Mingshafang City was formed spontaneously without planning, and the shops were very messy.
Different from other markets, the only ones who often walk outside the shops are Zifu and Foundation Establishment monks, and those with the lowest cultivation level are in the late Foundation Establishment stage.
The spiritual energy here is already a bit violent, and the cultivation level is too low to stay outside for a long time.
Wang Daoyuan was dressed as a casual cultivator, but he did not wear a veil or hat.
There are no rules in this kind of market without unified management. It is very common to use spiritual consciousness to detect others at will. Wearing a veil is not very interesting.
He disguised himself as a middle-aged man and walked into the market with a swagger.
There are many middle and late cultivators in the Zi Mansion here, and with his cultivation level, he is not conspicuous here.
He simply stopped hiding his cultivation and just converted all the spiritual power in his body into gold and fire attributes.
There are not many middle-stage Zifu monks with five spiritual roots in the entire Beiyuan Immortal Cultivation World. They are really conspicuous.
He now mainly uses spells with these two attributes against the enemy.
Only the metal and fire attributes are exposed, and the combat power will not be affected.
The Five Spirit Transformation Technique practiced by Wang Daoyuan has a body-refining effect.
His physical body is not weak, but the spiritual energy here cannot cause any harm to him.
The biggest restriction he faced was intelligence.
When I came to this unfamiliar place, I wanted to find a broker to inquire about the situation, but I couldn't find one.
Those who can walk outside have the lowest cultivation level and are late-stage foundation-building monks.
With this kind of cultivation, you can't beg for food anywhere, and there is really no need to work as a broker.
There are no street stalls here, all business is in the shops.
There are also formations in the shops that can soften the spiritual power. Monks at the later stage of foundation establishment and below will find some work in these shops.
There are no brokers or street vendors, so the best way to get information is to go to the tavern.
I found a tavern called Qinghelou, sat down in the corner, and ordered a few common dishes and two bottles of wine.
It is difficult to grow spiritual plants in Mingsha originally. These dishes are some monsters in the desert, plus a few sand spiritual plants.
The business of this tavern is pretty good. There are more than thirty tables in the hall, and about twenty people are sitting at the tables.
Wang Daoyuan was eating and drinking while listening to other people's conversations.
Not long after we sat down, an early stage cultivator from the Zi Mansion walked in.
This man was wearing a tight-fitting robe made of black animal skin, with muscles all over his body and a big beard.
However, the animal skin robe on his body was damaged in many places, and there were several long blood stains on the exposed skin.
Some are marks from the claws of monsters, and some look like wounds from sharp blades.
The late-stage qi-training monk in the waiting hall immediately came forward to greet him: "What does this senior want to eat?"
The bearded monk said proudly: "Serve one portion of all the good dishes in your store, and two jars of wine."
He had just found a table and sat down when a lean early Zifu monk next to him asked: "Why are fellow Daoist Xiang so generous today? Judging from your injuries, have you gone into the desert to hunt again?"
The monk surnamed Xiang slapped the table, let out a long sigh, and said, "I've just looked away. If you are trying to make a living here, there will be no tomorrow, so saving spiritual stones is of no use.
Two days ago, I went hunting in Qingshi Mountain with some old friends. I accidentally ran into a Liesha wolf hunting and lost two brothers.
When I came back, I was blocked by flying sand thieves again.
After a bloody battle, I escaped on my own.
Alas, they were all old friends who lived and died together for a hundred or two hundred years, and they are all gone.
Know-it-all, we are old acquaintances, I don’t have many friends anymore, so come and have a drink with me.”
The lean monk smiled and said: "Okay, since Fellow Taoist Xiang wants to drink two drinks, then I will sacrifice my life to accompany you.
Just what are you going to do next, fellow Taoist?"
The monk surnamed Xiang waved his hand: "Never mind it, live one day at a time.
I originally offended people I shouldn't have offended in the north, so I came here and can't go back.
When the spirit stones are exhausted, I will go to Kuangsha Sanren. He has a grudge against the Fei Sand Bandits, and maybe I will have a chance to destroy the Fei Sand Bandits in the future."
The two chatted while eating, and soon they were full of wine and food.
