170: First visit to Tianbao City

However, having traveled this far and seen Tianji City and Blood Refining City, he became even more curious about Tianbao City.

Along the way, he encountered all sorts of Cultivators.

However, everyone seemed very busy, and the reason was related to those five beams of light in the sky.

Everyone wanted to figure out what was happening, but some well-informed Cultivators had already grasped the situation.

Gu Changan had no doubts; whenever he saw people discussing it along the way, he immediately covered the area with his Divine Sense.

From the snippets of conversation he overheard, he pieced together the general idea.

It was said that this commotion was stirred up by the joint efforts of the Treasure Pavilion, Loose Cultivator Alliance, Tianji Pavilion, and Blood Refining Valley.

It was said they were testing something?

Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators were also involved.

They were seeing if they could break the limitations of the world, as it was now the Age of Dharma Decline.

Spiritual Qi was incredibly thin.

Gu Changan thought of many things in an instant; this was likely an operation launched by the top figures of this world.

As for their purpose! It was nothing more than two possibilities.

One was, perhaps, what is known as Ascension!

This world could no longer allow them to make any progress.

Therefore, they hoped to break the restrictions and find the path to Ascension to the Upper Realm.

The other was that perhaps this world had some kind of restriction.

They intended to break this restriction to restore Spiritual Qi to the world.

It might also be called the resurgence of Spiritual Qi!

In that instant, Gu Changan could only think of these two possibilities.

But none of this had anything to do with him; the most important thing now was to make himself stronger.

It would not be too late to consider the problems of world limitations once he reached the Nascent Soul Stage or higher.

After knowing the ins and outs of the matter, Gu Changan was not so anxious anymore.

If the sky fell, the tall ones would hold it up; the world would not fall into turmoil in the short term.

Unless these major powers were preparing for war, but by the looks of it, that was impossible.

The top Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators had no demands of the powers below, so it was impossible for them to start a war.

Along the way, Gu Changan passed through some small cities, and the layout inside gradually began to change.

The cities near Blood Refining Valley had somewhat gloomy architecture.

The cities near the areas controlled by the Treasure Pavilion had much more opulent and magnificent architecture.

They looked glittering and jewel-adorned, like places where normal people would live.

Gu Changan discovered that this situation started from the moment he crossed a river.

This side of the river should be the territory controlled by the Treasure Pavilion.

There were far fewer Evil Cultivators in the cities, and even the city guard squads were dressed in glittering, jewel-adorned attire.

It made Gu Changan want to rob them.

He saw a 10-man guard squad of Cultivators; the leader was at the Foundation Establishment Stage Level 3, and the rest were all at the Qi Refining Stage Level 7 or above.

Everyone was armed to the teeth.

The weapons in their hands were at least High Grade Magical Artifacts, and the Daoist robes they wore, the hairpins on their heads, and the long boots on their feet were all low-grade magical artifacts.

It could be seen that the Treasure Pavilion was truly overflowing with wealth.

In other places, if a Cultivator could get their hands on one Magical Artifact, it would already be incredible.

But within the Treasure Pavilion's territory, it was actually a standardized configuration.

Gu Changan became curious about the standards of Tianbao City.

If the guard squads in these small cities were already so well-equipped.

Could it be that the guard squads of Tianbao City would be holding Magic Treasures?

The further Gu Changan traveled into the heartland of the Treasure Pavilion, the more peculiar he felt.

The Spiritual Qi here seemed to be gradually becoming denser; could it be that there was some kind of Great Formation?

Attracting the surrounding Spiritual Qi to gather here?

Two days passed in a flash, and he saw a huge mountain range from afar.

Densely packed, opulent, and magnificent buildings were situated on the mountain range.

Gu Changan landed his flying boat from a distance and slowly approached the mountain range.

The closer he got, the more shocking it felt, and the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth became increasingly dense.

Yet, he could not feel any Formation at all.

Gu Changan let his gaze rest on two places.

One was on the mountain peak, where the complex of buildings was nestled in the clouds; occasionally, when the clouds and mist were thin, one could catch a glimpse of their beauty through the clouds.

The other was at the foot of the mountain, which covered a vast area.

The mountain peak should be the headquarters of the Treasure Pavilion, formed by the convergence of three mountain ranges; it looked like these three mountain ranges were Spiritual Veins.

The area at the foot of the mountain should be Tianbao City, wedged between two mountain ranges.

However, Tianbao City also occupied a vast area, completely filling the space between the two mountain ranges.

Gu Changan slowly approached a Tianbao City.

Only then did he discover that its city walls were also resplendent with gold, and every brick on them was golden.

Gu Changan judged with high probability that they should also be made of relatively precious Materials.

Switching to the perspective of Treasure Qi.

Gu Changan directly gasped.

On the entire city wall, every single brick was imbued with a trace of Orange Treasure Qi.

This meant that these bricks were all Foundation Establishment Stage Materials.

These Materials could originally have been used to refine Magical Artifacts, but now they were directly fired into brick blanks to build the city wall.

Gu Changan once again felt the immense wealth of the Treasure Pavilion.

When he arrived at the city gate, the guards were two rows of Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.

There were 10 in each row, and two Golden Core Cultivators were stationed there.

Gu Changan began to observe their equipment.

The Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators were equipped with top-grade magic artifacts, and the attire they wore was actually High Grade Magical Artifacts.

In other places, people would fight tooth and nail for a single High Grade Magical Artifact.

Here, they were actually supplied in sets.

As for the two Golden Core Stage Cultivators, he could not tell what their weapons were.

But the magic robes, boots, belts, jade pendants, and hairpins on their heads were all Magic Treasures!

Gu Changan quickly moved his Divine Sense away, pretending to be nonchalant.

Lest others think he had never seen the world!

After entering the city, he felt some emotion; the entry fee here actually cost 100 Spirit Stones.

Only then did Gu Changan have the mind to examine the scene inside.

What met his eyes was a street leading straight into the depths.

On both sides of the street were neat rows of shops, all decorated quite luxuriously.

On the right-hand side, near the city wall, stood a dense crowd of Donors.

Opposite the Donors was a dense row of beast-drawn carriages.

In front of them were Cultivators, some at the Qi Refining Stage, some at the Foundation Establishment Stage, standing beside the beast-drawn carriages.

They looked like the owners of these Spirit Beasts.

However, these Spirit Beasts were strange and varied; some were as large as oxen, while others were as thin as dogs.

Gu Changan was very curious whether they could actually pull these beast-drawn carriages.

After a simple observation, Gu Changan did not rush forward.

Instead, he looked behind him and discovered that there were also some Cultivators who had just arrived.

After pointing to a Donor, they hurried away.

The Donors here were all standing in line, one by one; it looked very orderly.

Gu Changan instantly thought of the stations in his previous life, where taxis were also lined up like this.

Gu Changan waved, and instantly, a female Cultivator in a white dress walked up to him.

She first bowed to Gu Changan.

Senior! 10 Spirit Stones per hour!

Gu Changan's eyebrows twitched; the services here were charged by the hour?

The more prosperous the place, the more different the rules were!