Cultivation: But Not a Game
Chapter 385 - 283: Immortal City of Zhongyuan, Farewell Qingchan
The Thunder Demon Kingdom is a major demon country on the mainland of the Divine Land, intentionally preserved by the various major sects on the main island, specifically used for training the next generation of newcomers.
Normally, the lord of a large demon country should be above level 300, but this is the human main island, so it’s impossible to retain such a powerful demon clan in the heartland. Since the first demon lord was slaughtered, subsequent demon lords have not exceeded level 300.
The demon country has three important passes. The one located in the south is called Thunder Eagle Fortress, guarded by the Thunder Eagle King, one of the ten great demon commanders of the demon country. The most common demon army at this pass is the Thunder Eagle Demon Army.
They are entirely composed of eagle demons over level 100, with their total number reaching tens of millions, possessing very strong combat power.
However, even such a powerful demon army is blocked inside the Thunder Eagle Fortress, only able to defend by taking advantage of the perilous terrain.
In front of the fortress is a giant canyon that is several thousand kilometers wide and tens of thousands of kilometers long, where a large number of disciples from various factions come in groups every year to train.
Half a month ago, Luo Qingchan came here to train with many of her cousins and siblings, but after just a few days, several suitors came following, strutting like peacocks before her, which made her extremely annoyed.
Although these suitors were not unworthy, those who dared pursue her were top-notch in terms of talent, background, and personal abilities, being first-rate true disciples of major sects on the Divine Land’s main island. If they were on a small place like Blue Mountain Island, they would not become Daoists without an Immortal Foundation, but they are absolutely among the best in true lineage.
For other women, having so many outstanding men around, even if they don’t like them, wouldn’t be so repulsive, as it reflects their own charm.
But she didn’t like it because her heart already had someone, and she was unwilling to get entangled with other men.
"Sister Qingchan, Young Master Duan is coming over again."
Following the direction of the voice, a handsome young man in a delicate robe flew over.
Luo Qingchan sighed softly, turned around, and entered the floating Immortal Ship.
The young man landed on the deck, reaching out towards the vanished figure with a wry smile on his face.
The many descendants of the Luo family nearby witnessed this scene with varied expressions.
Some were sympathetic, others envious.
At this moment, just as Luo Qingchan returned to the cabin, she suddenly came out again. Her incomparably bright and pure face broke into a radiant smile, stunning Duan Qingchen, especially when he saw that she was walking towards him, which delighted him:
"Qingchan, are you...."
Before he could finish his sentence, Luo Qingchan brushed past him and soared into the sky, transforming into a sword light disappearing into the horizon.
"???
The crowd exchanged blank looks, as several fellow clan sisters of Luo Qingwei followed immediately, and Duan Qingchen quickly went after her.
Halfway, Luo Qingwei sent a voice transmission to Luo Qingchan:
"Cousin, where are you going?"
Soon an audio transmission came back:
"Your brother-in-law has come to pick me up."
"???
Luo Qingwei looked bewildered:
"What brother-in-law?"
Only a second later did she realize, and an exquisite pretty face seven-tenths similar to Luo Qingchan’s showed a shocked expression:
"Oh my God, Sister, you have someone you like? Who is it? Does Uncle know?"
"It will be known soon!"
....
Zhongyuan Mountain, located in the center of the Divine Land’s main island, is the main peak of one of the three major mountain ranges on the island, the Zhongyuan Mountain Range. The convergence of earth veins and fortune here created the brilliance of the top Immortal family, the Luo family, for hundreds of thousands of years.
Zhongyuan Immortal City, located in the midsection of the Zhongyuan Mountain Range, has a permanent population of over 500 million and an active population of over 2 billion, making it one of the thirteen major cities on the Divine Land’s main island.
It is worth mentioning that although Zhongyuan Immortal City carries the name Zhongyuan, it does not belong to the Luo family but to the Supreme Council of humanity, the Luo family merely owns shares in it.
In fact, not only Zhongyuan Immortal City but all the other major cities on the human main island are owned by the Supreme Council of civilization, with powerful sects around them holding only a portion of the shares.
Additionally, the Zhongyuan Mountain Range is not within the influence of the Zhongyuan Luo family.
As one of the three mountain ranges spanning across the entire Divine Land’s main island, its area is more than ten times that of Blue Mountain Island, no single family can monopolize it, not even a top Immortal family with several Immortals has such qualifications.
"So many people!"
Su Yu came out of the teleportation array, looking up at the streams of people shuttling through the air like a galaxy, composed of countless players.
The main city is enormously large, built among mountain ranges, with a diameter possibly over ten thousand kilometers, encompassing all the mountain peaks and valleys within.
These mountains have been excavated and carved, with various pavilions and terraces built upon them, looking as exquisite as blocks of wood.
Inside the city, order is well maintained, with special flying tracks. Thousands of players fly along predetermined tracks, various sword lights, and treasure lights streak across the night sky, appearing like a galaxy of stars, extremely beautiful.
"There are too many people."
In just one main city, the active players number over 2 billion, which is almost as much as all the players from the entire Blue Mountain Archipelago. Truly, it’s the main island of the Divine Land.
After entering the Divine Land’s main island area, Su Yu didn’t need to go to the land; he just found a big city in the sea, spending only a thousand gold to teleport over a billion kilometers to a big city near the sea.
Then from there, constantly teleporting, he spent seven thousand gold to teleport directly to the Zhongyuan main city.
