Chapter 9 Lingxi Pavilion
After checking into their accommodations, Matt and Omar asked Aman about the general distribution of shops in Leiyin City.
"My lords, if you wish to shop, then go to Hengtong Street. That street is the most bustling street in the city, with all kinds of shops that can meet almost all your needs."
If you want to find various information in the city, you can go to Lingxi Pavilion, where all kinds of information are sold, including martial arts manuals, the distribution of power in major cities, etc.
You can also go to the large square in front of the City Lord's Mansion, where there is a Stele of Talents. You can test your current strength for just one hundred low-grade spirit stones.
If you are lucky enough to make it onto the list of outstanding talents, not only will your test fee be fully refunded, but you will also receive a ranking card.
"With this ranking card, you can avoid the entrance fee to major cities, and even get a 20% discount on hotel rooms," Aman explained in great detail.
"A monument to outstanding talents? I've never heard of it before," Yu Shan asked curiously.
"Madam, you must have come from another realm, right? This Stele of Talents was produced by the most mysterious Wantong Hall in the Misty Heaven Realm."
Five hundred years ago, there was a trading company called Wantong Trading Company, which opened branches in all the major cities of the Misty Heaven Realm.
At first, no one knew who their major owner was. Later, rumors began to circulate that Wantong Trading Company belonged to a powerful force called Wantong Palace.
But even the Lingxi Palace, which is best at gathering information, couldn't find out who their boss was.
Three hundred years ago, the Wantong Palace suddenly gave away the forty-nine Heroic Talent Steles they had crafted to the city lords of the forty-nine largest cities for free.
At first, the city lords suspected that they had ulterior motives for doing this, so one city lord set up the monument to talents in a public place so that those independent cultivators could test it.
The test results were very accurate, and no side effects were found. Gradually, the city lords accepted it and used it to make money.
Many young talents also take the test at the Talent Monument in order to demonstrate their abilities. If they reach a certain height, they can be listed on the list.
Now, three hundred years later, this Monument to Outstanding Talents has become a source of inspiration for young talents, since everyone wants to be on the list and strives to rank at the top.
Furthermore, the Wan Tong Palace's branches in various cities—the Wan Tong Pavilion—would send weapon refiners and formation masters to regularly maintain this monument to heroes.
Aman's words made Yu Shan sigh deeply. Five hundred years had passed, and many things had changed. What about her Holy Witch Clan? Were they all still well?
Now that she had access to the Lingxi Pavilion, which could sell information, she decided to first investigate the Holy Witch Clan.
Hearing about the Monument to Outstanding Talents, Madam Xuan and Xiao Ran were somewhat tempted. They weren't hot-blooded youths and didn't want to compete for any rankings. They just wanted to test just how weak they were in this new world.
Bo Yiyan, on the other hand, wanted to go to the local pharmacy to check the situation. Oh, no, it's not called a pharmacy here, but a pill shop.
If I can utilize my talents in this other world, I'll have no worries about life from now on.
Since everyone has different concerns and they only have two days to stay, Yu Shan decided to have everyone split up and then summarize the information upon their return, so as to quickly understand the general situation of the Misty Heaven Realm five hundred years from now.
Since they were going to shop separately, everyone needed to have some money, so Yu Shan gave each person one hundred mid-grade spirit stones.
Although this amount of money isn't much, it's enough to buy ordinary items.
Xiao Bai naturally accompanied Yu Shan, while A Chen was accompanied by Matt and Mina to visit the spirit beast shop, because A Man said that spirit beast bags were sold there.
With the spirit beast pouch, Xiao Bao can go in and rest at any time, and the spirit beast pouch also helps with the cultivation of spirit beasts.
Lele and Master Liu were naturally interested in the weapon-refining shop, as that was their specialty.
The other people were going to places in the city center, but most of the weapon-refining shops were in relatively remote streets, which were difficult for people unfamiliar with the area to find, so Aman was responsible for leading the way for them.
Without pausing for a moment, the feather fan headed straight for the Lingxi Pavilion.
Upon entering, a waiter greeted us respectfully and politely, saying, "If you wish to know any information, please write it on this piece of jade. The price of the information will be displayed in a quarter of an hour."
If you feel it's worth the price, pay the corresponding amount; if you feel it's not, you can choose to wait for the next message or leave.
"Do you charge for providing quotes?" Yu Shan asked with a smile.
"This is free." The waiter did not look down on her because of this; his attitude remained as warm as a spring breeze.
While Yu Shan was talking to the shop assistant, Xiao Bai silently observed the surrounding environment and found that the shop looked to be only a few dozen square meters in size, and there was only one shop assistant to greet customers. It didn't look like a reliable big shop at all.
However, having just arrived in a new place, he did not look down on others because of this, but simply waited for the outcome.
The first message written by Yu Shan was: Who is the current patriarch of the Holy Witch Clan? Who is the Holy Maiden? What is the size of the clan's territory? Where is it located?
Xiao Bai discovered that this Lingxi Jade was like an invisibility potion. Every time a character was written, the writing would automatically disappear. Moreover, apart from the person writing, even if he stood right next to her, he could only see a blurry shadow and couldn't make out what she had written at all.
He couldn't help but exclaim: "The anti-peeping measures in the world of cultivation are quite ingenious!"
Fifteen minutes after the feather fan finished writing, the price quote appeared on the Spirit Rhinoceros Jade.
The guest has four questions, all of which are classified as Level D confidential information. Each question costs ten mid-grade spirit stones. If you accept this price, please write "willing to purchase" and pay.
After the feather fan showed him the instructions to write these four characters, a hemispherical bowl made of Lingxi jade appeared on the counter.
After taking out the full amount of spirit stones and putting them in, the bowl disappeared. Three minutes later, the answer she wanted appeared on the Spirit Jade.
"The current patriarch of the Holy Witch Clan is Feng Qi, who has served as patriarch for 150 years."
The current Holy Maiden is Lan Mi, who has served as Holy Maiden for 150 years;
The Holy Witch Clan's current territory covers an area of approximately 100 square miles, located in Baiyang Town and surrounding villages under the jurisdiction of the Five Elements City in the Southern Region.
Since your questions are all about the Holy Witch Clan, here's a bonus message: Recently, the Nameless Sect, a powerful force in Five Elements City, has been suppressing the Holy Witch Clan in various ways, with the intention of annexing them.
Are you satisfied with the service at Lingxi Pavilion? If so, please check the five-star rating. We hope to have a pleasant cooperation in the future!
Below the last sentence, five gray stars appeared. Feather Fan casually tapped the fifth star, and a large, simple smiley face appeared on the Spirit Rhinoceros Jade.
Upon seeing this, Yu Shan strongly suspected that the designer of the Lingxi Jade was a time traveler from modern society.
However, she is not in the mood to look for fellow villagers right now because she is very worried about the situation of her people.
If the information provided by Lingxi Pavilion is true, it means that her people are in dire straits and may even face the risk of extermination.
But with her current strength, even if she rushes back, can she really resolve this crisis?
Although she knew it was unwise to rely on outsiders for this kind of thing, she couldn't help but write down a new question: How to resolve the current crisis of the Holy Witch Clan?
Soon, the price was announced: five thousand mid-grade spirit stones.
Yu Shan was skeptical that the answer given by Lingxi Pavilion might be useful, but even if there was only a one percent chance, she wanted to give it a try.
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