I said I would turn back time

Just as Lin Xing and Tian Lian were discussing the problems of this world, a mountain city not far ahead gradually fell into their sight.

Different from the last time Lin Xing followed Tianlian to Qingming City, the mountain city in front of him still had large construction sites and many buildings under construction.

Lin Xing looked at this scene and said unexpectedly: "Is this a newly built city?"

Tian Lian said from the side: "This mountain city is called Cangjiang City. It is a city recently renovated and rebuilt by the Mingshan Sect. The terrain of the Mingshan Mountains changes every year, so the Mingshan Sect will also expand the terrain according to the changes in the terrain every year... "

Just when Tianlian was introducing the Cangjiang City in front of Lin Xing, he saw several men in robes walking up and smiling at them kindly.

"You two, do you want to buy land?"

"Are you interested in learning about the newly opened ley lines in Cangjiang City?"

"I have a newly built building on the riverside. The owner is sincerely selling it and is willing to give it a 20% discount. Let me take you two to take a look."

"I have a meditation room here. The landlord is in urgent need of money. It will be sold at a very cheap price. Do you two want to come and take a look? There is a carriage over there. I will take you two into the city."

Looking at the people who came forward to sell land to them, Tianlian smiled slightly: "Everyone, we don't want to buy land, so please give in."

Following Tianlian's slight smile, the faces of the people who gathered around the scene were stunned. They all seemed to ignore the existence of Lin Xing and Tianlian for an instant. In the blink of an eye, they dispersed one after another, and soon they enthusiastically looked at other people passing by. Flooded over.

All the way into the newly built Cangjiang City, Lin Xing could see many people standing on the street inviting people to buy land and houses. He asked curiously: "With so many people coming to sell land, could it be that the land here is not easy to sell?" ?”

Tian Lian said: "The land prices of the Mingshan Sect have risen to the sky, and it's time to come down."

"People who have the ability to buy land are more or less aware of this, and naturally they are not willing to invest any more money to buy it."

"Even the newly built Cangjiang City has been affected, and many construction sites under construction have stopped."

Entering Cangjiang City, Lin Xing could immediately sense from his spiritual sense that this city was much more desolate than the Qingming City he had visited last time.

There are only a few pedestrians on the large streets, and everyone is in a hurry, but there is no one in the rows of brand-new training rooms, and the small compartments are like empty honeycombs.

Lin Xing could also see signs posted on the outer walls of many training houses, including various banners for sale of houses and land.

The entire Cangjiang City seemed to be abandoned.

Tian Lian said: "Young Master Lin, the target of your luck collection this time is called Zheng Tu, and he is the head of the Zheng family of the Mingshan Sect. Even the head of the Mingshan Sect has to call him uncle when he sees him."

Lin Xing nodded slightly, remembering that the lord of Qingming City from whom he collected luck last time was also a direct descendant of the Zheng family.

The Zheng family is one of the three major families in the Mingshan sect, and its ancestor was one of the founders of the Mingshan sect. The Zheng family has a long history and occupies a pivotal position in the Mingshan sect.

"Zheng Tu has a lot of land in his hands. He controls seven of the cities on Mingshan Mountain alone, and this Cangjiang City is one of them."

"Now that the price of land in Mingshan is about to fall, Cangjiang City is the first to bear the brunt. This also means that this person's luck is gradually declining, and it is a good time to collect it."

"However, as the head of the Zheng family, Zheng Tu is always surrounded by a strong man from the Three Legends guarding him day and night. If he wants to collect it, his luck is not easy."

Lin Xing asked in surprise: "The master of the third inheritance is guarding him day and night?"

In Lin Xing's impression, each of the strong men of the third inheritance was the overlord of one party, able to dominate the world on their own.

He never thought that there would be a strong person from the third lineage who would be willing to act like a bodyguard, guarding others day and night.

Tian Lian smiled faintly and said: "Each of the nine sects has its own secrets, and the geniuses of the Mingshan Sect of all generations have to rely on the earth veins cultivated and built in the sect to practice."

"And every master who wants to cultivate his unique skills and break through to the third inheritance needs to refine an entire earth vein."

"So almost every strong man in the Mingshan Sect who breaks through to the third inheritance needs to make a deal with the sect, make a blood oath, and use his future combat power and realm to buy a land line."

Tian Lian sighed: "That's why in the Mingshan Sect, there are strong men from the third lineage who serve the higher-ups in the sect like slaves."

Just as the two were exchanging information about the Mingshan Sect, they saw the sound of a quarrel coming from ahead.

It turned out that many people blocked in front of the city lord's palace and shouted something.

"When I bought the land, you promised that the newly cultivated earth veins would be full of spiritual energy and the cultivation effect would be the best in the mountain. The price would definitely increase again in the future. Why are you lowering the price now!"

"I asked about the training room that the Mingshan sect borrowed so much money to buy. You guys turned around and said the price was lowered, so they lowered the price. Our lifetime hard work has been wasted by you."

