Chapter 394 Rotten Peach Mountain

Ji An's thoughts wandered, perhaps he could find a way to elevate the Silk-Pulling Spell to a perfect or even great perfection level.

If that day really comes, I wonder what expressions the Golden Puppet Sect cultivators will have.

At this moment, he was startled, realizing that the Golden Puppet Sect cultivators would probably treat him as an enemy and kill him as soon as possible.

However, he quickly calmed down. The Thread-Pulling Spell was a secret technique of divine sense. As long as he did not reveal it, outsiders would have no way of knowing the level of his magic.

He shook his head slightly and muttered to himself:

"We won't be able to control too many puppets to attack enemies at the same time in the future."

Han Yan flew over on a cloud. She was wearing a green silk dress and stood on a red auspicious cloud, which made her look quite charming.

"Is this outfit alright?"

Ji An nodded slightly, "Anything is fine as long as it's not the sect's standard Taoist robe. Let's go, we'll fly across on the clouds and fly as high as we can."

The Kuangsha River is generally a hundred miles wide, and even in narrower areas it is seventy or eighty miles wide. Such a vast body of water is home to a large number of aquatic monsters.

If they fly low, they might be swallowed whole by a Golden Core stage demon.

The two rode the clouds and ascended a hundred feet into the sky, each summoning a top-grade spiritual artifact from their dantian to protect themselves, and then crossed the Mad Sand River without any disturbance.

Han Yan spoke:

"We are currently in the northeastern part of the Southern Continent. There are not many high mountains in this area, and we still need to fly west along the Kuangsha River."

I need to find a market town where I can buy some Fire Elemental Essence.

She had very little of the essence she carried left, enough for only a little over half a month.

Ji An nodded. "I also need to buy some Earth Element Essence."

His illusory space was rich in fire elemental essence, after all, Crimson Flame Peak was a place abundant in fire elemental essence.

However, the amount of Earth element essence is much less. If the quantity is increased, the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner can absorb more than 2,500 strands of essence every day.

They both took out the map jade slips at the same time and located their current position.

Han Yan said with delight:

"If we fly another two thousand miles west, we will reach a Rongman Immortal City, where we can rest for a few days."

According to the information, this immortal city is even larger than Qingyun Immortal City and is a distribution center for goods in the Southern Continent.

Ji An also showed joy on his face and said:

"If we fly at full speed, we can arrive in two days."

"Senior sister, let's stay there a few more days. I'll see if we can collect some better spirit seeds."

Collecting spirit seeds became a habit for him, and he would do it wherever he went.

Han Yan readily agreed:

“Great! We’ve been busy traveling for so many days, it’s good to have a few days of rest.”

Two days later, in the evening.

Ji An saw a celestial city built on a black stone mountain, and more and more cultivators were coming and going.

The cultivators here mostly ride on birds of prey such as eagles, falcons, and owls, which shows that the local cultivators are very competitive and ruthless.

The two of them traveled on clouds, and no cultivator dared to provoke them; most would avoid them from afar.

As they drew closer to the Immortal City, Han Yan looked at the endless stream of cultivators and exclaimed in surprise:

"There are far more cultivators coming and going here than in Qingyun Immortal City."

Ji An frowned slightly; this place did indeed feel much more prosperous than Qingyun Immortal City.

The two landed at the entrance to the immortal city, where a guarding cultivator respectfully presented them with a jade token, speaking in a dialect-sounding voice:

"Welcome to Rongman Immortal City, seniors. I wish you both a wonderful experience."

This temporary jade token allows you to stay here for seven days. If you wish to stay longer, you will need to pay a sum of spirit stones at the Immortal City's enforcement office or purchase or rent a cave dwelling.

The cultivators easily recognized that the two were first-time visitors to the Immortal City, because cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage could ride clouds into the Immortal City and land in a designated area.

Ji An took the jade token and said:

"I'd like to learn about the rules of the Immortal City, and also need a detailed map."

When you go to a new place, you must respect local customs and avoid taboos, otherwise you will only cause trouble.

The cultivator took out two jade slips and smiled:

"The jade slip contains the information that you want to know, senior. Since you are a cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage, the jade slip is being given to you for free."

Ji An took out two spirit stones from his storage bag and tossed them to the other party, saying:

"Here you go."

He handed one of the jade slips to Han Yan and examined its contents:

"Senior sister, let's find a place to settle down and rest first, and then explore the Immortal City tomorrow to buy the supplies we need. What do you think?"

"Okay, let's go to the restaurant first and try some of their spiritual food."

Han Yan suggested that these days, she has been either eating air instead of food or swallowing fasting pills, and her mouth has no taste.

"That's exactly what I'm planning to do too."

Ji An smiled and said that the two of them arrived at the largest restaurant, but instead of going into a private room, they sat in the lobby.

If you dine here, you might overhear some news.

As soon as they sat down, the waiter came over and said enthusiastically:

"Seniors, what would you like to eat?"

"Tell us about your signature dishes and prices first, and we'll hear your suggestions before making a decision."

"Alright, senior, listen carefully."

The waiter's tone was even more enthusiastic, and you could tell from his tone that the other party was not short of spirit stones.

"Steamed bear paw, made from a demonic bear in the late Foundation Establishment stage, costing 120 spirit stones."

Braised Eight-Treasure Fish, made from treasure fish grown during the Foundation Establishment stage, costs 180 spirit stones.

