Zhou Xiang walked while carefully looking, found that the city is very clean and tidy, a stone paved road leads to the center of the city, on both sides of the road are neat shops, although the façade is not big, but the colorful signboard banner is hung up is very good-looking, there are monks on the road to stroll at will. Although it is called Fang City, it is not crowded and noisy at all, but has a quiet and leisurely artistic conception.

Qian Qi said as he walked: "Brother Wei, you haven't been here for a few days, is this time specifically for the auction in three days?"

Wei Liangchen smiled: "Brother Qian, is that kind of person down there? I can't just come here to get together with everyone because I miss you?"

"Count me misunderstanding Brother Wei, I'll be the east in a while, let's have a drink. ”

"By the way, Brother Qian, I heard that this auction, the nobles specially sent Sister Qian Qiuyan to preside over it, I don't know if it's true or not?"

"It turns out that Brother Wei's real purpose is here! I can tell you, my cousin's suitor can go two miles from here, and if Brother Wei invites me and Brother Zhou to drink a few cups of Lingxing Dew, my cousin's preferences can be revealed to Brother Wei. ”

"No problem!" Wei Liangchen agreed, very cheerfully.

The three of them walked along the long street for a short time, turned an intersection and came to a tavern, a wine flag fluttering in the wind outside the hall, the tavern is not big, the interior is very elegant, the shopkeeper saw that it was Qian Qi who led the two monks in, and hurriedly arranged a private room on the second floor.

"Lao Liu, put your signature dish on the table, and bring two jars of apricot dew. Qian Qi shouted to the shopkeeper.

Shopkeeper Liu happily agreed to make arrangements.

After the three of them sat down, Qian Qi and Wei Liangchen exchanged a few words, and then said to Zhou Xiang: "Zhou Daoyou, I heard Brother Wei just now that you have traveled here. Although our Qianjiafang City is not as big as those monk cities, it is quiet and quiet, and if it is convenient for Taoist friends, you can spend a few more days. ”

Zhou Xiang hurriedly thanked him.

Then Wei Liangchen chatted a few more words and asked casually: "But I don't know where Brother Zhou's next destination is?"

Zhou Xiang wanted to inquire about the news, and was waiting for the other party to ask such a question, so he replied: "In the next life, I live in the south, this is my debut travel, I heard that the scenery in the north is rough and bold, and I yearn for it very much, so I am ready to go for a trip." However, the north and south regions have been at war for thousands of years, and they are a little worried and are hesitating. ”

Wei Liangchen smiled after hearing this: "Brother Zhou is too worried, the northern and southern regions have been truces for hundreds of years, although there are still disputes today, but most of them are concentrated in a few border areas, and the business contacts between the two sides have always existed and have never been severed, as long as you stay away from the disputed areas, you usually be more careful, and hide the identity of the southern monk a little, but there is no need to worry too much." ”

That Qian Qi also said: "If Brother Zhou insists on going to the north, I suggest following some caravans, which will be much more convenient." ”

Zhou Xiang was a little curious, and arched his hand to the other party: "I want to hear it!"

Qian Qi explained: "The boundary between the north and the south is the source ridge and the Huanjiang River from west to east, these are two moats, the source ridge stretches for thousands of miles, and the north and south are hundreds of miles away, and the primeval jungle is dense in it, and there are even legendary ninth-level transformation demon beasts in the central area, and even the god transformation monks have to avoid three points. If you want to cross the source ridge, there are currently only three natural passages that can be realized. ”

"The Huanjiang River originates from the source ridge, thousands of miles away, the river is open, it is a moat for mortals, but for monks, it is very convenient to fly. However, the north and the south have stationed numerous monks on both sides of the strait to fortify, and in the past inspections were very strict. Several major wars between the north and the south were also carried out near the Huanjiang River, but the Yuanling side was very calm, and most of the caravan activities of the two sides were carried out through the three passages of the Yuanling. What's more, from the perspective of proximity, it is also more convenient for Daoists to cross the source ridge from these three passages. ”

After hearing these words, Zhou Xiang was a little clear in his heart, and hurriedly thanked him: "Listen to your words, let me open my mouth suddenly!" But I don't know which of these three passages is closer." ”

"The three passages from west to east are Jingcheng, Yangguan and Yanggu. The nearest is Jingcheng, which is a thousand miles north from Fang City, but the north and south sides set up relevant cards on both sides of the source ridge, and arranged a large number of monks to garrison, and the highest person in charge is the Yuan infant monk. There are more than a dozen Jindan monks and hundreds of foundation building monks. "Qian Qi introduced it in detail.

