Chapter 350: Taichu Liyou City

The Captain's words carried a reminder.

If someone who didn't know the Captain heard this, they would think the Captain was worried that Xu Qing couldn't hold back and snatched the other party's life lamp, thereby causing huge trouble.

However, these words fell into Xu Qing's ears, and Xu Qing clearly understood the meaning in the Captain's words.

This was telling him that taking action was no problem, but he must not leave any living mouth and must plan meticulously. Also, don't forget to call him together.

But Xu Qing didn't have the idea of snatching. It wasn't because of how big the other party's background was, but because there was no contact between them, and there was no such cause and effect that must put the other party to death.

Thus, Xu Qing shook his head.

"I can't beat him."

The Captain raised his eyebrows, smiling but not smiling.

"Still hiding from me? Little Ah Qing, your current combat power should be comparable to the Fifth Palace, right?"

Xu Qing didn't speak, gazing at the heaven and earth in the distance. The place he was looking at was the end of the north, which was the place where the Taichu Liyou Pillar was located, and also the direction to leave Yinghuang Prefecture.

"Big Brother, do you know where Zhaoxia Mountain is?" Xu Qing asked softly.

"Zhaoxia Mountain? Let me think..." The Captain was startled and pondered for a while.

"I seem to have seen it on a map of Fenghai County before. This Zhaoxia Mountain is not very far from the capital of Fenghai County. Legend has it that it was once a sleeping palace of the ancient sun."

Xu Qing nodded and didn't speak anymore.

Time passed again. The journey that followed was very smooth. During this period, they also encountered some flying boats with different shapes. The targets were consistent, and various totems or flags representing sects were erected on them.

The cultivators inside were not old, and their cultivation bases were also extraordinary.

The recruitment trial of the Sword-Holding Court was a big event for all human forces in Yinghuang Prefecture. Heaven's pride figures from large and small sects would rush here recently to participate in the trial.

After all, becoming a Sword-Holder, whether inside or outside the sect, would have a different status, and there would be a better future and opportunity.

Thus, soon a month passed.

From far away, Xu Qing, standing on the deck, finally saw that huge pillar that shook heaven and earth.

The Taichu Liyou Pillar, a full thousand zhang thick, was pitch black, carved with countless runes and totems, emanating an incomparably vast power.

Looking carefully, every one of those runes contained Dao rhyme, as if heaven and earth had formed them on it themselves.

The totems were also like this, depicting countless strange beasts and figures, each one exuding terrifying pressure.

All of this was enough to make anyone who saw it involuntarily produce a feeling of their own insignificance and desire to worship.

Looking over, this pillar that stood like the sky disappeared into the clouds. One couldn't see the end above, only faintly seeing a palace vaguely in the clouds and mist, as if standing in the firmament.

Suppressing the Taichu Liyou Pillar, suppressing everything.

But this suppression power could not stop the heaven-shaking battle intent emanating from this Taichu Liyou Pillar. It was as if it had once been a heaven-shaking fierce weapon. Too many ten thousand clan living beings had died under this stick, making it contain terrifying resentment.

It was just that these resentments were suppressed by the battle intent and couldn't emanate at all, only turning into bursts of silent wailing, echoing in the minds of all who gazed at this pillar.

Xu Qing's mind shook, and what made his gaze even deeper was the Ghost Emperor Mountain in his sea of consciousness, which was shaking slightly at this moment.

It seemed to be attracted by this Taichu Liyou Pillar. At the same time... this Taichu Liyou Pillar actually trembled weakly.

Xu Qing took a deep breath, but he wasn't surprised. Back at the Three Spirits Town Dao Mountain, the Ghost Emperor's figure was also like this, only now it seemed a bit more intense.

At this moment, the Captain stood by Xu Qing's side and sighed with emotion.

"Later generations analyzed the Ghost Emperor, speculating that this fierce weapon should be his most important weapon, accompanying him left and right to conquer heaven and earth, suppressing and killing in all directions with him. And the Ghost Emperor's origin was extremely mysterious; no one knew which clan he came from, only knowing he was born at the wrong time, achieving Dao after the arrival of the God's Remnant Face."

