128: Chapter 128 Beichen Capital

The massive fleet of Flying Boats slowly arrived at the capital of the Beichen Empire.

As the capital of a nation, it naturally had a no-fly restriction.

Lin Qing had passed through here before when he rushed to Great Qi to provide rescue. However, the situation had been urgent at the time, and he had no time to worry about the imperial capital's restrictions. If he hadn't been wearing the robes of a True Disciple of the Chuyun Immortal Sect, he likely would have encountered some trouble.

But now, without any urgent matters, there was no need to recklessly break the rules.

Lin Qing raised his hand to signal, and the five giant Flying Boats slowly landed at the designated port on the outskirts of the capital.

Although there was a teleportation array here that led to the Chuyun Immortal Sect, it was too expensive for everyone, and they simply couldn't afford it.

Even if everyone split the cost, the per-person expense would still require tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

One must know that in Great Qi, a common fifth-rank Cultivator, such as the Elders of Luoxia Valley, would only have a few thousand Spirit Stones on them, and that was after accumulating them over many years.

A teleportation fee of tens of thousands of Spirit Stones for a single person could be considered an astronomical figure for an ordinary Cultivator.

Currently, this group included many low-ranking Disciples from Luoxia Valley, as well as some low-ranking clansmen from the Sun Family, totaling nearly one thousand people.

Lin Qing had spent a large amount of Spirit Stones buying the five Flying Boats earlier, and now he only had a little over five million left.

After the Flying Boats were secured at the port outside the capital, most people chose not to disembark.

Most of the people in the group only had cultivation in the Mortal Realm. Now that they had arrived in a territory where Spirit Realm Cultivators were everywhere, it was inevitable that they would feel reserved and fearful in their hearts.

Furthermore, the high-level members and Elders of the Sect had previously instructed them that since the migration had not yet concluded, they should not wander off the boats if there was no business, so as to avoid unnecessary complications.

In the end, Lin Qing only brought Yun Nian, Xing Mian, and Yuan Chong into the city. They had often acted alongside Lin Qing in the past, so they were not as reserved when facing him as the others were.

It was a pity that Jing Rong, who had once participated in the Great Qi Heavenly Pride Competition with them, had unfortunately fallen in the previous incident.

When Lin Qing appeared at the city gate wearing the robes of a True Disciple of the Chuyun Immortal Sect, the soldiers at the gate did not step forward to question his identity or collect an entry fee.

Even the others all turned to the side to make way, their postures respectful.

The Chuyun Immortal Sect was a top-tier Sect in the East Xuanqing Province, governing countless Dynasties, Imperial Dynasties, and Empires. The status of a True Disciple of the Immortal Sect was that of walking royalty within its subordinate territories, comparable to an Imperial Prince or a Sect Master, with a transcendent position.

The four of them stepped into the Beichen capital without obstruction. At a glance, wide bluestone avenues extended straight ahead, running through the entire imperial capital.

By the side of the street, there were many carriage drivers enthusiastically soliciting customers.

"Where are you going, distinguished guest? Take my carriage! High quality and inexpensive!"

"Go away, go away! That broken carriage of yours is bumpy as hell! Can't you see this lord is an honored guest of the Chuyun Immortal Sect? My lord, please this way! My beast-drawn carriage is spacious and comfortable, and the speed is much faster."

Lin Qing followed the sound and looked over, seeing a refined and luxurious beast-drawn carriage parked in front of that person. Pulling the carriage was a fifth-rank ox-shaped Yao Beast. This beast had a strong physique and a gentle temperament, making it the most common mount within the territory of the Chuyun Immortal Sect.

"You'll do."

Lin Qing brought Yun Nian and the other two to board the carriage, then said to the driver: "Go to the largest chamber of commerce here."

The driver acknowledged the order, then drove the Yao Beast along the bluestone avenue, heading into the city.

Because the capital was truly too large and there was a no-fly restriction across the entire region, the Empire had built these bluestone avenues leading to all parts to improve people's travel efficiency.

Setting up stalls was prohibited on the avenues. Cultivators could speed along the avenues themselves or take beast-drawn carriages, significantly reducing commuting time within the city.

A journey that would take an ordinary person two or three days could be reached in just over an hour by beast-drawn carriage.

"My lord, ahead is the most core commercial street of the imperial capital. The Empire's largest Wanhe Chamber of Commerce is here; you will see it a few hundred zhang ahead."

It appeared that this was a pedestrian street where beast-drawn carriages were not allowed to enter. After settling the Spirit Stones, Lin Qing brought the three of them onto the street.

It was not much different from other commercial streets. On both sides of the street stood various Medicinal Pill shops, weapon shops, or some comprehensive large and small chambers of commerce. Anyway, except for a few restaurants mixed in occasionally, all other shops were related to cultivation.

In Great Qi, the people standing at the Peak of power were of the sixth rank, while in the Beichen Empire, they were of the eighth rank. Therefore, compared to the commercial streets of Great Qi, the grade of resources here was two levels higher.

For example, the fifth or sixth-rank spirit gathering pill, which was extremely scarce in Great Qi, had sufficient stock in almost every Medicinal Pill shop and chamber of commerce here, and were even just the most basic, low-end products of the shops.

The group walked slowly, occasionally stopping to browse the shops on the side. Lin Qing even purchased some Mind-Clearing Pills and Body Tempering pills to give to the three of them.

The three of them hurriedly waved their hands to refuse.

Lin Qing spoke firmly: "The Chuyun City where you are heading next has an even higher standard than this place. Do you want to live under the protection of the Elders of Luoxia Valley forever?"

The three of them had not yet reached the Peak of the fourth rank. The Body Tempering pills would help accelerate the tempering of their Physical Body, while the Mind-Clearing Pills would be used when they practiced visualization later.

Abundant cultivation resources were the fundamental reason why countless Cultivators would break their heads trying to rush to the Great Regions and join large Sects.

Just like the previous entrance examination for the Chuyun Immortal Sect, there were thousands of people who had already achieved a Breakthrough to the Spirit Realm before the examination.

Among them, the Spirit Realm Prodigies from all the Imperial Dynasties and Dynasties combined did not even account for one-tenth of the total number. The remaining ninety percent all came from the several major Empires.

But big places also had the disadvantages of big places, which was that the competition was too intense.

In a nation like the Beichen Empire, although there were over a thousand slots to participate in the Chuyun Immortal Sect examination, because there were too many experts, many fifth-rank Prodigies were eliminated during the internal selection.

Those peerless Geniuses who had experienced countless slaughters in small places and stepped on countless peers to reach the top, stepped into the Great Region full of ambition. Looking up, they saw that everywhere around them were peers who were just like them, or even more monstrous and Heaven-Defying Prodigies.

You are a once-in-a-century Genius, while others are once-in-a-millennium prodigies.

A frog at the bottom of a well jumps out of the shallows to realize the vastness of the world; a small-town Prodigy steps into the Great Region to understand that there is always someone better, and there is always a sky beyond the sky.

The group walked and browsed, and before long, they arrived in front of the Wanhe Chamber of Commerce.