Qi Palace is built in a valley.
From the outside, it looks like an ancient palace of medium size with red walls and green tiles.
After entering it, you will find Grotto-Heaven inside.
In the middle of the hall is a circular front desk, with the Outer Sect disciples responsible for registration, and several Inner Sect disciples responsible for management.
Around the round platform are nine stairs leading underground.
After Su Yan completed registration with Chen Cheng, Chen Cheng received a gold coin engraved with the word "Haoran".
"With one Vast Righteousness Currency, you can practice in the practice meditation room on the first floor for a day and a night."
Su Yan pointed to the No. 1 staircase and said, "You can use it directly, or you can save some more Vast Righteousness Currency and then use it all at once. There is no limit here. The key is to see your cultivation rhythm."
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"Understood." Chen Cheng nodded and asked, "Are there any differences on the other stairs?"
"Of course."
Su Yan said, "Under the Qi Palace, there is a spiritual gathering array connected to the earth's veins. The closer you are to the array, the more Primordial Qi you can get, and the faster you can practice."
"Stairway No. 1 leads to the first underground floor, with Primordial Qi being the least. Stairway No. 9 leads to the ninth floor underground. Primordial Qi has the most and is the purest."
"Stairs 1 to 5 can be entered by spending Northern Emperor Currency. Stairs 6 to 8 can only be entered by the Inner Sect disciples who have made meritorious service and received rewards."
"As for the last ladder, No. 9, usually only the core senior leaders within the alliance can enter. Of course, the core senior leaders can also grant their own opportunities to their disciples."
"That's it."
Chen Cheng nodded and secretly decided to find time to try the effect of the first level first. If it can really speed up the practice significantly, he will have to try to earn more Vast Righteousness Currency in the future.
Of course not today. After all, I have an appointment with Xiang Poji. I have to take care of things here and go to the appointment as soon as possible.
At this moment, a cold voice came from below the No. 1 staircase.
"The time has come!"
Then came another extremely humble plea.
"Senior brother! Just be accommodating for a moment! It'll be fine right now. This time, I might be able to break through! Senior brother----"
"You keep saying these nonsense again and again. If you're not tired of it, we are tired of it! Get out!"
While they were talking, they saw a Inner Sect disciple who was in charge of the Qi Palace, grabbing a Outer Sect disciple by his collar and throwing him out of the entrance of the first staircase.
"It's him----"
Su Yan frowned slightly and looked at the Outer Sect disciple with a look that clearly showed a bit of disgust.
Chen Cheng followed Su Yan's gaze and saw that he was a middle-aged man with a wide body and a fat face.
This man was thrown out in a very embarrassing state, but he was not angry at all. He stood up, patted the dust, and walked straight out as if nothing had happened.
"Senior Brother Meng."
Su Yan clasped his fists and nodded as a salute.
"Hello, Junior Sister Su."
The man chuckled, then his eyes fell on Chen Cheng, and asked with interest, "Where did you get this little brother? Look at this, he is only eighteen or nineteen years old - outsiders are not allowed Qi Palace, be careful of being punished!"
"Senior Brother Meng doesn't know something."
Su Yan said, "This is Chen Cheng, Junior Brother Chen. Today Outer Sect ranked third in the newcomer competition. Not only can he enter Qi Palace, but he will also have a chance to practice for free once a month."
"Third!?"
Meng Meng's expression suddenly changed after hearing this. When he looked at Chen Cheng, his face was instantly filled with a smile, "I have been practicing in seclusion, but I have completely forgotten about the competition - Junior Brother Chen can win the top three at a young age. He really has a bright future!"
"Senior brother, you are serious." Chen Cheng clasped his fists humbly.
Meng Meng waved his hand and said with a smile, "Meeting is fate. Today I ordered a table of delicious food at Vast Righteousness Marketplace. If junior brother is free, why not come with me?"
As soon as this statement came out.
Before Chen Cheng could respond, Su Yan spoke first and said, "Junior brother Chen has already made an appointment with someone else."
"Oh, ho ho, let's do it another day, let's do it another day."
Meng Meng smiled hoho, said haha casually, waved his hand, said goodbye and left.
Chen Cheng glanced sideways at Su Yan.
Su Yan, however, motioned to Chen Cheng to go out and talk.
Later.
Chen Cheng and Su Yan walk out Qi Palace together.
After walking a certain distance and confirming that no one was around, Su Yan opened his mouth to explain, "Senior Brother Meng is one of the oldest Outer Sect disciples. Originally, his talent and understanding were both excellent, and he was the most promising to be promoted to the Inner Sect."
"But later, he got into the bad habit of gambling and owed a lot of debt. He asked you out, probably because he wanted to borrow money from you."
"That's it."
Chen Cheng nodded. "Thank you, Senior Sister Su, for blocking this matter for me."
"You're welcome."
