Wang Yu

Chapter 786 Yearning for the Mundane Heart

"I see. It seems your Demon Domain values bloodlines highly," Han Li said thoughtfully.

"The Holy Domain respects strength above all else, and bloodlines are strictly hierarchical. Weak clans are basically enslaved and oppressed by stronger ones. In barbaric places like the Ten Affliction Mountains, clan oppression is even more severe. Among the Ten Affliction Kings, only the Black Weasel King is relatively enlightened, so many lower clans have gathered here," Shi Chuan Kong sighed, seemingly quite dissatisfied with the situation of clan oppression.

Han Li responded with an "Oh" and didn't ask further.

As they spoke, the two had already reached the edge of Black Weasel City.

Now, viewing it up close, they could even more keenly sense the grandeur of Black Weasel City. The tall city walls rose to the sky, surrounding the coastline.

At intervals along the city wall, there was a city gate entrance. Near each city gate, docks were lined up, and large ships were moored, with people coming and going, making it extremely bustling and lively.

"This city looks pretty good. Although it was built by fierce beasts, it's not much different from the Immortal World," Han Li said, nodding.

"Among the Ten Affliction Kings, the Black Weasel King is the most familiar with the mundane world outside the mountains and encourages commercial trade. Therefore, although the number of high-level fierce beast clans in the Black Weasel territory is not large, the overall strength is not weak," Shi Chuan Kong said.

"In that case, this Black Weasel King can be considered a wise person among the Ten Affliction Kings," Han Li said, changing his perception of the Black Weasel King.

"Wise... in a certain sense, you could say that," Shi Chuan Kong's mouth twitched slightly, his expression somewhat strange.

Seeing Shi Chuan Kong's expression, Han Li's heart stirred, but he didn't ask more questions.

"Let's go," Shi Chuan Kong said, and the two flew toward the city gate entrance, quickly arriving near the city gate.

Near the city gate, some black-armored soldiers holding weapons were standing, checking those entering the city.

However, the inspection wasn't strict. Shi Chuan Kong stepped forward and briefly communicated with the gatekeeper soldiers, handing over a few black crystals, and the two smoothly entered the city.

Han Li stood beside the street inside the gate, looked around, and nodded.

The streets and buildings in the city were quite clean, especially the road surface, which was very wide, more than ten zhang wide, and the ground was paved with black floor tiles, which were exceptionally flat.

A lot of beast-drawn carriages were parked on both sides of the street, and the creatures pulling the carriages were a kind of blue-black exotic beast, their bodies similar to horses, but their heads looked like flood dragons. It was unknown what kind of exotic beast they were.

Seeing Han Li and the other land, a carriage owner immediately ran over.

This person didn't look very old; he was still a youth. He was short, with dark red scales on his hands and feet, and his cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul stage.

"Are you two seniors visiting Black Weasel City for the first time? Hire my beast carriage, only one high-grade magic crystal per day. My name is Lu Xie, and I'm a native of Black Weasel City. I'm very familiar with the situation in various parts of the city," the youth said, his eyes bright and clever, in a flattering manner.

"Beast carriage? Is flying not allowed in the city?" Shi Chuan Kong looked toward the city and glanced at the beast carriages by the roadside, asking.

"The Black Weasel King stipulates that no one is allowed to fly in the city. There are restrictions set in the sky that prohibit flying. If you want to go somewhere, you can only rely on walking or taking a beast carriage," Lu Xie said.

"We are indeed visiting Black Weasel City for the first time. We want to buy some things. If you can lead the way well, I'll give you two high-grade magic crystals a day," Shi Chuan Kong exchanged glances with Han Li and nodded.

"Thank you, senior. I will definitely do my best to lead the way for you," Lu Xie said with great joy, and then hurriedly pulled out his beast carriage.

Han Li and the other sat in the back seat of the beast carriage, Lu Xie sat in the front, and drove the beast carriage forward.

The Blue Horse Beast was quite fast, and the surrounding scenery quickly receded.

"Lu Xie, besides prohibiting flying, are there any other prohibitions in Black Weasel City?" Han Li looked around and asked casually.

"Yes, the strictest one is that you can't fight each other. You can't do it for any reason. Those who violate it will be directly arrested by the Black Weasel Army and have all their cultivation abolished. Also, Black Weasel City will implement curfew every night. Either leave the city at night or find an inn to stay in. In short, it is strictly forbidden to wander around the city late at night. Once caught, you will also be subject to severe punishment," Lu Xie solemnly warned.

"Curfew at night?" Han Li showed a look of surprise.

Prohibiting flying and fighting was fine, but the curfew rule was beyond his expectations. For cultivators like them, there was no difference between day and night, and Black Weasel City's business seemed to be quite developed, and various businesses must be very busy. Implementing a curfew was equal to halving the transaction time, which would definitely have a big impact.

"These prohibitions were all set by the Black Weasel King. He thinks that one should go home at night, and wandering outside late at night is indecent, so he implemented a curfew," Lu Xie said with a somewhat unnatural expression.

