He transformed into a middle-aged man with a sturdy figure and an ordinary face.

Tianshuifang City is seven thousand miles away from Jiuchong Immortal City. The journey seems quite far, but in fact, these territories have long been developed into cultivated land and turned into the secular world where mortals live.

Generally speaking, fairy cities and markets are like fairy islands of various sizes standing high above the secular world.

Some immortal cultivation families that have been passed down for many years have a large number of mortal descendants.

The journey to the Nine-Layered Immortal City is much safer than in the wilderness.

The cities and villages of the secular counties were scattered across the land like chess pieces.

Shen Lian went to the mortal county to take a look at it at first, but later he lost interest.

The spiritual energy in the mortal world is exhausted. If you put the spiritual energy aside, it would be a very safe place.

Once he has collected enough resources, he can go to a county in the secular world and live in peace for a few years.

Not now.

Five days later.

Shen Lian, who was not in a hurry to travel along the way, saw a tall and majestic mountain.

Starting from the bottom of the mountain, layers of platforms were carved out on the mountain, which looked like terraced fields from a distance.

Towering walls were built on each floor.

There are many houses on the three lowest platforms.

From the third floor upwards, each floor is shrouded in brilliant rays of light.

“So big…”

Looking at the Nine-Layered Immortal City from afar, Shen Lian couldn't help but admire it.

Each level of the city is at least a hundred miles in size, extending all the way to the top of the mountain, and the highest point is shrouded in hazy fog.

In the mist, colorful fairy lights were faintly visible, which were obviously created intentionally by formations.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a wide road with countless monks traveling back and forth, as well as caravans carrying large and heavy objects.

Many monks can be seen walking through the surrounding mountains and forests.

There were people flying swords, riding birds, and driving clouds, and all kinds of magical instruments and flying boats were dazzling.

Before he got close, Shen Lian saw two foundation-building monks, who were carrying extremely powerful spiritual power and flying into the third-level fairy city with their magic weapons.

There was a roar from the sky, and a huge spirit ship came from afar and landed in the city.

This is more like a cultivation trading zone.

The Yunmeng Market in the wilderness is a completely castrated version deliberately created by the Bishui Sect.

Seeing that many people landed far away from the Immortal City, Shen Lian followed suit.

Because he found that if he flew close to the fairy city, he would attract a lot of attention.

The closer you get to the fairy city, the more you will feel a strong sense of oppression.

Since he came to Xiancheng to get supplies, Shen Lian had naturally done research and prepared backup plans.

The Jiuchong Immortal City is the only place among the five immortal cities of the Chu State where independent cultivators reside.

The lord of the fairy city is called Qiushan Zhenren, a fake Dan Zhenren.

For a cultivator who has established his foundation to advance to the stage of forming a golden elixir, in addition to condensing the golden elixir himself, there is also a way to take the external elixir path.

After refining the demon pill, one can be promoted to the false pill realm.

Of course, you don’t have to think about further promotion in the future, and your lifespan won’t increase much.

The strength of a fake elixir cultivator who has advanced through refining demon pills is determined by the grade of the demon pill and his own compatibility.

It is rumored that the strongest fake elixir cultivator is comparable to the middle stage of the golden elixir, and the weakest is only half the combat power of the early stage of the golden elixir.

Master Qiushan was also a legend in the State of Chu.

In Shen Lian's words, it is for the little child of destiny.

When this immortal reached the perfection of the foundation-building stage, his life span was only 230 years.

Logically speaking, it is entirely possible to strive for the Golden Core realm.

But Master Qiushan got a demon pill from somewhere and directly chose the path of breaking the path, turning himself into a big fake pill with combat power comparable to that of an early golden pill.

Now, this Great Fake Dan Zhenren has been in charge of the Nine-Layered Immortal City for more than a hundred years, and it is rumored that his life span is almost over.

But a fake elixir that is comparable to a real person in the early stage of the Golden Elixir has a very strong deterrent effect while he is still alive.

Outside the city at the bottom, Shen Lian followed the flow of people to the side hall next to the city gate.

"Senior, there are four types of identity jade tokens. The fourth-level token does not require spirit stones, and can only be used to walk and live in the lowest level city."

"A third-class token requires three spirit stones, which can enter the lower three levels of the Immortal City."

"A second-class token worth ten spirit stones can allow you to enter the middle third-level fairy city."

"A first-class token costs one hundred spirit stones, and one can enter the seventh and eighth floors of the upper three levels."

"Each token can stay in the city for one year."

Looking at the four tokens in front of him, Shen Lian asked casually, "Which floor is Tianxia Building on?"

"On the seventh floor."

Shen Lian took out a hundred spirit stones from his storage bag and entered the fairy city with the token.

The moment he stepped in, a spiritual energy swept through his body like a ripple, and then quickly dissipated.

Flying was prohibited inside the city, so the monks who were flying in from outside all landed obediently when they were near the sky above the city.

"Senior, you just got your identity jade badge. It looks like this is your first time in the Nine-Layered Immortal City. Would you like to learn about the special services of the Immortal City?"

As Shen Lian walked into the city, a cultivator who looked very clever came up to him.

Shen Lian took a look and found that this person was only at the second level of Qi training.

"Senior, our fairy sister's skills are the best in the entire Nine-Layered Fairy City. I guarantee that you will experience the fusion of yin and yang and penetrate the narrow and winding road."

Gan Wenshao spoke while carefully observing the changes in Shen Lian's expression.

