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Xuan Yu said: "There are many mountains and forests in the north of the human cultivation world, and there are many small sects there. The largest one is Tianyi Sect, which is on par with Shenxu Palace. Shenxu Palace is in the south."
Du Heng thought about the location for a while: "Does that mean Shenxu Palace is in the middle?"
Xuan Yu nodded: "Yes, Shenxu Palace is a sword cultivation sect. To the south, it is separated from the Langhuan Pavilion of Zhenhuang Mountain by a river, and to the north, it is adjacent to the Tianyi Sect."
Du Heng nodded: "Then Shenxu Palace should be the largest sect, right?"
Hearing this, Xuan Yu shook his head: "If by big you mean a large area, then this is not quite correct. The two sects with the largest territories should be Dingkun Sect."
Dingkun Sect? Du Heng had heard of this name.
Xuan Yu looked at Du Heng deeply and said, "Dingkun Sect is in the northwest, and Yaowang Valley is within the scope of Dingkun Sect and is protected by Dingkun Sect." Du Heng suddenly realized. So that's why he said the name was familiar.
Feng Gui said: "At present, the six sect masters of the five major sects should all have cultivation levels above the Out-of-Body state." Du Heng had another question: "Why are there six sect masters?"
Jing Nan said: "The masters of Langhuan Pavilion are twins."
After everyone's popular science, Du Heng had a preliminary understanding of the world of cultivation. However, there was a problem before him. He was about to pass the inspection, but he had no identity documents!
Xuan Yu stroked Du Heng's palm and said, "Don't worry, I'm ready."
Du Heng felt relieved. When it was his turn, he stepped forward and opened his hands to the young man. The young man swept a hemispherical magic weapon across Du Heng's palm, and a green spiritual light emerged from Du Heng's palm.
Seeing this inspiration, the young man waved his hand and said, "Come in."
Du Heng took a step forward and crossed the silver curtain-like barrier in front of him. The water ripples on the barrier swayed slightly, and Du Heng was already standing on the long street in the city.
What a world of cultivation for a person! All I could see were countless magical instruments flying in the sky, small ones were flying swords, large ones were flying boats, and looking up, I was dazzled and overwhelmed. People were coming and going on the streets, many of them were wearing cloaks and walking hurriedly, including cultivators like Du Heng.
From the lonely Dongji Mountain to the bustling streets, Du Heng felt in a trance.
Jing Nan and the others quickly passed the inspection and stood beside Du Heng. Jing Nan waved in front of Du Heng and said, "Hey, are you stunned?"
Du Heng laughed: "Yeah, it's very lively." Although it can't be compared with those big cities in his hometown, it is much more lively than Lingxi Town. Especially since he just came down from Dongji Mountain and was used to the desolate road, he suddenly saw so many people in front of him, and he was not used to it all of a sudden.
Feng Gui said: "This period should be the busiest time in Pingcheng. In the past, it would snow in Dongji Mountain during the Minor Snow season, and then the mountain would be closed. Before that, those who went to Dongji Mountain to look for treasures and collect herbs would retreat. They would carry with them the treasures they found in the mountains, and some would directly exchange them for what they wanted in Pingcheng."
Du Heng looked around and saw that many people on the long street had a piece of black cloth in front of them, with spiritual plants or some strange objects on the cloth. When someone passed by and saw something on the cloth, they would stop to talk and ask for the price.
Xuan Yu said: "Because they don't want others to know their identities, many people here wear black cloaks."
Jing Nan said: "Let's change our cloaks later."
Xiaoxiao made chirping sounds of protest in the spirit beast bag. In order to pass through the city gate, his uncle changed its appearance and stuffed it into the spirit beast bag. Now that we have entered the city, he can finally let it out, right?
Hearing Xiaoxiao's voice, Du Heng quickly opened the spirit beast bag, and Xiaoxiao was the first to crawl out.
In the past, Xiaoxiao was a golden little yellow chicken, as round as a basin. Now Xiaoxiao is much smaller, and his fur has changed. He has become a milky white cub, and his fur is as white as the clouds in the sky, but he has a patch of hair on his head.
The puppies of the Feather Tribe were not much different from each other. Feng Gui sometimes couldn't tell which one was which when he saw the untransformed phoenixes in the Phoenix Tribe. After Xiao Xiao had been transformed, he felt that no one could recognize it!
