I use the entry-level skills to create longevity

Chapter 128: Tongyou City, practicing on the road (Happy New Year to everyone!)
"This time you will represent Linghe Sect to go to Tongyou City and participate in the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition. I hope you will have a good performance in the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition."

Sect leader Bai Anjun came out of seclusion before Yang Xuan and others went to participate in the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition.

He encouraged those who were participating in the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition.

In addition to the ten people who participated in the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition this time, there were also the elders who cleansed the marrow, the elders who refined the five internal organs, the deacons who refined the lungs, and others, totaling ten people.

There were more than twenty people in total, heading to Tongyou City, the venue of the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition.

However, only Yang Xuan, Cheng Yanfeng and others participated, while the others were almost protectors who would help them deal with some chores.

He will only take action when lives are in danger.

Normally, I just watch.

The journey is long and we may meet younger generations from other sects.

When the younger generation of sects with conflicts meet, they will fight. Some people in some sects are battle maniacs and will take the initiative to invite others to fight.

So the journey was not so peaceful.

"That's all I have to say. I hope you all will perform well at the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition!"

Sect leader Bai Anjun personally saw Yang Xuan and others off from Linghe Sect.

He also takes this matter very seriously, otherwise he would not have come out on purpose, because the matter on his side has not been completely resolved.

"Be more careful along the way!"

"You two are attending the Jiannan Martial Arts Conference together, so you must take care of each other!"

Cheng Hongyun looked at Cheng Yanfeng and Yang Xuan and gave them instructions.

He actually applied to lead the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition, but the sect leader Bai Anjun had already made arrangements and refused.

The person who was finally arranged was an elder from the sect leader's group, who was quite powerful.

"If you can't defeat the opponent, just admit defeat!"

"You still have a long way to go, don't worry too much about the gains and losses of the moment!"

Cheng Hongyun continued to remind them that although he hoped that Cheng Yanfeng and Yang Xuan would gain something from the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition, he still hoped that they would return safely in the end.

After all, many people die in every Jiannan Martial Arts Competition.

Compared to the gains from the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition, coming back alive is more important.

"Grandpa, don't worry!"

"Yes, Master!"

Both Cheng Hongyun and Yang Xuan heard what Cheng Hongyun said.

It's naturally a good thing that someone cares about you.

"Everyone, let's set off!"

The team leader, Duan Wuyu, said in a deep voice.

The sound was not loud, but it was just loud enough for Yang Xuan and others to hear.

The green-scaled horse is ready, and this time we will travel on horseback.

These horses with the blood of exotic beasts have outstanding speed and endurance, and are most suitable for long-distance travel.

Under the leadership of the team leader Duan Wuyu, everyone rode on the green-scaled horses.

"Drive! Drive! Drive!"

Smoke and dust floated, and the figures of the green-scaled horses disappeared, and at the same time, no trace of people could be seen.

After Yang Xuan and others left, Sect Leader Bai Anjun went straight back to the sect.

He also has to deal with the special physiques of the remnants of the Lu family, which is also extremely important for Yang Xuan and others to participate in the Jiannan Martial Arts Conference, otherwise he will continue to retreat!
Now that Yang Xuan and others have left, he naturally continues to be busy.

"Bon Voyage!"

Cheng Hongyun sighed and walked towards Zizhu Peak.

Although he was worried about the safety of Cheng Yanfeng and Yang Xuan, he knew that this was the fate of a warrior.

The path of martial arts requires struggle from the very beginning. For those who stagnate, their path of martial arts will only be cut off.

Therefore, even if it costs our lives, we must go further.

They will not stop unless the road ahead is completely blocked.

Those who stop are likely to regret their choices when they are younger when they are older.

The Jiannan Martial Arts Conference was such a good opportunity, so he naturally would not stop Yang Xuan, Cheng Yanfeng and others.

Especially Cheng Yanfeng, although he was worried about him, he also hoped that Cheng Yanfeng could go further.

Furthermore, he knew that Cheng Yanfeng wanted to be the next leader of Linghe Sect, so he had to take this path. Even if he died, it was better than regretting it later.

The same thing happened to his son, Cheng Yanfeng's father. Although he felt very sad that the other party died on the road of martial arts, he also knew that it would be more tragic to stop the other party from moving forward.

Normally, even if the path of martial arts is difficult, help will be given to allow one to go further.

Just like Cao Ziyang of Lingyu Peak, he had limited talent in martial arts, so Cao Songquan, the peak master of Lingyu Peak, helped him to taming beasts. Unfortunately, an accident occurred and he failed in the end. But even so, if they had another chance, Cao Songquan and others would not change their choice.

