Chapter 245 Confusion
"What kind of cultivation do fellow Taoists have?"
"Foundation Establishment, late stage of Foundation Establishment."
"Are you good at various arts?" "
...Does this also need to be registered?"
"Of course, there are probably incense Taoist monks lurking around now. It is also to ensure the safety of fellow Taoists, so we must register truthfully."
"Well... okay, I know a little bit about weapon refining." "
What do you call me?"
"The surname is Li, and the last name is Ji."
"Why are you here in the city? What's going on?"
"Is this what I'm talking about... Well, I'm here to find Master Shenfu." "
Master Shen, there are many people who want to see him every day, but there are only a handful of people who can actually see him. "
Have you seen it?"
"Haha, we don't have such a big reputation. Okay, let's go in."
"Thank you."
He walked in from the city gate.
Li Ji looked around.
After several rounds of expansion, the originally small Yongan City still looks cramped.
Li Ji had also heard about this.
The main reason is that there are many monks who are skilled in various arts gathered in the city, and there are many monks who are very famous and are called "masters".
Among them, the most popular one is undoubtedly Master Shenfu Shen who launched the second-level spirit chicken essence.
It is the existence of these people that attracts many casual cultivators from the Yan Kingdom.
The changes in the attitude of the three major sects towards the casual cultivators made these people want to settle in the city even if they spent a lot of spiritual stones.
This has also made the population in Yongan City increasingly bloated.
But it is obvious that it also brought prosperity to the monk-related industries here.
What just puzzled Li Ji was that although Yong'an City today was still prosperous, it was obviously much deserted compared to what he saw the last time he came here.
There are also many more monks from the three major sects patrolling the road.
"Is it because of what the monks at the door said about the incense path?"
Thinking of this, Li Ji couldn't help but look slightly solemn.
He once went to the front line of Wei State and faced the Incense Tao monks directly.
He is very aware of the difficulties faced by the cultivators of the Incense Path.
And if there are really incense Taoist monks in Yan State, then it is normal for Yong'an City to be so nervous.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a sad, angry and panic voice:
"I am unjust! Fellow Taoist! I am unjust! I am not from the Incense Tao! You have arrested the wrong person!" "Hmph! That's right! That's
right! , come with us to the sect and ask the elders to check it out in person! Take it away!"
Li Ji quickly followed the sound.
I saw a middle-aged casual cultivator who exuded the mana fluctuations in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. He was tied up with a rope specially designed to seal off the mana of the monks by a group of monks from the three major sects with a look of injustice on his face, and was also attached with a talisman.
Many casual cultivators around were watching, some sneered, some were suspicious, some looked sad, some were beaming with joy... His
eyes swept over the tied middle-aged casual cultivator, and Li Ji couldn't help but wonder.
Da Chu and the Incense Dao monks have been fighting for ten years, and they have already developed a simple inspection talisman for the Incense Dao monks. It is useless for high-level monks such as Jindan and Yuanying, but it is accurate for refining Qi and building foundations.
There is no need to take it to Master Jindan for inspection at all, otherwise the Jindan Masters on the front line would have nothing to do and would be busy just checking there every day.
Many people from the three major sects of the Yan Kingdom have been to the front lines. It is said that making such talismans is not difficult, but why are they still using such an inefficient method?
Li Ji was puzzled.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Xianghuo Dao just bribed this person and did not choose to seize his body.
That's possible.
With this in mind, he also squeezed into the crowd.
Curiously, he asked Kun Xiu, who looked older and was watching with a smile on his face:
"Fellow Taoist, has this person been found to be a member of the Incense Taoist?"
Kun Xiu glanced at him and didn't want to pay attention. , but feeling the aura of the late stage of foundation building on the other party, he couldn't help but squeeze out a smile on his face, and said in a sharp voice: "
That's not true, but in my opinion, this person probably is."
"Oh? How can you see it?"
