Chapter 3 Tieluo City
The Continent of Eternal Night.
At present, the ten leading sects of the "Four Righteous and Six Xuanmeng" coordinate the overall situation and jointly preside over the rectification of the practice in the cultivation realm for half a year.
In fact, this special period is the direct result of the competition for talent resources with excellent cultivation qualifications among the ten major sects for a long time.
Originally, the "Four Righteousness" was a super-first-class sect with absolute dominance over the Eternal Night Continent.
However, with the passage of time, the first-class sect "Liuxuanmen" rose one after another, and formed an offensive and defensive alliance, and gradually possessed the absolute strength to compete with the "Four Positives". Therefore, "Liuxuanmen", also known as "Liuxuanmeng".
The open and secret battles of the ten major sects further dispersed the resources of the cultivation realm, thus continuing to intensify the struggle between the sects. As a result, the "Ziwei Palace", which was once at the top of the "Four Positives", had to put down its figure, lower its style, and pass through remote towns, such as Tieluo City.
In this period, in addition to the things on the surface, it has long been an established rule to beat rabbits and do some things in secret.
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Tieluo City.
Once, because of the production of the highly famous refining spirit material "Tieluo Stone Core", it was once the largest and most flowering city in the northwest corner of the Eternal Night Continent, giving birth to three major families and two major schools that have flourished for thousands of years.
However, with excessive exploitation, the good times did not last long, and it became the most famous "energy depletion" city. The "three families and two sects" that were once glorious here moved to the "fairy city" early and went to another world.
Even so, Tieluo City still has a huge population today.
At this time, the pedestrians on the streets are still bustling, and the old people in the streets and alleys are still lamenting the glory of the past and scolding the unscrupulous people who have caused the current situation.
Only the three stone pillars standing in the center of Tieluo City, silent, rain or shine, witness the changes of prosperity and vicissitudes.
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"These three stone pillars should be able to sell for a lot of money!" Li Chungang observed carefully and glared at Bai Yujing, "Tyrannical things!"
Chen Tianhong and Bai Yujing ignored him, and their attention was all on the pedestrians coming and going. Gradually, I found that the main force of people's flow was to go outward, and the closer to the street range of the stone pillar, the more people talked about the only topic, that is, about the cultivation qualification test.
Li Chungang looked at the two of them and said, "Did you hear that, as long as there are enough spirit stones, you can buy the qualification to worship the immortal gate casually." It's a shame to see you two nervous. However, this so-called fairy gate is also dark enough. ”
Chen and Bai had their own hearts and were silent.
After hearing what passers-by said, the three of them already knew that they needed to pay 100 spirit stones for testing qualifications. If you don't have the cultivation qualifications, you can also use one hundred and twenty spirit stones to get a chance to identify "specialties". In either case, if you pass the test and get a valuable place, you need to pay ten spirit stones as the registration roster fee, one hundred spirit stones as the travel fee to ride the teleportation circle, and fifty spirit stones as the food fee.
The undoubted sky-high price, the blatant trading, the transaction of one willing to fight and the other willing to suffer, is the aesthetic epitome of the "only fairness" that exists under the law of "the law of the jungle" in the cultivation realm.
Bai Yujing looked around and said softly: "Five years ago, it wasn't like this. It can be seen from this that it may be true that as my master said, the further deterioration of the internal situation of the 'Four Righteousness' has completely spread to the surface. This is a sign of a long period of return. ”
"This kind of garbage sect, I won't go. Li Chungang looked at Chen Tianhong and nodded slightly, "How about it, why don't you find another way out?"
Chen Tianhong didn't seem to assert, and looked at Bai Yujing with inquiring eyes.
Bai Yujing said in a low voice: "My master said that at the moment, of course, the best result is to worship under the 'Six Xuan Alliance'. However, the strategic range of the 'Six Xuanmeng' is in the northeast, southeast, south, and southwest. Rush over now, time is absolutely not allowed. ”
Chen Tianhong frowned slightly, signaling that he had no choice.
The three of them continued to walk forward, and when they approached the stone pillar, all the people who had come to look for "chance" had dispersed. Under the stone pillar, there were only three tables, six young Taoist priests, and a listless old man with a white beard.
When the young Taoist priest saw someone coming, he seemed to see the God of Wealth, and they all stood up to greet him with a smile on their faces.
Li Chungang waved his hand, put a hundred spirit stones heavily on the table, and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk nonsense, just do things." ”
He acted in the face of the situation, turned himself into an uncle. Without waiting for the young Taoist priest to speak, his right hand stretched out and pressed directly to the colorful orange stone on the table. Immediately, a roar erupted from the orange stone, and the colorful light bloomed instantly, rising more than three feet, becoming a bright five-colored brilliance in the clear sky.
"Good qualifications!" The white-bearded old man jumped up suddenly, his slightly hunched waist made him look like a fox that had caught its prey, and a pair of eagle eyes kept looking at Li Chungang, and asked, "Little baby, what is your name, how old are you, and where are you?"
"My name is 'I'm a donkey', eleven years old, 'Sword comes to town'!"
As soon as Li Chungang came out, it was a half-truth that was out of tune. However, he used the clever reaction of a pseudonym to remind Chen Tianhong on the side.
"'Sword to Town'?" the old man seemed to be confused, and asked, "Which of the six of you knows about the place 'Sword Comes Town'?"
A young Taoist priest hurriedly replied: "Senior brother, 'Jianlai Town' is located at the end of the northwest corner of the continent. ”
Chen Tianhong and Li Chungang didn't expect that the so-called Xianmen disciples would reach this point - the backhand was a rush to pat the back.