As soon as Xiaoxiao came out, he climbed onto Du Heng, and Du Heng quickly hugged him: "How does it feel to live in the spirit beast bag?"
Xiaoxiao chirped as she answered the question, and Xuanyu translated beside her: "Xiaoxiao said the spirit beast bag is pretty good, and it's not stuffy."
Du Heng was relieved to hear this answer. He had been worried that they would feel uncomfortable living in the spirit beast bag year after year, so he stuffed them into the cave when he went to the city. If the spirit beast bag was useful, he would also buy one to keep on hand.
As soon as Xiaoxiao came out, she attracted the attention of others. A monk in a cloak looked at Xiaoxiao with his spiritual sense. He stepped forward and said to Du Heng, "What kind of animal is this in your hand?"
Feng Gui said: "There is a little bit of Dapeng Golden Wing's bloodline, do you want it? Take 300,000 spirit stones away."
Xiaoxiao:!!!
The monk walked away without even looking back after hearing this: "Are you trying to rob me? How dare you ask for 300,000 spirit stones for something of this quality?!"
Feng Gui quickly lowered the price: “If it doesn’t work, 250,000 spirit stones will also be fine!” The man ran away without even his shadow.
Xiaoxiao: ...
Xiaoxiao was devastated, and he looked at his uncle accusingly. Feng Gui said unscrupulously: "What are you looking at? You are just a child of the Golden Winged Peng, and you are a mixed-blood. Look, no one wants you for 250,000 spirit stones."
Du Heng rubbed Xiaoxiao and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. Our Xiaoxiao is very expensive." The one and only little phoenix in the world is worth more than anything else.
But Feng Gui's shout at least made those nearby cultivators who coveted Xiao Xiao stay away. Two hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones could buy a pure-blooded golden eagle. Only a fool would buy this half-blooded Dapeng Jinchi. And it looked so young, and no one knew how long it would take for it to grow up. Buying it would be a loss.
Xuan Yu and his friends were strolling aimlessly along the long street. Along the way, they saw many people buying and selling goods, along with various disputes.
Pingcheng's public security was not very good. Although Zhenhuang Mountain sent many monks to maintain public order, fights and brawls happened from time to time. Not to mention those people with dirty hands and feet. Along the way, Xuan Yu caught at least three thieves who wanted to steal their storage bags.
Feng Gui frowned: "How annoying."
This was one of the reasons why he hated human cultivators. If someone dared to steal like this in the demon world, they would be killed if caught. But human cultivators had connections everywhere, and these thieves would at most be caught and locked up for a few days before being released. It was so annoying.
Jing Nan said, "There's nothing we can do. It's like this when there are too many people, and there's a mix of good and bad people. But there are many treasures in places like this. As long as you have a pair of discerning eyes, you can find a lot of good things here." As he spoke, Jing Nan squatted down and used five hundred spirit stones to buy a bag of night-shining sand.
Jing Nan said happily: "Night-shining sand of this purity is quite rare. Five hundred spirit stones is a great deal."
Du Heng asked Xuan Yu in a low voice: "Is Night-shining Sand a kind of mineral?" Seeing Jing Nan looking like he had found a treasure, it should be very good, right? But such a big bag of Night-shining Sand is only 500 Lingshi, wouldn't the seller of Night-shining Sand be at a loss?
Xuan Yu wanted to talk but stopped, but Feng Gui couldn't help it: "Night-shining sand is the excrement of a fire bat. Few people in the demon world would pick up this kind of thing. Only Lao Nan would treasure it."
Du Heng took two steps to the side. If he remembered correctly, Jing Nan had just reached into the pocket of night-shining sand and rummaged around. Ugh, it's so dirty.
Jing Nan was very calm. He stuffed the things into his pocket and said, "What's this? Can you tell what it is after it's used as medicine? Some people only care about taking drugs and don't know what they are taking. Thousand Layer Brocade, Night-shining Sand, and Five Spirits Fat... These things are all treasures."
Xuan Yu looked at the long and busy street and asked Feng Gui and the others, "Should we stay in Pingcheng for a few days or go to Shenxu Palace right now?"
