Chapter 163 Fighting

Wei Zhong recalled that Miao Lishan had left early just now, and he knew that he was busy with important matters, but he didn't expect that he would send Yan Wanhong to come.

"Sorry to bother Elder Yan!"

Wei Zhong bowed, and the other party returned the greeting:

"It's just my job."

After that, he took Wei Zhong to the outside of the market:

"Is this the first time for Fellow Daoist Wei to come to Yunzhou City?"

Wei Zhong nodded slowly.

"Then Fellow Daoist Wei should stay for a few more days and take a good look at the prosperity of Yunzhou City."

The two talked in detail while walking.

"Although Yunzhou City has the suffix of city, it does not refer to a city, but a very vast area in the central and western part of Yunzhou.

"The area is much larger than that of ordinary 'prefectures'. Luohe Prefecture is only two or three tenths of it. ”

No wonder Wei Zhong never saw any city walls along the way. Is this similar to the "city" in the previous life?

"This Jinping Market is located in the northeast corner of Yunzhou City. It is one of the industries under my Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

"The market is located next to a fourth-level spiritual land. There are several third-level spiritual lands inside. The courtyard where you live is one of them."

Speaking of this, Yan Wanhong pointed to the small spiritual mountain in the west:

"That is the core of the fourth-level spiritual land, named Xiaohe Mountain, which is the retreat of the leader."

Wei Zhong nodded. He had just come down from this spiritual mountain, so he naturally knew about this.

"In addition to this Xiaohe Spiritual Mountain, my Yunji Chamber of Commerce has many fourth-level spiritual lands, among which the Yunji Mountains are the most.

"The mountain range stretches for hundreds of miles, and the level of spiritual lands ranges from first to fourth levels.

"Even more valuable are the various earth veins, which are extremely rich in spiritual stones or various spiritual material veins, which together constitute the pillars of our Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

"At the same time, there is an extremely active underground fire deep in the mountains, which provides great convenience for our chamber of commerce cultivators to refine pills and tools."

When Yan Wanhong introduced it, he had already taken Wei Zhong away from Jinping Market and headed northwest.

It took only half an hour to reach the Yunji Mountains he mentioned.

It spans hundreds of miles, and Wei Zhong can't see the end at a glance. In addition, the mountains are so high that clouds gather above them. This must be the origin of the name of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

"The outskirts of the Yunji Mountains are the market opened by our chamber of commerce. It is open to independent cultivators and major forces, and is used to sell various outputs of the chamber of commerce. "

Yan Wanhong pointed to the market in the distance and said.

Wei Zhong looked in the direction he pointed, and indeed saw a rather vast market, which occupied several hills, and was shrouded in the aura of the formation above, and from time to time, cultivators came in and out of it.

What a lively scene!

"A little further in, it is the real core of our Yunji Chamber of Commerce. There are two large halls and several small halls in the Chamber of Commerce, namely the two major halls of elixir and weapon, as well as talismans, tea, formations, puppets and other small halls.

"Daoyou has the two titles of third-level alchemist and third-level weapon refiner, and he is also a good figure in this Chamber of Commerce."

At this, Wei Zhong just smiled lightly, and then heard Yan Wanhong continue to add:

"The Chamber of Commerce has many formations and guards.

"The guest token in Daoyou's hand is the local pass token. If someone blocks you or you are trapped by the formation, you can take out the token to get out of trouble.

"Of course, a token can't take you everywhere. There are still many forbidden areas that you can't set foot on. I will point them out to you one by one later."

When Yan Wanhong finished speaking, the two of them had already gone deep into the mountains along the edge of Yunjifang City.

Wei Zhong saw the spiritual light of the formation in front of him, almost merging into the clouds from the rocks under his feet. It stretched for countless miles, and Wei Zhong couldn't see the end at all.

'It's definitely a fourth-level formation, with such a range, it's not a common product. It's much stronger than the fourth-level formation I've seen in Dongting Secret Realm. '

Yan Wanhong took out a token and shook it towards the formation. A spiritual light suddenly sank into the formation from the token, and the defensive spiritual light suddenly opened, and a passage that only allowed one person to pass appeared in front of Yan Wanhong.

Seeing this, Wei Zhong also imitated it. Sure enough, after he took out the token, the formation also opened a passage.

The two stepped into it at the same time.

In an instant, the sky and the earth changed color.

The clouds in the sky disappeared, leaving only the dark blue sky. The continuous conversations around Wei Zhong were lost in his ears. Compared with the quiet forest outside the formation, this place was much noisier.

"It turned out to be Brother Yan, who is this?"

A voice fell into Wei Zhong's ears. It turned out that there were several people guarding this place. In addition to the formation protection, there was also a cultivator protection.

