After seeing off Nie Weiwei, Lin Dongjiu drove the Feiyun Boat and flew towards Lei Guangzong.
While overlooking the scenery below on the Feiyun Boat, Lin Dongjiu thought about it and felt that it was too early to go there.
The news that Feng Yin Sect was destroyed will take some time to ferment. Even if they get to Lei Guang Sect, they will be doing nothing and wasting time.
It would be better to go to the outside world, learn more about the customs and customs of the world of immortality, and collect some information.
The original owner used to be either a beggar or stuck in the sect. He had very little knowledge of the outside world. He could take advantage of this opportunity to supplement his shortcomings in this area.
Just as he said, Lin Dongjiu changed direction and began to patrol around with a purpose.
When he encountered a village or market, he would fly down and pretend to be a wandering monk looking for someone to talk to.
He passed many villages along the way. When Lin Dongjiu flew down, he found that some villages had become dead villages like Luo'an Village. At least he did not notice any signs of life survival.
Come to think of it, the residents living in the village have long been persecuted by the Demon Palace and have become victims of blood sacrifices. Even the corpses may have been refined into corpse puppets.
Whenever he passed by a dead village, Lin Dongjiu never stayed long. He just stood at the entrance of the village and explored it with his spiritual consciousness, and then left quickly.
Half a day passed, and Lin Dongjiu found out a lot of information. At the same time, he also gained a deeper understanding of the world of immortality.
In the world of immortality where "immortal cultivation" is the mainstream, the social structure is different from the feudal society in ancient times.
In order to survive, mortals who are unable to practice can only rely on mountains and rivers to survive. The population flow is not large, and the level of civilization development is extremely low.
Among the several villages we visited, there were many elderly people who had never left the village in their entire lives. Like some half-grown young men, the furthest places they had ever visited were probably the neighboring villages.
Well... to get a wife.
The outside world is too dangerous, this is a mantra that old people often teach children.
But this is correct. Most people would not dare to wander around in the world of immortality without some cultivation.
Although monks rarely mess with mortals in order to avoid contamination with karma, there are always people with evil intentions, and there are also many people who kill people and buy goods.
Moreover, Lingyun Kingdom has been deeply poisoned by the Demon Palace in recent years. Even if these mortals work hard to farm the land, they will still live a precarious life.
Therefore, most villages can only seek refuge with nearby sects and exchange the food or fabric they produce.
Of course, those sects are also happy to spend some manpower and material resources to protect these villages. After all, there are so many disciples in the sect, and if they don't have some industry to support them, they can't feed everyone.
Just like Luo'an Village is one of the properties of Luoxia Sect.
The Luoxia Sect helped Luo'an Village build a village protection formation, and assigned disciples to patrol the village to prevent attacks from the Demon Palace. They would also buy some food when the crops were harvested.
And material needs are only one aspect. Another important reason why these small sects are willing to protect mortals is to absorb fresh blood for the sect.
In fact, for them, this is a disguised investment.
First of all, it is legitimate to recruit disciples in the village protected by your own sect. Even if other sects are short of disciples, they will not be able to snatch them away.
If we are lucky enough to recruit one or two disciples with incredible talents, maybe the sect will rise as a result.
There are quite a few such examples, such as Feng Yin Sect.
Lin Dongjiu heard that Fengyin Sect was just a small and unpopular sect countless years ago, but later it recruited a disciple with the best earth spiritual roots.
That disciple later attained the realm of heaven and human, leaving behind a supreme inheritance. As a result, Feng Yin Sect became one of the five major sects of Lingyun Kingdom, a powerful sect.
Moreover, Lin Dongjiu learned from the middle-aged men in the village that when they were young, they were tested by the so-called "immortal masters" from the outside world to see if they had the qualifications to become immortals.
Those with qualifications were taken away to honor their ancestors;
Those without qualifications can only stay in the village, continue farming, or go hunting in the mountains.
However, when Lin Dongjiu heard these middle-aged men talking about this matter, his face was just filled with emotion, but he did not show any expression of resentment.
