Night Talk (Third Update, Seeking Votes!)

  "Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

  Ye Chen politely said.

  "On this Green Mountain, snatching and seizing cultivation huts can only be done through solo battles. One person will challenge, and other cultivators are not allowed to intervene. Otherwise, I'll directly summon the White family's juniors to come over, no need for such trouble."

  Bai Yu shook his head.

  "In that case, I won't go then, Lord White, you may take your leave!"

  Ye Chen bowed his hands.

  "Goodbye!"

  Bai Yu took a deep breath, his handsome face set in determination. He urged his spirited horse forward, galloping towards one of the tall peaks on the northwest side of Qing Shan Lake. Atop that peak was where Hut 27 was located.

  Many Qi-refining cultivators were cultivating on the shores of Qing Shan Lake, and quite a few cultivators who had lived in Xian City for a long time recognized Bai Yu. When they saw Bai Yu riding his horse to appear on the shores of Qing Shan Lake and rush towards the mountain peak, it immediately triggered a lively commotion.

  "White Feather White Young Master is back!"

  "It seems he's going to start a fight again! He rushed towards the 27th hut, looking for Kong Xī, the young master of the Kong family, to avenge his expulsion from the hut a month ago! Ha! I wonder if he can take back this hut this time!"

  "Come on, let's go and take a look at the excitement!"

  "In the middle of refining Qi, a cultivator's aura is not easy to see."

  On the lakeside, a large group of excited and disorderly Qi-refining cultivators shouted loudly as they mounted their spirit steeds and chased after the direction where Bai Yu flew. The thunderous sound of horse hooves immediately caused an even greater commotion on the lakeside of Qing Shan.

  Ye Chen stopped his horse by the lake in Qing Shan, he also wanted to watch a lively scene, but after thinking about it, he gave up. This was the White family's business, no need to worry about it. The young masters of Tian Wu Xian Yuan City all valued their reputation, if this time Bai Yu lost again, being present would be embarrassing for himself.

  Moreover, in Qing Shan Hu, there were frequent occurrences of snatching and robbing, so he went to observe the fighting skills of other cultivators at a later time.

  "Let's stay by this green mountain lake for a few days and get a clear understanding of the situation here."

  Ye Chen leaped down from Lingma and put it away in his spiritual beast bag.

  He had just arrived and hadn't figured out the situation at Qing Shan Lake, so he wouldn't rush to compete for those 126 cultivation cottages. First, he would clarify the situation here, then consider how to take action and seize a cottage to facilitate his own cultivation.

  A sturdy man with a strong back and waist, who was not far away, saw the scene of Ye Chen and Bai Yu arriving at Qing Shan Lake together earlier, and couldn't help but show a look of surprise. He walked up to Ye Chen and said, "This young brother, do you know White Sir? Are you friends?"

  That big fellow was somewhat envious.

  "Not even friends."

  Ye Chen bitterly smiled.

  He just sold a Lingcang to Baiyu. They happened to meet on the way out of town and went together to Qing Shan Lake, chatting casually along the way. That's all. What kind of relationship did he have with Baiyu?

  Bai Yu would often talk to himself along the way, mostly about how he hoped that one day he could obtain some spiritual medicine and sell it to him. Otherwise, as a member of the prestigious Bai clan from the Immortal City, why would he befriend him for no reason?

  Ye Chen is very clear about this.

  But he didn't need to explain these things to anyone.

  "Judging from your attire, you should be a loose cultivator! I can almost recognize all the young masters of the major and minor families in Xian City, but I've never seen you before. These young masters of large families rarely get to know ordinary cultivators. Being able to chat with Bai Gongzi, brother, you're not simple either!"

  The big man laughed and said.

  "Are you a loose cultivator too?"

  Ye Chen smiled and said.

  "Not bad, let's go Big Zhu! How should brothers address each other?"

  "Ye Chen!"

