Chapter 69 Exploring the Ancient City
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan carefully admired the ancient city.
It is a city they jointly own.
At the same time, the consciousness of the altar and the command platform also merged into one.
That is, the consciousness of the entire ancient city.
—This consciousness still lacks any intelligence and can only answer questions posed by the two individuals.
The message conveyed by the ancient city's consciousness also informed the two of more details.
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Now that the fusion and upgrade have been successful, both of them have reached the middle level of the Xuan grade.
Compared to Wu Shaogan in the past, they are naturally far inferior, but they have improved by a large level. The upper limit of their potential has now reached the Spirit Transformation Realm.
At the same time, Zhong Cai has been passed down to a new generation.
It contains prescriptions for level six and seven pills, as well as a lot of related content.
Wu Shaogan still did not receive any successor.
However, he still possessed the cultivation techniques and secret skills he originally obtained from the Sun-Shooting Bow, and they were perfectly suited to the bow and arrow, so he continued to cultivate them.
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The functions of the altar and the command platform have also been upgraded to some extent.
Since both sacrificing for card draws and summoning soldiers are already incredibly powerful, the main benefits of leveling up are improved aptitude and defense.
The overall quality of the ancient city is at level six, the best.
Its inherent defense level is naturally level six—a level lower-grade mystic weapon cannot break through it based on its own strength.
Furthermore, the fusion of the accompanying treasures brought a hundredfold increase in defense.
The ancient city is now fully capable of withstanding attacks from those below the Spirit Transformation Realm. Even with high-intensity attacks from all directions, the city walls remain undamaged and no one can breach the city walls.
Even cultivators at the Spirit Transformation Realm would need considerable time to slowly break through the ancient city's defenses.
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In addition, the cannons on the city walls were also incredibly powerful.
Logically, neither of them should have been able to fully control a level six Xuan weapon before reaching the Palace Building Realm. Even if it was an innate treasure, it certainly wouldn't be able to unleash its full power.
However, these cannons can be filled with energy to unleash attacks.
Each of the four city walls has a full 120 cannons!
Each cannon is of level six quality and can unleash attacks comparable to those of a cultivator who has reached the Palace of Construct!
certainly……
This also requires spending money.
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Zhong Cai couldn't help but laugh with joy, yet she also couldn't help but show a hint of heartache.
For a moment, the expression on his face became a little strange and even a little distorted.
Seeing this, Wu Shaogan chuckled and reached out to rub Zhong Cai's face, trying to erase that expression.
Zhong Cai looked up without moving. After a while, she finally managed to pull Wu Shaogan's hand down.
"Alright, are you still not done?!"
Wu Shaogan smiled at him.
Zhong Cai rolled her eyes, but she was still in a pretty good mood.
He quickly convinced himself and exclaimed, "Our ancient city is quite large."
Wu Shaogan understood what he meant and said with a smile, "We need to slowly accumulate some Xuanjing (mysterious crystals)."
Zhong Cai had already accepted reality and said directly, "Anyway, we don't need to stuff every cannon muzzle with Xuanjing now."
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The so-called Xuanjing is composed of Xuanshi and Xuanzhu.
This is the energy that needs to be filled.
Mystic Crystals are also divided into different grades, each matching a corresponding cannon muzzle to release power at the corresponding level.
For example, right now, the muzzle of a level 6 cannon is filled with low-grade mystic crystals.
A low-grade mystic crystal can provide ten attacks at the level of a Palace-Building cultivator.
Mystic Crystals need to be synthesized; each low-grade Mystic Stone or one hundred Mystic Pearls can be synthesized into one crystal.
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Is it expensive to unleash ten Palace-Building attacks with one hundred Mystic Pearls?
Of course it's not expensive.
Doesn't it hurt to spend so much money...?
It hurts so much.
That is to say, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan had accumulated a lot of savings, which enabled them to do this.
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Zhong Cai pondered, "Let's spend 10,000 Xuanzhu first."
