Chapter 138

Seeing such a big city for the first time, Zi Chen was really shocked. He couldn't look away for a long time.

The city gate was full of people and carriages. The spacious bluestone road was enough for eight carriages to pass side by side, which was already an eye-opener for Zi Chen.

In addition, there were many people dressed in different clothes. They were holding swords and various fierce weapons. It could be seen that they were not ordinary people.

It could be said that this was a big city, a big city dominated by cultivators.

The magnificent city had been passed down for thousands of years. The vast aura rushed to his face, which was the accumulation of years.

Zi Chen was dumbfounded. He was deeply shocked by what he saw.

Of course, it was also a country bumpkin who came to a big city.

"Country bumpkin, it's your first time in Cangli City. You must be scared silly."

"Hehe, another country bumpkin is here."

"It can't be helped. This is the only big city in the tens of thousands of miles around Cangli City. There are so many small villages and towns. It's not strange to see country bumpkins every day."

Seeing Zi Chen motionless, there were jeers coming from the side. Cultivators holding swords and sabers walked toward the city gate.

After calming himself down, Zi Chen shook his head and smiled. He tidied up his bag and prepared to enter the city.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a roar came from behind Zi Chen. Following that, a strong gust of wind blew, causing Zi Chen's clothes to flutter. Zi Chen turned his head and saw a fierce tiger coming from afar.

"Is this a Fierce Red Tiger?" Zi Chen's pupils shrank slightly.

The Fierce Red Tiger was a fierce beast. Its strength was about the sixth or seventh level. Its body was covered with red hair like flames, so it was called the Fierce Red Tiger.

However, although the tiger in front of him was burning with flames, its eyes were unusually cold and suffused with black light. It was not an ordinary fierce beast, but a spirit beast.

Moreover, compared to the Fierce Red Tiger, this fierce tiger was even more mighty. Its figure was much taller than an ordinary Fierce Red Tiger, and it was also more agile. Its entire body was filled with a terrifying aura, which made it seem even more extraordinary. Everywhere it passed, everyone would avoid it.

At this moment, there was a young man sitting on the back of the tiger. He was not very old, only around twenty-one or twenty-two years old. His face was like jade, and he had a handsome appearance. However, his eyes were looking up at the sky, and there was a sense of arrogance in them.

"Country bumpkin, have you never seen a Red Tiger before?"

Just as the man walked past Zi Chen, he snorted disdainfully and raised his head high. His eyes were fixed on the sky, looking insufferably arrogant.

"Crimson Tiger, it's actually a Crimson Tiger, a Xiantian Spirit Beast. It's a rare existence, even more precious than the Roc!"

"Heavens, I didn't expect this to be the famous Crimson Tiger. From the looks of it, it's worth at least a few hundred origin stones, right?"

"Bullshit. Half a year ago, the Ling Long Pavilion auctioned off a Scarlet Tiger like this. The final price was several thousand Primal Stones, close to ten thousand Primal Stones. You really dare to ask for a mere hundred Primal Stones."

"A mere Crimson Tiger is actually so precious?"

"What do you know? This Crimson Tiger is not like the Roc. It's a rare Spirit Beast. It's said that it can break through to the True Energy Boundary, which is equivalent to a powerful True Energy Boundary expert."

"Heavens, the Crimson Tiger has such a background. Who is this young man, riding such a Spirit Beast? This is equivalent to having a True Energy Boundary fighter."

The young man riding the Crimson Tiger proudly walked past. There were many discussions around him, which made the young man even more arrogant.

These people were all cultivators, so their eyesight was naturally extraordinary. Someone immediately recognized this young man.

"Quiet down, this is the Li Family of Cangli City. If I'm not wrong, this should be the Li Family's Young Master Li Huo."

"What, Li Family's Li Huo?"

Everyone's expression changed.

Cangli City was a big city. There were two super families that were established in Cangli City and had been passed down to this day.

One of them was the Li Family.

The Li Family was the master of Cangli City. They could call the wind and summon the rain, and do whatever they wanted. This was really the Li Family's back garden.

Hearing the name Li Huo, everyone obediently closed their mouths and did not dare to talk loudly.

At this time, Li Huo had already entered the city on the back of the Crimson Tiger.

When passing through the city gate, the cold guards all nodded and bowed, their faces full of enthusiasm, which made everyone's guess true.

"This Li Huo is said to be very talented and loves flames. That's why he got a Crimson Tiger."

"Yeah, he reached the late Xiantian Realm at such a young age. This talent is really extraordinary."

"I heard that Young Master Li Huo is one of the organizers of this gathering of geniuses in Cangli City."

After Li Huo left, Zi Chen heard some whispered discussions, and he immediately laughed involuntarily.

"Genius, is this really a genius?"

Zi Chen shook his head and suddenly thought of Wang Shan. Wang Shan was also known as the fourth genius of Yunxia City, but he was self-proclaimed.

Following the crowd, Zi Chen walked into Cangli City.

Cangli City was very big. The black stones on the city walls had turned white, telling of its ancient history. Stepping into the city, one could feel the antiquity of the city.

The city was old and very lively. There were many buildings, all of which were ten thousand years old.

"Candied haws, crispy and sweet candied haws."

"Zhang Family's steamed buns, thin skin and stuffing, take a bite of the oily Zhang Family's steamed buns."

