Any equipment refiner who is famous in his main field either has extensive connections, is good at networking, and is good at exchange and material collection; or has a quirky personality and profound cultivation, and can go deep into dangerous areas alone to conduct adventures and explorations to obtain resources.
Taoist Zhenlu is a different kind of person. He doesn't have a wide network of contacts, but most of the people he makes friends with are famous people. His skills are special, and he is specifically used for refining. His martial arts skills are not high, so he can't go alone. He must find someone to go with him every time he obtains resources.
Because he often goes out, Taoist Zhenlu always has ready-made luggage. His so-called preparation is just to meditate and restore his true energy. Although he is not good at fighting, he can still use his true energy to protect his body.
Three days later, after recovering his lost essence, Taoist Zhenlu came out of the quiet room. Without further delay, the group flew towards the vortex portal in the sky.
Chen Xiao was accompanied by his lover and companions, as well as a swordsmith who needed escort. He felt a long-lost sense of freshness as he set out to gain experience.
In the past ten years, he was first busy looking for an unknown place for Jin Chanzong to select excellent disciples. Then he was invited to Duxu Palace to help survey Feng Shui, determine the location of the tomb, and preside over the relocation of the burial.
After finishing these two major tasks, Chen Xiao took advantage of his personal fame and prestige to climb to the top, and began to focus his main energy on running the Dongyu Sect, assisting the two disciples in their growth, and finally bringing them to the point where they could become independent.
During this period, Chen Xiao's activities were between the major sects and several central cities. Xi Yunting was busy collecting materials to recast the Snow Blade, either for exchange or for training. The two of them were basically apart and rarely acted together.
Chen Xiao could understand that for a couple of practitioners, such separation and reunion was a normal part of life, but it was inevitable that they felt lonely and missing each other.
This time, Chen Xiao couldn't hide his excitement at being together with Xi Yunting and his friends after a long absence. He was in a good mood from the moment he set out.
After stepping out of the vortex portal of Luobei Zhongtian Realm, everyone arrived at a place that looked like a camp. The vortex portal was in the center, surrounded by a large circle of fences, and there were sentries between the fences.
Having traveled to various realms many times, Chen Xiao was already very familiar with such arrangements and specifications. As soon as he saw the pattern of the camp, he knew that this place was not very peaceful. There were defensive forces stationed there, which meant that someone would break through from time to time.
Those who break through the checkpoints are usually on the blacklist of Zhishitang or the local chief power, cultivators who are restricted from entering and leaving, or evil cultivators and evil ways who have passed through violently before, so defenses need to be strengthened.
This was Chen Xiao's first time in Luobei. Seeing this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "The environment in Luobei doesn't seem very stable."
When Chen Xiao was busy developing his career and teaching his disciples, Tong Nuonuo and Tang Ru came here together to gain experience.
Hearing him say this, Tong Nuonuo said, "It's not just unstable, the situation in Luobei is very chaotic. If you don't have some skills, don't easily set foot in Luobei."
Tang Ru said calmly: "But that is for the training teams at the foundation building stage and golden elixir stage. We have so many Nascent Souls on this trip. If anyone dares to provoke us, we can just beat them up a few times, and no one will be blind."
Chen Xiao gave a dry laugh. A girl with a loli-like image said such violent words. Ah Rou, your style is totally wrong.
Tong Nuonuo seemed to be used to it and nodded in agreement.
Now Chen Xiao was really confused, "Is Luo Bei's order really so chaotic?"
Taoist Zhenlu said, "Is this your first time in Luobei, Fellow Daoist Chen? The terrain here is very special. There is a vortex portal connecting the three heavenly realms and the righteous and evil realms. It is the most important transit point. The power here is divided into three parts. Outside the fortress city, we need to be prepared for possible attacks at any time."
Chen Xiao then realized why this Luobei Zhongtian Realm was ranked outside the seven commonly used Zhongtian Realms. It was not a recommended training location and there was very little information about it. Basically, practitioners who did not come here for special needs would feel very unfamiliar with Luobei. It was no wonder that Chen Xiao, who was active in a safe area, was not clear about the situation here.
Chen Xiao felt very embarrassed. In order to have a smooth trip with Xi Yunting this time, he was busy working overtime and ran through three realms in a row. He did not do any homework in advance at all.
He was so confident and bold because he was going out with Xi Yunting this time, and his preparation was equivalent to his own preparation.
Xi Yunting seemed to sense his embarrassment, raised his hand and stroked the end of his hair, and asked Taoist Zhenlu: "Do we need to go to Zhishitang?"
Taoist Zhenlu said: "No need, I have invited Zhixing for this trip." Zhixing is the guide.
Xi Yunting stopped talking and asked Taoist Zhenlu to lead the way.
Taoist Zhenlu walked out of the camp with ease and came to the adjacent urban area. The city here was in the form of a fortress, with a vortex portal in the center, and an irregular circular city built around the camp.
Walking on the street, Tang Ru said: "Xiaoxiao, you can try the roasted lizard meat here. The sand lizard meat here is very tough and it is very chewy when made into jerky."
