The Spirit Gathering Pavilion's Anomaly

Watching Qingle disappear into the distance, Lin Xiao thought to himself, "Little tree spirits, this is all I can do to help you."

Although he didn't know why Qingle said he had no clansmen, Lin Xiao could tell from Qingle's appearance and the aura he sensed that he belonged to the same clan as the little tree spirits outside.

The suggestion of undergoing trials is indeed because this is a common method used by most cultivators to seek breakthroughs during periods of stagnation.

He wasn't sure if it would help with Qingle's specific problem, so even though they were just nearby, he suggested that Qingle go outside so she would have a chance to meet the little tree spirits.

Perhaps Qingle's problem can be solved or resolved by them.

The picnic experience was quite interesting. We even met a fellow Daoist tree spirit and had a sudden enlightenment together. Lin Xiao got up and packed up the tablecloth, tea table, and other items, preparing to continue shopping.

The problem with the tree demon has been temporarily resolved, but they still have no clue where to find a location for their sect's headquarters.

After packing his things, Lin Xiao continued walking along the main road towards the upper reaches of Zhenyang City.

Perhaps it's because the higher you go and the closer you get to the treetop, the denser the surrounding Wood Spiritual Qi becomes, which explains why there are more cultivators with higher cultivation levels as you go higher.

Lin Xiao even gradually noticed quite a few Golden Core cultivators in the crowd.

His current Qi Refining Late Stage level seemed somewhat out of place here, so he had no choice but to hide and secretly change his cultivation level to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. He also adjusted his appearance to make himself look like a middle-aged man in his thirties.

In truth, Lin Xiao didn't really think he could find out any useful information by just wandering around the city; he was just flying around the desolate wilderness day and night in an attempt to connect with some people.

While you're at it, go around eating melons and such; it's all part of cultivating immortality, so make it easy.

However, most of these cultivators were busy earning and spending Spirit Stone Spirit Stone, while the rest were flocking to the Spirit Gathering Pavilion. Occasionally there were minor disputes over transactions, but Lin Xiao didn't get to witness any Dagua.

He strolled along the street, buying quite a few books, mostly tales of the Immortal Cultivation Realm. He didn't buy much about herbs and Spirit Plant Spirit Plant, since there was a senior in his sect who was an expert in them.

The sect now has a large number of books on herbs and Spirit Plant, all of which were retrieved from Liao Pantu's soul storage space and his well-known memories after his original body returned and his soul body was restored.

Their sect has everything that's available on the market in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, and many things that aren't available on the market.

As evening approached, Lin Xiao found a nearby Spirit Gathering Pavilion, gritted his teeth at the door, looked pained, took out twenty Spirit Stone, and asked for a yellow-lettered room to stay in.

At this point, he was at an altitude that covered approximately four-fifths of the entire Zhenyang City.

This is the third Spirit Gathering Pavilion we've seen, and the prices are double those of the first Spirit Gathering Pavilion we saw at half altitude. Even the cheapest yellow-lettered room costs twenty Spirit Stone a day.

Lin Xiao's feeling of pain at this moment was not entirely untrue. After entering, he found that although the Wood Spiritual Qi inside was indeed much denser than outside, it didn't seem worth it compared to the value of twenty Spirit Stone.

But he had seen that the most people were coming here from outside, as if this place was very worthwhile. He wondered what kind of spell the Spirit Gathering Pavilion had cast on them, or if those cultivators were just extravagant spenders with plenty of Spirit Stone, who simply loved enjoying the pure Wood Spiritual Qi here.

Lin Xiao was puzzled, but since he had already spent the Spirit Stone, it would be a waste not to use them for cultivation.

So he temporarily stopped the system's auto-training and began meditating in the small yellow-lettered room.

The yellow-lettered room was very small, probably only two square meters. There was nothing inside except a meditation cushion, let alone windows. It seemed more like a solitary confinement room than a meditation room.

Moreover, apart from the access restrictions, the other formations in this room don't seem to be of a very high level.

For example, the soundproof array was of such a low grade that Lin Xiao could still hear some noises coming from outside while meditating inside.

However, this is also because Lin Xiao's cultivation level is high, and these low-level soundproofing formations are not very effective against him. Perhaps the Zhenyang Sect did not expect that a good Nascent Soul would come here to stay in a yellow-level room.

Having grown accustomed to the advanced soundproofing array in his own sect's training rooms, Lin Xiao felt completely out of place cultivating in this yellow-class room.

Because he only rented it for one day, and he had to keep in mind that the check-out time couldn't be late, this kind of training was indeed a bit unusual for him.

But before he could finish cultivating the twelve hours he had purchased, about an hour later, a commotion began to erupt outside.

At first, the noise wasn't very loud; it sounded like just a few people shouting in the Spirit Gathering Pavilion. Lin Xiao didn't pay attention to what they were shouting about.

Later, more and more cultivators joined in the noise, and the noise grew louder and louder, making it hard for Lin Xiao to ignore. He was already having trouble concentrating on his cultivation because he was not used to it, and now the noise forced him to stop cultivating altogether.

"My State of Mind is still not stable enough; I need to practice more," Lin Xiao muttered to himself, and began to listen carefully to what the people outside were arguing about.

"Get the manager out here! I paid a fortune for this top-class room, and this is how you treat me?!"

"That's right! Where are the Zhenyang Sect people? Come out now!"

"What's going on with this Spirit Gathering Pavilion? The Spiritual Qi in this Earth-level room wasn't like this before."

"Who says otherwise? I've been here so many times before and nothing's happened, so why is the Spiritual Qi so thin today?"

"Quickly compensate us for the Spirit Stone!"

"People from the Zhenyang Sect, get out here now!"

Ah, so the Spiritual Qi concentration is wrong? No wonder he said something was off. It's really not worth spending twenty Spirit Stone to stay in such a yellow-class room.

He thought everyone who came here was a rich guy who didn't care about cost-effectiveness, but it turned out there was a problem with the concentration of Spiritual Qi.

How come he had problems just because he moved in today? A bit unlucky...

Hmm, something seems off.

Lin Xiao suddenly realized that the pure Wood Spiritual Qi in this Spirit Gathering Pavilion seemed to have been provided by Qingle.

The Spiritual Qi concentration here is off, which means something must have happened to Qingle. But they only separated during the day; what could possibly have happened to Qingle in such a short time?

He just wanted to sneak past the barrier and wander around Zhenyang City...

Could it be that he was discovered and imprisoned by the Zhenyang Sect? That's impossible. Qingle is the foundation of the entire Zhenyang City's operation. The Zhenyang Sect wouldn't do something like imprisoning him and causing a decrease in the concentration of pure Wood Spiritual Qi in the Spirit Gathering Pavilion. Even if they really wanted to control Qingle, they would take measures that wouldn't affect the operation of the Zhenyang Sect.