Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

"I've agreed to this, and I'll pay for the 30% share according to its current value in spirit stones, but I don't have that many on me right now..."

"No rush. This is just my idea right now. I still need to discuss it with Wang Ke'er later. Let's wait and see. We can deal with this matter in detail when I return from the far north."

“Alright, I’ll just pool my spirit stones too. Your Tianhua Tower isn’t cheap these days. Even if it’s only 30% of the shares, it’s still not a small amount.”

……

Time flies, and the third day has arrived in the blink of an eye.

When Mo Juren returned to Lingjian Valley as agreed, he did not see Fairy Fengyu. However, only for a moment, accompanied by a flash of white light, her familiar figure appeared.

To his surprise, a small, crimson crow, only three inches tall, was perched on the other's shoulder. It looked inconspicuous and didn't even have any spiritual energy fluctuations around it, except for its pair of exceptionally bright spiritual eyes.

The moment it saw him, the little red raven's eyes immediately revealed a human-like curiosity, and it kept looking him over.

"Greetings, senior!" Composing himself, Mo Juren immediately bowed respectfully.

"Ready? Let's go." Fairy Phoenix Feather nodded slightly, then transformed into a sword light and shot off in a certain direction.

Mo Juren naturally understood what the other party meant and immediately followed.

……

The far north is located at the northernmost point of the Fengyuan Continent, a very long distance away, so flying there directly would be too much of a waste of time.

Therefore, the best way is through a teleportation array.

As de facto allies, the human and demon races have close ties. Countless teleportation arrays have been built throughout the Three Realms and Seven Lands, theoretically allowing direct access to any area under the jurisdiction of either race.

However, this is only in theory. In the end, the two races are only strategic allies, not truly close friends.

It is clearly impossible for human cultivators or demons to move freely in each other's territory, or even use teleportation arrays.

Unless it is a special period, or there is proof provided by high-level officials from both sides, etc.

According to what Mo Juren knew, human cultivators who wanted to reach the far north would first be teleported to 'Mo City' in the northern region of Tianyuan Realm, and then set off from there, directly passing through the territory of the Qiongshu clan, in order to truly reach their destination.

This is the shortest route, at least it's still within the sphere of influence of the human and demon races. If it were another race, they would have to take a much longer detour.

As one of the seven great demon clans, the Qiongshu clan has an extremely vast territory, inhabited by countless demons. Crossing it directly is impractical and too dangerous.

Therefore, people usually choose the outskirts of the Qiongshu clan, where there are fewer demons and their strength is relatively weaker.

Even so, only experts at the Void Refinement Realm or above would dare to do that. As for cultivators below the Void Refinement Realm, entering it rashly would be tantamount to suicide.

Mo Juren had originally planned to take this route as well, but when he followed Fairy Fengyu into an unfamiliar palace in Tianyuan City, he was immediately stunned.

The palace was built to be exceptionally grand, with a vast interior, and what was particularly peculiar was that it had no roof.

This was not the teleportation point he was familiar with, but another place, and there were only nine teleportation arrays built inside. Each one was mysterious and complex, and huge in size, far beyond what ordinary teleportation arrays could compare to.

In an instant, he realized that this was clearly a high-level teleportation point of Tianyuan City, and that the nine teleportation arrays corresponded to the main cities of the other two realms and seven lands.

Mo Juren had heard of this place before, but he had never been here. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he simply wasn't qualified.

At that moment, he immediately realized that the other party was not a 'small fry' like him, but a genuine member of the Elder Council, and was naturally qualified to use these teleportation arrays.

If that's the case, then things are simple, and there's no need to go through all that trouble; we can teleport directly to the royal city of the Qiongshu clan.

Unfortunately, according to historical records, the area north of the royal city of the Qiongshu clan was too harsh for survival, so no more teleportation arrays were set up.

Therefore, once you reach the royal city, you can no longer teleport and can only choose to fly.

But that doesn't matter. The royal city is located near the northern end. Starting from there, flying all the way through the northern region of the Qiongshu clan, it will take at most half a month to reach the far north.

"Greetings, Elder Fengyu!" Upon seeing Fairy Fengyu in the main hall, the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators responsible for guarding the area immediately stepped forward to greet her respectfully.

Their gazes swept over Mo Juren, and a sense of surprise arose in both of their hearts.

