Longshan Baishi Pavilion

Three days later, Mingzhao City was already visible in the distance!

"Zhou Gongzi, Miss Bai, are you really not coming with me to the Liu residence?"

Miss Liu Sisi looked at Zhou Yuan and Bai Yunxiu, always feeling that these two were not simple, so she wanted to get to know them better.

Bai Yunxiu looked at Zhou Yuan; she listened to everything Zhou Yuan said.

"Thank you, Miss Liu, we have already disturbed you for several days, so we won't trouble you any further. We hope to meet again if fate allows."

Zhou Yuan smiled and shook his head, then he and Bai Yunxiu nodded to each other. After cupping their fists to Miss Liu Sisi, they turned and left.

Miss Liu Sisi watched the two gradually walk away and sighed!

But in her hand, she held a small porcelain bottle containing a pill.

Zhou Yuan learned that Miss Liu Sisi's father was not well, so he casually gave her a Vitality Pill, which could be considered as resolving the karma of this encounter.

After ordinary people take a Vitality Pill, they can strengthen their bodies, remove impurities, and relieve pain.

For cultivators, a Vitality Pill can enhance their strength!

"Zhou Dage, where are we going?"

Bai Yunxiu couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's enter the city first, then find out where Baishan City is. We'll go to Baishan City, and then we'll head to Lanyue Sect."

Bai Yunxiu nodded upon hearing Zhou Yuan's words, her expression dimming slightly.

The Bai family of Baishan City was her father's family. Although her father had never mentioned wanting them to go back and visit, he probably hoped they would.

Back then, Bai Qinggang deceived the Lanyue Sect's Sect Master's wife, and the Bai family might very well suffer difficulties from the Lanyue Sect.

"I hope they don't get annihilated!"

Zhou Yuan thought to himself, this was the best outcome he could imagine.

According to what the Black Butcher mentioned, Lanyue Sect is a fifth-grade cultivation sect.

Given what the Black Butcher did, even if the Bai family were truly annihilated, the Lanyue Sect couldn't be blamed.

Zhou Yuan put himself in the Lanyue Sect's shoes and considered it; if it were him, he would certainly leave no one in the Bai family alive!

Mingzhao City was very lively, unlike Qinglin City; most people here were ordinary folks.

Zhou Yuan's divine sense swept across, finding some individuals with relatively strong vital energy, but these people were martial artists, not cultivators.

Zhou Yuan was a bit puzzled, could it be that there were very few cultivators active in the secular world?

Zhou Yuan didn't expect that his thought was actually correct.

Similar to the Baiyang Domain, the sects of the Dragon Mountain Region united and issued a statement: "Cultivators are not allowed to stay in the secular world for long periods. Furthermore, cultivators are strictly forbidden from committing evil deeds in the secular world. Once the latter is discovered, all sects in the entire domain shall unite to eliminate them!"

This statement was actually to protect ordinary people in the secular world and also to restrain those who gave up cultivation and entered the world.

After strolling through a few streets, the two suddenly saw a shop with 'Dragon Mountain Baishi Pavilion' written on it, and Zhou Yuan's eyes instantly lit up!

"Let's go, let's go in and take a look!"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said to Bai Yunxiu, then the two entered.

Seeing someone arrive, the shopkeeper's originally sleepy eyes instantly woke up, revealing a smile.

"Two distinguished guests, what would you like? You can tell me directly!"

The shopkeeper was an old man, looking about sixty years old, with a beaming smile.

"Shopkeeper, do you have a detailed introduction to the entire Dragon Mountain Region here?"

Zhou Yuan went straight to the point and asked.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper smiled and said, "Two fellow Daoists, let me tell you, you've really come to the right place! In the entire Mingzhao City, no more than two establishments can provide this item, and my Dragon Mountain Baishi Pavilion is one of them!"

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he took out a jade slip. Just as Zhou Yuan was about to reach for it, the shopkeeper pulled his hand back.

"One low-grade spirit stone!"

The shopkeeper extended his left hand with a smile and said.

Zhou Yuan was momentarily stunned, then nodded without hesitation, throwing out a low-grade spirit stone. He then took the jade slip from the shopkeeper's hand and placed it on his forehead.

A moment later, Zhou Yuan handed the jade slip to Bai Yunxiu, who also quickly placed it on her forehead to examine it.

Zhou Yuan had just seen from the jade slip that Baishan City was not far from here, about six thousand li away. If they flew with their swords, it would only take a few days.

"Shopkeeper, I observe that there don't seem to be many cultivators in Mingzhao City. Wouldn't your Baishi Pavilion's business be dismal here?"

Hearing Zhou Yuan's words, the shopkeeper smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist, your insight is sharp, and indeed it is so! But the sect insists that every city must have a branch. Some losses, some gains, it doesn't really matter!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan felt a chill in his heart, realizing that the first shop he browsed actually had a significant power behind it.

"Thank you for your candidness, shopkeeper. We two also wish to find a sect to learn from. I wonder if the shopkeeper has any recommendations?"

Zhou Yuan asked with a smile.

The shopkeeper sized up Zhou Yuan, noticing that Zhou Yuan was at Qi Refining Stage 4 and Bai Yunxiu was at Qi Refining Stage 5. He smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, my shop sells simple introductions to the cultivation sects of the Dragon Mountain Region. Would you like to buy a copy to study? The price is affordable, just three Low-Grade Spirit Stone!"

Zhou Yuan glanced at the shopkeeper, secretly admiring him. This guy was definitely good at doing business.

Zhou Yuan didn't hesitate at all, throwing out three Low-Grade Spirit Stone, and then exchanged them for another jade slip from the shopkeeper's hand.

The shopkeeper smilingly put away the spirit stones, then smiled and said, "Two fellow Daoists, I'll also give you a piece of information for free."

"If you wish to join a sect, Xiaoyao Pavilion will be recruiting disciples in two months, and Bright Moon Pavilion will begin recruiting new members in four months."

"Of course, if you don't get into either of these two places, you can consider Lanyue Sect in half a year."

"These three sects are all fifth-grade cultivation sects in the Dragon Mountain Region, and each time they recruit disciples, there are always crowds of people!"

"But you must be aware, if your aptitude is not good, you shouldn't choose these major forces. You can consider some third-grade cultivation sects, which will give you a relatively higher chance of joining a sect."

Hearing the shopkeeper's smiling introduction, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but smile and say, "Shopkeeper, then tell me, among the third-grade cultivation sects, which ones are relatively good?"

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's spirits instantly lifted, and he smiled, "There are many third-grade cultivation sects, but the truly famous ones are actually just a few."

"For example, the Baishi Pavilion, the sect where this old man belongs, is very good. The senior and junior brothers within the sect get along harmoniously, and resources are abundant, not inferior to those fourth-grade cultivation sects! Two fellow Daoists can consider it!"

Zhou Yuan secretly cursed the old fox in his heart. In this shopkeeper, Zhou Yuan saw the shadow of his cheap master, Xuan Chengzi.

Back then, he was tricked by Xuan Chengzi into joining Piao Miao Sect, and he stayed there for three years.

Those days were tough! Just talking about it brings tears to his eyes!