Chen Xiao and Tang Ru are both fans of unusual ingredients and often like to eat delicacies made with alternative ingredients, but Tong Nuonuo cannot share this with her.
As expected, Chen Xiao immediately showed an interested expression: "Is it the special snack here? Great, I'll try it when I get a chance."
Tong Nuonuo couldn't stand it and said, "A Rou, you have already entered the Nascent Soul stage of fasting. You need to maintain a pure and spotless state of the Tao body and avoid certain foods."
Tang Ru snorted and said, "It is precisely because after the Nascent Soul stage, the stomach and intestines are more powerful that we should enjoy more flavors that we could not enjoy before. The mouth is more sensitive, and when eating delicious food, the taste level is richer. People like you who don't care about details will not be able to understand!"
Tong Nuonuo looked at Tang Ru with a puzzled look: "I don't understand how you can think it's delicious. Not only is the meat hard to chew, it also tastes sour and fishy."
Tang Ru said seriously: "If you cook it well, the fishy smell will be removed, and the sour taste will become just right, with a unique flavor. If it really doesn't taste good, how can it become a local specialty? It's obviously because you don't have the good fortune to eat it."
Tong Nuonuo declined the offer and said, "Forget about this treat!"
They were not here for sightseeing this time. Although Tang Ru strongly recommended it, she had no intention of forcing her friends to eat. It was even more impossible for her to leave her post and go shopping alone. She still had basic ethics.
Luobei is a Gobi desert terrain with large tracts of desert and continuous oases, as well as numerous salt lakes.
The unique geographical environment makes this place rich in ecology, abundant in resources, and full of spiritual energy, making it an extremely suitable place for cultivation.
However, because of its special central location, the struggle here is more intense than in other areas. Not only does it have to compete with the righteous ways of other great heavenly realms, but it also often encounters evil ways.
Because they often fight with others, the atmosphere in the city tends to be restless, and the practitioners coming and going all have a strong smell of toughness.
He glanced at him vaguely, and when he touched Xi Yunting, this impolite look paused and then retracted.
As long as one has a clear eye, one can find that the clothes on Xi Yunting have the unique style of the Zhongxuan School. As long as the experienced cultivator does not want to seek death, he will give up the idea of taking advantage of this passerby.
Thanks to Xi Yunting, they successfully arrived at the edge of the city, near the city gate.
The buildings here are all built below the ground, with only half of them exposed above the surface. Walking down the stairs, Taoist Zhenlu cast a talisman and the door at the end of the stairs opened.
The houses, built with a large amount of stone and sand, are very rough in style. The buildings here are rarely exquisitely decorated, and even the lighting facilities rarely use spirit-driven facilities. Instead, they mostly use animal-refined oil as fuel.
After entering, I found that this was a place similar to a tavern, which specializes in providing meals and drinks for practitioners, as well as accommodation.
A huge chandelier made up of dozens of small lamps hangs on the high ceiling. Oil lamps are scattered on the pillars and tables, making the tavern below not look dark.
Although it is not luxurious, the large enough space and sufficient light create a comfortable environment for people's senses.
Taoist Zhenlu stood at the door, looked around, and then walked inside.
Chen Xiao followed closely behind, quietly observing the surrounding environment.
There were dozens of tables in the pub, cleverly divided into several areas by pillars. At this time, there were not many guests in the pub, with only 20% to 30% of the seats occupied.
Taoist Zhenlu had obviously seen the person he was looking for and walked straight towards him.
In the corner, against the wall, a man in tight crimson training clothes was sitting alone drinking.
"Here they come." The man first looked at Taoist Zhenlu, then glanced at the group of people following him.
"Is there any new news recently?" Taoist Zhenlu did not greet him, nor did he introduce himself. He sat directly opposite him and asked while inviting others to sit down.
Tang Ru looked around and realized that if everyone sat together, they would stand out, so he took the initiative to pull Tong Nuonuo to sit a little further away.
The man didn't even look at them. After Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting sat down, he said, "There is some very bad news for us. The people of Zhijian Minju are also determined to get your goal and have joined the race. You have to be more careful about him on this trip."
Taoist Zhenlu's expression changed slightly. He glanced at Xi Yunting and said, "Why is he here too?"
The man said with an unchanged expression: "It seems that they heard that you would appear, so they came to fight for the Broken Star Sand. It is not ruled out that they are targeting you, Taoist."
Taoist Zhenlu had a solemn expression. Chen Xiao glanced at Xi Yunting and asked with his eyes.
Xi Yunting directly transmitted the message to him, saying, "Pheasant Swordsman Min Juren is a title, his real name is unknown. He is a casual swordsman without a master, and seems to have learned by himself through a chance encounter. He is stubborn and self-righteous, with an irritable and paranoid temperament. When I was just building my foundation, he was already in the Nascent Soul stage, and happened to come to Taoist Zhenlu to ask for a sword. Because of his relationship with my senior brother, Taoist Zhenlu agreed to forge a sword for me using a special technique and rejected him. After that, Taoist Zhenlu wanted to forge swords behind closed doors, and he was rejected many times. Min Juren began to bear a grudge and was very hostile to both me and Taoist Zhenlu."
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