The largest city near Wuji Island is called Dongdao City, named because it is located on the east side of a piece of land connected to the sea. It can be considered a large island connected to Wuji Island.
It’s just that Wuji Island is an independent sect.
Dongdao City is a human town where mortals and cultivators live together. The Ning family, the largest immortal cultivation family in the city, is in charge of Dongdao City.
Xue Qingyi and Xiao Guan were both unwilling to go to Wuji Island.
Liu Yi didn't want to force them any more, so he had to send the two of them to the dock of Dongdao City. After briefly introducing some things that needed attention in Dongdao City, he said goodbye to them and left.
Dongdao City is under the jurisdiction of a family of immortal cultivators. To enter the city, one must pay a certain amount of spirit stones and then register to receive a jade token.
If you just come to the city to do business and leave after three to five days, you only need ten low-grade spirit stones to get a black jade token.
If you want to stay for a long time, you need a medium-grade spirit stone and get a white jade token. After holding this jade token, go to Ju'anfang in the city, where a special middleman will lead you to rent or buy a house.
Xue Qingyi wants to condense her Nascent Soul here, so naturally she has to stay here for a long time.
Fortunately, she had followed Xie Huazhang and went on an adventure to the ancient god's cave before. In addition, she usually sold talismans and formations, and had accumulated a lot of spirit stones, so she was not short of money.
She decisively handed over a medium-grade spirit stone and went to Ju'anfang with the help of the white jade token. With the recommendation of the middleman, she finally spent one hundred medium-grade spirit stones to rent a medium-level house in a quiet place on the mountain.
After seeing off the smiling middleman, Xue Qingyi set up various defensive formations around the yard.
"Senior, are you not going back to your Seven Star Palace?"
After entering the house, Xue Qingyi couldn't help but ask.
"Alas, what's the point of going back?" Xiao Guan shook his head. "Do you know why I was in danger and only my Nascent Soul escaped and survived?"
"Now that you put it that way, it's true."
Xue Qingyi had never thought about this before, but when she heard this, she immediately began to think suspiciously, "The royal children in the human world can almost be regarded as the physical body possession reserve of the cultivators in your Seven Star Palace. But why do your Yuanying cultivators in your Seven Star Palace always get into trouble?"
Seeing that she hit the nail on the head, Xiao Guan couldn't help but sigh.
He just said, "Every once in a while, your cultivation world will be invaded by the demons from outside the domain. I have told you before that these demons from outside the domain are actually the local demons of our Metaverse. Every time they invade your cultivation world, you will suffer unspeakably and suffer heavy losses, not to mention us, the cultivators of the Metaverse?"
"So, could it be that the Nascent Soul cultivators of your Seven Star Palace were seriously injured in the battle with these demons, and their Nascent Soul escaped, and then they chose a suitable physical body to possess in the human world?" Xue Qingyi said immediately.
"Yes, that's true."
Xiao Guan nodded and said, "The Sky Demon Clan is very powerful. A high-level Sky Demon has a cultivation level equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage among human cultivators. Moreover, they can kill cultivators of the same level and obtain their cultivation to improve their own level. They can be considered an extremely troublesome existence.
“From time to time, they come out to harass human cultivators and plunder their resources. Their favorite thing to do is to snatch female cultivators and use their bodies to reproduce. Once these female cultivators give birth to Heavenly Demons, they will immediately be assimilated into the Heavenly Demon Clan. Therefore, every time there is a war between human cultivators and Heavenly Demon Clan, it is the Nascent Soul cultivators who fight on the front line, and there are many casualties.
“As the largest sect in the Yuan Realm, the Seven Stars Palace naturally has the responsibility to guard the front line against the Heavenly Demon Clan.
“However, it is not possible to have a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators successfully advance to the next level simply by breathing. For a sect, if one or two cultivators die in a battle, it is an extremely catastrophic loss. Even a large sect like the Seven Stars Palace cannot afford it.
"So, the master of the Yuan Realm, who is also the ancestor of our Seven Stars Palace, came up with the idea of using the physical bodies of the royal children of the human world to take over other people's bodies in order to reduce the losses of our sect."
"I see."
Xue Qingyi immediately nodded in understanding, and at the same time felt that it was urgent for her to condense her Nascent Soul.
However, if he wants to successfully condense his Nascent Soul, he still lacks some medicinal pills.
Now that she no longer has an alchemist by her side, she has to find a way on her own.
After resting in the new house for half a day, it was night.
Xue Qingyi looked brand new.
She disguised herself as a young man, wearing a mask on her face and a black cloak, and stepped into the night. She soon arrived at the most bustling area of Dongdao City and successfully found a trading house.
When we arrived, the guys at the trading house immediately gave us a warm welcome.
Xue Qingyi had her voice changed, and now her voice is a bit hoarse and not very pleasant male voice.
She said it wasn't much, and just handed a list to the clerk, saying, "What's written on the list, please pack it up for me. If it's not here, please tell me where to buy it."
Upon hearing this, the clerk took the list and took a look.
All I saw written on it were the things needed for alchemy, mainly the alchemy furnace and medicinal materials.
"We do have these things, but..." The waiter looked at her and couldn't help but look a little hesitant.
"Just what?" Xue Qingyi asked.
"Does the sir have the Ning family's token?" asked the waiter.
"No, what's wrong? What is that?" Xue Qingyi shook her head and said.
"The guest looks unfamiliar. He must be from out of town and doesn't know the rules of Dongdao City."
The clerk explained to her, "In Dongdao City, the Ning family has always had the final say. The Ning family has a rule that all purchases of magic weapons, spiritual herbs, elixirs, etc. above the fifth level must be registered and can only be purchased after obtaining the Ning family's permission.
"So if you want to buy these, you have to go to the Ning family first. After you get the token issued by the Ning family, you can come here. But don't worry, the Ning family will never make things difficult for monks in this matter."
When Xue Qingyi heard this, she couldn't help but frowned slightly.
Is it so troublesome?
She couldn't help but think that the Ning family was overreaching, meddling too much, and being too overbearing.
If she had known this, she should not have stayed here and should have found another place to retreat.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you."
Xue Qingyi thanked him and asked about the Ning family's location in the city, then left the trading house and went to the Ning family.
"Don't be fooled by the many rules here. In fact, many people are very happy to live here."
On the way, Xiao Guan saw that she was in a bad mood, so he comforted her and said, "The Ning family in Dongdao City has a Divine Transformation cultivator in charge. If the Heavenly Demon Clan attacks, a city with a Divine Transformation cultivator in charge will be safer than other places.
"As for these rules restricting purchases, I think it's because cultivation resources are limited. Cultivators who have the ability to purchase resources above the fifth level are not ordinary people. The Ning family can win them over and make friends with them in this way. It's understandable that they do this."
After Xue Qingyi heard him say this, she suddenly understood a little.
She nodded: "That's true."
As the two were talking, they soon arrived at the Ning family, which was located in the most central location of Dongdao City.
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