Peeping into the Immortal Road

Chapter 76 Return to Cangyu
The morning light was just rising above the big lake, and the surface of the lake was sparkling, as if countless pieces of gold were jumping.

Ji Chang stood at the bow, facing the breeze, with a gleam in his eyes, gazing at the lush city in the distance that was looming in the thick fog.

His heart was filled with sighs. After more than a year, he returned to Cangyufang City.

Ji Chang was not alone on this trip. There were two other cultivators on the same boat. Like Ji Chang, they were also independent cultivators heading to Cangyu Market.

The younger cultivator was called Zhao Zhenyang, dressed in a green shirt. He claimed to be a talisman master, with a hint of arrogance on his face.

The other middle-aged monk with scars all over his face was called Dong Zhou. He seemed much calmer. He stood side by side with Ji Chang at the bow of the ship, looking at the Cangyu market not far away.

The cultivation base of Zhao Zhenyang and Dong Zhou is not high. Zhao Zhenyang is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, which is much lower than Ji Chang, while Dong Zhou's cultivation base is even lower, only at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Although Ji Chang had the cultivation base of the sixth level of Qi Refining, he relied on the breath-concealing spell to hide his level of Qi Refining at the fourth level.

It is precisely for this reason that there is so much arrogance in Zhao Zhenyang's words.

After all, there are different levels among casual cultivators. A casual cultivator like him who is young, has a high level of cultivation, and has mastered a technique of cultivating immortals is definitely not something that the lower-level casual cultivators can compare to.

In the past, these independent cultivators were basically guest officials of various immortal cultivation families.

If it weren't for the fact that in the past year, the Chen family had taken action against various immortal cultivation families in Jiaozhou and destroyed many of them, it would be almost impossible to see them in the immortal cultivation world in Jiaozhou.

"Friend Daoist Zhao, Friend Daoist Han, we are almost at Cangyu Market." Dong Zhou's voice broke the silence on the boat. He turned around and spoke to Ji Chang and Zhao Zhenyang.

The Han Daoyou that Dong Zhou mentioned is Ji Chang. This time when he returned to Cangyu Market, Ji Chang had disguised his appearance and figure as well as his background. Han Lin was his alias after the disguise.

"We're finally here." Zhao Zhenyang said anxiously.

He unceremoniously squeezed to the bow and activated his spiritual eye technique. His eyes glowed light blue, and he tried to see the true appearance of the Cangyufang City through the fog in front of him.

Ji Chang stepped aside and after hearing what Dong Zhou said, he asked, "Dong Daoyou, are you familiar with this Cangyu Market?"

His voice was gentle and steady, with a hint of inquiry.

Although Ji Chang's channel for obtaining information had not been cut off over the past year by relying on spying on Chen Yinghu, he knew quite a bit about the immortal cultivation world in Jiaozhou.

However, in the past year, Chen Yinghu mainly stayed in Zhuya Mountain, participating in the construction of the Chen family's new clan land and practicing with the second-level spiritual veins, and had not been to Cangyu Market.

Therefore, Ji Chang didn't know much about the changes in Cangyufang City.

However, he had stayed in Cangyu Market for several years after all. Even though there had been a lot of changes, it was still much better than going to other markets where he knew nothing about.

What's more, among the several markets in Jiaozhou's immortal cultivation world, Cangyu Market is the closest to Zhuya Mountain.

After Ji Chang successfully established his foundation, all he needed to plan for was the second-level spiritual vein in Zhuya Mountain.

Staying here is also very convenient for Ji Chang.

Dong Zhou heard this, but shook his head slightly and replied: "I'm not familiar with it, but I came here once a few years ago." He paused and continued: "However, these years have passed, and with the big event last year, the Cangyu Market is now very different."

His brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was trying to recall the scenes of the market in the past and compare them with the changes now.

"What's there to say about the past experiences? The current Cangyu Market is completely different from what it used to be. It is the largest market in Jiaozhou."

Zhao Zhenyang snorted disdainfully, with a hint of indifference in his tone.

Dong Zhou was choked by Zhao Zhenyang, but his face remained calm, as if he was not affected at all. He smiled and asked the two of them, "Fellow Daoist Zhao, Fellow Daoist Han, what are your plans for coming to Cangyu Market this time?"

However, at this time, Zhao Zhenyang seemed not to hear Dong Zhou's question, and was concentrating on looking at the Cangyu Market not far away.

Seeing this, Ji Chang took the initiative to take over the conversation and replied, "Han plans to settle down in Cangyu Market, but I'm not sure about the current price of houses in the market, and whether there are any suitable jobs for me."

Dong Zhou pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then slowly said, "As for the price of the house, I remember that I only needed about ten spirit stones a year to rent a house in the outer city. However, that was in the past. The price may have increased now, but it shouldn't be too much."

He paused and continued, "As for work, for casual cultivators like us, finding a job managing spiritual fields in the Spiritual Field Bureau, or becoming a demon hunter or herbalist are all good choices..."

Before Dong Zhou finished speaking, Zhao Zhenyang could not help but sneer at him: "Haha, what you said is all old news! There are so many independent cultivators in Cangyu Market now, how can it be easy to find a job managing spiritual fields? As for the monster hunters..."

"Humph, the Monster Hunting Conference was only a few years ago. How many monsters do you think are left to hunt outside the Hundred Thousand Mountains?"

Zhao Zhenyang's words were full of contempt and disdain for Dong Zhou.

At this moment, Ji Chang noticed that Dong Zhou's left hand was clenched tightly, and then loosened.

Zhao Zhenyang was indeed quite noisy. If it were just him and Zhao Zhenyang on the boat, Ji Chang might not have been able to resist and would have killed him.

However, Zhao Zhenyang is so arrogant. Isn’t he afraid that Dong Zhou will get angry and attack him directly?
Although Zhao Zhenyang is a talisman master and his cultivation is at the fifth level of Qi Refining, which is one level higher than Dong Zhou, the gap between the two is not that big. If they really fight, the risk of him falling is very high.

After being ridiculed twice by Zhao Zhenyang, Dong Zhou kept silent. He took a few steps back, gave the position at the bow to Zhao Zhendong, and stood beside Ji Chang, waiting quietly.

The boat slowly passed through the fog and headed towards the island in the middle of the lake, and the surrounding scenery gradually became wider.

Occasionally, a few water birds fly over the lake, making crisp chirping sounds.

About a quarter of an hour later, the boat approached the island. Ji Chang and his companions got off the boat one by one and stepped onto the island in the middle of the lake.

Ji Chang took a look. After not seeing it for a year, the Cangyu Market was very different from before. The area of ​​the island in the middle of the lake had become larger. It should be because some cultivators used earth magic to fill the lake and create land.

Outside the original outer city area, a large new building complex was built.

These buildings are not much different from the houses in the outer city area, but according to Ji Chang's estimation, this distance is already beyond the range of the formation and spiritual veins of Cangyufang City.

(End of this chapter)