After the two arrived at the "Stone Gate" of this country's barrier, Yan Baibai finally understood why it took so much money to go to the world of immortal cultivation.
At this moment, she was holding a gray storage bag in her hand, which contained half a bag of low-grade spirit stones. This was what she and Xiao Changhen had exchanged for from the "immortal" guarding the stone gate after spending all their money.
Yan Baibai looked at this lowest-level and most common storage bag in the world of immortal cultivation with a bit of disgust in her eyes. If she hadn't said it, in Yanjian Sect, even the workers who collected food for the outer disciples had storage rings and spirit stones that were many times better than this one.
There are many people gathered at the stone gate. Some families brought less money and were not qualified to enter the stone gate, so they stayed near the stone gate. Now a large town has been formed. Even if they could live in the country with the money in their hands, they would definitely be able to live a life of ease, but it still could not stop their yearning for the world of immortal cultivation.
When Xiao Changhen took out all the money they had, the guarding monk didn't even blink, likely because he'd seen so much gold, silver, and jewelry. Seeing the monk's expressionless face as he took all their treasures, Yan Baibai could tell at a glance that he was only at the Qi Refining stage. But she also knew that even at that stage, he could easily crush hundreds of mortals.
The five senses of a cultivator are very sharp. In order to prevent the cultivator from discovering her abnormality, Yan Baibai kept her head down throughout the journey and let Xiao Changhen lead her forward, playing the role of a timid mortal woman who had never seen the world. The two of them passed the first level smoothly.
Yan Baibai and Xiao Changhen weren't the only ones who left the area at the same time; there were other families as well. Yan Baibai observed them quietly along the way. There was a family of five, the youngest still being held by an adult, while the oldest was being carried on the back of a middle-aged man. Judging by their appearance, they were likely father and son. There was also a couple, each holding a six-year-old child. The rest were three young people traveling alone.
A group of eight people followed the monk leading the way and soon came to a huge stone with complex patterns carved on it. Even though Yan Baibai only saw a small part of the pattern on the stone, he could tell at a glance that the stone was carved with a part of a huge formation, and the stone was the so-called "eye of the formation". As an ordinary person, he could only leave the barrier from the eye of the formation.
"Alright, now place your hands on the stone and close your eyes. When you open your eyes again, you will have arrived in the realm of cultivation."
The monk who led the group pointed to the stone in front of them, spoke in a businesslike manner, and then stepped aside.
While others were still hesitating, Xiao Changhen had already pulled Yan Baibai's hand and walked up. Seeing this, the others walked forward without hesitation.
After everyone placed their hands on the stone, the monk made a hand seal and threw a circle of light onto the stone from a long distance. The patterns and lines carved on the stone lit up. When the light disappeared, the eight people under the stone also disappeared.
The monk's expressionless face finally showed some emotion. He sighed, shook his head, turned around, and muttered words like "troubled times, demons, seeking death" as he gradually walked away.
When they opened their eyes, they could tell at a glance that they had come to another world, because the things flying in the sky and crawling on the ground and swimming in the water were all things that no one had ever seen before.
"Really? Everything in the Cang Hai Jing is true. It's not made up. Hahahahahahahahahahaha..."
It was an old voice. Yan Baibai looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was the old grandfather who was carrying the family of five. He was very excited, and even his cloudy eyes seemed to be filled with light.
"Yes, father, this is really the world of cultivating immortals. It should have everything recorded in the "Cang Hai Jing". Your son will take you to see it in the future, okay?" The middle-aged man who was carrying his father on his back could not hide the excitement on his face.
Yan Baibai suddenly felt his palm tighten, and then Xiao Changhen pulled him away from the crowd. After walking for a long time, Yan Baibai realized that they had landed in the center of a small town. The people here were not much different from those in the barrier. They were probably a group of mortals who wanted to venture into the world of immortal cultivation, but were forced to stay here for various reasons. After generations of inheritance, this town gradually formed.
It soon became dark. Xiao Changhen took Yan Baibai into an inn and asked the price. The price of a night's stay for the two of them would cost one tenth of the spirit stones they had earned.
In other words, the spirit stones that the two of them earned with all their money were only enough to live in this small town for ten days, and that didn't include the cost of food and drink.
Xiao Changhen fell silent, but Yan Baibai was not surprised. Yan Baibai pulled Xiao Changhen and wanted to leave the inn, but was stopped by Xiao Changhen. Under Yan Baibai's strange gaze, Xiao Changhen still booked a room with the innkeeper, and it must be for three days.
Perhaps the shopkeeper noticed that Xiao Changhen paid the money readily, so he said, "Judging from your appearance, you must have just come from the mortal world, right?"
Xiao Changhen and Yan Baibai both stopped going upstairs. Yan Baibai knew that Xiao Changhen was not good at communicating with others, so she put on a smile and took the initiative to speak: "Shopkeeper, my husband and I have been curious about the fairyland since we were young, so we invested everything we have to come here. We don't know anything, so please give us some guidance."
"The little girl is quite talkative." Although the shopkeeper knew that the little girl was not speaking the truth, he still felt relieved and asked, "Why did you come to the world of immortal cultivation?"
"How can we become an...immortal?" Yan Baibai originally wanted to ask if there was any sect nearby that was recruiting people, but when he thought about the fact that he was just a mortal who knew nothing, he could only say this.
"You should mean... how to become a monk!" The shopkeeper understood Yan Baibai's words, and his expression began to become solemn.
In the following time, the boss told the two of them how to become a cultivator. Yan Baibai knew all of this, but it was very valuable information to Xiao Changhen.
"So, there are many ways to become a monk, but there are still many people in this world who will never become a monk. You must be mentally prepared." The shopkeeper was obviously thirsty after saying so much. Yan Baibai smartly stepped forward to pour tea for him.
The shopkeeper took the teacup, took a long sip, and continued, "In a situation like yours, the most important thing right now is to think about how to survive."
"Boss, do you have any recommendations?" Yan Baibai asked.
"I can't recommend this casually. Go to the commission office in the city tomorrow and take a look. The more dangerous it is, the more spirit stones you can earn. I advise you to be more cautious."
As the shopkeeper was saying this, someone came in from outside, and he ran to greet them. Yan Baibai turned around and saw that it was the couple who had come together before, with their six or seven-year-old child between them.
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