"And no one knows who his enemy was, only knowing that at the end of his life, he fled here, threw down the weapon in his hand, making it fall into the ice plain, and closed his eyes by the sea, choosing to sit and transform."

"Some say that the place where he sat and transformed faced south, gazing at the sea, as if waiting for something."

The Captain's voice became lighter and lighter.

Xu Qing felt the Ghost Emperor Mountain in his sea of consciousness, looking at the face that was still somewhat blurry but faintly becoming more and more similar to himself, and remained silent.

His eyes looked at the earth where the Taichu Liyou Pillar was located.

The earth was covered in white snow, and there were countless dome tents, circling the Taichu Liyou Pillar in circles. The number was as many as hundreds of thousands, and the range was very large, like a special city.

There were no ordinary people here; they were all cultivators from all directions, among whom loose cultivators were the majority, and they were all human, without any foreign races.

The reason for this was that the Taichu Liyou Pillar had no requirements for those who arrived. Whether living or cultivating, one could exist here for a long time.

Only one condition: must be human.

And the Taichu Liyou Pillar itself was peculiar. After the battle intent emanating from it was sensed for a long time, it would form a spiritual seal in the mind, which had a certain blessing and help for cultivation.

In addition, this Taichu Liyou Pillar also contained some inheritances. As long as one was human, one could climb here. If the opportunity arrived, one could obtain insights from within.

So the human loose cultivators here gathered more and more, and at this moment, the earth was also very lively.

Many of the sects that had already arrived had staked out areas for their tents and raised their own sect flags; the several major powers from within the Yinghuang Province were particularly conspicuous here.

Among them was the encampment of the Eight Sect Alliance.

Looking over, the entire city was full of markets, and the crowd was bustling.

And below the Taichu Liyou Pillar, the crowd there was the largest, dense and numerous, fearing to be no less than several thousand, mostly looking up and watching, with discussions emanating.

Xu Qing noticed this scene and also saw figures existing on the Taichu Liyou Pillar.

About a hundred people, scattered at different heights.

Some were climbing, some were sitting cross-legged on protruding runes and totems. The one currently at the highest position was a young man wearing the Taisi Immortal Sect Daoist robe.

This person was not the Taisi Immortal Sect Daoist, but one of the heaven's pride figures under the Taisi Immortal Sect Daoist.

Xu Qing faintly recognized it as one of the people in the Taisi Immortal Sect flying boat he saw a month ago. At this moment, the height the other party was at was about five hundred zhang. It seemed this was his limit, unable to persist, and finally he let go of his hand and his body fell.

And the moment he fell, one could see a blue light emanating from the Taichu Liyou Pillar, rushing toward the falling body of this person.

Amidst the ecstasy of this Taisi Immortal Sect heaven's pride figure, he grabbed it. The next instant, this blue light turned into a mass of blue mist.

Xu Qing didn't know what that was, but this scene caused bursts of exclamations from the crowd below the Taichu Liyou Pillar.

"Actually bestowed with Zhanmeng Qi, this Qi has great replenishment for vitality!"

"The higher you climb, the greater the probability of being bestowed!"

"Although it is not an inheritance of techniques, the bestowal of Zhanmeng Qi is also extremely good."

Amidst these discussions of the crowd, Xu Qing's eyes revealed brilliance. Looking at the blue mist in the Taisi Immortal Sect member's hand, he felt it was very peculiar.

"The Taichu Liyou Pillar is like this. The higher you climb, the greater the probability of obtaining good fortune." The Captain also looked over, his eyes revealing anticipation.

"According to the Alliance's intelligence, among the good fortune emanating from this Taichu Liyou Pillar for so many years, there are inheritances and some peculiar Qi. For example, Zhanmeng Shangchun Qi masters vitality, for example, Suiyang Chongguang Qi masters elixir effects, or for example, Shangzhang Gengjin Qi can refine weapons."

"And then there is the Taichu Liyou Pillar itself. Sensing the battle intent on it here can form a battle spiritual seal in the sea of consciousness. This is also a good thing, possessing not-so-small lethality, and the difficulty is not high. For example, I just took a look at this Taichu Liyou Pillar and faintly felt that I was about to sense it, and this can add points to the Sword-Holder trial results."

