CHAPTER 290: GOSSIP 1

Two days later, a group of five appeared inside a cave.

At a glance, the five looked like sect disciples, and their cultivation ranged from the early stage to the peak stage of the spirit transformation realm.

After dismantling the formations around the cave, the five left the area and soon exited the forest.

These five were Zhen Yuan, Shen Xu, Yang Shi, Feng Xue, and Li Wenqiang.

"The Formation Tower City isn’t too far from here." Shen Xu said, looking at a map.

"Let’s find a village first." Zhen Yuan said.

"Why do we need to find a village?" Yang Shi asked in a confused voice.

"Where else should we arrange the teleportation formation?" The double asked and began explaining.

"We will find a village, rent a house, and arrange the teleportation formation inside the house. It’s safer this way."

The five found a suitable village three days later.

"This is it." Shen Xu said as soon as they entered the village.

The village was called Hongqi village.

It had a low population and a simple lifestyle, but it was close to the Formation Tower City.

After identifying the village, they found the village chief and rented a remote courtyard.

The courtyard wasn’t big.

However, the group didn’t plan to live there, so the size of the house didn’t matter.

After entering the courtyard, Zhen Yuan arranged a level six defensive rebound formation and an isolation formation to guard the place, before arranging a teleportation formation in one of the inner rooms.

When that was done, the five secretly left the village, giving the illusion that they were retreating in the courtyard.

The Formation Tower City was only one day from Hongqi village.

When the five arrived, it was early morning, and the city gates had just opened.

"We haven’t been here for more than six hundred years. I suddenly feel a little nostalgic." Shen Xu said, looking around with curious eyes.

Six hundred years was a long time for a mortal.

However, for high-level cultivators, it was just the blink of an eye.

Looking around, Shen Xu saw some small changes, but most everything remained the same.

"Let’s find an inn." He said.

Soon after, the five found an inn and booked four adjacent rooms.

However, after checking their rooms, everyone gathered in Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan’s room.

"We mined a lot of spirit stones in the Yunshan secret realm. However, we are all at the peak of the void refining realm and will need a lot of spirit stones to advance to the fusion realm." Shen Xu stated, his eyes narrowed into slits.

"From now on, we will discreetly sell all the resources we don’t need."

After saying that, Shen Xu waved his hand, and a bunch of things flew out of his space ring.

"When we lived in the Formation Tower City, Ayuan and I opened a pills and formations shop. Many people know our products, and it won’t be difficult to trace them back to us. In that case, we won’t sell pills and formations in this city."

Hearing this, everyone looked at the things on the ground.

Like Shen Xu said, there were no pills and formations, but there were spirit grasses, spiritual fruits, talismans, weapons, inscriptions, wines, natural treasures, and other things.

"Some of these things could be sold at an auction. Do we really want to sell them so casually?" Li Wenqiang asked and subconsciously frowned.

"Is the space short of treasures?" Shen Xu asked, and after thinking about it, Li Wenqiang realised the double was right.

The space was full of treasures that could be sold at high-level auctions.

However, how many auctions were there?

Considering that, they had to pick and choose, leaving only the most precious treasures for auction.

Over the next hour, the five divided the goods into two portions.

The first portion belonged to Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan, and the other belonged to Yang Shi, Feng Xue, and Li Wenqiang.

Later, after leaving the inn, the two groups separated and each chose a popular restaurant to eat at and listen to gossip.

Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan chose the most popular restaurant on the main street.

This restaurant was old, and they had been there many times.

As a result, when they arrived, they immediately went to the second floor and ordered the popular foods from six hundred years ago.

While waiting for their order, the two began listening to gossip.

"I heard city lord Tan is also going to the Tianxuan continent." Someone said in an envious voice.

Hearing this, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu exchanged a glance and continued to listen.

"City lord Tan hasn’t advanced for many years. It’s only natural for him to leave at this time."

"I agree. The eldest young city lord is already a void refining realm cultivator and can protect the Formation Tower City."

"Is it true that the city lord’s residence has twenty quotas to board the eight towers teleportation formation?"

"I have also heard of this."

"It is true. However, we shouldn’t think of things that are beyond our reach."

"What do you mean?"

"In past years, eight of the twenty quotas were given to the four prominent families; two for each family. Another two to five were given to loyal retainers of the city lord’s residence, while the remaining were left for family members."

"Is that so?"

"Have you heard which family members will be following the city lord to the Tianxuan continent?"

"I haven’t heard, but the city lord’s wife is a given."

"What about the prominent families? Who will be going?"

"Who knows?!"

Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu became thoughtful when they heard this.

However, they weren’t tempted.

In fact, they had long known that the city lords’ residences had quotas for the eight-towers teleportation formation.

They even knew that the cultivators who used these quotas would not be branded with the soul imprint or forced to mine for one thousand years.

However, there was no such thing as something for nothing.