Han Cai's expression turned thoughtful. He asked, "What happens to those cultivators who can't secure a residence on the Robust Bison Plateau? Can they not find a place to cultivate?"
The old man replied, "Not at all. Immortals from subsidiary plateaus can participate in the competitions. However, they can only partake in the main plateau's contest to secure places of cultivation. The reason why the Robust Bison Plateau is considered the main plateau is because it has the richest spirit veins and densest Spiritual Qi in the local grassland. The other plateaus possess significantly inferior spirit veins in comparison."
With this wealth of information, Han Cai's expression oscillated between thoughtfulness and amusement.
These rules were clearly designed to ensure that the cultivators of the main plateau maintained a higher cultivation level. All cultivators desire a cultivation area enriched with Spiritual Qi! Whether it's for nurturing spiritual herbs or personal cultivation, places with denser Spiritual Qi are always more sought after!
Han Cai gave the matter deep thought before raising his head to look at the middle-aged man surnamed Zhu, who wore an expectant expression.
Seeing Lord Zhu's hopeful look, Han Cai sighed and slowly said, "Please provide me with the cultivation levels of the other cultivators who will be competing. If I believe I can manage them, I will make an exception and fight on your behalf." Han Cai appeared somewhat resigned.
Liu Baihe was overjoyed and promptly relayed Han Cai's request to the middle-aged man, whose mood seemed to brighten a little.
Afterwards, Han Cai mused inwardly, "If those cultivators aren't at the Golden Core level, relying on my cultivation alone, I should be able to win without any issues." If not, he could always send Yongnian to fight the battles. He doubted that anyone at the Earth Immortal level would partake in this mortal activity.
Four days later, a loud cheer reverberated throughout the caravan. They had finally arrived at the Robust Bison Plateau.
Han Cai followed the lead of Lord Zhu and Liu Baihe as they excitedly took care of the formalities on the plateau for him. After all, an unfamiliar cultivator to the plateau must be registered at the entrance to avoid being mistaken for a malicious intruder.
As Han Cai followed the two, he quietly assessed the entrance to plateau. He was struck by its grandeur! Neither the quantity nor the size of the merchants and caravans could be compared to any of the cities from the Vermillion Phoenix Continent. This made sense this was a whole plateau not just a city.
Unexpectedly, there were nine other remarkably large caravans similar to Lord Zhu's caravan already moved towards the entrance. Naturally, smaller caravans were even more numerous.
Though Han Cai didn't count meticulously, he estimated that about a hundred caravans were present at the entrance. As for the crowd of people bustling around the entrance and caravans, it was far larger. As he was gauging the number of mortals, he also detected the faint aura of several cultivators. It seemed these cultivators were responsible for maintaining order at the entrance.
While musing on this, Han Cai was led to a room inside the entrance of the city..
The room was simply furnished with just a wooden desk and a chair, upon which sat an old man with wrinkled skin and closed eyes.
Upon hearing Han Cai and his company enter, the elder opened his eyes.
A cold light flashed as his eyes opened. Han Cai was amused upon witnessing it. This man was surprisingly a Core Formation cultivator, and it appeared his cultivation was on the brink of a breakthrough.
The yellow-faced old man ignored Lord Zhu and Liu Baihe, sweeping his gaze directly at Han Cai. After noting that Han Cai was merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator, his expression once again turned disinterested.
"If you have business, be quick about it. Otherwise, don't interrupt my rest," he spoke languidly, revealing some impatience.
By now, Han Cai had a basic understanding of the local language from Liu Baihe. He could speak most words and carry on a conversation. However, since he hadn't interacted with the cultivators of this land before, he remained silent and merely smiled while Lord Zhu and Liu Baihe conversed with the cultivator.
Lord Zhu respectfully addressed him as Elder Chen. He then moved closer to the elder, whispered something in his ear, and pointed at Han Cai, seemingly explaining his origins. Afterward, he placed a few spirit stones in Elder Chen's hand.
Upon receiving the spirit stones, Elder Chen's expression relaxed considerably. He then took out an Emerald Amulet and bluntly asked Han Cai, "Your name?"
"Han Cai!" Han Cai responded fluently. He wasn't concerned about how the other party would transcribe his name.
A flash of green light enveloped Elder Chen's hand and the entire amulet. After a moment, the light faded, revealing two strange symbols that Han Cai hadn't seen before.
The old man then tossed the Emerald Amulet towards Han Cai.
"Store the amulet safely. If you lose it, you must immediately return here for a replacement. Otherwise, you will be punished as a trespasser in the Robust Bison Plateau. Of course, if you decide to settle here later, you will no longer need the Emerald Amulet and can return it." After saying this in a raspy voice, he no longer paid any attention to them and closed his eyes again.
Lord Zhu tactfully departed at once.
Shortly after Han Cai left, Elder Chen opened his eyes once again, muttering to himself with slight bewilderment, "This kid is clearly at the Foundation Establishment stage, but why do I feel wary of him?" The old man then sank into a long period of contemplation.
After the inspection at the entrance, Lord Zhu hired a carriage pulled by Bovine Capricorns, swiftly bringing them deeper into the plateau along a broad road. Along the way, countless similar vehicles were occupied with their own business. However, once the carriage passed through several bustling, small settlements, they encountered far fewer carriages. As they traversed a few smaller trails, pedestrians and carriages became increasingly scarce.
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