Old Ma said, "… Big Brother, poor people also have dignity. They also need to live."
Lu Chen snorted and said, "Living is living. Who are you trying to fool with all that extravagant talk?"
Old Ma said seriously, "Although we are poor, we also need to have dreams, right? If you think about this place better, you will feel that this place is really not bad! "
Lu Chen shook his head and was speechless. He turned around and shouted, "Atsu!"
Atsu barked and ran over, following Lu Chen and Old Ma inside. This house was actually not too small. It had two entrances, facing the street … Well, facing the alley was a front hall. Old Ma had made a counter. It seemed that he wanted to make it look like a shop. Behind it was a small courtyard. It was not big, but it was square, with a walkway on both sides. There were two more rooms at the back. They were not too big, but they were enough for people to sleep in.
"Hey, it's not bad." Lu Chen said to Old Ma.
Old Ma immediately became happy. He laughed and said, "I'm not wrong, am I?"
"It's barely okay to live here, but forget about doing business. You won't be able to make a lot of money."
"…"
Lu Chen stood in the barren courtyard and casually said, "I just need to plant some rocks, grass, and two trees here. That should do it."
"Get lost. I don't have money to waste on those boring things!"
Lu Chen laughed and did not care. He asked casually, "You just said that there are big families living in the city nearby?"
Old Ma scratched his head and said, "Oh, actually it's not too close. It's about two streets away. Over there is the gathering place of the old mansions of the influential families in the city. Quite a few of them have close relationships with the Kunlun Party, whether overtly or covertly. "
Lu Chen nodded. This was also a matter of course. Kunwu City was at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, and with such a huge Kunlun Party entrenched here, no matter who it was, they would want to curry favor with this incomparably huge thigh.
Old Ma walked into the inner room, opened one of the rooms, and said, "You can stay here for now. When the Immortal's side is ready, I will arrange for you to enter the Kunlun Party directly."
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Alright."
…
At nightfall, Kunwu City gradually quieted down. The night breeze swept by and the lights of tens of thousands of households were lit. In an inconspicuous corner of the city, in a small house in a shabby alley, Old Ma and Lu Chen moved a small table and placed it in the courtyard. Then they each sat on a stool, brought a pot of wine, two cups, and three plates of side dishes, and chatted in the courtyard.
A cold moon hung high in the night sky, its faint light sprinkling down, bestowing the small courtyard with a bit of light. However, under the eaves of the surrounding houses, there was only darkness. In the shadows, like a ghost, Atsu poked its head out of the dark corner of the corridor and carefully looked around. Then it wagged its tail and sniffed around the small courtyard before sneaking to a corner to pee. Only then did it run back to Lu Chen's side, stretched its body, and lay down at Lu Chen's feet.
Lu Chen casually picked up a chicken foot from the plate and tossed it over. Atsu didn't even get up. It just stretched its neck forward and caught it in one bite. Then it leaned against Lu Chen's feet and began to happily chew on it.
Old Ma glanced at Atsu and said, "When you go up the mountain in a few days, what about this black dog?"
Lu Chen picked up the wine pot and poured some wine into his cup. He said, "I'll leave it with you for now. Once I settle down at the Kunlun Party, I'll see if I can bring it up the mountain."
Old Ma rolled his eyes and said, "The Spirited Mountain of Kunlun is the world's number one paradise. There are all kinds of celestial and auspicious beasts on the mountain. How can you bring a lame dog up there?"
Lu Chen rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully, "Hmm, now that you mention it, I suddenly remember that when I was risking my life outside in the past, when I was in danger at the gates of hell, I had eaten quite a lot of the flesh and blood of the various demonic beasts. Only these legendary spiritual beasts of the Immortals have never been seen before …"
Old Ma's face darkened. He glared at Lu Chen and said, "Hey, you haven't even gone up the mountain and you're already thinking about whether the meat of the spiritual beasts on the mountain tastes good or not. That's not very good!"
Lu Chen smiled and said, "I was just thinking about it."
Old Ma looked at him suspiciously and said, "But why do I feel like you're up to no good?"
"Tsk, what a villain!" Lu Chen threw away the topic disdainfully and said, "How's the current situation in the Kunlun Party? Tell me about it."
Old Ma nodded and said, "Now the huge Kunlun mountain range is already under the control of the Kunlun Party. The Spirited Mountain range is continuous and undulating. Over the past thousands of years, countless immortal caves have been opened. But the most important place is the so-called spring, summer, autumn, and winter peaks between the sky and clouds. They are in the depths of Kunlun and are suspended above the mountains. They are the world's number one wonders. Legend has it that they were created by the fall of a star five thousand years ago. "
Lu Chen nodded and said, "I've also heard of the four floating peaks between the sky and clouds. Although I haven't seen them with my own eyes, I think they must be amazing wonders."
Old Ma said, "Not only that, it is said that the spiritual power on the four floating peaks is more than ten times that of the mortal world. It is a natural holy land for cultivation. In the Kunlun Party, except for the two Perfected Deity Transformation, it is said that only Yuanying Zhenren is qualified to set foot on these four strange peaks. "
Lu Chen raised his glass and clinked it with Old Ma's. He said with a smile, "I wonder if we will have the chance to go up and see in the future?"
Old Ma shrugged and said with a smile, "I think we will have the chance to stand on the ground and look up for a few times."
Lu Chen laughed and drank the wine in his glass. Then he said, "Tell me about those sects."
Old Ma pondered for a moment and said, "Nowadays, there are many heroes in the Cultivation World. Although the Kunlun Party can't be said to be second to none, it is still one of the top five sects. There are indeed many heroes in the sect. However, after you enter the sect in the future, you still have to pay attention to one thing. "
At this point, his voice slightly lowered. He said, "The Kunlun Party has been passed down to this day, and its orthodoxy has never been broken. However, there were two founders in the past, Kun Yuanzi and Tie Luo. Therefore, the orthodoxy that has been passed down over the years is actually divided into two factions. One is called 'Kunzhi', and the other is called 'Tiezhi'."
Lu Chen frowned and said, "Why, these two factions don't get along?"
Old Ma said, "They are harmonious on the surface, but not on the inside."
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Could it be that they are secretly scheming against each other?"
"Not at all." Old Ma smiled and said lightly.
Lu Chen was startled for a moment, then he said with a smile, "Oh, this is strange."
Old Ma said, "There is nothing strange about it, because the Tiezhi branch of the Kunlun Party has been on the decline for many years. On the contrary, the Kunzhi branch is growing stronger day by day. The two great Perfected Gods of the current Kunlun Party, Tianlan and Bai Chen, are both from the Kunzhi branch. Among the nineteen Yuanying Perfected Ones, fifteen are from the Kunzhi branch. What do you think? "
Lu Chen said, "Oh, I see. No wonder the Tiezhi branch wants to tuck their tails between their legs."
Old Ma laughed and said, "Who says it isn't? Originally, the Kunzhi and Tiezhi legacies were divided equally among the Spirited Mountain of Kunlun. Not to mention other things, just the four strange peaks in the sky and clouds were two on each side. But now Perfected Lord Tianlan has one, Hakushin Jinkun has one, and the remaining two have been occupied by the fifteen Yuanying Perfected Ones. If you were a disciple of the Tiezhi branch, what would you do? "
Lu Chen thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "Why not rebel!"
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