This way, one hundred Mystic Crystals can be synthesized.
Each section of the city wall was fitted with twenty-five cannons.
That's enough firepower.
...If they encounter even greater danger, they can continue synthesizing before their energy runs out.
Wu Shaogan agreed, "That's fine too."
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The two are not yet at a high level of strength, but this ancient city is sufficient for them for now.
At least, they can move freely in a level 4 city, and they don't need to be too wary in a level 3 city.
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Let's talk about the sacrifice and the selection of generals.
The improvement in sacrifice lies in the guaranteed 10-pull.
After the previous guaranteed minimum was implemented, whatever you drew was what you got.
But things are different now.
Nowadays, regardless of the type of Flame Pool, after a 10-pull, "Golden Legend" will offer two choices.
One of these two options will definitely be a precious medicine, but the other has many possibilities.
Zhong Cai can choose what she wants from them.
—It can be inferred that as the ancient city continues to upgrade in the future, perhaps even more options will be available?
As for the Command Platform, it becomes extremely powerful as long as you spend money on it.
Therefore, its improvement is even more limited.
It merely slightly increases the probability of special Taoist soldiers appearing.
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Zhong Cai skimmed through this information.
Seeing this, he said with some satisfaction, "Not bad. It gives us more options." He then immediately said to Wu Shaogan, "This upgrade was pretty fast, and we have plenty of time. After we finish researching, let's summon some Dao soldiers!"
Wu Shaogan still had no objections and nodded with a smile.
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Zhong Cai pondered to himself.
The place is big enough; we should fill every room as much as possible.
We didn't keep many armored soldiers before, so let's take some time and pick out ten thousand of the best ones...
They all need cavalry.
After all, the quality of Taoist soldiers is not much different. If their mounts are placed in the ancient city, they can also serve as infantry.
Wu Shaogan did not disturb Zhong Cai's thoughts, and was also reviewing the information in his mind.
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After thinking for a while, Zhong Cai pulled Wu Shaogan and said excitedly, "Let's go! Let's go in and take a look!"
Wu Shaogan smiled and pulled Zhong Cai along as well.
In the blink of an eye, the two appeared in the ancient city.
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The accompanying treasures of the Sumeru Mustard Seed type can accommodate living people.
In the past, both altars and command platforms could be used to house living creatures.
There's just one prerequisite—
If they are to be taken into the Dao Palace, these creatures can only stay for a short time before reaching the peak of the Dao Palace; after reaching the peak of the Dao Palace, these creatures cannot cultivate.
The reason is simple.
A cultivator's Dao Palace can only take in living beings when they reach the peak of the Palace Building stage.
The天地气 (heaven and earth energy) within the Dao Palace has formed a vortex of profound energy around the accompanying treasure.
If a living creature cultivates, it will directly draw power from the vortex of profound energy.
Even attempting to cultivate by consuming pills is not allowed—because the Dao Palace cannot set up arrays to isolate living beings from the vortex of profound energy, so as long as one cultivates, the extraction process is unavoidable.
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Before Wu Shaogan summoned the Command Platform, Zhong Cai would usually accompany him when he went out.
Even without accompanying him, Zhong Cai would leave the altar, which had turned to dust, on Wu Shaogan's body.
Therefore, Zhong Cai often emphasized to Wu Shaogan that if they encountered danger, they should immediately enter the altar.
Later, Wu Shaogan summoned the Command Platform, and when he went out, it would turn into dust on his body.
Both types of companion treasures have the same restrictions: if you want to hide inside them, you must carry them with you at all times.
At the same time, their size can be adapted to the space.
Previously, when the two released the altar and the command platform, they were often in their room.
With such limited space, even though the two platforms themselves aren't very large, they are still buildings. If they were the original size, how could they possibly fit in so easily every time?
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Today, the ancient city naturally exists in three ways.
The first type is the original form, a city the size of a small town, covering a total area of three thousand hectares.
