Natural Fairy Species

Chapter 165 Zengguang Fairy City

“Senior Brother Jin is such a rare visitor. He was able to take time out of his busy schedule to come to Feiyue Lake.”

Bai Zichen thought about hiding in Feiyue Lake for a few days to be quiet and relax, and then set off to Wanbao Pavilion to buy elixirs.

Unexpectedly, an uninvited guest would come to visit me on the second day.

“Haha, it seems that Junior Brother Bai hasn’t received the news yet. I resigned from the position of the mayor last month and returned to my hometown to become the elder of the alchemy hall.”

Jin Lu patted his round belly and smiled like a Maitreya Buddha.

“I just finished attending Senior Brother Tan’s funeral, so I rushed over to Junior Brother… I got a temporary task that needs you and me to complete.”

 “Sect mission?”

 Bai Zichen hadn't finished digesting Jin Lu's change of family, and frowned: "I don't seem to have reached the stage of temporary employment, so there shouldn't be any tasks assigned to me."

  New elders will be given ten years to adapt.

There will be no tasks assigned, and there will be no sect tasks.

 This has always been the practice of Qingfengmen.

“Junior brother Bai, take a look at this warrant first. It was signed by the acting head and the two palace masters...”

Jin Lu took out a warrant, handed it over, and turned to look at the decoration in the White Jade Tower with great interest.

　　‘The good village mayor suddenly became the elder of the alchemy hall because he didn’t do anything. I didn’t hear that this senior brother Jin was good at alchemy. He could just go back to the mountain and take charge of the Spiritual Beast Hall. ’

●Today’s Fangshi has an extremely special status among the sects.

Its annual spiritual stone income exceeds that of any of the Five Palaces and Eight Halls, but it does not have any level and can only be regarded as a temporary organization sent by the head.

However, the position of the elder in Fangzhi Town is very hot. The spirit stone that has been honored every year is several times more than this job.

Moreover, Jin Lu himself is a core member of the Promoter of Fang City Hall. There is no reason to give up the huge interests in Xiafang City and transfer back to the Alchemy Hall to become an ordinary elder.

 Unless the latter can bring him greater benefits.

 ‘Vacated palace master position! ’

An idea flashed through Bai Zichen's heart, and he felt that he had grasped the key.

Tan Changkong has passed away, leaving a vacancy for the master of the Alchemy Hall, and someone needs to take over.

The master of the five halls is different from the head master, and has strict requirements for the realm of the person in charge, which must be overhauled in the later stage of foundation building.

 At present, in the sect, there is only one late-stage foundation-building monk, Zhou Suqing, who is not the master of the palace.

However, since she entered the Chuan Gong Hall early, she probably won’t have any thoughts of switching to the Alchemy Hall.

 As for the elders in the middle stage of foundation building, there are quite a few.

The one with the highest reputation who originally took over as the master of the Alchemy Hall was naturally Han Qing, a second-level top-grade alchemist. This was also Tan Changkong's preferred candidate during his lifetime.

Looking at Jin Lu’s operations, I guess there is something else to say.

However, both of them are in the middle stage of foundation building. Even if they win the competition, they can only temporarily take over the position of palace master.

 Only when the cultivation level is reached, can one officially perform his duties and receive the treasure seal of the palace master.

The content of the handwriting is very simple, with only a few lines. It was indeed signed by Gu Xisheng, followed by the seals of Liang Yu and Yingzhong.

"Go to Zengguang Fairy City and bid for the Millennium Golden Crown Ganoderma lucidum at the auction... This errand is indeed very important. In previous years, it was also the responsibility of Senior Brother from the Alchemy Hall, but why did it fall to Senior Brother Jin and me this time? Please teach me, Senior Brother .”

Millennium Golden Crown Ganoderma is the most important material for refining the Foundation Building Pill. Apart from obtaining it deep in the Black Mountains like looking for a needle in a haystack, the most stable way for Qingfeng Sect is to increase the immortal city.

