Xihuang City.
Xihuang City is a city on the edge of Xihuang. There are many Qi-refining immortal cultivators living in the city who make a living by hunting for treasures.
This day.
A young handsome boy, followed by a middle-aged man, entered Xihuang City.
The guide of Xihuang City, also known as the guide, could tell at a glance that this handsome young man was not an aborigine of Xihuang City, but came from outside.
Because there is a legend about the battle between immortals in the Western Wasteland, many immortal cultivators who are close to the Western Wasteland City, and even those from the Western Divine Region, will come to the Western Wasteland City and want to hunt for treasures in the Western Wasteland.
Therefore, the profession of guide was born in Xihuang City.
Specially provide routes for these sect youths who come to Xihuang City to hunt for treasures, or introduce experienced treasure hunters to earn an introduction fee.
In addition, the Pianpian young man showed his cultivation level in the Qi Refining Stage, and the middle-aged man behind him looked like a protector, but his aura could not be detected, so he should be in the Foundation Building Stage.
In Xihuang City, the aborigines basically do not have a foundation building period. Only the immortal cultivators from outside will have a foundation building period.
But when entering the Western Wasteland, relying on the foundation building stage will not allow you to run rampant in the Western Wasteland. There are many dangerous places ravaged by wind and sand. Even if you enter the foundation building period, without the guidance of treasure hunters, it is easy to die in the Western Wasteland.
"Looking at the robes on this person and the seniors behind him, he is from the sect and is a fat sheep."
So a dozen guides came together, They all bowed their hands to the young man Pianpian: "This master, are you going to the Western Wasteland to hunt for treasure?"
But the young man's eyes wandered around and looked at the dozen or so guides. Behind him The defender said nothing.
The graceful young man said with a smile on his face: "Yes, we are going to the Western Wasteland to hunt for treasures. I heard that there are many treasures left behind by the immortals in the Western Wasteland after the war."
A guide said quickly: "Master, let me tell you, this Western Wilderness is dangerous. There are many Jedi. Even the foundation-building senior behind you may not be able to protect your safety when you enter the Western Wilderness." In a deserted land, it must be led by experienced treasure hunters to ensure safety."
Hearing this, the young man Pianpian said: "Oh, I also inquired about what you said before coming here. I heard that it is here. In terms of treasure hunting experience in Xihuang City, it is Hu Baye and Hu Jiuye who are the father and son?”
Hearing this, the guide immediately nodded and said: “It turns out that you have done your homework. In terms of treasure hunting experience in Xihuang City, they are Hu Baye and Hu Jiuye, their father and son. With them leading the team, no one died in Xihuang."
"But what? "At this point, the guide rolled his eyes and said: "Hu Ba Ye and Hu Jiu Ye are famous, but it is relatively difficult to invite them."
Hearing this, the handsome young man glanced at him and said with a smile: "Please. If you don’t ask, you don’t need to worry. You just need to take me to see Mr. Hu Ba and Mr. Hu Jiu!”
"Okay, please come with me!" Upon hearing this, the guide happily turned around and immediately led the way.
The other guides could only sigh when they saw it, and turned around to see if there were any other noble people who needed their guidance.
A quarter of an hour later, the guide stopped in front of a courtyard and said to the handsome young man and the middle-aged man protecting the Tao: "Two gentlemen, this is the Hu family."
"Please wait a moment, gentlemen, I'll knock on the door!"
After that, the guide came to the door of Hu's house and gently knocked on the door. After a while, there was a middle-aged man wearing steward's clothes. The man opened the door and saw the guide. He obviously knew him. He smiled and said, "It turns out to be Liu Leer. Why, you brought someone here to see Mr. Hu again?"
The guide, Liu Leer, first bowed to the steward of the Hu family, then gave up his position, revealed the figures of the handsome young man and the middle-aged guardian, and said to the steward of the Hu family: "These two men want to go to the Western Wilderness. I admire the skills of the two Hu masters in Xihuang City and want to ask them to take them there."
Hearing this, the manager of the Hu family glanced at the handsome young man and the middle-aged protector. Seeing that the robes on the two of them were very high-end, and he couldn't detect the aura of the middle-aged guardian, he knew that they must be at the level of Qi Refining.
Although Hu Baye and Hu Jiuye are famous in Xihuang City, they are just treasure hunters. They are only in the Qi refining period and have not yet established a foundation. Therefore, facing those who are building a foundation and cultivating immortals, they still He didn't dare to trust others, so the steward of the Hu family said to the guide Liu Le'er: "Okay, just go and tell them, and your mission will be completed."
Hearing this, Liu Le'er immediately said to the steward of the Hu family with a beaming smile: "Okay, thank you, Manager Hu."
After saying that, Liu Leer turned around and came to the young man and the middle-aged guardian and said: "Two gentlemen, I will lead you here, and then this person will Manager Hu will take you to see Mr. Hu Ba and Mr. Hu Jiu.”
The handsome young man glanced at Guanshi Hu, stretched out his hand and wiped it on his waist, and ten pieces of white low-grade spiritual stones appeared in his hand. He threw it towards the guide Liu Leer and said, "This is your introduction fee."
