The capital of the Ming Dynasty, the full name of which is Bai Yujing, is also known as the Capital City, Tianjing, Nightless Capital, and Yujing City. Among them, the name Yujing City is the most widely spread.
As the clouds and mist cleared, Jiang Xuan, who climbed to the peak, finally saw the Bai Yujing that everyone in the world had talked about.
Baiyujing is five hundred miles wide from north to south, and equally from east to west. The whole city is in the shape of a square square.
Of course, this was just the information Jiang Xuan read from the book. From his position, he couldn't see the whole picture of Bai Yujing.
He could only see that the white jade capital city was a hundred feet high, and the entire city wall was white jade with no gaps in it. It was as if the entire city was dug out of a huge piece of white marble and built directly from it.
Under the sunlight, dragons and phoenixes flew around the city wall that was supposed to be as smooth as a mirror, and various mythical creatures and ferocious beasts appeared one after another.
Countless ferocious beasts and mythical beasts are fighting each other, and just one look at them makes it feel like there is boundless ferocious energy rushing towards them.
In addition to this time, images of ancient sages teaching all the people occasionally appeared. Even at a great distance, Jiang Xuan seemed to hear the sound of earnest teachings in his ears.
On the city wall, there are five posts and one sentry post, and the soldiers are all wearing heavy armor.
Even though they were far away, even if he didn't use the pupil technique, Jiang Xuan could still see them unreasonably.
They hold the yellow in their left hand and hold the blue in their right hand, and their steps are uniform. They are elites at first glance.
There are countless military forts outside the city. From time to time, a large number of soldiers ride on huge birds and fly from the military forts into Qingming, patrolling the sky and casting large shadows on the ground.
There are also various magical phenomena on the military fort.
Green Dragon, White Tiger, Suzaku, Xuanwu, Taotie, Chaos, Taotie, Qiongqi.
These Dharma signs are clearly formed by the condensed evil spirit of the army, and their aura is not weaker than that of the Yun Shen realm.
Moreover, there are qi forces lingering around each other among the military forts. If all the military ministers are dispatched at the same time, it must be an earth-shattering force.
On the military fort, there are crossbow arrows as big as the beams standing in the sky, with countless symbols engraved on them, as if they will pierce the sky at any time.
Looking further in the distance, there is also a ship with a hundred feet of sail setting sail, collecting the essence of the sun and moon in the nine heavens and then returning to the shipyard for repair and unloading.
Under the city wall, there were countless people carrying burdens like ants, monks and warriors striding forward, and dignitaries wearing gorgeous silks were also in an endless stream.
"Is this Bai Yujing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty?"
While muttering to himself, new doubts came to Jiang Xuan's mind:
"With such a powerful army, why is the imperial Zhu family trapped in a corner of the imperial city?"
"Is it because of sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight, or is it because of other reasons?"
Various thoughts were swirling in Jiang Xuan's mind, causing his brows to wrinkle unconsciously.
Bai Yujing was so shocked by Jiang Xuan.
This is only seeing Bai Yujing outside the city wall, but not the scenery inside the city.
The outside of the city is so shocking, but what about the legendary twelve-story and five-story city in Yujing City? How magnificent and spectacular will it be?
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but use his pupil technique to take a look at Yujing City.
Then he saw a dragon.
A red dragon that is thousands of miles long.
He was hovering above the Jade Capital with his eyes closed, holding the Heavenly Dragon Pearl in his mouth, his beard and beard fluttering in the wind, and the five virtues under his claws, and his aura had reached a level that was difficult to predict for Jiang Xuan.
As if he felt someone was spying on him, the dragon with his eyes closed far above Yujing City suddenly opened his eyes, and then glanced at Jiang Xuan from a distance.
There is no such thing as a divine object that cannot be looked directly at. When Shenlong's gaze fell on him, Jiang Xuan felt an indescribable sense of comfort spread throughout his body.
It's like going to a brothel to take off and land with the woman you love. The feeling is difficult to describe to outsiders.
Maybe it's a moment, maybe it's a long time.
In short, when the feeling of comfort subsided and Jiang Xuan opened his eyes again, the red dragon had already closed his eyes again, and he also felt an indescribable sense of emptiness.
It was so exciting before, but now it feels so empty.