Yan Wanhong smiled:

"Today, Brother Hu is on duty? But has my Yunji Chamber of Commerce had a big event?"

Wei Zhong looked at his clothes, a red Taoist robe with bright yellow flame patterns on it.

His cultivation level was also in the late stage of Jindan, and he was at the same level as Yan Wanhong.

'It's really a waste of talent to use this level of cultivation to guard the door. '

"Something happened, Brother Yan will know if you ask inside," and then turned his eyes to Wei Zhong.

"My name is Wei Zhong, and I am one of the external guests of the Chamber of Commerce."

After saying this, Wei Zhong also showed the token in his hand for Hu Ming to verify its authenticity.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Wei!"

Hu Ming bowed to Wei Zhong, his expression solemn.

'Yan Wanhong is Miss Shan's confidant, but he was sent to guide a guest from the outside world. This person is not simple! '

Hu Ming had already greatly elevated Wei Zhong's status in his heart, and verbally treated him as a peer.

Wei Zhong exchanged a few polite words with him, and then was led by Yan Wanhong to the inside.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, is the guard just now familiar to you?"

Yan Wanhong nodded:

"His name is Hu Ming, and he is a cultivator who was promoted to the Jindan stage at the same time as the old Taoist. He belongs to the Qi Hall among the two major halls and is good at using fire magic.

"This person usually ponders the way of refining weapons in the hall, and occasionally serves as the guard of the formation channel.

"Maybe my Yunji Chamber of Commerce has recently received an important visitor, otherwise..."

From his words, Wei Zhong learned that there are nearly a hundred formation channels that can allow cultivators to enter and exit, and most of the guards are only in the late stage of foundation building or some early stage of Jindan.

After all, a formation barrier can block most external enemies, and the internal guards to distinguish outsiders are just icing on the cake.

Therefore, it is rare for a person in the late Jindan stage to guard the place in person. This means that Yunji Chamber of Commerce has recently received an important guest.

"Which hall does Fellow Daoist Yan belong to?" Wei Zhong asked in confusion.

"I am listed in the Shu Hall, but I do not enjoy the offerings of the Shu Hall. Instead, I am a confidant of the young lady, and all my salaries are paid by the young lady."

'This status is quite special. No wonder Hu Ming is very polite to him. '

"If I join the Chamber of Commerce, which hall should I list in?"

"This..."

Yan Wanhong was immediately in trouble. Wei Zhong has many skills, and it is really difficult to judge the specific division.

"This still needs to be allocated by the young lady. Maybe you will be listed in a few names like the old Taoist, but you are actually the young lady's subordinates."

Wei Zhong nodded and did not ask more questions.

In his heart, he recalled what Shan Gu said. As long as he joined the Chamber of Commerce, the status he would get would probably be lower than that of a few people.

"The Xiaowu Mountain is ahead, where our Chamber of Commerce issues tasks and allocates resources."

Yan Wanhong pointed to the busy hill ahead and said so.

"Although the Chamber of Commerce tasks can also be accepted from the guest token, the rare tasks or those that can only be completed at the local station will only be issued in Xiaowu Mountain.

"And most of them are very profitable, attracting many people. If you have the leisure time, you can also try to accept one or two."

After crossing Xiaowu Mountain, the two arrived at a continuous mountain range with thick smoke.

"This place is called Juyuan Mountain Range, and below it is the underground fire."

Wei Zhong saw a piece of thick smoke in the middle of this mountain range. Looking at it with his eyes blessed by the soul-seeking technique, he immediately saw the red spiritual light of the mountain range and the ground, which was dazzling and glaring.

"This branch of underground fire is extremely wide. According to rumors within the Chamber of Commerce, it is a fifth-level fire vein. The place where the thick smoke rises in the middle is the fifth-level core. It is a forbidden area for us, so don't trespass.

The area that spreads to both ends is the fourth level.

The left side belongs to the Dan Hall, and the right side belongs to the Qi Hall..."

Wei Zhong looked and saw that there were indeed many pavilions built on the mountainside. Disciples came and went on the pavilions, which was more lively than the Xiaowu Mountain.

"Where is the Puppet Hall that Daoist Yan mentioned?"

Yan Wanhong smiled and pointed to the rightmost corner of the fire vein:

"The Puppet Hall is adjacent to the Qi Hall, and the two territories are intertwined. The same is true for the disciples under the two halls. While mastering the art of refining, they will also be slightly involved in the art of puppetry..."

"Each hall does not have a hall master, but only has a hall supervisor and his disciples in charge.

"The supervisor is nominated by the Elders' Council, and the disciples in charge are selected by outstanding representatives from each hall, and then voted by the Elders' Council.

"As for the Elders' Council, it is composed of the meeting master as the core, and Yuanying cultivators and cultivators with fourth-level skills. ”

‘Nascent Soul cultivator and fourth-level craftsman?’

