Li Shiming added a 'primary light body talisman' to himself, but it was just for show. With his physical training strength, his body speed was stronger than the effect of the 'primary light body talisman'.
This is for others to see, because they have no knowledge of this place. If they happen to meet a monk, the green light on his legs can mislead the monk's judgment.
Li Shiming had deep concerns about the Northern Shu continent, and he planned to keep a low profile until he was truly familiar with the situation in Northern Shu.
About a hundred miles away from the seaside, he could clearly see the scenery ahead. It was obvious that the direction he had been insisting on for many days was correct, and he had indeed arrived at the Northern Shu Continent.
And judging by the several large mountains visible ahead, he also found the corresponding location on Yun Xingyi's map.
His spiritual thoughts moved lightly on the map in the jade slip, and then he began to search in front of this point.
Yun Xingyi's map only contained information about the Shi Wan Mountains and the North Sea. If Li Shiming moved forward, he would officially enter the range of the Shi Wan Mountains.
The situation in the Shill Thousand Mountains should be at its most chaotic. The Senluo Sect is unifying the Shill Thousand Mountains and clearing out all hostile monks.
Li Shiming is just a Qi-refining cultivator, so he doesn't have to worry about being greatly affected.
However, the most important thing at the moment is to first integrate into the Northern Shu immortal cultivation world.
If one pays careful attention, one will find that his language and some of his habits are different from those of Northern Shu.
Li Shiming had dealt with Northern Shu Qigong monks before, and they all spoke with a special accent.
With his learning ability, he only needs to interact more with people from Northern Shu, and I believe the language problem will be solved soon.
He decided to come into contact with mortals first, and even to be a mortal for a while and integrate into the mortals of Beishu.
There was a city closest to him, which was marked on the map, and his first choice was to go to this place called Shimen City.
With a target in mind, Li Shiming tapped the ground with his feet and moved forward as if he was jumping on the ground.
"The spiritual energy here exceeds that of Da Xia, but I wonder what the spiritual energy is like near the city?" Li Shiming observed and analyzed the surrounding environment as he walked.
The most important thing to pay attention to in the two places is spiritual energy. He didn't know whether the place he was in was a special area, or whether the concentration of spiritual energy in the Beishu Continent was generally higher than that in Tianhai Island.
Without sufficient data support, it is impossible to make accurate judgments.
Three days later, the window of a room on the third floor of the largest inn in Shimen City was opened.
Li Shiming stood at the window and looked at the pedestrians on the street. Shimen City was the largest city nearby. The streets were well-ordered and yamen runners could be seen from time to time.
The population of Shimen City is close to 300,000, and the population within its jurisdiction is close to one million. Even in Daxia on Tianhai Island, such a city can be considered a big city.
But on the map, Shimen City is just an ordinary city on the edge of the Shiwan Mountains and is not considered an important city.
At this time, there was no trace of a monk's attire on Li Shiming. He was only wearing a scholar's robe and had a sword at his waist.
Due to his cultivation, although he is already twenty years old, he still looks almost the same as when he first entered the sect at the age of sixteen.
Of course, he was wearing a Confucian robe, and the wide robe covered his body.
If he showed his body, strong muscles are not something a scholar should have.
Three days ago, he used the 'Escape Technique' to enter the city. He first used his spiritual power to observe for several hours and found the chief clerk of the government office in the city.
Using the method of bewitching, the chief clerk obtained a complete identity for Li Shiming.
Although they are two different places, there is not much difference in the way the yamen operate.
Li Shiming's body was born into a family of officials and he had lived in the government office since he was a child. He was very familiar with some of the affairs of the government office.
The chief clerk can easily handle the things he wants to do.
In his new identity, he was still called Li Shiming, and he was a student from Shanshi Village. Unfortunately, Shanshi Village had been attacked not long ago, and the entire village was burned down. There were no survivors except him, a student studying in the city. This did add insurance to his identity.
The chief registrar stepped in to complete all the information and obtained legal proof of identity.
The reason for choosing the identity of a student was because of the convenience that scholars could travel to study.
If he wanted to blend in with the mortals, he didn't have to stay in one city.
In three days, the chief clerk got everything done without any flaws.
Afterwards, Li Shiming erased the master's memory, and he moved into the inn with a new identity.
"Master Li, the caravan to Guanquan City will set off tomorrow. The shopkeeper has already completed the formalities for you. You just need to wait for Captain Zhao at the door at sunrise tomorrow!" A waiter knocked on the door and came in to report to Li Shiming.
