Chapter 168: Invitation

Zhao Di had just recovered from the dizziness and swelling in the teleportation, and he immediately felt the difference of Island No. 1.

In the huge stone hall with seven or eight teleportation arrays he was in now, it was very lively, there were hundreds of monks here, and most of them had cultivation above the foundation building stage, and there were as many as three or four above the foundation building stage alone

Just the number of high-level cultivators in this stone hall was much higher than the strength of a small sect like the Sea of Stars.

It seems that the Outer Sea Business Alliance can control the entire Outer Star League, and it is not in vain that it is known as the fourth largest force in the Star Sea

Not only that, Zhao Di's divine sense also clearly sensed that this stone hall was covered by an extremely powerful forbidden array, with his current strength, it was absolutely impossible to hurt this large array in a short period of time, and the power of this array did not seem to have been fully activated.

If all of them were stimulated, wouldn't even the old monsters of the Yuan Infant Stage be able to reject the array? Zhao Di thought like this, the protective magic array that could reach the level of the Yuan Infant Monk was only a limited number of ancient arrays handed down from the ancient books, all of which required high-grade spirit stones to be arranged and activated without exception, could it be that there was such an ancient array on this island?

As soon as Zhao Di stepped down from the teleportation array, two monks of the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance, who were also in the early stage of the Yudan, greeted him with smiles on their faces.

One is a slightly thin white-bearded old man, the other is a middle-aged man dressed as an obese Taoist priest, both of them have a harmless and kind expression, and at the same time bow to Zhao Di, the middle-aged man greeted with a smile: "Welcome Daoyou to the No. 1 Island of the Offshore Business Alliance, surnamed Meng, this is Daoist Lu, both of us are the stewards of the Business Alliance, Daoyou's face is tight, I don't know how to call it, is it the first time to come to this island?"

Zhao Di also clenched his fists and replied with a smile: "In Xia Zhaodi, I have seen two Taoist friends in Xia, it is indeed the first time to come to the No. 1 Island under the jurisdiction of your league, I didn't expect that there are so many monks of the same rank here."

"Hehe, under the banner of the Alliance, there are hundreds of stewards in the Yudan period, and most of them are concentrated on this island, so Daoyou will also meet many fellow Daoists" The old man also said very enthusiastically: "The old man is ashamed, and his knowledge is limited. It's the first time I've heard of Zhao Daoyou's famous old man, and I don't know which sect you come from?"

"It's just a casual cultivator, a pawn with no sect or sect, and it's normal for the Taoist chief not to hear about it. Zhao Di replied with an indifferent smile. The loose cultivation of the Dan period was originally extremely rare, because without the strong support of the sect and family, it was really difficult to succeed in the Dan on your own, but in recent decades, because of the appearance of a large number of Sanyan Heavenly Fire Liquid and Nine Cold Xuanyin Water, many new Yuedan monks have emerged, and a few of them are scattered cultivators like Zhao Di. That's why Zhao Di dared to generously admit his status as a casual cultivator, without being too shocking

"Loose cultivation, this will be better," the middle-aged fat man said happily, although the old man did not speak, but he also had such an excited expression. The two of them seemed to be very satisfied with Zhao Di's casual cultivation.

Zhao Di was slightly surprised in his heart, and there was a strange look in his eyes, but he didn't ask too much, he knew that the two would soon take the initiative to explain their intentions.

"Fellow Daoists, it is not surprising that our Outer Sea Merchant Alliance was originally established by recruiting and absorbing the three major forces and high-level monks in the scattered cultivation, especially the high-level monks in the scattered cultivation, and our alliance is especially welcome. I wonder if you're interested in joining our alliance?" the middle-aged fat man squeezed out two dimples on his smiling face, looking expectant.

The old man also persuaded from the side: "As a Daoyou Dan period monk, as long as you join our Outer Sea Business Alliance, you will immediately be a steward-level existence, not only will the task be relatively easy, but also a large number of spirit stones will be offered every year. In addition, the steward of the alliance enjoys priority in any store of the alien stars, not only the price is slightly lower, but when you encounter your favorite treasure, you don't have to worry about being robbed by others at a high price, and the steward can also apply to the alliance to buy a rare treasure every year, and the alliance will do everything possible to collect it within the scope of the entire sea of stars, and give it to the applicant at cost price. ”

The old man said a few tempting conditions in one breath, and then looked at Zhao Di with a smile, but Zhao Di was still smiling, and he couldn't tell if he was moved.

For Zhao Di, the large number of spirit stones offered by the old man did not have the slightest attraction to him, but the priority of the alien stars and the right to apply for treasures still made him very excited. Not to mention anything else, if there is the assistance of the Outer Sea Business Alliance, it is still very easy to gather the Seven Treasures of Buddhism that are not particularly long. But relying on Zhao Di alone, whether and when to make it up depends on the coincidence.