Su Yan smiled and said sternly, "There are many temptations in Vast Righteousness Marketplace, and the fish and dragons are mixed together, and the water is very deep. If you go, you have to be careful about everything and don't be led into the pit."
"Understood."
Chen Cheng nodded vigorously and thanked again.
Later, Su Yan talked to Chen Cheng about some things, and did not leave until Chen Cheng was sent back to his residence.
Chen Cheng entered his small courtyard, checked briefly, and after confirming that everything was in order, he locked the door and left, heading directly to Xiang Poji's residence.
At this moment.
In the small courtyard of Xiang Poji, there was constant laughter and laughter.
After Chen Cheng knocked on the door and entered, he saw that besides Xiang Poji, there were two other men and one woman.
One of the men, Chen Cheng, recognized him as Zhou Chu, who also came from the Xuanbei Sect.
He looks to be two or three years older than Xiang Poji, and his body is equally tall and strong, with sharp and angular muscles.
Another man and a woman were wearing the costumes of the Outer Sect's disciples, obviously they were Xiang Poji's connections.
"I'll introduce you!"
Xiang Poji directly put his arm around Chen Cheng's shoulders, brought Chen Cheng in front of everyone, and said, "This is Junior Brother Chen Cheng Chen! These two are Senior Brother Lu Xinghe and Senior Sister Ye Yilan!"
"Greetings to Senior Brother Lu and Senior Sister Ye."
Chen Cheng clasped his fists, bowed and saluted, and briefly observed the two of them.
Lu Xinghe's physique is very similar to Xiang Poji and Zhou Chu. If nothing else, they also came out of the Xuanbei Sect, but they entered Vast Righteousness Alliance earlier.
This is a "fellow villager meeting a fellow villager", and the feelings are naturally different from others.
As for Ye Yilan, apart from her slender waist, long legs and pretty appearance, there is no more obvious external information to capture.
"Junior brother Chen, there is no need to be polite."
Lu Xinghe grinned and said, "We were talking about you just now. Your performance today is really amazing. Just listening to it makes people excited and amazed!"
"Senior Brother Lu is serious."
Chen Cheng clasped his fists and smiled modestly.
At the same time, Ye Yilan just glanced sideways at Chen Cheng, but was not as warm and polite as Lu Xinghe.
Soon, she withdrew her gaze and urged calmly, "Now that everyone is here, let's set off directly. Senior Brother Ding They have already passed ahead, so we can't keep them waiting."
"Okay."
Everyone nodded seriously, more or less as if they were obeying his words.
Look at this posture, Ye Yilan's status and strength are probably the highest among everyone present at this moment.
Of course, what everyone is really afraid of at the moment may be the Senior Brother Ding group mentioned by Ye Yilan.
Chen Cheng naturally won't talk too much, just pay attention silently and be cautious at all times.
Later.
The group went directly to Beast Pen.
Lu Xinghe and Ye Yilan have their own exclusive mounts. They pay a certain fee every month and Beast Pen is responsible for raising and caring for them.
Xiang Poji, Zhou Chu, Chen Cheng, three people are new here, so they can only temporarily borrow the High-Tier Steed that is shared in Beast Pen.
The temporary loan fee is not high either.
However, once a horse is injured, injured or lost, you will inevitably have to pay compensation for the loss, which is not a small sum of money.
Xiang Poji was generous and directly paid the temporary loan fees for Chen Cheng and Zhou Chu.
Immediately afterwards, the group of people left the mountain gate and headed north.
Compared to a no-owner's land like Mount Tianyue Range, Vast Righteousness Alliance is very safe within a hundred miles, and it is rare for high-level Demon Beast or demons to set foot openly.
In the words of the previous life, if high-level Demon Beast or demon evil spirits dare to set foot on the Vast Righteousness Alliance's territory, there are four big words - they will show up within seconds!
In the final analysis, from top to bottom, everyone in the Vast Righteousness Alliance is the elite among the elites in Twelve Allied Sects!
Because of this, Vast Righteousness Alliance's comprehensive strength can definitely be called the overlord!
After a while.
Everyone arrived at Vast Righteousness Marketplace smoothly.
A long time ago, this place was just a small city, but as Vast Righteousness Alliance continued to grow, it gradually developed into a medium-sized city.
In terms of scale, Vast Righteousness Marketplace is only about one-tenth of Emperorfall City, but in terms of prosperity, Emperorfall City is far less than Vast Righteousness Marketplace.
At this moment, the sun was setting in the west, and its fiery red afterglow fell on the towering city wall.
Floating lanterns rise from all over the city, some are clusters of flowers, some are in the shape of auspicious animals, some are like fairies flying to the moon, and some are like the Milky Way falling on the world.
These lanterns are not only for festivals, but are symbols of some powerful forces and great parties in the city.
Among them, a colorful giant dragon fish is the most eye-catching.
