A month later, Zhao Sheng and Zhao Jinjian appeared outside Dongtian City.
After paying the city gate tax, the two followed the crowd, passed through the towering city gate, and entered Dongtian City.
As soon as he entered the city, Zhao Sheng heard a burst of uniform shouting:
"Soul and blood are immortal, and this is called the Mysterious Blood. The source of the Mysterious Blood is called the Essence, Energy, and Spirit, which last forever and are inexhaustible."
Zhao Sheng looked in the direction of the voice, and what he saw made him stunned.
He remembered that there used to be a bustling area of shops near the city gate, but now it has been razed to the ground and a square has been built at some point.
At this time, the square was full of people. They were all wearing red robes and shouting slogans over and over again with extremely obsessed and fanatical expressions.
In front of the crowd was a platform, on which stood a thin old man who looked high-spirited.
Zhao Sheng was very familiar with this old man. He was Wei Youquan, with whom he had traded many times.
Zhao Sheng didn't expect that he would meet an old acquaintance as soon as he entered Dongtian City.
After not seeing him for ten years, Wei Youquan has obviously become successful and is completely different from before.
If he guessed correctly, the other party might have joined the forces of Guiyuan Zhenren.
Zhao Sheng still clearly remembered that ten years ago, Wei Youquan sold him a book called "Blood Refining and Body Tempering Technique", which was created by the disciple Guiyuan Zhenren.
Of course, Wei Youquan's affairs had nothing to do with him.
Once his curiosity was over, Zhao Sheng quickly retracted his gaze, patted Zhao Xuanjing's arm, and said, "Stop looking, let's go!"
Zhao Xuanjing came back to his senses and asked with interest: "Seventh Uncle, I remember that Dongtian City was not like this ten years ago. Where did this group of people come from? They look quite strange."
"What's so strange about this? There are many more bizarre things in the world of immortal cultivation. You still have too little experience. After you go out and experience it for a few decades, you will be used to it."
"Seventh Uncle, what are we going to do next?"
"First, find a place to stay, and then sell the monster materials accumulated in the past few years."
"So when are we going back to our old place?"
"No hurry. It won't be too late to go back to the old place after buying everything."
In this way, the two of them slowly disappeared into the crowd while chatting casually.
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Two days later, Qiwu Pavilion
In the reception room, Zhao Sheng and a thin old man were sitting there.
Zhao Sheng took out a gray storage bag, opened the bag, and poured the contents down.
Crash!
A pile of scales, furs, horns, claws and other monster materials fell on the table in front of the two people, forming a small hill.
"Shopkeeper Chu, please take a look!" Zhao Sheng put away the storage bag and looked at the other party with a smile.
Shopkeeper Chu was delighted upon seeing this, and immediately began to skillfully sort out the monster materials in front of him.
"Well, this is a Danling horn, it's well preserved and can be sold for fifty spirit stones.
The fur of the Fire Si beast can ward off fire, but unfortunately it has two holes in it, so its value has been greatly reduced. I can barely sell it for a hundred yuan."
Shopkeeper Chu was identifying the quality of the materials while evaluating the prices.
After about half an hour, all the monster materials had been checked by Shopkeeper Chu.
Putting down the last piece of armor, Shopkeeper Chu said with a smile, "Senior Zhao, if I'm not mistaken, you're from Southern Xinjiang?"
"That's right! Manager Chu has good eyesight." Zhao Sheng nodded.
This batch of monster materials is the inventory accumulated by the Zhao family in recent years, because they cannot be sold at a high price in southern Xinjiang.
This time, Zhao Sheng brought him to Dongtian City.
"Senior, you are too kind. It's not that I have a keen eye, but recently all the big-money investments like yours have come from Southern Xinjiang, without exception."
At this point, Shopkeeper Chu suddenly sighed, "Old Ancestor Yuye is truly a rare talent, rare only in a thousand years. His great achievements in successfully opening up a new land have spread throughout Central Continent.
A whole 7,000 miles of wasteland, a fertile land with endless treasures. If I were a few decades younger——"
"Okay, Shopkeeper Chu, please make an offer!"
