Junior sister, I really need to control you

Li Yinsheng shook his head and said, "Ghost Immortals and Human Immortals already possess the supernatural power to create space and form their own small world, let alone Earth Immortals who are above them."

He glanced around thoughtfully.

"If I'm not mistaken, we're no longer in Hidden Dragon Valley, but have entered a small world created by that Earth Immortal that looks exactly like Hidden Dragon Valley."

"I'm afraid the entire area of ​​'Zhelong Valley' in front of us is that earth immortal's 'cave dwelling'."

……

A little over half a day later, somewhere on the outskirts of the giant city.

A man wearing a straw hat led a bright and beautiful young girl who looked around curiously as they walked down a wide stone street. The vendors and passersby all turned to look at the girl.

In such a small, not particularly prosperous place, such a pretty and lively young girl is already the most beautiful woman many people will ever see in their lifetime.

"Senior brother, senior brother, there are also stalls selling dough figurines and candied hawthorns here! Just like in my hometown!"

Mu Xiaoyu held Li Yinsheng's hand and whispered.

As she spoke, she casually tossed a small piece of silver onto a candied hawthorn stall she passed by, took two candied hawthorns, and left the vendor behind, thanking her profusely.

As Li Yinsheng accepted the candied hawthorn from Mu Xiaoyu, his brows furrowed slightly beneath his straw hat.

"Currently, this city is called Shengyuan City, and although its scale is ridiculously large, and there are quite a few cultivators among them, the majority are actually mortals."

“Even the daily transactions in Shengyuan City use gold, silver and copper coins that are similar to those outside, only the shape of the copper coins is different.”

"However, compared to the outside, the biggest difference here is..."

He raised his head, his gaze passing through the straw hat and landing on the air.

Not far away, two figures rode magical artifacts through the air, heading towards the deeper part of the inner city.

Below them, some people cast envious glances, but most people continued with their own business as usual, seemingly unfazed.

"This place is actually a place where immortals and mortals live together."

Holding Mu Xiaoyu's hand, Li Yinsheng adjusted his straw hat, seemingly lost in thought.

Chapter 184 Qu Yunshu

In Shengyuan City.

Li Yinsheng led Mu Xiaoyu by the hand and walked to a huge city wall that was three hundred feet high.

This magnificent city wall separates the middle and inner layers of the entire megacity.

He had been here for three days, and although he had been keeping a low profile out of caution, he had still managed to gather a considerable amount of information.

Although this place should have been isolated from the outside world for tens of thousands of years, the language difference is not significant; it is merely a difference between the local dialect and Mandarin.

Moreover, the definition of cultivation realms here is basically the same as outside, except that the terminology for the Real Person realm is different.

Simply put, ordinary people here are still referred to as "real people".

However, the Great True Persons of the Divine Travel Realm above them are respectfully called "Water Element True Person".

The next level up, the Dharma Aspect Realm, is bestowed the title of True Person and is revered as "Earthly True Person".

However, what Li Yinsheng couldn't understand was that above "Earthly True Man" there was also the title "Heavenly True Man".

Above the Dharma form, aren't those human immortals or ghost immortals?

Why is it called "Tianyuan Zhenren"?

He wandered around the outer city several times but couldn't find a reliable explanation. He figured he'd have to wait until he entered the inner city to ask again.

According to his observations, the cultivators who appear in the outer city are basically below the True Person level.

Even so, this is still quite an outrageous thing.

The entire Shengyuan City is about the size of the core area of ​​Zhelong Valley, covering an area of ​​several hundred miles.

He couldn't possibly tour the entire outer city, but he could see cultivators in almost every place he passed by.

Given the sheer size of this Holy Origin City, the number of cultivators within it must have reached an astonishing level.

The True Persons, Great True Persons, and Imperial Decree True Persons born from this base number, as well as higher-level Ghost Immortals and Human Immortals...

He was fairly certain that the size of this colossal city far exceeded that of the Dharma lineage.

Putting everything else aside, the Dharma lineage simply couldn't handle those towering pillars at the very core, which were over a thousand feet tall.

He even felt that the overall strength of Shengyuan City far surpassed that of the Five Poisons Sect.

If this Holy Yuan City were placed in the outside world, it would basically be considered one of the strongest forces below the first-rate powers.

He was still somewhat incredulous when he came to this conclusion.

This is ultimately just a small world left behind by a terrestrial immortal tens of thousands of years ago. How could it possibly give birth to such a massive power?

Although outside, a single Earth Immortal is enough to support a first-class power.

But that was to use the Earth Immortals as a foundation and a deterrent, as the pillar of the entire force.

This is completely different from the situation in Shengyuan City, which relies on the legacy of the Earth Immortals for its development.

Filled with questions, Li Yinsheng led his junior sister into the inner city.

The inner city gates were guarded by cultivators. In Li Yinsheng's perception, the gate he entered was guarded by twenty or thirty ordinary cultivators on the surface, and there were also two True Persons hidden in the shadows.

There is no "entry fee" or anything like that for entering the city.

The rule is that only cultivators are allowed to enter and exit freely, while ordinary mortals must have a written guarantee from a certain cultivator or from a cultivator's power in order to enter the inner city.

However, in Li Yinsheng's observation, this rule only applies to ordinary people entering the inner city from the outer city.

