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

Chapter 24
Not long after, the carriage arrived outside a beautifully restored attic.The buildings here are ethereal and the surrounding environment is quiet and pleasant, unlike the hustle and bustle at the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce.Looking up, I saw "Jinxiu Pavilion" written in large gold characters on the plaque.The breeze moved slightly, and the copper bell under the eaves also swayed, making bursts of sweet sounds.

Zhang Heng was led directly into the gate by the servants, and a spacious hall appeared in front of him.The hall is full of painted pillars, carved beams, bright windows and colorful doors. The floor is paved with jade bricks, and is covered with lifelike auspicious animals and birds.

If an ordinary person were here, seeing such a gorgeous scene, he would be amazed again and again.But for practitioners who have extraordinary power and aim to live forever, it is nothing more than this.Therefore, he only briefly glanced at the decoration in the attic and stopped paying attention.

The middle-aged servant was still very calm after seeing Zhang Heng entering the Jinxiu Pavilion, and even looked disapproving, thinking: "I have brought many guests here in the past, and even the monks of the Zifu have to praise the grandeur of this place. But the person in front of me didn’t care at all. He obviously has extraordinary knowledge, and I don’t know which big tribe he is from.”

Not long after, he enthusiastically led Zhang Heng to a quiet and elegant room on the fifteenth floor of the attic and said, "Dear guest, please rest here. I will take my leave first."

Zhang Heng saw that the room was well-equipped with desks and tables, the furnishings were elegant, and there was a futon in the room. He nodded, then casually threw out a Yuan Stone and said, "Go on your own, and don't disturb us if nothing happens."

After the servant took the Yuan Stone, he held it tightly in his hand, said yes, and then hurried out of Jinxiu Pavilion.After walking to a deserted water corridor, he took out the Yuan Stone and looked at it carefully. He was ecstatic for a moment and said to himself: "It is such a high-quality Yuan Stone. That What a distinguished guest."

After the servants left, Zhang Heng closed the door and arranged a simple formation. Then he cleared his mind and entered into practice.Now, his training in the body-refining path of gods and demons is at a time when he needs hard work. When he has accumulated enough knowledge, he will be able to break through the seventh level of the Nine Heavens Map of Chiming.Therefore, once he had time, he would not delay his practice for a moment.

And as he entered the practice of sitting still, a layer of light emerged on his body, and flowed around his body like water, shining brightly.This is naturally a manifestation of him absorbing the power of the lunar sun and the sun between heaven and earth and transforming it into divine power.

At this time, in another attic of Haichang Chamber of Commerce, a handsome man wearing a light yellow shirt was sitting in the main hall and said coldly to the young men and women in front of him: "I'll take care of you." How are things going? Not to mention anything else, I am determined to win the Dragon Blood Wood in the treasure competition tomorrow."

If there were any outsiders here, they would immediately be able to recognize the identities of the people in the attic. They are all descendants of the Tu clan in the Eastern Wasteland Plains.

One of the young men replied with a low eyebrow: "Brother, we have greeted all the distinguished guests who come to Haichang Chamber of Commerce this time in advance. It's just that a strange Zifu seemed to have stayed in Jinxiu Pavilion just now. Monk, this person seems to have a great background, but I haven’t had time to take care of him yet.”

Another woman who looked quite arrogant glanced sideways at the young man who had just spoken, and then interjected: "Brother Chuan, there are only a few competitors in Black Dragon City who are as powerful as us. Since that person came here alone, he is also a stranger. , I don’t think you need to care too much.”

The man in yellow shirt thought for a moment, but didn't take it to heart. He nodded and said: "Then go down and get ready. There will be several guests coming here for a banquet later, and one of them is the vice president of Haichang Chamber of Commerce. As one of the presidents, please remember not to neglect."

The young disciples of the Tu clan all said yes, and then they all withdrew.

After there was no one in the attic, the man in the yellow shirt frowned slightly and whispered to himself: "If President Li Feng didn't lie to me, the Haichang Chamber of Commerce will probably take out the quota to enter the Fuyou Sect's secret realm as the finale. Auction. Just relying on the resources provided by the tribe, I don’t know how many years and months it will take to cultivate into Wanxiang Zhenren. If I can get a large amount of Yuan liquid in the secret realm of Fuyou Sect, I, Tu Chuan, will soar to the sky."

In Jinxiu Pavilion, Zhang Heng practiced for several hours this time.It was not until the early morning of the next day, when the sky was getting brighter, that I withdrew from the meditation.He retracted the simple formation, raised his hand and opened the door and window of the room, and in an instant there was a warm breeze blowing from outside.

