In the sea of sand thousands of miles away from the Baisha River Oasis.
Not long after the ancestor of the Chen family flew over the Baisha River Oasis in a giant building boat, a red fire light spanned a thousand miles and flew from the Baisha River Oasis to the hands of a black-robed monk waiting here.
"Chen Yaohui has taken people away, come quickly!"
Hearing the sound coming from before the firelight in his hand dissipated, the black-robed monk's face lit up and he couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha, the old thief Chen Yaohui is finally gone. In this case, it's time for us to take action."
Before the laughter ended, the black-robed monk's body flashed with yellow light, and he directly used the "Earth Escape Technique" to escape underground.
Half a day later, the black-robed monk who had escaped underground reappeared on the ground, but this time it was not just him, but hundreds of black-robed cultivators dressed in black robes like him.
These hundreds of black-robed immortal cultivators were all dressed in black robes and masks. Each of them had only one pair of eyes exposed, and their eyes exuded the greedy light of evil wolves.
Bandit!
These black-robed cultivators are all sand bandits!
It is very common for sand bandits to rob oases. Not every oasis in the boundless sand sea has a foundation-building immortal cultivator sitting there. Many small oases without third-level spiritual veins are small families in the Qi-training stage or some powerful people.
The Qi training period is occupied by casual cultivation.
After these small families or casual cultivators occupy the oases, they will also cultivate spiritual veins and cultivate mortals, and select mortals with spiritual roots to teach immortal cultivation techniques and accept them as disciples. Most of the sources of casual cultivators come from these small oases.
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Since these small oases do not have foundation-building monks to guard them, they will naturally become easy targets for bandits to loot. Basically, as long as their location is exposed, they will not be able to escape the bandits.
However, the bandits dare to loot small oases that are not occupied by Foundation Establishment monks, or even medium-sized oasis such as Yuquan Lake Oasis that are staffed by Foundation Establishment monks. However, they should not dare or have the ability to loot large oasis such as Baisha River Oasis.
But now, after these hundreds of black-robed bandits appeared, they headed straight for the Baisha River Oasis thousands of miles away.
It can be seen from this that these bandits are either suffering from madness and are all crazy, or they have some support and think that the Baisha River oasis where the ancestor of the Chen family, a monk from the Zifu period, is missing at this moment cannot stop them.
of looting.
And judging from the fact that when these bandits were marching, there were a dozen sword lights flying in the sky, it was obvious that they were the latter type.
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On the other side, Zhou Yang and Zhou Xuanyu said goodbye to the old patriarch and others and returned to the "Yuquan Tower".
Zhou Yang continued to read and ponder the foundation-building experiences recorded by his predecessors, while Zhou Xuanyu closed the door and drew talismans in the quiet room in the backyard as usual.
Speaking of which, the reason why the Zhou family asked her, an elder who had not been out of the family for many years, to take over the "Yuquan Tower" was because the magic weapon business in Fangshi was temporarily unprofitable after Zhou Yang started it.
Previously, "Yuquan Tower" had been mainly engaged in the magic weapon business because the Zhou family had Zhou Minghan, a third-level high-level alchemy master. It was not until Zhou Xuanhao, a second-level high-level alchemy master, moved in that the elixir business
And magic weapons became the main business at the same time.
However, when Zhou Yang took over, "Yuquan Tower" became the main focus of magic weapons, and all of a sudden the magic weapon business in the entire city went into depression.
In view of this, after struggling and hesitating, the old patriarch Zhou Minghan sent his granddaughter Zhou Xuanyu to Fang City to take charge, hoping to use her superb talisman-making skills to change the main business of "Yuquan Tower".
The Zhou family's current revenue source is relatively single, with only two sources. One is from the sale of resources such as Qingping Mountain's iron ore veins and the [Golden Pearl Rice] grown in the spiritual field on Yuquan Peak, and the other is the "Yuquan Tower".
The income of the two shops "Zui Xian Lou".
Of these two sources of income, the first one is more stable and long-term, but the disadvantage is also obvious. The income is relatively fixed every year and will not rise or fall sharply.
As for the second one, if you encounter opportunities like Zhou Yang's large-scale weapon refining, the income earned in one year will be equal to the total income of the family in the past few years.
Especially now that the reputation of "Yuquan Tower" has been established, many immortal cultivators will come here when they come to the market to buy spiritual objects. These are high-quality customers.
Whether it is magical weapons, elixirs, spiritual talismans, or even formations refined by the monks of the Zhou family, as long as they are of good quality and affordable, they can be sold quickly in the "Yuquan Tower".
After these things are sold, not only the monks of the Zhou family who consign them will earn spiritual stones, but the family will also receive a large commission from them, which will greatly alleviate the family's relatively difficult financial situation.
And reputation is something that, if you don't pay attention to management, will always come and go quickly.
Once those monks who come to "Yuquan Tower" for shopping find that there is nothing attractive except for magical objects, they will most likely not come here next time.
Therefore, even though the old patriarch Zhou Minghan was quite reluctant to let his granddaughter Zhou Xuanyu stay away from the family and himself, for the sake of the development of the family, he had to let her come to Fangshi to take charge.
Just when Zhou Xuanyu had finished drawing most of a second-level middle-grade spiritual talisman and was about to finish it, a deafening bell suddenly rang in the market. The bell rang nine times in a row. The soundproof array outside the quiet room seemed to have failed at this time. There was no sound at all.
effect.
Bang!
Zhou Xuanyu's jade hand holding the talisman pen trembled slightly, and the talisman that was about to be completed exploded into a ball of flames and turned into ashes because of the talisman maker's mind.
However, Zhou Xuanyu could no longer care about this at this time. After hearing the sound of the bell, she stared blankly in the direction where the sound of the bell came from, toward the top of Jinxia Mountain.
