Chapter 456 The Eve of the Conference

"Haha, these two sisters are so pretty, but they look a little unfamiliar. Are they new to the East China Sea?" Bishuirou seemed to be a well-mannered person. She pulled Yan Sijing and Yan Siyun, two sisters who had known each other for a long time and had a deep sisterly love.

The two daughters of the Yan family usually run Baidanfang, so naturally they have to deal with all kinds of people. They immediately greeted Bishuirou and chatted with her for a while.

After some politeness, everyone sat down separately.

"Fellow Daoist Bishui, the Immortal Fruit Conference is approaching. How is the situation on Fusang Island?" Xiying asked straight to the point.

"The participating islands have basically gathered. The situation in the Central Plains is unstable. I heard that the Wuyue Sect has reappeared in the North Desert, and the East China Sea has also been affected. The participating islands are all trying their best to compete for the Red Mulberry Immortal Fruit to improve the strength of the islands. The situation is much worse than we expected before." Bishuirou looked worried, as if she didn't have much hope for this conference.

Yuan Ming heard this and his eyes flickered slightly.

He didn't expect that the news of Wu Yue Sect's comeback had already spread to the East China Sea. It seems that they have made a big fuss recently.

He has been practicing in seclusion for more than a year and has been out of touch with the news. It seems that he will have to contact Xu Che later to ask about the Black Wind Desert and the movements of Wu Yue Sect.

"By the way, the helper that Sister Xiying found is Yuan Daoyou, right?" Bishuirou looked at Yuan Ming and asked.

"It is me. Do you think that I am weak and unusable?" Yuan Ming said lightly.

"Since Sister Xiying invited Yuan Daoyou to come, I naturally believe that her vision must be good, but Yuan Daoyou's cultivation in the early stage of Danjie may be a bit low." Although Bishuirou had a smile on her face, there was a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"The competition is about each other's strength and means, not the level of cultivation. Otherwise, the winner can be determined by showing the cultivation on the stage. Why would there be a special meeting?" Xiying shook her head and said disapprovingly.

"Fellow Daoist Xi is right. I need the Red Mulberry Fruit to make medicine urgently. There are 16 places for each meeting. Those first-class islands almost always occupy 12 places. There are only 4 second-class islands left for us. Therefore, I have to be cautious. I wonder if I can have a discussion with fellow Daoist Yuan to calm my mind." Bishuirou said, and suddenly smiled at Yuan Ming.

Her smile seemed to have a unique sweet charm, like a pink lotus after rain, with drops of dew falling between the blooming buds, making the flowers and leaves more pink and beautiful.

However, when Yuan Ming saw her smile, his eyes were as calm as an ancient well.

"Fellow Daoist Bishui, we can discuss, but we should not use such tricks." He said lightly, and raised his hand to point to his side.

The fingertips flashing with lightning light hovered in the air, just touching a transparent thin shadow, which was a three-inch long transparent embroidery needle with a plum blossom pattern at the end.

Seeing this, Bishuirou's eyes suddenly jumped.

This shadowless plum blossom needle was a magic weapon she had spent a lot of effort to refine. It could hide her tracks, restrain the fluctuations of her breath, and was extremely sharp.

With this treasure, she had defeated several cultivators of the same level in succession. Two of them didn't even know what happened until they died. Yuan Ming actually blocked the needle with a wave of his hand, and it seemed that he didn't care too much at all.

"I didn't expect that fellow Daoist Yuan was so hidden. I'm sorry to make you laugh at my little tricks." Bishuirou laughed awkwardly and stood up to bow.

Yuan Ming retracted his fingers, his face calm.

He had long learned about the situation of Hongzhi Island from Xiying. This island was only average in strength among the second-class islands. The only things it could show were charm and hidden weapons. Yuan Ming only used his spiritual sense to see through his tricks. Although he didn't really take action, Bishuirou knew that he was no match for him just based on this.

As Yuan Ming showed his strength, the atmosphere in the private room suddenly became much more harmonious. Bishuirou took the initiative to give in, said a few nice words, and then at the right time, she changed the subject and began to talk about the intelligence she had gathered in the past few days.

"There are a total of 128 islands registered for this conference. To decide the top 16, there will be three rounds of competition. The specific groups and opponents will not be known until the competition officially begins. However, I have summarized several second-class islands worth paying attention to. They all have late-stage Jindan cultivators sitting in the center, which are..." Bishuirou analyzed seriously.

Yuan Ming didn't care much, but Xiying listened attentively, asking about some details from time to time.

"A mere Jindan cultivator, even if it's late-stage Jindan, can't you break it with a wave of your hand with your strength? Is it necessary to be so careful?" Yuan Ming communicated with Xiying through voice transmission, and he didn't care much in his heart.

"The East China Sea cultivation world is full of good and bad people. Maybe a master will pop out from somewhere. It's better to be careful." Xiying replied.

"With our skills, it's not a problem to win two rounds of competition, but Bishuirou's strength seems to be not very good. She has to take one round in three rounds. If she loses, all our efforts will be wasted." Yuan Ming was a little worried.

