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Zhao Shoushou personally received every interested Golden Core monk who came, but he hadn't yet selected a suitable monk.
Whether it is a Jindan monk joining the dungeon or a dungeon choosing to join a monk, it has always been a two-way choice that is cautious.
At the beginning, he just stepped on the subcontinent and joined the dungeon in the center of the earth ignorantly, but it was because of the upcoming resource competition. Otherwise, how could a dungeon with the ancestor of the Yuanying ancestor so easily recruit a complete dungeon? Strange monk.
"Sun Daoyou came from thousands of miles away, thank you Mr. Zhao here." Zhao Shoushou was standing at the gate of the city lord's mansion at noon that day, and when a monk dressed in green appeared at the gate, he greeted him enthusiastically.
Sun Jichang, a monk on the first floor of Jindan, also came from a dungeon that was attacked and damaged by monsters just now. He possessed a third-tier low-grade flying sword magic weapon, and after careful consideration, he was the first to be invited to join.
Under normal circumstances, a dungeon populated by Jindan stage monks would not have such a speed of development and potential, and naturally it was not too attractive to monks of the same level.
The smooth development of the dungeon at the bottom of the lake and the fact that it has attracted a large number of monks of the same level to apply for it is due to the fact that he ventured to the gravel city to file for the record and successfully left traces on the jade slip map, as the saying goes: Once the plane tree is planted, the phoenix will come.
"Meng City Lord is waiting here, Sun Jichang is ashamed." This monk, who is more than half of the scholar, also has the aura of a scholar.
"We will all be colleagues in the future, why should we be polite to each other here? Please, friend Sun Daoist." Zhao Shoushou led the way ahead, and the two sides moved towards the location of the City Lord's Mansion.
The lake bottom dungeon intends to recruit, and Sun Jichang intends to join, which can be said to be the intention of Lang Youqing's concubine, but some substantive conditions still need to be negotiated and reached by both parties.
Sun Jichang is willing to join for two reasons: first, the lake bottom dungeon has good development potential in the future; second, after joining, he can obtain some practice resources on a regular basis to meet his daily practice needs.
At present, most of the income from the dungeon at the bottom of the lake has been exchanged for spirit pills to maintain its cultivation needs. Zhao Shoushou now needs to divide a part of it, and the specific amount needs to be discussed carefully between the two of them.
Obviously, this is not a difficult question. An hour later, a notice was posted outside the city lord's mansion, and Sun Jichang, a monk at the early stage of Jindan, will be the elder of the lake dungeon to assist the city lord in handling various affairs.
Chapter 656 Departure to the Subcontinent
For the joining of a golden core monk, the whole dungeon at the bottom of the lake showed a warm welcome. After all, this is also a real increase in the background. Once it is attacked by monsters in the future, the possibility of stable survival will also be greatly improved.
The addition of another Golden Core cultivator will not have any adverse effects on the other cultivators. How can these people object?
"Supplying 300 yuan of high-grade spirit stones every year, plus a bottle of third-grade low-grade spirit pills, would directly divide a certain profit by more than half. I'm afraid the price needs to go up even more," murmured Zhao Shoushou in the City Lord's Mansion, his face full of pain.
In the case of limited income in the dungeon at the bottom of the lake, he was almost cutting his own body to recruit Sun Jichang, so the price he paid was not high.
On the contrary, the influence of the three low-grade third-level spiritual materials on him is not too great. Some of the accumulations accumulated over the years since he was promoted to Jindan still remain. , some spiritual materials are also indispensable.
Zhao Shoushou even obtained a third-tier mid-grade metallic magic weapon from the last cave. Although he couldn't refine it himself, he still treasured it and put it in the storage bag, preparing to trade it with other monks in the future. .
Magical treasure is an eternal topic for Jindan stage monks, and it is an extremely scarce and precious resource no matter when and where.
Since Zhao Shoushou recruited an early Golden Core cultivator to sit in town at a considerable price, Zhao Shoushou would not waste it in vain. After half a year, when Sun Jichang was very familiar with handling various affairs, Zhao Shoushou was fully prepared and went out again Path of exploration.
