Chapter 623 - Chapter 623: Chapter 312: City Lord's Audience_3

Chapter 623: Chapter 312: City Lord’s Audience_3

“Senior, travel safely.” The Nascent Soul Shopkeeper saw him all the way to the door and bade him farewell with clasped hands.

Afterward, he visited several other places, and while returning on his sword, they passed by the Pavilion of Profound Dao again, only to see that the crowd had dispersed, with quite a few people having bought pills; it seemed the crisis had been resolved.

At the entrance to the market, Lin Yi brought Nie Xiaoling to a restaurant, securing a private room and ordering an array of specialty dishes.

Seeing Nie Xiaoling still standing at the side, he couldn’t help but beckon, “What are you standing there for? Sit down and join me.”

“Senior, you go ahead and eat. I’ve already eaten at home,” Nie Xiaoling said quickly, shaking her head.

The restaurant served dishes infused with spiritual energy, either vegetables grown in a Spirit Gathering Array, fish reared in a Spirit Pond, or poultry fed on Spirit Grain. Just one dish would cost what she earned over a long period of time in Spirit Stones.

“Sit down. Do you still remember what I said earlier?” Lin Yi said indifferently.

Nie Xiaoling bit her lip and reluctantly sat down, her face filled with anxiety.

When the dishes were served, Lin Yi pushed a few plates toward her and then started to sample the food himself. The fare of Qinglian Spirit City was indeed exceptional, especially the spiritual lotus roots and seeds that, apart from containing spiritual energy, also had the effect of calming the mind, a benefit that was quite noticeable.

After eating for a while, Nie Xiaoling turned to Lin Yi and said, “Senior, may I cultivate for a while? The spiritual energy in these dishes is abundant, and I don’t want to waste it.”

Lin Yi nodded, the scene reminding him of his own past experience farming in the Outer Sect, where after eating a bit of Spirit Rice, he would immediately start cultivating.

With permission granted, Nie Xiaoling sat cross-legged in her chair and began her cultivation practice.

After the meal, Lin Yi took out twenty Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring and handed them over to Nie Xiaoling.

“Senior, this, this is too much. We agreed I would only take three,” Nie Xiaoling said without hesitation, shaking her head and taking only three stones from the pile.

Lin Yi smiled and forced all the Spirit Stones into her hand, “Keep them. I will need your assistance later on.”

“Thank you, Senior.” Only then did Nie Xiaoling accept the stones without further protest.

Then, Lin Yi took out two Communication Talisman templates, having Nie Xiaoling refine one for herself while he kept the other. He gave the refined Sound Transmission Talisman to her, instructing her to contact him if she encountered any unsolvable troubles.

Amid Nie Xiaoling’s gratitude, he left the establishment and returned to the Flying Spirit Hall on his sword.

Before he could retreat to his Cave Mansion, he bumped into two Hall Masters of the Flying Spirit Hall. Vice Hall Master Zhao Yingchang was the first to speak, “We must congratulate Eastern Daoist Friend, we bring you good news.”

“Oh? May I inquire what the good news is?” Lin Yi asked, already surmising it in his mind, guessing that the City Lord intended to meet him.

Hall Master Li Qinglin said with a smile, “As you have probably guessed, our Qinglian Spirit City’s City Lord wishes to meet with you tomorrow. He has been the City Lord for over a thousand years, and it is rare for him to meet with cultivators who have just ascended.”

“It seems to be a great honor. May I ask if there are any rules for meeting the City Lord?” Lin Yi immediately inquired. A Spirit City’s City Lord would undoubtedly be at the late Fusion stage or even at the Crossing Tribulation Stage.

A lifespan of two thousand years in Divinity Transformation, four thousand in Refining Void, and eight thousand in Fusion. According to a normal progression, reaching the late stages of Fusion would take at least five to six thousand years.

Li Qinglin waved his hand lightly, “Daoist Friend need not be too nervous. We, as cultivators, value freedom and spontaneity. There are no special rules, just be natural.”

“Alright, thank you both for letting me know,” Lin Yi said, bowing with clasped hands.

“Daoist Friend, you’re too courteous. Tomorrow we will go with you. It seems we’re benefiting from your fortune as well,” Li Qinglin also bowed in return with clasped hands.

After saying goodbye to the two, Lin Yi retreated to his Cave Mansion to prepare for the next day’s meeting by uploading the map into his mind and analyzing information about the Spirit Profound Realm, though he wasn’t overly concerned about meeting the City Lord.

He first took out the Human race’s map Jade Slip, pressed it to his forehead, channeled Spiritual Power into it, and instantly activated the Jade Slip, causing it to glow. Then, a detailed map flooded into his mind.

Putting down the Jade Slip, he closed his eyes for a moment, getting a rough idea of the location of some cities within the Human race’s settlements before opening his eyes again.