Chapter 31: West Capital Xunyang City

Xunyang City, also known as the West Capital, is one of the four guarding cities of the Immortal Dynasty of Xuanzhou, and even has a cultivator at the peak of the Sixth Realm guarding it.

Liang Yi had been here many times in his previous life, but it was Su Youyi's first visit. Unsurprisingly, she was stunned by the unique, robust, and magnificent architectural style of Xunyang City.

"Senior Brother, there are so many people here! And why doesn't this city have walls? What happens if enemies attack?" Su Youyi thought the crowd in Pan Yang Town was already large, but compared to the West Capital, it was nothing. The large crowd did not mean congestion, for Xunyang City was truly majestic.

And it was her first time seeing a city without walls, since both Pan Yang Town and Qingfeng City had high walls.

"West Capital is the center of Liangyu County, and being the largest city in the west, it's not strange that it's crowded," Liang Yi said, holding his junior sister's hand, deciding to complete the lucrative hidden task first.

"As for why there are no city walls, this is a display of pride from the Immortal Dynasty. Not only in the West Capital, but Central State's Immortal City and all four guarding cities also have no city walls. What Emperor Zhou wants is for people from all directions to come to the court; if you dare to come, he's willing to let you in!"

"Nine Heavens open the palace gates, and nations bow in homage to the crown. This describes the scene when Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty was unified."

"That sounds amazing!" Su Youyi exclaimed, feeling the unparalleled confidence of the Immortal Dynasty sweeping through the lands with just a few words from her senior brother, something that no sect or power could achieve.

"By the way, I remember there's a famous dessert shop in the city known throughout the Immortal Dynasty. I'll take you there!" Liang Yi recalled the shop that was notoriously called "the root of all evil" among female players, which not only took your money but also contributed to weight gain.

"Great!" Su Youyi's eyes nearly curved into crescent moons. She didn't care where they went; as long as she was with her senior brother, all was well.

Liang Yi specifically chose to enter through the north gate so that they could complete tasks and shop all the way to the south gate, then use the Transmission Array to travel to the Eastern Capital.

In the city, cultivators coexisted with ordinary people. Though cultivators seemed high above, how could the lower-level cultivators detach themselves from this bustling world?

Passing through a crowd of diverse people and winding majestic buildings, Liang Yi led Su Youyi to a small red shop, whose entrance was already crowded with a long line.

"Ha ha, same as always." Liang Yi laughed at the familiar sight, joining the queue at the end. In his previous life, the line here was even longer after players arrived, even giving rise to the profession of "ticket scalpers."

"Yuxiu Pavilion, this one and only, no branch elsewhere. The shop's Fenghua Honey Spirit Cake and Milky Almond Candy are truly unique." Liang Yi introduced.

"Gulp!" Su Youyi's mouth watered just hearing the names.

After leaving five hundred spiritual coins for his junior sister to stay in line, Liang Yi headed to the nearby Antique Street, not admitting that waiting in line was too boring.

Antique Street, true to its name. It's in places like this and auction houses where the adventures in tales often occur. It's not surprising that they are all written this way since this place truly tests a person's eye for value, with fortunes gained or lost in an instant.

Moreover, the items sold here were sealed by the shopkeepers, meaning even players couldn't discern their properties upon handling, relying only on their own keen eyesight.

"Look here, take a look! Top quality Spirit Jade newly excavated from the Holy Emperor Relics!"

"Don't miss out as you pass by! A dump sale of a unique secret treasure unearthed from the ancient Divine Show Sect!"

"Master, take a look at this, freshly acquired Cultivation Technique jade tube, satisfaction guaranteed or your money back!""

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As soon as Liang Yi appeared, he was bombarded by various hawking noises, even seeing the hawkers turning red-faced from their efforts.

Liang Yi was too attractive; his appearance immediately drew their attention. These weren't naive young ladies, who could tell at a glance that this young man was no ordinary person.

This aura and appearance made them mistake him for some rich noble young master from Central State out for fun, a truly rare big spender. Their plan was "business that does not open for three years, but when it does, sustains for three years!"

Liang Yi couldn't be bothered with them. There indeed were good items on this street. In his previous life, some lucky players found broken pieces of Golden Skills, dazzling everyone, and others, who smuggled games to Europe, found deep orange ancient divine talismans with unparalleled power.

According to his own dashboard, his luck wasn't bad. But after spending half a month in this world, he had found that his luck was only commendable when he was with his junior sister; alone, it was just average.

He seriously suspected that the Goddess of Fortune favored the new over the old and now took a fancy to his adorable junior sister, Liang Yi whimsically thought in his mind.

Unawares, Liang Yi had already arrived at his destination for the trip:

"Fusheng House"

This store had nothing special about it, just a plain ordinary shop. If anything special, having a store on Antique Street did indicate some background and strength.

Stepping directly inside, due to the terrain, the antique-styled shop appeared somewhat dim, but a few beams of light shot in, revealing the dust in the light.

Liang Yi strolled around; the shop's shelves were filled with various ancient relics. Liang Yi put his finger on one, still seeing the familiar "???", he shook his head, no longer focusing on others. He moved left and right, reaching a shelf.

Ignoring other items, Liang Yi directly picked up a piece of wood in a drab wood lump, felt its weight, and nodded secretly, it was correct.

"Heavenly Vault Vine Heart"

It wasn't particularly useful but was distinguished by its rarity, likely the only piece in the entire West Realm of Liangyu County. Its sole purpose was to cure the paralysis and poisoning caused by mistakenly ingesting the juice of the Heavenly Vault Vine.

The Heavenly Vault Vine itself was extremely rare, not to mention the vine heart that may arise among countless vines.

Interestingly, there was just a poisoned person in Xunyang City: the wife of the City Lord of Xunyang City, Jiang Fufeng.

Jiang Fufeng, a cultivator at the peak of the Sixth Realm guarding the entire West Realm, a high official of the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty, and an early sworn brother of Emperor Zhou.

As a divine object obscured, the shop owner's insight couldn't spot the anomaly, only managing to store it as a common antique for sale.

In his previous life, Liang Yi obtained this item when a temporary teammate bought it during a mission, and conveniently, a knowledgeable NPC helped identify it, allowing him to complete this task for the City Lord of Xunyang.

"But not in a rush." Liang Yi put the vine heart back in its place, turning to wake the owner dozing in the rocking chair.

"Owner, wake up, you have business!" Liang Yi said softly standing next to the chair.