Primordial Treasure Mirror

Xu Qing led Su Yang out of the house.

After taking a detour, we arrived at the backyard of the city lord's mansion.

After passing through two more doors, we entered a side room.

Inside the side room, there were several rows of bookshelves.

The bookshelves were densely packed with books and scrolls.

The moment you enter, you can smell the scent of books.

Xu Qing was clearly very familiar with this place.

He walked to the second row of bookshelves, reached out and pulled out a scroll, then handed it to Su Yang:

"This is a map of the area."

Su Yang slowly unrolled the scroll and took a closer look.

This is a very detailed map, showing mountains, rivers, cities, and markets at a glance.

The legend labels are also extremely neat.

The words "Yunyang County West" are marked in large characters in the upper center.

In the lower right corner, there is a mountain gate marker that clearly reads "Qingyang Sect".

Su Yang nodded slightly. This map covered at least a quarter of Yunyang County, so it was obviously very valuable.

If he weren't a disciple of the Qingyang Sect, he probably wouldn't have been able to see this map.

Xu Qing then joined in, pointing with his finger to a small market marker on the far west side of the map:

"This is Jinshafang Market."

"You can take a look. Starting from this city, if you go west along the official road, you will pass another city and several towns along the way."

Su Yang followed his finger and examined it closely, then nodded and memorized the route to Jinshafang Market.

He couldn't possibly have the map; he had to memorize it.

Not only the route to Jinshafang City, but also the rest of the map, he planned to memorize as much as he could, in case it came in handy later.

At this moment, Xu Qing lowered his voice and added:

"By the way, further west from Jinsha Market is the territory of Mingzhou. It's not necessary to go there. Although the cultivators of Mingzhou are not hostile, there are quite a few conflicts between them and the cultivators of Yangzhou."

"Also, whatever you do, don't cross the northern boundary. The north is Yinsha Market, which is under the jurisdiction of Tianhe Gate. You should know our relationship with Tianhe Gate. If you cross the boundary, those people are always unreasonable, and it will be very troublesome."

Su Yang carefully remembered his words, and while memorizing the contents of the map, he thanked him.

"Thank you for reminding me, Senior Brother Xu. I will remember it."

Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction, then hesitated for a moment before asking:

"Junior Brother Su, how do you plan to get to Jinsha Market? You're not going to just walk all the way there, are you?"

Su Yang was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, and then he understood what Xu Qing meant.

On the surface, he was just a menial servant in the early stage of Qi Refining. He had no ability to fly and could not possibly have a flying artifact, so he could only travel on the ground.

If one were to travel to Jinsha Market on foot, even with a lightness spell, it would probably take two days.

Moreover.

Early-stage Qi Refining cultivators have too little spiritual power, so their lightness spells cannot last long.

If you keep using the lightness spell, the spiritual energy consumption will be too great. If you encounter any trouble on the way, running out of spiritual energy would be a real problem.

Su Yang seemed to be deep in thought:

"Does Senior Brother mean I should buy a horse for transportation?"

This was the only method he could think of to help him conserve his spiritual energy.

He might be a little slower than if he walked by himself, but the distance isn't particularly far; at most, he'd be a day or two slower.

Xu Qing looked him up and down, nodded, then shook her head:

"I do suggest you buy something for transportation, but not just any ordinary horse, but a swift steed."

A hint of curiosity appeared in Su Yang's eyes:

"Swiftwind Horse?"

Xu Qing explained:

"The Swift Wind Horse is a semi-spirit beast, bred by a nearby family of beast-taming foundation-building cultivators. Although it is only a semi-spirit beast and does not belong to the spirit beast rank, it is still far superior to ordinary horses."

"When running at full speed, its speed is no less than that of a Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator using a lightness spell, and its endurance is extremely strong, requiring only four or five hours of rest each day."

"With this horse, we can definitely reach Jinshafang within two days."

Su Yang's eyes lit up; he had never heard of this thing in the sect before.

"I never imagined such a mount existed! I wonder where I could buy it, and how much it would cost?"

Xu Qing pointed to the map again, and Su Yang glanced at it and saw that it was a market town not far from the city:

"You can go to Tianyun Market. There are shops that specialize in selling Swiftwind Horses. As for the price, it depends on the strength of their bloodline. The cheapest one is only four or five spirit stones."

"It's cheap, actually."

Su Yang looked slightly surprised.

Four spirit stones are equivalent to four months' worth of monthly allowance for an ordinary handyman disciple. If you include the Qi Condensation Pill, you can gather enough in less than three months.

You can buy a decent mount with three or four months' worth of monthly allowance, which isn't expensive at all.

Especially for Su Yang now, four or five spirit stones are not even a drop in the ocean.

In that case, buying a swift horse for travel is indeed the best choice.

Xu Qing noticed Su Yang's reaction after hearing the price and thought to himself that this junior brother seemed to be quite wealthy.

He then smiled and said:

"Of course it's cheaper. After all, real spirit beasts cost tens or even hundreds of spirit stones, which is unaffordable for independent cultivators."

"These Swiftwind Horses were specially bred for them. They are cheap and easy to use. Near Tianyun Market, almost every independent cultivator with enough money will buy one."

Su Yang nodded slightly and returned the map to Xu Qing:

"A few spirit stones can buy a decent mount. It's a good deal. Thank you for letting me know, Senior Brother. I'll head to Tianyun Market next."

Xu Qing took the map and said:

"Tianyun Market is not far away, it will only take about an hour. It's still early, so Junior Brother can go directly to Tianyun Market, buy a horse, rest there for the night, and then head to Jinsha Market."

At this point, he seemed to remember something and added a word of advice:

"By the way, Tianyun Market is jointly managed by three Qi Refining families: the Zhang, Wang, and Zhao families. They are all small families, and the strongest in each family is only at the Qi Refining Perfection stage, with no Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"At the same time, there is also the Qingyang Pavilion in Tianyun Market, which is run by the inner sect immortals of our Qingyang Sect. If I remember correctly, the Qingyang Pavilion will be holding an auction tomorrow. Junior brother, you can go and take a look if you are interested. Just show your identification."

Su Yang wrote down his words and inquired further about the situation of Tianyun Market and Qingyang Pavilion.

Xu Qing knew this place quite well and explained everything to Su Yang.

After chatting for a while, Su Yang thanked him and took his leave.

After leaving the city lord's mansion.

Su Yang went straight out of the city, and then he changed his appearance and figure once again, becoming ordinary.

After all, they were heading to an unfamiliar gathering place for cultivators, a place where all sorts of people lived, including all sorts of people.

In addition, he did not fully trust Xu Qing. If Xu Qing had ill intentions towards him, it would be dangerous for him to use another appearance.

Even if Xu Qing had no ill intentions, it's always good to be cautious.