Chapter 235: Hanging City
What you see is a huge city, surrounded by countless towering buildings, all of which are thousands of feet high. Such a magnificent city is rare.
What shocked Ye Chunyang even more was that the city was floating in mid-air, surrounded by thousands of stairs. Under the city, there was a huge spiritual spring, which spewed out rich spiritual energy to support the city.
And there are layers of caves built on the spiritual spring, where there are cranes circling, or birds singing, landing here, floating like gods in the clouds and mist.
However, although this city is ethereal, there are often immortal cultivators coming to use their weapons. There are also many shops and countless alchemy rooms.
After sensing it with his spiritual consciousness, Ye Chunyang couldn't help but feel waves in his heart. Only a city of this size can be called a true immortal city.
"Xuankong City is the largest immortal cultivation city nearby. Both casual cultivators and sect forces also gather here." Mu Ling'er pointed to the spiritual spring below and said: "This spiritual spring has a total of 318 floors. Monks can build caves in it, but this place is in the hands of various sects, and monks must pay spiritual stone rent to enter it. "
After hearing this, Ye Chunyang also gained some understanding of Hanging City.
After sensing for a moment with his spiritual consciousness, he suddenly discovered that the spiritual energy in this auspicious cloud was many times more abundant than the outside world. There were countless caves in it. Obviously, most people were willing to pay a high price in exchange for such a treasured land for cultivation.
Ye Chunyang secretly thought that he had just come to Beimai and was not familiar with everything. Instead of going out to find the treasure of Lingshan, it would be better to stay here for a while and get some information about this place.
At this time, Ye Chunyang stared at Ye Chunyang and said, "It seems that my Taoist friend has not found a place to stay yet. If not, if you stay at my Mu's house for a few days, Ling'er will definitely be a landlord."
"I have already been warmly entertained by the fairy in Yueshan City before. How can I have the nerve to bother you again? Besides, I also have some urgent things to do. I can only accept the fairy's kindness."
Ye Chunyang touched his nose and declined politely.
Mu Ling'er didn't take this to heart at all. After saying a few polite words again, she turned around and left.
But at this moment she seemed to think of something, and suddenly said: "There is something that Taoist friends may not know yet. Soon there will be a large-scale trade fair jointly organized by various business families in Xuankong City, and many sects around will be invited. , I wonder if you are interested in coming to check it out?”
"A trade fair jointly organized by business families?" Ye Chunyang's heart moved.
Seeing that he seemed to be moving, Mu Ling'er continued: "Yes, our Mu family is fortunate to be one of the hosts of this trade fair. We have many invitations in our hands. If you need it, my fellow Taoist, these invitations are very convenient." I will give it to you with both hands."
Hearing this, Ye Chunyang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and sneered: "I don't want to miss such a large trade fair, but I don't know what Ye needs to do to get the invitation letter from Fairy Mu?"
Mu Ling'er laughed dumbly and said: "Who do fellow Taoists think of Ling'er? Although you need to meet certain qualifications to participate in this trade fair, since Ling'er mentioned this matter to fellow Taoist, he naturally invited you sincerely. Yes, there is no need for Taoist friends to exchange conditions.”
While talking, he took out an invitation.
Seeing that Mu Linger sent the invitation letter so generously, Ye Chunyang frowned, feeling a little surprised.
According to what the other party said, the people coming to this trade fair must be second-rate or above forces, and even some of the top sects from the Chaos Demon Realm. A trade fair of this scale might have important treasures, and he could also take this opportunity to inquire about promotions. The raw materials required for spiritual arts, from all aspects, participating in this project is of great benefit to him without any harm.
But with Mu Ling'er's temperament, she could send out the invitation so easily, which made him have to doubt the other party's intentions.
After hesitating for a moment, he took the invitation.
No matter what the other party's plans are, such a good opportunity must not be missed.
"I wonder when the trade fair will be held? Where will it be?" Ye Chunyang asked.
A strange color flashed in Mu Ling'er's eyes, and she said: "In half a year, the Mu family and several other business families will jointly establish a temporary market in Xuankong City. Fellow Taoists only need to come to participate."
Ye Chunyang nodded suddenly.
"That being the case, Ye is determined to attend on time. I hope Fairy Mu will take care of me when the time comes. Ye will take my leave now."
After saying this, he put away the invitation, bowed his fists, and left.
When he first arrived, Ye Chunyang still had many things he didn't know about here, so it would be better to part ways with Mu Linger as soon as possible. Moreover, he had to do many things in secret, so if he stayed with her, he would inevitably be at a loss.
As for the trade fair in three months, he would naturally go and check it out.
But what he needs most at this time is to collect intelligence, at least to have a clear understanding of the power structure of Bei Mei, so that he can facilitate future actions.
While thinking about it, Ye Chunyang was gradually moving away.
At the same time, the old man Yinsha and others also said goodbye to Mu Linger, but before leaving, they glanced at the place where Ye Chunyang disappeared, with a faint coldness in their expressions.
"Ling'er, the trade fair is no small matter. The people who come to participate are all well-known people from various nearby sects. This young man named Ye is just an unknown casual cultivator. Is it inappropriate to invite him rashly?"
