The two soon arrived at the city closest to the Geshan sect—Echeng.
Although it is called "Goose City", it has nothing to do with the goose among poultry. It is said that the area was originally rich in a kind of weapon-making material, which was used to make swords. It was very sharp. The name of this material is a homophony of goose, hence the name.
The best way to understand the enemy is to penetrate into its interior. Gongsun Yan secretly thought that it would be best to capture two Geshan Sect disciples, kill them and then disguise themselves as them and sneak into the Geshan Sect.
He had never had a good impression of the Geshan Sect. First, on his way back eight years ago, he met Zhan Yun Jiedao, the deputy leader of the Geshan Sect, and was killed by him. Later, he met Xiao Shaobo, the deputy leader of the Southern Sect of the Geshan Sect, who was looking for trouble and he knocked him out.
It was all of the above reasons that caused Gongsun Yan's psychological change. Even though he killed two Geshan sect disciples, he felt no guilt or guilt at all.
After entering Echeng, the two of them walked on the street and saw almost no Geshan disciples wearing brown clothes. This situation was very abnormal.
The last time Gongsun Yan went to Wancheng, although it belonged to the south, because it was not far from the Geshan Sect, disciples of the Geshan Sect wearing brown clothes could often be seen on the street.
The two of them randomly found a restaurant, ordered food and drinks, and started eating and drinking. At the same time, they used their minds to explore the conversations of the diners around them, but found nothing.
When paying the bill, Gongsun Yan asked the waiter seemingly unintentionally:
"Why haven't I seen Mr. Chang from Geshan Sect here recently? I used to see him coming here to have a drink."
"Oh, sir, I'm sorry for my poor eyesight, but I rarely see you here. Who is Mr. Chang you are talking about? I really have no memory, but in the past two years, the Geshan sect's disciples have rarely been out for activities.
I heard that they have established a new sect rule and you are not allowed to come out casually."
The restaurant waiter said.
"Oh? There are new sect rules, how come I don't know about them? What are the new rules?"
"Oh, I don't know about this one," the waiter replied.
"Oh, I haven't been here for a long time. I see that your place is peaceful, but it has not been affected by the war!" Gongsun Yan said.
"Haha, this is the territory of the Geshan Sect. Even if the tiger is taking a nap, no one dares to come and pick off the tiger's whiskers. In addition, there have been new sect rules in the past two years, so we have been doing peace business here for two years." The waiter replied.
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Gongsun Yan then rewarded the clerk with two taels of silver. The clerk was overjoyed and sent Gongsun Yan and the others out of the shop with great gratitude.
Walking on the street, Gongsun Yan sent a message to Xing Kui and said:
"brother
, we can communicate using the microphone."
Hearing this, Xing Kui nodded, and the two immediately began to separate.
Gongsun Yan immediately headed toward Geshan Mountain in the southwest.
He traveled for dozens of miles, but still did not meet any disciples of the Geshan Sect. If he went further, he would enter the forbidden territory of the Geshan Sect. In order to avoid alerting them, he could only hide nearby and wait for an opportunity to catch the lone Geshan Sect disciple.
A whole day passed, and Gongsun Yan found nothing. He could often see disciples patrolling the mountain, but they were all at least ten or more people walking in formation. Although Gongsun Yan could kill all these people, it would be difficult for him to do so.
Got mixed into it.
However, the fact that the Geshan Sect acted so cautiously showed that there was a lot of mystery in them, and they might be hiding some big secrets. Gongsun Yan became more interested in the Geshan Sect, so he calmed down and patiently waited for the opportunity.
Another day passed, when night fell, a group of thousands of people came out from the direction of Geshan faction. They lined up neatly and marched toward the northeast. What is strange is that these people did not carry weapons.
There was almost no one talking to anyone while walking.
Gongsun Yan followed them invisibly and carefully observed their expressions. He found that they were not banned, but that they looked a little tired and were too lazy to speak.
He carefully observed the elder who was guarding the team, and was shocked that he was actually a Qi-training realm cultivator. Fortunately, Gongsun Yan had a higher level of cultivation than the other person, and his identity was not exposed.
He carefully scanned the marching team again and found a total of two immortal cultivators, both of whom were at the peak of Qi training realm.
Gongsun Yan was very shocked. In Qingzhou Continent, this was the fifth time he had seen immortal cultivators after Rong Yu, Qingzu master and apprentice, and Guan Huang, and there were two of them at the same time. The Geshan sect had hidden cultivators!
This was his first reaction. Gongsun Yan quickly conveyed this information to Xing Kui, telling him not to act rashly.
The team marched very fast. After walking for nearly a night, they climbed over the mountains and ridges. At dawn, they arrived in front of a large mountain with high mountains and dense forests.
At this time, secret whistles began to appear on the mountain. Based on the speed of travel and the location of the map in his mind, Gongsun Yan calculated that this should be the Genci Mountains. He sent the message to Xing Kui and asked him to come and join them.
Seeing the team of Geshan Sect in front of them starting to climb the mountain, Gongsun Yan immediately took a detour from other places and sneaked towards the mountain.
When we reached the top of the mountain, our eyes suddenly opened up. What appeared in front of Gongsun Yan was a large basin with a radius of dozens of miles. At the foot of the mountain, wellheads, water troughs, wooden frames, turning wheels, vents, windmills, etc. were crisscrossed, and there were rows of houses.
built there.
Although Gongsun Yan had never seen such a formation, he had some vague guesses in his mind and did not act without authorization.
He carefully observed the surroundings of the basin and found that there were clear posts and hidden sentries on the surrounding hills, as well as regular patrols. He then quietly retreated down the mountain.
An hour later, Xing Kui met him. Gongsun Yan told him what he saw in detail. Xing Kui said:
"Brother Gongsun, according to your description, this should be a large mine. Since there are immortal cultivators involved in it, it must be related to the resources for cultivating immortals. I guess it is probably a yuan stone mine!"
"Ah! Yuanshi mine? I heard that there are also a large amount of Yuanshi reserves in the central part of the 'Alien Battlefield'. If a Yuanshi mine is also discovered here, wouldn't it also attract various forces to compete for it? By then, not only the Huachen Congress will fall
As a battlefield, Qingzhou Continent will be in turmoil."
Gongsun Yan said with some worry.
"Not necessarily. There are many Yuanshi mines in the Shenzhou Continent. As long as the quality is not high or the reserves are limited, it will not cause much sensation. But if the Yuanshi is of high grade and the reserves are huge, then it will be a different matter.
Forget it, it is said that there are 'top quality Yuan Stones' appearing on the 'foreign battlefield', so they are coveted by all parties." Xing Kui explained.
"Brother Xing, are you interested in finding out?" Gongsun Yan asked.
"Of course, Brother Gongsun, this is a rare opportunity. Even a low-grade Yuan Stone is worth taking." Xing Kui replied.