Chapter 68 - Chapter 68: Chapter 58 Leaving Liyang City_l (1/2)

Chapter 68: Chapter 58 Leaving Liyang City_l

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Five days later.

A behemoth ship, three hundred meters long and shimmering with solid, azure spiritual energy, gradually pierced through the thick clouds, sailing towards the ground.

Sensing the ship’s motion, passengers started to emerge from their cabins, standing on the deck to gaze at the ground beneath.

Beneath them was an endless field of spirit crops, radiant verdant grains, bending under their own weight, swaying with the gentle breeze.

Cultivators wearing Taoist robes stood at the helm of the field, casting Spirit Rain Skill by squeezing the finger techniques, conjuring clusters of dark clouds in the sky, and let fall drops of dew.

There were also spirit farmers in short sleeves and rolled-up pant legs, hunched in the field pulling weeds and removing pests.

The gigantic ship continued moving forward.

Shortly, a giant crater-shaped mountain came into everyone’s view.

Surrounding the crater-shaped mountain, countless buildings stretched across the entire mountainside like termite mounds. A bustling flow of people ceaselessly shuttled among these buildings, like so many diligent ants.

Smoke! There’s smoke!

Little Ling’er pointed at the center of the crater, squealing in her babyish voice.

Xu Mu looked in the direction she pointed, noticing white smoke continuously billowing from the center of the crater. The entire mountain appeared to be a chimney.

“Hubs, what’s going on over there?” Ye Yingying asked curiously.

The others also looked at Xu Mu for answers, as they were all visiting the Liyang Sect for the first time and were unfamiliar with the situation.

Truth be told, Xu Mu was also here for the first time, but he had gathered quite some information during this time and knew what was happening.

“That should be smoke from a volcanic eruption!”

According to the information he had acquired, the headquarters of the Liyang Sect had been built right above an active volcano, using a formation to extract the power of the earth’s fire. The unceasing eruption of earth’s fire is the reason why Liyang Sect excels in tool-refining.

If everything went as expected, this crater-shaped mountain in front of them was the active volcano where the Liyang Sect was situated.

The city beneath the mountain was their destination.

Liyang City.

Xu Mu spoke a little about the information he had gathered, as the ship landed gently on the ground.

They disembarked with the flow of people, walking straight into the city.

Compared to the marketplaces they had visited before, Liyang City was way too bustling and busy.

The wide streets allowed six carriages to move side by side.

The shops lining the street were at least three or four stories high, intricately designed and magnificently elegant.

Talisman Stores, Treasure Shops, Pill Medicine Stores, Spirit Beast Stores, Robe Stores, Spirit Rice shops, taverns, teahouses, you name it, countless shops were scattered all around.

Third-tier magic artifacts that were extremely rare in the White River City Market were available in every treasure shop here. The same was true for third-tier pills and talismans, all very common.

Most of the pedestrians on the street were dressed in robes, surrounded by spiritual light, exuding a unique charm.

In Xu Mu’s sense, Qi Cultivation Late Stage cultivators were not uncommon, he would come across them occasionally.

However, Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators were still rare; they hadn’t seen a single one during their walk.

While Liyang City was bustling, it was still predominantly inhabited by Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators.

Progressing to the Foundation Establishment Stage is extremely challenging!

Only one out of hundred Qi Cultivation Late Stage cultivators could advanced successfully.

Nevertheless, Xu Mu could feel, even though they were all in Qi Cultivation Stage, the cultivators in Liyang City had a much more substantial aura, and an evident advantage if they were to advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

This situation was completely normal!

Only those loose cultivators who had no hope of advancing would venture into a marketplace seeking opportunities.

The past host did the same.

He was not born in White River City but near Qinghe City. He slowly went with the Clear River Sword Sect’s pioneering team to White River City due to his sluggish cultivation progress.

That one trip became a lifelong stay, and he never returned.

He used to live in Qinghe City. Though Qinghe City was bustling, it still paled in comparison to Liyang City.

From the information, he collected, it was noted that Liyang Sect boasted three Golden Pill elders, one of them was even at the late Golden Pill Stage, which made its strength far superior to that of Clear River Sword Sect.

With such formidable strength, there was no way Liyang City wouldn’t flourish.

He could only imagine the prosperity of cities that housed Nascent Soul stage sects!

A sudden impulse swelled in Xu Mu’s heart; he absolutely had to see them in this lifetime.

The group wandered around the city, like Granny Liu touring the Grand View Garden, then found an inn to stay for the time being.

After settling down, the next day, Xu Mu alone went to the dental shop in charge of house rentals.

“I’m not sure what kind of accommodations you’re looking for, sir? A single room, a lone loft, or an independent cave dwelling?”

The receptionist was rotund and cute, making him quite affable.

“You can rent a cave house here?

Xu Mu was quite surprised.

The so-called cave houses are actually mansions built on spirit veins.

Since spirit veins are mostly found in mountains, these mansions are usually carved into the mountainsides. Thus they came to be habitually called cave houses.

“Of course, you can rent them! As long as you can afford the spirit stones, sir, we can even get you a Heaven and Earth Blessed Land!” the man at the reception chuckled.

Naturally, Xu Mu didn’t believe him.

Heaven and Earth Blessed Lands were independent mystic realms, incredibly valuable, often the bedrock of a sect.

Let alone Liyang Sect, even the Tianhe Sect might not possess one.

The receptionist was clearly bluffing.