Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

After leaving the battlefield, Li Zhirui and Fu Chenguang did not act arbitrarily, but instead flew directly towards Kongshan Prefecture, which they had previously agreed upon.

This place is located at the border of the two top righteous forces, Kongtong Mountain and Wandu Mountain, with many unorthodox and unorthodox forces such as Hanhun Forest and Tonggu Sect. It is extremely chaotic, with all sorts of cultivators coming and going, and no one would bother to investigate the identities and origins of the two people.

Of course, the Chaotic Lands are even more dangerous, but with their combined strength, this risk is nothing.

Even if they encounter a celestial being, as long as they don't stumble into a trap, they can easily escape without worrying about their safety.

Moreover, this place is rich in spiritual creatures of high quality, which has created a prosperous cultivation world, making it easier for them to learn about the civilization and cultivation system of the Myriad Rivers Realm and improve themselves.

They sped along the road, and the journey was relatively peaceful. They did not encounter any dangers, and there were few instances of cultivators attempting to ambush them.

"It seems there are many misunderstandings about Kongshan Prefecture; it's not as dangerous as rumored," Fu Chenguang said after looking around.

Li Zhirui shook his head and laughed, "Tribulation cultivators are always bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. Seeing that the two of us are quite strong, they won't show themselves again once they see us from afar."

"Too."

As they spoke, the two came to see a tall and majestic city, bustling with people.

"It looks like a prosperous world of cultivation, but I wonder if it's all show and no substance."

Despite the large number of cultivators queuing to enter the city, it didn't take too long for the two to get inside.

"Seniors, is this your first time visiting Kongshan Prefecture?" As soon as they entered, a junior cultivator rushed up and said humbly and ingratiatingly.

Fu Chenguang asked with interest, "How did you figure it out? Were we being that obvious?"

“The two seniors don’t seem to have been here for very long,” the young cultivator replied respectfully.

"You have a good eye. Give us a good introduction to the situation in Kongshan Prefecture, and we will definitely treat you well."

"This junior thanks you both, seniors!"

Li Zhirui, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "Take us to the place where we rented a long-term cave dwelling first."

"Forgive my bluntness, but with the strength of you two seniors, there is absolutely no need to spend a lot of spirit stones to rent a cave in the city. You can simply go to the wilderness and create your own."

"Oh? Why do you say that?" These words piqued their interest.

"You two seniors may not know this, but all the spiritual veins in Kongshan Prefecture are unclaimed lands. These cities and markets were established by powerful seniors who occupied the spiritual veins."

"As for this Great Sky Immortal City, it was built by the Great Sky Senior several decades ago, so the prices for accommodation and shop rentals in the city are relatively expensive."

The young cultivator lowered his voice unconsciously as he spoke, saying, "Therefore, seniors with slightly stronger abilities are unwilling to stay overnight in the city."

Even these lesser cultivators do not live in the city.

"If that's the case, then why is this place so lively, with so many cultivators coming and going?"

"Because there is a Evergreen Mountain Range less than a hundred miles south of the Immortal City, which is rich in spiritual creatures and resources, and most cultivators come here for this place."

"If that's the case, why haven't other cultivators established separate immortal cities and markets?"

"Senior Da Kong is incredibly powerful." After saying that, he adopted a mysterious and enigmatic expression.

However, Li Zhirui and Fu Chenguang already understood that this person's reaction was simply because he did not allow other cultivators to establish markets and immortal cities nearby, and wanted to monopolize this business.

"In that case, show us around the city and introduce us to some of the famous places."

As for the power distribution in Kongshan Prefecture, he, a mere cultivator at the mortal realm, probably wouldn't know much about it.

If they want, they can buy it in town.

"Yes."

With a 'local' leading the way and introducing things, Li Zhirui and his companion quickly became somewhat familiar with the Immortal City. They learned which chambers of commerce were more impartial, which shops had what kinds of specialties, and where intelligence trading took place.

"Seniors, these are what make up the Great Sky Immortal City." The young cultivator's meaning was simple: he had finished his introduction and it was time to settle the bill.

