Time passed like this day by day. After successfully seeing a snow scene on Luohua Peak, the sect's team heading to Mount Luo was finally about to set off.
It was still the sect's large vehicle - the flying boat, but the leading monk was replaced by Elder Chai.
Shang Xun was also on the flying boat, but he obviously came to watch the excitement. Elder Chai would never leave matters in his hands if he could solve them himself.
There are more disciples going to Mount Luo this time than those who went to Huang Chen’s secret realm before.
Not all of these disciples want to participate in the competition, but more of them want to gain experience.
Since everyone is going, the sect will naturally not leave people behind and let them go to Mount Luo with their own swords.
Several flying boats were ready to go. Following the order, they carried the disciples one by one and flew towards Gulang City.
The flying boat is traveling on the top of the mountain, between the clouds, looking down, the land below is so vast and vast, the undulating mountains are shaped like prone dragons, and the flowing rivers turn into silver lines.
The green of the earth becomes darker, then gradually lighter, then disappears, then returns to green again.
After flying for more than five days, the flying boat of the Mosha Sect finally arrived at Luoshan Mountain and outside Gulang City at noon.
Since flying and private fighting are prohibited in the city, transportation tools flying in from all parties must be stopped outside the city and put away, or they can enter the main city on foot or by using physical skills.
The Luoshan territory is close to the edge of the Qiankun Gate area and adjacent to the border of Yunchan Temple. It is the territory of the Meng family, a puppet family.
The ancestor of the Meng family was an elder of the Qiankun Sect, and most of his descendants also became disciples of the Qiankun Sect.
Therefore, Luoshan also belongs to the sphere of influence of Qiankun Sect. The relationship between the two is inextricably linked, and honor and disgrace coexist.
Gulang City has an extremely long history, and it appeared in the long history even earlier than its current rulers, the Meng family.
Rumor has it that the city's city defense formation was created by the founder of Qiankun Gate. Although it is not as powerful as the Qiankun Gate's mountain defense formation, it is still one of the rare top formations in the world.
At first, the Taoism Competition was held in the main cities of each sect in turn, but later it was found to be troublesome, so it was fixed in Gulang City.
In addition to its central location, which makes it easy for monks from all over the place to come, there is also the reason why this formation is so powerful in defense.
After all, all the effective forces of the entire cultivation world will gather here, and we must be on guard against being wiped out by the group due to a momentary oversight or some irresistible reason.
Moreover, this formation can also limit large-scale private fights between monks or sects, and avoid triggering wars between sects.
It was only after so many contests that tens of thousands of people gathered in Gulang City.
In general, setting the competition venue here is a decision made after careful consideration by the senior leaders of each sect and weighing the pros and cons.
Monks from all over the country usually arrive at Gulang a month and a half in advance unless they are involved in something very urgent.
First, I arrived late and couldn't find an inn to stay. Second, I came to the city in advance to set up a stall and sell unused things. In a month, I could make a small fortune.
Moreover, all the sects came early. If you arrived late, what chance would there be to meet the elites of each sect and appreciate the style of high-level monks in the world of cultivation.
Most of the flying boats from several sects will arrive here half a month in advance. First, it is to allow the participating disciples to adapt to the environment earlier and adjust their mentality.
By the way, information about the contestants can be collected during this period, so that the disciples can know themselves and the enemy and make countermeasures in advance.
After getting off the flying boat, we followed the large team into the city and went straight to Gulang City, the exclusive courtyard where the Mocha Sect rested.
This is the benefit of the big sect. After others come here with a lot of work, they have to rush to grab a house, for fear that if they are slow, they will end up sleeping on the street.
Or, you can reserve a room at a high price half a year in advance or even earlier to get a seat.
But several sects don't need to go to such trouble. First of all, they have their own strongholds in Gulang, and there are separate courtyards for them to stay very close to the stadium.
Therefore, as soon as we arrive in the city, we can immediately arrange for the disciples to move in.
This is indeed a privilege, but it is not free.
The various prizes for each competition, the maintenance and management fees for the arena, etc. are all paid by several sects, so it is understandable that the disciples enjoy certain privileges.
After Tong Yan and the others got to their room, they rested for a while and agreed to meet at the gate of the yard at an hour to go shopping together on the street.
At this time, the city was extremely lively, especially the free trading market, which gathered all kinds of strange and weird things.
It doesn’t matter whether the seller knows what he or she is selling, basically as long as he shows it off, there will always be unbelievers who are willing to pay.
To join in the fun, Tong Yan decided not to miss it as much as possible, and decided to visit the markets in the four corners of the country.
It doesn’t cost money to walk anyway.
The combined area of the markets in the four districts of southeast, northwest and northwest accounts for a quarter of the entire Gulang City.
In fact, in normal times, the combined size of these markets is only one of the current ones. However, after several large crowds during competitions, the Lord of Gulang City issued an order to temporarily expand the market area.
When the event is over and the crowds leave, the market will return to its original state.
After Tong Yan, Xiao Lou, and He Zhan packed up, they set off together. The first thing they came to was the nearest East District Market.
There is no obvious dividing line between the market and the main street. As I walked, I suddenly saw more and more people, which was the entrance to the market.
I heard that each of the four markets has its own specialty products, and the East District mainly sells animal-related things.
For example, hair, bones, demon elixirs, animal blood, or spirit beast cubs that can be contracted can be seen everywhere here.
There are many female monks visiting the East Market, many of whom come to buy an ornamental pet.
This kind of ornamental cubs are not of much use, so they generally do not make contracts. It is common practice to buy them and keep them for a period of time, release or kill them, and then buy another one and keep it.
Because female monks generally spend a lot of money on things they like, many monks make a living by selling cubs.
I'm not afraid that if one grows too big, I won't have room to replace it with a new one.
It's not that there aren't cubs with high growth potential, it's just the same. Their parents are also of high level, and most monks can't defeat them, so they naturally choose soft persimmons that are easy to control.
Tong Yan curiously inquired about the price of a first-order curly-haired spiritual rabbit. Such a monster could be seen everywhere, and the monk opened his mouth and shouted for one hundred middle-grade spiritual stones.
Perhaps there was some reason why she mistook her for a young lady who didn't know how to be hungry and cold, and thus made random bids.
But, does she look like the kind of person who looks stupid and has a lot of money?
I am usually in the suburbs, someone who can cut down a curly rabbit family neatly with one strike of his sword. Wouldn't he recognize this kind of first-order monster that no one wants even if he gives it away?
After hearing such a sky-high price, Tong Yan said, why raise rabbits? Wouldn't it taste good to eat the meat directly?
After asking the price this time, even if she saw a cub no matter how cute it was, she would never ask the price. She would only play with it and never buy it. If she didn't give it a second look, she would leave.
Also because she frequently watched the cubs, He Zhan asked her, "Sister Yan likes these cubs, would you like to buy one?"
Tong Yan immediately shook his head, glanced at each stall owner, and said in a low voice, "These are all deceptive goods. If you really want to keep them, I will go directly to the forest to catch one. Why don't you make it fresher?"