Chapter 171 Sea of Clouds
Miaoli Shan chuckled:
"In attacking the Wang family, does Fellow Daoist Wei have any dissatisfaction with the Wang family?"
"That's not the case. It was just a banquet for the Wang family, and so many people from the Chamber of Commerce came, which really surprised me."
Miaoli Shan looked at the busy people in front of him:
"Friend Daoist Chang Zhengluohe Mansion may not understand this. The relationship between the major forces in Yunzhou City is extremely complicated, especially the personnel under their command, who have much closer contact with each other.
“Some are motivated by profit, and some are motivated by marriage.
"These people in front of me are not all invited by the head of the Wang family like Wei Daoyou. They are invited by other people from the main line of the Wang family or individual branch clan members.
"I see!"
There were more than a dozen spirit boats in this trip, among which the one at Wei Zhong's feet was the largest and the highest grade, reaching the fourth level.
The entourage is also a well-known figure in the chamber of commerce.
On top of the rest of the spirit boats, there are a small number of people who are forming pills, building foundations, or refining Qi. In theory, their power is much lower.
After a while, Miaoli Shan looked at the clock and ordered:
"Set off!"
Immediately, the group of spirit boats flew away from the Yunji Mountains, and the protective formation opened, leaving a huge passage for the spirit boats to pass...
Looking at the rapidly retreating scenery below, Miaoli Shan explained:
"Yunzhou City is very big, probably more than two or three times the size of Luohe Prefecture.
“Among them, the My Yunji Chamber of Commerce is located on the east side, the Wang Family is located on the north, the Shadow Moon Sect is located on the west, and the Red Flame Society is located on the south.
"Each of the four major forces occupies a huge spiritual land. Between the territories is where each alchemy or smaller force exists. Based on geographical location or other reasons, they will choose to attach themselves to each force."
Miaolishan pointed to a spiritual mountain below and said:
"This place is called Yuanming Lingshan, and it is the territory of the Jiedan Xu family. It is closest to our Yunji Chamber of Commerce and is a vassal of our Chamber of Commerce.
"There are at least dozens of foundation-building families nearby, all of whom are attached to the Xu family in turn."
Then point to another place in the distance:
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Wei Zhong listened to the other party's introduction and told them what kind of family they were here, what kind of talented people there were in the family, and who held any position in any palace of the Gathering Chamber of Commerce.
All in all, they have rough information about nearby forces.
"Senior Miao is very clear about the situation of these forces."
Miaoli Shan chuckled:
“It’s just a person who has been trained for many years by handling the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce for Master.
"If possible, I would rather practice in seclusion than deal with the worldly affairs of the Chamber of Commerce like this."
Wei Zhong recalled some of the major events that Miaolishan was involved in, and found that whenever the Yunji Chamber of Commerce needed the help of the Yuanying monk, he could not escape.
It was the secret realm of Luohe Mansion in the past, and it was the banquet of the Wang family today, and it even included the trading of potential stocks of elixirs such as Wei Zhong.
If outsiders didn't know better, they would think that the Yunji Chamber of Commerce had just such a Nascent Soul.
"It's a pity that the other Nascent Souls in our Chamber of Commerce are busy with the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, so I, a young monk, have to take charge."
Miaoli Shan stretched his back and left a sentence:
"This trip will take a few hours, so I'll go and rest for a while."
After saying that, he returned to the cabin.
Wei Zhong looked at the vast sea of clouds in front of him, thinking about what the other party had just said.
‘Yunji Chamber of Commerce, according to my recent understanding. There are four known Nascent Soul monks:
The leader of the Nascent Soul Chamber of Commerce is Shan Ji; the middle Nascent Soul monk Yu Tianze, who is also the elder of Yu Ziming; the early Nascent Soul monk Du Longfeng and the director of the Alchemy Hall; and the elder of the Chamber of Commerce Miao Lishan. ’
These were all obtained by Wei Zhong based on public information. Four Nascent Souls are not much, but they are enough to deal with all the major forces in Yunzhou City.
