Jieshan City, a city built about two hundred miles away from the Senluo Sect's defense formation. After Li Shiming walked into the city, he discovered the difference of this city.

This is not just a mortal city. After he entered the city, he sensed the spiritual power fluctuations of many cultivators.

This should be considered a city where mortals and monks live together. He saw many monks' shops, and mortals were busy in the shops.

This situation is extremely rare, because mortals cannot withstand too rich spiritual energy, making it almost impossible for mortals to stay in the monks' shops for a long time.

However, the spiritual energy fluctuations in the monks' shops here are very weak. It seems that the shops here do not carry out deep processing of spiritual objects.

Li Shiming walked and looked around, he was looking for Shengmao Shop, a shop belonging to Shushan Sect.

"Found it!" It didn't take long before the target was found.

The main reason is that this shop is too eye-catching. It is one of the largest shops in Jieshan City.

A truck was unloading goods in Shengmao Shop. A large number of boxes with relatively weak spiritual energy fluctuations were unloaded from the truck and sent into the shop.

"Hey, I'm looking for your boss!" Li Shiming walked over and grabbed a busy mortal waiter and said.

"Please wait a moment, I will inform you right away!" The mortal servant glanced at Li Shiming, glanced at Li Shiming's robe and the storage bag on his waist, and hurriedly bowed and replied.

The mortals here have a way to identify monks. Although it is a bit simple, it is extremely effective.

Mortals are extremely polite to monks. The gap between monks and mortals is too big, and monks can decide the life or death of mortals with a single move.

"Fellow Daoist, are you looking for me?" An old cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building slowly walked out of the shop. He was slightly startled when he saw Li Shiming. This was because he sensed Li Shiming's realm.

"Hello, fellow Taoist. I need to leave the Shiwan Mountains. This is a token!" Li Shiming took out the token given by Xu Chuan, which was a jade token with the seal of Shushan Sect.

The old cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building lightly touched the jade token with his finger, and a not very obvious mark appeared on the jade token. It was the mark of a true disciple, which made the old cultivator's eyes slightly condense.

He naturally knew who this jade token belonged to. Some time ago, Xu Chuan used a channel to enter the Shiwan Mountains. For him, a cultivator who controlled the channels of the Shiwan Mountains, it was not a secret.

Li Shiming came here with the jade token belonging to Xu Chuan. Needless to say, this was the jade token given by Xu Chuan.

True disciples have the power to mobilize the channels here. With the token, the channels need to be opened for Li Shiming.

"Fellow Daoist, there is something I need to explain first. The next shipment of goods will take another three days, so you need to wait here for three days. In addition, the way I am sending you through customs is a bit special, so please be patient!" The old cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building said softly.

"Thank you for your help, fellow Taoist. I will follow your instructions!" Li Shiming didn't say much, but bowed to express his gratitude.

"Xiao Wu, take this guest to the guest room!" The old cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building turned and instructed a mortal waiter.

The mortal waiter took Li Shiming to the backyard of the shop and led him to a guest room.

There are no spiritual veins, no spiritual objects, and everything here is completely mundane.

Li Shiming shook his head slightly. It was a big problem that he couldn't practice while walking outside. He had been outside for a long time and the spiritual power in his body had hardly increased at all.

If it weren't for the monkey wine, which helped his body-building skills improve rapidly, he would have really been delayed during this period of time.

To cultivate immortality, one must find a safe and stable place where one can practice for a long time.

He began to consider whether to join the Qianhuan Sect or the Shushan Sect. However, being in the Shiwan Mountains, he knew very little about the two sects, so he decided to wait until he left the Shiwan Mountains before thinking of a solution.

With Yin Shilan in Qianhuan Sect, he can at least become an ordinary disciple stably. But if he really has to rely entirely on Yin Shilan's protection, not only will the monks in the sect look down on him, but he himself will also look down on himself.

If he joined Shushan Sect, he would probably be protected and treated well by Master Xu Chuan because of the favor he brought with him of the third-grade Muyang clover.

But at the same time, Master Xu Chuan’s hostile forces will also regard him as an enemy.

Li Shiming is not a fool. When he rescued Xu Chuan, he discovered the strangeness. Xu Chuan was betrayed, otherwise how could he be ambushed by such a coincidence.

