A green palace more than ten feet high stands on a bluestone platform, with three big characters "Jinxia Palace" inscribed on the plaque.
Behind the Taoist nun in purple skirt, there followed a pretty girl in green skirt and a tall middle-aged man.
"Friend Lu, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time. I hope everything went well on the way!"
The Taoist nun in purple skirt smiled happily, her eyes fixed on Han Changming and others.
The competition in the outer sea is fierce. Due to the high cost of transportation, each force mostly brings foundation-building cultivators to the outer sea, and the number of Qi-refining cultivators is not large.
Lu Yang smiled and nodded, saying, "Thanks to Daoist Brother Liu, everything is fine. By the way, these are the people we brought to the outer sea. Register them and arrange accommodation for them."
"Ye Ruo, Zhao Hong, register them and arrange accommodation for them."
The Taoist nun in purple skirt turned around and gave instructions to the girl in green skirt and the middle-aged man.
"Yes, Master."
The girl in green skirt and the middle-aged man agreed in unison and walked towards Jinxia Palace with Han Changming and others.
The main hall is richly decorated, with twelve thick golden stone pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes, and the stone walls on both sides depicting some exotic birds and beasts.
On the front is a light golden jade disk with a topographic map painted on it. On it, you can see a large number of islands of different sizes, most of which have names.
Ten Qi-refining monks wearing golden robes had been waiting for a long time, holding a light golden magic disk in their hands.
"Senior Brother Sun, you will register the fellow Taoists and issue identity tokens. When the fellow Taoists who have received the identity tokens come to us, we will distribute the benefits."
Ye Ruo said slowly.
Han Changming and others lined up to register. The Qi-refining monk asked them their names, then gave them a square golden token and dripped a drop of essence and blood into it on the spot.
After the token flashed with golden light, their names suddenly appeared.
After getting their identity tokens, they lined up to receive their benefits.
A set of five-meter-long storage bags, two sets of dust-proof clothes that are warm in winter and cool in summer, five hundred spirit stones, a second-level magic weapon, a bottle of Heyuan Dan, and three jade slips.
Han Changming didn't fancy these properties, but he still looked happy.
After receiving the benefits, start arranging accommodation.
Ye Ru flipped his hand and took out a palm-sized golden shell. The shell gave off a strong spiritual energy fluctuation, and it was obviously a magical weapon.
A ray of golden light flew out from the golden shell and turned into a topographic map over a hundred feet in size, floating in the air. On the map were written two large characters "Jinxia".
Some places have golden light spots, some places have red light spots, some places have cyan light spots, and some places have white light spots. The number of red light spots is the largest, and the number of gold light spots is the least.
"Golden spots are the residences or forbidden areas of Jindan-stage cultivators. No one can enter without permission. Red spots are the residences of foundation-building cultivators. Green spots are the residences of Qi-refining cultivators. White spots mean that no one lives there."
Ye Ruo pointed to the topographic map and said.
"Fairy Ye, can we choose any cave we want?"
Wang Yunzhong asked curiously. The cultivation levels of their group of people were different. Most of them were in the early stage of foundation building, and there were relatively few cultivators in the late stage of foundation building.
Zhao Hong shook his head and said, "Of course not. Fellow Daoists with high cultivation have priority in choosing. If you have made great contributions, you can also choose a good residence. The residence is changed every five years. The more contributions you make, the better the living environment, the higher the treatment. If you neglect your duties, you will be severely punished. If you do something that harms the interests of Jinxia Island, you will be put in solitary confinement at the least, and your soul will be extracted and refined at the worst. No matter where you come from, when you arrive at Jinxia Island, you must put the interests of Jinxia Island first in everything. The environment in the open sea is harsh. If you don't join forces to keep warm, you will die without knowing how you died."
At the end, Zhao Hong's expression was very solemn.
There are abundant resources of monsters in the outer sea and the competition is fierce. Only through the cooperation of Qingyang Sect and Tinghai Pavilion can they have a place to make a living in the outer sea. In the world of immortal cultivation, strength is respected. Without sufficient strength, they simply cannot gain a foothold in the outer sea.
"Of course, Brother Zhao, don't worry, we understand."
Wu Xueli agreed with a smile. As Lu Yun's disciple, she naturally had to set an example.
There are seventy foundation-building monks, but only five of them are in the late stage of foundation-building, namely Wu Xueli, Wang Yunzhong, Li Yutang, Sun Weiwei, and Han Changming. Except for Han Changming, the other four are disciples of Tinghai Pavilion. Wu Xueli, Li Yutang, and Sun Weiwei are all Qingyun Seven Sons.
"Fairy Ye, the five of us are relatives. Do we need to live separately?"
Han Daobin asked politely that it would be difficult to help if they lived separately.
"That's not the case. You can live in a larger courtyard or on the same mountain. Huoyang Peak, Jinyun Peak, and Yulian Peak all have second-grade superior spiritual veins, and there are several courtyards that are relatively close to each other."
