The Tao comes to all heavens: from the beginning of the Wilderness Period

Chapter 23: A mysterious place with turbulent undercurrents

A few days later, in the inner city of Black Dragon City, in the palace of the city lord.

It is surrounded by twists and turns, and there is a majestic palace in the center. It looks like a tower, high up, with rainbow corridors flying out on both sides. It looks like a crane spreading its wings, which is really a far-off artistic conception.At this time, two practitioners were sitting at the highest point of the palace, raising their glasses and drinking from afar.

One of them had stubble all over his face, his clothes were greasy, and he looked extremely slovenly. He also held a worn-out wine bottle in his hand, and he drank from it one sip after another, but his eyes were clear and he was not drunk at all.After staring into the distance for a moment, he sighed with some regret: "Time flies, and thirty years have passed in a flash. Brother Shandao, I heard that after you return to the county this time, you will leave Shangyang County to travel around. ?”

The middle-aged man sitting opposite had an extraordinary spirit, and his clothes were swaying in the wind. Hearing this, he said calmly: "That's true. I wonder what fellow Taoist Xu Kun can teach me?"

Master Xu Kun shook his head repeatedly and waved his hands and said: "Brother Shan Dao has defeated me. It's not that you don't know. Although I am the city lord of Black Dragon City, I am just a Master of Wanxiang. In the past, thanks to Brother Dao's assistance, the area of ​​Black Dragon City has become a prosperous place." If nothing goes wrong, how can I dare to teach Brother Tao?"

Taoist Shan frowned slightly, then looked at him seriously, and said in a deep voice: "Fellow Taoist, your Chiming Nine Heavens Diagram has probably been cultivated to No. 11. In this Black Dragon City, there is not much difference between me and me. With Dao Youyou's strength, even without the help of Black Dragon City's formation, there is no telling who will win in a fight with Yuanshen Taoist."

Master Xu Kun smiled, looking lazy, and said leisurely: "Brother Shandao, there is no need to test me. Why should I care about my little ability?"

Immediately, he looked directly at him and asked, "I wonder who Shangyang County will send to take over as the guardian after my brother leaves?"

Taoist Shan waved his sleeves and said expressionlessly: "This position is temporarily vacant. I don't think there will be a replacement within a year and a half."

After pondering for a while, he added: "Fellow Taoist, you and I can be considered friends. I would like to advise you to just do your job well and don't cross the line."

Master Xu Kun's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he quickly calmed down and said with a smile: "Brother Shandao, what are you talking about? Since you are working for the Shangyang Marquis Mansion, you must do your best."

Then, he grabbed the wine bottle and took a big sip of wine, looking extremely wild and unruly.

The mountain Taoist looked at him deeply and said calmly: "Fellow Taoist, take care of yourself." After that, he jumped up and flew away in a rainbow light.

Master Xu Kun raised the jug in his hand high, saluted to the rainbow light, and then poured it into his mouth, letting the wine soak his hair and beard.

"Could it be that the mountain Taoist noticed my actions in recent years?" Master Xu Kun thought in his mind.

"It's a pity that Master Lu Hua of the Cangji Sect took action personally some time ago, but was unable to kill the great demon Yifan. I don't know where the demon escaped."

"There is only one token. If you want to open the Immortal Mansion, you must master the soul-eating magical power. It seems that I must practice this magical power."

Master Xu Kun shook his head slightly.Each of the two tokens left by the Blood Immortal contains a magical power.These two magical powers were extremely vicious and too harmful to practice, so he had no intention of practicing them originally.

"If I can get the treasures left by the immortals in the Immortal Mansion, why should I work for the Shangyang Hou Mansion anymore? After cultivating the Chiming Nine Heavens Map to the realm of Yuanshen, I will open a sect in the East China Sea and become the ancestor of the established sect. . By then, perhaps Lan'er's reincarnation can be found back."

Thinking of this, Master Xu Kun's expression softened.Over the years, he has been searching for treasures everywhere, even secretly acknowledging the interests of Shangyang Hou Mansion, in order to one day ask the gods to come forward and help him find the reincarnation of his wife.It's a pity that the treasures he has accumulated now are not enough to impress the ancestor of the immortals.

While he was deep in thought, he suddenly felt something and put away the wine bottle in his hand, then frowned and said, "Tell me, but what trouble did that kid cause to me again?"

Not far away, a wisp of green smoke drifted by without warning, and then a silver-haired young man appeared there.This man was wearing a gray-white slim-fitting armor with golden eyes. He knelt down on one knee in front of Master Xu Kun and said, "My lord, the young master seems to have found the relics of the Fuyou Sect tens of thousands of years ago. Now he is preparing to cooperate with the Haichang Chamber of Commerce." Cooperate and develop that heritage together.”