With Xu Chuan's strength in fighting with him, if he really used all his strength, it would be no problem for Xu Chuan to kill two or three people of the same level. In addition, with his hidden means, killing enemies of higher levels would not be a problem either.

However, he was targeted in an ambush and almost died at the hands of three cultivators of the same level. At that time, another cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building had not yet arrived at the battlefield, but only served to attract Xu Chuan's attention.

If you join Master Xu Chuan's lineage, while you enjoy the benefits, you will also have to endure the corresponding troubles.

Of course, these are not the main points. The specific situations of Qianhuan Sect and Shushan Sect are what he is most concerned about.

He spent three days training his body until a servant came to inform him.

In the backyard, Li Shiming saw twenty large carts, pulled by two tall and strong black bulls.

The size of the cart is almost the same as the trucks in the previous life. It is estimated that only a strong black bull like this can pull it easily.

One can feel faint fluctuations of spiritual power within Black Bull's body.

This black bull has the blood of a spiritual beast, but not much. Even so, the black bull's physical strength and power are not comparable to those of ordinary beasts.

"Fellow Daoist, follow me!" The shopkeeper who was in the middle stage of foundation building waved to Li Shiming after seeing him.

Neither of them took the initiative to exchange names. This was something Xu Chuan specifically mentioned. He was not very confident about this channel.

Of course, what Xu Chuan was worried about at the time was not whether he could send Li Shiming away from the Shiwandashan Mountains, but that someone inside the channel had leaked his information to the Senluo Sect.

Li Shiming was very careful and even disguised his face.

"Fellow Daoist, just sit here and don't make any noise. The truck will take you away from the Shiwan Mountains. It will take about seven hours and you will be able to come out!" said the shopkeeper who was in the middle stage of foundation building, as he opened the side panel of a truck.

Li Shiming discovered that there was a space at the bottom of the truck that could accommodate one person, just enough for him to hide in.

Although the space here is isolated by spiritual objects that can isolate the aura, he does not believe that this method can take him away from the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Because this method is too simple and cannot withstand inspection at all, any monk with a little experience can easily find the smuggled items in the truck.

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist. We have many years of experience in transporting cultivators in this way and have never failed. Not only us, but also several other shops belonging to other sects use the same method to enter and exit the Shiwan Mountains!" The shopkeeper in the middle stage of foundation building saw Li Shiming's hesitation and explained softly.

After the explanation from the shopkeeper who was in the middle stage of foundation building, Li Shiming understood the key.

First of all, the major sects need to trade some spiritual items with the Senluo Sect. This is not only a demand of the major sects, but also a demand of the Senluo Sect.

On this basis, the major sects opened shops in Jieshan City.

Secondly, the Senluo Sect cannot completely prevent other major sects from sneaking into the Shiwan Mountains. Instead of letting the major sects try their best to break the formation, it is better to open a gap and pass through under the surveillance of the Senluo Sect.

This is how we have the current method, and only Qi Refining and Foundation Building cultivators will use this method to pass the level. Jindan cultivators really can't afford to lose face in this way.

Confined in the narrow space of the cart, the number of monks transported at each time was limited, which avoided the entry and exit of a large number of monks.

The fact is, the major sects use this method to smuggle people across the border, and not only the shops handling the business know about it, but even the guards at the Senluo Sect checkpoints know about it.

All we have to do is to save face, and the smooth flow of trade routes is a mutual need.

The resources of the Shiwan Mountains need to be exchanged with the resources within the sphere of influence of the major sects. This is a demand from multiple parties, and the Senluo Sect sometimes needs to send disciples out of the Shiwan Mountains to carry out missions, so it also needs such a channel to exist.

Li Shiming was sitting in the cart. The speed of the cart was not fast, but it was very stable.

He was a little worried at first because the checkpoint was just two hundred miles away.

His worries were unnecessary because the truck never stopped and maintained that speed without even the necessary inspections.

He believed the words of the shopkeeper who was in the middle stage of foundation building. It seemed that this channel was really safe.

It takes a long time to leave the Shiwandashan Mountains. The road is not straight. Due to the mountainous terrain, many roads are winding, which increases the original distance many times.

Seven hours later, Li Shiming heard someone knocking on the side panel, and then the side panel was opened.

He climbed out of the truck and saw that it was still maintaining its speed. No one, including the guy who knocked on the side panel to remind him, looked at him, as if he didn't exist.