Ye Ru explained patiently as she explained the situation of the courtyard to Han Changming.
There is underground fire on Huoyang Peak, and there is an Underground Fire Hall. You can go to the Underground Fire Hall to refine weapons and elixirs, but it will consume good deeds.
The fire spiritual energy in Huoyang Peak is relatively abundant, and many foundation-building cultivators who practice fire-attributed techniques choose to live in Qianyang Peak.
Jinyun Peak has planted a lot of spiritual trees, so the wood spiritual energy is relatively abundant.
The water spiritual energy in Yulian Peak is relatively abundant, and the spiritual fields are more fertile.
After weighing the pros and cons, Han Changming chose to live in Yulian Peak. Ye Xin, Ye Xue, Han Daobin and Han Delei all practiced water-attributed techniques. Not only them, most of the cultivators in the outer sea practiced water-attributed techniques, and the proportion of cultivators with water spiritual roots was relatively large.
After years of cultivation, the power of the Qianyang True Flame is relatively strong, and the effect of alchemy is better than that of the Earth Fire. Anyway, as long as enough good deeds are accumulated, you can go to the Earth Fire Palace to make alchemy and refine weapons. It doesn't matter whether you live in Huoyang Peak or not.
Wu Xueli chose to live in Ice and Snow Valley, where the environment was suitable for her practice.
After arranging accommodation, Ye Ruo and Zhao Hong sent someone to take Han Changming and others to their respective residences.
After a cup of tea, Han Changming and his four companions appeared in a courtyard with four entrances and exits, a rockery garden, pavilions and towers.
The courtyard was built on a second-grade superior spiritual vein, with abundant water spiritual energy.
There are fifteen acres of spiritual fields and a three-acre lake. The fact that they can occupy such a large yard has a lot to do with Han Changming.
Liu Wenyue lives next door and has only two acres of spiritual land.
"We will settle down here from now on. Don't plant anything in the spiritual field yet. Ask others what to plant. We are new here, so we should listen to other people's opinions."
Han Daobin was mature and prudent. He knew very well that there was no such thing as a free lunch. Tinghai Pavilion would not allow them to farm here forever. There must be some arrangements.
"Let's go visit Fairy Wu in a few days and see what suggestions she has."
Han Changming suggested that they had just arrived and did not know the situation in the outer sea. Wu Xueli was Lu Yun's disciple and must know more.
After chatting for a quarter of an hour, they went back to their respective residences.
Han Changming and his wife lived in a secluded courtyard with a three-story blue attic. Next to the attic was a pond over ten feet in size.
The attic is simply decorated, and the tables and chairs are made of golden wood, which looks shiny and as if it were made of gold, and comes with a soundproof array.
"Finally, everything has settled down. We can have a good rest now."
Han Changming stretched lazily, hugged his two wives, and said with a smile.
Ye Xin nodded and said, "Let's get familiar with the situation in the outer sea first! I wonder how the clan leader is doing."
They were unfamiliar with the place and had no way of contacting Han Zhangxiang.
It takes more than three months for a third-level spiritual beast to fly, and it takes even longer for a foundation-building cultivator to travel, which also shows that the outer sea is larger.
He took out the storage bag that Ye Ruo had given him and checked the contents of the three jade slips.
The Righteous Path Alliance controls a total of 15,736 islands, which are leased to a large number of forces for residence. These forces pay tribute regularly, and the Righteous Path Alliance provides protection. The Righteous Path Alliance is divided into several forces. Tinghai Pavilion and Qingyang Gate are both affiliated forces of Sihai Palace, so they naturally stand on the side of Sihai Palace.
There are four Jindan cultivators on Jinxia Island. Like other immortal cultivation forces, Jinxia Island regularly organizes people to hunt monsters and then transport them to Haoran City for sale.
There are four major markets in the outer sea, namely Haoran City, Sanxian City, Feixian Island and Penglai City. These are markets directly controlled by the four major forces. There are many Nascent Soul cultivators in each market. The development of cultivators from the inner sea in the outer sea can expand the territory of the human race in the outer sea and increase the speed of collecting monster resources.
There is an unwritten rule in the outer sea that Nascent Soul cultivators are not allowed to attack low-level monsters easily. Similarly, monsters are not allowed to attack human cultivators casually.
There is only one word difference between the demon race and the monster beasts, but the distinction is huge. Generally speaking, after a monster beast advances to the fourth level, there is a certain chance that it will transform into a human form and awaken its intelligence. This is the demon race, and those that cannot transform into a human form are all monster beasts.
Tides of beasts would erupt from time to time in the open sea. The sizes of the tides varied. A small tide could be handled by Foundation Establishment cultivators, but a large tide would require even Nascent Soul cultivators to avoid.
