Chapter 53: Flowing Cloud City
I thought that I would soon be able to meet other monks or populated places, but Li Yuan stopped and stopped all the way, and flew for nearly a month.
One morning a month later, Li Yuan suddenly noticed that there was smoke rising in the distance, so he hurriedly drove the flying magic weapon to check closely, and found that this was a mortal village.
The presence of mortal villages meant that there should be larger towns nearby, and there should be traces of cultivators to be found there.
Thinking of this, he did not disturb the tranquility of the village, and drove the volley boat to find it within a hundred miles of the village.
Sure enough, he found a town within a radius of several miles forty or fifty miles east of the village, which made him happy in his heart, and muttered to himself, "I hope to find some traces of cultivators here." ”
Then he flew directly over the county seat, released the breath of the tenth layer of Qi training, and swaggered towards the most luxurious and magnificent building in the city.
Li Yuan's original intention was to see if he could disturb some Qi cultivators, even if he couldn't, it should be a building like the City Lord's Mansion, and maybe he could find out some news.
But he didn't know that his actions almost scared the city lord half to death.
The name of this city is Shahe County, and the name of the city lord is Liu Liang, who is a disciple eliminated by Chao Yuanzong who failed to promote the inner gate.
He was arranged by the sect to be the lord of the city, and every year he searched for some children with spiritual roots for the sect and sent them to the sect.
Liu Liang is also very concerned about this, if he does a good job for the sect, he will naturally be rewarded by the sect.
Liu Liang had woken up early this morning, thinking that he had found a Heavenly Spirit Root disciple for the sect a few days ago, and had received a large amount of rewards from the sect, and his promotion to the seventh level of qi cultivation was just around the corner.
Thinking about it like this, she felt more and more that the concubine in her arms was extremely attractive, and she suddenly came to her mind, and was about to enter the topic in the middle of the concubine's half-push......
Suddenly, he sensed that the aura of a high-level Qi cultivator was slowly approaching the City Lord's Mansion.
Liu Liang was suddenly so frightened that he couldn't think of anything, put on his clothes in a panic, and hurriedly pushed open the door to greet him......
Looking at the disheveled sixth-layer Qi cultivator in front of him, Li Yuan was suddenly a little surprised, as long as he found the monk, was he afraid that he would not find a gathering place for the monks?
Frowning, Li Yuan pretended to be a little displeased and asked, "Is it a good thing to disturb you?"
"No, no, Brother Dao is too worried, I don't know what is the important matter for my brother to come here?" Liu Liang said cautiously, for fear of offending Li Yuan.
"It's nothing, I just want to ask you for directions, is there a place for monks to gather and trade around here?" Li Yuan asked lightly with a high-ranking appearance.
Hearing that Li Yuan was not here to seek revenge and cause trouble, Liu Liang breathed a sigh of relief, although he had some doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to show it, he just wanted to send him away quickly:
"Flying eastward, with the foot strength of Brother Dao, you can reach Liuyun City in about seven or eight days, and this Liuyun City is the place where the monks here gather and trade!"
Seeing that the other party answered so neatly, Li Yuan also knew what the other party was thinking, but he disturbed the inheritance of others, and he would compensate in general.
So with a wave of his hand, ten low-rank spirit stones fell in front of him.
"This is compensation for you!"
After saying that, he turned around and flew towards the east!
Seven or eight days is a long way to go, and Li Yuan is also worried that he will deviate from the direction, so when he meets a low-level Qi Cultivation Realm cultivator along the way, he will inquire to ensure that the direction is correct.
Liuyun City is probably very famous in the surrounding area, and most Qi Cultivation Realm cultivators know its general location.
However, Li Yuan discovered an abnormal phenomenon along the way, that is, all the mortal towns he met along the way had a Qi cultivation period monk as the city lord.
There are no mortal forces such as the imperial court, Li Yuan was quite puzzled, what about the great Han who said Okay! This great Han sounds like the name of a secular dynasty!
Although he was curious, in order to hide his origin, he did not rush to inquire about some news, so he did not know the basic situation here.
He knew that these things were not in a hurry, and he would inquire slowly in the future, so he simply put aside the messy thoughts in his mind and only thought about arriving in Liuyun City quickly.
But the closer he got to Liuyun City, the more surprised Li Yuan felt, because the mortals here were all strange to the monks, and there was not much novelty.
just maintained respect for the cultivators, and when he met him, he called him an "immortal master".
With curiosity all the way, he finally arrived outside Liuyun City.
Liuyun City was not like the Fang City that Li Yuan was familiar with before, and it was impossible to fly within a certain range outside the city.
Seeing that the cultivators along the way flew directly to land not far from the city gate, he also followed and landed near the city gate.
Li Yuan had observed from a distance before landing, the range of this Liuyun City was very large, and the range within a radius of dozens of miles was shrouded in the formation, and Li Yuan was amazed to see it.
Looking at the monks who entered the city, each monk consciously lined up in a long line, and handed over the spirit stones one by one before they were allowed to enter.
Li Yuan was dumbfounded for a moment, and after taking a closer look, he found that most of the monks in the team who entered the city were in the Qi cultivation period, but there were also a few foundation building realm monks lined up in the line.
He didn't make any abnormal moves, he did as the locals did! After all, he still paid the spirit stone himself, so he honestly lined up in the line.
After a while, it was finally Li Yuan's turn, and the monk guarding the door asked expressionlessly, "How long do you plan to stay?"
"One year!" hesitated, and Li Yuan reported the time.
"100 spirit stones!"
