In the crystal district of Xifeng City.
Ding Huan understood why the house prices were so high as soon as he arrived here.
Here, someone has actually set up a filtering array, filtering out all the impurities in the air. Moreover, the essence of heaven and earth here is also somewhat more concentrated than elsewhere.
A long river stretches far like a silver ribbon, unknown to where it extends.
Ding Huan scanned with his spiritual perception, and to his surprise, his mind could not reach the opposite bank of the river.
Along the riverbank, a row of small courtyard houses have already been built, looking very neat.
Clearly, this is a high-end residential area.
"Comrade Ding, this river is the Xi Feng River, and at the end of the Xi Feng River lies the Cang Jian Mountain."
"I've heard that there's a vortex in Cang Jian Mountain that leads to the universe. The vortex was torn open by the fallen Xuansword. If you accidentally get sucked in, you have little chance of surviving." Nü Róng pointed at the river and introduced.
Cang Jian Mountain?
Ding Huan just thought of the mountain where the Xian Sword was hidden, but Nü Róng said that the Xian Sword had been taken away by Ji Xin Ting.
"Is that my courtyard?" Ding Huan pointed to an isolated small courtyard not far from them.
This courtyard is indeed larger than the surrounding ones and is also closer to the Xi Feng River.
"Yes, there should be people living in there. It is likely that they have obtained the tacit approval of the Xian Sword. Comrade Ding, if you don't want to compete, I can return the crystal to you."
Nü Róng looked at Ding Huan with sincere tone.
Ding Huan smiled but said nothing.
He was sure that Nü Róng knew that he wouldn't back down.
People who can do business here are few and far between.
Seeing Ding Huan heading towards the courtyard, Nü Róng immediately followed behind, eager to know how Ding Huan would persuade the other party.
Ding Huan has already offended Pan Qí on Sheng Dào Street, and she believes that as long as one knows how to balance things, they won't offend the Bone-Dominated Sword.
The entrance of the courtyard was not guarded by an array, but merely a simple restriction that was not even of the first level.
Ding Huan knocked on the restriction.
"Who touched my restriction?" shouted the angry voice, as a man as thin as a bamboo pole rushed out.
"I was wondering who it was. It's you, huh? Haha, so you're willing to sell my house, are you?"
The slender man clearly knows that the deed to the house is in Nü Róng's possession.
"I have bought the house, and you should move out now." Ding Huan said indifferently.
Such a trivial cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Practice; he could take him out with just a gust of wind blade.
"Get out, give you three breaths of time. If you don't leave, I won't let you leave……"
The slender man had just uttered one word when he suddenly clutched his neck.
At this moment, the blood was gushing out of his neck like a fountain. He tried to cover it with his hands, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop the flow.
"You dare to kill me…"
The slender man had just spoken a few words when he saw Ding Huan flash past his side, landing behind him and then kicking him hard in the back.
"Don't dirty my courtyard…" This was the last thing the slender man heard before he saw the surging Xi Feng River.
"Plonk!" The slender man, who had lost his breath, fell into the Xi Feng River. The area remained silent once again, as if nothing had happened.
"Did you kill him?" Nü Róng looked at Ding Huan in shock.
Ding Huan naturally said:
"Is there still any reason to let him stay for dinner?"
Nü Róng finally realized it then. Ding Huan had just used a wind blade to kill a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Practice, which meant that Ding Huan was either at the foundation cultivation stage or at the peak of Qi Practice.
"Oh, no, I mean, it's not that. I'm worried that the Bone-Dominated Sword will cause you trouble."
Ding Huan still smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Sister Rong. I will go in to rest now. I will visit Sister Rong again when the opportunity arises."
"I won't disturb Comrade then." Nü Róng hurriedly excused herself.
When she left Ding Huan's small courtyard, she was still thinking in her heart, "Is he really a foundation cultivator? Otherwise, how could he be so unafraid of the joint forces of Pan Qí and Gǔ Zhàn Sword?"
What puzzled her was why Ding Huan, having reached the foundation cultivation stage, had come to Xifeng City, a common city that was not particularly beneficial to cultivators.
After Nü Róng left, Ding Huan entered the courtyard.
The courtyard inside was relatively clean. There was a Welcome Pine tree in the center of the courtyard.
This is a type of tree that can absorb qi essence, equivalent to a simple Juzhong array.
There are five rooms, all of which look quite good.
Ding Huan came to the main house and collected everything of the thin and weak cultivator, and then a fireball took care of it.
He must arrange a protective array here. He cannot refine weapons, but he can purchase some array flags in Xifeng City.
As it happened, Yan Mei and the Sixth were handling affairs on Shengdao Street, so he went there.
...
Beyond Xifeng City, four unicorn-horned beasts were carrying three men and one woman galloping towards them.
"A Panic Lord..." a nervous voice echoed along the roadside.
The four unicorn-horned beasts suddenly came to a stop, standing by the side of a towering man with facial tattoos.
"Guan Si, what is it?" The speaker was a man with an attractive appearance.