  Ye Chen quickly became acquainted with this robust and straightforward man.

  "Zhu Dage, who is this little brother?"

  Not far away, a young nun walked with a smile, while in the distance, another young monk was busy making fire and cooking.

  Zhu Dahao hastily introduced himself.

  Ye Chen soon found out that Zhu Dahu's two partners, Xiu Shi, Qian Shanli and Feng Yan, had similar temperaments. They had been cultivating in Qing Shan Lake for a year or two already.

  Zhu Dahao is the oldest, twenty-five years old and has a cultivation base of three layers in the Qi Refining stage. He is quite generous and often makes friends with cultivators. In this Qing Shan Lake, he can recognize at least over a hundred cultivators.

  Qian Shanli and Feng Yan were a year or two younger, but they also had the strength of the third layer of Qi Refining. The strength of the third layer of Qi Refining was actually quite ordinary in Qing Shan Lake.

  "The cultivators who come to practice at this Green Mountain Lake, apart from the younger generation of small families, are mostly loose cultivators. Most of them are around the third layer of the Qi Refining stage, and some are even at the second layer of the Qi Refining stage, also coming here to join in the excitement."

  By the side of Qing Shan Lake, Ye Chen and Zhu Da Hao three people roasted a bonfire at night, chatting about things related to Qing Shan Lake. The biggest thing in Qing Shan Lake is undoubtedly the scramble for those 126 cottages by the numerous cultivators.

  "How much strength is needed to grab a cultivation hut on the mountain peak? Have you guys gone to try and fight for it?"

  Ye Chen felt somewhat strange.

  "Of course I've tried, it's just that I didn't succeed."

  Zhu Dahao was disheartened.

  "Besides, seizing a cultivation hut is not that easy!"

  "There are 126 furnaces in Qing Shan Hu, which can be divided into three grades. The first thirty furnaces have the largest spiritual spring, and the spiritual energy is three times that of Qing Shan Hu's. Cultivators who cultivate in these furnaces for one day can achieve what we would achieve by cultivating on the lake shore for three days."

  "The big clansmen of Xiancheng almost all rushed to the top thirty cottages. Those slightly inferior cottages, they didn't even look at them and didn't bother to fight for them, lest they lower their status. Before, Bai Yu lost the 27th cottage and left Qing Shan Lake in frustration. However, it's worth noting that Bai Yu is very strong, he's just a bit young, only fifteen years old, so he could only rank 27th. If he cultivates for a few more years, this number one cottage of Qing Shan Lake will definitely be taken by him."

  "The top sixty houses, Lingquan is medium, the spiritual energy is roughly twice that of Qing Shan Hu. Those small tribes' elite sons mainly contend for the top sixty houses."

  "After the 60th hut, the spiritual springs are smaller, about more than a dozen times that of Qing Shan Lake. The remaining spiritual spring huts are the targets of competition among scattered cultivators. Every scattered cultivator who can occupy a hut has some reputation."

  "The top ninety candidates who rush to the Demon Tower every year are almost all among the 126 cultivators who occupy the Qing Shan Lake Hut, with very few exceptions. The ranking of the occupied huts can also roughly infer the strength of the various cultivators."

  "Even for a hut after the 60th number, it would require a loose cultivator with four layers of refinement in the Qi Refining stage to grab one. For us, who are only at the third layer of the Qi Refining stage, it's almost not even worth thinking about, we can't occupy any hut!"

  Ye Chen and Zhu Dahao, four scattered cultivators, sat around the bonfire, leaning against the green fish caught from the lake, chatting with relish.

  After nightfall, the starry sky twinkles with stars by the lakeside of Qing Shan Lake.

  Many bonfires outside the campsite were lit one after another, along the long lake shore, gradually extending.

  It's quite dull to cultivate in Qing Shan Hu, and the greatest pleasure for the cultivators here is to discuss and argue about the affairs of the cottages.

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  The third watch.