"If he doesn't have an absolute advantage, why is he still the city lord?" Zhou Yang wondered.

"Oh, that was thousands of years ago. At that time, Zhou Tianzong was a dominant family in Dingbei City, with several Jindan masters in charge, and there was no one in Dingbei who was rightful to be the overlord of the city. But in the past thousand years, Zhou Tianzong's power has gradually declined, and only Hai Tianxiao is the only Jindan master. However, Zhou Tianzong has also dominated Dingbei for thousands of years, and its heritage still exists, although there is no absolute advantage in Dingbei, but any faction is not as strong as Zhou Tianzong, so the position of the city lord of Dingbei has always been held by the sect master of Zhou Tianzong. ”

"I see, I was taught. ”

Along the way, the two talked happily, and Zhou Yang also told Chongjiu about the situation of Anping and Tu Yan, and then they called each other brothers.

After a long explanation, Zhou Yang had a general understanding of Dingbei City. He also got an important piece of news that Tiansha Zhenren has a high-ranking disciple who is actually Zhou Xiang and himself, and he is also a Tuyan person, surnamed Tong, and named Lianxue.

Tong Lianxue has been in Zhou Tianzong since she was a child, and because of her good qualifications, she was favored by Tiansha Zhenren and accepted as a personal disciple. Chongjiu had also been to Tu Yan before, and he said that he had seen Tong Lianxue from afar. In other words, now Tong Lianxue is not in Dingbei, but has returned to her hometown Tuyancheng.

Zhou Yang had heard of the Tong family when he was Tu Yan, it was a big family second only to Ziyuanzong, and it also had a stake in the refined iron ore before, but its power was seriously damaged after the beast tide, and it was far from being able to compete with Ziyuanzong.

But after listening to Chongjiu's words, Zhou Yang realized that Ziyuanzong didn't dare to do anything with the Tong family, after all, Tong Lianxue had a master of Jindan behind him.

This time, Tong Lianxue returned to Tu Yan, did she support the Tong family?

The three of them talked and laughed all the way, and soon reached the end of the street.

At the end of the street is a large square, in the middle of which is a high platform with a square circumference, which is similar to some squares in Anping City.

This place is the largest square in Dingbei, which has stood for thousands of years and was built by Zhou Tianzong. This square was originally used for fighting, also called Dingbei Dou Martial Arts Field, and all the large-scale competitions in Dingbei City were carried out here in the past.

However, with the decline of Zhou Tianzong, other factions also established their own arenas, and only the city-wide competition once every five years was held here.

The square is surrounded by a large number of trees, and at this time a forest has been formed, and some pavilions have been built in the forest, which is usually a place for the monks of the southern city to gather and enjoy the coolness. Sometimes, cultivators in the city also used this place as a place for exchanging cultivation materials, so there was a lot of traffic in the square.

Chongjiu took Zhou Yang and the two of them to the high platform in the middle, stood on the platform and looked around, and the land within a radius of 100 miles in the urban area of Nancheng could be seen clearly. Moreover, Zhou Yang also found that Dingbei City was surrounded by continuous mountains, and the entire city was surrounded by mountains and a basin.

Chongjiu pointed with his hand, Zhou Yang looked in the direction he pointed, and saw that there was a majestic palace group, covering an extremely wide area, majestic and magnificent.

That is where Zhou Tianzong, the lord of the southern city, is located.

Zhou Yang visually measured that the palace group of Zhou Tianzong was much larger than that of Xuanfu Sect, more brilliant, and quite ancient, the aura was very strong, and the fluctuation of the formation was extremely obvious, and it was indeed extremely profound.

At this time, Zhou Yang had a suspicion in his heart, according to what Mo Chenglong said, this is the prosperity of Dingbei City, but it is full of dangers and dangers. But along the way, there was a lively scene everywhere, the flow of people was bustling, and the business was thriving, and he didn't see the bullying and domination of the market, and the tricks and robberies, so how could there be a crisis and danger?

Chongjiu saw Zhou Yang looking around, but his face was full of questions, so he took out a pot of wine and handed it over, and said with a slight smile: "Brother, what do you think of this Dingbei Bi'anping?"

"Peace and prosperity. Zhou Yang took the flask and praised.

"Huh. Chongjiu smiled, noncommittal.

"Why, brother doesn't think so?"

"I think the reason why my brother is confused is because what he has seen is not what he has heard, right?" Chongjiu himself took out a pot of wine, raised his head and poured a big sip.

"My brother's eyes are like torches. Being seen through his thoughts, Zhou Yang was not embarrassed, and he also poured a sip of wine.

"Don't be fooled by superficial illusions, you'll lose a lot. What is hidden in the peaceful and prosperous world is fraud and robbery, killing and blood. Every night, Dingbei is the city of sin, the capital of madness, and that kind of scene is difficult for you to experience now. I'm not belittling my hometown, I'm just telling the truth. ”

When Chongjiu said this, there was no smile on his face.

Zhou Yang was shocked when he heard this. This is ten times more terrifying than what Mo Chenglong said, and this is what the native of Dingbei said. In this case, it is more difficult than Tu Yan City after the beast tide?

It can be seen that Chongjiu is full of disgust for this city, but it is his hometown after all, and no matter how disgusted he is, he has to come back, as if only by spitting on others can he relieve his depressed mood.

"That talented young man ......" Zhou Yang looked at Chongjiu and asked.

Chongjiu didn't say anything, just nodded.

