I'm determined to become an immortal!

"Senior, do you remember Xiang'er?"

More than half a month later,

At the airport of the Celestial Official's Immortal City

The Sitong Chamber of Commerce's Sky Treasure Ship is about to set sail for its next destination, the Youxuan Immortal City of the Tongyouming True Path.

He Sheng followed the ship all the way here, ready to part ways with Kou Xiang'er completely.

Looking at Kou Xiang'er's eyes, which were filled with a mixture of expectation and resentment, He Sheng clenched his fist, put it to his lips, and coughed lightly.

To be honest, he didn't quite understand Kou Xiang'er.

He should have been the villain in this woman's eyes, ruining her original life as a maid and making her a traitor to the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce, so that she couldn't even stay in the territory of the Taixuan Zhengyi Sect.

Even though he later took her away as promised and gave her a magical artifact worth over ten thousand spirit stones as promised,

With offensive, defensive, supportive, and defensive capabilities all in place, two sets of mid-grade equipment are currently used in rotation, and two sets of high-grade equipment are reserved for later use in Qi Refining, plus five thousand low-grade spirit stones, easily a 20% share of the stolen goods.

Logically speaking, this woman should either hate him to the bone or fear him like a lion or a tiger.

But that look in his eyes...

Could it be that they're trying to gamble away their own gold coins?!

That's absolutely impossible!

"From now on, cultivate diligently."

He Sheng turned his gaze away, his voice calm and unwavering.

Upon seeing this, the light in Kou Xiang'er's eyes dimmed slightly for a moment, but then her face regained its gentle and submissive smile. She curtsied to He Sheng and said softly:

"No matter what, Xiang'er thanks you for your kindness, senior."

"May the mountains be high and the rivers long before us, and may we meet again someday."

Take care.

He Sheng did not utter these three words.

He simply watched quietly as the enormous skyship slowly rose into the air amidst the roar of the magic array, its massive shadow sweeping across his face, until the ship disappeared into the sea of ​​clouds and vanished at the horizon. Only then did he withdraw his gaze.

...

During the more than half-month voyage, He Sheng traveled a long distance of 70,000 to 80,000 li in the Siming Xuanzhen Dao under the jurisdiction of the Sitong Chamber of Commerce's Sky Treasure Ship. He saw a lot of scenery and took the opportunity to carefully observe the similarities and differences of the major immortal cities along the way.

He discovered that the immortal cities under the rule of Siming Xuanzhen Dao were actually subordinate to various immortal sects. Compared to Yuanxia Immortal City, the rules were stricter and the control over unfamiliar cultivators was more obvious.

Take the merchant ships that are passing by, for example. If the cultivators on board don't disembark, it's fine. But once they do disembark, even if it's just for a temporary stop, they will face all sorts of questions and have to go through all sorts of procedures.

Just now, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator approached He Sheng, handed him a piece of yellow paper, and said rather arrogantly:

"A one-day stay will cost ten spirit stones. You must leave the Immortal City before sunset tomorrow."

Although the other party's cultivation level was far lower than his own, their arrogant attitude made it seem as if their cultivation levels were reversed.

He Sheng had experienced or witnessed similar scenes since entering the Nine Yuan Immortal City under the jurisdiction of the Siming Xuanzhen Dao, and was no longer surprised by them.

This is also the biggest difference between the immortal cities under the rule of Siming Xuanzhen Dao and Yuanxia Immortal City. The administrators of these major immortal cities mostly come from major immortal sects, or are members of affiliated families, or are simply outer disciples of major immortal sects.

Moreover, He Sheng vaguely sensed that these people must have some means to distinguish between ancient cultivators and modern cultivators. No matter how high the cultivation level of an ancient cultivator was, they would not take him seriously.

Just as Ye Shaochen said, they only regarded the ancient cultivators as miscellaneous cultivators from the countryside.

"It seems Feng Lingzi had a trick up his sleeve that day. He probably knows this kind of method too, which is why he came looking for me and identified me as an ancient cultivator."

As the thought flashed through his mind, He Sheng accepted the yellow paper, which was equivalent to a temporary residence permit, without changing his expression, and then bowed to the other party.

