Wang Xi said: "There is a small town three hundred miles ahead, called Taiping Town, which is the center of the entire Songzao Plain. We need to pass through there when we go to Xuantie Mine. We can inquire about the news there to see if it has happened again.
What happened?"
"You seem to be familiar with this place?"
Lu Chen asked.
Wang Xi smiled and said: "My little brother grew up in Songzao Plain, otherwise Elder Huang would not have sent me here."
"oh.
That would make it easier to handle."
Lu Chen nodded.
In the afternoon, the two entered Taiping Town.
Taiping Town is indeed very prosperous. At least in terms of population density, it is not inferior to big cities such as Longshan City. Of course, the cultivation of warriors may be a bit inferior.
However, the entire Songzao Plain has been very lively in the past few days, with many masters coming and going. It is easy to see warriors in the late Xiantian realm and even masters from the Dongxuan realm on the streets.
"Senior Brother Lu, if you want to inquire about the news first, just go to the largest restaurant in town. The restaurant is the most well-informed place. Just ask the waiter and you will know what is going on here."
Wang Xi suggested.
Lu Chen nodded: "There's no rush anyway. Let's go to the restaurant to rest for a while. You're probably tired too."
Under the leadership of Wang Xi, Lu Chen came to Zishan Tower, a large restaurant in the center of the town.
Zishan Tower is indeed very elegantly decorated and very lively inside.
The two of them went in and randomly chose a table to sit down. A shop assistant came up to them. Lu Chen said, "Brother, bring all the signature dishes in your shop."
The shop assistant smiled broadly and said, "Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
The business of Zishan Restaurant has become extremely good these days, especially for people like Lu Chen who order dishes without asking the price. Restaurants often serve the most expensive dishes. Anyway, this type of wealthy customers don't care about the price at all.
Indeed, for a warrior, no matter how much you eat, it won't cost you too much money. Lu Chen naturally doesn't care about this.
Just as the shop assistant was about to leave, Lu Chen said again: "Brother, I want to ask you something. What happened in Songzao Plain recently? Why is it so lively?"
The store clerk laughed and said: "There are too many things that happened. It's a long story."
Lu Chen smiled and took out a dozen high-quality crystal stones, placed them on the table, and said, "It's a long story, so let's talk slowly."
Crystals have always been hard currency, especially this kind of high-grade crystals. When the store clerk saw so many crystals, his eyes widened and he quickly said: "Recently, the biggest event should be the Tiankeng in Songzao Plain.
It is said that the disciples of the Nebula Sect came here to practice and discovered a sinkhole. Hehe, I didn’t expect that there was a black iron mine hidden under the sinkhole. We locals all know about the sinkhole, but no one knows about it.
There was such a large black iron mine hidden there, which made the Nebula Sect very rich.
However, the Jiuliu Clan was naturally jealous when they saw such a large black iron mine. The two sides fought for it. It is said that Jiang Tie of the Nebula Sect was almost killed. The Jiuliu Clan was also retaliated by the Nebula Sect and several elite disciples died. It was really
It’s tragic.”
The store clerk explained cheerfully.
Anyway, it's all other people's business. For him, the fight between Xingyun Sect and Jiuliu Clan is just a fight between gods. He is just responsible for watching the excitement and collecting gossip.
Lu Chen said: "Even if the Nebula Sect and Jiuliu Sect fight fiercely, they won't attract so many people. Are they all here just to watch the fun?"
The store clerk said with a smile: "Don't tell me, there are really a lot of people here just to watch the fun, and more of them want to pick up bargains. Just in the past few days, it is said that black iron essence was found in the sinkhole. Not only that
, I heard that this black iron mine is spread over a radius of more than ten miles. Do you think this mine is big?
It would be too overbearing for one sect of the Xingyun Sect to take over the entire Xuan Iron Mine. Not to mention the Jiuliu Sect, I heard that the Xuanji Sect, Taiyuan Sect, Dong'ao Island, and Tongtian Sword Sect have all sent people here, and they all want to
I want a piece of the pie.”
"Spread over more than ten miles?"
Lu Chen's face changed slightly.
He was well-informed about his experiences in the past two lives, but he had never heard of the mineral resources spread over more than ten miles.
"Yes, such a large mineral resource should be considered common to the entire Songzao Plain. Now the people and casual cultivators in Songzao Plain should forget about it. This is a dispute between the seven major sects."
The store clerk said.
Lu Chen nodded.
The black iron mine with a radius of more than ten miles. If such a large iron mine is mined by a sect of the Nebula Sect, it may be enough for five hundred years of weapon refining materials. However, others will definitely not let the Nebula Sect monopolize such a large mineral.
, you will definitely have to make a new decision in the end.
Wang Xi smiled and said: "For such a large mineral, even if several major sects jointly mine it, it will take a long time. This town will definitely be very prosperous in the future."
"Who says it's not the case? Now some people are advocating opening a medicine shop and a weapon refining hall nearby, and business is booming."
The store clerk said.
After understanding the situation, Lu Chen was no longer anxious. Anyway, this matter would definitely not be settled in a short time. In the end, it may require the senior leaders of each sect or even the sect leader to come forward to negotiate and settle the matter. Lu Chen's status is not enough to be in such a situation.
make decisions on major matters.
