True Immortal of the Netherworld

Early that morning, Xu Yang took the sect's small teleportation array to Zongneifang City.

It just so happened that the free trading market in Fangshi opened on this day.

The free trading market in Zongneifang City is temporarily opened to facilitate the exchange of items among low-level disciples of the sect. It is held regularly on the last three days of each month.

The free trading market was crowded with people, almost all of whom were low-level monks.

Although most of the items in the market are not as exquisite and in good condition as those in the stores, the prices are much more affordable. It can be exchanged for items of equal value that both parties need, or purchased with spirit stones. From time to time you can hear the sound of bargaining.

Xu Yang bought some talismans in the market, which were indeed cheaper than in the store. Xu Yang was about to return. At this moment, a call came from nearby: "Senior Brother Xu! Senior Brother Xu!"

When Xu Yang heard the sound, he looked up and saw that the person calling him was a little girl wearing light green clothes, with skin as fair as jade, and a cute and cute appearance.

Xu Yang recognized this girl as Zhu Liuqing, the junior sister who took over the task of his spiritual grass garden. Zhu Liuqing did not interact with Xu Yang frequently except when she took over Xu Yang Lingcao Garden.

Zhu Liuqing had a simple shelf in front of her, which was considered a small stall. Most of the stalls are decorated with decorative instruments used by female disciples, such as hairpins, bracelets, earrings, etc. There are also some talismans and several magic weapons.

Xu Yang came to Zhu Liuqing's small stall.

"What a coincidence, it turns out to be Junior Sister Zhu."

"Senior Brother Xu, you might as well take a look at my little stall to see what items you like, and I can sell them to you at a discount." After saying this, Zhu Liuqing smiled sheepishly.

Xu Yang's eyes glanced at Zhu Liuqing's small stall and stopped on a tiger-tooth-shaped dagger. Judging from its style and workmanship, it did not seem to be an item from the Tiangui Sect.

"What is the origin of this tiger-tooth dagger?" Xu Yang asked.

"A few days ago, my brother and several other senior brothers went to perform a mission outside the sect. I got this dagger by chance, so I brought it here to sell it. I have asked someone to forcibly remove the owner-recognition restriction on it. But it lost some of its original power.”

"Oh? This is the first time I've seen this thing." Xu Yang picked up the dagger curiously and injected a trace of magic power into it. The dagger suddenly emitted an inch of sword light and was full of spiritual power.

"This dagger comes from the Southern Region and is extremely sharp. Senior Brother Xu might as well give it a try." After saying that, he took out a piece of fine iron and handed it to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang held the dagger and lightly scratched the fine iron sheet. With a sharp stab, a deep mark was cut on the fine iron sheet.

"It's indeed sharp enough." Xu Yang said while looking at the bone knife intently.

Seeing that Xu Yang seemed to be interested in the tiger-tooth dagger, Zhu Liuqing said, "Senior Brother Xu likes this dagger and only needs thirty middle-grade spiritual stones."

Xu Yang immediately said: "Okay, I want it." He took out thirty middle-grade spiritual stones and handed them to Zhu Liuqing.

Zhu Liuqing took the spirit stone and put it in the storage bag. He said happily: "Thank you, Senior Brother Xu."

Xu Yang put away the tiger-tooth dagger and said: "Fair trade, I wish you, junior sister, no need to be polite."

After chatting with Zhu Liuqing for a few more words, Xu Yang was about to leave. Suddenly, there was a commotion on the street in front of the stall. Amidst the sound of horse hooves, the crowd that was originally crowded dodged a passage.

"Uu-uh-", an old man with an eagle nose wearing a black brocade robe drove a carriage and stopped not far from Zhu Liuqing's stall.

The carriage is wrapped in jet black brocade on all sides, with a large hammer painted on each side, giving it a somewhat majestic look.

"Isn't this the carriage of the "Law Enforcement Hall"?"

"Why are you here? I wonder what happened?"

Amid a burst of whispers from the surrounding crowd, the hawk-nosed old man lifted the curtain of the carriage and two people stepped out.

Among them, walking in front was a fat young man with a round head and a simple face. Behind him was a tall young man wearing purple brocade trousers, with a hammer embroidered on the cuffs that was the same as the pattern on the carriage, and holding a jet black folding fan in his hand.

After a while, the two came to Zhu Liuqing's stall.

"Sister, I..." the fat young man said in a stuttering voice.

"Brother, what happened? Why did you alert the people in the Law Enforcement Hall? What kind of trouble did you cause not long after you left my place?" Zhu Liuqing went up to him and asked eagerly.

"I originally thought of trying my luck in the gambling house, winning back the spiritual stones I lost before, and then quit playing after paying off my gambling debt. But as soon as I started playing, I lost more and borrowed new gambling debts. Alas, ...". After Zhu Liuqing's eldest brother finished speaking, he sighed deeply.

"I told you before, don't gamble anymore." Zhu Liuqing said angrily.

After saying that, he turned his head and glanced at the young man in purple shirt behind his eldest brother. He said with a suspicious look on his face: "Why is it you?"

The young man in purple shirt is named Chen Kang. The Chen family where Chen Kang belongs is also a relatively powerful cultivation family in the Tiangui Sect.

