As a demon cultivator, being disrespectful to your master is a terrifying thing.

"Junior Sister Hua, Senior Uncle Yue Po came to look for my master this time, but what's the important matter?"

After the three of them flew out of the valley together, Wang Xiong looked at the female cultivator in the flower basket with envy. As for the male cultivator next to the female cultivator, he simply ignored him.

The pretty boy, if he didn't have some connection with the man, he would have killed him directly.

Hua Yueyao in the flower basket covered her mouth and chuckled, "Brother Xiong, aren't you asking even though you already know the answer?"

As she spoke, she pretended to be about to cry.

"Yueyao came to ask Brother Xiong for protection."

Wang Xiong raised his eyebrows and immediately thought of the rumors in Tianzhu Mountain, "Junior Sister Hua, what are you talking about? Don't you have good brothers around you?"

"It's no use for a good senior brother. He is not as strong as Brother Xiong. In the days to come, I will have to rely on Brother Xiong for protection."

Hua Yueyao covered her face with her hands and sobbed softly.

After a few breaths, perhaps they felt that this was too fake. They were all practitioners of magic, so it was not surprising for them to pretend like this.

Then, the flower basket that Hua Yueyao was sitting on suddenly shrank and fell into her hair, becoming a head flower.

Then, the figure flashed and leaned on Wang Xiong.

"Brother Xiong is really annoying. You ask even though you already know the answer. Now the bloodthirsty old demon is wreaking havoc on Tianzhu Mountain. He kills all female cultivators regardless of whether they are good or evil. My master is also a woman, so I can only ask Brother Xiong's master, Uncle Master Qishan, to take care of her."

Wang Xiong grabbed two handfuls of the figure that came close to him without hesitation and put them to his nose to smell them carefully.

"The bloodthirsty old demon has gone mad and is doing evil things. We don't need to do anything. I believe it won't be long before he will be surrounded and killed by the righteous monks."

The bloodthirsty old demon's real name is Zhenren Yuanling. In recent years, this guy has hunted down two female Jindan demon cultivators.

It is rumored that he has obtained a mysterious magic method, and his strength is only in the middle stage of the Golden Core, but it is comparable to that of the late stage of the Golden Core. Looking at the Tianzhu Mountain mining area, the realm of the late stage of the Golden Core, whether it is the righteous way or the magic way, is already among the top masters.

As a rare female golden elixir master, Hua Yueyao's master, the old woman Yue Po, had to seek out cultivators of the same level to protect herself.

“Brother Xiong…”

"snort!"

Just as Hua Yueyao was snuggling beside Wang Xiong, a cold snort was heard. It was from Hua Yueyao's senior brother Lin Yang.

Seeing this, Wang Xiong stretched out his big hand and grabbed towards the valley below Hua Yueyao.

"Brother Xiong, your hands are so rough..."

Seeing this, Lin Yang cursed inwardly, and with a flash of light on his body, he flew away into the distance.

"Junior Sister Hua, your senior brother seems angry."

"Don't worry about him, where's your hand, Brother Xiong?"

…

"Bitch."

Lin Yang cursed inwardly as he fled away, with a flash of anger in his eyes.

But when he thought of his junior sister's marrow-sucking and bone-crushing methods, he sneered again.

Then, he changed direction and headed towards the main mining city of Yunshang.

The masters of both of them are currently hiding near the main mining city of Yunshang. The main reason is that the old demon Yuanling is famous, and the two of them, who are demon cultivators, can only take refuge in the city where the righteous sect is located.

…

"The calamity of the demon cultivators."

In the Redwood Mining City, Shen Lian was sitting in a teahouse in the mining city. He transformed himself into an old man and asked about the high-level spider silk in the city.

The Tianzhu Mountains do produce high-level spider silk, but this thing is also a kind of spiritual object that the Yunshang Sect requires to be confiscated, and it is not easy to see in the small mining town.

In addition to inquiring about the resources he needed, he also heard news of the infighting among the demon cultivators in Tianzhu Mountain.

It wasn't that he deliberately inquired about it, but the news spread so widely that even ordinary foundation-building cultivators had heard about it.

The incident started when two female Jindan monks in Tianzhu Mountain were killed by an old demon named Yuanling.

Whether Tianzhu Mountain is in chaos or not, apart from the monsters and beasts, the devil cultivators have the final say.

Many cultivators called for taking advantage of this opportunity to clean out the evil cultivators in Tianzhu Mountain, but those who called for this were all ordinary foundation-building cultivators, and no sect has come forward to call for this.

Suppressing the news he had heard, Shen Lian left the Redwood Mining City under the cover of night. This time he did not even take a flying boat, but directly used the Five Elements Escape Technique.

He entered three mining cities along the way and once again confirmed a fact, that is, except for those third-level spiritual objects that were intercepted by major sects, the rest were transported to the Yunshang main mining city.

The Yunshang Sect has set rules for each sect, and there is a fixed number of third-level spiritual objects that need to be handed over every hundred years.

