Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 263 0262: Night Scenery

As night falls, Zi'an County becomes more prosperous!
The lights are bright, like stars, the shops are still open, and the banks of the Zi'an River have become the most prosperous areas at night.

On the south bank of the river, a beautiful lady with red sleeves and a beautiful face leaned on the railing to look into the distance, her smile was as beautiful as a flower, attracting countless people to admire her.

There are many merchants here, and all kinds of goods are available. Snack vendors sell their food along the streets and bridges to people watching on the river bank, and the aroma is everywhere, attracting passers-by to stop and taste.

The boats on the river are like dragons with lights, and the buildings on both sides are like walls with lights. The shadows of the lights are reflected in the water, like a dream, just like a galaxy on earth!

On the river, which was more than 30 meters wide, the pleasure boats were swaying gently, the sound of the piano was melodious, and the singing was gentle. Many people gathered on the pleasure boats, some drank and talked happily, some composed poems, some danced with swords elegantly, and some flew swords in the wind! Countless people watching cheered and applauded.

"Great!" Cheng Zongyang squeezed in the crowd, looking at the people flying in the air with swords and casting spells brilliantly, and clapped happily like the people around him.

It was the first time for him to see an immortal cultivator showing off, so he was naturally excited.

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After eleven years in this world, today was the first time that he felt the prosperity of this great age thoroughly!
Here, he had just arrived and had not yet felt how high and mighty the immortal cultivators were and how they did not eat the grains of mortals; nor had he seen the scene where the immortal cultivators looked down on mortals, viewed them like ants, and killed them like butchering dogs!
Maybe it was the county's rules or maybe it was the local custom. But no matter what the reason, it couldn't stop him from joining in the fun tonight.

He has no spirit crystals or spirit stones, but he has resources!

After following the crowd to enjoy the prosperous scenery along the Zi'an River, more than an hour had passed. Cheng Zongyang looked at the time and had to leave the prosperity and return to normal.

Found a pawn shop, and in his hand was a bottle of water spirit fluid.

There were quite a few people coming in and out of the pawnshop at this time. Cheng Zongyang was not clear about the rules, so he listened to their conversations while queuing at the door and gained some understanding.

When it was his turn, he placed the palm-sized porcelain vase on the counter that was a head taller than him and said, "Boss, could you please take a look at it and tell me how much it is worth?"

The owner of the pawnshop was a middle-aged man with a mustache, about fifty years old.

Cheng Zongyang could feel the rich energy and blood in the other person's body. It was obvious that the other person was also a warrior. After comparing himself with him, his strength should be above the third level!
Seeing this, the shopkeeper behind the counter took the porcelain bottle, looked at it, and then opened the cap.

Suddenly, he smelled a familiar smell! The next moment, he showed a look of surprise.

"Water Spiritual Fluid?"

Cheng Zongyang thought to himself that a pawnshop owner's knowledge was indeed different, as he could tell the difference just by smelling the scent.

"The stuff is indeed good, but this spiritual liquid is not too rare."

As he spoke, he weighed it, looked inside, estimated its approximate weight, and said as he closed the lid:

"There is about one or two taels of this thing, and its pawn value is five low-grade spirit stones. Is it a dead pawn or a living pawn?"

Five low-grade spirit stones?

Cheng Zongyang was stunned. Is it so cheap?
He quickly regained his composure, took back the porcelain bottle and said, "Sorry, I'll think about it again."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Although I only visited a small part of Zi'an County in this half day, I still have a vague understanding of the prices in this county.

He had expected the pawnbroker to lower the price, which was also the norm, but he had not expected the pawn price to be so low.

It took three days to collect this ounce of spiritual liquid, but it was only worth five lower-grade spiritual stones.

After thinking about it, he decided to go to places like medicine shops and some chambers of commerce to ask.

In the end, the highest price offered by the medicine shop was seven spirit stones.

This gave Cheng Zongyang a rough guess about the amount of spiritual stones contained in this world - obviously not a lot.

He didn't know how to describe it. He could say it was deflation. The purchasing power of spirit stones was quite strong, but the price level was not low either.

In the end, he chose to sell the bottle of spiritual liquid in exchange for seven low-grade spiritual stones.

The free collected spiritual liquid was exchanged for seven low-grade spiritual stones, which was not bad.

At this time, he also remembered the high-level spirit stones that came with the formation when he purchased it.

It goes without saying which one is more valuable.

"It seems that spirit stones can also be purchased in the market hut?" Cheng Zongyang suddenly thought of this.

But Luo Dingran had always been in charge of this kind of thing. He put this thought aside and prepared to find an inn to stay in temporarily in the southern part of Zi'an County.