When Master Xu Kun heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little interested.He knew his son very well. When he was young, this boy had some ambition. He tried to imitate himself and embarked on the path of cultivating the Nine Heavens Map of Chiming. Although he did not achieve his wish, at least he worked hard during the cultivation.

Unfortunately, his wife died unexpectedly, and he was busy practicing. Without discipline, the boy began to act unruly. He usually loved gambling, drinking, and being a wife, and even his cultivation was neglected.Now he can take the initiative to share the worries for himself as a father, which is really impressive.

So Master Xu Kun said: "Let's talk about it in detail."

"This relic was originally discovered by a deacon of the Haichang Chamber of Commerce. It is said that the young master personally came to the door and wanted to force the deacon's married daughter to be his concubine, so the other party had to reveal the secret place where the relic was located."

Master Xu Kun's face turned dark.Then he asked: "How stable is the secret space passage?"

The silver-haired young man replied: "Haichang Chamber of Commerce has asked the formation master to break the restriction, but no more than fifty Zifu monks can be allowed to enter. If Master Wanxiang enters, there is a risk of the space passage collapsing."

Master Xu Kun nodded slightly.Although when the Fuyou Sect was in its heyday, there were only a few Yuanshen Taoists sitting in charge, but after all, it had a long history, and there might be some big gains from the sect's ruins.

And while the City Lord's Mansion and Haichang Chamber of Commerce were preparing to explore the secret realm of Fuyou, the Zhang family's residence was still peaceful.

Zhang Heng was sitting on the top of the attic, concentrating on restoring his energy. His whole body seemed to be immersed in the rays of skylight.

After a long time, a faint light shot out from his eyes, and he was obviously full of energy.After arriving in Black Dragon City for more than ten days, he entered many wonderful gates many times to practice swordsmanship. Now he has reached the limit of his current cultivation level and can no longer advance.

"It's a pity that no matter how hard I try, I can't activate the power of the twelfth yin and the sun in the Gate of Wonders."

Zhang Heng felt a little regretful in his heart. He originally planned to push the Nine Heavens Map of Chiming to the seventh level or even higher in the Gate of Wonders, but unfortunately he failed to do so in the end.Although the Gate of Wonders can reflect the real things in the outside world, it may be limited by his life level at this time and is still unable to activate the power of the lunar sun inside.The practice of the Nine Heavens Diagram of Chiming requires using the True Water of Taiyin and the True Fire of the Sun as sources, drawing the power of the Taiyin and Sun into the body, and transforming the divine body under the guidance of divine patterns.

If it is just a small realm leap, it can be accumulated slowly in daily life, and it will naturally be possible to practice within the Gate of Wonders.And if it is a major realm crossing, such as breaking through from the sixth level to the seventh level, it will require extremely amazing energy, and it will also need the assistance of the two supreme stars, the Lunar Star and the Sun Star, to make the divine body undergo a fundamental leap.

"If I can break through the seventh level of the Scarlet Bright Nine Heavens Diagram, it is not difficult to be reborn with a drop of blood. But with my current divine body level, I am still a little behind in achieving this." Zhang Heng thought.

In the process of refining the body of gods and demons, although he is still at the innate perfection level, after all, he is cultivating the Nine Heavens of Chi Ming. His divine power is already two levels higher than that of the powerful body refining of gods and demons at the same level. In addition, his body Transformed by the mysterious purple energy in the Gate of Wonders, it is even more magical than the ordinary practitioners of the Nine Heavens of Red Brightness.

This was the reason why the gray-robed man whom he met on the way to Black Dragon City a few days ago believed that he was a tyrannical cultivator of gods and demons.His powerful divine power at this moment is no less powerful than that of an ordinary middle-stage god-demonic body-refining expert in the Purple Mansion.

"The sword is sharpened by itself. This Black Dragon City is still too comfortable. If you want to make further progress, you still have to go deep into the East China Sea." Zhang Heng thought to himself.

With his current state of accumulation, it is still beyond his ability to create a magical method suitable for him without guidance.And if you can see your heart and know yourself through a battle, it will be easier to find the path that suits you best, and then you can try to push it to perfection through the door of all wonders.

Thinking of this, Zhang Heng stood up and walked towards the residence of the Wujun clan elder.

When the elder of the Wujun tribe learned that Zhang Heng wanted to go deep into the East China Sea to experience alone, he said slowly: "Don't be busy. If you want to go deep into the East China Sea, it's not surprising to encounter any kind of opponent. In my opinion, before you set off, , you can go to Haichang Chamber of Commerce to take a look, maybe you can buy a magic weapon that suits you."

Zhang Heng naturally agrees with this. If he can get a few more high-quality magical swords, his sword skills will be even more powerful.Moreover, some auxiliary magic weapons may not directly improve fighting ability, but they are also very useful.

