"However, the biggest trouble here is the fighting between the major sects. A piece of black gold can trigger a battle. Look, is there a fight going on over there?" Lin Aoxue pointed somewhere below.
Ye Liuyun took a closer look and saw that, sure enough, a group of monks were fighting in a rocky forest somewhere. They might have discovered a small black mine.
A small black gold mine can generally extract about ten kilograms of black gold, and a so-called piece of black gold is generally about one or two taels. One or two taels of black gold is worth one hundred spirit stones. Do you think they can not rob it?
Fights are particularly frequent in this place. Of course, Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue are wearing the uniforms of disciples of the four major sects, so other sects dare not provoke them.
However, the identities of the four major sects are not a golden ticket to immunity from death. Disciples of the four major sects are consumed every year, and most of them are consumed in the Falling Immortal Ridge.
After flying for a while, a city appeared in front of them. This city was wrapped in a formation and built in a crevice between mountains. It was inconspicuous and not a particularly large city.
However, there are still many monks coming in and out of this place, because this place is also regarded as a trading place for monks.
Not everyone is qualified to go to Yunhai City, a city that is specially used for trade among cultivators. Things there are very expensive, and one needs a certain amount of capital to go there.
Anyway, with Liuyang Mountain as the center, most of the cultivators in the area within a few hundred miles are concentrated in Liuyang Mountain. If they want to buy cultivation supplies, they will come here to buy them instead of going to Yunhai City.
Yunhai City is too far away for cultivators in the Lunhai realm. It takes three or four days of flying to get there. It is a little easier for cultivators in the Daogong realm.
The lower-level cultivators are miserable, almost having to survive in the cracks. There is no other way. No matter which world they are in, the distribution of resources will always be unbalanced.
Low-level cultivators have no chance and it is difficult for them to break through the Dao Palace in their entire lives. If they don’t break through the Dao Palace, how long can they live?
So Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue are still very lucky. At least they can become disciples of the four major sects. Their luck is probably better than others.
Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun soon arrived at the gate of Silent City. Except for the cultivators from the four major sects, cultivators from other sects had to pay an entrance fee of one spirit stone each time they entered.
"We have to pay to enter the city?" Ye Liuyun was stunned when he saw the monks entering the city.
"Nonsense, this is a safe area. Once you enter the city, you can basically avoid being attacked by monsters and beasts, and you can also avoid conflicts with other cultivators. The formation of this city was built by our four major sects, and the order is also maintained by our four major sects in turn. We will definitely charge for it." Lin Aoxue replied.
Ye Liuyun thought about it and it seemed to be true.
Lin Aoxue led Ye Liuyun and walked over. There were two doors in this place. They took a special passage. They didn't need to pay for this passage. They just needed to show their sect's identity token.
The Yanxia Sect is responsible for maintaining order in the city this month, so the guards at the door are all disciples of the Yanxia Sect.
After entering the city, there are many monks moving around, but the road is not wide, and there are houses and shops on both sides. Since this is a monk's market, there are naturally commercial shops.
All monks can rent a shop to collect materials, or sell materials as long as they have money.
Many small forces rely on this place to maintain their sect's income. They will bring the elixirs and treasures refined by their sect here to sell, and they will also collect some materials they need here.
Of course, the best locations are definitely occupied by the four major sects, but the largest commercial trading place in Silent City does not belong to the four major sects, but to an external force called Wanbao Tower.
I heard that Wanbaolou's business is spread all over Nanling and even all over Tang State. It is a very mysterious force. The price they charge for materials can be said to be the most reasonable, and the variety of goods they sell is much richer than that of the shops of the four major sects.
Although this place is not big, it has everything needed to meet the personal needs of the monks in Lunhai and Daogong. The most common shops in the city are monk inns, which are specially provided for monks to rest.
Some monks live here almost all year round.
"Wow! There are so many people! This is the first time I see so many people since I came to this world, and they are all cultivators." Ye Liuyun exclaimed as he looked at the various cultivators in front of him.