Normally, the smallest town needs to be at least 1,000 hectares in size, while the largest is close to 5,000 hectares.
The ancient city is located in the center.
The second mode of existence is adapting to space.
No matter the size of the space, as long as its area is smaller than that of the ancient city itself, the ancient city will proportionally fill the entire space—unless Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan are standing on the outside, in which case there will be a place for them to stand.
The third method is naturally the form of micro-dust.
If the two leave the house and neither bring the ancient city into the Dao Palace nor release it, the ancient city will turn into dust.
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Zhong Cai pulled Wu Shaogan and stood inside the city wall.
This ancient city is square, and the walls on all four sides only have cannon barrels, not gates.
After all, this thing isn't a real city that was built, but rather a manifestation of an accompanying treasure.
Therefore, to enter or leave this place, all the two people need to do is think about it.
The same applies to Taoist soldiers.
Once inside, one cannot leave on their own and requires two people to release them.
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Zhong Cai looked up and exclaimed sincerely, "Old Wu, it's really big!"
Wu Shaogan glanced around and agreed, "It is indeed very large."
They hadn't really noticed it when they saw the scaled-down ancient city before, but now that they were there, they could see a tall building as soon as they looked up.
It was a building that could accommodate a hundred armored soldiers.
Zhong Cai led Wu Shaogan to the door of the house and looked inside.
They then discovered that each bed was actually quite spacious, enough to accommodate three soldiers lying side by side.
The building itself occupies a very large area.
Zhong Cai looked around again, measuring the distance between himself and the inner city gate... He nudged Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan understood immediately and bent down slightly.
Zhong Cai immediately jumped up, waved his hand, and said cheerfully, "Old Wu, take me to the city tower!"
Wu Shaogan chuckled, then, carrying Zhong Cai on his back, he dashed toward the city gate.
The wind howled on both sides.
Zhong Caishun took a look at the buildings in each of the various circles along the way.
They're all pretty much the same.
He wasn't as amazed as before.
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They soon arrived at the inner city gate.
Zhong Cai looked up and discovered that the inner city wall was very high.
He turned around; the outer city wall was even higher!
Over a hundred feet!
It is extremely majestic.
Zhong Cai thought about it and felt there was no reason to be surprised.
Many high-level savage beasts are enormous, some resembling a mountain.
If you want to defend against them, the city walls need to be high.
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The inner city wall was only thirty zhang high.
But since it is inside the ancient city, even if some special soldiers are accompanied by huge rare beasts, they can be controlled in size as long as they are instructed.
The city gate tower is ancient and solemn.
It's just a sealed layer.
Zhong Cai lay on Wu Shaogan's back, waiting for him to take her flying up.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, but did not take off.
But the next moment, the two found themselves in a spacious room that resembled a palace.
Zhong Cai was taken aback.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and said, "A-Cai, take a close look at those messages."
Zhong Cai blinked and then seriously searched through the items.
He coughed lightly for a moment.
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The ancient city belongs entirely to the two of them, and they can teleport freely within the city.
They can appear anywhere with a thought.
So, Zhong Cai's previous thought that the city gate was too far away and that he should have his old man Wu carry him there was completely unnecessary.
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Zhong Cai snorted, "Why didn't you remind me just now?"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and joked, "I thought A Cai wanted to see the scenery along the way."
Zhong Cai immediately exclaimed, "I just wanted to enjoy the scenery along the way!"
Wu Shaogan burst out laughing.
Zhong Cai wasn't embarrassed at all and simply punched him.
Wu Shaogan laughed even harder.
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After playing around for a while, the two began to observe the situation inside the city gate tower.
The space is much larger than one might expect, indicating that it has been expanded, and is actually similar to Zhong Cai's medicinal herb garden.
At the same time, it is divided into many compartments.
Like many large palaces, it has a main hall and many side halls.
The two of them are currently in the main hall.
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Upon closer inspection, the general layout of the main hall resembles the former command platform.
