"No problem! Changwu, take the jade token from my Pill Cauldron Sect and send someone to the barbican to fetch a cultivator. He is a cultivator who has passed through the six gates of the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram!"
"Ah! There are even cultivators who have passed through the sixth level of the gate! Brother, this is true... I'll go arrange it right now!"
Yuan Changhe paid no attention to the waste pills; with a flick of his sleeve, the aura in the pill room dissipated.
He flipped his hand and took out a jade pendant, tossing it to Yuan Changwu beside him with a solemn expression on his face.
Upon hearing this Yuan Changwu, who was in the alchemy room, was startled, and the sinister look in his eyes was somewhat dispelled.
Having been based in Phoenix City for so many years, he naturally knew the power of the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram. He thought to himself: with his own realm and combat strength, he would never be able to pass through the sixth level. He never expected that there would be such a person in Phoenix City today.
No wonder my brother lost his composure. If we could recruit him into our sect and nurture him a little, he could become a Immortal Realm!
Thinking that as long as he could win this person over to join the sect, the strength of the Pill Cauldron Sect would increase again, which would also be a blow to the other two forces, Yuan Changwu felt a strange sense of pleasure.
After receiving the jade token from his elder brother, he rose to take his leave and went to arrange for people to receive the cultivators entering the city.
At the northern end of Phoenix City lies a square city stretching over a thousand miles, with countless towers and pavilions scattered throughout. Wide avenues extend beyond these buildings.
A light mist hangs in the air year-round, intentionally or unintentionally enveloping the entire city.
Its existence imbues this northern city with a peculiar law, which also faintly carries the meaning of the world's rules, so that the cultivators within it do not have to worry about being spied on.
The northernmost city is exceptionally famous in Phoenix City; it is the headquarters of the Rogue Cultivators Association Guild, one of the three major powers in Phoenix City.
With a powerful expert at the Immortal Realm presiding over it, this can be considered a city within a city!
There were many cultivators moving around in the city; they were all members of the Rogue Cultivators Association.
Branch Master Chen is quite tolerant of his subordinates, so he has the most cultivators in the Rogue Cultivators Association ' forces. However, the cultivation level and combat power of these cultivators are inferior to those of the other two forces.
However, under Branch Master Chen over the years, the Rogue Cultivators Association, with its advantage of having more manpower, has managed to open up many spiritual veins in the Red Land, and is now the force that controls the most spiritual veins.
At this moment, Branch Master Chen was in a jade pavilion. She was dressed in a plain-colored robe and appeared to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. Below, she wore a colorful ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress).
Her thick, black hair gave her a very elegant air. She wore simple hair ornaments, just a simple bun.
The leader had a face as white as a silver plate, with delicate eyebrows and a pair of almond-shaped eyes that resembled half a crescent moon. Her pearly white teeth and slightly parted red lips gave her a serene and graceful appearance.
Although he was dressed in plain clothes, his appearance suggested a prosperous and wealthy family, as described by the older generation in the mortal world.
At this moment, a white-robed cultivator was standing in front of the leader. When the leader came downstairs to greet her and spoke with the white-robed cultivator, he discovered that she was actually the same height as the white-robed cultivator.
Women of this height are extremely rare, and the true form of the leader is seldom seen. Although the white-robed cultivator was a man, he was somewhat reserved in front of the female Branch Master Chen.
"Master, these are the Spirit Stone paid by the guardians of each spirit vein. I have collected them all. The output from each spirit vein is stable, and I have not encountered any troublesome problems for the time being."
"On this trip outside the city, I encountered cultivators from the Red Land. Those people had impure intentions and even fought with me during the Mist Beast Tide. I barely escaped with my life after many efforts, and was rescued by the people from the City Lord's Manor's Mansion on the outskirts of Phoenix City."
"I've already collected all the Spirit Stone stones from the twelve spirit veins Phoenix City, but they're still with Old Pavilion Master Huang..."
After Pavilion Master Xu finished speaking, he handed a storage bag to Chen Yuping in front of him.
The small storage bag seemed incredibly heavy in his hands.
After traversing thousands of miles through the Red Land, overcoming numerous difficulties and the onslaught of the Mist Beast tide, they finally lived up to the leader's trust and brought the Spirit Stone resources produced by the spiritual veins into Phoenix City, transferring them to the leader's hands.
The vast amount of Spirit Stone contained here is crucial to the advancement of many cultivators in the Rogue Cultivators Association. He was a cultivator who went out of the city to contact the various garrison masters, and it can be said that he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the leader. He went through many hardships in the Land of Exile to collect these resources.
The Branch Master Chen entrusted him with this heavy responsibility shows his trust in him. Even if it costs him his life, he will bring the Spirit Stone resources from the Red Land to the Rogue Cultivators Association.
However, when Pavilion Master Xu spoke of Old Pavilion Master Huang, his words trailed off with a hint of hesitation, and a trace of doubt appeared on his face.