"[Shocking God Bell] Nine Rings, this is a warning issued by Fang City when it encounters Zifu period enemies and fourth-level monsters!"
"Why? Why is it such a coincidence? Why did Old Ancestor Chen and Grandpa have such a strong enemy attack not long after they left?"
"No, no, this is a conspiracy! This must be a long-planned conspiracy! It's dangerous, the city is in danger!"
Zhou Xuanyu's pretty face suddenly changed color, and he quickly put away his talisman and brush and rushed out of the quiet room and rushed to "Yuquan Tower".
As soon as she arrived downstairs, she saw that Zhou Yang and others in the building had all walked out of the attic and were looking up towards the top of the mountain.
At this time, above the top of Jinxia Mountain, the three foundation-building monks stationed in Fang City by the Chen family all year round have all walked out of the cave, and are hovering in the sky with sword lights looking at the countless monks in Fang City below.
"Fellow Taoists, we just received a warning from the family monks ahead. A large number of bandits are coming to Fang City. Not only are there more than a dozen Foundation Establishment Stage monks among them, but there may also be Zifu Stage monks hiding among them!"
"Due to the strong strength of the enemy this time, we cannot guarantee that we can protect all the monks in Fang City. Therefore, if you fellow Taoists want to leave Fang City to make a living on your own, I will give you a quarter of an hour."
"In a quarter of an hour, all monks who are unwilling to leave Fangshi must obey our instructions. I would like to declare first that if there is someone who is unwilling to leave and is passive in following my orders, be careful to take his head with the flying sword in my hand!"
"Okay, time is running out, now fellow Taoists can make a choice!"
The cold voice came from the mouths of the three foundation-building monks. Under the spread of the power of the spell, it instantly spread throughout the city, causing an uproar like a huge stone hitting the water.
Although most of the monks who understood the meaning of the bell were somewhat prepared when they heard the nine consecutive ringings of the [Shocking Bell], but after hearing the actual situation from the Chen family's foundation-building monks, all the monks were still shocked.
I felt incredible and full of shock.
"Did I hear you correctly? That senior said it was sand bandits attacking? When did the sand bandits have the courage to attack Xiuxianfang City, which is guarded by several foundation-building monks and fourth-level formations!"
"Sand bandits! They turned out to be sand bandits! This is terrible! Sand bandits are evil ghosts who eat people without spitting out their bones. They have no trace of humanity. If the city is breached by them, they will kill us even if we hand over the storage bags.
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"Conspiracy, this is a conspiracy that has been planned for a long time! To unite more than a dozen foundation-building bandits, even the ordinary monks from the Zifu stage can't do it. The city is in danger, we'd better escape. These
The targets of the bandits are only monks from major families in the city. As long as we small fish and shrimps like us casual cultivators don't provoke them, they may not be willing to cause more trouble!"
Whoosh!
The flying sword broke through the air and instantly beheaded the monk who shouted "conspiracy" and fell to the ground.
"You clown, you are so anxious to seek death, I will satisfy you!"
A sneer filled with disdain rang out from the sky, and the face of the Chen family's foundation-building monk who released his flying sword to kill people darkened. He glanced coldly at the low-level casual cultivators below who were trembling with fear at this scene and shouted: "I
I know that there must be spies among you who have sneaked in from the sand bandits, so if you want to receive the bounty alive, you'd better shut up and get out of the city now, otherwise, if I find you showing some flaws later, let me see
Does the flying sword in my hand recognize you?"
"Anyone who dares to speak evil words to deceive the public will be treated as a spy!"
As soon as the voice fell this time, the remaining monks in the city looked at me and I looked at you. No one dared to talk about anything anymore. They all started thinking about the way forward with their eyes twinkling.
Whether the monk who was killed just now was really a spy sent by the bandits outside or whether he was innocent was not important to the other monks who were not related to him.
The important thing is that although he is dead, what he said is not unreasonable. The bandits attacked Fangshi, of course, for money, and many casual cultivators feel that their wealth is shabby, compared with the wealthy family monks in Fangshi.
Than, it shouldn't be easy to attract the attention of bandits.
Therefore, after the Chen family's foundation-building monk finished speaking, a bold monk soon raised his hands to the three foundation-building monks in the sky and said: "Seniors, please forgive me. It's not easy for me to practice hard, and I don't want to end up here.
Please forgive me for being rude, junior!"
This time, the Chen family foundation-building monk who wielded a sword to kill people did not make any move. Only another gray-haired old monk nodded to the talking monk with a wry smile and responded: "Young fellow Taoist, you can leave if you want."
I, the Chen family, cannot help but feel sorry for you all. If Fangshi can be saved this time, I will ask the family to reduce the detention fee in Fangshi by half in the next ten years as a thank you for your support!"
When the monk who spoke heard this, his face lit up with joy, and he shouted loudly: "Old senior is so righteous, and I admire you so much. If I can escape with my life this time, I will definitely spread the word of senior and Chen family to fellow practitioners from all walks of life."
Fame!"
After saying that, he directly took a picture of himself with a "divine walking talisman" and ran out of Fangshi. As expected, the three Chen family foundation-building monks in the sky did not move at all.
Seeing this, other monks who wanted to leave also followed this man's example and bowed to the three foundation-building monks in the sky, said a few good words, and then all walked out of the city safely.
In less than a quarter of an hour, only less than half of the seven or eight hundred people who originally gathered in Fangshi remained where they were.
Outside the "Yuquan Tower", when Zhou Yang, Zhou Xuanyu and other Zhou family monks saw this scene, their expressions couldn't help but change, and the expressions in their eyes were indescribably complicated.