Directly behind is a stone platform, which seems to be the second level of this hall.
There is a wide stone seat on the stone platform, and five large drums stand beside it.
They are arranged in order, with the drums decreasing in size sequentially.
When the drum was used to select the generals, the divisions were also quite detailed.
The first four drums must be struck hard. Each hard strike has the following effects: consumes all Xuanzhu Points, consumes one thousand, consumes one hundred, and consumes ten.
The smallest drum is struck lightly, consuming one Mystic Pearl each time.
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Zhong Cai's lips twitched slightly: "There's no need to be so meticulous."
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "It just adds a few more convenient options for counting."
Zhong Cai thought about it and realized it made sense.
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The two of them leaped up and landed on the stone platform.
Sitting on the stone seats and looking down, what came into view was a huge pool.
It's like an enlarged and ornate version of the indentation on the command platform back then.
A very solemn and ancient pool.
It has a sense of antiquity and vastness.
Its color remains reddish-black.
Upon reaching the edge of the pool, the two could see twenty small stone platforms neatly arranged at the bottom.
Zhong Cai said happily, "Now, when I call upon my generals, I can summon twenty Dao soldiers each time!"
This saves so much time!
Wu Shaogan watched with a smile, then pulled Zhong Cai and led her to the small hall on the right.
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The small hall was very empty, except for a pool in the very center.
The pool was wider than the previous one, but much simpler, and it emitted a hazy glow.
Zhong Cai had previously sorted through the information in her mind, and now she recognized it.
"Weapons pool."
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "Most of the Dao soldiers we summoned before didn't carry any weapons. Now, as long as you and I put enough refining materials into the pool, we can directly synthesize standard weapons."
Zhong Cai nodded: "It saves a lot of trouble."
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The more Taoist soldiers there are, the more weapons are needed.
Hoping they'll bring their own weapons is too unreliable, and equipping them with weapons would be too expensive.
Moreover, Dao soldiers themselves do not possess sentience, and the weapons they are equipped with may not be suitable for them.
Now that we have this weapon pool, investing in materials is much more cost-effective than buying them separately, and it's also very convenient.
Regardless of the materials used, as long as the quantity and quality meet the standards, you can synthesize them directly without worrying about anything else.
Besides refining materials, you can also use unused mystic artifacts.
Complete magical artifacts will be broken down in the pool, then turned into refining materials, and reassembled.
Of course, most first and second-level Xuan artifacts can be sold even if they are useless, as it is more cost-effective than turning them into refining materials.
But if the origins of these mysterious artifacts are not suitable to be revealed to the public, wouldn't it be possible to make good use of them?
Moreover, if these mysterious artifacts are particularly sinister, it's best not to let them fall into the hands of others, as they can also find new uses.
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Zhong Cai recalled the mystical artifacts in his possession; they were all obtained legitimately and did not need to be destroyed for the time being.
Wu Shaogan poked Zhong Cai and pointed to another small room against the wall.
Zhong Cai came to the door and looked inside, her expression somewhat strange.
Wu Shaogan also saw it.
There were dozens of... pits in that small room.
Standing at the front of the pit and looking down, you can see that it is dark and bottomless.
Both of them knew that these were the exits for the Dao soldiers.
The dark passageway is located within the inner city wall.
Once they decide to retain the Daoist soldiers, the soldiers can descend through these passages and then move into the outer city.
only……
Even though I knew about these pitfalls, it was still a little funny when I saw them.
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Wu Shaogan pulled Zhong Cai along and led her to the small hall on the left.
Inside this small hall, there is a separate weapon rack on the wall at the very back.
The unfinished Sun-Shooting Bow hangs above.
This weapon rack belongs exclusively to General Wu Shaogan.
Interestingly, perhaps following Wu Shaogan's wishes, the Sun-Shooting Bow was only hung on the left, leaving an empty space on the right.
This is for Zhong Cai.
