"Hehe, Brother Shi ran too fast. I wanted to stop you in the square just now, but in the blink of an eye, you couldn't be found," Qing Changtian said.
"Oh, Brother Qing, what do you want from me?" Shi Mu asked.
"This is the elder brother of our clan. We have been close since childhood. He has been in this floating fortress for more than seventeen years. This time he heard that I had made a friend like Brother Shi in the Holy Land, so he asked me to introduce him to him.
." Qing Changtian pointed at the thin man beside him and said.
Shi Mu took a look and found that this person's appearance was similar to Qing Changtian's. He also had an aquiline nose, high cheekbones, and a somewhat pale complexion. The difference was that his aura was calmer, and he was obviously also
A heavenly warrior.
"My dear Qingxuan, my clan brother is under the care of Junior Brother Duomengshi in the Holy Land." The thin man said very politely.
From the other party's tone, Shi Mu could tell that the other party seemed to be interested in making friends with him. However, since he had just arrived, he didn't know much about the things in the floating fortress, and he just lacked someone to answer his questions, so he also exchanged a few words.
"Where, where."
After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, they walked up the mountain path, talking while walking.
"Senior Brother Qingxuan, we have just come here on the battleship and have seen the brutality of the fighting here. I wonder what kind of tasks new disciples like us are usually sent to perform?" Shi Mu asked.
"Recently, the Black Demon Clan has indeed been attacking frequently. There have been three large-scale battles in the past half month. However, based on past experience, when the battle ends today, both sides will begin a period of accumulating strength. There should be no more attacks in a short period of time.
A large-scale battle broke out." Qingxuan said.
"I see that there are more than a hundred thousand temporary caves on this mountain. Are they all disciples stationed here?" Shi Mu asked.
"Yes. However, only a small number of them are disciples of the three holy places and their affiliated planetary forces. There are probably more than 20,000 people. Among them, heavenly warriors and sun-level warlocks account for about 20%. The rest are
There are other people from small and medium-sized forces, among whom naturally earth-level warriors and moon-level sorcerers are the main ones. In addition, in the alliance army, the main ones are monsters and other major alien races, and there are not many human disciples like Junior Brother Shi."
Qingxuan said.
"In the star sea, there are hundreds of races. The human race is not naturally dominant. It is expected that the number of people is smaller." Shi Mu said.
"Although the number of humans is small, most of those who may come here are extremely powerful beings. The few people I know are basically the best among the team captains, and each of them has made great achievements in battle." Qingxuan said.
"Squad leader?" Shi Mu raised his eyebrows.
"Haha, regarding this matter, Junior Brother Shi will know clearly when the specific tasks are assigned tomorrow. In this floating city fortress, except for a small number of holy-level beings, the other earth-level disciples will form small teams, and the number of people in each team will be several.
There are between ten and ten people, with a celestial or sun-level warlock serving as the team leader to carry out tasks assigned by the alliance. Regardless of whether the task is dangerous or not, the team must strictly carry out the task and cannot shirk it for any reason. Once it is done privately
If you abandon the mission or refuse to perform it, you will be punished as a deserter. Usually, deserters will be deprived of their cultivation and demoted to mortals." Qingxuan said.
"I have heard about these strict regulations before, but I don't know what the rewards promised by the Holy Land's senior officials were." Shi Mu asked.
"The so-called risks and opportunities coexist. Putting aside the various dangers here, as long as you have the ability to persevere here, you will indeed gain a lot. In addition to rich practical experience, the difficulty of the task and the black demon killed will be rewarded.
Clan members can get corresponding merits, which can be exchanged for various treasures, which naturally include the Xuanling points we need. For example, for every earth-level black demon clan killed, one can get a point of merits, which can be exchanged for
Ten Xuanling points. As for the early stage of Heavenly Throne, the reward directly rises to ten meritorious deeds, and for the later warriors, it reaches one hundred meritorious deeds." Qingxuan said.
"So many!" Shi Mu and Qing Changtian were both overjoyed, and their eyes lit up.
"Haha, don't be too busy to be happy. The black demons are not that easy to deal with. It is better to be familiar with the environment as much as possible at the beginning." Qingxuan chuckled.
In the following time, under the questioning of Shi Mu and Qing Changtian, Qingxuan explained the Three Holy Temples where merits are exchanged, the Jiufeng Temple where various tasks are issued, and the trading market.
The two of them benefited a lot.
The three of them chatted for a long time before they dispersed and walked towards their own caves.
Shi Mu walked more than ten steps, his heart moved slightly, he turned around and used the Lingyu Speeder, soared through the air and flew towards the center of the fortress.
Not long after flying out, his eyes lit up and he saw a three-story tower-like building with dense eaves appearing below. The light shone on it and was covered with a golden mask. Dozens of circular golden runes appeared on the mask.
, constantly moving around.
This building is the main hall of the entire alliance, and waves of powerful spiritual energy are revealed in it.
On the left and right sides of the shining golden tower building, there is a hall with the same shape.
There is a purple mask on the outside of the main hall on the left, while a cyan light mask covers the main hall on the right.
