sbdcsierra Chapter 496 Zhao Qing: You’re welcome
Chapter 496 Zhao Qing: You’re welcome
The next morning.
Before the frost and fog had dissipated, heavy snow had already fallen in the heart of Zhongzhou.
The cold wind of early winter blew through the streets and courtyards, making mournful sounds in Tianxiang City... as if it had sounded the clarion call of war.
"Everything has been decided. The battle for Tianxiang City will begin immediately."
"Whichever city you are currently in represents which Junior Sister you are capturing. This city will be judged by all the Senior Sisters of Tianxiang and their peers."
"Anyone who disobeys the rules and rebels will be expelled from Tianxiang City immediately, and their clan will be considered an enemy of Yujing."
As Fang Ying's indifferent announcement came out, the Wanhuaping, where snow was drifting, suddenly had a sense of solemnity and coldness.
The battle to capture Tianxiang City begins!
The immortals who stayed outside the city to watch all perked up their spirits. They each drove their flying boats and fairy pavilions together, looking for a suitable place to watch the battle in the frosty and snowy flower fields.
Now, among those who are still outside the city, most of them are Qi-cultivating Golden Elixir cultivators, and there are very few foundation-building cultivators.
Even those independent foundation-building cultivators with no sect or school, as long as they have some reputation, most of them have entered the city to participate in the trial.
Tianxiang City is not only a place where disputes arise among Tianxiang disciples. The rare treasures in the Jade Tower Secret Realm are also opportunities for all foundation-building cultivators.
"Those two cities in the far north are truly mysterious. They must be home to many Cloud Sea cultivators. This magical spell and formation has caused the cities to melt into the flying snow..."
"Over there, that's where Senior Brother Yun Haiji is, and Junior Sister Zhuo's city."
"Why hasn't Dongjia City set up a dust-sealing formation? Aren't they afraid of being spied on?"
"That's the city of Youxianzi, where the largest number of Liyan disciples gather. I'm afraid their magical powers have already covered an area of a hundred miles. How could it be so easy to be seen through?"
"Nanjia City should be the weakest right now, right? It is said that the Blood Robe Walkers have gone to West City, and Fairy Sihe doesn't have many helpers around her..."
A series of spiritual consciousnesses converged above Tianxiang City, observing and communicating roughly across the city's restrictions and numerous formations.
At this moment, the Xueyi Tower in Wanhuaping was already crowded with people. Monks from various states participated in the Tianxiang Shecai event, and it was extremely lively.
"Beijia City Area, 200,000 Spiritual Stones."
"Xiding Territory, 800,000 spirit stones."
"Why not buy Fairy Xia's city? Xia Yuchan is the junior sister recommended by the Heavenly Fragrance Protector to enter the city..."
"Where's my Sheli Jade Slip? It hasn't been engraved yet, has it?"
Just like the fight between Xueyi Longyuan, there is still a bet in the fight between Tianxiang.
And it was in the Xueyi Tower outside Tianxiang City. This was done by Zhao Qing who instigated his senior and junior brothers and sisters. After all, he was also a Xueyi walker, so how could he not make money for Xueyi?
The last time the Shattered Stars Square shot the lottery, all they ate were the spirit stones from the Zhongzhou clan.
But this time, Tianxiang City can enjoy the resources of ninety states in the world...
Even among the cultivators from remote small states, many would casually participate, and it was very common to spend five thousand or twenty thousand spirit stones.
As for what everyone calls the City of La Liga and the City of Nan Geng, these are also the names that Xue Yi temporarily assigned to Tianxiang City... so that it can make money faster.
There are eighty-two Tianxiang fairies in Tianxiang City.
Apart from the twenty-one famous saints and Xia Yuchan, who was personally recommended by the well-known protector, the remaining sixty cities were divided according to the directions and earthly branches.
Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui, east, south, west, north, and center.
According to the directions, there are exactly sixty city numbers, which can easily meet the needs of everyone's speech.
In the magnificent pavilion outside the Blood Robe Tower.
There were two women standing arm in arm, and a handsome little bald man was accompanying them - Xueyi, Tianxiang, and Bodhi, the three ninth ones walking.
The enchanting woman's eyes flickered as she listened to the chatter of the immortals. Her brows gradually furrowed as she casually chuckled, "Listen... I, Tianxiang, didn't even designate a name for the city, yet you, the Blood Clothes, arbitrarily gave it a serial number."
