The man in green had a cold expression on his face, his spear buzzed slightly, and he looked like he would kill him if he made any disagreement.
Being held to the throat with a spear, Long Chen's eyebrows showed a hint of anger, but now that he was here for the first time, Long Chen could only hold his nose and said, "I want to enter the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Realm, why are you blocking me here?"
Several people burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"Boy, how dare you come to this secret realm of dragons and phoenixes even if you don't have all your hair?"
The man holding the spear glanced at the strength of Dragon City without hesitation, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on his lips, "We are the guards of the five guardian families of the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Realm. You can enter the Secret Realm if you want, but you must pay one hundred low-grade spiritual stones.
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"Spiritual stone?"
This was the first time Long Chen heard this word, and he was stunned.
"Lingshi is a stone that contains spiritual energy. The spiritual energy contained in it is extremely pure and can be absorbed with almost no refining. In the world of martial arts, spiritual stone is one of the most precious cultivation resources. You will know it when you reach the next level.
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Dragon Soul's voice sounded at the right time. Long Chen's eyes lit up when he heard the words. He immediately thought about it and took out 10,000 gold coins and said, "Can I use gold coins?"
"no!"
The man shook his head.
The other guards also looked over at this time. They guard this place for ten days every year, and they have never seen anyone use gold coins.
"Boy, let me tell you, the only currency in circulation in the martial arts world is spirit stones. As for this gold coin..." The man sneered and crushed the gold coin in Long Chen's hand into powder. He threw it up and the gold powder filled the sky. It was really beautiful.
But Long Chen's expression became a little gloomy.
"You see, gold coins are just garbage to us, no different from dust..."
Ignoring Long Chen's gloomy expression, the man laughed and said, "If you don't have any spiritual stones, turn right from here and go to Longfeng City to exchange them for your elixir and demon core."
After hearing what the man said, Long Chen said nothing, turned around and walked in the direction the man said.
Seeing that Long Chen had really left, everyone's eyes lit up, and someone said with a smile, "Looks like he's another stupid guy."
"Hey, we are only responsible for guarding this gate and collecting tolls. As for whether that kid will be tricked to death, it has nothing to do with us."
…
Following the direction pointed by the man, Long Chen saw a lot of people along the way. Some of these people were in groups, and some, like Long Cheng, were alone.
Of course, there are also people here riding on gorgeous chariots with monsters serving as leg power.
In just one short journey, Long Chen saw more than a hundred people.
"Are these people all here for the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Realm?"
Long Chen's face looked a little solemn, he looked away from those people and took a slight breath.
Among those people, there were more than a dozen who were at the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm, and there were even a few old men among them who he couldn't see through.
Obviously these are some powerful people.
The trail was very quiet. Although there were many people, it was rare that no one made trouble here. Everyone's eyes flickered, focusing on the strong ones.
After a while, the view ahead opened up, and in the open space at the foot of the mountain, a huge stone pillar appeared as far as the eye could see.
A city was built on the top of the stone pillar.
This city is similar to Qingshan City in terms of scale, but its height is much higher than Qingshan City. Eight huge iron chains as thick as an adult's waist hang down from three sides of the city, fixing huge faint projections among other mountain peaks.
It brings an invisible pressure to people.
"This is Qixia City?"
"How magnificent!"
"..."
Occasionally, there were exclamations of exclamation from the crowd who came, especially the juniors, who kept exclaiming with longing in their eyes.
"Qixia City?"
Long Chen looked away from the big city, and then he followed the example of others and climbed quickly along the thick iron chain.
The people who came here were all warriors, so in just a short while, everyone reached the top of the iron chain and boarded the real Qixia City.
At this time, the gate of Qixia City opened, and two groups of soldiers in armor stood on both sides of the gate with weapons in hand.
Without any obstruction, Long Chen entered smoothly.
After walking around on the street, I got a good understanding of Qixia City.
It is said that Qixia City was built by the royal family of the Falling Rain Empire, and its purpose was to find the real treasure of the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Realm.
As for the five guardian families, they are the five major forces in the imperial capital.
This city is not big. After an hour, Long Chen returned to the original place again.
"I wonder if the monster corpse in my hand can buy a hundred low-grade spiritual stones!"
Sighing, Long Chen walked towards the Zhao Chamber of Commerce, which had the best reputation in Qixia City.
The Zhao Chamber of Commerce is one of the five major guardian forces. The Zhao Family Shop specializes in selling elixirs, ores, monsters and other cultivation resources. It has a good reputation in Qixia City.
When Long Chen came here, he saw the nine-story stone building made of bluestone and the ground with runes engraved everywhere. He not only sighed secretly, but the big forces were different.
Walking inside, there was a loud noise. People were coming and going in the entire hall on the first floor, which was very lively.
Like the Treasure Pavilion that Long Chen had seen, the layout of the Zhao Chamber of Commerce was similar. Long Chen came to the Treasure Appraisal Room, where a haggard-looking old man in yellow clothes was taking a nap.
Long Chen coughed dryly, and the old man woke up as if from a dream, glanced at Long Chen, and said lightly, "Take out what you want to sell!"
Seeing the old man's careless attitude, Long Chen couldn't help but frown. With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen four-star Qi-gathering realm monsters suddenly appeared in the treasure appraisal room.
Click!
Due to the huge size of the monster, more than ten heads were thrown out together, and the originally small room was suddenly squeezed. There was a crisp sound, the wooden door opened in response, and half of the monster's body slipped out, and blood flowed out.
All over the place.
"Wow!"
The movement here instantly attracted the attention of many people, and many people raised their brows after seeing the huge monster corpse.
In the room, the smell of blood hit his face. Long Chen covered his nose and looked at the red-faced old man opposite.
"you……"
The old man's face alternated between red and green. He gave Long Chen a hard look and said angrily, "You have to pay for the broken door!"
Long Chen said casually, "You always ask me to take out things!"
"You..." The old man's face turned red and his whole body was shaking with anger. He stared at Long Chen and breathed heavily.
"These monsters like you are only worth thirty low-grade spiritual stones. You can sell them as you like, but you still have to pay for them!"
The old man took a few rough breaths before speaking.
"Thirty pieces?" Long Chen frowned. The price was much different from the expected price. Thirty spirit stones were not enough to enter the Dragon and Phoenix Secret Realm.
"Why, you still want to get a cheaper price? Then go to other stores and ask. If the price they offer is higher than mine, I will give you double the price!"
Seeing Long Chen's unwillingness, the old man said without curiosity.