Free Web NovelChapter 630: Chapter 349: Devoted Cultivation
Su Que had previously killed several cultivators and taken their storage bags.
In the storage bags, there were quite a few Celestial Gate Gold.
Celestial Gate Gold is generally cast into gold coins, gold blocks, and golden yuanbao.
Gold coins, gold blocks, and golden yuanbao all have certain measurements.
Moreover, they bear the unique markings of the Celestial Sect, making them not easily counterfeited.
The cultivators under the Master of the Celestial Gate will never tolerate those who counterfeit gold coins, gold blocks, and golden yuanbao, and will kill them upon sight.
Therefore, unless one possesses extremely strong abilities and is confident of escaping the Celestial Sect’s pursuit, they wouldn’t dare to counterfeit Celestial Gate Gold.
To enter and exit cities controlled by the Celestial Sect, Celestial Gate Gold is required.
The amount of Celestial Gate Gold needed varies from city to city.
Typically, the safer and more prosperous the city, the more Celestial Gate Gold is required.
Xianming City is considered among the upper middle tier of the dozens of cities controlled by the Celestial Sect.
After giving four gold coins, Su Que entered the city.
It was night in the Upper Realm, yet the streets of Xianming City were not deserted.
Not all cultivators spend all day in seclusion for cultivation.
Many cultivators choose to cultivate for several days and then enjoy themselves for several days.
This might be beneficial for their cultivation.
After all, not everyone is like Su Que.
Just cultivating leads to progress.
Quite a few cultivators might end up regressing the more they practice.
They need to indulge themselves from time to time.
On the street, some people were setting up stalls.
Su Que could sense that these were all people with cultivation.
More than half of them were below the Merging Realm.
These people were natives of the Upper Realm.
Another portion were cultivators in the Merging Realm.
Below the Merging Realm, they sold small trinkets.
Such as musical instruments, ceramics, and other items.
These cultivators had shallow cultivation and could only create and sell these small trinkets.
The musical instruments of the Upper Realm were made from plants unique to the Upper Realm, making their material incomparable to the Lower Realm’s.
Thus, the music they produced was more melodious than that of the Lower Realm’s instruments.
The ceramics were also of better quality and more aesthetic than those of the Lower Realm.
Ascenders live long lives, and not all their time is spent cultivating.
Some cultivators also immerse themselves in these small trinkets.
However, Su Que had no interest in these.
After passing by these market stalls, he saw stalls selling elixirs, talismans, and other items.
There were also some people on the street stopping at these stalls, choosing elixirs and talismans and haggling with stall owners.
Although Su Que knew of these things from the memories of the cultivators,
since he hadn’t personally experienced them, he was curious and stopped by these stalls.
"Friend, looking for anything specific?"
A stall owner saw Su Que stop and quickly greeted him.
The stall displayed five magical artifacts.
There was a copper sword the length of a palm, a palm-sized iron trigram with intricate engravings, a Judge’s Pen, a bronze bell, and an iron ruler.
Underneath the magical artifacts, a piece of paper was laid.
Written on it with ink were the amounts of Celestial Gate Gold needed for purchasing the magical artifacts.
Su Que looked for a while and, through the memories of the killed cultivators, knew these five magical artifacts were overpriced.
He paused briefly and then left.
The stall owner had finally managed to attract a customer who lingered for so long.
But unexpectedly, he left just like that, causing some anxiety, and hurriedly said:
"Hey, friend, if you think the price is too high, you can negotiate, don’t just leave!"
Su Que seemed not to hear, continuing to walk away without turning back.
After seeing Su Que walk away, the stall owner sighed for a while and then removed the piece of paper under the five magical artifacts.
Replaced them with five new sheets.
The new papers showed cheaper prices.
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Su Que continued forward, sensing that those setting up stalls and shopping, who were buying and selling magical artifacts, elixirs, and other cultivation items, were cultivators in the Early and Middle Stage of Merging Realm.
From the acquired memories, he knew that this market was primarily a venue for transactions among cultivators in the Early Stage of Merging Realm.
If Late Stage of Merging Realm and Creation Realm cultivators engaged in transactions, they would go to special pavilions in the city for trading treasures.
These pavilions had major forces backing them.
Although the items inside were priced higher than their true value,
cultivators still purchased from them.
After all, who knows whether the items on the market streets were genuine or fake.
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Following the memories of cultivators, Su Que walked toward an inn in Xianming City.
He planned to rent a residence for cultivation in Xianming City.
However, as it was nighttime, the brokers in the city were closed.
He had to wait until daytime the next day to find a broker at the broker agency.
On the way to the inn, Su Que passed through a street lined with vibrant pavilions.
Su Que saw several pavilions radiating pink light from within.
In front of one pavilion, a woman wearing only a silk dress, exposing her lotus-like arms, snow-white shoulders, and delicate collarbones, beckoned to Su Que with a charming smile:
"Come here, friend."
Su Que sensed magical waves emanating from the woman’s body.
Evidently, she had used an enchantment on him.
However, Su Que’s spiritual power was strong, completely unaffected.
He continued walking forward.
Even in the Upper Realm, there were places of debauchery.
After all, the cultivators from the Upper Realm were ascended from the Lower Realm and still had mortal emotions and desires.
An immortal is someone who can roam the void and move mountains and seas, not someone devoid of emotions and desires.
Some cultivators, long troubled by bottlenecks,