"This is a reward for you!" Li Shiming threw out a few copper coins and waved his hand.
The guy happily left the room.
After three days, he also learned some of the situation in Northern Shu.
The reason why I say "partly" is because even the chief clerk in Shimen City cannot know much about the more distant areas.
What Li Shiming currently knows is the situation in a very small part of the Ten Thousand Mountains. He is in the Northern Border Kingdom, and there are many kingdoms deep in the Ten Thousand Mountains.
But there have been constant wars recently, and Shimen City is located on the edge and has been less affected.
Countries are fighting each other and there are power struggles within countries. Everything has become chaotic.
According to the information he had heard, there was a legend about immortals in Guanquan City. It was said that someone had seen immortals appearing in Guanquan Mountain next to Guanquan City, which made the Taoist temple on Guanquan Mountain extremely popular.
It’s okay anyway. He doesn’t need the help of spiritual energy recently. Every time he practices, he compresses the spiritual power in his body. Not having the help of spiritual energy for a short period of time does not affect his practice.
Li Shiming decided to live among mortals for a period of time as planned, so as to completely transform himself into a Northern Shu person.
Going to see Guanquan Mountain is to prepare for contact with the immortal world of Beishu.
Until now, he has not found the Northern Shu cultivator. The area of Northern Shu is much larger than he imagined. He dare not wander around without a target.
The next morning, Li Shiming waited for the caravan at the door of the inn. The caravan consisted of forty freight carts, five horse-drawn carriages, and forty strong men as guards.
"Thank you, Captain Zhao!" Li Shiming bowed to Captain Zhao like a scholar.
"Mr. Li, don't worry. We have been traveling along this trade route for many years and there is no problem with safety at all!" Zhao Biaotou assured with a smile.
Li Shiming was arranged in the third carriage. He was given enough silver, and the middle carriage was the safest.
He was sitting in the carriage. The carriage was booked by him and there was no one else in it except him.
In terms of money, Northern Shu still uses gold and silver as the common currency. Gold and silver are useless to cultivators, and his storage bag still contains a large number of gold, silver and jewelry from previous spoils of war.
Just taking out a little bit was enough for him to squander in the mundane world.
"Interesting!" He said to himself with a faint smile.
He was still thinking about contacting the monks, but he didn't expect that there were three monks in this caravan.
It seems that this journey will not be safe. He is not sure about the situation in Beishu, but when on Tianhai Island, cultivators will not have any contact with mortals.
These three cultivators were obviously avoiding something. Li Shiming sensed that the strongest among them was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and the other two were at the third level of Qi Refining. This did not make him too worried.
Li Shiming, who possesses spiritual thoughts, has few rivals in the Qi Refining Stage.
The caravan moved along the road. He, who was enjoying a rare leisure time, observed the three monks with his spiritual sense while admiring the scenery outside the car window with his eyes.
There are mountains everywhere, and the road winds through the mountains.
In areas close to the city, the mountains have been conquered by humans, and the mountains have been divided into terraces. Groups of farmhouses can be seen from time to time at the foot of the mountains.
The three monks were very quiet and did not communicate with each other for a long time, but Li Shiming's spiritual sense saw that the three monks looked at each other from time to time, with vigilance and tension in their eyes.
After the caravan had traveled for a day, they had entered the mountains. Fortunately, the horses pulling the carts were all local ponies, which could easily pull the heavy trucks and maintain stability even on the rugged mountain roads.
Li Shiming opened his eyes and stopped compressing the spiritual energy vortex in his body.
His gaze turned forward, where four auras of middle-stage Qi Refining were present without any concealment.
In other words, the mortals in the caravan could not sense the fluctuations of spiritual energy, but the three monks in the caravan all changed their expressions.
"May I ask the heroes, I don't know which mountain or village you are from, but my escort agency has never failed to receive tributes from heroes along the way!" When Escort Leader Zhao saw four people blocking the road ahead, he rode over and clasped his fists and said.
"Three brothers of the Guan family, don't hide. You can't escape. Hand over the Senluo Order and I will spare your lives!" The monk who blocked the road ignored Zhao Biaotou at all. His aura burst out and he spoke loudly to a carriage.
The horse under Zhao Biaotou's body suddenly lost its legs and collapsed to the ground.
Zhao Biao rolled over to relieve himself, but he didn't dare to say another word.
