Except for the drought thunder that exploded from time to time in the sky above for unknown reasons, people in the city continued to be enthusiastic and discussed the upcoming Dharma conference more and more intensely.
Compared to the nearby state capitals, Jinzhou is indeed like a paradise. It is rarely affected by wars, so there is a lot of inheritance here, and the martial arts world is much more prosperous than in Xizhou and other places.
Walking on the road now, wherever you meet someone, you may know a few tricks, and what's more, there are many levels of strength. And with the approaching of the Ten Dharma Conference, as the largest flourishing event in the surrounding area thousands of miles away, all parties will gather. From now on,
There will only be more warriors appearing.
Not long ago, several more groups of people arrived in the city one after another, led by second-rate masters who had penetrated the dragon and tiger, and moved into the west city.
Jinzhou's well-known local "Flying Snow Sword" and "Jinghong Daxia" and other top-notch warriors are also arriving.
There are even rumors that on Guangwen Mountain, four hundred miles away from Luo City, there are top experts who have come down. There are also many senior figures coming out of some big sects that have been in the family for decades or hundreds of years. Any one of them will be famous in the state.
place!
When there are more people, accommodation becomes increasingly tight.
Nowadays, not only the inns in various urban areas, but also the unused courtyards have been occupied. When there is no space, newcomers have to temporarily move their eyes away from Luo City and focus on the nearby villages and towns.
It's just that the outside of the city is not as good as the inside of the city. Even in Jinzhou, there are still bandits and bandits. However, most of the people gathered now are skilled in martial arts and are not afraid of the rabble who fall into the trap of becoming bandits.
The flow of people is overwhelming, the shouts of hawkers are getting louder day by day, the various tea shops and wine shops on the roadside are making a lot of money, and even the vendors at the small stalls are smiling from ear to ear.
It's been a long time since I've been able to sell everything as quickly as in the past few days. Some gadgets that are slightly novel to people from out of town are particularly easy to sell, and they are often sold out soon after they move out.
"I haven't seen anything like this in several years."
In the city, the people have gradually realized the difference from the past. They may not know much about the so-called Dharma Assembly, and they are not clear about its meaning. However, the excitement cannot be faked, and the cold atmosphere caused by the chaotic situation is slowly picking up.
When I woke up, I felt like I was back at the Lantern Festival a few years ago. The noise and noise mixed together to create a soothing smoke of fireworks floating over Luo City. Many people were secretly sighing. I don’t know if they were reminiscing about the past or sighing for the future.
Can we see such a scene again?
The time has come to October 26th.
The first few factions that organized the Ten Method Conference began to come out in front of people. They first visited some well-known sects that had arrived in the city, and sent them gilded invitations to sincerely invite them to participate. Then they posted notices and set up competitions in the city.
On the platform, on the Taoist platform, one of them even gave out a hundred taels of gold as a lottery for the first place.
The atmosphere was further heated up, and the news spread. In just half a day, it was heard by many lone rangers. At the same time, some sects who were hiding from the world and avoiding trouble could not help but step out of the mountain gate.
Everything in the world is for profit, and a hundred taels of gold is enough for an ordinary farmer to have food and drink for three to five lifetimes. Whether it is a lone knight wielding a sword in the world, or a martial arts sect with dozens of people, this amount of money is also enough to satisfy
They spent a long time practicing martial arts.
We are poor in literature and rich in martial arts. To maintain and strengthen our bodies, we need mostly medicinal herbs, pills, and medicine for injuries. The cost is really not low.
In fact, a hundred taels of gold is second best. Just yesterday, several people stepped forward at the same time and took three treasures. Among them was a fish intestine that was passed down to a master casting master from an ancient country in the southwest six hundred years ago.
The dagger is still sharp after hundreds of years, with a cold glow showing through.
Another object is the Yueming Orb, which comes from the shores of the East China Sea. It is covered with bright jade luster and is as big as a fist. It is really rare in the world.
But what really makes those people in the hidden world excited and eager to get their hands on is the third treasure - a spiritual elixir that circulates with a faint green light.
Truly something extraordinary!
Chen Yu learned about this in the evening of that day. He heard it from the diners at the noodle shop. He was curious and wondered if it was a gimmick. When he went to the place where the three treasures were placed, he took a look and found the herb.
It really has a spiritual content!
Oh, if you grow it yourself, that’s fine.
"It's hard for them to transport it all the way from Xizhou. I don't know how much effort it took."
