Chapter 77: Northern Holy City
The Holy City, located in the central area of ​​the Northern Territory, is as famous as the Taichu Ancient Mine.

The time of its construction is unknown, but it has stood in the northern region since the birth of the human race in the Eastern Wilderness.

Before the ancient times, the Holy City was a giant floating city. After the ancient times, for unknown reasons, the Holy City sank to the earth along with the sky.

A vast oasis gradually developed around the holy city, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles. The oasis was lush and green, with endless grass and vitality. Thousands of years old trees stood in a row, forming a sharp contrast with the desolate land around it.

The oasis is filled with spiritual energy, full of vitality, all things are flourishing, and there is even a sense of peace.

Therefore, the oasis where the holy city is located is also called the Holy State.

Compared to other places in the Northern Territory, the Holy State is much safer, with almost no bandits causing trouble here. Moreover, all the major forces have branches stationed here, and have sent strong men to sit in the Holy City. There are quite a few cultivators at the level of the second-level immortal in the city.

Therefore, the Holy City has become one of the few safe public areas in the Northern Territory.

After traveling through the wilderness for several months, Li Zhi finally crossed hundreds of thousands of miles and arrived at the edge of the oasis where the holy city was located.

After crawling out of the underground coffin of life, Li Zhi looked at the vibrant oasis in front of him and walked straight towards it.

Without changing his appearance or height, Li Zhi, dressed in a Taoist robe, stepped into the land of Shengzhou like a little fairy boy.

But to outsiders, they would feel that he was shrouded in a mysterious aura, making it difficult for people to remember his true appearance.

And he will be forgotten completely in the blink of an eye.

It was as if he had already achieved the great Dao and transcended the heaven and earth.

In fact, it was not Li Zhi's cultivation that caused this effect, but a jade pendant he wore that could blur his breath.

The origin of the jade pendant is very simple. It was a treasure dug out from the immortal platform of a patriarch of the Wanjie Sect. The patriarch practiced the world-shaking thunder method during his lifetime, and could even use thunder method to simulate the breath of heavenly tribulation. In order to avoid being targeted by heavenly tribulation, he specially found a piece of Tianji precious jade, and went to Zhongzhou to spend a lot of money to invite a Tianji master to sacrifice the Tianji precious jade and refine it into the current disaster-avoiding jade pendant.

The jade pendant for avoiding disasters is engraved with the pattern of deceiving heaven, which can not only cover up the heavenly disaster of the cultivator, but also blur the cultivator's breath so that others can't remember him.

Even ordinary eyes cannot see through the special effects of the disaster-avoiding jade pendant.

Provided great help for Li Zhi's safety.

The reason why there is a security risk is that someone is remembering you. If no one remembers you, then the security risk can be greatly reduced.

Moreover, the Taoist robe Li Zhi was wearing was no longer the original one.

Although the color and style are exactly the same, its essence is already a changeable fairy dress that interweaves Taoism and reason.

It was taken off by Li Zhi from a patriarch of the Huanmie Palace. After some transformation and refining by him, it became the Taoist robe it is today.

It has to be said that inheriting the legacy of an ancient monk is indeed an efficient way to make a fortune, which is both safe and convenient.

No wonder Duan Dehui is so rich. His wealth is comparable to the treasure houses of ordinary large sects.

Now, Li Zhi has only completed three projects, but he already feels rich, and his defense level from the inside out has been enhanced unprecedentedly.

Even the whisk in his hand was made of heavenly silk and thunder wood. For this purpose, he even dismantled a fairy robe woven with heavenly silk and a wind and fire halberd made of thunder wood.

Although it looks ordinary on the outside, its interior has undergone a complete transformation.

What we want is low-key luxury and connotation.

After entering Shengzhou, Li Zhi, like most monks who came to Shengzhou for the first time, did not fly directly to the Holy City, but walked along the wide road built by someone unknown. He stopped along the way, enjoying the scenery of Shengzhou and tasting the local delicacies.

The deeper you go into the oasis, the less you can feel the tough folk customs that are unique to the Northern Territory. Ordinary people in the towns deep in the oasis live almost the same life as ordinary people in the mortal kingdoms in the Southern Territory.

Moreover, immortals and mortals live together, and in almost every town, there are several cultivators who serve as local dignitaries and are in charge of the order of the city.

They went another five thousand miles deep into the oasis, but still could not see any trace of the holy city.