The reason for going to the South District is simply because the South District is where mortals live.

Zi'an County is also divided into four major regions, but these four regions are divided into two types according to the identity of the people - mortals and cultivators.

For example, the South District where he is located is where ordinary people and warriors live, and it is also the place with the largest number of people.

Except for the South District, the other three districts are residential areas for cultivators.

The Zi'an River flows in from the southwest border, dividing the northwest east area and the south area, making the south area like an isolated island.

The South District also has three bridges connecting to the other three districts.

Therefore, the South District is very lively and is also where a large number of ordinary people live.

Finally, while looking for an inn with available rooms, Cheng Zongyang realized one thing through his half-day's understanding of the South District, as well as what he saw and heard along the way - his feeling was wrong.

There are classes between the world of immortals and ordinary people. The immortals seen riding swords and showing off in the wind at Zi'an River are just low-level immortals trying to make a living.

His biggest feeling was that the people in the South District were extremely eager to live in the other three districts, including but not limited to working for a cultivator family or gang, or marrying a cultivator as a concubine, or finding a cultivator to become their apprentice, etc.

There is only one goal, to become an immortal cultivator.

This gave him the feeling that in the 1980s and 1990s, Chinese people longed to go to the United States. Even if they went there to do odd jobs, they felt that they could make a lot of money and live a superior life.

Cheng Zongyang didn’t know how big the county town was, but his feeling in the South District was that the South District alone was comparable to Yufeng County!

The South District alone was about the same size as Yufeng County. But he heard that the South District was the smallest of the four areas.

Cheng Zongyang finally found a vacant room in a place called Yuexian Restaurant. The daily fee was thirty spirit crystals, and food and drink were extra.

Even in the civilian-friendly southern area, Cheng Zongyang didn't think the price was cheap.

The South District now has a huge population, housing is tight, and the cost is naturally high.

If I stay there for a month, the nine spirit stones will be gone.

He heard that the minimum monthly rent for a house in the South District was three spirit stones, and that was just for a single room in the most remote and old place. In the bustling and lively South District, the environment and noise of such a cheap place could be imagined.

But even so, it is difficult to find. As for good places like attics, the price is even higher. I heard that the difference is that the more expensive ones are protected by formations or soundproof.

This is why attic houses are so tall.

"These are the housing prices and rents in first-tier cities. Wouldn't it be even more terrifying in super first-tier cities like those immortal cultivation cities?" Cheng Zongyang was in a single room in the corner of the third floor of the inn, looking at the scenery outside the window, feeling quite emotional.

Letting the wind outside the window blow slowly into the house, he looked at the streets that were still brightly lit, and had a rough understanding of the situation in the southern district.

As for the Northwest and East three districts, he did not go there. Generally speaking, ordinary people, even warriors, rarely go there if they have nothing to do.

It's not that we don't give it to you, but you'll be easily disliked if you go there, and you won't fit in there.

Those three areas are where immortal cultivators live, and their situation is naturally different from that of ordinary people in the southern area.

Immortal cultivators look down on the things in the South District, and people from the South District cannot afford to go there even if they go to the other three districts. Therefore, ordinary people basically don't go there unless they have something to do.

About a quarter of an hour later, Cheng Zongyang closed the window, made sure the doors and windows were closed tightly, turned off the lights, lay on the bed, and entered the wilderness world with his mind.

In the market hut, Ding Xing was sorting out what Cheng Zongyang had seen and heard today. At the same time, Luo Dingran was looking at the sorted booklet, the cover of which was written with the regional layout of Zi'an County.

"grown ups."

When they saw Cheng Zongyang appear, they both bowed and saluted.

Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly and looked at Luo Dingran: "I want to ask something, can we buy the spirit stones?"

Luo Dingran smiled when he heard this, "Sir, I have tried this before and it works. One point can be used to purchase a low-grade spirit stone. But a medium-grade spirit stone costs 100 points, a high-grade spirit stone costs 1,000 points, and a top-grade spirit stone costs 10,000 points! Sir, we were unable to use it before, so we did not purchase it. If you need it, the purchase ratio can be increased."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zongyang immediately smiled and said, "It's fine as long as it can be exchanged. This way, there will be a lot of room for maneuver."

He knew very well that for the host of the Jade Stone, points were king. As long as there were points, items such as spirit stones were just goods that could be used for trading.

If someone exchanges points for gold, he is also very willing to exchange gold for points.

Since he can exchange points for spirit stones, he doesn't have to work so hard and can purchase a batch of things that are useful to Yufeng County.

But the prerequisite is that he must be able to drive!

Then the only way is to break through the extraordinary level first and enter the realm of refining essence into qi!

