Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 171 Sea of ​​Clouds
Miaoli Shan chuckled:
"Attacking the Wang family, does Brother Wei have any dissatisfaction with the Wang family?"

"Not really, it's just that for a royal family banquet, so many people from the Chamber of Commerce came, which really surprised me."

Miaoli Shan looked at the busy people in front of him:
“Daoyou Changshi Luohe Mansion may not understand this. The relationship between the major forces in Yunzhou City is extremely complicated, especially the personnel under their command, who have much closer exchanges with each other.

“Some are motivated by profit, and some are motivated by affinity.

"These people in front of us are not all invited by the head of the Wang family like Fellow Daoist Wei. Instead, they are invited by other people from the main branch of the Wang family, or by members of individual branches.

"I see!"

There were more than a dozen spirit boats on this trip, and the one under Wei Zhong's feet was the largest and of the highest grade, reaching the fourth level.

The accompanying personnel are also well-known figures in the Chamber of Commerce.

On the other spirit boats, there were a small number of people who were in the Jindan stage, foundation building stage, or Qi refining stage, and their power was much lower.

After a while, Miaoli Shan looked at the time and gave an order:
"set off!"

Then the group of spirit boats flew to the outside of the Yunji Mountains, and the protective formation was opened, leaving a huge passage for the spirit boats to pass through...
Looking at the scenery rapidly receding below, Miaoli Shan explained:
“Yunzhou City is very big, probably two or three times the size of Luohe Prefecture.

“Among them, our Yunji Chamber of Commerce is located in the east, the Wang family is located in the north, the Shadow Moon Sect is located in the west, and the Red Flame Society is located in the south.

"The four major forces each occupy a large spiritual land. The areas between the territories are where the various Jindan or smaller forces live. Based on their geographical location or other reasons, they will choose to attach themselves to various forces."

Miaoli Shan pointed to a sacred mountain below and said:
“This place is called Yuanming Lingshan, and it is the territory of the Xu family who has reached the Jindan stage. It is the closest to our Yunji Chamber of Commerce, and is a vassal of our Chamber of Commerce.

"There are at least dozens of foundation-building families nearby, and they have successively attached themselves to the Xu family."

Then he pointed to another place in the distance:
"..."

Wei Zhong listened to the other party's introduction, mostly about what kind of family this was, what kind of geniuses were in the family, and what positions they held in which hall of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

All in all, it is just rough intelligence about nearby forces.

"Senior Miao is very clear about the situation of these forces."

Miaoli Shan laughed:
“It’s just that I’ve been trained for many years to handle the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce on behalf of my master.

"If possible, I would rather practice in seclusion rather than taking care of the mundane affairs of the Chamber of Commerce."

Wei Zhong recalled some of the major events that Miaoli Shan had participated in, and discovered that whenever the Yunji Chamber of Commerce needed a Nascent Soul cultivator to step forward, this guy always couldn't escape.

The secret realm of Luohe Prefecture in the past was also involved, as was the Wang family banquet today, and even the transaction of potential elixir stocks like Wei Zhong.

If outsiders didn’t know, they would think that there was only one Yuanying in the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

"Unfortunately, the other Yuanying cultivators in my guild are all busy with guild affairs, so I, a young cultivator, have no choice but to take action."

Miaoli Shan stretched his body and said:
"It will take several hours to complete this journey. I will go and rest for a while."

After saying this, he returned to the cabin.

Wei Zhong looked at the vast sea of ​​clouds in front of him, thinking about what the other party had just said.

'Gathering in the Chamber of Commerce, according to my recent understanding, there are four known Nascent Soul cultivators:
The head of the Chamber of Commerce, Shan Gu, a great Yuanying cultivator; Yu Tianze, a middle-Yuanying cultivator, who is also Yu Ziming's elder; Du Longfeng, an early-Yuanying cultivator and the chief steward of the Dan Palace; and Miao Lishan, an elder of the Chamber of Commerce.'

