Chapter 163 Fighting
Wei Zhong recalled that Miaoli Shan had left early just now, knowing that the other party was busy with important matters, but he did not expect that he would send Yan Wanhong here.
"Excuse me, Elder Yan!"
Wei Zhong handed over his hand, and the other party responded:
"It's just a matter of responsibility."
After saying that, he took Wei Zhong and walked out of Fangshi:
"Is this the first time Wei Daoyou has come to Yunzhou City?"
Wei Zhong nodded slowly.
"Fellow Daoist Wei, please stay a little longer and take a good look at the prosperity of Yunzhou City."
The two of them walked and talked in detail.
"Although Yunzhou City is suffixed with "city", it does not refer to a city, but an extremely vast area in the central and western parts of Yunzhou.
"The square and round dimensions are larger than those of ordinary 'mansion' Quite a few. Compared with this, Luohe Mansion is only twenty-three out of ten. "
No wonder Wei Zhong never saw any city walls during his journey. Is this the same as the "city" in his previous life?
"This Jinpingfang City, Located in the northeast corner of Yunzhou City, it is one of the industries under the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.
“Fangshi is located next to the first- and fourth-level spiritual lands. There are several third-level spiritual lands within it, and the courtyard where fellow Taoists live is one of them.”
Speaking of this, Yan Wanhong pointed to the small Xiaoling Mountain to the west:
"That is the core of the fourth-level spiritual land, called Xiaohe Mountain, and it is the secluded residence of the leader. "
Wei Zhong nodded. He had just come down from this spiritual mountain, so he naturally knew about this.
“In addition to Xiaohe Lingshan, our Yunji Chamber of Commerce also has many fourth-level spiritual lands, among which the Yunji Mountains are the most important.
“The mountains stretch for hundreds of miles, and the spiritual lands are Levels range from level one to level four.
"What's even more valuable are the various veins, extremely rich spiritual stones or various spiritual material veins, which together form the backbone of my gathering of chambers of commerce.
"At the same time, there are extremely active things deep in the mountains. The earth fire provides great convenience for the monks of our Chamber of Commerce to refine elixirs and weapons. ”
When Yan Wanhong made the introduction, he had already left Jinpingfang City with Wei Zhong and headed northwest.
After traveling for only half an hour, he arrived. The Yunji Mountains he mentioned spanned hundreds of miles, and Wei Zhong could not see the end at a glance. In addition, the mountains were so high that clouds gathered above them. This must be the name of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. The origin of.
"On the outskirts of the Yunji Mountains is the market opened by our Chamber of Commerce. It is open to casual cultivators and major forces to sell various outputs of the Chamber of Commerce."
Yan Wanhong pointed to the distant place. Fangshi said.
Wei Zhong followed the direction and saw a rather vast market. It occupied several hills and was shrouded in spiritual light from above. From time to time, monks would come in and out of it.
What a lively scene!
“Going a little further in, you will find the real core of the Chamber of Commerce where I gathered. There are two main halls and several small halls in the Chamber of Commerce, namely the two major halls of elixirs and utensils, as well as talismans, teas, arrays, puppets, etc. Small.
"Fellow Taoist, he has two great titles, a third-level alchemist and a third-level weapon refiner. He is also a prominent figure within this chamber of commerce."
Here Wei Zhong just smiled softly, and then heard that Yan Wan Hong continued to add:
“There are many formations inside the Chamber of Commerce, and there are many guards.
“The guest token in the hands of fellow Taoist is the local pass token. If someone blocks it, or If you are trapped by the formation, you can take out the token and get out of the predicament.
“Of course, a token cannot go anywhere. There are still many forbidden areas that fellow Taoists are not allowed to set foot in. I will point them out to fellow Taoists one by one later.”
When Yan Wanhong finished speaking, the two of them were already walking along the edge of Yunjifang City and deep into the mountains.
Wei Zhong could see the aura of the formation in front of him, which almost merged into the clouds from the rocks at his feet. It stretches for an unknown number of miles, and Wei Zhong's eyes cannot see the end.
‘The absolute fourth-level magic circle covers such a range, let alone one of the common ones. It is much stronger than the fourth-level magic circle I have seen in the Dongting Secret Realm. '
Yan Wanhong took out a token and shook it toward the formation. A ray of light suddenly penetrated from the token into the formation. Suddenly, the defensive aura opened up, and a ray of light appeared in front of Yan Wanhong. A passage for one person to pass through.
Seeing this, Wei Zhong followed suit. Sure enough, after he took out the token, the formation also opened a path.
The two stepped into it simultaneously.
In an instant, the color of the world changed.
The clouds in the sky disappeared, leaving only the dark blue sky. The continuous chatter around him fell into Wei Zhong's ears. Compared with the quiet mountains and forests outside the formation, this place was quite noisy.
“It turns out to be Brother Yan, who is this?”
A voice fell into Wei Zhong’s ears, and it turned out that there were several people guarding this place. In addition to the formation protection, there is also a monk protection.
