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Chapter 615: A Place for Retreat and New Neighbors

Inside Qianji City.

After reading the jade slip in his hand, Qin Ming immediately decided to rent a cave here to live and settle down.

Afterwards, Qin Ming and Fairy Lan Bing followed the main road all the way to the Deacon's Hall in the Fairy City.

In the Deacon's Hall, all the monks from the Netherworld Sect are handling the city's affairs.

Therefore, if you need to rent a cave, you have to find them.

The income from renting out the caves alone made the Netherworld Sect earn a fortune.

Along the way, Qin Ming used his divine sense to scan the area and found that in this Qianji City, there were only Netherworld Sect monks in the early stage of Spirit Transformation at most.

However, Qin Ming could not guarantee whether there was anyone who disguised himself and concealed his cultivation level like him and sneaked into the city.

After all, there are all kinds of people here, and there might be some people pretending to be pigs to eat the tigers.

In the jade slip given by Baili Hui, it was mentioned that an incident that happened several years ago was enough to serve as a wake-up call to all the cultivators who had just entered Qianji City.

The security environment in Qianji City will naturally not be in chaos as it is managed by the Netherworld Cult.

But the situation outside the city is different. In such a chaotic environment, various types of cultivators emerge one after another.

The cultivators in the Immortal City all have their own small circles, and they go out in groups to ensure their safety.

Only those powerful monks dare to go alone.

A few years ago, a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage robbed a caravan. It happened that in one of the caravan's boats, there was a cultivator who had disguised his realm. His cultivation level was actually at the Spiritualization stage.
Needless to say, the fate of that Nascent Soul cultivator was miserable. Not only did he lose all his wealth that he had risked his life for hundreds of years, but he also ended up dead.
And such things are common in the Thousand Machine Poison Swamp.

After Qin Ming and the other two entered the Deacon Hall of Qianji City, they saw a black-robed old man in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. He put down his work and came over. He bowed and said:

"I am Si Kongwang of the Netherworld Sect. You two Taoist friends look unfamiliar to me, but where are they from?"

Qin Ming knew that the other party was trying to find out their background, so he made up an excuse: "I am Li Qianjie, and this is my Taoist partner, Fairy Linglong. We are both independent cultivators from the Mogu Wasteland. We heard that there are many opportunities in the Thousand Machine Poison Swamp, so we came here to try our luck and hope to break through the bottleneck in the late stage."

"Strike at the later stage? I really admire you!"

The Yuanying deacon of the Netherworld Sect opposite him was greatly moved when he heard that Qin Ming and the other two were both independent cultivators without any roots or connections. He said:

"Since you two are independent cultivators, why not join our Netherworld Sect? With your magic skills, you can freely choose any cave in Qianji City, and there are various offerings. You don't have to take much risk. Isn't it wonderful?"

"I'm sorry that I can't agree to this. I'm used to being alone and have no interest in joining any faction. I just want to break through the bottleneck of my cultivation as soon as possible." Qin Ming politely declined.

The Netherworld Sect deacon named Sikong Wang frowned when he heard this. He didn't expect that the other party had such unfathomable magic skills and was actually a person who was devoted to practicing hard.

Otherwise, being able to invite two cultivators in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul at the same time would be a great achievement.

However, Sikong Wang did not force it. After all, this kind of thing was a matter of mutual consent.

Although the Netherworld Sect is a demonic sect, it also has a good reputation.

Otherwise, it would not be possible to attract so many independent cultivators here.

"Alas! That's such a pity. I didn't expect that you two are such hardworking people."

"The caves in Qianji City are divided into four categories: A, B, C, and D. Among them, the A-level caves on the main peak, Obsidian Peak, have the most abundant heaven and earth vitality. The A-level caves have a spiritual vein environment of level 5 or above. The second-best ones are level 2, which have a level 4 spiritual vein."

"Going further down is the urban area. The core area of ​​the inner city has a third-level spiritual vein, and the outer city has a second-level, and so on." Sikong Wang took out a jade map and handed it to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming only took a quick look and said decisively: "Then Li will take this cave."

