Return From The Immortal World
Chapter 1341: Tracking and Pursuit
With the war preparations currently underway in the Great Tang Empire and drilling millions of cultivators, the amount of resources required was, without a doubt, astronomical. Although the resources obtained after killing the Myriad Thunder Supreme, the 6 Perfect Gold Gods, and dozens of Gold Gods had already resolved the urgent needs of the Great Tang Kingdom, the amount is still far from enough after calculating long-term overhead costs.
Tang Xiu left the Misty Spring Ocean without taking on too many people and was only accompanied by the 2 Perfect Golden Gods: Star Tears and the Scorpio Sablefiend. Even when he left, aside from the dozens of Perfect Golden Gods, he announced to the others that he was closing down to cultivate.
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Renault City, Eternal Lyceum.
Tang Xiu descended outside the city and a serious look flashed across his eyes when he saw the hundreds of fully armed Immortal soldiers. These soldiers were conducting inspections and asking everyone who entered the city with a cold face.
“Show Your Jade Slip Pass.”
When Tang Xiu came to the city gate with many people, a soldier furrowed his brows coldly and his eyes were attached to it.
Tang Xiu took out the Jade Slip Pass and handed it to her.
“Where did this come from?” The soldier glanced at the Jade Slip Pass and asked with a slight frown.
“Link Misty Spring,” replied Tang Xiu.
The soldier's eyes emitted a ray and he lightly asked, “Are you a member of the Great Tang Empire?”
“I,” Tang Xiu said with a smile.
“Remember that you are not allowed to make mistakes, nor are you allowed to fight with anyone in Renault City!” said the soldier. “If you meet your enemies here, you leave the city to settle your disputes or go straight to the Convict Arena to fight them. Anyone who broke the rules would be captured and executed by the Immortal Guard Force. ”
“There were no such rules or anything at Renault City before, right?” ask Tang Xiu.
“Hmph.” The soldier coldly snorted. “The rules of Renault City were formulated over a year ago and have now been implemented in every city under the sphere of influence of the Immortal Lyceum. You don't have to enter the city if you think this rule doesn't make sense. ”
It seems like Bella has already started cleaning out outsiders within the sphere of influence of the Immortal Lyceum according to my idea. With his orders, the Great Tang Empire's forces would likely occupy many territories under the Immortal Lyceum soon.
Then again, after the Great Tang Empire absorbed the entire Immortal Lyceum region, its hundreds of thousands of Immortal troops would also become the soldiers of the Great Tang Empire. In the next 10 years, it was highly likely that the Great Tang Empire would occupy a territory twice as large as the current Immortal Lyceum. Our military power will also double by then.
Tang Xiu took back his Jade Slip Pass. After entering the city together with the flow of people, he could not help but smile inside.
But then again, the larger the territory occupied by the Great Tang Empire, the larger the size of the legion would be, and the greater the resources needed in the future. The Great Tang Kingdom will not lack resources in the coming decade, but if we do not have a large income in resources during this time, we may not be able to make ends meet.
After a long time, it was only then that Tang Xiu threw away all kinds of thoughts in his mind and looked at the bustling and prosperous scenery in the city blocks. He did not bring along the Everlasting Stone, Immortal Crystal, or Crystal Essence when he came out with Star Tears and the Scorpio Sablefiend this time around. He gave all the wealth he had robbed from the Myriad Thunder Supreme to Gu Xiaoxue earlier.
However, he carried some immortal treasures obtained from the Myriad Thunder Supreme and the 6 Perfect Gold Gods. He planned to sell some of them on the black market of the Eternal World. After all, the involvement of the people of the Great Tang Empire in the killing of the Myriad Thunder Supreme and the rescue of the Apotheon Myriad Notes group was a matter that no one should know about. Therefore, all the items he obtained from them should not be sold openly because otherwise it would be noticed by the people of Zither Demon Jiuyao. If the other party investigated the Great Tang Empire through this clue, it would definitely cause trouble and could eventually be known to Zither Demon Jiuyao.
In a remote corner of the northwestern part of the city, Tang Xiu rode on the Cloudstep Beast while several Cloudstep Beasts followed behind him with his riders — men and women who had changed their figures and faces.
“How long have we got there now?”
A thin man with braided hair and a dark blue pattern on his forehead looked to the side and asked the young man who was guiding him.
“Do not rush,” said the young man with a smile. “We will reach Eventide Market at most half the time. I guarantee whether you want to buy or sell the Eternal Treasure, you will be satisfied when we get there. ”
“Eventide Market Scale each city is different due to different city size.” Tang Xiu suddenly interrupted. “Although Renault City is considered a big city in the Immortal Lyceum, it can only be considered a medium-sized city in the entire Immortal World. Is the size of the Eventide Market here larger than other Eventide Markets in some major cities? ”
The young man shifted to Tang Xiu and looked at him for a while. Then, he smiled and said, “Mean Immortal, you should rarely roam the Immortal Lyceum territory, huh?”
“Yes, I was only here once and just passed,” Tang Xiu said.
