Chapter 38: The Sect and the Individual
A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Nan came out of the Array Star Pavilion. Just glanced back and sneered, he didn't stay too long, and quickly disappeared into the crowd. After a few flashes, he disappeared.
Standing on the second floor, looking at Zhou Nan's departing figure, Mrs. Xia shook the jade slip in her hand and said softly: "Good boy, you are really brave enough, even the sect dares to betray." How would I know about such a secret matter if it weren't for someone inside the Xuanhuo Sect? Unfortunately, none of this has anything to do with me, as long as I can make money, other things don't matter. Otherwise, hee-hee..."
I don't know when, the old man stood behind Mrs. Xia again, and after listening to Mrs. Xia's words, the old man just blinked and said slowly: "Madam, do you want to find someone to follow him?"
"No, a small fish, it's not worth it, the reputation of our Array Star Pavilion is much more important than that. After speaking, Mrs. Xia took the jade slip and left quickly, ignoring the old man.
Respectfully watching Mrs. Xia leave, a cold glint flashed in the old man's cloudy eyes. After a moment of contemplation, the old man took out a transmission note from his bosom and whispered a few words. The note turned blue and red, passed through the window, and flew into the distance.
In a corner of Qinghuofang City, three shabby-clad monks gathered together, bowing their heads and talking about something. It's just that the obscenity on the face is not a good thing at first glance.
"Big brother, Fu Lao has a message, let's be a kid, only the fourth layer of Qiling. After the incident, one person had two hundred spirit stones. A half-old man with a mustache said.
"yes, big brother, let's do it. Recently, the brothers have been going crazy with poverty, and after doing this vote, they can be free again for a while. Those girls, we haven't touched in a long time. Another chimed in.
Listening to the words of the two younger brothers, he pinched the transmission note in his hand, and then thought of something after a little contemplation, so he gritted his teeth, his face was flat, and he said, "It's done!"
Then the three of them hurriedly discussed for a while, then discerned the direction and left quickly.
Walking on the road, Zhou Nan didn't stop, went around into a small alley, found a place where no one was, changed his clothes again, tied his hair up, and after seeing that there was nothing missing, he nodded with satisfaction, pretending to be a person who had nothing to do, and left quickly.
This time, the matter seems to be very secretive, but Zhou Nanzhi said that as long as the news in the jade slip comes out, the Xuanhuo Sect will be furious and will inevitably investigate the matter thoroughly. At that time, everyone involved in this will inevitably be interrogated. Especially since this news came from Qinghuofang City, during this time, the disciples of the Xuanhuo Sect who entered Qinghuofang City would be the first to be suspected.
As long as the sect investigates a little, it will be able to know who the Dao is. However, Zhou Nan has no regrets. The two sets of formations obtained this time are 'backing formation' and 'guarding mountain formation'. The market value alone is at least worth more than a thousand spirit stones. As for the Array Star Pavilion's bid so low, it was for the strange request in the back. You know, this strange request is not cheap!
Originally, the formation was more than twice as high as that of a magic weapon of the same level, not to mention that this formation was extremely lacking in the Yan Kingdom Cultivation Immortal Realm? If you talk about the price alone, it is only expensive. If it weren't for the special circumstances, it would be really impossible for Zhou Nan to get these two sets of formations. At least, at his current value, there may not be anything at all.
"It seems that we have to hurry up and finish this time, return to the Xuanhuo Sect as soon as possible, we must keep a low profile during this time, and when we come back from the mine in three years, then the limelight of this matter will also pass. Zhou Nan pondered.
As for the things in the jade slip, it is about Jiang Ling'er's information, as well as the speculation that Lan Tianwen asked, Jiang Ling'er will become Murong Shi's Taoist companion, but what Zhou Nan said is very sure, as if it is true. Moreover, things are reasonable, and Mrs. Xia can't help but believe it. The results of the facts also proved that she really believed.
These things, if they are placed in the hands of ordinary people, half a spirit stone is of no value. However, if it is sold to a sect with the power of the Seven Great Sects and the Xuanhuo Sect, the gain must not be small. It was even far more than the value of a thousand lower grade spirit stones, but the risk also increased tenfold.
After all, the weight of the Nine-Star Heavenly Spirit Root is still very heavy. As long as it grows, it is enough to create a huge threat to these general forces. The Xuanhuo Sect produced a Murong Shi, and then a Jiang Ling'er, which was absolutely unwilling to be seen by the Seven Great Sects.
Although, this year, the Kaiyang Sect has produced a Holy Spirit Root. However, no one can deny the demonic sins of the Nine Star Heavenly Spirit Root. You must know that in the entire Yan Kingdom Immortal Cultivation Realm, in the past fifty years, the monks with the qualifications of the nine-star Heavenly Spirit Root have been counted in one slap. It's impossible to think about not being taken seriously.
As for the Holy Spirit Root, it can really be called a once-in-a-century genius, a demon.
