Chapter 20: Mushui Town

The next morning, Yun Shang packed her bag, changed into the new dress she had bought at the clothing store a few days ago, and prepared to leave.

When we arrived at the lobby of the inn, Lao Meng and Gu Xian were already waiting there.

"Little Yun, you are going on a long journey this time, so you must keep your belongings and elixirs properly and don't be careless." Gu Xian gave various instructions as soon as he opened his mouth. "The competition for recruiting new members in the major sects is difficult. There are many children from famous families, as well as some country ruffians. You must be extra careful."

Yun Shang didn't find him nagging at all. She just felt warm inside and agreed obediently: "I understand, Brother Xian, you have to take care of yourself too."

Gu Xian added: "Also, you have to practice well. If you have any questions, you can go to the sound transmission line to send me a message."

"Okay." Yun Shang nodded.

Seeing that it was getting late, Yun Shang ate the breakfast prepared by Lao Meng, and the two of them went to walk towards the transmission point in the west.

Yun Shang turned around, "Brother Xian, take care."

Gu Xian smiled brightly and patted her head, "You too, always be careful."

Then Yun Shang enter onto the formation platform. She stood in the circle in the center.

It turns out that separation can really make people feel uncomfortable, even if they think they are strong enough. 

But before she could say anything, she felt a black screen in front of her eyes, and she felt as if she was sucked into a black hole in the universe, and her whole body felt as if it was torn apart.

Yun Shang didn't expect the transmission process to be so uncomfortable. It felt like the whole person was twisted into a huge drum washing machine. Not only was the body turned upside down and moved around, but also all the internal organs felt like they were about to be squeezed out and exploded.

It was pitch black in front of my eyes, and the sadness of parting that I felt just now was quickly replaced by physical discomfort and fear of the unknown.

Don't be afraid, don't be afraid... Yun Shang said to herself, just think of this as a strange journey in the cracks of time. The number of transfers will probably be quite frequent in the future, so she should get used to it.

After repeating this silently several times, my mind gradually calmed down. Without the tension, my body naturally adapted a lot, and the nausea from being turned over was also reduced a lot.

After being stirred in the empty environment for a while, Yun Shang suddenly felt that her whole body was falling rapidly. The scenery in front of her eyes changed, and it became a white mist that was not clear. The fierce wind blew into her ears, almost deafening her.

It looks like it's about to land.

She hurriedly gathered her inner energy to protect her body to prevent herself from falling to the ground again.

"boom--"

As expected, Yun Shang fell to the ground. Fortunately, she had the inner Qi protecting her body, so she didn't feel any pain or even any discomfort.

She opened her eyes and found herself lying face down in a reed bed.

Yun Shang rolled her eyes. It seemed that her luck was still not good.

Lao Meng had given her a heads-up before, that array point transmission can only be guaranteed to fall within a large range of the destination, and may not necessarily be accurate to the other party's transmission point.

If you are unlucky, you may be far away from the destination, or even near the destination.

And the current situation shows that she has obviously "landed" outside Mushui Town.

Now that you are here, you can be at peace

Yun Shang turned over and wiped the mud off her face.

The sky was filled with mist and all around were tall, dense reeds. The fresh air had a unique, damp smell of soil and fresh water.

This environment does not look gloomy, but instead has the beauty of an ink painting. Taking a breath, you will feel refreshed from your throat to your lungs.

Yun Shang secretly sighed that the spiritual energy here was much richer than that of the first layer of Lonely Forest. It was indeed close to the realm of cultivation, and even the air was filled with fairy energy.

She stretched and stood up.

Now she was in a reed marsh. A few steps ahead was a large area of ​​water filled with mist. She couldn't tell whether it was a river or a lake as it was so hazy that she couldn't see clearly.

Yun Shang narrowed her eyes, circulated her true Qi and looked forward. This time, she could finally vaguely see the outlines of the mountains at the end of the water. The majestic and inviolable feeling struck her heart.

She thought for a while, and compared the direction, and determined that the water was the north, and those towering mountains should be the land of cultivation. It was the territory of the major sects, a holy place that cultivators yearned for throughout their lives, and it was also the place she was trying to go.

After figuring out the direction, Yun Shang was go to head south to Mu Shui Town.