"The ley lines in the west of the city have not been repaired until now. How long are you going to delay? Our whole family has already paid the money!"

Lin Xing felt something through his spiritual sense, and then he vaguely knew what was happening.

Tian Lian sighed at the side: "After the land prices in Cangjiang City fell, these people who bought land and houses couldn't sit still."

"For ordinary people who borrow money to buy land, once the land price drops, it will be equivalent to evaporating all the money they will make in the next few decades."

"For those large households who buy land and rent land, it is even more difficult for them to repay their debts, and they will lose all their money and become slaves to the Mingshan sect."

At this moment, Tianlian looked at a nine-story tower in the city lord's palace and said, "Young Master Lin, look, Zheng Tu is on that tower."

…

On the tower.

A slightly fat man with fair skin and dressed in Chinese clothes stood on the tower overlooking the scene of Cangjiang City.

There was no trace of labor on the man's face or hands... not even the slightest trace of cultivation.

His delicate skin and soft hair show that his body is well maintained.

And his plump figure made him stand out among the several strong men of the Mingshan Sect around him.

This man in rich clothes is Zheng Tu, the current head of the Zheng family of the Mingshan sect.

I saw Zheng Tu looking at the people making trouble outside the city lord's palace, and snorted coldly: "A bunch of mud-legged people, earn two pieces of silver every day, buy a palm-sized earth line room, and they dream that they can succeed in cultivation and one day be with me, Zheng Tu." Are we all on equal footing?"

"They don't understand at all that all their skills are given to them by us. When they pay off their debts obediently, they can contribute more to our Mingshan Sect."

"Everyone actually thinks that after practicing for twenty or thirty years, they can catch up with my Zheng family's accumulation of more than five hundred years."

"You think so? Xuanyin."

After saying that, he looked at Xuanyin standing nearby.

Xuanyin nodded slightly and said, "Elder Zheng, why did you call me back this time?"

Zheng Tu smiled and said: "You should repair the earth veins of Cangjiang City."

…

Outside the city lord's mansion.

Looking at the several figures in the tower, Lin Xing said, "Could it be that the weakest one inside is Zheng Tu?"

Tianlian nodded: "The Zheng family controls many masters of the Mingshan sect. This family member is enough to dominate even if they don't practice."

Lin Xing asked curiously: "The Mingshan Sect has been established for hundreds of years. Didn't the land prices rise or fall before? Didn't they fall until today?"

Tian Lian said: "Young Master Lin, you cannot treat the land price of the Mingshan Sect as a simple transaction, because the Mingshan Sect is one of the nine major sects in the world and has enough force to sweep all sides."

"In the past hundreds of years, land prices have plummeted more than once, but the Mingshan Sect has been able to weather it safely. An important factor is this extremely powerful force."

"For a long time, whenever land prices skyrocketed, the Mingshan Mountains were booming, always attracting many people to live and practice in the mountains."

"They will dream of becoming a master with the help of the earth veins, and look forward to working hard every day, and through decades of efforts, they will have their own earth vein in Mingshan Mountain. For this, they will even risk their own lives to achieve this goal. Mingshan borrowed money to buy land and a house.”

“And when more and more people come in, and land prices gradually increase to the limit and start to fall, the value of the land or houses that these people have exchanged for their lifelong struggle will be instantly wiped out, and they themselves will also be owed money. Due to the debt of the Mingshan Sect, I have completely become a slave here."

"Only then will they realize that the Mingshan Sect has been playing tricks on them from the beginning to the end. It is impossible for them to have their own place in the Mingshan Sect. After working in the Mingshan Sect for decades in vain, they turned themselves into the Mingshan Sect. A slave of the Shan Faction.”

"Of course, this is not absolute. Some strong men with extraordinary talents and successful cultivation will be accepted by the Mingshan Sect, and the best among them will join a big family like the Zheng family and become a part of this giant. "

"After the Mingshan Sect accepted a new batch of slaves and geniuses, Mingshan became empty again, and gradually attracted new people, and land prices gradually began a new round of skyrocketing..."

"In this round of operations, the Mingshan Sect relies on extremely strong force to suppress all dissatisfaction."

Hearing what Tianlian said, Lin Xing seemed to be able to see in his eyes that over the past hundreds of years, the Mingshan Sect had been squeezing groups of people who came forward one after another and dreamed of changing their lives.

And when he looked at Zheng Tu on the tower, he could vaguely feel an extremely strong luck appearing on him.

This kind of luck is so strong and deep that it can be said that Lin Xing has seen the most profound luck since he started practicing the Six Secret Immortal Refining Method.

The luck he had collected from the Lord of Qingming City before seemed to be nothing compared to this.

"As expected of someone who has mastered many of Mingshan's earth veins, his luck is indeed extraordinary."

"To collect the luck from this person, I'm afraid I have to find a way to outwit him..."

I have something to do, so I will update 3,000 words first, and I will add another chapter tonight. Will update at 6 o'clock tomorrow.