Chapter 509: Black Stone City

"It's a bit inconvenient to talk here. Fellow Daoist Xu, how about we chat outside?" The burly man in brocade clothes looked around the stone room and at the Star Palace cultivator in the corner, and suggested.

"Outside? Alright." The scarred man agreed indifferently.

The burly man in brocade clothes was overjoyed, but then, as if thinking of something, he turned his head and actually squeezed out a smile at Han Li as well.

"Brother Qu, why don't you listen in as well? Perhaps we can cooperate!" The burly man in brocade clothes revealed an appearance of wanting to win Han Li over.

Hearing this, Han Li blinked and began to smile.

"Alright, Qu would like to listen." Han Li said with a smile. Then, he walked out first without a care in the world.

"What? Is this Fellow Daoist not with you few?" Seeing this scene, the scarred cultivator felt somewhat surprised.

"He just teleported over with us; we didn't know him before!" The middle-aged man with a dark face seemed to still harbor a trace of hostility toward Han Li and suddenly spoke up.

These words caused the burly man in brocade clothes to frown, but he said nothing.

And Xu Yun nodded, also showing no reaction.

The few of them walked out of the stone room one after another.

At this moment, Han Li was already standing outside, looking around in astonishment.

This place could be said to be completely different from Ningcui Island, which Han Li had visited last time.

The place where they appeared was actually inside a small city.

Although it was not large and quite crude, with a radius of only twenty or so miles, it was indeed a city built of black stones.

The dilapidated stone room that housed the teleportation array was located in the center of this stone city, built on a high platform resembling an altar, with steep stone steps on all four sides.

Because it was located on high ground, one could see everything around from this high platform.

Around the city, a stone wall about three or four zhang high was circled symbolically, and a thick layer of white light barrier flickered about a zhang outside the stone wall, protecting the entire city within it.

Inside the stone wall, there were all high stone houses of varying sizes.

But strangely, there were no existences like pavilions; they were all uniform bungalows.

At a glance, although the city was full of houses, in reality, there were not many independent buildings. Either some stone houses were connected into one piece, or certain bungalows occupied an astonishing area, often dozens of zhang wide.

And what made Han Li even more stunned was that at this moment, inside this stone city, there were actually some mortals and cultivators mixed together, walking back and forth on the rough black stone roads, occasionally rushing in and out of some stone houses.

If it were just this, it wouldn't be anything. What surprised Han Li was that these mortals were mostly young and beautiful women, each dressed as gorgeously and colorful as butterflies, while other mortals were some strong and sturdy men and delicate young boys and girls.

While Han Li was in a daze, the burly man in brocade clothes and the others also walked out under the lead of the scarred cultivator. Seeing this stone city, they were also full of shock.

You must know, since they intended to come to the Outer Star Sea, they naturally would have understood all the monster islands in advance. But looking at the information they had seen before, none of it matched this completely.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, take out the jade slip with the information on Qiyuan Island and look at it again; did we miss anything?" The burly man in brocade clothes flashed a strange look and said in a deep voice.

"Alright, I'll look again!" The woman surnamed Liu hurriedly responded and went to rummage through her storage bag.

"You few Fellow Daoists don't need to look for any information. Most of the information on Qiyuan Island you saw before was forged. Naturally, you will feel surprised." Xu Yun waved his hand, stopping the woman's action of looking for the jade slip.

"Forged, what does this mean?" The burly man in brocade clothes changed his expression.

"It's very simple; this Qiyuan Island is different from other monster islands. All cultivators who return from this island are under strict orders to only leak the same information. Otherwise, a great disaster will befall them. Fellow Daoist Yi, I really don't know whether you few should be called lucky or unlucky to have arrived at this island!" Xu Yun said with a half-smile.

"Unified information! Who could do such a thing? Could it be the Star Palace?" The woman surnamed Liu revealed a look of unease.

"Although it is not the Star Palace, this place is indeed ruled by a powerful force. This force is one that even the Star Palace would not easily offend." Xu Yun sighed and said.

As soon as these words were spoken, Han Li's eyebrows twitched, not to mention the burly man in brocade clothes and the others.

They looked at each other in dismay at this moment!

