Longevity Gu Dao: Start From Refining Infatuation Gu

Chapter 31: Misty Cloud City Changes, Waking Up to a House Gone

And Xia Jingyan, who lived nearby, naturally heard such sounds. Her pretty face turned red, making it difficult for her to fall asleep. She was simply furious.

"These men and women only know how to engage in such activities day and night. Don't they know what shame is?"

Xia Jingyan was extremely angry.

She meditated all night to calm her blood.

Otherwise, she felt that she would lose control of her emotions and want to join in.

"It has nothing to do with Sister Ji. It must be the fault of that man. He always walks around the house half-naked, without any shame as a man."

Xia Jingyan clenched her fists. She blamed Zhou Sui for all the faults. If it weren't for this man, how could her sister have become like this?

Just thinking about how Zhou Sui would walk around the house with his bare upper body, revealing his strong muscles and six-pack abs, made her blush.

She had seen men like this before and didn't think much of it.

But for some reason, seeing Zhou Sui like this made her feel full of charm.

She couldn't control her emotions and wanted to throw herself at him.

Fortunately, she had strong self-control and barely suppressed these emotions. Otherwise, she would definitely lose face in front of her sisters and never be able to lift her head again.

"Calm down, Xia Jingyan, you must stay calm. Men are nothing, not worth mentioning."

"Even without men, one can still live. You pursue the path of immortality, not these trivial romantic affairs."

"A heart without men, cultivating the Dao naturally leads to divinity."

Xia Jingyan took a deep breath, gradually calming her restless heart.

............

Several days passed.

Although Zhou Sui had advanced to the fifth level of Qi Refining, he still had no intention of wandering around. He stayed at home and practiced diligently.

After all, he was just a rookie in the Qi Refining stage, a low-level figure in the cultivation world. If he were to wander around, he wouldn't even know how he would die.

Boom~

At this moment, the entire Misty Cloud City suddenly shook, and all the cultivators in Misty Cloud City could sense this huge spiritual energy fluctuation.

Then, a large flying ship hovered above Misty Cloud City, and many cultivators flew down from the ship, arriving in the city.

However, these cultivators were all injured, exuding a terrifying aura of killing. It was clear that they were not to be trifled with.

"What's going on?"

Seeing this change, Zhou Sui instinctively felt a trace of uneasiness. He couldn't sit still and started to inquire about the situation, wanting to know what had happened.

Before long, he learned the relevant information from his neighbor, Zhang Cheng.

"This is a flying ship from the Immortal Mist Sect. It is said that they have successfully opened a path to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range and killed several second-level demonic beasts that were in the Golden Red Mine."

"Some of these cultivators are disciples of the Immortal Mist Sect, while others are cultivator families brought by the Immortal Mist Sect."

Zhang Cheng said in a deep voice, sharing the information he had gathered.

"They have successfully opened the Golden Red Mine? Isn't this a good thing? From now on, Misty Cloud City should regain its tranquility. Why are you so worried?"

Zhou Sui frowned and couldn't help but ask.

"The situation is not that simple."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng shook his head and sighed, "It is said that the City Lord of Misty Cloud City, Lu Hongran, has decided to hand over Misty Cloud City to the Immortal Mist Sect. From now on, Misty Cloud City will no longer be a city for independent cultivators, but a city under the control of the Immortal Mist Sect."

What?!

Zhou Sui's face changed, he never expected such a change to happen. Lu Hongran, the City Lord of Misty Cloud City, is a cultivator at the late stage of Foundation Building. It is precisely because of his great cultivation that Misty Cloud City has prospered for a hundred years.

But now, the other party is willing to hand over this city to the Immortal Mist Sect. It is like giving away his lifelong foundation to the Immortal Mist Sect. It's simply madness.

There must be some undisclosed transaction behind this.

Of course, he doesn't care why the other party wants to give away Misty Cloud City. After all, this matter is too far away from him.

What he is more concerned about is what kind of major actions the Immortal Mist Sect will take after taking over Misty Cloud City.

This is what the low-level cultivators like him are concerned about.

"As the saying goes, when the emperor changes, the officials change. After Misty Cloud City is handed over to the Immortal Mist Sect, the rules will completely change."

Zhang Cheng said softly, "First of all, the houses we bought in Misty Cloud City will all become invalid. We no longer have property rights to our houses. All cultivators entering Misty Cloud City can only rent the houses inside, and they will have to pay high rent every month. Otherwise, they will be driven out of Misty Cloud City."

"How can this be? We bought houses in Misty Cloud City and had lifelong privileges. Now the Immortal Mist Sect wants to take away our houses with just a word?"

Zhou Sui clenched his fist.

Although he had long known that the Immortal Mist Sect taking over Misty Cloud City would bring about significant changes, he never expected that overnight, he would lose the property rights to his house, all of them taken away.

"Hehe, might is right. They are stronger than us independent cultivators. Even if they take away our houses, we have nothing to say. We simply have no way to resist."

Zhang Cheng helplessly said, because the Immortal Mist Sect is too powerful, they have set the rules, and other cultivators can only comply, without the courage to defy.

"This!"

Hearing this, Zhou Sui's heart sank. In fact, this is why cultivators generally do not want to buy houses, because there are too many variables.

Once one force is destroyed and another force takes over, the original contract becomes completely invalid.

The contract of the former dynasty will not be recognized by the present dynasty.

That's why the vast majority of cultivators only rent houses. In this way, no matter how the forces change, their foundation cannot be harmed, and they won't end up with nothing.

Zhou Sui's parents were just lucky. They bought houses in Misty Cloud City at a low price in the early days, and Misty Cloud City has been developing steadily for a hundred years without any changes in power.

But now it's different.

With the withdrawal of City Lord Lu Hongran and the Immortal Mist Sect taking over, there is a change in power.

This also means that the property rights to his house are completely invalidated, and he will no longer receive recognition from the Immortal Mist Sect.

"What should we do now?"

Zhou Sui asked.

"Now there are only two options. The first is to obediently pay the rent and obtain the right to live in Misty Cloud City. The second is to leave Misty Cloud City and go elsewhere to make a living."

Zhang Cheng said there are currently only two options.

But in fact, there is only one option. After all, leaving Misty Cloud City may not necessarily be better. It might even be worse, encountering even more severe exploitation.

Compared to that, Misty Cloud City is still relatively good.

(End of this chapter)