UGB Chapter 1964 White Rock City
Chapter 1964 White Rock City
Chapter 1964 White Rock City
"Then I wonder what are the benefits of becoming the city lord's personal guard? What does it take to do it?"
Luo Hong asked further.
“I believe that you two Daoists have seen along the way that the environment in Jilinkong Realm is close to that of the ancient times, and resources are scarce.
Therefore, our only source of food is these scaly beasts that have mutated from magical beasts.
Among the four affiliated cities, the reason why our Baiyan City is the strongest one is because we have the most hunting grounds.
Each hunting ground must be guarded by a Taiyi Xuanshi, otherwise it will soon be occupied by scaled beasts above the earth level.
We, the city lord's personal guards, don't have to do anything at ordinary times. We just need to kill or drive away the earth-level scaled beasts when they appear in the hunting grounds we are responsible for.
Of course, if you think you can't complete the task alone, you can pay some beast cores to ask others for help."
Having said that, Xu Yinglong paused for a moment, then pointed at the scaly earth dragon and continued:
"Xu and my brother came here to kill this beast, but judging from the previous ambush, this beast must have been deliberately driven here by Puppet City. If the two of you hadn't taken action, we brothers would have died by now!"
After saying that, the two of them bowed solemnly to Luo Hong and Zhu Yan to express their gratitude.
"I see. It is fate that we meet. Brother Luo and I don't know where to go. Please take us to Baiyan City."
Luo Hong nodded, and he understood the position of a Taiyi Xuanshi in this Jilinkong Realm.
The only resource here is scaly beasts, so with each additional hunting ground, the city will become much stronger.
Because of the threat of earth-level scaled beasts, the number of hunting grounds is linked to the number of Taiyi Xuanshi in the city.
There is no doubt that, considering the development of a city alone, the more Taiyi Xuanshi there are in the city, the better, not to mention the daily support!
There is a Daluo Xuanshi in charge of the main city of Xuancheng, so Luo Hong will definitely not go there in the short term.
Baiyan City is the strongest among the four affiliated cities and has the most beast core resources. It is the best place for Luo Hong to go now.
"That's great. We brothers will definitely introduce you two Taoist friends to the city lord in person!"
Xu Yinglong was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately patted his shriveled chest and said.
Because the Xu brothers had lost their blood and essence, they did not bother to clean up the body of the scaly-armored earth dragon and set off with Luo Hong and the other two.
After traveling for more than a month, the group finally saw two white peaks standing side by side in the gradually rising sandstorm.
I saw that both mountains were thousands of feet high, with steep rocks protruding from their peaks. Like the surrounding wasteland, there was no vegetation on their surfaces. Moreover, they were severely weathered, with many potholes and holes of varying sizes.
Luo Hong looked up and saw a huge city located between the two peaks. The city walls were the same pale white as the peaks on both sides, and the surface was covered with various claw marks.
When he reached the foot of the city, Luo Hong was not surprised to see the three big words "Bai Yan City" above the city gate.
Without anyone knocking on the door, the guards recognized the Xu brothers. After briefly asking about the origins of Luo Hong and the other two, they opened the city gate.
Along with the sounds of mechanisms, two extremely heavy white city gates slowly opened inward, which immediately made the Xu brothers breathe a sigh of relief when they saw this.
"You three, please come inside!"
After a greeting, the two of them took the lead and walked towards the city.
Entering the city gate, you will see a group of low houses, which are basically made of earth and stone. Some are decorated with animal bones, and some have scales on the walls. The style is mainly rough.
"The castle in front is the city lord's mansion. Let's go straight there."
Walking on the avenue, Xu Yinglong pointed to a huge white castle at the end of the road.
"Senior Xu, judging from the condition of the city wall, there should be beast attacks from time to time, right? Why do we need to build a city between two mountains? Wouldn't this give those scaly beasts an advantage?"
Because she didn't want to cause trouble, Zi Ling had already put on a veil to cover her stunning face.
But once she opened her mouth, many passers-by were attracted by her soft voice.
"Haha, fairy, you don't know that there is another natural disaster in this Jilin Sky Realm, called 'Bifeng'.
Even Taiyi Xuanshi like us can't withstand it when it blows, and it can last for months, so all cities must be built in places suitable for shelter."
Before Xu Yinglong could speak, Xu Yinghu on the side started to explain.
"My two Taoist friends, that is the hunting team you mentioned, right?"
At this time, Luo Hong pointed to the side of the road and asked a group of Xuanists surrounding two lizard-scaled beasts.
