Upon hearing this, Xiao Songjing's eyes lit up. This was indeed an idea, and he carefully considered its feasibility.

Lin Fangyin continued, "Although the north is a vast region with many foreign tribes, there are several major cultivation forces there, such as Qingxuan Sect, Lanhua Sacred Mountain, Yunlin Mountain, and Yuanling City. It will be relatively safe for you to travel from Yuanling City to the coast of the East China Sea."

"But I've heard that the humans in Yuanling City are different from us, and that they have a long-standing feud with the dragons and are often at war with them, so I'm afraid it's not a safe place for them."

The young man became interested. "Brother Xiao, have you heard of it too? I know very little about that area. Could you tell me about it?"

"I only heard about it secondhand and don't know much about it. I've only heard that although they look no different from humans, they have the blood of ancient merfolk, so they can use a magical artifact called the Soul Plate to summon beast souls to fight. The powerful ones can even command dragon souls."

"It's pretty much what I know. I came down the mountain this time to train and see what kind of rare magic artifact the Soul Disc is. The customs of Yuanling City are different from ours, and we don't communicate much, but we are all human, so it should be safer than other places. If Brother Xiao thinks it's okay, then we can travel together."

Xiao Songjing looked at A Jiang and said, "We're mainly sightseeing along the way, and our slow pace might slow you down. Let's just forget about it."

Xiao Songjing and Lin Fangyin chatted for a while longer before saying goodbye. They didn't exchange contact information; it's common for strangers to meet by chance and then become strangers again.

Speaking of communication methods, cultivators can use spirit cranes to send messages. They leave their spiritual energy imprints on a specially made paper crane, and the paper crane will be able to find the other party within a thousand miles by sensing the spiritual energy. This is suitable for short-distance communication.

Another type is a small teleportation array, which can transmit small items such as letters over long distances. Some ancient teleportation arrays can also teleport people, but very few of them have survived to this day.

There are also some magical artifacts that can transmit images and sounds, but they are all considered to be relatively high-end and rare.

The two stayed in Muyang City for two days, buying a bunch of strange little things made by ordinary people, which they eventually threw into the attic.

The day before their departure, Xiao Songjing said to A Jiang, "Let's head north."

A-Jiang asked, "Do you want to go to Yuanling City?"

“It’s not that we have to go anywhere. We are both weak humans, so it’s better to follow our hearts. Actually, it doesn’t matter whether it’s the East Sea, Yunmeng Marsh or Yuanling City. Your heart isn’t here, and neither is mine.”

A-Jiang finally agreed to Xiao Songjing's suggestion, and the two headed north, bypassing the Hengduan Mountains to reach Yuanling City.

Along the way, you may pass by Lotus Mountain, where the Holy Lord resides. If you are fortunate enough to climb the mountain, it would be an extraordinary opportunity, and you might be able to overcome the difficulties you both face. Even if you can only catch a glimpse of it from afar, it would still be worthwhile.

This is the thought of many people who go to Yuanling City.

Humanity now relies on various cultivation sects for survival, and the larger the sect, the wider its influence.

For example, the Wuxuan Sect can protect a radius of 50,000 li, while the areas outside these sects' influence are unclaimed lands.

Various ethnic groups have carved out their own spheres of influence. If you set foot in these areas, you are responsible for everything yourself, and no one will take care of you.

If a demon race occupies too much territory within human territory, the cultivation sects will form an alliance to suppress it. If a human city is too large outside human territory, it will also attract the demon race's attack.

On their way north, A Jiang and his companions would encounter several such forces, large and small, but those who frequently traveled between the north and south had already found a relatively safe route.

With a clear destination in mind, the two decided to abandon their previous carefree attitude and find a suitable means of transportation to make their journey more serious.

I saw everything from riding horses, oxen, deer, and cranes to oxcarts, horse-drawn carriages, and cloud carriages.

Xiao Songjing actually strongly suggested taking an oxcart, but A-Jiang imagined Xiao Songjing driving the cart and her swaying in the wooden cart, which countered Xiao Songjing's whimsical idea.

However, Xiao Songjing felt that riding the cloud carriage lacked the fun of traveling, so he might as well just fly there using a flying shuttle!

Besides these solo vessels, there were also ferries that traveled between cities, such as giant cloud ships, centipede ships, and Kun ships.

The giant cloud ship is a very large building ship that can fly between 100 and 150 feet above the ground. It is relatively stable and suitable for relatively flat terrain.

The Heavenly Centipede Ship is relatively fast and suitable for various terrains, as most of them are made from the bodies of giant Heavenly Centipedes. It can travel on the ground and also fly briefly.