These two kinds of people, as long as they have enough resources and no accidents, have a high chance of achieving success in just a hundred years. This is the best way to strengthen the foundations of a faction.
Yan Guo cultivates the immortal realm, and the generation of Jiedan monks is based on a hundred years. As long as it is a monk within the same hundred years, it is a monk of the same generation. The Yuanying Monk is based on two hundred years. This is related to the longevity of the two, which is very clearly divided and basically will not be confused.
Within every hundred years, the newly recruited Jiedan monks in the Yan Kingdom have reached the sky, and there are only twenty of them. Scattered, there are only a few of each sect. It is basically monopolized by the seven major sects. For a second-rate sect like the Xuanhuo Sect, the probability of producing a knotted monk is absolutely unimaginably low.
But now, the Xuanhuo Sect first produced a young generation of top ten new stars, not to mention Murong Shi, and another Jiang Ling'er. Coupled with a Murong Changtian who has the potential to break through to become the ancestor of the Yuan Infant Stage, it is definitely a huge threat to the Seven Great Sects.
Therefore, any valuable news about the Xuanhuo Sect at the moment was enough to cause the Seven Great Sects to shake. And the seven major sects will also take any means to destroy this threat.
Therefore, if anything happens to Jiang Ling'er or the sect, then Zhou Nan will definitely be the culprit among the culprits, the mastermind among the masterminds. If it is discovered, then it will be impossible to escape.
But Zhou Nan really doesn't regret it and doesn't feel self-blame. This is the Immortal Cultivation Realm, this is the Immortal Dao. A wonderful world of thought and moral ideas that are completely different from the worldly.
Immortal cultivators, what they want is to be cautious and cautious, to do brave and diligent things, what they want is to cultivate to a higher level, and have more longevity, so as to increase the possibility of becoming immortals.
If Zhou Nan didn't have the idea of becoming an immortal in his life, and just wanted to improve his cultivation, grasp power, and live a beautiful life, then he would never betray the Xuanhuo Sect.
But now, since he has chosen the Immortal Dao and has chosen to become an Immortal, even he himself doesn't believe that he will succeed, but this is what he wants to do most in his heart. This goal, this wish, was personally obtained by him from his mother, and he did not want to change it, nor did he want to change it.
In this case, the path is different, and in his eyes, the Xuanhuo Sect is just a small station on the long immortal road, and it is nothing. As long as he can go through this step, whether the Xuanhuo Sect is dead or alive, or even destroyed, what does it have to do with him?
After all, time flies, thousands of years later, the vicissitudes of life, the person who can laugh at it is the one who succeeds, Zhou Nan will never want to turn into a handful of loess that can be trampled on after thousands of years.
Therefore, between the sect and the individual, Zhou Nan didn't even think about it, so he resolutely chose the individual. This can't be said that he is selfish, from another point of view, isn't this the choice that immortal cultivators should have? People don't do it for themselves, heaven and earth will be destroyed, and the ancients will not deceive me!
The reason why there is no betrayal is that the price is not enough. But Zhou Nan urgently needs these two sets of formations now, although they are only worth a thousand spirit stones, but for him now, it is enough for him to take risks. Since the price is enough, what's the harm in betraying it?
Walking on the street, Zhou Nan looked around very casually and naturally, but on the other hand, he secretly and cautiously watched everything behind him. He never believed that the Array Star Pavilion would not follow him.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Zhou Nan to spot a few sneaky figures. But even if he found out, he couldn't have done anything here. Unable to get rid of it, in desperation, Zhou Nan had to finish his own business first, and then try to solve these few small miscellaneous fish.
Not long after, after learning about the market price of some ores, Zhou Nan first grinded the price on a small stall and bought some. Then I entered a medium-sized shop called "Golden Stone House".
After entering the door, Zhou Nan turned around again and glanced out secretly. I found a few sneaky figures in front of a small stall, negotiating prices with the stall owner, but they were obviously absent-minded, sweeping towards the shop from time to time, paying attention to his every move.
Seeing this, Zhou Nan sneered, and concentrated on choosing the ore he should buy. Since you love to follow, then follow, there will always be times when you are unlucky. At that point, hehe, but it's going to be really fun.
Suddenly, Zhou Nan picked up a fist-sized fiery red stone, which felt very familiar. The stone exuded a brilliant red, and the inside was like a ball of blood, and the divine thought penetrated into it, only to feel a burst of burning heat.
"Isn't this a flint stone?" Zhou Nan asked the shopkeeper.
"Immortal Chang has good eyesight, this is the Xuanhuo Sect's specialty Xuanhuo Stone, and our entire store does not have much reserves, ten spirit stones per piece. Xuanflint is a fire-attribute raw stone ore, which is mainly used to create medium-grade magic weapons, and the effect is very good. Would you like a piece of it?" explained the shopkeeper when he heard the question.