Li Suya's black hair was gathered at her side, and her gorgeous moon-colored gauze clothes made her look even more extraordinary in the flying snow. While listening to her sisters' complaints, her smiling eyes remained calm and indifferent.
"It was Eighth Senior Brother's idea. If these names spread throughout the city, it would be more helpful for the Tianxiang Junior Sisters to plan their strategies."
Upon hearing this, Yayoi nodded in agreement and continued, "It's also more conducive to earning spirit stones, greatly shortening the time it takes to place bets and transactions."
Li Suya: ...
She smiled and said, "You won't make much money from this, and you might even end up losing money."
The enchanting woman looked suspicious and glared at him unhappily: "Then how about we split the profits and losses? I'll help you bear the risk."
……
The serial numbers used in the Blood Robe Shooting Color transaction not only satisfied the opinions of the cultivators outside the city, but even spread directly to Tianxiang City. Now many cultivators are referred to by the names of their respective cities.
For example, the city where Xiao Yunshu is located is simply called Xiao Saint Lady Domain.
The city where Xia Yuchan is located is called the Fairy Xia Domain.
As for those who are not among the twenty-one saints, such as Jian Qiong and Ye Xi, they are each called Bei Guiyu, Dong Renyu...
At this moment, my aunt had already copied the jade slip with pen and ink, and made a precise and rigorous city defense map using a large piece of animal skin.
The eighty-two city areas are clearly divided, and the jade tower secret realms on the main streets are clearly visible. The city area numbers and Senior Sister Tianxiang are marked in them, which also makes it convenient for Ning'er to inquire about the situation outside the city through communication.
But in fact, the nicknames of these eighty-two city areas were not actually created by Xueyi.
Rather, it was just a random mark made by my aunt when she was drawing the plan for the border battle formation, for her to think about and discuss.
Seeing this, Zhao Qing directly threw these names to the Blood Robe Tower, and then spread them back to the city through rumors outside the city.
As time went by, it was equivalent to my aunt forcibly assigning a nickname to each city.
The more the merrier.
Before any movement was seen in Tianxiang City, the Ancient Immortal Clan had already drawn a map of the city, and the Blood-Robed Walker had given each place a name...
This made Fang Ying, the Tianxiang protector, feel both amused and helpless.
Although this was not the original arrangement of Tianxiang City, it was indeed a smart arrangement.
only……
She listened to the doubts of some of the wandering cultivators from other states, and couldn't help but feel even more strange.
"Why is Fairy Red Lemon's city ranked in the West, while Fairy Sihe's city is ranked in the South?"
"And yet the Jian family city, which is extremely powerful and has gathered more than 3,000 foundation-building people, can only be ranked as Beigui?"
"Brother, don't you even understand this?"
"Although Fairy Jian Qiong has provided a lot of help, the city is already close to the center."
"Let your spiritual sense follow me and observe... It's obvious that the city numbers are arranged according to location. The closer to the edge of the city, the higher the rank. Therefore, Fairy Red Lemon is ranked in the westernmost position."
"No, no, this name actually came from Xueyi. The two fairies Sihe and Hongning were recommended by Xueyi, so it is natural that they were placed in the A position."
There are many different opinions outside the city.
But no one would have thought... this was actually arranged by my aunt according to the order in which she would fight her enemies when she drew the picture.
If she thought a certain party was weaker or had a grudge against them, she would number them A, B, C, and D to indicate that she would attack them quickly.
She felt that whoever she thought was more powerful but did not want to conflict with, she would number him Geng, Xin, Ren and Gui to indicate that the battle would be postponed for further consideration.
As for the two cities of their own, they were casually named West Jia and South Jia.
……
And this moment.
The conflict in Tianxiang City has just begun, and all parties are on high alert.
Zhao Qing had already accompanied Si He into the neighboring city.
It is actually very simple to travel between the two city areas.
You just need to stare at the other male or female cultivator, walk around casually, use the illusion to create their appearance, and then use the small dust-sealing formation to cover yourself and go straight in.
After crossing the border, he could put away the Dust Sealing Formation and transform into anyone else without being discovered.
exactly……
Where is the border line?
