Chapter 700: Chapter 245: Void Fluctuations (Part 2)
Lin Zheyu originally thought this was just a small marketplace, but unexpectedly, it showed the appearance of a bustling town.
"Mister, are you here to buy something or sell something?"
"I can guide you."
As soon as he stepped out of the teleportation array, a young man warmly greeted him, respectfully asking.
"No need."
Lin Zheyu replied indifferently.
He walked past the young man without even glancing at him.
In his perception, the aura of the young man before him was extremely weak, roughly equivalent to the Bone Marrow Refining Realm in martial strength.
However, cultivators rely not only on their own strength; magical artifacts and divine techniques also greatly influence their combat power.
Judging by the appearance of the young man, he probably didn’t have much money, likely lacking powerful magical artifacts.
Lin Zheyu strolled through the square, and the two young men from earlier were already gone.
Here, he dared not lightly use his divine sense and perception domain, fearing inadvertently offending unknown experts.
Rashly probing someone’s background is considered extremely impolite.
However, even so, with his current strength, from a close distance, Lin Zheyu could gauge the strength of most individuals weaker than him with just a glance.
Like mundane black markets, this place is mainly divided into stalls and shops.
Lin Zheyu nonchalantly wandered around the marketplace.
While wandering, he secretly observed the bargaining processes of other cultivators, the market rates for common magical artifacts and medicinal herbs, and so on.
The entire marketplace was extremely prosperous.
Calling it a marketplace, it resembled more a grand entertainment venue, where anything one might need was available.
Taverns, brothels, casinos, beast fighting arenas, and even venues for cultivators’ dueling contests.
"Gentleman, come over and play~"
Passing by Fengming Courtyard, scantily dressed women warmly beckoned.
Their voices carried an irresistible allure, tingling one’s nerves uncontrollably.
Coupled with her seductive gaze, it was hard to resist.
"Is it free?"
Lin Zheyu asked with a smile.
He moved his arm, hmm, quite soft.
"Get lost, pauper, stop roaming around."
Upon hearing Lin Zheyu’s question, the woman showed a face of disdain, her alluring charm disappearing instantly.
"Surprisingly, still a cultivator."
"Could she be cultivating the rumored Hehuan Sect techniques, absorbing yin to replenish yang?"
Lin Zheyu curiously sized up the woman who turned away.
Her strength wasn’t tremendous, not even reaching Foundation Establishment, likely only around the third or fourth layer of Qi Cultivation.
It might be due to her unique cultivation technique, but just facing her, Lin Zheyu felt a slight impulse.
However, upon sensing her frail strength, the desire within him extinguished instantly.
Sometimes, being too strong is also a hassle.
After this minor episode, Lin Zheyu continued his leisurely wandering in the marketplace.
The order in this marketplace was very good.
Lin Zheyu inquired from shopkeepers and stall vendors that this marketplace was established by Lingyun Pavilion, and the order was maintained by cultivators from Lingyun Pavilion.
Lingyun Pavilion is one of the top three large commercial establishments in the Great Wei Cultivation Realm, immensely powerful, with hardly anyone daring to stir trouble here.
In the marketplace, almost all shops were opened by Lingyun Pavilion, with only a few established by other clans and sects.
Smaller factions or individual cultivators mostly rented small stalls.
"It seems the cultivation realm is not as desolate as imagined, still extremely prosperous."
After wandering around once, Lin Zheyu felt quite emotional.
Due to the emergence of sinister energy, cultivators barely showed themselves in the mundane world, yet within grotto heavens, the immortal path still appeared extremely vigorous.
Not desolate at all.
On his first round, Lin Zheyu merely gained a general understanding of the situation in this cultivation marketplace.
He walked into a nearby tavern and found a secluded spot to sit.
The tavern was lively, almost everyone inside was a cultivator, their bodies emitting faint spiritual energy.
Lin Zheyu looked around and found that those reaching Foundation Establishment weren’t as numerous as imagined, roughly one in ten.
This made him slightly relieved.
It indicated that with his strength, he could still remain in the upper-middle tier within this marketplace.
"Honored guest, what would you like to eat?"
As soon as he sat down, a young attendant approached respectfully.
Lin Zheyu glanced at the menu, his heart slightly agitated by the prices displayed.
The dishes in the tavern started at the price of a bottle of spiritual liquid, with some even costing a few spirit stones.
He could only marvel, indeed this is the cultivation realm, where prices are measured in spiritual liquid.
He chose some affordable dishes, totaling around two spirit stones, and ordered a bottle of spirit wine costing one spirit stone.
Since he’d come, he should try the so-called spirit wine, to see what it’s like.
The tavern was very lively.
Lin Zheyu quietly expanded his perception domain, avoiding those possibly possessing strong powers, covering those cultivators below Foundation Establishment.
After a few breaths...
Lin Zheyu let out a slight sigh of relief.
Good, this time he wasn’t discovered.
Like the person before, those who could easily detect his perception domain seemed rare.
Lin Zheyu too possessed spiritual sense.
He had researched that using spiritual sense to investigate a perception domain’s existence, one could not detect it, let alone trace the domain back to his location.
Lin Zheyu was very curious about how that person discovered his spying.
It’s a pity they escaped.
Otherwise, he could’ve interrogated them, clarified the methods they used, and prepared defenses accordingly.