Li Ji I couldn't help but be a little curious.
"This man is usually fierce and vicious. When he meets people from the three major sects, he sometimes dares to challenge him. Tell me, if he didn't have the support of people from Xianghuo Dao, how could he have such courage?" "Also,
I It's common for him to look at some female cultivators in the wrong way, and he's probably not a good person either..."
Kun Xiu seemed to be chatting away.
Li Ji suddenly became speechless.
Immediately, he glanced at the casual cultivators around him again, only to find that the eyes of these people looking at the casual cultivator who was taken away were full of numbness and indifference.
Seeing this scene, Li Ji suddenly didn't care too much about whether the casual cultivator who was taken away was a member of the Incense Tao.
Shaking his head slightly, Li Jixuan left the crowd and walked towards Master Shen's residence.
Along the way, he unexpectedly discovered that a lot of such things happened.
"... Once you find a suspected Incense Dao monk, report it to us immediately! Once verified, you will be rewarded with at least ten medium-grade spiritual stones, no upper limit!" Three major
monks announced loudly at the entrance of the alley.
Many casual cultivators below had their eyes shining brightly, and they were all gearing up.
When Li Ji saw this scene, he couldn't help but shook his head again.
Just these people want to find the Incense Taoist monks?
It's simply wishful thinking.
He quickly walked past these people, and soon saw the only mansion with a huge courtyard on the busiest street in the city.
This is where Master Shenfu is.
Li Ji immediately walked over quickly.
But he didn't take a few steps.
Buzz!
Choking!
A rushing sound rang in my ears!
Li Ji was shocked!
A sense of crisis suddenly hit my heart!
He didn't even think about it. The instinct accumulated from many encounters with powerful enemies on the front line of Wei State allowed him to activate the magic weapon on his body immediately.
In an instant, Li Ji was directly surrounded by seven or eight second-level magic weapons.
At the same time, there were already several magic weapons and talisman brilliance coming towards him from all around.
A rope was also thrown towards his head.
However, it was blocked by the magic weapon on Li Ji and was knocked back.
"Fellow Taoists, be careful, this beast is fierce! There are many magic weapons, don't get close, use up its magic power first!"
A rich voice shouted.
Li Ji's heart suddenly tightened, his consciousness flew around, and he saw that at some point, more than ten monks from the three major sects had appeared around him, surrounding him!
"What's going on?"
Li Ji was confused and angry.
If he hadn't activated the magic weapon in time, he might have been seriously injured and taken down right now!
But the key point is, why did these people attack him?
"That's this person! This person must be a cultivator of Incense Tao! Hurry and catch him!"
A sharp voice suddenly sounded not far away.
Li Ji quickly looked around, but was shocked to find that the elderly Kun Xiu who had just spoken to him was standing not far away, pointing at him and shouting loudly.
In an instant, Li Ji understood everything.
I couldn't help but get furious.
"Death to the evil woman!"
The magic weapon around his body surged rapidly, and seven rays of light quickly formed above him, hesitating.
Kun Xiu's expression suddenly changed, and he subconsciously shrank back.
But the monks from the three major sects around him gathered around him one after another.
"The thief is so brave!"
"Let's take it down together!"
Li Ji finally came to his senses and shouted quickly: "Everyone! Misunderstanding! I am Li Ji, a guest of Prince Gao of Great Chu, and I am here to find Master Shen..."
" The bold incense Taoist cultivator dares to pretend to be a member of the state and wants to murder Master Shen. Get him!" The
leading monk didn't believe him at all and slapped him on the head.
With a wave of his hand, the magic power of the monks from the three sects around him surged, and their magical weapons, talismans, spells... were ready to go.
Li Ji looked extremely ugly.
"These bastards! They don't know right from wrong!"
He quickly activated the flying magic weapon and wanted to fly out. However, he immediately discovered that an air-locking magic circle had been set up in the sky above Yong'an City. Under the golden elixir, it was simply impossible. fly away.
