Start from Liaozhai to brush the gods and demons alone

Chapter 160 The City of Immortals
Standing beside Xu Ran, Hu Ruoling felt inexplicably relieved when he saw that his eyes had locked on the man in brocade clothes who was pinching the formula.

He reminded: "The brocade-clothed man is a cultivator of the ninth realm. Be careful, my lord. I will have no problem dealing with arresters of the same rank."

Hearing the conversation between the two, the man in brocade clothes actually slowed down the magic formula in his hand, and looked at Xu Ran and the mirror image meaningfully.

Said sarcastically: "The avatar is not bad, it can match the strength of the main body, and it can be regarded as a top supernatural power.

But with your cultivation base of the seventh realm, if you want to engage in diplomacy with me, it's a little too late. According to you, if this fairy can capture Li Bukuai alive, you can capture me alive? "

He laughed and said, "Is that so?"

At this time, the arrester also arrived. He stood beside the man in brocade clothes, and asked suspiciously: "Mr. He, why don't you do anything? What can we say to a monk in the seventh realm? Let's kill him quickly and catch that man." Sao Fox will definitely sell for a good price when he goes back!
The bone demon last time, my brothers and I made a lot of money. After we beat this little coquettish fox back to its original form, the price might be even higher. "

The brocade-clothed man laughed aloud, and said: "That's right, this coquettish fox is comparable to that bone demon in appearance and cultivation, but the value of the body is not the same, the fifth son of the county guard's family is just like this.

So this windfall must not be let slip away, but, Li San, do you know?This kid you look down on actually said that he wanted to capture me alive, ha ha. "

The policeman named Li San also laughed, as if he had heard the most incredible thing.

Do it!

Xu Ran didn't say a word to remind Hu Ruoling that the first to fight is always the first to fight.

He gave his side a god-like help, and he appeared behind the man in brocade clothes in a flash. At the same time, the mirror image had already applied the aging technique to the opponent.

Xu Ran's bone knife swept across, and the gray knife light carried the power of chopping and evil strikes, covering both of them within the attack range.

At the same time, the technique of the left hand changed, and the ice blast technique burst into blue-white light, and countless icicles enveloped the two of them at the same time.

He asked Hu Ruoling to hold back the police, just to tell them the strategy of stabilizing the army, he had already planned to make a profit.

With the strength that can't catch up to the ninth level, unless there are very special means, the power attached to attacking the man in brocade clothes can make him unable to eat.

"Ninth Realm?!"

The moment Xu Ran shot, the man in brocade clothes changed drastically. After being slowed down by the aging technique, his casting speed was half a beat slower than Xu Ran's.

He hurriedly danced an iron rod into a wind shield, resisting the gray light of the bone knife, and retreated in the air. He could only rely on body skills to avoid the attack of the ice blast, and he had no spare power to use his supernatural powers to resist.

The mirror image standing in front of Hu Ruoling seized the right moment, and at the moment when the man in brocade clothes flew backwards, Fajue pointed at him:
"Forbidden magic!"

The man in brocade clothes sank, and then fell back to the ground. He felt that the mana in his body had been frozen, and it was difficult to operate.

Fortunately, his iron rod can still be used to resist the attack of the bone knife, and the ice blast that cannot be avoided has no effect on him, and he is immediately happy.

But what he didn't expect was that the power of the bone knife was so great, even though the iron rod swung the bone knife away, it was still seriously injured, he groaned, and staggered back.

What a tacit understanding is Xu Ran and the mirror image, how tacitly is it? The knife light splits the stick shadow of the man in brocade, and at the moment when he appears defeated, it immediately triggers the special effect obtained by swallowing the dragon's horn with the blade of the dragon's tail.

"The thorn of the dragon, strike!"

With a flash of black light, it hit the right eye of the man in brocade. Before he could even utter a scream, Xu Ran's second knife followed. This knife was only aimed at him, and it was even more powerful.

With a splash of blood, the man in brocade clothes slanted his shoulders to his waist, and was cut two inches deep, and his intestines slipped out.

After two severe injuries, his health bar dropped to less than [-]%.