The goal this time is the only majestic aboveground city located in the center of the subcontinent, apart from Gravel City’s routine filing every few years. It is said that there are more than one incarnation late-stage monks who are only one step away from ascending to the spirit world The place to sit.
Undoubtedly, it is also the city that is second to none on the entire subcontinent, with the most complete collection of treasures. How could he not go to such a majestic place to find out?
The lake bottom dungeon is located in the northwest region of the subcontinent, and is more than 20 miles away from the above ground city. Even if a Jindan cultivator goes all out to face all kinds of difficulties and obstacles, it will take two years.
Since Zhao Shoushou's purpose is to travel, he will not just focus on moving forward, and it will take more time. According to his estimation, it is quite normal for at least three to five years and more than ten years.
"The city lord has really decided to go on a trip? Jichang has recently been promoted to Jindan, and his cultivation has just stabilized. He can't even use treasures to protect himself. His combat power is really limited. Once a monster attacks the city, it may be difficult to resist." In the city lord's mansion on this day, Sun Jichang was Hard to persuade.
Since he joined the dungeon in the center of the earth, although Sun Jichang held the position of the guardian elder, he has the full power to handle all kinds of affairs in the dungeon, so he has enjoyed the convenience of being in control.
Originally, he just thought that the city lord was concentrating on retreating to improve his cultivation, but he never expected that the previous series of things were simply exercises.
"The location of the underground city in the center of the earth is hidden, the area is small, and the number of monks coming and going is limited. It does not pose a great threat to the surrounding area. As long as the area is not expanded rashly, it will not easily attract the attention of the surrounding monsters, not to mention there are third-tier mid-level dungeons. The colored glaze chaotic array protects each other, without worrying about safety issues.”
"In the days when Mr. Zhao left, you only need to follow the steps. What's more, the two cormorants mentioned before will be promoted to the third-rank low-level spirit beasts within three years. After they return to the dungeon, they will definitely go to the dungeon. It is impregnable." This trip has already made up its mind, and it will definitely not be changed easily.
Not to mention the dungeon at the bottom of the lake, even the entire subcontinent is just a passing passerby for him, and the purpose of everything is to improve his cultivation after all.
The purpose of building the dungeon at the bottom of the lake was also to have a safe place to practice, and to earn a certain amount of practice resources, and that's all for improving the cultivation level.
If one day the dungeon becomes a shackle for cultivation and promotion, Zhao Shoushou will also completely forget about it without hesitation, without any hesitation or reluctance.
It's not that Zhao Shoushou is ruthless, it's that monks have limited energy, so they can only put the promotion of cultivation base first, and everything else is for this purpose.
Only those who understand Zhao Shoushou's purpose and experience from beginning to end can understand all his decisions, and it is doomed that Sun Jichang's persuasion will not be effective.
Ten days later, the two Golden Core cultivators said goodbye at the exit of the dungeon at the bottom of the lake, and there was more reluctance and a little bit of fear on Sun Jichang's face.
"Mr. Zhao's trip this time will not exceed ten years. You just need to stay in the dungeon, and you can go there." After a few words, Zhao Shoushou's figure disappeared into the distance.
After an incense stick of time, Sun Jichang finally walked back to the dungeon. Half a day later, the whole dungeon was closed again, and the monks' access was greatly restricted.
Zhao Shoushou was naturally unaware of some changes in the dungeon at the bottom of the lake, not to mention that even if he knew that everything would happen, he would still choose to move forward.
On the subcontinent, there is not much difference from the last time I went to Gravel City, except for the roar of various monsters one after another, there is no obvious difference.
These roaring monsters are mainly low-level monsters that have just opened up their intelligence. The third-level monsters that can really occupy a stable territory have always been hiding in the dark like a vicious snake, waiting for a blow Chance to kill.
In addition to several times of improvement in cultivation, the third-tier monsters' spiritual intelligence is no worse than that of normal monks, and they pay attention to being targeted.
Starting from the dungeon at the bottom of the lake all the way to the aboveground city, he needs to pass through more than forty dungeons of different sizes and types. There is no doubt that each dungeon has different characteristic spirits, which is also the reason why he went all the way. one of the goals above.
