The dark, cavernous space seemed to contain nothing at all!
One could not see their hand in front of their face.
Boom...
With a thought, He Pingsheng conjured a fire crow that condensed around his body. As the fire crow flew, it illuminated this dark, cavernous world.
From the surrounding environment, he initially judged that this should be a cave.
He Pingsheng had been transported into a cave, and the first thing he needed to do was naturally destroy this teleportation array.
After destroying it, he looked around. Following the direction of the surrounding rocks, he walked forward for about several dozen feet until He Pingsheng saw a wall piled up with rubble.
“Hoo...” He took a breath, looking at the rubble and muttering to himself, “This should be the exit. It’s a trace of being artificially sealed!”
He then took out the black banner, and his wood spiritual energy flowed into it, instantly unfurling the Nine Luminaries Dragon Slaying Banner.
“Open for me...” He Pingsheng held the Nine Luminaries Dragon Slaying Banner and sharply poked the stone wall in front of him.
He didn't use much force, yet the stone wall was broken open by his raw strength.
The sunlight from outside streamed in, momentarily causing He Pingsheng’s eyes to blur.
After a breath passed and he adjusted to the outside light, he walked out of the cave.
Outside the cave was a sheer cliff.
That’s right!
This cave was precisely carved into a ten-thousand-foot cliff.
“Go...”
He Pingsheng was no longer the Qi Refinement Stage Disciple he once was, who could only leap forward when encountering a cliff; he waved his hand, conjured his Flying Sword, and stepped on it to fly, instantly soaring into the high sky.
Looking down at this world from high above, there was no sign of human habitation, only endless mountain ranges winding into the distance.
To the front, back, left, and right, there were mountains with no discernible end.
One after another, one range after another.
He Pingsheng didn't know which direction to go, so he landed on the highest nearby bare mountain peak.
No matter where he went, the first thing to do was to change his Daoist robe.
At this moment, he was still wearing the standard Daoist robe of the Tai Xu Sect, which was clearly inappropriate.
After taking off the Daoist robe with the Tai Xu Sect’s emblem, He Pingsheng changed into a set of ordinary clothes, then once again mounted his Flying Sword and flew west.
As for why west?
He didn’t know!
He Pingsheng truly just randomly picked a direction.
After flying for about two hours, endless tall mountains still lay before him. Fortunately, at this point, he could finally see people.
He Pingsheng discovered that in a certain mountain valley below, there were two Qi Refinement Stage Disciples.
He turned and landed his Flying Sword beside these two Qi Refinement Stage Disciples.
The two of them trembled with fright.
“Sen... Senior... Junior greets Senior!”
Anyone capable of Flying Sword flight was at least a Foundation Establishment Stage Disciple, so weren't they a Senior?
“Mm...” He Pingsheng nodded and said, “No need for formalities. This humble Daoist has just arrived here. May I ask you two, are there any Cultivator Sects or Families nearby?”
One of the Qi Refinement Stage Disciples shook his head and said, “There aren't any here, but to the southeast of this place, there’s a large city. Senior, do you know Dingxiang City?”
“Dingxiang City?” He Pingsheng frowned, then shook his head and said, “I don’t know. Could you tell me a bit about it?”
The Qi Refinement Stage Disciple said, “Dingxiang City is the administrative seat of Dingxiang County. Around Dingxiang City, there are many Cultivator forces, and within the city, there are also many Cultivator factions and Families. Senior can go there to take a look!”
He Pingsheng asked, “How far is it?”
The person replied, “I don’t know the exact distance, but if Senior flies by Flying Sword, it won’t take more than half a day to get there!”
“Good!” He Pingsheng said, “Thank you!”
After asking for directions, He Pingsheng once again took to his Flying Sword and flew towards the southeast.
After flying for about an hour, he finally saw Dingxiang City, which the two Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators had mentioned.
The mountains receded, and in front was a vast plain. Upon the plain sat an enormous city, which looked extraordinary from afar.
He Pingsheng landed at the west gate of Dingxiang City.
It wasn’t that he wanted to land, but rather that the patrol guards of Dingxiang City had stopped him.
“This Senior, flying is prohibited within Dingxiang City. Please enter the city on foot!” The Qi Refinement Stage Disciple, riding a type of flying Yao Beast, politely asked He Pingsheng to land.
He Pingsheng naturally did not resist.
There was no strict inspection at the city gate; entry and exit were free.
He Pingsheng walked into the city.
What surprised him was that although this place was not in the mountains, there was spiritual energy in the city, and it was quite dense.
It seemed that there should be a Spiritual Vein in this city.
He Pingsheng leisurely walked down the main street, observing the situation on both sides of the street as he went.
There were many people here, but over ninety percent of them were ordinary Mortals.
And among the Cultivators, over ninety percent were Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators.
Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators were very rare.
Most of the properties on both sides of the street were also ordinary Mortal residential buildings.
Walking inwards from the city gate, the closer one got to the core area, the more magnificent the buildings became. Once inside, the number of Cultivators gradually increased, and the buildings lining both sides of the street became various Cultivator gathering places such as Ling Tea Houses, Immortal Guest Residences, Alchemy shops, Artifact Refining shops, or simply general shops.
He Pingsheng even saw some Cultivator Families here.
There were also some places that at first glance seemed like Chambers of Commerce, but upon closer inspection of their signboards, they actually bore names like “Certain Sect” or “Certain Sect.”
One could tell at a glance that it was a Sect.
It was truly an eye-opener.
Could Sects also be established within a city?
He Pingsheng finally stopped at the entrance of a place called “Dingxiang Chamber of Commerce.”
A Chamber of Commerce!
And it had “Dingxiang” in its name, so this must be the official Chamber of Commerce of Dingxiang City.
Buying things here should be more reliable.
He Pingsheng lifted his foot and walked into the Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce was bustling with many Cultivators, and there were four or five shop assistants just for guiding customers.
Before an assistant could step forward, the shopkeeper behind the counter personally stood up and waved his hand at the assistant: “You go. I’ll personally attend to this esteemed guest!”
The shopkeeper was a thin old man. He smiled at He Pingsheng and said, “Fellow Daoist, welcome!”
He Pingsheng checked the other party’s cultivation: Foundation Establishment stage third level.
No wonder he called him Fellow Daoist.
“Hello!” He Pingsheng cupped his hands.
The shopkeeper asked, “May I know what Fellow Daoist needs?”
He Pingsheng actually wanted to buy a map. With a map, he would know where he was, how far this place was from the Dao Xuan Alliance, and whether the influence of the Beast Controlling Sect and Tai Xu Sect could reach this area.
But he didn’t want others to know he was an outsider, so he said, “This humble Daoist intends to travel and explore for a while, but I am not very familiar with Dingxiang City and the surrounding Dingxiang County!”
“So, I would like to purchase a map!”
“Oh...” The shopkeeper said, “That’s no problem... Please follow me!”
Recently, some people have asked me if I have other books.
Yes, I have one. The first one I wrote wasn't very good, but please read it. It's almost three million characters long.
Title: 【Useless Spiritual Root】; Also known as: 【Mortal Cultivation: Starting with a Chaos Talisman】.
Both are Cultivation novels!