At this moment, he may be more saint than saint.
"My young master, have you also been blessed by the Fire Virtue Dragon?"
In the absence of time, the little tiger's voice suddenly rang in Jiang Xuan's ears.
Weakly leaning on the donkey cart and nodding, Jiang Xuan then curiously asked, "What's going on with the blessing from the Fire Virtue Dragon?"
"It's a blessing."
"The Ming Dynasty belongs to the virtue of fire, so the dynasty's luck manifests itself as the divine dragon of fire virtue."
"Although the Divine Dragon of Luck belongs to the Ming Dynasty in name, it also belongs to every common person in the Ming Dynasty."
"As long as the people of the Ming Dynasty recognize themselves as descendants of Yanhuang and have certain talents and qualifications, they will basically be blessed by the Fire Virtue Dragon when they come to Yujing City."
"There are also those little babies born in Yujing City who will be blessed basically when they are born."
"Of course, basically, not everyone will be blessed."
"Master was blessed when he brought me here, and you are also blessed when you bring me here."
"Sure enough, I am a lucky cerebellum."
Seeing the cute little tiger, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but reach out and pat him gently:
"Don't imitate my sister's speech."
"I didn't learn!"
The little tiger’s daily tough talk:
"I just think it sounds nice and close to Yao'er to call me like this. I like her to call me like this."
Seeing the way the little tiger puffed up his cheeks, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but laugh.
I don’t know where this little tiger learned this. He doesn’t have a good temperament, but he likes to act cute more and more.
"Do you know what's going on with those military forts outside the city?"
"I just counted, there are exactly 27 military forts facing us. If the number of military forts on other sides is the same, there will be 108 military forts."
"And the military formations on each military fort feel no weaker than those of my fifth uncle."
"The Zhu family of the royal family has such a strong foundation, why can't the government orders leave Yujing City, and the world is in such chaos?"
"I don't know about this."
The little tiger shook his head and replied, "The master seems to have said something to do with the earth's energy. After leaving the Yujing City, the strength of those armies will drop, but I didn't hear the details clearly."
Looking at the complex and orderly ground veins outside Yujing City, Jiang Xuan nodded thoughtfully.
Then he didn't think much, just waved the reins and drove the donkey cart towards Yujing City.
If you are not strong enough, it is useless to think about some things.
Instead of being entangled in distracting thoughts, it is better to live a pure life.
As Jiang Xuan drove up, the Yang Family Trading Company behind him, who had been repairing for a long time, saw this and hurriedly followed him, fearing that a group of monsters would be picked out from behind and surround them.
Not long after Jiang Xuan and others left, a dozen figures suddenly appeared on the mountain peak where Jiang Xuan had been standing.
"Sir, are you going to let them go now?"
"Master Wan Sui is still waiting for the copper refinery from Shoushan."
The leading monk, who was wearing a black robe and a big hood and holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, stared at the evil cultivator who just spoke:
"Are you stupid or am I stupid? Is this possible? If you want to rob me, go and rob it yourself. Even if it's only possible, I don't want to be struck by lightning."
"Your Majesty, that donkey rider might just tell us some lies to deceive us. We, uh, Your Majesty,"
"In the future, Zhaozi will be more careful with me. Don't mess with people you shouldn't mess with, and don't think about things you shouldn't think about. Otherwise, the result will be the same as him, you know?"
The remaining evil cultivators looked at the monk struggling in the purple flames and couldn't help but shuddered, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The evil cultivator known as the Supreme Master nodded with satisfaction when he heard this:
"My ability to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune is the reason why I have survived until now. Follow me and make sure you live safely until your end."
"If everyone is as smart as this guy in saying and doing things, I don't need anyone else to do it. I will kill the person myself first, so that I won't get into trouble."
"This fool doesn't even think about it, is it an ordinary person who can be protected by a mana-level spirit beast?"
"Do you really think I learned the "Cute Head Technique" at the risk of my life for nothing?"
After saying this, he waved his sleeves and robe to cover everyone:
"Separately go to the second and third brothers to check the situation. If you succeed, you will succeed. If you don't succeed, prepare to run away."
"I don't want to be trained by that monster as a human being when I go back."
"It's not like only the Ming Dynasty can survive in this world. With our strength, we can go to the west and become kings and ancestors."
