One Qi Chaoyang

Chapter 231: Meeting a fellow disciple in a foreign land
Zhao Fuyun walked on the earth, and only a few people knew that he had been here and gone.

Some people come and go, some come with a bang and some leave with a bang, but there are also some who come quietly and leave silently.

Zhao Fuyun never sought to be the center of attention. He didn't know whether, many years later, someone would tell his grandchildren that they had met such a person.

Someone suddenly appears alone, then disappears, never to be seen again.

Zhao Fuyun did not go directly to Luodu, but entered one market after another to look for Taibai refined gold.

However, I couldn't find any. Occasionally there were one or two, but the quantity was too small and very expensive.

Taibai refined gold was being sold in two consecutive markets, but it was extremely expensive and beyond his ability to afford. This made him wonder, no wonder some people like to be bandits and rob these markets directly.

Moreover, Taibai refined gold is the main material he wants to melt with Yuanci, but there are other materials, although in small quantities, they are also precious and rare.

There is an auction house and some talisman shops here. He took out his [Taixu Fire Tribulation Talisman] and tried to auction it, but the appraiser of the auction house just took a look at it and smiled and pushed the talisman out.

"Sorry, we at Caiyunwang Auction House do not accept talismans of unknown origin." Although the appraiser said this with a smile, Zhao Fuyun could sense the disgust in his eyes.

"This talisman is not an ordinary talisman, take another look at it." Zhao Fuyun pushed forward, because there was a kind of precious material in this auction house, which was what he needed to refine the weapon, and it could perfectly integrate the two precious materials, Taibai Jingjin and Yuanci.

It was just a little expensive, so he decided to sell his [Taixu Fire Tribulation Talisman] to get enough spirit stones. In his opinion, his [Taixu Fire Tribulation Talisman] was not an ordinary talisman. Not only could it be used, but it was also a good thing that could make people comprehend the [Fire Tribulation]. He didn't expect that the other party just took a look at it and pushed it out again.

"We have no demand for talismans in our auction house, unless your talisman is made by a Jindan cultivator."

This person obviously looked down upon Zhao Fuyun's talisman, so Zhao Fuyun could only take his own talisman back.

When he took back the talisman, he felt someone's eyes on him. It was a feeling of scrutiny. He immediately looked in the direction of the gaze and saw a female practitioner working as a receptionist there.

The female cultivator looked short, and her aura showed that she was only at the Xuan Guang level. When Zhao Fuyun looked over, she immediately turned her head away.

Generally, when a receptionist makes eye contact with a stranger, he or she will not turn his or her head like this, but should smile instead.

When the other person turned her head, Zhao Fuyun looked at her back and felt a sense of familiarity.

who is it?

The names of the women he knew flashed quickly through his mind. Then, the other person turned her head and looked at him. Just at this glance, Zhao Fuyun recognized her eyes, and she quickly looked away as if nothing had happened.

It was Huang Ying, the senior sister who allocated the cave dwellings and the Taoist temples in the upper courtyard. She called herself Huo Ling and was a member of the Lotus Dharma Assembly in Tiandu Mountain.

Why is she here?

He remembered Senior Sister Huang Ying, the foundation-building cultivator from Tiandu Mountain, who had changed her appearance and was working as a receptionist in this auction house?

This is not normal behavior. Abnormal behavior must be accompanied by abnormal purposes?

Zhao Fuyun suddenly didn't want to leave.

Originally, I thought that although this treasure appraiser did not know the value of the treasure, he had not thought about doing anything else and was ready to leave, but now he has decided not to leave.

He then stayed in the inn nearby.

That night, Huang Ying returned to her residence and turned on the light. In the darkness of the room, she saw someone sitting in the dark corner. She emerged from the darkness.

"Senior Sister, I saw Junior Brother Fuyun." Huang Ying spoke up immediately.

The person who emerged from the darkness was none other than Jin Ling.

"How could he appear here?" Jin Ling asked with a slight frown.

"I don't know, but I saw that he seemed to be selling a talisman." Huang Ying said.

"Then he should go to the talisman shop." Jin Ling said: "What is his cultivation level?"

“I can’t tell, it feels like foundation building.” Huang Ying said.

"Did he recognize you?" Jin Ling asked.

"I feel like he recognized me." Huang Ying said.

"That means he recognized you but didn't expose you." Jin Ling asked.

"Yes." Huang Ying said. "Junior Brother Zhao is not a reckless person." Jin Ling said: "The operation is about to begin. I will contact the mountain and ask them to send someone to pick us up."

"I don't know if it's too late. I heard that many people in the mountain have gone to the capital, and many others are scattered all over the place. We still have to guard the mountain gate to prevent people with ulterior motives from spying." Huang Ying said, "I really don't understand why the mountain made such a decision. We should gather together and give those who dare to spy on our Tiandu Mountain a heavy blow, so that they will never dare to spy on our Tiandu Mountain again."

