Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 780
Sicheng's jurisdiction is equivalent to a radius of [-] li, which is slightly larger than Xingang. The entire Xingang is only [-] li in size, but there are three D-level Xuanmen stationed there.

From this it can be seen that the D-level Taoist sect in the interior of Qingzhou is much stronger than the D-level Taoist sect above Qinghai.

Taking Qianyizong as an example, the territory of Chu State under its jurisdiction is tens of thousands of miles long, but in a place as big as a palm, there are countless cultivating families, large and small. It is controlled by various practice families, big and small, and only pays half of the harvest tax to the sect every year.

Coupled with the lack of resources in Xingang, there have been no Nascent Soul cultivators for thousands of years.

As for the Taoist sect stationed in Tingcheng in the inland area of ​​Qingzhou, its territorial territory of [-] li is completely directly under its jurisdiction, and there is no interference from any other forces. In addition, the cultivation resources are rich enough to support the sect's Nascent Soul monks .

Therefore, basically all D-level Taoist sects in the inland are taught by Nascent Soul-level monks, and very few very powerful D-level Taoist sects even have Huashen monks as their masters.

As for those cultivation families, they are fundamentally different from Qing Hai's cultivation families.

To put it bluntly, the practice families in Qinghai are more like affiliates of the Taoist sect. The Taoist sect is equivalent to a landlord, and those practice families are long-term tenants under the landlord. They help the local Taoist sect manage their property and pay half of the tax every year.

However, these aristocratic cultivation families in the inland and Taoism are completely equal. The two parties have an equal and cooperative relationship, just like a chamber of commerce, but they have a closer relationship with Taoism. There is me in each other, and you in me.

The practice family has its own jurisdiction, and also recruits non-family monks. In fact, these non-family monks even account for the majority of them. Their organizational structure is similar to a secular dynasty. The head of the family is the emperor, and he will always be the family. Monks are in charge.

And other high-level personnel within the family, similar to the ministers under the emperor, assist the head of the family to jointly manage the entire family business.

Some of these people are family members, and some are monks with foreign surnames.

The aristocratic families in the inland do not pay taxes to Taoism, they are only responsible to the higher-level aristocratic families.

Taking the Sima family as an example, they have to pay taxes to the Liu family in Donglai County every year in order to obtain the protection of the Liu family.

And the Liu family also has to pay taxes to the Jiang family in order to obtain the protection of the Jiang family.

The system structure of the entire practice family is built layer by layer in this way, thus forming a community of common interests, which is a tripartite confrontation with Xuanmen and the Chamber of Commerce.

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The two drank and chatted. Tangning had just arrived here and didn't know everything, so she naturally asked for advice, and Xu Mengyuan also knew everything.

A day changed in the blink of an eye, and the next day, the two boarded a Fengling ship under Sima's flag, and traveled for more than ten days to reach Qianyuan City.

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The Tianyu Pavilion city is about [-] kilometers in size, and it is located in the center of the entire Tianyu Pavilion. There is an endless stream of people coming and going inside and outside the city, and merchant ships come in and out from time to time.

On the four city walls, there are huge cannons on display, and many armored monks stand tall.

The inner roads are criss-crossed and there are many streets and alleys.

In front of the majestic attic of the Qianxuan Chamber of Commerce, a flash of light shot out, and a man appeared. It was Tang Ning who had come from Xuantang City.

"Senior, what are your orders?" In the attic of Diaoliang Huadong, a woman dressed in the costume of Qianxuan Chamber of Commerce came up and asked.

"Please help me find out where Gu Yuanya lives."

"Senior, please wait a moment." The woman turned around and walked to a desk, said a few words to the man sitting beside her, and after a short while, she returned to Tang Ning, "Gu Yuanya is in Room [-] of the Chunfeng Courtyard. "

"Please take me there."

"Senior, come with me." The woman took the spirit stone in his hand, led the two of them through the main hall, came to a backyard, pointed to a room on the right side and said: "Gu Daoyou is right here."

Tang Ning opened the door and entered. The room inside was about four or five feet in size. Incense candles were lit all around, and a faint fragrance lingered in the room.

Gu Yuanya was not in the room, she presumably went out, so Tangning waited here until night, when footsteps were heard outside the courtyard, and then the door was pushed open.

Gu Yuanya was full of joy, and walked quickly to Tangning, and grabbed his hand, "Master, you are finally here, come with me."

Seeing her anxious look, Tangning shook her head, "What's wrong with you?"

"Hey! Master, you'll know when you come with me." Gu Yuanya took his hand and walked out.

Tangning had no choice but to follow her out of the room and left the inn all the way. The two of them got up and headed southwest.

"Now we can talk about it! What's the matter?" Tangning asked after leaving Tingcheng after walking for about an hour.

Gu Yuanya glanced around and saw that the surrounding area was empty and no one was living. She flipped her hands over and took out a black sound-proof talisman. With a light pinch, the talisman disappeared and turned into a light curtain to envelop the two of them.

Seeing her cautious demeanor, Tang Ning felt a little dignified.

"Master, I found a treasure land." Gu Yuanya said softly with a mysterious look.

"Treasure land, what treasure land?" Tangning frowned slightly.

