There are two theories about the origin of the name Yunzhong City. The first theory is that it is composed of one character from the names of the Yunjian Sect and the Zhongxing Sect, hence the name Yunzhong City.

The second theory is that Yunzhong City is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yuntuo River, not very low, close to the middle reaches, and the front is considered the middle stage, so it is called Yunzhong City.

Neither sect explained this, leaving the lower-level cultivators to guess, anyway, it has nothing to do with the interests of the two sects.

But no matter what, it is a fact that Yunzhong City is close to the Yuntuo River. Yunzhong City is only 800 miles away from the Yuntuo River. Of course, when the city was built, Yunzhong City was only 30 miles away from the Yuntuo River. It was because of the perennial floods that the masters of the two sects took action and forcibly diverted the Yuntuo River, deviating from its original position. In addition, after more than a thousand years of river erosion, the Yuntuo River is getting farther and farther away from Yunzhong City, and now it is 800 miles away.

The Yuntuo River is a huge river that runs through most of Yunzhou. It is said that the widest part is more than a thousand miles wide, and even the narrowest part is fifty or sixty miles wide. It is an extremely important transportation lifeline in Yunzhou. Yunzhong City can have the scale it has today, and Yuntuo River accounts for half of the credit.

There were originally a large number of water monsters in the Yuntuo River, and even its monster king had the strength of a god. Relying on the Yuntuo River, they constantly made trouble and endangered the immortals on both sides of the strait.

After that, the three major sects of Zhongxing Sect, Yunjian Sect and Wuxing Sect rose up. The three sects joined forces to annihilate the monster king at the level of a god, and killed all the high-level monsters. Although there are monsters appearing from time to time in the Yuntuo River today, it is no longer a threat, because any powerful monster will appear on the bounty task list of Yunzhong City, and many people are willing to hunt monsters.

In this environment, the Yuntuo River gave birth to countless fishermen. These fishermen were extremely crazy, and some even guarded for several months for the fish monsters in the river.

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"Fellow Daoist Lin"

Another day, Lin Jiang came to the East City Market, and some familiar vendors greeted Lin Jiang.

"What's going on? Why are there so many people?"

Lin Jiang pointed to the stall on the other side of him and said, the previous stall was owned by Wen Xing, but after Wen Xing, several stall owners changed one after another. This kind of thing is very common. Some will change their careers, and some will die. A stall can be kept by the same owner for more than three years. It is considered long.

"The new fisherman caught a lot of demon fish. It is said that he also caught a dragon beard fish. Wow, he made a lot of money. A dragon beard fish is at least three thousand spirit stones."

"Dragon beard fish, that's really a good thing."

Lin Jiang nodded. There is a high-end restaurant in Yunzhong City called Baiweilou, which specializes in high-end spiritual food. They have a classic dish called Sanjianghuo, the main ingredient of which is dragon beard fish. This famous dish is worth tens of thousands of spirit stones and is a legend among the bottom-level cultivators.

"It's good stuff, but we can't afford it either."

"That's right,"

Lin Jiang nodded. This kind of high-end spiritual food is not cost-effective. The spiritual power they contain is not as good as ordinary spiritual food. It's just hyped up by some people. Of course, the famous dishes such as Sanjianghuo are really delicious.

But for the lower-level cultivators, spending tens of thousands of spiritual stones to eat a dish is a brain pit. This kind of dish is exclusive to those above the Jindan stage.

When Lin Jiang came to his stall, he smelled a strong fishy smell, and the stall next door was not enough. Some demon fish were extremely large, and thousands or tens of thousands of catties were common, even if he rented three stalls.

But his business was very good. Some demon fish tasted very good, which was much better than those ordinary demon beast meat.

"Big and small sand sculptures, you don't have a good taste,"

Lin Jiang said to the big and small sand sculptures in his heart. They haven't woken up yet. If they wake up, Lin Jiang will definitely change their taste.

More than an hour later, the vendor next door seemed to have sold out the fish. The stall owner came over and said apologetically, "My fellow Taoist is polite. I am Liu Hui. I am sorry to bother you today."

"My fellow Taoist Liu, don't worry. This is unavoidable. I am Lin Yu, a casual cultivator. I am polite."