Having been in the martial arts world for many years, how could he not know that he had encountered a powerful existence? Even the momentum just now made him tremble with fear. The horse under him was also extraordinary, but it was even more unbearable.
The three brothers of the Guan family knew that they could not hide, so they walked out of the carriage.
"Since you know the Senluo Order and still dare to take action, aren't you afraid of the Senluo Sect?" Boss Guan said in a timid manner.
"As long as you get the Senluo Order, you can join the Senluo Sect. Unfortunately, the Senluo Order is only useful in the Senluo Sect. You want to travel as a mortal, which is a good idea!" The cultivator opposite sneered.
As they were talking, the four monks had separated and surrounded the three brothers of the Guan family.
Li Shiming originally did not want to intervene. He just wanted to watch the battle between the Northern Shu monks. Unexpectedly, he heard about the Senluo Order and the Senluo Sect, which made him interested.
The fact that the Senluo Sect was able to drive the Northern Shu Mingxin Sect out of the Ten Thousand Mountains and directly into the North Sea shows how powerful the Senluo Sect is.
If he could get the Senluo Order, even if he didn't join the Senluo Sect, at least he could pass through the Shiwan Mountains more safely.
He jumped off the carriage, came to Zhao Biaotou, and with a gentle pull, he pulled Zhao Biaotou away from the battlefield where the monks were confronting each other.
"Captain Zhao, let the caravan retreat, the farther the better. This is not something you can interfere with!" Li Shiming said softly to Captain Zhao.
He was born a mortal, and although he was ruthless when killing people, the people he killed were always those who deserved to die. He still wanted to protect the lives of mortals if he had the ability.
"Thank you, Master Li, for the reminder!" Zhao Biaotou thought to himself that he had made a mistake, and he clasped his fists and bowed.
Then he waved his big hand towards the caravan, and the caravan retreated in an orderly manner.
The monks in the confrontation ignored the mortals. Whether the mortals were nearby or escaped, it had nothing to do with them.
They did not find anything special about Li Shiming, mainly because Li Shiming's strength was far beyond theirs. In addition, Li Shiming possessed spiritual thoughts, which could isolate the fluctuations of spiritual power in Li Shiming's body. At least, no cultivator who was not in the late stage of Qi Refining could sense Li Shiming's strength.
Li Shiming retreated with the caravan, watching the increasingly tense atmosphere among the monks as if he were watching a play.
The battle started in an instant, with talismans and magical weapons flying everywhere.
Zhao Biao took a look while retreating, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.
The rest of the people knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and kept asking the immortal to spare their lives.
Li Shiming ignored these mortals. It was enough to save them once. If they did not cherish the opportunity and did not stay away from the battlefield, they would bear the consequences themselves.
At this time, he was focusing on the battle between the Qi Refining monks. The battle lasted for a while, and it was obvious that the four middle-stage Qi Refining monks had suppressed the three brothers of the Guan family.
It won’t be long before the three brothers of the Guan family are defeated.
What Li Shiming didn't expect was that the independent cultivators in Northern Shu were also very poor.
Look at the talismans and magical instruments used. The talismans are low-level, and intermediate-level talismans are rarely used. The best magical instrument is no more than a mid-grade one. There are a total of five people in the middle stage of Qi Refining here, but there are only three mid-grade magical instruments.
Among the four cultivators in the middle stage of Qi Refining who came together, two of them used low-grade magic weapons despite their strength in the middle stage of Qi Refining.
This shows how poor they are, at least in Li Shiming's eyes.
"My fellow Taoist, please lend a hand. I am willing to reward you with Rosen Orders!" Suddenly, the head of the Guan family shouted loudly in the direction of Li Shiming.
Li Shiming was slightly startled, but quickly realized that it was because he had just rescued Zhao Biaotou that the head of the Guan family had noticed something.
"You four can go away now. I will protect the other three!" Li Shiming was not worried that the eldest brother of the Guan family would dare to lie. His aura suddenly rose, and the aura belonging to the ninth level of Qi Refining leaked out, causing the four cultivators in the middle stage of Qi Refining to change color.
The head of the Guan family breathed a sigh of relief. He did not see Li Shiming's background, but had some guesses.
He knew very well that if the four hostile monks succeeded, not only would Rosenling be in danger, but the lives of his three brothers would also be in danger.
So he would rather take a gamble. If he wins, he will survive, but if he loses, then it is fate.
Li Shiming's reaction made him realize that he had won half of the bet. The other half depended on Li Shiming's attitude towards the three brothers.