activa-t Chapter 127: Exploring information
Chapter 127: Exploring information
However, no matter how Chu Yunfan shook it, Master Volcano did not react at all.
Just as Chu Yunfan was about to resort to unconventional methods, Master Volcano finally spoke.
"Go back, I want to be alone!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfan wanted to say a few more words of concern, but was kicked in the butt by Master Volcano and sent flying to the door.
"You can't understand human language, can you? I already said I want to be left alone!"
Seeing Master Volcano's excitement, and noting the perfect force of his kick, Chu Yunfan realized that Master Volcano was in good health. He bowed to Master Volcano and left the alchemy room.
Afterwards, Chu Yunfan left the Qingyun Sword Sect and headed towards the Wang family.
Of course, Chu Yunfan disguised himself during this process.
If he were to directly confront the Wang family as an inner disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect, it would likely provoke intervention from the sect.
Five days later, about 10,000 kilometers west of the Qingyun Sword Sect, outside a cultivator city called Lianshan City, a beast-drawn carriage appeared.
Immediately afterwards, a handsome young man in white robes, holding a folding fan, stepped down from the beast-drawn carriage.
The young man was none other than Chu Yunfan in disguise.
The reason he came here was because the Wang family's headquarters were located in this Lianshan City.
After paying for the beast-drawn carriage, Chu Yunfan looked at the vast and magnificent city before him, with its walls reaching a hundred feet high, and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"As expected of a city for cultivators, it is indeed magnificent."
The Wang family's strength seems quite formidable; to be able to establish themselves in such a large city, I wonder when the Lin family will be able to escape that impoverished backwater and establish themselves in a city frequented by cultivators!
After expressing his feelings, Chu Yunfan walked to the city gate and encountered two Martial Master level guards. After paying an entrance fee of one low-grade spirit stone, he was allowed to enter Lianshan City.
The reason for paying an entrance fee is that these cultivator cities are equipped with powerful defensive formations to resist attacks from foreign enemies and monsters.
The maintenance of the formation requires spirit stones.
Therefore, people entering the city need to pay an entry fee.
After all, once you enter the city, you're essentially protected by the city's defensive formation; there's no way you can get anything for free.
After entering the city, Chu Yunfan discovered that, apart from being many times larger than ordinary cities, the cities of cultivators were generally laid out the same.
Shops, restaurants, inns, and other establishments are everywhere.
There are also some tall buildings and large compounds, which are the residences of the powerful.
Along both sides of the wide road, there are all sorts of vendors hawking their wares.
However, these vendors were not ordinary people; they were at least Martial Masters. Chu Yunfan even spotted a Martial Venerable expert setting up a stall.
The items on the stalls were also varied, including common medicinal herbs and ores.
There are also various unidentified items. It's unclear where the stall owner got these items. Some are useless, while others may contain rare treasures, giving it a feel of opening a blind box.
"In the future, we can train Qianqian's treasure-hunting mouse and then come to these stalls to find treasures!"
Chu Yunfan thought to himself, then stopped looking at the stalls and went into a relatively tall restaurant nearby.
The reason he came to the restaurant was because the people there were a diverse mix of people from all walks of life, and he could come into contact with all sorts of information.
Moreover, people tend to boast and chat when they've had too much to drink.
Therefore, restaurants have always been a good place to gather information.
Since Chu Yunfan was new to the city, he naturally wanted to learn more about Lianshan City before taking any action.
Information obtained from documents is, after all, different from reality.
At this time, the first floor of the restaurant was already packed.
So, guided by the waiter, Chu Yunfan went up to the second floor.
The view is better here, and it's also more suitable for gathering information.
"What would you like to order, sir?"
The waiter bowed and spoke with a broad smile.
Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfan replied:
"A jar of fine wine, ten catties of beef, a plate of peanuts, and some vegetables!"
"Okay, wait a minute!"
The waiter tossed the towel off his body and scurried off to the kitchen.
A moment later, the wine and dishes were served.
Chu Yunfan drank wine and ate meat, listening to various experts boast and brag, feeling quite at ease.
Suddenly, a special message reached Chu Yunfan's ears.
"Brothers, tell me, the Wang family is really lucky!"
Ever since Wang Tianba became an inner disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect, the Wang family's influence in Lianshan City has risen steadily, growing stronger day by day!
No sooner had the words left his mouth than someone else chimed in:
"Who told the Qingyun Sword Sect to be the overlord of this area of 100,000 square kilometers? Climbing onto the high branch of the Qingyun Sword Sect is like becoming a phoenix on a branch!"
Then someone else added:
"That's right, even the city lord of Lianshan City is from the Qingyun Sword Sect. How could he not side with the Wang family!"
As soon as these words were spoken, someone immediately complained:
"Yes, ever since the Wang family rose to prominence, they have even monopolized the medicinal herb business in the mountain city."
The price of these elixirs is rising every day. At this rate, how are we ordinary cultivators supposed to survive?!
"How else can we live? Keep working ourselves to the bone to earn spirit stones, and then give them to the Wang family to leech off!"
You can't possibly get the Wang family to lower the price, can you?
Or are you going to report the Wang family for arbitrarily raising prices, and then the City Lord's Mansion will send people to arrest you?
……
Listening to these people's discussions, Chu Yunfan's brows gradually furrowed.
"I didn't expect the Wang family to have such power in Lianshan City. It seems they are not as easy to deal with as I thought!"
Then, after a moment of contemplation.
Chu Yunfan thought about it again, and his brows relaxed.
"In this mountain city, there is more than just the Wang family."
Since the Wang family is powerful, the interests of other families will be infringed upon.
"In that case, we might as well take advantage of these families if the opportunity arises!"
Just as Chu Yunfan was pondering how to deal with the Wang family, another piece of news that piqued his interest suddenly reached his ears.
"Have you heard? The Wang family's herb-gathering team has harvested quite a few spiritual herbs in the Lianshan Mountains outside Lianshan City. I heard that there are also quite a few precious third-tier spiritual herbs."
It'll probably be available for sale in a few days. Do you want to check it out? Maybe you'll find a useful elixir!
……
"Herbal gathering team, third-tier spiritual herbs."
Upon hearing this news, Chu Yunfan murmured, his eyes gleaming.
He then left behind a spirit stone and disappeared from the restaurant.
Not long after, Chu Yunfan appeared outside Lianshan City.
He glanced around and then headed towards a mountain range to his right.
This mountain range is the mountain range that those people just mentioned.
The name "Shanlianshan" comes from a nearby mountain range, which is composed of mountains of varying sizes strung together like beads, forming a natural barrier to the right of Lianshan City.
Even the name of Lianshan City comes from this.