Killing God - Chapter 14

Chapter 14 Nanbao Square
Fireball Technique was the lowest level of the Five Elements Technique. Under normal circumstances, for cultivators with Dao Cultivation, especially those who had reached the Origin Condensation Realm or above, the power of this technique could no longer pose much of a threat. But at this moment, However, Shen Shi was still an ordinary youth who hadn’t started cultivating yet. He saw a ball of blazing fireball rushing towards him. The heat wave surged and he subconsciously wanted to dodge. However, his body didn’t seem to be able to react as quickly as he thought. He only made a slight dodge movement, but he couldn’t dodge the fireball at all. He was about to be hit by the fireball face to face.

At this moment, the fireball suddenly tilted toward the right side of his head, just as it was about to rush over his shoulder. A moment later, with a “bang”, it hit an old tree branch in the courtyard behind him. There was a crackling sound, and the fire lit up, scorching a branch and leaf.

Shen Shi couldn’t help but take a few steps back to the side. He turned around and looked at the smoking branches on the old tree. He couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear in his heart. At this moment, the butcher’s laughter came from behind him and said, “How about this fireball technique?”

Shen Shi glanced at him unhappily, but he still said honestly, “I was shocked, but it seems that the power is not small.”

The butcher smiled and shook his head, “It just looks good.” “I know that your father told you to copy and draw talisman runes since you were young, but this side path doesn’t use much effort and effort. In the future, when you join Lingxiao Sect, I don’t think you should waste any more meaningless energy on it.” Shen Shi glanced at him and said, “I know that your father asked you to copy and draw talisman runes since you were young.”

Shen Shi nodded and said, “Yes, I know.” Actually, regardless of whether it was him or his fat father, Shen Tai, he knew a bit about this principle. However, Shen Tai’s aptitude for cultivation back then was too poor. Other than talismans, he could not teach Shen Shi anything.

Raising his head, he looked at the sky and saw a few white clouds floating in the sky. From afar, there were faint sounds of birds singing. They should be seabirds soaring in the sea breeze. Liuyun City was situated on the shore of the sea, and not far from the city, one could see the boundless sea.

Shen Shi took a deep breath and felt that the air was fresh, making his body feel a little more comfortable. He turned to the butcher and asked, “Uncle, what else are we doing today?”

The butcher thought for a moment and said, “I’m fine today. I’ll go to the branch store in the city later and get a token. I’ll take you to worship the Immortal Cliff outside the city tomorrow. The mission I sent you on this trip will be considered complete.”

Shen Shi hesitated for a moment, then said with some expectation, “Uncle, since I’m free today, I want to take a look around Floating Cloud City.”

The butcher was stunned for a moment. After pondering for a moment, he seemed to have thought of something. Then, he smiled and said, “Forget it, this place is thousands of kilometers away from the Yin Province anyway. Forgive him for not being able to ascend to this place no matter how long his Mysterious Yin Sect’s hand is.”

Shen Shi smiled and remained silent. Then, the butcher went into the room to pack up and went out with Shen Shi. However, when he walked out of the door, Shen Shi followed behind the butcher and suddenly asked him,

“Uncle, when I first met you a few years ago, weren’t you already a member of the Divine Immortal Society?”

Butcher’s footsteps paused for a moment. He turned to look at the youth beside him. Shen Shi’s expression was the same as usual. He looked ahead, as if he had inadvertently asked this question. After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, “Not bad.”

Shen Shi said softly, “Oh,” and didn’t say anything else.

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The house the two of them lived in was located on the south side of Floating Cloud City. Butcher brought Shen Shi along a street and the surroundings suddenly became lively. Several streets appeared in front of him at the same time. There were many tall buildings and noisy voices. There were a lot of cultivators passing by. Shen Shi couldn’t help but stop. Seeing this scene in front of him, he sighed in admiration.

There was a random street here. It seemed to be more prosperous than the Horseshoe Street in Xilu City of Yin Province, let alone several streets gathered together. Moreover, there were many cultivators in front of them like rain, and there were many people dressed in strange clothes. There were even many strange people with strange pet beasts.

Butcher smiled and pointed forward. “This is Liuyun City’s Southern Treasure Square. Other than that, there are also similar markets in the Middle East, West and North of the city. Spiritual materials merchants are gathered here. It is the most prosperous city in the sixteen continents of the Primordial Chaos Realm. No matter how rare and precious Spiritual Materials are, they can basically be found in Floating Cloud City.”