Maybe this is contentment, is what Lin Dongjiu thinks.
But these middle-aged men really hope that their children can have the qualifications to become "immortals". After all, no one wants their children to stay in the village for the rest of their lives.
It is human nature to hope that one's son will become a dragon.
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After traveling all the way for almost two or three days, Lin Dongjiu came to a city called Crescent City.
Lingyun Kingdom has a total of seven large cities, and naturally there are also small cities, and Crescent City is one of them.
The geographical location of Crescent City is extremely special. This city is located in the center of Lingyun Kingdom, pointing directly to the hinterland of the imperial city to the south. To the north are five major sects, and there are hundreds of sects of various sizes entrenched nearby, just like
The dividing point between the world of immortality and the secular world.
However, it stands to reason that a city with extremely strategic significance like Crescent City should not be a small city.
Lin Dongjiu was very confused about this before, but after making some inquiries, he found out that Crescent City was originally the eighth city of Lingyun Kingdom.
But about ten years ago, the city lord of Crescent City was exposed for colluding with the Demon Palace, and Crescent City was destroyed once by the Yin family.
After that disaster, Crescent City had only been rebuilt not long ago, and the forces in the city were intertwined, so the scale of Crescent City was naturally no greater than that of the other seven large cities.
In Crescent City, except for the mortals who come to do business, there are very few mortals who come here unexpectedly.
And the residents who can take root in the city have more or less some cultivation level.
Generally, it is the wandering cultivators who have traveled around the world who have settled here, or the families who have inherited the cultivators, or the wealthy families.
The same applies to other cities.
The streets are very lively, full of pedestrians and vendors.
While Lin Dongjiu was looking for any unused shops, he planned to buy some specialty gifts to give to his master, Su Ruxue, and his best friends when he returned to the sect.
After asking around, Lin Dongjiu came to a wine shop called "Zui Xian Fang". He heard that the wine sold in this wine shop was undoubtedly the best in Crescent City, so he went into the store and bought a few jars of fine wine from the best years to honor the master.
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Passing by a jewelry store, Lin Dongjiu bought some gold and silver jewelry to give to Su Ruxue. But as soon as he stepped through the door, he suddenly thought about it. He had previously given Ling'er a hairpin in front of Su Ruxue.
If I give the eldest lady jewelry, it won't be a bad deal... Lin Dongjiu consciously withdrew and entered a cloth shop instead.
He planned to choose some pieces of good cloth and customize a skirt and fur coat for the eldest lady.
As for Su Ruxue's measurements, whether wearing clothes or not, Lin Dongjiu is naturally familiar with them, and can even add some details of customized clothes to the store.
Now that he was not short of money, Lin Dongjiu smashed a few high-grade spiritual stones and asked the store to rush to make them overnight, but they would not be ready until noon tomorrow.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Lin Dongjiu didn't think about what gifts to give to his best friends, so he simply forgot about it.
He found a random restaurant for a quick meal, then turned around and went to a brothel.
He didn't go to whore, but to get information.
If there is any place where news spreads fastest, it is undoubtedly the brothels.
Gentlemen who have been busy for a day, of course, should call friends and find a place to wash their feet, detoxify and relax.
Before the real drama begins, it is indispensable to have some talking points in front of friends and beauties so that you can brag.
After a day of fermentation, the final result of Feng Yin Sect must have been spread by now.
He went to the brothel to inquire about this information.
Choosing a larger brothel, Lin Dongjiu was greeted by an old madam as soon as he entered.
"Master, please come in!"
The old bustard said with a smile on his face: "Looking at the young master's appearance, I will go and invite the girls to come out and let the young master choose."
"No need."
Lin Dongjiu threw two middle-grade spiritual stones to the old bustard and said calmly:
"Choose a private room for me and arrange a few dancers. Don't disturb me if you have nothing to do."
The dancer is dispensable, but he doesn't want to be out of place.