Wei Zhong didn't know if there were other Nascent Souls hidden within the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. After all, information about Wei Zhong, a fourth-level alchemist and a fourth-level weapon refiner, could be hidden.
It doesn't seem to be difficult to hide the existence of digital Yuanying.
Of course, these are all Wei Zhong's conjectures.
Shan Ji has lived in Xiaohe Mountain for a long time, handling all matters of the Chamber of Commerce. Du Longfeng is sitting in the Alchemy Palace, conducting the largest elixir business of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.
As for Elder Yu, Wei Zhong heard what the people in the Qi Palace said, and he rushed to other states to collect various rare resources, including several materials for making the fourth-level puppet god box.
The three Nascent Souls all had important matters to attend to, and such trivial matters as going to the Wang family's banquet naturally fell on Miaoli Shan.
"It's true that Ning Ying won't have any leisure time either."
This is the main reason why Wei Zhong has no intention of joining the major forces.
To become the leader of a major force, one must consider the development of the force.
All kinds of worldly things come one after another, greatly squeezing the practice time.
This undoubtedly refutes the practitioner’s original wish to practice pure cultivation.
Although Wei Zhong has endless longevity, it is all dependent on his own cultivation.
If the improvement of his cultivation level cannot keep up with the consumption of his life span, Wei Zhong will step by step towards the end of his life span.
Most ordinary people join forces for the rich cultivation resources, and Wei Zhong is probably no exception at this moment.
Cultivation resources such as pill formation and below can be exchanged for spiritual stones, but after reaching the fourth level, various resources will become extremely rare.
Spiritual stones will no longer be the standard of measurement, and the information gap between the Dan and Nascent Soul is the biggest obstacle.
A monk who has been cultivating the pill for hundreds of years can obtain one or two ten thousand-year elixirs. As for the more precious opportunity of Yuan Ying, it is purely due to fate.
Because of this, how many people have been trapped in the realm of Dan Dan for hundreds of years, unable to be promoted, and dying with hatred.
Wei Zhong didn't want to live in Jiedan for hundreds or even thousands of years without being able to see Yuanying.
Only then did he step onto the platform where the Chamber of Commerce gathered to plan the matter of condensing the baby.
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The spirit boat sailed for six hours, passing through the airspace of countless forces, large and small, before finally arriving at the land of the Wang family.
Miaoli Shan appeared next to Wei Zhong again and said lazily:
"Although this area is already the territory of the Wang family, it cannot be considered as the core clan area. At most, it is a place where the influence is radiated. It is only populated by some branch clan members."
Wei Zhong looked around and found that many of the accompanying spirit boats had broken away from the team and were falling downwards, probably at the invitation of the branch clan members.
The further they sailed into the Wang family, the fewer and fewer the accompanying spirit boats were. Finally, only the largest spirit boat left at the feet of Wei Zhong arrived in front of a colorful formation.
This is the real core boundary of the Wang family, the real clan territory, Beiguan Lingshan.
Different from the fourth-order spiritual lands that are separated by the Chamber of Commerce, the fourth-order spiritual lands of the Wang family are all gathered in this spiritual mountain.
This is a huge interlaced mountain range, more than twice the size of the Yunji Mountain Range where the Chamber of Commerce gathers.
Among them are members of the Wang family who live in various realms from Qi refining to Nascent Soul, and the number of monks is very large.
"This is the formation set up by Wang Qianxi, the fourth-level formation mage of the Wang family, called the Galaxy Mirror Formation.
"It is rumored that it can not only absorb the spiritual power of the earth's veins, but also receive the power of the starry sky above its head, turning it into an extremely powerful star-shattering blow. Even the great monks of Nascent Soul can't eat it."
Wei Zhong tilted his head in surprise.
‘Such a formation can be arranged by the Wang family’s fourth-level formation? ’
Wei Zhong didn't believe that a formation master who needed several years to crack the fourth-level formation in the secret realm had such strength.