At a glance, it was confirmed that it was cultivated by inspiration. The medicinal herbs were all green. Perhaps the roots and leaves were stained with a slight purple color after being removed from the soil for too long. The spirituality continued to overflow, stirring up the surrounding air and twisting into bursts of halo.
Others only think that these green lights are the magic of the elixir, but Chen Yu knows that the medicinal herbs have been exhausted. When the green light dims, it means a complete loss of spirituality. By then, it should turn into the color of dead wood, and there will no longer be any
usefulness.
If someone grinds it and takes it, it may even be counterproductive and cause gastric mucosal damage, bloating, migraine, etc.
He looked slightly regretful, but he hoped that the people of Jinzhou would really discover a strange elixir.
As a result, not only did I recognize the elixir in front of me, but it was about to lose its healing effect and turn into poison.
Others don't know, and they don't know what means they used to get this spiritual plant from the local forces in Xizhou. They just think that the products in the "Blessed Land of Immortals" are all precious medicines, and in their imagination, the precious medicines can last for thousands of years.
Immortality, there is no such thing as a "shelf life".
On the other hand, rumors about the effects of spiritual plants are also mysterious, and governors often perform magical feats, prolong life, and ascend to the heavens instantly.
But Chen Yu remembered that this plant cultivated from earthworms had no unnecessary functions. The adult plant was thick and long and contained a lot of spiritual light. However, apart from being able to replenish qi and blood and nourish the vitality of flesh and blood organs, its only characteristic is that it makes
Maintaining the glands in the neck can provide considerable resistance to some diseases.
In other words, after taking this spiritual plant, the probability of getting big neck disease will be greatly reduced. Even if you already have it, it can be cured in a short time by taking the spiritual plant.
"Anyway, it's just a rumor that taking medicine can lead to immortality."
So far, dozens or hundreds of spiritual plants have been planted, and there are almost no plants that can achieve the effects rumored to be the magical medicine. This is also true even for several types of plants that have been cultivated through secondary spiritual inspiration.
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Some seeds were left behind for further cultivation.
The spiritual plants planted on the Nameless Mountain and covered by the formation all have spiritual seeds left behind, otherwise they would not survive until now and would wither and die when mature.
After seeing the foundation of the elixir, Chen Yu lost interest and returned to his residence to continue pondering the inner inscription of thunder marks.
But in the outside world, the news of the emergence of a spiritual medicine in Luo City was like having wings and flying all over the sky.
According to rumors, the elixir this time came from the southwest, thousands of miles away, and came from a blessed land of immortals!
It was taken by a local noble family, and it took several months of journey to deliver it. Seeing that its luster became more and more profound, the old man and sage who knew the medicinal properties exclaimed repeatedly, saying that this was a great medicine, which could be called auspicious in the world.
Miraculous medicines are also rare in Xizhou. Most of them are controlled by big forces for research, and very few live in other states. In the past few months, there is only some information about spiritual medicines that is difficult to distinguish between true and false. Most people don't believe it.
Yes, now that I saw it and confirmed it, I immediately became excited.
There was a lot of discussion in the streets and alleys.
"It is said that the local people also got a lot of elixirs, but they are not as good as this one. You can tell the difference just by looking at it..."
Whether intentionally or not, similar words continue to be spread among the people, more and more, and some are even contradictory, taking on a strong mythical color.
After that, someone brought dozens or even hundreds of people to carry out extensive construction work in an area near Nancheng District. Several more stands were built. Perhaps they had underestimated the number of people arriving before, but now they found that the three treasures attracted too many people, so they quickly found a way to make up for it.
It’s a bit extra.
"There are more people, which makes it more lively..."
Snap, closing the door, Chen Yu no longer cares about the trivial matters of the outside world. Except for going to the night market every day to buy some snacks and local specialties to satisfy his appetite, he stays in the courtyard the rest of the time, minding his own business and carving out thunder marks.
, from a finger to half a finger, and then to most of the palm, the progress is visible to the naked eye.
…
While waiting for the start of the ceremony, something happened suddenly - a fleet crossed the Cangjiang River and Huaichuan River, and when it was heading to Luocheng and reached the junction of the Cam River, it was encountered by water bandits.
The bandits plundered the fleet. Originally, this kind of news would not cause much trouble in the city where news would break out every now and then. But then rumors emerged from some insiders that it turned out that a nobleman in the fleet was supposed to
He went all the way south to settle in Yuezhou and changed his route after hearing about the reputation of the Ten Dharma Congregations.
