It's just that what Lin Xun didn't expect was that the old man was going to take him there, and it turned out to be Yanxia City, the capital of the Southwest Province!

"For the cultivators of the entire empire, whether it is the children of the upper class or the poor children from the bottom, the national examination assessment is relatively the most fair and fair talent selection system. ”

The old man seemed to see Lin Xun's doubts and patiently explained.

"Seizing such opportunities, the poor can leap into the dragon gate and climb the ladder, so as to free themselves from the shackles of being born poor. Similarly, in the assessment, the real pillars of talent can also be selected from the children of the nobles, rather than just knowing how to spend time and drink, and not learning and not knowing. ”

"When you can enter Qinglu Academy one day, you may have the mind and strength to understand some truths. ”

Lin Xun felt a pang in his heart: "Senior, dare to ask what is the truth?"

The old man smiled, and there was a hint of secrecy in his vicissitudes of life: "Whatever truth you want to get, the truth is." ”

Lin Xun was stunned and fell into deep thought.

His mind was a little uneasy, could it be that this old man already knew something?

Lin Xun suddenly remembered that when he was in Donglin City, the old man had said that the Queen of the Night had gone to the depths of the Three Thousand Mountains to find the whereabouts of an old man.

But by the time they arrived, the place where the old man had lived had been destroyed, leaving no clue.

At that time, Lin Xun suspected that the place they were going to find was the mine prison where they had lived, but they were not sure in their hearts.

And now, listening to the old man's intriguing words, Lin Xun couldn't help but have associations, and vaguely felt that the old man in front of him seemed to know something.

Similarly, Lin Xun was still unconvinced.

He couldn't ask, because there were too many things involved in the mine prison, not only Mr. Lu, but also Lin Xun's own background and enemies!

The old man stopped talking, took out a snow-white handkerchief, and gently and seriously wiped a black pendant that looked like an ancient sword, but was only three inches in size, and the whole body was simple.

The old man's kind and old face was full of concentration, solemnity, and seriousness, and he unconsciously attracted Lin Xun's attention.

Lin Xun didn't know that this sword-shaped black pendant also had a name that shocked the world thousands of years ago - "Eternal Night Sigh"!

This is the name of a set of Spirit Pattern Uniforms.

For thousands of years, very few people have known about it.

......

Three days later.

Smoky City.

As the capital city of the southwestern province of the empire, Yanxia City can be called a prosperous city, gathering millions of people, and the scale and density of the population are far from comparable to those of the border cities in the east.

Night.

In a remote and old courtyard in Yanxia City, Lin Xun looked at the cleaned and renovated room, and then he felt like a home.

In the evening of the same day, the old man left, leaving behind this residence that had already been prepared for Lin Xun, there were no servants and no maidservants, Lin Xun could only clean this small courtyard thoroughly by himself.

This small courtyard is not big, but it is quiet, and being able to have such a place to live without spending money in Yanxia City, where every inch of land is valuable, has already made Lin Xun very satisfied.

It's just that Lin Xun has to face a practical problem, just having a place to live is not enough, the resources he needs for daily practice, as well as the materials needed for daily life, need to be solved urgently.

After leaving the Bloodkill Camp, there was no one to provide for all of this for free.

Lin Xun had already counted his belongings, two hundred gold coins, a blue wave battle knife, two bottles of condensation pills, and some miscellaneous spiritual materials.

Other than that, there is nothing else.

In the past, this wealth may be enough for Lin Xunwei's expenses for a month, but for Lin Xun, who now has a human Gang realm cultivation, if he wants to maintain his cultivation and living needs, this wealth is simply a drop in the bucket.

In other words, after arriving in Yanxia City, Lin Xun had to face an extremely real problem - making money!

"The provincial examination will start in September, which means that I will have to live in Yanxia City for nearly half a year......

Lin Xun thought silently in his heart for a moment, then got up, planning to go out first to familiarize himself with the environment of Yanxia City.

"Well, boy, wait. ”

Suddenly, a lazy voice sounded in the corner of the wall.

On closer inspection, a burly figure was lying there, with a rough appearance, red cheeks, drunken eyes, and a chest as hard as steel, and the appearance of a drunkard.

This person is naturally Xue Jin, after sending Lin Xun here, he was also left behind, according to the old man, before the end of the provincial examination, Xue Jin will take care of Lin Xun's daily life.

Logically speaking, such an arrangement is naturally excellent, but Lin Xun doesn't have any thoughts about it now.

Since this guy Xue Jin entered this small courtyard, he has been drinking and sleeping by himself, not to mention letting him take care of Lin Xun's daily life, it is a blessing not to cause trouble to Lin Xun.

"Something?" Lin Xun asked.

"Hehe, remember to bring me a vat of wine when you come back, the stronger the better, I remember that there is an extremely famous liquor in this smoky city, it seems to be called 'Soul Burning' or something, well, it should be the name......"

