The Weird Way of Immortality: My Taoism Progress in One Day a Year

Chapter 197 Asking for directions
A peaceful night.

No monster noticed the cave where they were hiding.

On the second day, the two set out again.

Continuing northward, after crossing several mountains, it was noon.

At the same time, we finally discovered some human habitation.

"Ninth brother, there is smoke ahead!"

Xia Yao had very sharp eyesight and soon spotted the smoke rising in the sky ahead.

Her eyes immediately brightened and her expression became excited.

The smoke from cooking fires meant there were people there, and they could finally ask where they were.

"good."

Li Yan nodded slightly. They didn't encounter any monsters on the recent journey, mostly wild beasts.

The villages ahead are most likely those living nearby.

The two men quickened their pace, and soon they were out of the forest. Below them was a slope with grains planted on it.

Not far away, a village about seven or eight miles in radius appeared before the two of them.

The two continued walking along the dirt road and soon arrived at the village entrance.

There is an old tree at the entrance of the village. Its waist circumference is five or six feet wide. Its branches and leaves cover the sky, blocking out the bursting sunlight.

Seven or eight children were playing under the tree. When they saw the two people approaching, they stopped what they were doing and looked at them curiously.

An old man in his sixties slowly approached the two people with a cane in his hand.

"You two nobles have come to my Elm Village. What are you doing here?"

The old man had cloudy eyes, but spoke with full energy and bowed to the two of them.

He looked at the clothes on Li Yan and Xia Yao. They were exquisitely made, completely different from those of the common people in the mountains.

Only the nobles in the city can afford such clothes.

Therefore, it is determined that Li Yan and Xia Yao are of extraordinary identities.

Li Yan bowed slightly to the old man and said, "We went into the mountains to train and lost our way. We came to your village to ask for directions. I wonder if you can tell me."

"Lost?"

There was a hint of surprise on the old man's face. There were many wild animals and even monsters in the mountains near their village.

Li Yan and his companion got lost in the mountains and forests, but not only were they able to escape, they were even clean without any dirt on their bodies.

This is not something that ordinary people can achieve.

However, he had traveled far away in his early years and had some experience. He knew that only practitioners could have such a bearing.

Although they are young, they are obviously extraordinary practitioners.

"I wonder what you want to ask?"

The old man recognized that Li Yan was the leader among the two and continued to ask Li Yan.

As for Xia Yao beside Li Yan, she didn't say a word, but her eyes were always on the old tree beside her.

Li Yan said, "What's the name of the nearby big city? How do I get there?"

The old man answered without hesitation: "If we continue walking northwards for thirty miles from Elm Village, we will reach Qianshi City. If you two nobles want to enter the city, you must do so early, otherwise the city gates will be closed at night."

Li Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and he continued to ask: "Are there any other cities bigger than Qianshi City?"

The old man looked at Li Yan in surprise and continued, "Qianshi City is already the largest city near us. If you want to know more information, you can only go into the city and ask."

There was no disappointment in Li Yan's eyes. He nodded gently and said, "Thank you very much, father-in-law."

"This is a thank you gift, please accept it, old man."

He took out several animal skins, some of which were high-quality monster skins, all of which were stained with blood.

When the old man saw Li Yan conjure up animal skins out of thin air, his expression suddenly changed. He quickly stretched out his hand to decline, saying, "It's just pointing the way. I can't accept such a great gift!"

He also understood at this time that Li Yan and Xia Yao must be descendants of those great families, or came from those mysterious sects.

"Don't worry, old man, just accept it."

Li Yan handed the animal skin to the old man.

The old man couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it.

He finally said, "You two nobles probably want to go to the big city of cultivators! I heard that there is a Haiyun City to the east of Qianshi City. There are many cultivators there, but I don't know how to get there."

"Haiyun City!?"

Xia Yao came back to her senses when she heard the name, and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes. She naturally knew the name, as it was a big city in the Dongdong Sheng Kingdom among the thirteen kingdoms in the southern region.

The reason why I remember it so clearly is because Haiyun City is rich in pearls.

Some exquisite pearls contain spiritual energy and are as valuable as powerful magical instruments.

The pearls on her mother's hairpin came from Haiyun City.

She just didn't expect that this time she would be dragged to such a far place.

The distance between Dongsheng Kingdom and Daxia is actually tens of thousands of miles away.

She wanted to walk back to Daxia from Dongsheng Kingdom. Even if there was no danger along the way, it would take at least a year.

"Thank you!"

Li Yan noticed the change in Xia Yao's expression and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He took Xia Yao and turned away.

On the road.

Xia Yao also explained to Li Yan that they were now in Dongsheng Kingdom and its distance from Daxia.

Her brows furrowed, and she was very anxious.

Li Yan smiled and said, "Sister Seven, don't worry. Since Haiyun City has commercial exchanges with Daxia, why don't we just follow those caravans?"

The pearls of Haiyun City are world-famous. Since they can be sold to Daxia, there must be someone with a caravan.

As long as they follow the caravan, they can return to Daxia.

"Yup!"

Xia Yao suddenly realized, and a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

"Ninth brother, you have many ideas!"

"So let's go to Qianshi City first?"

"Yes."

Li Yan nodded slightly.

Xia Yao came back to her senses from her joy and recalled the village she had just passed.

She slowly said, "Oh, ninth brother, there is one more thing. I feel that the old tree at the entrance of Elm Village that we passed by just now is a little strange. Did you notice it?"

Li Yan replied calmly: "It is a seventh-grade monster."

"Seventh-grade monster!?"

Xia Yao's hair stood on end when she heard this.

As soon as she entered the village, she discovered that there was something wrong with the old tree.

It was just because her cultivation was not enough that she didn't find any flaws, she just felt it was a little strange.

But when he heard what Li Yan said at this moment, he suddenly felt a little scared.

Both of them are of the eighth rank. If the monster suddenly attacks them, they will be in great danger.

There are indeed many monsters in this Southern Region. In such a small village, there is even a seventh-grade monster!

"Don't worry, that seventh-grade monster doesn't have any bloody aura, it's not a vicious monster."

Li Yan shook his head.

He originally thought that there were no monsters nearby, so there was a village.

It was only after seeing the old tree that I realized that it was protected by a seventh-grade monster. The monsters nearby would sense its presence and stay away from it.

"So that's it."

Xia Yao also understood.

There are also such kind monsters in Daxia, some of whom are even canonized as gods and worshipped by people.

I never thought that there would be such a monster in Dongsheng.

"Fortunately we didn't enter the demon country, otherwise we would be in trouble."

Xia Yao also felt the benefits of entering Dongsheng Kingdom.

Although Dongsheng Kingdom was not ruled by Daxia, it was still people-oriented.

As for the several demon countries among the thirteen countries in the Southern Region, if one mistakenly enters them, even a sixth-grade cultivator would find it difficult to get out.

(End of this chapter)