The ship contained the riches accumulated by the nobles over the past decades, including bundles of silk and satin, boxes of jewelry, and mountains of gold and silver worth tens of thousands of taels!
As soon as the news came out, people were ready to move. At this moment, there were too many people gathered near Luo City, a mixture of good and bad. Some came specifically for the Dharma conference, while others could not find opportunities elsewhere and came here just to make a fortune and become famous.
"Hahaha! As time goes by, the treasures of the Ma family belong to my Hutou Dao. Let's go to the Sa family first. The top spot in the Dharma Assembly here will be left to you and others to play around with!"
The first person to shout was Zhang Jin. He killed many low-level people with a three-ring sword. His whole body exuded a bloodthirsty aura, which made people afraid to approach him.
With the leader in charge, many places in the city soon became vacant. Hundreds of people went to the upper reaches of the Cam River, intending to take down the ten thousand years of mooring, which they were destined to enjoy with their lives, and finally forced them out of the fleet to stay.
of treasure.
"Oh, some people believe this kind of thing? Have pie ever fallen from the sky?"
While some people are eager to give it a try, others are unmoved. They don't believe that such an accident has happened on the Cam River. Luo City is only a hundred and fifty miles away from the place where the fleet met the accident. Many people have been there. What's going on there?
Wannianbo Water Bandits, in their opinion, this news is too false, the whole article is a lie!
In the afternoon, news continued to spread, saying that several medicinal plants appeared in Donggu Mountain on the edge of Jinzhou, which were very similar to the ones used as lottery tickets in the city.
This statement caused laughter, but few people believed it.
Miraculous medicine is so rare. So far, except for the news that it is produced in one place in the mountains of southwest China, all the reports from other places have been falsified.
However, that night, more than ten pharmacies in the four major urban areas were closed one after another, and the other pharmacies were also kept in the dark, and they did not know the details. Rumors spread for a while, and the good guys revealed that the powerful families behind the pharmacies had secretly joined forces to arrange a large number of
People went to Donggu Mountain. Different from the immortal blessed land in the southwest, this time the big families in Jinzhou united and wanted to completely block it and not miss a single plant.
"If you go there, hurry up. If you're late, you won't be able to catch anything."
Some people still wonder, "If you want to collect medicines, arrange the manpower and arrange the manpower. Why should the pharmacy be closed?"
"It's probably just a combination of some aristocratic families, and there is a shortage of manpower. Didn't you see? The other medicine shops still look confused. They must have been concealed."
The news was true and false, and it was extremely confusing. Soon, all kinds of rumors spread in the city. Every once in a while, one was put up in teahouses and restaurants for people to discuss.
"Half a month ago, there was a golden light under Longting Lake. Yesterday, some villagers dreamed of the Dragon King, saying that a demon came to the world to cause chaos. Now the government officials and military soldiers from the nearby county have gone..."
"...Not only in Jinzhou, but also in Yuezhou in the south, a mountain collapsed, revealing a majestic Buddha inside!"
"Buddha? What is that? I've never heard of it."
"This... I don't know. I just heard them say that it seems to be a god worshiped by a sect in the north of Puppet Qi. It is probably an unknown Taoist king."
"Moreover, I just heard from the merchant's helper that the blessed land of immortals in the southwest has arrived again! There are countless elixirs in it, and there is also a golden elixir of immortality that can turn you into an immortal if you take one pill!"
"Hiss! Is the news true?"
"Of course, Brother Li, have I ever lied to you? It's a pity that the news is too late. It was already half a month ago that the blessed land was born. I probably won't be able to see the golden elixir now."
"This is not necessarily true. I heard that when the Immortal Blessed Land appeared, there were elixirs being brought out for more than a month. If you go there at this time, let alone the immortal golden elixir, you and I can find it with our martial arts.
There are two elixirs out of the question."
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"Hey, Brother Zhang, do you know how many masters there are in this place now? Although there are no grandmasters, there are quite a few top men who are very powerful! They have several treasures, can you compete with them?"
"...It's too far away, let me think about it..."
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In Dongcheng, in a courtyard that is slightly larger than Chen Yu's.
Jiang Qin'an walked over quickly and found Yue Haiping who was flipping through a book. He saw that the other person was holding a sword in front of him and gesticulating, and he was turning the pages lightly with the other hand. He was reading with gusto.
"Senior brother! Something is not right in Luo City lately!"
"What's wrong?"