As soon as he entered the city, Zi Chen heard a lot of noises. Among them, there were the sounds of people hawking their wares and shouting.

There were stalls selling medicinal stones, snacks, and so on. The degree of liveliness was far beyond Zi Chen's imagination.

Not far from the city gate, Zi Chen saw many stalls on the roadside. Many of them were selling medicinal herbs, some were selling combat skills, and some were selling weapons.

On both sides of the road, there were all kinds of colorful lights and all kinds of things.

Here, spiritual herbs could be seen everywhere, many of which were hundreds of years old.

Since he had nothing to do, Zi Chen lowered his head and observed with interest.

"Thousand Illusory Palm, a second-rate combat skill."

"Firmament Palm!"

All kinds of combat skills could be seen everywhere. This made Zi Chen even more surprised. Obviously, he could see such goods as soon as he entered Cangli City. Obviously, there were more extraordinary things in the regular shops.

Coming to Cangli City, besides killing Ling Yun, Zi Chen also wanted to find some spiritual herbs to make a breakthrough in his strength.

There were spiritual herbs everywhere, so Zi Chen looked one by one to see if he could find something useful.

Now that he was in the Xiantian Realm, a mere hundred-year spiritual herb was useless. He needed a thousand-year spiritual herb.

The price of spiritual herbs was not expensive. Those under five hundred years old only cost a dozen Primordial Stones. As for those under seven hundred years old, it was less than a low-grade Primordial Stone.

Along the way, Zi Chen saw many spiritual herbs, but he was very disappointed. There were many spiritual herbs here, but there were no thousand-year spiritual herbs.

"If you want thousand-year-old spirit herbs, go to the Treasure Pavilion. What are you doing here?" A cultivator who had set up a stall rolled his eyes at Zi Chen's words.

Zi Chen smiled awkwardly and asked for the direction of the Treasure Pavilion.

"It's your first time in Cangli City, right? Go straight from here and you'll reach it after two intersections." The cultivator's expression eased a lot.

Zi Chen was grateful and was ready to leave.

"Young benefactor, please wait." A voice came from behind Zi Chen.

Zi Chen turned around and saw a young monk walking towards him. He was wearing a kasaya, and his face was full of smiles. He looked very kind.

"What's the matter?"

Zi Chen's voice was indifferent, and he was a little annoyed. The other party was not old, definitely not more than thirty years old, but he called him young benefactor. Looking at his current appearance, he looked like he was twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

"This old monk has something here that might be of use to you, young benefactor." The young monk smiled faintly. His oversized kasaya swayed, covering his fat body.

"Old Monk?"

Zi Chen snorted coldly and put on an old and experienced appearance as he said, "Sorry, this old man doesn't buy anything."

Then, without waiting for the monk to answer, he turned and left.

"Uh!"

The young monk was stunned. Then, a light flashed in his eyes. He quickly stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Old Monk has a supreme secret book that can change one's appearance."

The monk's voice was so low that only Zi Chen could hear it.

"What do you mean?" Zi Chen stopped and looked at the young monk warily.

Although his disguise was not very good, he had learned it from the people of Heavenly Slaughter Pavilion. So far, no one could see through it. However, this young monk's words had a double meaning. Obviously, he had seen through his disguise.

"Young benefactor, don't misunderstand. Old Monk has no other intentions. I just happened to get a supreme secret book that can change one's appearance. Since we are fated to meet today, I've decided to give it to you." The young monk was full of smiles and looked kind. He really did look like an eminent monk.

"Just give it to me?" Zi Chen's heart skipped a beat.

"Of course, there will be a small fee. After all, Old Monk wants to train in the Five Grains and Buddha also wants money for incense and oil." The young monk said with the same old-fashioned tone.

"Liar!" Zi Chen snorted and left again.

"Young benefactor, please wait. You and I are fated to meet. How can Old Monk lie? You will know once you see this supreme secret book." The monk chased after him, the fat on his body trembling.

"Not interested." Zi Chen waved his hand and left quickly.

This monk was not simple. He could see through his disguise at a glance. He did not want to be entangled with him.

"Young benefactor, please wait!" The monk's voice rang out behind Zi Chen.

"Sorry, I'm not interested. You should find someone else. I don't have any vitality stones." Zi Chen moved even faster. His body was already emitting a silver light.

"Young friend, our meeting today is also a kind of fate. This monk will rescue you from the darkness." The monk still insisted.

"Don't follow me. I said I'm not interested and I don't have any vitality stones. You can give it to me for free." Zi Chen said without turning his head. A silver light flashed under his feet. The Nine Flashes of Thunder had already appeared.

After walking for a long time, he still could not shake off the other party. This monk was not simple. Zi Chen had a bad feeling in his heart. He suspected that the other party was from one of the three powers.

"Young benefactor, please wait. You and I are fated to meet. If I can rescue you from the darkness, why not give it to you for free?"

The young monk's voice still rang out behind Zi Chen. And just like before, it was right behind him.

Stepping on the Nine Flashes of Thunder, Zi Chen's speed was much faster than an ordinary True Energy Boundary cultivator. But at this moment, he could not shake off the fat monk. The other party was like a maggot in his bones. He could not shake them off. Cold sweat instantly appeared. Zi Chen had a bad feeling.

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