Shen Shi nodded his head repeatedly. Perhaps he had grown up in a big shop like the Heavenly First Floor since he was young, and he had a natural affinity for this bustling and lively market. He immediately smiled and said, “As expected, it’s lively. Compared to here, I feel that Xilu City is the countryside.”

The butcher laughed loudly and said, “That’s how it is.”

As they spoke, the two of them walked forward together. Butcher brought Shen Shi into a wide street. After walking for about a hundred feet through the crowd, Shen Shi saw a towering pavilion appear in front of him. It was solemn and dignified. Cultivators came and went in an incomparably spacious shop. On the plaque, there were three big characters written on it: Divine Immortal Association.

The butcher stopped and turned to Shen Shi. “I’m going in to do something. You can just casually stroll around here. I’ll wait for you at the door in two hours, okay?”

Shen Shi nodded and said, “Alright.”

The butcher warned him again, saying, “We are going to worship Immortal Rock tomorrow. Be careful at this juncture. Don’t delay the big event.”

Shen Shi smiled and said, “I know.”

The butcher seemed to know Shen Shi’s temperament, so he wasn’t too worried about him. He pointed at the front of the street with his hand and said, “The five streets of the Southern Treasure Square are are very lively, and there are many shops. “Apart from that, you can also go north to the South Heaven Gate. It is an open space near the lake. Its territory is not small. Normally, it is a place where many loose cultivators set up stalls to sell spirit materials. However, the good and the bad are mixed. There are quite a few fake and defective goods, but there are often people who find some good and precious items.” After saying that, he smiled and looked at Shen Shi. “You little fellow, you can be considered as a little famous eyesight poison in Xilu City. If you have time, you can go over there and take a look.”

Shen Shi did not expect that Butcher would actually have heard of his little reputation in the past. He chuckled and said, “I see. Thank you, Uncle.”

The butcher turned around and walked into the bustling shop of the Divine Immortal Society. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the crowd. Shen Shi stood on the streets for a moment. In the midst of the crowd, he suddenly felt lost for a moment. Alone, he was far away from home. In this strange city, the home he had lived in for twelve years had long since disappeared.

He shook his head, regained his spirits, and turned to walk forward.

Floating Cloud City was known as the Great Southern City, and it was the most prosperous and prosperous city in the world. As expected, its reputation was well-deserved. Shen Shi only walked for a while in the Southern Treasure Square. After looking at seven or eight shops, he saw many rare spirit materials and treasures. At the same time, it was obvious that there were many spirit materials here. There were all kinds of spirit materials. The resources a cultivator needed to cultivate in such a place could be gathered completely. Of course, the prerequisite was that you needed enough spirit crystals.

However, compared to the spirit materials in Xilu City, the price of spirit materials here in Liuyun City seemed to be 10% to 20% cheaper.

Shen Shi felt a familiar feeling from the bottom of his heart amidst the bustling crowds of people in the shops. It was as if he had returned to the city he had lived in for twelve years, to the familiar Heavenly Floor.

He was in high spirits, He was in a good mood, Everyone looked over and quickly confirmed that all the spirit materials sold in the shop were genuine. During this process, he had seen many rare spirit materials in Xilu City that he had only seen from scrolls but had never seen before, which could be considered to have opened his eyes wide.

After walking around like this, an hour passed before Shen Shi finished looking at a street in the Southern Treasure Square. When he returned to the street, a small lake suddenly appeared in front of him. The lake water was clear, and there were dozens of lotus leaves of different heights scattered on the edge. It was still late spring and it was not midsummer, so the lotus flower in the lake had not flowering yet. However, in this lakeside area, beneath a tall archway, there was another lively scene in the open space of the boss. Countless cultivators gathered here, and it was bustling like a busy city. This must be the South Heaven Gate that Butcher had mentioned earlier.

There were many shops and shops in Xilu City, but this was the first time Shen Shi had seen so many rogue cultivators gathering at the newsstand. He couldn’t help but feel curious and strolled over.