The early Foundation Establishment cultivator immediately raised his head and left.

"Yuanxia Immortal City is truly wonderful; it lives up to its reputation as a holy land for rogue cultivators."

He Sheng sighed inwardly. He had originally wanted to inquire in the major immortal cities along the way about whether there were any relatively safe channels for disposing of stolen magical artifacts, but the current situation in the major immortal cities made him quickly give up the idea and just want to leave as soon as possible.

Fortunately, he had asked the people of the Sitong Merchant Guild before disembarking, and they said that a Sitong treasure ship traveling against the trade route would arrive at Tianguan Immortal City at noon the next day.

He Sheng immediately hired a broker to buy tickets and then settled in Lingguan Inn near the airport.

That night, in the upper room of Lingguan Inn.

He Sheng finished his breathing exercises and woke up from his meditation.

With Kou Xiang'er gone, the affairs of the Lower River branch can be considered to have come to an end.

As for the materials in the He family's secret vault...

Although Ji Yunlai had not yet obtained the hidden resources, it seemed that the Treasure-Swallowing Serpent would be difficult to subdue in the short term. He Sheng decided to put the matter aside and first choose a place for future cultivation.

First, we can rule out Changyang Mountain.

Despite the old turtle's pleas for mercy, Ye Shao Chen promised not to pursue the matter further, but who can say for sure what those high-born geniuses are thinking?

Not to mention that I directly destroyed the Xiajiang branch this time. Even if I thought I did it perfectly, there are many tricks in the cultivation world. What if they find out some clues?

Therefore, returning to Changyang Mountain to cultivate under the identity of Piao Ge carries too many unknown risks and is the worst possible choice.

"So the remaining options are either to rent a cave dwelling in Yuanxia Immortal City and cultivate as a rogue cultivator named Xiang Yue..."

Having traveled this far, He Sheng understood why Yuanxia Immortal City was a holy land for rogue cultivators. Naturally, he wanted to return, but the question was whether he should settle down in Yuanxia Immortal City.

"Another option is to return to Tiandu Mountain and use the water palace left to me by the old tortoise as my future place of cultivation."

He Sheng was inclined towards the latter.

Firstly, with all the major demons gone from the central part of Tiandu Mountain, it is a good time to establish a foothold.

Furthermore, the cultivation environment in the Water Mansion is excellent. He Sheng has personally tried it and found that the second-tier spiritual vein in the Longevity Pool has a high spiritual energy content and is highly compatible with his water-based cultivation techniques.

Of course, the most important reason is that He Sheng has already initially set the focus of his future cultivation as weapon crafting!

He flipped his hand and took out the "Secret Manual of Refining Weapons from Tianyue Mountain" that he had obtained from Wu Feng's storage bag, muttering to himself:

"In this secret manual, the art of weapon crafting is divided into two methods: water and fire."

Fire refining, needless to say, is the choice of most weapon refiners.

However, water refining is quite different. Aside from processing spiritual materials, engraving incantations is similar to fire refining, but the crucial firing and forging step is entirely different.

He Sheng ran his fingertips across the jade slip, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

"Water refining is the process of using spiritual water or spring water to purify spiritual materials, remove impurities, nurture spiritual light, and ultimately refine and shape them."

This is equivalent to using the gentleness of water to temper the hardness of metal and stone. Not only is the success rate of creating a successful artifact higher, but the resulting magical artifact also possesses its own water-based spiritual essence, complementing my water-based magical cultivation.

He Sheng preferred to pursue the path of water cultivation, and within the Wanshou Pool Water Palace, there were several spiritual springs at the bottom of the pool, making it an excellent place for water cultivation.

"In that case, let's return to Tiandu Mountain and settle down for now. We'll make further arrangements after attending the Nanshan Gathering."

Once He Sheng made up his mind, he no longer hesitated.

More than twenty days later,

When He Sheng returned to Tiandu Mountain, he saw that he was not far from Wanshou Pool. However, his divine sense detected two figures by the pool, confronting the green and white snakes in the pool.