After everyone left, Mo Wenxian frowned slightly and said to Mu Ling'er with some reproach.
"What Mr. Mo said is wrong. The reason why I sent the invitation to this person is because I want him to retreat in spite of the difficulties." Mu Ling'er said with deep meaning on her face.
"Retreating when faced with difficulties? How can you say this?" Mo Wenxian was stunned.
Mu Ling'er chuckled lightly and said: "Mo Laoke has ever thought about what would happen if the masters from various sects looked at him as a casual cultivator during the trade fair?"
Mo Wenxian thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "The Northern Meridian sects have always been arrogant and arrogant, and they never take casual cultivators seriously. If this person suddenly appears in this trade fair, I am afraid that the sects will not welcome him."
"And what if all the factions wait to see this person? What will happen?" Mu Linger asked again.
"I'm afraid this person will be desperate..." Mo Wenxian's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Ling'er wants to wait until this person is desperate and turn to my Mu family for help?"
Mu Ling'er had a profound look on her face and smiled but said nothing.
At this time, Mo Wenxian had fully understood, and he nodded and praised: "Ling'er is indeed wise. Once this person asks for something from my Mu family, I won't be afraid that he will not be used by me."
It turns out that this is what Mu Linger meant by "retreating when faced with difficulties".
"Look, Mr. Mo, as long as Ling'er has the intention to win over anyone, no one can escape from my grasp in the end, and this Ye Xiaobao is no exception." Mu Ling'er's eyes were clear and she said with a smile: "Of course , except for that person from Linyangfang."
Hearing these words, Mo Wenxian was slightly startled, and sighed: "It is true, that fellow Daoist Ye was really a great person among men. In my opinion, with his qualifications, if given the opportunity, he would definitely become an immortal. It’s a pity that fate plays tricks on people.”
Mu Linger was silent.
But if she knew that the people she had tried so hard to win over were all the same people, how would she feel?
After a long time, she raised her head and looked somewhere, and said: "This trip to the northwest has been quite fruitful. It's time to report the news to the ancestors."
After finishing his words, he turned around and left the place. Only a few Mu family guards were left beside the teleportation array.
When the Mu family teleportation array returned to calm, Ye Chunyang walked into an inn, closed the door and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Ta", "ta", "ta", he tapped his fingers on the table, looking thoughtful.
After parting ways with Mu Ling'er, he made inquiries everywhere, and now he had a general understanding of Hanging City and the surrounding forces, as well as the origin of the city.
The reason why the hanging city is rich in aura is naturally due to the ancient spiritual spring under the city. When the spiritual spring appeared, the various factions were in a stalemate, and finally agreed to join forces to build the hanging city here. After thousands of years, the hanging city became more and more large. As the city grew, Xiangyun under the city was also divided up by various factions. If you wanted to open a cave in it, you had to pay a large sum of money every year.
Ye Chunyang didn't think there was any problem with this. What surprised him was that the power of the sect here was many times greater than that in the northwest area. The Mu family and Wutian sect were not far from here.
All of these forces have profound foundations. They have thousands of years of history in the North Meridian, and there are many masters in the alchemy stage among their sects.
Thinking secretly in his heart, Ye Chunyang realized that most of the world in Beimei was dominated by sects and families. Unless they relied on these forces, it would be difficult for ordinary cultivators to enjoy the best resources.
"I didn't expect Beimai to be much worse than imagined." Ye Chunyang let out a long breath, feeling a little solemn in his heart.
In this North Meridian, the sect covers the sky with one hand. For a newcomer like him, it would be extremely difficult to establish a foothold here.
It's just that it's absolutely impossible for him to join a sect. At least for now, he won't join any force, especially with Bei Mei having such complicated sect relations. Once he joins, he will inevitably be involved in overt and covert struggles. This is not what Ye Chunyang expected.
"It seems that in order to gain a foothold here, we need to build a cave." Ye Chunyang frowned and thought to himself.
The seven-colored auspicious clouds become richer in spiritual energy as they go up, but Ye Chunyang has just found out that thousands of high-quality spiritual stones are needed to build a cave here every year, which are extremely expensive and cannot be used by ordinary monks.
Although there were thousands of spirit stones donated by Mu Ling'er at this moment, they were far from enough. Therefore, before opening the cave, Ye Chunyang had to find a way to collect more spirit stones.
After thinking for a while, he took out a jade slip from the Qiankun bag and penetrated it with his spiritual consciousness.
This jade slip records the map of the North Meridian, which is sold in every city in Hanging City. When you first arrive here, it is not enough to just inquire about the surrounding sects. You need to understand the place clearly before you can make plans for the future.
Closing his eyes, the various layouts of the Northern Meridian appeared in his mind. Although this map was called the Northern Meridian Map, the various places in the Chaos Demon Territory were also vaguely marked. At this moment, Ye Chunyang could clearly see that Tian Chong Mountain was in the center of the Chaos Demon Territory. Traversing the entire territory, the higher you go up, the more numerous the sects become, and this northern vein is divided into two levels: the inner mountain and the outer mountain.