In the darkness, a giant beast stood on the earth, standing up to the sky, and a sense of ancient vicissitudes came to its face, as if it was about to devour people.

On that giant beast, there are still a little sparks shining endlessly, reflecting part of the appearance of the giant beast.

The mottled traces, the carvings of the years, and the vicissitudes of life are fully revealed.

When you get closer, you can see that the giant beast in the darkness is a huge city standing here.

After approaching the city, Zhou Qing landed and walked into the city.

There is no name written on the city gate, but this is Zhou Qing's destination, Jiuyang City.

This city is nameless, but because it is built next to Jiuyang Ruins, it is appropriate to call it Jiuyang City from generation to generation.

When you come to the side of Jiuyang City, you can clearly see that there are all kinds of traces on the walls of this city.

Knives and axes are chiseled, claw marks are pitted, dark red mottled......

It is conceivable that Jiuyang City stands here and has experienced many things in the past years.

It witnesses not one generation, but all dynasties from the appearance of Jiuyang Ruins to the present day.

And when did Jiuyang Ruins and Boundless Sky Ruins appear?

No one can tell.

The Heavenly Mandate Sect is just a legend, and no one has witnessed what the era of the Heavenly Mandate Sect was like.

I can only glimpse the scales and half-claws from some ancient relics, and most of these scales and half-claws were found from the relics of the Heavenly Mandate Sect.

These two ruins also appeared in the legendary era, and Jiuyang City was a little later, but it is impossible to trace back.

The Great Qi Dynasty has been in power for four hundred years, but in front of Jiuyang City, it is not even a baby.

The light shone through the gates, contrasting with the darkness outside.

If one proceeds at night, it is like walking from darkness to light.

It's just that whether this is light, or the disguise of a man-devouring beast, specifically to lure outsiders, is unknown.

There are no guards at the city gate, as long as it is not a demon, then no matter what faction or clan you are from, you can enter the city, and it is impossible to pay any entrance fees.

Therefore, it is normal to see the appearance of the demon clan and others in the city.

Of course, this is the territory of the Terrans after all, so the Terrans still occupy the mainstream.

There is no city lord in Jiuyang City, although Daqi has a lot of forces stationed here, but it is not directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

There are too many masters here, the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger, and it is difficult for Daqi to manage.

It can only maintain the most basic order, such as setting rules such as not fighting privately, killing, and robbing treasures at will, so as to show the majesty of the imperial court, and if it is deeper, it will not be managed.

These things that Daqi can manage are actually what everyone who enters the city is willing to let them manage.

After all, no one wants to be on the road and be robbed and killed for no reason.

Bad guys hate bad guys, too!

Not only Daqi, but all the forces in it are maintaining it, hoping that everyone can abide by some rules, but it is very effective.

Therefore, Jiuyang City cannot be said to be the kind of chaotic and disorderly place, and it also has the most basic rules to follow.

But certainly can't be expected to be as peaceful as other counties.

For example, although the Adversary is nominally forbidden to enter the city, it is actually ...... Anyone who understands understands.

The Adversary is the most treacherous and good at disguise, how can it be completely forbidden.

The people who pass by you in Jiuyang City may not only be masters, but also heinous demons.

Zhou Qing passed through the thick ancient city wall and entered the interior of Jiuyang City.

It was pitch black outside, but the inside was brightly lit, and on the inner city walls, bright lights hung at intervals, and flames burned inside.

There are also tall stone pillars standing on the roadside of the city, and the top of the pillar also has flames flickering to dispel the darkness.

Zhou Qing vaguely saw that what was burning on it was a gelatinous substance that he had never seen before, and it was estimated that it was a unique fuel here.

But it shouldn't be toxic, right?

Since he was pit by Ye Chong in Tianyue City, Zhou Qing has a certain psychological shadow.

I'll never eat any more meals that someone has asked for alone......

In this kind of world, the things that trap people and harm people are simply impossible to prevent, come to steal, and deceive him, a young man.

The first area facing the city gate is a square with a large area, and above the square is a canopy, which covers the square from wind and rain.

On the square, there are things like the bulletin boards of his previous life, and there are people standing in front of each bulletin board, and there are also people wandering between the various bulletin boards.

Someone saw Zhou Qing who had just come in, but he just glanced at it and didn't pay attention to it.

Zhou Qing walked over curiously, what are you looking at?

I'll take a look, too.