Those mortals who already lived in the inner city were not subject to this restriction; they could simply show proof of their residence in the inner city.

Both he and Mu Xiaoyu were cultivators, so entering the cave was naturally no problem for them.

Taking this opportunity, he also chatted with a female guard who seemed kind for a while and obtained some useful information.

Previously, he only knew that the core of this Shengyuan City was the "Shengyuan Palace" at the very center, and that all the rules in the city were set by the Shengyuan Palace.

After talking with the female cultivator guard, he learned that the so-called Holy Origin Palace was actually invisible to the naked eye.

The area enclosed by those towering pillars at the very center can at best be considered the foundation of the Shengyuan Palace.

The "Holy Origin Palace" mentioned by the female cultivator is actually a palace suspended in the sky, hidden in the void, and rarely seen in the world.

The legendary "Tianyuan Zhenren" (Heavenly Origin Immortals) resided in the Shengyuan Palace.

Li Yinsheng wasn't surprised by this. In the outside world, ghost immortals and human immortals usually secluded themselves for years, so there was no reason for them to like showing their faces here.

However, he was very curious: since there were ghost immortals and human immortals in the Holy Yuan Palace, did they know the truth about this place?

……

After saying goodbye to the enthusiastic guards, Li Yinsheng led Mu Xiaoyu around the inner city twice, and they actually felt like country bumpkins visiting the city.

Compared to the outer city, almost everything in the inner city could not have been created by ordinary people.

He was just passing by a rather bustling square when he had the illusion that he was seeing the square in front of the Zhengyang Palace.

"Senior brother, senior brother, this place seems even more prosperous than the Dharma lineage," Mu Xiaoyu said.

Even my junior sister noticed. Li Yinsheng thought to himself.

He was now genuinely curious about what that mere demon king, Golden Crow, was trying to do by sneaking in.

Although the Demon King is powerful, how much trouble can he cause in a city that is even more extravagant than the Five Poisons Sect?

Or perhaps, like me, the other party was unaware that the Immortal's Mansion would be so magnificent before entering?

Putting aside these doubts, Li Yinsheng pulled Mu Xiaoyu into a shop that had only seven floors, but each floor was two or three zhang tall.

The currency used by cultivators in Shengyuan City is something called "Yuan Stone" issued by Shengyuan Palace.

Although he managed to get a few pieces outside, it was far from enough.

So after much deliberation, he decided to find a seemingly reliable shop, sell some unnecessary items, and exchange them for some spirit stones that he could use here.

After entering the inner city, he took off his straw hat and stepped into the shop. His eyes swept over the goods displayed in the open, and he made a decision in his mind.

Similar to what he observed in the outer city, the goods in this inner city were mostly spiritual herbs and plants, followed by spiritual sand and ore, while materials made from demonic creatures were extremely rare.

Before visiting this shop, he had observed several smaller shops in the inner city, and they all followed the same pattern as shops that sold a mix of various spiritual materials.

It seems that although this small world is rich in spiritual herbs, just like the Hidden Dragon Valley, there are very few demons.

However, the fact that there were demons among them was already beyond Li Yinsheng's expectations.

Just how big is this Earthly Immortal's Former Residence? Not only can it house such a colossal city, but it can also accommodate a group of native demons.

However, this place is clearly more human than demon, and with very few demon materials available, not a single item sells for a cheap price.

However, he didn't have any low-level demon materials, so after some deliberation, he chose a demon core that was close to a great demon, which he originally intended to feed to the Spirit Devouring Fish.

Anyway, I recently acquired three demon king cores, which I can feed to the Spirit Devouring Fish, though it will need to chew them slowly.

The shopkeeper was a shrewd middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties and had a goatee.

When Li Yinsheng led Mu Xiaoyu in, he immediately instructed a maid dressed in green to greet the two.

The entire first floor was very spacious, with nearly thirty male and female servants entertaining guests, and most of the cultivators coming and going were also quite powerful.

However, the maid assigned by the manager was the most beautiful and had the most expressive eyes among all the servants.

This clearly shows that in the shopkeeper's mind, Li Yinsheng and Mu Xiaoyu could be considered honored guests, more important than other guests.

Therefore, when Li Yinsheng suggested that he had something to sell and wanted to talk privately, the shopkeeper immediately agreed and had a maid in green lead Li Yinsheng into a private room.

As the waitress served tea to Li Yinsheng and Mu Xiaoyu, glancing at him with a slightly shy expression, the innkeeper hurriedly pushed open the door and entered.

"I'm so sorry to have kept our distinguished guests waiting!"

The shopkeeper bowed respectfully and sat down opposite Li Yinsheng.

Then, the shopkeeper's face showed a mixture of surprise and embarrassment as he looked up and glared at the maid in green: "Xiao Meng, where's the incense to refresh us?! How could you forget something so important when such a distinguished guest has arrived?"

The maid who had been looking at Li Yinsheng with some shyness suddenly woke up, quickly apologized, took out a thumb-sized incense stick, put it into the Boshan incense burner, and lit it with a spell.

As the incense was lit, a refreshing fragrance wafted out, and Li Yinsheng felt a slight sense of clarity upon smelling it.

Although with his cultivation level, this effect was negligible, Mu Xiaoyu's eyes brightened, indicating that it had a significant effect on her.