Do not die

The terrain of the cliff is very special. The rugged cliffs are naturally divided into relatively independent platform areas.

The areas of these platform areas vary in size, from small ones covering several acres to large ones covering dozens of acres.

The caves mentioned by the men in brocade are located on these platforms, and they are also different in style.

Some are grand and grand, and some are simple and quiet.

Some have a very large building area and are complete with pavilions and pavilions, while others are surrounded by many spiritual plants and running water.

The man in brocade clothes said to Meng Zhou and others:

"You can choose any one to settle in according to your own preferences. After you choose, tell me and I will distribute the formation tokens to you.

Although these caves are different in style and size, they are all third-level top-grade caves, and there is no difference in quality.

Once determined, you will be the masters of these caves until you return. "

Having said this, the man in brocade paused and then said:

“During this period, you can make some adjustments to the cave according to your own preferences.

But try not to cause too much damage, and those adjustments should ideally be reversible. "

His extra reminder made some people feel confused and felt a little weird.

But some monks, including Meng Zhou, understood clearly in their hearts what the man in brocade was referring to.

Although everyone is extremely respectful to Qingxuanzong on the surface, Qingxuanzong's actions over the years have indeed brought them huge benefits.

But deep down, everyone is still wary and wary of Qingxuan Sect, and they don't dare to really trust it 100%.

Many monks have very high privacy requirements for the "absolute territory" of the cave.

Based on the above two points, if everyone is arranged into these caves that are obviously well prepared, they may not even dare to open up their hearts to private conversations for fear of being "heard" by some of the arrangements in this cave.

If this is the case, this trip to Qingxuan Sect will become a pure torture.

Qingxuanzong had obviously considered this situation in advance and was not willing to let the guests bear such a psychological burden during such a celebration, so they allowed them to make some adjustments to the cave during their stay.

The man in brocade clothes stated the matter so clearly, which also showed Qingxuanzong's magnanimity on this matter.

It can be clearly seen that after he said this, after a period of silence among the guests, the atmosphere in the venue became softer and more relaxed.

After waiting silently for a while, the man in brocade clothes spoke again:

"Let me introduce myself. My common name is Cheng Jun and my Taoist name is Jingyun. The sect has specially arranged for me to connect with you. After attending the celebration, I will also send you back.

Therefore, if you encounter any problems within the sect, you can contact me directly. "

"The specific time of the sect's celebration is April 24th. During this period, you can move around freely."

Song Yang, who had already become quite familiar with him, asked in surprise: "Can I go anywhere?"

Jing Yun smiled and said:

"Those areas that you are not allowed to enter are restricted by formations or guarded by personnel. Just be careful not to force your way in.

In addition to other areas, you can enter and exit freely and observe at will. "

All the people who formed the pills were a little surprised. They really didn't expect Qingxuan Sect to be so "generous". This was very different from what many people expected.

All along, everything about Qingxuan Sect has been full of mystery and uncertainty in the eyes of other forces in the Qingxuan Domain.

Although more and more new Dan-forming disciples who are not from the Qingxuan Sect are appearing one after another, they still don’t know much about the Qingxuan Sect.

This extreme asymmetry in information is also an important reason why everyone always has doubts about Qingxuanzong's actions.

In their imagination, after they, a group of "country bumpkins", entered the Qingxuan Sect, they would first be exposed to the strict rules of the sect, and they would never be allowed to wander around.

You can't walk here, you can't go there, this is the treasure mountain, that is the forbidden land...

But Jingyun told them that except for those areas that were clearly not allowed to enter, they could walk and look anywhere else they wanted.

At this moment, dozens of monks wearing uniform blue robes appeared around Jingyun.

Most of these people appear to be in their twenties or thirties, but they are all Foundation Establishment monks, and their cultivation levels are at the early or mid-level of Foundation Establishment.

Jingyun said:

"They are all inner disciples of our sect and are very familiar with the situation in the sect. They will be waiting here all the time.

If necessary, you can choose a few to serve as guides when you go out.

Of course, if you want to explore on your own, you can do it. Don’t think too much. This is to give you more choices.

After all, the entire Qinglin Peak is thousands of miles away. If you just wander aimlessly, you won't be able to see much in more than ten days.

