209 Arrival of the Diviners (1/2)
Clenching his hand into a fist, Xue Wei felt limitless strength surge through his arm. The azure dragons of qi that circulated through his meridians had not increased in size, but they had all turned much deeper in color.
The amount of azure Qi dragons in his meridians would never increase in number because they already fully saturated the passageways in his body, but their density of energy could increase, which manifested as a deepening of the azure color they gave off. They were like a school of fish, flooding his body.
The usual cultivators have strands of Qi coursing through their bodies. These strands of Qi come in the shape of thin threads, all of which circulate through the body's meridians. Xue Wei also had these strands of Qi. However, every single strand had the shape of a dragon, and as his Qi was azure in color, so were the dragons.
These Qi dragons were all created by the Azure Dragon Spirit in his dantian. This was the biggest puzzle for Xue Wei. He understood that he was a Sovereign Beast, so he also understood that every theory he knew so far about cultivation could not be applied to himself. On top of that, he had never heard about a spirit inhabiting one's dantian.
This dragon spirit seemed to absorb the heaven-and-earth essence and refine it into Qi on its own, separate from Xue Wei's input, like any other cultivator. But the Qi it refined held a different attribute than normal. Not only did it look different, it also held a trace of vastness and eternity. It was as if his Qi was unyielding and a neverending reserve of energy. The pride that was evident in Xue Wei's entire being after the hatching of his spirit could also be found in his Qi.
Despite the sensation of endless strength, Xue Wei could assess that his strength, albeit having improved by leaps and bounds, had not grown as much as Bai Tianyi's had after taking a Rainbow Pill.
Bai Tianyi had gone from the Low Heavenly Warrior spiritual energy level straight to the Low Ordinary Knight level. Xue Wei could feel that his cultivation had risen from the third layer of the Heavenly Warrior realm to the fifth layer.
Although this increase was rather impressive and would be impossible with other pills, Xue Wei understood that this was the wonder of the Rainbow Pills. He could not help but dream about a Two Color or even a Three Color Rainbow Pill.
Before his dream could get the better of him, he exited his suite and went down to the hotel counter.
”Excuse me,” he called out to the manager, who instantly walked up to him with a smile on his face and cupped hands. ”I was wondering, have you seen my friends exiting their rooms recently?” he asked.
Xue Wei knew that the Golden Chamber kept an eye on both him and his friends. While they really were protecting them, it was also in their interest to know what they were doing.
”I am sorry,” the manager said apologetically while shaking his head. ”I have not seen them in the month that has passed since the trade fair.”
Xue Wei's eyebrow shot up in surprise. Had it been a full month already? Although his body had felt incredibly stiff and sore after the cultivation session, he would never have guessed that so much time had passed. It had felt like like a few moments had passed to him.
”Thank you,” Xue Wei cupped his hands at the manager before he decided to start strolling about town. He had a few things he wished to purchase, and a few things he wanted to see if he could find.
Just as he exited the Golden Chambers, he sensed that the number of people tailing had multiplied. His spiritual energy was still at the Medium Heavenly Warrior level, so it had not advanced. The only reasonable conclusion he had was that more people had been appointed to follow him.
Xue Wei wandered around in the city for some time. He purchased a few snacks that he ate while walking down the streets, on the lookout to see whether or not this city had an underground society.
Cloudsoar City was huge. Although this Chengzi Kingdom was not a part of the center of the continent, it was just at the border, and thus, many things that did not appear in the backwater kingdoms and the other empires could be found here.
Xue Wei was looking for something specific. He knew that the underground societies did not care about whether or not the customer was a Primordial Beast or a human. All that mattered was money, and for the right amount of money, you could get anything.
Xue Wei wanted to buy information. He wanted to get information on Sovereign Beasts. He knew that he could not go to the Golden Chambers to ask about information like this. He had to go to a place where he could be anonymous.
After finishing the snacks he had purchased, Xue Wei went to the closest store selling face masks. He had been wearing a face mask for a very long time and it had become normal to him.
The face masks were like a layer of extra skin. They were easy to breathe through and felt as natural as if they were not wearing anything.
Xue Wei already had one face mask that altered his appearance to suit the character of Ye Xiao, but he would need another appearance should he find the underground society.
His appearance was well known throughout the entire city, and money was what talked in the underground society. If he showed up there, someone just had to flash a few gold coins and they would be able to obtain information about what he had requested. As a result, the best option would be to alter his face again.
Face masks were easily purchasable in this region. They were cheap to make as the materials were in abundance the closer you came to the center of the continent, and every expert always had one secret or another that they wished to keep.
Due to the high demand, many shops sold face masks, and they sold them for as low as fifty silver. If one were to try and acquire a face mask in the backwater kingdoms, they would have to pay more than double if not triple for the same thing.