"Then what are the benefits of becoming the city lord's personal guard? What do I need to do?"
Luo Hong asked further.
"I believe that the two fellow Taoists have seen along the way that the environment in Jilinkong is close to the ancient times, and resources are scarce.
Therefore, our only source of food is these scale beasts that mutated from Warcraft.
Among the four affiliated cities, the reason why our White Rock City is the strongest is because we have the most hunting grounds.
And every hunting ground must be guarded by a Taiyi Xuanshi, otherwise it will not be long before it will be occupied by scale beasts above the earth level.
We, the city lord's personal guards, usually don't have to do anything. We only need to kill or drive away earth-level scale beasts when they appear in the hunting grounds we are responsible for.
Of course, if you think you are unable to complete the task alone, you can also pay some beast cores to ask others for help."
Having said this, Xu Yinglong paused for a moment, then pointed at the scaly earth dragon and continued:
"Xu and his younger brother came here to kill this beast, but judging from the previous ambush, this beast should have been driven here deliberately by Puppet City. If it hadn't been for the two of you, most of our brothers would have been drunk by now!
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After saying that, the two of them solemnly thanked Luo Hong and Zhu Yan.
"I see, we are destined to meet each other. It just so happens that neither Luo nor Brother Zhu know where to stay. Please take us to Baiyan City."
Luo Hong nodded, finally understanding the position of a Taiyi Xuanshi in the scale-accumulating sky realm.
The only resource here is scale beasts, so for every additional hunting ground, the city it belongs to will become much stronger.
And because of the threat of earth-level scale beasts, the number of hunting grounds is linked to the number of Taiyi Xuanshi in the city.
There is no doubt that considering the development of a city, the more Taiyi Xuanshi in the city, the better, not to mention the daily support!
There is a great Luo Xuanshi in charge of the main city of Xuancheng, so Luo Hong will definitely not go there in the short term.
White Rock City is the strongest among the four affiliated cities and has the most beast core resources. It is the best place for Luo Hong now.
"This is very good. When the time comes, our brothers will definitely introduce these two fellow Taoists to the Lord of the City!"
Xu Yinglong was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately patted his withered chest and said.
Because the Xu brothers had run out of essence and blood, they didn't care to clean up the body of the scale-armored earth dragon at the moment, so they took Luo Hong and the others on the road.
After driving for more than a month, the group finally saw two white peaks standing next to each other in the gradually blowing wind and sand.
I saw that the two peaks were both thousands of feet high, with protruding rocks. Their surfaces were as devoid of any vegetation as the surrounding wilderness, and were severely weathered, full of pits and holes of various sizes.
Luo Hong looked up and saw a huge city sitting between the two peaks. Like the peaks on both sides, its city walls were pale and covered with various claw marks.
When they reached the bottom of the city, Luo Hong was not surprised to see the three characters "White Rock City" above the city gate.
Without anyone calling the door, the guards guarding the city recognized the Xu brothers, and after briefly asking Luo Hong about their origins, they opened the city gate.
Along with the sound of machine gun sounds, the two extremely thick white city gates slowly opened inward, and the Xu family brothers breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.
"You three, please come in!"
After saying hello, the two of them took the lead and walked towards the city.
When you enter the city gate, you will see a group of low houses. They are basically made of earth and stone. Some are decorated with animal bones, and some are covered with scales on the walls. The style is mainly rough.
"The castle at the front is the city lord's palace, let's go directly there."
Walking on the road, Xu Yinglong pointed at a huge white castle at the end of the road.
"Senior Xu, judging from the condition of the city wall, there should be attacks by beasts from time to time, right? Why build a city between two mountains? Doesn't this give convenience to those scaled beasts?"
Because she didn't want to get into trouble, Zi Ling had already put on a hijab to cover up her peerless appearance.
But this opening still attracted the attention of many passers-by because of his soft voice.
"Haha, what the fairy doesn't know is that there is a natural disaster in the scale-like sky realm called 'Nifeng'.
When the wind blows, even Taiyi Xuanshi and I can't resist it, and it lasts for several months, so all cities must be built in places suitable for shelter from the wind."
Before Xu Yinglong could speak, Xu Yinghu on the side rushed to explain.
"Two fellow Taoists, is this the hunting team you are talking about?"
At this time, Luo Hong pointed to the side of the road and looked at a group of Xuanshi gathered around two lizard-scale beasts and asked.
"Yes, there are many hunting teams like this in the city. Some of them only operate in fixed hunting grounds, while others are constantly changing.