Yan Wanhong had a smile on his face:
"Brother Hu is actually on duty today? But something big happened when I gathered in the Chamber of Commerce?"
Wei Zhong looked at his clothes, a red Taoist robe with bright yellow on it. flame pattern.
His cultivation is also in the late stage of pill formation, and he must be in the same realm as Yan Wanhong.
‘Such a level of cultivation is really overkill for guarding the door. ’
"Something happened. Brother Yan will find out if he inquires inside," then he turned his attention to Wei Zhong.
"My name is Wei Zhong, and I am one of the foreign guests of the Chamber of Commerce."
After saying this, Wei Zhong also showed the token in his hand to let Hu Ming verify its authenticity. .
“I have met fellow Daoist Wei!”
Hu Ming bowed his hands to Wei Zhong and saluted, with a solemn look on his face.
‘Yan Wanhong, as a confidant of Miss Shan, was actually sent as a guide to an outside guest. This person is not an ordinary person! ’
Hu Ming has greatly elevated Wei Zhong’s status in his heart, and verbally treats him as a peer.
Wei Zhong said a few polite words to him, and then led Yan Wanhong to the inside.
“Fellow Taoist Yan, is the guard just now familiar to you?”
Yan Wanhong nodded:
"His name is Hu Ming. He is a monk who was promoted to alchemy at the same time as Lao Tao. He belongs to the Qi Palace among the two halls and is good at using fire techniques.
"This person usually practices in the palace. The way of weapons, and occasionally take on the role of guarding the formation channel.
"It may be that important visitors have come to our Yunji Chamber of Commerce recently, otherwise..."
Wei Zhong learned from his words that such a place that can allow monks to enter and exit There are nearly a hundred formation passages, and most of them are only in the late stage of foundation building or part of the early stage of pill formation.
After all, a formation barrier can block most external enemies, and internal guarding to distinguish outsiders is just the icing on the cake.
Therefore, it is rare to personally guard in the later stage of pill formation. And this means that the Yunji Chamber of Commerce has recently received important guests.
"Which palace does Fellow Taoist Yan belong to?" Wei Zhong asked in confusion.
“I have my name in the Palace of Arts, but I do not enjoy the enshrinement of the Palace of Arts. Instead, as a close confidant of the lady, all my salary is paid by the lady.”
'This status is somewhat special. No wonder Hu Ming was very polite to him. ’
“If I join the Chamber of Commerce, where should I name myself?”
"This..." Yan Wanhong was immediately troubled. Wei Zhong possesses many skills, and it's really hard to judge the specific classification.
"This still needs to be assigned by the young lady. Maybe there are a few names like the old Taoist, but in fact they are the young lady's subordinates."
Wei Zhong nodded and did not ask any more questions.
I have already recalled what Shan Ji said in my mind. As long as I join the Chamber of Commerce, I am afraid that the status I will gain will only be lower than that of a few of them.
"In front of you is Xiaowu Mountain, which is where our Chamber of Commerce issues tasks and allocates resources."
Yan Wanhong said, pointing to the hilltop with people coming and going in front of him.
“Although the Chamber of Commerce tasks can also be received from Keqing tokens, the rare ones, or the tasks that can only be completed at the local station, will only be released in Xiaowu Mountain.
“And most of them have a lot of oil and water, attracting everyone's pursuit. If fellow Taoists are free, you can also try to pick up one or two. ”
After crossing Xiaowu Mountain, the two arrived at a continuous mountain range with thick smoke.
"This place is called the Juyuan Mountains, and underneath it is where the Earth Fire is."
Wei Zhong saw a thick smoke billowing out of the middle of the mountain range. Looking at it with eyes blessed by the spirit-seeking technique, he suddenly You can catch a glimpse of the mountains and the red light in the ground, which is dazzling and dazzling.
“This branch of earth fire is extremely broad. According to internal rumors within the Chamber of Commerce, it is a fifth-level fire vein. The place where thick smoke rises in the middle is its fifth-level core. It is a forbidden area for us. , Fellow Daoist Wei, please do not trespass.
The area spreading to both ends is the fourth level.
The left side belongs to the Dan Palace, while the right side belongs to the Qi Palace. ·····"
Wei Zhong looked around and saw that there were many pavilions built on the mountainside. The disciples were coming and going, which was much more lively than Xiaowu Mountain.
"Where is the Puppet Hall that Fellow Daoist Yan mentioned?"
Yan Wanhong smiled and pointed to the far right corner of the fire vein:
"The Puppet Hall and the tools The temples are adjacent to each other, and the two temples are in harmony with each other. The same is true for the disciples under the two temples. While mastering the art of weapon refining, they will also be slightly involved in the art of puppets..."
< br>“Each hall does not have the position of a hall master, but only has His Highness in charge and his disciples in charge.
"The person in charge is elected by the Presbyterian Council, and the disciples in charge are selected by outstanding representatives from each temple, and then voted by the Presbyterian Council.
