After sending Zhao Bao away, Tang Ning walked along the green brick street, passing by several shops on the street. These shops were all duplex loft structures. Some of them had more than a dozen customers, while some of them only had a few people. Most of the pedestrians were casual cultivators, and their costumes were colorful and different. There were big men with bare upper bodies showing off their strong muscles, beautiful girls wearing colorful clothes with silver rings on their heads, and some unknown people who were wrapped up tightly and wore black hats on their heads. Named a practitioner.

These people's cultivation levels were not very high. Most of them were monks on the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining. As they walked to the end of the green brick street, Tang Ning met a man wearing Qian Yizong clothes coming out of a shop. The two of them were four Looking at each other, the man nodded slightly towards Tang Ning, and Tang Ning nodded in response. There are more than a thousand disciples of the Qianyi Sect, many of whom have never left the mountain gate in their lives. There are not a few who are dedicated to practicing hard, and there are many who don't know each other. went.

At the end of the street, at the corner, is a deep alley with several shops on both sides. When you walk out of the alley, you will suddenly see a wide zigzag-shaped square with crowds of people coming and going. It is obvious that this is the center of Fang City.

In the center of the square stand three palace-style attic buildings, covering a large area. They are the Qianyizong shop, Shuiyunzong shop and Qingyangzong shop.

As soon as Tang Ning stepped into the Qian Yizong store, a beautiful woman immediately came to greet her with a polite smile on her face: "Fellow Taoist, are you a disciple of the Qian Yizong? According to the rules of the store, all disciples of the Qian Yizong come to the store. Certain discounts will be given to all purchases and sales.”

Tang Ning glanced at her and nodded. This woman was only at the second level of Qi Refining. She was wearing a blue cheongsam. Looking at the lobby, there were seven or eight customers watching and selecting items on the counter. Almost every customer There is a beautiful woman wearing the same clothes accompanying you to explain and guide.

These people are obviously just casual cultivators recruited by the shop, and are not disciples of the authentic Qianyi Sect. No matter how low their cultivation level is, the disciples of the sect will not be sent to do such miscellaneous things.

"Who is the shopkeeper of this shop?" Tangning asked.

"The big shopkeeper is Senior Wang Yaozu of your sect, but Senior Wang only shows up occasionally. Now the person in charge is Yi Tianxingxian Envoy of your sect. Do you need me to inform Envoy Yi Xian?"

"That's not necessary. I need a small cloud and mist formation to cover the door. Is it available for sale here?"

"There are some small cloud formations. Please come with me." The woman bowed slightly and made a gesture of invitation. As she walked, she explained: "Our shop covers an area of ​​nearly ten acres. The ones placed on the counter in the lobby on the first floor are There are magical artifacts, ranging from low-grade magical artifacts to top-grade magical artifacts. The counters in the second-floor lobby are filled with elixirs, the counters in the third-floor lobby are placed with various talismans, and the fourth floor sells various formation flags. "

Tangning followed her up to the fourth floor. The entire floor was empty, and the black counters were neatly arranged. The woman led him straight to one of the counters in the last row, opened the counter, and took out a square The wooden box is four feet long, three feet wide and two feet high. The surface of the box is carved with lifelike patterns of dragons and tigers competing.

"This is a small cloud and mist formation weapon." The woman opened the wooden box and displayed it one by one. The wooden box was divided into three layers. The first layer contained eight formation flags of different colors. Each formation flag had A trench for placing spiritual stones

The second layer is for storing the components of the formation center, and the third layer is for the formation center that controls the formation. It also comes with instructions for the use and control methods of this formation.

Tang Ning watched it carefully for a while before closing the wooden box. He was not very familiar with the formation method, but he still knew a little bit about it.

"How many spiritual stones are there in this small cloud formation?" he asked.

"This set of formations is priced at 1,300 spirit stones. Since you are a disciple of the Qianyi Sect, according to the store's regulations, you only need to pay 1,150 spirit stones." The woman said with a professional look on her face. His smile became more sincere.

Tang Ning frowned slightly. If the small cloud formation in the sect only had 1,100 spirit stones at most, they actually sold it for 1,300. It was really a big shop to deceive customers. No wonder there was no one in such a big shop. It would be better to see them in front. The small shops I visited were crowded.

However, stores that do not have a solid foundation for such array-type items have no supply, so even if the price is higher, there will still be people who will consume them.

"Okay! That's it."

"Please come with me," the woman said happily. Holding the wooden box in her hand, she led Tangning to the door of a room and knocked gently.

"Come in." A rich man's voice came from the room.

The woman pushed open the door and entered, with Tang Ning following behind. In the empty room, there was a man sitting on a futon. He was in his forties, with a standard Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and an expression that seemed unhappy. .

"Shopkeeper Yi, this is a guest of your sect. I purchased a set of cloud and mist formations from our store and will inform you in accordance with the store's regulations." The woman knew that he was displeased and said softly.

"I know, you can go out!" Yi Tianxing stood up and said, and the woman slowly withdrew.

"I don't know the name of my junior brother. Yi has been away from home for a long time. He has not returned to the sect for many years and has never met him.

"My dear, Tang Ning, a former disciple of the Herbology Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was transferred to Jingbei a month ago."

