Strange mountains and rivers

Hu Delu watched in confusion as Chen Huaisheng chatted and laughed with the powerful man in front of him who was said to be at the peak of Qi refining.

There was even a hint of ridicule and ridicule in the words, but the other party actually took it calmly and even accepted it calmly.

This made him confused, and he looked at Chen Huaisheng with even more admiration.

Could it be that I saw it wrong or understood it wrong?

Isn't this the Immortal Master who bought a cub of the Ourei leopard and is planning to buy a snow dove with a human face?

Although amoeba was used at that time, the amoeba could only cover facial features, but it was difficult to change the characteristics of clothes and posture, and this person didn't even change his clothes yesterday.

Spending tens of thousands of spirit stones, Hu Delu felt that even if he were the legitimate son of the Zhao family of the Great Zhao royal family, he would probably only have this style, right?

No matter what, this is a role that I can only look up to.

Even those senior brothers and uncles in the Chonghua Sect who are at the peak of Qi refining or even foundation building would never dare to be so lavish, spending tens of thousands of spiritual stones as they please.

And it is even more unimaginable that the money is still spent on spiritual beasts instead of elixirs such as Yan Cao Dan or Cao Huan Dan, which are very helpful in practice, or some artifacts and talismans.

After finally finding an opportunity, Hu Delu finally pulled Chen Huaisheng's sleeve and whispered: "Brother, is this the Immortal Master who bought the Ule Leopard and the Human-Faced Snow Dove yesterday? Are you familiar with him?"

"We weren't familiar with each other before, and maybe we won't be familiar with each other in the future, but we are definitely very familiar with each other now. Well, the main reason is that she is an acquaintance. Haven't you seen her trying to talk to us in different ways?"

What Chen Huaisheng said made sense, at least that was what Hu Delu saw.

The immortal master was like a little-footed daughter-in-law. She was very cautious when speaking in front of Senior Brother Chen, for fear of offending Senior Brother Chen.

It's just that I can't understand what they said at all.

For example, if you want to buy offensive and protective talismans, you can even buy a suitable magic sword regardless of the cost. Also, you need to buy a few flying talismans and ground talismans, as well as shield talismans. He even saw that The famous immortal master handed a red flame sword talisman to Senior Brother Chen, making him unable to believe his eyes.

The Red Flame Sword Talisman is almost equivalent to a Talisman. Although it is just a sword talisman, once it is activated, it is similar to a sword strike, and its quality is very high.

All in all, they looked like they were competing for a duel, which made Hu Delu confused. Are they planning to seize the auction site?

"Well, senior brother, are we not doing anything illegal? This is the territory of the Yuanming Sect, right under the nose of the Zijin Sect. The two of us..."

Hu Delu's face turned a little pale, and he clenched the corners of Chen Huaisheng's clothes tightly with his hands. But don't do this kind of thing, he was just looking for death.

Chen Huaisheng glanced at the frightened Hu Delu and curled his lips: "Delu, you are overthinking. I am not crazy, but I am almost as stupid as crazy, but I can't do anything to rob the auction site... …”

After hearing that Chen Huaisheng denied that he wanted to seize the auction site, Hu Delu felt relieved, "But senior brother, what are you talking about with that senior about buying various magical talismans, magic tools, etc.? Don't you want to buy spiritual plant seeds?" "

Chen Huaisheng sighed, not knowing how to explain it to Hu Delu.

Of course he wanted to buy spiritual seeds, but the problem was that now he was tied up by this ghost woman, and he had to escape first to save his life.

Moreover, Hu Delu was implicated.

He didn't even dare to say this to Hu Delu, for fear of breaking Hu Delu's courage.

"The spiritual seeds can only be planted for a while." Chen Huaisheng shook his head, "We have to prepare first, including you, maybe we may face an extremely dangerous battle."

"What? Why?" Hu Delu was indeed surprised, but he was not frightened. Instead, he was a little eager to try, "Is the enemy strong?"

Chen Huaisheng was a little surprised, "Delu, aren't you afraid?"

"Senior brother is here, what are you afraid of? Senior brother, don't you always say that you never fight an unprepared battle?" Hu Delu said with great interest.

