Immortality: Starting with the Fruit of Taiyin

Following the information he had gathered beforehand, Wang Xuan went straight into the inner city.

Unlike the outer city, where scattered cultivators congregate and street stalls abound, strictly speaking, this is the true Wanze Immortal City.

From a spiritual perspective, the outer city only has courtyards that are at most quasi-second tier for rent. Apart from being safer, they are not much different from ordinary markets, and they are only for rent, not for sale.

The inner city is different. Merchants from other cultivation countries, as well as shops from major sects and families of our country, are all located here. There are also long-term rentals of spiritual vein cave dwellings that reach the quasi-third rank, and the amount of spiritual stones that are consumed and released every day is enormous.

"Senior, is this your first time visiting Wanze Immortal City?"

"If you need anything, Xiao He can help you find someone, and he won't charge any spirit stones."

As soon as I stepped into the inner city, a young man who was clearly not very old greeted me warmly.

"No fees?"

Why?

Somewhat surprised, Wang Xuan simply asked for the reason directly.

"That's how it is, senior."

"Unlike the outer city, except for a few extremely rare spiritual items, most of the 'Qi Refining' level 1 spiritual materials in the inner city are clearly priced, and the quality of each is roughly the same, with no significant difference in quality."

"This is the result of discussions among the major powers, which can avoid vicious competition and allow independent cultivators to benefit."

Perhaps because he saw the jade token identifying Wang Xuan as a disciple of a sect hanging on his waist, the young man surnamed He did not shy away from the term "rogue cultivator."

"Under these circumstances, it doesn't really matter which shop a monk goes to, so in order to attract customers without causing conflict, we 'guides' came into being..."

"I see."

Wang Xuan nodded in realization, finding it quite amusing.

For a moment, he felt as if he had returned to the world of his memories.

"In that case, why don't you show me around first?"

"I'm new here, could you please introduce this celestial city to me?"

"Thank you, senior."

Upon hearing this, the young man's face lit up with joy, and he quickly thanked him.

It's important to know that the guides in the Immortal City are paid based on the number of people, not on commission.

For him, simply taking one person shopping would earn him a small amount of spirit stones, which was considered a huge profit by outsider cultivators.

However, without connections, one wouldn't even have the chance to become a leader.

"As you can see, Wanze Immortal City is located in the southeast of Chen Kingdom and has a long history of thousands of years..."

"This name originated from a rogue cultivator who obtained a heaven-defying opportunity from the Wanze Mountains. He eventually cultivated all the way to achieve a high-grade Golden Core and named himself 'Wanze Zhenren' after the mountain range, and established a celestial city."

"During his lifetime, this late-stage Golden Core Grandmaster intimidated the region with eight hundred Dao soldiers, and his combat strength was close to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, making this place a holy land for rogue cultivators in the Chen Kingdom."

"However, as time passed, after the death of the True Man, the strongest of his disciples was only at the Pseudo-Core stage, and they were no longer able to govern the vast Immortal City... To this day, the Immortal City is jointly governed by four families: the Heavenly Mountain Sect of this country, the West River Merchant Guild and the Cloud Luo Merchant Guild of the Western Regions Merchant Alliance, and the Heavenly Maple Merchant Guild of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who have established order."

"Furthermore, due to its proximity to the Wanze Mountains, the Immortal City produces countless kinds of demon beast pelts, beast eggs, spiritual herbs, and spiritual minerals, encompassing everything..."

As they continued their journey, the young "guide" spoke with remarkable familiarity, recounting everything from history to the present day, from local gossip to the main businesses of various powerful forces, answering every question with ease.

It wasn't until he passed a corner and saw a vast place in the distance, with pavilions and towers carved and painted, that the boy paused for a moment, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Hmm? What's that for?"

Seeing this, Wang Xuan became curious and couldn't help but ask.

"That is... um, cough cough, senior, that is the Myriad Wonders Pavilion, a gathering place for sound cultivators who have always been at odds with the neighboring country's great sect, the Heavenly Sound Pavilion."

After clearing his throat twice, the young man explained, "As you know, the arts of cultivation are complex and varied, and not all of them serve the cultivator himself."

"The discipline of 'Music,' which has very strict requirements for talent, is primarily used to help cultivators suppress their inner demons, heal their spiritual wounds, and even nourish their soul and enhance their cultivation."

"Tianyin Pavilion in the neighboring country is a major sect of this path. Its sect's ancient melody, 'The Heaven Opens Seven Apertures, the Two Emperors Divide the Fate,' fully recounts the legend of the two ancient emperors of the North and South who, in gratitude for the virtue of Chaos, 'carved one aperture each day, and Chaos died after seven days.' It has the effect of improving the quality of the core pills formed when cultivators form their cores, comparable to a superior core-forming spiritual object, which makes countless cultivators flock to it."

"As for Wanmiao Tower... there are rumors that they are an outer force of the demonic 'Ten Thousand Immortals Sect,' and that they are skilled at getting closer to cultivators' bodies and minds beyond just music, playing 'heavenly music,' and ultimately achieving a unity of body and soul with the listener, a resonance of spirit and soul... cough cough, I don't know if this is true or not."

"However, the cost of living here is indeed quite high. Thousands of spirit stones can be spent in a single day, so please consider this carefully, senior."

"Thousands of spirit stones?"

Somewhat shocked, this was almost the price of a low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill... Without commenting, Wang Xuan made a mental note of the place.

It means nothing else.

He was simply interested in the ability of the "musical arts" to "assist in cultivation."

The next part took a full day.

Wang Xuan toured the core areas of the inner city, gaining a general understanding of the area.

As dusk approached, he finally asked about the true purpose of his trip.

"Fellow Daoist He, the main reason I've come to the Immortal City is to purchase a suitable beast egg. Do you have any recommendations?"

"Of course, the bloodline level of the monster is not important. I just need its origin and legends to be impressive enough."

Instead of revealing everything, Wang Xuan made up a random excuse.

"Are the origins and legends impressive enough?"

Slightly taken aback by the request, the young man surnamed He quickly realized what was going on.

Looking up, Wang Xuan appeared to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, both in appearance and in real age.

The most likely reason he made this request was not to keep the pet for himself, but to give it to a naive female cultivator of his age, hoping to impress her without spending much money...

He inwardly grumbled, but the young man surnamed He had seen this kind of thing many times before.

The desire for love in youth is an age-old phenomenon, and this request is quite easy to fulfill.

After all, demonic beasts have always revered bloodlines, but the level of bloodlines will gradually decline as bloodlines become mixed and the environment changes.

Therefore, in the cultivation world, there is never a shortage of demonic beasts that claim to be "descendants of true spirits" but whose bloodline is actually only of low grade.

Perhaps countless generations ago, its ancestor did indeed possess a trace of true spiritual blood.

But with the passage of time, they have long since become no different from other bloodlines.

"no problem."

"Monster eggs are sold in most shops in the Immortal City."

"If you don't care about the strength of your bloodline, there are rumors that chickens have phoenix blood from their ancestors, snake soup has dragon blood... snake demons are not uncommon."

Patting his chest, the young man surnamed He said confidently:

"The closest one to here is the 'Tianfeng Chamber of Commerce' from the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"You'll definitely get what you want there."