Li Zhi stayed in an inn run by an ordinary person, planning to rest for two days before continuing his journey.

Instead of rushing to the holy city, it is better to live in these small towns for a while.

Since leaving the ancient forest, Li Zhi seemed to have never really lived in the secular world of Beidou.

Of course, it was because of the bad timing, but more importantly, he was afraid that the worldly atmosphere would affect his spirituality.

Now, although he cannot be said to have achieved the initial stage of the Great Dao, he has already completed the cultivation of a secret realm, and he has the Eternal Life Locking Body Technique to lock his wheel sea, preventing it from being polluted by the outside world, so there is no problem for him to mingle in the world now.

So Li Zhi settled down in that small town.

He lived there for more than three months. When he felt that the Liver God Zang Xiu seemed to have cultivated to perfection, he decided to leave the town and go to the Holy City.

The Holy City is not only a huge city that has existed since ancient times, but also a rare commercial city in the world.

There were all kinds of rare treasures from all directions, and even immortal gold that could be used to forge extreme weapons had been traded. Moreover, it was not an example that happened only once every thousands or tens of thousands of years, but a transaction of that level would occur once every few decades or even hundreds of years.

It is estimated that most of the training materials needed by monks can be purchased in the holy city.

Even Wudao tea, the tea produced from the immortal elixir of the ancient Wudao tea tree, is available.

It can be said that as long as there is enough source on the body, the Holy City is a paradise for monks.

After leaving the town, Li Zhi did not go to the holy city alone, but traveled with a group of young monks.

Those monks were friends he made in the inn.

It comes from a small oasis 20,000 miles west of Shengzhou, a force called Wanlong Academy.

It really feels strange to see an academy in a place like Donghuang.

Later, when chatting with those students, Li Zhi found out the reason. The founder of Wanlong Academy came from Zhongzhou and had practiced in Qishi Mansion.

After arriving in the northern region of the Eastern Wilderness, he established the Wanlong Academy in a place adjacent to the Holy State.

However, academies are not mainstream in Eastern Wilderness; major sects and holy places are the mainstream forces in Eastern Wilderness.

Therefore, the Bandung Academy has never been able to develop.

However, because it is close to the Holy Island, the students of the academy have the opportunity to study in the Holy City once every three years.

The dozen or so students under the age of 20 on this trip were led by two teachers who had reached the Four Extreme Secret Realms to visit the Holy City to learn and gain experience.

The cultivation base of the students is mostly at the Life Spring and Divine Bridge levels.

It is not easy to have such accomplishments at such a young age.

However, considering the abundant energy in the Northern Territory, it is not surprising that they can achieve such a level of cultivation.

A fist-sized piece of pure source is enough for an ordinary cultivator in the Sea of ​​Bitterness realm to break through to the Life Spring level.

Along the way, Li Zhi traveled with the two youngest students from Wanlong Academy, eleven-year-old Wang Kui and twelve-year-old Feng Xiaoxiao.

The two leading teachers did not refuse Li Zhi from joining their students.

There was a layer of fog shrouding Li Zhi, making it impossible for them to clearly see Li Zhi's specific cultivation level, so they regarded Li Zhi as the heir of a powerful family.

They were happy to see their students becoming friends with Li Zhi.

Along the way, Feng Xiaoxiao asked questions curiously. After a while, he asked Li Zhi, "Little Taoist brother, you came out alone. Don't your elders care?"

After a while, she said, "Little Taoist brother, when we get to the Holy City, I'll treat you to some spiritual fruit iced tea."

Relatively speaking, the communication between Li Zhi and Wang Kui was more pragmatic, allowing Li Zhi to have a deeper understanding of the lives of the lower-level cultivators in the Holy State and the Northern Territory.

The life of ordinary people in the Northern Territory is more difficult than that in the Southern Territory, but the life of the lower-level cultivators is much better than that of the lower-level cultivators in the Southern Territory.

Especially in terms of cultivation resources, there is no comparison.

It is almost impossible for ordinary low-level cultivators in the Southern Region to use the source for cultivation, but it is a common thing in the Northern Region, which also causes the cultivation level of ordinary cultivators in the Northern Region to be one or two small realms higher than that of ordinary cultivators in the Southern Region.

Of course, the mortality rate is also higher. Li Zhi also learned that Wang Kui's parents were both monks, but both died on the way to find the source.

