Crossing the threshold, the noise surged past Shen Shi like a tidal wave. On the horseshoe street, where Tianyi floor is located and also the most bustling and bustling in Xilu City, the endless stream of people flowed in the street.
On both sides of the spacious street, you can see that there are rows of shops with open doors. I don't know how many people shuttle between these shops in the street. The Tianyi floor, on this long street, is undoubtedly one of the largest and most imposing places, whether it is the passenger flow or the high lobby of the shops themselves. The only thing that can compete with Tianyi building is that there is another ancient building not far in front of the other side of the long street. It seems that it is not under Tianyi building from any aspect.
That is to say, there are two leading shops in Xilu City, which are called Tianyi building. On the broad and thick plaque on the door, there are three big characters written in gold and lacquer: Immortal society.
Standing at the gate of Tianyi floor, Shen Shi naturally took a look at the bustling shenxianhui branch across the street. The expression in his eyes was somewhat complicated.
The fairy society is a thunderous name, unlike tianyilou, which is only famous in Xilu city. In fact, the fairy society can be said to be the most powerful giant chamber of commerce among the Hongmeng circles in history. Its influence covers all the known territory of the human race. It is said that "there are fairy societies everywhere in Hongmeng city and 90 states". In the past years, even in the days of the tiandemon King's court, No business has ever done this.
This chamber of Commerce has a long history. It is said that as early as ten thousand years ago, in the era of bloody battles between people and demons, it was born in the midst of wars. It provided strong support to the people who were once bullied and insulted wantonly by the hundred people of Hongmeng and the six saints of the people who were still young and weak at that time.
For thousands of years, this mysterious and powerful chamber of Commerce has not risen and fell like many Xiuzhen sects, but has been developing quietly but rapidly. Today, there is a city and 90 states in the realm of Hongmeng Lord. Almost all the important cities and places have a branch store of the fairy society, which collects wealth day and night. The incredible reputation accumulated over thousands of years makes the fairy society the first choice for all monks in the monastic world to buy and sell goods wherever they are.
Corresponding to such a terrible financial power is that although the immortal society has always been doing business in a low-key way, in the Hongmeng realms, except for the 11 famous sects of "four upright and seven mysterious" in the cultivation world, which is now just like the Zhongtian, almost everyone, whether it is a large number of scattered practitioners or children of noble families, privately recognizes that the immortal society is actually the twelfth powerful force in the Hongmeng realms.
There are even many people who think that although the immortal society is a chamber of commerce with such terrible financial resources, omnipresent tentacles and omnipresent eyeliner, it worships and nurtures almost countless masters of the cultivation world, and makes friends with many sects and aristocratic families of the cultivation world. Based on this calculation, I'm afraid the strength of the immortal society in the dark will surpass the unparalleled four Zhengqi Xuan in the open.
However, this view is naturally the talk of some boring people after dinner. At least on the surface, the immortal society has never shown any obvious intention to interfere with the power of the spiritual world. All along, the Shenxian society has only been making money and doing business in a low-key way. It is also against this background that Shen Tai, Shen Shi's father, has turned Tianyi floor into a big shop in Xilu city with almost one person's strength in the face of such a powerful and almost unbeatable competitor of the chamber of Commerce. It is really a miracle.
Of course, the scope of this "miracle" is only limited to Xilu City, which is of no importance when viewed from the vast Hongmeng kingdom. But looking at the numerous cities and towns in Hongmeng, how many people can do this? Shen Tai, a short and fat man, has been valued by the Xuanyin sect for his humble way of life over the years, and Shen Shi has also benefited from it. According to the news from the Xuanyin sect, he can be given an extra place to worship under the Xuanyin sect.
It seems that there is nothing special about this treatment, but just look at those casual practitioners who are living in poverty all over the streets and running for one or two spiritual crystals every day, and you will know how important it is to have a strong Xiuzhen sect as a backer.
Xuanyin gate is the most powerful sect of cultivation in Yinzhou. Although it is still far from the top-ranking sect of cultivation such as Si Zheng Qi Xuan, it is powerful enough in the vast territory of Yinzhou. At the same time, Tianyin mountain is also a treasure land of spirit mountain. There is a spirit vein in the deep mountain that is most valued by the cultivation world. It can absorb the spirit of heaven and earth, and then condense and produce spirit crystals. This point alone is stronger than those scattered cultivation.
"Will the immortals..." he slowly took back his eyes from the plaque and glanced at the street outside the Tianyi building where he was. He saw several men standing or sitting under the steps beside the door, looking like casual practitioners. They chatted and looked at the street people, Or take a glance at the people who come and go at the gate of the first floor of the sky, consciously or unconsciously.
Shen Shi smiled, but went straight over.
The four or five guys who looked like casual repairmen didn't mean to get up. Instead, they were two men standing chatting. One was bearded and the other was younger. The bearded man laughed and said, "go, don't make trouble. We are all idle people."
Shen Shi sneered and said, "come on, the whole Xilu city knows that you guys are the guards on the first floor of heaven. You still pretend to be doing casual repairs every day. Are you tired?"
The business of Tianyi floor is so big that it earns countless soul crystals for Xuanyin gate every day. How can Xuanyin gate not value such an important source of wealth? Naturally, it must send some friars and experts to guard it openly and secretly. Otherwise, it would have been eaten and wiped clean long ago.