If you two Taoists want to obtain more resources in the future, it is best to train one or two hunting captains."
Xu Yinglong turned around and took a look, then told Luo Hong his experience.
On the way afterwards, they also walked all the way, introducing various situations in the city to Luo Hong and the others.
When the three of them arrived at the gate of the white castle, they already had a basic understanding of White Rock City.
The production and life of this city are very simple, that is, everyone below Xuanshi serves Xuanshi, while those above Xuanshi are divided into three classes according to their cultivation level.
The True Immortal Xuanshi are the basic members of the hunting team and the guards throughout the city; the Jinxian Xuanshi can become the hunting captain and deputy captain, or hold management positions in the city; and the last Taiyi Xuanshi is a full-fledged
The rentier class, they are responsible for providing shelter and enjoying most of the resources.
The so-called city lord is the strongest Taiyi Xuanshi. His power in the city is similar to that of other Taiyi Xuanshi. The only special thing is that he can trade with the main city in exchange for many precious resources including heaven-level beast cores.
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Since the announcement was made on the way, the group entered the castle directly without encountering any obstruction at the door.
The space inside the castle is quite large. There is a huge brazier hung every few feet on the wall. It contains the fat of an unknown scale beast. There is no smoke when burning, but there is a faint fishy smell permeating it.
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Following the stone staircase to the third floor, Luo Hong quickly met the lord of Baiyan City.
This is a huge hall, with braziers made of giant beast skulls on all four walls. The flames in the basins dance, illuminating the entire hall.
There is a star map carved on the ceiling, which is exactly the same as what Luo Hong saw at night.
A fat old man in gray robes with a full beard was sitting on a large white stone chair, looking at Luo Hong and the others who walked in with a smile.
As soon as Luo Hong's consciousness moved, he detected the profound Tao aura of late Taiyi on his body.
There was another person beside him, a short, ugly boy who looked a bit like a pig.
At this moment, he was lying down on a stone chair and soundly asleep, not noticing the five people from Luo Hong who came in.
"Old man Sun Tu is the city lord of Baiyan City. I heard that the two of you are monks who have just been exiled from the outside world. I wonder what the situation is like in the Holy Land now?"
No outsiders have entered Jilin Sky Realm for a long time, and Sun Tu was inevitably a little curious at the moment.
"The Sanctuary is still under the control of the Time and Space Fish, but the fight for the right to inherit the throne has been very uneasy recently. The three of us were exiled here because of the misfortune of being involved in it."
Luo Hong knew that the monks in the Jilin Sky Realm and the Yeyang royal family were not easy to deal with, so he also described the three of them as being persecuted by the royal family.
"Hmph, the Yeyang royal family has never been a man's son!
However, although this Sky Scale Realm is desolate, it is very suitable for Xuan cultivators like us to practice. I believe you have collected some beast cores on the way, right?"
After cursing, Sun Tu reached out and grabbed a handful of animal cores the size of dragon's eyes from a nearby vessel.
"Although this object contains the energy and blood of those scaly beasts, it is easily dissipated. If it can be preserved in the outside world, it can only be taken out and used here.
But since City Master Sun has collected so many, he must have other ways to preserve them."
Zhu Yan, who had been silent all the way, suddenly spoke.
"Haha, fellow Daoist Zhu don't know that the power of Qi and blood contained in these beast cores is not critical. Their real value lies in the power of gentle space contained in them.
The reason why our Xuancheng can cultivate so many profound warriors to resist scale beasts and gain a foothold in this scale-accumulating sky realm is because we have the secret technique to refine these beast cores.
As long as the three of you officially join our White Rock City, I can offer this secret skill to you immediately with both hands!"
Sun Tu laughed loudly and made a promise.
"There is such a secret skill! In this case, please accept the city lord's courtesy from me!"
Zhu Yan took the lead and cupped his hands.
"Okay, okay, with the three joining us, our Baiyan City will definitely prosper!"
After saying this with a smile on his face, Sun Tu looked at the Xu brothers again, took out a small bottle from his arms and said:
"You two have done a good job in introducing me. I will reward you with this bottle of Blood Jade Pill so that you can recover as soon as possible."
"Thank you City Lord!"
The Xu brothers quickly thanked him, as this was exactly what they needed urgently now.
"City Master Sun, Luo heard that every Taiyi Xuanshi can open a hunting ground around Baiyan City. I wonder what the specific rules are?"
Luo Hong asked at this time.
