Mortal Ascension Record

Chapter 1965: Farce at the City Gate, Parting Ways

As a dignified alchemy holy land, it is naturally not as easy to enter and exit as an ordinary immortal city. In addition to those who purchase cave dwellings and industries in the city, there are also some natives whose ancestors have lived here. All other foreign cultivators must pay an entry fee. For every month of stay, they need to pay a medium-grade spirit stone. The high price is really shocking.

Such rules are quite similar to the lower realm immortal city, but the fees of the two are very different, almost to the extent of exploitation, and really play the law of the jungle to the fullest.

From this, it can be seen that although Yuding Mountain is an alchemy force, it is also a good hand in doing business. Otherwise, how could it operate the Burning Heaven Holy City into a commercial center? Attracting countless cultivators to linger here?

Not to mention anything else, the profit generated by the entry fee alone is an astronomical figure, enough for Yuding Mountain to make a lot of money!

Thinking of this, Qin Tian couldn't help but sigh secretly.

After all, the scene in front of him was too familiar. It was almost the same as when he first stepped into the world of immortal cultivation and went to the chaotic sea. However, it was still a bit sad to experience it again after many years.

Once upon a time, the lord of Fengming Immortal City was so glorious and unbridled that the forbidden air formation was bullshit. Unexpectedly, he is now just like everyone else and needs to queue up to enter the city!

The difference between the past and the present is too big. If it were an ordinary person, it would be difficult to adapt. For example, Avril, who was standing next to him, frowned and felt impatient while opening her eyes.

Thinking of her as the queen of elves, she was once high above and ruled a world. She was admired by thousands of people and was unmatched. Now this kind of treatment is really difficult for her.

Fortunately, both of them are not ordinary people, so they quickly adjusted their minds.

Moreover, due to their limited strength and the fact that they were new here, the two naturally did not dare to act recklessly. They could only join the team at the end and line up actively. They also carefully explored their spiritual power and obtained useful information from the conversations of the people around them. There were no accidents in the process.

Unexpectedly, after half an hour, when it was about to be the turn of the three people, they saw the sound of wind whistling suddenly in the distant sky, and a red escape light flew quickly, almost without stopping, and went straight into the city.

Seeing this scene, there were bursts of exclamations in the field!

Because in the escape light, a young monk wearing a red brocade robe, with a tall figure, a handsome face, and an extraordinary demeanor could be vaguely seen, but what was surprising was that from the momentum and pressure he exuded, this boy's cultivation was only in the early stage of refining the void, and he was definitely not the rumored strong man of fusion!

But the other party dared to ignore the forbidden air formation. Such arrogant behavior naturally attracted everyone's attention. Noisy discussions soon sounded near the city gate, and the scene became extremely noisy, but most of the voices were ridiculed and mocked.

"Look, what does this kid want to do? Does he want to force his way into the city defense formation? This is too arrogant!"

"Ah~! This kid has a good cultivation, but I didn't expect him to be a fool. This is going to be a good show!"

"That's right, I heard that the last time someone forced his way into the formation was five hundred years ago. At that time, the late-stage Lianxu master seemed to be sent by the enemy forces. As a result, his body was hung at the city gate for public display. That was a terrible end!"

"Hehe~! Wait and see, I bet ten low-grade Yuanshi that this kid will be killed on the spot!"

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As the noise rose, Qin Tian and others were also attracted, but the galloping young man in the air did not stop at all, and still swaggered towards the city defense barrier, as if he was fearless.

And the city guards responsible for patrolling the field had no intention of stopping him at all.

However, the next moment, a scene that no one expected happened.

Just when the young man in red robe was about to approach the barrier, a jade pendant on his waist suddenly lit up, emitting a fiery red light, which completely enveloped his body. Then he easily penetrated the barrier and flew directly into the city.

The whole process was quite fast. The originally powerful barrier to protect the city did not burst out any power at all. This also made the monks who were ready to watch the show below stunned in place, and the scene was instantly silent!

Until this moment, many monks also reacted.