"Oh?" Yi Tianxing glanced at him strangely and said, "Junior brother Tang was still rich in spring and autumn. He was in the prime of life. Why was he transferred to a bitter and cold place like Northern Jing."

Tang Ning smiled: "The sect ordered us to go."

"Yes, who can disobey the sect's orders!" Yi Tianxing sighed, seeming to be deeply touched.

"It's a pity that someone with the level of cultivation of Senior Brother Yi is not practicing hard in the sect to prepare for the attack and building the foundation, but instead he is stuck in this city, worrying about worldly affairs." Tang Ning saw that his cultivation level was already refining qi. On the tenth floor, there were many emotions in his words just now. After thinking about it, he didn't want to sit here, so he said what he wanted.

Yi Tianxing sighed again; "To be honest with Junior Brother Tang, since Yi broke through the tenth level of Qi Refining six years ago, he has repeatedly requested the sect to be transferred back to the mountain gate to practice hard in seclusion in order to attack the realm of foundation building, but the sect I have declined several times because I don't have a suitable candidate, but I still haven't given permission. This shop owner is originally Uncle Wang Yaozu, but how could I let him worry about such trivial matters, so I shouldered all the affairs. Now that I think about it, if I had come here in the first place, , I have devoted myself to cultivating in the sect, and it is unknown how I have built the foundation now. What is ridiculous is that I was the one who wanted to be in charge of this place at the beginning, but now I want to escape and can't."

Needless to say, there is a profit in such a big shop. As a manager, he decides many things based on his words. I am afraid no one knows how much he has enriched himself. It was not because of the abundant oil and water that he took the initiative to acquire this place, but now he says that he regrets it. , Tangning couldn't help but despise him. She wanted to run away after reaping all the benefits. How could such a good thing happen in the world? If she were the sect's steward, she wouldn't allow it.

"Everyone is like this, and monks like you and I are not exempt from the secular world. There is no medicine for regret in this world! But having said that, if senior brother had not come here, his cultivation might not have been so advanced." Tang Ning said, insinuating that he was greedy.

insufficient.

Yi Tianxing did not feel dissatisfied, but instead laughed and said: "Junior Brother Tang's words are true." I don't know if he is really magnanimous, or if he has been a businessman for a long time and is used to talking sweetly and using swords.

Tang Ning also smiled, and then suddenly remembered something and asked: "Brother Yi, I just entered the market. There was a man with a silver wolf with blood-stained eyes who called himself some kind of business alliance and told me about some of the markets.

According to the internal regulations, it is also said that all cities and towns in the world are the territory of the merchant alliance. What kind of sect is this merchant alliance? Junior brother, I am ignorant and have never heard of it before."

"This Merchant Alliance is not a sect, but an alliance formed by all chambers of commerce. Its full name is Qingyou Jiyanyu Xu Jingliang Yiliang Ten-state Chamber of Commerce Alliance, or Merchant Alliance for short. The Merchant Alliance monopolizes all business transactions in the world, including

Fangshi.

Its alliance mainly consists of three giants, namely the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, the Human Chamber of Commerce, and the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce. Each chamber of commerce has existed for a long time, and there are many large and small chambers of commerce under these three major chambers of commerce. I have only a little knowledge of this. If I really want to

To make it clear, I'm afraid I have to talk about the last few days and nights. The person you are talking about is a member of the guards in our city. We have two guards, each with ten people, to maintain the normal operation of the city.

, you should be careful and don’t make a mistake, these people will not show mercy.”

"Oh, that's it." Tangning nodded. This was the first time he had heard of the Merchant Alliance: "Then which chamber of commerce does our city belong to? Are the city's internal guards members members of the chamber of commerce?"

Yi Tianxing said: "You know the place we are in is called Xingang! Including the three countries of Wu, Chu, Qi and Xingang, all the cities in Xingang belong to the Baoxing Chamber of Commerce. This Baoxing Chamber of Commerce is a leading large-scale chamber of commerce in our area.

, the headquarters is on Crescent Island, and we have a branch in Xingang, in Duanji Mountain at the junction of Wu and Qi."

"Their branch is located in the largest market in Xingang. They sell everything that we don't have in Xingang. They are shipped from other islands. All high-level monks in Xingang, whether they are from our sect, Shuiyun sect or Qingqing

The Yang Sect, including some high-level casual cultivators and even Demon Sect monks, all trade in Fangshi on Duanji Mountain. As for our Fangshi guards! They are naturally members of the Chamber of Commerce, but just like you and me, they are the most powerful in their respective forces.

People from the lower classes.”

Tang Ning was quite fascinated by what he heard and even wanted to go there now to see it. He had joined the sect since he was a boy and had not left the sect for more than 20 years. Before that, he had read the "World Distribution" in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion.

From the map, he learned that the place he was in was only a drop in the ocean compared to the rest of the world, but he had never experienced it in detail.

Seeing that he was a little lost in thought, Yi Tianxing smiled and said: "Look, I just kept talking and forgot about the main business. Junior Brother Tang, according to regulations, sect disciples enjoy certain discounts when purchasing items in their own shops. Please show me

Give me the sect token!"

Tang Ning handed him the wooden plaque on her body. This was the identity certificate of a sect disciple. The wooden plaque contained all kinds of information about the disciple, including portrait, name, position, etc., which could be known with one's spiritual sense. Otherwise, it was just
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