Even in their own territory, there are blood-robed monks guarding every five miles, and six-meridian monks watching and paying attention every few dozen miles.
Other city areas are currently bustling with activity.
Many monks were chatting and laughing while wandering along the long street, going in and out of shops looking for resources, calling friends to explore the secret realm of the Jade Tower... There was no order at all.
At least that's what Zhao Qing and Si He saw.
After all, not everyone can rely on the direct positions of a few people like them and issue strict orders to build the army with rewards and discipline.
At the moment, Zhao Qing and Si He were wandering around in a big way, as if they had really become casual cultivators who came into the city to explore opportunities.
"Xiao He, let's go check out the shops over there. We entered the city late and haven't seen much yet."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, husband~"
"Jinhong, come here quickly. There are many Yujing monks gathered here!"
The two of them did not communicate with each other, nor did they hide their own cultivation level. They just wandered and chatted on the wide street, perfectly blending into the scene.
Under the perfect magic of floating shadows.
Si He showed her lively and bright girlish appearance directly, except that her frosty white hair turned into waterfall-like black silk, which made her look less distant and more approachable and charming.
And he directly calls himself Xiaohe.
Such a beautiful face attracted a lot of attention, and some people even compared her with the white-haired fairy in Nanjia City, but no one could have imagined that this was the cold white-haired fairy.
And Zhao Qing... was even more outrageous.
He was transformed into a completely unfamiliar appearance, not any familiar person, but an appearance sculpted according to Si He's aesthetic suggestions. He was handsome and extraordinary, and as aloof as frost.
He even directly took Shuyue's father's name and called himself Wang Jinhong wherever he went.
The bright and pretty girl walked briskly, holding the lonely and cold man's hand, and followed the crowd directly into a towering palace.
The palace seemed rather empty. Above the purple-gold platform, three rays of light, obscuring divine consciousness, drifted unsteadily...
Many foundation-building monks were watching in groups.
"Forget it, let's go somewhere else. We can't get these three secret treasures."
"Just now, I was only slightly closer, and I felt my hair stand on end and my heart palpitating. It seemed as if my Niwan Palace was trembling with fear."
"This seems to be a test of Tianchongpo?"
"If Senior Sister Pu came here, she should be able to easily obtain the opportunity."
"Speaking of which, I haven't had time to visit my senior sister since entering the city. Now we should go over and ask her which city we should capture first."
Among the crowd, there was a cold and arrogant man and a bright and beautiful girl who were silently observing and observing with curiosity.
The so-called Senior Sister Pu in this city.
It was the Fairy Tianxiang who was recommended to enter the city, but she was recommended by the Yujing Sect and her influence was far less than that of the Holy Fairy from Zhongzhou.
In addition to the ancient clans of the holy land, the major immortal sects founded by the disciples of Yujing in the Ninety States can also discuss and recommend nine Tianxiang sisters together. This Fairy Pu came from this group.
Most of their helpers come from disciples of the Yujing Sect, such as the inner disciples of the Changsheng Sword Ice Valley, but the sect members behind them are far more powerful than the Changsheng Sword.
Si He smiled sweetly, his almond-shaped eyes full of curiosity as he looked at the three balls of light, and said through telepathy, "It's similar to the opportunity of the light in Longyuan."
"The one in the south should require... Tianchong Po, Linghui Po and Wushu Po to be able to combine their thoughts freely before they can approach and use the Seven Souls Secret Technique to cleverly capture it."
"For the remaining two, just use spiritual power and magic to attack. Wood-type magic and fire-type magic are combined. As long as you have spiritual roots of both types, you can easily create a magic that meets the requirements."
Zhao Qing nodded secretly in his heart: "Qinghuan is more suitable, let's see what it is and take it back for her to play with."
Without saying a word, he walked straight through the crowd and headed towards the purple gold platform.
His cold sword eyes casually glanced at everyone, and with a wave of his hand, a red streak turned into a stream of light, but when it approached the light, it disappeared without a trace.
"Or not……"
"Who is this senior brother?"
"I don't know, isn't he from Qu Yunzhou?"
"He should be a senior brother from the Huayi Palace in our province, or maybe he is watching Fairy Pu and wants to make friends with her, so he can come into the city to help?"
Zhao Qing: ...
Okay, okay, I am whoever you say I am.