Xu Ran followed and slapped him on the face, "I said to capture you alive, are you not convinced?"

The man in brocade staggered back a few feet away, blood flowed into the column, and was sealed by forbidden magic, so he couldn't use any means of self-help.

Being humiliated by Xu Ran, hurt and angry, he rolled his eyes and passed out.

Xu Ran looked at his health bar, which was less than [-]%, and felt relieved, and threw him at the feet of Hu Ruoling's transformed fox, "Watch carefully, don't let him die."

Then he looked at the catcher. Just now, the catcher used the knife in his hand to resist the gray light of the bone knife. The knife was almost cut in two, and then he was hit by the ice blast, and his life was lost by more than half.

At this time, he was already lying on the ground, his face was buried in the mud, and the back of his neck was stepped on by the mirror image, with only a little more than [-]% of his blood remaining, barely maintaining his sanity.

Hu Ruoling recovered from the yellow transformation, and said in surprise: "I just used my supernatural powers, and you... you actually subdued them both?"

Xu Ran smiled lightly, "In this kind of place, if you want to do it, you have to fight it quickly, and it will change if you delay it."

Hu Ruoling stared at the two people on the ground, blinking her eyes, wondering what she was thinking.

After a while, he said: "My fox family has a secret technique that can manipulate people's minds, so Ruo Ling will help Mr. Xu interrogate the two, okay?"

"Then I'll have to work for Fairy Hu." Xu Ran walked straight towards the fainted man in brocade clothes, trampled the arrester unconscious under Mirror Mirror's feet, and kicked Hu Ruoling, "One person will interrogate one, and then they will confess to each other."

Seeing that Hu Ruoling picked up the policeman and went to the back of the rock, Xu Ran carried the man in brocade into the bushes by the roadside.

Manipulating his mind with the magic control technique, and then awakening him, he asked, "Who are you? What's the name of the big city under the mountain?"

The man in brocade clothes woke up leisurely, his eyes were absent, his expression was numb, and when he heard the question, he replied mechanically: "I am He Kun, known as He Yuanwai. My family has been in the restaurant business for four generations. The city below the mountain It is called Immortal County, and the great powers in the city have the chance to become immortals every hundred years, hence the name."

Is there such a place?
It sounds unreliable, Xu Ran said: "What is the chance to become a fairy?"

He Kun replied: "Every hundred years, the Daoguo Lingguan on the mountain will be opened once. At that time, all the great powers of the Sanxian realm will be able to enter and live in the temple for seven days, and discuss the Tao with the master of the temple. , Those who have a great chance can even enter the forbidden area of ​​Guannei, have a chance to get the Dao fruit, and ascend to the fairy world under the Dao fruit spirit tree."

Xu Ran squinted his eyes, savoring the two key words.

Once in a hundred years.

All Sanxian.

Every hundred years here, can there be a lot of loose immortals?
This is strange, it stands to reason that this is a sub-interface of the main interface where Dagan is located, and the concentration of aura should not be as good as Dagan, or comparable to Dagan.

Especially when I am standing here at this time, the concentration of aura here is not abnormal, how could such a situation happen?
You must know that Sanxian is a rare existence in Daqian, which one is not hidden in the forbidden area of ​​the major forces, while protecting the sect's forces from infringement, they are trying to find opportunities to ascend.

Xu Ran said again: "How many Loose Immortals and ninth-level powers are there in Immortal County?"

He Kun, a middle-aged man in Jinyi, replied: "There are five loose immortals, 26 in the ninth realm, and less than 200 in the eighth realm."

Xu Ran took a deep breath. If all the people here go out, I am afraid that the three leaders of the righteous way and the two great demon kingdoms will not be able to compete with them, right?

Although the situation of the other major forces is not very clear, he has been to Jianzong and has created almost all copies.

Xu Ran continued to ask: "What is the population of Shenxian County, when was it founded, and besides this city, are there any other cities or villages?"

He Kun thought for a while and said: "Shenxian County has a population of about 20, and the time of its establishment is unknown. There are no other places outside the city except Daoguo Lingguan.