As a city that connects the four countries and radiates influence to dozens of countries, Zengguang Fairy City has its own secret medicine garden.

At the auction every few years, hundreds of thousand-year-old spiritual grass will be put up as auction items, attracting monks from all over the world.

Golden Crown Ganoderma lucidum is one of them.

Without the Millennium Golden Crown Ganoderma, there would be no Foundation Establishment Pill, which directly affects the number of new Foundation Establishment monks in the sect.

So the seemingly ordinary bidding for Zengguang Fairy City has a huge stake.

 Earlier, Tan Changkong was personally responsible, and in recent years, it was transferred to Han Qing.

“Here is a letter that Senior Brother Liang asked me to give to you. Junior Brother Bai can read it.”

Bai Zichen took another letter from Jin Lu, and it was indeed written by senior brother Liang Yu.

Handwriting can be forged, but the magic mark is difficult for others to imitate. It is difficult for monks who have to reach a higher level to do it.

“I wonder when Senior Brother Jin is going to leave?”

Bai Zichen's reading speed was much slower this time. After reading it, he rubbed his fingers and burned the letter paper to ashes.

“Of course, the sooner the better...according to the rules, the next auction in Zengguang Fairy City will be in a few months. If you go late, you are afraid of missing the time!”

Jin Lu sat up and spoke urgently.

“Three days from now, I still have some things to prepare…”

Bai Zichen thought for a moment and gave an answer.

“Okay, then I’ll come back to look for Junior Brother Bai in three days.”

Jin Lu patted his belly, laughed and left the Baiyu Tower.

"I didn't expect that after going around in circles, I still have to go to Zengguang Fairy City...but it changed from a private matter to a public matter."

Bai Zichen looked at Jin Lu's leaving figure, thought of what Senior Brother Liang Yu said in his heart, and felt that it was indeed a trip suitable for both public and private matters.

Liang Yu came up with the idea and appointed Bai Zichen as supervisor two years later, and within five years he was transferred to the post of supervisor.

 In the Law Enforcement Hall, the prison elder is considered the third-in-command. Only under the hall master and the high-gong elders, he has the responsibility of holding the charter and enforcing laws and regulations.

Liang Yu was worried that if he was promoted too quickly, other elders would have opinions, which would affect Junior Brother Bai's reputation in the future.

Even if he is forcibly promoted, the resistance will be even greater when he takes over as the palace master later.

So the task of escorting Golden Crown Ganoderma lucidum was arranged so that Bai Zichen could add another achievement and silence others before entering the law enforcement hall.

Anyway, the route to Zengguang Fairy City mainly passes through the territory of the Zhengqi Alliance, which is completely opposite to the location of the Demonic Sect, so the danger is not great.

Qingfengmen has participated in dozens of auctions in Zengguang Fairy City and has never had any problems.

He also pointed out in the letter that Junior Brother Bai should pay attention to Jin Lu. This person has the support of several elders behind him.

At this sensitive time, he was transferred to the Alchemy Palace, and he also used Gu Xisheng's route to win an errand in Zengguang Immortal City. His intentions were well known to everyone.

Lest they interact too much and fall into the quagmire of power struggles within the Alchemy Hall.

"Originally I planned to cultivate the Glazed Body and go to Zengguang Immortal City once I had the strength to protect myself, but later I was not so urgent to acquire the most important flying sword... I took advantage of this opportunity to see the so-called No. 1 Immortal City in the world. ."

Bai Zichen was worried that he couldn't go out because of his lack of spiritual stones, so he happened to go to Zengguang Fairy City to find two spiritual weapons that suit his needs.

“But before setting off, there are two things to do.”

Bai Zichen raised his sword, and with a flash of silver light, he flew straight to Fangshi and stayed in Wanbao Pavilion for an hour.

I went back to the mountain gate again and walked around to the General Affairs Hall and the Law Enforcement Hall.

By the time he returned to Baiyulou, his storage bag was full.