"I heard that the Yangma over there is good. Although the taste is a bit strong, it's delicious."
As soon as the words fell, a group of evil cultivators had disappeared on the hill.
And as the evil cultivators disappeared, a talisman also turned into ashes from the weeds not far from them.
At the moment when the talisman turned into ashes, Jiang Xuan, who was driving a donkey cart on the official road, couldn't help but look back at the mountain peak.
"Although "The Whispering Talisman" is lost in the weeds and cannot be seen without looking carefully, this is only for ordinary people."
"For a monk who has cultivated spiritual consciousness, this thing should be as close to being placed under their noses as it is, right?"
"So those words were said to me on purpose?"
"What kind of thing is Mr. Wan Sui? An evil spirit? I've never heard of it."
"It was also said that the west side can be called the king and the ancestor. I don't know what the situation is like in the west side of the world."
Riding a little donkey, Jiang Xuan thought about the words of those evil cultivators and shook his head again.
"The Ming Dynasty didn't even know what to do outside."
Glancing towards Yujing City, which was hidden by the mountains, Jiang Xuan immediately shook the reins and continued on his way.
Shangjing Mansion is not big.
In other words, the remaining area of Shangjing Mansion after deducting Yujing City and the military fortress outside the city is not large.
After only two hours' journey, Jiang Xuan walked through the mountains in the south and arrived at an endless plain.
There are many roads on the plain, and if autumn comes, you can definitely see a large area of golden rice ears.
It is winter now, and there is little rain in the north, so it looks a little desolate at the moment.
Following the road signs on the edge of the field, he came to a straight road with a width of 33 meters. Feeling the energy of the earth surging on the road, Jiang Xuan immediately remembered a sentence in the book:
"There is a road outside Yujing City with a clear name. A person can walk a hundred feet in one step. The world calls it the Heavenly Road."
"So the road in front of us is the straight road in the book, which is also the road to heaven?"
With curiosity rising in his heart, Jiang Xuan did not hesitate and directly drove the donkey cart onto the 'Heavenly Road'.
The moment he boarded the 'Heavenly Road', Jiang Xuan felt a thick earth energy surrounding him.
Subconsciously he waved the reins in his hand, and as Xiao Mao Lu raised and lowered his hooves to take a step, Jiang Xuan noticed that the environment around him had changed.
The woods that were still in the corner of the eye had disappeared after the little donkey took a step.
Looking back, isn't that woodland already a hundred feet away behind you?
"Tsk, I thought that one step at a time was a virtual gesture, a modification technique, but I didn't expect it to be realistic."
"What's the difference between a step a hundred feet away and the magical power of being so far away in mythology?"
"It's really outrageous."
With a sigh, Jiang Xuan immediately drove the little donkey on the road again.
Soon, the hundred-mile-long straight road passed by Jiang Xuan's feet, and Jiang Xuan also stood under the towering city wall of Yujing City.
After looking around at the towering white jade wall with no visible edges, Jiang Xuan once again lamented how outrageous the world of cultivation was, and then drove the donkey cart towards the city gate on the left.
The bigger the city is, the more gates it will naturally have.
Just like Yujing City, there are three gates every fifty miles.
The middle gate is the gate for the passage of the army. It is closed all year round and it is said that it has not been opened for a long time.
Except for the middle gate, the two gates on the left and right are the same as the county gates.
The door on the left is used by extraordinary people such as monks and warriors, while the door on the right is used by ordinary people.
As for caravans, they need to go to the south gate to enter the city and pay the city entry tax.
After all, Yujing City is the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Although people practicing Taoism and martial arts are not everywhere, compared to the counties Jiang Xuan visited before, there are not many extraordinary people.
No, Jiang Xuan also queued for half an hour before entering the city gate.
Glancing at the city gate that was a hundred meters deep, before Jiang Xuan had time to sigh, he was called back to his senses by the city guard in front of the city gate, "Is this your first time in Yujing City, Master Dao?"
Looking at the city guard with a well-dressed smile on his face, and then looking at himself in white Confucian uniform, a trace of doubt flashed in Jiang Xuan's eyes:
"How did you know that this was my first time here and that I was a Taoist?"
