Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Summer Rain City, City Lord's Mansion!

Xiahou Cang spoke with a gloomy expression.

"Still can't get in touch?"

A subordinate said with a slightly pale face.

"Reporting to the City Lord, we can't reach them..."

"Compared to our intelligence, the Blood Crown Flowers brought back this time are short by a full seven!"

Xiahou Cang closed his eyes tightly, leaning back in his chair with a furrowed brow.

After a while, an old man with gray hair walked over and whispered something into the man's ear.

Xiahou Cang's eyes flashed, a cold light flickering in the depths.

"Already dead, huh..."

"Which family made the move?"

Xiahou Cang narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint in his gaze.

"Is this a warning, or are they trying to force my hand?"

Second floor of a teahouse.

Li Guanqi was playing with a jade slip he had bought in the city.

It contained some basic information about the Emperor's Rest Bay.

The Emperor's Rest Bay is divided into inner and outer sections.

The inner bay has six cities: East, South, West, and North.

As well as Winter and Summer cities!

The outer bay is equally vast, nearly 1,200 miles wide.

Beneath this vast territory, there are hundreds of docks and shipyards.

Water transportation is well-developed, with dense docks and wharves, making it the transportation hub of the entire Western Region of Azure Profound State.

The outer bay's wharf area attracts many merchants and ships, leading to the emergence of a city with a large flow of people.

This city is called 'Outer Bay,' simple and clear.

Outer Bay is most famous not for its wharves and markets, but for its massive coliseum!!

Gambling, betting...

This coliseum can be described as a den of money.

Dark, oppressive, the people there are all crazy.

Some lose their fortunes, while others become rich overnight and live a life of ease.

Li Guanqi sipped his tea, muttering with a glint in his eyes.

"Interesting... It's the first time I've come across a place like this."

With that, Li Guanqi stood up and smiled.

"Let's go, Master, let's take a look at the biggest treasure pavilion in this city!"

As the two walked out of the teahouse, they transformed into two celestial and venerable great cultivators.

Li Nanting wore a mysterious smile on his face.

Although his aura seemed to be that of a Void Refinement Realm cultivator, anyone who saw the old man's inexplicable smile would feel a chill in their heart...

Which Void Refinement Realm cultivator could wear a First-Grade Immortal Robe?

Even Celestial Immortals, let alone Profound Immortals, probably wouldn't be willing to spend so much money to buy a real Immortal Robe!!

Hundreds of thousands of Immortal Crystals are no joke.

Li Guanqi had an otherworldly bearing, with one hand behind his back and the other gently waving a folding fan, like a graceful young master.

The most magnificent building in the city center was undoubtedly the Myriad Treasure Pavilion.

The resplendent Myriad Treasure Pavilion had nine floors, bustling with activity, cultivators coming and going, and a considerable flow of people.

Li Guanqi smiled at the entrance, then followed the old man inside.

An attendant cautiously and attentively greeted them.

Li Guanqi said with a smile: "By the way, we are from out of town. Could you introduce us to some of the specialties of Summer Rain City?"

As expected, the attendant perked up when he heard Li Guanqi say this.

"Esteemed guests, please come this way, we'll go straight to the eighth floor."

The group of three took a rising platform directly to the eighth floor.

Upon reaching the eighth floor, the noisy clamor was noticeably absent.

There were quite a few cultivators in the private rooms and elegant suites.

The attendant led Li Guanqi and the old man to an elegant room and bowed to excuse himself.

"Esteemed guests, please wait a moment."

Soon, a middle-aged manager, wearing a red and gold robe, walked in with a smile.

He bowed and said, "Greetings, esteemed guests. I am Zhao, the manager of this Myriad Treasure Pavilion. Are you two interested in seeing the specialties of our Summer Rain City?"

Li Guanqi nodded with a smile, and the manager took out a jade box made of Immortal Crystals.

Li Guanqi leaned over and opened the jade box on the table, and a powerful surge of Immortal Spiritual Energy rushed towards him.

The oncoming aura carried a hint of heat, but it was not intense, instead making people feel warm.

Inside the jade box floated a scarlet, blood-red flower.

The petals were narrow and slender, slightly curved, and seemed to have blood-red light flowing over them. The roots were also scarlet, and the stamens were as thin as hair.

The power contained in this flower startled Li Guanqi.

Even Pengluo was attracted by this power and was eager to move.

Li Guanqi's eyes lit up and he asked.

"What is this?"

The manager closed the jade box and said softly with a smile.

"This item is unique to our Summer Rain City, called 'Blood Crown Flower'. It is the main ingredient for refining Blood Crown True Pills."

"Blood Crown True Pills are quasi-Third Grade pills that increase Qi and blood and help Heavenly Immortal cultivators break through to True Immortals with a higher success rate."

Li Guanqi's eyes lit up upon hearing this. This was indeed a powerful item.

Li Guanqi asked.

"Manager Zhao, how many Immortal Crystals does this flower in front of us cost?"

The old man smiled and held up three fingers, saying directly.

"Three million?"

Li Guanqi nodded after speaking.

"Not too expensive."

Manager Zhao shook his head and said softly.

"Thirty thousand Second-Grade Immortal Crystals."

Li Guanqi frowned upon hearing this.

Three million First-Grade Immortal Crystals and thirty million, that's a difference of ten times!!

"Moreover, Blood Crown Flowers are currently in high demand. If the young master is interested, you can contact me as soon as possible."

Li Guanqi's heart trembled, as if he had inadvertently caught something.

The old man's words didn't seem unintentional!!

Especially the look in the old man's eyes when he spoke just now, as if he deliberately glanced at himself.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind as he slowly sat up straight.

Li Guanqi casually placed a hand on Li Nanting's knee and exerted a little force.

The old man immediately understood and prepared to hide in the Sumeru Treasure Hall.

At the same time, Li Guanqi said calmly.

"If someone wants to see me... it might as well be now."

"Further probing won't be good for either side. Be sincere."

As soon as he said this, the manager's expression changed slightly, and his aura fluctuated slightly.

This made Li Guanqi even more convinced of his speculation.

Sure enough.

The door was slowly opened.

The manager bowed his head and knelt on the ground, saying in a deep voice.

"Greetings, City Lord."

Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, and a middle-aged man slowly walked in from outside the door.

The man had handsome features, a straight nose, and a slender but upright figure.

Beneath the red and gold embroidered robes, the outline of his tall shoulders was visible.

The man was dressed neatly and cleanly, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, distinct features, a jade crown on his head, and his hands hanging slightly.

His eyes were clear and bright, without a trace of bloodshot.

Li Guanqi's heart skipped a beat, and he stood up and slowly protected the old man behind him.

"Xiahou Cang, the City Lord of Summer Rain City!!"

The man walked into the room expressionlessly, and his terrifying divine sense instantly swept over the two of them.

The divine sense came and went quickly, giving Li Guanqi the feeling of being seen through.

But he clearly felt that the man's cultivation level was not as high as Lin Jinting!

The door behind the man closed on its own, and he raised his hand and threw out a broken life jade slip.

"Who are you?"