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  The tall city walls were a mix of blue and gray, looking elegant and refined. The city gate was wide open, with people coming and going in an endless stream. Even before entering the city, a sense of prosperity hit you right in the face.

  "Uncle, this is Tianyao City, it's much more lively than our place." Mo Qingchen gazed up at the city gate, sincerely sighing.

  "Haha, it's not me who said it, but Tianyao City is indeed the number one or two city in this area." The black-faced man laughed loudly with You Rongyan.

  The man shook his whip and lashed out with the lash, driving the carriage into the city. The main streets of the city were extremely wide, all paved with bluestone.

  On the main road, vehicles and horses were coming and going in a continuous stream. Among them, carts like this one carrying goods were everywhere to be seen. Mo Qingchu and his companions blended in unobtrusively.

  The man drove the horse-drawn carriage around several corners and stopped in front of a hospital.

  "Girl, hurry up and take your grandfather in to see him, we have to rush to deliver the goods, can't stay here with you anymore." The man put down Shunzi and Mo Qingchen from the horse cart, then carefully picked up Mo Danyan and turned to say to Mo Qingchen.

  Mo Qingdun paused and looked at the string of copper coins handed over by the man, waving his hand and saying: "Uncle, what are you doing? I still have money in my purse, I don't need your money."

  The man stuffed the copper coins into Mo Qingchen's hands, saying: "Girl, take it, Uncle can't help much." He paused for a moment and said, "It's like this, after you've finished seeing your grandfather's illness, if there's anything that needs help, go to the entrance of Yonghong Hutong's Guoji Miscellaneous Goods Store. The boss there is my big brother, just mention Guo Er."

  Mo Qingchen watched as the father and son drove away, then looked down at the copper coins in his hand. He flipped his hand over and put the coins into a storage bag. He called out to Mo Danyan, who was leaning against the stone steps in front of the medical hall: "Grandfather, are you all right?"

  Mo Danyan finally opened his eyes and stood up, saying: "Girl, let's go."

  Mo Danyan pulled Mo Qingchen to a secluded spot. Silently and quietly, they changed into clean clothes, and the grandfather-grandson duo no longer looked conspicuous with their previous blood-stained appearance.

  "Grandpa, where are we going?" Mo Qingchen asked, seeing Mo Danyan pulling her forward.

  "This Tianyao City is a place where immortals and mortals coexist. Since entering the city gate, Grandfather has found that many cultivators are heading north. As expected, the north side should be the residence of the cultivators. It's also very likely that there's a market or bazaar there." Mo Danyan seemed to intentionally teach Mo Qingchen these common sense things, patiently saying.

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  As expected, after another half hour's walk, a wall appeared before the eyes of the two.

  "It's actually a city within a city." Mo Dainian sighed.

  "Grandpa?"

  Mo Danyan stretched out his hand and pointed at the wall: "Girl, look at the characters carved on the wall. It must be a protective array, and inside is definitely where the cultivators live."

  Mo Qingchen looked up. Indeed, on the gray city wall, dense and intricate dark symbols were carved, unfortunately she didn't understand them at all, and couldn't make out any clues.

  Mo Danyan examined the wall carefully, then stopped at a certain spot with Mo Qingchen and said, "Girl, Grandpa can't move his spiritual energy. You follow Grandpa's incantation and hit this spot."

  Mo Danyan said, his hands slowly flipping and pinching a trick.

  Mo Qingchen's fingers were not only agile, but also had a deep understanding of the complex finger techniques. Mo Danyan's finger seals were simple and effortless for her to execute.

  Mo Qingchen mobilized his spiritual energy and grasped the incantation with precision, uttering a soft shout. He struck in the direction Grandfather had pointed.

  A faint sound, and a door suddenly appeared on the originally inconspicuous gray wall.

  Mo Danyan pulled Mo Qingchen through the doorway, saying: "This is the most common method of covering one's eyes. Even a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining can break through it as long as they grasp the key to the technique. This technique is also universal. This type of eye-covering technique is specifically targeted at ordinary people."

  Mo Qingyu listened attentively, and she also found that Grandfather was different from when he was at the Mo Manor, as if intentionally teaching her these common sense.

  As soon as he entered the Stone Gate, Mo Qingdun felt a surge of refreshing spiritual energy rushing towards him, and suddenly felt refreshed and invigorated. He secretly thought that Tianyao City was indeed extraordinary, and the spiritual energy here was even comparable to that of Chaoyang Hall, which was known for its dense spiritual energy in the Mo family.

  As far as the eye can see, the streets are not as wide and spacious as when I first entered Tianyao City, but they are all paved with green jade. The shops on both sides are towering, of varying sizes and heights, with colorful lights flashing on the signboards. People come and go, most wearing elegant Taoist robes, their faces calm and serene, with a subtle aura that is clearly not of this world.

  The appearance of Mo Qingchen and the other person did not attract any attention, only a young man with very lively eyebrows and eyes ran over, cupped his hands and said: "May I ask if the immortal master is new here?"

  Mo Danyan glanced at the young man, although he couldn't mobilize his spiritual energy, his eyesight was still there. This young man was only in the late stage of Qi refining second layer, not even comparable to Mo Qingchen.

  The young man was somewhat flustered by Mo Da's gaze, as a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator was not someone to be trifled with. However, he thought of his own powerful backer and straightened his waist, saying: "Immortal Master, I've been staying in the inner city as a guide. If you need any help, just let me know."