These were all what Wei Zhong had learned based on the information on the surface. Four Yuanyings were not many, but they were enough to deal with the major forces in Yunzhou City.

Wei Zhong didn't know whether there were other Nascent Souls hidden inside the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. After all, news about a fourth-level alchemist and a fourth-level weapon refiner like Wei Zhong could be hidden.

It doesn't seem to be that difficult to hide the existence of several Nascent Souls.

Of course, these are just Wei Zhong’s guesses.

Shan Gu lived in Xiaohe Mountain for a long time, handling all the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. Du Longfeng was in charge of the Dan Palace, running the largest elixir business in the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

As for Elder Yu, Wei Zhong heard from the people in the Weapon Hall that he rushed to other states to collect various rare resources, including several materials for making a fourth-level puppet god box.

The three Yuanyings were all busy with important matters and could not get away, so the task of attending the Wang family's banquet naturally fell on Miaoli Shan.

"That's true. Ningying doesn't have a rest either."

This is the main reason why Wei Zhong has no intention of joining the major forces.

To become the head of a major force, one must consider the development of that force.

All kinds of worldly things come one after another, greatly squeezing the time for practice.

This is undoubtedly contrary to the practitioners' original intention of pure practice.

Although Wei Zhong has endless lifespan, it all depends on his own cultivation.

If the improvement of his cultivation cannot keep up with the consumption of his lifespan, Wei Zhong will gradually move towards the end of his lifespan.

Most ordinary people join forces for the rich cultivation resources, and Wei Zhong is probably no exception at this moment.

All cultivation resources for the Jindan stage and below can be exchanged for spirit stones, but after reaching the fourth level, various resources will become extremely rare.

Spirit stones will no longer be the standard of measurement, and the information gap between Jindan and Yuanying will be the biggest obstacle.

A Jindan cultivator practices for a hundred years and at most can obtain one or two thousand-year-old elixirs. As for the more precious Yuanying opportunity, that depends purely on fate.

As a result, many people have been trapped in the Jindan realm for hundreds of years without being able to advance, and died with hatred in their hearts.

Wei Zhong didn't want to live in the Jindan stage for hundreds or even thousands of years without seeing the Yuanying stage.

Only then did he step onto the platform of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce to plan the matter of Ningying.

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The spirit boat sailed for six hours, passing through the airspace of countless forces large and small, before finally arriving at the Wang family's territory.

Miaoli Shan appeared next to Wei Zhong again and said lazily:

"Although this area is already the royal family's territory, it cannot be considered the core clan territory. At most, it is a place where the power radiates, and the people living here are all members of the branch clan."

Wei Zhong looked around and found that many of the accompanying spirit boats had left the team and were falling downwards, probably in response to the invitation of the branch clan members.

The further they sailed into the interior of the Wang family, the fewer spirit boats there were. In the end, only the largest spirit boat under Wei Zhong's feet arrived in front of a colorful formation.

This is the real core area of ​​the Wang family, the real clan land, Beiguan Lingshan.

Different from the fourth-level spiritual lands scattered around the Yunji Chamber of Commerce, the Wang family's fourth-level spiritual lands are all gathered in this spiritual mountain.

This is a huge and crisscrossing mountain range, which is more than twice as large as the Yunji Mountains of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

Among them live the Wang family members who have reached various levels from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul, and the number of cultivators is very large.

“This is the formation set up by Wang Qianxi, the fourth-level formation master of the Wang family. It is called the Galaxy Mirror Formation.

"It is said that it can not only absorb the spiritual power of the earth veins, but also connect with the power of the starry sky above, turning it into an extremely powerful star-shattering attack. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator cannot stand up to it."

Wei Zhong tilted his head in surprise.

"Can this kind of formation be set up by the Wang family's fourth-level formation?"

Wei Zhong didn't believe that a formation master who needed several years to crack the fourth-level formation in the secret realm had such ability.