"Damn it!"
Li Ji was anxious and angry.
He never expected that he would unexpectedly encounter such a predicament when he just came out to help his uncle get a batch of spirit chicken essence.
To be honest, even when he was on the front line of Wei State, he had never been so passive.
"Stop stubbornly resisting! Obediently remove the magic power from the magic weapon! Otherwise, if we work together to strike, you will definitely die!" the
leading monks of the three major sects shouted.
Li Ji's spiritual consciousness swept across these monks, and he suddenly became entangled in his heart.
Give up resistance, he can't trust these people.
But don't give up...
but now.
"Huh?"
Li Ji was stunned.
He was surprised to find that the monks from the Four Third Sect seemed to have received some instructions and suddenly put away the magic weapons and talismans in their hands.
"What's going on?"
Li Ji was confused.
The leading monk also looked a little unhappy. He glared at the Kun Xiu next to him, and then walked up to Li Ji.
He looked at Li Ji up and down, paused briefly on the magic weapon on his body, and then said:
"You are quite capable, and you can actually let Master Shen speak for you personally."
"But..."
In the eyes of this sect monk A hint of coldness flashed through him:
"Say what you should say and what you shouldn't say, and watch your mouth."
However, Li Ji didn't pay attention to the other party's threat at all, and focused all his attention on the first half of the sentence.
"It turns out that Fellow Daoist Shen saved me."
He suddenly realized.
He couldn't help but be secretly surprised:
"I never thought that Fellow Taoist Shen would have such great prestige in this city, that even these monks from the sect would give him face."
Although he is now from the Palace of Prince Gao of Da Chu, he was actually originally a casual cultivator of Yan State. Origin.
But later on, he took advantage of his uncle and became a guest in Prince Gao's Mansion.
Even so, most of them lived on the border between Dachu and Yan.
But he is very familiar with the situation in Yan State.
Naturally, he fully understands how difficult it is to make these sect monks so obedient.
At this time, the sect monks also dispersed.
Li Ji quickly walked to the front of the mansion.
The door was not guarded by sect monks like before.
Maybe it's because there are three large groups of people within a few steps of the street.
Li Ji stepped forward and was about to knock on the door.
However, the door has automatically opened without any wind.
I saw a dashing figure standing in front of the door, taking the initiative to salute.
"Fellow Daoist Li is tired. Senior brother is still in retreat, but he will be out soon. Please wait a moment."
"It's okay, it's okay,"
Li Ji said quickly.
He also knew this female cultivator, she was a Taoist companion of fellow Taoist Shen.
Under the leadership of the other party, he quickly walked to a quiet room and served tea.
Not long after waiting, I soon heard a burst of hearty laughter coming from far away.
"Fellow Daoist Li is tired."
A figure pushed the door open and entered.
"Fellow Daoist Shen!"
Seeing this person, Li Ji suddenly showed a smile, and then said with a look of shame on his face: "
Ashamed, if you hadn't spoken, I would have been captured by those sect monks." "
Haha, Otherwise, if they knew the identity of fellow Taoist, they wouldn't dare to give them any more courage."
Shen Fu, no, Wang Hao said with a smile.
"Even so, you still have to suffer a lot."
Li Ji shook his head and said with some confusion: "I didn't hear about the Incense Road last time I came here. Why did it suddenly become so serious this time? When I entered the city, I met several people. The casual cultivator was taken away."
Wang Hao spread his hands after hearing this and said, "That's what happened recently. To be honest, I'm not too clear about it. I've been practicing and refining the spirit chicken essence, and I didn't pay attention at all." Of course, in his view
, Come on, I'm afraid those incense monks he deliberately placed outside the city have been noticed by the three major sects.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be so strict all of a sudden, and the entire Yong'an City feels a bit uneasy.
This saves him from having to tell Zhang Zhenren face to face.
After all, if he said it, it would be really troublesome to explain.
