Qi Zhiheng dismissed the waiter and, after making some preparations with Yang Yitian, decided to look for information on seeking the Dao in this study.
Upon arriving on the street, one finds a large crowd, presumably all waiting for the ruins to sink and rise.
The two walked south. The study wasn't far away, and it was quite spacious, but there weren't many people there, making it seem rather deserted.
The two walked up to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was an old man with gray hair. He sat behind the counter, flipping through a book, looking very casual and relaxed.
Logically speaking, Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian's footsteps were quite loud, and the shopkeeper should have noticed their arrival, but he showed no intention of greeting them.
Qi Zhiheng scanned the area with his soul power, but did not seem to see any books about local celebrities and events.
He could only step forward and say, "Shopkeeper."
The shopkeeper, somewhat impatient, looked up at him and said, "Go and get the books you want yourself."
Qi Zhiheng asked, "Where can I find the information about this area?"
The shopkeeper pointed to a corner.
Qi Zhiheng hadn't noticed this before; the books here were somewhat messy, and he subconsciously ignored them.
"Thank you." Qi Zhiheng thanked him and then went with Yang Yitian to check the books in that corner.
This place looks like it hasn't been maintained for years, so it seems the scholar doesn't care much about these books.
Qi Zhiheng used his soul power to search for books about humanities and history, and found a book about famous people in Chu Hai City throughout history among a pile of miscellaneous books.
Seeking the Dao appears in the profiles of famous people in Chu Hai City; he is practically a household name in the area. Qi Zhiheng glanced at the first book of information on Seeking the Dao.
Xun Dao's original name was Wu Chisheng. When he became a Spirit Venerable, he changed his name to Xun Dao to motivate himself to find the meaning of his cultivation.
“Seeking the Dao, seeking the Dao, that sounds quite like a cultivation technique. Do you think he might have found some cultivation method and started practicing it?” Yang Yitian looked at Qi Zhiheng.
Qi Zhiheng said, "We can't rule out that possibility." It's said that Xun Dao's strength is extremely powerful; he once single-handedly killed a Spirit Venerable who was chasing him. Those Spirit Venerables were no match for him. With such strength, it's highly likely that he's a cultivator.
Qi Zhiheng continued to examine the documents.
Xun Dao lived for over eight hundred years, which is considered a very old age in the Xunling Continent. Spirit cultivators above the Spirit General level typically have a lifespan of around five hundred years.
This is probably calculated based on the lifespan of Foundation Establishment, which is five hundred years. However, once one enters the False Core stage in the Path Seeking realm, their lifespan should be longer than that of Foundation Establishment.
Xun Dao explored countless secret realms throughout his life. At the age of seven hundred, he conquered an island and established Xun Dao City. The island was originally inhabited by some relatively poor residents, but under Xun Dao's leadership, their lives gradually became more prosperous, and in just a hundred years, it became a thriving city.
All of this only lasted until after Xundao's death.
When Xun Dao reached the end of his lifespan, he buried the entire island city with him at the bottom of the sea.
The inhabitants of the entire city were also buried with them.
Yang Yitian said, "How could a mere pseudo-core cultivator possess such supernatural powers? I doubt even my great-grandfather could sink an entire island to the bottom of the sea."
Qi Zhiheng shook his head: "Let alone a cultivator with a fake core, even a Nascent Soul cultivator probably couldn't do this."
"So you're saying he didn't sink the island?" Yang Yitian tilted his head.
Qi Zhiheng closed the documents: "Let's not think about these for now. They've been dead for thousands of years anyway. Now is not the time to investigate these things. We should go and see the ruins first to find out the real situation."
"When are we going to the ruins?" Yang Yitian followed behind Qi Zhiheng, bought the book, and left the study.
The two went to prepare some things first. Yang Yitian bought a lot of talisman paper, intending to draw more talismans.
The talismans he drew last time in the secret realm played a significant role, so he naturally needed to be well-prepared this time as well.
When they returned to the restaurant, they heard the news that the Chu Hai City ruins had sunk to the bottom of the water. At this time, many people came ashore and discussed going to the market on the coast to see what they could trade. People there brought out a lot of things from the ruins.
Yang Yitian suggested, "Since we have nothing to do right now, why don't we go and take a look at the coast?"
Seeing that he was interested, Qi Zhiheng did not interrupt and agreed. They had already investigated enough information, and they were indeed free of trouble.
The two walked to the market on the coast.
The people from the ruins have now come up, and the market on the coast is more crowded than the city.
Qi Zhiheng observed the people setting up stalls along the roadside. They had come with great enthusiasm, but after seeing what was there, they lost interest.
The items displayed for sale are not of high quality. Even if there are items that can be used by Spirit Kings and above, they are not rare items.