Fu Chenguang smiled and reminded him, "Kid, there's one more crucial point I haven't mentioned yet."

"Huh? The kid has said everything he needed to say, and hasn't missed anything." He frowned and pondered for a moment, but still couldn't figure it out.

"Are you really that clueless, or are you just pretending?"

However, he was too lazy to investigate further, and secretly whispered, "Do you know where the black market is here?"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing these two words, the young cultivator trembled with fright, his face turning pale. He cautiously reminded him, "Senior, this word cannot be mentioned within the city!"

“There is no such place in the city, but there is a similar place, which is the auction house that I introduced to the seniors before.”

As he spoke, he looked around as if afraid of being overheard.

"However, I am from a poor family and have never been inside. I do not know what it is like inside, but I have only heard some things from others."

He then quietly told the two what he had heard.

For example, precious spiritual items are often sold inside, and even though there are no auctions, a large number of cultivators still come and go.

"It seems that the person in charge of this place has a strong desire for control and is also very confident."

It's normal for black markets to exist in marketplaces and immortal cities, and it's also normal for them to be controlled by those in power. However, it's quite rare to find one that's so openly operating like this.

After all, the word "black" perfectly encapsulates the main characteristic of the black market: it's for conducting transactions that can't be brought to the light of day.

The cultivator with the Daoist name Da Kong, however, put it out in the open, confident that even if something shady appeared in the black market, he could easily resolve it and was not afraid of anyone causing trouble.

"It is said that there is a secluded place outside the city, which is the place you mentioned, but I have no idea where it is exactly."

"Ah."

Fu Chenguang nodded in satisfaction, then tossed out a small package and said, "This is the fee for answering your questions. Is it enough?"

Li Zhirui also gave out several bottles of freshly made mortal-level pills. These were casually made by him when he was learning about this place. He didn't use any pill-refining techniques. He just randomly extracted the essence of some spiritual objects, squeezed them together, and that became a pill.

It looks very crude, but in reality, its effects are much better than ordinary pills.

After all, in the step of refining the essence of spiritual objects alone, he was far superior to other alchemists.

"This is too much, I don't need this much." The young man said in a panic, though there was some reluctance in his eyes, he still reluctantly returned the bottles of pills.

He didn't examine the spiritual items closely at the moment. When he returned to his room to check, he realized that the spiritual items the two had given him were far more valuable than he had imagined. For a long time to come, he would no longer need to worry about cultivation resources.

“Just accept it. Do you want to attract attention and get yourself killed in public?” “Strive to cultivate diligently,” Li Zhirui said, and then the two turned and left.

Only the young cultivator carrying the bundle remained, stunned and unable to recover for a long time.

By this time, the two had gained some understanding of the Great Sky Immortal City, so they did not linger in the city but left directly.

The reason is simple: this place is not suitable for long-term seclusion and cultivation because renting a cave dwelling is too expensive. Although neither of them lacks spirit stones, they are not used to spending money lavishly.

Moreover, just as that kid said, with their strength, they could easily find a place outside the city with abundant spiritual energy and open up their own cave dwelling.

Under these circumstances, why are there still so many cultivators coming to the Great Sky Immortal City?

Besides buying and selling spirit items, there are also tasks to take on, finding people to team up with, etc., since fighting is prohibited within the city, so there is no need to worry about one's own safety.

If you were to randomly choose a place outside the city, putting everything else aside, trust would be a major issue.

Li Zhirui and Fu Chenguang didn't have much need for these things, so there was no need for them to stay in the city.

The two came out from the north gate in order to stay away from the crowd as much as possible, so as not to be disturbed and to avoid others discovering their true identities.

In order to find a suitable place for the two of them to cultivate in seclusion, they flew very slowly and noted down the decent places along the way.

They didn't care at all whether they had owners or not.

Because if they set their sights on something, even if it already belongs to someone else, they will still try to take it from them, and ordinary people have no power to resist.

"Fellow Daoist, shall we split up?" Fu Chenguang suggested, feeling that traveling together would be too inefficient.

"it is good."

Li Zhirui nodded in agreement and said, "Then shall we meet here tomorrow morning?"

