There were still quite a lot of people going to Stone City this time, not only the disciples who wanted to enter the ancient powerful cave, but also many elders accompanying them.
Fortunately, Wen Zhiyuan's flying spirit boat was large enough to accommodate these people. As everyone stepped onto the flying spirit boat, Wen Zhiyuan raised his hand, and the huge flying spirit boat slowly took off, and then the speed increased. He was coming faster and faster, and the surrounding scenery could no longer be seen clearly, but with the protection of the formation, Lu Xuan felt as if he was walking on flat ground.
At this time, Wen Zhiyuan's voice reached everyone's ears clearly: "Disciples, please rest assured and meditate. This trip is quite far away. If we go as expected, it will take about a day and a half to get there."
Hearing this, Lu Xuan was secretly frightened. He heard that this stone city was on the border of the fourth-grade sects under the Jiuhua Alliance, which meant that if they wanted to go to the stone city, they would have to cross at least half of Xuanbing Pavilion's territory. , but even with such a long distance, it only takes a day and a half with this flying spirit boat.
Because Zhao Ying followed them, the four of them, Lu Xuan, also enjoyed the benefits of their master's power. There was a special quiet room in the flying spirit boat for them to rest. As for the other direct disciples, many of them could only stay in the flying spirit boat. Sit quietly on the deck of the flying spirit boat.
After a period of time, Lu Xuan could not hold back his loneliness and asked in a low voice: "Bing'er, is there anything special about this stone city? Why do several major fourth-grade sects use it as their boundary? And I heard that Stone City does not belong to any The strength of a sect?”
Lu Xuan is not looking for trouble. He now has a dark eye on the outside world of cultivation. He needs to know more about the situation. Naturally, it is good. Zhao Bing'er has lived in Xuanbing Pavilion since she was a child. She has been influenced by her ears and eyes, and naturally knows much more than him.
Before Zhao Bing'er could answer, Zhao Ying slowly opened her eyes. After this period of rest, her complexion looked much better. She was just over-exhausted last night and did not suffer much damage.
"Let me tell you, Mao Mao probably doesn't know much about Tianjian Continent either." Zhao Ying said softly.
Du Maomao nodded repeatedly. She was just a core disciple before. I know the inside of Xuanbing Pavilion quite well, but I don't know much about the outside world.
"Stone City has existed for a long time. It is said that in order to compete for the ownership of Stone City, several major fourth-grade sects under the Jiuhua Alliance fought many battles. The losses were considerable. Although the fourth-grade sects The Jiuhua Alliance exists to check and balance, but they don’t want to see their internal strife so serious, so they personally take action to stop it. Stone City is designated as the boundary of several major fourth-grade sects, and it does not belong to any party, but that was all a long time ago That’s it, during my father’s generation, Shicheng existed with this status.”
Seeing that Zhao Ying hadn't gotten to the point yet, Lu Xuan couldn't help but ask again: "What is so special about this stone city? Why do you want to fight for the right to own it?"
"Speaking of this stone city, it does have its special features. Its special place lies in the word "stone"." Zhao Ying began to answer Lu Xuan's question: "Around the stone city, there are countless The mountains, and in these mountains, there are often some mineral veins, and these mineral veins are the special place of Shicheng."
Lu Xuan's eyes lit up and he said, "Could it be the Yuanshi vein?"
When he thought about it, it was probably only the vital Yuanshi veins that would cause the major sects to compete endlessly.
Zhao Ying, however, smiled slightly and shook her head: "If it were really the Yuanshi mine, it would have been directly controlled by the Jiuhua Alliance. How could there be opportunities for several large fourth-grade sects to compete for it? It's strange to say that this stone city produced The stone mine is quite special. At least so far, there is no other place in the entire Tianjian Continent that produces this kind of stone mine around Shicheng. This is the only one."
Zhao Ying never said what kind of mine it was. Lu Xuan was a little itchy, but he couldn't interrupt anymore and could only listen patiently.
"Ordinary mineral veins produce direct ores, such as cryolite, elemental stones, etc., but the ores produced in Shicheng are wrapped by a shell. What's even more amazing is that this shell actually It can block the exploration of warriors. Unless the shell is broken, there is no way to know what kind of ore is inside."
Lu Xuan couldn't help being slightly startled when he heard this. He didn't know what kind of ore it meant. Could it be that this stone city produced more than one kind of ore? Randomly generated? This is quite interesting.
Now that he thought about it, Lu Xuan asked directly, and soon got Zhao Ying's affirmative answer: "Yes, these ores produced in Shicheng are strange and weird. Unless the outer shell is broken, outsiders have no idea what kind of ore is inside. And some of the ores are quite precious!”
"Could it be a top-quality Yuan Stone?" Du Mao Mao also heard this with great interest. For her, a top-quality Yuan Stone was a very precious thing, almost a cheating tool for warriors to practice.