Xu Qing nodded seriously, deciding to go and sense it later.

Seeing Xu Qing's serious look, the Captain was happy in his heart. In fact, this spiritual seal sensing was extremely difficult, but in order to highlight his status as Big Brother, he deliberately said it was simple.

In this way, Xu Qing's slow sensing would make him, Chen Erniu, appear very powerful.

With such little thoughts, the three of them got closer and closer to the range of the Taichu Liyou city.

Here, Xu Qing put away the dharma ship.

The three of them flickered, landing within this city made of tents, and walked toward the Eight Sect Alliance's encampment.

Since there were many people here now, the cost of renting a place to live was certainly not cheap, so since there was a sect encampment that didn't cost money, they naturally had to go there.

Just like that, after weaving through the crowd, the three of them finally arrived at the Eight Sect Alliance's encampment here.

This place was not very far from the Taichu Liyou Pillar, composed of hundreds of tents. When the three of Xu Qing arrived, the concealment on them dissipated respectively, so their appearance immediately attracted the attention of the Eight Sect Alliance disciples.

The Captain and Yan Yan were fine, but Xu Qing's identity was different.

As the only one in this generation of the Alliance who enjoyed the Daoist treatment, he was famous in the Eight Sect Alliance, so as soon as he walked over, many Alliance disciples clasped their fists and bowed.

And the number of Eight Sect Alliance disciples who arrived this time was more than a hundred. Most of these people were Foundation Establishment, and there were not many Golden Cores. Most of them could not become Sword-Holders, and coming here was also mainly for training according to the sect's arrangements.

Among them, there were quite a few disciples from various peaks of the Seven Blood Eyes, and even the Mute was among them. After seeing Xu Qing and the Captain, they all bowed respectfully.

Especially the Mute, who ran over quickly to follow by Xu Qing's side, consciously guarding all directions for Xu Qing.

Soon the three settled down. Through communicating with the Seven Blood Eyes disciples, Xu Qing learned that the one leading the team of the Alliance this time was their own ancestor, Blood Refining Ancestor, and Yan Yan's grandmother. At the same time, the sect masters of the Hunting Strange Gate and the Heaven-Mirror Treasure Sect also came.

As for the Master, he didn't come.

However, after the Ancestor and the Sect Master arrived, they went to the Sword-Holding Court, not knowing what they were communicating about. Xu Qing saw this and didn't go to pay respects immediately.

As for Yan Yan, she was somewhat guilty. After all, she ran out of the Seven Blood Eyes secretly. Once she heard her grandmother was there, she was about to say something to Xu Qing, but following the vibration of the transmission jade slip, Yan Yan sighed.

"Brother Xu Qing, my grandmother knows I'm here and asked me to go find her. I'll go coax my grandmother first, otherwise it will be difficult to run out in the future."

The Captain on the side looked obviously relieved, clearly knowing that Zixuan Shangxian didn't come, his heart was very steady.

"The Ancestor is here? He must have come for me. Don't look at this old guy as usually serious, but he appreciates me incomparably. This time he should have come to persuade me to return to the sect. You, Little Ah Qing, are not good. You are usually too clumsy with your mouth. Remember to pay back the debt to me later, and I can consider teaching you some ways to make the old guys happy."

The Captain spoke proudly.

Hearing this, Xu Qing blinked.

"Big Brother is right. I suggest you go pay respects to the Ancestor first. Maybe the Ancestor knows some things about the trial. Inquiring about this will be of great benefit to our participation in the trial."

"Makes sense!" Hearing this, the Captain's eyes lit up and he was about to leave, but then his footsteps paused, and he turned his head to look at Xu Qing suspiciously.

"Little Ah Qing, it's rare to see you speak so much. You are a bit wrong."

Xu Qing looked at the Captain's eyes, his expression surprised.

The Captain looked at Xu Qing, his expression suspicious, and was about to speak, but just at this moment, suddenly a cold snort came from the sky in the distance. This sound was like a loud bell, spreading in all directions, causing wind and clouds to surge, and heaven and earth to tremble.

"Where the Sword-Holding Court is located, it is a forbidden area for foreign races."

"Those who step in, behead!"

Three chapters today~ ===== CHAPTER 351 =====