Seeing that the other party was going off topic, Zhao Sheng immediately interrupted him.
Shopkeeper Chu slapped his forehead and apologized profusely, saying that his old habits had resurfaced. Only after he apologized did he give a price.
"A total of 23,750 spirit stones."
"What if we exchange them all for medium-grade spirit stones?" Zhao Sheng asked.
"Then it can only be sold for 235 medium-grade spirit stones, and the rest is the price difference." Shopkeeper Chu answered quickly.
"Okay, that's fair! Let's take this price!" Zhao Sheng made a rough estimate and agreed quickly.
"Please wait a moment, Senior. I will go get the spirit stone."
Just as Shopkeeper Chu was about to get up and leave, Zhao Sheng called him back.
"Wait a minute, I have something to sell!"
As he spoke, Zhao Sheng took out three half-person-high wooden boxes from his storage bag, opened the lids, and asked Manager Chu to take a look.
When Shopkeeper Chu saw what was in the box, he immediately sat back down and began to examine it. "This is the skin of a second-level Black Nightmare Python, and the wings of a second-level Wind Eagle! Hey, could this be..."
An hour later, Zhao Sheng left Qiwu Pavilion with a bulging storage bag, and Shopkeeper Chu stood at the door with great attentiveness, watching him go away.
After passing through two markets, Zhao Sheng walked into the inn where he was staying.
As soon as he entered the lobby of the inn, he saw Zhao Xuanjing entangled with a young woman in a bright red robe.
"I've already said that I won't join the Guiyuan Sect. Stop pestering me!"
Zhao Xuanjing was very distressed. When he saw Zhao Sheng coming back, he quickly said something to the woman and then took two steps forward to greet him.
"Seventh Uncle, you are finally back."
"Well, what's going on?" Zhao Sheng nodded and pointed behind him.
Zhao Xuanjing looked back and his face was immediately filled with impatience.
At this moment, the red-robed woman relentlessly pursued him, "Fellow Daoist, listen to me. Your physique far surpasses that of an ordinary person, making it the most suitable for practicing our sect's techniques. It would be a shame to waste this gifted body."
"How many times do you want me to tell you I'm not joining in?"
The red-robed woman was too clingy, and even the good-tempered Zhao Xuanjing became angry. He couldn't help but release the aura of the ninth level of Qi Refining, and his giant-like body was full of oppression.
But unexpectedly, the red-robed woman showed no fear at all, and her rosy face was full of determination.
Seeing this, Zhao Sheng couldn't help but feel a little curious, so he asked, "Miss, aren't you afraid that my nephew will take action?"
"Don't be afraid! As long as he can join Guiyuan Sect, I will accept it even if he is beaten to death." The red-robed woman said resolutely.
After hearing what she said, Zhao Sheng became even more curious.
"Why are you so persistent in getting him to join the Guiyuan Sect? Is there any benefit to you?"
"yes!"
The red-robed woman was straightforward and admitted directly, "If he joins Guiyuan Sect, I will be his guide. The higher his status in the sect, the more merit I will gain."
Although he didn't know what merit was, Zhao Sheng had already seen through Guiyuan Sect's tricks.
"To be creating a legendary pyramid in the world of immortal cultivation, what a talent! I wonder who came up with this idea. Could it be Master Guiyuan?"
Zhao Sheng was thinking about it.
At this moment, the red-robed woman's eyes lit up, and she suddenly fixed her gaze on him. "Senior, why don't you join the Guiyuan Sect?! Although our sect is newly established, it's incredibly powerful. We have tens of thousands of disciples, nearly a hundred of whom are in the Foundation Establishment stage. Most importantly, we have a Nascent Soul Patriarch leading the charge."
Zhao Sheng was shocked and asked, "Nascent Soul Ancestor? Could it be that Master Guiyuan has already reached the Nascent Soul stage?"
The red-robed woman said proudly, "Indeed, our Guiyuan Patriarch successfully ascended to the Nascent Soul stage five years ago. Therefore, the Guiyuan Sect has a promising future. You should hurry up and join us. If you're late, you'll miss out on this great opportunity."
hehe!