He looked around and realized that he was already on a plain, with the Ten Thousand Mountains not far behind him.

He really wanted to ask something, but seeing the looks on the guys' faces, he guessed that it might be a rule for them not to talk to the smuggling monks, so he suppressed the urge to ask.

Li Shiming was previously in the isolated compartment of a large carriage and was not aware of the situation outside. But after coming out, he sensed the breath of golden elixir at the junction of the Ten Thousand Mountains and the plains behind him.

And there is not just one Jindan, but at least two Jindan. The two Jindan did not hide their aura, allowing the aura of the Jindan to run rampant in the space.

However, the aura of the golden elixir cannot be sensed by mortals, it is only a deterrent aimed at cultivators.

Li Shiming had no idea where he was. He didn't dare to stay any longer. His figure turned into a sword light and flew away into the distance.

After flying for hundreds of miles, they discovered a city. Where there is a city, there should be monks.

He changed his clothes, transformed from a monk into a young Confucian scholar, and walked into the city with a smile.

After entering the city, Li Shiming sent out a spiritual thought, and after scanning, he found no trace of any cultivators.

He performed the "Invisibility Technique" to block the sight of mortals, and moved quickly in the city. His spiritual thoughts scanned every corner of the city and confirmed that this was a city without monks.

Even in the conversations among mortals, no mortal ever mentioned anything about monks.

You have to know that in the Shiwan Mountains, there may not be many monks in the city, but there are many rumors about monks.

Especially when going deep into the interior of the Ten Thousand Mountains, mortals can only rely on cultivators to survive.

Li Shiming spent some gold and silver to buy a map in the city, and also bought some biographical books, which he quickly read through.

He was in Tian Tang Kingdom, one of the many countries in the Northern Shu Continent, with two hundred and sixty cities.

He left the city and used sword escape to reach the next city. This time he did not enter the city, but used the "stealth technique" to fly over the city in the air. His spiritual sense also did not detect any monks.

He roughly guessed the situation here. It was similar to the management of mortals by Tianhai Sect.

Mortals have no idea about cultivators. Except for a very small number of people in the country who need to cooperate in the search for spiritual root seeds, the rest of the people know nothing about the existence of cultivators.

Moreover, the spiritual energy in the mortal world is obviously much thinner, which is similar to the time when it was in Tianhai Sect.

Now he is no longer the cultivator who knew nothing. He knows that the spiritual energy in the mortal world is thin. On the one hand, the mortal lifestyle has reduced the quality of the spiritual energy. On the other hand, the large formation arranged by the sect has the effect of gathering spiritual energy, and coupled with intentional guidance, the already scarce spiritual energy in the mortal world is drawn away.

This is a good thing. If mortals live in a spiritual environment for a long time, not only will their lifespan not be prolonged, but they will age and die prematurely.

The weaker the concentration of spiritual energy, the more beneficial it is for the survival of mortals.

Among all the spiritual energies, only a very small number of them that focus on nourishing life will be beneficial to mortals.

However, the existence of such spiritual energy in nature is extremely rare, and most of them require professional monks to stimulate it.

There is no information about monks on the mortal map, which makes it a bit difficult for Li Shiming to find the monks.

Looking at the vast area of ​​Tian Tang alone, he knew that it would be a waste of time to run around looking for cultivators.

He set his sights on the capital of Tian Tang Kingdom. There must be monks from the sect stationed there, so he could find out the sphere of influence there.

"If I had known this, I would have asked Xu Chuan for a map!" Li Shiming thought to himself as he flew towards the capital.

It is estimated that Xu Chuan did not expect this. In Xu Chuan's opinion, he can find out how famous the major sects are by just picking a cultivator.

But who would have known that after Li Shiming left the Ten Thousand Mountains, he plunged straight into the secular world and couldn't find a single cultivator.

In fact, he had taken the wrong path. If he were a cultivator who knew the path, he would naturally go in another direction, which was the world of cultivators.

Fortunately, he was fast enough and reached the capital in most of the day.

Using the 'Escape Technique' to enter the city, Li Shiming smiled as he approached the imperial city in the center of the capital. It seemed that the normal large sects had the same way of managing the mortal world, whether it was Tianhai Island or Beishu Continent.

Probably only a demonic sect like the Senluo Sect in the Shiwan Mountains would mix mortals and cultivators together.