The two left temporarily and found a place to stay.
Following along was just a spur-of-the-moment decision; we still need to investigate the secret realm to make preparations in advance.
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian found a restaurant to stay in and planned to inquire about the news next.
The restaurant they chose was quite large, and there were already quite a few people staying there. Qi Zhiheng went to several restaurants before he finally managed to find someone checking out and preparing to leave Chu Hai City.
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian moved in. Since it was a large restaurant, the conditions were quite good.
The two were inside the room, and the waiter was helping them with some things.
Qi Zhiheng didn't mince words and directly asked the waiter of the restaurant if there was any information about the ruins of Chu Hai City.
"Sir, you've come to the right person! I do have some firsthand information about the Chu Hai City ruins! You can get all the information about the Chu Hai City ruins these past few days for fifty low-grade spirit stones." The waiter immediately became attentive when he heard that Qi Zhiheng wanted information.
"Everyone in Chu Hai City knows this news, right? And you still want fifty spirit stones? A night's stay at this restaurant only costs five low-grade spirit stones! We don't even know if the stuff you take out of the secret sea realm is worth fifty low-grade spirit stones." Yang Yitian was a bit stingy. He had overheard the people downstairs discussing the Chu Hai City ruins. Even without buying the materials, they could piece together a fairly good picture from what they heard.
The waiter's smile remained unchanged, and he said confidently, "Sir, to be honest, everyone in Chu Hai City knows this news, but their knowledge is incomplete. Unlike me, I have the most comprehensive information. Buying this will definitely not be a loss! As for whether the items in the Chu Hai City ruins are worth fifty low-grade spirit stones, that depends on whether you buy my information."
Qi Zhiheng took a sip of tea and looked at the waiter, saying, "From what you're saying, there are some things in the ruins that others don't know about?"
The waiter smiled mysteriously and said, "That depends on what kind of information you're buying. I also have information worth ten low-grade spirit stones. If you'd like, I can sell it to you."
Qi Zhiheng said, "Then give me some information first." He tossed out fifty low-grade spirit stones.
Although they had spent quite a few spirit stones, he was not so poor that he couldn't even afford the remaining fifty low-grade spirit stones.
Seeing that Qi Zhiheng had made a decision, Yang Yitian said no more.
The waiter beamed with delight upon seeing the spirit stones and took out a booklet from his storage bag: "Sir, this is the information on fifty low-grade spirit stones. Please take a look. If you have any questions, feel free to call me. We guarantee that you will understand the information we sell."
"I hope the information I get from you is true." Qi Zhiheng slightly released his Spirit King cultivation aura.
The waiter immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "This is definitely useful. How could I dare to lie to you? Please rest assured, sir, this information is definitely worth fifty low-grade spirit stones!"
"I hope what you're saying is true, otherwise you can't escape your fate." Qi Zhiheng waved his hand and said, "You can go out now."
The waiter wiped the cold sweat from his brow and fled as if his life depended on it. Before leaving, he closed the door behind him. He was just a lowly spirit practitioner; he couldn't afford to offend a Spirit King.
After the waiter left, Yang Yitian went up to him and asked, "Was this information useful?"
Qi Zhiheng turned to the first page and began to examine it: "I don't know. The value of the information here can only be understood after we go to the Chu Hai City ruins."
"If the information inside is useless, I'll definitely beat that waiter up when I get back." Yang Yitian took out his spirit stone bag and counted it again to make sure the amount inside hadn't decreased before he felt a little relieved.
Qi Zhiheng smiled helplessly, seemingly realizing he had spent too many spirit stones on his space, causing Yang Yitian to be so nervous.
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian discussed the important situation within the ruins.
The ruins are not open yet. They are not open to the public at all times; there is a period of closure.
When the time comes, the ruins will surface, and after a while they will submerge again. This timeframe is not fixed, but usually lasts between three and eight days.
The ruins haven't sunk to the bottom of the water yet, but it won't be long before they do. People who come here usually don't enter the ruins now, otherwise they'll have come for nothing if the ruins sink to the bottom of the water again in a day or two.
"It seems we'll have to stay here a while longer. We'll sink to the bottom soon after the season ends, and it's uncertain when we'll resurface," Qi Zhiheng said after reading the beginning of the document.
Yang Yitian craned his neck to look at the contents with him: "It's good that it opens at eleven o'clock, so we can study this information more thoroughly."
Yang Yitian said, "Can't we go in now and sink to the bottom of the sea with it? Then we can go with it when it rises again, is that not possible?"