“Yes, there are many hunting teams like this in the city. Some of them only operate in fixed hunting grounds, while others are always changing.
If you two Taoist friends want to obtain more resources in the future, it would be best to train one or two hunting captains."
Xu Yinglong turned his head to take a look, then told Luo Hong about his experience.
Later on the road, they walked and introduced the various conditions in the city to Luo Hong and the other two.
When the three arrived at the gate of the white castle, they already had a basic understanding of Baiyan City.
The production and life in this city are very simple. All those below the Xuanshi serve the Xuanshi, and those above the Xuanshi are divided into three classes according to their cultivation.
True Immortal Xuanshi are the basic members of the hunting team and the guards of various places in the city; Golden Immortal Xuanshi can become hunting captain and deputy captain, or hold management positions in the city; the last Taiyi Xuanshi are the rentier class who are responsible for providing shelter and enjoying most of the resources.
The so-called city lord is the strongest Taiyi Xuanshi. His power in the city is similar to that of other Taiyi Xuanshi. The only special thing about him is that he can trade with the main city in exchange for many precious resources including heavenly-grade beast cores!
Since they had informed the group on the way, they did not encounter any obstruction at the door and entered the castle directly.
The space inside the castle is quite large. There is a huge brazier hung on the wall every few feet. It contains the fat of some kind of scaly beast. There is no smoke when it is burning, but there is a faint fishy smell in the air.
Following the stone stairs to the third floor, Luo Hong soon met the mayor of Baiyan City.
This is a huge hall. There are braziers made of giant beast skulls on all four walls. The flames in the braziers dance, illuminating the entire hall.
There was a star map carved on the ceiling, exactly the same as the one Luo Hong saw at night.
A fat, bearded old man in a gray robe was sitting on a large white stone chair, smiling at Luo Hong and the other two who came in.
Luo Hong's spiritual sense moved and he detected the aura of the late Taiyi Dao in him.
There was another person next to him, a short, ugly boy who looked a bit like a pig.
At this moment, he was lying on a stone chair and snoring, and did not notice Luo Hong and the other four people coming in at all.
"I am Sun Tu, the mayor of Baiyan City. I heard that you two are monks who were just exiled from the outside world. I wonder what the situation is like in the Holy Land now?"
It has been a long time since outsiders entered the Jilin Void Realm, so Sun Tu couldn't help but feel a little curious.
"The Holy Land is still ruled by Time and Space Fish, but it has been very unstable recently due to the fight for the throne. The three of us were unfortunately involved in it and were exiled here."
Luo Hong knew very well that the cultivators in Jilinkong Realm were not on good terms with the Yeyang royal family, so he said that the three of them were the ones being persecuted by the royal family.
“Humph, the Yeyang royal family has never behaved like human beings!
However, although this Jilin Sky Realm is desolate, it is very suitable for us Xuan cultivators to practice. I believe you have collected some beast cores on the way, right?"
After cursing, Sun Tu reached out and grabbed a handful of animal cores the size of longan from a container beside him.
“Although this item contains the blood and energy of those scaly beasts, it is very easy to dissipate. If it were in the outside world, it could be preserved, but here we can only take it out and use it.
But since City Lord Sun has collected so many, I think there must be other ways to preserve them."
Zhu Yan, who had been silent all the way, suddenly spoke at this moment.
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Zhu, you don't know that the energy and blood power of these beast cores is not the key. Their real value lies in the gentle spatial power they contain.
The reason why our Xuancheng can train so many Xuanists to resist the scaled beasts and gain a foothold in this scale-accumulating empty realm is because we possess the secret technique of refining these beast cores.
As long as the three of you officially join my Baiyan City, I can immediately offer you this secret technique!"
Sun Tu laughed and made a promise.
"There is such a secret technique! In this case, please accept our greetings, City Lord!"
Zhu Yan took the lead and bowed.
"Great, great, with the three of you joining us, our Baiyan City will surely prosper!"
After saying this with a smile on his face, Sun Tu looked at the Xu brothers again, took out a small bottle from his arms and said:
"You two have made great contributions in recommending me, so I will give you this bottle of Blood Jade Pill as a reward. It will also help you recover sooner."
"Thank you City Lord!"
The Xu brothers naturally hurried to thank him, as this was exactly what they needed.
"City Lord Sun, I heard that every Taiyi Xuanshi can open a hunting ground around Baiyan City. I wonder what the specific rules are?"
Luo Hong asked at this time.
“I was just about to tell you about this. There are no restrictions on opening a hunting ground, as long as you don’t conflict with others.