"Look at how many times Senior Brother has said that it is a fierce battle full of dangers, but Senior Brother can win every time, and I find that after each fierce battle, Senior Brother's progress will increase greatly. It can be seen that Senior Brother's statement that experience is better than practice is absolutely true, so I I have long wanted to ask my senior brother to help me. If I have the opportunity to experience it, even if it is a bit of a risk, I think it is worth it."

Chen Huaisheng was stunned.

He did not expect that Hu Delu would remember so firmly some of the things he had said to Hu Delu, and every move he made seemed to be imitated by Hu Delu.

"Delu, I'm afraid you are still not clear about some situations. Many times, senior brother, I have no choice. It's not that senior brother takes the initiative to seek that kind of adventurous experience. That would be too dangerous. I'm afraid you have misunderstood this."

Chen Huaisheng had to remind the other party.

"Senior brother, I know that many of our senior brothers in the outer hall are aware of your experiences and are even envious of them."

There was no fear or surprise in Hu Delu's words as Chen Huaisheng imagined, but rather certainty, which puzzled him, "Delu, what do you mean by that?"

"Senior brother, you fought against the wolf alone as a Taoist, and then achieved enlightenment in three days. Is this true?"

Seeing Chen Huaisheng nodding, Hu Delu said with emotion on his face: "But do you know that 30% of the disciples in Bingshe will lose their reputation and be forced to return home because they cannot realize the Tao? When they leave, they will be reluctant to leave, and even cry to death. , but after returning to their hometown, they have no chance of immortality, and their seventies will be the end of their lifespan."

"But it carries the expectations of countless people in the family and even the hometown to get started, but in the end they end up unable to get started and return home. This kind of contrast is enough to drive people crazy!"

"A brother of mine is also an innate Taoist. He entered Chonghua ten years ago, but failed to achieve enlightenment. After returning to his hometown, he became a hunter. Five years ago, while hunting a big-horned archer deer, he was stabbed through the chest by the antlers and died. This is Their lives,……"

"I also have an uncle who was born with innate Taoism thirty years ago. He once joined a sect in Nanchu, but failed in his enlightenment and returned to his hometown. Since then, he has been obsessed with it, always imagining that he has succeeded in enlightenment, and later gave birth to a son and two daughters. , one of the sons is an innate Taoist seed, and the other daughter is an acquired Taoist seed. In order for his son to enter the elite world, the daughter who is not a Taoist seed is allowed to marry the disabled nephew of a leader in the sect, and the daughter who is an acquired Taoist seed is allowed to marry. She was given as a concubine to the son of a master of the sixth level of Qi Refining in our Zhike Courtyard. You must know that that person was just an acquired Taoist seed. He married five concubines, all of whom were acquired Taoist seed, just to give birth to an innate Taoist seed... "

Chen Huaisheng couldn't bear it anymore, "Where is your uncle's son?"

"I got my wish and entered Taoism. I also became a Taoist nine years ago, but I stayed in Yishe for five years and failed to refine my qi. I went to Zhikeyuan to do odd jobs. Now every time you meet me, do you know what to say? I How stupid, I had a chance to go to the trial, but I thought I could do it..."

Trial refers to the sect selecting some disciples to voluntarily try out some new insights gained by the sect’s immortal master while training some exercises. There is a high chance that they may become possessed, or they may gain some insights, or even make a leap. Breaking the realm, the sect will not force this kind of thing, it is all voluntary.

"The result is that he failed to refine his qi for five years, and in the trial he mentioned, one of the five people succeeded in refining his qi directly." Hu Delu seemed to be talking about an ordinary thing, "And yet There was a person who went crazy and became a useless person..."

Chen Huaisheng was speechless.

"Senior brother, so you said that you risked your life to kill the wolf, but no one thought it was worth it. As for later, you said that you went through all kinds of hardships and killed one wolf and the other, but you succeeded in refining your Qi five months later, and then later , several of you were injured in the battle at Tianzhai, but after you came back, Senior Sister Kou and you both went straight to the second level of Qi Refining, and both broke the records in the sect. Senior Brother Yuan and Senior Sister Tong both succeeded in the third level of Qi Refining. Senior Brother Zhao. We are already a generation of geniuses, but we still have to fight with our lives, and the result is that we have jumped to the high level of Qi refining, but what about us? But we can only practice hard in Yishe, and we can’t even see hope... "

Hu Delu became a little excited when he spoke, and his originally fair face turned slightly red.