"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master." After receiving these 10 low-grade spiritual stones, Liu Leer's eyes turned into chrysanthemums with laughter. Then he glanced at Manager Hu and told him with his eyes that he would give him some low-grade spiritual stones.
This was the deal between Liu Leer and Manager Hu. He would bring the person over, and Manager Hu would introduce the person to Master Hu Ba and Master Hu Jiu. If other guides come with their cultivation levels below the foundation building stage, Manager Hu will not let them in.
No entry is allowed, so there is no introduction fee.
Guanshi Hu nodded lightly to Liu Leer, and then said to the handsome young man and the middle-aged guardian: "Please come in."
"Thank you." The Qi Refining boy bowed his hands to the Hu family steward. As expected of someone from a large sect, this courtesy was quite thorough.
The middle-aged man protecting the Tao behind him remained silent.
The manager of the Hu family doesn't care about this. He also knows that the guardians who come from such a large sect are only responsible for protecting safety and will not care about other chores.
The steward of the Hu family invited the Qi-refining boy and the middle-aged Taoist protector to the Hu family's waiting hall, then ordered a maid to serve two cups of tea, and said: "Please wait a moment, I'll go Please invite Mr. Hu."
After saying that, the Hu family steward left the waiting hall and went to Hu Jiuye's training residence to ask for instructions.
Master Hu Ba is practicing at this time, but Master Hu Jiu just came out of seclusion yesterday, so this is why the steward of the Hu family invited the young man who cultivated qi and the middle-aged man who protected the Tao.
Soon the manager of the Hu family saw Hu Jiuye. Hu Jiuye was playing with a broken fragment in his hand. I don’t know what kind of material the fragment was made of. It should have come from the Western Wilderness. He was looking carefully. When he saw Manager Hu reporting his research, he asked Manager Hu to come in and play with the fragments while saying, "What's the matter?" Want to go into the Western Wasteland to hunt for treasures?”
Hearing this, Hu Jiuye frowned slightly and said displeasedly: “My father is practicing in seclusion. Didn’t I already make it clear to you that he is practicing in seclusion? Aren’t you going to take people into the Western Wasteland for a while?”
Hearing this, the steward of the Hu family said helplessly: “Back to Master Nine, I will obey Master Eight’s order, but the other party’s background is unknown. Xiao, that person should be from the big sect outside, and the guardian behind him is a foundation-building practitioner."
Hearing that it was foundation-building cultivation, Hu Jiuye frowned slightly and said, "Okay, I'll go see them."
Seeing that Hu Jiuye did not continue to blame him, Manager Hu felt in his heart As soon as he was relieved, he quickly got up and took Hu Jiuye to the waiting hall. Arriving at the waiting hall, Manager Hu introduced the young Qi Lian and the middle-aged Taoist protector: "You two gentlemen, this is the ninth master of my Hu family."
Qi Lian The young man looked up at Hu Jiuye and saw that Hu Jiuye was in his early thirties, but his actual age should be older because Hu Jiuye was at the seventh level of Qi Refining, which he had already found out when he came to Xihuang City. .
He said: "Master Hu Jiu is right, but where is Master Hu Ba?"
When Hu Jiuye heard this, he glanced at the middle-aged Taoist who was sitting upright, bowed to the Qi Refining boy, and said, "My father is practicing in seclusion. I wonder which sect my friend comes from? What do you call him?" What should I call this senior? "
The Qi Refining boy said: "So, I am Lingshan Sect Yu Qing, and this is my protector. Fellow Daoist Hu can just call him Senior Liu."
Hu Jiuye's mind turned around and he had already searched for information about Lingshan Sect, a Jindan sect on the edge of the Western Divine Realm. It seems that the father of Yu Qing should be a Jindan cultivator. Otherwise, , but there is no foundation-building immortal cultivator as his protector.
Now that Yu Qing’s identity is known, Hu Jiuye needs to be careful.
In the eyes of these Jindan sects, the treasure hunters in Xihuang City are actually not worthy of any publicity.
If he could stay in the Western God Territory, how could he settle down in Xihuang City?
So Master Hu Jiu ordered his maid to serve the spiritual fruit and the best spiritual tea, entertained Yu Qing enthusiastically, and then said, "Do you want to enter the Western Wilderness to hunt for treasures, fellow Daoist Yu?"
Hearing this, Yu Qing nodded and smiled: "Of course, if I didn't want to enter the Western Wasteland to hunt for treasures, why would I come from Xihuang City to find Fellow Daoist Hu."
Hu Jiuye's heart moved slightly. , For immortal cultivators like Yu Qing who come from large sects, they all know in their hearts that most of them just want to experience the feeling of treasure hunting, so he said directly: "Fellow Daoist Yu, I tell you the truth, in the Western Wasteland, I have been searched for so many times by treasure hunters. Although I have not visited all of them, it is very likely that I will return empty-handed. I hope that fellow Taoist monks can be mentally prepared for this in advance.” Hu Jiuye must be mentally prepared, otherwise it would be terrible if Yu Qing fails to find the treasure and gets angry and asks the protector behind him to take action.