Because this is the fate of a warrior.

Linghe Gate is quite far from Tongyou City, and it passes through several prefectures along the way, so they have to set off one month before the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition begins.

The people from Linghe Gate were hurrying on their journey and were quite anxious.

The team leader, elder Duan Wuyu, led everyone on the journey, and they hurried all the way. In his words, they wanted to get to Tongyou City as early as possible to avoid delays on the road, which would affect their participation in the Jiannan Martial Arts Conference.

During this journey, Yang Xuan's time for practicing was decreasing, but he also took this situation into consideration, so before leaving Linghe Gate, he specially exchanged for several skills that could be practiced while traveling.

These skills are all auxiliary skills, and are also his preparations for Yifan's talent promotion to become a god.

Just like horse riding skills, horse standing and other horse kung fu, it is a good time to practice them when he is on the road. Under normal circumstances, he has no time to practice these skills.

Among them, horse riding skills mainly include riding techniques, which not only include riding horses, but also riding exotic beasts. There are also further techniques of subjugation, which involve more.

The reason why it is named Horse Riding Kung Fu is that it was based on horses in the beginning, and it was only gradually evolved later.

As he kept on traveling, his skills improved at a relatively fast pace. He estimated that it wouldn't take long before he could get started with cultivation.

These skills are not difficult to perform, and are basically orange-level and red-level skills. They are also simple auxiliary skills for beginners in cultivation, and not many people practice them.

"Yancheng is ahead. Let's take a rest in Yancheng today!"

The team leader, Duan Wuyu, looked at everyone's tired faces and said.

In the early stages of the journey, they had been riding as fast as they could, not only to get to Tongyou City as quickly as possible, but also to avoid some troubles on the road.

He had been young once, so he naturally knew the characters of these young people.

If you give yourself too much free time on the road, people may look for trouble. Even if Linghe Sect doesn't cause trouble, people from other sects may. Therefore, you should travel as quickly as possible to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.

However, after seeing the looks of Yang Xuan and the others, he did not choose to cross Yancheng, because now they were halfway through the journey and had plenty of time, so they could rest in Yancheng for half a day. Besides, human energy was limited, and now they were so exhausted that it was not good for the upcoming Jiannan Martial Arts Competition.

Only when you are in peak condition can you exert better combat power.

Furthermore, after starting from Yancheng, the number of sects and forces we will encounter will only increase, and we may encounter challengers on the way. Therefore, we need to maintain our form.

He was the leader of the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition this time, so naturally he had to be responsible for this matter.

Getting good grades is also important to him.

After all, this mission was assigned to him personally by the sect leader Bai Anjun, and he turned down many peak masters who volunteered to take the task. Therefore, the result of his leading the team this time also represents the face of the sect leader Bai Anjun.

At least it can’t be lower than the ranking in the last Jiannan Martial Arts Competition.

"I can finally have a good rest!"

Hearing this, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

They had previously proposed to take a short break for half a day, but Duan Wuyu rejected the idea. This made the disciples participating in the Jiannan Martial Arts Conference feel uncomfortable, and other deacons and elders also had the same idea.

It’s just that the people who will lead the team to participate in the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition this time were personally selected by the sect leader, so no matter how many thoughts they have, they can only hold them in and listen to Duan Wuyu’s arrangements.

"Yancheng is a big city near the sea. Twenty percent of the salt needed by the Taiyuan Dynasty every year is shipped from Yancheng!"

Cheng Yanfeng knows something about Yancheng.

Although she had never been to Yancheng, she had naturally read records of such an important city.

Of course, this was also related to the fact that she knew the route of this journey in advance and had investigated all the cities along the way.

She even investigated which experts were in these places.

If you want to achieve good results in the Jiannan Martial Arts Competition, you naturally have to make more preparations, because opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. Cheng Yanfeng agrees with this point very much.

"Yancheng is a big city, it should be very prosperous!"

Yang Xuan said after hearing this.

He naturally knew that "salt" was a highly profitable industry in the Taiyuan Dynasty. In fact, it was also the same in the ancient dynasty where he lived in his previous life.

The conflicts among the Salt Gang, the Water Transport Gang and other gangs related to salt were very fierce, and many people died every day because of salt.

There are also huge interests involved, and people from all walks of life, including officials, gangs, and bandits, will all get involved just to share the huge profits.

People who can survive and rise to a high position in matters related to salt basically have no shortage of money.

And now, listening to what Cheng Yanfeng said, I think Yancheng should be similar.

