Volume 2: Yun Ji Cang Hai Chapter 1219: Zhong Tian Demon City

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Lin Yi walked up the steps slowly.

He was still wearing the same gray robe as before, with the same look and expression as before. Even though there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, it was still the same as before. Only a black jade plate appeared on his waist, indicating a different identity. And the power he exuded was a small success in the early stage of the cave.

It is useless to use more bluffing methods, but it is better to keep a low-key calmness!

The bluestone steps under his feet were seven or eight feet wide and one foot high, extending upward layer by layer, with no end in the distance. Looking at it, the world seemed to be suddenly open, and all kinds of situations were in sight, and the ubiquitous restrictions and the large number of people of all kinds added a bit of unpredictable mystery to this place.

Figures swayed in front, behind, left and right. Among them, there were men, women, young and old, and cultivators from the three families of demons, monsters, and immortals. They were all at the level of Qi training, foundation building, and even Brahma. Occasionally, one or two masters of the cave heaven could be seen flashing by. What's more, several scaly horses, horned deer, and unknown monsters were driven up the stairs by people, which was noisy and lively like a secular market.

This is Zhongtian Demon City!

After a stone staircase, a wide mountain terrace appeared in front of them. The streets on the left and right stretched out horizontally, and both sides were filled with various stone buildings, archways, bamboo buildings, and straw huts, and there were people. They should be residential shops. It looked a little chaotic, but orderly.

Lin Yi stepped onto the stone terrace and turned to look behind him. On the long and oblique stone stairs, people were still coming and going, just like the scene on the street. A thousand feet away was the tall stone gate that we came from, and it was guarded by cultivators. That was one of the four gates of Zhongtian City, the Taiyin Gate.

The so-called Taiyin is Xuanwu, and the water is in the north. Therefore, the other three gates of Zhongtian City are Shaoyang Gate, Taiyang Gate, and Shaoyin Gate, which represent the four images and four directions.

Since Zhongtian City has opened four gates and has people guarding them, there must be rules. Anyone who comes and goes must buy an identity token and register before entering and leaving. You must also take out a hundred spirit stones or a fairy crystal for related expenses. The token is valid for a thousand years, which is quite affordable. The cultivators of the Demon City do not need to do this.

With rules, there are many taboos. There are many people living in the city, and immortals and mortals are mixed. In order to avoid hurting innocent people, you are not allowed to provoke and fight without authorization; due to restrictions, you are not allowed to fly ten feet above the ground; you are not allowed to hide, escape quickly, enter the forbidden area, or open a cave, etc. However, if you violate it, you will be expelled from the city at the least, imprisoned, or have your cultivation abolished at the most serious.

When I first arrived, I was really nervous to face such a heavily guarded Zhongtian City. But before that, I felt so relaxed...

Lin Yi stretched out his hand and patted the jade card on his waist, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Someone said that with this Zhongtian Demon Order, it is enough to move freely in Zhongtian City. Sure enough, the monk guarding the door greeted him from a distance, and did not dare to say a word. And the few enemies made in the Liuhe Secret Realm did not show up. So, I came to the city easily!

However, it is not easy to meet an enemy at this time and place! Zhongtian Demon City is too big!

Different from what I saw outside the city before, it seems to be another world.

According to Yi Mu's diagram, the Demon City is divided into nine layers. And the first layer in front of me is the real Zhongtian City. And it is boundless on the left and right, and it is probably thousands of miles away. The distance between the top and the bottom is nearly a thousand miles. No need to think too much, all this is caused by the mustard seed formation. And going higher from here, the spiritual consciousness is blocked, making the remaining eight floors even more curious!

In addition, although the Demon City is shrouded in restrictions, the sky is bright and the air of immortal spirits is curling. It is just like the perfect March, with a sunny and windy scene!

Lin Yi stopped on the hill for a moment and walked along the street on one side. He had a token hanging from his waist, and he looked like a master, which made passers-by stay away from him. He didn't think so, but he was leisurely alone.

The so-called street is more like a huge staircase, which gradually rises and goes around the city. In addition to stone buildings, houses and simple straw huts on both sides, there are caves carved on the mountain and courtyards built with rocks. At first glance, it seems to have come to a mountain market. And there are often figures running fast and monsters running, as well as chaotic spiritual consciousness, indicating that this place is extraordinary!

After a stick of incense, Lin Yi slowly stopped.

Not far away, there is a cave built against the mountain. It has two floors, with raised corners and eaves and windows on all sides. It is a stone building. The door facing the street is engraved with the mark of talismans.

That is a shop!

Zhongye is a place where families gather. Zhongtian Demon City is a place where the Dharma has been spread since ancient times. I don’t know how the shops here are different from the fairyland, so I might as well take the opportunity to learn more.

The gate of the stone building is more than ten feet high, without a door, only a layer of light prohibition is hidden outside. There is no obstacle when walking through it. The lobby in the building is just a slightly spacious cave. The stairs, counters, and tables are all made of jade. There is a shopkeeper who looks like a monk welcoming and seeing off. The things sold in the shop are all various talismans made of animal skins.

Lin Yi walked around the shop casually and turned around and walked out. The shop was opened by a monk from the Demon City. When the other party saw the token hanging on his waist, he hurriedly called him elder and came forward to serve. He felt a little bored and exchanged it for a piece of animal skin when leaving.

The art of talismans is mostly used by those who have a lower level of cultivation than the fusion. Those with high cultivation can cast spells at will. They seem invisible, but they can change into tangible things in various ways. The key point is still inseparable from the circular heavenly way of Taisu Sutra!

