"Actually, it's very simple to say. This big market is not the market you imagined. In fact, it has an owner." The old man said the key to the matter in one sentence.
"What?" I was originally going to take a piece of fruit from the table to eat, but when I heard what the old man said, I couldn't help but raise my head and shouted in shock, even forgetting to take the fruit.
"Yes, the big city is a mysterious place. It is just a trading place unanimously decided by the top cultivators. This is the big city for these ten days every five years. At other times, this place belongs to A group of the most mysterious cultivators. This group of cultivators are the most resourceful cultivators in the world today, and their top leaders are said to be the most likely people in the world to achieve enlightenment, immortality, and metaphysical attainment. Even these The horse was also raised by the top leaders of this group of cultivators, do you understand now?" The old man was not a person who liked nonsense. He was somewhat similar to Uncle Zheng from Hu Village, and he told the origin of the big city in one breath.
"This..." I don't know how to describe the feeling in my heart. A group of cultivators who have been living in no man's land? This is simply unimaginable to me. This is enough to shock me, but I don’t care too much about the adjectives applied to them.
"What this old man said is the truth, and there is no exaggeration in the slightest. There are even more exaggerated statements in the comments of the outside world, just like these horses pulling the cart are actually about to become demons, just like the group of cultivators are actually Earth Immortals are just waiting for the last opportunity to become immortals." As if he thought I wasn't shocked enough, the great monk added a few words.
This caused the apples in my hand to fall to the ground. Thinking of the emotions of the horses I felt, I really felt that the rumors told by the great monk were not nonsense. Of course, I also knew that my soul If you feel great, you should be able to feel some subtle emotions more easily than ordinary practitioners.
"That's why people flock to the big market, because if they are lucky, they can trade with those mysterious cultivators who were originally in the big market. Fortunately, we only missed two days, and the real various trading activities in the big market* *, it will have to wait at least 5 days. I am really lucky. I was originally delayed on the road, but I didn’t expect to be able to make it to the city tonight.” The old man smiled and talked about other topics, completely ignoring me. Shi Dai was shocked.
At this time, the carriage had begun to move. Walking on the road in this no-man's land, it felt extremely smooth, but judging from the scenery flying back outside the window, the speed was not slow, although it was not as exaggerated as a car.
Such a road even has to go over mountains. I can't imagine how ordinary horses can do it? It can only be said that the experts in this big city are too powerful to raise this mysterious horse that pulls the cart.
After the initial shock, my mood gradually returned to calm. After all, I am different from other people. This time I went to the big market to find people, not to trade. No matter how mysterious the big market is, no matter how confusing it is, Yearning has nothing to do with me.
In a calm mood, I started chatting with the old man and the great monk again. From this, I also learned a lot about the big city, such as the formations arranged to prevent ordinary people from entering by mistake. , for example, the cars parked in that valley will be covered with tarpaulin, and some snow and mud will be added on top, also to avoid certain eyes and ears, just like if a large number of cars parked there are accidentally photographed from high in the sky, How to explain... .
Listening to what they said, the big market is like a heavily guarded iron gate. It only shows its 'tempting' mask to cultivators, but strictly excludes ordinary people. Even the legends will not be left to ordinary people.
This is fine, after all, if a person comes into contact with a world that is completely outside the scope of his or her life, it may not be a good thing. Knowing but not being able to integrate is a painful thing after all.
During this chat, the carriage moved forward rapidly, and even when we were all very sleepy, the carriage did not slow down at all.
I really admire it. A horse can run so well in no man's land at night. Could it be that the old horse knows the way? With this thought in mind, I fell into a deep sleep.
I don't know how long it took before I was woken up by the old man next to me and said to me: "We've arrived. No matter who is walking, we have to walk the last part of the way."
I rubbed my still sore eyes, opened the curtains of the carriage, and found that it was blindingly bright outside. When I got up and took a look, it turned out that it was the morning light reflecting on the snow-capped mountains that created such a scene.
"Get out of the car." There was an indifferent knock on the door from outside the car. When the great monk opened the door, he was really the indifferent person who said he would take us to the big city.
After we got out of the car one after another, we realized that everyone had already gotten off the car. The indifferent people asked us to gather and wait. Then we walked to a few carriages and didn't know what they did. The horses pulling the carriages ran away on their own. Got up and ran towards the distance...
