[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu":3,"chapter-eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-173":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortal Cultivation for Eternal Life: Starting as a Fortune Cultivator",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1902459,2538,"Chapter 173: Map","eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>\"Those who leave will no longer be considered residents of Qingguang City and cannot settle there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who do not leave, whether mortals within ten years or cultivators within fifty years, may not depart Qingguang City without my permission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making his final additions, Ye Qingxuan withdrew his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once his city is established, he will need these people in the short term and naturally will not allow them to leave easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, once his city develops, whether these people stay or go will be of little consequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a clamor immediately rose within the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the mortal residents of Qingguang City hesitated, none chose to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They possessed no cultivation base; even if they left Qingguang City, they would have no way to find a stable place to settle again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Ye Qingxuan had just saved their lives, so they did not feel fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, virtually all the residents of Qingguang City chose to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rogue cultivators within Qingguang City, however, fell into conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden appearance of a strange powerful figure taking over Qingguang City made the current situation unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, these rogue cultivators had no long-term fixed residence to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, most of them felt little attachment to Qingguang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most rogue cultivators chose to leave, while a small minority chose to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the issue of staying or leaving, a very few cultivators even argued: \"Old Li, are you and your wife really not coming with us? You intend to stay in this Qingguang City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Li looked at his pregnant wife beside him, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning his head to look at the line of friends before him, he said firmly, \"Old Wang, stop trying to persuade me. I have made up my mind to stay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Li's name was Li Yuan, and Old Wang's name was Wang Xing; both were Foundation Establishment cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them, along with several other friends, had come to Qingguang City decades ago to develop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, Li Yuan had found his lifelong partner, Mu Qingqing, within Qingguang City over ten years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Li Yuan still held some affection for Qingguang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, his wife Mu Qingqing was currently pregnant and unsuitable for long journeys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Qingguang City did not guarantee finding a better place to settle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Li Yuan's view, Ye Qingxuan, who had saved Qingguang City, possessed considerable cultivation power; staying in Qingguang City and joining Ye Qingxuan's ranks might be a good choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary great cities guarded by Nascent Soul ancestors were not places one could enter at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For cultivators wishing to settle in such great cities, merely renting a cave dwelling required paying an exorbitant amount of spirit stones annually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although most cities in the Dongji Domain were inhabited by a mix of cultivators and mortals, there were still clear distinctions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The areas where mortals lived did not have abundant spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave dwellings where cultivators lived were nodes connected to and opened up by spiritual veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the cost of living in these two areas differed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that there were few cultivators in Qingguang City, staying there might allow him to secure certain benefits for his unborn child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, weighing all these factors, Li Yuan decided to stay in Qingguang City and not leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Yuan so resolute, Wang Xing did not persuade him further. He sighed and said, \"Sigh, very well! Then take care. We will leave first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spoken, Wang Xing and the other friends quickly left Qingguang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his departing friends, Li Yuan simply gently embraced his wife in his arms and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the decision regarding the rogue cultivators' stay or departure was made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rogue cultivators willing to stay in Qingguang City amounted to less than two-tenths of the original number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the hundreds of guard cultivators of Qingguang City, they looked at each other without making any private decisions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, they all fixed their gaze on Zhou Qingguang, Heifeng, Qingyu, and Xueyu. Feeling the guards' gaze, Zhou Qingguang was also hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to leave Qingguang City yet felt some reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he did not leave, he would live under someone else's roof in the future, without freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Zhou Qingguang worried that if he led most of the guard members away, Ye Qingxuan would suddenly strike to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhou Qingguang hesitated, Ye Qingxuan suddenly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What should I call you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ye Qingxuan suddenly speak, Zhou Qingguang immediately came to his senses and said nervously, \"Junior Zhou Qingguang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingxuan nodded: \"Do you have a detailed map of Xingluo Prefecture?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had taken over Qingguang City, Ye Qingxuan did not intend to establish his foothold in the Dongji Domain based on Qingguang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath Qingguang City lay only a fourth-grade spiritual vein, which could not satisfy Ye Qingxuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Ye Qingxuan planned to choose a new location to build a new city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The choice of location was of utmost importance; naturally, Ye Qingxuan would not foolishly run around the world, searching blindly like a headless fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could obtain a detailed map of Xingluo Prefecture, it would undoubtedly save Ye Qingxuan considerable time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, this junior only possesses an incomplete, rough map of Xingluo Prefecture, not a detailed one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhou Qingguang did not know what Ye Qingxuan intended to do with the map, he still honestly took out a map and handed it to Ye Qingxuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingxuan took the map and glanced at it, his brows furrowing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This map was indeed very rough, recording only one-third of Xingluo Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the recorded terrain was extremely crude; apart from over a hundred major cities or famous mountain ranges, other areas lacked detailed markings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at Zhou Qingguang, Ye Qingxuan asked again, \"Do you know where a detailed map of Xingluo Prefecture can be purchased?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingguang pondered for a moment and replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingli City has it; Qingli City is the seat of our Qingli Commandery. The Treasure Pavilion there sells detailed maps of Xingluo Province, but the price is somewhat high!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingli City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingxuan looked down, found the location of Qingli City on the map, and unconsciously asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does Qingguang City have a teleportation array to Qingli City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingguang shook his head somewhat awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was unwilling to submit to other major powers, no major power was willing to build a teleportation array for Qingguang City to connect with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, there is not a single city in Qingguang City that has a teleportation array leading outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingluo Province does have five neutral major cities garrisoned by Nascent Soul cultivators, open to all factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one is willing, once the population of a controlled city reaches over one million, one can connect its teleportation array with these five top cities at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, building a long-distance teleportation array requires at least a Fifth-Rank Array Master to arrange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingguang did not have the spare funds to arrange a long-distance teleportation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhou Qingguang's answer, Ye Qingxuan was not disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the distance to Qingli City, Ye Qingxuan dropped a Sixth-Rank puppet in the center of Qingguang City, left a strand of spiritual sense, and shouted loudly: \"In three days, this Seat will return. Those who wish to leave, seize these three days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, Ye Qingxuan, also had his own pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would never force those unwilling to bow to his banner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the city he established developed, Ye Qingxuan believed that those who left today would eventually regret it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spoken, Ye Qingxuan directly left Qingguang City and fled toward the direction of Qingli City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1291,"2026-06-12T14:26:54.351Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","9ba270fee6f11f636475eb0b3fa0853b3563261e7661dae6edc8500185e38fbd","eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-174","eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-172",660,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-cover.jpg"]