"The three Bone Refining Martial Artist Squad, looking for a day tour monk, to explore the Qingyang area together, those who are interested can go to ...... Contact. ”

"If you want to buy a hydrangea stone, you will come here every day at noon, and the liar will get out of the way?"

“……”

There are a lot of papers on each bulletin board, and each piece of paper has similar content on it, and some of the paper even covers other papers.

When Zhou Qing saw this, how could he not understand what these things were for.

A very rudimentary task as well as an interactive platform.

He only glanced at it for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

Although it was the first time he came here, he had not yet expressed his demands here, but Zhou Qing immediately noticed that it was not safe to post a task here.

Like looking for teammates, three are missing one, how do you know whether people are looking for teammates or fat sheep?

Or maybe it's true that you need a treasure, but if you really have it, and you get in touch with the other party, it's hard to say whether you want to buy it or get it from you in some other way.

You are not allowed to fight at will in the city, but when you leave the city, or go directly into the Jiuyang Ruins, no one will care about you if you beat your brains.

Jiuyang City was originally a mixture of fish and dragons, and it was a task to send out tasks in this kind of place......

Zhou Qing felt that he had the arrogance to put life and death out of the way.

After just looking at it for a while, Zhou Qing left directly, he was going to find a place to settle down first.

Inside, the streets are intricate, and there are various shops along the road.

There are restaurants, shops, some forces here to do things, and ......

Well?

Zhou Qing took a closer look, and then immediately accelerated away.

There was even a place to provide services, and among the guests he looked in, there were both men and women.

The range of services provided by this is quite wide.

If any warrior is really cornered, he can choose this path.

After all, a martial artist is strong in flesh and energetic, and his combat effectiveness is definitely not weak.

In the end, Zhou Qing found the most magnificent inn he had seen since entering the city to stay.

Not bad for money!

This inn also provides meals, and Zhou Qing ordered a few dishes at random.

Eating in such a place is definitely not to be worried.

Public places, on the contrary, are safe.

If anyone sets up a banquet for Zhou Qing, then he should be wary of it.

Then Zhou Qing quietly listened to the communication of the people at the rest of the table.

Some people speak very lowly, others talk highly, but no matter how high or low the voice is, what can be said here is certainly not a secret thing.

"I just came back from Jiuyang Market today, guess what I saw?"

"What? It can't be that I've seen a fairy artifact. ”

"That can't be, but I've also seen a true blood realm brute beast with its child, I'm afraid someone has already told the news to those forces."

"I heard that a piece of divine jade appeared in Ziyang District, and it was directly taken away by the water tribe of Lingyang Lake."

"A few days ago, someone seemed to have seen a long-famous master of the Yellow Springs Realm......"

Every sentence and every piece of information was taken into Zhou Qing's ears.

In this kind of place, eating is secondary, and listening to other people's braggings is the most important.

When he first arrived, he actually only had an overall impression of Jiuyang City, and the various things inside it were not very clear, such as the bulletin boards that he had entered the city at the beginning, he had never heard of it before.

And he doesn't have any acquaintances here, and he doesn't want to ask more questions, listening to others, that's the best way.

Between the words of these people, Zhou Qing learned a lot.

Jiuyang City is divided into nine districts, Qingyang District, Ziyang District, Chiyang District, and Baiyang District......

This division is also derived from Jiuyang Ruins, and there are also differences between Qingyang Ruins, Ziyang Ruins, and so on.

Each area of Jiuyang City has certain characteristics.

Zhou Qing still doesn't know much about the situation in each district, after all, these people are old fritters, and it is impossible to introduce all nine areas when chatting.

However, from the words of these people, Zhou Qing heard that most of the Ziyang District was linked to treasure trading, while the Chiyang District was mostly mentioned with things like tasks.

Chiyang District mostly appears in words such as alchemy refiners, and Qingyang District is a place where the names of some forces appear frequently.

And where Zhou Qing is now is in Baiyang District.

Zhou Qing thought to himself in his heart, "The Wanxing Chamber of Commerce also has a branch here, and the business scope is very wide, I can go and have a look." ”

The Wanxing Chamber of Commerce also has a presence here, which is a normal thing.

A place like Jiuyang Market, how could the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce miss it.

It stands to reason that he has the clues of Tianhuo given by the Yun family, and he also has the map given by Jianjun, so he can go directly to Jiuyang Ruins to find Tianhuo.

But this is only the ideal situation, and the reality is actually very troublesome to do.

