Chapter 432
The capital of the county of Chao Phraya city.
Accompanied by Shi Wanli, PEI Ling checked the identity jade pendant of a fifth-grade Alchemist at the door, as well as the Jade certificate to enter the county examination. He quickly received permission to enter.
After entering, they passed through a long and narrow corridor that was heavily guarded and arrived at an office flower Hall.
In the flower Hall, a stern-looking middle-aged female cultivator expressionlessly checked his identification once again before nodding slightly and saying, &Quot; according to the laws of the empire, the county capital will provide an alchemy cave for all alchemists who have qualified for the county examination. &Quot;
&Quot; the emperor’s Army arrived early. The cave abode is mostly empty now. You can choose any place to stay. &Quot;
With a wave of his hand, a translucent sand table appeared in front of him. On the sand table, there were dozens of cave abodes of different shapes scattered among the mountains, rivers, and lush forests.
Only two of them were dim, while the others were glowing faintly.
The middle-aged female cultivator introduced, ” the cave abodes are lit up. You can choose at will. &Quot;
PEI Ling observed carefully and chose a relatively remote cave dwelling that was slightly further away from the rest.
After the middle-aged female cultivator confirmed with him, she gave him a glazed Ruyi the size of a finger. She inserted a few spells into it and handed it to PEI Ling.”This is the item to open the cave. Please keep it safe.”
“If it’s lost or damaged, you must come and explain it in time.”
“Otherwise, if the cave abode’s array formation senses that something is amiss, I’m afraid it will delay the alchemist’s matters.”
He then summoned a rainbow-feathered Phoenix to lead PEI Ling to the cave dwelling.
The immortal’s cave prepared for the alchemists in the county capital was actually next to the county capital. Considering that the guards outside the county capital were patrolling, this immortal’s cave was also included. Clearly, this arrangement was presumably to make it easier for the county capital to protect the alchemists.
The Phoenix was obviously very experienced in leading the way for the human race. Its colorful feathers fluttered, and it flew at a moderate speed, allowing the human race to catch up with it. He even had the time to enjoy the scenery of the cities along the way that had spent a lot of manpower and resources to build.
Shi Wanli was not unfamiliar with this place. Along the way, he pointed around and introduced it to PEI Ling. In short, this Alchemist’s cave was built by imitating various scenes in the Chao Phraya city. Other than its beauty, it also took into account the likes and habits of many different foreign tribes.
Therefore, it could be said that one’s steps would change the scenery, full of ingenuity.
After a while, the Phoenix perched on a branch in front of a cave and let out a crisp and melodious cry. They had arrived.
PEI Ling nodded slightly at it and used the ruyi scepter to open the cave dwelling’s door. After entering, he saw that it was an exquisite cottage with an extremely spacious courtyard at the front and back.
It was built on a cliff, and beside it was a waterfall that poured down like white silk. A lot of water vapor even directly hit the roof of the thatched cottage, so much so that the originally golden thatched grass grew a lot of moss, looking like an ancient and natural place.
Although the exterior was simple, the interior was extremely luxurious.
This was especially so for the specially equipped alchemy room, which was densely packed with runes that almost overlapped into several layers. The protection was extremely in place.
Their safety was already guaranteed here.
Shi Wanli did not need to follow him around anymore. He accompanied PEI Ling in a circle and left after bidding farewell.
As a member of the cicada tower, even if he did not have any private property in the county, he did not have to worry about not being able to find a place to stay.
After PEI Ling sent him off, he examined him by himself and found no problems. He then spat out the poison and detox pills in his body. After that, without the system’s control, he began to cultivate the [ Vermillion Bird technique ] on his own.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
On this morning, PEI Ling had just finished cultivating when he sensed that someone had come to visit him.
He recalled The Alchemist trade fair and immediately made some preparations before walking out.
Sure enough, as soon as he left, Shi Wanli came up and said, ” “Grandmaster, The Alchemist trade fair will begin today. If Grandmaster doesn’t have anything else to do, you can set off now.”
“Let’s go!” PEI Ling nodded.
