Fairy Nishang attached great importance to the auction and led all the disciples of the Red Robe Sect to Piaomiao City. Chen Dabing naturally followed them. Although he could not fly with a sword, he still rode Nan Huanuo's flying sword.

Riding on the same flying sword, he naturally had to hug Nan Huanuo's slender waist. He was scolded by Fairy Nishang before, saying that men and women should not touch each other, but now he just pretended not to see it.

Piaomiao City was extremely bustling at this time, and Murong Danqing personally welcomed the leaders of various sects outside the city.

"Greetings, Lord City Lord."

"Congratulations to Fairy Nishang for entering the foundation-building stage. From now on, Piaomiao City has gained a powerful ally."

"My cultivation is still shallow, and I still need the care of the city lord."

"Okay, okay. I heard that the fairy is going to auction the Lingquan treasure this time, and according to the procedure, it needs to be appraised first."

"That's right." Fairy Nishang took out a jade box containing about a spoonful of spiritual spring water, which was divided into twenty portions.

This jade box is specially made. When the spiritual spring is placed in it, the spiritual power will not leak out. Once the lid of the box is opened, a rich spiritual energy will spread everywhere. All the cultivators present feel that the bottleneck has loosened a little.

This is the genuine spiritual spring treasure.

Murong Danqing's eyes lit up, and he said, "The Spiritual Spring Treasure is most effective for impacting the Foundation Establishment stage, and this quantity is just right. With it, our sect will have one more Foundation Establishment expert. I wonder how many pieces the Fairy will auction this time?"

Fairy Nishang said, "Spiritual springs are rare, and this is the only one available at this auction."

Murong Danqing sighed and said, "If there's only one copy, there might be a fight at the auction. Even I would want to spend everything I have to buy it."

Fairy Nishang took out another jade box and said, "Thank you, Lord City Lord, for providing the auction platform. This one will not be put up for auction. I will sell it to Lord City Lord at 50% of the bid price."

Murong Danqing was overjoyed and said, "Thank you very much, Fairy. Besides the spiritual spring, do you have any other items for auction?"

Fairy Nishang shook her head and said, "No more. The two spiritual springs are very valuable. The resources obtained from the auction are enough for the entire Red Clothes Sect to cultivate for a period of time."

Murong Danqing said, "That's right. After this auction, you will definitely become the richest person in Piaomiao City. By then, I will have to borrow money from you."

"No, no, Lord City Lord, you are joking."

Chen Dabing, who was standing by, listened to their greetings and, with Nan Huanuo's explanation, gained some understanding of the bureaucratic system of this world.

This world is under the rule of immortal cultivators. Those powerful people with high cultivation levels do not live in seclusion in the mountains, but serve as officials. The higher the level of cultivation, the higher the official position.

Compared to the complex bureaucratic system on Earth, the official system here is very simple, with only three common positions: suzerain, city lord, and prince.

Of course, above the prince is the emperor, who is the ruler of a country.

There are seven emperors in the Kyushu continent: Emperor Qi, Emperor Chu, Emperor Zhao, Emperor Yan, Emperor Qin, Emperor Lu, and Emperor Chen.

Each emperor controls a region, called an empire, and each empire is governed by a number of princes, also called a dynasty.

In fact, all emperors and princes are indifferent to land, population, economy, etc. They only care about spirit vein mines. Spirit vein mines are the only way to produce spirit stones, and spirit stones are the most important resources for cultivation.

The strength of the seven emperors is also ranked according to the number of spirit vein mines.

Emperor Qi owns 374 spirit vein mines and is the most powerful.

Emperor Chu owns 314 spirit vein mines and is second in strength.

Emperor Zhao owns 289 spirit vein mines and ranks third in strength.

Emperor Yan owns 257 spirit vein mines and ranks fourth in strength.

Emperor Qin owns 215 spirit vein mines and ranks fifth in strength.

Emperor Lu owns 198 spirit vein mines and ranks sixth in strength.

Emperor Chen owns 195 spirit vein mines and ranks seventh in strength.

"Then which emperor is our Red Clothes Sect under?" Chen Dadan asked.

Nan Huanuo said: "The official name of the Red Clothes Sect is the Red Clothes Sect of Piaomiao City, Yuexi Dynasty of Zhao State."

Chen Dadan is very familiar with this format. Isn't it XX County, XX City, XX Province?

"Our boss is Emperor Zhao, who is ranked third in strength."

"Well, Emperor Zhao is quite powerful, and he's the only queen. Queen Yuexi is also very powerful, ranking first among the three county kings. However, Piaomiao City is lagging behind, ranking last among the nine major cities in Yuexi County. Piaomiao City has seven sects. Oh no, the Jiuhua Sect was destroyed, so there are only six sects left. The Hongyi Sect is one of the six sects."

Chen boldly asked, "As both of us are under Emperor Zhao's command, is there no one to intervene when the Jiuhua Sect attacks the Hongyi Sect?"

"No one cares. In the eyes of the emperor, the only thing he cares about is the ownership of the spirit vein mine. The sects below fight each other for management rights. As long as the spirit stones are paid on time, no one will care even if the city lords fight with each other."

Chen Dabing had some understanding of this world where the strong prey on the weak. Laws and regulations did not exist, and strength was the foundation for survival in the world. For example, the last time the Jiuhua Sect attacked the Hongyi Sect, in addition to forcibly marrying the famous Fairy Nishang, the main purpose was to annex the spiritual vein mine.

Nan Huanuo continued, "There are numerous spirit vein mines throughout the Jiuzhou Continent. There are 3,857 documented locations, 1,842 of which are divided up among the seven empires. You might be wondering, where did the other 2,000 spirit vein mines go?"

Chen Dadan cooperated very well and asked, "Where did you go?"

"A large number of them are in the hands of the demons. The demons are no less powerful than humans. Deep in the forest abyss, the demons are the kings of the land, rarely visited by humans. A small number are still in the hands of scattered human forces."

"Demon tribe?" Chen Dabing suddenly became interested. "There are cat-eared girls, right? There must be fox spirits, the human-snake Medusa, and the four-legged centaurs."

Nan Huanuo frowned, "Sir, do you like this? What you said is true. There are indeed some cultivators who keep demon women who have cultivated into human form in their homes for their sexual pleasure."

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