The dragon fish floated in the center of the city, and its light shone, illuminating the area colorfully and dreamlike.
Chen Cheng looked at it from a distance. Although he was curious, he didn't ask much.
After all, that is still too far away from me.
After entering the city.
Everyone got off their mounts and entered on foot. This was the rule in the city. Of course, the streets were full of pedestrians and their mounts couldn't run fast at all.
Xiang Poji seems to come here often and is familiar with the roads.
Zhou Chu was obviously here for the first time. He was full of curiosity about everything he saw and kept asking questions like this.
Xiang Poji and Lu Xinghe were in a good mood and took the trouble to answer and explain.
Ye Yilan, however, cherishes words like gold and hardly speaks.
Chen Cheng didn't say much, he just listened silently, memorized, and filtered out information that was useful to him.
"Junior Brother Chen!"
At this moment, a fat man suddenly rushed out of the crowd and came to Chen Cheng with a smile on his face. He put his arms around Chen Cheng's shoulders and began to get close to him. "I never thought that you and I are so destined to meet here! Do you want to eat? If you haven't eaten, let's come together! My treat! My treat!"
That's right!
The person coming is none other than Meng Meng.
When Lu Xinghe and Ye Yilan saw this, they both cast disdainful looks at Meng Meng, and by the way, their eyes on Chen Cheng were obviously colder.
"Who is this?"
Xiang Poji looked at Meng Meng, then looked sideways at Chen Cheng.
"This is Senior Brother Meng." Chen Cheng introduced casually, "He is also a disciple of the Outer Sect under the alliance."
"Greetings to Senior Brother Meng!"
Xiang Poji and Zhou Chu immediately clasped their fists and saluted.
Immediately afterwards, Xiang Poji grinned and took the initiative to invite. "Senior Brother Meng, if you are alone, you might as well come with us. I have reserved a seat at Heavenly Auspice Tower."
"Heavenly Auspice Tower? That's a great relationship!" Meng Meng chuckled, ready to agree.
"Ahem."
Ye Yilan suddenly snorted coldly.
"Jie, Junior Sister Ye and Junior Brother Lu are here too!" Meng Meng looked sideways, and the smile on his face was obviously more playful.
"Greetings--Greetings to Senior Brother Meng--" Lu Xinghe's tone was a little unnatural, but he still bowed politely.
Ye Yilan, however, had a cold face and had no intention of saluting Meng Meng.
"What? Junior sister Ye doesn't welcome me?" Meng Meng smiled hoho, not at all annoyed, and not at all like a senior brother.
Ye Yilan said coldly, "Senior Brother Ding is here tonight."
"Ding Dekun?" Meng Meng said with a smile, "Forget it, since you don't welcome me, I won't bother you."
"What are you talking about, Senior Brother Meng!"
Xiang Poji smiled heartily and said, "We are all from the same school, how could we not welcome you----"
"Ahem."
Ye Yilan snorted again.
Xiang Poji seemed to realize something, and swallowed the last half of the sentence.
Meng Meng was still smiling, but stopped talking to others. He just patted Chen Cheng on the shoulder and said with a serious face, "Junior brother Chen, let's give it up for today. Let's get together again tomorrow."
Chen Cheng nodded.
Meng Meng grinned, then turned around and merged into the crowd.
At this moment, Ye Yilan and Lu Xinghe looked at Chen Cheng with colder eyes than before.
Lu Xinghe even specially called Xiang Poji and Zhou Chu to his side, lowered his voice and said something. Then, even Zhou Chu's eyes changed when he looked at Chen Cheng.
However, Xiang Poji was as usual, and his attitude towards Chen Cheng did not change at all. He was afraid that Chen Cheng would be too worried, so Xiang Poji even took the initiative to walk beside Chen Cheng, talking and laughing, to lighten the atmosphere.
After a while.
Everyone arrived at Heavenly Auspice Tower smoothly.
It was a restaurant with an extremely luxurious appearance, seven stories high, and the floating lantern on the roof was a white lion.
The pure white light falls down, and the pavilion looks like snow, so beautiful.
After the horses were handed over to the waiters who greeted the guests, everyone went directly to the main entrance, and immediately a young and beautiful girl in cool clothes came to lead the way.
Arriving on the third floor, the girl gently opened the door of a private room.
At this moment, three other young men were already sitting in the box, all wearing rather luxurious brocade robes.
The young man sitting on the main seat in the center is not only luxuriously dressed, but also exudes a noble aura from his very core.
Ding Dekun?
Chen Cheng subconsciously thought of the name mentioned by Meng Meng.
At the same time.
Ye Yilan was the first to enter the box.
She, who had been cold-faced and taciturn throughout the whole process, suddenly became smiling and sweet, saying in a sweet voice, "Senior Brother Ding, I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. I'll punish myself with a drink first!"
(End of chapter)