Obviously, the problem lies with the jade pendant!

And the person who can pass with a special token is not an ordinary person? Maybe he is the descendant of a great man in Yuding Mountain, otherwise how can he enjoy such a privilege?

The development of things also quickly confirmed this point.

Facing the shock of many cultivators in the field, the city guards under the city gate seemed quite calm, presumably they had long been accustomed to it, and even the voices of ridicule and disdain were raised without concealment:

"Hmph! What a bunch of guys who have never seen the world, they don't even know the young city lord, and they dare to laugh at the joke here, it's really embarrassing!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the field.

Since the person who spoke was the leader of the city guards, and his cultivation had reached the initial stage of refining emptiness, many cultivators were secretly angry in their hearts, but they did not dare to show it.

The most important thing is that when the three words of the young city lord spread, the field exploded again, and there were whispers one after another.

"What~! Young city lord? Could it be Situ Hao, who is rumored to have both wind and fire spiritual roots and the rare "fire spirit holy body"? "

"I never thought that this young man, who seemed reckless, actually had such a great background. We really misjudged him!"

"I heard that although Situ Hao was of noble status, he did not stay in the Holy City to practice. Instead, he lived in seclusion in Yuding Mountain for many years. He has long been one of the core elites famous in the ancient desert. His strength is far beyond his peers. He is a true genius!"

"That's right. I heard that Situ Hao is not only gifted, but also believes in the way of hard practice. He has rarely appeared in the outside world for many years. He is definitely not comparable to those dandy boys!"

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For a while, the public opinion in the field directly reversed. Even the monks who were waiting to watch the excitement changed their attitudes in an instant. The speed of changing their faces was extremely fast.

Qin Tian, ​​who witnessed the whole process, also had his eyes flickering slightly, but he knew that the mouth would bring disaster, so he did not say too much, just memorized the appearance of the young man in red robes.

The same was true for Avril on the side.

After all, with the experience of their rise, their mental state has long been extremely tough, and naturally they will not have any idea of ​​belittling themselves. However, the spiritual world is indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Any "second generation of the city" who comes out at random has the cultivation of the initial stage of refining emptiness, which makes the two people more vigilant.

On the contrary, the Wuwei Sanren was full of envy, and he must be lamenting the unfairness of fate.

As the farce ended, the atmosphere in the field gradually returned to silence, and the team entering the city continued to move forward. Soon it was the turn of Qin Tian and his three companions.

The old man Wuwei often came here and had an identity token. He was successfully admitted to the city after only being checked. The remaining Qin Tian and his two companions were registered in detail because they came for the first time. After paying two medium-grade spirit stones, they got two special tokens.

It is worth mentioning that since there were many people entering the holy city, in order not to attract attention, Qin Tian and his two companions had already removed their disguises and revealed their true faces.

So the whole process was extremely smooth, and Qin Tian also officially stepped into this rumored holy land of alchemy as Nangong Wentian.

After passing through the city barrier, the heaven and earth energy with astonishing concentration immediately hit us, and there were noisy voices surrounding us. Everywhere we looked, there were bustling crowds of people, and smooth streets paved with white jade slabs.

On both sides of the street, there were many shops of different styles, selling everything from elixirs to various spiritual materials, and there were many servants and maids shouting to attract customers, and the scene was also very lively.

The street was also very spacious, enough to accommodate more than ten spiritual treasure chariots passing side by side. There were people coming and going, shoulder to shoulder, and many cultivators were also strange, including strong and healthy people who practiced body cultivation, and foreigners who came from afar. Some of the special ethnic groups had strange appearances, and they did not cover up at all, but they did not attract strange looks at all.

After all, the spiritual world is vast and all-encompassing, and this place is also a commercial center. Foreigners often come from far away to buy elixirs, so the cultivators who have been entrenched in the city for a long time have long adapted to it and will not be surprised.

In addition, the strength of the cultivators on the street is also varied. For example, there is no need to say much about the Yuanying stage, which is almost everywhere on the street. On the contrary, the cultivation below the Yuanying stage is relatively rare.

