"Yes, Miss."
"However, His Majesty seems to value him greatly. Rumor has it that His Majesty even assigned Luo Feng, one of the Shadow Guard Commanders, to him, to protect him at his side."
"Looks like he fears others might harm the Ninth Prince," the beautiful woman continued.
Meng Ruoxue's face, beautiful enough to bring calamity upon all living beings, remained icy as she said, "For Chu Yun, protecting him too well and leaving him without tempering will only hasten his death."
"Enough. Don't waste time on someone like him."
"Have you found any leads on what I asked you to look for?"
The beautiful woman wore a helpless, worried expression. "Miss, I have inquired everywhere. In the Great Xia Dynasty, there has been no trace of the Source of Nirvana for nearly a hundred years."
"The main reason is that this thing is simply too rare. One Source of Nirvana represents the life of a Nirvana Realm cultivator."
"It is truly too difficult to find."
The reason Meng Ruoxue sought the Source of Nirvana was mainly because her cultivation had settled at its limit, and she had to break through.
As for the Nirvana Realm, with the memories of her previous life, she should have been able to pass through the Fire of Nirvana smoothly without any concern.
But after reincarnating, she discovered that the Sky Demoness had actually used a wisp of residual soul consciousness from her previous life to place the Nirvana Curse upon her.
The power of her Fire of Nirvana had increased more than ten thousandfold. It was utterly impossible for a human to survive!
If she came into contact with the Fire of Nirvana, there was an enormous chance that she would perish on the spot.
Therefore, she could only search for the Source of Nirvana.
Only through the Source of Nirvana's special power could she successfully break through to the Nirvana Realm.
After hearing that there were no leads on the Source of Nirvana, Meng Ruoxue did not look particularly disappointed.
Since she could not find it, she would refine one herself!
The key to the Source of Nirvana was a living Nirvana Realm cultivator.
"Then there is no need to keep looking for now."
"Just help me gather the materials for these formations."
Meng Ruoxue handed her a list covered with spiritual materials of heaven and earth needed for several killing formations.
With her current strength, fighting an early-stage Nirvana Realm cultivator would not be much of a problem.
But if she wanted to suppress one, she could only rely on the power of formations.
"Yes, Miss."
After taking the list, the beautiful woman immediately left.
"Sky Demoness, just wait!"
"Once I break through to the Nirvana Realm, I will be able to seek out the source of the curse!"
"When that time comes, I will kill you with my own hands!"
A flash of murderous intent passed through Meng Ruoxue's cold blue eyes.
Chu Yun, Luo Feng, and Venerable Wan Lei strolled through several streets in succession. He had now truly witnessed the vastness and prosperity of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Within the entire Imperial City, there were thousands upon thousands of commercial pavilions and restaurants, large and small!
Moreover, many major powers had established businesses here.
The Wangxian Dao Sect, the Blood God Sect, and even the Shi Family all had fixed commercial establishments within the Imperial City.
The Shi Family alone had three commercial pavilions in the Imperial City, each more than ten stories tall.
Each of them had a Nirvana Realm expert from the Shi Family stationed within!
Chu Yun toured all three of the Shi Family's commercial pavilions. Because of his status, the Nirvana Realm elders stationed there personally received him after he entered.
Chu Yun did not stand on ceremony either. As he walked around, whenever he saw something he wanted, he merely had to say the word. Those elders would immediately fetch it and hand it over without charging him a single coin.
And so it continued until nightfall.
The two storage pouches at Chu Yun's waist were stuffed to bursting as he strode out of the Shi Family's commercial pavilion.
The items inside were enough to equal the accumulated wealth of a small sect over ten or so years.
"Commander Luo, is there anywhere else in the Imperial City that is more entertaining?"
On the street, Chu Yun had not yet had his fill today, and he turned to Luo Feng to ask.
Luo Feng thought for a moment before replying, "Your Highness, the most entertaining place in the entire Imperial City is none other than the Misty Rain Pavilion."
"Oh? Misty Rain Pavilion?"