Miaolishan couldn't help but chuckle when she saw Wei Zhong's appearance:
"Of course, this description has been a rumor for hundreds of years, and even the records of the Chamber of Commerce are ambiguous about it, so I don't know whether it is true or not.
"It's hard to say whether it can defeat the great monks of Yuanying. With the Wang family's Yuanying in charge, it can really block the late Yuanying monks for a long time.
"This is one of the reasons why the Wang family is rooted here."
As he spoke, the brilliant spiritual light of the formation in front of him opened a small passage, and a ray of light flashed through it, leaping onto the spiritual boat.
The spirit boat protection that blocked the Gangfeng failed to have the slightest impact on it.
When she appeared, it was Wang Qianxi who was wearing a blue dress.
The other party looked at Miaoli Shan and Wei Zhong beside him and said:
"Sure enough, Taoist Fellow Miao will lead the team today."
Miaoli Shan cupped his hands and replied:
"Other colleagues in the Chamber of Commerce have important matters, so I cannot attend this grand banquet..."
Miaoli Shan is very polite in words and deeds. After all, they were guests who came to congratulate him, not enemy cultivators who came to challenge him.
"Fellow Daoist Miao is serious. As a high disciple of Shan Guild Leader, if you can come here, you will give me a great favor to the Wang family."
After the two exchanged polite words, Wang Qianxi turned her attention to Wei Zhong:
"This? Fellow Daoist Wei," seemed to recall the memory of the past in Zhigang Palace, and there was a slight pause in his words, "I must be the newly promoted fourth-level weapon refiner who has been rumored recently, right?"
Wei Zhong was not surprised at all that the Wang family could know this information, and he raised his hands in salute:
"Exactly, junior Wei Zhong has met senior!"
The latter nodded slightly, turned to Miaoli Shan and said:
"Fellow Daoist Miao, please wait a moment. I will ask the disciples in the clan to activate the formation."
Leaving these words behind, he turned around and flew towards the formation.
After a short time, the colorful formation aura was like a broken egg shell, revealing a passage for the spirit boat at Wei Zhong's feet.
Miaoli Shan waved his hand, and the spirit boat slowly moved towards the passage.
While walking together, Wei Zhong curiously looked at the magic circle above his head. Suddenly, he felt a palpitation in his heart. The hair on his body stood up, and he almost took out his magic weapon to defend himself.
Miaolishan glanced at Wei Zhong and said lightly:
"Your spiritual sense is quite keen, and you can detect the murderous intent of the formation."
Then he added calmly:
"But don't be nervous. This is the screening of visitors by the Galaxy Mirror Array. When you completely step into the array, they will dissipate."
Sure enough, after all the spirit boats were submerged in the formation, the panic in Wei Zhong's heart turned into clouds and dissipated.
Wei Zhong wiped his heart with sweat: 'Sure enough, none of these Nascent Soul forces are simple. ’
The Wang family members guided the Lingzhou in front, and finally Wei Zhong and others landed on a huge platform on the side of Lingshan Mountain.
The passengers on the spirit boat all flew down, and were picked up by various members of the Wang family, and flew towards the nearby Lingshan Mountain.
Miaoli Shan collected the spirit boat behind him and then fell to the ground with Wei Zhong.
Wang Qianxi came up to them and led the two of them to escape to the summit of Lingshan Mountain not far away. It was surrounded by clouds and mist, and the pavilions below were antique and fairy-like.
When he fell, Wei Zhong could already see that many people had arrived here, and it seemed that they were coming from other forces.
After taking Miaoli Shan and Wei Zhong into a small courtyard, Wang Qianxi handed them over to her subordinates from the Jiedan tribe and turned around to leave.
"Whenever the Wang family has major events, they will bring important visitors to Yunhai Peak. Moreover, the Wang family will take the lead and hold several trading events at the summit. If you are interested, you can go to the surrounding places where people gather."
