, you are aware of these four major demon sects. There are eight great immortal sects, but these twelve top sects are only a small number in the Tongxuan world. The second- and third-rate sects in the Tongxuan world have the largest number of people..."
"There is Wandering Soul City under the Dongyang Demon Sect. , Infinite Earth Fire Demon Cave, Gu Under the Divine Sect, there is Burning Wood Mountain, the Nightless City, under the Palace of Incarnation of All Beasts, there is the Nine Palaces Demon Realm, and the Thousand Corpses Sect, and under the Beichen Sword Gate, there are the Tianluo Sect, the Shuangxiu Mansion, and the Ice and Snow Demon Palace! In the Great Demon Gate Within the sphere of influence of the coldest and most ruthless Beichen Sword Sect, there are two sects dominated by Kun Xiu.”
Kun Xiu is a female cultivator, and both Shuangxiu Mansion and Ice and Snow Demon Palace are dominated by female cultivators. Cultivation sect.
"Needless to say, the Kun cultivators from the Shuangxiu Mansion are the best Taoist companions. Those witches in the Ice and Snow Demon Palace, who 'lock lives in the dark and break the gods in the ice', have always been terrifyingly dangerous! But it is said that the monks of this sect Once you are emotional, it will be a thunder hook The ground is on fire, and the ripples in the cold well are out of control. "
When he said this, the old man Ren, the storyteller, smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum, revealing his vulgarity, attracting everyone in the hall. Most of them laugh knowingly.
Even the few female guests were spitting softly and waiting to hear the following stories with shining eyes.
“Today we are talking about the story of grudges and love-hate entanglements between Zhuo Buqun, a second-generation disciple of the famous and upright Hidden Sword Palace, and a female disciple of the Ice and Snow Demon Palace...”
Just like what this old storytelling man said, among the millions of monks in the Tongxuan world, there are only a very few who can join the twelve top sects. Even the second-rate in the Xuanmen Demonic Way is beyond the reach of these monks here. .
But the bigger the gap, the more full of yearning. In addition, this old man in storytelling is not just making things up. He has his own news channels. Although there is a mixture of true and false, and hearsay, it is because the sources of news are too confusing, plus A lot of brainstorming, the basic information is correct, and occasionally I can tell something close to the truth.
For example, one of the Eight Great Immortal Sects, Jiao Zhenren of Tianhe Orthodox Church in the Western Regions, intervened in this love between good and evil.
It is uncertain whether Zhenren Jiao intervened, or even whether there is a love-hate entanglement between Zhuo Buqun of the Hidden Sword Palace and Qin Qingyun of the Ice and Snow Demon Palace. However, Zhenren Jiao is the headmaster of the contemporary Tianhe Orthodox Church. One thing is never wrong.
If this was all wrong, this old man who lectured on storytelling would have been bullied long ago.
It is because here you can hear some useful information and gain an overall understanding of today's Tongxuan world, so Lu Cheng often comes here these days to listen to storytelling, and these stories sound very interesting. of.
"Qin Qingyun blocked the assassination plan of the elder of Shuangxiu Mansion for her lover. Although Zhuo Buqun repelled the elder of Shuangxiu Mansion, he could not pursue him because Qin Qingyun was seriously injured. He had to find a place to heal his injuries. However, in the process of flying away with Qin Qingyun in his arms, While in the middle of the night, Zhuo Buqun found that the body of the girl in his arms was getting hotter and hotter, and soft whispers came from her cheeks and mouth..."
Pa!
“If you want to know what happens next, please listen to the breakdown next time!”
“Bah!”
“Drink, bah!”
"Old Rentou, break it here, you have no bottom!"
The listeners in the hall laughed and cursed, throwing melons and fruits. The old man who told the story was there with his hands bowed and begging for mercy again and again.
At this time, a boy came down with a wooden tray to collect the reward.
The listeners can give or not, it all depends on their mood.
When the boy came to the table with a wooden plate, Lu Cheng casually threw a piece of low-grade spiritual stone into the plate of copper coins and broken silver, but the boy's eyes lit up immediately.
"Thank you, the superior, for the reward."
This is not the end. After a while, old Ren came over with his head bent and bowed, even though he was in the city of monks. , but a mortal like him may not be able to meet such a big patron in a few years.
The casual cultivators in southern Xinjiang are also poor, and a piece of spiritual stone can only be broken into four halves. Of course, that is not the same thing as mortal poverty.
