Chapter 412: The Group Gathers Firewood, the Flames Rise

"Then it's settled. As thanks, I'll give you a hundred low‑grade Immortal Stones as payment; take us to buy a house and discuss the price! Don't refuse, this isn't just my matter, it's a reward from all of us!" Wei Yuning saw Thus line: Ye Ying still about to refuse, hurriedly blocked her words, and then produced a small Qiankun pouch.

"Fine, I'll take it. I'll split half to Senior Sister Qiu Hu later; after all it's your thing, we'll take what's ours!" Thus line: Ye Ying took the items and smiled smugly.

"Exactly, that's right. When I make a fortune later, I'll make sure you enjoy the good life!" Wei Yuning laughed.

Thus line: Ye Ying said softly, "I actually don't care about these, senior brother, it's really great that you could come!" She gave a light cough, rubbed her eyes, "Lord Wei, let's go, we'll take you to the place first; later it'll be inconvenient."

In a short while, the group followed behind Wei Yuning and Thus line: Ye Ying, walking toward the alley's exit.

Throughout Green Forest Guard City, aside from the haphazard connections, there is a small teleportation array every hundred li, cheap at just one mid‑grade Spirit Stone; every thousand li there is a medium teleportation array. In short, transport is very convenient.

Within a hundred li, for cultivators here, the distance is basically less than half an incense stick's walk, so there is no need to build a teleportation array.

Inside the city, flying devices and spirit birds are prohibited, but cultivators may rely on body technique to fly along the streets or in the air above them.

One li away there is a medium teleportation array. The group, following Thus line: Ye Ying, mimicked her, inserted Spirit Stones, the gate opened, and they entered the array.

If one lacks suitable Spirit Stones, they can exchange at the nearby service point—very convenient.

After passing three medium and two small teleportation arrays in succession, Thus line: Ye Ying finally stopped hurrying and began walking with everyone.

At this moment, Wei Yuning finally understood the meaning of the outer district.

During the day on Changyin Avenue, looking up at the sky, beyond the blue there is a faint green; but in the outer district, looking up, aside from the Immortal City occupying half the sky, the rest is a blue‑black night sky.

Considering the whole tree's structure, this spot lies at the edge of the canopy; beyond it is the starry sky. The terrain here is far more complex than at the trunk, with many rises and dips.

Thus line: Ye Ying knows this area well; she weaves through streets and alleys, soon arriving before a row of residences. The houses look desolate, the courtyards overgrown with waist‑high weeds, the buildings dilapidated, yet the area is large—at least three mu.

Thus line: Ye Ying kept moving and reached the innermost of the seven houses, which was also the neatest.

"Dong dong dong…" Thus line: Ye Ying knocked on the door.

Soon, a woman with hair as white as old bark and a complexion like weathered tree bark stepped out, but her gait showed no age—she moved like a young woman, her eyes black as lacquer, lively.

"Little Ying, why are you free to come today?" the woman's voice was gentle and pleasant. "Huh, who are these people?"

"Aunt Feng, these are my friends; they want to buy a larger cheap house. I knew there were vacant houses here, so I brought them over!"

"Friends?" the woman examined the group, surprised. "Your friends have such high cultivation; how did you meet them?"

"Aunt Feng, Senior Sister Thus line: Ye Ying and I (Daoist) knew each other before arriving at Immortal City; my surname is Wei, given name Zhuang. Though we are not from the same sect, the two sects have long been friendly, so we are old friends. As for the others, they are my friends who came to Immortal City specifically to avoid the Dark Clan!" Wei Yuning stepped forward and said.

"Hmph, this Daoist has such deep cultivation. Since you and Thus line: Ye Ying are old acquaintances, I'm reassured. Tell me, which house are you interested in? Two thousand low‑grade Immortal Stones, no bargaining." the woman said.

"Are all these houses yours?" Wei Yuning asked in surprise.

"That's right; this is all territory of the Colorful Butterfly Sect, now vacant. If you weren't Thus line: Ye Ying's friends, I would be reluctant to sell!" the woman said.

"This…" Wei Yuning hesitated.

What is the hardest? Human relations are the hardest. If Aunt Feng is offering this price out of face for Thus line: Ye Ying, then it's actually hard for me to accept.

"Don't treat us as Thus line: Ye Ying's friends; what's the normal market price?" Wei Yuning asked.

"Hmm?" the woman looked at Wei Yuning in surprise, thought, and said, "Two thousand eight hundred low‑grade Immortal Stones!"

"Fine, it's a deal!" Wei Yuning said plainly.

Then he looked at Ji Qiuh e and said, "Daoist Ji, I'm still short four hundred Immortal Stones; may I borrow some from you first?"

Ji Qiuh e shook his head slightly and said, "Lord Wei, you are too courteous! Throughout the journey, your various cares for us we don't voice but keep in our hearts. Now that we've arrived at Immortal City, we're all in the same boat, so there's no you versus me! I, old Ji, still have a thousand Immortal Stones you bought for Space Stones; due to cost, I can't give them all, so I'll give nine hundred low‑grade Immortal Stones, haha!"

Wei Yuning felt moved inside but retorted, "You old Ji, your cost is a hundred Immortal Stones, yet you sell me a thousand; that's shady, you deserve to have that money spit out!"

At this moment, Shui Xiu'er glided over, handed a small Qiankun pouch, and in a delicate voice said, "Lord Wei, your generosity along the way is admirable; I also wish to settle here, so these three hundred low‑grade Immortal Stones are the contribution from the three of us sisters!"

"I'm a bit poor; I can only give fifty!" Fire Cloud Daoist also came over.

"I'll give two hundred, hmm, count it as me and Sister Zhi Hua's contribution!" Luo Yi of the Heavenly Sound Sect said.

Wei Yuning had long heard that Luo Yi is a little wealthy lady; the Heavenly Sound Sect is a truly great cultivation sect, and indeed her actions proved extraordinary.

In an instant, Wei Yuning's hand was suddenly filled with five thousand five hundred low‑grade Spirit Stones, and he also declined the second dragon egg from the two dragon‑clan maidens.

The shabby Daoist was the most embarrassed; among the group, aside from the dragon‑clan sisters, he was the poorest, yet even with thick skin he couldn't mimic the dragon maidens—after all, they still possessed dragon eggs, which are second‑tier heavenly treasures.

Aunt Feng's Daoist name is Cai Feng; she is an insect cultivator, originally a colorful butterfly, now in the pupa stage, which explains her odd appearance.

"Alright, let's make a fair deal: for five thousand low‑grade Immortal Stones, I'll sell you two houses. With so many of you, both men and women, one house would be cramped. You may not know, but there's a rule here prohibiting the use of construction‑type artifacts!" Cai Feng reminded.

Wei Yuning looked at his companions; most of them nodded.

"Fine, let's do it!"

The transaction was simple: replace the divine consciousness in the property deed, and it gains the legal force of Green Forest Guard City. Cai Feng will go to the official Real Estate Administration Department tomorrow to change the name, thereby completely severing ties with the property.