183: Qingyang Li Clan

After True Lord He's voice transmission disappeared, Mo Xuan's heart slightly tensed.

He thought for a moment, then shook his head and closed his snake eyes again.

Overthinking was useless; only improving his own strength was the most important.

With a thought, his Divine Sense spread out, and he sent a message to Zhou Licheng, telling him to pay close attention to the movements of the Spirit Void Sect in the future.

In Qingyuan Lake, the Black Giant Serpent's Aura was restrained, its scales opening and closing, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

In the Xuanming Realm, Sword Domain, within the mountain range bordering the Barren Prefecture and Luo Prefecture.

Three figures moved unhurriedly through the dense, tall forest.

The Young Female Cultivator leading the way held a beast skin map, identifying the route.

Behind her, two Young Male Cultivators were each vigilant, trying to restrain their own Auras, their eyes observing their surroundings.

"Junior Sister, how much further?" Shen Xuanzhao asked softly.

This mountain range, stretching endlessly between the two prefectures, separating them, seemed to go on forever.

The three had been traveling for about two months, but they still hadn't exited this mountain range.

Occasionally, powerful Yao Beast Auras would leak out from within the mountain range, putting the three on high alert.

Throughout their journey, they had been extremely cautious, rarely clashing with the Yao Beasts here, fearing that the commotion of a fight would attract the prying eyes of other Yao Beasts or Cultivators, wanting to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"At our current speed, in a few more days, we should be able to cross this Tianduan Mountain Range and enter Luo Prefecture territory," Yun Qingsi replied without turning her head.

Shen Xuanzhao nodded, calming his mind.

"Roar~" Just then, an urgent beast roar came from the side, accompanied by sounds of shaking and crashing.

"Watch out!" Zhou Xiuyuan, who had been constantly vigilant of his surroundings, shouted a warning.

As his voice fell, a several-zhang-tall azure ox with a single horn, covered in blood, fled in a panic from the dense forest.

In the distance behind it, the Aura of human Cultivators was emanating.

"Go," Shen Xuanzhao said in a deep voice.

This ox Yao Beast was clearly the prey of other Cultivators.

If they stayed here, it might cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

The three were new to this place, so it was best to proceed with caution.

Zhou Xiuyuan and Yun Qingsi's expressions remained unchanged; they nodded, no longer restraining their Auras, their speed increased sharply, and they quickly departed from the area.

The three quickly left; the azure ox, at this moment, was only concerned with escaping and naturally wouldn't invite more powerful enemies by chasing after Zhou Xiuyuan and the other two.

A group of Cultivators, following the tracks left by the azure ox, emerged from the trees or the ground one after another, chasing after the ox.

A brocade-robed young man in the middle looked slightly surprised, glanced briefly in the direction the three had left, then ignored them and continued to pursue the injured azure ox.

Several days later, the three of them, Zhou Xiuyuan, emerged from the Tianduan Mountain Range.

With a slight sigh of relief, they found a spot far from the Tianduan Mountain Range, stopped, and rested for a while.

The three sat cross-legged, circulating their respective Cultivation Techniques to restore their magical power.

Several hours later, the three awoke, and Shen Xuanzhao waved his hand to retrieve the warning Formation he had set up around them.

"Senior Brother, Big Brother Zhou, where do we go next?" Yun Qingsi took out the beast skin map, spread it on the ground, and asked Shen Xuanzhao and Zhou Xiuyuan.

This map, after all, was only exchanged from a medium-sized tribe near the Tianduan Mountain Range.

Beyond this Tianduan Mountain Range was no longer barbarian territory, and the map from this medium-sized tribe had incomplete records regarding Luo Prefecture.

"The closest place to here is only this Qingyang City.

This Qingyang City should have Cultivation Factions.

It just so happens that our Medicinal Pills, Talismans, and Spirit Stones are almost exhausted.

Why don't we go to this Qingyang City, exchange for some Spirit Stone supplies, and then make further plans?" Shen Xuanzhao looked at the map, pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhou Xiuyuan and Yun Qingsi, and slowly said.

The three had been in this world for some time.

Most of the barbarians in the Barren Prefecture Cultivated The Way of the Totem, and there was very little circulation of Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, and other things needed by Immortal Cultivators.

By today, the resources they carried in their Storage Pouches had already been significantly consumed.

Fortunately, along the way out of the Barren Prefecture, the three had hunted many Qi Refining Stage Yao Beasts, gathered Spirit Medicine, and found many Artifact Refining Materials.