"You're welcome, old man, I recently have a batch of spiritual objects that I obtained after killing, robbing, and repairing to be disposed of. Do you have any recommendations for a reasonable store?"
I've been in the city for half a month. When Lu Cheng was wandering around to get acquainted with the city, he accidentally met an old man surnamed Qin who could not pay the city entrance tax at the city gate before. He saw him mixed with the old storyteller in front of him, together with the clerks and waiters from various shops. and so on.
At that moment, Lu Cheng realized that they also had their own world and their own sources of information.
There are many chores that cultivators cannot do by themselves, so they inevitably come into contact with mortals. Even if they only exchange a few words, the news will naturally spread.
"Shangxiu, although the Guangyuantang store is small, it is an old store with deep connections. Not only do they dare to accept things, but the prices are also relatively reasonable."
Old Ren looked at it Looking at Lu Cheng, although he didn't look like a vicious person, Old Rentou somehow felt that there was something fierce about the young Taoist in front of him.
Let him not dare to rely on the news to ask for another spiritual stone, but directly tell the news he knows.
To put it bluntly, if this cultivator is making a small profit, he must reward himself with a spiritual stone the next time he comes to listen to storytelling. It is better than taking risks now.
"Guangyuantang?" This answer was consistent with Lu Cheng's observations and options during this period, so he nodded and turned to leave.
Before Tang Shi said goodbye, he forcibly left one thousand two hundred spiritual stones.
Business is booming in this city that never sleeps. Lu Cheng also plans to clean up his miscellaneous belongings and replace them with useful magical weapons, high-quality talismans, Taoist books he wants to read, and some elixirs. In order to avoid causing trouble in the future, it will be difficult to escape from this place again.
“If you have Fire Thunder Beads, buy a few more. You will always feel insecure if you only have one in your hand. If you have more than a dozen in your hand, even if the Foundation Establishment Monk is looking for trouble, he will die!”
This is what he thought in his heart, but Lu Cheng himself also knew that this was unlikely.
The killing moves of Qi-training and foundation-building monks are mostly high-level spiritual talismans. Qi-training monks use third-level spiritual talismans as their killing moves, while foundation-building monks use fourth-level spiritual talismans as their killing moves. It's not easy to use the full power of the talisman, but it's enough in most fights.
As for a convenient one-time magic weapon like the Fire Thunder Bead, it would probably be difficult for Uncle Fan to refine it before condensing the evil energy. Most of it is obtained by chance. Even if such a thing is available for sale in the market, the price will be very low. It must be far higher than its true value. In the morning, Guangyuan Hall in Fangshi District.
Lu Cheng was dressed in an old gray Taoist robe and came to the hall holding a broken long flag.
"Guest, are you buying or selling? Our Guangyuantang is a century-old store. We have everything you want."
A young clerk with a sharp eye ran when he saw a customer coming in. Come up and introduce him politely.
“Selling goods.”
Lucheng leaned on a long banner and spoke concisely.
"Oh, then I will take you to the second floor."
At this time, Lu Cheng still looked like he was carrying a long banner, a sword, and a bamboo box on his back, but the waiter was still running forward and backward very enthusiastically.
Arrived on the second floor, a middle-aged shopkeeper was studying. When he saw Lu Cheng, he stood up and saluted, and then waved the waiter to leave.
“I wonder what the customer wants to sell?”
“A few days ago, I met a group of thieves outside the city. There are people from the Thousand Corpses Cult among them. Do you dare to pick them up? ?”
Lu Cheng asked this question first without rushing to take out the items.
"The Thousand Corpses Sect is a major sect of demons in the Western Regions. I don't think they will argue too much with merchants like us. However, sir, you also know that the Thousand Corpses Sect has a strong reputation, so not many customers dare to take over the things you sell. "
"But good things are more likely to appear in these people's Qiankun bags," Lu Cheng said, putting down the bamboo box on his back and taking out six Qiankun bags, beast fangs, and flying sword instruments. and a brass bell.
The five leaders of the Tribulation Cultivators had two Universe Bags on their bodies. The third-order Thousand Winds Whirling Wall Talisman in their hands failed to be activated and was kept by Lu Cheng for his own use.
“Three second-level middle-grade magic weapons. Well, the two flying swords were relatively seriously damaged. This corpse-controlling bell is valuable, and there are two armored corpses in it...”
< br>The six Qiankun bags all have defensive restrictions. Although Lu Cheng can also refine them, he chose to sell them. No one knows what is inside now. As long as the shopkeeper’s asking price is not too low, Lu Cheng does not intend to waste his time. .