Qi Zhiheng even suspected that some of the items displayed here for sale were not obtained from the ruins of Chu Hai City at all.
Yang Yitian was also somewhat disappointed when he saw these things: "That makes sense. If there were any good things, they would probably keep them to themselves."
Yang Yitian's words made some sense, but Qi Zhiheng had other ideas. He had inquired beforehand and learned that there wasn't much danger in this attack, but the valuable items obtainable inside were few. This was somewhat illogical. How could a top-tier Spirit Venerable who had painstakingly cultivated for a hundred years not have any good items? At the very least, they should have found some spiritual objects suitable for a Spirit Venerable. It was too strange to find nothing at all.
Yang Yitian said, "What's so strange about that? I also hide my good things to give others a chance."
"That possibility cannot be ruled out, but it's also possible that these people really didn't get anything good," Qi Zhiheng said.
"If those people hadn't been hiding, how could there be no one? These spiritual cultivators are all very cunning." Yang Yitian felt that his speculation was correct.
Qi Zhiheng nodded and said, "Perhaps." Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain where all the treasures of the Seeking Dao Spirit Venerable went back then.
The two strolled around and bought some very active aquatic plants. Qi Zhiheng planned to plant these aquatic spiritual plants in the sea within his space later; these were still new varieties.
Yang Yitian bought some trinkets, which weren't very useful, but they were quite fun.
Just then, Yang Yitian suddenly exclaimed, "Ah! It's Uncle!" He pointed in a direction.
Qi Zhiheng looked in that direction and sure enough, it was his uncle Qi Zhenhao, with Yan Yu by his side.
Yang Yitian rubbed his eyes and said, "Why do I feel like Uncle was holding hands with Yan Yu?"
Qi Zhiheng looked at their clasped hands, and it really was...
Looking at the two of them, they were smiling sweetly, and Qi Zhenhao even looked a little shy from time to time.
Qi Zhiheng's heart skipped a beat! His uncle had indeed been taken advantage of by a pig!
Yang Yitian, somewhat oblivious to the situation, said, "Ah! So that's how Uncle and Yan Yu are? I never realized it before!"
Qi Zhiheng rolled his eyes at him, then looked at Qi Zhenhao and the other person.
Perhaps their gazes were too obvious. Qi Zhenhao, being a cultivator, naturally sensed something. He looked in the direction of Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian, and upon seeing them, he panicked and quickly pulled his hand back from Yan Yu's grasp!
Yan Yu was a little annoyed by his action and asked pitifully, "Zhen Hao, what's wrong with you?"
Qi Zhenhao's face turned bright red! He didn't know how to answer for a moment.
He didn't know why, but he saw his nephew as if he were looking at an elder in the family, and for a moment he felt like he had been caught red-handed!
"They saw us, should we go over?" Yang Yitian didn't care at this moment whether they had secretly followed Qi Zhenhao here. Anyway, they had already said that they also planned to come to Chuhai City. Now that they had met, it didn't matter if they said they arrived later.
"Let's go!" Qi Zhiheng pulled Yang Yitian over.
"Zhiheng, what are you doing here?" Qi Zhenhao hesitated for a moment when he saw Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian walking towards them.
Qi Zhiheng said, "We are also somewhat interested in this ruin. Since there is no danger, we might as well take a look. There's not much to do in the Yuansheng Academy, so we might as well come out and try our luck."
"Oh..." Qi Zhenhao was still immersed in the embarrassment of being caught secretly dating and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Yan Yu, on the other hand, spoke more openly with Qi Zhiheng.
Qi Zhiheng didn't inquire about what had just happened, so as not to put his uncle in a difficult position. He decided to wait until his uncle returned to the Qi family before discussing the matter further.
After their brief encounter, Yan Yu made no move to invite the two to his residence. He was joking; Qi Zhenhao had barely seen Qi Zhiheng before breaking free of his grasp. If Qi Zhiheng moved into his house, what benefits would he possibly receive in the future?
Qi Zhen had no intention of disturbing them; he would settle the score later.
Six days later, a huge wave rose from the surface of the sea! This was because the ruins were rising to the surface, stirring up the seawater and causing this phenomenon.
Upon hearing the news, Qi Zhiheng pulled Yang Yitian outside.
Aside from those two, the rest of the people had the same plan, and in no time, the lobby of the restaurant became completely empty.
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian boarded a flying magical artifact and headed towards the location where the ruins appeared.
According to the sky perception, there were quite a few flying magical artifacts traveling at that time.
Yang Yitian asked, "Are we going to find my uncle?"
"I'm not going." Qi Zhiheng continued to manipulate the magical artifact. It was obvious that his uncle didn't want them to disturb them, and he wouldn't ruin their relationship.
Although he was unhappy that Yan Yu had taken his uncle away, he still wanted to leave the matter to his uncle to handle himself.
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