After leaving the area where the immortal’s cave was located, he found that the number of cultivator patrols had increased significantly as soon as he reached the main street.
Furthermore, the already heavily guarded atmosphere in the county city was even more intense.
As if sensing PEI Ling’s doubts, Shi Wanli explained in a low voice, ” “Great master, we’ve already turned the entire bamboo city upside down. Although we’ve found some people with ulterior motives, we still can’t find the devil cultivator who broke into the city Lord’s mansion that day.”
“We suspect that the other party has already escaped from Ying city.”
&Quot; this matter was reported to the county city. The county city is worried that their next target would be the capital examination or even the county examination. Thus, they recalled many of the soldiers who were originally resting to strengthen their defense. &Quot;
&Quot; anyone who wants to enter or leave the county city will need to undergo an even stricter inspection. Once traces of devil cultivators are found, they will be killed without question! &Quot;
The corner of PEI Ling’s eyes twitched.
What kind of fiendish cultivator would target the capital and County examinations?
Now that the entire city was on high alert, it could only be said that it was a waste of effort ...
Thinking of this, he was about to change the topic when he saw a group of patrolling cultivators passing by. Under their eagle-like eyes, they immediately stopped in front of the two and said in a deep voice, ” “The two of you, please take out your identity documents and have a look.”
As the leader of the cultivators spoke, the other cultivators behind him all had their hands on the hilt of their swords, their faces expressionless.
Shi Wanli quickly took out the tower Lord token of cicada tower, while PEI Ling took out the jade pendant of a fifth-grade Alchemist.
The group of cultivators carefully checked and confirmed that it was not a fake. They nodded slightly.”I’m sorry to offend.”
He waved his hand and let them pass.
Shi Wanli kept the token and took advantage of the situation to promote the peaceful life and work in the Empire, ” “Don’t worry, Master Wang. The county is so heavily guarded that the devil cultivator will not be able to escape once he comes!”
&Quot; furthermore, there are soldiers outside the city searching inch by inch. As long as he is still within the borders of our Empire, he will not be able to escape death! &Quot;
PEI Ling laughed drily and quickly said,”Which way should I go to the trade fair?”
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In the southern part of the city, there was a very quiet garden.
The garden was built with green bricks and tiles, and the green trees hid it from view. It looked quite elegant.
On the door, there were two large words engraved: “Geyuan.”
There were only a few people coming and going in front of the door, and several cultivators dressed as servants were standing there. A green-robed cultivator stared at the two words “Ge Garden” and approached. Seeing this, a servant turned around and cupped his hands, saying,”Sir, this is the gathering place of alchemists. Unauthorized people are not allowed in. Please forgive me.”
The green-robed cultivator quickly took out a jade pendant. &Quot; “I am a ninth ranked Alchemist. I heard from my family’s elders that there is a trade fair today?”
The servant took the jade pendant and examined it carefully before nodding, ” “Not bad! The trade fair hasn’t started yet, so I’d like to invite this Alchemist to come in and serve tea.”
Immediately, another cultivator walked over. This person didn’t wait for the servant to speak and raised his hand to show the eighth grade Alchemist jade pendant.
The servant nodded slightly and made way for him to walk into the GE Garden.
After a while, two cultivators came together. One of them was an eighth realm Alchemist, and the other was the former’s guard.
“This place only allows alchemists to enter. I’m sorry, but I won’t be able to receive anyone else,” the servant said.
“These rules are normal.” The Level-8 Alchemist frowned and said, ” but two days ago, a fiendish cultivator barged into the city Lord’s mansion. How can we be at ease without a guard by our side? ”
The servant said frankly, ” master tu he is in the garden now. The surroundings seem quiet, but there are many experts. Please don’t worry, Alchemist. &Quot;
The eighth-realm Alchemist hesitated for a moment before turning to look at his guard. When he saw that the guard also nodded slightly, he snorted and flicked his sleeves before entering.
At this moment, two figures slowly appeared in the distance.
A dark and thin young man, accompanied by a core formation cultivator, was slowly walking over.