Probably because the entrance fee is not low, and the danger of the outer Burial Spirit Ancient Desert, except for the natives in the holy city, there are naturally not many low-level cultivators who have the strength and capital to stay in the city for a long time.

In addition, there are also many cultivators in the God Transformation stage, almost to the point of being seen everywhere, and there are many masters in the Void Refining stage. The aura shuttles through it. The scene is even more exaggerated than the previous underground black market, and it can only be described as shocking.

Even Qin Tian and Avril were shocked again, and their vigilance in their hearts was also increased a lot, and they felt that this immortal holy land was indeed extraordinary.

Wuwei Sanren, who was standing by, was used to it. He kept introducing the Holy City to the two along the way, explaining some taboos to prevent them from getting into trouble. His attitude seemed quite enthusiastic.

As they walked along, through the narration of Wuwei Old Man, Qin Tian and the others also had a more intuitive understanding of the Holy City.

First of all, this place is similar to most of the lower world immortal cities. Not only are the streets crisscrossed and connected in all directions, but there are also countless shops of all kinds, and there are also inner and outer cities.

Among them, the outer city is the commercial center, where all forces are entrenched and set up shops. There is also a special stall area, which is used as a free trading center for cultivators, and the city guards patrol at all times to maintain order.

The inner city is more special. It is a gathering place for some high-end places. The forces that can settle in are extraordinary, and the cultivators who are qualified to enter are either rich or noble. For example, the city lord's mansion with a transcendent status is located in the most central area of ​​the inner city.

In addition, there are some high-end auction houses that can only be seen in the inner city.

In other words, if you want to participate in a high-level auction in the Holy City, the number of entries alone is enough to stop most cultivators.

The vastness of the outer city area alone has far exceeded the limit of Qin Tian's current divine sense detection, not to mention the suppression formed by the city protection barrier here, both the divine sense and speed have been compressed by half.

By the time all the situations were understood clearly, half an hour had passed, and the three of them strolled all the way and came to the corner of the street.

In order to facilitate the process, Qin Tian took the initiative to separate, and Wuwei Sanren naturally had no objection. After the two sides exchanged the sound transmission jade talisman, they each went in the opposite direction.

However, before parting, the old man Wuwei was quite authentic and gave a jade slip directly, which recorded the street map of the Holy City and the distribution points of various large chambers of commerce in detail, which provided a lot of convenience.

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On the other hand, after parting, Qin Tian and the others did not continue to stroll around, but went straight to the center of the outer city along the street, because according to the map, there was the only teleportation hall in the Holy City, which could directly lead to the major top immortal cities, but not some hostile forces.

Perhaps because of the upcoming departure, the atmosphere along the way seemed quite dull, and the lively Avril became even more taciturn, but still pretended to be indifferent and looked at the scenery along the way aimlessly.

Finally, they came to a fork in the road. Qin Tian didn't want to delay any longer, so he took the initiative to say goodbye:

"This place is not far from the teleportation hall. I have something important to do, so why not say goodbye now!"

After speaking, Qin Tian bowed his hands and wanted to withdraw quickly. After all, he had been entangled by this witch all the way. Now he finally had a chance to get rid of her, so he naturally didn't want to stay any longer.

"Wait~!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Avril, who was originally absent-minded, suddenly turned around and called out. It felt more like a subconscious behavior.

So facing Qin Tian's suspicious eyes, the elf queen was rarely flustered, and there was a hint of melancholy in her eyes, as if she was deliberately hiding something.

But in the end, she still forced herself to be calm and said in a calm tone:

"Shameless little thief, I'll ask you one last time, are you really not going to the Imperial Domain with me? As long as you are willing to go, I can guarantee that I will definitely let you join the Yuling Sect! It's better than you staying here and living a nameless, poor and downtrodden cultivator.........!"

Hearing this, Qin Tian couldn't help but fall into silence.

He could feel the sincerity of this demon girl, and he also knew that although she was fierce, she was a person who kept her promises. In this respect, the two were quite similar.