If you are not very interested in these, you can stay in the cave to practice and wait for the celebration to start in half a month.

Anyway, you can do whatever you want. "

After everyone had digested what he said, Jingyun said again:

"Tell me the last two things.

Four days later, on April 15th, as usual, there was an internal trade fair at Xiaoxuan Summit.

The people attending the meeting were all our own people. There are both younger generations who are in the later stages of foundation building, there are also fake elixir monks, and there are also quite a few monks who are in the early and middle stages of elixir formation.

If you are interested, you can go and take a look then.

If you encounter something you are interested in, you can also take action. "

"Nine days later, on the night of April 20th, our sect will host a private banquet for you all at the Qingxuan Peak Sect Master Hall.

Our sect master, deacon hall, law enforcement hall master, and many important members will attend, so please reserve your time in advance. "

Hearing this, Cao Lie, Song Yang and others couldn't help but feel cold.

Is this...is this specification a little too high?

Although everyone does not belittle themselves, they are equally aware that even if they have become True Alchemy cultivators, they are still just insignificant in front of such a behemoth as Qingxuan Sect.

The treatment that Qingxuanzong arranged for them was really... it really made them feel a little flattered - really surprised!

…

Meng Zhou held a token and entered a cave that only covered an area of ​​seven or eight acres.

Among the row of cliffside caves, the one he chose had a rather "unremarkable" feel.

The area is neither big nor small, and the houses are neither too many nor too few. It is neither too magnificent nor too simple and quiet.

In fact, everyone except Meng Zhou chose similar caves, and everyone tacitly excluded those whose styles were too extreme.

Since it was just a temporary stay and there was no essential difference in the quality of spiritual energy, everyone subconsciously chose to keep a low profile.

There is no way, these new group of Danjie practitioners may all have the air of respecting Taoist ancestors in their own territory.

But when it came to Qingxuan Sect, it was best to take the initiative to put away these bad habits, otherwise, it would just be humiliating oneself.

After Meng Zhou led Yao Gu, Tu Baiyao and four others into the cave, he said to them:

"You can go find a suitable place to live. I'll adjust the formation first."

Since Qingxuanzong has given the authorization, he will not let it go.

Meng Zhou first checked the overall condition of the cave formation, and after confirming that there were no backdoors, he made small adjustments in some places, and that was all.

It didn't make many changes, and it didn't show too much formation attainments.

During this period, President Pan, Cao Lie, Song Yang, and other Danjie monks successively sent messages, and everyone made plans for the next few days.

I arrived here for the first time today, so I decided to take a good rest and get used to it.

Starting from tomorrow, everyone has made an appointment to travel together.

Now that Jing Yun has made his meaning so clear, everyone is indeed very curious about Qingxuan Sect. If they can take this opportunity to learn more about it, they will naturally not let it go.

However, although Jing Yun said that everyone could move freely, after discussion, everyone unanimously decided not to separate the team and act together.

Meng Zhou did not raise any different opinions on this, nor did he say, "You go ahead, I will just practice."

On the one hand, he didn't want to appear too conspicuous. On the other hand, he himself was also very curious about some situations of Qingxuan Sect.

Moreover, Qingxuan Sect is not only Qingxuan Sect, but also a mirror, through which we can have a general understanding of the Dan Weapon Sect, the Ling Yu Sect, the Jinding Sect, and the Hehuan Sect.

After making some simple adjustments to the cave, Meng Zhou summoned Yao Gu, gave him free access, and then returned to the quiet room to continue practicing the "Unbounded Sword Domain".

If it comes to practicing other skills, Meng Zhou might be a little more restrained.

However, "Unbounded Sword Domain" has a special feature. When it is not used against a specific target, it can be regarded as an "intracranial activity".

Except that he himself knew what was going on, there was nothing unusual that could be seen from the outside world.

In this case, there is nothing to worry about using this free time to practice "Unbounded Sword Domain".

…

The next day. early morning.

Meng Zhou took Yao Gu, Tu Baiyao and four others out of the cave and met up with President Pan, Cao Lie, Song Yang and others.

Including the accompanying personnel, there were nearly a hundred people.

And this is not all of this group of people, there is also a guide group composed of more than 40 inner disciples of Qingxuan Sect accompanying them.