"Alright! You don't need to say anything more. I already know about Old Pavilion Master Huang's matter. But our Rogue Cultivators Association must not let this slip. Let's pretend that Old Pavilion Master Huang's matter never happened."
Chen Yuping raised her hand to interrupt Pavilion Master Xu, a deep sadness flashing in her eyes and an unyielding worry between her brows.
After Old Pavilion Master Huang's life tablet shattered, how could he not know that Old Pavilion Master Huang had met with an accident, and that the small spiritual vein had also lost its production of Spirit Stone?
After leaving Blackwater City, the Dharma Body headed towards the spiritual vein guarded by Old Pavilion Master Huang, intending to explore the small spiritual vein before meeting up with Pavilion Master Xu in the Red Land.
However, to everyone's surprise, the small spiritual vein was already deserted and desolate. Old Pavilion Master Huang had already died in battle, which was a significant blow to the Rogue Cultivators Association.
As an old cultivator of two thousand years, Old Pavilion Master Huang has been stuck at the Lesser Immortal Realm for a long time. His combat power is not to be underestimated, and there are not many people who can kill him in one fell swoop.
It is suspected that some force launched a large-scale attack, and even the Spirit Stone in the spiritual veins were completely mined out. Although Old Pavilion Master Huang and the small spiritual veins have been cut off, the Rogue Cultivators Association keep it a secret and can only investigate the clues in the dark.
In this Red Land, fighting and scrambling are commonplace, and the Rogue Cultivators Association themselves have committed their share of murder and robbery. This time, they'll just consider it a loss they've already suffered.
However, the matter of Old Pavilion Master Huang must not be known to others, otherwise it will lead to some unfavorable speculations about the strength of the Rogue Cultivators Association.
" Pavilion Master Xu, you must be tired from your journey. You encountered a horde of Mist Beast Mist Beast when you entered the city. Are you alright? Take the Spirit Stone resources down to the vault first. I trust you with the task of guarding the treasure vault!"
The sadness in Branch Master Chen's eyes quickly disappeared, and she extended her True Spirit to quickly scan the Spirit Stone resources in her storage bag.
After lowering his arm, he greeted Pavilion Master Xu with concern and then casually pushed the storage bag in his hand to Pavilion Master Xu.
Pavilion Master Xu heard the leader's concerned words, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he quickly reached out to take the storage bag.
As Chen Yuping's Adam's apple bobbed as if she were about to say something, Chen Yuping's expression changed instantly, as if she had sensed something. A powerful aura of a Immortal Realm instantly rose throughout the entire jade building.
The clouds above the city of the Rogue Cultivators Association Guild suddenly condensed, silently sweeping across Phoenix City like a ribbon of silk.
A thick cloud of water vapor swept through the air, and a powerful Power of Laws emanated from the dojo of the Rogue Cultivators Association.
" Pavilion Master Xu, recently upon entering the city, a cultivator actually passed through the Sixth Gate. Please use my jade token to gather people and go to the barbican to welcome that fellow Daoist. Be sure to invite him to the Rogue Cultivators Association's training ground for a chat!"
Chen Yuping kept her eyes fixed on the direction of the barbican, a hint of anticipation in her eyes. After speaking, she took out a jade token and handed it to Pavilion Master Xu along with her storage bag.
The excitement in Pavilion Master Xu's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a growing sense of unease. Could it be that those infighting desperados actually possess some skill?
He naturally knew the difficulty of the barrier passage in the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram. When he heard "pass through the Sixth Gate ", he subconsciously thought of his own situation. With his cultivation level and combat power, there was absolutely no way he could pass through the sixth gate.
He understood the leader's words. The Rogue Cultivators Association had just lost Old Pavilion Master Huang, a cultivator at the Lesser Immortal Realm, and internally, their strength was somewhat weakened.
The Rogue Cultivators Association join and bolster their ranks, so as soon as the leader sensed that a powerful being had entered the city and caused a sensation, he immediately sent him to recruit him.
Upon anticipating this, a hint of sadness flashed in Pavilion Master Xu's eyes. He knew the leader's respect for powerful beings.
As he bowed to take his leave, he secretly glanced at the helmsman's profile. The expectation in the helmsman's eyes deeply pierced his heart, causing a strange pang of sorrow to rise within him.
The three forces in Phoenix City each headed towards the barbican, creating gusts of wind in the air. It was clear at a glance that three powerful cultivators from the city had been mobilized, but no one knew why they had come.
The cultivators who entered through the barbican stopped in their tracks, their eyes filled with surprise and delight as they gazed at Deng Shouchong, who was dressed in black robes.
Phoenix City truly lives up to its reputation as a place of order. I never expected that someone from the City Lord's Manor would personally come to greet me after I entered. It was worth risking my life to pass through the three city gates and barriers.
Just as he was about to greet the people from the City Lord's Manor, the square-faced cultivator in the air spoke up first:
"I wonder which fellow Daoist has crossed the six-layered city gate barrier of my Phoenix City? I have been ordered by the City Lord to come and welcome you to my City Lord's Manor for a chat!"