Ten thousand years ago, a large-scale beast tide broke out in the outer sea. In addition to the demons in the transformation stage, there were more than a dozen fourth-order demons and millions of demons. The human race suffered heavy losses, and only one in ten survived. Haoran City, Sanxian City, and Feixian Island fell one after another, and only Penglai City was spared.
During that catastrophe, many heroes emerged among the human race, and True Lord Qianyang was one of them.
True Lord Qianyang had the cultivation level of the middle Nascent Soul stage back then. He single-handedly charged into the beast tide, killed two fourth-order monsters, and severely injured a monster in the transformation stage. However, since then, True Lord Qianyang has disappeared and there has been no news of him. It is said that he was killed by the monsters.
"Master Qianyang! Qiantu Zhenyang Gong, are these two related?"
Han Changming muttered to himself, with a strange look on his face.
Qiantu Zhenyang Gong comes with the magical power Qianyang Zhenyan and Qianyang Baojia, which may be related to Qianyang Zhenjun.
The skills he had could only be cultivated to the Jindan stage, and there were no subsequent skills. Zhenjun Qianyang was a cultivator in the middle Yuanying stage at that time. If he died at the hands of the demon clan, his subsequent skills would be gone.
He had never heard of the name of Qianyang Zhenjun in the inner sea. After all, ten thousand years had passed, and Qianyang Zhenjun disappeared in the outer sea. Maybe the subsequent techniques of Qiantu Zhenyang Gong could be found in the outer sea.
"Husband, since True Lord Qianyang disappeared in the open sea, maybe there is a follow-up technique."
Ye Xin said with a smile.
Han Changming nodded and said, "There's no rush for this. Let's settle down first."
The couple and their two companions chatted for a while, then went into the secret room to meditate and practice.
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Haoran City, west of the city.
The streets are sparsely populated, and most of the shops on both sides of the street purchase monster materials, but there are not many customers.
Jinhu Pavilion is a newly opened shop with three floors and a small courtyard of more than ten meters in size.
Jinhu Pavilion is a shop opened by the Han family. It sells puppet beasts, magic tools and talismans, and also purchases monster materials. Its business scope is quite wide.
Han Changying held a light green conch in her hand, infusing it with magic power. Her voice suddenly rang out: "The new store is open, and all products are 10% off. If you pass by, come in and take a look."
The conch shell can be played back continuously as long as magic power is injected into it. It is a must-have item for overseas merchants.
There are many shops in Haoran City, and business is booming, so it is difficult to find a shop. Han Daogui and Han Daoxiu spent more than half a month to rent a small shop.
They recruited two Qi-refining monks as attendants, Sun Ping and Zhao Li. They were natives of Haoran City and also had a son, Sun Yang. Han Daogui and Han Daoxiu observed them for a period of time before recruiting them.
There was no other way around it. It would take eight thousand spirit stones to teleport a cultivator from the inner sea to the outer sea. They didn't have any clan members in the Qi Refining Stage with them for the time being, so they had to recruit from the locals.
Han Changying stood at the door of the store for more than half an hour, but there were no customers, and she was a little disappointed.
She and Han Changwu are responsible for managing the business of Jinhu Pavilion, Han Daogui and Han Daoxiu are responsible for gathering information and building connections, and Han Zhangxiang is also making friends, but as a newcomer, he has not yet integrated into the circle of other Jindan cultivators.
"Boss, it's useless to shout like that. Our store is in a remote location, and not many cultivators know about the opening of a new store. Most importantly, each cultivator has his or her own trusted store, and they won't change buyers easily."
Sun Ping walked over and spoke cautiously.
Sun Ping has simple and honest facial features, and he looks like an honest person. His ancestors were also foundation-building cultivators, but by his generation, they had declined.
He has five spiritual roots, but has only reached the third level of Qi Refining. He places all his hopes on his only son, Sun Yang.
Jinhu Pavilion is recruiting Sun Ping and his wife, with a basic salary of two spirit stones per month, and rewards for good work.
"Do you have any good suggestions? If they are useful, I will reward you with ten spirit stones."
Han Changying said sincerely that neither she nor Han Changwu had any experience in this area. They were only responsible for refining puppet beasts and talismans. The shop was run by the tribesmen in the Qi Refining stage, so they didn't have to worry about it.
"To catch a thief, we must first catch the leader. Generally speaking, each store will try to establish a good relationship with the captain or members of the monster hunting team, give them some discounts, and establish a long-term cooperative relationship. Only then will they buy from us."
Sun Ping suggested, his tone sincere.
There are abundant monster resources in the open sea, and there are many monster hunting teams, so many shops adopt this method.
Han Changying had actually thought of this method, but she was unfamiliar with the place and didn't know other cultivators, so it was difficult to start from this aspect.
She took out twenty spirit stones, handed them to Sun Ping, and said, "This is your reward. Try to invite some members of the monster hunting team to come to our store to buy things. The price can be more favorable."