The Alternative Way of Enlightenment

Chapter 31 Go to Shifang to check out the site

Liu Shan did not disturb Ye Fan who was still refining the weapon. He walked to the depths of the sixth floor with the Fire God Furnace and saw the colorful cloud flames not far away. They were really beautiful, and looked like real clouds, soft and tender, emitting colorful light. The light was not dazzling at all, and looked so gentle and extremely beautiful.

But who could have imagined that this seemingly light and soft five-colored cloud could actually be a divine fire that could burn the sky and boil the sea?
Thinking of Ye Fan, who would often use the fire here to trick those powerful gods, Liu Shan decided to follow suit.

He controlled the Lihuo Divine Furnace to start growing larger, then opened the lid. A powerful suction force began to emanate from the inside of the Lihuo Divine Furnace, continuously absorbing the colorful cloud flames not far away.

After absorbing it for half a day, the colorful clouds in the distance had become much lighter, leaving only wisps of colorful clouds floating in the air.

Liu Shan looked at the dazzling multicolored clouds and couldn't help being curious. He carefully tried to use his magic power to guide a small strand of them.

"Zizi", unexpectedly, this strand of colorful cloud gas, the moment it came into contact with Liu Shan's magic power, burned over. Following the magic power, it entered Liu Shan's body, and immediately Liu Shan's fingers, then palms, then arms, and then shoulders were all ignited by this strand of colorful cloud gas.

Liu Shan was unable to react and his entire arm was gone. Liu Shan did not have time to think and directly used his divine power to shatter half of his body.

The body that had just been repaired was gone again this time. Fortunately, Liu Shan reacted quickly, otherwise his whole body would have been infected by the five-colored cloud.

The shattered body turned into ashes in an instant under the influence of the colorful clouds.

Liu Shan quickly flew into the Lihuo Divine Furnace, activated the Phoenix Regeneration Technique, and began to repair himself.

Liu Shan recalled the scene just now and was still scared. He didn't expect that his curiosity almost got him into trouble.

This five-colored cloud was too terrifying and overbearing. Just a trace of it almost turned Liu Shan's body, which had been trained for a long time, into ashes in an instant.

After a week, Liu Shan finally flew out of the Lihuo Divine Furnace.

During this week, Liu Shan burned countless source stones, turning them into pure essence, before he was able to repair his body.

Liu Shan just felt very heartbroken. He suffered such a huge loss just because of his momentary curiosity.

However, this kind of five-colored cloud flame is so terrifying that it can be used to trap others or escape.

He went to see Ye Fan, who was still in seclusion. Liu Shan did not disturb him. The loss this time was too great, so he thought about going to Shifang to buy some goods.

This time, his body was burned by the five-colored cloud, and he wasted too much source stone to repair his body. He had little stock left. Liu Shan felt a sense of crisis that he was running out of ammunition.

After flying out of the fire region and arriving at a nearby small town, Liu Shan planned to ask the people in the town where the nearest stone archway was.
"Hello, young man. I'd like to know which big city nearby has a stone archway?" Liu Shan asked a young man on the roadside.

"Shifang? I haven't heard of it." The young man didn't dare to look directly at the monk in front of him who was asking for information.

He was dressed in black clothes. Although he was covered with the same brilliance as many cultivators, his temperament was like that of an immortal. He was obviously an immortal. If such a person could not answer his question, he would not attack him. The young man thought with some fear, and his body began to tremble.

Liu Shan looked at him with some surprise. The young man in front of him who was shaking like a sieve was fine just now. How could he be unwell now?

Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell? Is there anything I can help you with? Liu Shan stepped forward and asked kindly.

The young man was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "Immortal, spare my life. I really don't know where the stone archway is. Please don't do anything to me."

Liu Shan looked at the frightened eyes of the people around him and felt a dilemma. "I didn't do anything. I just asked for directions." Liu Shan defended himself in his heart.

"Alas," Liu Shan sighed, then took two steps back. He then used his divine power to lift up the young man who was kneeling in front of him, "Stand up and talk. I'm just asking for directions, you don't have to be afraid of me."

"I have never heard of a stone archway, and I don't even know what it is used for." The young man who was held up lowered his head and answered in a trembling voice.

"The stone shop is a place for gambling on stones. When you buy stones, you may find source stones or treasures inside. It doesn't matter if you don't know. I won't hurt you." After Liu Shan finished speaking, he gave another special explanation.

"Well, I seem to have heard from those escorts that in a nearby big city - Ziwei City, there are people who often become rich overnight, and it seems that they can cut treasures out of stones. I don't know if that is the stone shop you mentioned, immortal. I have only heard people bragging about it." The young man remembered some things he had heard people bragging about before.

