"If you're rich enough, just pay nine Spirit Stones and two of us will carry you up in a sedan chair." said another guy who was around the fourth layer of Qi Refining.

  It's not being petty, but the small landlord has gotten used to relying on himself at night because he plans to refuse.

  Who would have known that at this time, the normally proud and arrogant Ziyi did something bad.

  She suddenly occupied Zhang Ye's mind in the sea of consciousness, and afterwards, Zhang Ye's expression changed.

  Zhang Ye slightly tilted his handsome face, making a pose, and suddenly...

  "He" threw out eight Return Dan pills in one breath, one for each person, and said softly: "No need to rush, eight people will carry me up on a sedan chair."

  "Alright!"

  These guys thought they had met a big shot, and from the gourd of the second treasure, they took out many things, mixed and matched them, eight small baskets for carrying people on their backs, and immediately formed an eight-person sedan chair.

  "Huh?"

  Zhang Ye sat in the sedan chair on his way to the top of the mountain, scratched his head and vaguely felt that Zi Yi was up to no good again.

  Look at these fellow students who are practicing qigong and are delighted to receive a business opportunity, Zhang Ye also didn't think it was inappropriate and couldn't help but laugh foolishly.

  On the steep and rugged mountain path, Zhang Ye leaned on a large sedan chair in the open air to drink wine and enjoy the view.

  There was a commotion in the distant sky, and when I turned my head, I saw an "airship".

  It was a scenic airship made of ice crystal that could accommodate eight people.

  There's nothing too extraordinary about it; Zhang Ye, who has now gained some insight, knows that at most four second-grade flying artifacts would be needed to achieve such a state.

  These sedan bearers walked on one side, also looked up and gazed at the airship flying slowly towards Snow Crystal City, with unspeakable envy in their eyes.

  "You don't know, sir, that the Ice Snow Fortune ship is actually the symbol of the City Master's Mansion. It's said that the City Master has already reached the unimaginable realm of Splitting Gods." one of the quick-tongued sedan bearers said.

  Zhang Ye smiled slightly, "Indeed worthy of respect."

  。。。

  In the spaceship flying slowly towards Snow Crystal City, a delicate and beautiful woman wrapped in a white downy cloak watched the outside scenery through the transparent hull.

  She blinked and saw something unbelievable. In the distance below, on a mountain path, a young man was holding a wine jug and sitting in an eight-man sedan chair.

  She slightly furrowed her delicate eyebrows and said: "This guy is really stupid?"

  A pretty little maid beside her said, "Exactly, even the nobles don't behave like this. He must be a nouveau riche from Kunlun. Now our Snow Crystal City's tax revenue will increase again."

  "Ah..." The elegant and refined young lady didn't respond, she just let out a soft sigh.

  "Miss, why did you sigh?" asked the little maid.

  "Nowadays, the situation in Kunlun is getting more and more chaotic, affecting the entire Eastern Sea." The refined young lady said, "Our Snow Crystal City, as the first city after crossing the Eastern Sea, basically all cultivators who cross the sea will stop to rest and recover. However, some time ago, I heard that the Eastern Sea was turned upside down by a guy named Zhang Ye. As a result, the tyrannical Eastern Sea Fu Di sealed off the sea for a month, not allowing cultivators to cross, which had a huge impact on us. Hopefully, such a thing won't happen again."

  The little girl smiled and said: "Now is not the past, miss look, on the mountain road that second generation flying also won't enter the blue boundary, such a passerby is better to have more."

  The young lady wrapped in a down jacket nodded slightly...

  After walking for half a day on the snowy mountain road, I finally arrived at the end of the road, and the city gate checkpoint is in sight.

  "Halt, pay the entrance tax, then you may enter the city."

  Two guys who seemed to be at the fifth level of Qi training stood in front of me with their hands outstretched like traffic cops.

  Zhang Ye couldn't help but find it amusing. He was used to the unregulated free market on the island, and still thought this style was fun.

  After inquiring, one of the disciples guarding the gate said proudly: "The entrance fee is a Gathering Yuan Dan. In addition, if you stay for more than three days, you must go to the relevant department to handle a temporary residence jade card."

  Suddenly

  Zhang Ye didn't have any more Gathering Yuan Dan by his side, so he directly threw a Return Dan over, "No need to look anymore."

