Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 74: White Tiger City

"Eleven thousand one hundred spirit stones, including magical tools, elixirs, materials, etc., with a total value of around six to seven thousand spirit stones."

Cuìyuè Valley.

After counting the supplies in his storage bag, his mood finally calmed down a bit.

At least he didn't lose too much.

Unfortunately, the second-grade materials, treasures, and second-grade elixirs and medicinal materials he wanted were all missing.

But this was normal. These things were treasures even within a Foundation Building stage family and were usually controlled by Foundation Building experts themselves.

"It's time to go to White Tiger City..."

Now that he had obtained two second-grade magical tools and had a large amount of spirit stones, he could start planning for Foundation Building.

He only lacked one second-grade medicinal material for the Foundation Building elixir recipe, and it would be easier to find it in a place like White Tiger City, a holy land for wandering cultivators.

Moreover, only there would he find second-grade alchemists.

He brought three mid-grade first-grade storage bags, one of which contained his most important two second-grade magical tools, three Xuan Shield Talismans, one Soul Suppressing Talisman, several commonly used high-grade first-grade magical tools, and a total of around fifteen thousand spirit stones.

The mid-grade first-grade storage bag had a storage space of about ten cubic units, roughly the size of a room, and it was almost full.

The other two storage bags contained items obtained from the Zhao family and Xuan Yang Sect.

The next morning, he left Cuìyuè Valley and headed towards White Tiger City.

The Zhao family?

Wang Dazhu and Chen Qingling?

The grudge had been settled, but he was never in a hurry for revenge.

Cultivation was the most important thing. If there was a chance for revenge, he would take it, but if there was no chance, he would just let his enemies suffer.

This was Li An's strategy. He would never let revenge cloud his judgment.

"It seems that I have caught the attention of the Demon Sect..."

However, he was quite worried about this.

It's not that I'm afraid of thieves, but I'm afraid of thieves being interested... They actually started planning to ambush me eight years ago?

He was prepared to hide his identity. Even when going to White Tiger City, he couldn't expose himself.

On the way to White Tiger City, he changed his appearance multiple times.

Half a month later, he passed through the Cloud Illusion Mountain Range that he had previously traveled through and saw a city ahead!

White Tiger City had arrived.

White Tiger City was built relying on the third-grade spiritual vein of White Tiger Mountain, with a wide open space in front of the city and mountains surrounding it.

There were many people coming and going in front of the city, and at noon, he lined up to enter the city.

"You're new here, right? The entrance fee is one hundred spirit stones."

After Li An paid the spirit stones, he received a jade token with his entry time recorded on it.

No questions about identity, name, or origin. This was the characteristic of White Tiger City.

White Tiger City was originally created by the powerful wandering cultivator White Tiger True Immortal, so they considered these aspects.

"Keep this jade token safe. You only have three days in the mortal world. After three days, if you want to continue staying in the city, you will need to pay according to the area you stay in. If the jade token is lost or if you owe fees, you will be locked in the city's formation, and the consequences could be severe."

The cultivator responsible for distributing the jade tokens at the city gate reminded him indifferently.

Then, Li An entered the city.

At this moment, he disguised himself as a middle-aged man with a weathered face, concealing his cultivation at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

White Tiger City covered an area of a hundred miles and was even livelier than the Qingyang Market. It had thirty main streets, roughly divided into first-grade, second-grade, and third-grade areas based on their distance from the third-grade spiritual vein of White Tiger Mountain.

As the name suggests, the first-grade area only had a first-grade spiritual vein.

Spiritual veins were also crucial for a cultivator's cultivation. If there was a lack of spiritual vein locations, the Great Dao would not manifest, and the spiritual energy would be thin, providing no benefits to the cultivator.

Moreover, during the breakthrough process, in addition to sufficient spiritual energy impact, one also needed the assistance of spiritual veins. Spiritual veins were the gathering place of natural opportunities, and borrowing from them could obtain the confirmation of the Dao.

