Following a number of other cultivators, the three arrived before the towering city gates. Before long, however, the cultivators guarding the gates stopped them. The reason was simple: the other cultivators all produced tokens, while they had none.
When the Nascent Soul cultivator before him explained the conditions for entering the city, Qin Fengming showed no particular reaction.
Paying with demon cores was something Qin Fengming had often encountered in the Dark Sea Region. It was a practice unique to cities built in sea regions like this.
The demon cores of Integration-stage sea beasts were naturally nothing to the three of them. As luck would have it, Qin Fengming still had a few on him.
"Seniors, these Duan Shan Tokens will allow you to enter and leave any island under Duanshan City's jurisdiction at will for the next thirty years."
After accepting the three demon cores Qin Fengming handed over, the cultivator immediately placed a token in each of their hands.
Qin Fengming nodded without replying and walked straight through the towering gates.
Standing inside Duanshan City, the three looked around and were astonished by the sight before them. Everywhere they looked, mountain ridges rose in overlapping layers. Had the enormous gateway not stood beside them, they would have thought they had entered a mountain range.
Even after extending their divine senses, they could not detect a single hall.
"Senior, let us take a look at the place that rents cave abodes. We will likely be staying here for some time, so it would be best to rent two first." After surveying their surroundings, Qin Fengming finally pointed toward a cave abode a short distance to one side and turned to Fairy Shami.
Whether they were meeting those two groups of cultivators or waiting to cross the Miwang Sea, neither