klisemfg Chapter 20 Cloud Sea and Jade Sky
Chapter 20 Cloud Sea and Jade Sky
Yunhai Bitian, as the name suggests, is a place that has been shrouded in endless clouds and mist for thousands of years.
Here, it's rare to see a complete sky and sunlight. Whether it's day or night, it's all gray and hazy, so there's no distinction between day and night. Time is measured by water clocks. Moreover, it's sparsely populated, and apart from a few wandering cultivators seeking opportunities, you rarely see anyone.
However, there is a city called Rumu in the Yunhaibi area that is inhabited by many people.
"The sea of clouds and the sky are all entered through the place where the curtain is placed."
This market only opens its entrance at dusk and closes at dawn, much like the legendary ghost market.
If you want to truly enter the inner circle of Yunhai Bitian or just pass through, you have to go through this place. Otherwise, you will most likely get lost in Yunhai Bitian and not be able to find your way out. Passing through once is like getting "permission to enter".
No one knows when the City of Inner Curtain has existed. In any case, it has existed in Liu Jun's memories. There are countless rumors about the City of Inner Curtain in the outside world. No one knows who founded it, and the people who live here can't say for sure either.
Liu Xingxing has done her homework these past few days and is very curious about this place. She wonders who has the ability to carve out a place to live in such a godforsaken place.
Those with more seniority than Liu Jun are either dead or have already ascended to immortality; otherwise, even the people living there wouldn't be unaware of this pioneer.
Moreover, the novel describes this place very little, probably because the author was too lazy to think of it. After all, this place is like a "newbie village" that only appears in the first few chapters of the novel, and is not mentioned at all later.
The little snake flew extremely fast, arriving at its destination before the Xuanshan Sect members even arrived.
Several groups of people had already arrived at the entrance to the city, all waiting for the time to open. Liu Xingxing's cool entrance immediately attracted a lot of attention. Fortunately, she had used magic to disguise herself when she came out, otherwise she would have been killed on the spot.
With a plain and unremarkable disguised face, Liu Xingxing can openly accept the gaze of the crowd without fear of being recognized.
However, even if someone looks ordinary, the fact that they can ride a monstrous shark will still arouse people's curiosity and speculation.
There aren't many people on the Yuanzhou Continent who possess the Soul Eater, and everyone is speculating which Beast Taming Sect this person might belong to.
Sure enough, a confident young man walked up and greeted him.
He Zhang stepped forward confidently, gave a slight bow, and said, "This fellow immortal is quite impressive. May I ask your honorable name and which school you belong to?"
Although Liu Xingxing didn't really want to talk to this random passerby, she still gave a polite reply: "I'm a rogue cultivator, unaffiliated with any sect."
He Zhang's lips twitched slightly. This person was of average appearance, but his tone was full of disdain. It was already a great honor for him to even come and talk to her.
However... since he's a rogue cultivator, things are much easier.
Although the Devouring Shark is not a particularly rare demonic beast, it is still quite powerful. It would take at least a dozen Nascent Soul stage cultivators to capture one, making it a very good contracted beast.
This woman is clearly the darling of some minor sect leader, yet she lies and claims to be some rogue cultivator. Otherwise, how could someone who looks like he's only at the Golden Core stage possess such a treasure?
Moreover, they didn't even know its value and treated the Devouring Dragon as a flying mount, which was a complete waste!
He Zhang quickly composed himself and smiled, "Being a rogue cultivator must require a resilient character. Judging from your strength, fellow immortal, you must be quite extraordinary. May I ask your name? I am He Zhang, from the Shangyu Sect."
Liu Xingxing was full of question marks. Was this guy being too familiar?
She's so ordinary, why did he still ask? He even asked for her name twice!
The Shangyu Sect? Isn't that one of the three major sects, the one that specializes in controlling beasts? So this kid has his eye on her little snake.
Liu Xingxing's tone turned colder: "My surname is Liu, Liu Xing."
He Zhang knew there was potential as soon as he heard this, so he started chatting with him.
"So it's Miss Liu. May I ask if Miss Liu has come to Yunhai Bitian seeking an opportunity, or for the Shangyuan Secret Realm?"
Dude, we don't seem to know each other very well! Are we already chatting?
Liu Xingxing asked directly, "Brother, have we met before?"
"I don't know him, what's wrong?" He Zhang asked, puzzled.
Liu Xingxing laughed and said, "Oh, so you know we don't know each other..."
Then why are you still engaging in awkward small talk?
He Zhang then realized his mistake, and his smile faltered somewhat: "I'm so sorry, I was being presumptuous."
