55 troops marched out of the city

  "The first floor of the Demon-Suppressing Tower requires a cultivation base at the first level of Qi Refining to enter. The second floor requires a cultivation base at the second level of Qi Refining, and so on. The sixth floor of the Demon-Suppressing Tower usually requires a cultivation base at the sixth level of Qi Refining to enter... However, there are also extremely rare cases where exceptionally talented cultivators can forcefully break into the sixth floor with only a fourth-level Qi Refining cultivation base and obtain the Immortal's Token, after which they are eagerly recruited by various sects."

  "Who can go to the Zhancheng Yao Tower?"

  "As long as you give the guardian of the Demon Tower a piece of spirit stone, you can go in. This spirit stone is the cost of maintaining the operation of the array within the Demon Tower, and without it, you cannot enter. For a cultivator in the initial stage of Qi Refining, about 100 pieces are needed, but if your cultivation is higher, you need to pay more spirit stones."

  "Oh!"

  Ye Chen gazed at the distant Demon-Suppressing Tower, lost in thought.

  "Wu Lingxiang princess should have already joined the Golden Cauldron Immortal Sect and become a disciple of the sect. She entered through the quota of the Wu family in the immortal sect, so there's no need to rush to the Town Demon Tower."

  "I also don't know how Yan Han and Wei Xuan Yu's recent cultivation has been going. The last time I saw Yan Han, he was already at the 9th layer of the Refining Body stage. If he has a spiritual root, breaking through to the Refining Qi stage should be a quick matter. Wei Xuan Yu should also be above the 8th layer of the Refining Body stage by now, I wonder if she has a spiritual root."

  Ye Chen thought to himself secretly.

  He and the two, when they were practicing martial arts at Beifeng Academy in the past, because of their different identities and status, he was a commoner's son and the other two were sons of aristocratic families, so they didn't have much contact. Yan Han was his nominal senior brother in knife skills practice, but had never instructed him before.

  The true friendship was formed during the three-month journey to escort Princess Wu Xiao to Tianyun Xianyuan City, where they joined forces to kill horse bandits and fought against Zheng Zicheng, a disciple of the national teacher of the Wu State. The three also made a pact in Tianyun Xianyuan City to strive to become immortal cultivators together.

  Ye Chen still looked forward to it, and hoped that Yan and Wei could break through the Wu Zhe Lian Ti period and become Xiu Xian. Only, he didn't know if they had the spiritual roots and fate for immortality.

  He soon stopped thinking about these things.

  Ye Chen didn't have much understanding of the nine major sects, just some curiosity. Why did these nine major sects have such a great attraction? Almost all the initial cultivators in Xian City hoped to become disciples of the sects.

  The young monks of the Yun clan gathered together, excitedly discussing for half a day.

  "Alright, let's prepare tonight and go hunt for demonic beasts outside Xian City tomorrow. Killing one beast is worth a month's wages."

  A cultivator who has just entered the spiritual realm and is in the initial stage of refining his energy, finds everything about the spiritual realm to be quite novel. To say that he doesn't want to go would be a lie. Even if someone didn't want to go, it's because they're worried about safety, afraid of being unable to defeat the ferocious demonic beasts.

  "A large group of monks from our place went, at least twenty or thirty monks. They just went together to kill a few first-level demon beasts, what's the big deal? Those dangerous places, we don't go there!"

  "Alright, I'll go first thing tomorrow!"

  After much discussion, the young monks, who were all in high spirits, decided to join forces and go hunting for monsters near Xian City the next day, after which they would disperse and make their preparations.

  That night, Ye Chen prepared some medicinal powders that were necessary for hunting and killing demonic beasts, such as wound-healing, bleeding-stopping, and Qi-recovering herbal medicines. These types of medicine could be used by both martial artists and low-level cultivators, the only difference being the grade of herbs used.

  Ye Chen also prepared a first-grade Xuan Iron Knife Spirit Artifact.

  This is a fine spiritual instrument refined by Xiao Qing in the Lianqi Pavilion of the Xianfu. The original Golden Silk Treasure Knife was not durable and has been abandoned.

  As for the low-ranking Chen Sang wine that restores magical powers, it goes without saying.

  The next day.

  Ye Chen wore his waist sword and left the small inn early in the morning, heading towards the outside of Xian City.

  A lean warrior squatting across from the small inn, seeing Ye Chen come out of the small inn, quickly followed him. He was somewhat puzzled, Ye Chen didn't seem to be heading towards the Yun clan's training grounds. As he tailed him, the warrior saw Ye Chen leave the city and couldn't help but feel a thrill, then hastily rushed off to report back to Zheng Zicheng.

  This warrior did not see the situation outside the city. Because warriors cannot enter and exit the immortal city at will, once they go out, it is not easy to enter the city again. If this warrior saw the situation outside the immortal city, he would probably not be in this mood.

  Ye Chen did not notice the tail behind him.

  He had already been thinking of ways to get rid of Zheng Zhicheng outside the city and needed that warrior to spread the news.

  Outside Tianyun Xianyuan City, a group of dozens of young Qi-refining initial-stage cultivators had already gathered.

  Yesterday a group of monks planned to hunt and kill a monster, today almost everyone has come.

  Mostly cultivators from the Yun Clan's Cultivation Institute, and of course many other cultivators. When they move out, they call out to their fellow cultivator brothers and sisters, gathering them together outside the Immortal City with quite a momentum.

  Even attracting the attention of many high-ranking cultivators entering and leaving Xian City.