If you want third-level spider silk or silk, you can only get it in the main mining city of Yunshang.

The Muyang Mountain, where the Dongtian Stone is located, is also on the other side of the Yunshang main mining city.

Three months later.

Outside the main mining city of Yunshang.

In a remote valley, Shen Lian casually shot out a golden-white flame, and in front of him fell a monk with his eyes wide open and a look of disbelief.

This cultivator was one of the three demon cultivators who had wanted to plot against him before.

According to the soul search, this person's name is Lin Yang, and he is a disciple of the old demon Yue Po at Caishiji, Tianzhu Mountain.

Shen Lian didn't expect that he would run into someone he knew when he was getting close to the main mining city of Yunshang.

The three men ran away quickly after missing his attack, and he did not chase them in order to find out why he was exposed. He did not expect that the world of immortal cultivation is so big that they would always meet again.

It touched his face all of a sudden, and Shen Lian didn't hesitate to take the man away quickly.

"As expected of a demon cultivator who has no taboos, he ran to hide near the city built by the righteous sect."

After reading Lin Yang's memories, Shen Lian couldn't help but sigh. This old demon Yuan Ling was too powerful. He scared all the fellow cultivators of the devil's way.

"Specializes in catching female monks."

This made Shen Lian raise his eyebrows, and he thought of practicing the true magic skills.

It seems that there has been some chaos in Tianzhu Mountain recently.

…

Jade Mining City.

More than half a month later, Shen Lian appeared in a city built entirely of jade ore.

After learning that there was an old demon hiding outside the Yunshang Mining City, he decided to steal the mines.

Of course, he did not go around the city, but went to the main mining city of Yunshang first. Unfortunately, he still did not buy the third-level spider silk or silk.

After being turned down, Shen Lian ran directly to the Qingyu Mining City.

Green jade is used in large quantities in the world of immortal cultivation. Large quantities of it need to be mined whether it is for building cities or caves. This kind of stone has a good conductive effect on spiritual energy.

In particular, the third-level green jade stone is the main material used for the ancestral tombs, main halls, etc. of major Jindan sects.

After arriving at the Qingyu Mining City, Shen Lian didn't even need to ask around, as he directly saw the Muyang Mountain.

This is a brown mountain standing 1,500 miles outside the Qingyu Mining City. The top of the mountain is shrouded in clouds and mist. At first glance, it looks ordinary and is no different from many mountains in the Tianzhu Mountain mining area.

In the next few days, Shen Lian tried to pass by by chance and found a clue.

There is a formation guarding the deep ground at the foot of this mountain, and there is also a market town named Qianqiu at the foot of the mountain.

There are dense formations deep in the earth under the Muyang Mountain, and the restrictions are very spiritual. It is not easy to sneak in from the outside. Shen Lian gave up after a brief attempt.

It seems that Qianqiu Chamber of Commerce has put a lot of effort into protecting the Dongtian Stone.

This made Shen Lian very sad. There was no sincerity left in the world of immortal cultivation.

Unable to find a suitable entrance, he went straight into the market town and settled down there.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, more than twenty jade slips appeared in his hands.

These jade slips all contain maps of the Tianzhu Mountain mining area. Some of them were purchased by him in different mining cities, and some were borrowed from fellow Taoists.

The contents of these jade slips are generally the same, but because they come from different chambers of commerce, the details are different.

Shen Lian compared the mining area maps in the jade slips, trying to find the location of the cloud forest.

However, there is no cloud forest on these jade slips mining area maps. Instead, there are a lot of places with clouds, fog, and forests.

This means that the cloud forest mentioned by the elder of Qianqiu Chamber of Commerce is most likely a name given by Qianqiu Chamber of Commerce itself based on the topography.

Looking around Tianzhu Mountain, there are clouds and fog everywhere, which is no different from looking for a needle in a haystack.

If we can’t find the exact location, we can only stick to Muyang Mountain.

Half a month later.

After several fruitless investigations on Muyang Mountain, Shen Lian entered Qianqiu Tower where Qianqiu Chamber of Commerce was located.

"Senior, please come in."

As soon as you enter the door, you will be enveloped by a rich spiritual energy. The ground is paved with second-level green jade, and some five-element mineral edging is embedded in it.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he sensed that there was a second-order spirit gathering array set up under the green jade stone, and the means of setting up the array was extremely clever, allowing the spiritual energy to continuously evolve in the form of mist, and those that were not absorbed were taken back into the ground.

Under the guidance of the servant, Shen Lian first met the steward, who sensed his strength and soon the shopkeeper came out.

"Daoyou, the elegant room on the third floor."

After entering the third floor, the shopkeeper invited Shen Lian in first, and then clapped his hands gently.

Suddenly, the sound of stringed and wind instruments rang out.

Shen Lian squinted his eyes and found that behind a gauze curtain in the elegant room, there were seven slender figures playing the guitar with all their might.

