Boat Fare

There weren't many customers on the street at that moment, and even fewer lingering at this particular stall. The stall owner was a very friendly person, and upon hearing Lin Xiao's question, he immediately answered for him:

"Young brothers, you may not know this, but it is said that every hundred years, several months before the Talisman Master Assembly is held, a very large spirit ship will go to various cities every month to pick up passengers. If you want to go, you only need to pay the fare to board the ship and travel to the venue of the Talisman Master Assembly."

"Moreover, I've heard that the fare isn't expensive, and many people with lower cultivation levels who want to broaden their horizons or participate in the Talisman Master Assembly use this spirit ship."

Jiang Youfu, standing to the side, curiously opened his round eyes and asked the stall owner:

"Boss, how much is the fare?"

The stall owner paused for a moment, then chuckled somewhat sheepishly.

"I wouldn't know that. My father wasn't even born when the last Talisman Master Assembly was held."

After speaking, Lin Xiao selected several small items that Jiang Youfu had picked up and examined earlier from the stall. After asking the price and paying two Spirit Stone, he led Jiang Youfu away from the street.

"Brother Xiao, where are we going?"

Jiang Youfu followed behind Lin Xiao, his head busily looking around.

Just a few steps away, this shop has a huge rock floating in front of it, and a few more steps away, this other shop has someone demonstrating talismans!

A few steps further, he came across shops selling all sorts of Demon Beast he'd never seen before.

For a moment, he even hated himself for not having three heads.

Lin Xiao didn't need to turn around to know what he looked like, and laughed:

"Go to Seven Stars Street; it's a good place to gather information."

Having learned from his previous experience in Yuanling City, Lin Xiao already knew where to go to gather information about cultivators within the Yuanling City.

Oh, now there should be one more Myriad Connections.

But Lin Xiao always felt that Myriad Connections was not very safe, so he never went there.

Seven Stars Street is better; the sources of information are quite diverse, and you don't need to worry about others knowing what information you've gathered.

Most importantly, it's free.

Things like the cost of the ship shouldn't be hard to find out.

The stall owner looked like he set up his stall there every day, and he didn't seem to be going to the Talisman Master Assembly, so he probably didn't have much free time to specifically gather information. At most, he would hear it from passersby or customers.

So it's normal not to know.

As expected.

Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu only needed to stroll around Seven Stars Street for a while to get the answers they wanted. They found out everything, including the fare, where to buy tickets, and the monthly departure times.

The stall owner was wrong.

The fare to the Talisman Master Assembly was actually quite expensive.

It costs two hundred Spirit Stone per person...

After finding out the information, Lin Xiao took Jiang Youfu to an inn to check in.

Half a day had passed since they came out. They couldn't let Senior Liao stay in the Soul-Nourishing Pendant forever; they had to let him out for some fresh air.

Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu closed the door tightly and then set up various small arrays and restrictions for soundproofing and defense around the room before Liao Pantu emerged from the Soul-Nourishing Pendant.

As soon as he came out, he saw Lin Xiao's pained expression and scoffed:

"You're really asking for trouble. You think two hundred Spirit Stone for the boat fare is too expensive?"

Lin Xiao looked at him with some resentment, sighed, and said:

"Senior, you're a tycoon, you don't understand the pain of us poor people."

Jiang Youfu looked around, then tentatively asked:

"Brother Xiao, how about we don't go?"

However, Lin Xiao slammed his hand on the table and said:

"No way! You have to go! I promised to take you out, so just tell me what you want to do. It's only two hundred Spirit Stone, I'll pay for it myself!"

"Besides, Elder Liu from our sect is at this Talisman Master Assembly. Your suggestion is perfect; let's go and support him!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Youfu chuckled:

"Alright, then we'll do as Brother Xiao says."

Having known each other for so many years, he knew that Brother Xiao was just joking about feeling sorry for Spirit Stone; when it came to sharing things with his brothers, Lin Xiao was never ambiguous.

Moreover, Jiang Youfu was thinking, didn't his seniors say before that his craftsmanship could fetch a good price even in the Immortal Cultivation Realm?

If you really spend too much, you can just cook some dishes and sell them yourself.

In the afternoon, Lin Xiao and his friends did not go out shopping or have fun, but instead left the city.

Nearly a year later, Lin Xiao returned to Yuanling City. Now that he had some free time, he decided to visit the grave where he had buried himself.

Jiang Youfu had heard Lin Xiao talk about what had happened here before, so he naturally knew about what had happened in the Icefield Mystic Realm and how he had brought out the remains from the secret realm to bury them.

Hearing Lin Xiao say he was going to take a look, he went along with him.

Before going, Lin Xiao also bought a small pot of wine from the wine shop.

Just get the gist; typing too much is a waste.

As the sun set, the two walked to the place where Lin Xiao had erected the monument.

Perhaps because no one takes care of this place, and it is located in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, the Spiritual Qi, although not particularly abundant, is still much better than that of the Mortal Realm. As a result, in less than a year, the weeds on the ground have grown to three feet tall.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao had a very skilled harvesting technique, and he quickly cleared away all the weeds.

Looking at the deserted and uninhabited place due to its remote location, Lin Xiao sighed, seemingly lost in thought.

Jiang Youfu walked to the stone tablet, bowed respectfully, and said:

Greetings to all the seniors I've never met. May you rest in peace in the afterlife.

Seeing his serious expression, Lin Xiao smiled silently, then lifted the lid of the wine pot, took a small sip himself, and poured the wine onto the stone tablet.

"In the future, I don't know if I'll have the time or even remember to visit you all. Consider this wine a final offering, and may your journey to immortality be smooth in your next life."

After speaking, Lin Xiao remained silent for a moment, then said to Jiang Youfu:

Let's go.

As the two turned around, they didn't see that behind them, a faint white mist, like clouds or fog, quietly rose from the stone tablet, hovered above their heads for a moment, and then turned into countless invisible fragments that silently fell on them.

After they left, the three characters 'Unknown Tomb' that were originally engraved on the stone tablet gradually disappeared with the wind.

The nameless tomb became a truly nameless tomb.

Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu had just left the cemetery when Lin Xiao suddenly sensed someone nearby.

He immediately focused his Divine Sense on the direction of that aura.

But they discovered it was a person who had collapsed in the weeds and bushes.

The man lay face down, his body riddled with wounds of all sizes, his clothes tattered, and his breath weak. If left unattended in this desolate wilderness, he would likely perish here in less than two days.