The younger man said with a smile: "you can say it easily, little fellow. We are not like your father who is a boy who makes money. Countless Lingjing live in your hands every day. I am not too poor to help. I have to come here to guard the courtyard for your father. At least I can earn a few Lingjing to go back to the mountain for cultivation."
Shen Shi curled his lips, "bah" and said with a smile, "don't talk nonsense. You don't know what's going on in this building. Every soul crystal you earn has to be handed over to the sect. My father is a servant who works for the sect."
The four or five men laughed loudly, but no one contradicted Shen Shi's words. The bearded man laughed and said, "well, you're not bad. I heard about you a few days ago. Do you want to enter the door like those aristocratic children who have been subordinated to our school for hundreds of years?" Then he shook his head and sighed, as if recalling some things in those years, with a bit of self mockery, and said, "thinking about those years, I suffered a lot in order to join the sect..."
Shen Shi smiled and threw his hand at the men and said with a smile, "so if you go to Tianyin mountain in the future, I will ask you to take care of me."
The bearded man waved his hand and said with a smile, "get out of here. Your old man is here. Not to mention our humble disciples of Ningyuan realm, they are the elders of" shenyijing ". None of them want to be polite to you. I expect you to take care of me in the future!"
A burst of laughter came from behind him. The three or four men all laughed and looked gentle and kind. It is obvious that Shen Shi has been popular here on the first floor of heaven for so many years. Even these brave and enterprising monks who have entered the realm of condensation in the Xuanyin gate are familiar with him.
Shen Shi was chatting with the disciples sent by Xuanyin gate to secretly guard the first floor of heaven. Suddenly, a voice came from behind and said, "Hey, isn't this a small stone from the Shen family?"
Shen Shi turned to look, frowned, and saw several people standing behind him. One of them was a young man about his age. His face was white and clean, and he was a little taller than him. Behind him were several servants like figures.
Shen Shi tugged at the corner of his mouth, his face lightened, and said, "what's up, young master Wang?"
Looking at his family background, the young man surnamed Wang should have a good family background. Naturally, he has a proud look on his body. At this moment, he looks at Shen Shi with a smile and then laughs: "little stone, we haven't seen each other for a long time. But this year, the sect opened its doors to accept disciples. I heard that you have also been blessed by the sect and can be admitted without examination."
Shen Shi took a deep look at him and said, "I don't know about this matter. How about you, prince? Will you be selected into the Xuanyin sect?"
The young man who has made great achievements in this name proudly said: "our Wang family has served for the clan for more than 200 years, and naturally we have this qualification. Moreover, we have more than one quota this year, a total of five people." As he spoke, he stretched out his palm and waved his five fingers in front of Shen Shi.
Shen Shi glanced at these fingers, and the muscles around his cheeks seemed to tremble slightly. Then he said, "fierce, fierce; admiration, admiration."
The prince snorted and glanced askance at Shen Shi. It seemed that he looked down on the guy in front of him. His eyes turned and he suddenly smiled and said, "by the way, do you still remember the black mastiff?"
Shen Shi's face sank slightly, but he didn't speak. The prince looked at his expression and suddenly became happy. He laughed and said, "I still remember that when we were young, together with the sun family, the Li family and the Ou family, the black mastiff followed us all day. As a result, once this big dog was crazy and bit people, but it only bit you when it didn't chase other people. Alas, it was a miserable chase."
Shen Shi glanced at him and said, "yes, that time I was scared."
The prince laughed and looked very pleased. Shen Shi asked again, "what's wrong with that big dog?"
The prince smiled a little, shrugged his shoulders and said, "two years ago, a black mastiff slipped out of the house, but it disappeared. I don't know if it ran away with which bitch."
Shen Shi said nothing more. The prince smiled and said, "little stone, after you enter the sect, we have several other children. They are all brothers of the same sect. Although your family is weak, it's OK to enter the sect. It depends on who can practice faster."
Shen Shi smiled and said, "OK."
The prince gave him a meaningful look and suddenly laughed up in the sky. Then he turned and walked away. Shen Shi looked at his back and stared at it for a moment. Then he turned around. His face didn't look angry. He smiled at the men and said, "the children quarreled, and everyone laughed."
The men were all laughing. Their beards looked over there and said with a smile, "Oh, is that the young master of the Wang family?"
Shen Shi nodded and said, "yes, the eldest son." After chatting with these people, he said that he had something to leave and walked to the long street ahead.
Behind him, several men took back their eyes and still stood and sat lazily outside the first floor of the sky. Among them, the younger man smiled and said, "it seems that the boy of the Wang family looks down on the small stone a little."
With a sneer and some disdain, the beard said: "the Wangs look down on the shens and their sons just because of their seniority. They don't think about the status of the first floor today. It's up to them... Eh?" Before he finished speaking, his beard suddenly frowned and he seemed to think of something.
The young man wondered, "elder martial brother Chen, what's wrong?"
The beard and face of Chen suddenly appeared a little strange. Instead of immediately answering the younger martial brother's questions, he first turned and looked at the direction Shen Shi had left. After a while, he turned his head and said, "I suddenly remembered something..."
Young humanist: "what's wrong?"
With a dry smile on his beard, he said: "two years ago, little stone suddenly took me to the street to wander. Later, he saw a big black dog in an alley. The little guy said he wanted to eat dog meat, pestered me to kill it, and then made a fire to roast meat. The two of us had a dog meat dinner."
As soon as he said this, the rest of them all looked wonderful. For a while, no one spoke. After a long time, the young man curled his lips and gave a wry smile, saying: "the little devil these days is so fierce..."