The Jiang Liu flows forward in the direction it emerges from the mountains.
He encountered more and more people along the way, but most of them ignored Jiang Liu. A few, however, saw that Jiang Liu alone and tried to approach him, their intentions unclear, but Jiang Liu ignored them and used his Wind Walk to pass by in a flash.
After looking himself over, he realized the problem: he had a sword and a knife on his back, and a knife at his waist, which was obviously stolen.
"I was careless!" I was still inexperienced. I should have wrapped up those two weapons before coming back. Luckily, it's not too late now.
He quickly wrapped the sword and sapling on his back together with the bundle and carried it on his back so that it wouldn't attract too much attention.
The Jiang Liu without further delay, and with the aid of the Wind Walk, it sped off like a gust of wind towards the mountain pass.
Before long, we reached the fork in the road. We sped past it and arrived at the gathering point before entering the mountains, where it was still packed with people and bustling with activity.
After all, survival in this Wind City is not easy, especially for martial artists. They have a large appetite and consume a lot of resources. If they don't go out to earn money, let alone advance in their cultivation, they'll be lucky to even maintain their strength.
Even disciples from large Lineage or major sects have to complete their missions; there are no free resources. That's why this gathering point is so popular. Many people sell the Exotic Beast they hunt in the mountains here before continuing their journey into the mountains.
As for Jiang Liu, he didn't want to bother with that; he just wanted to take the most valuable beast core from the entire Exotic Beast. After all, he wanted to hunt Exotic Beast, and any Exotic Beast that appeared before him would have its beast core.
Unlike other ordinary martial artists, who have to team up and cooperate to deal with an Exotic Beast, and even after finally killing it, they still have to guard against being double-crossed.
Jiang Liu looked around the gathering point, hoping to find something good. But he was greatly disappointed; it was obvious that if there were anything good, he wouldn't get a chance.
Disappointed, Jiang Liu left and began using his Wind Walk to head towards Wind City. Half an hour later, the west gate of Jiang Liu Wind City came into view.
Jiang Liu consciously lined up to enter the city, paid the entrance fee, and headed straight for the Ascension Tower.
As soon as you enter the Ascension Tower, the female waitress at the entrance immediately greets you, "Hello, sir! How may I help you?"
Jiang Liu showed his Ascension Token, and the waitress immediately led Jiang Liu to the second-class VIP room at the back of the first floor.
Those without Ascension Token are received in the main hall. The lowest VIP room is Class 3, marked with an iron plaque. Within the Ascension Tower, class hierarchy is pervasive; all treatment and prices are based on rank.
After entering the VIP room, Jiang Liu didn't waste any words. He took out two Seventh Grade, five sixth-grade, seven fifth-grade, and eight Fourth Rank beast cores from his person, placed them on the table, and said, "Let's see how much they're worth."
The waitress replied, "Sir, we have a price list for purchasing animal cores. Would you like a copy?"
"We'll talk about that later. You should calculate the price of these first."
"Good sir. We buy Seventh Grade beast cores for three thousand taels of silver each, sixth-grade for five hundred taels each, fifth-grade for four hundred taels each, and Fourth Rank for three hundred taels each. Would you like to sell?"
"Alright! Here's a knife and a sword too, want to check how much they cost?"
"Alright, please wait a moment, sir." The waitress took the sword and knife, examined them carefully, then went out to get a testing stone to test the sharpness of the sword and knife before putting them down.
He said to Jiang Liu, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, sir. Your knife and sword are both grade nine, but the quality is average and they are slightly worn. I can only offer them to you for eight thousand taels each! Do you want to sell them?"
Jiang Liu calculated that the purchase price was slightly lower than the selling price, but that was normal. After all, who would do business without a profit? Selling it himself would not only be troublesome but also easily expose him. He then nodded.
"Alright, sir, the total is twenty-nine thousand seven hundred taels. Would you like a price list? It's complimentary," the waitress said with a delighted expression.
Jiang Liu nodded, and the waitress went out to get the silver.
A moment later, the waitress came in with a silver note of 29,700 taels and a price list for purchasing beast cores. After handing the silver note to Jiang Liu to count, she picked up the beast cores, swords, and other items and placed them on a tray.
Then he continued to ask Jiang Liu, "Sir, is there anything else I can do for you?"
Do you sell any secret manuals here?
"We have some skill manuals for sale here. Would you like to take a look? What attributes do you want? I can show you a catalog first. Let me know when you've chosen."
"Do you sell any martial arts manuals of the prefecture level or above?"
The waitress laughed upon hearing this, "Sir, you're overthinking it. How could that be? The highest-ranking manual we sell here is only Mystic Grade, Low Rank. You have to go to auctions to buy anything above Mystic Grade, Mid Rank."
Uh! Jiang Liu paused for a moment. He had been thinking about whether he could get some freebies. It seems there's no chance today.
"When will you have an auction?"
"We hold an auction once a month, which happens to be the day after tomorrow. If you would like to participate, you can bring your Ascension Token to enter the auction hall."
"Okay! I'll come over then!"
He then got up to say goodbye and went to the storage area to retrieve the items he had previously stored. Upon opening them, he found they were all trash, so he handed them over to the waitress to dispose of.
In the end, he simply wrapped up the intelligence books and left the Ascension Tower.
As soon as Jiang Liu stepped out of the Ascension Tower, he was immediately stopped by a bald man dressed in a blue robe. Jiang Liu looked at Feng Yi's shiny bald head and wanted to laugh.
Feng Yi looked at Jiang Liu's expression, which seemed to be trying to suppress a laugh, and was somewhat speechless. He thought to himself, "If I didn't know I couldn't beat you and would really teach you a lesson, would you still be in the mood to laugh?"
He quickly put on a friendly front and said, "Brother, you've finally come out! I've been waiting for you for ages!"
"Stop calling me brother, what do you want? Speak!" I was secretly alarmed. I had only been back in the city for a short time, and Feng Yi had already managed to find me. It seems that the power of these Lineage is not to be underestimated!
"It's nothing, it's just that after meeting you in the mountains, I felt an instant connection with you, and I immediately thought that I would definitely treat you to a meal when I got back to the city! And here's the opportunity!"
Looking at Feng Yi's seemingly honest expression, Jiang Liu immediately thought that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing. After all, he had stolen their Celestial Star Grass before, and now he was pretending to be very familiar with him and inviting him to dinner? Let's see what he's up to.
Jiang Liu then nodded.
Immediately, Feng Yi happily led Jiang Liu into a luxurious carriage.
Before long, the carriage stopped in front of a luxurious restaurant.
Jiang Liu alighted from the carriage, looked up, and saw "Drunken Immortal Pavilion" (Drunken Immortal Pavilion). He was taken aback; what a coincidence! It seemed Drunken Immortal Pavilion had quite a few branches! Of course, with their impressive marketing, it would be strange if their business wasn't doing well!
The Drunken Immortal Pavilion here is still four stories high, one story taller than the one in Cloud Sun City, so it seems that it is still divided into different levels.