It is said that at first this world was divided into several tribes, people lived in poverty and barbarism, monsters appeared in the mountains, they often devoured humans, and their lives were miserable.

Later, a great power came out, who not only subdued the monsters, but also unified the tribes, taught people to cultivate fields, domesticate livestock, and passed on writing and medical skills to people, and even taught people to practice the art of becoming immortals.

With his help and auspices, people built cities and all lived within the walls.

With the protection of the city wall, the people were protected. Later, their cultivation became higher and higher, and the monsters and beasts were gradually exterminated. Now this place is completely a human territory.

Later, that powerful person ascended to the upper realm, leaving behind the Daoguo Lingguan and the Daoguo Lingmu, which not only made the future generations well-fed, but also obtained a shortcut to ascension. "

There are similar myths about the origin of most ancient nations, Xu Ran nodded, "What is the name of that great man?"

He Kun said: "I only know the surname Su, the specific name is unknown, all of us respectfully call him Su Xianzun."

Su Xianzun... Su Xiantao, Su Xian.

Xu Ran's heart skipped a beat, and now it matched the legend of Xiantao, and also connected with the story of "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio".

He said: "With a population base of only 20, how did you cultivate so many high-level monks?"

He Kun's numb eyes became even more dazed, and he replied, "I don't understand what you said."

Xu Ran put it another way, "If a person has good aptitude and starts to practice at the age of five or six, how many years will it take to reach the sixth level?"

He Kun replied: "After the babies in the city are born, they will be tested for aptitude. They can be roughly divided into three categories: upper, middle and lower. The lower aptitude will not exceed the fifth level in their lifetime. Most of these people live in the outermost part of the city. Do some farming and auxiliary trades.

Intermediate qualifications are stuck in the eighth realm for life, and they are the middle class in the city.

However, the superior aptitude can break through the ninth realm. These people don't need to do anything, and all the cultivation resources are provided by the City Lord's Mansion.

The next thing is the high-level aptitude, I am only 46 years old now, I broke through to the ninth level at the age of 45, and my speed is at the middle level among the high-level aptitude. "

Breaking through to level 45 at the age of 80, and the city lord's mansion provided all the expenses. This guy was ripened in the greenhouse, no wonder it was such a dish.

Xu Ran said again: "You know that there are strangers coming in, you must know that there is a big world outside, the world here is so small, why don't you go to the outside world?"

"I can't get out," He Kun shook his head, "Even if he could go out, I'm afraid no one would be willing to go out. After all, there is no need to worry about food and clothing here, and there are people who provide all the expenses for cultivation, and they may fly to the fairy world. Who would be willing to go out?" Such a nice place?
Those people outside have tried their best to come to us, isn't that what they plan? "

There is some truth in saying so, Xu Ran understood the general situation in the city, and hurriedly asked about Gu Qingqing's situation, "What's going on with the bone demon you talked about with Li San, and the fifth son of the city lord's mansion?"

He Kun replied honestly: "A few days ago, a few people came from the outside suddenly, among them was a beautiful young woman who was captured by my uncle, me and others, and sold to the Fifth Young Master of the City Lord's Mansion on very generous terms.

Three days later, the fifth son will hold a big wedding with the bone demon, and the whole city will celebrate at that time.

The condition he gave us was that on the day when Daoguo Lingguan opens, he will give me one more place in the He family. "

Xu Ran snorted coldly, "As the young master of the city lord's mansion, he dared to raise the city to celebrate by blatantly buying a woman by force?"

He Kun hurriedly said: "It is not allowed to buy and sell among the aborigines in the city, but outsiders can.

Moreover, people from outside, regardless of gender, are in high demand. If a man from a family gets a young woman from outside, even if he originally married a regular wife, he can also help him to the rightful position.

Conversely, women in the city can also have children with foreign men, and the women's husband's family will raise them as if they were their own family members. "

"Oh?" Xu Ran's cognition was overturned, and he said, "Why?"

He Kun: "Because outsiders combine with people in the city, it is easier to give birth to children with high qualifications. This is an irreplaceable honor for every family."

So that was the case, Xu Ran said again: "What is your uncle's cultivation level? Who are the masters in the city lord's mansion, and what is the fifth son's cultivation level?"

