Free Web NovelChapter 383: Dalliance Discord (1)
"Thank you, Fellow Cultivator Lao." Tang Yin said to Lao Gu Tao’s divine sense as he grasped the green token in his hand.
"You have permission to enter the Crystalline Rain Region. Your entry has been approved, and no one will impede you. I look forward to meeting you again in the future." Lao Gu Tao bid farewell to Tang Yin. With that, he withdrew his divine sense, returning it to his physical body deep within the heart of the Crystalline Rain Region.
Tang Yin offered a brief nod in acknowledgement before redirecting his focus toward the Crystalline Rain Region. Disregarding the extensive walls and defences enveloping the Region, he tore through the sky, making a direct entry into the Crystalline Rain Region. His entrance drew a chorus of astonishment and admiration from the Mortal Step cultivators observing from below.
The moment Tang Yin stepped into the Crystalline Rain Region, the crystalline rain, as clear as mountain dew, began to shower down upon his body.
While the crystalline rain appeared significantly clearer and purer than ordinary rain, its impact and behaviour seemed to mimic that of regular rain. It was as though the sole distinction between crystalline rain and regular rain lay in their visual appearance.
Tang Yin paid no heed to the crystalline rain. It held no relevance to his mission. At best, it was a pleasing sight.
Without a second thought for the renowned crystalline rain, Tang Yin extended his divine sense, but the result prompted a frown to crease his brow.
’So, this is how they conduct their monitoring and surveillance on cultivators within the Crystalline Rain Region.’ Tang Yin mused to himself.
The approach employed by the Divine Emperor Kingdom’s cultivators responsible for overseeing the Crystalline Rain Region was surprisingly straightforward and open.
These formidable cultivators simply extended their divine senses across the entirety of the Crystalline Rain Region, leaving nothing to evade their attention. Naturally, these divine senses refrained from penetrating into cultivation chambers or other private domains.
The divine senses responsible for monitoring the entire Crystalline Rain Region primarily focused on ensuring the Region’s safety and preventing any unusual occurrences. Apart from these security concerns, these divine senses paid no heed to anything else, even if a crime was unfolding right before their eyes, or, in this instance, their divine senses.
"Fellow Cultivator Ma, kindly limit the range of your divine sense to a 50-kilometer radius around yourself. This is a regulation that all Principle Step cultivators visiting the Region must adhere to." Lao Gu Tao’s voice resonated in Tang Yin’s mind.
Lao Gu Tao naturally maintained his divine sense that was extended throughout the entire Crystalline Rain Region since he was the leader of the Divine Emperor Kingdom’s cultivators responsible for the Region. He swiftly detected Tang Yin’s attempt to expand his divine sense and promptly reminded him to adhere to the Region’s regulations.
Tang Yin felt a touch of annoyance, but he decided it wasn’t worth causing a commotion over this matter. Thus, he promptly confined the range of his divine sense to a 50-kilometer radius around himself.
Once he adhered to this restriction, no other divine senses approached him, and they continued their passive surveillance of the general events within the Crystalline Rain Region.
Releasing an exasperated sigh, Tang Yin surveyed the landscape within the 50-kilometer radius surrounding him.
After a thorough inspection, Tang Yin observed that the majority of the land and terrain was already occupied by humans and cultivators. However, this didn’t concern him much. He silently soared through the air, diligently searching for terrain or a cave that suited his requirements.
The Crystalline Rain Region wasn’t overly vast to begin with, and with Tang Yin’s speed, it didn’t take long for him to locate a suitable spot for himself.
Tang Yin stumbled upon a cave occupied by two cultivators, a man and a woman, and it was quite apparent that they formed a Dao Pair. Both of them boasted Spirit Ascension Realm cultivation and possessed a remarkably spacious cave nestled within a massive mountain.
The Crystalline Rain Region was teeming with Spirit Veins. However, the most valuable ones had already been claimed by large organizations and influential cultivators. freёwebnovel.com
This left only the lower-quality Spirit Veins available for smaller organizations and less powerful cultivators to utilize.
The large mountain where the Spirit Ascension Realm Dao Pair lived was endowed with a Spirit Vein of medium-to-low quality. It was sufficient for a Rank 4 organization to sustain itself and raise its human resources.
