Chapter 297: The Past of Chu State (two in one chapter)
Even though one has reached the Qi Refining Stage and is no longer afraid of ordinary high temperatures and severe cold, the feeling of being hit by the cold all the time is definitely uncomfortable.
So over time, special dressing habits were formed.
The clothing and robes worn by many monks are mainly white, with other colors, making them less conspicuous in this icy and snowy environment.
Of course, there are many monks in the city wearing clothes of other colors, and there are also many monks like Liu Yu who are secretive and unwilling to reveal their identities.
Therefore, his clothes would not reveal his identity.
Turning his eyes, he looked at the buildings and monks along the way. Liu Yu's steps were not very fast, but after a quarter of an hour, he arrived at the most prosperous east side of the fairy city.
Although Qianxue Fairy City is not like Wangyue Fairy City, with its backing to the Hengduan Mountains and rich monster resources that can attract casual cultivators to hunt monsters, it also has unique advantages.
As the southernmost fairy city of Chu State, it receives many foreign visitors almost every day.
Many monks from other countries went to Chu State through this place to buy some rare local resources, buying low and selling high to earn the price difference.
There are also some monks who have the purpose of traveling and want to see the different scenery and characteristics of monks in various countries.
Moreover, the disciples recruited by Piaoxue Pavilion are mainly female disciples, and the exercise itself has a certain effect on improving appearance.
So every year, many monks come here to admire the beauty, hoping to embrace the beauty!
It is precisely because of various factors that although there are no large resource points near Qianxue Immortal City, its prosperity is even higher than that of Wangyue Immortal City, and there are more and more complete resources for cultivating immortals.
"Duobao Pavilion", "Qianfu Pavilion", "Lianzhen Building" and "Baodanzhai"
At a glance, there are all shops selling various resources. The monks coming in and out are also very lively. Occasionally, you can see the figures of foundation-building monks.
Duobao Pavilion, which Liu Yu was very familiar with, was lined with many shops.
After thinking about it, he walked directly into Duobao Pavilion, intending to exchange some elixirs for spiritual stones.
Then look to see if there are any powerful second-level or third-level talismans, or other convenient consumables.
Currently, there is only one top-quality spiritual weapon, and that is the Molten Fire Knife, which is an offensive spiritual weapon.
As for defense, there is still no top-quality spiritual weapon.
In this way, if you face a well-matched opponent, you will inevitably not be caught in a weak spot and pursue them fiercely.
Sometimes the capacity of a barrel is determined by the shortest piece of wood.
Therefore, Liu Yu is trying to find ways to make up for his shortcomings. He wants to have no big shortcomings in any aspect, so that he will not be easily targeted.
This time when he entered the Qianxue City Duobao Pavilion branch, he did not take out the Duobao Token he had obtained in Wangyue City.
Although Duobao Pavilion claims to be absolutely confidential and will not reveal any information about its customers, what if this store itself has malicious intentions?
As a store all over the Chu Kingdom, Liu Yu would face unimaginable trouble if he targeted himself, so he had to be cautious.
With his current strength, he still seems too ordinary in front of such a big force.
After entering the store, Liu Yu immediately expressed that he wanted to buy a few second-level talismans and asked the waiter to inform the manager. Then the two went into a quiet room to talk.
He said straight to the point that he wanted to sell three bottles of Yangyuan Pill and two bottles of Jingyuan Pill, and also purchase a few second-level talismans. Finally, he asked if he had any top-quality spiritual weapons.
After some haggling, three bottles of Yang Yuan Dan were finally sold for 570 spiritual stones each, and two bottles of Jing Yuan Dan were sold for 420 spiritual stones each, a total of 2,550.
A spiritual stone.
Unfortunately, the second-level talismans, like those seen at the Yuanyang Zongshan Gate, have been purchased by Piaoxue Pavilion at a very low price.
Even a store as powerful as Duobao Pavilion only has a few pieces left to decorate its facade, and they are all second-level and low-grade.
The second-level low-grade talismans were equivalent to the power of casting spells in the early stage of foundation building. Liu Yu naturally looked down upon such items, so he did not buy any of them.
As for the best spiritual weapons, maybe Liu Yu's current financial resources are not enough, maybe he can't buy them directly with the help of spiritual stones, or maybe some other conditions need to be met. In short, the manager of the Duobao Pavilion branch just said that there is no such thing.
He didn't know whether it was true or not. After all, this was just a branch. It was normal that there were no top-quality spiritual weapons. He could only leave with some regrets.
At this time, there were already 2,500 more spiritual stones in the storage bag.
Based on his own experience and the methods in "Essentials of Demonic Cultivation", he made sure that no monk was following him, and Liu Yu once again walked into a remote alley to complete the change.
This time he specially chose white clothes to minimize the difference between him and the local monks.
