Gongsun Yan passed through Xia Yang several times but did not go into the city for a stroll. This time he stayed here for one day and chose to stay at an inn in the city to get some information that would be useful to him.
The walls of Xiayang City are thick and high. They are built with huge bluestones and are supported by formations. They look majestic and indestructible.
There is a city lord's palace here, which ostensibly respects the Shenzhou Immortal Kingdom as the main one, but in fact it has autonomy and is hereditary, and outsiders are not allowed to interfere in politics.
Gongsun Yan chose to stay in an inn near Ximen. From here, you can go out of Ximen and go southwest to Mishan Mountain; you can go directly to Zhongshan Mountain in the west-north direction, which is very convenient.
Like many other cities in the Shenzhou Continent, fighting is prohibited in the city here. All disputes can be resolved by challenging each other on the duel stage in the center of the city.
Because it is located near Mishan Mountain, many immortal cultivators who go to Mishan's "Alchemy League" to seek elixirs must pass through here. Therefore, Xiayang City has become the most important elixir distribution center in the Shenzhou Continent. The stores selling elixirs here are much better than Mishan Mountain.
There are many more in market towns, and "Danmeng" also has a Danlou shop here.
Although the "Alchemy Alliance" does not have uniform regulations on the clothing of its members, many alchemists like to wear dark blue clothes. On the streets here, there are members of the "Alchemy Alliance" wearing blue robes from time to time.
Weaving through the crowd.
Of course, the important sign that distinguishes whether you are a member of the "Danmeng" is the badge on your chest.
At this moment, Gongsun Yan was wearing a lake-blue gown and did not wear the "Danmeng" badge on his chest, but he still showed the badge when he checked into the inn, which could save a lot of money.
Gongsun Yan left a drop of blood when he received the badge from "Danmeng", which shows that every badge of "Danmeng" is made on-site and has unique characteristics. If others want to counterfeit it, or the badge is stolen, once
If discovered by the "Dan Alliance", the punishment will be extremely severe.
There once was a cultivator in the Return to the Void Realm who accidentally bought an ownerless "Dan Alliance" badge on the black market. After being reported, the "Dan Alliance" immediately sent someone to kill him, and his sect also stayed there for a long time.
You are not allowed to enjoy the elixirs refined by members of the "Elixir Alliance".
There are more than one cases of this kind of thing happening, but the punishment in each case is very severe. As a result, the vast majority of immortal cultivators do not dare to take risks and ruin their bright future for the sake of personal gain.
Gongsun Yan noticed that there were some people on the street wearing bright white clothes and belts of different colors around their waists. They looked like disciples of the sect. This place was closest to the Zhongshan Sect. Gongsun Yan guessed that these should be the Zhongshan Sect.
's disciple.
Gongsun Yan waited in Xiayang City for a whole day, but no sound came from the microphone.
Early the next morning, Gongsun Yan had a meal of steamed buns in the restaurant downstairs, which was his usual practice whenever he visited a new place. Then he paid and left the inn. After exiting the west gate of Xiayang City, he headed towards Zhongshan.
When he was shopping yesterday, he bought a map of the area near Xiayang City. The address names marked on it were more specific and detailed than the map of Shenzhou Continent.
Gongsun Yan followed the route marked on the map and headed towards Zhongshan in a leisurely manner.
The Zhongshan Mountain Range is the largest mountain range in the central and western part of the Shenzhou Fairy Kingdom. It stretches for tens of thousands of miles and has nearly 10,000 peaks. Zhongshan Mountain is its main peak.
It is rich in cultivation resources, has dense jungles, is relatively close to the Holy Land of Pills, Mishan Mountain, and is not far from the Immortal Capital City. It is the Holy Land of Immortal Cultivation in the Shenzhou Continent.
Judging from the map, the Zhongshan Sect covers an area of nearly ten thousand miles. Almost all the best peaks in the Zhongshan Mountains fall within its scope, and the main peak has been occupied by it for a long time. It is a veritable Zhongshan Sect.
Although the Zhongshan Sect seems to occupy a vast area, there are hundreds of thousands of inner sect disciples alone, and the total number of outer sect disciples exceeds one million. Most of the large and small mountain peaks within the sect are occupied. Looking at the land alone, it is still
It's a bit of a stretch.
After entering the Zhongshan Mountains, a secret sentry flashed out not far away and questioned Gongsun Yan about his intention to enter the mountain. Gongsun Yan told them that he was here to find Xing Kui.
These secret sentries were all outer disciples of the Zhongshan Sect, and Xing Kui was an inner disciple. They did not know Xing Kui. However, they did not stop him from going deep, but gave him some precautions and then let him go.
There was no pass sign in the mountain and no one was allowed to fly, so Gongsun Yan spread his body skills and jumped all the way across.
An hour later, Gongsun Yan arrived near the gate of Zhongshan Mountain. When he saw the disciple guarding the mountain, Gongsun Yan stepped forward, clasped his fists and said:
"Hello friends, I am Gongsun Yan. I would like to see your noble sect Xing Kui. Please let me know."
"Xing Kui? Do you know him?" one of the disciples asked.
"We know each other, we are good friends!" Gongsun Yan replied.
"Please wait a moment, we need to check."
These people were all outer disciples and did not know Xing Kui. One of the disciples walked into the "concierge" next to the mountain gate to check the list.
After a while, the outer disciple came out and said to Gongsun Yan:
"There is an inner sect brother named Xing Kui, but whether he wants to see you will have to wait until we contact you. Please wait a little longer." The disciple said politely.
After a while, the outer disciple came out and said:
"I have contacted you. Senior Brother Xing is not in the sect. He left nearly a month ago. I don't know where he went specifically."
This outer disciple was very attentive and even asked about the time when Xing Kui left the sect.
Hearing this, Gongsun Yan frowned. He knew that Xing Kui was an inner disciple of the Zhongshan Sect, but it was unclear where he was from.
Xing Kui didn't say anything, and Gongsun Yan didn't ask any more questions. Now he has left the sect for nearly a month, but he has not contacted him. He has obviously returned to the family.
Gongsun Yan pondered for a while, then clasped his fists and said:
"Brothers, Xing Kui is a good friend of mine. We made an appointment to meet recently, but as of today, the date of meeting has already passed. I'm worried that something will happen to him. Can you help me ask where Xing Kui is from?"
"Oh? Aren't you friends? How come you don't know where he is from?" Another disciple asked doubtfully, looking at Gongsun Yan warily.
"Alas! We are indeed good friends, and I really don't know where he is from. We met on the battlefield." Gongsun Yan sighed.
"Battlefield, which battlefield?"
"Oh, it's the 'foreign battlefield'." Gongsun Yan replied.
"'Alien battlefield'! Then isn't Senior Brother Xing a core disciple of the inner sect?"
The disciple who questioned just now said, looking at the disciple who initially checked the list with questioning eyes. After receiving a positive answer, he immediately said to Gongsun Yan:
"Sorry, my friend, since Senior Brother Xing is a core disciple of the inner sect, we cannot reveal his information. You should go back and wait for a few more days. Maybe Senior Brother Xing is caught up in something urgent. Let him deal with it.