The price of the same treasure in different dungeons is completely different. For example, the simplest low-grade spiritual rice is worth about half a piece of low-grade spiritual stone in the place of production. Returning two low-grade spirit stones increases its value by four times.
As a Jindan stage monk, Zhao Shoushou was undoubtedly going to sell some high-level treasures. This was also a rare opportunity for him to earn spirit stones.
According to estimates, if everything goes well, you can earn at least 3000 yuan of high-grade spirit stones through a simple price difference, which is worth a third-rank low-grade magic weapon of average quality. At the same time, it may be said that there are still some leftovers.
"Building under the boundless yellow sand, this yellow sand city has some characteristics." This is also his first goal.
Chapter 657
Huangsha City is an underground city located in the famous quicksand desert on the subcontinent. There are six Jindan stage monks sitting in the town. This is the most critical step for monks.
The Quicksand Desert is ravaged by strong winds all the year round, except for some special plants and unique monsters, there is no breath of life.
The reason why it is called the quicksand desert is because the terrain here is constantly changing. The desert flows around under the action of the wind. A sand dune today can become a sunken bunker tomorrow, which is unpredictable at the end.
Moreover, in the quicksand desert, the environment is barren and the supply of spiritual power is scarce. All the materials needed for cultivation need to be transported from a long distance, and the price remains high and the supply exceeds demand.
However, here is rich in a second-grade high-grade spiritual material called "gilt gold", which is needed in most of the refining process of spiritual weapons, and is also an indispensable part of the refining process of some magic weapons. It is an adhesive that can adjust the better fusion of spiritual materials with different attributes.
It can be seen from this that on the subcontinent, the supply of second-tier high-grade gilt has always been in short supply and the price is high. Under the temptation of sufficient profits, a large number of monks will naturally go to Huangsha City to participate in the screening of gilt.
In the depths of the quicksand desert, in some areas where underground rivers and spiritual power occasionally flow through, there will always be some gilding produced in this special environment over the years.
The monks only need to keep digging downwards in some newly created depressions. There are always more or less gold-plated coarse ore harvested every day. They only need to refine these to get the second-level high-grade with a wide range of uses. Spiritual material gilt.
The most indispensable thing in this famous quicksand desert are all kinds of desert depressions. As long as the monks here have enough patience, there will be no problem in earning the resources needed for cultivation.
The most attractive point for low-level monks should be that there is not much risk in panning for gold here. Just be careful of some changes in the sky and return to Huangsha City before the next wave of sandstorms arrives.
The only monster that inhabits here is a kind of desert scorpion, and there are not many of them. They are mainly of the first-tier middle-high grade and second-tier middle-lower grade.
Even monks in the Qi refining period, as long as they are in small groups, they can go to search for some gold-plated rough ore in exchange for some spiritual stones and elixir to improve their cultivation.
"The yellow sand is long and moving at any time. Thanks to the countless trees blocking it, otherwise it would have already gone south. Zhao is strange. How to build and operate a dungeon in such a place?" Fang Yi entered the quicksand desert, a wave of A strange feeling of desolation filled his eyes.
In addition to the endless heroic feelings, it is also difficult to completely offset the feeling of heroic shortness of breath. Two diametrically opposed feelings are filled in the heart at the same time, which makes it difficult to distinguish for a while.
However, there was no hesitation in the action under his feet. According to the markings on the map, he had to arrive at Huangsha City before the next wave of black wind came.
The black wind is a natural disaster on the quicksand desert. Once it blows, it will be boundless and endless. It has the function of eroding flesh and bone, and the damage to the monk's body is quite obvious.
Before Zhao Shoushou entered the Quicksand Desert, the last black wind had just ended, and there were still three days before the next one. It would take at least one day to reach Huangsha City from here. Hurry up and move on.
In fact, for the golden core stage monks, there is not much danger along the way. Naturally, Zhao Shoushou is not affected by bad luck, and every step has tribulations.
The journey went quite smoothly, without encountering the attack of the third-order desert scorpions that lived in the quicksand desert, and successfully arrived at Huangsha City in the evening of the same day, this underground city located in the center of the quicksand desert.