"I'm just about to tell you that there are no restrictions on opening a hunting ground, as long as it doesn't conflict with others.
The only thing you two need to pay attention to is propriety, and you must ensure that you can defend the hunting ground you open.
In fact, the largest force in the Jilin Sky Realm is still the scale beasts, so you two must not be careless."
Sun Tu warned solemnly.
"Then what if Luo doesn't open up a hunting ground?"
Luo Hong said with a smile.
"If fellow Taoist don't open up a hunting ground, I won't expel you from Baiyan City, but I will definitely not give you one earth-level beast core every year."
Sun Tu's face froze when he heard this, and he couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Luo Hong was selling.
"Haha, City Master Sun has misunderstood. Luo has never thought about living and eating in Baiyan City for free. It's just that Luo is confident that he has some weapon refining skills and wants to see if he can use these beast cores to refine something first."
Luo Hong chuckled lightly and revealed his purpose.
Opening a hunting ground, forming a hunting team, and enjoying the profits is certainly a good way to harvest animal cores, but the results are also extremely slow.
Luo Hong will not stay in this scale-filled void for tens of thousands of years, so this broad road is obviously not suitable for him.
And just by looking at Sun Tuchi's eyes that suddenly lit up, you can tell how wise Luo Hong was to expose his weapon-refining ability.
"May I ask how confident Daoist Luo is?"
Sun Tu asked hurriedly.
Among the five cities in Xuancheng, only Madam Rikka can use the beast core to refine weapons!
In the transactions between White Rock City and the main city, a large share was used in exchange for those beast-core weapons.
If Luo Hong really has this ability, the benefits to Baiyan City will be far greater than a hunting ground!
"Please also ask the city lord to give Luo a beast core."
Luo Hong did not answer directly, but stretched out his hand to ask.
Sun Tu was not stingy and casually threw a yellow beast core to Luo Hong.
In previous conversations with the Xu brothers, Luo Hong already knew that the monks in Xuancheng divided the beast core into four levels: "Heaven, Earth, Xuanhuang".
From top to bottom, they correspond to the four realms from Da Luo to True Immortal.
In other words, what Luo Hong and the others obtained from killing the scale-armored earth dragon before was an earth-level beast core, but now the one in his hand was only a mysterious-level beast core.
These four levels can be distinguished just by looking at the size of the beast core.
Putting the Xuan-level beast core in the palm of his hand, Luo Hong closed his hands and secretly activated the laws of space.
After a lot of effort that made his forehead sweat, he spread his hands, and the beast core in them turned into the shape of a flying knife.
Although it's not very neat, it's amazing to be able to do this in the Jiling Sky Realm!
"Okay! I didn't expect you, Fellow Daoist Luo, to have such a method! It's really great!"
Sun Tu was not someone who didn't know how to refine weapons. He could tell at a glance that this was not a forced shape. This Luo Hong really had hope of making something!
"This is all we can do at the moment, but as long as there are enough beast cores for Luo to try, Luo will be able to come up with a decent finished product within a year."
Luo Hong said with confidence.
He has the laws of space, and it is not difficult to plastically refine these beast cores. In addition, his immortal power is not completely inoperable, so there is no possibility of failure in simple weapon refining.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Luo, I will definitely provide you with enough beast cores to try!
As long as you can produce a finished product as scheduled, I will reward you with ten additional earth-level beast cores!"
When Sun Tu heard this, he said boldly without even thinking about it.
Afterwards, the three of them were arranged to live together. Zhu Yan was next to Luo Hong, while Zi Ling was regarded as Luo Hong's Taoist companion and was arranged together with Luo Hong.
In the room, Zi Ling put down the bone fragment in his hand and said suddenly:
"No wonder City Master Sun is so generous. It turns out that the secret technique of refining beast cores needs to be activated by blood essence. Even if I work non-stop, it will take me seven days to refine a yellow-level beast core.
If you don't want to deplete your essence and blood excessively, you must cultivate for another seven days.
According to this consumption rate, there must be a lot of yellow-level and black-level beast cores in the city, and he doesn't have to worry about us enriching our own pockets."
"Haha, that's just for ordinary people. Luo will be in retreat next. If you want to go out, remember to bring Zhu Yan."
Luo Hong chuckled. He didn't need this secret technique to refine the beast core, and he didn't need to waste the beast core on trial and error in refining the weapon.
Looking at the 300 Xuan-level beast cores that had just been sent to him, Luo Hong seemed to see his physical cultivation in the middle stage of Taiyi a year later!