Shuyang City, Tianyang City, and Liyang City are collectively known as the Three Yang Cities under the Xiao Clan. Among them, Liyang City is the most prosperous because the Zhao Clan family, the largest family under the Xiao Clan, is based there, followed by Shuyang City.
In Shuyang City, there is an auction house established by the Xiao Clan, which is also the main source of Shuyang City's economy.
Looking across the mainland, the establishment of auction houses always attracts widespread attention, because here, as long as you have enough resources, you can bid on anything without any scruples and without causing trouble. Of course, this is just the perception under normal circumstances. After all, in the face of absolute power, any obstruction or hindrance will be ineffective.
Shuyang City is located east of Xiao City, a distance of thousands of miles. Fortunately, thanks to the teleportation array, Xiao Yan and his two companions did not spend too much time and arrived there on the same day.
As the golden light faded, several figures appeared within the massive light array, including Xiao Yan and his two companions.
As the light enveloping their bodies dissipated, Xiao Yan and the other two twitched their eyelids slightly and slowly opened their eyes, looking around with curiosity. After a few breaths, they were surprised to find that they were not in the city, but on an Heavenly Stone Platform outside Shuyang City.
"This teleportation array is actually located outside the city?"
Having experienced numerous teleportation arrays, Xiao Yan had always seen them located in the central area of a city, which was considered the city's most important economic hub. However, in this Shuyang City, the teleportation array was actually located outside the city, which was truly surprising.
"Let's go, let's get into the city first."
Sensing the strange gazes coming from not far away, Xiao Yan realized that there were only three of them left on the teleportation array. He quickly snapped out of his daze and hurriedly led the two people beside him to follow the pedestrians.
As they walked, the three of them glanced at the massive outline of the city in the distance, and couldn't help but raise their eyebrows again. It seemed that the city before them had surprised them in more ways than one.
Unlike any city I've ever seen before, the city gate of Shuyang City is actually built at a corner of the city wall. The towering wall resembles a giant beast that swallows people whole, and the black boulders extending from the wall are deliberately arranged to form the three characters " Shuyang City ". Judging from these features alone, this city is truly unique and distinctive.
Following the pedestrians, the three walked out of the somewhat dark city gate passage. Suddenly, dazzling sunlight shone down from the sky, and the bustling noise poured into their ears like demonic sounds, causing Xiao Yan to frown slightly.
Squinting slightly, Xiao Yan slowly raised his eyes, gazing at the enormous inner city and the crowded streets before him. He couldn't help but frown in admiration. As expected of one of the top three cities under the Xiao Clan, the scale of Shuyang City was in no way inferior to Donghua City in the Southern Region, which he had seen before, and perhaps even surpassed it.
Where to go next?
Bai Hua's gaze swept around, pausing briefly on the towering, eerie shadow at the end of the street, before she spoke softly.
Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment, his gaze also lingering on the shadow, before he said:
"Let's check out some of the larger pharmacies in the city first. Since there's an auction house here, there should be quite a few rare medicinal herbs circulating. If we're lucky, we might find the Sumeru Grass there."
Bai Hua nodded slightly, while Lian'er kept glancing around, her clear, beautiful eyes filled with curiosity. At the same time, her pure and innocent face attracted the attention of many people around her, and covetous gazes involuntarily fell on the girl's delicate figure.
"Buzz..."
In response, Xiao Yan merely stirred his mind, and an invisible pressure immediately spread out from his body. The powerful aura instantly brought the surrounding crowd back to their senses, and they quickly dispersed a distance, making the area around the three of them much more spacious.
Let's go.
Xiao Yan led the way, with Bai Hua holding the curious Lian'er's hand. The three of them walked slowly forward. Passersby who had witnessed Xiao Yan's terrifying presence quickly made way for them. The group moved freely through the crowd, heading towards the eerie shadow at the end of their sight.
The three strolled slowly through the vast Shuyang City, their eyes occasionally scanning the shops on both sides of the street. They looked around and investigated, but Xiao Yan did not see any pharmacies that caught his attention. However, the increasingly crowded people around them made them feel the liveliness of Shuyang City.
Although he hadn't found anything along the way, Xiao Yan wasn't anxious. Sumeru Grass were extremely rare medicinal materials, and even the Xiao Clan's collection couldn't produce many. To expect to find them easily in Shuyang City would be wishful thinking.
As they traveled, the view ahead of Xiao Yan and his companions gradually became clearer, and they were able to see clearly that the strange shadow standing at the end of their sight was a huge stone tower under the sunlight. Judging from its appearance, it was exactly the same as the strange stone tower that Xiao Yan had seen in the Xiao Clan. According to Xiao Yan's estimation, the location of this stone tower should be the center of this Shuyang City.
Meanwhile, a towering walled building surrounded the stone tower, and judging from its design, it was undoubtedly the only auction house in the city.
A moment later, the three of them finally stopped in front of a very large attic.
Staring at the pavilion before him with surprise, Xiao Yan couldn't help but open his mouth slightly before chuckling. He never expected to find a branch of the Xiao Clan in the Central Region.
Cloud-Hidden Pavilion.
"This guy, I thought the branch only covered the border regions of the mainland, I didn't expect it to even have ties to the Central Region."
With a grin, Xiao Yan couldn't help but admire Luo Jin's methods. That guy always managed to do things that ordinary people couldn't, extending his family's influence to the feet of the three major clans. Even those three clans wouldn't dare to do such a thing, because once the Xiao Clan discovered it, they would probably be wiped out.
Standing before the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion, Xiao Yan smiled slightly, and then led Bai Hua and the other person inside. Compared to others, he felt a special sense of familiarity entering this place, at least he believed that the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion would not be his enemy.
Upon entering the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion, the noise from the outside world immediately subsided, and a rich medicinal fragrance mixed with countless herbs wafted towards them. The fragrance was so strong that all three of them couldn't help but sneeze.
As Xiao Yan rubbed his nose and turned his gaze back, a figure quickly approached from the side, accompanied by laughter.
"Three guests, what do you need? We have everything here, from Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills to elixirs and medicinal herbs, and even Formation Plate. I'm sure we can meet your needs."
As soon as he finished speaking, an old man dressed in a golden robe appeared before Xiao Yan, looking at him with a gentle smile.
The old man had noticed Xiao Yan and his companions as soon as they entered the pavilion. When he observed them with his Spiritual Strength, he was surprised to find that even with his fifth-level Soul Power, he could not see through the young man's abilities. As a result, his gaze towards Xiao Yan became even more respectful.
" Fifth-Tier Formation Master, huh? No wonder it's the work of the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion."
Seeing the old man's attire, Xiao Yan thought to himself, then smiled at him without saying a word, and with a flick of his wrist, took out a white jade fan from his Storage Ring and handed it to the old man.
The latter smiled and accepted the white jade fan. His gaze swept over it, and his Elder Zhang face instantly changed. He couldn't help but gasp, then quickly and carefully examined the fan in his hand. After a few breaths, he carefully handed it back to Xiao Yan, bowing respectfully and saying:
"So it's Mr. Xiao Yan. May I ask what you need from me?"
Hearing the old man actually call him by name, Xiao Yan was slightly surprised, then clasped his hands in a fist salute and smiled:
"Senior, you are too kind. I have come here only to find a medicinal herb called Sumeru Grass. Do you have any?"
" Sumeru Grass?"
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, the old man's expression immediately froze. He hesitated for a moment, but still nodded heavily and said:
"Have!"