txolops Chapter 213 Encountering an Old Friend in the Main City
Chapter 213 Encountering an Old Friend in the Main City
An endless, boundless world of ice and snow.
A flying boat sped across the sky, and Li Ping stood quietly at the bow of the flying boat.
His gaze was fixed on the monotonous scenery below, but his mind was silently pondering the content of his conversation with Ma Fangshan, the Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Not long ago, Ma Fangshan informed the two of the general situation of the humans in the far north.
While the two were pondering, he earnestly invited them to stay in Tiangu Market, speaking with great enthusiasm and offering to relinquish his position as the market's lord.
He instantly became the person in charge of hundreds of thousands of ordinary people and hundreds of cultivators in Tiangu Market.
This option seemed tempting, but neither Li Ping nor Xiao Yunzhi were power-hungry, so they naturally refused outright.
After he refused, Li Ping could clearly feel that Ma Fangshan breathed a sigh of relief.
Clearly, the sudden appearance of two powerful individuals with higher cultivation levels than himself in the market had made him quite uneasy.
Next, Li Ping inquired about the geography of the far north and the approximate locations of the eight main human cities.
Subsequently, he and Xiao Yunzhi left Tiangu Market despite Ma Fangshan's repeated attempts to persuade them to stay.
At this moment, they were heading to Feixue City, the main city under the jurisdiction of Tiangu Market and ruled by the cultivation sect Feixue Sect.
According to Ma Fangshan, Feixue City is tens of thousands of miles away from Tiangu Market. Although it seems far away, it is actually the closest main city to Tiangu Market.
This made Li Ping even more impressed by the vastness of the far north.
This distance is so long that it could almost traverse most of the Western Wilderness, but in the far north, it is only the distance between a main city and its subordinate markets.
Moreover, in this vast area, saying it is sparsely populated is an exaggeration; there are almost no human inhabitants.
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Li Ping's gaze fell on the beautiful figure beside him, and he calmly asked, "Yunzhi, what are your plans next?"
According to Ma Fangshan, the far north is not completely isolated from the outside world. With the magical power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, as long as they carry enough spirit stones and fly day and night in a flying boat, heading south continuously for several years, they can return to the human-inhabited area.
Moreover, Flying Snow City is located in the western part of the far north, and going south from here will take you directly to the Western Wilderness.
However, Li Ping offended Hua Wuji, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, so he has no plans to return to the Western Wilderness for the time being.
As for going to the Great Zhou?
He would then have to fly eastward for several decades in the far north before heading south, only then could he successfully reach the Great Zhou.
Not only would it take a long time, but the journey would also involve crossing the territories of several alien races, which would be far too dangerous for a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Therefore, Li Ping's plan was to go to Flying Snow City, settle down there, and cultivate in seclusion until he reached the Core Formation stage.
Anyway, he's a rogue cultivator, so it doesn't matter where he cultivates.
In contrast, Xiao Yunzhi is a cultivator from a sect, and her family, Xiao, is a large and powerful family of cultivators.
In the Western Wilderness, she has teachers, family, and friends... Li Ping was unsure of her plans, which is why he asked this question.
If Xiao Yunzhi wants to return to the Western Wilderness, then Li Ping will have no choice but to part ways with her.
Upon hearing Li Ping's question, Xiao Yunzhi shook her head: "My younger sister thwarted the Spirit Control Sect's conspiracy in the secret realm. If she returns to the Western Wilderness now, it might bring trouble to the sect."
Although she deeply hated Old Demon Lu, Xiao Yunzhi had to admit that Old Demon Lu was able to defeat the Ancestor, so his strength was probably unparalleled in the entire Western Wilderness, and even Uncle Qiu was no match for him.
If they were to actually confront them, the academy would likely suffer a great loss.
Therefore, she was unwilling to go back now and bring great enemies upon the academy.
She met Li Ping's gaze without flinching and said with a smile, "I think I can try to form my Golden Core in about ten more years of cultivation. So I plan to form my Golden Core in this far north and then return to the Western Wilderness."
Li Ping nodded slightly and said calmly, "That's fine. There should be a third-tier spiritual vein in Flying Snow City, which is enough to meet Yunzhi's needs for Core Formation."
In fact, while he appeared calm on the surface, he was already filled with emotion in his heart.
If he remembered correctly, Xiao Yunzhi was more than ten years younger than her.
In other words, she is only in her early sixties now, and in another ten years or so she will be in her seventies.
At seventy years old, one should attempt to form the Golden Core!
What's most enviable is that she hasn't encountered any bottlenecks in achieving her Core Formation stage; it's a natural and 100% successful process.
Li Ping could only say: Cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots are terrifying!
However, for Li Ping, this is a good thing.
Once she reaches the Core Formation stage, given their decent relationship, Li Ping will have a Core Formation cultivator to rely on.
Although it might be a bit shameful to say that someone is a gigolo.
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Li Ping and Xiao Yunzhi took turns piloting the flying boat, flying at full speed day and night at an astonishing speed.
In just over ten days, a magnificent ice crystal city appeared in their field of vision, and as they flew closer, the city continued to grow larger.
Amidst the vast expanse of ice and snow, this colossal city stands firm, like a giant from ancient legends.
