Looking at the massive outline that soared into the clouds like a Sky Pillar, Li Feiyu felt an overwhelmingly powerful Aura surge towards him.
He muttered to himself, "The Qingyun Mountain range is already considered vast, and Tianzhu Peak also pierces the clouds, but this size is completely on a different dimension."
As he got closer, Li Feiyu saw the main body of the city more clearly.
It was less a city and more an island city.
With the Sky Pillar in the center of the island as its Foundation, buildings were constructed spirally around its surface, with a massive base, layer upon layer of structures extending to the very edge of the island, leaving almost no gaps.
"What a Heavenly Star City!" Li Feiyu couldn't help but exclaim in genuine admiration.
Thirty to forty li away, streaks of light could be seen flying through the air, and on the sea, huge ships like behemoths rode the wind and waves, either sailing into port or heading out for trade.
At the edge of Heavenly Star City, a stone wall several tens of zhang high surrounded the coastline, extending as far as the eye could see, but at regular intervals, there were places for ships and Demon Beasts to dock, though most were small gates for Cultivators to enter.
It looked small from a distance, but walking up to the sect, it was a majestic city sect, seven or eight zhang high.
At the city sect, two white-robed Cultivators, seeing Li Feiyu, stepped forward and politely greeted him: "Welcome, Senior, to Heavenly Star City. Senior must be a Core Formation Cultivator. According to our city's rules, all Core Formation Seniors can reside in this city for free permanently. This is an identity ring, please keep it safe, Senior."
Li Feiyu looked at the red ring for a moment before putting it on his hand.
One of the white-robed Cultivators said: "Senior, this red ring needs to be recognized by a drop of your blood. Once bound, you won't have to fear it being taken away."
"It really won't be taken away? What if I die?"
The two white-robed Cultivators' expressions froze, their mouths twitching slightly. One of them said: "Senior, this red ring can only be recognized once. If you die, this ring will shatter."
"Not bad, it's a good item, haha." Li Feiyu laughed twice, then stepped into the city.
The Cultivator at the sect wiped his sweat, "There are all kinds of people, even those who curse themselves to death."
"Don't gossip behind their backs. Core Formation Seniors are incredibly powerful. Be careful if he overhears you. Someone else is coming."
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Perhaps because the buildings were too dense, the roads were not very wide, at most allowing two beast carriages to pass side by side, which seemed out of place for a super big city.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh ~
Li Feiyu heard the sound, looked up, and saw many people flying in the air.
"This number one city doesn't even have a no-fly zone, it truly lives up to its name as a city of freedom."
Li Feiyu was slightly surprised. After thinking for a moment, he also ascended into the sky. After all, if he were to walk, it would take him over a month just to reach that sacred mountain.
Flying was much more enjoyable!
But after flying for a while, he descended again.
No other reason, he was unfamiliar with the place, and flying blindly would be disastrous.
After all, what he held was only a sea chart, not a topographic and architectural map of this place.
So, he found himself a guide, a young man in the fifth or sixth level of the Qi Refinement Stage, who looked quite shrewd. His name was Huang San. His family had settled in Heavenly Star City several generations ago, and he had grown up there, knowing the place very well.
There were many like him, usually living on the outskirts of Heavenly Star City, working as guides to earn Spirit Stones and resources.
Besides these low-level Qi Refining stage Cultivators, Mortals also did this kind of business.
Mortals charged less.
On the Clear Wind Boat.
"Huang San, Emperor, hehe." Li Feiyu shook his head and smiled slightly.
Huang San asked in confusion: "Senior, is something wrong?"
"No, you continue to introduce me. Tell me about each area, what its general characteristics are, which forces are there, and which famous shops."
"There are countless of them."
"Just introduce them, no need for too much detail, just the most famous ones will do. Afterward, I'll give you 30 Spirit Stones plus a Medium Grade Magical Artifact as compensation."
Huang San's face lit up. This Senior was truly generous.
Actually, Li Feiyu also wanted to get rid of some junk. Medium Grade Magical Artifacts were too low in value and difficult to deal with, so it was better to give them away as rewards like this.
"Thank you, Senior."
Huang San began to introduce everything voluminously. They didn't fly too slowly, but it still took several days to go around.
After a few days, Li Feiyu had a considerable understanding of this super city.
In short, it followed one rule: the closer one was to the Sky Pillar sacred mountain, the more powerful the forces entrenched there, and the more bustling it was.
The entire sacred mountain was a naturally formed super Spiritual Vein, divided into eighty-one layers. The higher one went, the more abundant the Spiritual Qi. The first fifty layers were open to external Cultivators, the next thirty layers were the residences of Star Palace bigwigs, and the highest layer was the Sacred Palace, the residence of the Twin Sages.
This Spiritual Vein ranked first in the entire Chaotic Star Sea, referring, of course, to the Inner Star Sea's scope.
