Chapter 627: Immortals and Mortals: Distinct Civilizations

They entered Qiongyang Town, where an inexplicable heat wave hit them, and the noise was incessant.

Chen Xun was full of amazement, just like the first time he went to Li Chen Island. They looked around, almost dropping their jaws in shock.

Especially Chen Xun and Black Bull, who wore exaggerated expressions. This town in the grand world was actually bigger than the Royal Dynasty of Kingdom Qian!

Little Chi's eyes inadvertently revealed a hint of mischief... There wasn't a single cultivator around!! The safest place in the Three Thousand Great Worlds, the mortal realm!

Back in Da Li, many cities were inhabited by both mortals and cultivators, with immortal sects even located just outside the city. But here, the spirit mountains and great lakes didn't have a single immortal sect.

It was said that there were only some martial arts sects, and the spiritual qi in the mortal realm was clearly not as vast as in the cultivation regions. There were no thousands of spiritual pills and elixirs, and staying in the mortal realm was essentially cutting off one's path to immortality.

Nowadays, the environment in the grand world of immortals didn't require cultivators to retire; there were plenty of peaceful and exciting places to settle down, and the mortal realm could be left to the management of the Immortal Hall.

This led to a situation where one might see some Foundation Establishment cultivators spreading their branches here, but Golden Elixir cultivators would never come here; the world outside was too vast.

Just a few messages from the Nine Heavens Immortal Sound Array Disk could stir the restless hearts of cultivators.

Little Chi rolled his eyes and let out a low growl of a smile, his divine sense reaching out to the other three figures: "Brother Xun... Aren't we invincible in this mortal realm? Who would dare mess with us?!"

"Little Chi, stop talking for a moment."

Chen Xun widened his eyes slightly, looking at another street without vendors, where iron boxes of various shapes were floating and moving!

And their speed was definitely not inferior to that of a Qi cultivation phase spirit beast. A group of mortals was actually using inferior low-grade spirit stones to power them, with strands of spiritual qi slowly returning to the world...

Isn't this a car without wheels?!

Chen Xun was shocked. How could the mortals, without spiritual power, drive these? He couldn't help but quietly extend his divine sense to investigate, finding a cube inside the iron box.

Embedded within it was a green talisman, which was providing the power, converting the inferior low-grade spirit stones!

Although this speed seemed very slow to them, even far inferior to the speed of flying swords, for mortals, it was much faster than horse-drawn carriages, comparable to the speed of Qi cultivation phase spirit beasts.

Sister Crane exclaimed, "Eldest brother... Mortals can actually use spirit stones too. Look at that floating magical artifact, it's so fast, and the material is imbued with spiritual qi, unlike ordinary iron."

"Moo~~~"

Black Bull let out a long breath, its eyes wide open. How come it and Chen Xun didn't encounter these things back in the boundary's mortal realm? Otherwise, they wouldn't have needed that mobile house!

"Sister Crane, what's so amazing about this speed? It's not even as fast as one of my steps."

Little Chi wasn't impressed by the thing; it was the first time he'd seen such a slow-moving magical artifact. "Compared to our Boundary-breaking Ship, these things would disappear in an instant."

"What do you know?"

"Ah! Brother Xun!!"

Little Chi suddenly screamed, clutching his head with his claws, having been punched squarely on the forehead, almost suffering a concussion, and lay powerless on the ground.

Chen Xun laughed heartily, "This is the mortal realm, not the world of immortals. What are you comparing? No matter how strong mortals are, can they compare to the grand world of immortal cultivation that has developed for countless years?"

"Indeed, fourth brother, mortals only live a hundred years. You shouldn't underestimate others."

Sister Crane frowned for the first time, not siding with Little Chi, "I've read in the history of immortals that even though cultivators live for such long years, their legacies are easily broken, let alone mortals who live for a century."

"Moo moo~" Black Bull gently nudged Little Chi, who was lying on the ground, and smiled naively.

"However, these things do have a small cargo capacity. After all, they can't use storage bags or rings and still rely on spirit beasts for transporting goods."

Chen Xun looked around. This world was a complete blend of immortals and mortals, developing into a different civilization, "The blood and qi strength of the locals here is quite strong, seemingly related to the domestication of demonic beasts."

"Moo!"

"Eldest brother, look at those vendors' goods. They're all inferior low-grade spirit stone fragments. If they were mid-grade spirit stones, forcing mortals to use them would harm both parties."

"Perhaps the mortal realm has long found a way to use inferior mid-grade spirit stones. Otherwise, how could there be legends of mortals killing Foundation Establishment cultivators?"

Chen Xun's eyes lit up, and the inferior spirit stone necklace on his chest swayed slightly, "Although they don't trade with gold, silver, or copper... we're going to make a fortune! When it comes to inferior spirit stones, who has more than Dao Ancestor me!"

Black Bull nudged Chen Xun instantly, becoming somewhat excited, jingling all over, as it still had some left in its storage ring!

Little Chi gasped, his head no longer hurting, feeling energized, and sprang up from the ground.

Sister Crane covered her mouth and laughed, recalling the embarrassed look on her eldest brother's face when he realized his years of savings had turned to nothing.

"Let's go, let's take a look first."

Chen Xun waved his sleeve and started walking towards the bustling vendors, wearing a kind smile. Black Bull and the others followed closely behind, not leaving his side.

Before long.

They walked down the street, looking around, listening to the vendors' shouts, and the discussions of the locals. Sister Crane's eyes sparkled at the sight of those novel things.

Chen Xun didn't use his divine sense to probe around, just quietly observing with his eyes, occasionally chatting with passing locals, having pleasant conversations, and gradually gaining a vague understanding of Qiongyang Town.

Black Bull looked around, attracting the attention of many locals. This black bull's physique and spirit were clearly not that of an ordinary beast! It was definitely a spirit beast, the kind only wealthy families could afford to raise.

At a roadside stall, there were many household items and some yellowed talismans.

"Young man, pick whatever you like."

A middle-aged man said with a smile, sitting next to his wife and three children, "You've come to the right place today; this is the town's annual trade fair."

Chen Xun also smiled, instinctively cupping his hands, "No wonder I saw such a bustling scene outside the town, with roads full of merchants and many escorts accompanying them, clearly martial arts experts."

"Young man, you must be from outside the town?" The middle-aged man had sharp eyes, glancing at Black Bull's accompanying items and guessing they might be from some mountain village.

"Hehe, yes." Chen Xun chuckled, pointing at an item on the stall, "Boss, how many spirit stones for this item, and what is its use?"

As he spoke, the middle-aged man's wife narrowed her eyes slightly. This young man's demeanor was quite special, definitely not someone who hadn't seen the world, and that Black Bull was certainly not an ordinary beast.

She gently tugged at the middle-aged man's sleeve, giving him a look only understood between couples. These people were likely from the martial world, with a martial arts background!