Following the same pattern, Liu Yu cautiously went in and out of various shops, selling the elixirs in his hands at an extremely fast speed and replacing them with pieces of genuine spiritual stones.
After practicing, he would refine several furnaces of elixirs every two to seven or eight days.
Over time, there are more than thirty bottles of Jingyuan Pill and Yangyuan Pill in the storage bag.
Walking out of the remote alley again, Liu Yu had taken off her hat and veil and restored her original appearance.
Three bottles of Yang Yuan Dan and two bottles of Jing Yuan Dan were sold in combination. He went in and out of different shops eight times, and each time he sold them in this combination, getting a total of 20,400 spiritual stones.
In addition to the original ten thousand spirit stones, the number of spirit stones in the storage bag now reached thirty thousand again.
Cultivation resources that can guarantee the foundation-building realm can be purchased as long as they can be purchased with spirit stones, which can be said to be a wealthy person.
It's just a pity that when Liu Yu went in and out of the store, he didn't see the powerful talisman, and the top-notch defensive spiritual weapon was nowhere to be seen. It was a little regretful.
"It seems that the best defensive spiritual weapons still have to be found at auctions and other places."
Liu Yu thought secretly.
Several stores in a row had the same situation, so it was obviously not an accident, so he completely gave up on his thoughts and began to stroll around Qianxue City.
The few times he sold elixirs or asked for information about talismans and spiritual weapons, he always got straight to the point without too much politeness, so his work efficiency was extremely high.
It only took close to an hour to complete the main idea in advance, and the remaining hour to move quickly was enough to walk through the vast Qianxue City.
Qianxue City has been under martial law. Although the news has been strictly blocked, even the low-level disciples of the five major sects do not know what is going to happen. However, various unusual signs still make many monks feel uncertain and panic-stricken.
Therefore, the monks who passed by were all in a hurry, and most of them had depressed expressions on their faces.
But what can be done?
The occurrence of events, the decline and end of affairs are never affected by the will of low-level monks.
The disciples of the five major sects are all involved involuntarily, not to mention these small forces and the Qi Refining Stage monks in casual cultivation?
Liu Yu walked forward at a leisurely pace, visiting this historic fairy city. When the time was only a quarter of an hour before two hours, he had just finished visiting the last area.
Time is tightly controlled.
"As the rumors say, there really are no brothels or furnaces at the gathering point for cultivators controlled by Piaoxue Pavilion."
Liu Yu smiled on her face, turned around and walked quickly towards the initial landing place.
The gathering place for immortal cultivators controlled by Piaoxue Pavilion does not allow brothels to exist, nor is it allowed to train female cultivators to trade in furnaces, even if it is voluntary.
Once discovered, severe crackdowns will be carried out.
However, the effect is indeed good. With Piaoxue Pavilion's persistence over the years, things like the furnace cauldron have almost disappeared.
As for brothels, although they are not allowed to open, they are still other places of romance.
For example, directly operated by Piaoxue Pavilion, there is a romantic place called "Feixue Pavilion", which is dedicated to monks for entertainment and can earn a lot of spiritual stones every year.
It is said that he is selling his art but not his body.
With the intervention of Piaoxue Pavilion, because they are rare and precious, the service prices of such venues remain high, far exceeding those of similar venues in the other four continents.
For this reason, many monks leave the two continents under the jurisdiction of Lord Piaoxue every year to have fun in other continents.
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Half a quarter of an hour later, Liu Yu came to the city gate, showed his Yuanyang Sect identity token, and was let through smoothly.
After leaving the city gate, he looked towards the sky and saw the Cangwu Spirit Ship floating in the sky ten miles away. There were already four more Spirit Ships not far away.
These four spiritual ships are gleaming with light and are about the same size as the Cangwu ship. You can tell at a glance that they are very extraordinary. Based on their powerful power, it is easy to judge that they are magic weapon-level flying ships.
The styles of the five spiritual ships are not much different, only some details are different, and the patterns carved on the hulls are also different.
The Tai Chi pattern depicting the intersection of yin and yang fish is simple and natural in line with Taoist style.
A ship depicts lifelike plum blossoms in the snow, standing proudly on the branches facing the cold wind.
One depicts a sword with a scabbard, and the part of the scabbard that is exposed looks very sharp.
The last ship depicts half a red moon, which seems real and illusory, making people feel like they are falling into a dream, and they are trapped in an endless dream and cannot extricate themselves.
"Daoyuan Ship", "Xuemei", "Sword God" and "Red Dream Ship"
Looking at the new spiritual ships that appeared, their names flashed in Liu Yu's mind.
As a Yuanyang Sect monk, I generally understand the more famous magic weapons of the other four major sects.
