163. The first stepping stone(1/2)
"Fellow Daoist An, please stay."
The man standing in front of Anle has a young face and an elegant crown.
The robe is gorgeous, mainly in azure tones, and looks quite energetic.
Just from his demeanor, it can be seen that he is a member of a noble family.
Anle frowned slightly, he had something to do now and didn't want to get entangled with these guys.
There was a flash of coldness in his eyes. If the other party didn't know how to praise him, he wouldn't mind killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
When the young man saw An Le's eyes, he was stunned for a moment and felt inexplicably uneasy: "I must have never offended him before, why is his look so scary?"
He vaguely guessed something and said repeatedly: "Fellow Daoist An, do you have something urgent to do?"
"Then I won't interrupt you now. You can talk about it after you finish your work."
Anle raised her eyebrows, slightly surprised, and thought to herself: "This person is quite sensible."
He first walked up to the gatekeeper and took out the white paper.
Needless to say, the gatekeeper with a light and refined temperament glanced at the paper: "I understand, please wait a moment."
After saying that, he walked towards the inside of Taiyi Pavilion.
Taking advantage of this moment, Anle turned to look at the man in blue robe not far away. The man immediately understood and walked over quickly.
The man in blue robe introduced himself and said: "I'm in Tianxin next week. I wonder why fellow Taoist An came to Taiyi Pavilion?"
‘Zhou Tianxin? Zhou family?’
Hearing this name, Anle narrowed his eyes.
After nearly "a year", he was not considered a new arrival. Even if he didn't pay attention deliberately, he naturally had a certain understanding of the cultivation families in Taixu Palace.
Although the Xia family where Xia Jingnian lived was powerful, it could not cover the sky with one hand.
There are five other aristocratic families with similar strength.
There are six aristocratic families in total, divided into the upper three families and the lower three families. The Xia family is in the ranks of the upper three families, while the Zhou family is subordinate to the lower three families. It can also be seen from the names that there is a gap in strength between them.
Each family has its own focus, territory, and advantageous industries.
For example, the Xia family controls a large number of blessed lands and secret realms. Many monks who want to enter and explore have to pay a fee to them.
As for the Zhou family, as far as Anle knows, they have many skilled craftsmen who have inherited ancient techniques, and the magic weapons they make are of high quality and low price.
Not to mention the inside of Taixu Palace, even the large and small forces outside the palace will rush to buy it. It is very popular and can be called the hard currency in magic weapons. Since it is a family of weapon refiners, the treasure mines and spiritual veins that are used to refine the weapons
, also has everything available, and has extremely strong financial resources. He is the best among the lower three. He is very active on weekdays, and has a faint tendency to break through the shackles and rearrange his seats.
'What do you want me to do this week?'
Anle was surprised in his heart, but his face remained calm and he said calmly: "I came here to pick up something on Master's order."
Hearing this, Zhou Tianxin was thoughtful and asked carefully: "Is it related to your senior brother?"
Anle's tone was cold, like the cold snow blowing in the winter, and his eyes shot like arrows: "How do you know?"
During the deduction, there was also a situation where the senior brother disappeared, and it was difficult for him not to associate this matter with the disciples of the aristocratic family.
Feeling his cold gaze, Zhou Tianxin trembled all over, as if he was being targeted by an ancient and powerful beast, and he felt a little fear for no reason.
In his opinion, the gentle, elegant and unparalleled skin in front of him seemed to be just an insignificant shell. Under this skin, there was a terrifying existence comparable to monsters and demons.
"I am also a golden elixir after all, but I was frightened by his look?"
Zhou Tian thought to himself: "They say this is peace and happiness. If you dare to reject Xia Jingnian, there must be something strange about it."
"When I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation. His aura was so scary."
Thinking of this, his desire to make friends became even stronger.
Although the Zhou family and the Xia family are both disciples of aristocratic families, how can the aristocratic families be monolithic?
For a family like the Zhou family that wants to go further, Anle is undoubtedly a valuable contact partner.
Zhou Tianxin explained: "Fellow Daoist An has misunderstood. Your senior brother's affairs are not a secret in Taixu Palace. He once caused quite a lot of trouble in this city and everyone knew about it."
