The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

"Phew, finally back!"

Looking at the tall city walls of Yu'nanfang City that were already in sight, Xu Zhiyu let out a long sigh.

Only he himself knew how difficult the return journey was. If it weren't for his good disguise and a bit of luck, he would still be trapped on the sea.

Now that he had arrived here, there was no need to display his Nascent Soul cultivation anymore. With a thought, his cultivation level instantly turned into the Golden Core level, which was his real cultivation level at the moment.

After checking his identity token, he passed through the special passage reserved for Jindan cultivators and walked straight into the market town.

At the same time, inside the Dragon Palace of the Mo Jiaolong clan, the fifth-level Jiaolong King was standing inside the palace and roaring wildly.

"The Water Tribe has completely lost face, and our Ink Dragon Tribe has also lost face. You were able to watch the murderer of my son escape from the encirclement. You are really great."

Hearing this, the other great sea demon kings standing below were unhappy. After receiving the demon order, they really searched their own areas diligently and responsibly.

And to put it bluntly, they were assigned by the Dragon King. Now you, a great demon king with the same cultivation and status as us, are actually treating us as your subordinates and scolding us. No one can stand this.

“Brother Jiaolong, what you said is not right. After we received the order from the old Dragon King, we first nodded our heads, then divided the areas we were to search, and then we went to carry out the order without pausing for even a moment.

If anyone is to blame, it's because the human monk who killed Jiaolong's nephew was too cunning. Since he hasn't been seen for such a long time, I guess he is no longer in the sea, but has gone ashore."

A fifth-grade superior walrus that had grown into a human form and was leaning on a staff spoke slowly.

"Humph!"

Seeing that the old walrus, who was almost as old as his father, had spoken, the Dragon King naturally could not say anything more and could only snort coldly.

"So what should we do next? Should we continue searching for that human cultivator, or should we give up now and report to the old Dragon Emperor?"

An anaconda that had also transformed into a human form asked in a muffled voice.

This is the issue that the great demon kings present are most concerned about, and it is also the main reason why they gathered together today.

However, no demon responded to this question, because they were undecided about what to do. Finally, all the demons turned their attention back to the victim, the Dragon King.

We should mainly listen to its opinion on this matter. After all, it was it that issued the Demon King's decree.

Just as the Dragon King was about to say something, suddenly a voice transmission appeared in everyone's sea of ​​consciousness.

"This operation ends here. You don't need to worry about it. I will communicate with the Human Race God of Jiushi Sect about this matter."

The one who transmitted the message was unexpectedly the old Dragon Emperor. Upon hearing the message, the great demon kings became more respectful than each other. They revealed their true forms one after another and bowed towards the northwest, which was the place where the old Dragon Emperor had been practicing in seclusion for a long time.

"I will follow the Dragon Emperor's orders."

The great demon kings accepted the order and then left the palace of the Dragon King one by one.

"Father, Xiao Er only has a broken golden elixir left. What should we do?"

Although this son is not favored by him, as a father, the Dragon King still cares about him in his heart.

"You can bring it to my cave. Its current state is just right for it to practice the top-level magic skills of my Black Dragon clan. It can be considered a blessing in disguise. However, whether it can be successfully practiced in the end depends on its luck."

"Thank you father."

Xu Zhiyu, who was in Yu'nan City, originally planned to participate in the Golden Elixir Exchange Fair and exchange the complete corpse of a fourth-level dragon for materials for refining his own magic weapon.

But after hearing some news while walking on the street, he had to give up this idea temporarily.

"Hey, Fellow Daoist Wang, have you heard that a big event happened in our South China Sea recently?"

"What's the matter? I'd like to trouble Brother Liu to tell me.

To be honest, I have been busy traveling around the Southern Continent in the past few years, and I just came back recently via the teleportation array.

I haven't had time to go out to sea yet, so I don't know anything about the news at sea yet."

"Okay, let me tell you! Two years ago, no, it should be three years ago, a fourth-grade upper-grade black dragon was chopped into pieces by a mysterious human cultivator in the sea, and only its golden elixir escaped."

"Wow, this is really a big deal. Is the cultivator who took action a fool? Everyone knows that the Black Dragon Clan is the overlord of the South China Sea. Openly attacking their clansmen at sea, isn't this courting death?