Qi Zhiheng shook his head: "No, someone took the risk and did that, and now they haven't been found. It's like they just vanished into thin air."
Yang Yitian was a little intimidated after hearing this: "Then safety comes first, safety comes first!"
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian continued reading; these few pages briefly introduced the history of the ruins. The ruins resembled a city, and the information offered some speculation, defining it as the Seeking Dao City, which sank into the deep sea thousands of years ago following the fall of the Seeking Dao Spirit Venerable.
The island where XX City is located is a private island. Its owner once dominated the entire Xuanling Continent thousands of years ago, but later perished due to insufficient lifespan.
After the seeker perished, the entire island seemed to possess a spirit, sinking into the depths of the sea with all its belongings.
Some people also set their sights on the underwater world, but the situation there was unclear, and the aquatic beasts were extremely dangerous, so very few people went down to check the location of the island.
Some of the braver ones tried to go down, but they couldn't find any trace of the island. Not only did they not find it, they didn't even reach the deep seabed. It was like an endless abyss, and it was very difficult to come up.
As for who this powerful figure is, the information about this ruin does not specify.
Qi Zhiheng frowned: "This is too much of a rip-off. They didn't even list Xun Dao's information." Xun Dao's name doesn't sound like his real name at all. Apart from knowing that he is the island lord, there is no information about Xun Dao listed here.
"Should we call the waiter over for questioning?" Yang Yitian asked.
Qi Zhiheng turned to another page: "Wait a minute, let's ask them all at once later, after I've finished reading the information."
The information indicates that part of the ruins is submerged on the seabed, and some underwater tools can be prepared. As for what to prepare, it depends on what you can afford.
Qi Zhiheng felt that it was indeed worthwhile to prepare more of the underwater portion, because the upper part of the ruins had probably already been thoroughly searched by the spiritual cultivators who came and went, and there might not be any good stuff left. They could only explore to see if there were any places that were more likely to be hidden and not discovered by others.
Qi Zhiheng emphasized: "This document mentions several places where deep-sea moonflowers might exist; we can go and check them out later."
"If I can find the Deep Sea Moon Grass, I can recoup my investment with those fifty low-grade spirit stones." Although Yang Yitian didn't know much about herbs, he still tried his best to memorize information about various spiritual herbs and objects so as not to miss out on any valuable items. At least he had to remember their appearance and value.
Yang Yitian pointed to a spot and said, "The information says there's a location where the corpse of the Seeking Dao is. That location should be the place with the most good stuff in the entire secret realm. Is this our destination?"
"You want to go take a look?" Qi Zhiheng thought to himself, if they go to the location of Xun Dao's corpse to dig things up, wouldn't that be like digging up someone's grave? Thinking about it that way, it seemed a little unethical.
Yang Yitian was eager to try: "Why not go? Anyway, if we don't go, someone else will. It's been said that as long as we leave quickly when the island is about to sink to the bottom of the water, the danger of this island is almost zero."
Qi Zhiheng closed the file: "If we can find it, let's go take a look."
After reviewing all the materials, Qi Zhiheng called over the waiter.
The waiter entered his room and cautiously asked, "Sir, what can I do for you?"
Qi Zhiheng asked directly, "How much information do you have about the Seeking Dao Spirit Venerable? I want his information."
The waiter said with some difficulty, "I don't have any information about the Seeking Dao Spirit Venerable here. We'll have to look into it ourselves. How could someone as insignificant as us possibly find any information about them?"
"Your records of these ruins are so complete, yet there's no information on the Seeking Dao Spirit Venerable?" Qi Zhiheng pressed. "If you're not familiar with the Seeking Dao Spirit Venerable, how do you know this island is the Island of the Dead Seekers?"
The waiter replied somewhat guiltily, "Sir, you may not know, but although I am selling this information, it was not written by me. A senior who had entered the ruins entrusted me with this information to sell. So..." He didn't say anything more, but everyone understood, so he was unaware of any other details.
Yang Yitian said, "Then why were you so confident before, saying we could ask you if we had any questions? You didn't even know the situation and you told us to ask you!?"
The waiter was a little apprehensive: "Isn't it only by saying this that you're more likely to buy?" Besides, most spiritual practitioners don't have many questions after reading the information.
Qi Zhiheng asked, "Where can I find information about seeking the Dao?"
Seeing that Qi Zhiheng didn't blame him, the waiter felt a little relieved and replied, "If you go south after you leave, there's a study with many books about the local customs and traditions of Chu Hai City, as well as information on famous figures and events. You should be able to find what you're looking for in that study."
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