Chapter 336 - Chapter 336: Chapter 305 Beihan City_1 (1/2)

Chapter 336: Chapter 305 Beihan City_1

Beihan City

Walking in his boots and a thick beast skin coat along the crystal-clear road, Xu Mu moved forward with the crowd. His eyes were wandering around, just like an ordinary lone cultivator.

The pedestrians and customers in the shops occasionally took a glance at him but quickly retracted their gaze.

In this world full of cultivators, bizarre figures were common. Although Xu Mu’s appearance differed slightly from the locals, it didn’t stand out.

Through continuous observation, Xu Mu noticed that the houses here were chiefly made of ice, earth, and stone, with a round arch at the top, and there were few multi-story buildings.

“It should be to avoid the accumulation of snow!”

In this area, heavy snowfalls happened periodically. The snow would pile up in a short time, and it would only melt during specific seasons.

Although cultivators can clear the snow and ice on the roofs with their skills and formations easily, doing so would consume energy. So, most people would prefer the way that saved effort, even if the saving was minimal.

Exceptions are like the Beihan Immortal Palace, which cared not about the consumption of Spirit Stones and had plenty of manpower to clear the snow at all times thanks to the constant operation of the formations.

Because of the environment, people here normally wore thick fur coats, wrapping them like a rice dumpling. Only those who had reached the Foundation Establishment Stage wore a little less.

This can be considered a peculiar place because the higher the level of cultivation, the less the clothing one would wear.

In fact, cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage can resist hot and cold temperature. Except in extremely cold conditions, Xu Mu felt that their habit is a major reason why they would wear fur coats.

In addition, it also serves to be prepared for unexpected occurrences.

If a cultivator exhausts all his Spiritual Energy or is gravely injured without relying on clothing, he could be frozen to death. What a pathetic way to die.

Therefore, regardless of their level of cultivation, most people would opt to wear a coat to protect against the cold. The difference comes in the degree of protection.

The coat that Xu Mu was wearing was bought along the way, made of the commonly found white bear skin in the Northern Domain.

In the northern regions, besides being the most common monster beast, white bears also constituted the most commonly used means of transportation, equally vital as the oxen and horses in the Central District.

Right next to Xu Mu, several white bears of massive size were slowly pulling a carriage along.

Due to the long-term domestication, these white bears have become quite docile and rarely cause harm to people. Even ordinary people tend to keep them.

After going around for a while, Xu Mu settled down in an inn. The following days were spent gathering information from tea houses, restaurants, shops, auction houses, and other places. With an endless supply of Spirit Stones, Xu Mu quickly became friends with a large number of low-level cultivators.

With his level of cultivation and wealth, to befriend low-level cultivators was overkill.

Through various channels, Xu Mu gained a lot of valuable information about the Northern Domain and Beihan Immortal Palace within a month. Inadeed, he knew as much as the locals.

Feeling that he had gathered enough information, Xu Mu began to make contact with the higher level cultivators. Despite the considerable effort required, the gains were worth it, as he quickly made acquaintances with a fair number of Foundation Establishment Stage and even Golden Core Stage cultivators.

After some time, he received a lot of useful messages.

First of all, about the Sea of Mist!

Approximately more than a thousand miles away from the coast, there was a haze that covered an unknown area, known as the Sea of Mist.

It wasn’t as he had imagined, with the entire sea being shrouded in mist.

The other point was that venturing into the mist to explore and seek treasures wasn’t unusual—it’s been happening for thousands of years.

A large number of cultivators coming and going had shared some useful experience.