After doing all this, the indifferent man walked towards us without saying a word. He just gestured for us to follow, and then walked forward unobtrusively.
The old man and I walked side by side at the end of the team. I noticed the indifferent attitude of the man, and I felt a little uncomfortable. It wasn't that there was anything wrong with his indifference. The key was that I felt that he was aloof and indifferent. Feel.
"Mr. Su, who is this man who brought us into the big city? Doesn't it feel good to get close?" I asked the old man next to me in a low voice. After a night of getting along, I already knew his name. , call him Mr. Su.
"Shh... please keep your voice down. His attitude is normal, because he is an aboriginal of the big city, which means he is one of the mysterious cultivators. He has the right to look down on us." Mr. Su said. I explained.
The great monk walking in front also heard our whispered discussion, deliberately took two steps slowly, walked side by side with us, and said to me: "You'd better learn to get used to it, otherwise you will be 'looked down' by others every five years." Once upon a time, it felt quite unpleasant, especially when others have the ability to look down on us."
I nodded and stopped talking. Perhaps Mr. Su was afraid that I, a young man, would be arrogant, so he whispered to me: "Actually, we are lucky enough to have him take us into the big city, otherwise it would be difficult to get started. The law is enough for people to endure.”
"What do you mean?" At this moment, we have moved forward to the foot of a snow-capped mountain. We were walking around the snow-capped mountain when we turned a corner and found a large open space behind the snow-capped mountain. There were no less than a few hundred people gathered there in twos and threes. The eyes looking at us were filled with envy.
"Did you see it? This is the reason! Every five years, when the Great Market is held, the formations outside will be opened, leaving only the most basic confusion formation, but ordinary participants must enter the formation on their own. , if you can break in, you can enter the big city. If you can't break in, you can only be trapped on the continuous snow-capped mountains, waiting for the end of the big city and being rescued. Those of us who have invitations will be led. Entering from another way, isn't this our luck?" the old man explained to me.
While I was talking, I took a look at the crowd gathered under the mountains, but the crowd was so dense that I only took a cursory look and ignored it.
"Then don't they know to follow us on the so-called secret route?" After looking at the crowd, I couldn't help but ask. In fact, most cultivators have some basic knowledge of formations, and they break into a formation purely to conceal their goals. (Similar to the formation at the entrance of Zhulin Xiaozhu) is not a problem, but this formation is so big, it is inevitable that there will be some small mistakes. Once something goes wrong... If so, isn't it the best way to follow us
"Who doesn't know this? But the secret route, even if I know its existence, I don't dare to break into it! The murderous formation is really arranged there. If there is no guide to lead it, who dares to go there? And the rules of the big city are like this, only those holding invitations can take the secret route." Mr. Su explained to me again.
"I was also lucky this time and got an invitation. I used to use the Snow Mountain Formation. Although this Snow Mountain Formation is simple, it is not that easy to break through. One wrong step will lead to another wrong step. It is considered a screening of cultivators participating in the big market, which means that not all cultivators can participate in this top market." The great monk also explained next to me.
While we were talking, the indifferent guide took us in the opposite direction from the crowd and entered a small road among the snow-capped mountains. This should be the so-called secret route, right
I looked up at the path. It was now mixed in with the snow-capped mountains. Farther away, it stretched around a snow-capped mountain, and there were also forks in the path. In short, it looked very complicated.
"By the way, why do those people gather there and not break into the formation?" After setting foot on the path, I asked the last question. Although I knew that I was being verbose, I still couldn't help but be curious.
"Only after noon every day can one enter the Snow Mountain Formation. Even if there is a big market, the Snow Mountain Formation will not be fully opened until after noon every day. Several positions will be removed and will be closed again at night. It is still morning, so break in Aren't you seeking death?" Mr. Su explained to me.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the indifferent receptionist in front had stopped, took off the baggage he had been carrying on his back, took out a long rope and several black strips of cloth from the baggage, stopped and said We said: "I believe you all already know the rules, so I don't need to say more, right?"
Rules, what other rules are there? While I was doubting, someone had already stepped forward, took down a black cloth strip, and tied it over my eyes...