"Indecent..." Han Li couldn't help but open his mouth when he heard this.

He originally thought that the Black Weasel King implemented a curfew for some special reason, but he didn't expect it to be because of this.

His impression of the Black Weasel King had changed again. No wonder Shi Chuan Kong had a strange expression when he mentioned the Black Weasel King just now.

"Lu Xie, first introduce the situation of Black Weasel City to us," Shi Chuan Kong interjected and asked.

"Black Weasel City is roughly divided into nine areas. The three areas in the center are the Black Weasel King's residence and the Black Weasel Army directly under his command. Among the remaining six areas, three are public areas. Although the area is very large, all the lower clans live there, and there is nothing to go to. There are two more areas which are the High Residence areas, which are provided to higher clans... and experts like you two seniors live in there. The last one is the trade area. Almost all the high-level shops in the city are concentrated there. By the way, almost all the top-level materials and high-quality magic items in this city will be sold and traded there. However, you need to pay some fees to enter, but for you two seniors, this fee is naturally nothing." Lu Xie breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't have to talk about the Black Weasel King anymore, and introduced侃侃 to him.

"Oh, we came to Black Weasel City this time to buy some Purple Yang Warm Jade. Do you know where to buy it in the city?" Shi Chuan Kong asked again.

"Purple Yang Warm Jade? So you two seniors want to buy this treasure. Purple Yang Warm Jade is one of the special treasures of Black Weasel City, and the quantity is extremely small. It has always been in short supply. Moreover, the transaction situation of this treasure is not something that small people like me can know. I can only take the two seniors to the best shops in the city. I hope that the two seniors can buy it there," Lu Xie said with a slightly stiff face and some apologies.

"Okay, take us there," Shi Chuan Kong didn't really expect to find out anything from Lu Xie, the coachman, and nodded.

Lu Xie hurriedly agreed and accelerated the beast carriage to move forward.

Half an hour later, the beast carriage came to the depths of Black Weasel City and stopped in front of a huge city gate in the city.

The districts in the city are also separated from each other by some low city walls.

Looking inside through the city gate in front, there are tall and beautiful shops lined up, and people come and go, which is extremely lively. It is the trading area of Black Weasel City.

Some black-clad soldiers are also stationed in front of this city gate, and stopped Han Li's beast carriage.

"To enter the trading area, each person needs to pay a top-grade magic crystal. There are three of you here, three top-grade magic crystals," a black-clad soldier said lightly.

Lu Xie looked at Han Li with some embarrassment when he heard this.

According to the rules of their industry, this fee is generally borne by the passengers, but Han Li may not know this rule when they just arrived in Black Weasel City, and he did not clearly state how to pay this fee before.

Shi Chuan Kong waved his hand and took out three black crystals and threw them to the black-clad soldier.

The black-clad soldier took the black crystal and waved to open the road.

"Thank you, senior," Lu Xie relaxed his face, thanked him, and then drove the beast carriage into the trading area, and continued to move forward along the street inside.

After a while, the beast carriage stopped in front of a five-story pavilion building. It didn't look very beautiful and majestic, and it was even a bit ordinary, but there were many customers coming in and out.

Above the gate of the pavilion, there was a plaque hanging with the words "Floating Gold Pavilion".

"You two seniors, this Floating Gold Pavilion is one of the largest shops in this city. Although it looks a bit ordinary, it has been operating for more than ten thousand years, and its connections and financial resources are very deep. You can take a look at this shop first. I'll wait for you outside," Lu Xie said.

"Okay, let's take a look at this shop first." Shi Chuan Kong heard this, jumped off the beast carriage, and strode towards it.

Han Li also got out of the beast carriage and secretly paid attention to the surrounding situation. After finding nothing unusual, he also stepped forward and followed.

As soon as the two stepped into the gate of the shop, a faint wave of devilish energy flashed, and the scenery in front of the two changed suddenly. The next moment, they appeared in a giant hall with hundreds of zhang.

Han Li raised his eyebrows. This shop was indeed not simple, and it had laid down the magical power of Sumeru space in the shop.

Moreover, not only that, but in the devilish wave just now, he keenly noticed a trace of detection aura, which was probably secretly detecting their cultivation.

It's just that he and Shi Chuan Kong had hidden their true cultivation, and they couldn't see through their details with this level of detection.

Large counters were placed on both sides of the giant hall. The counters on the left were various raw materials, and the counters on the right were various finished treasures such as elixirs and magic weapons.

These counters were arranged in a very orderly manner, so that people could clearly identify them at a glance, and where to find the goods they needed.

Behind each counter, there stood a green-shirted attendant, with a cordial smile on his face, welcoming every customer.

Almost all of these attendants had transformed into human form, and it was almost impossible to see inhuman features on them.

"The two seniors are welcome to our Floating Gold Pavilion. You are distinguished guests whose cultivation has reached the True Immortal Realm. We are not qualified to entertain you. Please go to the VIP room to take a seat. I will immediately ask a chief manager to come over," a beautiful maid in a green shirt immediately greeted her and said respectfully.