"What! Someone has broken through the six layers of city gates' protective barrier!"
"How is this possible? I barely managed to get through three layers of city gate barriers, even with all my injuries! How could someone have made it through six layers of barriers?!"
"That's true. The cultivator who came with me boasted that he was going to try and break through the barrier of the fourth city gate, but he was gone when I came out!"
"If even four layers of city gate barriers are difficult to pass, how could a cultivator possibly pass through six layers of city gate barriers...?"
"No wonder the City Lord's Manor came to personally greet us; could there truly be a powerful figure among us in this Red Land!"
The cultivators outside the barbican looked at each other in disbelief, finding it hard to believe that anyone had already passed through the six layers of city gate barriers.
They had just escaped from the barrier, so they naturally knew the power of the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram. But the people from the City Lord's Manor had already arrived. Judging from the jade token on the square-faced cultivator's head, this was definitely not just empty talk.
Those cultivators who entered the city in groups inevitably whispered among themselves, creating a cacophony of murmurs outside the barbican.
As soon as Deng Shouchong finished speaking, another group of cultivators swept in from the south. Upon seeing Deng Shouchong's presence, they immediately used their energy to send sonic waves towards the cultivators entering the city:
"I have come on the orders of the Pill Cauldron Sect Master to invite fellow Daoists who have passed through the six layers of city gate barriers to come to my Pill Cauldron Sect for a chat!"
"Fellow Daoists, now that you've come to Phoenix City, you're friends of my Rogue Cultivators Association. Our association's Rogue Cultivators Association ground is located at the northernmost end of the city. Just mention my name, Pavilion Master Xu, Rogue Cultivators Association provide you with full assistance."
"I wonder which fellow Daoist has caused such a commotion. My Branch Master Chen, from the Rogue Cultivators Association, would like to make friends. Our Rogue Cultivators Association's dojo welcomes fellow Daoists to come and chat at any time."
Before the Pill Cauldron Sect cultivator could finish speaking, another group of cultivators swept in from the north. This group was quite large, led by the white-robed Pavilion Master Xu.
When he arrived, unlike the City Lord's Manor and the Pill Cauldron Sect, he didn't just ask who the cultivators were who had passed through the sixth city gate barrier. Instead, he greeted everyone first, making sure that all the cultivators present felt his presence.
Then, Chen Yuping's words were casually mentioned again, giving the impression that the Rogue Cultivators Association all cultivators entering the city equally.
After hearing the words from the City Lord's Manor, the crowd whispered among themselves, but after the Pill Cauldron Sect and the Rogue Cultivators Association spoke at the same time, the whispers turned into loud noises.
The barrier within this Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram is no ordinary object. A cultivator capable of breaking through six layers of barriers is truly a powerful figure, and indeed worthy of the three forces condescending to come and recruit him.
However, the cultivators from the City Lord's Manor and the Pill Cauldron Sect were inevitably a bit impatient. After arriving at the barbican, they only asked who the great experts were, completely disregarding the other cultivators.
Although the strong are respected in the Land of Exile, the fact that they were unintentionally ignored still made them feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Upon hearing Pavilion Master Xu's words, everyone turned their heads to look north.
The white-robed cultivator's words sounded quite friendly. Although he had come to the barbican for the same reason, he did show more respect to everyone.
All the cultivators immediately remembered the power of the " Rogue Cultivators Association' Association".
The people from the City Lord's Manor and the cultivators from the Pill Cauldron Sect immediately realized that the situation was not right and that they had been Rogue Cultivators Association.
Use their faces to gild the reputation of the Rogue Cultivators Association!
These words actually reveal the attitude of the Rogue Cultivators Association. They do need a powerful cultivator to bolster their position, but they still hold other cultivators in high regard.
This has always been Branch Master Chen's tolerant attitude, which is also the reason why the Rogue Cultivators Association been able to stand firm between the other two forces!
"Fellow Daoists, my City Lord's Manor's Mansion welcomes you all to serve us. All opportunities will be determined by your abilities!"
"Our Pill Cauldron Sect is also eager to recruit talented individuals. As long as you sincerely come to serve us, the sect leader will never be stingy with the pills!"
Seeing that Pavilion Master Xu had stolen the limelight, the cultivators from the City Lord's Manor and the Pill Cauldron Sect quickly changed their tune towards the cultivators in the arena. Then, looking at the smiling Pavilion Master Xu to the side, they sighed inwardly: they had indeed acted too hastily in front of everyone, and hoped that these words could win back some people's hearts.
Pavilion Master Xu stood in the center of the room, smiling as he looked at everyone. His white robes made him stand out strikingly.
His words just now were a veiled jab at the City Lord's Manor and the Pill Cauldron Sect. By the time they realized what was happening, the cultivators entering the city had already memorized the name of the Rogue Cultivators Association.
However, since the three forces had already made their stance clear, no powerful cultivators had been seen entering the city to pledge allegiance, suggesting they were waiting for the right offer.