Zhong Cai looked at the empty space, and it seemed that a halo of light was gathering there.
He understood that once he had determined the weapon he wanted, he could put materials into the aura and then, according to his ideas, form a mystical weapon that suited him.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and asked, "What does A-Cai want?"
Zhong Cai pondered for a moment, then shook her head: "Not sure yet."
Wu Shaogan: "You don't want the alchemy furnace?"
Zhong Cai pouted: "You can't use the alchemy furnace to fight."
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "That's true. With A Cai's strength, she can use any kind of alchemy furnace."
Zhong Cai said proudly, "Of course!"
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Zhong Cai now really enjoys using the meteor hammer, and feels that it suits her very well when she uses it.
There are fewer secret techniques related to the meteor hammer. Zhong Cai hasn't yet figured out how to condense it, and he's a little worried that he won't be able to get better secret techniques in the end, which will affect his fighting ability.
In this world, just knowing how to refine pills isn't enough.
Alchemy can be very profitable, but it's purely a supplementary skill!
Even with the city's protection, he was inseparable from his old man, but who knows what unexpected situations might arise?
Zhong Cai thought that if a major crisis really occurred, he would have to hold on until Lao Wu could arrive.
As for figuring out some secret techniques related to the meteor hammer on his own...
Zhong Cai didn't hold out hope.
Zhong Cai had examined his own talent in martial arts and found it to be far inferior to his alchemy skills.
He believed that once he reached a higher level of cultivation, he would have no problem creating some pill formulas... but he shouldn't think about creating secret techniques for now.
There's no point in stubbornly trying to figure this out.
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There were also quite large weapon racks leaning against the walls on both sides.
It was smaller than the ones belonging to Wu Shaogan and Zhong Cai, with five shelves on each wall.
All ten weapon racks also had halos of light.
In the middle of this small hall, there were many neat rows of smaller weapon racks, also shimmering with light.
The two counted, and there was a total of one hundred.
These weapon racks were almost all dusty and gray, with only the outermost one being lit.
Zhong Cai smiled: "This belongs to Tang Lie."
Wu Shaogan also laughed and said, "That's right."
All weapon racks can be provided to special Taoist soldiers.
They can choose to condense weapons or place them on the surface to nurture them.
After absorbing enough materials, the weapon rack can be customized for them, or its original grade can be upgraded.
Naturally, all of these require materials and rare pearls.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but complain: "It's all about spending money again and again."
Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "Special Dao Soldiers all have their own strengths. If they want something better, they will naturally pay for it themselves."
Zhong Cai thought for a moment and said, "After all, they were all seniors, just like Tang Lie. During their free time, they handed over 30% of the resources they obtained, and kept the rest for themselves."
Wu Shaogan had no objection.
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Like the small hall on the right, the connected small rooms also have many pits, which are also the passageways for the Taoist soldiers.
However, this area is where special Taoist soldiers travel.
This also allowed them to separate from the ordinary Taoist soldiers.
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This is roughly the layout of the entire city gate tower.
The upgrade didn't bring much improvement, but it certainly made things much more convenient.
Both of them were satisfied.
Then, they looked at each other.
Zhong Cai pulled Wu Shaogan up and said happily, "Let's go to his house and take a look!"
Wu Shaogan's eyes softened: "Okay."
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The two figures appeared directly outside the palace complex.
The palace also has a very solemn and grand style.
All the designs are aesthetically pleasing and there's nothing to criticize.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan toured all the halls.
It's pretty much confirmed that this entire area outside is a "work area".
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The two entered the main hall first.
Sure enough, it was similar to the one in the city gate tower, with a stone seat on a high platform and a recessed area in the hall.
The shape of the pit hasn't changed much, but its area has increased tenfold.
Several meters above this depression, there is a special area.
Like... a transparent box?
Zhong Cai's eyelids twitched, and she said somewhat speechlessly, "From now on, Dan Yun will appear directly there, and no matter how many there are, it will not spread to other places."
