“Qingyuan Valley?” Li Shangyan asked.
“Hehe, the good things sect disciples get aren’t just sold to the sect for contribution points. They also trade with one another, which brings in even more profit.”
“And Qingyuan Valley has a sect market where disciples trade. Come on, let’s go. The sect market is a bit far away, so we need to cover some ground.”
At this point, they were still on Ziyang Peak, while the sect market was in Qingyuan Valley.
The Xuan Yuan Sect had over a hundred thousand cultivators, but the sect was not made up only of cultivators; many people there also had relatives and servants.
Naturally, those without the aptitude for cultivation could not live on the seven peaks.
So a settlement was established in a relatively flat area within the Xuan Yuan Sect.
One could even call it a small city.
That place was Qingyuan Valley.
By now, tens of thousands of people lived there, and many outer disciples and inner disciples often came here to live as well.
After all, people are social creatures, and constant cultivation could get rather dull.
So Qingyuan Valley gradually took on the atmosphere of the mortal world.
It was located in the northwest area of the sect, fifty li away from Ziyang Peak.
Hearing that distance, Li Shangyan was startled.
“Senior Brother, that’s so far? How are we supposed to get there?”
Su Dekuai said casually, “Of course we walk.”
Walk… walk there?
Li Shangyan was shocked. Even with his current physique, sprinting the whole way would take several hours.
Su Dekuai slapped his forehead and said, “Ah, you haven’t cultivated the Divine Travel Technique yet, have you?”
“Divine Travel Technique?” Li Shangyan shook his head. “Not yet. Can you teach me, Senior Brother?”
Su Dekuai said, “Sure. It’s a basic Earth element technique. Anyone with a bit of comprehension can learn it quickly.”
“I’m a fire-attribute cultivator. Even though I’m not as fast as Earth-element cultivators when using the Divine Travel Technique, it still only takes me half an hour to reach Qingyuan Valley.”
Half an hour to run fifty li?
Wasn’t that basically motorcycle speed?
Li Shangyan immediately became interested. “Senior Brother, please teach me.”
Su Dekuai then began explaining the essentials of the technique:
“The Divine Travel Technique, as its name suggests, is a technique that uses the spiritual energy of heaven and earth together with one’s own spiritual energy to greatly increase movement speed in a short time.”
“Although it belongs to the basic techniques of the Earth element, its simplicity and practicality have made it one of the must-learn skills for almost all low-level cultivators.”
“However, if you want to truly master it and use it flexibly, you still need a fairly deep understanding of spiritual energy control.”
As he spoke, Su Dekuai raised a hand to signal Li Shangyan to watch his movements.
He spread his feet slightly, shoulder-width apart, closed his eyes, and focused. A faint reddish glow seemed to surround him; it was the sign of fire-attribute spiritual energy circulating within his body.
Then he gave a low shout: “Let the mind move with intent, and let spirit turn with qi!”
The moment he finished speaking, his body blurred, leaving behind a faint afterimage in place as he instantly leaped several zhang forward, his speed astonishingly fast.
“This is the basic use of the Divine Travel Technique. The key is to channel spiritual energy into your legs, forming a powerful force that drives the body forward.”
“For fire-attribute cultivators, although we are not as naturally close to the earth as Earth-element cultivators, once we master the technique, we can still display astonishing speed.”
“And if it’s an Earth-element cultivator, the speed is even twice as fast.”
Li Shangyan stared in stunned silence, his longing for the Divine Travel Technique growing even stronger.
So he tried the method Su Dekuai had explained. At first, he was a little clumsy and stumbled a few times.
However, Li Shangyan’s comprehension was excellent, and he quickly grasped the trick.
His movement became steadier, and his speed grew faster and faster.
Before long, he had actually caught up to Su Dekuai’s pace.
Su Dekuai was slightly surprised. “Junior Brother, your comprehension is pretty good. You figured it out so quickly. But why are you so fast?”