"At that time, Elder Gu came in person and paid a certain price to calm the situation."
After saying these words, Zhou Tianxin felt that the locked chill in his body quickly subsided, and he breathed a silent sigh of relief.
On the other side.
Anle thought: 'I am afraid that there are ears and eyes of several famous families in this city. Whether it is the news of my coming here or the secrets of these rumors, they all know everything.'
He asked: "What exactly is my senior brother's trouble?"
Zhou Tianxin was surprised: "You don't know?"
He didn't show off and continued.
"I don't know the specific disease, but I heard... it should be a kind of hysteria."
Anle was surprised: "Can immortal cultivators also suffer from hysteria?"
You should know that when ordinary monks break through the foundation building, their whole body will go through a baptism, achieving an effect similar to that of washing the menstruation and cutting the marrow.
All kinds of illnesses, big and small, from broken arms and legs to infertility, will be cured.
Therefore, Anle didn't believe for a while that the senior brother, who was always normal, still had such hidden dangers.
Zhou Tianxin: "In short, it is a very difficult disease."
Anle thought about it for a moment. If it was easy to solve, Gu Shanshan wouldn't have cured him long ago. Why would he adopt such a method of treating the symptoms but not the root cause?
Not long after, the gatekeeper walked out of Taiyi Pavilion, holding a special jade box.
"The things are here, but there happens to be a missing treasure in the pavilion, so you have to find another way."
The gatekeeper's attitude towards Anle was quite friendly and a little apologetic, as if he was concerned about his status as a disciple.
"It's a treasure called Purple Thunder Immortal Rock, which happened to be taken away by everyone a few days ago."
Anle's heart sank.
He has always been skeptical about coincidences in the world, especially in this special situation.
"Then where can I get this medicinal material?"
The gatekeeper replied: "Usually, only the auction houses in the city can sell it, and it depends on luck."
After understanding the situation, Anle frowned and was about to turn around and leave when he heard Zhou Tianxin cough dryly.
"Ahem, Fellow Daoist An, I happen to have some of the treasures you mentioned."
Anle glanced at him suspiciously, wondering if Zhou Tianxin was the devil in this matter.
You can't blame him for being suspicious. This kind of thinking of "there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me" has always occupied the high ground since Anle's time travel. However, he was able to suppress it with his strength before, so it didn't show up for a long time.
But in this Taixu Palace, there were a lot of malicious intentions against him, so he had to guard against them.
An Le then thought about it and thought it was impossible.
Besides, now, he doesn't have much choice.
Soon, Zhou Tianxin found a servant at home, and after spending a little time, he delivered the Purple Thunder Immortal Rock to An Le.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist Zhou."
Putting away the fairy rock, Anle thanked Zhou Tianxin, knowing in her heart that she owed him a favor this time.
Zhou Tianxin responded calmly: "It's a small matter."
He smiled: "I also have selfish motives, and I won't be polite when I need you from Daoist An in the future."
This straightforward attitude is much better than Xia Jingnian's sanctimonious attitude.
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After getting the things, Anle didn't stop and quickly took the teleportation array.
However, when the light of the magic circle lit up, he had an unknown premonition in his heart.
The spinning in front of him stopped, and Anle realized that he had arrived in a strange area.
The surroundings were extremely quiet, and even the sounds of birds, animals and insects were inaudible.
The sky seemed unusually low, and the gray-black clouds seemed to be within reach. The nearby mountains were pitch black, and something terrifying was hidden in the depths. An unknown and deep aura was leaking out silently.
"here it is……"
After observing, Anle came to the conclusion: "It's deep in the Gujia Mountains."
He accidentally entered this area during the deduction and was unfortunately torn apart by the big demon inside.
Take the bristle-covered wild boar that Xiang Tieta originally gave to Anle as a meeting gift. It had no power to fight back in Xiang Tieta's hands, but judging from Anle's judgment, it was at least a fourth-level monster.
It is equivalent to the Nascent Soul among human monks.
Just after eating a few pieces of meat, Anle felt that his blood and energy were extremely abundant, almost overflowing.
If they really had to fight, I'm afraid they would be easily crushed.
To be continued...