Wu Shao chuckled dryly: "That's quite thoughtful. With A Cai's alchemy skills, as she produces more and more pills in the future, the colorful glow formed by the pills will be scattered everywhere, wouldn't that be too dazzling?"
Zhong Cai glanced at him and said irritably, "We're keeping it within a certain range now. If we have too many, we can make light bulbs, right?"
Wu Shaogan's smile deepened, his tone tinged with teasing: "How can you call it a light bulb? It's at least a dazzling display of lights."
Zhong Cai couldn't help but glare at him.
Then, they both laughed.
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The method of sacrifice remains the same, but because the space is larger, it's no problem to draw more "cards" at once.
There are no new changes that need to be studied.
The side halls connected to the main hall each have many rooms.
The palace complex on the left is filled with medicine cabinets of all sizes.
Many medicine cabinets also come with special preservation methods.
Many of the medicinal herbs stored by Zhong Cai can be placed in these medicine cabinets—and once placed inside, the cabinets will also have labels attached to them.
Each side hall and small hall has a plaque.
Zhong Cai could classify medicinal herbs and name the plaques.
Wu Shaogan watched quietly.
Zhong Cai looked up and muttered, "First-level medicinal herb hall, second-level medicinal herb hall..."
As Zhong Cai called out the numbers, the corresponding names appeared on the plaque.
Wu Shaogan: "..."
He held back his laughter.
A name like A-Cai... is actually quite nice.
Very convenient.
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After Zhong Cai finished naming the house, he saw his old man, Wu, touching his nose and immediately glanced at him sideways.
"What are you doing? Trying to laugh at me?"
Wu Shaogan immediately said seriously, "I was just thinking that the side hall on the right should also be named like that."
Zhong Cai was satisfied.
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The halls on the right, large and small, contain many shelves, storage boxes, and so on.
Clearly, they are all used to store various resources.
Zhong Cairang named it after Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan naturally named them: Level One Resource Hall, Level Two Resource Hall...
Zhong Cai smiled brightly and happily pulled Wu Shaogan along, running towards the back.
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The second palace behind the main hall is completely enclosed.
The central main hall is the alchemy room, which connects to the cultivation rooms on both sides.
While Zhong Cai was refining pills in the main hall, Wu Shaogan could stay in any of the cultivation rooms.
They could see each other as soon as they turned their heads.
There is an array between the main hall and the cultivation room, which can separate the auras on both sides.
Therefore, even though they are more powerful, they are all busy with their own things and do not bother each other.
Undoubtedly, this is because the two wanted to stay together but were worried about potentially affecting each other in the future, so the companion treasure provided such a solution after merging.
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After passing through the second palace, the two saw a lake.
The lake is not very large, but the water is very clear.
The surface of the lake is empty, but the bottom of the lake seems to be filled with a lot of energy.
Zhong Cai said, "We can raise some food here, or we can grow some food."
Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "Okay."
As they spoke, the two walked onto the stone bridge.
The stone bridge wasn't very wide, but it was wide enough for Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan to walk side by side.
When the scenery in the lake becomes even more beautiful, the two can stroll and enjoy it as they go.
The stone bridge connects only a few houses.
The main house consists of two interconnected rooms, serving as a bedroom and a study, both of which are quite spacious.
There is one room on each side.
These are the kitchen and the bathroom.
Inside the bathhouse, there is an extremely spacious bathing tub.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan read them one by one.
Many details were very thoughtful and suited to the couple's lifestyle.
It's as if they designed it themselves after discussing it for a long time...
Subconscious thoughts are so detailed.
They know it better than the people themselves.
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Finally, the two returned to the main hall where the altar was located.
On one side of the high stone platform—that is, in the same place as the large drum in the city gate tower—there is a stone door.
Zhong Cai pushed open the stone door.
In an instant, a rich aura of heaven and earth rushed towards us.