Smoked white pheasant, selected from spirit birds at the late Qi Refining stage, costs fifty spirit stones.

After listening to his colleague's report, Ji An nodded slightly, thinking to himself that there were quite a few tricks up his sleeve.

"Senior sister, you choose. We're staying here for several days anyway, so we'll try all the dishes on these signs."

Han Yan smiled and said:

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. Next time, when my junior brother comes to choose, we'll split the bill in half."

Steamed bear paw, smoked white pheasant.

She ordered six dishes, which the waiter carefully noted down and happily left.

Ji An took out two jars of spirit wine from his storage bag. They were only second-grade low-level pine nut wine; drinking higher-grade spirit wine would attract too much attention.

He filled a wine glass and listened quietly to the surrounding chatter.

"Hey, Lao Zhang, I'm really unlucky. I went to Rotten Peach Mountain and didn't find anything good."

"Hehe, you got the news too late, of course the good stuff got picked up by someone else."

I heard that Xin Laohu of Qifeng Village got a Cave Void Stone the size of an egg, and I'm so jealous!

"What? How many spirit stones is this worth?!"

"Spirit Stone? It is said that Xin Laohu wanted to offer the Void Stone to the cultivators of the Earthly Fiend Sect in order to be accepted into the Nascent Soul Sect."

As a result, the news leaked out, and they were intercepted and killed on the way.

"That's good. Even if I didn't become a cultivator of the Earthly Fiends Sect, I can still become their raw material."

"Oh, I see. Then I'm relieved."

Ji An listened for a while and found that most of the cultivators here were talking about a place called Rotten Peach Mountain. They said that last night, a precious light exploded there, and many strange flowers, exotic plants and cave stones appeared out of thin air.

The first batch of cultivators who went up Rotten Peach Mountain either made a fortune or were robbed and killed.

Han Yan also heard the discussion, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she transmitted her voice:

"Junior brother, did you hear what they were saying?"

Ji An nodded slightly, indicating that he had heard it, and then he heard his senior sister's voice transmission.

"If I'm not mistaken, there must be a little-known secret realm near Rotten Peach Mountain that exploded at the end of its lifespan, which is why a large number of Void Stones appeared."

Small worlds and secret realms all have a lifespan, ranging from a few hundred years to several thousand or even tens of thousands of years.

"These Void Stones and various spiritual plants are not the most valuable. If the secret realm is nurturing the core of the world, then that is priceless."

"The core of the world is a 'seed' that can give birth to a new small world."

The core of this world is the highest form of the Void Stone, where living things can survive.

"Junior brother, let's find out the location of Rotten Peach Mountain later; we must go and take a look."

Although it was a telepathic transmission, Ji An could hear his senior sister's excitement, and he was equally excited, sparks flying between their eyes.

"Senior sister, the news will spread quickly, and the local sects of the Southern Continent will inevitably interfere. We don't have much time."

Ji An transmitted his voice, took out the jade slip containing the map of the Southern Continent, stuck it to his forehead, and searched around the vicinity of Rongman Immortal City.

They couldn't find the name Rotten Peach Mountain, or even a mountain with the character "peach" in its name.

'It's probably just a nobody hill, not worthy of being marked on a map.'

He stood up, picked up the wine jar, and went to the table of cultivators who had just been discussing Xin Laohu's abduction and murder. He smiled and said:

“Fellow Daoists, I have traveled from afar to this place and heard you discussing Rotten Peach Mountain. I wonder where this mountain is located.”

If you two are so kind as to inform me, this jar of spirit wine is yours.

After saying that, he patted the seal on the wine jar, and the aroma of the wine immediately filled the air.

The quality of the spirit wine from Crimson Flame Peak is absolutely top-notch.

"Good wine, but one jar isn't enough."

Old Zhang's face showed a greedy look, and he chuckled as he grabbed the wine jar in his hand.

Since this cultivator who was inquiring about information was from out of town, he could squeeze as much benefit out of him as possible.

The monks in the other seats heard their conversation and looked over with interest.

Ji An bared his teeth, releasing the oppressive aura of the Chaoyuan stage.

He controlled the range of his spiritual pressure, and to the other cultivators, the smile on Old Zhang's face immediately froze, and he hurriedly stood up:

"Senior, I was just joking, please don't take it to heart."

Rotten Peach Mountain is located more than 400 li southwest of the Immortal City. It is a small hill, famous for its peach orchard.

Upon hearing Old Zhang address the visiting cultivator as a senior, everyone averted their gaze and quietly continued eating.

Old Zhang dipped his finger into the wine glass, drew a simple map on the table, and gestured:

"Senior, this is the Immortal City. The location of Rotten Peach Mountain is here."

"Here's some spirit wine for you."

Ji An returned to his seat and said:

"Senior sister, let's set off now. We can eat spiritual food anytime, but this is our only chance at Rotten Peach Mountain."

Han Yan immediately stood up. "Let's go."

The two walked to the counter of the restaurant, and Ji An took out two mid-grade spirit stones and placed them on the table:

"Shopkeeper, we don't need the spirit food, consider these spirit stones as compensation."

The shopkeeper gave a helpless, bitter smile. He also heard Old Zhang address the other person as "senior."

Old Zhang is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he is greedy and arrogant. He only behaves so well when he encounters a cultivator in the Origin Stage.

"Take care, senior. No need for any compensation."

Ji An smiled and waved his hand, then strode away.

(End of this chapter)