Li Shangyan chuckled. “Senior Brother, did you forget? I’m Five Elements Perfection. My spiritual energy also has Earth attributes.”
“Oh, right! Junior Brother, how about a race to see who is faster?”
“Race, then race!”
Soon after, two figures sped down the road.
Li Shangyan greatly enjoyed this feeling. Even though he was running, his speed was extremely fast.
When he later advanced to the Core Formation stage and learned flight, that would be even cooler.
…
A little over half an hour later, Li Shangyan saw a small town nestled in a valley.
“Senior Brother, is this Qingyuan Valley?”
Li Shangyan looked curiously at the small town.
“That’s right. The facilities here are basically no different from those in the mortal world. Pretty much anything you want in the mortal world can be found here.”
“There are even many things transformed by cultivators using techniques, and they’re even more interesting.”
As he said this, he gave Li Shangyan a knowing look that any man would understand.
Li Shangyan also grinned slyly when he heard that, looking extremely devious.
“Come on, I’ll take you to meet one of my senior brothers.” Su Dekuai led Li Shangyan toward the town.
Soon, they arrived in front of a shop called “Zhou’s Pill Shop.”
The shop was not large, only about forty or fifty square meters.
Su Dekuai, clearly very familiar with the place, shouted inside, “Senior Brother Zhou, I’m here!”
But no one in the shop answered, so Su Dekuai shouted a few more times.
Just then, they heard a muffled “pop” from the inner room, followed by the smell of something burnt.
A figure hurried out from inside.
As soon as he saw Su Dekuai, he cursed, “Fatty Su, what are you yelling for? Ah! My elixirs, destroyed just like that!”
Seeing that he seemed to have caused trouble, Su Dekuai couldn’t help shrinking his neck and said, “Senior Brother, you can’t blame me for that!”
“You open the door for business, and when we come in and can’t see anyone, of course we have to call out. How was I supposed to know you were in the middle of alchemy?”
“Besides, did a few shouts from me really interfere with your alchemy? That just means your character still isn’t trained enough.”
After being tied up in Su Dekuai’s nonsense, the young man was left speechless and had no idea how to refute him.
He opened his mouth, then finally said, “Fine. Master does often say that I’m easily affected by outside influences. Forget it, I can’t blame you entirely.”
“So, what did you come to my shop for?”
Seeing that he had brushed the matter aside, Su Dekuai quickly continued with a grin, “Senior Brother, you should thank me! I’ve brought you a big customer.”
The young man glanced at Li Shangyan beside him and said directly, “Junior Brother, what pill are you looking to buy?”
Li Shangyan asked, “What should I call you, Senior Brother? My name is Li Shangyan. I want to buy a few Three Flower Jade Dew Pills.”
The young man said, “My name is Zhou Yang. I used to be an outer disciple at Divine Pill Peak, and Fatty Su and I were fellow disciples.”
“I do have Three Flower Jade Dew Pills here, but they cost four low-grade Spirit Stones each.”
Li Shangyan frowned at that and was just about to speak.
Instead, Su Dekuai beside him complained, “Senior Brother Zhou, that’s not very honest of you.”
“Three Flower Jade Dew Pills are only Level 2 elixirs, worth at most three low-grade Spirit Stones. You’re really asking a lot.”
Zhou Yang’s expression did not change. He said patiently, “If these were ordinary elixirs, I naturally wouldn’t ask for so much. But the elixirs I refined this time are a little different.”
“Different how? A Level 2 elixir is still a Level 2 elixir.” Su Dekuai felt embarrassed in front of Li Shangyan, so he argued back.
Zhou Yang walked into the shop and soon brought out a porcelain bottle, handing it to Su Dekuai. “Take a look.”
“Fine, I’ll take a look.” Su Dekuai casually pulled off the stopper, poured out an elixir, and examined it carefully.
Suddenly, he exclaimed in surprise, “Eh? It actually… has pill patterns?”