I don't even know at whose hands I died.

Moving forward, the group walked for thousands of miles and finally arrived at a special place.

The teacher in charge pointed to the towering mountains ahead and said, "The mountain range ahead is Wolonggang. After crossing Wolonggang, we will reach the outskirts of the Holy City."

A student looked at the Wolonggang Mountain that was almost cut in two by a sword and asked, "Teacher, who split such a majestic mountain in half?"

The road under their feet did not wind up the mountain on the way to the holy city, but went directly across Wolonggang, where there was a huge canyon with steep cliffs, as if it had been split open by someone.

The teacher said, "That is a road specially opened by the ancient great powers to facilitate mortals to enter and exit the holy city."

A student asked: "Teacher, isn't the Holy City a city for monks? Why do you allow mortals to live in the city?"

The teacher said: "Children, you must remember that although we monks have greater abilities than mortals, it does not mean that we are not mortals. The existence of those mortals can help us better understand the true meaning of cultivation. Although we monks have a longer lifespan than mortals, we cannot escape the cycle of birth, aging, sickness and death like mortals. Only by constantly realizing that we are just mortals on the road of cultivation, not real immortals, can we better cultivate and pursue the realm of immortals."

Li Zhi was touched by the teacher's words. It was indeed a place for teaching and educating people. The cultivation concepts taught there were somewhat different from those of the sects in the Northern Territory.

Passing through Wolonggang, Li Zhi discovered that the vital energy between heaven and earth was becoming increasingly rich.

Moreover, you can see countless starlight falling from the sky and being absorbed by the holy city.

Just like the Taichu Ancient Mine will actively absorb the light from the surrounding stars, the Holy City will also autonomously absorb and release the power of the surrounding stars.

Moreover, on the road you can also encounter various monks riding on majestic and strange beasts.

The students who watched were envious.

Even Feng Xiaoxiao and Wang Kui are no exception.

Feng Xiaoxiao asked, "Brother Taoist, what kind of exotic animal do you like to ride? I like the seven-colored divine deer, which leaves a very beautiful rainbow behind it when it runs."

Li Zhi said: "I don't like mounts, I prefer riding clouds."

Wang Kui said: "I like the Qilin beast, it is very majestic."

Feng Xiaoxiao said somewhat unhappily: "Brother Taoist, how can you not like a mount? Look at Wang Kui, he likes it very much. I suggest you start liking it now. It is normal for every powerful cultivator to have a majestic mount."

When the three of them were discussing whether to choose a mount and which mount to choose, they had already arrived outside the holy city.

The ancient city is extremely majestic. The city wall is like a lying dragon, continuous, as if it were cast from copper water, shining with a metallic luster.

The magnificent city gate tower is hundreds of meters high, majestic and extremely majestic. Looking from a distance, the huge ancient city gives people a sense of suffocation and oppression.

Standing ten miles outside the city gate, the teacher in charge said to all the students: "Children, the Holy City is a place where the world's forces gather. Not only are there disciples from the major sects in the Northern Territory, but there are also royal families from Central Continent, the Golden Family from the Northern Plains, the mighty from the Southern Ridge, and the descendants of the major holy places in the Eastern Wasteland. After entering the city, do not act alone, and do not easily conflict with anyone. Be polite. Because anyone walking on the street could be a mighty person in the game world."

Looking at the magnificent city in front of them, a student asked, "Teacher, who built this holy city?"

The teacher in charge said, "From ancient times to the present, there are many legends about the Holy City. Some say it was built by gods, some say it is a relic of heaven, and some say the city has existed since ancient times. However, there is no actual evidence. There is only one reliable piece of news about the legend of the Holy City, which is that before the ancient times, the city was suspended in the air, and it was in the ancient times that it really sank to the earth. The Holy State became prosperous because of its fall."

Led by the two teachers, everyone passed through the huge city gate and entered, as if they had entered another world.

The city is very prosperous, with numerous palaces and wide ancient streets. There is a Stone Gambling Square, Immortal Tower, Fengyue Palace, Holy Lord Palace, and Demon King Pavilion. They are extremely luxurious and have a mixture of mortals and monks.

On the street, people come and go, as if they have come to a prosperous city in the secular world. There is none of the tranquility, naturalness, and etherealness of the holy land of immortals.

Among the pedestrians, almost half were monks.

