"Is this Demon-Suppressing City?"
The scene before them changed abruptly. Even though the members of the River City Team had entered secret realms many times before, they still needed a few seconds to shake off their disorientation and adjust.
Yue Wen looked around. The buildings resembled a period-drama film set, all low, single-story houses with gray roof tiles, interspersed with a few wooden towers. Blue bricks and dark earth covered the long streets, and only the storefronts of the larger shops looked a little brighter.
"Lei Zhenzi Pill Shop... Li Qingshu Talisman Shop..." Qi Dian read the names aloud. "Are these names serious?"
"The spiritual qi in the city really is thin," Liu Yuanjun said.
The introduction to the secret realm had already mentioned this. Spiritual qi was scarce in Demon-Suppressing City, making it very slow to recover cultivation. When competitors had heavily depleted their qi seas, they would either have to risk cultivating outside the city or visit the Many Dharma Inn inside it.
The inn was named "Many Dharma" precisely because its abundant spiritual qi yielded greater gains when practicing cultivation methods there.
But staying at the inn cost Demon-Suppressing Coins.
Once the competition ended, Demon-Suppressing Coins would serve as points for the final tally, so many competitors probably would not be willing to spend them.
If they did not need to practice cultivation methods, they could stay in any house along the street. Though the interiors were shabby, most containing only dusty tables, chairs, and beds, sleeping there for a few nights would be no problem.
Many competitors were already picking out houses they liked.
"If the competition ends once only sixteen teams remain, then in theory, couldn't I just camp outside the city and kill people?" Xing'er suddenly asked. "If we kill all the other teams,