Chapter 220

"Do you know where the place to rent a cave dwelling is in this city?"

He didn't ask "if there is one."

Instead, he asked directly where it was.

This was very normal; Tianlan Xiancheng was such a magnificent giant city, known as having a million cultivators gathered.

There must be a place suitable for cultivation.

And such a place, without exception, must be controlled by the seven major sects together.

But Tianlan Xiancheng was not the sacred ground of the seven sects, so it would be a waste to leave those spiritually rich places empty.

Therefore, "renting" was undoubtedly the most suitable way to handle it.

Xu Xiaoliu was not surprised.

He said immediately: "I know this, Senior, do you want to go take a look now?"

Luo Chen looked back; this inn that Xu Xiaoliu helped find was indeed good value for money.

It was more than enough to accommodate over a hundred people.

Currently, most of the Luotian Society cultivators had already been arranged.

The Nangong family had also been arranged.

Only on the Li family side, Li Yixian's face was flushed red, and she was alone, saying something to the boss.

Seeing this, Xu Xiaoliu said with a bitter smile: "This isn't my fault; this is already the cheapest inn in the city. Staying for ten days costs only five spirit stones, and it even includes a free meal of spiritual rice."

"Senior Li's side has many people, so they might be struggling with this expense!"

Luo Chen remained silent.

He knew the situation of the Li family.

Their foundation, relatively speaking, was still okay.

But in order to deal with danger, Li Yixian had spent a large sum of spirit stones to buy a low-grade magic treasure, emptying half of the family's savings.

The remaining spirit stones should not be many.

But now, ever since coming to Tianlan Xiancheng, spirit stones had been flowing out like water.

Even if she didn't manage things, she knew that if this continued, there would be a day when they would run out of resources.

She didn't know what to do to open up new sources of income.

But cutting expenses was already underway.

However, she had grown up under the care of her family since she was young, knowing only cultivation.

Facing this kind of secular bargaining, she was not skilled at all.

After talking for a while, she instead made the boss impatient.

Even Li Ao, who was beside her, had a flushed face, looking exactly like a child feeling embarrassed while their parent was bargaining for something.

In the end, the bargaining failed.

She could only accept the price proposed by the boss and arrange for all the Li clansmen to move in.

Only in this way, they would have to pay out several hundred more spirit stones.

Li Yixian naturally knew that this scene of hers was being watched by many people.

But...

"I've let you see a joke, Fellow Daoist," Li Yixian said to Luo Chen with a bitter smile.

Luo Chen shook his head, showing no sign of mockery.

Instead, he admired her spirit of being able to lower her face.

When a person is humble, face is often the least valuable thing.

He had also once, like a nagging woman, ground down the price with someone at a street stall for half a spirit stone.

As Nangong Jin came over, Luo Chen said directly:

"I plan to go take a look at the cave dwellings, do you want to come together?"

"Cave dwelling?"

"A place with a second-tier spiritual vein?"

Facing the gazes of the two, Luo Chen nodded.

Nangong Jin said immediately: "Naturally, we must go together!"

Li Yixian thought for a moment and gritted her teeth: "Let's go take a look!"

However, before intending to leave, she turned her head and transmitted her voice to Li Ao.

At the entrance of the inn, Li Ao, who was planning to go out for a stroll, heard the transmission, and his face immediately turned into a bitter gourd.

This was asking him to stay at the inn and look after the clansmen.

And on the Luotian Society side, under Sima Hui Niang's direction, the rules had already been issued.

The first day, going out is prohibited, everyone should rest well.

Starting from the second day, people will be sent out in batches to familiarize themselves with Tianlan Xiancheng.

Moreover, it's not just wandering around randomly.

They must be led by their guide, Xu Xiaoliu, to wander cautiously and safely.

"The car is here!"

Under a pavilion, Xu Xiaoliu jumped out and waved violently at the outside.

After a colorful giant tiger stopped, Xu Xiaoliu turned back.

"Three Seniors, get on!"

Luo Chen looked at this giant tiger car and revealed a look of surprise.

Unlike the fully enclosed type of the python car, this car in front of him was actually open-air. Sitting on it, one could take in the scenery outside the car.

It's just that the seats were scarce, only enough for a dozen people.

At this moment, the passengers on it were curiously sizing up the three of them.

Without hesitation, after paying two spirit stones, Luo Chen got on the car.

Xu Xiaoliu was in the row behind, wiping the soft chair with his sleeve.

"Senior, sit here!"

"Hmm, thank you."

Luo Chen sat down, and Li Yixian and Nangong Jin also sat in the same row.

"The Ice Blue Palace we are going to is quite far from Yuelu Street, and only two shifts of cars go there. This giant tiger car is one of them."

Listening to Xu Xiaoliu's words, Luo Chen asked curiously:

"Why are the cars in Tianlan Xiancheng not of a unified style?"

Xu Xiaoliu scratched his head, "I don't know about that."

"How many such cars are there in Tianlan Xiancheng?"