Needless to say, this guy must have been wanted by the Mo Jiaolong clan and was eventually caught and killed."

The Jindan cultivator named Wang, who had just returned from abroad, guessed confidently.

"Haha, you guessed wrong this time, old man. It is true that the daring monk was wanted, but he was not caught. Instead, he escaped from the pursuit of sea beasts and has not been heard from since."

Liu Jindan laughed and said that he guessed wrong, then told the truth, and his words revealed his admiration and respect for Xu Zhiyu.

"That's unlikely. Could it be that the one who attacked was a Yuanying senior? But that doesn't make sense. As long as that fourth-rank high-quality black dragon is not stupid, it would not have provoked a Yuanying of my human race.

But if the one who attacked was a Jindan cultivator like us, it would be extremely difficult to escape from the pursuit of so many sea beasts."

Wang Jindan was very shocked and couldn't help but doubt Liu Jindan's words.

“According to the Demon Emperor’s discovery of the Demon Decree, that person is indeed only at the Golden Core level, but how he escaped capture is unknown.

It is said that the Mo Jiaolong clan could determine his location based on the fourth-level Jiaolong corpse hidden in his storage ring, but in an instant, the fourth-level Jiaolong corpse disappeared without a trace. "

"Is there such a strange thing? Could it be that he threw away the dragon's corpse? That's why the Mo Jiaolong clan couldn't locate him, and then let him escape?"

"That's not the case. If he did that, the sea beasts would definitely find his discarded body. But so far, not even a hair has been found, let alone a complete body."

"According to this statement, the corpse of the dragon should still be in his storage ring. Whoever takes out the corpse of the dragon will be the cultivator who killed the fourth-level black dragon?"

“Yes, that’s the theory, but unless the monk is stupid, he will definitely not do that.

You know, in this Yu'nan market, the Mo Jiaolong clan also occupies a certain share. In the southwest of the market, there are many half-demons, including some fifth-level demon kings.

If he dares to reveal that he is carrying the dragon's corpse, then he may not be safe even if he stays in the market."

After hearing these words, Xu Zhiyu secretly felt lucky that he knew it in time. If he had taken out the dragon's corpse without knowing the reason, it would have been difficult for him to leave here.

"It seems that the corpse of the fourth-level dragon can only be disposed of in other markets. Then what should I bring to participate in the Golden Core Exchange?

It’s not impossible to buy it with spirit stones, but at the Jindan stage, most cultivators basically barter. Sometimes, people may not be willing to buy it with spirit stones alone!"

He was thinking as he hurried on, and soon stopped in front of a luxurious attic. This was an upscale inn that provided guest rooms of four levels, corresponding to the Golden Core Purple Mansion Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators.

In reality, it is not cost-effective to live in an inn. It is better to rent a cave. However, Xu Zhiyu does not plan to stay here for too long, so he can only choose to stay in an inn.

"Hello, senior, how may I help you?" As soon as he stepped into the door of the shop, a pretty female cultivator who had reached out to him and saluted.

"Open a top-notch room for me, and find a high-level broker. Remember, you need one with good reputation and flexible information. Go ahead."

He casually threw out three medium-grade spirit stones, went to the counter to get his room token, and then flew to the top-level guest room area on the fourth floor.

After finding the room number, he swiped the token lightly forward, and the door opened automatically.

After he entered the room, the door seemed to be equipped with a sensor device and closed gently.

After feeling the concentration of spiritual energy in the room, he was quite satisfied with it, as it was comparable to the concentration of spiritual energy emitted by a fourth-grade mid-quality spiritual vein.

It is said that there is a fourth-grade, top-quality spiritual vein under this inn, which is specially used to provide spiritual energy to each room and support the operation of the formation covering the outside of the room.

He sat down and brewed a cup of the fifth-grade spiritual tea he brought with him. Before he had time to taste it, there was a soothing knock on the door.

Xu Zhiyu's mind moved, and the room token floated out from the storage ring, then it swiped towards the door by itself, and the door opened.

He glanced at the Purple Mansion Level 3 cultivator who was standing at the door with his head lowered, and greeted him:

"Come in if you're here, don't just stand there."

"Junior Si Liang, nice to meet you, senior."

After the visitor entered the room, he stood three steps away from him and bowed.

"Well, you are the high-level broker? Let me ask you, how much do you know about the situation in the Southern Market? How much do you know about the situation in the Southern Continent?"