He still looked cold and aloof, and even glanced back coldly at the people who were talking, maintaining his aloof personality.
Then he looked back at Guangyun and frowned slowly, trying to use wood-based magic to activate the secret treasure.
The surging spiritual power rose from the Dao Sea, attracting the top-grade wood spiritual roots to transform into emerald-like clear light, instantly enveloping the three balls of light.
For a moment, bursts of fragrance drifted into the palace, and two balls of light began to sprout, as if magical flowers and herbs had taken root in them!
In an instant, the entire palace was silent.
Dozens of foundation-building cultivators stared at this strange fellow Taoist, constantly communicating with each other to guess what treasures were hidden in this secret collection.
It was obvious that the secret treasure that all of them had tried without any progress had undergone a miraculous change in the hands of Wang Jinhong!
This fellow Taoist really has the qualifications to be arrogant... He is very skilled and courageous.
Zhao Qing's sword eyes became more solemn, and he used his spiritual power to penetrate the fire spiritual root, and attracted the wood spiritual power from the meridians, pouring it all towards the two balls of light.
This kind of secret treasure, similar to a sect test...is not easy to obtain if no one reminds you.
But he possesses five types of spiritual roots and can adapt to the requirements of most secret inheritances.
However, ordinary people with five spiritual roots don’t have much chance to come into contact with these opportunities...their cultivation is really too slow.
Soon, all eyes converged.
Green branches grew out of the two balls of light, as if their vitality was damaged by some force, and they quickly withered and turned into ashes at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"what is that!?"
"Seeds? There are only two seeds in the secret stash?"
"Isn't this too ridiculous..."
When the ashes fell, the two balls of light also lost their mysterious cover, leaving only two spirit seeds in Zhao Qing's hands.
Zhao Qing's eyes moved slightly but his expression remained unchanged. He grabbed it with his backhand and put it away.
"Friend Wang, what is that?"
"Senior Brother Jinhong's methods are truly extraordinary, but I wonder what these two seeds are?"
Seeing that many people were asking curiously, Zhao Qing did not hide it. When he got it, he already knew it.
He now looked solemnly at the last ray of light and whispered casually, "The spirit seed of the Tianxiang lineage can be integrated and planted on the cultivator's foundation, which has the miraculous effect of gathering spirit and nourishing the foundation."
"It's just that these two spirit seeds seem to be a pair, and they can only work on cultivators with fire and wood spirit roots... their value is a matter of opinion."
Si He leaned against the wall and watched with a smile, seeing how his senior brother Jin Hong was knowledgeable and arrogant, and constantly sending messages and giving advice.
Zhao Qing also pretended to be immersed in it and even felt it was a bit exciting.
He briefly gazed at the last ray of light, then chuckled to himself, "This last one, I think it will be easy for Junior Sister Tianxiang to obtain. Those who practice Soul Banner Soul Technique will also have a chance..."
Just as everyone was listening and pondering silently, the spiritual energy outside the palace suddenly became agitated, causing everyone's minds to stagnate.
"Something has happened!"
Immediately, a man whispered in shock, staring at his communication jade and said hurriedly, "Fairy Pu has sent a message. There has been an accident in the Jade Tower Secret Realm on Minghua Street!"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed slightly, and they all focused their consciousness on the communication jade.
Zhao Qing:?
What?
No one has come to capture the city yet, and you guys are likely to get into an accident?
How can this be possible!?
With a cold expression, he quickly approached and snatched the communication jade from the man to check.
[Minghua Street, the secret realm of Yulou leads to somewhere else! I implore you, Friend Wei, to bring your friends from the sect to help.]
The secret realm of Yulou leads to somewhere else?
Zhao Qing frowned in thought, his face full of confusion.
And fellow Daoist Wei, whose communication jade had been robbed, remained silent with a serious expression. Dozens of foundation-building cultivators in the palace all focused their eyes on this cold and arrogant man.
Zhao Qing looked back at everyone, feeling strange.
You guys had an accident? What are you looking at me for?
"Fellow Daoist Wang? How's things going with Senior Sister Pu?"
Zhao Qing: ...
cough cough.
He exchanged a glance with Si He, then immediately put away the communication jade, frowned, and said in a deep voice, "It's unclear for now, but there might be something wrong. Let's go check on Junior Sister Pu!"