Chapter 387 I Established a Sect in the Cultivation World (16)
Cloud City, Heavenly Treasure Gathering, Dao Artifacts.
Zhou Jue silently recited these keywords in his mind, his gaze falling on Jing Bai, who was standing beside him with an excited expression.
The girl's long, silvery-white hair fluttered in the wind, and her golden, vertical pupils sparkled with curiosity and anticipation for the unknown world, as if she were about to embark on an interesting hunt.
“Master, I also saw in those people’s memories that some sect disciples in Cloud City are quite domineering. Relying on their powerful backers, they often bully those rogue cultivators without any background!”
Jingbai wrinkled her small nose, her tone carrying a hint of pure resentment typical of a demon beast.
"Hmph, if they dare to mess with you, I'll definitely..."
She waved her little fist, but before she could finish speaking, a hand gently pressed down on her head.
Zhou Jue smiled and ruffled her hair: "Then let them see what real power is."
She withdrew her hand, looked at Jingbai, and changed the subject: "When we're out and about, don't call me master."
Jing Bai paused for a moment, tilted his head, and asked with a puzzled look, "Then what should I call you?"
Zhou Jue thought for a moment and casually said, "Call me 'older sister'."
"elder sister?"
Jingbai's golden pupils were filled with big question marks as she counted on her fingers, her face serious.
"But, Master, I am 318 years old this year. Are you older than me?"
Zhou Jue: "..."
She stared blankly at the "over three hundred years old" girl before her: "I'm an adult. Are you an adult?"
Jing Bai shook his head and replied matter-of-factly, "In our White Tiger clan, we don't reach adulthood until we're five hundred years old. I'm still a long way from that."
After saying that, her eyes lit up, and she immediately put on a sweet smile and called out in a clear voice.
"elder sister!"
Zhou Jue nodded in satisfaction: "Let's go. A month is just the right amount of time for us to experience the local customs and culture of this world."
Zhou Jue patted her shoulder, and the two of them, without lingering, transformed into two streaks of light and sped eastward along the edge of the endless mountain range of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Heading east is not boring at all.
Zhou Jue slowed down, no longer in such a hurry as before.
As they traveled, the system scanned her for treasures. In addition, Jingbai, being a native demon beast, had a far more acute perception of spiritual objects than human cultivators.
"Sister! Over there! There's a sweet smell coming from that ravine over there!"
Jingbai pointed to a valley shrouded in miasma and shouted excitedly.
The two landed, and Zhou Jue easily broke through the miasma, discovering a patch of "Purple Cloud Berries" that had grown for nearly a thousand years. These berries were the main ingredient for refining a pill that could enhance one's spiritual cultivation.
"Sister! Look! There's something glowing under that rock!"
While the two rested on a rocky beach, Jingbai made a new discovery.
Zhou Jue moved the boulder aside, and a small piece of wood, shimmering with lightning, lay quietly in the soil.
"It's actually the core of lightning-struck wood." This is a top-grade material for refining lightning-attribute magic weapons.
[Host, there is a spiritual vein in the mountain range three hundred miles to the southeast.]
[Host, there is a body of water two hundred miles to the northeast...]
And so, the two traveled on and off, sometimes venturing into dangerous places in search of a spiritual herb, and sometimes diving underground to dig up a handful of ore.
The collection in the Starry Box is rapidly expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.
That day, as they flew over a vast plain, Jingbai suddenly sniffed hard and excitedly pointed to the distant horizon.
"Sister! I smell it! That's Cloud City!"
She turned to look at Zhou Jue, her golden eyes filled with anticipation for the adventure that was about to unfold.
"I smelled a really strong, really strong... human scent!"
Zhou Jue looked in the direction she pointed, his divine sense already extending outwards.
A magnificent city stands silently between heaven and earth.
The city seemed to be built on a huge floating mountain range, with countless palaces and pavilions built against the mountain. Waterfalls and streams shuttled through the clouds and mist, and cranes and cultivators' flying swords crossed each other, forming a magnificent picture.
Below the city lies a hollowed-out mountain, with countless enormous chains extending from its base, connecting to nine colossal towers on the ground below, firmly locking the entire immortal city in the clouds.
It truly lives up to its name as the City in the Clouds.
As the distance closed, the complex, profound, yet clearly distinct spiritual energy fluctuations within the city became increasingly clear.
With a thought, Zhou Jue slowly suppressed his cultivation aura from the unfathomable Nascent Soul stage to the Golden Core Great Perfection level, and then hung the Listening Sea Fang around his neck.
Jing Bai obediently suppressed the aura of an eighth-order great demon, transforming into a cute girl who appeared to be only at the late Foundation Establishment stage.
However, just as the two flew to within a hundred miles of the city gate, several divine senses, some subtle and some direct, swept over from inside the city.
The first divine sense, carrying the pressure of an early Nascent Soul cultivator, swept over Zhou Jue.
"Golden Core Great Perfection, a female cultivator, interesting."
The owner of that divine sense seemed to let out a soft "hmm," but did not linger for long before turning away.
Immediately afterwards, the second and third divine senses arrived one after another.
Some of them merely glanced at him casually, while others lingered on Zhou Jue for a moment longer, as if scrutinizing him.
While a Golden Core cultivator at the Great Perfection level might not be considered top-tier in Cloud City, he was certainly a formidable opponent, enough to deter most petty villains.
The owners of these divine senses were mostly old monsters in the Nascent Soul stage. Their attention was clearly not on a mere Golden Core cultivator. After assessing the situation, they lost interest.
Until the last wisp of divine consciousness, cold and sticky, like a venomous snake, coiled around him.
The divine sense repeatedly licked Zhou Jue's body, seemingly trying to see through everything about her. It lingered for a moment on the storage ring she wore, as if estimating her wealth.
Zhou Jue's eyes were slightly cold, but he remained expressionless.
Jing Bai sensed the malicious spying. She frowned unhappily, a fierce glint flashing in her golden pupils, and a suppressed, defiant growl escaped her throat.
Zhou Jue gently patted the back of her hand, signaling her to calm down.
The divine sense seemed to sense Jing Bai's dissatisfaction, and with a disdainful "humph," it reluctantly withdrew.
The two landed smoothly in front of the huge city gate, paid two mid-grade spirit stones as an entrance fee, and mingled with the bustling crowd as they entered this immortal city that floated in the sky.
Upon entering the city, the bustling and prosperous atmosphere immediately hits you.
The wide Baiyu Street was bustling with people, and the shops on both sides were lined up one after another, displaying a dazzling array of rare and precious items.
Zhou Jue even saw cultivators directly riding enormous flying beasts, whizzing past through specially opened air passages.
The respect for strength here is far more naked and direct than in a small place like Lin Yuan Town.
Instead of rushing to browse the expensive-looking shops, the two found an inn to stay at.
After settling in, Zhou Jue took Jing Bai and plunged into the busiest restaurant in the city.
This is the place with the best information.
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