"Now that you have embarked on the path of cultivating immortals, don't be afraid of hardships and dangers. If you just want to live a peaceful life, then you might as well go to Zhikeyuan and wait for death."

Chen Huaisheng was silent for a while, then slowly said: "Delu, do all the brothers in the outer hall think so?"

"Of course! Master Guo often uses this kind of words to inspire everyone, and after the battle at Tianzhai, it was confirmed that what Master Guo said was true. Senior brother, do you know that after you recovered from your injuries, you successively succeeded in breaking through the realm, so that Are the disciples in the outer courtyard, especially the brothers in Yishe and Jiashe, almost crazy with envy? You may not be able to break through it in three to five years, and you may not even be able to break through it in your whole life, but you all break it in a few months. Now that we are in this situation, who wouldn’t want to take a chance on it? This kind of opportunity is hard to come by.”

Chen Huaisheng couldn't help but sneer.

Guo Chongdao is still too utilitarian.

If Wu Tianen had to use this method, he would also focus on the risks involved, but Guo Chongdao must have downplayed the risks when talking about them.

As long as more of the disciples in the outer hall under his control are promoted to the middle hall and perform better, he will have a greater chance of promotion, and he will have a greater say in the Chuangong Academy, and can compete with Cao Renben.

As for the lives and safety of the disciples, perhaps they come second.

It is said that starting this year, the number of new disciples will increase from 15 to 30, doubling the number at once, and the number of recruits will also be expanded to include Wu Yue and Nan Chu. This is also based on Guo Chongdao's suggestion, but it is also It was unanimously approved by the elders and deacons.

Seeing the hopeful light in Hu Delu's eyes, Chen Huaisheng felt that nothing he said would make much sense.

Of course, he would not let Hu Delu go and hit the stone with an egg.

With Hu Delu's strength at the first level of Qi Refining and his lack of fighting experience, if he is not fully prepared for the upcoming battle, he is afraid that he will be killed in an instant, even if he is himself.

"Delu, it's useless to say anything else now. It's even impossible for us to avoid this danger now, so we can only make as many preparations as possible."

Chen Huaisheng just put aside everything else. If he really encounters bad luck, he can only regret his fate, whether it is himself or Hu Delu.

He remembered a saying, if you shoot a crossbow at the market, you will die first.

It's that simple.

Throughout the morning, Chen Huaisheng and Hu Delu were purchasing various talismans and elixirs.

The magic weapon is too tall for Hu Delu and myself, and it is difficult to activate and use it skillfully, so it is better to use the simplest and most convenient magic talisman and choose the one that is most suitable for you.

Hu Delu also has a neutral spiritual root, just like himself, so the offensive spiritual talismans he has used such as the Flame Edge Talisman, the Sharp Sword Talisman, and the Ice Thorn Talisman are all suitable for the other party to use. He can introduce his experience in using spiritual talismans to him. .

The use of this kind of talisman in the first level of Qi refining can pose a threat to the cultivation of the third level of Qi refining. Chen Huaisheng is confident that if he also uses this kind of talisman, under certain circumstances, it will be enough to cause certain damage to the cultivation of the fifth level of Qi refining.

But for Hu Delu, what is more important is the escape talisman and the lightning talisman, which can escape and save one's life.

As for that one, Chen Huaisheng only asked her to prepare for the worst-case scenario.

But Chen Huaisheng has no way of commenting on what preparations are needed for the peak of Qi refining. He can only rely on himself to judge.

The afternoon bidding finally started.

Chen Huaisheng, who was restless, had no intention of participating in this auction anymore, and he wasn't even interested in taking a look.

But then I thought about it, there will definitely be many powerful people taking action at the auction. If you can carefully observe the auction and find someone who can borrow strength, you may be able to reduce some risks.

After these bidders successfully bid, most of them will leave the ghost market soon, so following the selected targets may make the ambushers fearful. Even if they are fake and powerful, they can still achieve their goals.

It was supposed to be an eye-opening auction, but now it was a thorn in the side for Chen Huaisheng.

Especially when he saw the big-hearted girl next to him who was looking at her with gusto, Chen Huaisheng was even more furious.

