Li Changyue and the three of them rested in the city for a few days, made simple preparations, did not stay in Guyuan City for too long, and went directly out of the city to Qiuling County, the capital of Pingzhou.

They didn't know that a few days ago, the senior disciple of the Condensing Gang Realm under the Blood Yuan True Person, who had come outside Guyuan City because of a report from his subordinates, had been wiped out by the city lord and others.

Guyuan City is in a corner of Yanping Prefecture, mainly the power of the Xuanling Sect, it is not a region with too much population, it is relatively remote, but the geographical location is very important, it belongs to the three important towns of Qiuling County, Yanping Prefecture, and the forbidden land is important, so not long after Li Changyue and the others left, two Condensing Gang Realm powerhouses led dozens of Qi Refining Realm cultivators to arrive.

However, these have nothing to do with Li Changyue and the others, and the journey in the next ten days will be much smoother than before, and the core area controlled by the various sects and families of the Yuandu Principality is much safer than the vast unknown edge area.

Although there are some alien encounters in some towns and villages, most of them are not in the climate.

Near Qiuling County, a vegetation looks a little sparse, and the rolling mountains for hundreds of miles lie across the southeast of Qiuling County, with beautiful scenery and full of aura.

As for the Fang City and the spiritual land where those monks were, they didn't want to go there for the time being, because they wanted to figure out one thing.

Li Changyue and the others temporarily stayed in a village outside Qiuling County.

From time to time, a procession of about a few people walked through the streets of the village to maintain order, but to Li Changyue and the others, it was strange that the people in the village were a little scattered.

This was not the first time they had seen it, they had discovered this situation when they were still some distance away from the county seat of Qiuling, although the size and prosperity of the towns and villages were much better than those in the border areas, but the number of people was even smaller.

A few people were quite strange, and decided to find someone who understood, and searched among a group of old, weak, sick and disabled.

After searching for a long time, I finally found a man in his fifties who had just returned from outside the village.

"Hey, man, what's going on in this village lately, why are there so many guards here!"

"Also, why did we find that there were a few people in the village along the way, could it be that there was some kind of war?"

Li Changyue and the others stopped an ordinary farmer who looked a little older, dressed in short clothes, looking neatly dressed among all the people around, and had seen a little of the world, but his eyes were a little tired, as if he had just finished working.

"Oh, you're talking about it." The man flicked the dust off his body, "A few of them must have come from somewhere else!" ”

"That's right, we're from a neighboring country, uh, warrior!"

Du Feiyu stroked it, and wanted to prevaricate casually, but seeing this man's weathered demeanor, he felt that the other party should have guessed the identity of himself and the others, after all, his clothes and temperament were there.

Since you're asking people questions, it's better to be a little more sincere.

Hearing Du Feiyu's answer, the middle-aged man put a hoe tool in his hand in front of him and smiled bitterly.

"I can see that a few of them are extraordinary, it's like this, many young adults and some children have been picked up by the Spirit Master Sect sent above, saying that they want to open up a new territory and need a large population!"

When Li Changyue heard this person say this, he was slightly shocked in his heart: "Do these monk sects still have this kind of operation!" ”

"How can so many people pick it up, I'm afraid there are tens of millions of people near Qiuling County alone!"

The farmer's eyes showed a look of amazement and yearning at this time: "Ah, you haven't seen the methods of those spirit masters, I saw people from afar being brought by those powerful warriors to the big ships that can fly in the sky!" ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and gestured a few times to describe the general appearance of the treasure ship in mid-air.

As he spoke, he began to become a little depressed: "I know that it is a high-level cultivator's method, but unfortunately I am over fifty years old, although I used to be a martial artist in the late stage of body forging, but since I injured my muscles and veins, my cultivation path has also ended!" ”

"Can't you leave because of this?" Li Changyue looked at him for a moment, and immediately saw through this person's physical condition, "Your body is not bad, and you still have some foundation." ”

A flash of envy and surprise flashed in the man's eyes: "This son is really good eyesight, in fact, I can also go, but the old lady can't go, so I stayed after sending the child and wife away!" ”

"Can't the old man go?" Du Feiyu frowned, "In that case, what if there are many people who are unwilling!" ”

"How come, and the county town has dispatched the city guard force, and those who are screened according to the list under their rule have to leave if they don't want to go!"

Li Changyue listened to the man's words, his surface was silent, and his heart was happy: "The major sect families still have a set, and the yuan can't be saved, but this person still has to be taken away, and I have to admire this manager's vision is still unique and far-reaching." ”

"Thank you, brother, this book is a reward, maybe it will still help you!"

Li Changyue and the three of them inquired about some trivial things with the man, and when they left, Li Changyue gave the other party a copy of the top-grade exercises of the forging stage that he had sorted out.

He saw that the other party's character was good, and although the meridians were somewhat damaged, the foundation was still very solid, and if he could have the superior exercises of the forging stage, he could still solve his own hidden dangers under the usual comprehension and cultivation.

Half a day later, a majestic city stood before the three of Li Changyue, and around the huge city, there were many smaller satellite cities.

Lu Zhiyuan looked a little impatient, ran to Li Changyue's side, and tilted his head: "It seems that the Xuanling Sect should treat the monks below well, I asked, the Xuanling Sect has a place to cultivate or recruit disciples here, do you want to go over now!" ”

Li Changyue glanced at him curiously: "You are so anxious to enter the Xuanling Sect, and the competition within the sect is also very fierce!" ”

Du Feiyu looked at Lu Zhiyuan meaningfully from the side, as if he had already seen through his thoughts.