  "Hehe"

  The two value-guarding guys laughed like rotten tomatoes.

  After bidding farewell to the sedan bearers, they entered the city gate and walked slowly on the winding streets that went up all the way. Zhang Ye looked around in all directions, finding it more lively than he had imagined.

  It's indeed worthy of being called "the city of practitioners", as the endless stream of people and all sorts of vendors are all practitioners.

  Even a little girl eating sugar gourd has reached the state of practicing Qi in the second layer.

  However, Zhang Ye clearly saw that many people in the lower levels of Qi Refining Realm seemed to be unable to fight.

  Zhang Ye's experience had become rich now, just by looking at people's body shape when they walked, he could tell if these people would fight or not.

  Many of the cultivators here, in Zhang Ye's view, don't count as true cultivators. They seem to have only practiced basic Qi exercises and rarely practice fist or sword techniques.

  It seems they cultivate their inner energy merely to defend against the harsh climate of Azure Domain.

  Survival of the fittest.

  Unexpectedly, Tai Xuan Zhen Ren came to display his magical powers, and it turned out that the Jialan realm became "all people are soldiers". It's also unknown whether it's a good thing or a bad thing.

  The city of Xuejing was like a celestial palace, with only one wide and sturdy street that spiralled upwards along the ice mountain, flanked by intricately carved ice and snow buildings.

  The higher you go, the fewer people gather, but the buildings become more spacious and the supporting facilities become more luxurious.

  Below is the commoner district, going up represents status.

  He stopped and exchanged about five hundred Yuan Dan with Zhang Ye. There was no "change", which seemed a bit inconvenient.

  There is another barrier ahead.

  Two men who looked like city inspectors stepped forward and blocked the way: "Halt, entering the wealthy district represents occupying more basic infrastructure, you must pay again, two yuan yuan dan per person."

  Zhang Ye turned around and left, "I don't want to go yet, there are so few people upstairs, it's not lively at all."

  "Cut off"

  The two guys walked away with a look of disdain.

  Zhang Ye continued walking down, looking up at the sky and seeing that it was getting late, he thought it was time to find an inn to stay in.

  After walking for a long time in the bustling area, Zhang Ye stopped and turned his head to look at a two-story simple small building on his left. On it was a sign that read: Hui Sister Wine House.

  Zhang Ye felt that this "sister-in-law" character had a somewhat intimate feel to it, and hearing it in this icy snowy land was quite pleasant. He walked in immediately afterwards.

  A small ice lamp was lit inside, looking a bit dim.

  Business was not good, and when Zhang Ye came in, there wasn't a single person.

  A small space held four tables, in a corner a young woman wearing coarse clothing was waiting.

  Seeing Zhang Ye enter, the woman in coarse clothing hastily stood up and greeted: "Master is here, please sit down quickly."

  She took a feather duster and swept away the snowflakes on Zhang Ye's shoulders.

  “？”

  Zhang Ye couldn't help but find it amusing, as this was the weakest cultivator he had seen so far. Even that little girl eating sugar gourd earlier was stronger than her, and she was only at the Qi Refining stage.

  "What does Grandfather want?" she asked as she helped Zhang Ye sit down.

  "Wine, anything else is fine, just bring whatever can be eaten." Zhang Ye said casually.

  The woman looked embarrassed and lowered her head, saying, "Recently, the price of medicinal materials has skyrocketed, and it's getting harder to pick ice fruit in the wild. I don't have any good wine here anymore. Only ordinary wine is left, and many of my regular customers have stopped coming."

  This Zhang Ye was not unexpected, generally speaking, even in the wine houses on the island, cultivators rarely drink wine that has not been specially refined and added with medicinal materials, because it has a mundane aura.

  "It doesn't matter, just bring it over." Zhang Ye nodded.

  After a while of busyness, she brought over a pot of ordinary wine and a large piece of bear meat pie.

  It is said that this is made from the paws of an animal called polar bear, and only the lowest class people eat it.

  Places with slightly higher grades mainly sell ice fruit and medicinal liquor.

  Ice fruit is a wild plant in the Glacial Realm, growing out of the icy and snowy environment, without refinement and almost no impurities. Although it can't provide as much spiritual energy as medicinal herbs, it's still considered a decent snack among cultivators.

  Ice fruit is like medicinal wine, not as good as dan medicine, but can satisfy oral sensation.