"Tsk tsk tsk, the green hills and green trees, the gurgling water, the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard for Mr. Zhao to believe that there is such a paradise in this desert." This was his first feeling after entering Huangsha City .
If it is in other places on the subcontinent, this kind of environment is nothing more than ordinary, but after thousands of miles of yellow sand raging, boundless, lifeless desert journey, how can we not feel emotional when seeing such a scene One or two?
This may also be the reason why Huangsha City can survive. Almost all monks who live in the quicksand desert or cross the desert need to rest here for a while.
Immediately after entering Huangsha City, he went to Fangshi. On the one hand, he sold some high-grade spiritual valleys that he brought along, and on the other hand, he naturally bought some refined second-grade top-grade gilt gold.
This place is located in the depths of the desert, and the few spiritual fields opened up in the dungeon are mainly used to grow some elixir, and the spiritual valleys of different grades can only rely on foreign transportation.
What Zhao Shoushou is carrying is the second-grade top-grade spiritual rice gold grains with the highest quality on the subcontinent. It is specially supplied to monks in the late stage of foundation establishment. A trace of effect is only negligible.
However, for all late-stage foundation-building monks, the most important thing is to break through the bottleneck and advance to the third rank of Jindan. No matter how small the effect is, they still will not give up easily.
Compared with other auxiliary natural treasures, golden grain spirit rice is already the most common and easiest treasure to obtain.
Even though it is expensive, this special Lingmi is very popular. Once it appears in Fangshi, it will be sold out immediately, especially for places like Huangsha City that do not have the conditions to cultivate it.
"Huangsha Pavilion, this is here. I hope to get a satisfactory deal." Zhao Shoushou stepped into the most magnificent industry belonging to Huangsha City. This is also the proper meaning of every dungeon. One of the means of spiritual stones and cultivation resources.
The purpose of his coming here is naturally to replace all the golden grains of spiritual rice with refined gilt. Presumably only this place has the strength to carry out such a large-scale and quantitative transaction.
"Senior, walk slowly, welcome to come to Huangsha Pavilion to trade again in the future." After a quarter of an hour, Zhao Shoushou left the attic contentedly, and finally exchanged a full [-] standard gilts at a ratio of four to one.
He only needs to bring these valuable second-tier top-grade gilts to the next dungeon to sell, and this alone can earn a full 800 yuan of top-grade spirit stones.
Two days later, after an overwhelming black wind in the desert passed, Zhao Shoushou embarked on the journey again, following the signs on the jade slips to the next underground city.
This unhurried journey, as if traveling, lasted for a year and a half. Apart from experiencing the styles of different dungeons and selling various spiritual objects along the way, it is naturally impossible to be calm. The ambush operations, the emergence of various natural traps, emerge in endlessly.
Chapter 658 The Majestic Aboveground City
Along the way, there were a total of three times that he almost fell under the ambush of monsters, and it was even more common for him to be chased by a third-tier top-grade monster.
When he succeeded in overcoming numerous difficulties and obstacles and successfully arrived at the upper city, Zhao Shoushou couldn't help standing still and sighing, tears flickering in his eyes.
Before leaving the dungeon at the bottom of the lake, even though I had sufficient psychological preparation, the difficulty along the way was still more difficult than imagined.
Only Patriarch Bei once visited this underground city when he was in the dungeon in the center of the earth, and he was so proud to write a book about it.
Zhao Shoushou was fortunate enough to read it after joining the Earth's Core Dungeon, and he learned a lot from it during his trip. Even though there are obvious differences after many years, some principles are common.
"The city above ground, and only here can monks live with dignity and dignity on the ground." Looking at the majestic city wall, Zhao Shoushou couldn't help but feel proud.
The city walls of the aboveground city are made of specially refined city wall bricks. Each brick is densely carved with array patterns, and there is a bronze mirror arranged at the same distance. In short, this aboveground city It is as solid as gold, and there are no monsters living within a radius of ten thousand miles.
There is no need to demonstrate by hanging the dead bodies of monsters here. Strong strength is the most powerful deterrent. In the subconscious concept of monsters, this is a forbidden place.
There are four gates in the underground city, two main gates and two secondary gates. Only monks above the Nascent Soul stage are eligible to pass through the main gate, and all the remaining monks line up in front of the secondary gate which is one size smaller.