“There is a lot of news, all kinds of information, it’s so confusing that it’s hard to tell whether it’s true or false.”
Yue Haiping stopped his sword, closed his book, and glanced at his junior brother who lost his sense of control again at some point. He looked anxious and flustered, so he couldn't help but get up and push him down on his seat.
Gululu, after getting a cup of water, he handed the tea bowl to Taoist Jiang.
Yue Haiping then spoke without hesitation: "It's true that it's a bit much. Ordinary news may not reach a hundred miles in three to five days, but recently, not only things around Luo City, but also things hundreds or thousands of miles away have been reported
, and it spread like wildfire within a day or two.”
He has traveled to many places, and the experience he has accumulated in the past few years is far beyond what Jiang Qin'an can compare to, even though the junior disciple in front of him may be much older.
"Someone must be pushing it, but I don't know the ultimate goal."
After finishing his words, he glanced at the book and sword in his hand and continued, "Currently, the person who did this is basically based on two points. One is to spread rumors, and the other is to induce the warriors here to leave."
"The rumors are understandable. They are nothing more than taking advantage of the crowd to cause trouble. True or false is not important, as long as enough news is released in a short period of time."
Hearing this, Jiang Qin'an roughly told the information he had collected on the street. In detail, there were more than thirty pieces of information!
"this much?!"
The middle-aged Taoist himself didn't realize it when he was listening outside. He only knew that it was chaotic and disorderly. Now when he took a closer look at it, he suddenly realized that most of it was regular.
Most of them are treasures that appear in various places, which are very exciting. This is in line with the second point mentioned by my senior brother. It seems that the person behind it wants to attract the warriors out.
"But...why?"
Yes, wouldn't it be easier to cause chaos if there are more warriors? If we really want to lure them out in one go, the city will return to its previous appearance. There will be officers and soldiers suppressing them here. Unlike other places, Luo City's government power is very strong, so it can be done easily.
I can't afford to cause any trouble at all.
Rebel? Gangster? Thief?
If there is really a driving force for this turmoil, Taoist Jiang cannot think of anyone who would take such unnecessary and contradictory measures.
"Either there is strength in numbers...or there are skilled people who are bold and not afraid of soldiers, but for what? Spiritual medicine, is this thing really so precious?"
"..." He glanced at the frowning Taoist Jiang, and Yue Haiping held his forehead. There is no need to say more about the rarity of the elixir. This is a rare treasure in the world. Haiyun Temple is located in Shiya County, and with the rest
The sect took advantage of the opportunity and harvested a lot of elixirs, otherwise it would not be possible to say such a thing.
"What you said is not impossible. It is indeed possible for thieves to create rumors in order to steal treasures."
Without waiting for the other party to speak, he changed the topic, "But there is also a possibility that more than one party will release the rumors..."
After all, the most reasonable reason for the conflict is that the two opponents coincided with each other and adopted similar methods, but the content and direction were completely different.
"That's all, let's stay in the yard for now and buy some rice to prepare later. We'll talk about it later when the storm passes."
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge thunder exploded in the sky. When he looked up, he saw no clouds or rain.
A trace of confusion appeared in his eyes. Yue Haiping secretly thought that there seemed to be too many droughts and thunders in the past two days. Could it be that there was really a treasure born in Jinzhou?
"By the way, senior brother, they were preaching about the blessed land of immortals and appeared in the southwest again. This news is also false?"
"..."
Yue Haiping stood up silently, patted Jiang Qin'an on the shoulder, hesitated to speak, and finally sighed.
"Whether it's true or false, there are elders from the master's sect there who are presiding over it, and they are even more taken care of by the elders. Besides, we are thousands of miles apart now. Is it possible that we can still fly back overnight?"
After sending his junior brother outside to buy rice, he continued to wave his long sword. It felt like a storm was coming these days, so he hoped it would not interfere with the Dharma gathering.
He is quite looking forward to discussing Taoism with various forces, taking the essence and discarding the dross, and mutually confirming each other, so that he can go further in cultivating Taoism and practicing martial arts.
Speaking of which, if the people behind it are not stupid, the holding of the Ten Dharma Conferences is very likely to be one of them. From this point of view, it is difficult to avoid being affected...
"Fortunately, the government offices in Luo City are not in ruins. They can probably still help maintain order."
Huh? The government office... Yue Haiping's heart skipped a beat, as if he realized something, he suddenly raised his head and looked straight at the sky outside the courtyard.
That direction is where the state government office is located.