Miaoli Shan couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Wei Zhong's expression:
“Of course, this description has been a rumor for hundreds of years. Even the Chamber of Commerce records are ambiguous about it, and it is unknown whether it is true or not.

“It’s hard to say whether we can defeat a Nascent Soul cultivator, but with the Wang family’s Nascent Soul in charge, we can actually stop a late Nascent Soul cultivator for quite some time.

"This is also one of the reasons why the Wang family is rooted here."

As he spoke, the brilliant spiritual light of the formation in front of him opened a small passage, through which a beam of light flashed and leaped onto the spirit boat. The spirit boat's protection against the strong wind did not have the slightest effect on it.

When she appeared, it was Wang Qianxi in a green long dress.

The other party looked at Miaoli Shan and Wei Zhong beside him, and said:
"As expected, Fellow Daoist Miao is still leading the team today."

Miaoli Shan bowed and said:

"Other colleagues in the Chamber of Commerce all have important matters to attend to, and are sorry that they cannot attend this grand banquet..."

Miaoli Shan was very polite in his words and actions. After all, he was a guest who came to congratulate, not an enemy cultivator who came to challenge him.

"Fellow Daoist Miao, you are too kind. As the senior disciple of Master Shan, your coming here is a great honor to my Wang family."

After a few polite words, Wang Qianxi turned her gaze to Wei Zhong:
"This one? Fellow Daoist Wei," he paused as if recalling memories of his time in Zhigang Palace, "I guess this must be the newly promoted fourth-rank weapon refiner that has been making rounds recently, right?"

Wei Zhong was not surprised at all that the Wang family knew such information, and bowed:
"That's right, junior Wei Zhong greets senior!"

The latter nodded slightly, turned to Miaoli Shan and asked:
"Fellow Daoist Miao, please wait a moment. I will order the disciples in my clan to open the formation."

After leaving these words, he turned around and flew into the formation.

Not long after, the colorful aura of the formation broke like an eggshell, revealing a passage that was wide enough for the spirit boat under Wei Zhong's feet to pass through.

Miaoli Shan waved his hand slightly, and the spirit boat slowly moved towards the passage.

As they walked together, Wei Zhong looked at the magic circle above his head with curiosity. Suddenly, he felt a palpitation in his heart. His hair stood up all over his body and he almost wanted to take out his magic weapon to defend himself.

Miaolishan glanced at Wei Zhong and said calmly:
"Your spiritual perception is quite sharp. You can detect the murderous intent of the formation."

Then he added calmly:
"But don't be nervous. This is the Galaxy Mirror Array's way of identifying visitors. Once you completely step into the array, it will dissipate."

Sure enough, when all the spirit boats were submerged in the formation, the fear in Wei Zhong's heart turned into floating clouds and dissipated.

Wei Zhong wiped a sweat from his heart: "Sure enough, none of these Yuanying forces are simple."

There were members of the Wang family guiding the spirit boat in front, and finally Wei Zhong and others landed on a huge platform on the waist of a spirit mountain.

All the passengers on the spirit boat flew down, and were picked up by the children of the royal family, and flew towards the nearby spiritual mountain.

Miaoli Shan retracted the spirit boat behind him and fell to the ground with Wei Zhong.

Wang Qianxi came over and led the two of them to the top of Lingshan Mountain not far away. It was surrounded by clouds and mist, and the pavilions below were ancient and quaint, giving it a fairy-like atmosphere.

When he was falling, Wei Zhong had already seen many people arriving here, and they seemed to be people from other forces.

Taking Miaoli Shan and Wei Zhong into a small courtyard, Wang Qianxi handed them over to the Jiedan tribe members under her command and turned away.

"Whenever the Wang family has a major event, they will bring important visitors to Yunhai Peak. In addition, the Wang family will take the lead in holding several trading events on the peak. If you are interested, you can go to the places where people gather around to take a look."