The Wujun tribe originally planned to sponsor Zhang Heng with some Yuan stones, but he refused without hesitation.You must know that at least half of the Yuan Stones in the tribe's treasury were taken away by him. It was accumulated by the Zhang family for thousands of years. It would be more than enough to just purchase some ordinary magic weapons.

Afterwards, the elders of the Wujun clan sent Zhang Heng outside the camp. Just as he was about to say goodbye, he saw Zhang Heng slowly walking to the main door, raising his hand to the cornices on the door with a serious expression.

He couldn't help but look at it in astonishment. The stone eaves on the gate was originally missing a corner, but now Zhang Heng used his Yuan energy to fill it up, and it fit perfectly with the original broken place.Once the missing corner was filled, the originally slightly old manor gate seemed to be filled with vigorous vitality.

The elder of the Wujun tribe said with emotion: "I hope you can be as successful as you are when you go to the East China Sea."

After bidding farewell to the elder of the Wujun clan, not long after, Zhang Heng arrived outside the headquarters of the Haichang Chamber of Commerce in the west of the city.

The headquarters of Haichang Chamber of Commerce is not so much a manor as a city within a city.This place is made up of hundreds of palaces and pavilions of different sizes, with a high tower on each corner.At the highest point of the manor is a huge palace with cornices and raised corners, surrounded by shadowy pavilions and the moon, showing a majestic atmosphere.Outside the manor, there were practitioners coming from all over to greet each other, and it was extremely lively.

When Zhang Heng arrived here, he did not deliberately restrain his momentum. Some discerning practitioners saw that he was not an idle person, so they backed away and gave way, not daring to compete with him.

There were several young men and women walking together not far away. One of them, a pretty girl who looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, her eyes lit up. She pointed forward and said with a flushed face: "Senior sister, look at her, that person is so handsome."

The senior sister was a monk from the Zifu. She took a curious look and saw a tall and straight young man in black robe walking calmly into the Haichang Chamber of Commerce.This man is handsome and graceful, with sharp edges emerging from his body.Her expression tightened and she whispered: "That person is not simple, and his cultivation level is probably much higher than mine."

After hearing this, the girl couldn't help showing awe.They and their group are all disciples of the Lan Yue Sect in Black Dragon City, and the senior sister is a leader among the disciples of the sect. She is already a Qi Refining Purple Mansion monk in her twenties.For Senior Sister to treat her with such solemnity, the young man in black robe may already be on par with the elders in Lan Yue Sect.

Before Zhang Heng entered the Chamber of Commerce, he felt that there were many innate beings coming and going frequently here, and many of them were riding chariots and carriages. They seemed to be people of high status, and the number of people coming and going was almost as much as the most prosperous one in the city. downtown.

He was quite surprised. Normally, no matter how big the business of Haichang Chamber of Commerce is, it would not be like this, so he smiled at a servant standing aside to greet guests and asked: "Is your chamber of commerce always so lively?"

With a smile on his face, the servant cupped his hands and said, "That's not the case. Normally, there wouldn't be so many people. It's just because there are some treasures that have been collected for a long time for sale tomorrow. It is said that one of the treasures is jointly consigned by the City Lord's Palace and the Chamber of Commerce. Yes, I spread the news a few days ago, which attracted guests from all over the city."

Zhang Heng nodded slightly. No wonder the elder of the Wujun tribe told him to go to the Haichang Chamber of Commerce. It turned out that there was this reason.

Seeing that Zhang Heng did not object to his speech, the servant breathed a sigh of relief. He had seen countless people and could see that the young man in front of him was no small matter, so he tentatively said: "Your distinguished guest may wish to find a loft to stay here. The layout of the welcoming attic is elegant, and there are beautiful maids playing flutes and flutes. It is very convenient for entertaining guests with a view, and tomorrow's treasure competition is close to the attic."

Zhang Heng found it even more interesting after hearing this. There is a strong merchant atmosphere here, so it is no wonder that Haichang Chamber of Commerce can operate so prosperously.

He thought to himself: "Since there are so many practitioners gathered here, they must be able to find out a lot of news about the islands in the East China Sea, so we decided to settle here today."

So he said to the servant: "Lead the way." He considered himself to be of high status among the monks of the Zi Mansion, and he was confident enough to enter such a gold-selling cave.

The servant was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately summoned a cart pulled by four BMWs, with himself acting as the driver.

This large car is covered with light gauze, with a pearl hanging in the middle, which is extremely luxurious.After Zhang Heng got on the bus, he started to admire the surrounding scenery along the way.

The servant who drove the carriage looked unattractive, but he spoke fluently and had witty remarks.I picked up many interesting anecdotes along the way, such as a certain big shot in the City Lord's Mansion taking in several new concubines, or the recent high-spirited return of Deacon Ke who disappeared from the Chamber of Commerce.Zhang Heng listened with great interest and learned more about the current situation in Black Dragon City.

(End of this chapter)