Elder Fengyu is aloof and rarely travels with others, so what's this person? Could he be a junior?

"I have some personal matters to attend to at the Qiongshu Royal City. Please activate the teleportation array." Fairy Fengyu nodded slightly, offering no explanation, and simply gave the order.

At the same time, she waved her slender hand, and in an instant, beams of spiritual light shot out, all of which fell into the hands of one of the guardians.

Upon seeing the spiritual light, Mo Juren couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly. Those were all top-grade spirit stones, and there were more than ten of them.

Top-grade spirit stones! Theoretically, one stone is worth 100,000, but the reality is far from that. After all, even in the spirit realm, top-grade spirit stones are still rare.

This level of teleportation array is indeed a huge consumer, requiring more than ten top-grade spirit stones for each teleportation, with an actual value equivalent to several million. Ordinary people really can't afford it.

Mo Juren suddenly felt a little embarrassed. It was clearly his business, but he had made the other party spend money, which was really inappropriate.

The problem is that although he has a lot of spirit stones, most of them are high-grade, and he only has a few top-grade spirit stones. Even if he wanted to pay now, he wouldn't be able to come up with any.

This cannot be blamed on him. After all, he usually has enough high-grade spirit stones, so he overlooked this matter and did not make a special effort to prepare them.

It seems we need to pay more attention to this in the future.

The fact that so many top-grade spirit stones were used shows how far the distance between Tianyuan City and Qiongshu King City really is. If they were to rely solely on flying, it would take who knows how long.

Upon receiving the order from Fairy Phoenix Feather, the two guardians dared not object. They immediately went to a certain teleportation array, placed top-grade spirit stones into the recessed areas, and then simultaneously began to channel spiritual energy into a certain location of the teleportation array.

About fifteen minutes later, the teleportation array was finally fully activated, and a faint glow appeared on its surface. At this time, the two guardians breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew their spiritual power.

“It’s ready. Would you like to teleport now?” One of them stepped forward to report, glancing at Mo Juren beside him before handing over two gleaming golden talismans.

"A teleportation talisman?" Upon receiving the talisman, Mo Juren's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately recognized it. Thinking about it, it made sense; such a long-distance teleportation would involve terrifying spatial compression, and protection was essential. Not only him, but even the Phoenix Feather Fairy, a Nascent Soul Realm expert, was no exception.

Just as he expected, the moment she received the talisman, Fairy Phoenix Feather slapped it onto her clothes and then flashed into the formation.

Seeing this, Mo Juren did not hesitate, and also affixed the talisman before following him inside.

At this moment, the two guardians once again made hand gestures, sending two mysterious incantations into the teleportation array.

In an instant, the magic array began to tremble slightly and emitted a series of low humming sounds. Then, a huge surge of spiritual energy suddenly erupted, followed by a dazzling white light that transformed into a giant pillar of light that shot straight into the sky.

At this moment, the entire Tianyuan City was alarmed, and powerful divine senses quickly gathered. However, when they discovered that it was actually Fairy Fengyu, although they were somewhat surprised, they ignored it.

Soon, accompanied by a startled sound, the giant pillar of light, along with the two people inside the formation, completely disappeared.

……

Mo Juren had experienced countless teleportations, but this was the first time he had ever done one over such a long distance. The entire process lasted for more than ten breaths.

This had been going on for quite a long time. The terrifying spatial compression around him swept in like a tidal wave. If it weren't for the teleportation talisman protecting him, he really wouldn't have been able to withstand it.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and as the white light faded, the scene before my eyes changed.

This is also a teleportation point built in a palace. The eight teleportation arrays around it are obviously used to connect the main cities of the three realms and seven regions.

The interior of the palace is quite similar to that of the human race, but it also has the style of the demon race. There are also two guardians here, who are humanoid but are surrounded by demonic energy.

Upon seeing that a human had teleported in, the two demon guardians were immediately surprised, but they did not show any hostility. Instead, they immediately stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

Having guarded this place for many years, they naturally knew all too well that ordinary people were not qualified to use these teleportation arrays.

Indeed, the moment the two appeared, the Spirit Testing Plate gave a hint that one of them was actually a Fusion Realm expert. How could they dare to be negligent?