Five spiritual ships are juxtaposed and suspended quietly in the air. Among them, the "Xuemei Ship" of Piaoxue Pavilion is the largest, which is vaguely superior to other spiritual ships.
"The monks from the other four major sects have arrived."
This thought flashed across Liu Yu's mind, then he patted his storage bag and took out the Son-Mother Soul-Chasing Blade, soared into the sky and landed on the Cangwu ship.
As soon as he glanced at it, he immediately found familiar figures. Jiang Qiushui, Yan Kai, and Cui Liang had already returned to the ship. At this time, they were looking at the spirit ships of other sects, so they walked over.
"Senior Brother Liu, you are back. Are things going well?"
Yan Kai noticed Liu Yu and asked symbolically.
Liu Yu shook his head slightly and then nodded without saying anything, not intending to have an in-depth conversation on this topic.
Jiang Qiushui just smiled and called him senior brother.
It seems that she has woken up after being beaten, has clarified her position, and should be able to calm down for a while.
"The Qingxu Sect's Daoyuan Ship, the Piaoxue Pavilion's Xuemei, the Waning Moon Valley's Sword God, and the Hehuan Sect's Red Dream Ship."
"I never thought that the five major sects would cooperate one day. When was the last time they cooperated?"
"I'm afraid it's still the same monster catastrophe three thousand years ago!"
Cui Liang looked complicated, looking at the five spiritual ships, and said with some emotion.
"Yes, the last time was probably more than three thousand years ago."
Looking at Hehuan Sect's Red Dream Ship with slightly narrowed eyes, Liu Yu gave an affirmative answer and said solemnly.
"Three thousand years ago?"
"What happened then?"
Yan Kai asked doubtfully.
Jiang Qiushui also looked puzzled.
These two people have only been building their foundation for a short period of time. They are usually busy cultivating and earning spiritual stones, and have no time to learn about other things. During the Qi refining period, they are also preparing for foundation building, so they don't know how normal it is.
"Three thousand years ago, for unknown reasons, the monsters in the Hengduan Mountains suddenly became violent, rushed out of the mountains and began to invade the Chu Kingdom."
"The five major sects, no, the six major sects at that time worked together to fight, and finally drove the monster out again after more than twenty years."
After looking back at the two of them, Liu Yu turned her head again and explained softly.
"What about the sixth major sect?"
"When did you disappear?"
Jiang Qiushui asked cautiously.
When Liu Yu heard this, he just shook his head slightly and said nothing.
"The sixth sect was also the largest sect in Chu State at that time. It was called Xuanming Sect, and it was truly the first sect."
"At that time, the Xuanming Sect occupied nearly half of the territory of the Chu Kingdom. With the power of one sect, it could almost compete with the five sects."
"It's a pity that when the Xuanming Sect was preparing to unify the Chu Kingdom, the plague of monsters broke out."
"Due to the disaster of monsters, the six major sects had to put aside their prejudices and cooperate temporarily."
"Because the Xuanming Sect occupies the largest area, and the five sects intentionally or unintentionally held back, they suffered heavy losses."
"After the monsters retreated to the Hengduan Mountains, the five current sects immediately launched an attack, and the five sects attacked Xuanming together."
"Ten years later, the Xuanming Sect's mountain gate was breached, and most of its disciples, as well as the related cultivating families, were destroyed, as well as more secular mortals."
"After that, the five sects divided their spheres of influence, but the encirclement and suppression of the remnants of the Xuanming Sect never stopped."
"It wasn't until another hundred years later that the Xuanming Sect was officially declared completely destroyed."
Cui Liang looked around for a while, and when he saw that no monk was paying attention, he whispered.
Seeing this, Liu Yu did not interrupt his words.
This part of Chu's past was still taboo three thousand years ago, and mentioning it rashly could lead to disaster.
But now that so much time has passed, the five major sects no longer have much control over it, so they can be more casual.
After all, the orthodox names of the five major sects are not spoken, but are based on real strength.
"I didn't expect it to be like this."
"The Xuanming Sect resisted the monsters, no matter what, it was for the safety of Chu State, which is why we suffered heavy losses."
"But the Fifth Sect took the opportunity to attack and hold back. Isn't it too... despicable?"
Jiang Qiushui opened his eyes wide and gently covered his mouth, feeling somewhat apologetic for Xuanming Sect.
"Senior Sister Jiang must not act like a woman!"
"According to what Senior Brother Cui said, based on the situation at that time, if the five sects do not rush to destroy the Xuanming Sect first, when the Xuanming Sect recovers, the five sects will probably be destroyed."
"We now receive spiritual stones and practice elixirs every year. This is exactly the result of the decision made by the sect back then."
"We are monks, but we are also disciples of the sect!"
"Never say such rebellious words again!"
Speaking of this, Yan Kai's expression turned red with excitement and he said seriously.