Southern Border, outside the Azure Parasol Sect Mountain Gate.
Peak after peak towered into the heavens, standing atop the surrounding mountains. Buildings wreathed in celestial aura dotted their slopes, while cultivators dressed in cyan Dharma Robes rode magical artifacts through the clouds and mist, making the place seem like a celestial realm.
Lu Yan gazed at the celestial palaces and pavilions standing amid the lofty mountains, his eyes filled with indescribable shock.
"Such a breathtaking spectacle can probably only be found in the Xianxia Version."
Strictly speaking, everything Lu Yan had encountered in the Xianxia Version before this had belonged to the lowest level of its ecosystem. Countless Rogue Cultivators traveled between the markets and the Demon Beast Mountain Range to earn Spirit Stones, scraping by at the bottom of the cultivation world.
The true core of the Xianxia Version lay in the sects that controlled the many resources and the immortal cities where forces from every direction gathered.
Unfortunately, those places had nothing to do with the vast majority of Rogue Cultivators.
Lu Yan had been able to come here entirely because of Ji Xingyao's help.
Besides explaining the purpose of the Scripture Transmission Token, the note Ji Xingyao had left in the Storage Bag also contained some related information.
After leaving the Azure Valley Market, Ji Xingyao had captured Xie Yun. Through Xie Yun's account, she had exposed the truth behind the investigation of the Rogue Cultivators who had sabotaged the Azure Valley Market. Using that as her justification, Ji Xingyao had challenged the other Direct Disciples to sword duels.
However, because her Dao Path still showed promise, Ji Xingyao had not killed those sect Direct Disciples, merely inflicted severe injuries on them.
With signs that Ji Xingyao's foundation was recovering, and with the little schemes of those