LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 509: 509
So dark!
Looking at the smiling face of the innkeeper before him, Wang Chen couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.
The best inn in Weifa City, if placed in Wanling City, would be completely unremarkable.
Yet to stay here for a day cost one hundred and fifty Low Spirits!
This price was outrageously black-hearted!
It must be noted that a hundred and fifty Low Spirits was the cost for a standard single room.
If one wanted a higher-end suite, that would be twice as much!
And no bargaining!
Although Wang Chen wasn't short on Spirit Stones at the moment, he really wasn't willing to be taken advantage of and paid three hundred Low Spirits.
He planned to stay for two days.
Two days was enough time to understand the situation in Weifa City thoroughly.
Like most inns, this one, named "Immortal Guest," also offered food and drink.
There were more than a dozen tables in the hall.
By the time Wang Chen had checked the room and returned to the hall, most of the tables were occupied.
Several were cultivators who had descended with him.
"Junior Brother Wang."
A fellow sect member with a naive-looking face waved to him, "Come have a drink with us."
Wang Chen pondered for a moment and then walked over.
This sect member was named Mou Guangji, with a fifth-level Purple Mansion cultivation, also a junior disciple like him.
He, like Wang Chen, had descended to the Lower Realm to gain merit for joining a Taoist lineage through trials.
Wang Chen had met him a few times before, a nodding acquaintance, but this time, descending to the Yin Nether Realm together was considered a stroke of fate.
Five Western Sea Sect disciples sat beside Mou Guangji, all of them Purple Mansion cultivators.
"Junior Brother Wang, let me introduce you…"
Mou Guangji was enthusiastic. As soon as Wang Chen sat down, he eagerly began to introduce the other sect members.
These disciples had joined the sect earlier than Wang Chen; some were local natives of the sect, their brows holding a faint sense of pride.
Others were courteous and didn't put on airs.
Wang Chen replied politely.
Mou Guangji asked, "Junior Brother Wang, which territory have you chosen?"
Wang Chen saw no need for secrecy, so he readily answered, "Wujiuwu."
"Wujiuwu?"
The cultivator sitting diagonally across from Wang Chen's eyes brightened immediately, "I am Wujiuba, Junior Brother Wang. We're neighbors; we should visit each other more and help out!"
Wang Chen was speechless—Wujiuba and Wujiuwu were considered neighbors?
Of course, on the surface, he replied with a smile.
"Junior Brother Wang, here's the thing,"
Mou Guangji got straight to the point, "We are all fellow sect members, and we have come to the Yin Nether Realm to claim new land at the same time. We should naturally support each other and share what we have. That's why I'm thinking of forming a Mutual Alliance Society. Would you be interested in joining?"
According to him, since everyone was new to pioneering, and although each had been assigned a territory, it was possible that conflicts of interest could arise with fellow cultivators who had come down earlier.
Therefore, there was a need to band together for mutual support.
This Mutual Alliance Society was like a small organization. Members could come and go freely without restrictions, meet up every month when they came to Weifa City to collect supplies, for exchange or trade, and they could also brainstorm solutions to any problems together.
Although he couldn't count on the Mutual Alliance Society to be a solid backing for him, it was still a bit stronger than going it alone.
Mou Guangji spoke very sincerely, and Wang Chen felt that this was also quite good, so he agreed to count himself in.
Mou Guangji was very happy and personally poured a cup of Spiritual Wine for Wang Chen, "One more person means one more source of strength, let's toast to that."
This senior brother Mou appeared simple and honest, but in reality, he was a shrewd and somewhat ambitious character.
His communication skills were even more formidable, having rallied over a dozen fellow disciples in a very short time.
Joining the so-called Mutual Alliance Society.
Not enough seats at one table, so three tables were pushed together for the meeting, which was quite lively.
Among these fellow disciples, there were not a few who understood the Yin Nether Realm, and the information they revealed was extremely beneficial to Wang Chen.
In the Yin Nether Realm, the biggest enemy facing the cultivators involved in the pioneer work was undoubtedly the Monster Spirits and Evil Wraiths that occupied this part of the world.
The Yin Nether Realm was rich in Yin Sha Energy, and lands filled with it were common; from this, myriad strange and odd evil creatures and wraiths had emerged, some with extremely bizarre abilities capable of harming people in unseen ways.
To gain a foothold in the Yin Nether Realm, the first and foremost step was to establish one's own defense area.
Additionally, defensive arrays were essential.
Furthermore, every so often in the Yin Nether Realm, the Bone-Eroding Yin Wind would blow, and it would be very dangerous to be out in the open at that time, requiring the help of specially made talismans or magic artifacts for protection.
Otherwise, once the Yin Sha Energy entered the body, even damaging the Taoist Foundation would be considered a minor consequence.
In short, one must anticipate defeat before seeking victory, and safety must definitely be the first priority.
Some also took the opportunity to peddle talismans, pills, and magic artifacts.
Wang Chen listened more and spoke less. He noticed that some guests in the hall exhibited subtle expressions upon hearing everyone's grand discussions.
The look of old birds watching the newcomers.
In the following two days, Wang Chen took a tour around Weifa City and had a few more exchanges with the fellow disciples of the Mutual Alliance Society.
Weifa City was very large, with many buildings, but the population was still less than one hundred thousand.
And most of them were "indigenous".
Calling them indigenous wasn't entirely accurate, as their ancestors were all disciples of the West Sea Sect, descendants of pioneer cultivators.
Like the youth Wang Chen had encountered when he first arrived, they were among them.
As long as these people were born, they inevitably possessed the Root Bone for cultivation and had special physiques that allowed them to better adapt to the unique environment of the Yin Nether Realm.
However, as they were born with Yin Sha Energy, they couldn't go to the Mountain and Sea Realm and lived in Weifa City for generations, engaging in various jobs, serving the West Sea Sect disciples who came down to the frontier!
And Weifa City was the only city constructed by the West Sea Sect in the Yin Nether Realm, serving as the big base for the pioneers.
Like all Immortal Cities, Weifa City was also equipped with a City Protecting Great Array.
However, under normal circumstances, the City-Protecting Array would only be fully activated when attacked by powerful evil creatures or during the Bone-Eroding Yin Wind, to protect the residents and cultivators within the city.
Usually, everyone had to rely on themselves to fend off the omnipresent Yin Sha Energy.
The inn where Wang Chen stayed was expensive primarily because it was equipped with an array that could block out most of the Yin Energy, making it a more comfortable place to live.
There were also similar homes in the city, but the prices were very high.
As for the indigenous cultivators, they mainly relied on their special physiques to counter the erosion of the Yin Energy, but they could not completely prevent the intrusion of Yin Sha into the body, resulting in their lifespans being nearly half of that of ordinary cultivators.
On the third day after arriving in Weifa City, Wang Chen set off alone on the journey to expand territory.
Because in the Yin Nether Realm, the might of magic artifacts would be greatly restricted, and they could also be contaminated by Yin Sha Energy, so it was not advisable to use them frequently.
Therefore, Wang Chen didn't use a Flying Artifact to travel, and he even gave up on Sword Flight.
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Sword Flight was extremely dangerous in this place!
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