Early in the morning on the second day, Lu Ming woke up early and put away the Spirit Convergence Array in his bedroom.
He had originally wanted to teach this formation to the Fatty Bai, but last night's words from Han Qingyi had really given him a warning. In this chaotic environment of the academy, it was best not to reveal himself too easily.
Right after he put away the magic array, a series of banging sounds came from outside the door.
Lu Ming helplessly walked over, this time it was not Fatty Bai.
When he opened the door, as expected, Fatty Bai was standing at the door, wailing and crying towards Lu Ming:
"Brother Catfish, my goddess is leaving. Why aren't you coming with me to send her off?"
Fatty Bai's wail immediately gave Lu Ming goosebumps. He quickly dragged Fatty Bai and walked towards the academy's gate.
"Alright, alright, let's go."
As he accompanied Fatty Bai, Lu Ming still felt a little guilty. After all, the goddess of Fatty Bai had only come to find him last night and even kissed him. If Fatty Bai knew about this, he would definitely be angered to death.
Thinking about it, although Lu Ming asked about the warmth of the place, he still couldn't quite make head or tail of it.
When they reached the main gate, the people of Jixia College were already on the Blue Luan. Mu Yuanfang was standing on the Blue Luan's back and bowing to one of the Cang Ling Academy's teachers and students.
With his sharp eyes, Fatty Bai saw Han Qingyi standing at the back with a single glance and excitedly waved his hand.
As expected, Fatty Bai's wave attracted Han Qingyi's attention. She smiled like a crescent moon and nodded in this direction.
The Fatty Bai was agitated beyond belief. She grabbed Lu Ming's arm and screamed non-stop. However, Lu Ming had a feeling that Han Qingyi was smiling at him, that she was reminding him not to forget what she said, and quickly nodded and smiled in response.
The Blue Luan flew high in the sky until it gradually disappeared within the clouds. The people at the entrance only dispersed in twos and threes.
Fatty Bai waited until the Blue Luan disappeared before reluctantly withdrawing his gaze. He said to Lu Ming with a face full of grief and indignation, "Brother Catfish, I'm not in a good mood.
Lu Ming laughed involuntarily, this Fatty Bai might look like a sage at times, but at times, he was too childish, so he could only nod in agreement to Fatty's request.
"Fine, wait for me here. I'll be back in a moment."
Hearing Lu Ming's agreement, the fatty immediately ran back to the Academy like a wisp of smoke. In a short while, he came out with two horses.
"F * ck, Fatty, where did you get this horse?"
Looking at the two horses that were obviously weak, Lu Ming asked with his mouth agape. He had already been in the academy for a few months, but he had never seen a place like the academy with a horse.
However, Fatty had a very natural expression on his face. "I rented it in the academy's Beastmaster Workshop. Otherwise, how am I supposed to go to Qingshan Town?"
Taking the reins passed to him by the fatty, Lu Ming jumped onto the spirit stallion, then saw the fatty struggling to get on the spirit stallion. Seeing the spirit stallion whinnied under the fatty's body, Lu Ming couldn't help but mourn its fate of being cruelly ravaged.
"Fatty, what kind of place is Qing Mountain Village?"
After waiting for Fatty Bai to lead the way on his horse with much difficulty, Lu Ming finally found the time to ask.
"Qing Mountain Village is indeed Qing Mountain Village. What other place could it be?"
Listening to the Fatty Bai's detailed explanation, Lu Ming finally understood.
It turned out that Qing Mountain Village was a place similar to a university city in the mortal world. Because of the establishment of the Cang Ling Academy, it gradually rose up and then developed into a place similar to a business town. Usually, whenever the students of the Cang Ling Academy had shopping or entertaining matters, they would go to Qingshan Town to settle it.
However, because the Principal Gui was afraid that the students would be indulged in pleasure, Qing Mountain Village was quite far away from the Cang Ling Academy, roughly a hundred miles away. However, with the spirit stallion's strength, it only took about an hour.
Walking on the main road, Lu Ming curiously looked around at the scenery. Ever since he came to the cultivation world, he had always been staying in the Cang Ling Academy. He had never been out of the Academy before, but this time, accompanying Fatty Bai gave him a new experience.
Farming flashed past every now and then as many people were working in the fields. However, Lu Ming did not see any mechanical shadow, but on the contrary, he saw techniques being displayed from time to time. The Spirit Cloud that automatically drizzled, and flew up and down the Spirit Net to get rid of insects. Magic here became a substitute for technology.
After walking along the flat road for an hour or so, Lu Ming and the others finally saw the shadow of Qing Mountain Village. Fatty Bai cheered as he rode his spirit stallion forward.
The closer he got to Qingshan Town, the more shocked Lu Ming was in his heart, because at this moment, what appeared in front of him was actually an enormous object.
The city gate that was a hundred meters wide was like the big mouth of a giant beast, densely packed with caravans of pedestrians entering and exiting unceasingly. The city wall that stretched out endlessly was tall and sturdy, and there were also patches of black blood stains mixed within.
There was a soldier dressed as a soldier at the city gate. When he saw someone suspicious, he would step forward and ask. Huge crossbow bolts stood on top of the city walls, and the flying swords that streaked past from time to time were cold and grim.
In front of him was Qing Mountain Village. It was actually a heavily guarded ancient city. Even the clothing of the people here was obviously of an ancient style.
"Alright, stop looking. Hurry up and go in."
Fatty Bai dismounted from his horse and led the horse in a queue, waiting to enter the city. Lu Ming was obviously a modern man, but walking here was like walking into a city, he was curiously sizing up the people walking past him.
"So it's the two immortal masters from the Cang Ling Academy, please come in."
The soldier at the door checked the identity tokens of the Lu Ming duo and quickly replied respectfully. Upon hearing that Lu Ming and Yue Shan were 'immortal masters', the crowd scattered and made a wide path for the two of them.
From the looks of it, cultivators had a very high status in the cultivation world.
"Let's go, I'll take you to have a good rest today."
With a wave of his hand, Fatty Bai placed the spirit stallion at the city gate, and then led Lu Ming to dive into the crowd.
He did not know how many times he had been stepped on by the people around him, but when Lu Ming could not resist anymore and released his spirit energy, Fatty Bai finally stopped him in his tracks.
"Myriad Spirit Pavilion."
Lu Ming raised his head, and muttered the words on the huge signboard.
Simplified characters? Lu Ming was even more curious about this cultivation world that he had yet to see.
The small building was four stories tall, and its resplendent decorations made it look very different from the shops around it. Moreover, the four sword-wielding maids standing at the entrance would occasionally block the path of one or two people who wanted to enter.
Just as Lu Ming was curiously sizing up the place, a young man suddenly stood in front of the Ten Thousand Spirit Pavilion and shouted:
"Young master, I'm going in today. I want to see what you can do to me."