Jing Nan said, "Stay for a few days. I want to buy some things. You know, I didn't bring much with me when I came out. I have to keep some for self-defense in the future." Feng Gui also agreed and said, "I agree with Nan Nan on this point."
Xuan Yu said: "Okay, then let's go and book a room. Pingcheng doesn't allow people to live in magic tools." If you don't want to wake up and find that all your belongings have been stolen, it's better to find a hotel to stay in.
The inn Xuan Yu chose was quite remote, outside three streets. However, it was the peak season for tourism in Pingcheng, so even in such a remote inn, there were not many rooms left. Xuan Yu and his group of four just happened to get a room.
Du Heng looked up at the plaque and saw three words written on it, which was full of insect holes: Cyclamen. This name is easy to remember, and it is also the name of a flower!
After Xuan Yu and his companions received the guest room spirit tablets, they walked towards the interior of the Xiankelai store. There were no pavilions, towers, carved railings, and painted buildings as expected. This store was a standard cubicle no matter how you looked left or right. The gray-black wooden handrails and pillars still had marks of knife carving and axe chiseling, which looked like countless people had fought here.
There were still people chatting in the corridor, and the narrow aisle suddenly became even narrower. Du Heng could only turn sideways to squeeze past the big man who was chatting.
Their room number was Room 24 on the second floor of Building A, right at the end of the corridor. After the four people walked through the long corridor on the north side and entered the room, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Then Feng Gui and Jing Nan began to teach Xuan Yu: "Xiao Yu, do you have no money? If you have no money, why bother looking for a guest room like this?"
Xuan Yu said calmly: "The great hide in the city, I don't know how many eyes are watching us in the dark, it's better to keep a low profile."
Jing Nan sat down on the creaking wooden bed, his hands in his pockets: "Isn't this too low-key? Huh?" Xuan Yu added: "If you check out now, the room fee will not be refunded."
Du Heng asked, "How much is the room?" Xuan Yu said, "Eight hundred spirit stones, I booked it for three nights."
Everyone gritted their teeth and said, "Let's stay here." They spent 2,400 spirit stones to stay in an inn like this. They probably thought they had entered a shady inn.
However, after closing the door, everyone found that the formation here was quite good, at least it was soundproof. And the room was also very large. Although it was not like Feng Gui's palace with one room inside another, at least the four of them had room to move around in the room.
There is an open space right after the entrance, which can even accommodate Du Heng's stove. This space is probably for the monks to use freely, as it is well known that the monks are very skilled. Sometimes they don't like the furniture provided by the store, so they might as well do it themselves.
Look, Jing Nan is already thinking of putting away the store’s bed and making two more beds for themselves.
There are two windows in the room. The south window faces the street. When you open the window, you can see the bustling crowds on the street. The west window is sealed. It is estimated that when you open it, you will see a wall.
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After tidying up the two tattered beds given by the store, the room was empty. Xuan Yu explored the formation in the room: "The formation can be extended, but it can only be extended to twice its current size."
Jing Nan said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter. It's just a temporary place to stay. As long as it's not too shabby, it's fine."
Feng Gui stood in front of the south window and looked out: "Nan Nan, do you want to go out for a walk?" Jing Nan became excited: "That's exactly what I was thinking. Xiaoyu, where are you and Du Heng?"
Xuan Yu said: "Du Heng and I will decorate the room and then go out."
Jing Nan said, "Then hurry up and do it. We can go out for dinner together." Du Heng was happy: "Hey? Can we go out for dinner?"
Feng Gui nodded and said, "There is a famous restaurant in Pingcheng called Zuixianlou. The dishes there are quite good. I am used to eating the dishes you cook, and I will try other people's cooking occasionally."
Du Heng's eyes lit up when he heard this! Zuixianlou! Listen, what a high-sounding name, it must be better than Yunyanlou, right?
In order to have delicious food for lunch, Du Heng and Xuan Yu worked hard. After a while, Xuan Yu expanded the room. He also made two sturdy and beautiful big beds and placed them in the room. The middle of the bed was separated by wood. The simple room was transformed into a luxurious suite. If Du Heng and his friends were not thinking about food, they could still study the details.
Du Heng originally wanted to let Nian Nian Sui Sui out to get some fresh air, but then he looked around the room and thought about it and decided not to. The four little pets were in the cave with mountains and water, and it was good. Even if they were let out in a luxury suite, it would not be as comfortable as in the cave.