Under the leadership of this group of guides, the mighty team of more than a hundred people started from their residence and slowly began to observe.

Meng Zhou was accompanied by a guide who was in the middle stage of foundation building.

Yao Gu, Tu Baiyao and other four people were also accompanied by a guide who was in the early stages of foundation building.

President Pan, Cao Lie, Song Yang and others also had similar arrangements.

These were all discussed yesterday and coordinated and communicated in advance by Song Yang and others who were good at handling such matters while Meng Zhou was practicing.

Everyone didn't seem to be walking too fast, but under the leadership of the inner sect guides who were familiar with Qingxuan Sect's situation, they also visited many places from early morning to return in the evening.

When they came back, everyone's faces were full of admiration and shock.

A pill-forming monk said with emotion: "No wonder Qingxuanzong can get so many foundation-building pills, and the auction of third-level spiritual objects has never been interrupted."

Today, everyone saw more than a dozen "medicine mountains".

It is said that Sanchuan Plateau is the most suitable for large-scale spiritual field operations. After seeing these "medicine mountains", everyone knows that this statement is too full and too absolute.

Not to mention the second-order spiritual plants at the foot of the mountain and the mountainside.

Flowers, plants, trees, vines, shrubs, they like shade, sun, drought, humidity... At first glance, they look chaotic, but in fact they have formed a complete ecology.

There are also many spiritual insects and beasts living among them.

It seems ordinary, but a piece of grass in these mountains can be worth a lot of spiritual stones when taken outside Qingxuan Sect.

Those third-level spiritual plants located on the top of the mountain are all lush and green, and they have basically been growing for decades. A small part of them are in a semi-mature state, while the vast majority are in a fully mature state.

When a group of "country bumpkins" saw this, their eyes turned green.

A Danjie monk asked everyone’s confusion:

"I see that many spiritual plants here are fully mature, and some spiritual fruits and flowers have even passed their best picking period. Why don't you arrange for people to harvest them and then plant new ones?"

According to everyone's philosophy of running the Sanchuan Plain, once the spiritual plants mature, spending more than a day in the spiritual fields is a waste, and it is a shameful act of "occupying the latrine and not shitting".

Once the spiritual plants mature, they must be harvested immediately, then plowed, and new spiritual seeds planted so that the spiritual fields can quickly enter the next cycle. This is the most efficient way to use the spiritual fields.

It is simply incomprehensible for people like Qingxuanzong to watch the spiritual fruits rotting in the mountains, the spiritual flowers and spiritual grasses passing their best season and ignoring them, letting them wither in the soil.

Faced with such doubts, the answer of those inner sect guides was——

"This is to nourish your energy."

Then, a more specific explanation was given.

According to them, the ability of spiritual veins to store spiritual energy can be slowly improved through "nurturing".

This benefit to Qinglin Peak, although it is slow, is also all-round.

The other party also gave a very simple example.

“I know that the farming method of Sanchuan Plateau requires not only regular rain irrigation, but also the care of many spiritual planters.

But in these medicine mountains, these are basically unnecessary.

There is no need to cast spells to make rain or arrange spiritual planters to take care of them. They can solve all this by themselves. "

Just as he was talking, he saw a "medicine mountain" starting from the foot of the mountain, with clouds and mist rising up, all the way up, and converging on the top of the mountain.

Then, the rainwater containing rich spiritual energy falls from the sky onto the "Medicine Mountain" and goes all the way down the mountain. The spiritual plants all over the mountain are bathed in it, and they are full of vitality.

"..."

President Pan, Yao Gu and others looked very uncomfortable.

And the opponent finally made another stab:

"Besides, we don't lack these things. If we really need them, we can just go into the mountains to pick some. There's really no need to get too much."

"..."

…

Another day, everyone continued to gain knowledge under the leadership of the inner sect guide.

Among them, what impressed Meng Zhou the most were the five ring-connected peaks, known as the "Little Five Peaks".

Every mountain is planted with a type of spiritual plant with distinctive characteristics.

They are wood spiritual plants, metal spiritual plants, earth spiritual plants, water spiritual plants, and fire spiritual plants.

Not only Meng Zhou, but also the other monks were dumbfounded when faced with the spiritual plants of the same type that covered a mountain.

