Chapter 252: Mysterious Demons Rise and Geniuses Emerge
Zhou Qing strode forward. On top of the silver crown, the emerald tied to one side shook slightly, and a faint light fell, reflecting into his deep eyes. , giving his voice a layer of calmness, and said: "Zhenyi Sect, Zhou Qing."
"It turns out to be fellow Taoist Zhou."
Zhou Bida, who was standing behind the jade case, heard this. , his smile became even brighter, and he greeted Zhou Qing in a friendly manner, without any trace of the arrogance of Master Hualan.
He has been on duty here for a long time. Among other things, he has long developed a pair of sharp eyes and is good at recognizing people.
Ever since Zhou Qing appeared, he had watched his aura and attitude, and knew that the person coming must be a first-class true disciple of Shangxuan Sect.
Faced with such a person, as an alchemy monk from the Eighteen Cities of Lianyun, he had no need to please, but he was not willing to offend him either.
After chatting for a while, Zhou Bida picked up a jade album from the case, handed it over, and said: "Fellow Taoist Zhou, this is your book of good deeds."
Zhou Qing He took it, held it in his hand, squinted his eyes, and looked at the bright colors flowing on the jade album. The inexplicable sounds were going up, down, left, and right, colliding with each other.
If Ruan An and the other four people who had just left were here and saw the booklet in Zhou Qing's hand, I'm afraid they would have a lot to say.
Compared with the slightly rough book of good deeds they bought with a large sum of crystals, the free book of good deeds in Zhou Qing's hand is as exquisite as a work of art and has more tasks.
This is the power of Shangxuanmen. Even the casual cultivator alliance must be given three points of preferential treatment.
Zhou Qing was flipping through the book of good deeds in his hand while talking, "Are all the tasks above complete?"
"Complete." Zhou Bi said with a smile on his face: " If Zhou Daoyou wants to take on a task, he can directly find that one and inject a burst of Qi, and the merit monument outside will sense it and synchronize it."
After hearing this, Zhou Qing's eyes flashed.
Sure enough, just as I learned from doing homework in the sect and family before coming here, as long as I hold this book of good deeds, my general whereabouts will be known by the people in the casual cultivator alliance.
However, the Loose Cultivator Alliance will not go too far. They will at most know a rough idea through the book of good deeds. Besides, if you really don’t want them to know about it, just use secret techniques to temporarily ban it.
Zhou Qing did not speak for the time being, but quietly looked through the book of good deeds in his hand. The tasks in it were really diverse.
Explore the road, preach and gain karma, transform magic circles, refine elixirs, donate heavenly materials and earthly treasures, kill water monsters, and so on.
Behind each task, the number of good deeds is marked, more or less, very clear and not vague at all.
However, looking at the number of good deeds marked at the back of the task in the good deed book, Zhou Qing smiled. Compared with the difficulty of the task, the number of good deeds given by the casual cultivator alliance seemed a bit shabby.
After all, they are not their own people. The Rogue Cultivator Alliance treats people like Zhou Qing as "mercenaries", driving them to work hard with high-grade Jingming Glazed Jade.
Zhou Qing flipped through the pages for a while, looked at the series of tasks, and said thoughtfully: "Killing the water monsters in the outer ring, the number of good deeds is considerable?"
"Yes."
Zhou Bida glanced at Zhou Qing and introduced softly.
In the past three to four hundred years, for some unknown reason, more and more powerful monsters have appeared in the sea. Such monsters are particularly powerful in the water, and their destructive power is astonishing. What's more, they come together to form a "dragon pool and tiger's den" feeling.
As time goes by, they gather more and more, and when there are more, they become more and more fierce. The harder it is to kill him.
Whether it is people from Lianyun Eighteen Cities or people from outside, seeing such a situation, they generally rarely receive tasks in this area. Even if someone takes the task, it is the task of cleaning up the water monsters on the outside. No one cares about the deep ones.
In this way, there is no one to deal with the powerful water monster in the depths, so the number of rewards for good deeds continues to accumulate, which is already amazing.
Seeing that Zhou Qing was tempted, Zhou Bida reminded him as before, saying: "Such water monsters are basically found in the outer third ring. Not only is the terrain of that water area extremely complicated, but the alliance strength is not there. Unexpectedly ”
Zhou Qing heard the good intentions in the other party's words, and joined the outer third ring to slay monsters in the chaotic and disorderly waters. Not only did he have to face the terrifying water monsters who took advantage of the terrain, but he also had to deal with the monsters hiding in the dark that might attack at any time. Other monks.