Now it saves a lot of trouble.
Li Ji frowned when he heard this:
"Perhaps it has something to do with the death of 'that one'?"
"That one?"
Wang Yan was startled, and immediately realized what the 'that one' he was talking about was.
It was Zhang Daobai, the only True Lord of Yuanying among the sects of Yan State.
A few days ago, in the north of Yan State, the sky was clear and there was a sudden rain of blood.
There is no way to hide such a vision.
All the monks realized that Zhang Daobai, the Nascent Soul Lord who had been rumored to be about to fall for many years, finally fell after many years.
This made many people feel a little complicated in their hearts.
For this former number one man in the Yan Kingdom, some people admired him, some admired him, some were secretly happy, and some were relieved...
and the death of Zhang Daobai also meant that Zhenling Palace's absolute rule in the Yan Kingdom was about to become Yesterday's flowers.
It is no exaggeration to say that an era is over.
Another era belonging to the three major sects is about to come.
And as this era changes, it will inevitably be accompanied by a lot of battles and reshuffles of forces.
Many people are looking forward to and nervously waiting for the arrival of this era.
However, several days passed.
Instead, the entire Yan Kingdom fell into a strange and strange silence.
The originally expected three major sects to jointly discuss the Zhenling Palace did not happen. Even up to now, the Zhenling Palace has not released the news of Zhang Daobai's death.
Of course, even Wang Ba could see the weakness of Zhenling Palace.
Not to mention the three major sects that have been dealing with Zhenling Palace for many years.
Wang Yan was really a little surprised as to why the three major sects still hadn't launched an attack.
We can only guess whether people from the three major sects are aware of the existence of the Incense Tao monks, so they dare not take action easily.
And Li Ji thought of what he had just experienced, and couldn't help but express his thoughts:
"Fellow Daoist Shen, does this Incense Dao monk really exist? I think the three major sects are secretly eradicating casual cultivators in the name of Incense Dao. The thorn in the side, as the saying goes, when fighting against foreigners, you must first secure your home and secure your rear. Only then will the three major sects dare to start a war with Zhenling Palace? Otherwise, they are not afraid of being raided by rogue cultivators?" "This...should be impossible, right
? ?"
Wang Hao hesitated.
He didn't think so, because he was very sure that there were incense Tao monks in Yan country.
Of course, what Li Ji said is also possible. It is natural for the three major sects to eradicate the incense road and solve their worries at the same time.
Li Ji shook his head: "I have heard this trick a lot. The royal families and aristocratic families in Dachu all do this. This Yan State clan... Hey!" There was a hint of disdain
for the Yan State in his tone. The sect’s sneer.
This is really normal, after all, I just suffered a loss not long ago.
However, the two of them didn't chat too much about this. After chatting for a while, Wang Hao handed Li Ji's ten pieces of 'Spiritual Chicken Essence' this month.
"Fellow Taoist, you still need to be more careful in this country of Yan."
Li Ji said sincerely before leaving.
Wang Hao was silent for a moment, then smiled and sent Li Ji out of the city.
Watching Li Ji's figure disappear into the horizon, he slowly withdrew his gaze.
"Master Shen, if you open your mouth, otherwise it would not be easy for us to get out of Yong'an City now."
The monk from the sect at the gate of the city said with a flattering smile.
Wang Hao smiled slightly and threw out a bottle of low-purity first-order spiritual chicken essence, which immediately attracted the exclamation from the gatekeeper monk.
He didn't care about this. After pondering for a moment, he quietly hid his figure and found Master Mi who was good at making Tianleizi in the city.
"I want second-order Tianleizi, the more the better."
Master Mi is an old man with white hair and a monocle.
He looked at Wang Hao in surprise.
However, Wang Hao deliberately used the power of the Yinshen to re-create his appearance, body shape, and aura, and he could not tell Wang Hao's identity at all.