"Okay, then I'll go first."

Having said that, it flew off in the northeast direction.

So naturally, he could only head northwest.

At first, the journey was quite peaceful, without any problems, but soon, an accident occurred.

From afar, Li Zhirui sensed a group of cultivators fighting ahead, seemingly vying for some spiritual treasure. One group of cultivators, lacking strength, was about to be defeated and could only desperately try to break through for a chance to survive.

And they did succeed; several cultivators were frantically fleeing in his direction.

He had no interest in intervening to save these creatures of this world, so he concealed himself, transformed into a wisp of breeze, and continued onward.

But unexpectedly, an accident happened!

Among the group of cultivators, someone actually saw through his disguise and shouted loudly, "Please, senior, lend a helping hand! We have a secret concerning our breakthrough to the Celestial Immortal realm to offer!"

Li Zhirui stopped abruptly, looking with great interest at the cultivator who had discovered his whereabouts. Although it was just a secret technique used casually, the fact that he could see through it was indeed quite special.

After a moment's thought, he finally decided to take action.

He was somewhat interested in the Celestial Immortal breakthrough in this realm, as well as that cultivator.

"This matter concerns the internal affairs of my Wanye Immortal City. Please leave as soon as possible, lest you bring trouble upon yourself!" The group of cultivators who had been chasing them caught up, and upon seeing Li Zhirui suddenly appear, they felt an immense pressure.

He had never heard of Wanye Immortal City and was unaware of its strength, which ranked among the top in the entire Kongshan Prefecture.

“This matter is destined to happen to me. If you don’t want to lose your lives, you’d better leave quickly,” Li Zhirui said calmly.

"excuse me!"

How could those cultivators retreat just because of a single sentence? The aura he exuded didn't seem like that of a celestial being.

With a low roar, they rushed forward, but in reality, only two cultivators were responsible for restraining him, while the others attacked the group of cultivators being chased.

"Alas! Stubborn to the end!"

Li Zhirui sighed, and without him making any move, the group of cultivators who had attacked were sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground.

Before they could react, vines suddenly appeared and bound them up.

"Come on, tell me what happened."

The cultivators who witnessed the entire process trembled and quickly replied, "Yes!"

He secretly groaned to himself, having just escaped one danger only to fall into another!

No, this is probably more dangerous and terrifying than a wolf's den. Before this person even made a move, the group of cultivators who were chasing them surrendered without resistance.

The group obediently followed Li Zhirui to a desolate mountain.

"Tell me what's going on."

“Senior, my brothers and I explored a ruin with some other cultivators half a month ago. We originally thought it was just an ordinary ruin, but we never expected that it was actually the cave of an ancient celestial being!”

The speaker seemed lost in memories, and said somewhat absentmindedly, "Back then, we were all very excited because it was rumored that the ancient celestial immortals were incredibly powerful, and that they might even have a way to break through the void and leave this world."

"Afterwards, a group of cultivators in the ruins broke out into a great battle for the methods and spiritual objects. My brothers and I were lucky enough to survive and managed to snatch a jade slip that recorded how to break through to the Celestial Immortal Realm and how to leave."

"Before leaving the ruins, everyone swore an oath to keep the secret and not to reveal a single word to the outside world. But we never expected that we would be hunted down by Wanye Immortal City for several days."

"If it weren't for the senior's intervention, we would probably be corpses by now."

After saying that, the man presented a jade slip that exuded an ancient aura with both hands.

Li Zhirui did not refuse; this was his gain, and he was also somewhat interested in the methods recorded within.

He probed with his divine sense, quickly scanning the area. After confirming that it did indeed contain information about celestial immortal cultivation and breaking through the void, he stored it in his storage magic treasure without examining it closely.

Instead, he turned to the cultivator who had exposed him and asked, "Also, how did you discover my whereabouts?"

"I once inadvertently consumed a rare fruit, which gave me the ability to see through illusions," the cultivator said respectfully.

"is it?"

Li Zhirui gave him a deep look, but did not expose his lie.

Or rather, it was all a lie told by this group of people. (End of Chapter)