Looking around, it's not crowded, but there are at least tens of thousands of people moving around on this street in front of you.
This Silent City has four streets, each managed by one of the four major sects. That is to say, you have to pay fees to the sect on which you rent a shop or stall.
The order of the streets is also maintained by the four major sects themselves.
"Of course. Our side is the most lively area except for the Yun Sect's sphere of influence. At least half of the low-level cultivators in the Yun Sect's sphere of influence are concentrated here. How can it not be lively?" Lin Aoxue said with a smile.
Ye Liuyun was stunned. She had been staying in the Yunxia Sect and knew too little about the world of cultivation. Perhaps in her understanding, their four major sects were just small sects, but she did not realize that they were the pinnacle of the third level of Nanling.
If the direct territory of the Supreme Induction Sect is compared to the provincial capital, then the Yunhai City of the Yun Sect is the prosperous urban area, and their side is the key county town.
In the Nanling area, at the top of three steps, the first step is the Wudao City of the Tai Shang Ganying Sect, the most prosperous gathering place for cultivators in Nanling.
It is the gathering point for cultivators from the four mid-level sects, such as Yunzong’s Yunhai City.
Then comes the third step, the most prosperous gathering point for lower-level cultivators in the mid-level sect, and within the Yun Sect is the Silent City.
"Move aside, move aside. All the shops and stalls on this street, listen up. It's time to pay taxes. Ten spirit stones for shops and one spirit stone for stalls." Just as Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun were amazed at the number of people here, they suddenly saw a group of disciples from the Yanxia Sect, who pushed the crowd aside aggressively and announced loudly.
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of everyone present changed at the same time.
"What? We have to pay taxes again? You, the Yanxia Sect, shouldn't go too far. We have already paid the rent this month, why do we have to pay taxes?" The faces of some stall owners and shop owners changed.
"Hmph! Do you have any objections? If you have any, stand up and let me see who you are." A Lingwen realm cultivator from the Yanxia Sect said arrogantly.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present fell silent for a moment. Who would dare to show up? Most of the shop owners and stall owners could only swallow their bitterness.
Ever since that group of cultivators returned from the Yun Sect and joined the four major sects, life has become difficult for their small sects and independent cultivators in Silent City. The cultivators from the four sects would find all kinds of reasons to ask for extra spirit stones.
But there was definitely no so-called tax before, and the four major sects did not announce any cleanup. Instead, the disciples on duty privately approached the stall owners and shop owners to ask for spirit stones.
Don't say no? Unless you set up a stall in another street to sell things, but this place is so small, where can you go?
"This? Collecting taxes? What is Aoxue doing?" As soon as Ye Liuyun saw the expressions of the stall owner and the surrounding shop owners, he knew that this was definitely not a serious tax collection.
"What else could it be? It's just the protection money they collected privately, ah!" Lin Aoxue said helplessly.
Chapter 174: The Woman in Blue
When Ye Liuyun heard the word "protection fee", he was stunned for a moment.
"Protection fee? Why does this scene look so familiar? It's like the problem boy I met when I was in school in my previous life." Ye Liuyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Indeed, what is the difference between these people and streetwalkers? They just changed the protection fee into tax, but the essence is still the same, they still use the strong to bully the weak.
"Calm down. In the world of cultivation, the law of the jungle prevails and morality has no binding force here. Let's go to the street we manage and find an inn to stay in." Lin Aoxue said.
But just as they were about to leave, a clear, mocking voice reached everyone's ears.
"Haha, is this the Yanxia Sect, one of the four major sects? How come you are even more like a robber than the robbers in the secular world? Most robbers in the secular world are so poor that they can't even afford to eat, but you four major sects are so rich that you still want to exploit the lower-level cultivators. You are so shameless."
As soon as this voice came out, it was sure to offend the people of Yanxia Sect. The disciples of Yanxia Sect who were collecting taxes immediately became angry.
"Who is it, who is it, who is gossiping there?" The disciples of Yanxia Sect shouted angrily towards the surroundings.
