The periphery of the White Stone Relics was covered with a faint mist, which covered the ruins and ancient buildings. It was so quiet that it was frightening.
Suddenly —
Swish! Swish!
Two white streamers fell from the sky in a straight line. After the light dissipated, Su Li and Xuan An appeared.
"Although the danger on the periphery of the relics is low, you can't be careless. You must follow me closely."
Xuan An told her and looked around cautiously. His expression was not as relaxed as before.
Su Li nodded slightly and followed Xuan An. She narrowed her eyes and looked around. The geology of the relics was completely different from the ordinary soil outside the White Stone City. It was brownish-purple like blood. From a distance, it was as black as ink, which was somewhat similar to the Black Stone Forest.
However, the fog in the Black Stone Forest was so dark that people couldn't see their fingers. Compared with the white fog here, it was much weaker. At least at a glance, she could see many tall silhouettes through the fog. Unfortunately, Xuan An didn't dare to go there. She didn't intend to expose her strength, so she could only give up for the time being.
Xuan An was born in an extraordinary family, and he had been practicing outside alone for many years. He slowed down his pace and took Su Li to familiarize herself with the relics. There were no surprises or dangers along the way. Although they encountered a few evil practitioners who didn't have eyes, they were solved by him quickly.
A few days later, as Su Li expected, they got some waste treasures. But Xuan An was still very happy, and his tense mind relaxed a lot. While he continued to explore with Su Li, he intermittently talked about the Tianjiao List of Top 10,000 People.
"There are thousands of practitioners in the cultivation circle. There are always a small group of people who are favored by nature. They show extraordinary potential from an early age and are called the Tianjiao List of Ten Thousand People!"
"The Tianjiao List of Ten Thousand People, as the name implies. It is the top 10,000 practitioners in a generation of Tianjiao. If they want to be on the list, they must fight for it through the Tianjiao Battle! "
Speaking of this, Xuan An's eyes showed a sense of eagerness, "Speaking of it, this Tianjiao Battle is about to begin. I am only in my early 500 years old. I am still young. The top 10,000 people are too far away for me, but I can still see the world."
"Senior Fellow Apprentice, is five hundred years old still young?"
Su Li followed Xuan An to clear the obstacles on the slope and pretended to be puzzled.
Xuan An immediately rolled his eyes. He turned his head and saw Su Li with a trace of childishness on her small face. He said angrily,
"Five hundred years is considered a long time for mortals, but for us cultivators, it is but a snap of the fingers! The age limit of the List of Top 10,000 People was 2,000 years old, and it was changed every 500 years. However, the last two Prodigy Battles were not held successfully because of the disaster brought about by the Lady of Providence. Who knows how many people were over the age limit and lost their only chance to enter the Prodigy Rankings. "
Speaking of this, expectation appeared on Xuan An's face, "After 1,500 years, this Tianjiao Battle will be extremely exciting. If I don't go and have a look, it will be a pity!"
"Senior Brother, even I want to go and have a look. It's a pity that I don't know if Master will bring me there after I return to the sect."
She seemed to be attracted by the scene described by Xuan An, and her face was full of expectation.
Xuan An laughed, "Junior Sister Apprentice, don't worry. The Tianjiao Battle is a grand event in the entire Qingshui Circle. This time I will take you to find some Mushui spiritual jades and take them back. It can be regarded as making up for my mistakes. For the sake of the spiritual jades, you will have a place in the team that goes to the Shengxian Mountain to watch the battle!"
Xuan An said with certainty. Su Li's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands repeatedly and said, "Thank you for your care, Senior Fellow Apprentice. You are so kind!"
Xuan An blushed again and giggled happily.
When Black Lotus heard Su Li's coquettish voice, he almost vomited out the souls that he swallowed two days ago. But when he saw Samsara lying on the side, he swallowed the soul nourishment back in a daze.
"Lord, the female practitioner accompanying the Young Lord is very simple. Her bone age is less than three hundred years old. She is not a threat to the Young Lord, but her origin is unknown, and it can't be found out in a short time. She may come from another big region or be a disciple of a small sect."
When Xuan Jingzhou heard the words, the wrinkles on his eyebrows disappeared slightly, but he still cared about the words "unknown origin". He immediately ordered, "Continue to investigate, but you can slow down the speed appropriately. You should hurry to recruit practitioners for the Guling Gambling Battle. There is not much time left."
"Yes!"
After the confidant left, Xuan Jingzhou rubbed his eyebrows, which were a little painful. His shoulders suddenly felt heavy, but he was not surprised. When he looked back and saw Su Yue, who was massaging his shoulders for him, the tenderness in his eyes rippled.
Su Yue no longer looked like a tigress at the moment. There was a trace of worry on her beautiful face, "Master, is this trip … too risky?"
Xuan Jingzhou's broad palm gently rested on the back of Su Yue's hand, and he shook his head firmly, "The treasures in Su Li's hands have long been clearly investigated by some people. If we don't even take back the 'Sound Acquaintance', the prestige that the Linli Building has built up will plummet. What's more …"
Xuan Jingzhou's eyes darkened, "Ling Qinglan and Qu Lu are still in their hands. This time, we must succeed no matter what!"