Yu Qing said with a smile: "I know this, but I came here with a clue this time, and I will definitely not come back empty-handed."
"Clue?" Hu Jiuye said with a look on his face. Is it possible that the Taoist friend has a treasure hunt map in his hand? "
Bruise smiled and nodded: "Yes, I have a treasure hunt map in my hand. I came here because I wanted your Hu family to take me to the treasure hunt. The location of the picture. "
As he spoke, Bruise reached out and touched his waist, and a black turtle shell appeared in his hand. There were white lines on the shell.
He placed the tortoise shell on the table in front of Hu Jiuye and motioned for Hu Jiuye to check. Hu Jiuye picked up the tortoise shell and looked at the white lines. The more he looked at them, the more familiar they became. They looked very much like Western Somewhere in the wasteland, his eyes suddenly moved and he put down the turtle shell.
Then he solemnly said to Qing: "Fellow Daoist Yu, the lines on this treasure map are indeed true. My Hu family knows where it is. However, I ask for your understanding, Daoist Yu, that my Hu family cannot go to that place."
silt Qing frowned, looked at Hu Jiuye and said, "Why can't you go?"
Hu Jiuye sighed and said, "Tell the truth to fellow Taoist Yu, that place is where my grandfather Hu Qiye was buried. Therefore, my father has warned that people from the Hu family must not go there in the future."
Bruise pondered for a moment and asked, "How much cultivation will Master Hu Qi have when he enters that realm?"
Hearing this, Mr. Hu Jiuye said: "Seventh level of Qi refining!"
Hearing this, Wu Qing pointed at the middle-aged protector sitting next to him and said, "Then please rest assured, Mr. Hu Jiu. Uncle Liu has the fifth level of foundation building and can protect us."
Hu Jiu When the master heard what he said, he felt funny in his heart, but he also knew that these were the words spoken by outsiders who were cultivators who were not familiar with the Western Wasteland. Therefore, he explained: "Friend Taoist, the Western Wasteland is not based on Being able to break in has nothing to do with cultivation, but only experience, which is the experience that generations of treasure hunters have spent their lives exploring."
"Nine generations of my Hu family have been treasure hunters, and they have sacrificed their lives. It took seven generations of talent to establish my Hu family's position as the number one treasure hunter in Xihuang City, and it was all earned with their lives."
Bruise didn't care when he heard his explanation; Said: "Then I dare to ask Master Hu Jiu, your Hu family has been treasure hunters in Xihuang City for generations, but why?"
When Hu Jiuye heard what he said, he fell silent, and finally sighed. Said: "Of course it is so that someone in the Hu family can build the foundation one day."
Wu Qing said with a smile: "Then what if I use a Foundation Establishment Pill as a reward for the Hu family to lead the way for me this time?"
Hearing what Wu Qing said, Hu Jiuye's heart trembled, and there was a look in his eyes. He already showed an expression of emotion. Boiled eggs are too precious for the Hu family. His father, Hu Baye, is now at the 8th level of Qi refining and will soon break through to the 9th level. If there is a boiled egg, it will be There is an opportunity to build a foundation.
Once the foundation is established, you can get rid of your identity as a treasure hunter, leave this spiritually barren Western Wasteland and enter the Western God Realm to establish yourself.
However, it is not him who makes the decision in the Hu family now, but his father Hu Baye. Even if he wants to agree, there is nothing he can do, so he said to Qing: "Fellow Daoist Yu, please wait a moment. I'll go to my father's place of retreat for a while and discuss things with him."
Bruise was not in a hurry and nodded and said, "Okay, then go ahead."
Hu Jiuye warned the Hu family's steward to entertain him well, and then left the waiting hall and came to his father Hu Baye's retreat to practice, interrupting Hu Baye's retreat.
"What's the matter?" Hu Baye looked at Hu Jiuye calmly.
Hu Jiuye said: "Father, a young Qi refining boy came from the Lingshan Sect of the Western Divine Region, followed by a foundation-building protector. He wanted my father and me to take him to the Western Wilderness to hunt for treasures. "
Hearing this, Mr. Hu Ba immediately said: "Go and push it away. I have always told you that treasure hunting is just one of the ways for my Hu family to earn cultivation resources. Earn cultivation resources. , you must first improve your own realm, so that you can better ensure your safety for the next treasure hunt."
"Father, it's not that I don't want to reject them, it's just that the reward they offer is too high," Hu Jiuye said. .
"How high?"
"A Foundation Building Pill!"
"What?" Hu Baye lost his voice slightly when he heard this.
"The other party actually gave up a foundation-building pill?" Hu Baye didn't believe it at all.
Hu Jiuye said: "The other party has a treasure map. The boundary on the treasure map is the place where grandpa was buried. I suspect that the Lingshan Sect cultivator also wants to find that treasure. That’s why I gave up a Foundation Building Pill as a reward.”
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