Sikong Wang looked in the direction Qin Ming pointed, and saw that he was pointing at one of the largest and most secretive Class A caves on the Obsidian Peak.

"A first-class Chen-shaped cave with a fifth-grade upper-grade spiritual vein environment. This is not cheap. It costs three thousand upper-grade spiritual stones per year for a minimum of ten years to rent."

Qin Ming nodded happily and agreed, "Then let's rent this place for a hundred years."

"Okay, fellow Daoist Li, I'll do it for you right away," Sikong Wang said with a smile, then he immediately came to his senses and exclaimed, "What did you say?! A hundred years??"

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Qianji City, on the Obsidian Peak.

Qin Ming and Fairy Lan Bing have already moved into their newly rented cave, and have paid a considerable amount of spirit stones for it.

However, these spirit stones are just a drop in the bucket for Qin Ming.

The spirit stones looted from the storage bags of Venerable Shentu and Venerable Moling alone would be enough for Qin Ming to consume in Qianji City for hundreds of years.

Sure enough, it's a gold belt for murder and arson
Qin Ming flew around the mountain and was quite satisfied with the cave here.

There is an entire independent mountain here, and outside there are several acres of fifth-grade high-quality spiritual fields with abundant spiritual energy, and the environment is quiet and peaceful.

There is also a separate isolation and restriction formation outside, which conceals all the scenes here.

Not only that, the mountain is also equipped with equipment refining rooms, alchemy rooms, meditation rooms, etc. Although the rent is expensive, there is a reason for it.

Subsequently.

Qin Ming pointed to a cave nearby and said to Fairy Lan Bing beside him: "From now on, you will practice here."

"I guess I won't have to wait much longer. My original body will also ascend to the spirit world."

"During this period of time, I will practice in seclusion here and wait."

Fairy Blue Ice nodded: "Okay."

A few days later.

Just after Qin Ming had tinkered with his cave, there was a sudden fluctuation from the isolation restriction outside.

Immediately, his mind moved, and a golden communication talisman flew in from outside.

Qin Ming casually took the communication talisman and used his divine sense to check. He then learned that several Taoist friends who rented houses near him were visiting. After all, they were all fellow Taoists with similar cultivation levels. When they learned that new neighbors had moved in, they would more or less get to know each other.

Although Qin Ming doesn't like the hustle and bustle, he still has to deal with this kind of interaction.

Otherwise, if you live there for hundreds of years without interacting with anyone, it will inevitably attract the attention of someone with ulterior motives.

Being too low-key is not a good thing.

This is the territory of the Netherworld Cult after all.

Qin Ming only needs to maintain daily contacts and some necessary social interactions.

When he thought about this, he called Fairy Blue Ice to go out to meet them together.

After opening the restrictions of the cave, what came into Qin Ming's sight were five Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Haha! Thank you for your courtesy, fellow Daoist. I heard that a new fellow Daoist has moved in recently. We are all neighbors living in a nearby cave, so we came here to pay a visit."

"I am Yao Chenzi, living in the cave next door, numbered Jia and Si. I am a fourth-rank lower-grade alchemist."

One of them was an old man in a golden robe, with the cultivation level of the early Nascent Soul stage. He had a kind look on his face, and he smiled and bowed to Qin Ming and the other two to greet them.

“I didn’t expect that fellow Daoist Yao Chenzi is actually a fourth-rank Dan King. I have long admired him.”

"My name is Li Qianjie, and this is my Taoist partner, Fairy Linglong. Fellow Taoists, please come into the mansion and have a chat."

Qin Ming immediately made way and responded with a smile.

The five people who were visiting outside were all surprised when they saw that Qin Ming and Fairy Lan Bing were both in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

After all, they are all Nascent Soul cultivators in the early stage, and only one is in the middle stage.

But even though their cultivation was lower than that of Qin Ming and the others, they all had their own ruthless lives, so they did not show any humble attitude.