Wei Zhong couldn’t help but ask Yan Wanhong:

“As a Jindan cultivator, you seem to enjoy the title of elder. Why?”

The latter smiled bitterly:

“It’s just an empty title. When people in the meeting enter the Jindan stage, they have the empty title of elder, but they don’t have a seat. You must improve a skill to the fourth level, or simply enter the Nascent Soul stage to be considered a real elder.

“In addition, there are six special seats in the Elders’ Council, which are jointly competed by the elders. Those who occupy a special seat enjoy a special status in the meeting, participate in the resolution of special events in the meeting, and receive preferential treatment in the allocation of corresponding resources.”

“Is Senior Miao one of them?”

Yan Wanhong nodded:

“As the disciple of the master of the meeting, Senior Miao has extraordinary combat power, so he is naturally qualified to occupy a seat. In addition, there are Elder Du Longfeng of the Dan Palace, Elder Du of the Qi Palace...

“A total of five, which are all the special seats at present. The remaining seat has been vacant until now because of the departure of Senior Jie.

"Now the elders of each hall are arguing over this position."

Wei Zhong then remembered what Tao Ming said about the internal competition of the Chamber of Commerce, which has become known to outsiders. It seems that the competition is really fierce.

"It seems that there is no position for Miss Shan?"

Yan Wanhong glanced around and replied cautiously:

"As a descendant of the Chamber, Miss Shan has a very special status and does not enjoy the authority of an elder. But her status is not much different from that of an elder.

"In addition, Miss is currently in the late stage of Jindan, which is not far from Yuanying. The head of the Chamber has not made a decision on this last seat, and many people speculate that this position was deliberately left for Miss. "

Wei Zhong was stunned. No wonder Yan Wanhong wanted to explain this matter through voice transmission. It was indeed a great inside story or rumor.

If his words were heard by Shan Qin or Shan Gu, they would have scolded him.

"Of course, these are all rumors in the association. The president and the young lady have never made any statement on this, so it cannot be taken as true. Fellow Daoist Wei, just listen to it and don't spread it."

Wei Zhong nodded, indicating that he would keep silent.

While the two were talking, fellow Daoists who had been in contact with each other greeted Yan Wanhong. Seeing Wei Zhong's unfamiliar face, he immediately showed some curiosity.

Yan Wanhong stepped forward to explain and asked if there were any special guests in the association.

After a while, he turned to Wei Zhong's side:

"It turned out to be someone from the Puyang family."

Wei Zhong looked strange, thinking of Xun Yangzi who rushed to Yunzhou City with him.

'Could it be that we have been separated for only one day and we will meet again in this Yunji Chamber of Commerce? ’

“This Puyang family must have been invited by the Wang family, and is now being received by the young lady in the Weapon Hall.”

‘It is reasonable that a family of weapon refiners would arrive at the Weapon Hall as soon as they gather at the Chamber of Commerce. ’

“Fellow Daoist Wei, would you like to go to the Weapon Hall with me to see the Puyang family’s visitor?”

Wei Zhong hesitated and responded carefully:

“Will this affect Miss Shan’s reception of visitors?”

Yan Wanhong smiled:

“There are not so many concerns in my Chamber of Commerce.

“As a weapon refiner family, the Puyang family is also well-known in Yunzhou City. Now its visitors have attracted many disciples from various halls to go and watch the excitement.

“I am afraid there will be a fight at that time.”

Wei Zhong recalled what Xun Yangzi said about not being good at weapon refinement, and suddenly felt a little uneasy.

‘I wonder if this fight will evolve from a weapon refinement battle to a martial arts fight? ’

While thinking about it, Wei Zhong had already followed Yan Wanhong’s footsteps and headed towards the Weapon Hall.

Many people nearby were heading in the same direction as Wei Zhong and the other two. After talking, they learned that they were just there to have a look.

After walking for several miles, they went up the stone steps on the mountain road, and passed through the layers of buildings. They finally saw a vast fighting field that almost occupied half of the mountain.

The formation was covered with spiritual light, the magic was soaring, the escape light was flashing, and the cheers of the onlookers below were rising and falling.

Wei Zhong instantly understood that the fighting had been thoroughly launched.

The two squeezed into the crowd, and the escape light just stopped. A black-robed figure fell from the sky. His clothes were disheveled, he knelt on one knee, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. It was obvious that he had lost the fight.

A yellow-robed figure slowly fell from the sky. It was Xun Yangzi, who had met Wei Zhong once. He bowed to the person below and said:

"Thank you!"

The latter also raised his hand and said:

"Thank you!"

Then he left with a bit of dejection.

"Senior Brother Yu actually lost!"