Upon hearing this, the city guard pointed to a mirror hanging on the city wall:
"This heaven-judgement mirror can discern all the spirits in the heaven and earth, and can also remember all the spirits in the heaven and earth."
"Although this mirror in the city cave is just a secondary mirror, it is connected to the main mirror, but its power is not as strong as the main mirror."
"The Sky Mirror never leaves Yujing City. Your information is not displayed on it, naturally because you have never been to Yujing."
"As for being able to tell that you are a Taoist, it is naturally because of my eyes."
"A Taoist, especially a Taoist like you who has never entered the world of mortals, has a very different temperament."
Having said this, Chengwei chuckled:
"If you don't have good eyesight, how can you guard the city gate here?"
Jiang Xuan nodded when he heard this, and then said, "This is indeed the first time for Pindao to come to this Jade Capital City. What do you need to enter the city?"
"Master Dao, please come with me, so as not to keep those people behind waiting."
The city guard stretched out his hand and led Jiang Xuan into the city cave. Then he led him into the small room in the city cave. Then he knocked on the stone table in the room and took out a jade tablet:
"Master Tao, this is the road guide to Yujing City, and it is also the map of the entire Yujing City. We need to engrave your origin on it."
"Where you can go, where you can't go, where you should go to buy and sell things, which places belong to which sphere of influence, and what taboos this influence has, all are clearly written on the jade plaque."
"You just need to use your spiritual consciousness to explore it."
"Of course, if your division has a station in the city, you can go to the division to find better roads after entering the city."
After explaining everything clearly, Cheng Wei continued:
"Master Tao, please tell me your name, person, and teacher. Once the younger one is recorded here, you can enter the city."
"Of course, it would be better if you could tell me about your realm."
Jiang Xuan nodded when he heard this, and after pondering for a moment, he replied, "Jiang Daoxuan, a poor Taoist, is from Sixi County, Beihu Prefecture, and is a disciple of the Shenxiao Sect."
As his words fell, the city guard who had always looked respectful couldn't help but tremble. Although his expression did not change, Jiang Xuan felt a sense of panic and fear rising from him.
"Master Tao, are you the fifty-second generation disciple of Shenxiao?"
"has a problem?"
"No problem, of course no problem."
Quickly explaining, the city guard then bent even lower:
"Let the Taoist master know that the monks of your sect are usually in the Star Observation Tower on the twelfth floor. If you want to change the route, you can go directly to the Star Observation Tower."
After saying that, he turned around and walked to the floor-length mirror in the room to perform a few magic spells. Then a stream of light flew out of the mirror and landed on the jade plaque in his hand. It circled around and then fell back into the mirror.
"Master Tao, your information has been recorded. Please take this road guide jade plaque."
After handing the jade tablet to Jiang Xuan, he knocked on the table again and took out three jade tablets one size smaller:
"Master Dao, spiritual beasts need to wear animal tags when walking in the city, otherwise they will be made trouble by the patrolling city guards."
"You are a high performer of the Shenxiao Sect. Of course the city guards dare not do anything to you, but these chores are also troublesome for you."
"Do you think you should let these spiritual beasts wear animal tags?"
Looking at the animal tag in the city guard's hand that was a few sizes smaller, Jiang Xuan nodded:
"Give me a few more dollars."
After speaking, he knocked on the Green Dragon Ring on his hand and called out Kang Jinlong's several spiritual beasts that had been transformed into rings.
Looking at the spirit beasts occupying half of the room, the city guard stretched out his hand to wipe the non-existent sweat on his forehead, and then took out more than ten animal tokens from the table, adding up to twenty pieces of animal tokens.
"Master Dao, please take twenty yuan first. If it's not enough, you can go to the government office in the city to get more."
Taking the beast tag from the city guard casually, Jiang Xuan asked again, "Is there anything else?"
"No, Master Dao, just go into the city."
He nodded and turned around and was about to leave, but something suddenly sounded and Jiang Xuan turned around and looked at Cheng Wei:
"Pindao has a question to ask."
"Master Dao, please tell me."
"Young ones must know everything and talk about everything."
"I saw a lot of four-wheeled vehicles while traveling from Beihe Prefecture. Thinking that Yujing City is the capital, there should be more of these vehicles."
"But as I walked, I found that the closer I got to Shangjing Mansion, the fewer these things there were."
