Shopping

However, Lin Xiao noticed that most of the people coming and going at the city gate were Qi Refining cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators, none of them had reached the Golden Core. He didn't see a single one in any area that his Divine Sense could cover.

Perhaps it's because the concentration of Spiritual Qi here isn't high enough to attract cultivators with higher levels of cultivation. Although the Wood Spiritual Qi here is very docile and abundant, this abundance is only relative and still somewhat different from those proper spiritual gathering places located on Spirit Vein.

Lin Xiao felt that if Zhenyang City, which could sort out mixed Spiritual Qi into Wood Spiritual Qi, could really obtain a Spirit Vein, the city might become famous throughout the Mysterious Extreme Domain, and its presence might even appear on the rough map of the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain that he had.

Even if a sect that can establish itself in the Immortal Cultivation Realm doesn't have an entire Spirit Vein, it should at least have the right to use a few nodes on the Spirit Vein. I don't know if the Zhenyang Sect doesn't have one or if it just hasn't made it available to Zhenyang City.

The entrance fee here is much more expensive than that of Yuanling City, costing twenty Spirit Stone per person.

No wonder so many low-level cultivators are unwilling to enter the city and just loiter outside. The little they earn probably doesn't even cover the entrance fee.

Lin Xiao feigned great reluctance and took out twenty Spirit Stone, and the barrier at the city gate allowed him to pass.

Once inside the city, I found it to be much more lively than the outside.

Those cultivators outside who were unwilling to spend money to come in were, after all, still a minority.

People come and go inside, but because of the many intertwined branches and leaves blocking the sunlight, the interior is rather dim.

Various small, single-room houses can be seen everywhere on the streets.

The streets here are different from those in typical cities, probably because they are made up of branches and leaves; they are all quite narrow.

There weren't many spacious shops on the street; most were tiny shacks, just a few square meters in size. Many of these shacks had their doors tightly shut, and they didn't look like places to do business.

But these shops all had signs hanging outside, with various names that looked like shops, such as "Spirit Pill Workshop" and "Spirit Medicine Pavilion". Despite their small storefronts, their names made them sound like big shops.

Lin Xiao noticed that many of the tightly closed huts had a board hanging on the door with a bunch of small orders posted on it. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the orders were for low-level pills.

Each of these forms comes with a low-quality Sound Transmission Talisman. These Sound Transmission Talisman are very cheap, but their transmission distance is very limited, and the duration of the transmission is also very short, usually only enough for one or two sentences before they can no longer be stored.

Some houses also have very conspicuous purchase notices hanging outside, indicating what each homeowner needs to buy. If the homeowner's door is closed, there will be a note attached to the purchase notices showing the quantity of herbs and Spirit Plant needed, the price offered, and a Sound Transmission Talisman, meaning that if you want them, you can contact them and the price can be negotiated.

It seems that Alchemist Zhenyang City.

This trading model seems to be different from that of other cities outside.

In general, large shops monopolize the majority of goods purchases in the city, with only a small number of goods circulating in smaller markets.

To facilitate quick and easy sales and obtain Spirit Stone as soon as possible, everyone prefers to purchase goods from large shops. Although large shops offer lower prices, they are generally not too outrageous, providing a price floor for the industry. They also have mature methods for inspecting goods, so the Spirit Stone they offer are unlikely to be problematic.

After all, everyone would think that such Dayi store, many of which are chains, wouldn't stoop to ripping off lowly cultivators like them.

But to my surprise, things were completely different in Zhenyang City.

Lin Xiao hardly saw any large shops along the way.

It's also possible that he's currently at the base of the tree roots, and things might be different if he goes further up.

The city's streets are intricate and complex, but they spiral upwards in an overall direction. The area below is mostly populated by low-level cultivators.

Lin Xiao discovered that it wasn't just the Wood Spirit Root cultivators who were numerous here; there seemed to be quite a few Fire Spirit Root cultivators as well, and many Alchemist possessed Fire Spirit Root.

There are a lot of low-level Alchemist here.

From the rooms with open doors, you can see that each one contains an Pill Furnace, piled high with herbs. Whether it's messy or tidy depends on the personal habits of the Alchemy Chamber's owner.

Imagining so many people refining elixirs by setting fire to a tree every day, Lin Xiao felt the scene was somewhat eerie.

He strolled around, looking here and there, while listening to his surroundings, keeping an eye out for any news that might interest him.

He walked a little further in and found himself in what was... a food street?

The street was lined with houses on both sides, but each house had a small stall outside, with an echoing stone hanging on it, constantly inviting customers.

"Take a look! Spirit Herb Hall's new Huicao Juice Milk Pudding is made from fresh Huicao juice extracted using special Alchemist techniques and fresh spiritual milk. It has a rich flavor, is good for the mind and nourishes the body, and is very beneficial for cultivation!"

Don't miss out! Three Fields Household's signature Mizuki Honey Milk Tea is on special today! Originally 9 Spirit Stone, now only 3 Spirit Stone! Come and try it at this special price!

"Rui-Style Dessert Cottage's Special Today: Lingju Blossom Dew Fresh Milk Cake, a must-have for fairies seeking beauty and health!"

Lin Xiao walked and looked around. The stalls on this street really knew how to make the most of low-grade Spirit Plant and herbs. They could make even the most worthless things look tempting and delicious. This ability was truly admirable.

Even though he had eaten his fill of the various delicacies in his own sect's Spirit Cuisine Hall, he couldn't resist the temptation and spent Spirit Stone to buy a cup of honey milk tea and a serving of spirit orange blossom dew fresh milk cake.

He wasn't doing it for beauty or health; it was just that the two dishes looked really good and made him very hungry.

The Water Moon Honey Milk Tea, with its pink and green hues, resembled a specially mixed cocktail, with plenty of ice cubes and a delicate white Water Moon flower on top.

The Lingju Flower Dew Fresh Milk Cake is even more remarkable. The cake is white overall, and you can see the juicy orange segments wrapped inside when you cut it in half. There are also strands of flower dew oozing out from the gaps in the cake.

Although these items are of little practical use to cultivators—a cup of drink or a pastry can only replenish a pitifully small amount of Spiritual Power or promote cultivation—their appearance alone makes it hard not to buy them.

Lin Xiao wasn't worried about attracting attention by spending these Spirit Stone stones, because almost no one who passed by this street ever escaped unscathed.

Regardless of their cultivation level, every cultivator who passed by this street would take out a few Spirit Stone from their pockets and leave them behind.