"The eighth disciple of the Martial Tower Lord?" Feng Feiyun stared at the steel-skinned man in astonishment.
"Ah, it's my fault for being so young with such high cultivation and talents!"
The beard on his chin was as thick as black sedge, and he was at least two meters tall. His arms were as thick as buckets, but he was only thirteen years old.
Due to his great talents, he was taken in as the eighth disciple by the Martial Tower Lord, Zhang Badao.
This man was the Bandit Wang Meng who came to the pagoda with Feng Feiyun. In the end, Feng Feiyun accepted this fact. Men from the Ancient Jiang Tribe were indeed as strong as bulls.
"Uncle, let's go together then!" Wang Meng grinned. His thick lips looked like two large sausages hanging on his face.
"Haha, you go first!" Feng Feiyun was the Divine King's successor and the Martial Tower Lord's junior brother, so he was naturally Wang Meng's uncle.
"Uncle, you go first!"
"You go first!"
"Uncle, you go first!"
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"Very well!
I'll go first! "
Feng Feiyun felt that these words were getting more and more boring and a bit strange, so he jumped on top of a bull that was five meters tall. He twisted the chains and headed south.
Wang Meng also flipped over and landed on the back of the other Qilin, following closely behind.
Two gigantic Qilins had horns on their heads. They were hard and pitch-black like two dragon teeth.
The four cow legs were like four pitch-black pillars, and the black cow hair was a foot long. There were also palm-sized scales growing on the cow hair, reflecting a black golden light.
Both of them wore white scholarly robes with white feather scarves and black belts. These were the standard attire of the pagoda, but their temperaments were completely different.
Feng Feiyun proudly stood on top of a bull. Compared to a few months ago, he had grown a lot taller and lost his childishness. He now looked a bit more dashing and elegant.
Wang Meng was even bigger like a half-giant. He wielded a heaven-piercing halberd that was as thick as a bowl and weighed 18,000 pounds. This was a divine weapon given to him by Zhang Badao. Although it was not as heaven-defying as a spirit treasure, its destructive power was still monstrous. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to withstand a single blow from it.
All the pagoda's disciples were shaken by the re-evaluation of the Pagoda's Hundreds List. They all rushed towards the Grand Southern Prefecture. Of course, Feng Feiyun and Wang Meng also joined this group.
As long as one killed enough corpses, the more points they obtained, the more treasures they could exchange for. Not to mention, they would be able to make a name for themselves on the Pagoda's Hundreds List. No one could resist the temptation of fame and fortune.
"Of the twenty-eight counties in the Grand Southern Prefecture, nine have completely fallen into the hands of the Evil Woman. Corpses are everywhere, turning this place into a land of evil.
Twelve more counties have been devoured by the corpses. The local cultivators are still stubbornly resisting, but they can only keep on retreating before the corpse army. It is only a matter of time before they completely fall. "
"Only seven out of the twenty-eight counties are completely untouched by the corpses. They have super sects with ancient lineages, so they should be able to stop the corpse army for a while."
"Hmph, as long as the Evil Woman takes action, even super sects and cultivation clans with ancient lineages will be annihilated in an instant."
Everyone became silent after hearing this. No one could go against the Evil Woman.
After traveling for an entire day, Feng Feiyun and Wang Meng had entered the first county of the Grand Southern Prefecture, an ancient city named Splendid County. This was the entrance to the Grand Southern Prefecture from the pagoda.
Many cultivators from the Grand Southern Prefecture were gathered here. They came from all the great sects to seek the pagoda's protection. They felt that as long as they stayed close to the pagoda, they would be able to escape the massacre of the corpse army.
Perhaps it was because of the pagoda, but this ancient city was as prosperous as a brocade with endless streams of carriages. It was like another heavenly grotto, without the slightest hint of the flames of war.
Many young disciples from the pagoda had come to this ancient city. Many prodigies wearing white daoist robes appeared in the city, causing a great commotion.
But these young geniuses were rushing past, all of them very anxious. Some of them hired servants and bought large amounts of healing medicinal pills. After resting for less than four hours, they rushed out of the city.
Of course, there were also people who took their time and rested for a night in the ancient city. They found the most beautiful brothel in the ancient city and chatted with each other. After a night of lovemaking, they left the next morning to embark on their journey.
"Yesterday, I saw a top genius from the pagoda with more than two hundred servants riding ten golden chariots outside the city. They seemed to be in a hurry with an aura capable of devouring the mountains and rivers. I'm afraid they are already ten thousand miles away by now."
"Last night, I saw a grand achievement God Base with a violet energy as thick as the clouds. He spent the night with the prettiest girl in the city, Miss Yanhong. This morning, he also rode a Silver Divine Lion towards the south."
The pagoda's actions alarmed all the cultivators. They were all guessing what was going on until noon when a piece of news came.
"The Pagoda's Hundreds List will be revisited. One hundred thousand prodigies will come out of seclusion."