The four people who went out with Du Heng all put on cloaks. This cloak is very magical. After putting it on, others can't see their faces clearly. Not only can they not see their faces clearly, but even their original voices will change. Even the closest friends will not recognize each other when they see each other.
At this time, a magical spiritual plant is needed to help. This spiritual plant is called the Heart Vine. The fruit it produces has six corners and is jade-green in color when mature. After injecting the same spiritual energy into the Heart Vine and stuffing it into the inner pocket of the cloak, you can see the face of the person with the same Heart Vine.
Du Heng was originally worried that he wouldn't be able to find his companions when walking on the street after wearing the cloak, but after wearing the Heart Mantle... it was really fun.
Zuixianlou is located on the most luxurious street in the center of Pingcheng City. It takes two incense sticks to get there from the entrance of Xiankelai. They are not in a hurry, so they can walk there slowly.
Pingcheng is much bigger than Lingxi Town, and there are monks setting up stalls and selling things on the roadside.
Xuan Yu asked him softly, "Is there anything you like?" Du Heng smiled and shook his head. He didn't know much, and it would be useless for him to take those strange-shaped minerals and spiritual plants. Compared with these, he was more looking forward to the delicious food in Zuixianlou!
When passing by a shop, Jing Nan suddenly said: "We bought so many things, how about I go and sell some things to pay for today's lunch?" Feng Gui smiled and said: "I have money here."
Just as the two were discussing who would pay, Xuan Yu actually stepped into the shop door before them. Du Heng followed closely behind him: "Xiao Yu? Do you want to buy something?"
Xuan Yu was not going to buy anything, but to sell something. He said to Jing Nan and the others, "I'll treat you to lunch today."
Jing Nan and the others were very happy: "Hey? Xiaoyu wants to treat us? Sure." Feng Gui sighed: "In fact, Xiaoyu is the richest one among us." After all, he owns the entire ocean, so what kind of spiritual treasure can he not want?
The shop was bustling with people, and the waiters were busy. Xuan Yu held a storage bag in his hand and asked the busy waiter, "Do you want to collect the monster's fangs?"
The waiter nodded quickly: "Yes, I will! Sir, what kind of monster's tusks do you want to sell?" Xuan Yu said: "You will know after you take a look."
Du Heng walked in holding Xiaoxiao, and saw a shining stone tablet hanging on the wall on the left side of the door. The stone tablet was engraved with the spiritual treasures that this store wanted to buy back at a high price. The redder the color of the words, the more scarce they were.
The font colors of the top three materials have turned blood red, namely: Phoenix Bone, Nine-tailed Hair, and Dragon Claw.
The price of Phoenix Bone has reached one million spirit stones, while the price of Nine-tailed Hair has reached 800,000 spirit stones.
Du Heng touched his storage bag. He remembered that when Nan Nan changed her fur, he collected a lot of nine-tailed fur. But he didn't have the guts to sell Nan Nan's fur. The fur of demon cultivators carried their spiritual energy. They worked hard to hide their whereabouts, and they couldn't let this expose them.
Feng Gui looked at the stone tablet and said nothing, but Jing Nan chuckled: "Phoenix bones and nine-tail hair... are very valuable." Suddenly they realized that they were a moving treasure mountain, and the feeling of being priced by others was actually quite good.
The snake dragon is also a kind of dragon. Xuan Yu sells the innermost pair of teeth in the mouth of the snake dragon. Don't underestimate this pair of teeth. This pair of teeth was sold at a high price of 100,000 spirit stones! The money for lunch is settled.
Xuan Yu carried the storage bag filled with spirit stones and said, "Let's go and have dinner."
The waiters in the store were used to this situation. Many casual cultivators who found spiritual treasures in Dongji Mountain would exchange them in Pingcheng stores. After getting the money, they would either exchange it for what they wanted or spend it on a life of luxury.
For a cook, it is a blessing to eat delicious food made by others. Du Heng followed everyone forward with full expectations.
As we walked, Zuixianlou was right in front of us. It was a four-story building that looked as magnificent as a palace. Unlike ordinary taverns, there was no waiter at the door to greet guests. Standing at the door, we could hear the fairy music and smell the fragrance of food.