Shi Mu flew down from the cloud head, and the golden light flashed on the token in his hand. He flew into the purple light barrier without any hindrance, and landed in front of the main hall.
He looked up at the lintel of the main hall door and saw a black plaque hanging on it with three golden characters "Three Holy Temples" written on it.
Shi Mu put away the Lingyu Speeder and walked in.
The main hall is very empty, with basically no furnishings. Only in the middle of the door and on the left and right sides, there is a tall white jade stone tablet. The golden light shines on the tablet, and it is full of dense text.
Deep in the main hall, there is a table, and behind it sits a human-looking old man in white, who seems to be the elder in charge here.
When the man saw Shi Mu coming in, he just raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at him, then lowered his eyes again, closed his eyes and sat up to meditate.
At this time, except for the two of them, there was no one else in the hall, making the already empty hall even more silent.
Seeing that the elder in charge didn't pay attention to him, Shi Mu skipped the salute and moved his eyes to the stone tablet on the left, looking at it carefully.
After a while, he moved lightly and came to the stone tablet in the middle. After looking at it for a while, he walked to the stone tablet on the right and examined it carefully.
After a round of browsing, Shi Mu discovered that most of what was recorded on these white jade stone tablets were some exercises, secret techniques, spiritual weapons, elixirs, spiritual materials and other items. The exchange information for rare spiritual materials was really pitiful.
However, whether it is skills, secrets, or spiritual weapons and elixirs, the merit points required for redemption are almost a hundred points upwards, and some even require more than a thousand points.
According to what Qingxuan said before about merit rewards, the price is really high. No wonder the hall is empty with not many people.
Shi Mu was thinking in his mind as he continued to read the words on the last stone tablet.
When he reached the bottom of the stele, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a hint of joy appeared in his brows.
Bauhinia Dala Fruit!
This is one of the four spiritual materials necessary for cultivating the external incarnation, and it is listed in the exchange list.
Shi Mu's eyes moved behind him, and after just one glance, the joy on his face suddenly disappeared.
Six hundred and seventy meritorious deeds...
It seems that it is not an easy task to obtain this Bauhinia Dala Fruit. According to the previous ratio, I am afraid that I will have to kill at least six late-stage warriors.
When Shi Mu walked out of the exchange hall with mixed feelings, he glanced at the blue hall on the other side of the main hall from a distance, and finally chose not to go there. He then waved his hand and sacrificed the Lingyu Speeder, and headed towards the camp.
It flew in the direction of the mountains.
Half a quarter of an hour later, the stream of light transformed by Shi Mu crossed the top of the camp mountain peak, flew to the back of the mountain, and fell towards a flat square.
As soon as it landed, various noisy cries and arguments could be heard in Shi Mu's ears.
Completely different from the deserted appearance of the Three Holy Temples, the trading square was crowded with people and seemed very lively.
Shi Mu looked around and saw a wide square without any trace of planning. All the stalls randomly found a place, spread a felt blanket, placed their own goods, and started selling.
Shi Mu started walking upstream of the "sheep intestine path" separated by these stalls, looking around to see if there were any spiritual materials he needed.
After walking around for about half an hour, Shi Mu couldn't help but be amazed by this trading square.
Perhaps due to the war, the goods here are surprisingly rich, ranging from magic weapons and spiritual weapons to elixirs and spiritual materials. Even compared to Tongliufang in the Holy Land, it is no less generous.
However, Shi Mu also discovered that although there are many things here, the quality is uneven and very messy. If you don't have a sharp eye and want to buy good things here, you will probably end up being deceived.
Just now, someone spent hundreds of top-quality spiritual stones to buy two bottles of Netherworld Qi that were of poor quality and almost unusable.
"Senior brother, you look unfamiliar. Have you just come to this fortress? Come on, come on, I have an excellent defensive spiritual weapon, the Silver Scale Breastplate. Do you want to get one? It only costs 500 top-quality spiritual stones.
"A green-skinned man with sinister eyebrows and rat-like eyes saw Shi Mu looking very interested. He quickly came up and greeted him warmly.
Shi Mu, however, didn't even look at him and walked towards the back.
"Hey... the price is negotiable, senior brother..." The green-skinned man shouted from behind, refusing to give up.
At this moment, Shi Mu suddenly paused and stopped.
In his sea of consciousness, the Heaven-turning Stick, which had always been very calm, suddenly vibrated, and a faint wave of spiritual power emitted from the stick body.
Shi Mu hesitated for a moment, then turned around and looked at the stall behind him. He saw several sets of silver breastplates and a dark golden stone the size of a human head placed on the somewhat worn felt cloth.
What caused the Heaven-turning Staff to fluctuate was the seemingly inconspicuous dark golden stone.
With this thought in mind, Shi Mu turned around and walked back, squatted down, and reached out to touch the stone.
When the green-skinned man saw Shi Mu leaving and coming back, his face was suddenly filled with smiles. He also leaned down and said with a smile:
"Senior brother, this silver scale breastplate is a top-grade spiritual weapon. It contains the experience of several kinds of resistance spells. Do you want to buy one? How about I give you a 20% discount?"