Xue Jin muttered for most of the day, looking like a drunk talking in his sleep.

"Okay, but Lao Jin, take it easy, don't run out to cause trouble when you're drunk. Lin Xun said a little helplessly.

Last time, Xuejin went crazy, and even dared to collide with the Imperial Mighty Warship, so Lin Xun had to worry about whether this guy would tear down this courtyard once he was drunk.

"Don't mother-in-law and mother like a girl, hurry up, Lao Tzu has been drunk for thirty years, but he has never done anything foolish. Xue Jin yelled impatiently.

Lin Xun sighed, shook his head and walked out of the courtyard.

......

The city in the night is like a city that never sleeps, with bright lights, like a fire dragon, illuminating half of the night sky.

The wide, cobweb-dense streets are lined with buildings, and even at night, they are still bustling with traffic and pedestrians.

It's bustling!

After a year, returning to the city again made Lin Xun a little uncomfortable.

Everything in the blood-killing camp is boring and calm, except for training, fighting, and bloody battles every day, it is cultivation and assessment.

And now walking on this bustling street, looking at the pedestrians coming and going, and listening to the noisy and lively sounds in the air, Lin Xun has a feeling of being in a different world.

Soon, Lin Xun shook his head and abandoned distracting thoughts.

He first went to a grocery store to buy some daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, and Linggu spirit vegetables, and then turned around and entered a trading house specializing in selling spiritual materials to buy some finished spiritual ink and spiritual materials, just doing these things, he spent twenty gold coins.

Soon, he spent another fifty gold coins to buy sixty bottles of "Qingyu Yungang Pill", although the price was extremely expensive, it was something that he couldn't do without when cultivating.

When he ran through the streets for seven days and finally bought a vat of "Soul Burning" wine from an unknown tavern, Lin Xun had spent about half of his wealth, and only a hundred and a few gold coins remained.

This also made Lin Xun feel a little painful, and completely realized how high the prices in Yanxia City were.

After doing all this, Lin Xun unconsciously came to the center of Yanxia City, where there are gorgeous buildings that can reach the sky, and there are all kinds of famous chambers of commerce, commercial houses, and various entertainment venues, such as green buildings, taverns, gladiatorial arenas, etc.

A place like this is not something that ordinary cultivators can afford at all, just by looking at the pedestrians coming and going on the streets, you can see that all of them are either rich or expensive.

Lin Xun didn't have the heart to wander around now, and was about to leave, when suddenly his eyes were attracted by a magnificent building in the distance.

This building is antique, a hundred feet high, standing there, like a majestic mountain.

At this time, on the surface of the building, a huge and incomparably large light curtain appeared, and in the light curtain was a beautiful woman with a meticulous expression and a beautiful face who was announcing the news.

"According to reliable sources, three days ago, news came out in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion that Metropolitan Governor Liu Wujun would personally serve as the chief examiner in the provincial examination in September. ”

"Yesterday, good news came from the battlefield on the front line of the western frontier of the empire, and the Iron and Blood Army successfully defeated the 30,000 elite army of the Wuman clan after a fierce battle for half a month!"

"Early this morning, the Imperial Academy of Divine Craftsmanship announced that a new generation of small Ziying battleships will be launched soon, according to reliable information analysis, the power of the new generation of Ziying battleships will break the previous record and become another war weapon of the empire. ”

The beautiful woman was so dignified that her face was a little expressionless, and Gu Jing did not say, "The following will broadcast the news of cultivation, and the most eye-catching news today is undoubtedly ......"

Lin Xun raised his head and looked at the light curtain quietly.

This light curtain is called the "Spirit Transmission Light Curtain", and in the final analysis, it is actually a large phantom spirit array, and the light effect is very simple, which is to spread the news.

But the cost of this spiritual light curtain is extremely expensive, it is a luxury, and every day of operation costs tens of thousands of gold coins.

This kind of huge price is not to mention ordinary forces, even some top forces are difficult to maintain, and only the imperial officials have such a big deal to maintain the normal operation of a "spiritual light curtain".

Lin Xun had also heard before that in the capital cities of the thirty-four provinces of the empire, each had such a "spiritual light curtain", which could exchange news with each other and spread the major events that happened in the empire at the first time.

At that time, he thought it was amazing, but when he saw this scene with his own eyes, Lin Xun was relieved, as a spirit pattern master, he naturally understood the essence and mystery of this "Spirit Transmission Light Curtain".

Soon, Lin Xun's eyes narrowed, and he was attracted by a piece of news-

"It is rumored that Lian Fei, the son-in-law of Yao Tuohai, the great cultivator of the Cave Heaven Realm in Qingfeng County, successfully condensed the second-grade spiritual power pool when he broke through the Rengang Realm a few days ago, and was known as another genius in Qingfeng County, which caused a huge sensation in the local area, according to analysis, Lian Fei will also participate in the provincial examination assessment in September this time......"

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PS: The thoughts are a little stuck, and the second one may be late.