The Tianwu Kingdom is located in the southeastern corner of the Tianyuan Continent, adjacent to the East Sea. The coastline of the Tianwu Kingdom stretches for thousands of miles, but its area is less than one-tenth of that of several neighboring countries nearby, making it a small coastal country that relies on the sea for survival. Nearly half of the mortal population in this country are fishermen who go out to sea to catch fish or salt farmers who dry and process seawater into salt. If they encounter natural disasters such as giant waves or tsunamis, the Tianwu Kingdom will suffer greatly.

  Honglin Fang City is located in a vast, densely vegetated and rarely visited red forest in Tianwu Country. It is a trading market mainly for Qi-refining cultivators, jointly organized by several cultivation forces in Tianwu Country, similar to the Liuyun Fang City of Jinyan Country.

  Unlike the Flowing Cloud City, there are not many buildings or caves available for rent here. Moreover, the Red Lin Fang Market is not open to outsiders every day, but usually only opens to cultivators on the three to five days when the transaction meeting is held every two months.

  It was during the opening days of the Red Lin Fang market that many monks appeared in this red forest, which was usually inaccessible to anyone.

  A seventeen or eighteen-year-old handsome young man with big eyes, and a twenty-four or twenty-five-year-old youth who is not very tall but has a few points of elegance, are on their way to Honglin Fang City while chatting. Looking at the spiritual energy fluctuations on both of them, they seem to be in the tenth layer of the Qi Refining stage.

  The young man said, "Just now, thanks to Jian's timely assistance, otherwise, with my own strength alone, I'm afraid it would be difficult to deal with that mid-grade golden snake demon beast, and there might even be some danger!"

  Young man waved goodbye, smiling and said: "I was just passing by, so I lent a hand to help. To say, if it wasn't for the golden thread snake demon beast being heavily injured by Brother Xia earlier, I wouldn't have had such an easy time getting my hands on it. Moreover, if Brother Xia hadn't led the way, I would have had a hard time finding this Red Linfang City in a short while."

  The young man blinked his eyes and said, "Isn't Big Brother Jian a cultivator from our Tianwu Country's Jiangzhou Prefecture? If not, he definitely wouldn't be unaware of the location of Honglinfang City. Honglinfang City is the largest trading hub for Qi Refining stage cultivators within three thousand miles. In fact, every year there is a grand trading event that even Foundation Establishment stage seniors participate in."

  "I'm not a local cultivator, to be honest. I'd like to trouble Brother Xia to introduce me to the situation of Honglin City and the local cultivation world, so that I can broaden my horizons." The young man said, bowing his hands together in a gesture of respect, adopting an attitude of seeking guidance.

  The young man said excitedly, "This is easy! Although I'm not very old, I also know a lot about the cultivation world of Jiangzhou Prefecture." The young man obviously cherished this opportunity to show off his rich knowledge in front of people, slowed down his pace, and began to talk at length about the situation in Wu State's Jiangzhou Prefecture. "The greatest cultivation power in our Jiangzhou Prefecture is undoubtedly the Bihai Sect. This Red Linfang Market also has the support of the Bihai Sect! It's said that the Bihai Sect was built on a spiritual island not far from the shore..."

  The young man listened seriously to every sentence of the boy's explanation, occasionally interjecting a few questions, which made the boy speak even more enthusiastically.

  This young man was Zhao Di, who had left Taixu Gate more than half a year ago.

  More than half a year ago, Zhao Di was forced to kill his fellow disciple Kuang surname monk, and fearing being suspected and pursued, he had no choice but to escape the influence of Tai Xuan Men.

  Tai Xū Men, as the first sect of Jīn Yàn Guó, has a certain influence distribution throughout Jīn Yàn Guó. If one wants to completely escape Tai Xū Men's pursuit, they must leave Jīn Yàn Guó.

  The Kuanglu Mountains are in the west of Jin Yan Country. If one were to head further west, they would naturally be able to quickly enter Wu Lin Country's territory. However, Zhao Di heard that in several countries west of Wu Lin Country, the cultivation forces were actually dominated by evil paths, and Wu Lin Country also had more and more evil path forces infiltrating it.

  So-called evil forces are relative to the right path. These contents were all learned by Zhao Di after joining Tai Xuan Men, and most of them were seen in the book collection on the second floor of Bai Lu Pavilion.

