Border City of Black Nether
What kind of options are these?!
Little C has read too many female-oriented novels by Tomato.
Little B, what do you usually watch?! Have you been kidnapped by Little C?!
Lu Ping often felt that Little B was a warm and caring person who understood him best.
But sometimes, Little B is like a little devil.
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
[You smile gently at Wuming.]
"Master, how have you been?"
"I've said it before, I have some kind of karmic connection with the master."
[Wuming took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply to you.]
"Thank you so much for saving my life, senior."
[You and Wuming made no attempt to conceal yourselves, and swaggered back to Qingyang City.]
[You even controlled the speed, giving the various factions in Qingyang City time to react.]
The guards at the city gate changed their expressions drastically upon seeing Wuming.
The person the Zhao Household was relentlessly pursuing has actually returned alive?
[Looking again at you walking before Wuming, your aura as deep as the ocean, the guards exchanged a glance and lowered their heads in tacit agreement.]
[You are walking on the streets of Qingyang City.]
[The once bustling street, as you walked, was abruptly transformed into a vacuum.]
[From the shops on both sides, countless Divine Senses stealthily probed out, only to recoil as if electrocuted upon touching you.]
"That monk? How dare he come back?"
"Didn't you see the person next to him? Even the Household Ancestor Zhao couldn't stop him. Just who is this guy?"
Whispers rose from every corner.
[You ignored these discussions and led Wuming straight towards the Teleportation Hall.]
[You've been keeping an eye on the direction of the City Lord's Manor.]
[You really hope Sun Jingli can do something.]
Even sending someone to inquire would be helpful.
If he really does nothing, you'll feel embarrassed to find an excuse to make trouble.
[However, even after you stepped into the Teleportation Hall, the City Lord's Manor remained as quiet as a stagnant pool.]
[There was no obstruction, no questioning, not even a single probe of Divine Sense.]
[Even Zhao Qingsu's act of pretending to catch the murderer was missing.]
[You stand on the Teleportation Array, and sigh inwardly.]
[This old silver coin is truly professional.]
[With that kind of composure, no wonder he can be a local tyrant in Qingyang City.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Departed gracefully, untouched by cause and effect.]
[B: I am the king of Qingyang City, yet Sun Jingli doesn't even come to court. I've made an example of him...]
[C: Since Sun Jingli likes to play dead, let him die a proper death! Grab Wuming and head Wuming for the City Lord's Manor gate, set up a mourning hall on the spot, and raise a megaphone to shout: "Deepest condolences on the passing of City Lord Sun! A high-ranking monk from Great Forest Temple is presiding over the ceremony, offering a VIP package to the Ultimate Bliss afterlife, at a special price of 3.2 million Spirit Stones..."]
Why don't you go and play with Little C for a couple of days Little B?
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
[You withdrew your Divine Sense, paid the Spirit Stones, and stepped into the Teleportation Array with Wuming.]
[The Teleportation Array lights up.]
[You took one last look in the direction of the City Lord's Manor, across the Void.]
There was still no movement there.
[The Teleportation Array blazed brightly, and a tearing sensation resonated through space.]
The scene of Qingyang City distorted and vanished before my eyes.
[After an unknown amount of time, the feeling of weightlessness subsided.]
[You and Wuming walk down from the battle platform.]
[We've arrived at Black Nether City.]
[As you step out of the Teleportation Hall, you can actually smell a very faint Blood Qi lingering in the air.]
[It seems there are signs of murder and robbery all over the city.]
[You turned your head and glanced at the Teleportation Hall. The entire hall was crudely constructed, mostly made of massive, black stones, with deeply engraved defensive Array Patterns covering the walls.]
[Completely different from the exquisite and prosperous style of Qingyang City.]
[You slightly released your Divine Sense to scan your surroundings and sensed something unusual.]
The cultivators coming and going hurried along, maintaining a considerable distance between each other.
[There are no ordinary people among them; even those at the Qi Refining Stage are extremely rare.]
The streets were almost entirely filled with Foundation Establishment cultivators, with only a few Golden Core cultivators occasionally passing by, their bodies shrouded in Sha Qi.
