Lu Yang looked at the middle-aged man carefully, was slightly stunned, and asked in confusion: "Who are you?"
"Junior Sun Wu, when Senior Lu came to Golden Dragon Island more than 40 years ago, I was your guide!"
The middle-aged man said with a smile, his tone warm.
"Sun Wu, I remember now. I haven't seen you for more than 40 years. You have already advanced to the middle stage of foundation building. Back then, you were only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. Time flies!"
Han Changshuo and the others were stunned when they heard this. In more than 40 years, a sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator advanced to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment? The immortal cultivation resources in the Golden Dragon Sea were too rich!
Han Changshuo is already over forty years old, and he is only in the initial stage of foundation building.
"Yes! Senior Lu, I'm sorry, but the higher-ups have issued an order that all people entering Golden Dragon City must be strictly scrutinized to prevent wanted criminals from sneaking in."
Sun Wu said politely, holding a golden bronze mirror in his hand.
Lu Yang frowned and asked, "Wanted criminal? Has something big happened recently?"
"A batch of goods from the Haitong Trade Union was robbed, and the gang of thieves is being hunted down now. If you report the whereabouts of the thieves, the Haitong Trade Union will reward you handsomely. The head of the bandit leader is worth a million spirit stones, and the head of the small leaders is also worth tens of thousands of spirit stones. Unfortunately, so far, no thieves have been arrested."
Lu Yang nodded and said, "I understand, just do what you have to do!"
Sun Wu pointed the golden mirror in his hand at Lu Yang. A golden light flashed, and a large piece of golden light flew out, covering Lu Yang's head. There was nothing unusual.
There are many ways to change one's appearance in the world of immortal cultivation, and most of them cannot escape detection by magic weapons. If one uses a special magic weapon to change one's appearance, the magic weapon naturally cannot detect it. However, magic weapons that can change one's appearance are extremely rare, and few cultivators possess them. Sun Wu uses magic weapons to detect, but it only serves the purpose of deterring the enemy.
As long as they can capture a wanted criminal, they can follow the clues and find out the real culprit behind the scenes. There are many thieves who have robbed the goods of the Haitong Trade Alliance. Even if they catch a small thief, they may be able to find out the real culprit behind the scenes.
Sun Wu controlled the mirror magic weapon to check whether Lu Yang and others were using their true appearance. The result was of course not surprising. They were all using their true appearance. Sun Wu let them go very readily.
The streets of Jinlong City are spacious and clean. The layout of the buildings in the city follows the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams. The streets are crowded with people and very lively.
The pedestrians were dressed differently. Some were wrapped tightly, some were shirtless, some were revealing their private parts, and some were riding on spirit beasts and parading through the streets.
The shops on both sides of the street vary in size, with small ones being blue stone houses over ten feet in size and large ones being magnificent pavilions more than ten feet high. On the left hand side is a huge bluestone square with a large number of small stalls and constant shouting.
"Come and have a look. These are top-quality second-grade hides, freshly peeled. The price is negotiable."
"This is a talisman made by Senior Liu of Bai Fu Pavilion himself. If you pass by, come and take a look. Don't miss it."
"Array equipment for sale at a low price, come and take a look."
Han Changshuo and the others showed excitement on their faces. It was their first time to Golden Dragon Island and everything they saw was new to them.
A young woman in her early thirties in a red dress walked over quickly, bowed to Lu Yang, and said, "Disciple Liu Wei greets Uncle Lu and Uncle Liu. The master has been waiting for you for a long time."
Lu Yang nodded and ordered, "Junior Brother Liu, lead the way!"
Liu Wei did not dare to delay and hurriedly led the way.
After a cup of tea, Han Changshuo and others arrived at the door of a blue attic more than 30 meters high. On the gold-painted plaque were written three big characters "Tinghai Tower".
Tinghai Tower has a total of nine floors. The first six floors are used for business, and the remaining three floors are used to accommodate disciples.
The lobby is spacious and bright, with dozens of guests selecting goods.
Arriving at the seventh floor, Lu Yang saw a scholar with a fair face and dressed in a green robe. There was no trace of magical power on his body. He was holding an ancient book in his hand, reading it with great interest.
"Junior Brother Qin, long time no see."
Lu Yang walked over and said with a smile.
The scholar in green put down the ancient book and said with a happy face: "Senior Brother Liu, you are finally here. Did you have any luck on the journey? How come you are half a month later than originally planned?"
"It's okay. We encountered some gusts of wind on the way and were delayed for a while. Fortunately, there were no casualties."
The scholar in green nodded, looked at Han Changshuo and the others, and said, "These are the newly transferred disciples! Liu Wei, take them down, arrange accommodation for them, show them the situation in the market, and assign them positions."
"Yes, Master, please follow me."
Liu Wei responded and walked upstairs, and Han Changshuo and others hurriedly followed.
The space on the eighth floor is relatively spacious, with dozens of guest rooms. Five Qi-refining monks live in one room. Land is extremely valuable in Jinlong City, and the rent is expensive.
After settling the Qi-refining monks, Liu Wei took out a thick account book, looked at Han Changshuo and others, and asked them about the skills they had mastered.
Knowing that Han Changshuo was a second-level alchemist who could refine second-level pills, Liu Wei was very happy and said with a smile: "Junior Brother Han, our sect has opened an alchemy shop, which is not here. I will take you there later. After Junior Brother Song was transferred back to the sect, there is no one to fill the vacancy."
"Senior Sister Liu, my alchemy skills are not very high. If the task is too heavy, I won't be able to handle it, and it will delay our sect's business."
Han Changshuo said with some embarrassment that he could indeed refine second-level pills, but there were not many types and the success rate was not high. If he was assigned too heavy a task, he really wouldn't be able to do it well. Chen Yuxin got started earlier than Han Changshuo, and Han Changshuo didn't know if Chen Yuxin would make things difficult for him.
Liu Wei nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Junior Brother Han, even if you want to take on important tasks, I dare not assign you too many tasks at once. Senior Brother Li is in charge of the medicine shop. I will take you to see him later. He will explain the specific situation to you clearly."
Han Changshuo breathed a sigh of relief and agreed with a smile.
After settling Shen Tianming and others, Liu Wei took Han Changshuo and left Tinghai Tower and came to Huichun Tower on the next street.
Huichun Tower is an elixir shop opened by Tinghai Pavilion, mainly selling first- and second-level elixirs, and the materials are provided by Tinghai Tower.
The business in the store is pretty good and it's quite lively.
Arriving at the fifth floor, Han Changshuo saw an old man in his early seventies wearing a red robe, with a mustache, and he looked energetic, with a rosy face.
"Brother Li, this is Junior Brother Han Changshuo. Junior Brother Han is a second-level alchemist. Didn't you say some time ago that you were short of second-level alchemists? Junior Brother Han can fill this gap. Junior Brother Han, Senior Brother Li is a second-level top-grade alchemist. You should learn more from Senior Brother Li."
Han Changshuo quickly bowed to the red-robed old man and said sincerely: "My younger brother Han Changshuo greets Senior Brother Li. I hope Senior Brother Li will take care of me in the future."
"I will naturally take care of those who are capable, but those who are not capable should get out as soon as possible. You are new here, so start by refining Heyuan Pills! I will give you 30 portions of materials every month, and you must hand in at least 150 Heyuan Pills. The more you hand in, the more contribution points you will get."