The Zhu family was originally a family with some strength, but for some unknown reason, every time a cultivator talent appeared in the Zhu family in recent years, they withered prematurely, and their strength was not as good as before.

After Zhu Liuqing's father died during a mission, only two siblings, Zhu Liunian and Zhu Liuqing, were left.

"I wish you all the best, girl. Your eldest brother, Zhu Liunian, just lost money in a gambling house in Fang City and injured someone in the gambling house. As a deacon disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall, I am preparing to escort your eldest brother to the Law Enforcement Hall. ”

The young man in purple shirt paused, and then continued in a louder voice, "Zhu Liunian said that you are here, and if you can repay his gambling debts, the crime can be alleviated. If not, you can only go to the law enforcement hall to deal with it impartially. "After saying that, a strange smile appeared on the corner of the young man's mouth.

After hearing the words "Law Enforcement Hall", Zhu Liuqing couldn't help but shudder. The "Law Enforcement Hall" is the only law enforcement department of the Tiangui Sect, and its status in the Tiangui Sect is equivalent to the "yamen" in the secular world. The severity of its laws and the harshness of its law enforcement make people tremble when they hear it.

Zhu Liunian was punished by whipping just for causing trouble in a casino in Fang City. This punishment is not as simple as whipping in the secular world. It is a whipping with soul-breaking power, in order to support Liu Nian's cultivation. After a few whips, the soul will be damaged. After being injured, it directly affects the progress of future cultivation.

It is precisely because of the harsh criminal laws that few people dare to cause trouble in the markets within the Tiangui Sect.

"Mr. Chen, I don't think this is such a coincidence, right?" Zhu Liuqing turned to Chen Kang and said.

"Sister, the gambling house I went to happened to be run by Mr. Chen's family. As a disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall, Mr. Chen came to handle this matter. It's strange to say that I don't know why I am so angry and act on impulse. Stop it," said Zhu Liuqing's eldest brother.

After Zhu Liuqing heard this, she turned around and glared at her elder brother fiercely. I thought, there must be something fishy about this. Although his brother was greedy for money and gambling, he had a peaceful and approachable personality. How could he behave so recklessly? It was probably because he fell into someone else's trick.

He secretly thought that it was probably the family heirloom "Blood Jade Kirin" that was causing trouble.

The "blood jade unicorn", a family heirloom of the Zhu family, is a treasure that assists in spiritual practice. After the death of Zhu Liuqing's father, the Chen family repeatedly offered to purchase the "Blood Jade Kirin" at high prices, but Zhu Liuqing rejected them all.

Not long ago, Chen Kang shamelessly proposed to practice double cultivation with Miss Zhu Liuqing. Chen Kang already had his first wife two years ago, and Zhu Liuqing could only be a concubine at best. It is nothing more than coveting the Zhu family's treasure "Blood Jade Kirin".

Thinking of this, Zhu Liuqing said: "Tell me, Mr. Chen, how many spiritual stones does my eldest brother owe your gambling house?"

"Not many, just twenty-five high-grade spiritual stones, plus five high-grade spiritual stones for the compensation for the injured gambling house personnel, a total of thirty." Chen Kang looked at Zhu Liuqing with a sinister look on his face and said, with a pair of rat eyes. He kept wandering around Zhu Liuqing's body.

Hearing this, Zhu Liuqing's face suddenly became gloomy. My heart is like an ant on a hot pot, where can I find thirty high-grade spiritual stones?

"I don't have so many spiritual stones here. I hope Mr. Chen can give me some grace. I will definitely find a way to return these spiritual stones for my elder brother."

"I, Chen Kang, am not unreasonable. Let me see it this way, Miss Zhu. I will propose two solutions."

Chen Kang said with an evil smile and continued: "First of all, I proposed to you a few days ago that you and I would become a double cultivator, but unfortunately you rejected it. If you agree to be a double cultivator with me today, not only will your eldest brother's gambling debt be compared, For purchases and sales, I can also give you another two hundred high-grade spiritual stones as a betrothal gift."

Hearing this, Zhu Liuqing's body trembled slightly.

"What's the second one?" Zhu Liuqing couldn't wait to interrupt Chen Kang, with a hint of resentment in her eyes.

"The second one? It's a matter of course to pay back debts. You can't just talk in vain, and you can't just say that you can extend the grace period for a longer period of time. You should pay back the fifteen high-grade spiritual stones today, and find a guarantor for the remaining fifteen. , how about returning it within half a month?”

"I only have five high-grade spiritual stones here. I will return five to you today, and I will return the rest to you later."

"Five spiritual stones, I wish you, girl, are you too stingy. Fifteen high-grade spiritual stones, not one less." After saying that, Chen Kang showed a sinister smile on his lips.

Zhu Liuqing turned her head and glanced at Xu Yang beside her.

How smart Xu Yang was. Before Zhu Liuqing could speak, he immediately said, "Junior Sister Zhu, I happen to have ten high-grade spiritual stones here. Let's use them for the time being."

With that said, he took out ten high-grade spiritual stones from the storage bag and handed them to Zhu Liuqing.