After a while, a guard from the pavilion said respectfully: "Dear guest, there is a treasure competition outside. Do you want to go and see it?"

Zhang Heng said in surprise: "Isn't the treasure competition at noon today?"

The guard replied: "Most of the guests in the morning were the innate beings living in the city, as well as some tribal people who came from the vicinity of Black Dragon City, so it was just a small treasure competition. Although the treasures for sale were also precious, they were far from the same as those at noon. Compared with the official treasure competition."

Zhang Heng thought to himself: "This Haichang Chamber of Commerce is really good at making money. I should go and take a look first."

So he went out and said quietly: "Lead the way."

The guard quickly led the way.The two quickly left the Jinxiu Pavilion, passed through the corridors and pavilions, and came to a balcony in the east. Only the monks of the Zifu could enter here.

At this time, the moon is setting, the sun is rising, and the clouds are rising, and this tower is also shrouded in auspicious light.There are long tables and chairs on the balcony, with jade porcelain tea cups and fragrant wines placed on them. The hollow copper stove on the table is emitting bursts of fragrance.

Zhang Heng sat in front of the case and saw dozens of similar towers around him, but they were all obscured by hazy fog, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and reality inside. This was obviously due to the formation.It's the same when I think about my place, it's impossible for outsiders to peep.Of course, he has already opened his heavenly eyes and developed his spiritual consciousness. It is not difficult to forcefully break through this formation.But Zhang Heng would not do such a thing if it was not necessary.

He looked down and saw an open space of several hundred feet below the balcony. Many guests were gathered at this moment, many of whom he had met on the road yesterday.

After watching it for a long time, he lost interest in the small treasure competition below.Those treasures are indeed rare for innate beings. Some of them may attract the attention of some Zifu monks, but they are still not worth mentioning to him.

There are a lot of ordinary Taoist talismans, or some innate creature-level Taoist armors in the Zhang clan.

There are luminous pearls collected from the East China Sea. At night, just one can illuminate a hundred-foot-sized hall as bright as day. Its appearance is exquisite and it is pleasing to the eye.This thing was sought after by several beautiful women, and the final transaction price was enough to buy ten low-grade magic weapons. Zhang Heng was secretly speechless when he saw it.He had seen some similar things in Licheng, but they were actually not too expensive.

There are also some pill powders produced by the alchemy apprentices of the Haichang Chamber of Commerce. After taking them, they can increase the speed of innate creatures absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth within half a day.In Zhang Heng's view, this kind of elixir is useless. Not to mention its effect compared with Yuan liquid, it can't even compare with the higher quality Yuan stones, which is why only those innate creatures from small tribes flock to it.

What surprised Zhang Heng was that the thing most sought after by those with higher status in this small treasure competition was a picture scroll.This scroll is called "Thousands of Beauties and Hundreds of Beauties". It is just an ordinary painting, not a magic weapon. However, as soon as it appeared, it was scrambled by many young men and women, and some even shouted loudly from below, as if they were here just for this. .

This scroll is more than two feet long and contains dozens of beautiful women of heavenly fragrance and national beauty.These women have different postures, but they are all extremely fragrant, charming, and charming.Such a painting is simply the ultimate treasure of boudoir pleasure.Out of curiosity, Zhang Heng asked the attendant nearby for a few questions.It turns out that this painting was created by a certain important person in the city lord's palace who did not want to be named. It is said that this important person often sent his paintings to the Haichang Chamber of Commerce for consignment, and many of the servants in the chamber of commerce were accustomed to this.

While enjoying the tea, a woman's voice suddenly came from outside: "But the distinguished guest in Jinxiu Pavilion? My servant Jin Xiaomei, the steward of the Chamber of Commerce sent me here to serve the distinguished guest. There will be a treasure competition at noon later. If the distinguished guest is willing to buy one or two pieces You can tell your slaves about the treasure."

Zhang Heng motioned to the attendant to lift the bead curtain and said with a smile: "Come in and talk."

Then he saw a beautiful woman with smooth muscles and bones slowly stepping in.This woman wore no makeup, had an elegant manner, and had a faint fragrance coming from her body. After coming in, she first bowed to Zhang Heng Yingying, and then said respectfully: "Jin Xiaomei has met this distinguished guest."

After Zhang Heng thought for a while, he asked: "I do intend to buy a few treasures, but I don't know what treasures will be sold at the treasure competition later?"

When Jin Xiaomei heard this, she immediately guessed that Zhang Heng was not from the three major tribes of Black Dragon City, nor could he be a disciple of the Lanyue Sect, otherwise he would have gotten some news in advance.She felt slightly disappointed, but after all, she was a specially trained person, and the expression on her face did not change at all.

