088 Volume VII
Readers who like "Xianxia" don't know that so much has happened to Mr. Chi Fei recently, and they are all eagerly waiting for the seventh volume to be released.
A few days later, on the third day after Chi Fei moved back to the courtyard after confirming that he was fine, the seventh volume of "Xianxia" was released as scheduled.
This time, in addition to the long queue of readers outside the major bookstores, there are more scalpers to join.
In view of the fact that when the sixth volume was released last time, many readers bought several copies at once because the scalpers could not buy them at all, which led to quarrels and even fights with the scalpers, so this time many bookstore owners made a rule that each person could only buy one copy. If you want to buy more, you can only queue up again.
This method really worked, and although it could not completely stop the scalpers, it at least avoided a lot of trouble.
Unlike the previous volumes, this seventh volume is in good supply, and it is not sold out all at once like before.
That's because from the seventh volume onwards, Juyazhai no longer insisted that all of them be printed by his own printing workshop, but asked two other time-honored bookstores to help print it.
This is also something that can't be helped, because Changqingfang in Su Yuanfu and two other bookstores that are also from Jiangnan have already placed orders. Among them, Changqingfang asked for the most, and this time directly ordered 20,000 copies, and the two bookstores in Jiangnan also asked for thousands of copies each, and the orders outside the province alone added up to more than 30,000 copies.
In addition to dealing with foreign booksellers, it is more important to supply local booksellers, and this order volume is not a small amount, so Ju Yazhai had to find someone to help print it.
Since the sixth volume allows everyone to see Kimasa's growth, many readers are looking forward to the next plot.
At the beginning of the story, it begins in a tavern.
The two Jianghu people were drinking while talking about various news and rumors on the rivers and lakes recently, the most popular of which was the news that there were mysterious treasures in the Tianya Mountain Range.
It all started with a month, in the most remote area of the north, there is an endless vast mountain, which the locals call the Tianya Mountains.
This Tianya Mountain Range is a real barren mountain range, uninhabited and full of wild beasts. And legend has it that there are all kinds of demons and monsters in the mountain, so even the locals do not dare to go up the mountain easily.
Just a month ago, the northern region suddenly turned over (earthquake), causing large swathes of houses to collapse in many counties, and many residents were killed or injured.
The day after the earth dragon turned over, somewhere in the east of the Tianya Mountain Range, suddenly golden light burst into the sky, and the aura soared to the sky, reaching the clouds for three thousand miles. This vision lasted for half a day before it gradually dissipated.
Many cultivators have sensed this vision. Even if you don't see the golden light with your own eyes, you can feel the abundant aura.
All experienced cultivators know that this vision must be some kind of earth-shattering magic weapon or heaven and earth treasure in the world.
Both decent and evil people were attracted by this secret treasure that suddenly appeared, and immediately sent a large number of people to investigate.
For a time, a large number of cultivators emerged in the originally sparsely populated northern border areas.
Their purpose was the same, to find out and get their hands on the treasure.
Although there are many people from various sects and factions who go to investigate, because the Tianya Mountain Range is too big, the mountains are innumerable and endless.
Except for knowing that the secret treasure is probably in the east direction, he doesn't know the specific location at all, so he can only find it one by one.
However, many people go into the mountains only to find that this mountain range is very strange, the compass is completely ineffective, and the pointer is turning around, and it is impossible to distinguish where the east and west, north and south are. Moreover, there is fog in the mountains all year round, which makes it even more difficult to distinguish the direction.
There are many people who have gone in and never come out, and their lives and deaths are uncertain.
But even so, there are still countless cultivators who come here one after another to look for it.
Because the attraction of that secret treasure is too great, anyone who has felt that kind of aura knows that this secret treasure is not trivial, and it is likely to be the legendary immortal treasure.
The two Jianghu people talked loudly, completely oblivious to the fact that there was an ordinary-looking young man not far away, who was eavesdropping on their conversation quietly while eating.
This person is none other than Ji Zheng. At this time, what he was wearing on his face was a human skin mask given to him by the ghost doctor. When you put on this film, you can disguise yourself as another person.
After listening to the two Jianghu people, Ji Zheng immediately checked out and left.
He wanted to find someone to ask if Kunlun Mountain had sent someone to the Tianya Mountain Range, and who had sent it?
Through the Jianghu know-it-all, which specializes in all kinds of news, Ji Zheng learned that Kunlun Mountain really sent someone to it, and it was Leng Jianfeng's master Panshi Zhenren who led the team.
Ji Zheng knew that this was an excellent opportunity for revenge, so he immediately set off towards the Tianya Mountain Range.
A month later, he rushed to the Tianya Mountains and immediately began to collect various messages in the local area.
Since ancient times, good and evil have not been separated, and since people from all walks of life from the two realms of good and evil have gathered in the same place, Ji Zheng believes that conflicts will definitely break out between the two sides.
Sure enough, as Ji Zheng expected, as more and more cultivators of the two realms of good and evil gathered here. Many people who had enmity in the past, or who did not like each other, caused more and more conflicts, and many people began to fight.
However, most of these people who fought were just small sects or relatively low-level cultivators, and the real famous sects, whether they were good or evil, knew that now was not the time to fight. If you really want to fight, you have to wait until you find the secret treasure.
Ji Zheng's purpose is different from others, he is not here to hunt for treasure, but to take revenge.
Therefore, he has been secretly hiding in the vicinity of the activities and garrisons of the Kunlun Mountain faction, waiting for the opportunity to attack.
During this time, he saw quite a few acquaintances. Among them were his former fellow disciple brothers, the enemy Panshi Zhenren, and his disciple Leng Jianfeng.
A few years have passed, not only Ji Zheng has grown up, but Leng Jianfeng has also grown into a young man in his prime. It's just that the attitude of being above the top and full of arrogance has not changed in the slightest.
In addition to these people, there was also an acquaintance who surprised Ji Zheng. That person is the bearded uncle who brought Ji Zheng to Kunlun Mountain back then, that is, his former uncle Liuyun Zhenren.
For this Uncle Liuyun who had saved himself back then and brought himself to Kunlun Mountain, Ji Zheng had a complicated mood.
If there is anyone in this world who has kindness to him, then this person is undoubtedly this Uncle Liuyun.
Ji Zheng sometimes wonders if Uncle Liuyun was also on Kunlun Mountain at the time of the incident, would he have prevented others from torturing him to extract a confession?
It's just that it's come to this, what's the use of thinking about it anymore. If he could, Ji Zheng really didn't want to face him.
Kunlun Mountain attached great importance to the appearance of the secret treasure this time, and for the first time in several years, it suspended the search for Ji Zheng, and instead sent a large number of people to the Tianya Mountain Range to rendezvous. The number of people reached as many as 4,000, and almost half of the manpower of the entire Kunlun Mountain was drained.
Not to be outdone, the other major factions also transferred a large number of people.
In order to make up for the lack of manpower, some sects with fewer disciples simply joined forces with other small sects to form an alliance of small sects that were not weaker than other major sects.
Whether it is a person in the righteous path or an evil person, this time they have invested a lot of money, and everyone wants to grab the secret treasure.
For a while, the atmosphere in the entire Tianya Mountain Range became more and more tense, and there was a sense of urgency that a storm was coming.