"It's you, Fellow Daoist Lin. I'd like to offer you a small token of my apology. Please accept it."

Liu Hui held two fish in his hand and handed them to Lin Jiang. Lin Jiang took a look and saw that they were ordinary first-level demon fish, similar to the silver arrowfish he had raised before.

"Fellow Daoist, you are too polite. I cannot accept this gift."

"Fellow Daoist, we have rented this stall for a year. In the future..."

"It's okay. I have a short time to set up the stall."

Lin Jiang shook his head and didn't want to say much. Liu Hui was a little embarrassed, but he didn't force him.

Liu Hui wanted to give gifts to more than just Lin Jiang. He had given gifts to several stalls nearby, but only Lin Jiang didn't accept it. Lin Jiang had been a maverick for a long time, and others had gotten used to it. After all, Lin Jiang was the only one who set up the stall for less than two hours a day.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, how much do you sell this talisman?"

After a while, a voice sounded from the side. Lin Jiang turned around and saw a female cultivator with a pretty face. She was also a vendor at the stall next door. She looked a bit like Liu Hui. It was unclear whether she was a sister or a daughter.

"Offensive first-grade high-quality talismans cost ten spirit stones, defensive talismans cost twelve spirit stones, and other auxiliary talismans cost nine spirit stones,"

Lin Jiang said. Different talismans have different prices, not all talismans have the same price, but generally speaking, offensive talismans are the best sellers, and Lin Jiang makes the most.

"Can I buy a few more defensive talismans? Can it be cheaper?"

"If you buy more than five, I'll give you one less spirit stone."

"Then can I exchange it with demon fish?"

"No,"

Lin Jiang rolled his eyes. What was he thinking? He didn't really like eating fish. After all, he had eaten it for decades in Lingtao Villa and was a little tired of it. In Yunzhong City, he actually ate it a lot, and he was a little tired of most of the demon fish on the market.

"Okay, then I'll buy six defensive talismans."

"Sixty-six spirit stones for your kindness."

Lin Jiang put out all the defensive talismans. This thing is not very easy to sell, and there are still some in stock, so let her choose.

After spending half a month together, Lin Jiang also slowly learned about some things in the stall next door. The middle-aged man was Liu Hui, and the one who bought the talisman from Lin Jiang was Liu Yuan. He also had a daughter named Liu Siyu, who was very stunning, but Liu Siyu rarely appeared, only once or twice occasionally, because every time she appeared, she would attract many people's covetousness, and even some reckless people would directly ask Liu Hui for marriage, so he generally did not let his daughter appear.

It is not a good thing for a poor family to have a beautiful daughter. There is no need to say more about the reasons. Of course, Liu Hui also has a little background. He is a member of the Sancha Fish Gang outside the city. Everyone in his family is a member of this gang, and his grandfather is also a foundation-building elder.

Lin Jiang also learned a lot about the outside of the city from them. There are a large number of immortal cultivators in Yunzhong City and nearby who rely on the Yuntuo River for survival, but because of the huge benefits, the Yuntuo River has been divided into many gangs. Each gang controls a large section of the river and monopolizes all the catches within its sphere of influence.

However, they could not kill them all. Ordinary people could fish, and it was up to you to catch as many fish as you could. However, you were not allowed to cast nets or drive fishing boats, otherwise you would be attacked by the fish gangs.

These fish gangs were the lackeys of the two major sects, equivalent to their white gloves. The fish gangs were hated for their work, and they were the ones who took the blame for the two major sects. The real profits were taken away by the two major sects. Everyone knew this, but no one would say it out loud.

There were often fights and killings between the various fish gangs. It was normal to fight for the catch, and it was rare that several people died every year. The Sancha fish gang where Liu Hui's family was located was the strongest among the fish gangs outside the city, but Liu Hui's family also lost seven or eight members of the clan in the fight between the fish gangs, including his two sons.

"It's not easy to cultivate immortality."

Lin Jiang knew these things and could only sigh. It was not easy to cultivate immortality.

However, a plan slowly emerged in Lin Jiang's mind, which was enough to lead to the plan of the person who was monitoring him behind the scenes.