After saying that, he immediately turned and walked away. However, the moment he turned around, He Zhang's face turned very gloomy. With a slight movement of his fingers, a thin, invisible gold thread attached itself to the hem of Liu Xingxing's clothes.
Liu Xingxing paused for a moment, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly, but she didn't do anything unusual. She just smiled and glanced a few more times in the direction He Zhang had left.
It seems that a Golden Core stage cultivation level really doesn't have much of a deterrent effect here. They've all set their sights on her, so we'd better figure out how to reciprocate.
These days, there are plenty of people who are eager to die, so one more won't make a difference.
Before long, people from the major sects arrived one after another.
The Xuanshan Sect's spaceship arrived just as the entrance to Rumu City opened, and all sorts of flying magical artifacts and spaceships flew towards the entrance.
Liu Xingxing obediently took out the leaf-shaped flying artifact and used it. As for the little snake, it was fine, but it was already being targeted after only being used once. Who knows what other people might come after it? It's really troublesome.
The entrance to Rumu City will be open for about an hour. Liu Xingxing went ahead to grab a good place to stay. Although Rumu City can accommodate tens of thousands of people, not all places are good.
This place was no different from the outside world except that you couldn't see the sky. Liu Xingxing found a bright and spacious restaurant and asked for the most expensive room to stay in. In fact, it only cost less than twenty mid-grade spirit stones, but this price was already considered high among ordinary disciples.
Many smaller sects prefer to leave Rumu City and stay in the wilderness of Yunhai Bitian in order to save money. After all, Yunhai Bitian is a large place, and it's no big deal to spend a night outdoors.
Liu Xingxing checked out the room, paid the bill, and was about to go out to find something to eat when she ran into the Xuanshan Sect members before she even stepped out the door.
Qian Cheng, who was leading the group, was negotiating with the manager about which rooms to stay in. The group of more than twenty people would cost a lot of money, but Xuanshan Sect was not short of money and always provided sufficient funds.
Most restaurants and inns in Ikushima offer single and multi-person rooms. For larger groups, rooms for five or ten people are usually available, but you can also pay extra for a better room.
Liu Xingxing calmly walked over and asked, "Shopkeeper, do you have any food here?"
The matter on this side has been settled. The innkeeper replied warmly, "What would you like to eat, sir? Our signature dishes are all made from the meat of edible spirit beasts of the second rank or above, and we guarantee there will be no impurities."
Wow, a second-tier spirit beast! Even in the Xuanshan Sect, only True Persons can afford to eat spirit beasts of the second tier or higher. Otherwise, you have to spend a lot of money to get one. Here, they're talking about spirit beasts of the second tier or higher. As expected, the resources of Yunhai Bitian are abundant.
"Alright, bring me a few of your signature dishes."
The shopkeeper was overjoyed: "Alright, please wait a moment."
People who can afford to stay in the top-tier rooms are not stingy; they're making a profit again today.
The shop assistant led the Xuanshan Sect members to their accommodations. As Lu Xihan, who was at the back, passed the counter, the bracelet on her wrist suddenly became burning hot. Startled, Lu Xihan immediately covered the bracelet and looked around with an unusual expression, her eyes seeming to be urgently searching for something.
"she?"
Lu Xihan's gaze was fixed on the woman talking to the shopkeeper behind the counter. She wondered if it was because of this person, but she had never seen this person before. The strange thing about the bracelet last time seemed to be because of...
"Could it be..."
Lu Xihan followed the group away, and at the corner, he glanced discreetly at the plain-looking woman.
What is the connection between this bracelet and her?!
Liu Xingxing found an empty table and sat down casually, pondering how to make her act flawlessly tomorrow.
Now that we all live under the same roof, if we act now, it will most likely be discovered. With Lu Xihan's cheat-like abilities, it won't be hard for him to notice anything unusual over time. It seems we should make our move tomorrow when there are more people around.
Lu Xihan is currently living with four other people, so she can't immediately find out about the bracelet. She can't enter the bracelet tonight either. It seems she can only explore the bracelet's situation after entering the secret realm tomorrow.
The last time something unusual happened, a small bamboo forest inexplicably appeared in the bracelet's space. At first, Lu Xihan thought it was because his strength had increased and the things in the space would gradually open up, so he didn't pay much attention.
But this time, she seemed to have a premonition of something; she hadn't been far from that person just now, and the bracelet was unusually conspicuous...
Lu Xihan felt that things were slowly getting out of control.
It seems that many things beyond the novel are happening, and she must be more cautious. Knowing only the plot cannot be her only bargaining chip.