Shaxu Town, Cruel Reality!

Only by experiencing it firsthand can one truly understand the terrifying nature of Mirage Crystals.

Since we've come across such a wonderful thing, we certainly can't let it go.

Although he doesn't have the ability to get it now, who knows in the future.

With the help of Immortal Fate Information and the Xuanjing, Nascent Soul True Lord is not so far out of reach.

Seeing Zhang Xuanchen's contradictory words, Zhang Xuanjing chuckled, nodded his head, and said affirmatively, "Don't worry, Brother Chen, I remember."

This is a valuable item that can be used to forge Treasure Tool.

"Once we have the ability, we'll definitely get it."

"Treasure Tool?" Zhang Xuanchen, somewhat puzzled.

"Beyond Spirit Artifacts lies Treasure Tool..."

Zhang Xuanchen listened so attentively that time flew by.

One day later.

Shaxu Town, a town situated on the edge of the Ten Thousand Bones Sand Ruins.

The cultivators preparing to enter and exit the Ten Thousand Bones Sand Ruins spontaneously formed a border town.

This place is a melting pot of all sorts of people, including Family Cultivator, Rogue Cultivator Bandit Cultivators, and desperate individuals like those who have undergone tribulations, as well as martial artists at the Acquired, Innate, and even Grandmaster Realm.

Of course, most of them are ordinary people who have no choice but to come here to survive due to natural disasters and man-made calamities.

There are no Spirit Veins here; the cultivators here all use Spirit Stones and pills for cultivation.

Stepping into the town, Zhang Xuanchen looked at the map in his hand.

"Finally, we've passed through the Ten Thousand Bones Sand Ruins."

I must say, the layout of this Shaxu Town is actually quite impressive.

One half of the area boasts lush vegetation and lakes, while the other half is covered in endless yellow sand. Although the temperature is the same, the environments are completely different.

How strange! How bizarre!

"What's so strange about that? There's a Spiritual Qi Spirit Lake at the far east of this town, brimming with natural vitality."

The soil nourished by the lake is limited, and can only cover the eastern area.

The west side naturally became what it is today.

However, the most important reason is the selfishness of those people; if only a stream had been created, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Zhang Xuanjing remained perched on Zhang Xuanchen's shoulder, his tone devoid of any emotion.

It was as if it were telling a very ordinary story.

The Shaxu Town is not large; within a radius of thirty miles, the population residing here is less than twenty thousand.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuanchen looked at the starkly polarized situation in the East and West and sighed inwardly.

Indeed, wherever there are people, there is oppression; wherever there are people, there is class division.

Just because it's not explicitly stated doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Most of the world's resources are controlled by a few people.

The town has a population of about 20,000, but the eastern part of the town has less than 5,000 people. Most of them are martial artists, wealthy merchants, or Qi Refining Early Stage cultivators, as well as their relatives and subordinates.

They wore the finest clothes, lived in the finest houses, and ate the finest food.

The 15,000 people on the west side, however, were poorly dressed and lived in mud-walled or wooden huts.

As soon as Zhang Xuanchen entered the town, many people began to keep an eye on him.

Some discerning individuals could immediately tell that Zhang Xuanchen's robes were expensive, indicating that he was definitely not short of money.

Many people immediately came over.

Having just left the Ten Thousand Bones Sand Ruins, this is naturally the westernmost side of the Shaxu Town.

The first to arrive before Zhang Xuanchen was a boy of about eleven or twelve years old. He was wearing clothes that were patched but clean, and he was holding the hand of a little girl of about six years old.

"Sir, do you need a place to stay? It's only twenty coins a night, no, only ten!"

There's food to eat, sir...

As he spoke, the others surged forward.

The burly man at the head of the group shoved the boy aside.

"Go to hell! Don't you two little bastards know what your homes are like?! You want this adult to stay in your house!"

What if I get infected by your sickly mother?

Get the Laozi out of here! Don't embarrass our Shaxu Town!

After saying that, she stopped looking at the boy who had fallen to the ground and the little girl crying beside him.

He looked at Zhang Xuanchen and immediately changed his expression, his face full of smiles.

"Sir, please come stay at my Desert Sand Inn! A single room for one!"

Special services are also available! With expert techniques, we'll absolutely revive you and make you feel refreshed and invigorated!

Only 100 coins a night, meals included!

He was immediately drowned out by the voices of others.

"Sir! Come to us! It's only fifty coins a night!"

"We only need thirty coins for tonight, sir!"

For a moment, Zhang Xuanchen was surrounded by these people and couldn't move. Looking at the boy who was being pushed and shoved but kept getting up, he felt a pang of sympathy.

These people may have their own difficulties, but judging from their clothes and appearance, their lives are much better than those two children's.

A powerful surge of Qi and Blood and qi erupted from his body!

He snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, "Hmph! All of you, disperse!"

Such a large group of people bullying two children! Is this the Feng Tu of Shaxu Town?!

I think the ones who are disgracing this town aren't them! They're the ones who are!

Spread!"

Zhang Xuanchen did not reveal his identity as a cultivator here, but rather as a martial artist!

Because if he were to move into that child's house as a cultivator, he might bring disaster to them after he leaves.

The identity of a martial artist is not so noticeable, since even the strongest martial artist uses ordinary people's possessions and has no need for things like Spirit Stones.

Feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from Zhang Xuanchen, everyone dispersed, lowering their heads and daring not to speak.

Zhang Xuanchen walked to the boy's side, pulled him up from the ground, then reached into his pocket, took out ten coins, and placed them in the boy's hand, saying:

"Lead the way, I'll stay at your place tonight."

The boy's face lit up with joy upon hearing Zhang Xuanchen's words.

He kept bowing and paying his respects!

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! This way, please!"

After saying that, she took her sister's hand and pointed the way for Zhang Xuanchen.

The people behind watched the three figures leave with varying expressions, their thoughts unreadable.

One of the young men ran straight east, a hint of excitement on his face.

"Brother Chen, you shouldn't have any contact with these two children," Zhang Xuanjing suddenly said.

Strangely, the two children seemed not to hear him and continued to point the way for Zhang Xuanchen.

Zhang Xuanchen wasn't surprised; even Golden Core cultivators couldn't see it, let alone mortals.

"It should be fine, it's only ten coins."

Zhang Xuanjing crossed his legs, turned to look at the crowd behind him, and said leisurely, "This is not a matter of money, but a matter of face."

If you are stronger than them, they naturally won't bother you.

But the reason they are being humiliated by you today is entirely because of these two children.

"What will happen to them after you leave?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuanchen froze on the spot.

At that moment, he seemed to see what would happen after he left tomorrow.

Those two children will be killed by that group of people!

How many people living in this environment can be truly kind?

Their lives were already oppressed, and they finally managed to earn some money to survive, only to be humiliated by their two defenseless children.

No one would believe you weren't Resentment Qi!

Reality is cruel!