The Outer Star Sea was boundless, and there were definitely larger and more Spiritual Qi-rich Spiritual Veins both above and below the sea.
Residences in the Immortal Cave on the sacred mountain were charged by the century, and the higher up, the more expensive the price.
After sending Huang San away, Li Feiyu flew directly to the sacred mountain. At the foot of the mountain, there were pavilions specifically for handling Immortal Cave rentals.
There were several processing points here. Li Feiyu chose one with fewer people and waited a few minutes for his turn.
As soon as the person saw Li Feiyu, he immediately greeted him with a smile, "Senior, are you looking to rent an Immortal Cave?"
"Currently, which Immortal Caves have the densest Spiritual Qi, and what are their prices?"
The Star Palace Cultivator's eyes lit up, and he immediately pulled out a Jade Slip to search. "Got it. Currently, there are two Immortal Caves available on the forty-seventh layer."
"Senior, as you know, only the first fifty layers of Immortal Caves on this sacred mountain are open to outsiders. The forty-seventh layer is already a very High Grade Immortal Cave. The defensive Restriction of the Immortal Cave alone is so strong that even a Core Formation Middle Stage Cultivator cannot break in."
Li Feiyu's eyebrows twitched slightly. "Just tell me, how much does it cost per century?"
The Star Palace Cultivator chuckled, "One is six thousand three hundred Spirit Stones, and the other is six thousand five hundred Spirit Stones."
"It's certainly not cheap." Li Feiyu's heart stirred slightly, stroking his chin.
Seeing his expression, the Star Palace Cultivator immediately added: "Actually, there are also a few decent ones on the thirtieth-something layer, at one-half to one-third the price. Senior, would you like to take a look?"
"That's the one!"
"What?"
"The Immortal Cave for six thousand three hundred Spirit Stones."
The Star Palace Cultivator's spirits lifted, and he swiftly pulled out a Restriction token, presenting it with both hands.
"This token allows free entry and exit from the Immortal Cave, but it only lasts for a century. If you renew, you can continue to possess it."
After taking it, Li Feiyu took out sixty-three Medium Grade Spirit Stones, completing the transaction.
Then he flew directly to his Immortal Cave on the sacred mountain. The forty-seventh layer was already at an extremely high position, towering into the clouds, overlooking the island, with absolutely beautiful scenery.
The Immortal Cave's Restriction was as the Star Palace Cultivator had said, indeed very powerful, but it wasn't so strong that a Core Formation Middle Stage Cultivator couldn't break in.
Someone like himself or Crimson Crow, having reached the Core Formation Middle Stage or being a Level Six Demon Beast, would have the confidence to break it in a few tries.
The Soul Devouring Golden Cicada, given a few days, could also chew through it.
After entering the Immortal Cave, Li Feiyu settled down, cultivating a medicinal field, an insect chamber, and so on.
After entering the Core Formation stage, Li Feiyu's original Lifespan had increased by another three hundred years, so he no longer needed to worry about the issue of longevity.
longevity liquid could be used to extensively cultivate Spiritual Plants and spiritual insects, and then conduct some experiments.
For example, the Soul Devouring Yin Plate's artifact spirit likes to devour longevity liquid, so what effect would Magical Artifacts, Magic Treasures, etc., have if they continuously absorbed longevity liquid? Would they give birth to artifact spirits?
Unfortunately, Li Feiyu had given the Magic Treasure of the ancient Elder of Six Union Hall to Han Li, so he currently only had the Soul Devouring Yin Plate...
Wait, the Blazing Zenith Legacy seemed to have a Magic Treasure.
Li Feiyu immediately found it and then examined the small, entirely crimson-gold cauldron in front of him.
Its name was lihuo cauldron, a High Grade Magic Treasure, a replica of the Nine-Luminaries Lihuo Treasure Cauldron. Besides being able to smash people and set fires, it could also be used as a storage treasure for living things.
As for the Nine-Luminaries Lihuo Treasure Cauldron, it was the Spirit Treasure of the first Sect Master, and even a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure, but unfortunately, it was no longer in the Lower Realm.
Li Feiyu dripped a drop of longevity liquid, and the longevity liquid was immediately absorbed. The lihuo cauldron trembled, emitting a buzzing sound.
He sat cross-legged, dripped a drop of essence blood, and began to refine it with all his might.
The lihuo cauldron shared the same Cultivation Technique as him, making the refinement much less difficult.
After half a year, he successfully refined it. He cultivated Devouring Gold Bugs with rainbow skirt grass. The Devouring Gold Bugs became increasingly irritable, but it would still take a considerable amount of time before they mutated.
Li Feiyu glanced at the Devouring Gold Bugs in the insect chamber, then took Crimson Crow out of the Immortal Cave and flew towards the Star Plucking Pavilion.