The teacher in charge repeatedly warned the children not to run around, because in a place like this, no one dared to be reckless. They might accidentally bump into the descendants of an ancient family. If they were even more unlucky, they might accidentally offend a powerful person.

The ancient city is huge, with an elaborate and mysterious layout. Some of the palaces are suspected to be as old as the city itself.

From time to time, beside the bustling streets, there would appear a vast palace with carved beams and painted rafters, which was more magnificent and gorgeous than the imperial palaces in ordinary countries.

When everyone passed by a group of palaces, someone from the school asked, "Teacher, what is that place?"

The teacher explained to the students: "That is the inn opened by the Five Elements Palace."

While Li Zhi was looking at the inn, he was secretly wondering whether he should go in and stay there. After all, the founder of the Five Elements Palace had provided him with many treasures, and he should use the founder's legacy to enjoy the top-level services provided by the Five Elements Palace.

However, let’s put the matter of staying in a hotel aside for now and first follow the teachers and students of Bandung Academy to tour the holy city.

Not long after they walked out, the crowd saw a palace garden with magnificent scenery, towering buildings and magnificent splendor. There were many monks coming in and out, some with rosy faces and some with dejected looks.

One student asked curiously: "Teacher, what is that place?"

The teacher in charge said, "That is a gambling shop. You must not go in to gamble on stones. Remember, nine out of ten times you will lose."

One student asked, "Teacher, since you lose nine out of ten times, why do those people still gamble on stones?"

The teacher in charge said: "Those who gamble on stones are not betting on the source, but the rare treasures in the source, hoping to get rich overnight. But in reality, there are not so many people who get rich overnight. Most of them will lose everything in gambling and eventually become bandits."

As if afraid that the students would be attracted to the gambling stone shop, the teacher in charge quickened his pace and took the students away from there.

Soon they came to a pavilion suspended in the air.

The teacher in charge said to the students with envy, "That is one of the big restaurants in the Holy City. As long as you have enough water, you can go there to have a meal. There are all kinds of delicacies in the world, and there are monks pouring wine for the guests and playing the piano."

Afterwards, they hurriedly passed by the place without any intention of going up to taste the food of the holy city.

It is obvious that the teacher in charge is not a wealthy teacher.

However, Li Zhi remembered the location of the restaurant and planned to auction off the unused items in a few days and then go there to enjoy a big meal.

Finally, everyone arrived at the center of the holy city, where there was a floating sky palace and a magnificent Taoist platform, which was engraved with Taoist patterns.

The teacher in charge explained to the students: "This platform is almost equivalent to the foundation of the holy city. The ancient emperors once stood on this platform and looked up at the stars. It is said that this platform can send monks to a mysterious place of good fortune. It's a pity that since ancient times, there have been only a handful of monks who can enter the place of good fortune."

After leaving the Central Heavenly Palace, the teacher continued to take the children to visit the holy city.

Soon they came to a free market and saw many vendors selling rare materials and medicinal herbs.

And above the free market there is a magnificent floating palace.

A disciple asked, "Teacher, what is that place?"

The teacher in charge said, "That is the treasure palace of the Heavenly Demon Palace, one of the seven major auction houses in the Holy City. There are often rare treasures auctioned there. When you have achieved success in your cultivation in the future, you can go up and take a look."

Upon seeing this, Li Zhi immediately stepped forward and said to the teacher leading the team, "Senior Kong, I am sorry to bother you these days. Now that we have arrived at the Holy City, I should also say goodbye."

The teacher said gently, "Young Taoist Priest, you are too polite."

Afterwards, Li Zhi flew to the treasure palace of the Heavenly Demon Palace, which surprised his disciples.

Feng Xiaoxiao said with envy: "It turns out that what the little Taoist said was true. He wants to sell things here."

After hearing this, the other students started talking about it.

The teacher in charge said, "Well, that young Taoist priest is not of the same kind as us. You should just forget about him and don't cause any more trouble."

Afterwards, the students, led by the two teachers, continued to visit the stone archways opened in various holy places.

Soon, Li Zhi was completely forgotten.

With the warm hospitality of the two female fairies, Li Zhi entered the Heavenly Demon Treasure Palace.

Soon, Yao Yuekong, the young master of the Tianyao Palace, appeared in front of Li Zhi, led by a group of goblins.

Hearing that there was a big business coming, Yao Yuekong happened to be in Tianyao Baoque, so he came to see the situation.

　Second update from last night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)