"Friend Li Dao! Friend Linglong Dao!"

"I've met fellow Taoists!"

Subsequently.

Qin Ming welcomed these four people into his new cave.

Exchanging pleasantries.

After everyone sat down in the courtyard outside.

The golden-robed old man named Yao Chenzi then introduced them to Qin Ming one by one: "This is Fellow Daoist Wu Chongxian, who is in the early stage of Nascent Soul cultivation. He lives in the Jiazi Yin Cave and is a fourth-rank upper-grade weapon refiner."

Wu Chongxian looked quite young, a young man in a black robe with a serious face and a sturdy build.

Qin Ming and the other two also greeted each other: "Wu Dao is friendly."

"Li Dao is friendly."

"Friend Linglong."

Then Yao Chenzi pointed at a young female cultivator beside him. She was very pleasing to the eye and much more beautiful than the Blue Ice Fairy who was currently disguised as an ordinary young woman.

Of course, if it was the true appearance of the Blue Ice Fairy, no one could compare with her in terms of temperament or appearance.

"This fellow Taoist is Shi Susu, a fourth-rank mid-grade formation master who lives in the Jiazi Mao cave next door. The formations and restrictions on our peaks were created by her, haha!"

Qin Ming smiled calmly at Shi Susu, "Haha! It turns out to be the masterpiece of Daoyou Shi. I really admire you!"

Shi Susu was very pleased with Qin Ming's praise and raised her head proudly, "It's just a small matter. These days I have been trying to break through to become a fourth-rank upper-grade formation master."

After these words were spoken, even the other people looked at him sideways.

Followed by.

Yao Chenzi then introduced to Qin Ming, "This is Fellow Daoist Luo Jinghong, a powerful poison cultivator who has been wandering in the Thousand Machine Poison Swamp for many years. If Fellow Daoist Li needs any materials in the future, he can trade with him and buy them."

"So Fellow Daoist Luo is the poison cultivator as rumored. Wouldn't he be able to thrive in this Thousand Poison Swamp like a fish in water?" Qin Ming immediately gave him a thumbs up and praised him.

The poison cultivator named Luo Jinghong is a middle-aged man with a cold face and is rather taciturn.

But out of politeness, he still nodded slightly in return to Qin Ming.

"The last one is Fellow Daoist Que Tianyin, a fourth-rank high-quality puppeteer from the Tiangui Sect."

Qin Ming looked in the direction of the voice. Fourth-rank puppeteers were relatively rare, and this was especially true of a sect of the magic world that specialized in puppetry.

Moreover, Qin Ming seemed to have seen the name of the Tiankui Sect in books. It seemed to be a big sect in the Xuantian Spiritual Realm.

This person's background seems to be extraordinary.

Moreover, Que Tianyin's cultivation level is the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, which is the highest among these people.

Yao Chenzi and Shi Susu both joined the Netherworld Sect, enjoying the sect's generous offerings and free caves for their practice.

It is estimated that the poison-purifying pills used to control and exploit independent cultivators in Qianji City, as well as the formations within the city, were all devised by these two people.

After Yao Chenzi introduced them one by one, he said to Qin Ming, "In addition to the four of us, there are two other Taoist friends who also live in the nearby mountain peaks. However, they are out on business and have not returned for several years. When they come back, it won't be too late to introduce them to Taoist friend Li."

Then, he paused and asked, "I wonder what kind of immortal cultivation skills Fellow Daoist Li has? We can share what we have in the future."

They could naturally guess that with the financial resources of an ordinary mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, they could not afford to rent such a fifth-grade cave dwelling, and it would take a hundred years to rent it.

I guess this new neighbor, Li Daoyou, must have some unique skills just like them.

Qin Ming smiled and replied calmly: "Li is a free-spirited person. He likes to plant crops and take care of flowers and plants."

"He also has some knowledge of alchemy and can occasionally refine a fourth-grade mid-quality elixir."

(End of this chapter)