Sights and Sounds of Yuanling City (1)

After hearing Senior Liao's words, Lin Xiao immediately transferred all the Spirit Stone in his storage ring to his private treasury.

He felt more secure with the system's private vault, figuring that no array or restriction could possibly take his Spirit Stone from it.

Just then, the system in his mind promptly issued a notification:

[No one other than the host can discover or access the items in this system's private vault. Please use it with confidence.]

Upon entering the city, Lin Xiao was slightly taken aback by the sights within.

On the wide avenue, people came and went, many riding strange and wonderful spirit beasts. Above the road, many people even rode on slender swords, flying slowly in the air. At a glance, all those flying on swords were Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The streets on both sides seemed no different from those in the Mortal Realm, lined with all sorts of shops.

The shops were rather cramped compared to the wide avenue, and when Lin Xiao looked closely, he realized that the shops on both sides of the avenue leading into the city sold very small, miscellaneous items, rather than the high-end, decorative things he had imagined.

At a glance, he saw that among these shops, there were those that bought materials, those that sold the meat and hides of various low-level Demon Beast beasts, those that sold low-level pills, those that recycled herbs, those that sold low-level talismans, and even those that sold magic array diagrams...

The shop owners and customers coming and going mostly appeared to be at the Qi Refining Stage Foundation Establishment Realm.

It's surprising that even in a city within the Immortal Cultivation Realm, the contents are so practical.

Liao Pantu, who was in Lin Xiao's arms, suddenly transmitted his voice to him:

"Don't underestimate those technical shops. Although they do low-level jobs, most of them are family-inherited skills, passed down for thousands of years in Yuanling City. The shop owners themselves may not be very strong, but they wield considerable influence in the city. If you offend one of them, everyone on this street will come after you. As the saying goes, it's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings. Unless your cultivation is like mine, at the Nascent Soul or even higher, don't easily offend these people."

"I see, thank you for reminding me, senior." Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao instantly lost his desire to stroll along this street. In any case, he had all sorts of comprehensive guides to these basic skills provided by the system, so there was nothing he particularly needed.

He continued walking inside, occasionally looking up at the sky and asking Liao Pantu:

"Senior, wasn't it said that Law Technique and Spiritual Power couldn't be used in this city? Why are these people able to fly through the city?"

"Only magical combat is prohibited; flying is still allowed."

After Lin Xiao had walked two streets, he suddenly heard a shout coming from behind him.

"The Jiang Household Livestock Firm truck is passing by. Fellow Daoists in front, please make way, please make way!"

He turned around at the sound and saw a middle-aged Qi Refining cultivator dressed in a brown uniform slowly driving a cart pulled by two oxen.

The two oxen pulling the cart in front were completely black, with four forked horns on their heads; they were clearly not ordinary oxen.

On the oxcart, inside a cage sealed with a binding spell, dozens of white and tender piglets were grunting and squealing, nudging around with their soft snouts.

Upon seeing this, Lin Xiao suddenly felt hungry.

These plump, white suckling pigs must smell delicious when roasted.

The cultivators who were walking on the street immediately made way when they heard "Jiang Household Livestock Firm".

At this moment, Liao Pantu transmitted his voice to Lin Xiao:

"Oh, the Jiang Household is still around. I thought that after what happened to this Lineage back then, they would most likely have fallen into ruin. Oh, their spirit pigs are quite good. Go buy one later and we'll take it to the Immortal Fragrance Pavilion and have the chef roast it for us."

After the oxcart passed, Lin Xiao agreed and asked:

"Is the Jiang Household very famous here?"

Liao Pantu replied:

"If we're talking about the strength of the various Lineage in Yuanling City, the Jiang Household is definitely outside the top ten, but in terms of reputation, the Jiang Household is not small."

Is there something going on here?

"It's actually quite boring, really. The Jiang Household is famous for airing their dirty laundry in public. Back in the day..." Liao Pantu's voice suddenly stopped, and then he said to Lin Xiao:

"You're just a kid, stop asking about these dirty things. Focus on your cultivation and taking care of your sect!"

After saying that, he didn't answer any of Lin Xiao's questions.

Lin Xiao had no choice but to suppress his gossipy nature and instead asked:

Where are we going?

Seeing that he was no longer pressing for gossip about the Jiang Household, Liao Pantu finally spoke up and replied:

"Go to Seven Stars Street; that's where the cultivators of Yuanling City gather."

Lin Xiao wondered:

Why is that? Is there anything special about Seven Stars Street?

"Of course. Well, it's hard to explain in a few words, you'll see when you get there."

Following Liao Pantu's instructions, Lin Xiao walked for quite a while before arriving at Seven Stars Street.

Upon arriving here, Lin Xiao couldn't help but admire the bustling crowds around him, remarking that this place truly lived up to its reputation as a gathering place for cultivators in Yuanling City.

Although Seven Stars Street is called a street, it looked more like a large square to him. No, it should be said that it looked very much like the job market he had visited once in his previous life.

Amidst the dense crowd, he could hear the shouts of many people.

"The Red Moon Secret Realm will open in three days. Our ten-person team is still missing three members. Those who want to go, hurry up!"

"Yuan Household Goods Firm offering a reward of twenty Spirit Stone per person for escorting goods. Only fifteen people are needed; first come, first served!"

"Buy ten live Fire Rhinoceros Beast! Five hundred Spirit Stone each!"

"Form a team to capture the Fire Rhinoceros Beast! Five-person teams, come quickly! Let's go as soon as everyone is ready!"

"The Secret Realm of Metal! Five-person team! Come quick!"

"The Wu Household is hosting a banquet at the Immortal Fragrance Pavilion today to entertain fellow Daoists from all directions. As long as you have a skill, you are welcome to go to the Immortal Fragrance Pavilion to demonstrate your abilities and become an honored guest of the Wu Household family—"

Lin Xiao now understood why this place was a gathering place for cultivators in this city; it was basically a real-life version of a public square.

Seeing that Lin Xiao was looking around and hadn't asked him any more questions, Liao Pantu couldn't help but send him a telepathic message:

What do you think?

When asked this question, Lin Xiao replied:

"Senior, do you think I should go and try to catch some kind of Fire Rhinoceros Beast? It costs five hundred Spirit Stone!"

Upon hearing this, Liao Pantu, who was inside the Soul-Nourishing Pendant, took a while to reply:

"Someone like you, with no connections in the city, believe me, you'll be surrounded and robbed by a group of people the moment you finish capturing the Fire Rhinoceros Beast."

Having been given a cold shower, Lin Xiao suppressed his somewhat agitated thoughts:

"All right."

It seems that making money here is quite difficult for someone new to the area.

Setting aside his immature money-making ideas for the time being, he began to seriously observe and inquire about various news here.