At that moment, he said casually:
"One second-order low-grade Tianleizi and five middle-grade spiritual stones. The middle-grade ones are..."
"I want the second-order top-grade Tianleizi."
Wang Hao interrupted directly: "As many as you have. "
Hearing Wang Ba's words, Master Mi finally looked at Wang Ba seriously this time.
After hesitating for a while, he took out ten boxes from the storage ring.
"One second-level top-grade Tianleizi and twenty pieces of medium-grade spirit stones."
"Twenty pieces per box, a total of two hundred."
"This is all I have accumulated."
Wang Hao directly gave the forty pieces of high-grade spirit stones. Throw the stone to the opponent.
Next, he went to Master Xin, who was good at making talismans, and purchased a batch of second-level top-quality talismans.
He immediately returned to his mansion.
"Junior sister, take these."
Wang Yan handed over all the Tianleizi, talismans and other things he had purchased before to Bu Chan.
With his cultivation background and the help of spiritual beasts.
Under the golden elixir, at least in the Yan Kingdom, there are probably not many people who can be his opponent.
So he was not worried about himself, only worried about Bu Chan.
At the moment, Yan Kingdom still seems to be peaceful, but Wang Yan can clearly feel that this is just the calm before the storm.
The longer the rain clouds are held in, the more terrifying they become when they are released.
Two more days passed.
The atmosphere in Yong'an City became increasingly tense.
The guards at the city gate also became increasingly tight.
In the beginning, only people were allowed in but not allowed out.
More and more sect monks came to arrest people in the city. In the streets and alleys, you could see sect monks, led by some casual cultivators, breaking into the homes of casual cultivators and taking people away by force.
The casual cultivators criticized and reported each other.
There are even situations where there are not enough monks in the sect.
At first, most casual cultivators didn't take it seriously.
Some people even became more and more excited after receiving the reward of spiritual stones.
However, as more and more casual cultivators were arrested, and more and more houses became vacant, some of the casual cultivators finally realized something was wrong.
"This is a scam!"
"I'm afraid there are no Incense Taoist monks in the city!"
"These sect monks, they want to eat us up!"
"We must escape immediately!"
These casual cultivators quickly united and planned to take advantage of the sect monks at the city gate to change their defenses and rush through the gate directly.
However, before this plan could be implemented, it was interrupted by a casual cultivator who secretly attracted monks from three major sects.
"This person is secretly instigating us casual cultivators to fight against the three major sects. He is probably a member of the Xianghuo Dao! Catch him!"
Quickly.
Not a single one of this group of casual cultivators who were planning to escape Yong'an City was left, and all of them were captured.
"You betrayed us! You actually want to be a dog for the three major sects! You have to die!"
A captured casual cultivator cursed angrily at the casual cultivator who leaked the secret.
But it caused the casual cultivator to sneer:
"What's wrong with being a dog?"
"I don't want to hide my head every day and live a precarious life like before. If I report you, I can get a lot of spiritual stones! Maybe! You can still become a member of the three major sects!"
"It's just your own fault that you are too stupid!"
This group of casual cultivators were quickly taken away by the sect monks.
Only the messy scene was left, and... Wang Yan stood at the door of the mansion and saw this scene.
Wang Ba's eyes were heavy.
He began to realize that Li Ji's guess was probably right.
The three major sects, using the incense path as an excuse, encourage casual cultivators to report each other, isolate and differentiate from each other, thereby easily achieving the purpose of cleaning up the unstable factors in casual cultivators.
Once the cleanup of loose cultivators is completed, perhaps the operation against Zhenling Palace will officially begin.
Now, the question he has to consider is, in the eyes of the three major sects, is he also an unstable existence?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of the curse-killing technique used by the Sulli Sect on him before.
He originally thought that Xuli Zong was incapable of defeating him, and there would be new actions against him soon, so he had been trying his best to be on guard.
We are also ready to evacuate at any time.