The atmosphere here is ten times more ferocious than in Qingyang City.
[Wuming saw your confusion and explained to you,]
"Senior Lu, Black Nether City is right next to the Domain of Chaos, so its atmosphere is naturally influenced by the north. All Three Thousand Unorthodox Paths have a place to stay in the city."
"Furthermore, this city has no guards; if an ordinary person falls into the city, they will be devoured alive within two or three days."
[Between the Azure Dragon Domain and the Southern Lands Myriad Demon Domain lies the Demon-Severing Cliff, guarded by powerful warriors; it is a true mortal enemy, and the pass is heavily fortified.]
[Although the Azure Dragon Domain and the Domain of Chaos to the north also have natural barriers and passes, there are no troops stationed there for defense.]
Ultimately, the so-called Three Thousand Unorthodox Paths of the Domain of Chaos are, in essence, also Human Race.
[Even within the Demon-Severing Cliff and the White Tiger Hall, there were many cultivators who had come from the Domain of Chaos.]
[Moreover, the border area between the two regions, due to the collision of the spiritual energies of heaven and earth, has given birth to numerous mineral veins.]
[The Azure Cloud Sect Mystic Marrow Jade Vein of the Qingyun Sect lies on this dividing line.]
[Back then, the Azure Cloud Sect and the northern sects fought tooth and nail for that mine. I wonder if Han Shishan is still guarding that mine.]
[Not only that, Wuming will tell you something even stranger.]
[The Heavenly Certification Alliance's Teleportation Array doesn't actually connect to the Domain of Chaos.]
[Throughout your journey, you've traversed the various Central Regions of the Azure Dragon Realm, even reaching the Upper Domain and venturing as far as the White Tiger Domain, all using the Heavenly Certification Alliance's Formation Technique.]
[You always thought that the Heavenly Certification Alliance had long since monopolized all teleportation services in the cultivation world.]
[Now Wuming is actually telling you that the Heavenly Certification Alliance's Teleportation Array can't reach the Domain of Chaos?]
[Across the street from the Teleportation Hall of the Heavenly Certification Alliance stands another Teleportation Hall, called the Mystic Nether Pavilion.]
[However, before heading to the Mystic Nether Pavilion, you first made a detour to the Azure Dragon Merchant Association branch in Black Nether City.]
[Visiting the Azure Dragon Merchant Association to buy goods in every new city you arrive at has almost become your routine.]
[You're taking medication regularly, and you've started replacing some of your Qi-Gathering Qi-Consolidating Pill Qi-Gathering Pills.]
[While the Qi-Consolidating Pill is four times more effective than the Qi-Gathering Pill, the quality of the medicinal materials required for its refinement also increases accordingly.]
The inventory you have is no longer in good shape.
[Therefore, once you settle in a city of any significant size, the first thing you should do is clear out all the medicinal herbs in the merchant guild's warehouse that can be used to refine Qi-Consolidating Pills.]
Although Black Nether City is chaotic, its location on the border makes it a hub for various illicit resources, resulting in a surplus of high-grade medicinal herbs compared to ordinary Central Regions.
[At the counter, you didn't even blink; you swept away boxes and boxes of any spirit medicine that could be used for the Qi-Consolidating Pill, leaving not a single one behind.]
[Wuming stood behind, completely dumbfounded.]
[Previously, as a fellow traveler, he only knew that Senior Lu's Daoist magic was unfathomable and his cultivation profound. Now, seeing you spend money like water, he truly understands what "outrageously extravagant" means.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Business is of the essence. We must immediately head to the Mystic Nether Pavilion and use the teleportation route to the Domain of Chaos.]
[B: Since I'm already here, I haven't had enough fun yet! Let's wander around Black Nether City and experience its unique charm...]
[C: Turning around, he slapped the bill, longer than his life, into Wuming's arms, casually putting his dislocated jaw back in place. "Tsk, what are you standing there for? Pay the bill. Isn't it common sense in the cultivation world for juniors to pay for seniors when traveling?" He wanted to show Wuming what true inhumanity was like.]