Wei Zhong took a look at Miaoli Shan:
"Where's Senior Miao?"
"I have to go to meet the Nascent Souls of the major forces, so I won't go with you."
With a wave of his hand, a cloud of mist appeared under his feet, and he flew into the sea of clouds above his head.
Wei Zhong looked at the layout of the small courtyard and found that although the layout was simple, it was located on the fourth level of spiritual veins and had abundant spiritual energy. It was an extremely excellent place for practice.
'But this is a good day to get precious spiritual materials, so there is no need to save this little time for practice. ’
After Wei Zhong considered it, he left the courtyard and headed towards the place where the crowd gathered.
There were many people accompanying him, many of whom were of the same rank, wearing all kinds of Taoist robes, chatting and laughing in pairs.
After walking a few miles, you will see an open market, where most of the disciples of the Wang family have set up stalls to sell various rare spiritual objects.
Wei Zhong looked around and found that there were many good things in it. There are various general spiritual elixirs for sale, as well as the Wang family's signature body refining elixir.
Out of curiosity, Wei Zhong purchased several bottles of high-quality third-level body refining pills, and then started collecting water-based spiritual objects along the bunk.
Coming to Yunzhou City from Qingbo Island, Wei Zhong's Yuan Shui Pearl cannot be nourished by the water system, so it must be infused with spiritual objects.
Wei Zhong would not miss this good opportunity to collect spiritual objects.
After walking and walking, Wei Zhong finally stopped in front of a bunk that was one or two feet wide.
The bunks here are much smaller and simpler than those seen before. The most important thing is that the monk behind the bunks is not wearing a robe engraved with the royal family logo, but a layman.
He looks like a young man, without a trace of beard on his face, and looks very fair and delicate.
Picking up the water-type spiritual object on the bunk and looking at it, Wei Zhong asked casually:
"Fellow Taoist doesn't seem to be a member of the Wang family?"
The latter smiled and said:
"Fellow Taoist, I have a keen eye, and I am a member of the Luo family, the Jiedan family, which is a subordinate of the Wang family.
"Taking this opportunity, I bought the Lingfeng shop here to sell some knickknacks for my home."
"Oh, the water stones in this stall, fellow Taoist, don't look like gadgets."
Wei Zhong rubbed the light blue stone in his hand and could clearly feel the abundant and pure water aura in it.
It is very suitable for the cultivation of Yuanshuizhu. Judging from Wei Zhong's knowledge, the purity of such a spiritual creature is only inferior to the Qianling Water Stone.
"Fellow Taoist, are you talking about this blue-grained glass stone? This is a unique product of our Luo family. It is indeed a rare spiritual object..."
It seemed that Wei Zhong was interested in it, so he boasted about it.
Wei Zhong interrupted him directly:
"What's the price?"
"Eight hundred spirit stones."
Wei Zhong's expression did not change:
"It's expensive, five hundred spirit stones each. I want a lot of them, at least a hundred."
Hearing this, the monk surnamed Luo struggled and hesitated. He looked at the monks coming and going around him and sent a message to Wei Zhong:
"Friend Taoist bargaining is too harsh..."
Wei Zhong bargained with him and finally fixed the price at six hundred.
He only brought twenty of these items with him on this trip, but Wei Zhong captured them all. He also said that the remaining quantity needs to be mobilized back to the clan, and that it will be available to conclude a deal with Wei Zhong in the near future.
Wei Zhong left his contact information and planned to leave.
Suddenly I heard something:
"Fellow Daoist Wei?"
Wei Zhong turned around and saw that it was Wan Yanfu, an old acquaintance. He was walking with a woman in white robes. When he saw Wei Zhong, his face showed a bit of joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
He walked forward enthusiastically and greeted Wei Zhong:
"As expected, I can see Fellow Daoist Wei here. I haven't seen you for many years, and Fellow Daoist is already famous in Yunzhou, which makes me envious."