"It's not just the top quality Yuan Stone. The top quality Yuan Stone is naturally valuable, but it is not the most precious. After all, the top quality Yuan Stone can be obtained everywhere, and some ores are unique to Tianjian Continent!"
"Have you ever thought that the power contained in the ore can directly enhance the soul of a warrior? Or have you ever thought that the ore will contain extremely strong blood power, which can directly enhance the physique of a warrior, and even some rare ores, Can the bloodline of warriors become more pure? In short, many strange but extremely practical ores may appear in the veins produced in Shicheng!"
Zhao Ying's words made Lu Xuan and Du Mao Mao stunned. Although Zhao Bing'er was calm, it was because she had known it for a long time. When she first heard about it, she was also extremely surprised. The world is really big. No wonder.
Lu Xuan breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "No wonder several major fourth-grade sects want to take Shicheng under their control. Once they master Shicheng, they can mine this wonderful ore without limit. If it is used to provide powerful people in the sect, If someone uses it, its strength can definitely produce qualitative changes."
Zhao Ying nodded: "You are right, several major sects think so, otherwise it would be impossible to launch several wars in succession."
Lu Xuan immediately realized another problem. Since Stone City is not managed by anyone, who will control the magical ores produced
Hearing Lu Xuan's question, Zhao Ying said matter-of-factly: "Of course it is in the hands of the Jiuhua Alliance."
Hearing this, Lu Xuan couldn't help but curl his lips. Sure enough, the Jiuhua Alliance is not a good bird. Instead of letting the major fourth-grade sects compete, he won it himself. But there is nothing to say. Who calls others powerful? What about the fifth-grade sect
"It's a pity. Originally, I wanted to get some ores to increase the power of my bloodline, but it seems there is no chance." Lu Xuan sighed.
Zhao Ying was immediately amused by his words: "Do you think this kind of magical ore can be obtained casually? What I said is just a special case. For example, the ore that enhances soul power may not be found among ten thousand ores. If you can produce one piece, besides, if you really want to do it, you can try your luck."
"Try your luck?" Lu Xuan wondered, should he be asked to search in the mountains? Putting aside the slim chance, I'm afraid the Jiuhua Alliance won't give in.
Zhao Ying explained: "The minerals collected by Jiuhua League are not used for their own use, but are sold. Therefore, the most popular thing in Stone City is stone gambling!"
Du Maomao couldn't help but laugh and said: "Gambling on stones? There is gambling on stones in the cultivation world? I heard that there is gambling on stones in the secular world, but they only gamble on jade and other playthings."
"Yes, because before the shell of the ore in Shicheng is broken, it is impossible to detect what kind of ore is inside, so Shicheng is the only place for gambling in the cultivation world. You know, although there may be extremely precious stones in it. and rare and powerful ores, but most of them are just extremely common or even cheap ores. Jiuhua Alliance can earn far more yuan stones by selling these ores than mining them by itself."
After listening to Zhao Ying's words, Lu Xuan finally understood why she said that he could try his luck. Betting on stones was indeed a job of trying his luck.
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan couldn't help but touched Zhao Bing'er next to him with his arm and said with a smile: "Bing'er, we still have to wait for a day to get to Shicheng anyway, why don't you come with me and try your luck?"
"I'll go too, it sounds interesting." Du Mao Mao was also aroused by Zhao Ying's words.
Zhao Bing'er shook her head and said: "How can it be so easy to bet on top-quality ores? Jiuhua Alliance has been in business for so long and has not stopped yet. It is obvious that it has made a lot of money on this road. It is you who are the ones who suffer when you gamble on stones." people."
Lu Xuan said reluctantly: "It's okay to try it, just have fun and relax. My luck has always been good. Maybe I can get a few pieces of top-quality ore by gambling, and we will get half of it each."
Zhao Bing'er still refused, and Zhao Ying also became playful. She exposed Zhao Bing'er's shortcomings and said with a smile: "When Bing'er first heard about the wonders of Shicheng, she was also very interested and asked me to take her to try it. , but ended up spending twenty pieces of top-grade Yuan Stones and getting a bunch of useless low-grade Yuan Stones back. As punishment, I made her practice in a secret room of ice and snow for a month."
Hearing this, Lu Xuan and Du Maomao couldn't help but feel happy. No wonder Zhao Bing'er refused to die. It turned out to be a psychological shadow. Lu Xuan never knew that Zhao Bing'er, who had always been like a goddess, could be so cute sometimes.
Zhao Bing'er's face turned red, she pulled Zhao Ying's sleeves and said angrily: "Master, you are talking about my past embarrassing things again."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Master, we will communicate more in private from now on. Tell me more about Bing'er's childhood."
Zhao Bing'er glared at him and said, "How dare you, be careful I ignore you."
Lu Xuan said with a smile: "Bing'er, you have to go this time whether you want to go or not. Don't be afraid. This time I will take you to take revenge and win back all the twenty top-grade Yuan stones you lost. .”