But in the words of those inner sect guides, this is just a "test product."

Meng Zhou could see that although this was pretentious, it was also true.

Moreover, through the sequential distribution of the five peaks and five series of spiritual plants, Meng Zhou also saw some clues and knew that this was indeed a "test object."

Harvesting a large number of spiritual materials of different types is secondary. The real purpose is to verify the success and failure of the five types.

This was also the first time that Meng Zhou came into contact with a similar "experiment" in the practice world.

Before that, he had come into contact with many different schools of magic, including fire spells, water spells, earth escape techniques, metal escape techniques, thick earth sutras, spring water sutras...

Although the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth are already available, they are independent elements like the thunder element, ice element, poison element, etc. These five elements have not been singled out and summarized. into a large system.

At this moment, when he saw the "Little Five Peaks" with five connected peaks, Meng Zhou had a concept in his mind.

Five elements.

Some of the doubts in Meng Zhou's heart suddenly felt enlightened at this moment.

For a long time, compared to several other third-level sects, Qingxuan Sect gave Meng Zhou a relatively "mediocre" impression.

The Alchemy Sect attacks alchemy and weapon refining, the Ling Yu Sect attacks spirit puppets and beasts, the Jin Ding Sect attacks both physical and mental cultivation, and the Hehuan Sect attacks both attack and reception. Compared with these four sects, the Qing Xuan Sect seems too featureless.

At this moment, Meng Zhou felt in his heart:

"The five elders of Qingxuan...perhaps, Qingxuan Sect's ambition is the greatest."

…

On another day, Meng Zhou and his party visited Qingxuan Sect's Alchemy Palace, Fu Zhen Palace, Ling Yu Palace, Alchemy Peak, Weapon Refining Peak, etc.

Everyone's attitude changed from curiosity before the visit to silence after the visit. The change in attitude was so obvious.

As for the presidents and senior executives of the Professionals Association, they even made no secret of the cold sweat on their heads.

The Qingxuan Sect may not be able to compare with the more professional third-level sects in terms of alchemy, but its level of professionalism can still be compared to the Professionals Association, which has had four major version updates.

In the Fu Formation Hall, Cao Lie, Song Yang, President Pan and others met the female formation master Chen Ke and came forward to talk enthusiastically.

Everyone is convinced of this person's ability. She single-handedly presided over the upgrade of the spiritual veins of Cuiyu Lake and Sanchuan Yuan. The Sanchuan Yuan city defense formation that was just completed was also her work.

During the exchange, faced with everyone's overt and covert compliments, she made it clear after several modest remarks that her formation level could only be ranked among the top five in the sect, and she really could not deserve such praise.

…

Another day, everyone watched invisibly as tens of thousands of outer disciples held morning classes on multiple hills at the same time.

I also took a look at the daily life of the inner disciples.

At the same time, we also visited "popular attractions" such as the Sutra Library, the Martial Arts Arena, the Arena, and the Asking Heart Pagoda.

When we returned, everyone brought heavy harvests.

In the past, they knew very little about Qingxuan Sect, except that it was very powerful.

But if I want to tell a specific Zichou Yinmao, I find that I can't tell it at all.

Now, after days of sightseeing, a lot of useful content is filled under the powerful shell.

Many things are awe-inspiring because you don’t understand them. If you really understand them clearly, they don’t seem so scary.

But the feeling Qingxuanzong gave them was that the more they understood, the more awe they felt.

…

Fifteen, early morning.

Meng Zhou suspended the practice of "Unbounded Sword Domain", walked out of the quiet room, met up with Yao Gu, Tu Baiyao and others and left the cave.

Outside, other people also came out of the cave one after another and were waiting there.

After gathering together, everyone, led by a group of inner sect guides, went straight to Xiaoxuan Peak.

Meng Zhou's attention was not on the upcoming trade fair.

He was looking at a group of beautiful birds with green feathers and green crowns flying around the team.

This happened when they visited a "medicine mountain".

For some unknown reason, these birds got stuck on them, and after discovering that they would not really hurt them, they became more and more "unbridled", even passing by one of them.

No one is stupid enough to attack these little birds, not even maliciously.

Even if they boldly landed on the shoulders of some monks, everyone would just laugh and tease them.