Coming out of the teleportation array, Su Yu did not wander around; he stayed in the air not far from the teleportation array, waiting for Qingchan while browsing the area channel of Zhongyuan main city.
"Oh boy, there’s even Tier Ten Treasure for sale?"
The first thing he checked was the trading channel, mainly looking at the top-ranked commerce associations, and the first one he saw was an exhibition stand in the mall displaying a piece of Tier Ten Treasure—Eight Directions Mystic Yellow Tower.
This is a divine-level defense treasure, incredibly strong in defense, and crucially possesses the immune to all skill characteristic. Just like Su Yu’s Cyan Cloud Cover, it is definitely the top-tier defense treasure.
But the reason it’s been sitting here unsold is naturally due to its price.
The commerce association marked the price at 99,999,999, just 1 gold short of a hundred million, clearly showcasing it as a sign rather than sincerely wanting to sell.
Of course, if you really want to buy it for a hundred million, the commerce association would be happy to sell, but nobody wants to be the fool.
A hundred million can already buy an immortal treasure.
Su Yu quickly browsed and discovered that top-tier commerce associations all had a few tier ten treasures as their main attractions. These top-tier associations were quite familiar to Su Yu, like the Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association and Xuanwu Commerce Association having their branches on Feixing Island.
"Hmm? Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion!" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
After browsing for a while, another familiar name appeared before Su Yu.
"Isn’t this force known for secretly opening in inconspicuous places? How come it’s openly here?"
However, when he clicked into the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, a prompt popped up:
"Old users please log in, new users please register first."
Su Yu...
"I’ve bought things at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion on Blue Mountain Island, does that count as an old user?"
He tried to log in, the screen spun for a moment, and he logged in successfully.
The scene shifted to the normal commerce association selling interface, but there was a message at the top:
"The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s auction, held every ten years, will be organized on September 18th this year at the East Pole Main City branch. Customers of our pavilion can purchase invitations to attend the auction."
Su Yu looked at the invitation purchase interface below, and the price was as high as 100,000 gold.
"Ridiculous, just the ticket costs 100,000 gold."
It’s not a refundable deposit afterward, just the ticket price, the non-refundable kind.
Su Yu instantly lost interest and closed the sub-interface, starting to check what the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion had for sale now.
With just a glance, his attention was caught. Like other top-tier commerce associations, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion had several tier ten treasures on display, but unlike the others, who marked an exorbitant price that no one could afford as a sign, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion set a price that could actually be sold.
A single Tier Ten Demon God Execution Sword, priced at 9.98 million gold.
Although also very expensive, far exceeding the normal price, compared to others’ hundred million price tags, it was still quite reasonable.
For those who truly need it and have the means, buying at this price won’t be too much of a loss.
Su Yu wasn’t in a hurry and began to examine the treasures one by one.
Eight Wilderness Prison-Suppressing Cauldron (Tier Ten): A rare item, capable of suppressing forbidden objects, locking items, capturing and commanding spirit monsters, priced at 9.98 million gold.
Geng Metal Divine Sword (Tier Ten): A rare item, a divine weapon, a flying sword refined from innate Geng Metal spiritual objects, extraordinarily sharp, priced at 9.98 million gold.
Mountain Crushing Whip (Tier Ten): A rare item, a whip-type weapon, capable of breaking mountains and shattering ridges, adjustable in size and length, priced at 9.98 million gold.
Ten Thousand Miles Yellow Sand Map (Tier Ten): A rare item, transforming the world into ten thousand miles of yellow sand, with powerful sand particles, capable of summoning numerous Earth Immortal-level sand giants and sand dragons for battle, priced at 9.98 million gold.
"Wow, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s strength is incredible, with so many good things?"
Besides flying sword treasures, there were also many heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and various spiritual objects. Even the extremely rare law fragments were plentiful here, which he roughly calculated to be over a thousand pieces.
The price of one unit of power of law is 15,000 gold. Just by spending 15 million gold, one could buy a thousand units of power of law, and then....
"No, hold on."
Su Yu restrained his hand, fearing that he might impulsively spend 15 million gold in an instant.
"No, I have to wait for Qingchan to arrive first."
He had enough money; after defeating the Celestial God Association before, he took 15 million gold from the 20 million plus gold in the warehouse. Combined with his own savings, he now had a total of 22 million gold in hand, more than enough.
But he was new here, and not fully aware of the situation. Recklessly spending such a large sum could easily lead to being taken advantage of.
Qingchan was a local and aware of the situation. He planned to wait for her to come over and help him assess.
"If there’s no issue, I need to buy some good stuff."
In just a short time, he’d already seen several items that made his heart race.
As time passed, about an hour later, Su Yu suddenly received a message from Qingchan with only three words:
"I have arrived."
He turned around immediately and saw a graceful figure standing in the sky outside the teleportation array. Her eyes were as beautiful as stars, staring at him closely, with an exquisitely beautiful face showing both joy and reproach.
"Qingchan!"
Su Yu opened his arms, and the girl, with her dress swirling like a fairy, flew into his embrace, and they hugged tightly.
"Wow!"
Luo Qingwei and others had just stepped out of the teleportation array, witnessing her elder cousin rushing into a man’s arms.
"Is that brother-in-law? It doesn’t seem.... Wow, they’re kissing!"
The little girl covered her face with her hands, but the gaps between her fingers were larger than her eyes, revealing her sparkling bright eyes as she watched the handsome man and beautiful woman kissing in the sky.