Wei Zhong took a look at Miaoli Shan:

"Where is Senior Miao?"

"I still have to meet the Nascent Souls of the major forces, so I won't be going with you."

He waved his hand, and a cloud of mist emerged from under his feet, carrying his body into the sea of ​​clouds above his head.

Wei Zhong looked at the layout of the courtyard and found that although the layout was simple, it was located on a fourth-level spiritual vein and had abundant spiritual energy. It was an extremely excellent place for cultivation.

"But this is a good day to acquire precious spiritual materials, so there is no need to save this little time for cultivation."

After some consideration, Wei Zhong left the courtyard and headed towards where the crowd gathered.

There were many people accompanying him, including some who were at the same level of Jindan. They were wearing Taoist robes of various styles and walking in groups of three or two, chatting and laughing.

After walking for a few miles, they came to an open market, where most of the people, including disciples of the Wang family, set up stalls to sell all kinds of rare spiritual objects.

Wei Zhong looked around and found that there were indeed a lot of good things. There were various common spiritual medicines and the Wang family's signature body-refining pills for sale.

Out of curiosity, Wei Zhong bought several bottles of high-quality third-level body-refining pills, and then began to collect water-based spiritual objects along the shop.

Coming to Yunzhou City from Qingbo Island, Wei Zhong's Yuanshui beads could not be nourished by the water system and had to be infused with spiritual objects.

Wei Zhong would not miss this good opportunity to collect spiritual objects.

After walking and stopping for a while, Wei Zhong finally stopped in front of a bunk that was about one or two feet wide.

The bunk here was much smaller and more simple than the ones I had seen before. The most important thing was that the monk behind the bunk was not wearing a Taoist robe engraved with the royal family's logo, but was just an ordinary monk.

He looked like a young man, without a single beard on his face, and looked very fair and handsome.

Picking up the water-type spiritual object on the bed and taking a look at it, Wei Zhong asked casually:

"You don't seem to be from the Wang family?"

The latter smiled and said:
“Fellow Daoist, you have a keen eye. I am from the Luo family, a Jindan family under the Wang family.

"I'm taking this opportunity to buy the Lingfeng shop here to sell some small things in my home."

"Oh, the water stones on your stall don't look like trinkets."

Wei Zhong stroked the light blue stone in his hand and could clearly feel the abundant and pure water spiritual energy in it.

It is very suitable for the cultivation of Yuanshuizhu. According to Wei Zhong's knowledge, the purity of this spiritual object is only lower than that of Qianlingshuishi.

"Fellow Daoist, are you talking about this blue-veined glass stone? This is a unique product of my Luo family's area. It is indeed a rare spiritual object..."

It seemed that he saw Wei Zhong was interested in it, so he boasted about it a lot.

Wei Zhong interrupted him directly:

"What's the price?"

"Eight hundred spirit stones for one."

Wei Zhong's expression did not change:

"It's too expensive, five hundred spirit stones each. I want a large quantity, at least a hundred or more."

Hearing this, monk Luo struggled and hesitated. He looked at the monks coming and going around him and sent a message to Wei Zhong:

"My friend, you are too harsh in bargaining..."

Wei Zhong bargained with him and finally settled the price at six hundred.

He only brought 20 of these items with him, but Wei Zhong took them all. He said that the remaining number needed to be transferred back to the clan, and he could bring them to Wei Zhong in the near future to conclude a deal.

Wei Zhong left his contact information and planned to leave.

Suddenly I heard a word:

"Friend Wei?"

Wei Zhong turned around and found that it was his old acquaintance Wanyan Fu. He was accompanied by a woman in a white robe. When he saw Wei Zhong, his face showed some joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

He walked up to Wei Zhong enthusiastically and greeted him:

"As expected, I am able to meet Fellow Daoist Wei here. I have not seen you for many years. You have become famous in Yunzhou. I am really envious of you."

(End of this chapter)