He had to consider the area where there might be a Heavenly Fire, how dangerous it was in the Jiuyang Ruins, and how many people would go there to explore.

and whether someone has already gotten the Skyfire.

The traces of the Heavenly Fire discovered by the Yun family many years ago, time has passed, and it is not uncommon for others to get it.

There are also some extremely dangerous forbidden areas in the Jiuyang Ruins, he also needs to be aware of them, and he must avoid them after entering.

He needs to find out this information.

Entering such a dangerous place, it is impossible to overstate how much preparation work has been done in advance.

After a while, Zhou Qing left here and went directly to the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce in Ziyang District.

Jiuyang City is very large, this is an ancient Xiongcheng, and the area is really extraordinary, larger than Zhongtian City.

It's just that Jiuyang City is not built with those special materials that can absorb heat and cool down, and because it is close to Jiuyang Ruins, the temperature in the city is not low.

After arriving at the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce, Zhou Qingxian walked around casually and found that the treasures sold here were not of low grade, and there were many special products in Jiuyang Market.

After shopping for a while, Zhou Qing's eyes fell on a book, and then he called someone from the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce to buy the book with silver.

This is a book that introduces the internal situation of Jiuyang City, as well as some recognized and known things in Jiuyang Ruins, which can be regarded as a "encyclopedia" of Jiuyang.

This is just right for Zhou Qing, and it is not expensive.

It's all widely circulated news, and the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce just sorted it out, so it's impossible to sell it at a high price.

After getting Jiuyang Encyclopedia, Zhou Qing found a place to read it first, memorized the content by heart, and already had a specific understanding of this place.

Then he found someone from the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce and met a steward.

With his superficial cultivation in the Bone Refining Realm, it was naturally impossible to meet the branch leader here.

"What do you need?"

The steward surnamed Li is a marrow cleansing martial artist, but he is very polite.

The Washing Pulp Realm receives the Bone Refining Realm, in terms of hospitality, the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce really has nothing to say, it is very proper.

"I'd like to know something." 周清 says:

"The Wanxing Chamber of Commerce should do business in this area?"

Steward Li smiled slightly, "As long as it's business, I'll do it in the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce." ”

"Distinguished guest, please."

In fact, in Jiuyang City, there is another place that also sells intelligence, and there is a Jiuyang Alliance in Chiyang District, which is jointly operated by major forces.

There, it is dedicated to posting tasks and selling intelligence.

Compared with the bulletin board at the gate of the city, there will be a certain guarantee for releasing tasks there, and the people of the Jiuyang Alliance will do the guarantee.

But Zhou Qing trusted the credibility of the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce more, so he came here.

It is clearly written in that Jiuyang Encyclopedia, one of the forces behind the Jiuyang Alliance, Lingyang Lake, is among them.

This made Zhou Qingxin a ghost.

There are a lot of people in that kind of place, and if you find out any information, maybe it will get out in the next second.

The Wanxing Chamber of Commerce has ethics in this regard.

"I want to know, has anyone ever gotten the Heaven and Earth Alien Fire in the Jiuyang Ruins in the past? If so, what flame? Where did you get it? ”

"Your guest is not asking where there is a heaven and earth fire in Jiuyang Ruins now, so the price of this information is not high, wait a minute, I will go and inquire for you."

Steward Li got up and left, as he said, the information that Zhou Qing needed was something that had happened in the past, not to ask them to find a flame that still existed.

This kind of intelligence is not difficult to collect for the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce, and it will not be expensive.

After Zhou Qingjing waited for a while, Steward Li came back, holding a piece of jade slip and handing it to Zhou Qing.

"The information you want is in it, please see."

Zhou Qing took the jade slip and checked it, but he was not in a hurry to pay.

Who would dare to rely on the money of the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce?

"Four hundred years ago, the previous Lingyang Lake Dragon Monarch obtained an incandescent fire in the pure white forest of Baiyang Market and brought it back to Lingyang Lake......"

"Nine hundred years ago, the Burning Heaven Sect Blazing Fire Dao people found a Qingyang Divine Fire on the top of an unnamed high mountain in Qingyang District and brought it back to the Burning Heaven Sect ......."

Zhou Qing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the heavenly fire discovered by the Yun family was not found and subdued.

At least not on the surface, whether anyone secretly finds it and takes it away secretly is not something that Zhou Qing can decide.

However, there are also heaven and earth fires in Lingyang Lake?

Well...... Somewhat exciting.