"When I entered Shangjing Mansion, I didn't see any of these things."
"What's the reason here?"
After Jiang Xuan's words fell, Cheng Wei suddenly showed an expression that turned out to be this question.
"Master Dao, it's not that it's not happening, it's just that you didn't encounter it."
"There are rules in the city. Those iron lumps can only come in from the west. Our side is from the south, so naturally you will see less iron lumps."
Jiang Xuan nodded clearly, then waved to the city guard, hung a beast tag on the little donkey and walked out of the city cave on his own.
As soon as they walked out of the city cave, a man passed by everyone and came directly to Jiang Xuan.
"Sir, do you need me to help you lead the way? My nickname is Jingcheng Xiaoshi. I know 100% of the things in the capital without telling you, but I can also talk about 80% to 90%."
Looking at the man in front of him, Jiang Xuan showed an interesting look on his face:
"Know-it-all? That's an interesting nickname."
The man laughed when he heard this:
"Bai Xiaosheng, Know-it-all, is a title given to a big shot like you. Small ones can't afford it, so I got the nickname Know-It-All."
Jiang Xuan heard that it was interesting, so he simply got out of the car and put the little donkey into the demon refining pot to keep the snow spirit company. He then used the storage magic weapon to put away the donkey cart and said:
"Okay, then it's up to you."
"Is there a carriage?"
Seeing Jiang Xuan's move, the man's eyes suddenly lit up, "Yes, of course."
"My lord, please wait."
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand in one direction.
Not long after, an old but extremely clean carriage stopped in front of the two of them:
"Sir, except that the carriage is old, the seat cushions, backrests, and even the goose feathers inside are brand new. No one has used it since it was made."
"You do have a good heart."
After boarding the carriage and glancing at the brand new cushions, Jiang Xuan sat down cross-legged and said casually, "First, take me to the Star Observation Tower."
When he heard the word "Star Observation Tower", the man who had just picked up the reins after sitting on the driver's seat suddenly trembled, "Sir, the Star Observation Tower is the territory of the Shenxiao Sect."
"Pindao is a disciple of the Shenxiao sect."
The man was speechless, and after a long pause he asked, "Master Taoist, are we going through the 'Heavenly Road' or are we going there on the road?"
"What's the difference?"
"It costs one hundred treasure coins to walk one mile from the Heavenly Road. If you don't take the Heavenly Road, you have to rush there as usual. It doesn't cost any money, but you definitely won't be able to get there today."
Jiang Xuan understood.
Isn’t this the difference between expressways, provincial roads, and rural roads?
"How long does it take to walk from the 'Heavenly Road'?"
"The Star Observation Tower is in the north, and even walking from the 'Heavenly Road' takes more than an hour. After all, the 'Heavenly Road' in the city is only three feet away in one step, and there are often detours, which is far slower than the speed outside the city.
"
"In that case, then you can take Pindao for a walk around this place first, and talk about Jade Capital City by the way."
"Okay."
"Speaking of Jade Capital City, we must first talk about the Five Cities on the Twelfth Floor."
"The twelfth floor is the Star Observation Tower, the Brocade Duo Tower, the Sutra Collection Tower, the Strange Objects Tower, the Flower Appreciation Tower, and the Immortal Climbing Tower."
"The five cities are the Central Imperial City, the Heavenly Army City in the east, the City of All Nations in the south, the City of All Souls in the west, and the Sheji Divine City in the north."
As Xiao Shitong explained everything he knew and compared with the directions given by the city guards, Jiang Xuan's understanding of Yujing City became deeper and deeper.
Just when Xiao Shitong's mouth went dry, Jiang Xuan suddenly said:
"Go to Wanling City."
As the name suggests, the City of All Spirits is the place where all the alien races and spirits live. There are ghosts, alien races, and transformed monsters living in it.
In Jiang Xuan's view, this so-called Wanling City is more like a village in the city, a village in the city specially divided for aliens.
Jiang Xuan went to Wanling City simply because he wanted to see the aliens that Xiao Shitong told him were unable to survive and wanted to sell themselves to survive.
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PS: I'm stuck. I reorganized the outline during the day. I can only write 6,000 words today. I'll see if I can update more tomorrow (╥﹏╥)
If I owe four thousand words, I will definitely pay it back.