With the elixir in hand, Zhang Zhixuan naturally wants to improve his alchemy skills.
Luo Ziyan has been in Qingli Sea these years, and Zhang Zhixuan has been refining the fourth-level elixirs of Qingxuan Sect and above, and his alchemy skills are still improving slowly.
Although Qingxuanzong's elixir garden has planted more than twenty fifth-level elixir plants, only seven or eight can be left to make elixirs for oneself.
These seven or eight fifth-level elixirs that can be used as medicine will have to wait many years to mature.
Although there are many fifth-level elixirs grown in the underground caves of Lingjing Mountain, they are not old enough. The earliest batch to mature will have to wait for about a hundred years.
However, dozens of fourth-level elixirs have matured in recent years.
Han Yan was almost at the point of breaking through, and he happened to stay in the underground cave of Lingjing Mountain to look after his family.
Zhang Zhixuan first used his good deeds to exchange 200,000 spiritual stones from the Qingxuan Sect, and then rushed to the Great Zhou Dynasty with Qingchan again.
This time their destination was Shenmu Canyon.
The Shenmu Sect could only be considered a small or medium-sized sect in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and there were also masters at the Nascent Soul stage within the sect.
The foundation of the Shenmu Sect is a sixth-grade high-grade spiritual tree. This spiritual tree can mature a batch of fairy fruits every hundred years. The fairy fruits can not only strengthen the vitality, but can also be used to make elixirs and be used as medicine.
Relying on this sacred tree, the monks of this sect are very good at growing elixirs and have good alchemy skills.
The market outside Shenmu Sect is the largest elixir exchange market in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even sixth-level elixirs are sold every ten years.
This is already Zhang Zhixuan's second trip to Dazhou, and the two of them are familiar with each other.
While traveling and experiencing the customs and customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they rushed to Shenmu Canyon.
Shenmu Sect is located in a grand canyon. Although it is a valley, its area is huge.
The canyon is six thousand miles long and several hundred miles wide. It is said that an ancient magician cut it open with a single sword.
Countless spiritual fields have been opened up densely in the canyon, estimated by Zhang Zhixuan to be at least over one million acres.
Both sides of the canyon are towering into the clouds, and the cliffs are over ten thousand feet high. Even without the use of formation restrictions, the Zifu period monks dare not enter the clouds and cannot fly across them at all.
In order to prevent the invasion of foreign enemies, the monks of the Shenmu Sect arranged flight-restriction formations over both sides of the canyon, and the entire canyon was protected by defensive formations.
Except for the entrance channels at both ends of the canyon, low-level monks have no ability to enter the canyon.
This kind of environment that is easy to defend but difficult to attack is very suitable for monks to stick to it for a long time.
In the entire Shenmu Canyon, the number of monks exceeds one million.
Relying on these millions of monks, even if the ten major sects of the Great Zhou Dynasty went all out, it would be difficult to break through the Shenmu Sect's mountain-protecting formation.
Occupying this spiritual vein that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Shenmu Sect has been passed down for thirteen generations in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Each generation has masters of Nascent Soul. The inheritance has lasted for tens of thousands of years. It is more powerful than several giant sects in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
It's still a long time.
There are thousands of towns outside the canyon, all of which are the territory of the Shenmu Sect.
Relying on the hundreds of millions of people in the surrounding area, it can continuously add new blood to Shenmu Sect every year and bring enough low-level monks.
The millions of monks inside the Shenmu Canyon basically make a living by growing elixirs.
The city controlled by Shenmu Sect was built at the entrance of the canyon.
The entrance to the canyon is relatively narrow, only seventy or eighty miles wide.
At the entrance of the canyon, Shenmu Sect built a majestic city of monks to block the entrance of the canyon.
There is a sixth-level formation in the city, and five Jindan monks have been stationed there for many years. In addition, there are a large number of low-level monks. Even if two Nascent Soul monks join forces, it will be difficult to break through the protection of the formation.
This city is called Shengyuan City. The population in the city exceeds hundreds of thousands. There is not a single mortal in the city. The fifth-level high-grade spiritual veins have been cultivated in the city, and the spiritual energy is very abundant.
"The power of the sect is declining, and there are more than a dozen cities, large and small, within the sect. These cities and towns are far away from each other, and it is inconvenient to communicate with each other. It seems that we should learn from the Shenmu Sect, not spread investment, and try to develop one area as much as possible.