"It's me, your mother. What's wrong? Is what I said wrong? You are bullying others by taking advantage of your power. You are really bringing shame to the ancestors of your Yanxia Sect."
I saw a woman in a green dress flying out from behind the crowd and landing in front of the disciples of Yanxia Sect.
This is a woman in blue who doesn't look particularly outstanding. She has long hair draped casually in front of her body, looking very casual.
When Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun saw a woman in her early twenties showing up to speak up for the lower-level cultivators, they immediately stopped with interest.
"Looks like there's something interesting to watch." Lin Aoxue laughed.
Ye Liuyun began to worry about the girl. After all, she had jumped out openly and scolded the disciples of Yanxia Sect. The disciples of Yanxia Sect would definitely not let her go.
"She is a bit reckless. Now the disciples of Yanxia Sect will have to deal with her." Ye Liuyun sighed.
But Lin Aoxue shook her head.
"Don't worry, it's okay. This sister has a very high level of cultivation. These few trash are no match for her. However, once the fight starts, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get away. Liuyun, are you interested in helping this sister later?" Lin Aoxue said with a smile.
Ye Liuyun was stunned, then after thinking for a while, he nodded.
She had always looked down on these guys who took advantage of their power to bully others. This was no joke; this was real bullying.
"You bitch, how dare you scold our Yanxia Sect?" The disciples of Yanxia Sect looked extremely ugly.
This woman cursed their Yanxia Sect in front of so many people. This was no small matter. They had no way out. Their only choice was to capture this woman and bring her back to give her a severe punishment.
"So what if I scold you? Others are afraid of you four major sects, but I, Wu Linzhi, am not afraid of you." The woman in green snorted coldly.
When the people around heard this, they immediately helped to agree with Wu Linzhi.
"Yes, your Yanxia Sect has gone too far. During this period, your disciples have gone the furthest. Collecting taxes three times a month, is there such a rule?"
Everyone was talking at the same time, which made the disciples of Yanxia Sect even more unbearable.
"Shut up, everyone. I'll drive you all out of Silent City. Don't forget, the order of Silent City this month is managed by our Yanxia Sect." The cultivator in the Lingwen Realm threatened in a cold voice.
As soon as these words were spoken, those who were about to say something immediately shut up.
"You only know how to threaten people. You are nothing without Yanxia Sect. You don't follow the rules you set yourself. You are becoming more and more shameless." Wu Linzhi mocked again.
The disciples of Yanxia Sect could not help it. One of the cultivators in Linghe Realm rushed towards Wu Linzhi angrily, trying to capture her.
"Damn you bitch, you asked for this." said the Linghe realm cultivator angrily.
But just when he was about to touch Wu Linzhi, Wu Linzhi sneered, and she flashed and appeared in front of this guy at a faster speed. Then, in front of the other party's panicked gaze, she slapped this man in the face.
The slap seemed to have little force, but when it landed on the opponent's face, it slapped the opponent back more than ten feet in one breath, and all his teeth were knocked out.
The people around saw this scene and quickly retreated in fear. They didn't expect that the woman in green would dare to fight back. This way, there would be no way to end it.
"You? You dare to fight back?" There was murderous intent in the eyes of the Yanxia Sect disciple who was in the Lingwen Realm.
Now, it is not just a verbal provocation. If it is a verbal provocation, they would at most give the other person a lesson. But now it has turned to physical violence, which is another matter.
"What? I won't fight back and wait for you to catch me? Are you stupid or am I stupid?" Wu Linzhi asked while rolling her eyes while playing with her hair.
"Go, go ahead, catch him, no matter if he's dead or alive." The young man in the lead lost control of his emotions.
They had collected protection money twice before this month, and it went very smoothly. They didn't expect to meet such a bold person today.
After hearing this, several other disciples of Yanxia Sect drew their weapons and rushed towards Wu Linzhi. However, just as they rushed forward, Wu Linzhi had an exquisite women's folding fan in her hand.
She opened the fan and gently fanned the people who rushed up. A green storm swept them in like a dragon and flew into the sky.
