Very Strange
Even if the Mortal Realm is poor, as long as the quantity is large enough, it will still Dayi market, even with lower prices. Doesn't anyone in the Immortal Cultivation Realm want to compete for this market?
Lin Xiao thought it was impossible.
It's not that he hasn't been to the Immortal Cultivation Realm before. Although the Immortal Cultivation Realm is generally much richer than the Mortal Realm, the gap between rich and poor in the Immortal Cultivation Realm is actually quite large. Some people look down on it, while others naturally look up to it.
Even though the journey between the Immortal Cultivation Realm and the Mortal Realm is long, it only takes Golden Core and Nascent Soul level cultivators about a year to travel to that Spiritless Land.
A year isn't a long time for cultivators. As long as they choose cultivators from Lineage or sects who have little hope of advancement, they won't give up this large market just because they have no other choice.
In short, the Immortal Cultivation Realm doesn't seem to completely look down on the Mortal Realm's market, yet it seems to be relentlessly exploiting and suppressing the Mortal Realm regardless of its fate. It's strange, very strange indeed.
Lin Xiao had no clue about this problem for the time being, and he could only develop his sect step by step according to the plan.
Now that He Yi has said this, it means he must know quite a bit. He replied, "I only know the general situation, but I don't know the reasons. Since you're asking, it seems you have some information?"
He Yi replied, "I do know some things. Although the Mortal Realm is vast, its Spiritual Qi is thin. The more prosperous spiritual domains in the Immortal Cultivation Realm have no designs on the Mortal Realm Mortal Realm, so it has basically always been controlled by the nearest Southern Spirit Domain."
"Or perhaps it should be said that the Mortal Realm is controlled by Myriad Connections of the Southern Spirit Domain."
He Yi paused for a moment, seemingly lost in thought, before continuing, "Although on the surface, the Talisman Sect is the most renowned in the North and South Spirit Domains, the most powerful entity in the Southern Spirit Domain is actually the omnipresent Myriad Connections. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they are the de facto overlords of the Southern Spirit Domain. Myriad Connections, though ostensibly a trading company, not only conducts business in the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain but also secretly manipulates many things. If it weren't for the Talisman Sect and several other sects working together... the details are too complex to explain in a few words. In short, the current stagnant state of the Mortal Realm can be said to be partly due to Myriad Connections's deliberate maintenance."
"It's actually Myriad Connections?" Lin Xiao was quite surprised.
This shop has quite a reputation. He encountered it the first time he went to the Immortal Cultivation Realm. Although he didn't stay there for long, he could still feel the extent to Myriad Connections had penetrated the daily lives of cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
"Okay, I understand. If you have time, please enter what you know about Myriad Connections into the Jade Slip and give it to me. I'll think about it," Lin Xiao said.
"Alright," He Yi replied. "Sect Master, Myriad Connections has quite a few spies in the Mortal Realm. Our sect's large-scale operation this time will inevitably be discovered and reported back by those spies. Also, there are nine other members of the investigation team that came to the Mortal Realm with me before."
As he spoke, he paused for a moment and added, "Many sects in the North-South Territory actually have some transactions with Myriad Connections, whether openly or privately..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao felt somewhat troubled.
Myriad Connections's eyeliner is actually not too bad.
After all, the Mortal Realm is a barren land, and even if there are high-level cultivators among the spies sent there, the number wouldn't be too many. Lin Xiao doesn't believe that the sect cultivators in the Mortal Realm wouldn't be aware that high-level cultivators are acting as spies.
The cultivators in the Mortal Realm may be powerless against Wanwan Myriad Connections's spies and dare not touch them, but that doesn't mean they are unaware of their existence.
Lin Xiao planned to ask the sect leaders and royal ancestors with whom he had a close relationship later.
He felt that the nine cultivators from major sects in the Immortal Cultivation Realm who had come with He Yi were more important.
Those cultivators were all quite powerful. I heard that the highest level was the Nascent Soul Great Perfection, and the lowest was the Golden Core Stage. Apart from He Yi, there were only two Late Golden Core cultivators, and the remaining seven were all Nascent Soul Cultivator.
He Yi told Lin Xiao all of this after he joined the Lingxian Sect.
"Hmm... Do you have any means of communication over there that are as convenient as our Lock Ring?" Lin Xiao suddenly asked He Yi in a low voice.
He Yi didn't understand either, and said, "There are convenient means of transmitting sound like Lock Ring, but they are all limited by distance and cannot transmit sound across Spiritless Land. Only the soul lamps left in the sect can know our approximate condition. For example, if someone is on the verge of death, their soul lamp will be on its last breath."
The Soul Lamp leaves an imprint on the soul through special means, which can roughly reflect an individual's life state, but that's all. Senior Liao mentioned this when chatting with everyone in the sect.
Upon receiving He Yi's reply, Lin Xiao seemed thoughtful. "I see... Okay, I understand the situation now. You can go ahead and do your work."
Seeing that Lin Xiao seemed to have a plan, He Yi felt relieved.
After the two ended their call, He Yi continued to stroll around Xiushui City.
Actually, saying he was taking a stroll isn't quite accurate; he wasn't aimlessly wandering around the city, he still had an errand to run.
Having witnessed firsthand how this city was built out of thin air, He Yi became increasingly curious about Lin Xiao.
After Xiushui City, Lin Xiao told him to go down the mountain and walk around the city more often, as it would help with his cultivation. So he took on a job from the sect to conduct daily undercover investigations in the city and went down the mountain.
I must say, his experience in the city these past few days has been quite interesting.
Although both cities were established and managed by cultivators, Xiushui City was clearly different from any of the cities he had visited in the Immortal Cultivation Realm before.
There is no clear boundary between mortals and cultivators here.
At least if he couldn't sense whether the other person had any cultivation level, he could hardly tell from their expressions and behavior whether they were ordinary people or cultivators passing by in this city.
In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, mortals avoid appearing in front of cultivators whenever possible. Even if they accidentally bump into them, they immediately hunch over, lower their heads, and hide their eyes, wishing to be as insignificant as ants so as not to be noticed.
The ordinary people in Xiushui City are all in good spirits. They will greet passersby in a friendly manner. If the street vendors have not sold out of food by the afternoon, they will also randomly pick some passersby who look pleasing to the eye to feed them.
He even... saw ordinary farmers hire Rogue Cultivator to help them cultivate the land!
After learning more, he discovered that these farmers were villagers from the entire city area before Xiushui City was built, and their fields were mostly located within the city.
After the city was built, these farmlands were protected by a special barrier set up by the city. Outsiders were not allowed to enter at will. Only those who had registered at the city lord's mansion were allowed to enter their respective farmland areas.