  "Hmm, then you tell me about the situation here first." Mo Danyan said calmly.

  The young man came to his senses and said in a torrent: "Master Xian, you see that the shops on both sides of Qingyu Road are all opened by the Yao Guang School. They have clear prices and do not cheat anyone. After passing Qingyu Road and turning left, there are some small shops, most of which are run by individual cultivators or families. As for the stalls on the right side, they are rented out to cultivators at will. Usually, some useless items can be put there for sale."

  Mo Danyan nodded and continued to ask: "Then where do the cultivators usually live?"

  The young man smiled and said: "After passing through this commercial district, it is where the monks live and practice."

  "Where should I go to find a decent place to live?" Mo Danyan asked.

  "Immortal Master, you two follow me." The young man bowed and stretched out his hand, intentionally taking a glance at Mo Qingchen.

  Mo Danyan furrowed his brow.

  The young man hastily said: "Immortal master, don't be offended, it's just that I've been in the inner city for many years and rarely see such a lovely little sister."

  The young man spoke bluntly, and Mo Danyan said lightly, "You lead the way." However, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he tightly grasped Mo Qingchen's hand.

  The old man and his grandson followed the young man through the market, entering a house with an open door.

  "Little Xia, you're back again." An old man said without even lifting his eyelids.

  The young man smiled and said: "Old Master Wang, didn't I bring a distinguished guest for you?"

  The old man raised his eyelids and looked at Mo Daren faintly, then drooped them again and said: "What's the matter? Renting a house or renting a stall?"

  Mo Danyan clasped his hands together: "Fellow Taoist, we are newly arrived here and wish to find a place to settle down. Bookworms also like to read:"

  The old man slowly picked up a roll of something like paper but not paper, and threw it onto the wall in front of him. In an instant, a brilliant light flashed, and a huge map appeared before everyone's eyes.

  "The residence is divided into three areas, each with a different spiritual energy and price." The old man said, being frugal with his words.

  Young Xiaoxia cleverly said: "Immortal Master, look, this side is one month with three pieces of low-grade spirit stone, here is one month with ten pieces, and over there is one month with thirty pieces. The place that shines brightly indicates someone has lived there, those dark places you can choose at will, which one do you want to live in?"

  Three pieces of low-grade spirit stone! Mo Qingchen quietly took a cold breath, in the one year she spent cultivating at the Mo family, she only had twelve spirit stones, and this was supposed to be the cheapest place, yet it actually required so many spirit stones, wasn't that too black-hearted?

  Mo Qingchen thought of this and secretly took a look at his grandfather.

  Mo Danyan's expression didn't change, he pondered for a moment, then pointed at a place and said: "Here it is."

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  As expected, Mo Dayan chose the cheapest area, at the foot of a mountain.

  The old man's face was expressionless, and he quickly pulled out a jade plaque, asking: "How long do you want to rent? The minimum rental period is three months."

  "Let's rent it for three months first." Mo Danyan said as he handed over the spirit stone.

  The old man took over the Ling Stone and let Mo Danyan input a thread of divine consciousness into the jade card, and immediately saw that the residence chosen by Mo Danyan lit up.

  "Take good care of this, it will be the key to that house later. If you don't come to renew the lease after three months, this jade plaque will automatically shatter and you won't be able to enter the house." The old man said as he handed the jade plaque over to Mo Danyan.

  "Thank you, fellow Taoist." Mo Danyan took the jade plaque and pulled Mo Qingchen out, while the other book friends continued to watch normally.

  "Immortal master, I'll take you there," said the young man.

  "It's okay, I don't know if you -" Mo Danyan had already looked at the map and memorized his residence.

  The young man who was leading the way said, "Master Xian, as long as you have ten spiritual pearls, that will be enough. From now on, if you need anything, just look for me directly. My name is Xiao Xia, and I guarantee to do my best for you."

  Mo Qingchen knew that this spirit pearl was the lowest denomination of currency in the Cultivation Realm, with one hundred spirit pearls equivalent to a low-grade spirit stone.

  Mo Danyan took out the Lingzhu and handed it to Xiaoxia, then led Mo Qingchen to their chosen residence.

  Tianyao City is extremely large, and this inner city was built on the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, only rows of houses were scattered below in an orderly manner. Although there were many that couldn't be counted, each one had a considerable distance between them. It seemed to take into account the cultivators' dislike of being disturbed.

  Facing the number on the jade plate, Mo Danyan led Mo Qingchen into their chosen residence.

  This is a small house, looking around, there is no deep courtyard, except for the main house, east and west wing houses, on the left side of the main house, there is a moon gate in the ear room, behind which seems to be a backyard, of course, at this time it's empty and bare, without any flowers.

  Although it was so, the two were extremely satisfied. The spiritual energy here was actually thicker than that of Shangshi, no wonder three pieces of low-grade spirit stones were needed per month.

  "Grandpa, this place isn't bad, it's just too expensive." Mo Qingchen hadn't dared to speak much since entering the inner city, but now that he had relaxed, he finally couldn't help but say.

  Mo Danyan was about to speak, but let out a muffled groan and fell to the ground.

  "Grandpa, grandpa—" Mo Qingchen's face turned pale in an instant, and he flung himself onto Mo Danyan's body.

  Mo Danyan slowly opened his eyes and said slowly: "Girl, don't panic, listen to Grandpa..."