Zhou Xiang was secretly shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect the customs to be so tight. Fortunately, he didn't rush there, Brother Jindan himself was far from being defeated, not to mention that there was still Brother Yuanying stationed, it seemed that he really couldn't be in a hurry, so it was better to wait here for a while, waiting for the opportunity to go to the North District.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xiang once again saluted Qian Qi: "Thank you Brother Qian, I finally have some understanding of the situation in Yuanling." ”

That Qian Qi smiled slightly in response.

Wei Liangchen said loudly: "Brother Zhou can also buy some detailed map jade slips in the Fang Market, so that it will be easier to walk." ”

Zhou Xiang nodded yes, and at this time, the shopkeeper Liu brought the wine and food, and the three of them began to drink after being polite. The Lingxing Dew of the beginning of the money is a kind of spiritual wine, which is a special product here, and it exudes a special aura after the altar is opened, which makes people feel fragrant and sweaty all over the body after drinking, and can even make the monks discharge some impurities, no wonder Qian Qi and Wei Liangchen are worried.

During the banquet, Zhou Xiang learned that there would be a large-scale auction here in three days, and one of the purposes for Wei Liangchen to come to Fang City was to participate in the meeting, and in addition, he was a little interesting to the Qian family's Miss Qiuyan, and he also wanted to find a chance to get closer. Before the auction, several disciples in the vicinity would also hold several cultivation exchange meetings to exchange ideas with each other.

The three of them drank until nightfall before leaving the tavern, Wei Liangchen recommended an inn, asked for two upper rooms, and Zhou Xiang moved in.

The next day, Wei Liangchen went to visit a friend after saying hello. Zhou Xiang was bored and wandered around the market, he first found a grocery store, spent dozens of spirit stones to buy a detailed map, and when he went to the tavern yesterday, he bought a few jars of spirit apricot dew and put them in the storage bag. After that, there were several pill shops and refining shops, most of which were pills and magic weapons used by qi refining cultivators, and there were too few of them that could be used during the foundation building period and were not of high value. Zhou Xiang just looked at it, and had no desire to buy.

As he walked around, he came to the front of a tall building, and looked up, and the plaque in the middle read "Monks' Guild". Zhou Xiang heard of this kind of place for the first time, so he stepped in, and the door was a hall, there were many monks in it, and there were many people around a square stone pillar next to him. Zhou Xiang was a little puzzled, but there happened to be a Qi refining monk wearing clothes similar to Qian Qi at the door, who should be the clerk here, so he stepped forward and asked, "I came to your place at the beginning of the next year, but I don't know what this place is?"

When the clerk heard this, he introduced very enthusiastically: "This is our Qian Clan's monks' guild, which is mainly set up to facilitate the monks to help each other. If a monk needs help, he can write down the content of the request and the corresponding reward on a wooden board, and then place it on a stone pillar in the middle of the hall according to the classification for everyone to see, and the guild is collectively called the release task. Other monks can search and view here, take on tasks according to their abilities, and earn some spirit stones or cultivation resources by the way. Both the person who posted the quest and the person who accepted the quest had to pay the guild some amount of money. ”

Zhou Xiang thought it was quite interesting after hearing this, so he walked over to look at the stone pillar, and saw that the tasks on the wooden board were varied, some needed alchemy, some needed bodyguards, and some needed certain materials. Zhou Xiang turned around a few times and looked slowly, and there was a task that caught his attention, and the wooden board read: "Three monks who need to practice qi above the eighth level, form a team to go to the inside of the source ridge to find a certain herb, and the reward is negotiable." Zhou Xiang noticed the word Yuanling, so he was a little careful.

To go to the North District, Zhou Xiang was unwilling to travel thousands of miles to smuggle in the Huanjiang River, and the two sides were tightly arranged there, and the danger of smuggling was too great, once discovered, the river was open, and there was nowhere to hide. Relatively speaking, Yuanling is better, if you can't pass through the three well-guarded passages, you can climb over from the Yuanling Wild Road. It's just that the depths of the Source Ridge are densely populated with demon beasts, and there are even ninth-level demon beasts comparable to those of the Transformation God Cultivator. The danger of crossing this ridge on a wild road is no less than passing through well-guarded wells and other passages.

However, Zhou Xiang also guessed whether there would be a secret path in the source ridge. It's just that I don't know my life well, and my eyes are black, so it would be nice if there was someone familiar with the insider. Although Wei Liangchen and Qian Qi are enthusiastic, they have just met, and there are some things that the other party will definitely not easily disclose to themselves.

Now that there is such a task here, Zhou Xiang thought that he could take it and go to Yuanling to find out by the way, and if he was lucky, he might be able to go over it directly.

Thinking of this, he walked to a counter next to the hall, and inside the counter was also a monk wearing the clothes of a disciple of the Qian family, Zhou Xiang asked directly: "Do you have any details of the No. 8 mission?"