96 Dog Skin Daoist

  The guardian leader couldn't get an answer from the mouth of the guardian under him, and could only turn his head to ask Ye Qin, "What evidence do you have to prove that you are from Wu Guo?"

  Ye Qin was inexplicably beaten by these guards for no reason, feeling somewhat resentful but also helpless.

  He thought for a moment, when he was in Takegawa County, he had obtained a secular route permit that could be used in the towns of Wuguo as an apprentice of the Medicine Pavilion. Because he planned to go out and see the world, he needed to pass through secular cities, so he kept this route permit all along. This secular national route permit was also a kind of evidence that could prove his origin.

  He pulled out a crumpled yellow paper from his package.

  The leader of the guards took it and looked at the road guide that could be used in secular towns, which was stamped with the official seal of the Wu State. As for whether it was fake or not, he didn't care too much. Even if they wanted to forge one, they wouldn't have gone all the way to the distant Wu State to get a road guide.

  The guardian leader verified Ye Qin's origin and asked about his surname, then took out a blank Shennong Road guide card from the case, used an extremely sharp small knife to engrave "Wu Guo Ye Shi" on the back of the card, made a complete record, handed over the Shennong Road guide to Ye Qin, and collected ten gold leaf materials fees.

  The leader of the guards also instructed: "Remember not to lose the token, once something happens in the city, you need to check the Xianren Road to confirm your identity. Alright, you can go in now."

  Ye Qin's background was clean and his history simple. He had registered at the city gate, confirmed his identity, and obtained a block of his own Xianren Road guide, which allowed him to enter the city.

  "I came with him all the way... I don't have the Xianren Road Map, I am a member of the Nan family from Pingzhou, Wuguo. The Xianren Road Map is with my father, but he's dead." Nan Zhongjie crawled out from behind Ye Qin, looking bitter and helpless.

  "Is Wuguo Pingzhou Nan's family? Have you ever led Xianren Road and done a backup before?"

  "Some."

  "Oh, since you've prepared the case, then let me take a look."

  The leader of the guards, Slowly, opened a thick book on the case table, searching for it for a while before finally finding the small country of Wuguo in an inconspicuous place in the middle page, and indeed found a Nan family there.

  "Wuguo is indeed a Southern clan, but since your family has been destroyed, you are now considered a loose cultivator and need to re-obtain a new Immortal Guidance Token... Here, take the token, go ahead and enter."

  Ye Qin helped Nan Zhong Jie pay the ten golden leaves required for the Xianren Road toll, completed the entry procedures, and then entered the Xianyuan City together.

  After entering the city, Nan Zhong Jie lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Ye big brother, this trip was all spent with your gold and silver, I'm really ashamed. This Xianyuan City is difficult to move without money, I don't have much money on me, so I must hurry up and find a job. Many of the shops in the city need people like us cultivators to work for them, such as taking care of alchemy furnaces, feeding flying birds and beasts, collecting materials, all can earn quite a bit of money. Ye big brother, do you want to come with me to find a job? I'm somewhat familiar with this city.

  Ye Qin had his own plan, smiling lightly: "You go ahead, I still have some money and don't need to rush to find work. First, I'll go into the city and take a stroll around, get familiar with the environment, then consider these things."

  "Alright, Brother Ye is busy, so I'll take my leave. Xianyuan City isn't too big, it's easy to run into each other again, we'll meet again in the future." Nan Zhongjie bid farewell to Ye Qin and, being quite familiar with the situation in Xianyuan City, hastily went to look for ways to make money.

  Ye Qin and Nan Zhongjie bid farewell, standing at the entrance of the city gate, seeing the cultivators filling the streets inside the city, like fish crossing the river, feeling carefree and sighing in his heart. The number of cultivators he saw in this Xianyuan City was several times more than all the cultivators he had seen on his way to Xianyuan City.

  There are many primary cultivators of the Qi Refining stage, from layer one to three. Mid-level cultivators of the Qi Refining stage, from layer four to six, can be seen everywhere. There are also quite a few high-level cultivators above the seventh layer of the Qi Refining stage, and occasionally you can see a few of them.

  Perhaps it was because most of the cultivators were born as secular warriors, the layout of the streets in Xianyuan City was somewhat similar to that of a secular city. The only difference was that the scale was grander and the momentum was much higher, even the ground was paved with large blocks of smooth and flat blue rocks.

  "Get out of the way! Move aside!"

  Inside the Xianyuan City, the spacious main street occasionally has horse-drawn carriages of immortal families rushing by, with flags bearing "Nanliang State, Lü Clan", "Wulan State, Xue Clan", and "Daji State, Tang Clan" among others. Dozens of Qi-refining period four or five layers above immortals often surround the carriage as it moves forward, majestic and awe-inspiring.

  The low-ranking cultivators on the street, seeing such a big cultivation family, all automatically avoided them and didn't dare to block their way. The masters of these carriages looked up one by one, with eyes full of naked disdain and contempt for the low-ranking cultivators on both sides of the road.

  Ye Qin stood at the side of the road with other low-ranking cultivators, frowning and staring intently at the majestic carriages speeding by. A sense of urgency arose within him. As a fourth-layer Qi Refining cultivator, he was no match for these powerful cultivator families, let alone ordinary mid-tier Qi Refining rogue cultivators. He had to quickly familiarize himself with the environment and start cultivating as soon as possible.

  He wandered around the city gate, deciding to take a look at the market and shops inside Xianyuan City first. He wanted to see what kind of spiritual herbs, spiritual stones, and other spiritual objects were for sale, as well as their prices. After all, he would be settling down in this city for a long time to cultivate, so it was essential to understand which items would be most useful for his cultivation.

  At the city gate, there was an old Taoist priest wearing a wrinkled gray robe, with two mouse whiskers and a conspicuous dog skin plaster on his forehead, looking very cunning and comical. He had a wooden frame backpack on his back and was standing at the city gate, looking around and blocking the passing monks to sell things in his backpack. However, almost all the passing monks sneered at him, and no one wanted to buy anything from him, nor did anyone bother to talk to the dog skin old Taoist priest.

  That old Taoist saw Ye Qin lingering at the door for a moment, seemingly considering which direction to head into the city. His eyes shone brightly with delight as he hastily slung his heavy backpack over his shoulder and jogged towards Ye Qin, bowing: "This humble Taoist pays his respects. It seems this fellow Taoist is not familiar with Xianyuan City; is it your first time here?"

  Ye Qin was about to leave the city gate when he heard someone running up to greet him, slightly startled, turned his head to look, it was an old Taoist priest with a rather comical appearance, but his cultivation was only at the Qi Refining stage.

  Ye Qin's face was expressionless as he asked: "May I ask who you are?"

  That old Taoist held up one hand and said hastily, "I am a transcendent being from the mortal world. Although my cultivation is slightly lower, I am all-powerful and all-knowing in this Fairy Origin City. I possess countless precious items and wait for someone with fate to sell them to. Moreover, I delight in helping fellow Taoists like you who have just arrived at Fairy Origin City. No matter what questions or help you need, I can enlighten you and provide meticulous assistance. My charges are very reasonable: divination costs only ten golden leaves, measuring potential costs only ten golden leaves, and investigating information is priced according to value. If you want to buy something, the goods here are extremely comprehensive, and I can also recommend the most affordable shops in the city for you to make a purchase. In short, I guarantee your satisfaction!"