Xu Zhiyu held the teacup, sipped the tea, and tested the other party. He had suffered a loss at the hands of the broker last time, and he would not be fooled easily again this time.

"Senior, I am not bragging, but I know a lot about the situation in the Southern Continent, not to mention the situation in the entire Zuzhou."

"Oh, you are so arrogant. Do you know how big the entire Zuzhou is? Not to mention a small Purple Mansion cultivator like you, even a senior in the Spiritualization Realm wouldn't dare to say that he knows it all."

Xu Zhiyu thought he had met another talker this time and couldn't help feeling disappointed. He planned to scold the other party and let him leave.

However, he was surprised when the other party revealed his identity.

"Senior, have you ever heard of Tianji Tower?"

“Of course I’ve heard of it. It’s one of the most mysterious forces in Zuzhou. I heard that up to now, no cultivator knows where their headquarters is, and even how many cultivators they have is unclear.

Why, what do you mean by Tianji Tower? Could it be..."

When he first heard the other party mention Tianji Tower, he didn't take it seriously and told everything he knew about the Tianji Tower. But when he got to the end, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Are you from Tianji Tower?"

"Senior, you have a keen eye. I am a member of the Tianji Tower."

After hearing the affirmative answer, Xu Zhiyu couldn't help but start looking at the cultivator in front of him again, but after looking for a long time, he couldn't see any difference from other cultivators.

"I heard that the cultivators of Tianji Tower are elusive and rarely show up. I wonder why they targeted me?"

He opened his mouth tentatively, and at the same time gestured for the other party to sit down, then he made him a cup of spiritual tea.

"This is the fifth-grade lower grade Cixi Yunmeng Tea, produced in the central area of ​​the Hengduan Mountains in Xuanzhou. It is a rare spiritual tea treasure. Thank you for the gift, senior."

Si Liang did not refuse. After sitting down, he picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. After finishing, he did not forget to praise the quality of the spiritual tea.

Seeing that the other party could tell where the spiritual tea came from after just one sip, Xu Zhiyu no longer doubted the identity of Qianji Pavilion.

However, he still had some doubts about the purpose of the other party's appearance, so he kept staring at him, wanting a satisfactory answer.

"Senior, you are joking. It was you who asked someone to find me here, so how come I am the one targeting you?"

"Really?"

"Of course, I'm sure you know that our Qianji Pavilion relies on selling all kinds of confidential information as its main business.

Since you are staying in this superior room, you are naturally a high-quality customer who deserves our special attention, so please don't be too suspicious.

If possible, please tell me what information you want to ask me?
I will make an estimate based on the information you want to know, and then give you a quote. If you agree with my quote, then we can do the deal. If you think the quote is too high, then you can choose to refuse it. "

Xu Zhiyu listened to the other party silently, then thought for a while, and then asked:
"I want to collect some materials to refine my own magical weapon, but these raw materials are hard to find. I wonder if your Excellency could take the trouble to do so?"

"Oh, senior, can you show me the list of materials?"

"It's impossible."

Xu Zhiyu took out a jade slip engraved with five kinds of rare materials and handed it to the other party, considering that the other party's origin was too mysterious.

He did not take out all the materials that had not yet been collected, but only selected the five most difficult to find ones.

Si Liang looked at the list and then at him, and asked uncertainly:

"Senior, are you sure you need these when refining your life magic weapon? As far as I know, all the materials you listed are distributed in various remote places in the ten continents. It is basically harder to get them than to ascend to heaven."

"Of course I know this. What I want to ask now is, do you know where I can buy or exchange these things?"

After hearing his request, Si Liang took out a heavy brick-shaped magic weapon, operated it for a while, then raised his head and said to him:
"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. I have just communicated with our branch leader. He said that we in Qianji Sect do know which forces have the materials you mentioned.

But if you want to buy it, it is basically impossible, because the other party is a big force, and they have no shortage of spirit stones, so the only way is to exchange them. "

"I accept the exchange."

"So, Senior, do you agree to exchange information?"

"Yes, I agree."

"The total cost is 20,000 medium-grade spirit stones."

"Twenty thousand middle-grade spirit stones?"

"Senior, you heard it right."

Xu Zhiyu smiled bitterly, thought about it, and handed over the spirit stone. (End of this chapter)