So she pursed her lips and smiled and said: "We at the Haichang Chamber of Commerce have all the treasures that our distinguished guests are asking for." Then she introduced some of the treasures at this treasure competition to Zhang Heng in detail.But after all, her status in the Chamber of Commerce was not high, and she was vague about the final treasure.

Zhang Heng nodded slightly when he heard the words, picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip.Since there was nothing he needed in the small treasure competition, he didn't want to stay here any longer, so he got up and went back to Jinxiu Pavilion, only waiting to come back to this balcony at noon.

At this time, outside the Haichang Chamber of Commerce, more than a dozen people came from the direction of the inner city in chariots.

Sitting in the leading car was a young man wearing a dark green robe. This man had a face like peach petals and eyes like autumn waves, and he was indescribably elegant.

On his left side sat a girl in palace dress with a slender waist, long sleeves and picturesque features, and on his right side a charming woman with colorful sleeves and a ribbon lying half-lying there, both looking at him affectionately.The three of them sometimes whispered to each other, and sometimes let out a few chuckles.

One of the women seemed to have thought of something, and asked with a touch of teasing: "Sir, didn't you say a few days ago that you would bring Ke Xiu'er, the daughter of senior Ke Shoushan from the Haichang Chamber of Commerce, to keep us company? Why until today? , I haven’t seen this sister Xiu’er appear either?”

Another slightly mature woman also echoed: "What do you know? Xu Lang went to Haichang Chamber of Commerce today. Firstly, he went to the treasure competition to have a look. Secondly, he also went to pick up that Ke Xiuer and show off his glory. .”

Hearing this, Mr. Xu put his hand on his forehead, glared at the two of them, and said, "If you two bring up such disappointing things again, don't blame me for including you in the next issue of "Thousands of Beauties"."

When the two women saw that he looked serious and didn't seem to be lying, they immediately burst into tears and gasped slightly.No one in the city lord's palace knows that if a woman falls out of favor, she will be thrown into the cold palace by Mr. Xu and painted in a charming picture. This is something they absolutely cannot accept.

Mr. Xu nodded with satisfaction when he saw that the two girls were honest.But he still felt resentful in his heart: "It's disgusting that Old Ghost Xu is so ignorant of praise. If I hadn't been concerned about the two Wanxiang Masters from the Haichang Chamber of Commerce, how could I have allowed him to refute my face like this?"

Soon, the chariot with several people arrived at the main entrance of Haichang Chamber of Commerce.At this time, I suddenly saw a bald young man with a majestic appearance and a strong body standing in front of the chariot and said loudly: "Mr. Xu, it's been a long time."

Hearing this, Mr. Xu lifted the beaded curtain on the car and said, "It turns out that Brother Wan has arrived too."

The bald young man seemed to be unaware of his cold attitude. He first complimented him, then walked closer and whispered: "Brother, I have taken a liking to the red fire glazed stone in today's treasure competition. Please also invite me." Mr. Xu can help me mediate and help me win this treasure."

"Oh? Why should I help you?" Mr. Xu glanced at him and asked.

The bald young man did not speak, but sent a message: "As long as I can get this treasure, next time Mr. Xu comes to the casino run by my Wan clan, I will guarantee that you will not lose if you gamble, how about it?"

"You and I are brothers. I will personally help you get this treasure today. Who dares to fight with me if he is tired of living?"

……

As monks from the Purple Mansion scattered throughout Black Dragon City came in droves, the Haichang Chamber of Commerce became very lively for a while.

It was nearly noon, and in the side room where Zhang Heng lived in Jinxiu Pavilion, a guard came to inform him that there was a treasure competition.He was not in a hurry, and after sitting quietly for a while, Shi Shiran headed to the east balcony.

After stepping onto the balcony, she found that Jin Xiaomei was still waiting here quietly. When she saw him coming, she quickly bowed to him and said, "Well done, distinguished guest."

Zhang Heng smiled slightly and sat in front of the long desk. He saw that there were twenty or thirty people on the balconies around him, presumably some of the Zifu monks participating in the treasure competition.

After a while, a middle-aged man wearing a felt hat, thick eyebrows and dark complexion walked to the open space under the balcony and said in a loud voice: "The time has come, everyone, let's start now. This treasure competition will I will be the host. Let me introduce myself first. I am Ding Zhen. I am in charge of the Haichang Chamber of Commerce. You can just call me Lao Ding."

After that, Ding Zhen, the steward of the Chamber of Commerce, explained the rules of the Treasure Fighting Association in detail.This man spoke humorously and had an innocent smile, which immediately caused many Zifu monks in the tower to burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)