Lin Yi returned to the street, and while walking forward, he looked at the things in his hand. After a while, he waved his sleeves, and the animal skin and the jade plate on his waist disappeared. From the mouth of the shopkeeper, I learned that only the predecessors of the cave heaven and those who are in power have the Zhongtian Demon Order granted by the Demon Lord. In other words, those who carry this order have at least the title of elder.

Imagine that an elder of the Demon City walks swaggeringly on the lowest level of the street. It is no wonder that people look at him sideways and avoid him from a distance.

Lin Yi lost interest in the shops on the street and his footsteps gradually accelerated. Seeing someone riding an animal quickly, he simply followed and flew forward three feet above the ground. After hundreds of miles, the houses became sparse, and the streets became mountain roads and the trend became higher. After several hundred miles, the bustling street scene reappeared. Several times, we passed through the stone steps where Shaoyin Gate, Taiyang Gate, and Shaoyang Gate were located. When this journey reached the end, it had already consumed a day's work. And it seemed that time had stopped everywhere. Not only was the spring still the same, but the sky was still bright and beautiful.

Here, there is a wide hillside. On one side is the mountain forest cliff, and on the other side is the stepped Zhongtian City. Looking down from a high place, you can see that the streets and mountain roads are crisscrossed, and the stone buildings are lined up one after another. There are shadowy figures and vitality in between, which is a different kind of spectacular scenery! Outside the city, it is blocked by prohibitions and is hazy and unclear.

The first level of Zhongtian Demon City is tens of thousands of miles wide, and there are no less than hundreds of thousands of people of all kinds. Whether men, women, old or young, they all have a foundation or cultivation above Qi training. According to the rules of the Demon City, those below the level of transformation are all mortals. Such a mixture of immortals and mortals is rare. However, he hurried along and searched with his spiritual sense, but he did not see the immortal slave, the tiger head, the old dragon, or other familiar figures.

Lin Yi's thoughts were in vain, and he could not help but feel lost. The Demon City is divided into nine layers, and he searched them one by one. If the second-layer Wonderful City and the third-layer Supreme City are not found, he can give up for the time being and choose a place to retreat. As for the third layer and above, there are restrictions on the cultivation of the cave heaven. According to the realm of his several people, they should not set foot in it...

There was a noise, and there were people cheering and cheering.

Lin Yi turned around and walked over.

There was a narrow valley entrance between the cliffs hundreds of feet away, and there were monks guarding it. This should be the passage to the second-layer Wonderful City. On the cliffs and the mountains and forests on the left and right, the spiritual sense could see a layer of forbidden barrier. And on the hillside in front of it, a group of people surrounded a big stone and shouted non-stop.

The stone was egg-shaped and round, about three or five feet in size, black all over and flashing a faint luster. The twenty or thirty people surrounding them were a group of cultivators with different levels of cultivation and different expressions. The two middle-aged demon cultivators were leading the way. They were both in the late stage of the Immortal Lord realm. They were stationed on both sides of the stone, staring at each other covetously and refusing to show weakness.

As we got closer, we could get a general idea of ​​the situation from the noise. The stone was called "Alchemy Stone" and had the ability to check the level of cultivation. As long as we used all our magic power to slap it, different lights would flash, and the nine colors of black, red, white, green, yellow, purple-black, purple-green, purple-red, and purple-gold would be used to show the strength of the cultivation.

In view of the magic of the stone, people often gathered here to compete with each other, and even set prizes to add to the fun. In fact, it was a disguised form of gambling! Whether it was immortals or mortals, wherever there were people, there would be many disputes and wins and losses. Even when there was nothing to do, they would find ways to find an opponent. Who says that being aggressive and gambling is not the nature of all people?

Lin Yi stopped outside the crowd and watched.

"The loser will get 100 divine stones!"

"I'll accept the loss, I'm not afraid of you!"

"Hurry up, both of you, don't waste time..."

"Haha! Maybe someone can't afford 100 divine stones..."

The two people who made the bet had similar cultivation levels, but they were slightly different. The taller one was at the late stage of the Great Perfection of the Immortal Lord, and the shorter one was at the late stage of the Perfection of the Immortal Lord. The former looked provocative, while the latter was fearless.

Amid the noise, the two people each took out 100 divine stones and placed them on the ground beside them. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, there would be no surprise. After a while, the short demon cultivator stood three feet in front of the big stone, concentrated a little, and suddenly swung his right palm forward to slap it. With a muffled "bang", the black stone trembled slightly, and then flashed a layer of green light that was more than a foot long. Amid the cheers, he proudly stepped back a few steps, stretched out his hand and gestured: "This Taoist friend, please teach me..."

The tall demon cultivator seemed nervous, and his provocative arrogance was slightly restrained. He straightened his coarse cloth robe, tightened his animal skin waist, and let out a long breath in a serious manner. Then he swayed forward two steps and struck with all his strength. With another muffled sound, the black stone suddenly burst into a layer of nearly three-foot-long green light. The cheers from all around rose again...

Seeing this, the short demon cultivator's expression changed slightly. He thought he had a sure win, but who would have thought that the opponent's cultivation was not obvious, and his real magic power had reached the peak of the immortal monarch. Compared with this, he was still slightly inferior, it would be strange if he didn't lose!

When the light faded, the black stone returned to its original state.

The tall demon cultivator regained his arrogant demeanor, laughed, raised his hand and said: "Thank you!" Before he finished speaking, he had already waved his sleeves unceremoniously to take the two piles of magic stones on the ground.

The short demon cultivator snorted, turned around and left sadly.

Lin Yi inadvertently looked at the excitement, shook his head secretly, and ran towards the valley entrance hundreds of feet away.

At the same time, someone shouted, "Senior Dongtian, do you dare to compete with me? You decide the stakes, haha..."

Lin Yi walked forward, but had to stop after taking two steps. Everyone present looked at him...