First-grade spiritual veins could only support the cultivation and breakthroughs of Qi Refining stage cultivators and had little significance to him.

Li An first found an inn in the first-grade area and used these three days to familiarize himself with the basic situation of White Tiger City.

After three days, he set off for the second-grade area and paid a hundred days' worth of accommodation fees—two hundred spirit stones!

This "entrance tax" had to be paid every day!

And it didn't include food, drink, accommodation, and other expenses.

Li An spent another fifty spirit stones and found an inn in the second-tier district. He gave a few spirit stones as a tip and asked the waiter about the situation in the second-tier district.

On this day, he walked onto Jingyang Street and after taking a stroll, he entered a shop.

【安身居】

This was actually a shop similar to a "real estate agency".

"Welcome, esteemed guest~"

A graceful woman in a fitted embroidered dress led him inside. "My name is Manman. Are you a newcomer to the second-tier district? What would you like to know?"

The woman glanced at Li An. Although he was dressed very ordinary, she was still quite enthusiastic.

Those who could enter the second-tier district all had some strength, and appearances could be deceiving.

"Just looking around, looking for a place to stay."

Li An said.

"What kind of place does the esteemed guest want? What is the price range in spirit stones? Manman can recommend something for you right away."

"No need, I'll look around myself."

"Alright, these are the resources we have. The esteemed guest can take a look first."

Manman handed Li An a brochure, served tea, and so on. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she turned to welcome other customers.

Li An flipped through the contents of the brochure. The resources were indeed very abundant, covering all areas of the second-tier district. The prices varied depending on the location and the condition of the houses.

But the average monthly rent was around fifteen spirit stones!

The second-tier district... ordinary cultivators couldn't afford it at all.

Those who could come here were mostly late Qi Refining stage cultivators and Foundation Building stage cultivators.

Li An already had a few places he liked, but he didn't rush to make a reservation. Instead, he got up, stretched lazily, and prepared to leave.

"Does the esteemed guest have any favorites?" Manman appeared at the right time.

Li An smiled slightly and took out two spirit stones and placed them on the table. "Not for now, thank you."

After saying that, he left.

Manman's eyes lit up as she looked at the spirit stones on the table.

This customer is quite generous.

In the following days, Li An would occasionally go to Anshenju to look at houses. Sometimes, other waiters would receive him, and Li An would specifically ask for Manman to come over.

He would give a few spirit stones as a tip each time, but he never found anything he liked.

After a few times, Manman also became quite curious, so she repeatedly asked Li An about his intentions, but Li An only gave vague descriptions.

On this day at noon, Li An came again.

"Wei Ming, you're here again..." Manman warmly greeted him. Compared to the first time, her enthusiasm now had a sense of familiarity.

Wei Ming was the alias Li An used. He smiled and sat down to continue looking at the brochure.

Today, Manman didn't leave but sat beside Li An and whispered, "Wei big brother, there's a set that I think is especially suitable for you..."

Immediately, she took out a map from her pocket and handed it to Li An. "This is the best resource I have!"

Li An took a look and pondered, "It's very quiet here, and the house comes with a small courtyard, which I like. The price is also reasonable, but it seems that the spiritual energy is relatively thin..."

Manman leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Wei ge, inside information, there's a high probability that this place will become the seventeenth sister's restricted area!"

—Baihu Zhenren resides in Baihu Mountain, and under her, there are sixteen disciples.

Each disciple is at least a Foundation Building stage expert and is responsible for managing a part of the city.

That's the restricted area.

The security will be better inside the restricted area, and it will receive an influx of spiritual veins and spiritual energy. Generally, it's the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the area.

"No one knows this information yet. You can secure this small courtyard for only twelve spirit stones per month. If you wait a while, it will probably double in price."

Manman spoke up.

Li An nodded and suddenly asked, "Baihu Zhenren only has sixteen disciples, who is the seventeenth?"

Manman said, "I heard it's a former Foundation Building cultivator from the Xuan Yang Sect named Xu Qiuhui."

Li An couldn't help but be taken aback.

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(End of this chapter)