248: Chapter 248 Immortals Teahouse

Entering the Teleportation Array again, Xiao Yuchen was still a little nervous. Fortunately, there were no problems with this teleportation. After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yuchen saw a glimmer of light; he knew he had arrived at the Central Divine Continent.

Because Xiao Yuchen's body contained Chaos Qi, even those at the Mahayana Stage or even the Tribulation Transcendence Stage could not discern his true cultivation level. However, Xiao Yuchen intentionally revealed his cultivation, though not at the Early Void Refining Stage, but at the Soul Transformation Late Stage.

This was the result of Xiao Yuchen's careful deliberation; after all, he was too young. If others could not see through his cultivation, it would instead attract attention.

Of course, in the Cultivation World, one cannot determine a person's age by their appearance, but many people can guess someone's age by observing their bone age.

Suppressing his cultivation to the Soul Transformation Late Stage both satisfied the requirements for traveling to the Central Divine Continent and avoided attracting attention due to having too high a cultivation level, thereby reducing unnecessary trouble.

As the teleportation ended, Xiao Yuchen appeared on a platform. Feeling the dense Spiritual Qi surrounding him, Xiao Yuchen knew that this was undoubtedly the Central Divine Continent.

Xiao Yuchen looked around, but there was no one nearby. Thinking about it, this was normal; this Teleportation Array led to Xiyue Prefecture. People from the Central Divine Continent would not go to Xiyue Prefecture, and Xiyue Prefecture did not allow its local Cultivators to leave, so it was normal for this place to be desolate.

Just as Xiao Yuchen was identifying the direction and preparing to leave, two middle-aged men sped over and appeared in front of Xiao Yuchen in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Yuchen glanced at them. Both of these men were actually at the Dongxu Stage Great Perfection, appearing to be the guardians of the Teleportation Array.

"Junior Xiao Yuchen greets the two Seniors."

Since he was new to the Central Divine Continent and did not understand the situation, it was better to be polite.

"Soul Transformation Late Stage?"

The middle-aged man frowned slightly. Although reaching the Soul Transformation Stage met the requirements, very few people dared to come to the Central Divine Continent at the Soul Transformation Late Stage.

"It has been many years since anyone from Xiyue Prefecture came to the Central Divine Continent. Finally, someone has arrived today, but I didn't expect it to be just someone at the Soul Transformation Late Stage." The middle-aged man looked disdainful and instantly lost interest in Xiao Yuchen.

They guarded the Teleportation Array here for two purposes: first, to see if the people arriving had reached the Soul Transformation Stage—if they hadn't, they would be killed on the spot; second, to see if there were any talented young people to recommend to their own Sects.

Although the Central Divine Continent had the most dense Spiritual Qi, not many young people came to the Central Divine Continent every year. The reason was simple: the five major prefectures were now competitors, and no one wanted to let their local Prodigies run off to other prefectures.

It had been a long time since anyone from Xiyue Prefecture had come to the Central Divine Continent, so the two of them thought that whoever arrived this time must be a Prodigy. That was why they had rushed over in such a hurry, only to be disappointed.

"This Junior is incompetent and has disappointed the two Seniors."

Being looked down upon by the two, Xiao Yuchen did not show any unhappiness; instead, he laughed inwardly, because this was exactly the result he wanted.

He had his own purpose for coming to the Central Divine Continent. He had not thought about joining any Sect, at least not for now. Once he joined a Sect, it would be inconvenient to do his own things.

"You are at least polite. Forget it, you may leave."

The two middle-aged men seemed not to want to waste any more time on Xiao Yuchen and waved their hands dismissively.

Xiao Yuchen did not want to linger either. He bowed to the two and flew off in one direction.

Xiao Yuchen was not wandering aimlessly. When he left Xiyue Prefecture, Sect Master Hua Yuxi gave him a map of the Central Divine Continent, which she had purchased when she led a team to the Central Divine Continent to participate in the Five Provinces Grand Competition last time.