"Fellow Daoist, I am Hong Le, and I am the shopkeeper of Qianqiu Tower here."

After introducing himself, Hong Le continued, "If you need any spiritual objects, just ask. My Qianqiu Chamber of Commerce cannot provide them here in the mining area, and I'm afraid other chambers of commerce are also unable to help."

When saying this, Hong Le had a hint of pride, as if Qianqiu Chamber of Commerce belonged to him, a ninth-level foundation-building cultivator.

"Are there any third-level spiritual objects?"

Shen Lian didn't care about Hong Le's arrogance. He really had the ability to do so.

"Third-level spiritual object."

Hong Le raised his eyebrows, it turned out to be a big deal.

"Yes, I wonder if you need third-level ore, third-level animal skin, or third-level spiritual medicine."

Qianqiu Chamber of Commerce is a merchant organization, and even though its internal management respects realm, its inherent performance model remains unchanged.

The Chamber of Commerce has so many branches in various places, so it is natural to have clear rewards and punishments when managing them.

How to reward? It depends on who has made the greatest contribution to the Chamber of Commerce.

If the contribution is high, the Chamber of Commerce will grant spiritual objects for cultivation. Hong Le has not thought about being promoted to the Golden Elixir level. He just needs to accumulate enough contribution points to exchange for a third-level demon pill.

The next step is to leave this small market town and at least go to a mining city to be the shopkeeper.

His place was really too awkward. There was Qianqiu Tower in the nearby Qingyu Mining City, which was even more majestic than his.

Although they are both branch buildings, in many people's minds, his Qianqiu Tower is a branch building of Qianqiu Tower in Qingyu Mining City.

Who can I go to for justice?

"Third-level Heavenly Silk."

Hong Le, who was originally feeling proud, was stunned.

He suspected that Shen Lian was here to cause trouble.

"Fellow Daoist, I really don't have this. Spiritual objects such as third-level silk and spider silk are among the spiritual objects that Yunshang Sect specifically asked us to hand over."

"Most of these spiritual objects obtained from the monsters in the mining area are in the hands of the Yunshang Sect. If you want them, you can go to the Yunshang Tower in the main mining city to have a look."

"How about I add spirit stones?"

Shen Lian spoke softly, of course he knew the Yunshang Tower.

That is the core of the Yunshang Sect's control over the Tianzhu Mountain mining area, and there are always Jindan Daquan monks in charge.

His purpose was simple, just to smash more spirit stones and see how they went.

This place is far away from the main mining city. It is easy to avoid the Yunshang Sect by conducting a private transaction. He doesn't believe that all the major sects are so honest. They will hand over everything if the Yunshang Sect asks them to.

If that's the case, then the third-level robes worn by some Jindan Zhenren must have fallen from the sky.

Thinking of this, an idea suddenly popped up in Shen Lian's mind.

The third-level heavenly silk robe! "Fellow Daoist, you are making things difficult for me."

Hong Le shook his head and said awkwardly, "Even if my Chamber of Commerce has reserved some Tiancan silk, do you think it will fall into my hands to sell?"

He looked at Hongle's appearance, and then looked at the small market in a remote place outside the city.

Shen Lian also understood that Shopkeeper Hongle was also an unsuccessful person.

"If you know a few elders of my Chamber of Commerce, you might be able to obtain such spiritual objects, but..."

As he spoke, Hong Le glanced at Shen Lian, his meaning was very clear.

The elders of Qianqiu Chamber of Commerce are all fake pills, and they can't even reach the foundation building stage.

"Forget it, the elder of your guild, how can a casual cultivator like me have the chance to see his immortal face?"

Shen Lian shook his head slightly, revealing a hint of disappointment.

Then, he began to discuss the third-level elixir with the shopkeeper.

At the same time, his spiritual thoughts carefully spread out, moving up along the elegant room on the third floor.

Under the cover of divine consciousness, the strongest person in the entire Qianqiu Tower was the shopkeeper in front of him, and there were also several managers who were at the third or fourth level of foundation building.

Further down are the servants at the Qi training level.

After checking that there was nothing wrong upstairs, Shen Lian's mind went downwards.

With just a preliminary sense, he realized that Qianqiu Tower was the core of the formation at the foot of Muyang Mountain behind him.

The Qianqiu Tower is a hundred feet high above ground, and another hundred feet underground. It is shaped like a tower, getting smaller as it goes down, like a wedge driven into the ground.

The top of the tower, a hundred feet below, was shrouded in a hazy mist, emitting a blazing spiritual energy.

Faintly, there was a slowly rotating earth ball in the mist, and streaks of yellowish light, like gossamer threads, emanated from the earth ball and spread into the surrounding formation restrictions.

Let me tell you, starting from tomorrow the updates will be unstable for about a week. The author's wife needs to have an operation, and she will need to run back and forth to the hospital during this period. The update will also be moved to the evening tomorrow, and there will be no update after noon.

(End of this chapter)