You can tell from the aroma that the food here tastes pretty good!
After Feng Gui and his friends entered the room, a waiter in a gray robe came forward to greet them. After finding out that there were only four of them, the waiter took them directly into an elegant partition next to the lobby on the first floor.
After Feng Gui and the others took their seats, the curtain outside the partition was hung down, blocking out the noisy voices outside, leaving only the fairy music in their ears.
What a treat! Du Heng felt that this was the treatment you get in a five-star hotel!
Zuixianlou has done a lot of detail. Their menu is a warm yellow jade. When the spiritual energy passes through the jade, a spiritual light will appear above the jade. In the spiritual light, there are very attractive dishes projected, and the prices are printed above the dishes.
Of course, when Du Heng saw the price of the dishes they wanted to order, a mouthful of blood got stuck in his throat.
Take this Eight Treasure Duck Feet for example. Ten of them cost three hundred spirit stones! With three hundred spirit stones, Du Heng could buy as many ducks as a small mountain!
As the dishes that looked particularly good passed by, Du Heng finally couldn't help but speak up: "Is that enough? There are only five of us. We can't eat that much, right?"
Feng Gui said, "These dishes only look good. Once you eat them, they will be dissolved by your spiritual energy and disappear. You don't have to worry about the money. Xiaoyu has money."
Du Heng's heart was bleeding. Anyone who saw that a plate of green vegetables cost twenty spirit stones would vomit blood, right? He could just pick a handful from the vegetable garden and fry it, right? Are the green vegetables in Zuixianlou inlaid with gold?
Feng Gui ordered dozens of dishes in a row, and he ordered whatever dish looked good or was expensive. He said confidently: "You get what you pay for. There must be a reason why it's so expensive."
Du Heng estimated that the 100,000 spirit stones prepared by Xuan Yu would barely be enough for Feng Daxian'er to have a few meals, but he had seen Feng Gui and his friends' spending power when they were in Yunyan Tower. The prices in Zuixian Tower were even higher than those in Yunyan Tower, and Feng Daxian'er was really generous with her money.
Jing Nan smiled and said, "What did we order when we came to Yunyan Tower for dinner last time?"
Feng Gui put down the warm jade in his hand with a complaint: "A dish of green vegetables." Jing Nan thought for a moment: "Yes, green vegetables were only five spirit stones at that time. Qing Heng used a dish of green vegetables to trick us!"
Xuan Yu raised a smile: "At that time, it was already very good that he could squeeze out five spirit stones to treat everyone to a meal."
It would have been fine if they hadn't mentioned this. As soon as Feng Gui mentioned this, they became even more depressed: "Yeah, the three of us all eat meat. He ordered some vegetables and ate them all by himself. The three of us just watched him eat."
Xuan Yu said seriously: "Why are we just watching him eat? He clearly fed us with rice mixed with vegetable soup in the end."
Du Heng chuckled. Saint Qing Heng actually had this kind of personality? I never thought of that. No wonder Feng Gui and the others were so careless when ordering food now. It turned out that their childhood wish was not fulfilled!
The first dish served was a panlong dish, a golden fried snake on a white plate with a diameter of one foot. Clicking on the menu, it said that this was a spirit snake from Dongji Mountain, which was rich in spiritual energy and could strengthen one's meridians and prolong one's life.
As soon as the chopsticks touched the coiled snake, its body broke into pieces of snake meat. Du Heng noticed something wrapped in the middle of the snake's body.
He picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and gave it to Xiaoxiao, then took a bite himself.
The snake meat was burnt and fragrant, and the bones were fried until crispy. The taste was impeccable, but I don’t know if it was not marinated well enough, the fishy smell of the snake was not removed. In addition, the meat stuffing in the snake’s belly was full of oil, so it became greasy after a few bites.
Feng Gui felt a little regretful: "Du Heng's cooking is still better. The fairy egg stewed with raw eggs last time was much better than this. The fried eel bones were also delicious." Jing Nan sighed: "There is no harm without comparison. Du Heng's cooking is still better!"
Xuan Yu said calmly: "Eat it. This plate costs 800 spirit stones. Don't waste it."
Du Heng: ...Ah, his heart is bleeding again. Eight hundred spirit stones, he can buy a lot of eels.
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