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Yun Shang used "Soul Transformation Technique" to transform herself into an ordinary-looking female cultivator, and her cultivation level was fully released to the first level of Qi training.

After everything was done, she tidied her dress and hair, ready to hurry into Mushui Town.

After Yun Shang passed through the reed marsh, she realized that she was not far from the town gate - the town was built by the water.

A small path leads to the town. Yun Shang estimated that even if she walked slowly, she would reach the town in less than half an incense stick of time.

The terrain of Mushui Town is quite peculiar, being located right in the middle of the north and south regions. To the north is the world of cultivation, while to the south, across the Solitary Mountain Forest, is the territory of ordinary people.

It stands to reason that a town occupying such an important location must be very special, but from a distance it looks no different from Huanxi Town. The town is only loosely surrounded by a circle of tall wooden fences, and the town gate is open for everyone to enter at will.

It was morning now, and people came in one after another, both men and women, old and young, there were disciples of various sects wearing the same clothes, there were also rich young men dressed in silk and satin, and occasionally there were a few big men wearing coarse shorts and with fierce faces.

Yun Shang understood what Gu Xian had said before. Anyone who could come to this place to take a chance must be either rich and powerful, or ruthless enough.

She was dressed simply and walked with her head down, which was low-key enough, but several men among the passers-by looked at her.

In less than half an incense stick of time, Yun Shang arrived at the gate of Mu Shui Town.

As she got closer, she realized that the town's wooden fences and gates were very special.

The wooden fences are made of thick and tall logs, fixed with iron chains, and the beads are engraved with complicated spells; the town gate is made of bronze, and not only has spells on it, but also carvings of four auspicious beasts, each of which is majestic and lifelike.

Yun Shang thought that if they encountered danger, in order to protect the people in the town, they could close the door and activate some kind of defensive formation.

Yun Shang had been prepared for the large number of people in Mu Shui Town, but when she entered, she found that its bustling and prosperous level far exceeded her imagination.

The streets are bustling with people, and the rows of shops are luxuriously decorated, which is definitely not comparable to Huanxi Town.

Yun Shang looked around. Most of the pedestrians on the street had decent looks and were dressed brightly. More than 90% of them were people with cultivation. Regardless of gender, age or status, they all looked energetic, completely different from the spirit of ordinary people.

Yun Shang has an outstanding appearance, and with the blessing of charming body, she should be very eye-catching, but she already change her appearance so she doesn't stand out at all, which makes Yun Shang very satisfied.

It's really more convenient to be alone, when she was with Gu Xian she can't even practice in space, even though with blessing 10:1 time difference and abundant spiritual power she will surely advance leap and bound.

Now she still have three month, she has to hurry up increase her cultivation and knowledge.

Yun Shang was walking on the spacious street. Monks dressed in different styles were coming and going. She need to find a suitable place to live during this time.

 She asked around and found out that renting a small courtyard Mushui Town, even if the environment was the worst, would cost one hundred low-grade spirit stones a month. If converted to mid-grade spirit stones, it would be one mid-grade spirit stones.

Looking at the four spirit stones lying quietly at the bottom of the spirit spring. The spirit stones in the spirit spring have been cleansed by the spiritual energy in the spirit spring, two have become mid-quality spirit stones, and two have become high-grade spirit stones.

Although it is affordable to rent a yard with a poor environment for three month, when Yun Shang looked at pitiful four number of spirit stones, she gave up the option of renting a yard.

In addition to the courtyard, there are some caves available for rent outside the Mushui Town. Because they are under the jurisdiction of the Mushui Town, safety can be guaranteed to a certain extent even outside the city.

The rent for these caves is much lower than that for the courtyards in the city.

In a worse environment, only five low-grade spirit stones are needed in a month. Even in a very good environment, at most fifty low-grade spirit stones are needed in a month.

Yun Shang came to a business that specialize in renting caves, stayed inside for an incense stick, and finally chose a cave with a monthly rent of ten low-grade spirit stones.

After paying with one mid-grade spirit stones, then she put all low-grade spirit stones from the return to spiritual spring in the space.

Then she received a palm-sized wooden sign. There was a restriction in front of the door of each rented cave, and this wooden sign was the key to open the restriction.