Lu Zhiyuan sighed: "It is not a small opportunity to follow Brother Li these days, but I am not as talented and courageous as you, and even far behind Brother Du, I can't keep dragging my feet, only by entering the famous sect, can I have a chance to break through the Condensation Realm!" ”

Li Changyue glanced at the other party deeply and nodded slightly: "You are right, if you want to cultivate the Dao for a long time, for most people, entering the sect is the right way, I wish you all the best!" ”

After thinking about it, he continued: "That day, Lu Xiaoyi once said that if he could pass the assessment and become an inner disciple, he would consider cooperating to complete an expedition with a lot of chance, and you can help me contact her after entering the inner gate!" ”

"That's no problem, if it weren't for the recommendation token you gave me, it would be very difficult for me to have the opportunity to contact a big sect like Xuanling Sect for the entrance assessment!"

Lu Zhiyuan replied with a calm expression.

"Brother Du and I still want to find a chance to stay in this big city for a while, since you want to go to Xuanling Sect earlier, we can accompany you on a trip first!"

Seeing this, Lu Zhiyuan waved his hand and rejected Li Changyue's proposal: "I can go alone, after all, this place is not far from the station of the Xuanling Sect, and the entrance should be in the mountain range outside the city!" ”

"The more you are at this time, the more you have to be careful, the entrance of the mountain range is covered by the formation, it is not the original appearance, and I guess it should only be the outer city of the Xuanling Sect, and you will have to pass through a teleportation formation after you pass!"

Lu Zhiyuan said with a firm face: "It's not in the way, I still have to face everything alone after all!" ”

When Li Changyue heard this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and his two hands stroked each other.

"Brother Lu can have this insight to impress me, in this case, let's say goodbye, there will be a date later!"

"There will be a date later!"

Lu Zhiyuan said goodbye to the two, and his burly figure quickly disappeared into the crowded street.

…

The reason why Li Changyue and Du Feiyu wanted to stay in this big city was because they heard that there would be several large-scale auctions of monks in the city recently.

Li Changyue is okay, he doesn't care too much about cultivation resources, but Du Feiyu is different, he is already in his sixties, if he can't break through the realm as soon as possible, there won't be much time, although the monks of the Qi refining realm can easily live past a hundred years old as long as they don't damage too much innate essence and blood, and they can easily live past a hundred years old without suffering damage to the origin, and the peak of the body is much more than ordinary people, but after eighty, it will still decay in qi and blood, this is the rule of heaven and earth, and it cannot be changed.

Therefore, Du Feiyu was not stingy at all with the spirit stones and elixir treasures accumulated on his body to stabilize his cultivation as soon as possible, especially the elixir and secret methods that consolidated his essence.

Li Changyue was also very interested in this, most of the auctions he participated in before were small venues, and the things he traded were not of much help to the Qi Refining Realm, and occasionally there were a few good things, which were not worth his investment.

The two of them didn't go around asking for this information, Qiuling City is not as small as a small town, not to mention that there can be a point where "refining qi is as much as a dog, and walking all over the ground", and it can basically be encountered often, so it is still very necessary to keep a low profile and not be noticed.

Therefore, Li Changyue and Du Feiyu came directly to a relatively secret attic, which was a stronghold of the Deacon Hall in Qiuling County.

The deacon's hall is mainly responsible for the daily administration of the entire county involving the power of monks, and the communication with secular forces is also more frequent, where you can basically learn about almost all the things in the vicinity of Qiuling County.

Sitting on both sides of the hall, there are more than a dozen counters, except for a few empty ones, there are a few monks sitting behind the rest, but they are all silent, sitting there silently, it seems that no one takes the initiative to disturb and has been taking care of their own cultivation.

The whole hall is decorated with a simple score but has a unique flavor, the location is far away from the downtown area, quiet and remote, and the spiritual power is also abundant, at this time there are monks in and out of the hall constantly.

Li Changyue took a general glance at the descriptions on the signs behind these counters, which were simple and clear, without superfluous nonsense, different from the red tape in the secular yamen.

"Take the task to the left, publish the task to the right!" One of the old men in the late stage of qi refining felt that someone was approaching, so he didn't raise his head, and without waiting for someone to ask, he opened his mouth and came directly, "After the release is completed, after the spirit stone is paid, you can register it here!" ”

The corners of Li Changyue's mouth twitched, thinking that this monk's errand was too perfunctory.

"This deacon, the two of us need a talisman to participate in the underground auction!"

"Oh, that's easy to say, ten low-grade spirit stones per person in the small venue, twenty in the medium-sized venue, thirty in the large venue, and some secret venues, which are not open to monks below the Condensation Realm!!"

Hearing that someone was going to participate in the auction, the watcher's eyes suddenly opened, revealing a glimmer of light, and immediately changed his breezy and warm face and said to the two of them with a smile.

Li Changyue's eyes flickered, and after thinking about it, he put a dozen or so spirit stones into a black-robed old man in the late stage of qi refining without a trace.

"This deacon, we want to have elixir treasures that are useful in the late stage of Qi refining, I don't know what suggestions we have!"

"Hehe, it's hard to say, but I don't recommend you go to the auction in the city, although the things are good, they may not be suitable for the two of you!"

After thinking about it, he said to Li Changyue and the others: "There is a fang market outside the city, and there will be a medium-sized auction in the near future, bringing together monks from all walks of life, there are a lot of good things, you can go there and give it a try!" ”

"Thank you, these are forty spirit stones, let's choose here!"

"Haha, the two of you are really happy, this is the admission order, but the two of you still have to accept some access to the venue and a review!!"

The old man casually took out two talismans engraved with strange patterns and handed them to Li Changyue and the others.