The guards in front of each city gate are ten all Golden Core monks, including one Golden Core late stage monk, four Golden Core mid stage monks, and five Golden Core early stage monks.
This team of monks can arrange a large formation of Dao soldiers at any time. Once it is formed, it can fight against the monks in the early stage of Nascent Soul, which is enough to deal with various emergencies.
In addition, among the four walls of the underground city, there is a Nascent Soul cultivator sitting in command. When the two are superimposed, their power is far beyond imagination. Zhao Shoushou really can't imagine what kind of existence it is Monster beasts are qualified to wreak havoc and provoke here?
Four teams of Dao soldiers, four Nascent Soul cultivators, even in the face of the attack of a fourth-order high-grade monster, can take the lead in resisting one or two, waiting for the support in the city.
The Jindan cultivator may be regarded as a great figure outside, but he is quite insignificant in front of this majestic underground city.
Among the cultivators queuing up and waiting for inspection to enter the underground city, nine out of ten are golden core cultivators, and only a few of them are mid-to-late foundation-building cultivators. They should have lived in the underground city for a long time, mainly for high-ranking cultivators. Provide some basic services.
As for the monks in the Jindan stage, they can basically be divided into two types. First, they naturally live here for a long time with a high aristocratic atmosphere; , The injuries on his body are also one of the strong proofs.
Compared with the high-ranking former, Zhao Shoushou naturally paid more attention to the latter. Only after experiencing it personally can he understand the hardships involved.
The monks who can reach this place across tens of thousands of miles or even more than one hundred thousand miles, their own strength should not be underestimated, and their future development potential is even greater.
"Where did you come from? What is your business here? How long do you need to stay in the above ground city?" After a quarter of an hour, Zhao Shoushou finally appeared in front of the city gate after being illuminated by layers of copper mirrors.
As the only above-ground city, this is the central holy place for monks, and naturally it is also the place where some high-priced monsters hate it to the bone, wishing to uproot it.
The bronze mirror in front of the city gate is specially arranged for some special monsters that have tried to sneak into the aboveground city in various ways. It is called "Demon Mirror", and it will not harm the monks in any way.
"Zhao Shoushou has met fellow Taoists. A certain person is from the lake bottom dungeon under the gravel city, the core city in the northwest region. You can check it on the map. This time, he risked his life not far away for more than [-] li. He has admired him for a long time, and coming here this time can be regarded as an act of fulfilling his wish; the second is to buy some panacea to improve his cultivation." He explained quite clearly the ins and outs of himself.
The reason for this is to prevent the monks guarding the city gate from arousing bad feelings. Although they can't do anything to themselves, they have the right to temporarily detain them. They risked their lives five times to get here. He didn't want to waste time in front of the city gate.
"The confirmation letter of Gravel City does have the existence of the lake bottom dungeon"
"After checking with the demon mirror, there is no demonic aura"
"A whole body of blood and evil spirit mainly comes from various monsters"
After a cup of tea, the monks who performed their duties reported separately, basically confirming his identity, perhaps because he had encountered similar experiences and lessons in the past.
These doorkeeper monks admired all the monks coming from afar, but also had a certain degree of vigilance. They only handed over a temporary wooden identity card after going through layers of inspection.
"The aboveground city belongs to all human monks. Since the identity is unquestionable, you can go to the city. This wooden sign is valid for two months. If you have not left, please come to the city gate guard to replace it." After a simple and solemn exhortation, The leader just checked with the next monk.
As the core of the entire subcontinent, the aboveground city covers a vast area and is also restricted by air restrictions. Even monks in the Nascent Soul stage can only walk on foot.
In order to facilitate the monks' exchanges, there are naturally some special settings. Some cattle and horses can move forward automatically. The monks only need to input the destination and place certain spirit stones as required.
Other low-level monks manipulated pack bulls and silly horses to move back and forth in the city, sending monks to their destinations one by one, earning some meager income in this way to maintain their training needs.
In some inconspicuous corners or narrow streets, there are still some strong mortals waiting for the visit of monks in the form of ancient rickshaws, hoping to earn one or several pieces of spirit stones.