Chapter 104 – Market
This thought emerged and couldn’t be dismissed.
But why was he different from others?
After thinking for a while, Fang Ping’an had no clue, so he temporarily set it aside. Since the immortal realm was real and he could easily come back, he would first need to improve his strength.
A complete and prosperous immortal realm had many methods to continuously enhance one’s cultivation. Because the path to the future of the world was already wide open, later generations only needed to follow the usual steps to become immortals. Of course, this didn’t apply to everyone, but only to those with exceptional talent, the protagonists of the world.
Fang Ping’an got up and went to Mu Chengtian’s room.
“Wang Er Gou, you can go home now.”
Fang Ping’an smiled. Mu Chengtian had given him some money earlier, which was already a lot of wealth for people outside the city.
As long as he was careful not to be robbed, this money could change Wang Er Gou’s life.
Fang Ping’an also had no intention of killing him. Although Wang Er Gou was a ruffian, he wasn’t fundamentally bad. Robbing money was just to support his family.
What he said about having elders and youngsters at home was true, and Fang Ping’an could tell.
Otherwise, Wang Er Gou would have died when robbing him.
Wang Er Gou touched the money in his arms, looked at Fang Ping’an, his expression somewhat complicated, and sincerely said, “Thank you.”
After thanking him earnestly, he walked out of the Mu residence and began his new life.
Fang Ping’an remained calm and said to Mu Chengtian, “Where is the other boundary stone you mentioned?”
Mu Chengtian smiled and said, “I will have it brought over.”
Soon, a dashing chubby man entered the Mu residence with over fifty guards. His broad face looked very content.
However, once he entered Mu Chengtian’s room, his contentment vanished. After begging for mercy, he was knocked unconscious and fell to the ground.After obtaining his boundary stone, Fang Ping left the shogunate and found a quiet and secluded place to enter the immortal realm.
Although he was wearing a disguise, he would return to his original location upon leaving the immortal realm. It wouldn’t be pleasant if someone was waiting for him there.
He found a beautiful and lush location and once again entered the immortal realm.
Looking at the surroundings, he realized that he was not in the city, but not far from it. He could see the outline of the city. He had already agreed with Mu Tiancheng to meet at the entrance of the city.
He wondered if Mu Tiancheng, who was in the foundation establishment stage, had any thoughts upon seeing his late qi cultivation.
“Let’s not rush to go. I haven’t refined the demon pill that I obtained from completing the last mission. I should improve my strength first.”
Fang Ping raised an eyebrow, being cautious.
In this world where foundation establishment was prevalent, there were certainly people in higher realms. His current strength was insufficient in comparison, so he had to use all means to enhance his strength and deal with possible crises.
As his spiritual power circulated, he headed towards a mountain shrouded in clouds and mist.
The mountain was filled with spiritual energy, and unknown fierce spirit beasts could be encountered after just a few steps.
These spirit beasts were generally in the qi cultivation stage and not very powerful. However, in the deeper parts of the mountain, there was a faint sense of terrifying aura emanating from higher-level spirit beasts.
In order to not waste time, Fang Ping used illusions to conceal himself, avoiding the gaze of these spirit beasts and searching for a place to take refuge.
Before long, he found a pitch black cave where only the sound of water flowing could be heard, along with a fresh scent and no spirit beasts.
Seeing that the place was suitable, Fang Ping used his spiritual power to excavate a small hole on the cave wall for his own hiding place.
Once he confirmed that it was safe, he swallowed the Jin Tao Xuan Yu Wolf Demon Pill.
A day passed, and at dawn, as the sun began to rise, the mountain was enveloped in clouds and mist, carrying a hint of dampness.
Bang!
A square stone fell to the ground, causing echoes in the cave.
Fang Ping jumped out from within the stone wall, exuding a temperament similar to a demonic wolf, giving off an incredibly dangerous aura. However, this aura quickly dissipated.