He Kun: "My uncle is at the peak of the Ninth Realm, one step away from Sanxian, and is recognized as the sixth person in the city.

There are two Sanxian seniors in the City Lord's Mansion, the City Lord's Mansion and his wife, and the five young masters are at the peak of the ninth level, the eldest son of his family has the peak of the ninth level, and the rest are Under the ninth realm. "

It seems that this city lord's mansion is really a bit tricky, so Xu Ran asked about the situation in the city and the distribution of forces.

After getting the answer, he raised the knife and dropped He Kun's life, and put the body into the system space together.

After gaining killing experience and rewards, the system prompts whether to decompose his body.

Xu Ran looked at the reminder, but he couldn't get precious materials. He was not interested in human flesh, so he chose no.

After a while, Hu Ruoling also brought the policeman Li San over, and the two checked the confession they got, and after finding nothing wrong, Xu Ran killed Li San and collected the body.

Then he said to Hu Ruoling: "Fairy Hu, there are many masters in the city, and I'm going to the City Lord's Mansion to save people. It's inconvenient to go with Fairy Hu, why don't you and I just say goodbye."

Hu Ruoling hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Because there are so many masters in the City Lord's Mansion, Mr. Xu needs more help. Maybe Ruoling can help."

Your cultivation level is really not as convenient as mine alone, Xu Ran refused: "It's too dangerous, Xu can't take care of himself, so don't bother the fairy to risk himself."

He glanced at Hu Ruoling's face and figure, and said with a smile: "Based on Fairy Hu's conditions, as long as he doesn't take the initiative to cause trouble, he will definitely be very popular in Immortal County, at least it won't endanger his life, Xu still doesn't hurt Fairy gone."

Hu Ruoling naturally knew what Xu Ran was referring to, her face turned red, but she couldn't say anything more, "Then say goodbye, Ruoling will go to the city to find a place to practice in seclusion, it is a great opportunity to come here , not in vain for my 300 years of painstaking efforts."

As soon as these words came out, Xu Ran's face immediately turned ugly. If she hadn't led him to find the entrance and didn't show any hostility, it would have been too lazy to talk nonsense with her just by relying on this woman's tricks.

"Master Xu, take care."

Seeing the change in Xu Ran's face, Hu Ruoling's heart skipped a beat, she understood immediately as she was so clever, and hurriedly said goodbye and left.

After walking a few steps, she stopped unwillingly, turned her back to Xu Ran and said, "The Song family's affairs are not what you think, they are not my descendants..."

There was a piercing sound in her ears, she turned her head and saw that Xu Ran had disappeared from where she was.

I don't know if I heard her explanation.

……

Outside the city gate of Shenxian County, He Kun, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes, appeared, shook his sleeves, and walked slowly into the city gate.

This person was exactly Xu Ran who had changed He Kun's appearance with Yi Rongshi. If he entered the city in this way, he would not attract people's attention.

The He family is a well-known family in Shenxian County, and most of the restaurants, theaters and other entertainment venues are controlled by the He family.

Of course, these are not entirely the private property of the He family, but similar to a public-private partnership. The ownership of these places belongs to the people of the city, but the management and discourse rights are in the hands of the He family.

The He family, like the few people in the City Lord's Mansion, is a person who serves the property of all the people.

Of course, there are no casinos, brothels and other places in the city, which are illegal in Shenxian County.

With this status, Xu Ran's affairs are naturally much more convenient, and most people will give him some face.

As soon as his feet stepped into the Immortal County, Xu Ran was taken aback.

The city was full of people coming and going, and most of them had smiles on their faces.

Judging from people's complexion and attire, although there is still a gap between the rich and the poor, most of them are relatively rich, like some high-welfare countries in the previous life, where people live very comfortably and don't have to worry about basic life problems.

This is secondary.

What really shocked him was that there was only a city wall separating the inside and the outside, but the concentration of aura inside the city was several times that of the outside world!
No wonder here, people with good aptitude can cultivate to the ninth level within a few decades!

Could it be because of the Dao Fruit Spirit Tree?
(End of this chapter)