The shopkeeper of Guangyuantang obviously also knows this truth. The two Qiankun bags of the Thousand Corpse Sect monks are likely to contain many spiritual objects, but this is also a small bet. The price paid is too high, and he has another problem on his side. If you work hard and put in effort, you will lose money.
But if you encounter someone with a clever cultivation method in the Qiankun Bag, you will make a lot of money, although this possibility is very small.
Half an hour later, Lu Cheng left Guangyuantang. Except for his sword and bamboo box, he didn't even have the long flag in his hand.
But there are more than 1,600 spiritual stones in his Qiankun Bag. The second-level magic weapon is not valuable. The most valuable ones are the corpse-controlling bell and the two well-trained armored corpses. Then the six Qiankun bags also sold for a good price.
The monks in the Evernight City are different from Li Jiuyou and Tu Hong. The latter wanted to put all the property accumulated by their family over the years on themselves. The ordinary monks in the Evernight City are far less wealthy than them, and their cultivation resources are exhausted. It may be converted into their own mana and combat power, which is why the overall net worth of the five people is similar to that of Li Jiuyou.
When a monk practices cultivation, except for the true disciples of prominent sects, he must learn a hundred arts of cultivating immortals, among which swordsmanship and alchemy are the most profitable.
They correspond to the robbery cultivator and the alchemist respectively.
Therefore, there are swordsmanship halls and alchemy halls everywhere in the city that never sleeps. Even mortals can go in and learn as long as they have spiritual stones.
Since there is a swordsmanship hall, there will always be a shortage of weapon refining workshops. After the total number of spiritual stones in his waist exceeded 3,000, Lu Cheng went to a locally recognized weapon refining workshop with excellent skills: Shen Weapon Workshop.
In the Huolianfang, the heat was blazing, and a smart man came to inquire, and then led Lucheng to find the master in the factory.
But half an hour later, this time Lu Cheng came in joy and returned disappointed.
"Guest, it is not difficult for you to upgrade this sword to the second level of high quality. It is slightly more expensive to customize. We will charge you one hundred and forty spirit stones. If it is broken by mistake, we will double the compensation. But you want this Sword, can it be promoted to the third level in the future? We don’t dare to accept this job even if you have four hundred spiritual stones, not even six hundred spiritual stones..."
The foundation-building realm seems to be only promoted in the later stages of Qi training. A realm, but in the Tongxuan world, he is already in the management level and cannot be easily hired.
As for the weapon refiners in the Qi training realm, unless they are extremely talented, they are of course not sure that they can upgrade the red pine sword refining to the second level while leaving room for further improvement in the future.
"Are you going to stop here in the future? You can only have a second-level flying sword, and there is no chance to refine it into a third-level flying sword?"
Playing with the red pine sword in his hand, Lu Cheng could faintly sense the grievances coming from it.
After all, it is a sword that has been kept for five years. If possible, Lu Cheng still hopes that this sword can stay with him for a longer time.
“Forget it, if you can only refine it into a second-level flying sword, then you might as well not refine it at all. Didn’t you just smash two second-level flying swords into pieces a few days ago? It can be seen that those flying swords are nothing special. "
"Buzzing..."
The red pine seemed to be trembling with incomparable recognition.
Walking leisurely, taking in the scenery, Lu Cheng came to a majestic and luxurious building made of black spar as the main building material and inlaid with spiritual gold on the corners.
I saw many monks on the square, filing in, and even many foundation-building monks came from high in the air with swords, landed and walked into the building.
"Liujin Ancient Artifacts Workshop, there will be a large-scale Dharma assembly tonight."
After Lu Cheng looked around for a while, he gradually understood that this was a large-scale auction held among the monks. Yes, used to communicate with each other.
I happened to have some spirit stones with me. For a Qi-training monk, more than three thousand spirit stones was definitely a lot of money, so Lu Cheng walked towards the auction with a curious attitude.
"Fellow Taoist, are you a Foundation Establishment cultivator?" A female cultivator in green asked with a charming smile. Even if she was slightly offensive, it would be hard to get angry.
"No."
"If you want to participate in this ceremony, you need to pay five low-grade spiritual stones. After entering, your safety in Liujin Ancient Artifacts Workshop will be our responsibility. ."
"..."
Hearing this, Lu Cheng nodded and handed over the spirit stone and walked in.
(End of this chapter)