Flying Snow City covers an area of hundreds of miles. There is a large third-order spiritual vein beneath the ground of the city, and a considerable number of first-order and second-order spiritual veins branch out from it.
The city is mainly for cultivators to live in and trade.
Outside the city, using the power of the formation, the cultivators of Flying Snow City expanded outward by nearly a thousand miles, creating an environment suitable for mortals to live, reproduce, and cultivate.
Most of these mortals are descendants of the cultivators in the city.
While cultivators protect mortals, more potential cultivators will emerge from among the mortals, continuously injecting new blood into the cultivation world.
Cultivators could be seen entering and exiting the city gate, which stood tens of feet high.
Li Ping piloted the flying boat to a stop near the city gate, and then flew out of the flying boat with Xiao Yunzhi, waving his hand to put the flying boat away.
He merely released a slight aura, and the Qi Refining cultivators guarding the city gate all showed respect on their faces.
However, with a Core Formation cultivator in charge of Flying Snow City, Li Ping didn't dare to just brazenly enter the city and provoke them; he still had to abide by the basic rules.
Under the respectful guidance of the guards, he and Xiao Yunzhi arrived at a palace next to the city gate. After paying the corresponding amount of spirit stones, they each received an identity token.
They registered as independent cultivators from other realms.
As for the name, Li Ping casually wrote "Yan Buping".
As I said before, nobody in this far north knows him, so he can be called whatever he wants.
Moreover, he came to Flying Snow City mainly to find a quiet place to cultivate in seclusion. He would not interact much with other cultivators, nor did he intend to make any connections.
He didn't intend to stay in such a harsh environment in the far north for the rest of his life; he would leave after he reached the Core Formation stage.
After obtaining their identity tokens, the two entered the city through the city walls forged from ice and jade.
Unlike Fenglan Immortal City, which is divided into an inner city, an outer city, and Qinglong Mountain, Feixue City actually only has one city wall. Once inside the city, all you can see are rows of crystal-clear and beautiful buildings.
This is also a characteristic of the far north, where cultivators are accustomed to using the spiritual material 'ice jade' as a building material.
Although Flying Snow City does not have an inner and outer city, the concentration of spiritual energy varies in different parts of the city due to the distribution of spiritual veins.
After discussing it, Li Ping and Xiao Yunzhi decided to rent a cave dwelling with a second-grade high-quality spiritual vein together.
Choosing to share a rental is not because they lack financial resources.
The main reason is that in this unfamiliar place, living together allows them to look after each other.
Besides, cultivators have long since transcended the mortal realm and don't place as much importance on the separation between men and women.
After determining their direction, the two took to the air and flew towards the center of the city.
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Upon arriving at the city center, Li Ping and Xiao Yunzhi were about to inquire about information regarding renting a cave dwelling.
But suddenly, a hesitant voice rang in his ear: "Uncle Li?"
The voice sounded slightly old, but Li Ping recognized it immediately. He looked up in disbelief and happened to see a shop on the street.
A tall, middle-aged man with graying temples was staring at himself in disbelief.
Although his appearance had changed and he looked much older than he remembered, Li Ping recognized him at a glance. This middle-aged man was none other than Ji Shuxuan, the grandson of Master Ji.
"Shuxuan, what are you doing here?" Li Ping walked up to the middle-aged man and asked in surprise.
He remembered that about twenty years ago, Ji Shuxuan chose to accept the Immortal City's summons to go to the Yan Kingdom to fight in order to seize the opportunity of Foundation Establishment.
However, he was not lucky. Not long after, Li Ping received news of his disappearance.
At the time, Li Ping thought he had already died in the accident.
Who would have thought that I would see him again in this far north, a million miles away from the Western Wilderness.
"Uncle Li, it really is you! I thought I had met someone who looked similar." Ji Shuxuan was very happy to see Li Ping again.
Overjoyed, he quickly invited Li Ping and Xiao Yunzhi into the shop to entertain them.
Ji Shuxuan wasn't the only one in the shop; there was also a young female cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining. According to Ji Shuxuan, her name was Ayun, and she was his wife.
Ayun also respectfully bowed to Li Ping and the other person.
After sitting down, Ji Shuxuan began to recount his experiences one by one.
Li Ping became increasingly surprised as he listened, and finally sighed with emotion, "Shuxuan, you've suffered a lot over the years."
He never imagined that Ji Shuxuan's disappearance was actually due to being captured alive by the Turks and sold into slavery.
What was even more unexpected was that when Xu Guike was fleeing the Western Wilderness, he happened to meet Ji Shuxuan, who had fallen into slavery, and rescued him because of Li Ping.
According to Ji Shuxuan.
After being rescued by Senior Xu, he followed Senior Xu to Flying Snow City, and with Senior Xu's approval, he became a Daoist couple with A Yun.
Over the years, after having children, he has come to regard Flying Snow City as his home, and even the thought of returning to the Western Wilderness has faded.
But unexpectedly, he was able to see Uncle Li one more time before his lifespan ended.
Li Ping looked up and saw that Ji Shuxuan had gray hair, and his appearance could barely be described as that of a handsome middle-aged man.
As for myself, my appearance is frozen in my youth.
To an uninformed outsider, one might assume that Ji Shuxuan is the elder and Li Ping is the junior.