Lingyang Lake was destined to be an enemy, and he couldn't help but be moved.

A force like the Burning Heaven Sect gets the Heaven and Earth Alien Fire, and other people's things have nothing to do with Zhou Qing.

But Lingyang Lake ......

Since the good brother Yang Teng is willing to give him a piece of dragon marrow, then he should also be willing to give him a piece of flame, right?

Wait for a chance in the future to see if you can vote for him.

Steward Li asked, "Are you satisfied with this information?" ”

"Very satisfied." Zhou Qing nodded, and said:

"I'd like to know some other information, yes......"

Zhou Qing said his other demands, and the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce has a strong foundation and can meet them.

When Zhou Qing was about to pay, Steward Li suddenly said:

"If you are going to enter Jiuyang Market in the near future, you must be careful, the Jiuyang Market at the beginning of each year is not very peaceful."

Zhou Qing was slightly stunned, and remembered an incident recorded in the Jiuyang Encyclopedia just now.

"Steward Li is saying, Jiuyang Chao?"

"It seems that Childe also understands this, that's my mouth."

Zhou Qing shook his head, "Thank you Steward Li for the reminder." ”

I also just learned about it from the Joyoung Encyclopedia you sell here.

However, it seems that this Steward Li can see that I am a newcomer......

Zhou Qing thought for a while and asked, "Steward Li, I don't know if there is any more and further information about Jiuyang Chao?" ”

After asking this question, Zhou Qing reacted.

Maybe this Steward Li didn't see that he had just arrived, but because the time was just right, so he mentioned Jiuyang Chao, let him buy more information, and give him a boost to his performance......

On the Jiuyang Encyclopedia, it is only a simple mention of this Jiuyang tide.

At the beginning of each year, a craze will erupt in Jiuyang Ruins, and under this craze, the natural environment of Jiuyang Ruins will be far worse than usual, and all kinds of living dangers inside will also become extremely active.

The danger factor of the entire Jiuyang Market will be on a higher level.

But at the same time, under the Jiuyang tide, there will also be some treasures that are usually invisible, so even if it is dangerous, more people will risk entering the Jiuyang Ruins.

And the Jiuyang tide will last for a whole month.

It starts at the beginning of January, reaches its peak in mid-January, and then gradually declines until it ends.

Unless Zhou Qing waits for a month and enters Jiuyang Market in February, he will definitely not be able to avoid the Jiuyang tide, who asked him to come here now.

But he couldn't wait for a month in Jiuyang City, it would be too much of a waste of time.

Steward Li nodded, and handed Zhou Qing a piece of jade slip.

Sure enough, I came prepared!

When Zhou Qing checked the information of the jade slip, Steward Li also said: "In the Jiuyang tide, if the monk does not reach the day travel realm, then even if it is night, the soul must not be out of the body, otherwise the soul will definitely be burned." ”

"Every day at noon, it is the time when the Jiuyang tide is the strongest, and when the time comes, try to find a cover and hide yourself in it."

"In the Nine Yang Tide, the true yuan of the martial artist will be slowly consumed, this is the most important thing, and we must not forget to restore the true yuan."

“……”

In the end, Zhou Qing left the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce satisfied, and his goal was basically achieved.

He also bought some things in the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce, and according to Steward Li, some things can provide a lot of help to people after entering the Jiuyang Market.

For example, a powder can expel most of the low-level insects and ants in the Jiuyang Ruins.

Another example is a kind of medicinal liquid, which can greatly isolate the high temperature brought by the Jiuyang tide.

Zhou Qing returned to his residence, took out the map of Jiuyang Ruins given to him by Jianjun, recalled some information that the Yun family had told him, and searched for it on the map, and then Zhou Qing's fingertips fell on a certain location on the map.

"There are dangers, but as far as I can bear, provided nothing unexpected happens."

"It's this area, although few people go, but it's not completely absent, pay attention to other people......"

"There is also this Jiuyang tide, which is a problem that cannot be ignored and must be treated with caution."

When thinking about the last point, Zhou Qing's eyes were solemn.

This is a natural disaster in Jiuyang Ruins.

After sorting out everything, Zhou Qing left something in the room and left.

What he left behind was a guiding beacon, and with this beacon, then no matter where he was in the Jiuyang Ruins, he could sense the direction of Jiuyang City, so that he wouldn't get lost.

Zhou Qing walked out of Jiuyang City, blended into the night again, was engulfed in darkness, and was never seen again.

(End of chapter)