"As for the Presbyterian Council, the leader is the core, and the Yuanying monks and It is composed of monks with fourth-level skills. "
'Nascent Soul monk and fourth-level craftsman?'
Wei Zhong couldn't help but ask Yan Wanhong:
"As a Taoist monk, it seems that he can also I don’t know why I enjoy the name of elder? ”
The latter smiled bitterly:
"It's just a false name. When people in the meeting enter the pill formation, there will be elders who have false names, but there are no seats. They have to master a craft to the fourth level, or simply cultivate to the next level. Only when you enter Nascent Soul can you be considered a true elder.
“In addition, there are six special seats in the Presbyterian Council, which are jointly contested by the elders. Those who occupy a special seat will enjoy a special status in the meeting, participate in the resolution of special events in the meeting, and receive preferential treatment in the corresponding resource allocation. "
"Senior Miao is one of them? ”
Yan Wanhong nodded:
"Senior Miao, as a disciple of the guild leader, has extraordinary fighting prowess, so he is naturally qualified to occupy a seat. In addition, there are Elder Du Longfeng and Du from the Dan Palace, and...
"There are five in total, That’s all the special seats currently available. The remaining seat has been vacant until now because Senior Xie left.
“Now the elders of all the halls are arguing over this position.”
Wei Zhong then remembered what Tao Ming said about the internal competition within the Chamber of Commerce, which was all reduced to the point where it was known to outsiders. It seems that the competition is really fierce.
“It seems that there is no place for Miss Shan?”
Yan Wanhong glanced around and replied with a cautious message:
"As a descendant of the association, Miss Shan has a special status and does not enjoy the authority of an elder. However, her status and eldership are also There's not much difference.
"Coupled with the fact that the young lady is currently in the late stage of pill formation, she is not far away from Nascent Soul. The leader of the club was undecided about this last seat, and many people speculated that this seat was deliberately reserved for the young lady. "
Wei Zhong was stunned. No wonder Yan Wanhong wanted to send a message to explain the matter. It was really a great inside story or a rumor.
If his words fell into the hands of Shan Qin or Shan Ji In the ears, a scolding is inevitable.
"Of course, these are all rumors in the meeting. The meeting leader and the lady have never come forward to express their position on this, so it cannot be true. Fellow Daoist Wei just listen to it and don't spread this matter outside."
Wei Zhong nodded, He said he would remain silent.
While the two were talking, a colleague who was already in contact greeted Yan Wanhong. Wei Zhong suddenly looked a little curious when he caught a glimpse of the unfamiliar face beside him.
Yan Wanhong stepped forward to explain, and asked about any special guests who came to the meeting.
After a moment, he turned to Wei Zhong’s side:
"It turns out they are from the Puyang family."
Wei Zhong looked strange, thinking of Xunyangzi who rushed to Yunzhou City with him.
‘Could it be that the two of us have only been apart for a day, so we have to meet again in this gathering chamber of commerce? '
"The Puyang family must have been invited by the Wang family, and they are now being received by the young lady personally in the Artifact Hall."
'The Artifact Refining Family arrived at Yunji Chamber of Commerce as soon as they arrived. The Qi Palace is quite reasonable. ’
"Fellow Daoist Wei, would you like to go to the Qi Palace with me to have a look at this visitor from the Puyang family?"
Wei Zhong hesitated and responded thoughtfully:
"Will this affect Miss Shan?" Receive visitors?"
Yan Wanhong smiled:
"There are not so many scruples in my chamber of commerce.
"The Puyang family is a well-known weapon-refining family in Yunzhou City. Now its visitors have attracted many disciples from various temples to come and watch the fun.
"I'm afraid there will be a fight. "
Wei Zhong recalled what Xunyangzi said about not being good at refining weapons, and suddenly felt something bad in his heart.
'I wonder if this competition will be based on the weapon refining skill. Evolving into a fight? '
While thinking about it, Wei Zhong was already following Yan Wanhong's footsteps and heading towards the Qi Palace.
Observing that many people nearby were walking in the same direction as Wei Zhong and the two, after talking with each other, they learned that they had nothing to do and went to watch the excitement.
After traveling for several miles, climbing up the stone steps along the mountain road, and passing through the layers of pavilions, we saw a vast fighting arena that almost occupied half of the mountain.
The formation was shrouded in aura, the internal magic was soaring, the light was flashing, and the onlookers cheered continuously.
Wei Zhong instantly understood that the fighting was in full swing.
The two squeezed into the crowd, and the light escape just stopped, and a black-robed figure fell from the sky. He was disheveled, kneeling on one knee, with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He had obviously been defeated in a battle of wits.
A yellow-robed figure slowly fell from the sky. It was Xun Yangzi who had a close relationship with Wei Zhong. He cupped his hands to the person below and said:
"Access!"
After The reporter also raised his hand and replied:
"Access!"
Then he left here with a bit of dejection.
"Senior Brother Yu was defeated!"
(End of this chapter)