Of course, this map certainly could not compare to maps on Earth. It did not have any routes, but merely marked which buildings were in which direction. In any case, everyone flew, so knowing the direction was sufficient.

Because she was worried about Xiao Yuchen's safety, Sect Master Hua Yuxi not only gave Xiao Yuchen the map but also told him some things about the Central Divine Continent. Of course, Sect Master Hua Yuxi rarely went to the Central Divine Continent, so what she knew was not comprehensive.

There were many Sects in the Central Divine Continent. There were four First-Rate Sects. The strongest in these Sects were naturally at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, and there was more than one.

There were also over twenty Second-Rate Sects. These Sects also had Tribulation Transcendence Stage experts, but generally only one.

The remaining Third-Rate and Fourth-Rate Sects were even more numerous, but even Third-Rate Sects had Mahayana Stage experts guarding them. Therefore, the Four Great Sects of Xiyue Prefecture could at most be considered Fourth-Rate Sects in the Central Divine Continent, and relatively weak ones at that among the Fourth-Rate Sects.

Unlike in Xiyue Prefecture, the First-Rate Sects were not the strongest. Above the First-Rate Sects was the mysterious Heavenly Court. The five major prefectures of the Human Race were all under the control of the Heavenly Court.

Because she was worried that Xiao Yuchen would not be able to find the location of the Teleportation Array to Earth, Sect Master Hua Yuxi suggested that Xiao Yuchen find the Tianji Pavilion to buy information. It was said that there was no information that the Tianji Pavilion did not know.

However, Sect Master Hua Yuxi did not know where the Tianji Pavilion was either, but everyone said that the owner of Qunxian Tea House was a member of the Tianji Pavilion, so if one wanted to buy information, they could just go to Qunxian Tea House.

Regardless of whether this was true, Xiao Yuchen had to go to Qunxian Tea House because he truly had no other options right now.

On the way to Qunxian Tea House, Xiao Yuchen met many people. It was about what he had imagined. Although the people of the Central Divine Continent were much stronger overall than those in Xiyue Prefecture, those on the street were only some Soul Transformation Stage, or even Void Refinement Stage experts, and there were even Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, who should be local Cultivators.

After all, the Central Divine Continent was too big. Most experts above the Body Integration Stage were in their Sects, or hiding somewhere to Cultivate; they generally would not wander around on the street.

After flying east for about a day, Xiao Yuchen indeed saw Qunxian Tea House. It was very lively here, with many people gathered to drink tea, and they were all discussing things happening in the Central Divine Continent.

Xiao Yuchen listened carefully for a few sentences, but there did not seem to be any useful information, so he also ordered a pot of tea.

After the Assistant brought the tea over, he turned to leave, but was stopped by Xiao Yuchen.

"Assistant, I would like to see your boss."

As he spoke, Xiao Yuchen handed a cloth bag to the Assistant. Having lived in the city for so many years, he had mastered human nature perfectly.

Seeing this, the Assistant looked at Xiao Yuchen carefully and found that Xiao Yuchen was only at the Soul Transformation Late Stage, which left him somewhat puzzled.

"The boss is very busy. He may not have time; you might have to wait a while."

Hearing the Assistant's reply, Xiao Yuchen handed a larger cloth bag to him, which contained one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

"This..."

The Assistant felt that he had encountered a big customer and quickly accepted the bag, saying, "Wait a moment, I will go and ask the boss."

Although the Assistant did not give a definitive answer, Xiao Yuchen felt that this matter was almost certain, but he had been too anxious just now.

There were too many people here. He should not have used Spirit Stones to smooth things over, at least not in front of so many people, because he clearly felt a few gazes lingering on him for more than ten seconds.

Although one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones was not much, Xiao Yuchen casually taking out one thousand Spirit Stones to tip the Assistant was enough to prove that Xiao Yuchen was a fat sheep.