The cultivation-enhancing elixirs have all been replaced this time with earth-flame elixirs, which are indeed better than the spiritual-increasing elixirs for monks who practice fire-based techniques.

 Purchase twenty bottles in one go, enough to last for a while.

There is an additional jade box in the storage bag, which contains three hundred pieces of medium-grade spiritual stones, which he obtained in exchange for thirty thousand contribution points in the General Affairs Hall.

Sect disciples basically assume that one contribution is worth one and a half spiritual stones, which is based on the vast majority of items that can be redeemed.

 But the sect’s repurchase uses the ratio of one hundred contributions to one medium-grade spiritual stone.

Bai Zichen was worried that there were too many good things in Zengguang Fairy City and that he would not have enough spiritual stones when the time came, so he simply exchanged some of them.

 Through Senior Brother Liang Yu, I got a third-level talisman as a means of saving my life.

The Taiyin Star Escape Talisman draws the power of the Taiyin Star and walks on the stars. The body gathers and disperses, and can be hundreds of miles away in a moment.

Just such a one-time talisman requires him to contribute a total of 3,000 points.

It was because of the favor of Brother Liang Yu that Fu Dian was willing to take this piece from the treasured third-level talisman and exchange it for him.

However, it is expensive for its own sake. In times of crisis, this Star Escape Talisman can save someone's life.

As long as he is not left with the mark of his spiritual consciousness, even Master Jie Dan will be unable to catch up with him.

No matter how safe it looks on paper, Bai Zichen only believes in strength and always plans for the worst in everything.

"After the war between good and evil, the relationship between the Righteous Alliance and the Qingfeng Sect has heated up. They are almost half allies... They are unlikely to encounter danger in their territory. Zengguang Immortal City is even suppressed by the Nascent Soul Lord. How can there be any Xiaoxiao dares to be presumptuous."

 Bai Zichen laughed at himself, he was too cautious.

But having a third-level talisman like the Taiyin Star Escape Talisman on your body is just an extra trump card, not to mention it is an extremely rare escape talisman.

If it weren't for Senior Brother Liang Yu's face, how could Fu Dian give up his love?

 …

Jin Lu's flying spiritual weapon was a black flag that rolled up in the wind and became several feet in diameter, then fluttered out.

“Junior brother Bai, you haven’t been to Zengguang Immortal City yet…”

Jin Lu held his belly, and the black flag automatically raised up, just enough for him to lie down comfortably.

"Senior brother, I have been there twice since I established the foundation. I am really impressed! It is a fairy city with walls that stretch for countless miles with no end in sight. As long as you can imagine it, you can definitely buy it in the fairy city... treasures, techniques, and elixirs. Beasts, overseas treasures, and even magic weapons, double-cultivation furnaces, etc., can all be seen at the auction."

 “I’ve heard it many times, and this time I just saw it.”

This journey was far away and it was a strange place, so Bai Zichen left Gungun at home.

The flying speed of this black flag is almost the same as that of his colorful white clouds. It will take at least a month on the road to reach Zengguang Fairy City.

“I heard that Zengguang Immortal City is not controlled by the sect, but was founded by a cultivator family. Does Senior Brother Jin know about this?”

Zengguang Immortal City was built on the fourth level of spiritual veins, and with the terrifying number of spiritual stones that are swallowed every day, there are hundreds of thousands of monks in the city, which is a foundation that any Nascent Soul Sect would be jealous of.

Bai Zichen had read a rough introduction in a travel journal. The person behind the world's number one immortal city was actually a family of immortal cultivators.

 “Zengguang Du family, removed Tianchi Wu…”

Jin Lu murmured with a hint of longing.

“Since the Du family established the foundation of Zengguang Immortal City, there have been many Nascent Soul True Lords in the family, and three of them have been born in a row!”

"The monks all over the world have regarded Zengguang Du as the darling of heaven and earth. Otherwise, there would be no chance that Nascent Soul Lord would be born in his family one after another... Going to Tianchiwu and being born in the Du family is indeed closer to the palace in heaven."

 (End of this chapter)