  However, seeing that most of the cultivators in this group were only at the Qi Refining stage, one or two layers, those higher-level cultivators entering and exiting the Immortal City just smiled faintly, not taking it to heart. They thought back to when they had first set foot on the path of cultivation, weren't they also young and impulsive, spirited and proud, wanting everyone to know about their abilities?

  Ye Chen left the city and saw Zhao An, Zhou Qing and other people from Yunshi Cultivation Institute in the crowd, walked over to greet them.

  "Ye Chen!"

  "Brother Ye has arrived!"

  Zhao An, Zhou Qing and some familiar people burst out laughing.

  "Brother Zhao, Brother Zhou, aren't you leaving yet?"

  Ye Chen hastily paid his respects.

  "There are still several people who haven't arrived!"

  This group of young cultivators gathered outside the Xiancheng Gate, waiting not for Ye Chen, a ordinary mortal cultivator. But for Yun Xin, the convener of the Yun Clan's Cultivation Institute, who would definitely participate in such an exciting event.

  There were also Wu Rong and Yuan Hong, two young masters of the Xiao Xian family.

  A group of cultivators set out, and it's definitely not possible without a leader. These two young masters are in the second layer of the Qi Refining stage, with excellent equipment and the strongest strength among the crowd. Plus, as descendants of a cultivation family, they have the most prestige.

  Before long, Yun Xin and Wu Rong, Yuan Hong three people rode out of the fairy city on horseback, gathering with a group of monks. Yun Xin's mount was a snow-white Treading Snow Spirit Colt, while Wu Rong and Yuan Hong's mounts were fire-red Blazing Spirit Colts, all first-class spirit horses.

  Yun Xin saw Ye Chen was also there and couldn't help but laugh, "Ah, I thought you were so focused on cultivating your magic that you wouldn't go hunting for demonic beasts."

  "Everyone is going, how can I not go!"

  Ye Chen smiled dryly and didn't say much more.

  Wu Rong rode a Flame Spirit Colt, with a Spirit Sword at his waist, appearing in front of the crowd of cultivators, looking rather pleased with himself. Except for those from immortal families, not every Qi Refining stage cultivator could afford to spend over a hundred spirit stones to buy a first-grade Spirit Colt as their mount.

  He actually wanted to ride a more powerful and majestic spirit tiger mount, but the spirit tiger mounts were second-tier spirit beasts that were extremely violent and difficult to tame, and the strength of a second-layer cultivator was not enough to control them.

  Wu Rong saw Yun Xin waving at Ye Chen and couldn't help but frown.

  He couldn't understand why Yun Xink had given him such a cold shoulder, yet was so friendly and courteous to this ordinary commoner. This little commoner's appearance was plain, his clothes were shabby, and there was nothing remarkable about him at all. How could he compare to the young master of the Wu family?

  "Wu Shixiong, this Flame Horse of yours is truly divine!"

  A small group of more than a dozen cultivators hurriedly crowded around, envying extremely.

  "My Flame Horse is just average, I have several more powerful spiritual mounts at home. Next time I'll ride one out and let everyone take a look!" Wu Rong was in high spirits, laughing loudly with the younger brothers, and didn't even bother to go find Ye Chen's trouble.

  Another group of young monks surrounded Yuan Hong, their faces filled with admiration like a continuous and endless river.

  The two sides are clearly distinguished.

  "A bunch of bootlickers!"

  Some people also disdain to come forward.

  The remaining monks followed Yun Xin together.

  "Everyone is almost here, let's go!"

  Yun Xin took a look and said.

  Most cultivators in the Qi Refining stage have no spirit stones to buy a spiritual beast as a mount. However, they still have horses.

  Outside Xian City, there are many stalls.

  Most warriors who entered the city sold their original ordinary horses to merchants who bought and sold horses.

  The merchant also started a rental business outside the city, renting horses to low-ranking cultivators who did not have mounts. As long as they had gold, they could rent one without needing spirit stones. A little bit of gold was nothing to cultivators.

  Many young monks rented some ordinary horses from horse merchants outside the city as a means of transportation. They couldn't compare to spiritual horses, but they could also save some leg strength and avoid consuming their magical powers.

  "Hundreds of miles around the Tianyun Xianyuan City, there are places where low-level demon beasts come and go, such as Luoyang Plains, Haotun Forest, Qing Mountain Lake, Yaohu Brook, Yunling Peak, and Migu Valley. Further away, it's extremely unsafe."

  "We are just at the initial stage of practicing Qi, and our strength can only deal with first-class demon beasts. Try to avoid places where second-class demon beasts appear."

  "Let's go to the Boar Forest, there's only a first-class demon beast roaming around! Let's go and try our luck."

  Wu Rong said loudly.

  A group of dozens of riders from the Yun family's training institute galloped down Tianyun Peak, heading towards Luoyang Plains, which was the nearest place to the south of Tianyun Peak and a must-pass place for going elsewhere.

  Before long, Zheng Zicheng and three or four other Qi-refining cultivators hastily left the city to intercept Ye Chen, but after leaving the city, they did not see Ye Chen's figure.

  "Is he gone?! The Immortal City is so big, how can I find him?"

  Zheng Zicheng was disheartened.

  "It doesn't matter, unless that Ye surname plans to leave the Immortal City and go to a secular country. Otherwise, there are not many places he can go. Cultivators leaving the Immortal City are either searching for spiritual medicine or hunting demonic beasts. A first-level Qi Refining cultivator like him can only go to a few places. Let's go to Luoyang Plains first, this place is worth looking into!"

  A man said.

  "Go!"

  Zheng Zhicheng and several others rode their horses towards the setting sun on the vast plain.

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