"We need to inflict heavy damage to the enemy. First of all, we need to find the enemy. Only the Jindan cultivators can really decide the outcome. People like us are completely useless. Besides, aren't we just tracking them? The Mountain Gate's approach is to break the whole into small pieces, letting us scatter between heaven and earth, each with our own mission. The several Jindan brothers in the Mountain Gate are the torches in the darkness. As long as they are always there, those of us scattered throughout the world will always have a home."

"Yes, as long as you want to go back, no matter how confused the road ahead is, as long as you look back, you will find that the mountain gate is there and you can go back at any time." Huang Ying said.

"Senior Brother Ma once said that our enemy is not a specific organization, but a loose but secret alliance." Jin Ling said: "What we did in Tiandu Mountain touched the interests of many families and sects."

"We have been here for a while, and as you have seen, the noble families here actually have established monasteries. However, those who enter the monasteries must sign a contract. Once they have shown their talent for cultivation, they will be recruited by the local noble families. After they are determined to serve in a certain noble family, they must also sign a loyalty contract."

"However, the Daozi Academy established by our Tiandu Mountain and the Great Zhou Dynasty does not require this. As long as you have talent and meet some other conditions, you can enter the Daozi Academy to practice. This has shaken the foundation of the rule of various local families. Although I don't know why the mountain does this, since the mountain does this, there must be a reason for doing so."

Jin Ling's words echoed in the light and shadow. Huang Ying knew all this. She could certainly feel that as a casual cultivator, she would have almost no place to gain a foothold anywhere, unless she hid in those barren mountains or worked long or short-term for these aristocratic families.

Another thing is to engage in business that requires no capital.

And after working as a casual cultivator for a period of time, she understood very well why so many casual cultivators liked to do business without any capital, as it was really difficult to make a living.

For example, if you open a spiritual field in the mountains to plant crops, it won't be long before the local court or aristocratic family brings people to collect taxes, and the taxes are very heavy. Apart from the taxes, there will be basically no harvest.

If they refuse to hand it over, they will be treated as bandits and wiped out.

She knew very well that every local court was actually entangled with the local aristocratic families and sects, and had intricate relationships with them.

It looks like the imperial court, but in fact, everything they do is driven by interests. If the imperial court's orders are beneficial to them, they will obey them. If they are not beneficial to them, they will be perfunctorily executed, or various resistances will arise.

"The three local families are behind the Caiyunwang Auction House. Many of the things in it were robbed by them. Moreover, our Daoziyuan has never been established because of them. They also killed people from our Tiandu Mountain. Humph, they are all bad guys."

"So, we came here to let them taste the thundering methods of our Tiandu Mountain." Jin Ling said coldly. Compared with the Jin Ling in Tiandu Mountain, she had an extra layer of murderousness and coldness.
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Zhao Fuyun, who was in the inn, was awakened by someone knocking on the door.

Someone came to check his identity, and he said he was a local inspector and had the right to question outsiders.

Zhao Fuyun reported his identity as a follower of the Red Flame Divine Religion. The other party looked at him. Zhao Fuyun revealed the aura of divine fire at the right time, and the other party left.

But not long after, someone knocked on the door again.

This time, he seemed like someone from some gang and directly asked Zhao Fuyun if he had any talismans to sell.

Zhao Fuyun smiled and said that he had no talismans to sell.

However, the other party suddenly changed his expression and began to threaten Zhao Fuyun.

"Your talismans are not obtained in a legitimate way. Our shopkeeper said that a batch of talismans were lost a few days ago. You didn't steal them, did you?"

Zhao Fuyun immediately understood that these people must be from the auction house, and even if they were not, they must be related to them.

It turns out that it’s not that the auction house doesn’t know the value of the goods, but that the auction house doesn’t want to spend money to buy them, or doesn’t want to spend too many spirit stones to buy them.

Moreover, they are so unscrupulous, and their reasons are so absurd, simply ridiculous, but they dare to say so, which shows that they are omnipotent here and fearless.

"How many spirit stones do you want to buy my talisman?" Zhao Fuyun asked.

"Take it out first and let us estimate how much it is worth in spirit stones." said the leader of the other party.

Zhao Fuyun looked at the other party. He could clearly feel the other party's cultivation level. He was a foundation-building cultivator, but the aura of Dharma on his body was strong, gloomy and murderous.

He should have built his foundation with Yin True Evil, and he should have a magical weapon that is very compatible with his own practice, because Zhao Fuyun also felt a sharp murderous aura.

Such a person is obviously a leader among those who are in the foundation-building stage. Moreover, the two people following behind him should also be in the foundation-building stage, but the aura of their magic is not strong.

Some of them have just started to build their foundation, or they have not yet obtained the Dharma after building their foundation. Despite this, they hold magical instruments and help the leaders in front of them, which is also a trouble for the foundation-building monks.

"Since you want to buy it, then name a price. I want to sell it anyway," said Zhao Fuyun.

He seemed to have given in and took out a small box from his arms.

(End of this chapter)