"Three months ago, I passed by a remote valley, and saw a faint light shining from below, not like the light produced by monks' fighting skills, so I immediately went down to investigate. After several days of searching, I found a The hidden cave has been going down the cave, and there is a magic circle blocking the way."

"I think this may be some kind of monk's hiding place. Under the attack with all my strength, the magic circle did not move at all. I was worried that the abnormal noise would attract the attention of the monks in the past, so I temporarily exited the cave and went back to the inn to wait for you to come. Treasure hunt."

"But you haven't come, and I'm worried that people will find that place, so I go to investigate once a month. I went out this time to investigate the cave. Fortunately, you finally came."

"Cave?" Tangning pondered for a while, "Can you tell the level of the formation?"

"I don't know the way of formation, so how can I know what kind of magic circle it is, but I think that magic circle must have been there for some years, and the gloomy light I saw that day should be that the magic circle has been in disrepair for a long time, and the inner burst The light produced by the spiritual power."

"Take me to take a look first."

The two masters and apprentices escaped all the way, and after a few days, they came to a remote valley, it was late at night, and everything was silent.

The entire valley is in the shape of a concave, with high mountains and steep cliffs on both sides, deep streams and flowing water in the middle, and a small waterfall on the left cliff.

"Master, just under this waterfall, there is a rather large karst cave hidden inside." Gu Yuanya looked around and said softly without any light coming and going.

The two fell straight down, reaching the bottom of the waterfall at the bottom of the valley. They sank forty to fifty feet, and they saw a large-scale cave.

Going straight along the cave, the water flow gradually decreased, and only submerged to the chests of the two people.

Tangning looked around. The cave was pitch black, and he couldn't see his fingers. However, with his eyesight, he could see everything around him clearly.

This cave has existed for many years at a glance. The stones on both sides of the cave have shown signs of weathering, and many bats are clinging to the stone walls.

The karst cave is narrow at the beginning, and the entrance can only accommodate two or three people walking side by side, but the further you go, the wider it becomes, and there are even many forks in the road, which can be described as nine turns and eight turns, like an underground maze.

The two of them walked for several miles, and turned around a narrow passage, and suddenly saw a huge light curtain standing in front of them.

"Master, this is the magic circle." Gu Yuanya pointed at the cyan light curtain in front of him and said.

Tang Ning walked around the light curtain. The entire light curtain was about a few kilometers in size. It seemed that it had existed for many years, because several parts of the light curtain had been slightly distorted, presumably because the array flags and altars inside were rotten. The magic circle caused by the damage is unbalanced.

"Master, how is it? Can you see the mystery of this magic circle?"

Tang Ning shook his head. Although he had some experience in the way of alchemy, as the saying goes, formations and alchemy are completely different things, and he didn't know anything about it.

"Have you visited the entire cave? How about other places? Is there anything special about it?"

Gu Yuanya said: "I've been there. Except for a magic circle here, there is nothing special about it. The size of this cave is about twenty or thirty miles in size, which is about the same size as this valley. This is one of the largest caves in the cave. One, it is also the central area of ​​the entire cave.”

Tang Ning nodded, turned over her hands, and a square black towel swelled in the wind, hitting the deformed part of the light curtain.

There was a loud bang, and the stone walls of the entire cave shook slightly.

The Xuanyuan scarf hit the cyan light curtain, activating the formation mechanism, and more than a dozen large golden runes emerged from it, attacking the Xuanyuan scarf.

The two hit each other frequently, the golden rune radiated brightly, the mysterious light and the golden light intertwined, the Xuanyuan scarf shook violently, and under the attack of the golden rune, the light became weaker.

Seeing this, Tang Ning made seals with her hands, and a huge palm emerged, with five fingers like hooks. The palm was covered with dense five-color runes. It was Wuyuan Xuanling's hand.

The giant palm grabbed those golden runes, and the densely packed five-color runes wrapped around the golden runes.

At the same time, Tangning found another golden pagoda, which was the "Golden Pagoda" snatched from Wang Xuan.

This tower has three floors, each floor is a separate space, with three supernatural powers, namely the three attributes of gold, fire, and water.

One is the giant golden net made up of Jin Lingsha, the other is the black flame that refines the corpses of monks, and the third is the blood that can corrode spiritual power.

The Golden Light Pagoda burst into light, and a rotation, black flames wrapped the golden runes.

All kinds of light are intertwined in one place, and as time goes by, the Wuyuan Xuanling hand is the first to be broken by the golden rune and dissipates into the air.

Under Tangning's continuous supply of spiritual power, the Xuanyuan Scarf and the Golden Light Pagoda lasted for about half an hour. Under the attack of the golden runes, the light became weaker and they were on the verge of collapsing.

Tangning frowned. Seeing that the golden runes on the screen of light were very powerful, it was impossible to continue like this. With one move, the Xuanyuan Scarf and the Golden Light Pagoda shot backwards.

Without the intruders, the golden runes on the light curtain gradually disappeared.

This kind of defensive light curtain formation can only be passively defended. The runes condensed on it will only be activated when the formation is attacked, and will not actively attack the enemy outside the range of the formation.

(End of this chapter)