A subordinate

As the largest city on the Southern Continent, Liangyi City had the powerful Liangyi Sect overseeing it and maintained excellent order. Countless cultivators wanted to settle there, driving the cost of living within its walls sky-high.

With only Qi Condensation cultivation, Yang Ziqing naturally could not afford to live inside the city. His home was in a village outside, a tiny courtyard residence into which his family of five was crammed.

Even a little courtyard like this was a heavy burden for him.

Whether inside or outside the city, all residences within range of the spiritual vein required an annual fee. The fees outside the city were simply lower, and the closer a residence was to the edge of the spiritual vein, the cheaper it became. Only areas without spiritual veins were free. Those were where mortals lived, and cultivators were unwilling to go there unless they truly had no other way to get by.

As for territory beyond the sect's jurisdiction, safety could not be guaranteed without the protection of the Liangyi Sect.

"Senior, this is my room. Please, come in!"

Yang Ziqing led Chen Lin into the courtyard and hurriedly opened the door to a separate room on the eastern side.

Then he explained, "Only my father and I are cultivators. My mother and younger siblings have no spiritual roots. My father is only at Qi Condensation Layer 4. Ten years ago, he was injured by a monster beast while gathering spiritual herbs, and he has difficulty moving around. I won't have them disturb you, Senior."

Chen Lin nodded and entered the room.

He had already investigated the circumstances of the few Qi Condensation cultivators he had hired, so he knew about this village and Yang Ziqing's family situation. None of it surprised him.

Although Yang Ziqing liked