602: Without a drinking buddy, this trip would be less enjoyable!

Shen Tianxing left the City Lord's Mansion and headed directly for the teleportation array located in the center of Tianshui City.

Now that Yang Guang was dead, no one in Tianshui City could obstruct Shen Tianxing's path.

As for the people from the Demon Refining Sect?

Let them find him first.

At least for now, Shen Tianxing had no intention of getting entangled with the Demon Refining Sect.

The center of Tianshui City was a huge plaza, where a towering statue, a hundred zhang tall, stood like a pillar supporting the heavens.

The statue was of the Demon Refining Sect's founding Ancestral Master; it was rumored that the Ancestral Master of the Demon Refining Sect first established Tianshui City here, and then gradually built the Demon Refining Sect.

Over tens of thousands of years of the Demon Refining Sect's history, it was also this founding Ancestral Master who led countless Cultivators of the Demon Refining Sect to conquer Yunzhou, completely eradicating the previous Sect that ruled Yunzhou!

Shen Tianxing glanced at the statue, and it was just a glance.

The statue no longer possessed divinity; it had stood there for an unknown number of years, and the divinity that once remained within it had long since dissipated with the passage of time.

Judging by the strength of Cultivators, the Ancestral Master of the Demon Refining Sect had likely perished a long time ago.

Otherwise, the divinity he left in the statue would not have dissipated after only tens of thousands of years.

The stronger the Cultivator, the stronger the divinity left behind, and with the presence of Law, it should not dissipate at all.

This point was not discernible to outside Cultivators.

Whether the Ancestral Master of the Demon Refining Sect was dead or not, only the Demon Refining Sect itself knew.

Shen Tianxing arrived at the plaza and immediately saw the massive teleportation array located beneath the statue.

The teleportation array was built on a high platform, inscribed with wondrous array patterns, and surrounded by sparkling, brilliant crystals.

These crystals were no longer ordinary divine marrow, but a unique type of Origin Stone found only in the Sacred Domain!

Origin Stones were Spirit Stones born under Law, not only containing vast and pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, but also a trace of the power of Law.

Even within the Sacred Domain, they were extraordinary treasures!

This also explained why, among the various states, crossing the endless distances between them required such Spirit Qi-rich Origin Stones.

They were very difficult to obtain; even the powerful Demon Refining Sect did not have teleportation arrays set up in every city in Yunzhou.

Tianshui City was only special because the Ancestral Master of the Demon Refining Sect had established the city here in the past.

Only the largest and most important cities in a state possessed such teleportation arrays.

Shen Tianxing had obtained a map of the Sacred Domain and now had a clear understanding of the distribution of all the states within the entire Sacred Domain.

He planned to visit Lingzhou.

He was going there for no other reason than Li Tongshen was in Lingzhou.

Just as Shen Tianxing was about to enter the teleportation array, he suddenly stopped and looked behind him.

Two figures were slowly approaching from a distance.

One was a peerless beauty, and the other was a handsome young man with a feminine face.

Judging by their demeanor, they were clearly coming for him.

Shen Tianxing had actually noticed these two people earlier; two Cultivators at the Immortal Realm Seventh Layer, which was unheard of in all of Tianshui City.

When he acted against Yang Guang, these two did not intervene, which clearly meant they were not from Tianshui City!

“Brother Shen, please wait.”

The effeminate and handsome young man spoke first.

Upon hearing this, Shen Tianxing did not rush to leave; he was very curious what these two people wanted with him.

The handsome young man smiled and said, “I am Yuan Fei, from Jinzhou. I am fortunate to meet a master like Brother Shen, and I can't help but want to make your acquaintance.”

“This is...”

“I will introduce myself, you don't need to speak!”

Yuan Fei was about to introduce Shen Qingling, but Shen Qingling didn't give him any face and directly interrupted him.

Shen Qingling's pair of nimble eyes were very spirited; although she appeared cold, in Shen Tianxing's opinion, such cold beauties were often more passionate.

Their enthusiasm was hidden deep within their hearts.

“My name is Shen Qingling, from Jinzhou.”

Shen Qingling's introduction was very brief, and her gaze towards Shen Tianxing carried a hint of scrutiny. After introducing herself, she continued.

“Your strength is very formidable, the strongest among the younger generation of masters I have seen in the Thirteen States of the Sacred Domain. Even the revered Divine Sons from those Holy Lands are mostly inferior to you.”

“Which Sect are you from?”

Shen Qingling's question was sharp, even rare in the Sacred Domain to inquire about someone's origin in such a direct manner.

This could easily offend people.

But in Shen Tianxing's view, this girl was merely straightforward in nature, definitely not because of her looks... It was also evident that Shen Qingling had very little Jianghu experience, perhaps having always been protected by her Family or Sect, rarely venturing out.

Otherwise, one generally wouldn't inquire about others' origins in such a way.

Indeed, Yuan Fei, who was beside her, couldn't help but cover his face when he heard this.

He smiled awkwardly at Shen Tianxing and said, “Brother Shen, my sister rarely leaves home; please forgive her rudeness.”

What greeted him, besides Shen Tianxing's slight nod, was Shen Qingling's devouring gaze.

Yuan Fei rubbed his nose and ignored Shen Qingling, looking at Shen Tianxing instead and saying, “Brother Shen needs a map of the Sacred Domain; do you intend to visit other states? Perhaps I, Yuan, can offer some advice.”

An interesting pair.

They seemed very close, yet not so close, and he wondered which clan's disciples they were.

At least their Aptitude must be good; with Shen Tianxing's eyes, he could tell at a glance that both were young.

In the outer domain, to possess Immortal Realm Seventh Layer cultivation at such a young age was unimaginably talented and brilliant!

After listening to their conversation, Shen Tianxing became somewhat interested.

After all, these people were natives, and what they knew was definitely not something that could be learned from just a map of the Sacred Domain in his hand.

“I plan to go to Lingzhou. Do you have any suggestions?”

Lingzhou?

Yuan Fei and Shen Qingling's eyes flashed.

Wasn't Lingzhou the destination of their journey?

Could it be that this person in front of them was following them?

No, that's not right.

No one could know their whereabouts, and they had been observing Shen Tianxing for quite some time; he definitely had nothing to do with what they were thinking.

His going to Lingzhou must just be a coincidence.

Before Shen Qingling could speak, Yuan Fei spoke first; he didn't want Shen Qingling to expose their own affairs.

“That's excellent! We two are also going to Lingzhou, and I'm quite familiar with Lingzhou. If you don't mind, how about we travel together?”

“The journey to Lingzhou is long, and we can keep each other company.”

Yuan Fei clearly had a lot of Jianghu experience.

Under normal circumstances, someone like him would never invite an outsider to travel with them.

The main reason was that the strength Shen Tianxing displayed was too incredible!

Furthermore, even with their background, they couldn't discern Shen Tianxing's origin, which made Yuan Fei even more curious.

He really wanted to know what Shen Tianxing's background was.

“Alright, let's travel together then. I wonder if you drink? Without a drinking buddy, this journey would lose some of its fun!”