The Spirit Ascension Realm Dao Pair both stood at the Early-stage of the Spirit Ascension Realm, having only just recently broken into the Spirit Ascension Realm. Their foundations remained unsteady and required further reinforcement, a process that would likely take several years to complete.
The Spirit Ascension Realm Dao Pair held leadership roles within their Rank 4 organization, although it didn’t precisely conform to the typical structure of a sect or the standard organizational framework led by ordinary cultivators.
Tang Yin discerned that the Spirit Ascension Realm Dao Pair managed a commercial enterprise. Their operation involved supplying and transporting resources to customers in exchange for payment. This business primarily revolved around fulfilling the fundamental supply and demand for materials, along with transportation services that likely spanned several tens of kilometres.
Furthermore, this Spirit Ascension Realm Dao Pair had ingeniously developed an entire city within the mountain. The exterior of the mountain may appear mostly vacant, but its interior was entirely hollow, accommodating a vast and thriving city. It resembled a cocoon, with the mountain symbolizing the chrysalis and the bustling city representing the butterfly.
Tang Yin directly sent his divine sense into the cultivation chamber of the Spirit Ascension Realm Dao Pair. Coincidently, the Dao Pair were both present in the same room, engaged in a private conversation exclusively between themselves.
Lao Gu Tao and the other influential cultivators in the Crystalline Rain Region naturally detected Tang Yin’s actions. His divine sense was merely at the Mid-stage of the Principle Manipulation Realm, and he made little effort to conceal his actions either.
Nonetheless, they all chose to disregard him. So long as Tang Yin didn’t breach any regional rules or regulations, they held no interest in whether he engaged in minor infractions here and there. In any case, it wasn’t their responsibility to intervene, as Tang Yin’s actions had no bearing on the well-being of the Crystalline Rain Region.
"Xiyamu Saman! Be precise and speak clearly!" The first words Tang Yin heard when his divine sense entered the cultivation chamber of the Spirit Ascension Realm Dao Pair were spoken by a somewhat irked male voice. Evidently, it belonged to the male half of the Dao Pair.
"What do you want from me?" Responded the female half of the Dao Pair, Xiyamu Saman, with an equally annoyed tone.
"What do I want? I should be asking you the same! You clearly have no desire to continue our relationship, yet you’re also unwilling to release me. What is it that you truly desire from me?" Riuzi Aihamaide, the male half of the Dao Pair and Xiyamu Saman’s partner, exclaimed with profound intensity. However, he maintained restraint in his outburst to avoid harming Xiyamu Saman in any manner.
’Relationship problems, eh?’ Tang Yin pondered to himself. Observing the drama unfolding between a couple grappling with relationship difficulties was always an interesting spectacle.
Although Tang Yin was pressed for time, he didn’t mind taking a moment to observe this engaging romantic dispute. After all, once he entered the Abyss Firmament, he anticipated remaining there for several decades without egressing. ƒrēewebnovel.com
BANG BANG
Suddenly, a servant knocked on the door of the cultivation chamber where Xiyamu Saman and Riuzi Aihamaide were embroiled in their dispute. "Your Eminenc—"
However, before the servant could utter even two words, Riuzi Aihamaide coldly and dismissively interrupted him. "Do me a favour and get lost."
The servant fell into silence upon hearing Riuzi Aihamaide’s aloof words. He was clearly not pleased with the tone, but Riuzi Aihamaide was his master, and, moreover, significantly more powerful than him. He had no choice but to obey his master’s instruction.
"Yes, Your Eminenc—" Just as the servant was on the cusp of confirming his compliance and taking his leave, a similar occurrence played out once more.
"No, since you’ve come here, it must be something of importance. What’s the matter?" Xiyamu Saman interjected, not allowing the servant to complete his sentence once again. In contrast to Riuzi Aihamaide, her voice carried a gentler tone that did not appear to demean the servant.
However, those who were acquainted with Xiyamu Saman would know that a sinister nature lurked behind her honeyed words.
The servant lapsed into silence once again. He found himself caught in a conundrum, uncertain of whose directive to obey. Both Riuzi Aihamaide and Xiyamu Saman were the leaders of the Dual Washwood Commerce, wielding equal authority and matching power. He was genuinely perplexed about what course of action to take.