She was worried before, but it seemed that after she found herself as someone to rely on to take the blame, the woman relaxed, as if she had nothing to worry about.

It wasn't until a somewhat familiar figure appeared on the bidding stage that Chen Huaisheng couldn't help but say in surprise: "Huh?"

"What's wrong?" The girl next to him, who was still dressed as a scholar in scholar's clothes, had sharp ears and immediately turned around and asked.

"Nothing." Chen Huaisheng shook his head, but his eyes were fixed on the thin figure holding a sign in the front row.

I must have seen this person before, but the other person's voice used a voice-changing technique, so it was not easy to recognize him for a while. However, the other person's figure was somewhat familiar, but I couldn't remember it for a while.

If it's someone you know, that's great.

The auction hall in the Dongfu Ghost Market is much simpler and more casual than the auction hall in the official market, but this is also a characteristic style of the ghost market.

On the large semicircular bidding stage, the auctioneer will bring the items up from the backstage every time, explain them, and then place them on the bidding table for interested guests to view and inspect. After the auction items are finally confirmed to be correct, the quotation will begin. .

There are dedicated guards on the left, middle and right sides of the bidding platform. Although the possibility of being robbed on site is very small, there is no guarantee that there will be bandits who suddenly take advantage of the rare treasures.

The field-protecting immortal masters are basically at the ninth level and peak level of Qi refining. There are also foundation-building immortal masters in the background. In addition, there are also special forbidden formations on the field. Once someone does not follow the rules and tries to mess around, they will naturally encounter the formation. legal attack.

"Fifteen thousand spirit stones!"

"Twenty thousand!"

"Twenty-eight thousand!"

What is being auctioned is a painting, which is said to be one of a group of paintings brought out from the secret realm of Alpang Palace in the Western Qin Dynasty.

"Please wait a moment, let me introduce the origin of this ancient painting..." The auctioneer obviously knows the skills involved. "This ancient painting comes from an anonymous bidder. Anyone who was interested may have known it before. After checking it, we all know whether it is true or not. This is an ancient painting excavated from the secret realm of Afang in the Western Qin Dynasty. As for how this ancient painting could be lost from the secret realm of Afang in the Western Qin Dynasty, this is not the focus of this auction. Yes, what I want to emphasize is that although this is only one of the ancient paintings, it is self-evident what this ancient painting from the secret realm means to everyone..."

"forty thousand!"

"fifty thousand!"

"Fifty-five thousand!"

"Sixty-five thousand!"

When the bidding exceeded 80,000, the venue finally became quiet.

Eighty thousand spirit stones is not a small amount. Even in the Dongfu Ghost Market, it can be said to be a rare high-price bid in this month's auction.

The girl next to Chen Huaisheng couldn't help but sigh, "If I had enough spiritual stones, I would definitely take the photo!"

"What's the point?" Chen Huaisheng still stared at the thin man, remembering hard, and then asked.

"What's the significance? Don't you know that this is something from the Afang secret realm? This is the key to the secret realm that can help Ying Jie ascend!" The girl looked at Chen Huaisheng in surprise, "With this, you can have the opportunity to enter the secret realm. , enlightenment and soaring,..."

"But will Datang let you enter their secret realm at will?" Chen Huaisheng said coldly.

"That's always an opportunity." The girl was startled and then said immediately: "Any opportunity is worth trying. The secret realm of Afang was left over from the Western Qin Dynasty thousands of years ago, and it is not the own secret realm of the Tang Dynasty. Where it is, no one knows I don’t know clearly, but I don’t believe that the Tang Dynasty can guard the entire area covering hundreds of miles.”

Chen Huaisheng sneered.

The other party's talk was very exciting, and it had nothing to do with his current predicament. It took him a while to recall who the skinny man was. The most important thing was that he might be the one to find a thigh to lean against this time.

"Okay, don't get excited, just sit back and relax." Chen Huaisheng thought hard, his eyes fell on the back in front of him. He was not from the Chonghua sect, but he should have seen it in the past two years, so he could only It belongs to Jiulian Sect and Lingyun Sect. It should be a high-level Qi refining master. Who could it be?

Suddenly remembering something, Chen Huaisheng finally got the number, it was him!

Tang Jingtian!

There's a way!