After the food was served, Lu Chen and Wang Xi ate with peace of mind. The table was filled with dishes, which were very rich and tasted good.
Many wealthy guests in the restaurant were talking and laughing loudly, mentioning their experiences these days. Lu Chen listened to these people's discussions while eating, and gained a better understanding of the matter.
"I heard that black iron essence is produced in black iron mines. Is it true?"
A rough voice asked.
Another person next to him said: "It's absolutely true. Black Iron Essence is a treasure. It takes one thousand kilograms of Black Iron to extract one pound of Black Iron Essence. The Nebula Sect has mined a lot of it. However, I heard that the Nebula Sect's disciples were
There was a robbery, a lot of black iron essence was robbed, and the Nebula Sect’s troops were also attacked and killed, I don’t know how many people died?”
"What?
When did this happen?”
"It was just a few days ago. People in the Nebula Sect are now very cautious. They have set up formations near the mines and will not leave easily. In addition, there are more and more masters from the major sects. Those who want to do something evil are not
There are many, but there are also many people who want to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble and seek benefits."
"I heard that an important core disciple of the Nebula Sect was attacked by someone a few days ago and almost died. Is this the case?"
"Yeah, this seems to be nothing new. The core disciple is called Jiang Tie. He is second only to Lu Chen in the limelight and second on the Qianlong Ranking. It is said that the future potential may be in Xuanji Sect's core disciple Shui Xiuzhi.
We went up, but we were almost beaten to death, and we don’t know who the attacker was.”
"Jiang Tie also caused some trouble in the Yongfu Dynasty. This person should be very powerful. Among the younger generation, he can almost be compared with Lu Chen. Even he was injured. It seems that the water is really muddy this time."
"Hey, it's none of our business. The bigger the chaos, the more exciting it will be. Thinking back to the competition between Xingyun Sect and Jiuliumen to determine the ownership of the Xuan Iron Mine, I guess the decision will still be decided through a competition in the future.
It must be another battle between three generations of disciples.
Jiang Tie is still recovering from his injuries. If we want to send people here, Lu Chen will definitely come, and I want to see what kind of master this person who is number one on the Hidden Dragon Ranking is."
"I have heard of Lu Chen. His background is very strange and his origins are strange. It is said that he only reached the acquired realm at the age of twenty, but in just three or four years, he has become a core disciple of the Nebula Sect. Even if
He is a late bloomer, so his rise is not so strange. I have always doubted this person's strength. Is it because people from the Nebula Sect deliberately hyped up Lu Chen so much?"
"This is possible."
Everyone was talking a lot, whether it was praise or criticism, Lu Chen was calm and calm. Wang Xi also seemed very calm. He seemed to have not heard what others were saying at all and kept burying his head in eating.
At this moment, Lu Chen suddenly felt something. He looked up and saw a tall old man walking in. This man was powerful and his strength had reached the third level of the Dongxuan Realm.
If a master of the third level of the Dongxuan Realm appears in this place, it will inevitably attract attention.
After the old man walked in, the person sitting next to Lu Chen changed his color. He whispered: "This man is Tian Jiantian, the old devil. Please be careful and don't provoke him."
"Tian Laomo?"
When the other people heard this name, their expressions changed slightly.
However, although they seemed very scared, they did not leave.
Lu Chen had never heard of Tian Jian, so he sent a message to Wang Xi: "Wang Xi, have you heard of this person?"
Wang Xi nodded: "He is a casual cultivator near Songzao Plain. He is very strong, not inferior to the senior elders of the sect, but he is not a very good person. He likes to rob and bully the weak. He claims to want money rather than his life.
Goods don't kill people.
Although he is hated by many people and has many enemies, he does not have any particularly powerful enemies. He has done many bad things, but he has not killed many people, so he is not wanted by any major faction."
"oh?
Such a casual cultivator, who offends people everywhere, can still survive to this day, and his strength has reached this level. This person is really lucky."
Lu Chen smiled.
"That's right, there are always all kinds of strange people in the world."
Wang Xi said seriously.
Tian Jian seemed not to hear other people's whispers, and walked in swaggeringly, then came to a window seat not far from Lu Chen, and said loudly: "Boy, this seat is good, call these three thieves
Get out of the way, bird.”
There were three people eating and drinking at that seat. Tian Jian wanted to drive these three people away without asking about the situation, which showed his domineering attitude.
The shop assistant ran over and said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Sir, there are still empty seats upstairs. I'll take you upstairs."
Tian Jian's beard immediately raised, his eyes widened and he said, "I'm interested in this seat, didn't you hear?"
The momentum was slightly lost, and the store clerk turned pale with shock. He knew that these people in the world were masters, and at least they would not care about the life of a store clerk like him. If he disobeyed, he might be slapped by others, but he would be alone.
My fate has been handed down.
He walked to the window seat tremblingly and said, "Masters, could you please move a seat? Today's meal is free. What do you think?"
Originally, such problems are usually left to the shopkeeper to deal with, but the shopkeeper also has a headache when encountering this kind of thing, and puts the task on the store clerk. If the store clerk cannot solve the problem, then he can only