Su Yue was not an indecisive person. She knew the importance of this action. Although she was still extremely worried, she didn't show it. She just nodded and said,
"Senior Fellow Apprentice is ready. If the gambling battle fails, he will take action personally! But in this case, the Wanjian Sect will be exposed. Senior Fellow Apprentice can only take people to hide in the dark. It is not good for many people to be involved. "
Xuan Jingzhou nodded solemnly and sighed, "I have secretly recruited experts who use poisonous insects. I hope … it will not come to this step."
A few days later, in an underground ruin on the periphery of the relics.
With a muffled sound, Xuan An climbed out of the pit with a dirty face. Seeing Su Li squatting by the pit, he sighed and spread out his palm.
"No one found this underground adytum before. There are also spiritual jades in it, but they are not Mushui spiritual jades. They are just ordinary spiritual jades."
Su Li saw a few pieces of inferior spiritual jades scattered in Xuan An's palm, and her shining eyes immediately dimmed. She reluctantly smiled and said, "Senior Fellow Apprentice, thank you for your hard work. If you really can't find it, forget it."
At the same time, she was thinking in her heart whether to leave Xuan An and go to the depths of the relics alone.
Seeing the disappointment in her eyes, Xuan An couldn't help but feel disappointed. This was the first time that he was a senior fellow apprentice, but he couldn't help much.
If his strength was stronger, he might be able to take her to the relics to have a look.
Xuan An, who was lazy in cultivation, had the idea of working hard to cultivate again in his mind. But he couldn't become fat in one bite. It was obviously unrealistic to improve his strength now.
He suppressed his anxious mind and thought for a moment. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "I got it! Let's go to Tianyake Attic! "
He said excitedly, and subconsciously wanted to take Su Li's hand and take her away.
Su Li's eyes flickered slightly, and she stepped aside without a trace. But she looked confused, "Tianyake Attic? Why do we go to Tianyake Attic? Although they sell information there, the relics have only been opened for a few years. If there is really information about Mushui spiritual jades for sale, they have been looted long ago. "
When Xuan An heard this, he immediately forgot the doubt that Su Li dodged his action, and quickly explained, "That's different. We are going to the temporary station set up by Tianyake Attic in the White Stone Relics. If there is no news about Mushui spiritual jades in that place, we don't have to waste our efforts anymore. We can simply go to Huangxing Chamber of Commerce to buy them!"
"I see. Senior Fellow Apprentice, let's go quickly!"
Su Li's face showed hope, and then she wondered, "What is Huangxing Chamber of Commerce? Is it related to Huangxing Hall? "
"Yes!"
Xuan An nodded and raised his hand. The flying sword was unsheathed with a clang in the air. He jumped on the flying sword and looked back with a smile,
"The strength of Huangxing Hall is not strong among the four peak holy sects, but the group of old Taoist nuns do business reasonably. Huangxing Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber of commerce in Qingshui Circle. As long as you can afford it, you can buy almost anything!"
Su Li called out the flying sword and showed a look of understanding. She immediately bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for solving my doubts, Senior Fellow Apprentice."
"It doesn't matter. It's just a trifle. Let's go to the station and have a look!"
Xuan An waved his hand, and the flying sword rushed into the sky with him. Su Li followed closely with a faint smile in her eyes.
This brat was like a treasure trove. Every sentence of his could dig out a considerable amount of information. He was truly her lucky star.
…
Tianyake Attic, the largest intelligence organization in Qingshui Circle.
Originally, Su Li didn't know who set it up. But after Xuan An showed off, she finally learned that it was left by a force called "Tianxing Valley" in ancient times.
Although there were a large number of intelligence dealers cooperating with Tianyake Attic, and the organization was very loose, in fact, it was loose on the outside and tight on the inside. The real decision-makers of Tianyake Attic rarely showed up, and their background was even more unfathomable. Even if it was not listed among the four peak holy sects, it was the most mysterious among all the cultivation forces in Qingshui Circle.
"Little Su Li, Tianyake Attic is not as simple as this silly boy said. In my heyday, Qingshui Circle was in a mess, but this organization was still unshakable and feared by everyone. At that time, I suspected that the real origin of Tianyake Attic could be traced back to the primitive times! "
"Black Lotus, why didn't you tell me about Tianyake Attic before?"
"Well … you didn't ask me, did you?"
Black Lotus was embarrassed. Fortunately, Su Li didn't probe further. She and Xuan An stopped. What came into view was a temporarily built bustling market. People were coming and going, and the regular stone streets and houses looked extremely comfortable.
Su Li looked up and saw the iconic three big words "Tianyake Attic" engraved on the tall stone archway at the gate of the market. And below this line of three words, there was also the word "Station". As Xuan An said, it was a temporary station.
Xuan An smiled, but he secretly wiped his sweat and was anxious. He had never been here. He almost got lost after looking around the relic for a few times. Fortunately, he was lucky.
"I heard that the station of Tianyake Attic is very safe, and no one is allowed to fight. I hope it is true …"
Xuan An muttered in his heart, and finally walked into the stone archway with Su Li.
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