Tiehu was still angry that Chongjiu hadn't given him wine just now, but at this time, he was also dumbfounded and muttered, "Is it so evil?

"The three major factions!" Chongjiu shook his head indifferently and took another long sip of wine.

"Is it so hard that they don't care?" Iron Tiger asked again.

"Do you two know that there are so many cultivators in Dashun Commerce? Can you know that the female cultivators are as afraid as tigers and wolves as soon as they hear the word Taiqingmen? Do you know that although Zhou Tianzong is strong, there is nothing to be done about it?" Chongjiu's voice rose, his face turned a little red, and a series of rhetorical questions made Zhou Yang and Tiehu shake their heads hurriedly.

"When Zhou Tianzong ruled Dingbei City, it was a peaceful and prosperous era, and the residents of the city lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the law and order situation was extremely good. When the three factions stood side by side, they slowly changed, the order began to be chaotic, the people's hearts began to fluctuate, and there were more and more outsiders, and Zhou Tianzong's power became weaker and weaker, gradually decaying, and it was difficult to support itself, which also caused the current situation. ”

Chongjiu did not answer the above questions head-on, but told the process of Dingbei City from governance to chaos.

"Well, what I said earlier is a drunken word, so I don't say it, and you two don't think you heard it. I don't know what is the best, otherwise I will not escape the disaster of death! After saying that, he took another sip of wine and waved his hand.

Zhou Yang and the others were both in their hearts, listening to this tone, Dashun Commercial Bank and Taiqingmen were not good, and this Zhou Tianzong actually had the heart but was powerless, so he could only sit back and watch the decline of Dingbei, wouldn't that day be in vain to betray the name of the city lord!

Forget it, just listen to it, more is better than less, and knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing.

Tiehu was a straight man, so he wanted to ask, but was stopped by Zhou Yang waving his hand.

The information revealed by Chongjiu is already very revealing, it seems that this Zhou Tianzong is still a decent family, and the reason why he is unable to suppress it is either that the other two factions are united to fight, or they have a stronger backstage.

If the Dingbei Branch of Tongzhou Commercial Bank had not had a strong business alliance as a backer, it would have really been eaten cleanly. However, Liu Menglong is not an important person in Tongzhou Commercial Bank, and Liang Sanli is not a member of the Commercial Bank, why can they stay in Dingbei for so long and still be safe?

And that Tong Lianxue, a woman who is not good to stay in Tuyan City, has come all the way to this dangerous place to do something!

These questions can only be clarified slowly later, the main purpose of his coming is not to find Liu Menglong and Liang Sanli, but to search for alchemy materials. However, it is a little late today, so I can only plan for tomorrow.

But after listening to Chongjiu's words, Zhou Yang's heart beat a drum, the night in Dingbei is so chaotic, so where should I stay at night?

After thinking for a while, he felt that it was safest to find Tongzhou Commercial Bank, and Liu Menglong should be there. But this place is still a long distance from Beicheng, and you have to continue to inquire when you get to Beicheng, so it is better to find a safe place to live here.

"Find a safe place, as long as you have spirit stones, but the realm of the two of you is too low, and exposing your wealth will invite disaster, and let me think about it." Chongjiu bowed his head and thought about it.

"It's relatively safe in Zhou Tianzong's territory, and the price of the inn he opened is also fair, so it's better for you to stay there. After a while, Chongjiu said.

"But it's up to my brother. Zhou Yang nodded.

"Okay, come with me. Chongming was the first to get off the high platform and headed towards the other exit of the square.

The next exit is another street, which is even more lively, with teahouses, wine shops, green houses, casinos, utensils and material shops.

Listen to Chongjiu said, this street is called ten miles, the street is ten miles long, there are many shops, and merchants gather, so it is named. Although this place is Zhou Tianzong's territory, there are also other sect properties, and there are many outsiders, mainly renting Zhou Tianzong's shops to sell materials from the major cities of Hezhou.

When Zhou Yang heard that there were materials for sale, he wanted to go to these stores. As soon as he said to Chongjiu, Chongjiu nodded, and led the two into a shop that sold materials.

The shop is not large, but the materials listed are all produced in other cities, and there are many types. There are spiritual herbs and elixirs, there are thousands of strange monster materials, as well as all kinds of ores that Zhou Yang can't name, and even an unknown piece of wood.

What surprised Zhou Yang even more was that the two guys in the store actually had the six-fold cultivation of the Lingtai, and they were not locals.

The guy was very enthusiastic, and he stepped forward to greet the three of them and asked them what kind of materials they needed, and Chongjiu only said to take a look at it.

There are many materials in the store that Zhou Yang can't name, but Chongjiu knows. It's no wonder that Chongjiu is an authentic Dingbei person, and it's strange to be unfamiliar.

Zhou Yang looked very carefully, and the young man's introduction was also very auspicious, but unfortunately he didn't find the materials needed for the Qi Replenishing Pill. But what made his eyes shine was that there were two kinds of elixirs that were auxiliary materials for refining the Divine Pill, and since they had encountered it, they must be bought.

The Tonifying Pill is also a second-grade pill, but the materials required are more difficult to find than the Qi Replenishing Pill, and only three of the fifteen main and auxiliary materials are counted into these two. But this kind of thing can't be rushed, it has to rely on chance.

However, Zhou Yang was very much looking forward to the Divine Pill, since the Divine Pill could relieve the pain of the Divine Sense, then the Ancient Pill Pill should also be able to replenish the Divine Pill.