Bamboo Mound

"Pursuit, second level of the Spirit Platform realm, it would be strange if they could be caught. Even with a portrait, who would go to their death?"

"Who in the Lingtai of this city is an idle person? They all have official positions." Apart from Lian Ping, he hadn't seen any other Lingtai officials.

As for those below the Spirit Platform level, it would be strange if anyone were willing to risk their life for just five thousand spirit stones.

"Guarding a mine, a copper mine... not just some broken copper mine, you need a guard of at least the third level of the Spirit Platform? And you want to guard it until it's completely mined out!?"

"What a ridiculous idea! What kind of spiritual entity would be so idle as to stay in a mine? If it were a spirit fusion, wouldn't that be perfect? ​​Nobody has nothing better to do than rob a copper mine."

"Personal bodyguard and enforcer, at least at the first level of the Spiritual Platform realm, and someone who doesn't know his own place... Hmm? It was posted by the same person as the previous one, there's a story behind that."

"Yaoxiang Grass... I don't recognize it. Was it issued by Medicine King Valley? The reward was directly increased from the Boundless Realm to the Ninth Level of the Spirit Platform? Six."

Ning Chang complained about all four requests before discovering something that actually interested him.

"An unnamed giant python? In Zhaoyang Lake, it's impossible to fight against anyone below the fifth level of the Spiritual Platform Realm. Does that mean it can fight monsters?"

He wasn't too concerned about the fact that no one below the fifth level of the Spirit Platform Realm could fight against him, since his combat strength didn't rely on his own cultivation level.

He immediately prepared to remove the piece of wood, but as he reached out, his gaze swept over the sixth piece of wood.

"Hmm? An unnamed giant tortoise? Also from Zhaoyang Lake? These two are combined into a Xuanwu here? Only those at the sixth level of the Spirit Platform realm can fight against them. Hmm, the tortoise's shell is hard, which is understandable."

He then took down two pieces of wood, went to a table, and knocked on it to wake the two guards.

Some details still need to be clarified. This is all that is written on the wooden slip. As for the location of Zhaoyang Lake and the commission, it is not mentioned at all.

"Huh!...Huh?" The two were suddenly awakened. They thought it was the squad leader coming to patrol. In a daze, they jumped up and stood there, not even bothering to pick up the chair that had been knocked over.

When the two of them came to their senses and saw that it was Ning Chang and there were no familiar figures around, they relaxed. One of them turned around to hold up the stool, while the other yawned and pointed in the direction of the fourth bounty board.

"To accept a bounty, you need to go to the corresponding board and be assigned a level. The registration office is over there, sir."

"I picked this up right here, at two Zhaoyang Lakes."

Upon hearing this, the guard immediately sobered up. Having been there for so long, they naturally knew about the two strange beast requests from Zhaoyang Lake on the board.

They also understood that those who would accept these two commissions must be powerful figures at the fifth level of the Spirit Platform, so they naturally dared not be negligent.

"Okay...okay, um...sir, are you sure you want to accept these two bounties?"

"determine."

"Okay...okay." Upon hearing this, the other person quickly spread out the booklet on the table, took out a pen, found a word, pressed it with his left hand, and asked:

"Sir, please tell me your name, whether it's real or fake."

"Ye Xingyun... no, let's just call him Old Bi Deng." Ning Chang was about to use Ye Xingyun's name again, but considering that he had already used it once, he just said a word casually.

"Uh... is it Old Bi Deng?" The guard confirmed, and seeing Ning Chang nod, he wrote three words at the spot where he had just pointed, then turned to the next page and wrote it again after another line.

Only after his companion wrote down his name did the other guard speak up to answer the questions about the details of the request.

"This bounty has been placed here for a long time. Zhaoyang Lake is outside Zhaoyang City, and originally there was nothing going on; it's where Zhaoyang City's aquaculture industry is located."

"But for some reason, after a heavy rain, a snake and a turtle appeared in the lake. Those two beasts then took up residence in Zhaoyang Lake, causing chaos among passersby and carriages, and had a huge impact on the economy of Zhaoyang City."

"The people of Zhaoyang City are suffering greatly because they have to pass by the lake to enter and leave the city. With the snake and turtle, they have to build another mountain road, making it even more inconvenient to get in and out."

"At that time, many cultivators at the Fusion Spirit Realm went to subdue it, but they were easily killed. Even two cultivators at the fourth level of the Spirit Platform Realm were unable to subdue it after a fierce battle and were swallowed by the giant python."

The guard spoke vividly, as if he had told the story many times before, until another companion secretly nudged his leg and reminded him, at which point he realized what was happening and changed his words.

"The reward for these two bounties is the tortoise and the snake themselves. As for the rewards for the remaining bounties, you'll need to find out in Zhaoyang City. We're just helping to put them up in the capital, which is why there's so little information here."

Ning Chang nodded. "How do I get to Zhaoyang City?"

“Go out of the north gate of the capital and follow the path straight ahead. There you will find a city surrounded by mountains on three sides. It is the sixteenth city along the way.”

"By the way, senior, when you get to Zhaoyang City, remember to use the name Lao Bi Deng when confirming the bounty. Both sides need to verify the name. Thank you."

"Okay, I understand. But which way is north? Point me out." Ning Chang wandered around, blurring out the four directions again.

The two guards paused for a moment, then looked up and muttered four times before pointing to the back.

Having obtained the direction, Ning Chang put away the wooden piece, stepped into the sky, affixed a speed talisman, and flew along the way.

The two, who initially thought Ning Chang was unreliable because he didn't know his way around, breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly disappeared, and then laughed together.

"Now, those two commissions shouldn't need to be posted anymore."

"Yeah, haha... Next... all that's left on this board are those three idiots with bounties, haha..."

"Stop laughing, ha...you've been laughing for so long, but those three still can't help laughing..."

On the other side, Ning Chang started moving forward at top speed, and sixteen cities was no small distance.

He has ten days left, which, if halved, means he can only travel for less than four days each way!

Driving at full speed straight ahead, he finally arrived in the city, surrounded by three mountains and a river, in the early hours of the fourth day.

This was even with the 30% speed boost from the Swiftness Talisman!

Looking down from mid-air, the entire city was still asleep, with only a few rooms lit up in the central mansions.

After examining the room, Ning Chang found a place to stay and went straight inside.

Behind the desk directly opposite the door, a neatly dressed middle-aged man was propping his cheek up with one hand, seemingly having fallen asleep for a while.

Ning Chang's sudden opening of the door woke him up again.

His eyes were bloodshot, and dark circles almost covered the upper half of his face!

"Are you the city lord of Zhaoyang City?" Ning Chang asked bluntly.

"Yes, it is you. Is there anything I can do for you?" He immediately recognized Ning Chang's extraordinary nature and stood up to greet him.

"Give me a brief overview of the current situation of the turtles and snakes in the lake." Ning Chang gestured for him to sit back down and placed two pieces of wood in front of him.