"The pagoda is finally taking action. These prodigies must be going to the twelve prefectures that haven't fallen yet. These twelve prefectures will become their battlefields."
"I think so as well. After all, there are too few cultivators who would dare to charge into the nine prefectures that are completely under the control of the corpse army. Even Ju Qing would be blasted to death by a sea of corpses."
"I heard that several Heaven's Mandate cultivators from the previous generation died in the nine prefectures. From now on, no one would dare to take a single step inside."
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Feng Feiyun obtained a lot of information and heard about the recent events in the Grand Southern Prefecture.
The nine prefectures that had fallen into the hands of the corpses were described as a devil's den from hell. Humans would die without a grave if they entered.
Although the prodigies from the pagoda wanted to kill more corpses, they didn't dare to go to the nine prefectures. They all went to the twelve prefectures that didn't have that many corpses.
"Uncle, the twelve prefectures have different levels of danger. Some prefectures have just been invaded by the corpses, so the danger is relatively low. However, some prefectures are already in deep trouble. Even Heaven's Mandate cultivators could fall." Wang Meng inquired.
The more dangerous a place was, the more corpses there would be. It would be easier to collect corpse palaces, but one could die at any time from being surrounded by corpses.
The less dangerous places would have fewer corpses. Moreover, most of them had just transformed, so their battle prowess was not as terrifying as the old corpses. The only downside was that it would be much slower to collect corpse palaces.
"Selling information, selling information! Analysis of the frontlines, the branches of the corpses, the movements of the remaining sects, and the ranking of the twelve prefectures' danger levels. Everything is here! Go, go, don't miss this opportunity!
Hey!
Beauty, do you want one? It's only 100,000 gold coins, definitely worth it. "
Feng Feiyun looked over and saw a young man with a face darker than the bottom of a pot. He was carrying a thick basket of sheepskin scrolls on his back; there were probably more than one hundred of them.
At this moment, the young man was blocking the way of two young and beautiful girls wearing white daoist robes. He was vigorously promoting the scrolls as his saliva sprayed all over the ground.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. The twelve prefectures of the Grand Southern Prefecture are all extremely dangerous places with frighteningly vast territories. An ordinary person wouldn't be able to cross them even if they walked for three lifetimes.
There's no one else who could have drawn this intelligence map in such a short period of time. "
"It's definitely a scam. This dark-faced youth's heart is too black. Such a deceptive painting is worth a hundred thousand gold coins. He really dares to ask for it."
"There are a lot of swindlers these days, and there are even more idiots. This morning, this dark-faced youth has already bought more than 20 of them. The most expensive one was sold for 800,000 gold coins, and the cheapest one was sold for only 300 gold coins. Just how low is the cost!"
"It's really easy for him to earn money like this!"
Each time this young man sold a map, he would go to a different place. In just one morning, he had earned two million gold coins. The key was that they were all fake maps. This caused many cultivators to be extremely jealous and felt very unbalanced in their hearts.
"100,000 gold coins is too expensive, how about five gold coins?"
One of the young girls, who was very pretty, stretched out her five fingers and waved them in front of the young man. She even innocently blinked her eyes.
The young man said: "Beauty, you are too dishonest. Five gold coins is simply not enough. I'll tell you the truth!
The person who drew this map was an amazing character. The cost I got from him was 90,000 … 10,000 gold coins. I didn't earn much, ah.
Seeing that you're so beautiful, pure, and adorable, I'll give you a blood spitting price, 95,000 gold coins. "
"But I only have five gold coins!"
The young girl took out five shiny gold coins and spread them out in her palm. She counted them again and again, but there were still only five!
"Ah, stingy!
A beauty should be generous. I really can't do business for five gold coins.
Fine!
Since the two of you are disciples of the pagoda and we can be considered half classmates, I'll give you the cost price: 90,000 gold coins. "The young man used his fist to hit his chest and gritted his teeth as he spat out these words.
It seemed like he was about to vomit blood!
"Only five gold coins. My sister picked some medicinal herbs to sell. I originally wanted to buy two sets of clothes, but now, it's all yours."
This young girl's black pearl-like eyes were particularly charming. Her long eyelashes slightly trembled, giving her a very pure appearance.
The young man looked at these two stunning girls. They were dressed very simply and looked very innocent. They indeed didn't look like rich people, but they were even more beautiful than the golden daughters of the cultivation clans.
If he could abduct them and sell them, then he would definitely be able to sell them for a great price. However, he had always been disgusted by this kind of thing, so he resisted the temptation to make a fortune.
Motherf * cker, I'm so unlucky this time!
I've met two poor girls!
"Very well!
Five gold coins it was. Damn it, today was the lowest price I could sell it for.
Beauty, please don't tell others about this price, ah!
Consider it a gift for you. "
The young man snatched the five gold coins from the young girl's hand and threw down a sheepskin. Then, he immediately slipped into the crowd and continued to shout in a different place.
It was clear that this scroll was not even worth five gold coins. Otherwise, he would have sold it.