"That might disappoint Junior Brother Yang!"

"Although Yancheng produces a lot of salt, it is not rich. It is even not as rich as the nearby cities that mainly rely on planting!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yanfeng shook his head slightly.

She had done some special research, otherwise she would have had such thoughts.

Because these riches eventually accumulated in the hands of those powerful forces and had nothing to do with ordinary people. In fact, because the main production area is salt, the exploitation here is even more severe and is not as good as that in places where farmland is cultivated.

Planting crops in the fields can at least yield some food, but the salt produced cannot be eaten. Once the salt is obtained, it cannot be sold unless there are special channels. Once these channels are passed, the salt will be plundered at every level, and there will be basically not much left.

But those grains are very expensive in Yancheng.

Under such circumstances, how could Yancheng be prosperous? The people living there were even worse than those in the neighboring cities.

"I didn't expect that!"

After hearing this, Yang Xuan thought about it for a while and was able to guess something.

After all, he is not a person who knows nothing. Even if he has not seen some hidden dark sides, he has seen them.

In this age of advanced Internet, there is so much to see.

While the two were talking, they were on the road because they had not yet reached Yancheng.

Not long after, a city appeared before everyone.

"That's Yancheng. It looks quite big, but the city looks quite old!"

"It's more dilapidated than many cities in Yu'an Prefecture!"

A core disciple spoke up, with a hint of disappointment in his tone.

Although the city is large, it looks somewhat dilapidated and has not been repaired. There is no sign of prosperity at all.

This appearance is not as good as many cities in Yu'an Prefecture.

In comparison, although Qinghe County, where Yang Xuan lives, is small, people are arranged to repair it every once in a while, so at least it looks good.

In comparison, Yancheng has a great reputation, but its appearance is very disappointing.

Yang Xuan took a look and although it was unexpected, it was also reasonable.

With Cheng Yanfeng's reminder, he could naturally guess something.

Yancheng is located close to the sea, but there are no pirates or bandits here. If you want to get close to this coastal area, you will pass through several cities on the way, as well as the naval forces of the Taiyuan Dynasty. Therefore, there is basically no danger in Yancheng.

Under such circumstances, there was naturally no need to repair the city walls of Yancheng. Without war and foreign enemies, repairing them would be a waste of money.

Those who are dividing the profits in Yancheng are naturally unwilling to spend money on these useless city walls, and they will naturally not give away the benefits they have obtained.

Although the imperial court has arranged people here, it is only basic management and there is not much they can do.

The management style of the Taiyuan Dynasty was somewhat different from the ancient court that Yang Xuan knew.

The places are basically dominated by major forces.

Just like Qinghe County, although there is an imperial court, the Linghe Sect is ultimately the dominant force. The imperial court only handles some basic affairs, and when it comes to major events, it still relies on the Linghe Sect.

The Black Wind Village was such a case, and it was ultimately solved by a team led by Cheng Yanfeng and others from the Linghe Sect, rather than the imperial court asking the court masters to solve it. This is the most obvious difference.

The royal family of the Taiyuan Dynasty is in charge of this land, but not all power belongs to the royal family of the Taiyuan Dynasty. However, the benefits given to the royal family every year cannot be reduced, and this is also the final mode of getting along.

After all, the Taiyuan Dynasty did not rely on the royal family to suppress various forces, but on the holy land behind it.

However, the Holy Land has different requirements for it, which also gives each major force an opportunity.

Ultimately, we still hope to cultivate a disciple who meets the standards of the Holy Land. If we can cultivate a disciple who meets the requirements of the Holy Land, we will naturally be rewarded by the Holy Land.

Therefore, even the royal family of the Taiyuan Dynasty could only get the benefits they deserved, and nothing more.

The dynasties were in different models and their final structures were also very different.

In the Taiyuan Dynasty, although civil officials are useful, the power they can wield is limited, and ultimately it all depends on their personal cultivation.

A martial arts master can replace thousands of soldiers. This is the difference.

Cheng Hongyun increased his support for Yang Xuan, hoping that he could become a disciple of the holy land. By then, Linghemen would also receive rewards from the holy land, and at the same time, they would have the support of the disciples of the holy land, and some potential threats would disappear.

Troubles like the Heavenly Snake Mansion, Luoyun Sword Sect, etc. will also disappear into thin air.

The pressure from the holy land is so great.

Yang Xuan rode closer on his horse. The closer he got, the more he realized how difficult life was for the people here.

You can tell something from the ordinary people on the street who look pale and thin!

(End of this chapter)