Taking advantage of the right time, favorable location, and friendly people, it is extremely difficult to accomplish this task of rewarding a large number of good deeds.
"Wealth is sought in danger."
Zhou Qing sighed, put away the jade book of good deeds, said a few words to Zhou Bida, then turned and left.
Zhou Bida stood on the spot, watching the back of the true disciple of Zhenyi Sect disappear, but above the door, there was still a vague frost-white aura, which seemed to be there but not there, slowly falling. It filled the air with a sense of sharpness.
"Another powerful person." Without outsiders, Zhou Bida didn't have to worry about anything else. He frowned and murmured: "There are so many people coming to Xuanmen recently, and none of them are good."
He waited for a while, but when no one came, he calculated the time again and felt that it was almost time. So he sat down quietly behind the jade case and used his magical power to penetrate into the wonder of a corner of the hall hanging down like a dragon's head holding a bead. , then the light flourished, and his consciousness fell into a void space.
The next moment, wisps of bright light rose up, condensing like lamp flames. He sat on it, with a faint shadow vaguely outlining his appearance and figure.
After Zhou Bida appeared, he looked around and found that seven people had already arrived. He smiled and said, "It seems that I am not too late."
There was a man in a white shirt. When the young man saw Zhou Bida, he nodded slightly, said hello, and said, "When fellow Taoist Zhou arrived, only Senior Sister Xing was left."
"Senior Sister Xing is responsible for receiving the demon disciples, please trouble me."
Another person spoke with a slightly shrill voice, but like the young man in white shirt, when he mentioned Senior Sister He has a high prestige among them.
At this moment, in this space, clusters of bright lights lit up, like stars, and then a slender figure appeared on it out of thin air. She was wearing a high bun and a palace skirt. Holding a lotus cup, his eyes are bright.
Seeing this, the young man in white shirt smiled and said hello, "Sister Xing is here."
"Yes." This senior sister Xing said softly. He responded, then looked around and said: "I just sent away a true disciple of the Yinyu Sect. I'm late."
"Another true disciple of the Yinyu Sect." The young man in white shirt's eyelids twitched and he said, "There have been quite a few true disciples from all the major forces recently."
"Yes." Zhou When Bida heard this, he added, "I received a true disciple of the Yuanchen Sect yesterday, and just sent away a true disciple of the True One Sect, Zhou Qing. They are all young geniuses, full of energy."< br>
Speaking of this, the nine people will tell each other the characters they are receiving and other information they have.
They are responsible for receiving people who come to receive the jade book of good deeds in the Taoist palace. They gather every three days to communicate and share their knowledge.
Not for anything else, just to master the information and be aware of it. Zhou Bida and Senior Sister Xing are the main force, because one of them is responsible for receiving the Xuanmen disciples, and the other is responsible for the major disciples of the Demonic Sect. When such "outsiders" appear in this area of water, no one can help but pay attention.
Half an hour later, after listening to the exchange, the young man in white shirt said: "The Xuanmo sects are developing faster and faster now."
Everyone listened, and there was no news for the time being. As he spoke, there was contemplation in his eyes that he couldn't hide.
The Xuanmen and the Demon Sect have developed vigorously in recent years, and their momentum has become stronger and stronger, with a sudden explosion of talented disciples under their sects. In comparison, the Loose Cultivator Alliance was much inferior. There was no shortage of talent within the alliance, but compared to the Xuan Demon, the gap was getting wider and wider.
If this continues, can the Loose Cultivators Alliance still occupy this sea area and maintain such a transcendent status?
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little dull, Senior Sister Xing changed her mind and moved the lotus palace lantern in her hand. The fluttering lantern fell to the ground, exaggerating a bright light and said: "Everyone, major events related to the Loose Cultivator Alliance, sincerely With everyone planning, we just need to do the things at hand."
"That's it."
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Everyone nodded one after another. Seeing that it was time for the party, they said hello and left one after another.
Zhou Bida returned to his main hall, thinking about what he had heard at the party just now. There was a dark color in his eyes that could not be seen at the bottom.
All kinds of people gather in this sea area, which will naturally cause a large "storm". Fortunately, I can stay out of it and sit on the fishing boat.
I just don’t know why, but when I think of all the geniuses competing, a trace of envy unnaturally wells up in my heart?