The old bustard who had received the spirit stone was about to smile. He immediately sent someone to make arrangements and personally invited Lin Dongjiu upstairs.
Lin Dongjiu entered the private room, lay down on a chair, and stared at the dancing figures entering the room without blinking, while his consciousness relaxed and enveloped the entire brothel.
Taking the initiative to filter out those discordant voices, Lin Dongjiu discovered that many clients were talking about Feng Yin Sect.
"Do you know that the Fengyin Sect is completely over?"
"What's going on? Didn't the Fengyin Sect have the upper hand in this battle? Why did it end so suddenly?"
"Yes, Brother Zhou, didn't you go to Feng Yin Sect to work as a mercenary? I was wondering why you suddenly came back today. Now that I hear what you said, what happened to Feng Yin Sect and Luoxia Sect?
Come and talk to us!"
Lin Dongjiu's attention was focused on a table of prostitutes. He saw the monk named Brother Zhou holding a beautiful prostitute in his arms. Hearing his companion ask this, a trace of pride flashed in his eyes. He took a sip of wine and said:
"The Feng Yin Sect originally had the upper hand, and used the killing array to trap the Luoxia Sect's leader and several elders. However, the Feng Yin Sect seemed to have offended some master, and the situation immediately changed."
"Master? Who is that master? What happened next? Brother Zhou, please tell me quickly and don't show off!" The people next to him were a little dissatisfied.
"How do I know who that expert is!"
Brother Zhou complained and took another sip of wine:
"I was sleeping in the military camp at the time. I ran out immediately when I heard the noise outside. As soon as I went out, I saw that the master killed all the elders of Fengyin Sect with his hand. Even Luo Suifeng was seriously injured.
He ran away in disgrace."
The man next to me was surprised:
"All the elders have been killed? The Fengyin Sect is really over. The Luoxia Sect has got a big deal this time!"
"Who thinks otherwise!"
Brother Zhou chuckled: "I just came back from Beiyu City this morning and got the latest news about Fengyin Sect."
This time he didn't show off, but said directly:
"I heard that after Luo Suifeng escaped back to the sect, he immediately opened the sect-protecting formation and wanted to negotiate with Su Bei, the leader of the Luoxia Sect, to sign a surrender treaty and engage in a battle between trapped beasts.
But Su Bei didn't give any face, and the people with the Luoxia Sect blasted away the Fengyinmen's sect-protecting formation, and Luo Suifeng escaped again before he even sat down on his butt!
The Su Bei Sect Master was also a ruthless man, and he showed no mercy to his enemies. He killed all the remaining Feng Yin Sect disciples without leaving a single one alive.
Overnight, Fengyin Sect was completely removed from the five major sects!"
The man sitting next to him was shocked and speechless for a long time. After a long time, he clicked his tongue and said:
"The Luoxia Sect can have such a decisive leader, so why worry about its rise!
If Feng Yin Sect is really given a chance, maybe one day Feng Yin Sect can accumulate strength and take a bite of Luoxia Sect."
When Lin Dongjiu heard this, he couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction. Su Bei's style of doing things was really to his liking.
Cutting weeds without eradicating the roots will always bring new growth when the spring breeze blows. This is always the first law in the world of immortality.
But from what Zhou meant, Subei Sect Leader seemed to have let that old guy Luo Suifeng run away.
When I get back, I have to urge the sect leader to catch Luo Suifeng and kill him quickly, otherwise he will still be a trouble in the future... Lin Dongjiu thought about it and heard again:
"Oh, it's just a pity that Lin Dongjiu of the Luoxia Sect died in the secret realm. Otherwise, with these two ruthless people in charge, the Luoxia Sect would have secured its position as the leader of the five major sects sooner or later."
"Oh, it would be better if Lin Dongjiu died!
You don’t even know what harm that beast Lin Dongjiu has done to Hua Fairy!
I heard that Fairy Hua is pregnant with his flesh and blood and will be expelled from the sect. I will tell you two about the specific situation..."