After walking on the open space of the Southern Heaven Gate for a while, Shen Shi saw that there were indeed many rogue cultivators setting up stalls to sell. Most of them had randomly circled a small area, and they laid out a piece of silk cloth that was more exquisite. If they didn’t pay attention to it, they would directly put the spirit materials and treasures on the ground and sell them there.

After spinning for half a circle, Shen Shi more or less understood this place. Rogue cultivators who sell things here, It looks like all sorts of things, Someone who looked embarrassed, There were also those who looked extremely straightforward and exclaimed, As for the spirit materials sold by the crowd, With his eyesight, after looking at it carefully for a while, As the butcher had said, The spiritual materials sold by the rogue cultivators here were indeed far inferior to those in the large shops. There were countless fakes mixed in, However, there were quite a few genuine spirit materials. For example, he had seen a few Second Grade spirit herbs at a certain stall. There was also another Rogue Cultivator Pouch that sold a few rare Second Grade spirit stones. It was indeed a good item. Most importantly, the price of spirit materials here at South Heaven Gate would be at least half cheaper than in the shop.

In this way, as long as one’s eyesight was good enough, they would be able to find quite a few good things in this lively place.

However, although Shen Shi’s eyesight was not bad and he saw a few spirit materials that were not bad, he didn’t have the intention to purchase them. Firstly, he didn’t have any use for buying these spirit materials. Secondly, he only had three spirit crystals on him. He really couldn’t afford to buy something slightly better.

However, the South Heaven Sect was here anyway, so they couldn’t escape. After joining the High Firmament Sect in the future, they could think of a way to obtain more spirit crystals, and then come over to search for treasures.

Shen Shi comforted himself in his heart, but at the same time, his interest did not diminish in the slightest. He walked around the South Heaven Gate that was filled with wandering cultivators.

Walking, He was standing at a stall and looking at a spirit herb. After weighing and judging in his heart that this was a rare Tier 2 spiritual herb, the Heavenly Luo Leaf, When it was another similar low-grade herb, Black Star Orchid, he heard a feminine voice coming from the stall not far from him. It sounded very strange. There was actually a strange feeling of a slight chill in his body, and his words weren’t too polite. He said,

“Old man, how many spirit crystals does this ore sell for?”

Shen Shi subconsciously turned his head and saw a tall and thin man standing in front of the stall next door. He raised his eyebrows and looked extremely thin. He looked like a skeleton with only a layer of skin. It was truly frightening.

Shen Shi only took a glance and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He hurriedly moved his gaze away and was secretly speechless. He thought that there was actually someone with such a strange appearance. At the same time, he followed the gaze of the stall owner and the eccentric as he glanced at the stall over there.

The stall owner looked like a wealthy rogue cultivator, The stall in front of him was sparsely decorated with more than ten spirit materials for sale. A few bottles and jars, a few spirit herbs, a few stones, and one or two demonic beast spirit bones and furs. This was exactly the description of the majority of loose cultivators on the road. There was nothing but a small number of them. Because of embarrassment, if they saw any spirit materials of slight value, they would go and collect them wholeheartedly, hoping to exchange them for some spirit crystals to continue cultivating.

At this moment, their words were a little louder. The focus of the dispute was a piece of yellow stone on the stall. In the opinion of the stall owner, this was a good-quality second-grade spirit ore, “yellow crystal stone”, which had a wide range of uses. Especially when it was used to forge Immortal Clan magic treasures, it was a rather useful earth-type spirit material, so the price offered was not cheap.

After observing for a long time, the eccentric seemed to confirm that this yellow crystal stone was true, but he was very skeptical about the quality of this piece before him. He insisted that it was not just the ten spirit crystals opened by the stall owner, he was only willing to buy two spirit crystals.

The two of them haggled at the side for a long time. Their psychological prices were too far apart. They could not reach an agreement. The stall owner was a broad-faced man. He looked a little anxious. He spat and argued with the eccentric. He even waved his arm to strengthen his tone. He accidentally swept past the stall and knocked over a small pot beside him. He did not pay attention.

With his palm behind his back, the small jar fell to the ground and rolled a few times. The bottom of the jar flashed past Shen Shi’s line of sight, and a damaged pattern that had been corroded a lot appeared in front of him.

Shen Shi slowly turned his head around. He was still looking at the spirit herb in front of him that he had yet to distinguish clearly. However, his brows suddenly furrowed as if he was deep in thought.