Chapter 616: Changes
After leaving the main hall, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen directly left the city lord’s residence.
"Do you want to leave Alchemy City or..." Yu Nianzhen asked.
"Not yet." Jiang Yue said and soon continued.
"We bought enough pills but didn’t buy other things. Why don’t we look around? Maybe we will find some useful resources."
"Good."
Thinking this way, the two stayed in Alchemy City for another three days.
However, they didn’t find any leaks but bought more pills.
On the morning of the fourth day, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue rode a level-five flying ship and left Alchemy City.
"Where to?" Jiang Yue asked.
"I have been wanting to check the world boundary." Yu Nianzhen said with a solemn expression.
When he heard this, Jiang Yue recalled the past of the Cangxing world.
Back then, the world core was corrupted and old man Cang was weakened.
As a result, space beasts and other foreign races easily tore holes in the world boundary.
Eventually, the ancient experts, including Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue sacrificed their bodies and cultivation to arrange the infinite transformations world-guarding formation.
One million years later, the infinite transformations world-guarding formation had broken.
Knowing this, the two needed to carefully check the world boundary.
"Thousands of our brothers and sisters sacrificed everything to guard the Cangxing world for one million years. I believe old man Cang did his best to repair the world boundary during that time." Jiang Yue said, and the swordsman nodded.
After that, the two sat on the ship deck and silently accompanied each other.
Four months later, the ship arrived at the closest point of the world boundary.
"It looks okay." Jiang Yue sighed.
However, this was just a superficial observation.
Soon after, the two got off the ship and began to examine the world boundary.
This examination took ten years.
After ten years, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue circled back to the starting point.
"Everything is fine." Jiang Yue smiled, and Yu Nianzhen nodded.
"The boundary only has three gaps." The swordsman said.
However, these gaps were expected.
Even before the catastrophe, the world boundary had three gaps leading to the world of foreign devils.
"We will one day resist the foreign devils and close those three gaps." Jiang Yue vowed.
"A time will come." Yu Nianzhen nodded with a determined expression.
However, they both knew it was not time for an all-out war with the foreign devils.
After all, Hua Hua was still a threat.
Until she was eliminated, the Cangxing world could only continue to maintain a status quo with the foreign devils.
"There are also the threats within the sealed battlefields." Jiang Yue frowned.
"Shall we check the sealed battlefields?" Yu Nianzhen asked, and Jiang Yue immediately nodded.
"If necessary, I will reinforce the formations."
"Good."
This took another two years.
One month after checking the last sealed battlefield, a ship flew into the Zhenyue Archipelago.
"We are finally home." Jiang Yue exclaimed, subconsciously using his spiritual sense to scan the Archipelago.
A moment later, a surprised look appeared on his face.
"Did you see it?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
"You too?" Jiang Yue chuckled and steered the ship towards a nearby island.
Soon after, the two got off the ship, put it away, and flew to the next island.
At some point, the next island was converted into a lively town called ’Zhenyue Outer City.’
The town had one humongous building and dozens of smaller ones.
When they approached the large building, Jiang Yue read its name and subconsciously smiled.
"Zhenyue Mall." He read.
"It’s better than the Zhenyue Treasures Pavilion we thought about." Yu Nianzhen said.
"True." Jiang Yue nodded and soon continued.
"The Cangxing world doesn’t have the word ’mall’. Using it is a unique reminder of our time on Earth."
"Mmmh." Yu Nianzhen nodded, pulling Jiang Yue to enter the Zhenyue mall.
At a glance, the mall had dozens of shops on the first floor.
Yu supermarket.
Jiang clothing store.
Zhenyue herb shop.
Fang pill shop.
Qian wines & spirits.
Tang weapons & equipment.
Xue snack shop.
Gu bookstore.
"How surreal." Jiang Yue said but soon frowned with a thoughtful expression.
"This Fang pill shop..." He said, and Yu Nianzhen nodded.
"It should belong to the hidden martial arts world, Fang family." Yu Nianzhen said and soon continued.
"It’s fine since the shop is in the Zhenyue Archipelago. However, when the Zhenyue mall expands to the mainland, the martial arts Fang family may get into trouble with Alchemy City."
"I know." Jiang Yue sighed.
"Let’s mention it but leave the decision to them."
After that, the two entered the Zhenyue herb shop.
At a glance, the shop was thirty square metres.
It had floor-to-ceiling shelves on three sides, a counter in front of each shelf, and seats in the open space in the middle.
When the two entered the shop, a female puppet immediately greeted them.
"Welcome." It said and quickly continued.
"What kind of herb do you need?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen looked at each other.
At first, they just wanted to check the store.
However, now that they were inside, they didn’t know how to proceed.
"Do you have a list?" Jiang Yue asked.
"Certainly." The puppet said, removing a booklet from its storage ring.
"Please take your time to peruse the list." It pointed at the seats and the two walked over.
[The store has good service.] Jiang Yue said.
[Mmmm.] Yu Nianzhen nodded.
A moment later, the two began to check the list.
However, the more they perused, the more impressed they were.
"We don’t seem to have planted some of these herbs."
"The shop owners are probably trading with the mainland." Yu Nianzhen said.
"We have only been gone for a decade, but a lot has changed." Jiang Yue sighed while looking around.
"Everyone we have seen is already in the origin forging realm. Judging from the stores, our people have also begun to learn alchemy and other arts."
"Azhen, I suddenly have a good idea." Jiang Yue said with a mischievous expression.
