Volume 2: The Demonic World Chapter 361 Tongyou City
After obtaining the Daoyuan Pearl, Lin Qianxing was not in a hurry to use it.
He also needs to find a component for the Daoyuan Pearl.
Only when the two things are combined together can they play their functions better.
Lin Qianxing took a step forward, his figure flashed, and he appeared directly a thousand miles away. Then he took another step, and it was another thousand miles away.
As Lin Qianxing's figure continued to flash in the air, soon he arrived at the edge of a magnificent human city.
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Tongyou City.
An ancient human city that has been built for tens of thousands of years.
It was built near an ancient site called Ghost Ridge, hence the name.
There are hundreds of millions of human beings living there, which is comparable to a country.
The city is ruled by a fifth-level powerful man, whose strength is so tyrannical that he is one of the most powerful people in the entire Lingyuantian.
He should have ascended to the upper realm, but for some reason he was forced to stay here.
No one knows the specific reason.
Inside Mengduo Auction House.
Each precious item was carried up one by one by the seemingly fragile auctioneers, and the auctioneer called out the prices.
"A pair of wings from a young Feather Tribe. They contain a strong essence of wind. They are excellent for both eating and refining equipment..."
A pair of blue wings were placed on the stand, causing numerous bidders to show some interest.
"The Feather Tribe is a rare species nowadays. I haven't seen one in a long time. I didn't expect to see one again today..."
“I’ll buy it no matter how much it costs.”
"Ten thousand purple spirit coins."
"Thirteen thousand..."
In the corner, Lin Qianxing watched the scene expressionlessly, without much emotion.
For some human races, let alone the wings of the Feathered Tribe, they would even eat the tail meat of the Mermaids and the gallbladder of the Scaled People.
What’s more, their way of eating is very perverted. They would simply tie up the victims and eat them raw, sometimes even watching them struggle while eating.
It's not that humans are born abnormal.
This is true for all intelligent species.
When you are in a strong position, higher up the food chain, and are not bound by morals or laws, the dark side of your heart will naturally be magnified infinitely.
But it's not civilized to do so.
After all, they are intelligent beings. Giving them one more cut before eating is a sign of respect for themselves.
Halfway through the auction, the auctioneer took out a map.
"The map of Ghost Ridge. This is a newly opened road that can reach up to 4,000 miles. The ghost mines and dangerous places along the way are marked. The seller has signed a contract with me to sell it only once and will not go there again. After you get it, this road will become your private mining road. The starting price is one thousand purple spirit coins."
"Four thousand miles? Who can walk that far?"
"Could it be that it has been hollowed out? Is he selling the map to make more money?"
"It's also very valuable after it's been dug out. Who else can enter a place three thousand miles away except those fourth-level great monks? This road has been opened up, and it's much safer to walk on."
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Amid the discussion, Lin Qianxing silently raised a sign.
"Two thousand Purple Spirit Coins at a time." said the auctioneer.
"I'll offer three thousand Purple Spirit Coins." someone said.
"Three thousand purple spirit coins per time."
Lin Qianxing raised the sign again.
"Four thousand purple spirit coins per time."
"Five thousand purple spirit coins!"
Lin Qianxing held up the sign without changing his expression.
"Six thousand purple spirit coins..."
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Soon, the price soared to 10,000 Purple Spirit Coins.
At this time, there was only one person left bidding with Lin Qianxing.
The other party seems determined to win.
When Lin Qianxing raised the bid to 15,000, he glanced at the other party and stopped raising the bid.
Because he didn't have even a single purple spirit coin in his pocket, and he knew that if he raised the card again, the other party would not follow.
"Sixteen thousand Purple Spirit Coins once, twice, three times. Congratulations to this young man for obtaining the map of Ghost Ridge!!" the auctioneer said.
Time passed, and soon the auction came to an end.
The bidders stood up and prepared to leave.
Just as Lin Qianxing walked to the door, a voice was heard.
"The gentleman in black ahead, please stay."
Hearing the sound, Lin Qianxing stopped and looked back.
It was the person who took the photo of the map earlier.
He was a young man who looked to be about twenty years old, about 1.7 meters tall, with ordinary facial features. What was noteworthy was that his eyes were not as innocent as his age, but were filled with vicissitudes of life.
"What's the matter?" Lin Qianxing asked.
"My name is Shang Chen, from Luoyu District, Tongyou City." Shang Chen first introduced himself, and then said to Lin Qianxing: "May I ask your name, sir?"
"Lin Kong." Lin Qianxing said.
"Mr. Lin is bidding for the map. Are you planning to go to Ghost Ridge to collect Ghost Stones?" Shang Chen asked.
"What do you mean?" Lin Qianxing asked.
"This map is not for me alone. I see that you have a powerful aura. If I can travel with you, I will have more confidence." Shang Chen said.
"I won't protect a burden." Lin Qianxing said.
"I am not talented, but I am a third-level extreme level [Water Control Master]." Shang Chen said.
"When do we set off?" Lin Qianxing nodded.
"Three days later, at noon at the east gate of Tongyou City, I will find some other helpers besides you, sir." Shang Chen said.
"Are there other people? If we find something, how do we divide it?" Lin Qianxing asked again.
"Of course, whoever finds it first owns it." Shang Chen said.
"So it depends on strength? Then why bother looking for others?" Lin Qianxing pretended to be dissatisfied.
“No, no, no. We will find a contract master to make the contract, so the distribution is actually based on luck.” Shang Chen explained.
Lin Qianxing nodded slightly and said, "Alright, see you in three days."
After saying that, Lin Qianxing turned around and left.
Behind Lin Qianxing, Shang Chen looked thoughtful.
He had no intention of inviting Lin Qianxing, but when the two were competing for the map, he happened to use his Taoist skills to take a look at Lin Qianxing, wanting to get his specific information.