However, after waiting for several days, there was no new news.
This made him doubtful.
At this moment, a figure that concealed his body, aura, and appearance quietly appeared next to Wang Hao.
The visitor quickly said:
"Zhang Yunlong has met Master Shen."
Wang Hao nodded slightly, then quickly brought him into the room and closed the door.
"Master Shen, this is a letter from my ancestor."
Zhang Yunlong did not dare to be shy in front of Wang Hao, and politely handed a letter and a restricted storage ring to Wang Hao.
Wang Ba didn't have time to exchange greetings with Zhang Yunlong, so he quickly opened the letter.
Soon, a look of contemplation appeared on his face.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, what else did Zhang Zhenren say?"
Zhang Yunlong said quickly: "The ancestors said that if Master Shen accepts these conditions, we will personally provide you with what you want." "
Of course, even if Master Shen does not want to accept it , , there are some things you need in this storage ring, and I will tell you the secret to unlocking the restriction."
Wang Yan frowned slightly when he heard this, and seemed to be a little confused:
"Let me think about it again."
"Of course it will. I'm giving you time, but... I'm afraid I don't have much time left for you."
Zhang Yunlong was still very polite.
However, Wang Hao immediately noticed something from it.
His heart suddenly trembled:
"Could it be that the three major sects are going to attack Zhenling Palace soon?"
However, there was no unnecessary expression on his face and he nodded.
Zhang Yunlong didn't say anything else, and quickly handed Wang Yan the secret to unlocking the storage ring, and then left in a hurry.
There seemed to be someone outside to help him, but he was not worried about being discovered by people from Xuli Sect and Hui Feng Valley.
Zhang Yunlong was sent away.
Wang Ba stood in the quiet room with a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Zhang Jin, this old fox, has indeed taken a fancy to Yuan Wenzhi and Zhang Tailai. This time, he no longer conceals his purpose." The
letter sent by Zhang Yunlong directly gave several conditions.
The most important thing is to ask Wang Yan to join Danlongmen, and at the same time encourage Yuan Wenzhi and Zhang Tailai to join together.
If he could do it, not only would all the spiritual materials he needed be supplied to him, but he would also be guaranteed to use all the sect's strength to achieve the golden elixir for Wang Ba.
Of course, both parties need to make a vow.
As for this, Wang Hao gave up directly.
Maybe Zhang Jin is indeed sincere.
But his goal is to get the qualification to enter the third level of Linglong Ghost City, and he doesn't want to be trapped in a small sect with only four or five Jindan masters.
But he had to fool those who needed to be fooled, so he naturally delayed it as much as possible.
Following the instructions given by Zhang Yunlong, Wang Yan successfully opened the storage ring, and indeed obtained four materials for King Wuyu's bloodline breakthrough.
Compared with Jia Fifteen, Wu Yuan King needs several more materials to break through.
In addition to some of the second-level spiritual materials improved by Wang Ba and those given by Dan Longmen, he also needs four third-level spiritual materials.
Two more days passed.
In Yong'an City, the atmosphere became increasingly heavy.
Many casual cultivators closed their doors tightly and did not dare to make any movement.
However, the screams that sounded from time to time still frightened them.
Although no one dared to disturb Wang Ba's mansion.
But Wang Ba also felt a little unable to sit still.
He had even considered leaving.
And in such a suffocating atmosphere.
This day.
A tall, thin and lanky figure of a scribe fell from the sky and stood at the door of Wang Ba's mansion.
The arrival of this figure immediately aroused the vigilance of many sect monks.
They rushed over quickly, but did not dare to take a step forward.
And feeling the aura of this figure, a burly figure suddenly rose in the alley opposite Wang Ba's mansion.
It was Zhang Tailai.
At this moment, the honest face was full of surprise.
"Brother! You are finally back!"
The two chapters are combined into one, and the one in the morning is one of the two previous updates. It’s gone tonight, no need to wait
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