However, the conditions in both Qingyang Mountain and Lingjing Mountain are far inferior to those in Shenmu Canyon. The Lingshan mineral vein outside also needs people to guard it. Without external resources, even if you want to develop the mountain gate, the material resources are far from enough."
Looking at this prosperous city of monks, Zhang Zhixuan had a hint of envy in his eyes.
Zhang Zhixuan's goal is high-level spiritual grass, so he will not hide his head or show his tail.
The fifth-level elixir is also a relatively precious resource in the Shenmu Sect, and it is absolutely impossible to sell it to people with ulterior motives.
Therefore, he and Qing Chan did not hide their cultivation and came to the city gate openly.
Seeing Zhang Zhixuan and his two men approaching slowly and unhurriedly, the foundation-building monk guarding the city gate immediately knew that the person coming was a very powerful master.
The man did not hesitate and immediately informed their leader.
In an instant, a spiritual light appeared at the gate of the city, and when they saw Zhang Zhixuan and Zhang Zhixuan, the man's expression changed, and he bowed respectfully and said: "Greetings to the two seniors, they look a bit unfamiliar. It should be the first time for me to come to our Shenmu Canyon. I
As the landlords here, if you two seniors need my help, just ask."
"Of course we came to Shenmu Canyon for the high-level elixir. However, we are from a small sect in the Southern Wilderness and do not understand the rules of your sect. If there is anything wrong with us, please tell me frankly."
Although Zhang Zhixuan said this, the Zifu monks headed by Shenmu Sect still did not dare to neglect and looked down upon the two golden elixir masters.
There are hundreds of countries close to the Southern Wilderness. These small sects in the Southern Wilderness vary in strength. The weak ones are like the Qingxuan Sect in the past. They only have one master of the Golden Core stage. If they are not careful, they are in danger of being wiped out.
Not solid.
Powerful ones such as the Danyang Sect of the Song Dynasty and the Xuansu Sect of the Wu Kingdom are not weaker than the Shenmu Sect.
Especially the Xuan Su Sect of the Wu State had three Nascent Soul Stage masters hundreds of years ago. Their strength was not weaker than the six sects of the Qi State, and they were also considered the overlords of the small Southern Wilderness country.
Because these monks from the small Southern Wilderness country are not based in the Great Zhou Dynasty, they often do things without scruples. In fact, they should be handled more carefully.
Although the job of guarding the city gate is small, the responsibility is heavy, and the monks selected are all experienced veterans.
Especially the leader of the Zifu monks, Shouyuan is about 400 years old. Although his cultivation is far inferior to Zhang Zhixuan, his experience is richer than him.
This kind of monk has a very poisonous eye when it comes to looking at people, and his character is also all-rounded. It is impossible for him to take advantage of others' power and easily become enemies with others.
In the world of cultivating immortals in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the cities of monks are divided into three levels. The lowest level is similar to Xihefang, and there is almost no fee to enter the city.
Second-class cities are like Heishanfang City, and the cost to enter the city is about one low-grade spiritual stone.
The last type is big cities like Shengyuan City and Huoshan City.
These cities for cultivators vary in size, and if you want to enter the city, you must apply for an entry order.
This kind of city entry order is equivalent to a kind of identity token, with a hint of monk's breath in it, which makes it easier for defensive formations to identify one's identity.
If monks who have not issued an entry order rush into Saint Yuan City, they will be attacked by Saint Yuan City's defense formation.
The city entry order is considered a low-level magic weapon and costs one hundred spiritual stones. After applying for the city entry order, you will not need to pay the fee to enter Saint Yuan City in the future.
The last time Zhang Zhixuan came to Dazhou, he had applied for several entry orders.
Under the guidance of the monks from the city guard Zifu, Zhang Zhixuan and the others paid two medium-grade spiritual stones, processed the city entry order, and entered the interior of the Saint Yuan City.
After entering the city, Zhang Zhixuan scanned the city with his spiritual consciousness and found that the entire city had hundreds of streets crisscrossing each other, with various large and small shops lined up in rows, which looked quite impressive.
There are quite a few monks on the street, and occasionally you can hear some bargaining and noisy sounds, which is very popular.