Chapter 191: Participate
Fan Guozhou smiled.
The reason they don’t match is because the Longevity Sect Players themselves also smuggled over and sold them.
He didn’t say anything, and Tang Lingxiao pretty much understood what was going on.
Fan Guozhou suddenly asked him, “Fellow Daoist Tang, if we were to open a general store in Liuxian City, what would be the process?”
Tang Lingxiao was a bit surprised, “You want to open a shop in Liuxian City? A general store is…?”
“It means we sell everything, not just food and daily necessities, but also novelties. We plan to sell them all.”
There are mortals in Liuxian City too.
However, these Major Sects do not allow disciples from other Sects to stay in the city for extended periods, so opening a shop would likely not be easy.
Longevity Sect disciples can smuggle, but opening a shop would be more difficult.
But Tang Lingxiao said, “Opening a shop in Liuxian City isn’t actually difficult. As long as you have enough Spirit Stones, of course, regarding the price…”
“To get approval to open a shop, you need one High-grade Spirit Stone. For rent and various taxes, you’ll need at least five High-grade Spirit Stones as a base.”
Even though Fan Guozhou was mentally prepared, the price still made his pupils contract.
No wonder it was difficult for people from ordinary Sects to go to Liuxian City.
Even though it’s for opening a shop, this price is already the wealth of many Sects’ entire lives.
Who would be willing to spend it on opening a shop?
Seeing Fan Guozhou’s hesitant expression, Tang Lingxiao couldn’t help but find it unbelievable, “You really want to open one? And… does your Sect have that many Spirit Stones?”
Even if they did, Fan Guozhou was just a Sect disciple. Could these Spirit Stones be handled by him?
As soon as Tang Lingxiao finished speaking, he felt it was a bit presumptuous, so he said, “You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.”
Fan Guozhou naturally didn’t answer, he just nodded to express his gratitude to Tang Lingxiao, “Thank you, Fellow Daoist Tang, for informing me. You can rest for a day and leave later. We just finished building a new restaurant, so you can rest for a day before departing.”
Tang Lingxiao naturally agreed.
He walked out of the place where he met Fan Guozhou and came to this unfamiliar street, still feeling a little surprised.
The Longevity Sect wasn’t like this the previous few times he visited; now it had changed drastically.
Not far from where he stood was a crossroad, with four wide long streets intersecting. Each road was also marked with horizontal lines.
The Players didn’t use cement to build the roads; instead, they used a type of stone slab from the Yunzhou Continent.
They were laid seamlessly and beautifully, with a slight pale green hue, exuding an aura of spring.
And the strength of cement.
In the very center stood a massive pavilion, which was now the Longevity Sect’s Main Building.
In front of the Main Building, a giant stone statue of Song Jiulai stood tall, surrounded by four large fountains.
Tang Lingxiao had never seen such a fountain landscape before and was a bit confused about the logic of this architecture.
He did, however, think that the Longevity Sect disciples had quite a few ideas.
Around the Main Building, besides the common people, Longevity Sect disciples were also coming and going.
He heard peculiar, excited discussions.
“Damn, that Battery actually works! Are they starting to work on a Generator now?”
“No, how much effort did we put into finding Battery materials? Here, no one cares, but outside, we can look up information and ask for help. If we can’t figure this out, then none of us should play this Game anymore. However, we still can’t make a truly insulated one; we’ll have to make do with a low-quality, low-spec version first.”
“Once the Generator is made, things like Steel refining and Gunpowder will be a piece of cake…”
“With these, our Technology will soar. The problem is there are too few people now. Most of our Sect members are still fighting Demonic Beasts. Relying on us to guide the completely clueless newcomers will take some time.”
Tang Lingxiao listened, somewhat bewildered.
They were rushing, but their expressions were excited, as if they were doing something great.
Instead of fighting Demonic Beasts or cultivating, they were busy like this all day.
What were they so busy with?
“Senior Disciple Brother, Senior Disciple Brother…”
Suddenly, a Little Girl’s call came from nearby. Tang Lingxiao turned his head and saw a Mortal Girl tugging at a young man’s sleeve.
Her expression was troubled, “Did you learn the Pinyin that Teacher taught today? I’ve recited it several times and still can’t remember it.”
“I’ve memorized it!” The young man was named A Wu, the Longevity Sect’s Senior Disciple Brother. His main task now was to guide the mortal children in their studies.
He patted his chest, “If you don’t understand, I’ll teach you a few more times.”
How strange.
Tang Lingxiao could tell at a glance that A Wu was a Cultivator.
He got along so harmoniously with a Mortal Girl?
Tang Lingxiao had visited a few times and knew that the Longevity Sect disciples loved to mingle with mortals, but to be so indifferent to differences in status was truly… surprising.
He went to the restaurant to rest. The lobby here was not like it used to be; the first floor had been completely converted into a reception area, without any food service.
The person in charge of reception was still a mortal, a young and beautiful woman. She looked at Tang Lingxiao with some reverence, but without the usual timidness.
“Hello, Immortal Elder Tang, this is your room number plate.”
The other party handed him a wooden plaque, on which was carved a string of local Yunzhou characters and numbers.
Three zero two.
This was quite convenient.
Tang Lingxiao nodded and took the wooden plaque to go upstairs.
The current rooms were built with cement, not the wooden ones from before.
They were paved with specially made stone slabs, giving them a unified and very attractive style.
Mainly for soundproofing.
It had a certain effect on Cultivators because other Materials were mixed in. Even a Cultivator like Tang Lingxiao felt the outside noise was reduced when trying to listen.
Tang Lingxiao’s eyes narrowed slightly. Generally, such buildings were maintained by Formations or Magic Treasures.
He didn’t know what the Longevity Sect disciples used, but there was no fluctuation of Spiritual Energy, yet it blocked so much sound?
How did they achieve this?
Tang Lingxiao then noticed that there was a very long wooden chair in the room, but it was placed with brightly colored and soft cushions.
Sitting on it was very comfortable.
On the table in front of him, there was also fresh Fruit, and even a bottle of free Spirit Wine was provided.
Cultivators like them traveled around all year, making it difficult to enjoy such things.
Going to restaurants elsewhere offered no such enjoyment.
As Tang Lingxiao sat down to meditate, the tranquil atmosphere evoked a rare sense of excitement.
Compared to the usual noisy sounds of the past, the tense emotions always needed a place to relax.
Thinking about the food and drink they had, and now even these external possessions were arranged so comfortably, Tang Lingxiao suddenly felt that these Longevity Sect disciples knew how to enjoy themselves.
But this was not beneficial for Cultivation.
The path of Cultivation goes against the heavens. With too much comfort, how could one’s Cultivation improve?
However, this was the business of other Sects, and Tang Lingxiao couldn’t say much.
In such an atmosphere, Tang Lingxiao gradually closed his eyes and meditated for the entire night.
And because of his news, Fan Guozhou went to find Senior Sister Su Huanli of the Flying Sparrow Sect, who was still in the Sect, for a Match.
Su Huanli’s eyes showed some surprise, “You want to go?”