Zhong Cai pulled Wu Shaogan along and they went inside together.
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Inside the stone gate, there really was a large space.
Looking up, you can see several interconnected gardens.
There is a plaque in front of each garden.
This time, there's no need for Zhong Cai to name it; it simply reads: One day, one year; one day, ten years...
Zhong Cai scratched her face.
Wu Shaogan smiled.
Zhong Cai hesitated before speaking, "Old Wu, do you think this was originally written this way, or did it follow my naming convention?"
Wu Shaogan's tone was very confident: "It's based on the naming we made."
Zhong Cai immediately perked up, adding a few emphasis words: "That's right, it's based on 'the two of us'."
Wu Shaogan laughed again.
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The two of them visited all the medicinal herb gardens one by one.
The layout of each medicinal herb garden is roughly the same.
First, there are large tracts of fertile farmland, distributed acre by acre.
These fields are very suitable for large-scale planting of the same type of medicinal herbs.
Beside the land, there are many flower beds of different sizes, which are probably used to grow medicinal herbs that are difficult to cultivate or have special medicinal properties.
As the acceleration time varies, the area of the herb garden becomes smaller and smaller.
That's natural.
Those areas with more speed-up points were originally intended for cultivating high-level medicinal herbs.
Given Zhong Cai's current condition, she doesn't need much at all.
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Zhong Cai took one last look at the garden that was described as "five hundred years in a day".
This place is only two acres in size.
Moreover, it was not allocated according to "mu" (a unit of land area), but rather divided into twenty pieces.
Each plot can be used to grow one type of medicinal herb.
There are no flowerbeds around anymore.
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The two finally got to know the entire ancient city in detail.
Then, they went into the palace's meditation room.
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The resulting synergistic treasures belong to both individuals, but each has their own emphasis.
How to cultivate and what to do when you reach the Fusion Realm are also explained in detail.
Zhongcai Palace has not yet been established, and the entire palace is naturally taken into the Dao Palace by Wu Shaogan.
After Zhong Cai opened the palace, the two had several options.
They can put them away separately.
However, to ensure each other's safety, the two separated...
So, the palace can actually be disassembled.
At that time, Zhong Cai incorporated the palace complex into the Dao Palace, and Wu Shaogan incorporated the remaining parts into the Dao Palace.
When the two release their companion treasures at the same time, the complete palace will appear.
Of course, while fusing with companion treasures has many benefits, it also has certain limitations.
In other words, if the two are not together, the palace complex and other parts of the ancient city cannot release their complete forms—they can hide inside, but they will turn into dust, and their defensive capabilities will remain unchanged.
After the two reached the Suspended Illumination Realm, if they wanted to enter the Fusion Realm, Zhong Cai would naturally fuse the palace complex, and Wu Shaogan would fuse the remaining parts.
However, the aura of the two would still permeate the entire ancient city as they cultivated together.
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The two sat cross-legged in the meditation room, facing each other.
The information in their minds told them that after the ancient city was formed, another exchange of energy was needed.
Is this... a form of identity verification?
Therefore, the two of them naturally had to cooperate.
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This process was so familiar to them that Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan started naturally.
Driven by the cultivation technique, the two people's profound energy quickly began to circulate with each other.
At this moment, both of them could sense that the absorption rate of the energy of heaven and earth had increased.
Much faster.
Zhong Cai's aptitude has always been the same, without any concrete concept, while Wu Shaogan, having been dismissed, has a clearer understanding of it.
Wu Shaogan sensed Zhong Cai's curiosity and said softly, "Twice."
Zhong Cai understood: "Twice is already very good."
Wu Shaogan nodded slightly.
The two stopped speaking and focused intently on exchanging breaths.
Perhaps it was because of the fusion of the accompanying treasures; at first, the speed was simply faster than before. However, as the two people's auras circulated and continuously permeated the ancient city, completely mixing it with their own auras...
Zhong Cai felt that there were some subtle changes in her body.