The only thing you two need to pay attention to is the sense of proportion. You have to make sure you can defend the hunting ground you open.
In fact, the biggest force in the Scaled Sky Realm is still the Scaled Beasts, so you two must not be careless."
Sun Tu warned solemnly.
"What if Luo doesn't open up a hunting ground?"
Luo Hong said with a smile.
"If you don't open up a hunting ground, I won't expel you from Baiyan City, but I will definitely not give you the Earth-level beast core every year."
Sun Tu's face froze when he heard this, and he was a little confused about what Luo Hong was up to.
"Haha, City Lord Sun, you misunderstood. I never thought of living and eating for free in Baiyan City. It's just that I am confident that I have some skills in refining equipment, so I want to try to see if I can use these beast cores to refine something."
Luo Hong chuckled and stated his purpose.
Opening up hunting grounds, forming hunting teams, and enjoying profits from the profits is certainly a good way to obtain animal cores, but the effects are also extremely slow.
Luo Hong would not stay in this Jilin Sky Realm for thousands or tens of thousands of years, so this smooth road was obviously not suitable for him.
And just by looking at Sun Tu's eyes that suddenly lit up, one could tell how wise it was for Luo Hong to expose his weapon refining ability at that moment.
"May I ask how confident you are, Brother Luo?"
Sun Tu asked hurriedly.
Among the five cities of Xuancheng, only Madam Liuhua can use beast cores to refine weapons!
In the transactions between Baiyan City and the main city, a large share was used to exchange for those beast core weapons.
If Luo Hong really has this ability, the benefits to Baiyan City will be far beyond what a hunting ground can achieve!
"Please give me a beast core."
Luo Hong did not answer directly, but stretched out his hand to ask for it.
Sun Tu was not stingy and casually threw a yellow beast core to Luo Hong.
In the previous conversation with the Xu brothers, Luo Hong already knew that the cultivators in Xuancheng divided the beast cores into four levels: "Heaven, Earth, Black and Yellow".
From top to bottom, they correspond to the four realms from Daluo to True Immortal.
In other words, what Luo Hong and his team had obtained when they killed the scaly-armored earth dragon before was an earth-level beast core, but the one in his hand now was only a mysterious-level beast core.
These four levels can be distinguished simply by looking at the size of the beast core.
Placing the mysterious beast core in his palm, Luo Hong clasped his hands together and secretly activated the laws of space.
After an effort that made sweat break out on his forehead, he spread out his hands, and the beast core in them had turned into the shape of a flying knife.
Although it is not very regular, being able to do this in the Jilin Sky Realm is already amazing!
"Great! I didn't expect that Brother Luo has such a method! That's really great!"
Sun Tu was not someone who did not understand refining equipment. He could tell at a glance that this shape was not forced out. This Luo Hong really had hope of refining something!
"This is all I can do for now, but as long as I can get enough beast cores to try, I can produce a decent finished product within a year."
Luo Hong said confidently.
He had the laws of space, so it was not difficult for him to plastically refine these beast cores. In addition, his immortal energy was not completely inoperable, so there was no possibility of failure in simply refining the equipment.
“Don’t worry, Brother Luo, I will definitely provide you with enough beast cores for you to try!
As long as you can produce a finished product as scheduled, I will also reward you with ten Earth-level beast cores!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Tu made the decision without thinking twice.
Afterwards, the three of them were arranged to live. Zhu Yan was next to Luo Hong, while Zi Ling was treated as Luo Hong's Taoist partner and was arranged to live together with Luo Hong.
Inside the room, Zi Ling put down the bone fragment in her hand and said in a daze:
“No wonder City Lord Sun is so generous. It turns out that this secret technique of refining beast cores requires blood essence to activate. Even if I work non-stop, it will take me seven days to refine a yellow-level beast core.
If you don’t want to overly deplete your essence and blood, you must recuperate for another seven days.
At this rate of consumption, there must be a lot of yellow-level and black-level beast cores accumulated in the city, and he doesn't have to worry about us pocketing them."
"Haha, that's only for ordinary people. Luo will be in seclusion next. If you want to go out, remember to bring Zhu Yan with you."
Luo Hong chuckled. He didn't need to use this secret technique to refine the beast core, and there was no need to waste the beast core on trial and error in refining the weapon.
Looking at the three hundred Xuan-grade beast cores that had just been delivered to him, Luo Hong seemed to see his own physical cultivation level at the middle stage of Taiyi in a year!
(End of this chapter)