Other customers listened to the conversation between the two and were talking quietly.
Wang Daoyuan listened to the conversation between the two and other customers, and gained some understanding of the situation on Mingshayuan.
It seems that there are already ferocious beasts here, and the Liesha Wolf is a ferocious beast.
These guys live in the violent spiritual energy all year round. Their bodies are extremely strong and their temperaments are cruel, but their intelligence is not very high.
And this Kuangsha Sanren is not a simple character either.
Needless to say, having the title of Sanren means strength, at least his combat power is top-notch among those in the late Zifu period.
Most of the monks with the title of Sanren are at the peak of Zifu's combat power.
Wang Daoyuan is currently trying his best to defeat most of the late Zifu cultivators.
But in the later stage of Zifu, he is still not at the top, and he cannot be called a Sanren.
The Feisha Bandits are one of several groups of thieves entrenched in Mingsha Plain, and their methods are the most vicious.
Kuangsha Sanren is not a good bird either. He has also gathered a group of monks under his command to do business without capital in Mingsha Plain, and is known as Kuangsha Bandit.
Kuangsha Sanren and Feisha Sanren, the leader of the Feisha Bandits, had a feud when they were young, and the two groups never dealt with each other.
There are more than ten Zifu monks on both sides, and hundreds of late-stage and peak-level foundation-building monks.
If this strength were outside the Southern Wilderness, it would be a considerable force.
However, most of these people have offended people in the north who cannot be offended, or are heinous evildoers.
Many people dare not even enter Mingshafang City, let alone go north of Nanhuang.
There are quite a lot of dangers in Mingsha Plain, but ferocious beasts don't matter. I have killed many monsters, so I don't care about ferocious beasts with low intelligence.
Humans are more terrifying than ferocious beasts. If we are blocked by two groups of bandits, we will be in serious trouble.
Brother Xiang and Bai Shitong walked out of the tavern one after another, and Wang Daoyuan also paid and walked out.
It's not easy to meet a well-informed person, how can you miss the good opportunity to find out the information?
He had been following Bai Shitong and the monk surnamed Xiang. After the two separated, Wang Daoyuan's spiritual consciousness said: "Your nickname is Bai Shitong. I wonder if you can sell the information?"
Bai Shitong looked around, looking for the person to send the message.
Wang Daoyuan smiled and said: "Don't look, it's me."
Seeing that his cultivation was higher than his own, Bai Shitong hurriedly handed over his hand and said: "I have met my Taoist friend. It is not suitable to discuss business in public. Please come to my small shop to discuss it."
Wang Daoyuan nodded. Even if this person was not well-intentioned, as long as he was vigilant, a cultivator in the early stages of the Purple Mansion could not do anything to him.
Soon, the two of them came to the door of an ordinary shop. The signboard hanging on the door had the three characters "Better Knows" written on it.
After entering the store, Bai Shitong closed the store door and asked Wang Daoyuan to sit down.
After the two of them sat down, Bai Shitong smiled and said: "I'm Yuan Chen, because he likes to inquire about information, so he got the nickname Bai Shitong.
After the Zifu was opened, a store like this was opened here, specializing in the business of buying and selling information.
I don’t know what information you want, but as long as it’s related to Ming Shayuan, I know a thing or two.”
Wang Daoyuan replied: "When Zhou first arrived here, what news did Yuan Daoyou think Zhou needed?"
Yuan Chen has been in the intelligence business for many years, so he naturally knows what intelligence different people are interested in.
He immediately took out an animal skin and several jade slips and handed them to Wang Daoyuan: "Fellow Daoist Zhou, this is a map of the terrain, ferocious beasts, and spiritual objects in the Mingsha Plain area that has been explored.
These jade slips record the areas of influence of several groups of bandits in Mingsha Plains, as well as the distribution of various forces in Mingshafang City.
Fellow Taoist should want to know this information, right?"
Wang Daoyuan nodded: "This is indeed the information I want to know. Let's make a price."
Yuan Chen smiled and said: "You can get enough of this information by just finding a tavern and staying in a month or two.
Three hundred spirit stones are enough, I hope fellow Taoists will come to visit the shop more in the future."