Chapter 908: The Three Sects of Taihuang
Duan Qing was silent for a moment.
Sheng'er was right, he was always like this.
Things that were originally planned always had to be changed due to unexpected changes.
Perhaps as Sheng'er said, after completing what He Changzai told him this time, he might not be able to stay in the sect for a long time due to other reasons after returning to the sect.
He sighed helplessly, his face softened, and he said softly to Sheng'er: "It's just this once, it won't be the same next time!"
"But Sheng'er, please remember that in all actions in Youzhou, you must obey my command and never act recklessly!"
Hearing what Duan Qing said, Xiao Sheng burst into tears and smiled: "Hehe, brother Qing, don't worry, Sheng'er will definitely obey brother Qing's command and won't leave even half a step."
Duan Qing shook his head helplessly: "You silly girl, why did you come to Shuofang City first?"
Xiao Sheng stuck out her tongue in embarrassment: "Sheng'er stole some of Fatty Zhu's collection and sold them to get enough spiritual stones. She arrived here early yesterday."
Duan Qing was suddenly speechless.
After a moment of silence, he sighed: "When I go back this time, remember to make up for Master Zhu!"
Naturally, Sheng'er couldn't have the spiritual stone to supply Zhu Yan, so I'm afraid he would have to come up with the spiritual stone.
Duan Qing couldn't help but feel a headache when he thought of this.
"Senior Brother Duan, who is this girl?" At this time, He Qizhu asked curiously from the side.
Duan Qing glanced at He Qizhu and introduced: "This is Xiao Sheng, the disciple that Uncle Zhu Yan has just accepted, and he is also his roommate!"
After that, he pointed at He Qicu and said to Xiao Sheng: "Sheng'er, this is He Chang who is under Master He, He Qicu."
Hearing Duan Qing call herself sister, Xiao Sheng's eyes flashed with a hint of undetectable loneliness.
"It turns out to be Junior Sister Xiao. Senior Brother, Xiang is right!" He Qizhu looked at Xiao Sheng, his eyes shining.
"Yeah!" Xiao Sheng hummed softly and turned his face away, as if he didn't want to talk nonsense with He Qizhu.
When Duan Qing saw this, he didn't know what to say, so he called the two of them and headed towards Taihuang Sect.
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Three days later, under a certain mountain range in Youzhou.
Duan Qing glanced at the mountains in front of him and whispered to He Qizhu who was standing aside: "Junior Brother He, is this the Taisheng Sect you mentioned?"
He Qizhu nodded affirmatively: "It's absolutely true. Junior brother spent several years in Taisheng Sect and is very familiar with this area of Taisheng Mountain."
"Among the many sects that guard the wasteland in Youzhou, the three sects of Taihuang, Taishang, and Taisheng are the strongest."
"Among them, Taihuang Sect ranks second among the seven major sects in Middle-earth."
"As for the Taishang and Taisheng sects, their strength is also among the best among the Middle-earth sects. Compared with the Yunzhou Tianyun sect and other sects, they are even better."
"Furthermore, these two sects have always followed Taihuang Sect's lead. The three major sects can be said to be monolithic."
"Taihuang, Taishang, and Taisheng, the three major sects join forces and are nearly powerful enough to sweep across Youzhou!"
"This is also the reason why Taihuang Sect has the confidence to compete with our Shinto Sect."
Hearing this, Duan Qing looked at the Taisheng Mountain mentioned by He Qihu again.
According to the information provided by He Qizhu, the waste stones produced in the largest primitive wasteland in Youzhou have been only circulated among the three sects including the Taihuang Sect in Youzhou, and almost never flow out because the output is too small.
He rashly went to Taihuang Sect to obtain the waste stone, but there was basically no chance of success.
Especially since he was a member of the Shinto sect. The Shinto sect and the Taihuang sect had always been at odds with each other, and he knew that the Taihuang sect would not look upon him well.
So he planned not to go to Taisheng Sect first, but to contact Taisheng Sect first to see if he could get enough desolate stones from Taisheng Sect.
If that doesn't work, it's not too late to go to Taihuang Sect.
As for why it was Taisheng Sect, first of all, He Qicu had stayed in Taisheng Sect and was relatively familiar with Taisheng Sect.
Secondly, because Taisheng Sect is closest to Shuofang City, Taihuang Sect and Taishang Sect are still north of Taisheng Sect.
Especially the Taihuang Sect is the northernmost sect in the entire Youzhou, close to the endless ice sea at the edge of Youzhou.
After gazing at Taisheng Mountain for a while, Duan Qing said to He Qizhu: "Lead the way!"
When He Qizhu heard the words, he immediately rode forward and walked forward, explaining as he walked: "The Taisheng Sect's sect is located halfway up the Taisheng Mountains."
"There are three largest wastelands in Youzhou, namely the primitive wasteland, Taishi wasteland, and initial wasteland. These three wastelands are guarded by the Taihuang Sect and other three sects respectively."
"The initial wasteland that Taisheng Sect is responsible for guarding is under the entire Taisheng Mountains."
"Youzhou has poor resources and very few spiritual veins or mines. However, the wasteland will produce a lot of good things. Therefore, near each wasteland, there are markets opened by various major sects."
"This Taisheng Sect's market is at the foot of the mountain."
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Under the leadership of He Qizhu, Duan Qing and his party soon arrived at Fangshi at the foot of the mountain.
The scale of the market opened by Taisheng Sect was not large, and it was far from comparable to the size of the market near the Babel Tower.
If you have to say it, it is probably a little bigger than Fangshi in the Third Heaven of the Sea in the Vase. It is a little over a mile in total, and you can see the whole place at a glance.
However, although the place is small, the market is very lively. There is an endless stream of monks coming and going, and there are even many monks setting up stalls on the street to sell.
Duan Qing briefly strolled around the city, directly selected a store called Taisheng Pavilion, and walked in.
There were a lot of people in the store, with about ten people lined up in front of the counter.
Duan Qing glanced around the store and set his sights on a young man who looked like a waiter beside the counter.
He waved to the young man and motioned for him to come over and talk.
The young man came forward lazily and yawned: "Are you buying or selling?"
Duan Qing was a little unhappy, but he still said patiently: "I want to buy some materials from your store. Can we find a quiet place to discuss in detail?"
The young man didn't buy it very much, and said impatiently: "What do you want to buy? Just say it directly. Why do you have to be sneaky?"
Duan Qing frowned and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid you can't decide what I want to buy!"
"How can you talk like that? A distinguished guest came to the door, and your shabby store received him like this?" Xiao Sheng couldn't help but scolded the young man.
The young man was about to get angry, but suddenly saw Xiao Sheng's face under the bamboo hat. He was stunned for a moment, and then his face changed and was full of smiles.
"Don't blame me, don't blame me, I neglected it!"
"Dear guest, please go upstairs."
After saying that, he didn't wait for Duan Qing to respond, and ran upstairs first.
Seeing this, Duan Qing was too lazy to say anything more, and took Xiao Sheng and He Qiliao upstairs.
The young man who went upstairs first took the three people to a quiet room and left first, leaving Duan Qing and the other two waiting in the quiet room.
Not long after, a skinny middle-aged man pushed the door open and walked into the room.
The skinny middle-aged man looked at Duan Qing and the other two for a while, walked to the ground opposite the three people, and said expressionlessly: "I wonder what you three want to buy in my Taisheng Pavilion?"
His voice was very cold, and people subconsciously felt creepy.