Everyone in Xifeng City would be familiar with him, as he is a figure on par with the city lord, known as Pan Qi.
The southern and eastern parts of Xifeng City are under his control.
The man called Guan Si looked both enraged and sad:
"Today, the people from the Iron Strength Alliance have paid us enough crystal. We are going to check a shop on Shengdao Street. Who would have thought that the patrol guards would dare to kill everyone from the Iron Strength Alliance?"
"Moreover, they killed more than one hundred shop owners who helped on Shengdao Street."
"Brave." Pan Qi's expression remained calm, but his tone betrayed a strong intent to kill.
"Originally, they four of them went out to explore secret places, and each of them obtained good things. So they were in good spirits. But upon returning, they were angered by this news."
"Where are they?" Pan Qi was enraged in his heart, but his tone was even calmer.
Whether it was for show or genuine grief and anger, Guan Si called out with a face that was almost deformed:
"After killing so many people, the patrol guards still didn't stop. They went on a rampage on Shengdao Street, punishing those who supported the Iron Strength Alliance with either a fine of fifty crystals or death. As long as they were involved in cheering for the Iron Strength Alliance, they were punished in one way or another."
"When we arrived, they had already checked a significant portion of the shops. Without hesitation, I led my men to take them down."
But they had a monkey spirit who was incredibly formidable. With nothing but his water arrow technique, he killed seventeen of our men. If I hadn't been fast, I wouldn't have had the chance to see the alliance leader now."
"Very good, I will see just how much of a ball he Xue Bo has. How dare he let the patrol guards cause trouble on my Shengdao Street." Pan Qi's eyes contained even more killing intent.
After Pan Qi finished speaking, he turned to another slender man and said:
"Brother Gu, the patrol guards are from the central district. We had originally agreed that they could patrol the entire city, but not that they could kill people at will. Xue Bu has already broken our original agreement. What do you think?"
This Gui Daojie is the one who controls the western and northern parts of Xifeng City, and he holds the same status as Pan Qi. However, he is even more ruthless in his actions than Pan Qi.
In Xifeng City, Pan Qi is well-known for his ruthlessness. If one person is even more ruthless than Pan Qi, it's hard to imagine how many souls are under his rule.
"Ha ha, even if Pan brother doesn't mention it, I also want to meet this patrol guard. Today he can kill people on Shengdao Street, tomorrow he can come to my territory and kill people."
Bone-Dominated Sword laughed heartily, and his tone was full of coldness.
"Is it possible that you've killed too many patrol guards, which has angered Xue Bu?" One of the four women said.
Pan Qi dismissively said:
"I would kill as many as I want, and Xue Bu wouldn't care. He dares not care. If it weren't for the regulations of the ruling nation, he might have gotten rid of the patrol guards altogether. Bone brother, let's go and see first."
"Alright." Bone-Dominated Sword replied, and the four of them once again urged their unicorn-horned beasts to speed up and quickly entered Xifeng City.
...
Only general store?
Ding Huan's gaze fell on the peculiar name in front of him, thinking that this guy is really good at naming things.
He scanned with his spiritual consciousness and saw that there were indeed many things in the general store, including elixirs, magical items, talismans, array flags, and materials...
"Friends who need anything, feel free to come and look at our general store." A white-bearded old man smiled and spoke.
There was also a woman standing beside him.
At this moment, the woman was still feeling relieved in her heart. There weren't many shops on Shengdao Street that were not fined crystals, and their "Only General Store" was one of them.
"Alright, let me take a look." Ding Huan walked into the general store.
His first sight was not an array flag, but a talisman pen.
This talisman pen was better than the one in the Beixing Talisman Pavilion, and it was also a first-class magical item.
How much is that talisman pen?
"Twenty crystals." The old man answered with a smile.
"Show it to me." Ding Huan pointed at the talisman pen.
The old man was about to reach for the talisman pen when a loud commotion came from outside.
Hearing the noise, it seemed that everyone was rushing back to the street.
"Uncle Seven, I'll go check it out." The woman rushed out after him.
Ding Huan's spiritual consciousness had already detected that there were four people coming from afar, and all four were riding unicorn-horned beasts.
What surprised him was that the four guys' strength was actually all at the ninth level of Qi Practice.
Xifeng City isn't a place where low-level cultivators and commoners live together, is it? How come there are so many Qi Practice ninth-level cultivators?
But he quickly understood the situation. A group of shopkeepers on both sides of the street came to report to him.
Pan Alliance Leader? This should be the Pan Qi referred to by Nü Róng.
Since they are here, why not just kill them all?
Anyways, might as well kill them all. Plus, he's planning on having a peaceful Xifeng City.
In that case, he will kill Pan Qi and Bone-Dominated Sword regardless.
As for the city lord Xue Bu, whether to kill him will depend on whether he is knowledgeable and knows when to back down.
"Since they haven't paid a single crystal, it's definitely related to the patrol guards."
Someone in the crowd noticed the woman who came out to gather information and immediately stepped forward to accuse her.