Therefore, they only needed to find a place for trade to sell these items and exchange them for what they needed.

Now that this Qingyang City was the closest, they naturally chose it based on the principle of proximity.

"Okay," Zhou Xiuyuan had no objections.

His mind was entirely focused on the refinement of the Sword Intent in his mind.

Additionally, the Profound Ore, Ironwood, beast bones, and other precious Materials he had found along this path had all been fed to the silently dormant broken sword at his waist.

However, although the broken sword absorbed these Materials, it showed no change whatsoever, remaining in its dilapidated state.

These first-grade Materials indeed had no effect on this great snow mountain sword.

Zhou Xiuyuan sighed inwardly, but he did not give up.

Yun Qingsi also nodded, agreeing.

"Then let's go."

Yun Qingsi put away the beast skin map, stood up, and continued to lead the way.

Over a month later, the three stopped.

In the distance, a massive azure city wall appeared before their eyes.

"Qingyang City..." Zhou Xiuyuan and Shen Xuanzhao exchanged glances, a hint of shock in their eyes.

The scale of this city was almost comparable to the Immortal Cities controlled by Golden Core Level Factions they had seen.

If they hadn't inquired beforehand, they might have made a wrong judgment.

"This world is indeed different from where we came from."

On their journey here, the three had also encountered many Cultivators.

Through subtle questioning, Shen Xuanzhao and Yun Qingsi had discreetly learned the general situation of Qingyang City.

This Qingyang City was an Immortal City controlled by the Qingyang Li Clan, and the Qingyang Li Clan had several Foundation Establishment Stage Great Cultivators within its Clan, thus earning widespread renown.

Shen Xuanzhao was also well-traveled and knowledgeable; his slight surprise just now was merely due to a minor discrepancy with what he had expected.

The three paused briefly, then joined the Qi Refining Stage Cultivators arriving from all directions and proceeded towards Qingyang City.

The city guards were all members of the Li Family, wearing uniforms emblazoned with a small sword symbol.

The three queued up and entered after paying the Spirit Stones for entry.

They each received a wooden token, which served as proof of identity.

With this token, they could stay in the city for seven days.

If they wished to stay longer than seven days, they would need to pay Spirit Stones again.

If they didn't pay, the Qingyang City Enforcement Team would come knocking.

"So expensive..." Yun Qingsi muttered softly as the three entered the city.

Shen Xuanzhao and Zhou Xiuyuan shook their heads with a bitter smile.

If it weren't for coming here, how could Yun Qingsi be so emotional over such a small amount of Spirit Stones?

The three did not linger and continued to walk further into the city.

Qingyang City was too vast.

The three casually observed, roughly noting the various pavilions and palaces they passed.

However, they still had no idea where to sell their items.

"Fellow Daoist, stop!" Shen Xuanzhao quickened his pace and called out to a Young Cultivator passing by.

The Young Cultivator's heart jumped.

His Qi Refining second-layer magical power quickly circulated, and he turned around with a wary expression, looking at Shen Xuanzhao.

"Fellow Daoist, don't be alarmed.

I am merely visiting Qingyang City for the first time and wish to ask Fellow Daoist about some matters; I mean no harm," Shen Xuanzhao said, seeing the Young Cultivator's reaction, stopping his steps and quickly explaining.

"Hoo~" The Young Cultivator's heart slightly relaxed, roused by Shen Xuanzhao's words.

This was in Qingyang City, so his magical power slowly subsided.

He cupped his hands to Shen Xuanzhao and said, "Fellow Daoist, please speak."

"..." A moment later, Shen Xuanzhao walked over to the other two.

"Li Family Immortal Pavilion," Shen Xuanzhao said to them.

This was a treasure trading location directly controlled by the Qingyang Li Clan.

It had an excellent reputation and abundant financial resources.

All three of them were Late Qi Refining Stage Cultivators, and most of the Yao Beasts they hunted were also Late Qi Refining Stage.

An ordinary Qi Refining Faction might not be able to purchase all the Materials they had.

The three headed towards the location of the Li Family Immortal Pavilion.

Along the way, Shen Xuanzhao asked several more people, and the information he received was similar to what the Young Cultivator had told him.

Only then did Zhou Xiuyuan and Shen Xuanzhao thoroughly relax and head straight for the Li Family Immortal Pavilion.