Are all plants and trees great masters?

"Although Long Aotian himself is only at Qi Refining level two, he not only has True Lord Changle behind him but also guidance from another mysterious expert whose cultivation is no less than late Core Formation. Therefore, even though Long Aotian's strength is still weak, he possesses many miscellaneous life-saving methods and even has a small teleportation array in his hand."

"Long Aotian's strength is not enough to be feared by seniors, but if they wish to keep him here, that small teleportation array would be the most troublesome."

Within a few sentences, Bai Lan had revealed all of Long Aotian's current trump cards.

The System fell silent.

It lit another candle for Long Aotian, no, this time it lit three.

Going against the host, she could find opportunities everywhere to desperately pit you against yourself.

The black-robed cultivator was also shocked by the information Bai Lan reported and had fallen into thought.

Long Aotian's cultivation was nothing special, but he had a master at late Core Formation behind him, and it was said that there was an expert whose cultivation was no less than Core Formation secretly guiding him.

It seemed he couldn't underestimate the situation and would have to use some special methods.

The black-robed cultivator's eyes sharpened.

Bai Lan, who did good deeds without seeking recognition, dug a pit for Long Aotian and then didn't linger, turning to flee.

"Host, you're so wicked." The System clicked its tongue.

Bai Lan spread her hands, "What did I do? I didn't do anything. I just told the people chasing Long Aotian his trump cards."

This was called doing nothing?

The System clicked its tongue and shook its head.

Although with Long Aotian's luck, he would definitely escape death in the end.

But if the late Qi Refining black-robed assassin became serious, and knowing Long Aotian's trump cards, they fought with all their might.

Even if the Qi Refining level two Long Aotian, protected by the Heavenly Dao, couldn't be killed and could still run, he would lose a layer of skin.

As they spoke, the two had already arrived outside the gates of Cangyuan City.

A massive town built against a mountain valley, it was a spectacular sight of towering pavilions and a deserted street as far as the eye could see.

Cangyuan City was divided into an inner and outer city. The outer city was where low-level cultivators like those at Qi Refining resided, while the inner city was where those with high status and cultivation at Foundation Establishment, or even Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages, lived.

After all, the conspicuous cloud-shrouded area at the rear of Cangyuan City, where several layers of formation spiritual light overlapped, was also quite eye-catching. Most of the important figures lived within.

Besides that, a golden barrier covering the entire city could be seen above Cangyuan City, which was likely the city's protection formation and also served to prohibit flight.

This was because most Foundation Establishment cultivators flying on their swords put away their flying swords and walked into the city when they reached the outskirts of Cangyuan City.

Of course, this rule was not applicable to Core Formation stage cultivators.

Core Formation cultivators could still maintain their status, after all, in the cultivation world, strength was everything, and strength was the rule.

After Bai Lan displayed her Identity Jade Token, she entered the city without much inspection.

Bai Lan, entering Cangyuan City for the first time, wandered for half an hour. After feasting her eyes, she reluctantly accepted the fact that she was lost.

Cangyuan City was magnificent, but it was also truly vast.

"Esteemed immortal, is this your first time in Cangyuan City?"

As if on cue, the second Bai Lan showed a troubled expression, someone with sharp eyes appeared.

Here he comes, here he comes, the inevitable character in cultivation novels - the guide.

In cultivation novels, the protagonist always encounters a guide when arriving at a new place, and the reward needed is merely a single Spirit Stone.

Thanks again to Long Aotian. If she hadn't robbed his Spirit Stone pouch, Bai Lan wouldn't have had any Spirit Stones.

If you can't find the book title, you can try searching for the author, maybe the name has just been changed!

Bai Lan nodded with a smile, "Yes, may I ask who you are…"

"Greetings, fellow Daoist. I have lived in this Qingyuan City for decades, and I usually earn Spirit Stones by doing odd jobs to support my family, hehe." The old man smiled and stroked his beard, "For just one Spirit Stone, the map of Qingyuan City will be yours."

Bai Lan began to ponder.

According to common sense, shouldn't she haggle?

But these low-grade Spirit Stones were the most basic currency in the cultivation world. She couldn't exactly pay someone half a Spirit Stone.

Just as Bai Lan was about to pay the full price, the old man opposite her seemed to sense Bai Lan's emotions and quickly added, "If Immortal feels the price is too high, this old man can add another piece of information worth one Spirit Stone."

Bai Lan's eyes lit up.

As expected, when paying with Spirit Stones, one shouldn't be too eager. Wait a moment! There might be a surprise!

"Please speak, fellow Daoist." Bai Lan felt no pain in using the Spirit Stones robbed from Long Aotian and readily took out a Spirit Stone from her Storage Bag.

The old man's eyes lit up upon seeing the Spirit Stone and he quickly nodded, "Does Immortal know that besides the marketplace, there is another place in Cangyuan City called the Black Market?"

Bai Lan's expression flickered.

She certainly knew about the Black Market.

Besides the marketplace, the Black Market also held many opportunities for Long Aotian and Bai Lan.

However, the Black Market was in a gray area of the cultivation world, a place neglected by major powers. Those with low cultivation and no self-preservation abilities would be going there to die.

"This bamboo slip records the location of the Black Market, but I must still warn Immortal that if you lack self-preservation abilities, you must not set foot in the Black Market, otherwise…" The old man smiled, shook his head, and left with the Spirit Stone.

Bai Lan stared at the words on the bamboo skewer, falling into thought.

How could a seemingly ordinary old man at Qi Refining level one know about secret information like the Black Market?

Could it be another big shot hiding their identity again?

No, no, I can't assume everyone is a big shot.

Picking up bargains is the priority. She needs to buy that Spatial Black Stone before Bai Ling gets her hands on it.

The map the old man gave Bai Lan was very clear. She followed it, making turns and twists, and finally found the location of the marketplace within Cangyuan City.

Marketplaces were divided by size. Large marketplaces, backed by sects and located in the center of the city, were basically equivalent to the large commercial districts in her original world.

"Qi Nourishing Pills, top-quality Qi Nourishing Pills—"

"Fresh Beast Blood, essential for drawing Talismans! First and second-tier available, buy more get discounts—"

"Treasures from ancient cultivators, guaranteed genuine!"

"Step right up, take a look, take a look! One Spirit Stone for a chance to win! Winners get to randomly choose an item from one of my Storage Bags. High-grade Spirit Artifacts, Blood Recovery Pills, Monster Bone Materials, we have it all!"

Within the marketplace, there were stall owners who silently guarded their stalls, and vendors who loudly hawked their wares.

What attracted Bai Lan the most was a small gambling stall.

One Spirit Stone to bet on whether the dice roll was high or low.

High wins, low loses.

The winner could freely choose one Storage Bag from the dozens the stall owner had. They would receive the items inside the Storage Bag, but not the Storage Bag itself.

Isn't this just a typical gamble plus blind box?

For ordinary people, playing once would most likely result in losing all their money, but…