Chapter Sixteen: Wan City (Vote for Me to Rise in Rankings~!)

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  Yu Qinghong couldn't see through Yang Tianwen's cultivation, and was certain that Yang Tianwen had entered the Pre-Heaven Realm earlier than him. As a high-ranking Pre-Heaven expert himself, he still had some discerning eye.

  Yang Tianwen could see through Yu Qinghong's level clearly, and upon hearing what he said, he had an epiphany. So, the initial stage of Qi Refining was actually the Innate Realm in the eyes of ordinary people? Hmm, it was indeed possible. An Innate expert could absorb some spiritual energy from heaven and earth to ensure their true energy was endless, and they could also burst out with extraordinary attacking power. Then what about his own Qi Refining stage? While thinking, he replied with an unchanged expression: "Brother Yu misunderstood, I'm just lucky since childhood, stumbled upon a cultivation method, and reached my current realm due to some coincidences."

  Yu Qinghong finally believed Yang Tianwen's words and also understood that picking up the predecessor's legacy and practicing it to perfection was not a big deal. However, being able to reach the Xiantian stage, regardless of the method, required extremely rare talent. Yu Qinghong was a young master from a noble family, although he didn't pay much attention to the rules of the nobility, but he also had a sense of pride in his heart. He himself was an extraordinary genius, not comparable to others of the same level, and Yu Qinghong didn't even bother to interact with them.

  To know that the population of three countries in this world is in units of 100 million, it's just like that. Even among those who have entered the Innate Realm, there are only tens of thousands of top-notch experts, and this still includes the number of people who have just entered the Innate Realm. The truly top-notch experts at the peak of the Innate Realm are only in the thousands.

  "Excuse me, Yu Xian, I don't know where you guys want to go?" Yu Qinghong also stopped pestering and regained some of his usual laziness.

  "No particular purpose, just starting out and wanting to travel the world, broaden my horizons. I don't have a specific destination in mind." Yang Tianwen replied, reaching out to touch the small white object on his left shoulder. The small white object didn't react, proving that this person had no malicious intent.

  Yu Qinghong had long noticed the existence of Xiao Bai, but he thought it was just a pet raised by Yang Tianwen to relieve boredom. He didn't think much of it, as many people in the world liked raising pets. It was just a small lion, nothing special. "Oh, perfect, why don't we travel together? I'm actually heading to Wan City, and I'll tell you, Wan City is a great place..." As he spoke, he continued nonstop, even casually putting his hand on Yang Tianwen's right shoulder, walking and chatting along the way.

  Yang Tianwen smiled wryly, fortunately this guy was talking about women, otherwise Yang Tianwen almost thought that this guy was a pervert, who would hook shoulders and back immediately after meeting for the first time?

  However, after listening to Yu Qinghong's words, Yang Tianwen gained a lot of knowledge and his understanding of the secular world deepened. Innate experts are also divided into initial and peak stages, and beyond that is the heavenly stage expert. Once entering the heavenly stage, aging slows down significantly, and lifespan extends by several decades. Above the heavenly stage is the divine stage. Yu Qinghong's face was filled with longing as he spoke, his voice trembling with excitement. It is said that there are only three divine stage experts on the continent, one from each of the three countries. After reaching the divine stage, one's lifespan will be extended by half, and they can even survive without eating or drinking, manipulating the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

  Yang Tian asked himself, it seems that he can already abstain from food and also mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which is not difficult. Is it said that the divine stage in the mortal world is equivalent to his current Qi-refining period? Or is it now the Food Abstinence period in the Cultivation Realm?

  However, Yang Tianwen soon lost interest. As a cultivator of the true way, he had nothing to do with those gods who stood at the pinnacle of the mundane world. What did it matter how powerful they were?

  Three days later, Yang Tianwen and Yu Qinghong stopped in front of a tall city gate, one after the other. The city gate had two large characters written on it: Wan Cheng. Originally, if they had walked from where they first met to this place, even riding horses would have taken seven days. However, when Yang Tianwen could no longer stand Yu Qinghong's teasing, he suggested a footrace and rushed towards Wan Cheng without sleep or rest.

  Yu Qinghong's face turned a bit pale, he took a deep breath and recovered, saying: "Brother Yang is indeed formidable, I admit defeat with a willing heart." Looking at Yang Tianwen's calm expression, Yu Qinghong felt even more respect for him.

  Yang Tian asked with a calm and peaceful expression, looking at the tens of meters high city wall and the tall city gate in front of him, but he had a fresh feeling.

  Yu Qinghong recovered and looked at the two big words on his head, opening his arms and shouting happily: "Oh, great, Wan City, the place I've always yearned for in my heart, I'm here."

  Yang Tianwen's face turned white after hearing this, and he looked around at the strange glances that kept coming from all directions. Yang Tianwen was so angry that he wanted to strangle Yu Lao'er to death, and he quickly turned his head away, taking two steps sideways, pretending not to know this guy.

  Yu Qinghong directly ignored the surrounding gaze, his eyes shining as he stared at the city gate. Wan Cheng was very famous, so famous that it was well-known to the upper-class people on the mainland, this place was where many talented scholars, young masters of aristocratic families, and martial arts prodigies gathered, all coming for the unique features of Wan Cheng.

  What's special? Of course, it's the brothels! Note that the brothels and courtesans are separate, and the city is divided into four parts: east, west, south, and north. Each part of the city is hundreds of times larger than the towns in Nanqiu. The west and north cities are where the brothels are located, with varying levels of quality, from low to high. Even the lowest level courtesans here would be worth thousands of taels if taken outside, but here they're only good for accompanying the lowest-ranking officials. The highest level is reserved for those in power, such as the mistresses of wealthy families or the female slaves of powerful martial artists.

  Dongcheng and Nancheng are different, here are all brothels, attached to the elegant, also have a distinction. The difference between brothels and prostitutes is that they sell art but not their bodies. The highest-ranking courtesans are completely free themselves and do not belong to anyone alone. Talents are astonishing, piano chess books paintings are all proficient, can be called a master style.

  Of course, other industries in Wan City are also available, but there are many brothels and they are particularly famous. In Wan City, no matter where you go, everything costs money. For example, someone like Yang Tianwen with a net worth of around 200-300 taels can only afford to enter low-end brothels, sit for a while, drink a pot of tea, eat some snacks, and then leave empty-handed.

  Yu Qinghong pulled Yang Tianwen into the city and said to him, "Dongcheng Listening Rain Building, Xicheng Lichun Institute, Nancheng Scattered Flower Building, Beicheng Autumn Jia Institute. Brother, choose one." These four places were naturally the top four brothels in Wan City. They all had a strong backing, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to rise to prominence.

  Yang Tian asked, having heard Yu Qinghong talk about the charm of Wan City all the way, finally couldn't bear it and used a test of footwork to squeeze out this guy's nonsense. Of course, he had a general understanding of Wan City and replied: "Except for West City and North City, anywhere else is fine." Yang Tian asked didn't dare guarantee that cultivating the "Self-Reliant Great Way" would require maintaining a childlike body, but to be cautious, it was better not to lose his true yang. In the 21st century, at Yang Tian's age, still being in a childlike state was truly comparable to a giant panda. Yang Tian didn't want to lose his childlike state like this, not because he would regret it, but mainly for cultivation purposes.