"There are 128 islands, and we can't always meet strong ones. Bishuirou's charm is useless to us, but it is still a bit threatening to ordinary cultivators. With the hidden weapon magic, it shouldn't be a problem to win the first round of competition." Xiying replied in voice transmission.

"That being said, there must be some other reasons for you to choose Hongzhi Island, right?" Yuan Ming asked.

"Well, firstly, I had some friendship with Bishuirou when I was building my foundation, and I know her inside out. Secondly, she only needs the core of the red mulberry fairy fruit to refine the medicine, while the pulp is needed to refine the Five Elements Condensing Infant Pill. There is no conflict between them, and there will be less trouble afterwards." Xiying explained.

"Speaking of which, there should be many islands like Bishuirou that invite Dan-forming casual cultivators to help. It's okay if they meet us, but if there are casual cultivators who have bad intentions and want to take the red mulberry fairy fruit for themselves, how should they deal with it?" Yuan Ming suddenly thought of something and asked curiously.

"Don't worry about this. If this happens, Fusang Island will personally send people to hunt down the casual cultivator until the red mulberry fairy fruit is recovered." Xiying said.

"Will Fusang Island be so kind as to help the second-class islands?" Yuan Ming was a little surprised.

"No, they do this just to ensure that every red mulberry fairy fruit is given out according to their arrangements." Xiying said.

"It seems to be to establish authority." Yuan Ming said thoughtfully.

"Yes, there was an incident in which a casual cultivator who was being hunted down refined the red mulberry fairy fruit into a pill and took it before being caught. But after being caught by Fusang Island, a Yuanying ancestor personally took action and refined the casual cultivator into a pill. It is said that 40% of the original medicinal power of the red mulberry fairy fruit was retained. In the end, it was returned to the island in distress and taken by the island owner." Xiying said slowly.

Yuan Ming was silent. For some reason, he suddenly thought of Changchun Temple. Fusang Island, as the hegemon of the East China Sea, behaved in the same style as Changchun Temple.

Perhaps, the other three domains are the same. The rules set by the top sects and forces must be followed by everyone, without exception.

Some people call it tyranny, some people call it oppression, but some people call it order.

At least, Yuan Ming does not dislike this practice. After all, to a certain extent, it can be regarded as maintaining the peace and stability of the Fairy Fruit Conference.

Although he yearned for freedom, he also knew that freedom without any constraints and restrictions would only drag everyone into the abyss of indulgence and chaos.

Yuan Ming and others stayed in Xiaguang City for a day, summarized and sorted out the information they had collected, and then set off for Fusang City.

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As the largest city in the East China Sea Islands, Fusang City is the most prosperous city Yuan Ming has ever seen in his life.

In order to please the Golden Crow living on the top of the sacred tree, the buildings in Fusang City are mainly golden and red, and looking down from the sky, the whole city is like a flying Golden Crow, coexisting with the Fusang sacred tree.

As a result, the city is also divided into five different areas by six wide avenues and a ring road, namely the Wushou District, the Tree Heart District, the Left Wing District, the Right Wing District, and the Wuzu District.

The Wushou District, located in the north, is closely connected with the Tree Heart District surrounding the sacred tree. Only the direct descendants of Fusang Island can enter here.

The largest left and right wing areas were designated as places for monks to live, and most of the mansions could be temporarily occupied by spending spirit stones.

The 128 mansions in the right wing area were specially vacated by Fusang Island and provided to the 128 islands that were qualified to participate in the Immortal Fruit Conference.

Each of these 128 mansions has a separate garden courtyard, and they are far apart from each other, ensuring that the participating islands will not affect each other because they live too close.

The Wuzu District is smaller in area, but it is a place dedicated to trading. It is more lively than other places. The shops of all sizes on the street are crowded together, competing to attract customers. The goods sold are varied, and there are even many specialties from other four regions.

As one of the participating islands, Hongzhi Island was arranged in a spacious mansion in the right wing area as soon as it entered Fusang City under the reception arrangement of the monks of Fusang Island.

There are enough rooms in the mansion, even if Yan Siyun and others who came with Yuan Ming live together, there are still many extra rooms.

There were still a few days before the Fairy Fruit Conference was officially held, and the people from Hongzhi Island were not idle. They were busy as soon as they settled down. From Bishuirou to the foundation-building disciples, they all used their own methods to try to find out information about the islands participating in the Fairy Fruit Conference.

Yan Siyun and others who followed Yuan Ming also went to Wuzu District without stopping for a moment to discuss cooperation with the merchants and shops that came to participate in the event.

In this way, Yuan Ming and Xiying became idle people.

Xiying had been to Fusang City a long time ago, and was not very interested in the scenery of this place, so he went back to his room to practice.

Yuan Ming did not go out either, and returned to his room and sat cross-legged.

He set up restrictions in the house, took out the silver token, opened the silver barrier, and entered the space of the Heaven Stealing Cauldron.