"Hehe! Actually, this place is not as bad as you imagine; in a certain sense, it might even be a good place that some cultivators can only dream of."

"This Black Stone City is the first city on Qiyuan Island, and also the only city. As long as you have strength or a large amount of spirit stones and monster cores, this place is a paradise for cultivators. You can enjoy and purchase things you cannot obtain on other monster islands, whether it is top-grade dual cultivation cauldrons, exceptionally powerful Magic Treasures, priceless spirit beasts, or materials rarely seen in a hundred years; everything is available here." The scarred cultivator smiled, then suddenly changed to a tone full of temptation and spoke loudly. This attracted a few mortals and cultivators passing by to look over a few times, but then they went about their own business as if nothing had happened.

However, hearing these words, the burly man in brocade clothes and the others were even more suspicious and uncertain.

And Han Li continued to look around with his usual expression, as if he hadn't heard these words at all.

This scene was taken into the eyes of the scarred cultivator, who looked at Han Li a few extra times with surprise.

"Could Brother Xu introduce this place in detail?" The burly man in brocade clothes took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice.

"Of course I can. Since I can't leave for a while anyway, let me take you few for a stroll while explaining to you. This is much more useful than me just talking empty words. As long as you Fellow Daoists have any benefits in the future, don't forget Xu." Xu Yun seemed to have completely recovered from his dejection and said with extreme enthusiasm.

"Then I will trouble Brother Xu. This place seems truly different from an ordinary city." The burly man in brocade clothes stared at a male cultivator and said with a hint of surprise.

This male cultivator was walking openly while hugging a mortal woman on the street. And other mortals and cultivators passing by looked on as if they saw nothing.

Seeing this, Xu Yun smiled slightly. He said nothing more and led the few of them toward a stone house of considerable size nearby.

Han Li had long noticed this black stone house; it was one of the largest giant houses in the stone city.

Looking from afar, two young mortal women stood at the entrance of this house, and many cultivators frequently entered and exited this place, with these two women smiling and welcoming them.

"Remember! Although this is not Heavenly Star City, aside from one special arena, fighting and brawling are strictly prohibited within the city as well. As for the consequences of violating this, aside from having one's body and soul destroyed, there is absolutely no other path to take." On the way, Xu Yun began to solemnly instruct him with a serious expression.

"No way. This punishment seems even more severe than in the Star City!" The middle-aged man with a dark face was startled upon hearing this and said with some surprise.

"It is indeed much more severe than in the Star City. But similarly, cultivators who enter this city can therefore be completely at ease and safe. As far as I know, among those who have sought revenge and made a move in the city, not one has been able to escape the city alive. After all, there is a Nascent Soul stage Senior sitting in town in this city at all times." Xu Yun explained slowly.

"Nascent Soul stage cultivator!" The burly man in brocade clothes couldn't help but change his expression drastically. The others were also full of shock.

Han Li felt a chill in his heart, and his vigilance rose.

"Alright! If you have anything to say, let's talk about it inside." Amidst the smiles of the two beautiful women, the burly man in brocade clothes and the others followed this scarred cultivator and entered the stone house with trepidation.

Han Li's eyes flashed with a strange look, and he also followed in with curiosity.

Upon entering the main gate, a giant fan-shaped screen blocked the way in front.

This screen was pink in color, and a painting of a lady flying to the heavens was drawn on it. Although the woman in the painting only showed her back, she was constantly changing and dancing, faintly emitting red light; it was actually a Magic Tool of no low grade.

On both sides of the screen, there was a small semi-circular archway.

And in front of the screen, a female cultivator in her thirties, dressed in light green palace attire, was standing gracefully, laughing lightly while talking to a male cultivator.

Strangely, this woman looked quite ordinary, but every gesture was full of the charm of a mature woman, and her laughter and conversation emitted a captivating charm.

That male cultivator and she were both at the Foundation Establishment mid-stage, but he was so fascinated by her that his eyes were straight, and he kept swallowing saliva.

However, as soon as this woman saw Xu Yun and the others enter, her eyes lit up. After clapping her hands lightly, a young mortal woman walked out from behind the screen and, amidst the male cultivator's reluctant gaze, led him into the back of the screen.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 510 =====