"I dislike trouble. I am only passing through and will be heading to the far north soon, so please do not disturb the nobles and high-ranking officials." Fairy Fengyu reminded them in a detached tone. At the same time, she lightly raised her slender hand and sent two orbs of light into the hands of two demons before quickly leaving with Mo Juren.

Looking at the fist-sized jade box in their hands, the two demons fell silent. They opened the lid, and what came into view were two golden pills, followed by a wisp of extremely pure spiritual energy emanating from them.

Just one sniff made them feel completely refreshed, so they quickly closed the container again to prevent the spiritual energy from dissipating. But at this moment, the faces of the two demons were already filled with surprise and joy.

"As expected of a powerful expert at the Integration Realm, he is truly generous in his offering!"

"That's truly generous. I've never seen such a fine medicine in all my years of cultivation. But that woman is, after all, human. Shouldn't we report this?"

"Are you out of your mind! That's a Nascent Soul Realm expert. Do you think we can mess with him? If our mistake really angers him and he attacks, our higher-ups will probably just turn a blind eye."

If you lack the strength, you must be pragmatic. Besides, they've offered such a huge benefit; what more could you ask for? Whether you're being a decent person or causing trouble, never be too clever for your own good.

"Brother Feng is absolutely right, I have learned a lot!"

"..."

……

"This...this is the royal city?" Stepping out of the palace and looking at the bustling scene before him, Mo Juren was stunned.

As the capital of the Qiongshu clan, the scale of this place is indeed beyond imagination. Even with his divine sense, he could not sense its boundaries. Moreover, the number of buildings and the number of demons living here are countless.

In short, in terms of prosperity, it is not much different from the super cities of the human race.

What's even more peculiar is that the densely packed buildings in this city have a style that bears a lot of the shadow of human buildings, and the two styles of humans and demons are blended perfectly without appearing abrupt at all.

But the problem is, it's clearly daytime! Yet the sky here is pitch black, and the streets are brightly lit, making it look like nighttime.

"It seems you didn't have a detailed understanding of the Qiongshu Royal City before this!" Fairy Fengyu shook her head slightly, then pointed to the dim sky and said again,

"Try to sense it carefully, and you will understand."

"Sensation?" Mo Juren was slightly surprised, then released his divine sense to explore the sky, and soon understood everything.

There was no sky at all, only a thick layer of earth. However, the earth layer was located at an extremely high position, reaching tens of thousands of feet, and because the view was obstructed, it had not been noticed before.

"So, this is actually an underground royal city deep underground?"

"Not only that, but humans also participated in the construction of this city," Fairy Phoenix Feather smiled and continued.
"You may not know this, but that Cave Heaven Rat King, although born of the demon race, is famously learned and talented. He is knowledgeable not only of the human and demon races, but also of the heritage of other races."

When this city was built, they specifically invited several human figures who could be considered grandmasters in the field to help. They then combined this with the style of the demon race, integrating the two approaches to create the magnificent underground city we see today.

"The Cave Heaven Rat King?" Mo Juren nodded meaningfully. He had no doubt about the guy's erudition. However, back in the lower realm, the other party's plan failed because of his own actions. He wondered what the other party thought.
The opponent is a powerful expert at the late stage of the Integration Realm, and he cannot afford to offend him. Even Fairy Fengyu beside him is no match for him, so it is best not to provoke him.

Phoenix Feather Fairy was obviously aware of this, so after giving a brief explanation, she led Mo Juren straight towards the exit.

It was clear that this was not their first time in the city, and they were very familiar with everything here. In addition, they had taken precautions to conceal their identities, so the two of them traveled on without revealing their human identities, and naturally no one paid any attention to them.

Before long, the two arrived in front of a giant palace.

Stepping inside, I discovered that it was also a teleportation point, with no fewer than a hundred teleportation arrays densely packed inside.

This place is obviously incomparable to the previous one; the teleportation arrays in front of us are all small in scale, and the teleportation distance cannot be too long.

There is no one in charge of guarding this place. Demons who enter only need to prepare spirit stones and then activate the formation themselves to use it at will.

Phoenix Feather Fairy 'familiarly chose one of them', and upon approaching it, she placed three low-grade spirit stones that she had prepared in advance. Then, she and Mo Juren teleported away again.

Just as the two were leaving, inside a highly secluded chamber, a burly man with a long golden robe and a strange double-horned hairstyle suddenly opened his deep yellow eyes. (End of Chapter)