  In the Xianxia world of Tianyuan Continent, the three sects of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are referred to as Orthodox forces. The Ghost Gate, Demon Gate and Monster Gate are considered Evil forces. In some countries, both orthodox and evil forces coexist, with neither being able to do anything about the other; in others, such as Jin Yan Country, only orthodox forces exist, viewing evil forces as sworn enemies; while in yet others, evil forces hold sway, forcing orthodox cultivators to flee elsewhere to practice their craft.

  Zhao Di learned from the classics that in the eyes of Orthodox Taoist practitioners, evil Taoist cultivators often drink fresh blood, bite living souls, and refine dry corpses. This made Zhao Di feel a wave of chills, and he naturally did not want to go to those countries where evil forces were rampant.

  He had no choice but to travel far and wide, heading east. After several months of flying, crossing tens of thousands of miles, Zhao Di arrived at the edge of the Tianyuan Continent. He didn't come here for this small Tianwu Kingdom, but because several ancient texts mentioned that from here, one could reach the legendary East Sea Three Immortals Island, and they all said that the island was a true cultivation paradise for foundation stage cultivators and above. Zhao Di didn't know much about it either. But he originally had nowhere else to go, so he came to this Tianwu Kingdom to try his luck.

  He used his stealth technique to control his spiritual power fluctuations at the level of a Qi Refining stage cultivator of the tenth layer, disguising himself as an ordinary loose cultivator, and entered the Tianwu Kingdom. After intentionally searching for it along the way, he met a Qi Refining stage cultivator of the fourth or fifth layer, and only then did he learn about the general location of the Red Linfang Market.

  There are many people in the city, and there are many sources of information. Perhaps some news about the Three Immortals Island in the East Sea can be heard. With this goal in mind, Zhao Di came to Hongshulin, where he happened to meet a young cultivator who was fighting against a mid-grade golden snake demon beast. He lent a hand and used his high-quality magic tool, Gongbu Sword, to help the young man kill the demon beast.

  The young man was so grateful that he voluntarily became Zhao Di's guide, taking him to the Honglin Fang Market. When the young man asked for his name, he casually used the name "Jian Han".

  "Big Brother Jian, where did you cultivate before and what kind of kung fu did you practice?" the big-eyed youth suddenly asked.

  "I'm just a lone cultivator, with no fixed abode, and the water attribute technique I cultivate is also ordinary, called 'Chasing Wave Fist'. I don't know which sect it belongs to." Zhao Di said ambiguously, appearing to be very detailed on the surface, even mentioning the name of the technique, but in reality revealing nothing.

  "Uh, this is a sect of Taoist kung fu. Among the practitioners, our Taoist practitioners still occupy the majority. After all, Taoism is the most unpretentious and has no extra conditions or restrictions, making it also the easiest to get started with. However, in terms of cultivation speed, some evil sects' kung fu are said to be even faster." The young man spoke a few words indifferently, but they made Zhao Di's heart skip a beat.

  "Evil sects and factions, could it be that the Tianwu Kingdom also has evil sect influences? Xia Brothers seems to know a lot about this, can you tell me more?" Zhao Di asked with doubt.

  The young man smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, actually, I don't know much about the evil path cultivators either. It's just that I've heard that in recent decades, many Tianwu country has produced some cultivators of evil path techniques. However, these cultivators are not only few in number but also do not cause trouble, so they have always been at peace with us orthodox cultivators. On the other hand, I've heard that many young disciples with average aptitude are greedy for quick cultivation and choose to cultivate some shortcut evil path techniques. Unfortunately, these techniques are extremely secretive and never spread on the market. As for what's special about them, it's unknown."

  "Oh, I see. Does Xia brother know anything about the immortal forces in the Eastern Sea? I've heard that there's something called the Three Immortal Islands of the Eastern Sea, and it's said that even immortals live there." Zhao changed the subject, getting to the point.

  The young man replied, "As for the Three Immortals Island in the Eastern Sea, I've naturally heard of it. It's said that when cultivators reach the Foundation Establishment stage, they all dream of going there once, but very few return. Rumor has it that only the cultivators from the Azure Sea Sect have been there before. As for the rumors about the existence of immortals, it's probably just hearsay. I haven't heard anything about this matter myself."

  "Bihai Gate!" Zhao Di secretly remembered this name in his heart.

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