Chapter 74: Major Gossip, Son-in-Law
That’s what they say.
Once Song Jiulai truly entered the city and witnessed the modernized city.
After staying in Wang’an County for a while, now entering Liuxian City, he still felt like a bumpkin entering the city.
Liuxian City is not small in area, and the buildings here are constructed using various magic.
Therefore, the city area is vast, the buildings are arranged in an orderly manner, and it is directly and simply divided into four regions.
The Sects of Liuxian City are oriented towards the southeast, which is the territory of Liuxian City’s Sect—Guanhai Sect.
The other three major regions are basically territories for Rogue Cultivators and cultivators doing business in Liuxian City.
A cross-shaped grand road directly separates the four urban areas. The wide and neat road reminded Song Jiulai of the Vermilion Bird Avenue in Huaxia during the Tang Dynasty.
Only a small part in the northwest is allocated to mortals.
And these mortals also have status.
They have disciples or their ancestors in Liuxian City, and they have lived here for generations, becoming citizens of Liuxian City.
Even for mortals, living here will be longer-lived than in other places.
And the architecture of Liuxian City fits Song Jiulai’s imagination of the cultivation world.
Many buildings are so tall that mortals can only look up.
The tallest building among them is located in a tower to the southwest, directly connecting to an aerial island of Liuxian City.
It stands like a tall tower between heaven and earth, as if it were a bridge connecting heaven and earth.
It didn’t seem like much when viewed from outside Liuxian City.
Only when entering the city and looking up could one discover the oppressive feeling brought by these buildings.
And those aerial islands also have pavilions, and Liuxian City’s Teleportation Array is indeed built on them.
Song Jiulai pointed at the obviously tallest tower and asked Su Huanli, “Senior Sister, where is that?”
“That is Xuecang Sect’s Star Picking Tower.”
To dare call it Star Picking Tower, it must be incredibly powerful.
And Xuecang Sect is indeed powerful.
The number one Artifact Refining Sect on the Yunzhou Continent.
It can be called the holy land of all Artifact Refining Sects.
Su Huanli’s eyes sparkled as she mentioned Xuecang Sect: “The number one Artifact Refining Sect in the world, this Star Picking Tower is merely a replica of one of their sect-guarding Magic Treasures.”
“The main body of the Star Picking Tower is called the Star Picking Tower, which is housed in Xuecang Sect’s Sect City. Legend has it that a Sacred Beast with the pure bloodline of a Nine-tailed Fox is suppressed within this tower.”
Song Jiulai was a little surprised: “Suppressing a Sacred Beast from the Nine-tailed Fox family? If it’s a Sacred Beast, why suppress it?”
Su Huanli paused, then shook her head: “I don’t know about that.”
Shui Ping walked over, hopping and skipping, and said, “Junior Sister Jiulai, that’s just a legend. What’s really inside the Star Picking Tower is a secret of Xuecang Sect. How could the secrets of a Sect like Xuecang Sect, the number one Artifact Refining Sect on the Yunzhou Continent, be revealed to us?”
“What we do know is the story of this Star Picking Tower. Do you know why the Star Picking Tower was built in Liuxian City?”
Song Jiulai nodded frantically: “I don’t know, but I want to know, Senior Sister.”
Song Jiulai’s interested expression gave Shui Ping a bit of fun in gossiping. She said, “Because the son of the Guanhai Sect Master married the niece of the Xuecang Sect Master. The two major Sects formed an alliance, and the Xuecang Sect Master’s wedding gift was this Star Picking Tower.”
Shui Ping raised an eyebrow, with a hint of mischief: “Guanhai Sect marrying a young lady from a Sect like Xuecang Sect, which is on par with Myriad Immortal Sect, is quite a high climb.”
Song Jiulai reacted as if she had been electrocuted: “Senior Sister, aren’t you afraid of being overheard?”
Su Huanli chuckled softly: “Haven’t you noticed that the voices of cultivators around us have become quieter since we entered? Liuxian City has Magic Treasures that can shield sound. As long as other cultivators’ conversations are not right in front of us, we can’t hear them. High-level cultivators also won’t deliberately listen to what passing cultivators are discussing. As long as we speak softly, it’s fine.”
“…”
Amazing!
She wondered if cultivators’ ears were too sharp, wouldn’t they hear badmouthing all day long?
So, the major Sects had everything arranged.
Knowing this, Song Jiulai felt she didn’t need to be so cautious.
Of course, she knew the principle that too much talk leads to trouble, and even with such protective measures, she still had to be careful.
She was just a low-level Qi Condensation cultivator; any dog passing by in Liuxian City might step on her.
Su Huanli also looked at Shui Ping: “Even so, you should still be careful with your words.”
Although Song Jiulai couldn’t say it out loud, she still had a System to chat with.
“Guanhai Sect is a subordinate sect of Myriad Immortal Sect. Xuecang Sect is the top Artifact Refining Sect on par with Myriad Immortal Sect. Marrying one of the young ladies from Xuecang Sect is indeed a high climb.”
System: “Legendary son-in-law.”
Song Jiulai: “… You said that, I didn’t. And it’s not like a son-in-law, is it? Clearly, this young lady from Xuecang Sect has come to live in Liuxian City.”
As soon as Song Jiulai finished speaking, Shui Ping suddenly said, “Understood, Senior Sister, but I heard they are about to dissolve their Dao Companion relationship? Because this young lady from Xuecang Sect has always been unwilling to come to Liuxian City?”
Song Jiulai: “Gah?”
System: “See, I told you he’s a son-in-law.”
On the Yunzhou Continent, when cultivators marry, they become Dao Companions.
Unlike marriage law, here they make a vow of marriage.
In any case, it requires Heart Blood to make a vow, and the price is quite high. It is said that dissolving the relationship causes significant damage to one’s cultivation.
Most cultivators are unwilling to make vows with each other. At most, they will partner up for a while if they hit it off.
If they don’t hit it off, they part ways.
Of course, the risk of parting ways here is quite significant, because it is very likely that cultivators will have a fight due to love and hate…
Those who are willing to make a vow are definitely true love.
This young lady from Xuecang Sect and this young master from Guanhai Sect seemed to be true love as well, to the point of becoming Dao Companions.
And now they are going to divorce?
Song Jiulai asked: “How many years have they been together?”
Shui Ping counted on her fingers: “About five hundred years.”
Song Jiulai: “…”
Parting ways after five hundred years, that is indeed true love.
Su Huanli didn’t want Shui Ping to talk too much, so she turned to Song Jiulai: “Junior Sister Jiulai, I’ll take you somewhere, Liuxian City’s Black Market, but you must pick something up first. Follow me.”
There are Black Markets everywhere.
Even a place like Liuxian City is no exception.
High-level cultivators have places for transactions, and low-level cultivators also have places for transactions.
This is the main reason Su Huanli brought Song Jiulai.
Song Jiulai was here to broaden her horizons, so she naturally agreed immediately.
The disciples of Flying Sparrow Sect each have their own destinations. Su Huanli and Shui Ping are taking Song Jiulai to wander around. Meanwhile, in Liuxian City, something that might be related to Song Jiulai is happening in the Star Picking Tower they were just discussing.
