Stone City is a city entirely made of Shitou.
Both the city walls and the houses within the city were built of Shitou.
Stone City is not large, but it is very lively. It is less than the size of a village or town, but has a population of over 600,000.
This was the first time Ling Yi had seen a A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality city in this world since he transmigrated here.
This made Ling Yi a little excited and thrilled. He looked around and found everything novel and fascinating.
On the contrary, Lin Xue'er reverted to her icy expression, looking like she was someone to be avoided.
Lin Xue'er was already beautiful, and even with her icy expression, she still attracted a lot of attention.
In addition, Ling Yi and his group were dressed in splendid attire, making them stand out conspicuously in the eyes of these ordinary people.
As for Long Taoyi, he has been completely obscured, his name has been turned into a Masai, and his entry has also been completely removed from the system panel.
Although Substitution Value of over two million is considerable, what can you do when he looks like someone from the Radiant Water Country?
Besides, do we really need those few Substitution Value?
Ling Yi suddenly smelled an extremely rich aroma. Following the direction of the aroma, he quickly spotted a restaurant.
At the entrance of the shop, a whole roasted lamb was being roasted over a fire.
The aroma emanates from this whole roasted lamb.
Ling Yi swallowed hard and walked over.
"Boss, do you sell whole roasted lamb?" Ling Yi asked the old man in hemp clothing who was brushing on the seasoning.
The old man looked up and saw Ling Yi dressed in a blue robe. He immediately said respectfully, "Young master, this is not a whole roasted lamb, it's a roasted forest rat."
"A forest rat? Such a big rat?" Ling Yi was somewhat surprised.
"Ahem, it is indeed a rat, but unlike ordinary rats, forest rats feed on tree bark and roots, unlike other rodents."
"The taste of forest rats is absolutely delicious, a rare delicacy, but people from other places generally find it hard to accept and have prejudices against them."
"How much is this? I'll have one to try."
Just then, Lin Xue'er's clear, cold voice rang out. " Ling Yi, it's best not to eat such mundane and filthy things. Mundane foods often contain toxins."
"Once you've eaten it, you'll have to use your Spiritual Power to remove the toxins, which is quite troublesome. Besides, you and I have already abstained from Spiritual Qi and should be nourished by spiritual energy. Eating such unclean things will pollute our Spiritual Power."
Ling Yi frowned and said, "It's just barbecue, how did it become something dirty? Your description is a bit of an exaggeration."
"Contaminate Spiritual Power? Who told you that eating can contaminate Spiritual Power?"
"We are cultivators, and we should stay away from the mortal world, and we should not be tainted by mortal things. Even if we want to satisfy our appetites, we should eat spiritual grains and Spirit Beast."
Ling Yi waved his hand dismissively and said, "What's with all this talk of the mundane and the extraordinary? If you want to eat delicious food, why be so particular?"
"Grandpa, how much is it? I'll have one, it smells so good."
The old man was staring at Lin Xue'er in a daze. It wasn't that he had any dirty thoughts; it was just that Lin Xue'er's appearance was so stunning that the old man thought he had seen Fairy and was momentarily lost in thought.
Ling Yi found it amusing and was about to say something when he felt the surrounding temperature suddenly drop.
Immediately following, a cold voice rang out. "I'm giving you a lesson. If you dare to look again, you're dead!"
As Lin Xue'er finished speaking, Ice aura erupted instantly, extinguishing the Huoyan beneath the roasting forest rat. The once steaming forest rat instantly turned into a block of ice.
Then, the cold air spread towards the old man.
Ling Yi waved his hand and released a burst of Spiritual Power to protect the old man.
He frowned and looked at Lin Xue'er: "What are you doing?"
Lin Xue'er frowned as well. "I don't like being stared at like that."
"An immortal, a cultivator? Immortal, spare my life! Immortal, spare my life!" The old man finally realized what was happening and was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground.
Ling Yi frowned, his good mood instantly shattered, and without saying a word, he turned and left.
Lin Xue'er glanced at the old man with disdain and followed him.
In fact, Lin Xue'er felt extremely uncomfortable ever since she entered Stone City.
She was once the Holy Maiden of the Xue Clan, and had lived in the world of cultivators since childhood, rarely coming into contact with mortal matters.
Her the Final Master and parents instilled in her from a young age the theory that cultivators are supreme and mortals are mere ants.
It's basically like this: A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality are all dirty, A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality ' things are all dirty, A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality ' food will pollute the cultivator's body and Spiritual Power, blah blah blah.
It's not just Lin Xue'er's family; in fact, all cultivators in the entire Eastern Continent share this sentiment.
The higher the cultivation level and the longer a cultivator lives, the less human they become. In order to maintain their immortal nature and to isolate themselves from A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, they will use any means necessary.
This unhealthy trend, whose origins are unknown, then spread throughout the entire Eastern Continent.
Since the Eastern Continent is the core of the Immortal Cultivation Realm, this evil influence spread throughout the entire Immortal Cultivation Realm.
In the eyes of some more extreme cultivators, A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality and everything in the Mortal Realm are like Plague, the kind that feels like you'll die if you touch them.
Of course, Ling Yi had only been in this world for a short time and didn't know just how outrageous this unhealthy trend was, but Lin Xue'er's attitude suddenly made him feel very disgusted.
Ling Yi hadn't paid much attention before, but as he continued to wander around Stone City, Ling Yi increasingly felt that Lin Xue'er's disdain and disgust for A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality emanated from her very bones.
The more Lin Xue'er acted this way, the more Ling Yi led her towards crowded places.
I chatted with the vegetable vendor, ate at a mutton soup restaurant with an extremely strong gamey smell, and finally stayed at a guesthouse that was incredibly cheap.