As for Zhou Qing, after leaving the Dao Palace, he went to the Fei Palace again, and then sat down on the jade branch in the quiet room.
The sparse cold colors fell down, and when they reflected the skylight outside, they naturally turned into large and small halos of light, surrounding the body, dispelling the uncomfortable feeling on the body.
In the Taoist palace, Zhou Qing felt uncomfortable.
Because there is a forbidden magic circle inside, it naturally suppresses the true energy in the body of so-called outsiders like him, and that sense of restraint really exists.
As a monk, no one likes to have their hands and feet tied. Just coming here, I have to do as the Romans do.
Zhou Qing thought for a while, discerned the direction, drove the messenger to Fei Palace, and headed southeast.
Not long after, a city appeared in front of us, and beneath it was a huge giant turtle. It stopped on the waves, motionless, not knowing whether it was alive or dead.
From a distance, you can see that inside the city, there are many buildings, scattered and antique in appearance. Rays of light fall from the sky and converge inside. There is only a roar and split into brilliant lights all over the ground.
The entire city in this sea area is full of life with people coming and going.
Zhou Qing arrived in front of the city, parked the Feigong outside again, got off the Feigong, took out the jade book of good deeds he had just obtained at the gate of the city, then entered the city, and then went straight in, taking his time. He came to a mansion in a corner of the city.
Zhou Qing stood in front of the house, looked at the two people standing at the door, took out his True Order, and said: "Zhou Qing, the true disciple."
"Island Master Zhou." Two When the Taoist boy heard this, he immediately reacted. After saluting, one of them said: "Master Zhou, please come with me."
Zhou Qing nodded and followed him. Soon, he saw his classmate Liu Ji in the hall behind, a middle-aged man in the alchemy realm. He looked gentle and elegant, like a secular teacher.
"Island Master Zhou." Liu Ji personally made a cup of tea for Zhou Qing. Looking at the sunlight coming in and dancing on the tea, making it golden, he said, "Have you just arrived? "
"Yes, I just received a jade book of good deeds, and I came here." Zhou Qing sat upright, his posture was like a sharp sword, his eyes were shining, and his voice was sonorous and powerful. : "Deacon Liu, I'm here to ask you to help me with something."
"Island Master Zhou, please tell me."
Liu Ji acted like he was all ears, and he was sent by the Zhenyi Sect. The reason for stationing here is for nothing else but to serve the disciples who come here.
When Zhou Qing came, he had already thought about it, so he said directly: "Collect for me a list of people who have come to this water area in the past six months."
Hearing this, Liu Ji raised his eyebrows, Said: "Island Master Zhou, the more detailed a list like this, the higher the price. A very detailed list may be a sky-high price."
It is not difficult to get such a list. Because the Loose Cultivator Alliance is very good at doing business, the price has already been clearly marked, so as long as you buy it, you can buy it.
Just because this is the monopoly business of the Casual Cultivator Alliance, their price is not low at all, it can even be called high.
"It's okay." Zhou Qingcai waved his hand and said, "Deacon Liu, just do it."
Liu Ji nodded and said no more, just saying: "I have some information here about this sea area. Island Master Zhou, you can take a look at it first and be aware of it."
" "It's a dream come true."
Zhou Qing's eyes lit up. Although he learned some things about the Yuncang Sea from his clan, some of them were relatively old or outdated. , not as good as today’s first-hand materials.
"Island Master Zhou, I will take you there."
Liu Ji stood up and led Zhou Qing to the study at the back.
"Here."
When he arrived at the study, Liu Ji opened it and pointed at the rows of bookshelves in the room. There were books and jade slips on them. They were divided into categories and marked with time. They looked orderly and clear at a glance. , very carefully.
“Every once in a while, there are updates.” Liu Ji pointed to the nearest bookshelf with a satisfied look on his face.
Due to the pressure from the Loose Cultivator Alliance, it is good for people like him from the Shinichi Sect to be able to establish a stronghold in this city. However, there have always been strict restrictions on the number of permanent residents, and too many Shinichi Sect people are not allowed to be in the city. This long stay.
However, although there are few people, everyone is smart and capable, and they also actively hired some people in the city to help, so this collection work was done well.
They really worked hard and spent a lot of energy and time on these materials. Fortunately, hard work pays off.
If nothing else, Liu Ji can confidently say that compared with other Taoist sects, Zhenyi Sect's work in this area is not among the best, but it is definitely at the top.
(End of this chapter)