"Just hearing the name makes it sound good. What kind of place is it?" Chu Yun asked curiously.
"Your Highness, there are many things one can do in the Misty Rain Pavilion."
"Inside, there are many singing courtesans with beauty capable of toppling kingdoms. So long as one can pay the price, one may enjoy their songs and dances and spend a night of spring romance."
"There is also a dueling arena, grand auctions, and even rare treasures, exotic beasts, mounts, and the like for sale within," Luo Feng explained.
Upon hearing this, Chu Yun immediately became interested in the Misty Rain Pavilion. "So many tricks?"
"Then what is the background of this Misty Rain Pavilion? What force stands behind it?"
Luo Feng shook his head. "I do not know."
"You do not know?" Chu Yun was puzzled.
This was the Great Xia Imperial City. How could Luo Feng, a Shadow Guard Commander, possibly not know what force stood behind the Misty Rain Pavilion?
"Your Highness, the Misty Rain Pavilion suddenly appeared fifty years ago."
"One of their Venerable-level experts entered the palace and spoke with His Majesty, asking only that they be permitted to establish the Misty Rain Pavilion within the Imperial City."
"Thirty percent of the Misty Rain Pavilion's annual profits would be given to the royal family."
"Therefore, His Majesty agreed to their condition. But for safety's sake, he also sent our Shadow Guards to monitor the Misty Rain Pavilion in secret for a long time. Yet we found nothing unusual, so we did not pay it much further attention."
"According to His Majesty, the people of the Misty Rain Pavilion likely do not belong to this Earth Realm. They should be from another region of the Origin World."
"But so long as they do not harm the dynasty and can bring benefits to it, His Majesty will not oppose their actions," Luo Feng continued.
"Oh? An outside force?"
Chu Yun thought for a moment, then made his decision. "Come. Let us go take a look at the Misty Rain Pavilion."
Luo Feng led the way. After guiding Chu Yun and Wan Lei for only a short while, they arrived at the Misty Rain Pavilion.
Chu Yun looked up and saw that the entire Misty Rain Pavilion covered an area nearly comparable to a massive mountain range. Its palace halls were as enormous as mountains, and even taller than the top floors of the Shi Family's commercial pavilions!
The halls were lavishly and majestically decorated. Multicolored lights shone upon the palace structures, as though a rain of fireworks had truly begun to fall.
"Three honored guests, this way, please."
Seeing Chu Yun and the other two, the disciples at the entrance courteously invited them inside.
"The Misty Rain Pavilion has no restrictions. Regardless of one's status, even an ordinary Rogue Cultivator may enter and spend money here," Luo Feng explained in a low voice.
Chu Yun remained fairly composed.
With steady steps, he led Luo Feng and Wan Lei straight inside.
The moment he entered the Misty Rain Pavilion, every hall within Chu Yun's sight was magnificent and dazzling. Its vastness rivaled that of a broad public square.
Apart from several Misty Rain Pavilion disciples standing before golden counters,
hundreds of beautiful young women dressed in dance garments, their long and alluring legs exposed, danced gracefully beneath countless gazes, displaying their charm and elegance.
Wealthy young masters sat at wine tables, embracing women on both sides while throwing away fortunes for the girls they fancied. Spirit stones were flung out in great handfuls as though they cost nothing, venting their boundless desires!
Elsewhere, many pairs of men and women sang and danced amid the blossoms in the dance floor, touching boldly, filling the air itself with an ambiguous fragrance...
"Tut, tut, tut..."
"A place like this was far more stylish than even the Haitian Feast in my previous life."
Chu Yun swept his gaze over everything within the Misty Rain Pavilion, and the sight gave him no small shock.
He could not help recalling a saying from his previous life.
If you had money, Shanghai was a demon city drunk on gold and lost in paper; if you had no money, Shanghai had only The Bund and the Oriental Pearl.
"Commander Luo, where are the grand auction and the dueling arena you mentioned?" Chu Yun asked after coming back to his senses.
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