"At the beginning, the Xiantian Yiqi Jue gave three ways to advance, but I wonder if this is also the way for warriors or ordinary people in this world to become immortals?"

Thinking of this, Cheng Zongyang asked Luo Dingran: "How many low-quality items can I buy with 10,000 points?"

Luo Dingran heard this and thought for a moment before saying, "Ten thousand points is not a small amount. It should be about 20% more. For the trading target over there, points are the valuable currency."

Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "We have the same idea. You handle it, and I'll see if I can buy a house as a teleportation base."

"Yes!" Luo Dingran agreed.

Cheng Zongyang also immediately began to arrange what to do next. At this time, he realized that he had a lot of things to do.

"It seems that I can't go back in a short time." Cheng Zongyang murmured.

The renovation materials for the reef island have not yet been completed, so Cheng Zongyang can only continue to wait for a while.

The next morning, Cheng Zongyang, who had been practicing in a hut in the market all night, returned to the outside world.

Seeing that his progress had only increased by more than 50 points, he shook his head slightly. To break through to the next level, at a rate of 100 points per day, it would take at least 500 days.

Just over a year.

This is the speed he achieved with the help of martial arts pills. Compared to other martial artists, if he could break through one level in a year, his talent would be terrifying.

But only Cheng Zongyang knew that he had a cheat and that he was able to reach such a speed with the help of drugs.

But for him now, this speed is still too slow!

After he went downstairs from Yuexian Inn, he found the waiter and asked about renting a house in the southern district of Zi'an County or in the other three districts.

When the waiter heard about Cheng Zongyang's needs, he was also surprised. But when he heard that he could introduce a reliable person who could get a spiritual stone, his eyes lit up immediately.

"Sir, are you telling the truth? If I help you find a reliable broker, I will give you a low-grade spirit stone?"

He only earns one spirit stone a month, but now he can get one spirit stone by introducing one person. It is such a good deal.

Cheng Zongyang said: "It would be best to recommend someone who can find houses in the northwest and east areas."

"That's not a problem." The waiter was extremely happy. He asked Cheng Zongyang to wait for a moment, and then turned to the kitchen.

When he came out again, he hurriedly bowed to Cheng Zongyang:
"Sir, I have asked the shopkeeper for an hour's leave. I will take you there now. She is the most famous real estate agent in the South District and knows all the houses there. She also knows a little about the houses in the other three districts and can speak for herself. Of course, the price is a bit high."

Cheng Zongyang said: "Let's go and take a look first."

So, led by the waiter, the two of them walked quickly towards the north side of the South District.

Because the road was long, it took us nearly half an hour to get there.

Cheng Zongyang looked around and realized that the place the waiter brought him to was actually in front of an attic in a box near Zi'an River.

But when I looked at the old attic in front of me and the name on the plaque on the attic, I felt a little puzzled.

"Spring House?"

Cheng Zongyang thought this was a restaurant or something, but the next moment, he saw seven or eight older, flashily dressed women walking out from the second floor of the attic, waving and smiling at the two people downstairs:

"Hey, it's rare to have a handsome guy here today."

"Two young men, are you here to listen to music at Chun Man Lou? Come in."

"..."

Seeing this scene, Cheng Zongyang glanced at the waiter. When the latter saw Cheng Zongyang's gaze, he was afraid that Cheng Zongyang would misunderstand, so he quickly explained:

"The person we are looking for is inside. Her name is Tan Sanniang. She is the owner of Chun Man Lou. But the situation of Chun Man Lou, as you can see, is far inferior to the other brothels in Zi'an River. So they have been engaged in the business of pawnbrokers for a long time to support them. Of course, they often follow to do things..."

Cheng Zongyang looked at the women upstairs who were pointing at them and smiling from time to time, and noticed that several of them were in their early thirties, while the rest were a little older, but around forty.

But doing this kind of thing is a job for the youth.

Compared to those teenage girls, they are naturally considered old and ugly. Except for a few people with unique tastes, most people who spend money to seek pleasure prefer younger ones.

"On the banks of the Zi'an River, where prosperity has faded, they once had their moments as brilliant as fireworks, but they could not escape the fate of being cheap fireworks, forgotten in the dust, like weeds and flowers, who would care?"

Cheng Zongyang sighed slightly, then looked at the waiter and said, "Should we go in, or ask her to come out?"

He was also surprised that a brothel owner could actually become a pimp and be so loyal to him and support these women.

However, just after he finished speaking to the waiter, a woman in her early thirties, plainly dressed and without makeup, with sleepy eyes, walked out.

It looks like he just woke up?
(End of this chapter)