Because this is the territory of Qingxuan Sect, and because when the inner disciples saw these little birds, their faces showed smiles as if they were seeing relatives, and they called this bird "Qingxuan Bird".

With such a name in his mouth, not to mention just resting on their shoulders, even if he shits on their heads, everyone will laugh and say "so cute".

So far, this bird is the fourth bird named "Qingxuan" after Qingxuanzong, Qingxuanyu, and Qingxuan Five Elders.

Although this little bird doesn't look very special, judging from its interaction with the human monks, it seems to be more spiritual at best.

The reason why Meng Zhou paid more attention to them was that they paid "key attention" to him first.

At first, when these birds first appeared, they watched from a distance and flew around with the crowd.

Later, seeing that everyone was behaving very kindly, I got closer and had close contact with everyone.

But after this close contact, differences gradually became apparent.

They were the first to abandon the fake elixir attendants, and then they also threw aside those attendants in the late stage of foundation building.

They only circled around Meng Zhou and the other thirteen alchemy monks. In the end, more and more Qingxuan birds surrounded Meng Zhou, while there were fewer and fewer Qingxuan birds around the other alchemy monks.

This change was not completed instantly, but lasted for three days.

Not only the other fellow Dan-Jie monks cast curious and probing glances at him.

The inner sect guides who were traveling with him looked at him with wide eyes and bright eyes, and their attitude towards him became obviously much more eager.

Previously, although there was a big gap between these people and them, when dealing with them, they always maintained a respectful but not flattering attitude, adhering to the attitude of the disciples of the sect.

Now, with the strange behavior of Qingxuanniao, they actually have a little bit of flattery.

Meng Zhou, who didn't understand why, stood in the center of everyone's attention for no reason. Faced with this change, not only was he not happy, but he couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart.

At this moment, when he, Yao Gu and others came out of the cave, they were warmly "received" by hundreds of green black birds with green feathers and green crowns.

It wasn't until Meng Zhou showed anger in his heart that these blue black birds seemed to realize his unhappiness. They no longer approached him, but flew around him from a distance.

However, although Meng Zhou felt something was wrong, his mood was basically stable.

The behavior of the inner disciples of Qingxuan Sect at least made him understand that this was not something that would cause immediate trouble.

However, this kind of "bird-like" spotlight effect is not a comfortable experience for Meng Zhou, who is used to keeping a low profile.

Meng Zhou had already made up his mind to ask clearly why Qingxuanniao behaved like this later.

In the spiritual world, there are some animals with special abilities.

Treasure-hunting rats, for example, can tell where the most valuable treasures grow.

Another example is the mourning bird, which brings bad luck to people wherever they appear. This kind of bird was "stigmatized" for a time.

But it was later confirmed that they did not bring bad luck, they just sensed that certain people were going to be unlucky and then "predicted" them in advance.

Meng Zhou guessed that this blue black bird, which looked nothing special, was probably a creature with similar characteristics.

Meng Zhou was thinking about finding an inner disciple to find out what happened after the trade fair was over. When he arrived at Xiaoxuan Peak, he saw Jing Yun, whom he had not seen for many days, waiting there.

Seeing a group of them arriving, he nodded casually and greeted the others, then looked at the blue black birds behind Meng Zhou and said with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist Ge, I heard that the snobs were targeting you alone. I thought it was a bit exaggerated, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"Snobby bird?" Meng Zhou was confused.

Jing Yun explained with a smile:

"This is the blue black bird, we also call it the snobbish bird, because they are born with a pair of snobbish eyes, and they can make the most of the wind and ignore the highs and lows."

Jing Yun explained a lot to him with a smile, his attitude was obviously much closer than that on the spaceship that day, and there was even undisguised admiration in his eyes.

But Meng Zhou felt a little overwhelmed by his admiring gaze.

After his explanation, Meng Zhou realized how terrifying Qingxuanniao's "snobbery" was.

In a group - whether it is human monks or monsters in the wild, they can find the most powerful and important existence to them in a special way.

Then, he "shamelessly" approached.

Meng Zhou didn't know whether Qingxuanzong did this on purpose or not.

Anyway, hundreds of Qingxuan birds have now "identified" him, and Jingyun also recognized the clues given by these birds.