But what surprised him was that even he, a third-level appraiser, could not see Lin Qianxing's specific energy level and information.
This can only mean one thing, that Lin Qianxing is either at the fourth level, or he has some powerful trump card that can conceal his aura.
Shang Chen was lacking a powerful helper, so Lin Qianxing's appearance naturally made him overjoyed. Moreover, Lin Qianxing seemed to also want to explore Ghost Ridge, so he hurried over to invite Lin Qianxing.
Lin Qianxing agreed and everything went smoothly.
However, the only thing that Shang Chen felt was that all this seemed a little too coincidental?
Shang Chen didn’t think too much about this question. There were so many coincidences. The fact that he met Lin Qianxing could only mean that God was helping him.
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Three days passed in a flash.
The east gate of Tongyou City.
In front of a small flying boat, Lin Qianxing and Shang Chen met again.
Behind Shang Chen, there were two men and one woman.
The woman was wearing a light green dress and looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. She had no other weapons except a sword.
One of the two men looked a little older and was carrying a metal shield on his back, while the other looked younger and was carrying a gun magazine on his back.
"This is Miss Hou Menghan, a third-level upper-level [Physician], this is Brother Luo Ruiluo, a third-level extreme-level [Shield Master], and this is Master Lu Ren, a third-level upper-level [Spear Master]." Shang Chen spoke up and introduced Lin Qianxing one by one, and then he said to the other three: "This is Lin Kong, Mr. Lin, who has a high level of cultivation."
Several people raised their hands to each other as a greeting.
Then Shang Chen took out several contracts and asked everyone to sign.
After everyone carefully checked and found no problems, they wrote down their names.
Once the name is written, the contract dissolves, proving that it has taken effect.
It doesn’t matter whether the name is real or not. What matters is whether the name is signed by you.
As long as you sign, the contract can be accurately locked to you.
There is nothing messy in this contract. It is nothing more than restricting everyone from attacking each other during the process , and not deliberately damaging the interests of the team. It doesn't even mention the need to face danger together to fight the enemy, so the binding force is actually average.
"Since everyone has signed the contract, let's get on board," said Shang Chen.
After everyone boarded the ship, Shang Chen said again: "Although the contract has been signed, I still want to say one more thing. We are here to seek wealth and honor. I hope you will do your best to cooperate and not have any conflicts along the way."
"Of course." Hou Menghan nodded.
Lin Qianxing, Luo Rui and Lu Ren also nodded slightly to show that they understood.
Boom~!
The energy system under the flying boat was activated, spewing out a large amount of purple particles.
This energy system is different from the source machine in Kanghua Academy in the lower world.
What is consumed is not source energy, but purple spirit ore.
It is a highly condensed energy crystal and a natural energy ore that can be used directly.
It is very common throughout Lingyuantian, so it is also widely used as currency for transactions.
Outside the flying boat, a layer of faint purple light film appeared, and then the flying boat began to slowly rise upwards.
After reaching a certain height, under Shang Chen's control, the flying boat drew a streak of purple light across the sky and quickly disappeared among the clouds.
In less than two quarters of an hour, they had arrived in front of Ghost Ridge.
In front of everyone was a patch of fog that stretched straight to the sky. It was impossible to see what was going on inside, and even mental power was unable to penetrate into it.
These mists cannot be blown away or dissipated.
Even if one has excellent eyesight, one can only see within a distance of less than 100 meters.
They are condensed from the souls of countless dead souls. Living beings in them will be eroded by them, gradually causing damage to their own vitality, so they cannot stay for long.
The reason for this is that we have to mention the origin of Ghost Ridge.
Ghost Ridge covers an area of 130,000 miles. It is said to be the remains of a war between hundreds of races hundreds of thousands of years ago, in which countless lives were lost.
It is because of this that there is this endless soul fog.
Of course, soul fog is not entirely a bad thing.
Under the erosion of this soul fog, this area gradually underwent some changes.
The bodies of the dead creatures were eroded by the soul mist and turned into special soul beasts. The soil and rocks were also contaminated by the soul mist and turned into precious "ghost soul ore".
An ordinary soul beast is of little value, being nothing more than a piece of rotten meat that has not completely decayed under the protection of soul fog. However, the ghost soul ore stores pure soul power that can be directly absorbed to enhance one's own soul, making it a very precious treasure from heaven and earth.
However, it is very difficult to enter the soul fog to collect soul stones.
Generally, only a cultivator of the second rank can stay inside for half an hour.
Therefore, if your cultivation level is not at the fourth level, you won’t be able to go too far.
Over the years, the people of Tongyou City have generally only explored about three thousand miles.
Only great monks above the fourth level can enter from farther away.
And not everyone who enters can come out.
Over the years, many fourth-level monks have died here.
Shang Chen looked at the map and walked around outside Ghost Ridge for a long time. Then he found a certain place and rushed straight in.
As soon as they entered, Lin Qianxing and others felt an invisible chill seeping in, constantly dissolving the vitality in their bodies.
Even the flying boat's energy barrier couldn't stop it.
This is why Ghost Ridge has not been fully explored after all these years.
These soul mists do not follow common sense at all. Ordinary cultivators cannot touch them, nor can they interfere with their existence. However, they will continue to erode into the cultivator's body until the cultivator is completely frozen from the inside out.
And the deeper you explore, the thicker the soul fog becomes, and the greater its corrosive force becomes.
After each exploration, the monks have to rest for a long time before they can recover.
If Shang Chen had not bought a map that could go straight four thousand miles this time, Luo Rui and others might not have followed him to explore.
Everyone wanted to end the battle quickly, quickly enter the safe location according to the map, find the Soul Stone, and then leave quickly.
