CHAPTER 322: CHAPTER 188: ACQUIRING MATERIALS

So, tens of thousands of years ago, according to the rules of "Wanghai City", all the mortals were relocated.

Nowadays, inside "Wanghai City", besides the army of cultivators guarding the city, there are only the businesses operating within the city and their staff.

As for others, like Li Yunjing and his group, they are temporary entrants into "Wanghai City".

There is no permanent residency in "Wanghai City".

Whether they are tourists, purchasing materials in the city, or entering the sea region to hunt demon beasts and collect marine resources,

they can choose to stay at inns or temporarily rent houses.

These houses are all owned by the "Wanghai City" authorities, renewed every ten years.

Short-term rentals are not allowed.

Anyway, cultivators coming here for various purposes are all temporary residents.

After entering the city, Li Yunjing and his companions found themselves on a wide street lined with eight rows of carriages and sparsely populated with cultivators, feeling as though they were in a ghost town.

The four of them headed straight to the shops in the city with a clear goal in mind.

The number of shops in "Wanghai City" is enormous, and unlike the small market shops Li Yunjing had visited before, most of these are medium to large shops, with very few small grocery stores.

The quality of goods here is also very high, with almost no items below the High Grade Magical Artifacts, and even spiritual artifacts are not considered the treasures of the shop.

Almost all mid-sized shops sell Low Grade Spiritual Artifacts, and some shops even have Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts for sale.

The large shops are even more impressive. After visiting several large shops, Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi discovered that Top Grade Spiritual Artifacts were available in these stores.

As long as you have spirit stones, you can buy anything good you want.

You can even find Tier Three materials and Treasure Artifacts used by Golden Core Realm cultivators.

This time, Li Yunjing and his group were truly enlightened.

Along the way, they would enter any shop they came across to take a look.

Apart from the "Seven Star Palace" mission, they also picked out some useful items for themselves.

By evening, the four of them had visited fifteen shops, spending over 300,000 low grade spirit stones to purchase a large batch of materials needed by the "Seven Star Palace".

However, it was still far from the quantity required by the "Seven Star Palace".

To complete this task, according to Li Yunjing’s calculations, they would need to stay in "Wanghai City" for at least ten to fifteen days.

Since the steward Xu Wuyi had given them three months, with such a long time frame and traveling on Yu Yunyi’s "Cyan Cloud Ship", combined with the use of teleportation arrays across the land, it was enough time for Li Yunjing and his group to roam the entire Great Ming Dynasty.

The time allocated to Li Yunjing was ample enough.

That night, they found an inn and settled down.

With Li Yunjing’s wealth, he wouldn’t settle for a small room like some loose cultivators; he directly rented an entire courtyard.

At "Yunlai Inn", the backyard was completely taken by Li Yunjing, with four rooms in the innermost part and a garden at the back.

The most important aspect was the security of the whole courtyard, with an array set up inside.

After Li Yunjing paid 1,000 low grade spirit stones for ten days of rent, the shopkeeper of "Yunlai Inn" handed two keys to Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi.

When they reached the backyard, Yu Yunyi unlocked the gate with the key, and Li Yunjing pushed open the door with a creak.

The two large doors were made of spirit wood, hard and heavy, inscribed with runes.

As the gate opened, the runes lit up.

The walls of the courtyard were covered with runes, emitting a gentle glow.

If anyone tried to enter here without alerting the guests inside, it would not be easy.

Li Yunjing and his group realized that by opening the gate with the key, they had activated the array within this three-section courtyard.

The entire courtyard was quite pleasant, covered with flowers and trees, creating a tranquil environment suitable for living.

After ensuring there were no hidden entrances,

Yu Yunyi nodded in approval. This courtyard, while not as good as "Rising Sun Peak" or the residences for inner sect disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", was much better than those of the outer sect disciples.

Having such an environment while traveling was already satisfactory for the four of them.

After arranging their rooms, they gathered in the backyard, leaving the cobblestone path to step onto the grass, heading towards the pavilion in the garden.

"Tonight, let’s make do with a simple meal. I still have some Profound Turtle flesh left; we can make some barbecue."

Li Yunjing smiled and took out a large piece of Profound Turtle flesh from its shell, weighing over a hundred pounds, enough for the four of them to feast on.

Although cultivators don’t need to eat, as they all have "Grain Avoidance Pills", they still crave delicious food.

Ordinary food is not suitable for cultivators, as it contains residues and useless substances.

But the Tier Two Profound Turtle flesh is top-grade food that also provides great nourishment to cultivators.

"Senior Brother Li! We’ll handle it!"

Jin Shouyun and Su Guo took the meat, with one of them slicing it while the other used fire element magic to start a bonfire in the center of the grassy area.

Li Yunjing chose a large tree and cut off a small part of its trunk.

He quickly drew his sword, carving it into skewers.

After Jin Shouyun and Su Guo cleaned them with the Water Washing Technique, they skewered the meat and began barbecuing it over the fire.