Chapter 497 - Yan Prefecture City (2/2)

Xiao Chen did not know why he had such a great change in his attitude. But since he refused to accept Monster Pill, it would be pretentious for him to give it to them. He clasped his hands and said, “Since it’s a misunderstanding, then we’ll take our leave first.” Then, he looked at Chu Qi and the others and said, “Let’s go.”

Elder Xu did not let out a sigh of relief until the group of people walked far away. However, his inner robe was drenched with sweat. The purple-clothed man who had walked up earlier frowned and said, “Elder Xu, are we just letting them leave like this?”

“Shut up!” Elder Xu glared at him, scaring him to take a step back. After a while, Elder Xu sighed again and said, “Let’s go back. We won’t take Monster Pill today. Just let the Heaven Heart Pavilion win this time.”

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By the time Xiao Chen and the others left the Mountain Range of Demonic Beasts, it was already dusk. Xiao Chen looked at Yang Qing and the others and asked, “Do you know those people just now?”

The few of them stopped. Yang Qing thought for a long time, then he shook his head and said, “The Wastelands is very large, and each place has its sect and force. I seem to have heard of the Pure Mind Sect just now before, but it has been too long, so I can’t remember it clearly.”

Xiao Chen nodded slightly. The other party might be a force from a small place, but it was definitely not a major force at the Wastelands. He did not know why the Apotheosis Realm did not take action in the end. Maybe it was for some reason.

“So, Brother Xiao, where are we going now?” Yang Qing asked.

Xiao Chen looked up at the sky and saw that the yellow clouds were rising and dusk was approaching. He said, “Let’s go and find a small town to stay in. After two days, we’ll go to the city to find Ren Tianxing.”

He had just arrived at the Wastelands, and there was nothing he could do about it now. Perhaps finding the weapon master Ren Tianxing that Gui Xian had mentioned was the most feasible way.

Three days later, they came to a place called Yan Prefecture City. Along the way, they passed by a few desolate towns. But the big city at present made Xiao Chen’s eyes lit up. Originally, he thought Wastelands was all barren places. Unexpectedly, there was such a prosperous big city. It was no less than Xianyong City.

There was a long queue waiting under the city gate. It seemed that they needed to check their identities before entering the city. Xiao Chen could not help to frown. In these three days, he also had a general understanding of the Wastelands from Yang Qing and others.

Wastelands was divided into eight realms. Among them, there were four minor realms and four major realms. The difference between the two was like the difference between Violet Manor and the Human World.

Among them, the four minor realms were respectively Life (Wastelands provinces), Aged (Wastelands provinces) Realm, Sickly (Wastelands provinces), and the Death (Wastelands provinces). Now they were in the Life (Wastelands provinces). There were many barren places between Aged (Wastelands provinces) Realm and the Sickly (Wastelands provinces), but there were also many forces of Cultivation. The Death (Wastelands provinces) was the strongest among the four minor realms, and the Black-horn City was also in the Death (Wastelands provinces).

The four major realms were Sea (Wastelands provinces), Abyss (Wastelands provinces), Sky (Wastelands provinces), Hades guidelight. In the Wasteland Sea, there was a force called Desolate Seas, whose strength was unfathomable. It had always been said that “Once Sea (Wastelands provinces)’s Token appears, the sun will not set”. That was to say, if any sect suddenly received Sea (Wastelands provinces)’s Token one day, then this sect would be destroyed by Sea (Wastelands provinces)’s Desolate Seas before sunset.

The group of people came to the gate of the city. Two rows of black-armored soldiers stood on both sides of the gate. They were not ordinary soldiers. They were all martial artists who had reached Realm 3, equivalent to the Core Forming Realm or even the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.

The identity check was not particularly strict. They were just checking whether they were residents. If they were, they could enter and exit freely. If they were not, they needed to pay 1,000 Spirit Stones each person. After the registration, they were allowed to enter and exit freely within a year.

Xiao Chen couldn’t help but frown. He had gone to so many places, but he had never heard of any place that needed money to enter the city. City Master of the Wastelands was really greedy for money, but he did not want to have a conflict with them. So he handed in the 9,000 Spirit Stones without any grudge.

However, paying so much for no reason, he felt somewhat uncomfortable and heartache about the 9,000 Spirit Stones. Fortunately, the other people of the Hidden Fragrance Wafting Under the Moon did not follow him. Otherwise, he would have to pay 11,000 Spirit Stones instead.

Of course, the money was not for free. After the money was paid, one would be protected by the forces of Yan Prefecture City this year when in the city. Of course, if it was a fugitive or someone who had provoked the major forces, it would be an exception.

When he entered the city, he saw lots of carriages, pedestrians, and vendors on both sides of the street. It was very lively. Xiao Chen secretly nodded. Although it was a city of the Wastelands, it was not much worse than one of those prosperous cities in the Violet Manor.

They immediately went to an inn. At the same time, in a house somewhere in the city, stood an imposing middle-aged man, and a white-bearded old man in a purple robe. There was also a big mirror in the room, which was connected to the virtual image at the gate of the city.

“Is this the man you’re talking about?” the middle-aged man asked with a frown.

The purple-robed elder also frowned deeply. “It can’t be wrong. Why did he come to the Yan Prefecture City? However…” After saying this, he paused for a moment before looking at the middle-aged man. “Just now, he seemed to be a bit unwilling to hand over the city registration fee. City Master, why not, why not think about returning the money to him?”