Feeling the changes in his body, Fang Ping was quite satisfied.
“After refining this demon pill, my strength has once again improved compared to before.”
His body became even more resilient, and his speed greatly increased.
Not only that, he also possessed a strong sense of smell.
He could detect smells that ordinary people couldn’t, and based on the scent, he could know the current location of the spirit beasts outside the cave.Others identify their position by sound, while he identifies it by smell.
Fang Ping’an shook his head and left the cave, heading towards the market.
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Outside the market, people were coming and going, creating a lively scene.
This market was covered by a blue array, emitting a powerful aura.
This array was set up by a Golden Core cultivator. Whenever there was a fight or the use of spiritual power within the market, the enforcers would immediately receive an alert and rush to the scene to enforce the rules.
Inside the market, no one was allowed to use spiritual power.
This rule was established by the Golden Core cultivator, unless you believe you can defeat him.
If you want to fight, you can only do so outside the market.
Therefore, sounds of spiritual power collisions could be heard everywhere outside the market, whether it was for robbery or seeking revenge.
At this moment, Mu Tiancheng had been waiting at the gate of the market for a whole day.
During this time, he nervously watched everything happening around him, afraid that there would be demonic cultivators trying to rob him.
If it weren’t for the fact that entering the market required payment of fifty spiritual stones and the fear that Fang Ping’an wouldn’t be able to find him, he would have gone in long ago.
There was nothing he could do, he was very poor, having just spent a large amount of spiritual stones on foundation building recently.
“Fang Xiong, Fang Xiong! Over here!”
Mu Tiancheng scanned the crowd and finally spotted Fang Ping’an’s figure, quickly calling out to him.
“Fang Xiong, why did you only come now? I’ve been waiting here for a whole day,” he complained.
“I had something to take care of.”
Fang Ping’an wasn’t embarrassed either, smiling in response.
Mu Tiancheng didn’t say anything more, observing him.
Despite having a lower cultivation level in the late Qi refining stage, for some reason, he felt a dangerous aura from Fang Ping’an, like facing a ferocious beast from ancient times.
If he dared to make a move, he would be torn to shreds.”Brother Fang, I thought your cultivation would be a bit higher.”
Mu Tiancheng chuckled and his mind was devoid of thoughts at the moment.
“Aren’t you curious why I have cultivation in the fairy realm?”
Fang Ping’an looked slightly puzzled.
“You have cultivation in the mortal world, so it’s only reasonable for you to have it in the fairy realm too. You see, cultivation here is based on spiritual strength. As long as your spirit is strong enough, you will automatically have cultivation.”
Mu Tiancheng shook his head.
My spiritual strength is already at the Foundation Establishment stage, so why didn’t I receive Foundation Establishment cultivation? Am I not good enough?
Fang Ping’an secretly complained in his heart, realizing that he had truly entered the fairy realm in his physical form, not just in spirit.
“Let’s enter the market first, and you can introduce it to me.”
Fang Ping’an casually said as he was about to go in.
“Wait, Brother Fang, let me submit the Spirit Stones first, otherwise we’ll be expelled by the array formation once we enter.”
Mu Chengtian gritted his teeth and took out a hundred Spirit Stones from his storage bag, handing them to a recess in the array formation.
After putting them in, the Spirit Stones would naturally be passed on to the staff at the center of the market, and then they would be allowed to enter.
“It’s good now, let’s go, Brother Fang.”
Fang Ping’an curiously looked at the actions Mu Chengtian made, as well as the storage bag. Indeed, the fairy realm was different. Everyone had a storage device, making him feel envious.
He had never seen such a thing before.
Entering the market, they once again saw a bustling scene, with various cultivators walking on the streets of the market.
“Hmm? What’s that?”
Fang Ping’an suddenly saw a gigantic bird-like monster flying in the sky.Its wings spread out, covering the sky and blocking out the sun, emitting a powerful aura that gave off an immense sense of oppression.