"This, I know! Five beast cars, two python cars, and three giant tiger cars; these are puppet cars from the Luoyun Sect. In addition, there are three flowing cloud long cars, which are magic tools launched by the Yan Alliance, and two iron mountain seat cars from Mount Ailao."

Luo Chen was stunned, then rubbed his smooth chin, lost in thought.

This meant that the transportation business of Tianlan Xiancheng was currently held by these three sects.

It seemed that the ticket price was not expensive, but after many trips every day, the spirit stones collected would be a huge profit.

He glanced at the other two people accompanying him from the corner of his eye.

Nangong Jin closed his eyes to rest, seemingly uninterested in anything outside.

But Luo Chen knew that he had been seriously injured before.

What he needed most now was a safe place with abundant spiritual energy to recover from his injuries.

Li Yixian looked out the window, her eyes shining with strange colors, and from time to time, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

This vivid appearance was exactly like a little girl who had come to a big city.

It was actually the opposite of the clan head who was haggling with the boss at the inn before.

Perhaps, this was the real her.

Luo Chen, at this time, also focused on the scenery outside the car.

Especially those tall buildings and shops.

"So many magic robes?"

"Senior, that is the Feather Clothing Building, specializing in selling magic robes, especially for female cultivators. Behind it is the Chen family of the Heavenly Clothing Workshop."

"The Chen family of the Heavenly Clothing Workshop?"

"Yes, that is a cultivation family. They have three Foundation Establishment true cultivators, and their relationship with the Ice Fortress is quite deep, and they are close to Tianlan Xiancheng. Therefore, they were able to open this Feather Clothing Building in a prime location."

Luo Chen suddenly realized.

This kind of cultivation family was very similar to the Huo family and the Duan family, both of which were somewhat related to the Yan Alliance and the Luoyun Sect.

It's just that the strength of the Chen family of the Heavenly Clothing Workshop was not something the two could compare to.

His gaze fell on a building, and faintly, a pungent but refreshing fragrance drifted over.

"What is this selling?"

"Food Fragrance Pavilion, a force specializing in researching various strange fragrances; their three fragrances and four flavors are widely welcomed among cultivators."

"Three fragrances and four flavors?"

"The three fragrances are three types of fragrance: Soul-Summoning Fragrance, Fierce God Fragrance, and Alien Body Fragrance."

Luo Chen became interested.

"What are these three fragrances used for, and why are they widely welcomed by cultivators?"

Li Yixian, who was browsing the scenery of the immortal city, also listened curiously.

Even Nangong Jin opened his eyes.

Being stared at by three Foundation Establishment cultivators at the same time, even though Xu Xiaoliu had a thick face, he felt some pressure.

He steadied himself and explained carefully: "Soul-Summoning Fragrance, as the name suggests, can summon souls."

"Generally speaking, after a cultivator dies, if they haven't reached the Nascent Soul stage, their divine soul will dissipate in the external environment."

Luo Chen nodded.

This is common knowledge in the cultivation world.

Once a cultivator dies, their soul will return to the Nine Netherworlds and fall into reincarnation again.

Only after the Nascent Soul stage can one barely jump out of this shackle, forming a pattern where the divine soul does not dissipate and the person does not die.

Other than that, it is when the environment of death is special.

Like the battle in Dajiang Market back then, because three great ghost kings were destroyed at the same time, a place was dyed into a ghost domain.

Cultivators who died in the ghost domain, restricted by the special environment, would instead transform into yin souls and fierce ghosts, surviving in the world.

"But if you have Soul-Summoning Fragrance in hand, and light this fragrance with your own blood, there is a great chance to summon back souls that are related to your own blood, or those that are extremely closely related."

"Generally speaking, it is family cultivators who will buy this fragrance."

"If a clansman dies in battle, they will light this fragrance, and borrowing the same-source blood, bring the soul of the fallen back to the family spiritual land, letting it dissipate there."

"In this way, there is a great chance that the cultivator will be reincarnated back into the family."

"If their fortune is deep, they might even awaken part of their memories from their previous life!"

After saying this, Xu Xiaoliu couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

Nangong Jin looked excited, "Does it really have such miraculous effects?"

He pursed his lips and said: "I only heard it from hearsay, for the specific situation, the Seniors will have to go into the shop and ask themselves."

Nangong Jin turned his head and took a deep look at where the Food Fragrance Pavilion was.

It was as if he wanted to keep this shop in his mind.

Xu Xiaoliu looked at Luo Chen and saw him nod.

So, he continued:

"Fierce God Fragrance, I am quite sure about this one."

"This is a cultivation auxiliary resource similar to Calm Spirit Fragrance."

"It's just that, unlike the neutral and peaceful one from the Spirit Medicine Pavilion, the medicinal effect of Fierce God Fragrance is very fierce, and only those with a sufficiently deep divine soul foundation can use it."

"Generally speaking, it is late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators who will buy this item."

A cultivation auxiliary resource similar to Calm Spirit Fragrance?