The old man nodded with satisfaction and motioned for registration, which made the two even more surprised, and both of them thought: What kind of immortal sect should this be? Obviously, compared to the nine major sects in the Shenzhou Continent, it is far behind!
The young Taoist priest rushed again: "Please ask the senior brother's name, and the junior brother will immediately make a record!"
"Peace, tranquility, yes, right and wrong, law, law. Li Chungang explained word by word, and his eyes were full of disdain.
The young Taoist priest's hands and feet were also sharp, and he quickly wrote the roster, and wrote "An is the law" in the first place, and said: "Senior brother is a 'five-star' genius, and one hundred spirit stones should be returned as they are, and another five hundred spirit stones will be given." ”
Chen Tianhong was secretly shocked, and said in his heart: Li Chungang's Dao realm is only the middle level of the "Kaiyuan Realm", and he has not succeeded in building a foundation at all, not to mention the "Seven Star Divine Disk" that can only be cultivated after reaching the divine artistic conception. How could it be possible to confirm that he was a "five-star" wizard with just a piece of multicolored stone? If this result was not bad, it seemed that the Dao Sect inheritance on this continent was really far superior to that of the Shenzhou Continent.
In the face of the six hundred spirit stones, Li Chungang was not polite at all, put them all away, and walked aside casually. Immediately, another young Taoist priest moved a chair, and another young man poured tea and water. For a while, it was impossible to tell who was the host and who was the guest.
Li Chungang sat down with a big grin, and slowly looked at Chen Tianhong and Bai Yujing.
Chen Tianhong motioned to Bai Yujing and asked him to test first.
Bai Yujing stepped forward lightly, solemnly offered a hundred spirit stones, and said humbly: "Disciple 'Fu Xiu' worships!"
Obviously, he didn't have the guts to make a mistake. However, he also used a pseudonym, which surprised Chen Tianhong very much. However, after thinking about it carefully, Chen Tianhong can determine the real name and identity of this young man. In particular, he has a master with great powers, which makes Chen Tianhong even more suspicious.
The young Taoist priest smiled: "Brother Fu, please!"
Bai Yujing cautiously stretched out his right hand and slowly pressed it towards the multicolored stone. The moment it was pressed, the multicolored stone burst out with a roar, and suddenly a five-colored light rose into the air, about three zhang or more, just like the brilliant five-color brilliance.
The white-bearded old man could no longer be calm, he jumped up suddenly, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, muttering to himself and fragmenting his thoughts.
The young Taoist priest was dumbfounded, but he was always vigilant, and while smiling on his face, he asked respectfully, "Senior Brother Fu, may I ask you Gui Geng, where do you come from?"
"Eleven-year-old, 'Sword Comes to Town'. ”
Even at this moment, Bai Yujing was still respectful. Otherwise, he would be the second master of these people.
After the young Taoist priest registered, he also returned one hundred spirit stones and gave another five hundred spirit stones to Bai Yujing.
Next, it was naturally Chen Tianhong's turn. To be honest, he was very uneasy. He put down the hundred spirit stones without being humble or arrogant, and also stretched out his right hand and slowly pressed it towards the colorful orange stone.
Rumble~
The multicolored orange stone suddenly made a roar of explosion, but before the light rose, it suddenly extinguished.
"Rubbish!"
The white-bearded old man threw over a sentence without hesitation. It is clear that he is accustomed to nature.
However, when Chen Tianhong took his hand away, his eyes were momentarily dull. It seems that a mysterious force suddenly took possession of his physical body and made him lose self-control. Fortunately, after a while, he returned to normal, with an apologetic and helpless face.
The smile on the young Taoist's face was gone, and he said in a deep voice: "This little brother has no chance with the Xianmen after all. As he spoke, he looked at Li Chungang and continued: "However, for the sake of Senior Brother An's face, I will give you a chance to identify your specialties for free." I don't know, can the little brother be good at it?"
"Write!"
Chen Tianhong had already anticipated various situations, and after weighing them, he felt that this one was the most certain.
The Taoist priest was just about to speak, but the white-bearded old man was impatient and said loudly: "Just write a word, don't waste time." ”
Chen Tianhong picked up the pen by himself, dipped it in ink, and wrote a word: beauty!
"Good words!" another young Taoist priest blurted out and praised: "This 'beauty' is really beautiful!"
The white-bearded old man stared at it for a while, and said, "For the sake of Brother An Xian and Brother Fu Xian's face, collect another hundred spirit stones from him! That's it, and then, prepare, prepare, and set off at noon today!"
The young Taoist priest smiled and said, "What is your surname, how old are you, hurry up and report it, so as not to delay the hour!"
"Ren Hao (o) Chun, twenty-two years old......"
"How do you write the word 瓁 (o)?" the young Taoist priest interrupted and asked arrogantly.
Chen Tianhong had no choice but to compare the word "瓁" and explained: "瓁, a kind of uncarved jade!"
The young Taoist priest smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, the Immortal Gate will carve your piece of jade well!"
Of course, Chen Tianhong heard the voice.
After the young Taoist priest finished writing, the others immediately began to clean up the tables and chairs.
Li Chungang waved his hand slightly at the young Taoist, and the young Taoist immediately trotted over like a dog wagging his tail.
Syllable~
Bang Bang~
Bang Bang Bang ~
Li Chungang tried his best to slap the young Taoist priest more than ten times, and then said lightly: "Ren Haochun is my little brother, and he is also your master." In the future, who dares to treat him like just now, don't blame me for being ruthless. ”
The young Taoist priest hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes,......"
Chen Tianhong was really happy, and said in his heart: What kind of world is this?
Just as he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a smiling face. There was a strange smile on the old, wrinkled face. What is hidden under the smile seems to be a long-awaited greed to reach the sky.