"Ah..." After these people were swept into the sky, the wind blades in the storm cut their clothes into countless pieces, and finally several naked men fell from the sky.
At this time, screams of female monks were heard all around.
Ye Liuyun also immediately reached out and covered Lin Aoxue’s eyes.
"What? Why are you blocking me? I'm not a pure girl. Besides, I didn't look." Lin Aoxue quickly raised her hand and pushed Ye Liuyun's hand away.
"That won't work either. You are a woman after all." Ye Liuyun complained.
But Lin Aoxue was not happy.
"Then why don't you look away? It's as if you are not a woman now." Lin Aoxue retorted.
"Me? I had that thing before, but it flew away accidentally. Have you ever had it? Can it be the same?" Ye Liuyun's face immediately turned red.
"Tsk, who cares?" Lin Aoxue muttered.
As for the battle, the Lingwen realm cultivator of the Yanxia Sect understood that the woman in front of them was very powerful, so she dared to go against their Yanxia Sect.
"Interesting, your cultivation is not low? No wonder you are so arrogant. However, you are finished." The young man in the Spiritual Pattern Realm was also about to take action.
His move was different from that of others. He quickly drew out his sword and a beam of golden light slashed towards Wu Linzhi.
But Wu Linzhi shattered the sword light with a fan, and the two of them started fighting. More and more people gathered around, but they had already retreated far away, leaving the two with a space to fight.
With such a big commotion here, the other disciples of Yanxia Sect must have noticed it, so more than a dozen disciples rushed over from all over. This time, there were three more people in the Lingwen realm, and one of them should be a direct disciple of Yanxia Sect, with the cultivation base of the late Lingwen realm.
"What's going on?" The monk from the Yanxia Sect who had rushed over asked angrily at his fellow disciples who were hurriedly putting on their clothes.
"Eh? Han, Senior Brother Han, this woman was causing trouble and we originally wanted to capture her and punish her, but who knew that she relied on her high level of cultivation to attack us." They hurriedly explained.
The explanations of these people were obviously not clear. It seemed that the disciples of Yanxia Sect who rushed over must have regarded Wu Linzhi as an enemy.
"This is outrageous! No one has dared to cause trouble in this Silent City for so many years. Capture her." The man surnamed Han stared at Wu Linzhi who was fighting with his junior brother and ordered.
"Yes, Senior Brother Wu." Several disciples in the Spiritual Pattern Realm immediately flew towards Wu Linzhi, intending to join forces to capture Wu Linzhi.
However, just when they were about to approach Wu Linzhi, Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun stepped forward and stopped them.
"Stop, fellow Daoists from the Yanxia Sect, I think you should calm down on this matter."
Lin Aoxue's sudden appearance startled the monks of Yanxia Sect, and they were forced to stop.
As soon as Senior Brother Han saw Lin Aoxue, he immediately frowned and walked over.
"Who are you? Yunxia Sect, Junior Sister Lin? What do you mean? Are you from Yunxia Sect going to interfere in the affairs of our Yanxia Sect?"
This Senior Brother Han must know Lin Aoxue.
After all, the direct disciples of the four major sects only number a few dozen people.
"Senior Brother Han Yu, right? It was your Yanxia Sect that did something wrong in this matter, so I think that by doing this, you will damage the reputation of our Yunxia Sect." Lin Aoxue glanced at Wu Linzhi who had the upper hand and said.
Wu Linzhi also discovered the situation, but she didn't expect someone to come out to help her, and it turned out to be a disciple of Yunxia Sect.
"Haha, you stinky woman, our fellow disciples from the Yanxia Sect are here. You can't escape today." The young man sneered.
However, upon seeing this, Wu Linzhi suddenly sped up. Her figure was as fast as the wind and suddenly exceeded the young man's tracking ability.
"Eh?" The young man looked around hurriedly, but when he found Wu Linzhi, the folding fan in Wu Linzhi's hand had already hit him in the face, causing him to stagger.
"You? Bastard, I'm going to kill you." The young man lost control.