He just carried Meng Zhou into the trade fair venue with a smile.

In a medium-sized venue, four to five hundred people had gathered. As Meng Zhou and his party entered, these people cast curious, inquisitive, or indifferent glances.

Jing Yun had already made arrangements and reserved a large space for them in advance.

Jing Yun asked everyone to sit down wherever they pleased.

In front of where everyone was sitting casually, there was a setup that looked like an auction stage.

But unlike the auctions in Hexin Tower where the hierarchy and structure are evident everywhere, the largest number of late-stage foundation-building monks, the few fake alchemy monks, and some alchemy-forming monks all sit casually in twos and threes.

While waiting for the trade fair to begin, everyone was still chatting casually.

After Jingyun led Meng Zhou, Cao Lie, Song Yang and others to complete the area reserved in advance, a middle-aged man appeared on the auction stage with a smile, and first gently nodded in the direction of Meng Zhou and others. He nodded and then said:

"We have guests here today, so we have prepared some more opening items. Anyone who is interested can compete, but..."

Having said this, his eyes swept across the crowd, lingering on certain people for a moment. It seemed that these people were the "thorns" he was paying close attention to.

"Don't be vindictive! If anyone makes today's transaction unhappy, I will make him unhappy for the rest of his life."

After he issued this warning, Meng Zhou felt that the atmosphere against outsiders like them had significantly weakened.

The middle-aged man turned to Meng Zhou and others and said:

"Let me introduce to you guests that our transaction will be divided into two parts.

One is the auction that I am currently hosting. When the auction ends, everyone can trade freely and exchange what they have. "

Having said this, he paused and then said:

"If you really like some items later, but you don't have enough spiritual stones with you, don't worry. The Deacon Hall can help you advance the payment in advance. You just need to pay it back within the agreed time."

He saw the expressions of surprise and uncertainty on some people's faces, and explained again:

"Don't worry, there is no interest, you will pay back whatever you pay in advance, but you also need to pay attention to living within your means."

After explaining, he ignored Meng Zhou and others, and a red flying sword appeared in his hand.

"A third-level mid-grade flying sword. It just came out of the furnace in the Alchemy Palace. It's still warm. The starting price is 500 high-grade spiritual stones. Each increase in price must not be less than ten. Let's start."

After that, he quietly waited for everyone to bid.

Meng Zhou clearly felt that the attention of Cao Lie, Song Yang and others beside him were instantly focused on the flying sword.

No one expected that this transaction would be so high-end as soon as it started.

However, they did not bid immediately, but looked at the Qingxuan Sect's alchemy monks present.

However, the reaction of these people was... very dull.

Everyone was a little confused at first, and then suddenly realized.

Since such a flying sword was refined by the Qingxuan Sect's Alchemy Palace, the third-level magic weapon that should be equipped with the Danjie monk's position in the Qingxuan Sect has already been prepared.

Even if they want something better, the third-level mid-range product probably won’t be able to satisfy their appetite.

When they thought of this, everyone felt an inexplicable surge of emotion in their hearts.

However, soon, everyone put aside this unnecessary emotion.

If this reasoning is correct, it means that this auction item is basically a "welfare" tailor-made for them by Qingxuan Sect!

For this kind of weapon that can immediately improve one's own strength, it is likely to be an important partner for decades or even centuries in the future. Although everyone is acquaintance, there is no reason to be humble.

So soon, everyone started bidding.

Soon, the price of this flying sword rose from the starting price of 500 to 1,000 high-grade spiritual stones. Finally, it was acquired at a high price of 1,200 high-grade spiritual stones.

After flying the sword, the middle-aged man took out a third-level mid-grade seal.

After the third-level mid-level magic seal, there is another third-level low-level bell-shaped magic weapon.

...Eight third-level magic weapons in succession, half of which are medium-grade and half of which are low-grade.

Except for two of them, Qingxuanzong's pills participated in the competition, and one of them was won by Qingxuanzong's pills. The other seven pieces all fell into the hands of Cao Lie and other foreign pills.

Jing Yun looked at Meng Zhou next to him who had never raised a price, and said in surprise: "Why don't Fellow Daoist Ge raise a price? Don't you like any of them?"

Everyone is so fierce, working overtime! ! !