However, once you join this foreign maritime business alliance, you will have to take on some miscellaneous things more or less, and you may also be controlled by people everywhere, so that your cultivation may be greatly affected, thinking of this, even if there are all kinds of temptations, Zhao Di still shook his head and said: "I am used to being lazy, I am most afraid of being restricted, and the good intentions of the two Taoist friends are only understood in my heart, and please don't mind the two Taoist friends."

Hearing Zhao Di's undoubted refusal tone, although the middle-aged fat man still had a smile on his face, his disappointment was undoubtedly revealed, and he said regretfully: "Daoist friends don't need to make decisions so quickly, many of the leaders of the alliance have been thinking about it for a long time and have an in-depth understanding of the alliance, and finally joined the alliance. Information such as the types of goods of each large shop, and also the situation of our foreign maritime business alliance, after reading it, it is not too late to make a decision."

The white-bearded old man on the side was very cooperative and took out a cyan jade slip and gently threw it towards Zhao Di.

Zhao Di's divine sense swept over the jade slip, then copied it into his hand, and said with both hands clenched into fists: "Thank you two Taoist friends, I will consider this matter carefully in the future."

"Since that's the case, then the two of us won't bother Daoyou, and I hope that in the near future, we can serve in the Overseas Business Alliance with Daoyou, and discuss the cultivation experience together, haha" The middle-aged fat man and the old man also clasped their fists and saluted, and stepped back a little sideways to make way for Zhao Di.

Zhao Di smiled and gestured to the two of them, and then left the hall quickly.

Out of this hall, Zhao Di found that this is just the first layer at the bottom of a huge jade palace, above this hall, there are more than ten floors, each layer is dozens of zhang high, the whole palace is not less than hundreds of zhang high, covering an area of thousands of zhang wide, like a mountain peak straight into the sky, the momentum is magnificent. In particular, the seven or eight huge white jade columns standing at the entrance of each floor show a solemn and magnificent spirit.

Zhao Di immersed part of his divine consciousness in the cyan jade slip in his hand and read the graphic information in it.

"Xingchen Pavilion" This is the name of this giant palace building in the jade slip, and it is really extraordinary. The Tower of the Stars is built on the summit of Mount Taylor, the largest mountain on Island 1, and overlooks the entire island. This Star Pavilion is not only the most important center of influence of the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance, but also the venue of the most important auctions on Island 1 that are only open to high-level monks.

The auction meeting of the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance, which only monks above the knot stage could enter, which Zhao Di was most concerned about, was held on the third floor of this Star Pavilion, and in half a month, this auction would be held as scheduled

Out of the Xingchen Pavilion, there was no ban on the sky, and Zhao Di was in the air, overlooking the whole picture of Island No. 1 under him. Although he was already a cultivator in the Dan stage, and his vision range could reach a level that ordinary people could not imagine, and his position and vision were also excellent, he still couldn't see the marginal range of this huge No. 1 Island, and could only see Tailai Peak at his feet and a few slightly lower peaks nearby, as well as a few densely built towns in the mountain basin that seemed to be inhabited by mortals.

It is recorded in the classics that this island is a basin with a high outer and low inside, surrounded by mountains more than 1,000 zhang high on three sides, and only a few hundred miles to the east is a relatively gentle slope. The island is flat with the exception of a dozen or so peaks that are not too high.

Island No. 1 is home to hundreds of millions of mortals, all of whom are located in this large basin, and the population is much denser than anywhere else in the Inner Stars. These mortals, with a large base, provided the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance with a sufficient number of low-level cultivators.

Most of the high-level monks of the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance came from various sects and scattered cultivators, and they were attracted by the favorable conditions given by the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance, and voluntarily joined the alliance to take on certain responsibilities. Each monk has a term of office, ranging from decades to hundreds of years, at the end of which he or she can choose to remain in office or be dismissed. The Outer Sea Merchant Alliance will not only not have any punishment for the high-ranking monks who ask for dismissal, but will also reward a large amount of spirit stones as compensation for years of service.

However, most of the low-level cultivators of the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance, except for a limited number of small and medium-sized immortal cultivators on Island 1, were born in the mortal world with a huge base. Every three years, the Merchant Alliance sends a large number of Foundation Stage monks to test each newborn child on the island for spiritual roots. Once discovered, the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance will concentrate on raising and teaching it, and become a continuous source of low-level monks. If the mortals on the island know that their descendants have spiritual roots, in most cases, they will also voluntarily hand them over to the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance to raise, so as not to bury their spiritual root talents.

There are also very rare cases, those mortals who heard the news from somewhere, learned of the cruel reality of the immortal cultivation world, did not want their own blood to step into it, and swore to die that they would not hand over the children with spiritual roots. At this time, the Maritime Business Alliance will not be reluctant and let it choose. Of course, if the spiritual root qualifications happen to be excellent, the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance will also make conditions that mortals cannot refuse, and include the children in the alliance. However, the probability of such a thing happening is almost negligible.

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