No wonder!
They had been wondering why so many notices offering cave abodes for rent had appeared in the city lately!
So this had been the idea behind it?
At one table sat four Golden Core cultivators, all at the mid-stage Golden Core realm and all disciples of some major sect.
Their status within the sect was neither high nor low.
They were a step below the genius disciples who received the entire sect's attention and preferential resources, yet better off than the ordinary disciples beneath them.
It was no problem for them to come to a place like Nine Emperor City from time to time and cultivate in seclusion for a while.
But making up their minds to buy a cave abode was truly not easy.
They did not even dare consider going to a bank for an installment plan.
If they could not pay it back, their cultivation was not high enough to earn many spirit stones.
But after hearing what that man had said earlier, one of them, a cultivator with an eight-shaped mustache, could not help but speak up.
"Did you all hear what that guy said just now?"
"I heard him."
"I've seen quite a few notices for renting cave abodes lately too."
"Why does no one rent out cultivation partners? Sigh, other people's women are always more tempting."
"I think other people's cultivation partners smell sweeter too."
"You really know how to enjoy yourself."
Because one lecher made a piece of nonsense up, the topic was instantly dragged off course.
The mustached cultivator quickly pulled the conversation back.
"Since that's the case, I have an idea. How about us brothers pool our money, rent a cave abode, and cultivate together?"
"One cave abode for the five of us? Wouldn't there be too little spiritual