In Mountain Flame City, Xu Xuan chatted with Yang Yuanyi for a long while before finally approaching the matter at hand: the whereabouts of cultivation methods.
Rather than asking outright, Xu Xuan said:
"Fellow Daoist Yuanyi, is there anywhere in Mountain Flame City where people share news and exchange scriptures?"
"I recently acquired some low-grade cultivation methods. They're of little use to me, so I'd like to trade them with others."
Yang Yuanyi pondered briefly, then slowly named a place.
"If you want to share news or find cultivation methods and secret arts, the Heart-Listening Pavilion north of the city is your best choice."
"But it isn't under our Fire Crows' jurisdiction. It belongs to White Fox Mound, and I'm busy with affairs here, so I'm afraid I can't accompany you."
Xu Xuan rose and thanked him, saying quietly:
"That's quite all right. I can go myself. You have business to attend to, so there's no need to trouble yourself."
With that, Xu Xuan prepared to leave. Yang Yuanyi walked him out and said with a smile:
"Just head north, fellow Daoist, and you'll see the Heart-Listening Pavilion. Reveal your identity, and someone will come to welcome you."
Xu Xuan thanked him and left Mountain Flame City, riding the wind northward.
After flying north for several hours, he saw a level plain with a pavilion standing at its center, a hundred zhang tall. Radiant light flowed over it, and many demons came and went.
Xu Xuan landed. Seeing the words [Heart-Listening] above the splendid pavilion, he knew he had come to the right place and walked straight inside.
The pavilion's interior was exceptionally spacious, with demons bustling to and fro. The contrast with Mountain Flame City's earlier desolation stirred a faint sigh in Xu Xuan.
Many Noble-Blooded frequented this place.