The room was not only small, but also damp and musty.
Ling Yi sat on the bed, seemingly unconcerned, and looked at Lin Xue'er, whose face was pale, and asked, "You hate A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality?"
"Let's leave. I feel very uncomfortable here," Lin Xue'er said, frowning.
Not only did everything here make her uncomfortable, but even Ling Yi himself made her feel very uncomfortable.
In her mind, Ling Yi, Ling Yi was currently eating A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality food and touching A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality objects, seemed very dirty to her.
Ling Yi lay down on the bed, crossed his legs, and said, "I feel very comfortable here. Why wouldn't I feel comfortable?"
Lin Xue'er's gaze towards Ling Yi at this moment was filled with disgust. Having been brainwashed since childhood, she simply couldn't accept it.
"Then, I'll go back to the Tyrant Heaven Sect and wait for you." Lin Xue'er said, turning to leave.
Ling Yi frowned as he watched Lin Xue'er fly out of the window, but ultimately said nothing.
He could sense Lin Xue'er's deep-seated disgust, which he found very difficult to understand.
Even if cultivators are high above and regard A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality as ants, they shouldn't go to this extent.
"Heh, just a tool." Ling Yi sneered and began cultivating.
The next day, Ling Yi spent another day wandering around Stone City, buying a lot of random things, and finally got to eat the forest rat he hadn't been able to eat the day before.
I must say, this forest mouse tastes really delicious.
Ling Yi liked it after trying it and even bought more than a hundred to keep on hand.
They finally returned to the Tyrant Heaven Sect that evening.
Ling Yi found Jiang Hongchan and Lin Lan, only to learn a piece of news that was both unexpected and yet perfectly logical.
" Lin Xue'er is gone; she went to the Hundred Thousand Mountains alone," Jiang Hongchan said.
Then Jiang Hongchan asked, "What happened between you two? She seemed to have a very bad expression when she left."
Ling Yi recounted what had happened in Stone City.
"In fact, this situation is extremely common in the Immortal Cultivation Realm. In the minds of most cultivators, the Mortal Realm is like a poisonous valley, something to be avoided like the plague," Jiang Hongchan Taunt.
"Why? Aren't cultivators all originally A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality? Don't they have A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality parents? Don't they have A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality relatives and family?" Ling Yi Dawei puzzled.
"Because this is the prevailing trend throughout the Immortal Cultivation Realm, especially in the Eastern Continent, where the situation is even more severe. A theory circulates among cultivators in the Eastern Continent that in order to maintain their immortal nature, cultivators must isolate themselves from mortals."
"That's utter nonsense," Ling Yi scoffed.
"They say that A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality are unclean, and touching them will contaminate the immortal body and Spiritual Power. They say that A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality things contain a lot of poisonous water, and once one is tainted, it will be difficult to Tribulation Transcendence."
"Who are they?"
"Those powerful cultivators from the Eastern Continent."
Ling Yi scratched his head. "Are they crazy? Why would they do this?"
At this moment, Lin Lan spoke up, "Actually, it wasn't like that at first. The earliest theory proposed by those powerful Immortal Cultivation Realm was that cultivators should try their best not to get involved in mortal Karma."
Ling Yi and Jiang Hongchan both looked at her.
Lin Lan continued, "Without resolving Karma, it's difficult to Tribulation Transcendence. Tribulation Transcendence isn't just about enduring the Lightning Tribulation; it also involves overcoming the Heart Tribulation and the Karma Tribulation."
"After Tribulation Transcendence, one must sever all ties with the past. If one remains entangled in Karma, success will be difficult."
"What Karma?" Jiang Hongchan asked.
Ling Yi glanced at Lin Lan and Jiang Hongchan with surprise. He thought that what Lin Lan said was common knowledge in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, but Jiang Hongchan's question meant that she didn't know either.
This Lin Lan is no ordinary person!
"For example, if you were once saved by someone's kindness in providing a meal, then before you Tribulation Transcendence, you must repay that kindness and settle this karmic Karma."
"I understand. It means repaying kindness with kindness and taking revenge for wrongs. Before Tribulation Transcendence, you can't have any attachments or Bond in your heart, right?"
Lin Lan nodded. "That's roughly the idea. Among these, the most difficult to resolve is worldly Karma."
"Why?" Ling Yi didn't understand. Wasn't it the easiest thing to eliminate mortal Karma?
After all, whether it's repaying a debt of gratitude or seeking revenge, it's a simple matter for immortals to deal with A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality.
"Because A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality have too short a lifespan."
Ling Yi suddenly realized something, while Jiang Hongchan seemed to be deep in thought.
"Most cultivators take at least several hundred to a thousand years to progress from A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality to Mahayana, but A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality don't live that long, and death cannot sever the Karma Bond."
After a pause, Lin Lan continued, "However, I don't know when it started, but cultivators distorted this concept, and it slowly turned into the current corrupt practices."
"In recent millennia, fewer and fewer Tribulation Transcendence have successfully transcended tribulations, which is related to the current unhealthy trends and practices."
"Is there a conspiracy?" Ling Yi murmured.
"Perhaps it's a conspiracy, or perhaps it's the foolishness of cultivators digging their own graves," Lin Lan Taunt.
Hey, there's something wrong with your attitude. It's like you're not a cultivator.
Just then, more than a dozen figures descended from the sky and landed in front of the three.
Leading the group were Xu Tianyun, Bai Jiangshan, Zheng Nanjian, Gao Song, with Zhao Hao and others behind them.
" Ling Yi, please have mercy and lift our curse."