"If you don't like me, we still have fairy rabbits... They all have spiritual roots and have been cultivated since childhood... We also have other flavors... Demonic beasts... And the ancestors who have passed away, you can experience the friendship of life and death..."

Seeing Shen Lian was about to leave, Gan Wenshao was a little unwilling, "Then does the senior need to buy anything? I am Gan Wenshao, and I have lived in the Nine-Layered Immortal City since I was a child. From the ninth floor to the first floor, there is nothing I don't know."

"Senior, one trip only requires two spirit stones."

Shen Lian glanced at Gan Wenshao. In the past, he went into the mountains and forests in the market to absorb miasma and poison. It took him two or three days to get five spirit stones, and sometimes he even got less than five.

It is quite easy for this young friend to earn spirit stones, and most importantly, it is safe.

With a flick of his fingers, a spirit stone fell into Gan Wenshao's arms.

Gan Wenshao grabbed the spirit stone and put it away, "Okay, senior, please..."

"Take me to find a place to live."

"Senior, there are three most suitable places to live in the Nine-Layered Immortal City, on the fourth, sixth, and seventh floors. I wonder which floor you are going to."

"The sixth floor, right?"

"Please introduce me to the Nine-Layered Immortal City."

The two walked on the street, and Shen Lian looked around.

“Since this is your first time in the Nine-Layered Immortal City, if you want to buy spiritual objects, the place with the most varieties is naturally the Tianxia Building on the seventh floor. However, the spiritual objects in Tianxia Building are more expensive.

If you want to find rare items, you can go to auctions. There are auctions held every month."

…

"If you want to sell some spiritual objects that you don't need, you can go to the Worry-Free Pavilion on the third floor. There, even if you sell the instruments for foundation building, you won't have any trouble."

Gan Wenshao was very good at observing people's expressions. Seeing that Shen Lian's expression did not change, he changed the subject and said, "Senior, you can also go to the Wang family, Wu family and other shops on the fourth and fifth floors. The prices for spiritual objects there are also more fair."

Shen Lian nodded.

He currently has few spirit stones on him, so he will first find a place to settle down and draw talismans or try to make pills to exchange for some spirit stones.

"Take me to find a place to live first."

"yes."

Gan Wenshao took two quick steps and led Shen Lian forward.

"Senior, you must be tired from traveling so fast. There is a fairy at the Sixth Floor Tianxiang Inn who is good at acupressure. Senior..."

Shen Lian glanced at Gan Shaowen and said, "Your business is quite extensive."

"Senior, you are too kind. I just want to get a few spirit stones to practice." Gan Wenshao nodded and bowed. "It seems that senior likes quietness. Then I will take you to Jingxinfang."

Led by Gan Wenshao, the two came to a large courtyard on the sixth floor that was full of flowers.

Outside the courtyard, there stands a stone tablet with the word "meditation" engraved on it.

"Senior, we have arrived at Jingxinfang."

Entering the courtyard, there is a path paved with smooth gemstones. A few feet away there is a small pavilion, in which a man in a black robe is sitting cross-legged.

"Senior Xiao, this senior wants to rent a courtyard."

The man in the stone pavilion opened his eyes and looked at Shen Lian.

"My name is Xiao Huaijian. What level of cave do you want to rent?"

"B is fine."

Shen Lian spoke. Gan Wenshao had already introduced the courtyard of Jingxinfang on the way here.

Class A houses are built on the second-level spiritual veins and can provide support for the cultivation of foundation-building monks.

Although Class B houses are far away from the second-level spiritual veins, they still have sufficient spiritual energy, which is more than enough for Qi-cultivating monks. The rent is forty spirit stones a month.

"The rent of this house starts from one month. If you leave early, you will not get the spirit stones back."

Xiao Huaijian spoke lightly, with a lukewarm expression.

Shen Lian didn't care and took out spirit stones to pay the bill, which was a little cheaper than in Yunmeng Market.

Xiao Huaijian clapped his hands, and soon a woman in green linen clothes came from behind the stone pavilion.

"Senior, please follow me."

Shen Lian walked towards the courtyard. Gan Wenshao bowed to Xiao Huaijian and then left Jingxinfang.

The courtyard of Jingxinfang is very large, with houses hidden among green trees and flowers. The woman in sackcloth led him to the small courtyard marked with number 22.

Standing outside the small courtyard, a jade talisman appeared in the hand of the woman in hemp clothes. After injecting spiritual power into it, a circle of ripples spread over the small courtyard.

"There is a small spirit gathering array set up in the house. If you need anything else, you can send a message to me through the jade talisman."

After handing the jade talisman to Shen Lian, the woman in hemp clothes slowly left the room.

Shen Lian looked at the rented house and nodded with satisfaction.

Although there is only one big room in the courtyard, it is divided into several rooms. Each room is spacious and can be used for different tasks.

Shen Lian swept his divine sense across the corners of the room and checked it carefully, then placed his three formations in the room.

After doing all this, he sat down cross-legged with peace of mind.

I won’t practice today, I’ll just take a good rest.

Nightfall.

The three formations were operating and the room was extremely quiet.

Shen Lian sat cross-legged on the cushion he was using for his practice when an ethereal voice rang out from the darkness.

[Calm down, insight points +3]

[God has no external things, God's enlightenment point +1]

[Calm down, insight points +2]

…

[Keep calm, insight points +1]

[God has no external things, God's enlightenment point +1]

[God has no external things, God's enlightenment point +1]

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