Chapter 34: The Man on the Clouds

Ma Xie and Qi Nanfeng have been traveling south for several days, the road has gradually widened, and the pedestrians on the road have gradually increased, and the most people coming and going from the south to the north are caravans, because the only official road that is smooth in the Jin and Qin states is the northern road.

On the way, Ma Xie and the others met a caravan returning to the Jin Kingdom from Western Qin, so they traveled together, because neither Ma Xie nor Qi Nanfeng knew these countries very well.

The leader of the caravan was called Hu Jian, he had a full beard and a strong physique, he looked like a martial artist but was actually a shrewd businessman.

Hu Jian is extremely talkative and likes to make friends. He heard that Ma Xie had stayed in the Stone City Lord's mansion for a period of time, and he had a good impression of Ma Xie, because the Stone City Lord was very famous in the northern Jin Kingdom, and this bearded Hu Jian had also been taken care of by the Stone City Lord.

"Do you merchants run all over the continent? know everything?" asked Ma Xie curiously.

"How is that possible!" Hu Jian laughed: "Do you know how big this continent is? This Pangu Continent is boundless to us mortals, it is said that the longest thing is 90,000 li long, and only the most powerful dragon slayer can travel all over the continent." Our caravans are not allowed to travel everywhere, after all, most of the places on this continent cannot be visited by us mortals. Hu Jian expressed the sadness of the caravan.

All caravans must be registered in the country where they are located, and the routes they travel must only be those that allow mortals to pass, as the other roads are not only difficult and dangerous, but also infested with strange beasts.

"Without the Dragon Slayer, it would be impossible for us to reach the Qin Kingdom safely. The bearded Hu Jian said, "The dragon slayers guarded those dangerous places and resisted those disasters for us mortals. It also created a great formation, allowing us to pass through several city-states, greatly shortening the distance, and only requiring a small amount of silver taels for mortals, but it was only necessary to wait for many people to have enough before they could open it together. ”

Speaking of formations, the bearded man thought that this was simply the greatest thing in the world, and that the formation not only shortened the distance between the cities on the continent, but was also safe and fast, and it was the most important thing for them to do business.

Moreover, the formation also protects mortals from being infested by foreign beasts. Although the alien beasts are all in the mountains and rivers full of spiritual energy, the one that occasionally runs out is a disaster for mortals. In ancient times, before the formation appeared, mortals had been attacked by strange beasts, and many foreign beasts fed on people.

Now that there is a formation, mortals can live in peace and stability. Now there are tens of billions of mortals on the continent, and this is all due to the dragon slayer and the formation, otherwise the population will drop by at least half.

Ma Xie and Qi Nanfeng glanced at each other, the cultivators they had seen before were all high, it turned out that this was not the case, for most mortals, cultivators were the guarantee of their safe life.

Qi Nanfeng was deeply influenced by his parents, and always felt that martial artists and cultivators were a group of selfish and selfish people who fought for fame and fortune, but now when he heard Hu Jian say this, he gradually had a different opinion of cultivators in his heart.

Mortals need cultivators, unless there really is a place like the Peach Blossom Spring.

But do cultivators need mortals? Qi Nanfeng glanced at Ma Xie, could it be that Ma Xie would need her protection? Impossible!

Women are sensitive and insecure, Qi Nanfeng suddenly thought about the question that Ma Xie would never think about: Will cultivators abandon mortals? Just like Ma Xie will one day abandon himself?

Qi Nanfeng was taken aback by his thoughts, patted his head, and no longer dared to think about it.

"What's wrong with you?" Ma Xie saw Qi Nanfeng a little strange.

"It's nothing, I just want you cultivators to protect mortals all the time, will one day suddenly become like this, don't want to protect anymore. Qi Nanfeng said gloomily.

"Hahaha, you little girl, you think so much, cultivators are all very good people, how can you ignore us mortals? And the family and friends of the cultivators also have mortals, and they also need mortals to give them food and drink, how can they ignore us? Besides, the number of cultivators is extremely rare, only one in 100,000 people, our Jin country has a population of more than 900 million, and there are less than 10,000 cultivators, just like the people on the clouds said, cultivators and mortals are always one, cultivators protect mortals, mortals serve cultivators, this is the truth of this world! ”

"Who are the people on the clouds?" said Ma heresy.

"The people on the clouds, that is the premier dragon slayer of the Jin Kingdom, and the patron saint of our mortals. He had a Dharma lecture in Wangdu, and he often taught the Dharma to us mortals. He said that the dragon slayer must protect mortals, because mortals are the root of dragon slayers. He has always advocated that mortals and cultivators should get along on an equal footing, and as long as mortals and cultivators help each other, one day they will be able to kill all the alien beasts and make humans the true masters of this continent!"

Hearing this, Ma Xie and Qi Nanfeng were in awe of the people on the clouds, as a high-ranking dragon slayer, they could actually think about the mortals at the bottom, this cloud man was really a saint.

"This world is so big!" Ma Xie was heroic, and the people on the clouds, Xiong Hu, "When will I be able to see their demeanor?"

"Brother Ma, you are a cultivator, it's not easy to meet the people on the clouds? Isn't it okay to worship under his disciple? That is the largest sect in the Jin Kingdom, and all the kings of the Jin Kingdom are from this sect. ”

"Xuanyangmen, that is a big sect that can be ranked in the entire Pangu Continent, it is said that it can rank in the top twenty of all the previous sects, and it has always had a deep relationship with the Jin royal family, and it is said that the current king is a disciple of Xuanyangmen. At this time, a scrawny guy next to him came up, named Hou Zuiliu, he was a "dragon slayer" know-it-all, and he liked to collect information about cultivators.

When Ma Xie heard the words "Xuanyang Gate", he couldn't help but think of his "Xuanyang Nine Life Formula", I don't know what the relationship between the two is, but he has never heard the master mention it, and "Xuanyang Nine Life Formula" itself has no record, probably just a coincidence!

Hou Zuiliu gushed to Ma Xie to explain the super forces on the continent. In addition to the five countries that Ma Xie already knew, they were the ten major sects headed by Haotian Sect, Dao Palace, Eternal Life Palace, and Leiyin Temple, as well as the "Divine Soldier Alliance" composed of sects that mainly cast weapons, and the "Thaumaturgical Alliance" composed of some sects that were good at formations, medical treatment, and some thaumaturgy.

States, sects, alliances, these are the major forces that control the continent, and if you want to become a dragon slayer, you must pass the dragon slayer exam organized by these forces in order to get the corresponding "dragon slaying order", and act within the scope allowed by these forces, such as entering a designated foreign land, or have special permissions.

"Aren't there some old families?" asked Ma Xie.

"I don't know, those things are just legends, I can't find a single word about these things. Hou Zuiliu said: "I only know that there is one place called the 'Sword Sect Holy Land', and that is the Zhou family of the Qi Kingdom, but I also know so much. ”