He felt his connection with Lao Wu growing stronger, and his whole body felt slightly hot.
Zhong Cai carefully shifted her body.
When he and Lao Wu first started practicing dual cultivation, he often became restless, but as he became more proficient, he got used to ignoring it.
For some reason, it felt very obvious again this time.
Zhong Cai opened her eyes and looked at the handsome guy opposite her.
So handsome.
Zhong Cai stared at it intently.
Anyway, it wasn't the first time. In the past, he would watch it while practicing.
As she looked around, Zhong Cai suddenly met a pair of gentle eyes.
Zhong Cai greeted him with a smile, "Old Wu, you startled me."
Even when they first made eye contact before, it never happened this suddenly.
Wu Shaogan said helplessly, "A-Cai, you've been watching for too long."
Zhong Cai casually said, "I used to think that way too."
Wu Shaogan took a deep breath.
Indeed, that's what A-Cai used to think too.
But this time...
Perhaps because it was the first time they had practiced dual cultivation after their fusion, his senses were exceptionally sharp.
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Seeing that Lao Wu had stopped talking, Zhong Cai felt a little smug.
Then, to his surprise, he discovered that Old Wu was actually blushing!
That's quite rare!
Zhong Cai recalled that before, it seemed... she had never done this before?
He couldn't help but stare at it again.
Wu Shaogan's face grew increasingly red.
Zhong Cai became increasingly curious and stared at the screen more intently.
Finally, Wu Shaogan moved his body.
Zhong Cai paused for a moment, then looked down.
He laughed when he saw it.
Old Wu is just like him, he'll react too!
Zhong Cai suddenly wondered if Lao Wu was blushing because he was shy about this reaction.
Thinking about this, he found it even more interesting.
Zhong Cai said with a grin, "Old Wu, I told you before, it's normal to have a reaction, there's no need to be shy."
Wu Shaogan remained silent, his already agitated state growing even more unsettled.
He felt increasingly helpless.
Zhong Cai was still shouting, "Old Wu, look at me! I'm just like you!"
Wu Shaogan looked away.
Zhong Cai looked at Wu Shaogan's bright red ears and laughed even harder: "Old Wu, don't be shy! It's really nothing, it's normal!"
Wu Shaogan exhaled slowly.
Many images involuntarily flashed through his mind.
These images became even clearer, especially when Zhong Cai's voice rang out crisply.
Wu Shaogan tried to suppress this feeling by doing something else.
However, no matter how hard he tried, these images remained, constantly haunting him...
Restlessness.
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Zhong Cai loved teasing Wu Shaogan, and seeing that Wu Shaogan was now completely still, and even had simply closed his eyes again...
He became even more excited.
Gradually, Wu Shaogan not only closed his eyes but also turned his head slightly, as if he didn't want to pay attention to him.
However, he remained blushing, his face kept turning redder and redder.
Zhong Cai felt a little itchy and really wanted to go over and pinch his cheek.
The only problem is that the two are still engaged in dual cultivation and haven't finished one cycle yet, so it's not very convenient...
After the loop was complete, Zhong Cai couldn't resist the urge to touch it.
However, at that moment, Wu Shaogan suddenly turned his head and faced him directly.
Wu Shaogan's expression was somewhat serious.
Zhong Cai paused, and for some reason, stopped making a fuss.
Wu Shaogan's voice was even more helpless: "A-Cai, have you ever thought that this isn't a normal... physiological reaction?"
Zhong Cai blinked.
Wu Shaogan sighed and said, "A-Cai, have you ever considered that I am an enlightened cultivator, capable of easily controlling my body's reactions? Yet, in front of you, I always lose control, simply because..."
Zhong Cai looked at him with some caution.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a sense of tension.
Wu Shaogan then finished speaking his last words.
"...It's just because I like you very much."
"It's not just a close friend's liking, it's admiration."
"Ah Cai, you are already the one I love."
Zhong Cai's eyes widened.
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