Li Yuan took out a medium-grade spirit stone and handed it over, and the other party handed him a talisman and said, "When the time comes, you will leave consciously, otherwise you will be forcibly expelled!"
Li Yuan nodded lightly, took the order and asked, "What if I go out of the city and return again during this period!"
The gatekeeper glanced at Li Yuan in surprise, thinking that this might be a monk who had just stepped into the cultivation realm!
"The time is one year, and if you go out of the city during this year, you only need to give the order to the guards to check when you come back again!"
Li Yuan suddenly realized, no wonder some monks before entered the city and did not pay the spirit stone, it turned out that this was the reason.
Without thinking about it further, he took the order from the guards and walked straight to Liuyun City.
As soon as he entered the city, a respectful voice sounded in Li Yuan's ears:
"I don't know if this immortal master needs a shopping guide, the villain is very familiar with this Liuyun City, just a low-level spirit stone, the immortal master can lead the immortal master wherever he wants to go!"
Li Yuan came back to his senses and looked at the person who spoke in surprise, this person was not a monk, but a mortal, middle-aged appearance, wearing a simple linen clothes.
"Are there still mortals in this Liuyun City?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Returning to the Immortal Master, there are indeed many mortals in Liuyun City, and the administrator of this city has allowed me to make some living here!" replied respectfully the middle-aged man.
Li Yuan couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, this was really something he had never seen before, in Great Wei, the boundary between monks and mortals was clearly drawn.
After hesitating, this Liuyun City is really not small, and it may take a lot of time to find some places on his own, so he nodded and said:
"Okay, I'm going to stay here for a while, you can take me to find a place to live first. ”
"Yes, Immortal Master, please come with me!" the middle-aged man hurriedly asked respectfully.
"If the immortal master lives for a while, it is better to rent a cave mansion, and the inn is only suitable for a short stay!" the middle-aged man suggested to Li Yuan again.
"Okay, I'll listen to you! Then you can take me to rent a cave first. After listening to the middle-aged man's suggestion, Li Yuan pondered that the cave mansion was indeed much more convenient than the inn.
Flying was not allowed in the city, and the middle-aged man walked with Li Yuan on foot for nearly half an hour before arriving at a cave rental office called "Yingxian Tower".
Just as Li Yuan was about to walk in, he saw the middle-aged man standing motionless at the door, and asked curiously, "Why don't you follow in?"
"Hui Immortal Master, mortals such as us are not allowed to enter!" replied the middle-aged man with a normal face.
"I see, then you wait here, and then take me somewhere else later!"
Li Yuan didn't care about the casual instructions, even in this place where mortals and monks coexisted, the status of monks and mortals was always different.
As soon as he entered the "Yingxian Building", the reception attendant stepped forward and asked:
"Do you want to rent a cave? The cave house we provide here is not only comfortable and spacious, but also has a strong aura and a pleasant environment, which is very suitable for long-term retreats. ”
"Then I don't know what about the security aspect of the cave mansion?" Li Yuan asked lightly.
"Naturally, there is no problem in terms of security, our caves are equipped with defensive formations, and there are even more huge defensive formations in the entire cave area!"
The reception attendant said with a smile.
"Then I don't know how to charge?" Li Yuan asked again.
"500 spirit stones lease for one year!"
"Yes, handle it for me for a year, and by the way, take me to see it first!" Li Yuan thought about it, he could rent a cave mansion at will, as long as there was no problem with safety, everything was easy to say.
"Okay, please wait!"
After the waiter finished speaking, he marked it in the rental record of the cave mansion, took out a command and said to Li Yuan again:
"Guest, please come with me!"
Then Li Yuan followed the attendant to the outside of the cave after a short while, and the attendant opened the cave formation and walked in with Li Yuan.
"The guests can look around to see if they are satisfied!" the attendant suggested after bringing Li Yuan into the cave.
After Li Yuan's general inspection, he was quite satisfied, the bedrooms, living room, and cultivation room in the cave were all available, and there was even a chic courtyard with a quiet environment.
But he didn't care much about this, and after making sure that there was no potential safety hazard, Li Yuan handed over the spirit stone needed for the lease to the attendant and took over the cave decree.
After the attendant said goodbye and retired, Li Yuan looked around again for a while, then took out the order and walked out of the cave, and soon found the middle-aged man who had been waiting for a long time.
"I've kept you waiting, I want to sell some talismans and take me to a suitable shop?"
The middle-aged man had been doing this business for many years, and he was very familiar with every place in the city, and soon took Li Yuan to a small shop that sold talismans.
Along the way, Li Yuan also asked the middle-aged man some basic information about the boundary here, but although the middle-aged man had a certain understanding of the entire Liuyun City, the middle-aged man also knew very little about the things outside Liuyun City, so Li Yuan didn't inquire about some useful things.
Looking up at the shop "Spirit Rune Zhai" in front of him, Li Yuan took out two low-level spirit stones and handed them to the middle-aged man: "This is your reward!"
After speaking, he stepped into the spirit rune with the middle-aged man's grateful.
The spirit rune is not very spacious, because the scale of the whole store is not large, and the goods in it are almost all talismans.
There are not many people in the store, only three people, one and a half centenarians, and the other two, a man and a woman, are both fourteen or fifteen years old.
Li Yuan walked in, and no one came to inquire about the reception, and several people were busy with their own affairs.
He took a general look and found that this half-hundred-year-old man was actually a Foundation Building Realm cultivator, while the other two were one of the sixth level of Qi cultivation and the other was a fifth level of Qi cultivation.
The half-hundred-year-old man was holding a book on elementary talisman at this time, explaining some basic knowledge of elementary talisman to the other two.