Luo Chen pondered this sentence, planning to find time to go take a look.

He prided himself on having a divine soul foundation that was not weak, far exceeding those of the same rank.

It's just that he didn't know if it could compare to late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, and if he could use Fierce God Fragrance.

"Alien Body Fragrance is simple, it has nothing to do with cultivation. It's just a thing that produces the most compatible fragrance according to the cultivator's constitution after use."

"Female cultivators are the main buyers."

"It is said that the body fragrance produced can linger for months without dissipating!"

Li Yixian's eyes lit up.

Then, as if thinking of something, she dimmed again.

"Three fragrances and four flavors, the three fragrances have been said. The four flavors refer to sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy..."

"Although most are not cultivation items, because of their special effects, the things from the Food Fragrance Pavilion are quite welcomed in Tianlan Xiancheng."

Xu Xiaoliu made a concluding statement.

Luo Chen and the other two were all very interested after listening.

These things were not something they could come into contact with in a remote place like Dajiang Market.

Among them, the three were all very interested in several and wanted to buy them to take a look.

Not to mention anything else, Soul-Summoning Fragrance had already been listed as a must-buy item in the hearts of Li Yixian and Nangong Jin!

Luo Chen asked curiously: "Listening to you say this, the business of the Food Fragrance Pavilion is extremely good, earning hundreds of thousands of spirit stones every year. Why is it that no one is jealous?"

The jealousy he mentioned referred to encroachment, plunder, imitation, competition, etc.

Such things are not uncommon.

Take himself as an example.

Because the profit of elixirs is extremely high, just during the mid-grade Jade Marrow Elixir period, the gross profit could reach over a hundred thousand a year.

For this reason, it made almost all the Foundation Establishment cultivators in Dajiang Market covet it endlessly.

It makes no sense that the Food Fragrance Pavilion is even more so, yet it can still do business just fine.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xiaoliu just smiled.

"Who would dare!"

"No one dares."

"The Food Fragrance Pavilion is the industry of the Food Fragrance Master Superior."

Superior!

Luo Chen's expression became stern.

Under Xu Xiaoliu's explanation, he learned that the Food Fragrance Pavilion was the private industry of a Golden Core elder of the Hundred Flower Palace.

That was an extremely powerful female cultivator, with the Daoist name Food Fragrance Master.

In the entire Yuding Domain, except for the two current Nascent Soul True Persons, most had to give her a few points of face.

Next, as the giant tiger car moved forward, Luo Chen and the others saw more existences of various colors.

Among them, there were industries of Nascent Soul major sects like the Myriad Treasure Building and the Spirit Medicine Pavilion!

It's just that, unlike those shops specializing in one kind of resource before.

The Myriad Treasure Building and the Spirit Medicine Pavilion in Tianlan Xiancheng were undoubtedly existences like behemoths!

Just the shop building was a high-rise building occupying several acres!

Luo Chen compared them, and the conclusion he reached was:

The Feather Clothing Building and the Food Fragrance Pavilion were similar to specialty stores, only selling a certain "single" resource.

While the Myriad Treasure Building and the Spirit Medicine Pavilion belonged to that kind of comprehensive large supermarket, which was not limited to a certain special resource.

If a cultivator had special needs, they would naturally choose a specialty store.

And if they didn't, just wanting to choose something relatively suitable for themselves, they would go to a large supermarket to stroll around, take a look, and buy something.

A question floated in the hearts of the three.

"If I want to take root in Tianlan Xiancheng, what will I make a living with?"

Nangong Jin was neither sad nor happy; their family only had a dozen people left, so it was easy to arrange.

If it really didn't work, he would arrange for the clansmen to find some work to do, just to survive for the time being.

Li Yixian's face was extremely gray.

What the Li family was best at was undoubtedly raising spirit beasts.

But this kind of business, along the way, there were already several doing it in Tianlan Xiancheng.

Selling demon beast meat, doing demon beast fur business, and even directly selling young spirit beasts to the outside world.

And Luo Chen, the expression on his face was hesitant, wavering.

There was no confusion or bewilderment at all.

He himself was skilled in elixir arts, and he had many Luotian Society cultivators under his command to drive.

If he refined elixirs on a large scale, supporting himself would definitely not be a problem.

The only thing that made him hesitant was what kind of elixirs to refine to sell!

After all, he hadn't done any market research.

Whether his most skilled Jade Marrow Elixir was welcomed in Tianlan Xiancheng was an unknown.

"After going back, I must let Sima Hui Niang go inquire about it."

Only by doing good research and then developing in a targeted manner would he not lose everything.

Just when the three were each thinking their own thoughts, time passed quickly.

The giant tiger puppet car had already passed through most of the city and arrived in front of a white palace.

Xu Xiaoliu jumped off the car.

"Senior, the Ice Blue Palace has arrived!"

Getting off the car, looking up at this ice palace that exuded a cold chill and was built entirely of thousand-year cold ice, Luo Chen slightly tidied his clothes.

Then, he stepped inside.

(End of chapter)