Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

As the Lin family's three bamboo leaf boats approached Zhongling Market, the Chen family's group emerged from the market in a huge spirit boat.

Not only that, but the Yang family, and even the Zhong family's forces, also flew out of the market.

Each family had a cultivator at the late stage of Qi Refining leading the team, especially the Zhong family, which actually sent three cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining, and one of them was even a rare cultivator at the perfect tenth level of Qi Refining.

The old woman leading the Zhong family chuckled and said, "Now that everyone's here, let's get started. Let's finish this quickly and not delay our business."

Upon hearing this, the younger generation of each family looked puzzled and bewildered.

Hands-on?

What does this mean?!

Lin Zhongchuan clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I will do as you please."

The middle-aged cultivator leading the Chen family laughed loudly, "The location has already been locked, so what are we waiting for? Let's wipe out that group of cultivators at once and let them know why the cultivation world in Xiangnan Ridge is so peaceful and stable."

"Well said!" An elder of the Yang family nodded in agreement.

After such a brief conversation, the leaders of the various families followed the Zhong family cultivators' escape light and flew towards a mountain forest to the west of Zhongling Market.

Before they even got close, figures with expressions of utter terror began to flee in all directions from within the forest.

"If all the families join forces to suppress the bandits, and we still manage to let you bandits escape, then we'll truly be a laughingstock." The old woman from the Zhong family sneered and threw out a jade bracelet with her backhand.

The jade bracelet tumbled in the air, scattering dazzling spiritual light, and instantly restrained several cultivators.

The leading cultivators of the other families were not to be outdone, each activating their magical artifacts to suppress and kill the remaining cultivators.

Among this group of cultivators were two leaders at the late stage of Qi Refining, who were even stronger than the Night Wolf Bandits of the past.

However, with the combined forces of various families, it appeared so fragile and vulnerable, with no chance of fighting back whatsoever.

Lin Zhongchuan was the most imposing. He activated a magic sword made of green bamboo. In the midst of the flashing sword light, the cultivator who was also at the late stage of Qi Refining was unable to block five swords and died on the spot.

  

"Cough cough cough! What a formidable place Xiangnanling is, truly as impenetrable as an iron barrel..." The leader of the Jiexiu sect left behind his last words with deep regret.

In less than a short time, all the cultivators who had caused quite a stir in the Golden Plains perished.

The younger members of each family looked shocked, and some murmured:

"The fact that such a peaceful and tranquil cultivation community exists in Xiangnanling is truly thanks to the great contributions of the various families."

Lin Zhongchuan intercepted his opponent's storage bag and calmly said, "He didn't even bother to find out what Xiangnanling was before he came. He deserves to die."

This scene reminded many of the younger generation present of the joint anti-bandit operation in Nanling decades ago.

Decades have passed since this incident, and it has become a legend in their ears.

Before that, the Xiangnanling area was also quite chaotic, not much better than the Jinye Plain.

Later, led by the Zhong family, the combined forces of various families completely wiped out all the bandit cultivators within the Xiangnanling territory. This anti-bandit operation lasted for a full seven years.

Even today, all the families are willing to unite to deal with the foreign cultivators who have come to invade.

From then on, very few cultivators in Xiangnanling dared to act recklessly in the open.

Therefore, the Zhong family gifted a shop to each of the major families in Zhonglingfang, without charging any rent.

With such a stable trading environment, the Zhong family's market in Xiangnanling has always been very lively, and most independent cultivators regard it as their first choice for trading.

"So the Zhong family already knew about this. I was worried for nothing." Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he became more vigilant, realizing he couldn't rely too much on the Book of Insight, as others could also learn about the information obtained through it through other channels.

"Hehe, the timing is perfect. How about we all head to Taiyuan Immortal City together?"

"After all, the journey hasn't been peaceful, so traveling together will provide mutual support."

The suggestion from the elder of the Yang family was unanimously approved, and so, several families from Xiangnanling set off together for Taiyuan Immortal City.

Along the way, Lin Yun saw many familiar faces.

For example, Yang An, as always, was adept at social maneuvering, actively making connections within various families and befriending his peers.

As for the Zhong family's group, Zhong Mo was also among them, but her status in the family did not seem to be outstanding, unlike the other Zhong family members.

Lin Yun searched around but couldn't find Zhong Jie. He rubbed his chin for a moment, then put the matter out of his mind.

As for the Chen family, the little girl named Chen Qianwei was also there; she was actually the member of the Chen family recommended to join the clan this time.

All the families went to Taiyuan Immortal City together, with a total of six late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in charge.

With such a lineup, unless it's a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage or above who takes action, they're basically facing no real threat.

Therefore, the journey was very peaceful and without any major incidents.

In about twenty days, a magnificent and vast immortal city appeared in everyone's sight.

Above the vast city, several floating islands cast beams of spiritual light, echoing the array formed in the earth.

This is Taiyuan Immortal City!

Lin Yun gasped, utterly awestruck by the magnificent and bustling immortal city.

Thick, cloud-like mist swirled around the buildings, and powerful cultivators could be seen coming and going from this immortal city. Foundation Establishment cultivators, who were rarely seen even in Xiangnan Ridge in the past, were now appearing frequently.

The magnificent palaces, pavilions, arched bridges, and galleries create an extremely beautiful and spectacular fairyland.

Behind this celestial city, a majestic mountain range serves as a barrier, its treacherous terrain preventing mortals from crossing it.

"What a magnificent city..." someone murmured to themselves.

Lin Hairong nodded and said, "In this immortal city, it is very common to see Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and occasionally even Core Formation stage cultivators will appear."

"See that majestic and precipitous mountain behind us? There's a two-way teleportation array set up inside, directly connecting to the Taiyuan Sect's mountain gate!"

"Let's go, the Ascension Ceremony will be held in this city. It's now the most watched place in the entire Southern Region."

As soon as he approached the immortal city, Lin Yun felt a tightness in his chest. The city was set up with an extremely powerful array, and he had been swept by the array when he passed through it earlier.

Enter Taiyuan Immortal City through the formation.

Lin Yun then felt a surge of rich spiritual energy from heaven and earth rushing towards him!

"Such a strong spiritual aura..."

This was definitely the place with the most abundant spiritual energy he had ever seen, far surpassing the Yellow Bamboo Mountain of the Lin family!

Even the spiritual energy in the outer areas is more concentrated than that at the main peak of the Lin family mountain.

This is Taiyuan Immortal City, a top-tier city in the entire Cangxuan Great Domain.

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