"Ziwei City? Then how do I get to Ziwei City?" Liu Shan asked.

"Just walk in that direction after leaving the city for more than ten days and you will see it. It is the largest city nearby. I have only heard about it and am not sure. There must be the stone archway that the immortals mentioned." The young man pointed in a direction and added at the end. "Thank you, young man." Liu Shan handed the young man a bottle of Baicao Liquid and flew away.

If he didn't leave, Liu Shan was afraid that the young man would kneel down again. Liu Shan was a little curious about why the young man was so afraid of him? Or was he afraid of the monks? But now was the time to take care of these things, and it was important to go to gamble on the stone first.

The young man stared at the bottle of Baicao Liquid in his hand in a daze. He didn't expect that the immortal would give him something when he asked for directions. Isn't it different from the ordinary immortals? Although he didn't know what was in the jade bottle, the gift from the immortal must be good, and this jade bottle was worth a lot of money.

This bottle of Hundred Herbs Liquid was snatched from a group of troublemakers in Lingxu Cave Heaven when Liu Shan had just started practicing.

Later, I fled all the way and had no time to take it. Later, I joined Taixuan Sect, which would give out source stones every once in a while. Later, I learned the source technique and no longer lacked source stones, so I kept these herbal liquids.

For an ordinary person, it would take more than ten days to walk, but Liu Shan arrived in half a day. Looking at the big city in the distance, Liu Shan landed.

After scanning the surroundings with his spiritual sense and seeing that there was no one around, Liu Shan used the method of changing the world and turned himself into an old man.

He flew quickly to the city gate and landed in front of several city guards.

"How much is the entrance fee?" Liu Shan asked the guards directly.

The guards looked at each other first, and no one came forward to reply immediately. One of them swallowed his saliva first, then stepped forward and replied: "Hello, Immortal, you can just go in directly, and immortals don't need to pay to enter the city."

Liu Shan hesitated for a moment, then went straight into the city. He found that the mortals here seemed to be very afraid of the monks, the young man before was also afraid, and so were the guards of these big cities.

This is not the Northern Territory. There are no bandits or robbers. Could it be that the monks here are also abusing their power and oppressing mortals?
Liu Shan didn't think any more and went straight to the largest restaurant in the city and stayed there.

After choosing a place to stay, Liu Shan decided to take a stroll around this big city.

Walking and watching the worldly atmosphere, listening to the familiar yet unfamiliar hawking, Liu Shan saw a magnificent attic with men constantly coming in and out.

Liu Shan was a little curious and went to take a look. At this time, a middle-aged man with a pale face and thin body slowly came out with the help of the wall. Liu Shan understood that this was a devil's cave.

It seems that the aesthetic tastes of Beidou and Earth are similar. These magic caves are all magnificent in appearance.

To be honest, Liu Shan was quite curious about the interior decoration of this magic cave, but he was just curious. However, since he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, it was not easy for Liu Shan to enter to satisfy his curiosity.

He could only walk over without looking around, but his ears and eyes were sharp and he heard the voices of the goblins in the cave.

"Long time no see, Prince Wang. Xiaoyu has been waiting for you for quite some time."

Alas, the world is full of temptations, and goblins always harm people.

Before he knew it, Liu Shan had come to a gambling stone street. Without anyone introducing it to him, Liu Shan knew that this was a gambling stone place, because the entrances of these stone shops were filled with stones of all sizes.

Liu Shan looked at the stones at the entrance of the stone archway and was very excited. How to relieve the worries? Only to get rich. Wait for the source stone treasure. I will take you home tomorrow.

Thousands of stones were laid out outside. These stones of different sizes looked ordinary, not much different from ordinary rocks.

Judging by appearance, it is really hard to tell the difference between them. Under the ordinary appearance, there are treasures hidden inside. No one can be 100% sure before cutting it open.

Liu Shan silently observed the people around him and admired the emotional changes of the stone gamblers. If the bet went up, they would be very happy. If the bet went down, they would be full of regret.

The desires of the people here began to change as the stones fell one by one. Great joy and great sorrow can be seen everywhere here. Liu Shan thought this was a great place. He liked to watch the changes in these people's emotions.

The person in charge of the stone shop was waiting on the side, smiling kindly. If the bet on the stone went up, they came forward to congratulate. If the bet was lost, they came forward to comfort and suggest that they could make a comeback next time.

After enjoying these human joys, Liu Shan prepared to leave.

For him, he would only be happy here. Shifang was his warehouse, and he came here just to get his things back, and at most he would pay some storage fees to the people in Shifang.

(End of this chapter)