“Well, you were right,” the young man smiled and said. “There are only 3 cities in the entire Immortal Lyceum that have Eventide Market, and the one in Renault City is the largest of the three. If you were familiar with the Immortal Lyceum realm as well as the other three Immortal Domains surrounding it, you would know that the Eventide Market in Renault City was the largest in these four Immortal Domains, including the Immortal Lyceum. ”
This guy hides hatred.
With her careful and meticulous mind, Tang Xiu instantly realized that the young man was not a good person. A killing intent suddenly gushed in his heart. However, the man himself had yet to attack her, so he refrained from taking the initiative. But he was secretly planning to kill this young man when they came to some secret places.
Dusk Market.
Located in the northwest corner of Renault City, the market covers an area of less than one-tenth of the city, but the area it covers is at least hundreds of thousands of square kilometers. The area was filled with buildings with strange shapes and the number of shops reached millions.
The Climbing Cauldron Pavilion.
It was the destination that Tang Xiu had aimed for — well-known black market branch stores. The shop was founded by the old man of the Celestial Cauldron some tens of thousands of years ago, and now has branches throughout the Eternal World, found in almost all of the cities that have black markets. Compared to his black-hearted counterparts in the black market business, the Climbing Pavilion earned the praise of many in terms of reputation and price.
“Hah?”
As Tang Xiu entered the front door of the Ascending Cauldron Pavilion, a glint flashed across his eyes, as he was well aware that the young man who was once a road guide appeared at a corner ten kilometers away. But now, he was accompanied by two dangerous-looking young men.
“Well, I don't mind sending you to hell if you seek death!”
Tang Xiu sneered silently. After entering the pavilion, a beautiful female cultivator greeted him. His cultivation level was only at the Nascent Soul Stage, but he applied some bewitching arts to his smile, indicating that he had cultivated some enchantment and bewitching arts.
“Welcome to our emporium, Honorable Protector.”
The woman came to Tang Xiu and greeted with a smile.
“Keep your bewitching art because it is useless and will not work on me,” Tang Xiu said lightly. “Take me to where you bought eternal treasure. I have something to sell. ”
The woman's skin changed slightly and her expression suddenly became more respectful. After canceling her magic work, she took Tang Xiu to the secret room for the purchase of immortal treasures.
“Welcome.”
A gray-robed old man with long, disheveled hair greeted them. His originally sleepy face suddenly changed and a smile appeared on his aged face.
Tang Xiu was shaken inwardly. He had seen this old man before. At that time, it was in another branch store of the Climbing Cauldron Pavilion in another city over 4,000 years ago. He clearly remembered that he was accepted by the same old man, who was already a Perfect Golden God at that moment. 4,000 years had passed, so to what extent was his cultivation level now rising? Did he manage to break through to the Supremacy Stage?
“Greetings, Lasting Partner,” said Tang Xiu with a slight nod.
The old man smiled and said, “Are you here to sell some immortal treasures, young friend? Don't worry, my Ascending Elevation Pavilion has always offered a fair and fair price, and you also don't have to worry about secrecy. We never ask about the origin or how the seller got the lasting property they sold us. We simply collect the treasure and pay it to complete the transaction. ”
“It is precisely because I believe in the Ascending Cauldron Pavilion that I came to the Event Market and directly entered your door,” Tang Xiu replied with a smile.
After saying that, he saw the woman guiding him here close the door of the secret room from outside. Then, he took out an interspatial ring and lightly smiled. “There are 172 immortal treasures inside. Please assess them and state your offer, Fellow Immortal. If I like the price you offer me, we can make a deal directly. ”
The old man nodded with a smile. He took the ring and, after sweeping the inside with his spiritual senses, his expression suddenly changed and he tilted his head to shoot Tang Xiu.
Two hours later, the old man raised his head again and looked at Tang Xiu with a smile. “172 immortal treasures with a total value of 28 million Crystal Essences. This is the highest price we can offer to our Ascending Ascending Ascension Pavilion. If this young friend agrees, we can make a deal now. You can, of course, try elsewhere if you think the offer is not to your liking. ”
“Yes, the price is indeed fair, so let's trade!” Tang Xiu chuckled.
The old man smiled slightly in response. After taking out 172 pieces of immortal treasures from the ring Tang Xiu had given him, he put 28 million Crystal Essences into it and handed the ring back to Tang Xiu with a smile. “Very nice to trade with you, Young Friend. I've always liked customers who don't bid like you. Please come to my Ascending Elevation Pavilion if you have anything to sell in the future. The prices we offer are definitely higher than anywhere else in the Eventide Market. ”
“Sure,” Tang Xiu said with a smile.
Therefore, he immediately said goodbye and left. After stepping out of the Ascending Cauldron Pavilion, he discovered that the three hidden figures were still at the corner of the road 10 kilometers away. But their expressions turned cruel the moment they saw him come out.
Suddenly, Tang Xiu's expression changed. His sharp consciousness captured the sight of two squads of Immortal warriors in battle armor moving extremely hard to chase and kill the four Deities on the block that were tens of thousands of meters away. The two Gods were all covered with scars and wounds and looked extremely pitiful, whereas the other two Gods had also been injured.