Sect: Starting with Comprehending Thunder Skill Chapter 1473: Knowing There Are Tigers in the Mountain, Yet Going Toward the Mountain
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Chapter 1473: Chapter 617: Knowing There Are Tigers in the Mountain, Yet Going Toward the Mountain
Walking on the street of “Celestial Net Island,” Li Yunjing couldn’t help but marvel silently.
The broad bluestone pavement could accommodate eight carriages side by side, with shops lined on both sides, their colorful signboards sparkling under the sunlight.
The air was filled with the fragrance of spirit tea and elixirs, mingling with the salty scent of the sea breeze to form a unique aroma.
“Top-quality deep sea coral! Three thousand years old!”
“Profound Iron and Pure Gold, the first choice for Artifact Refining!”
“True Essence Pills on sale! Pay to buy!”
The hawking cries rose one after another.
Li Yunjing noticed that at almost every stall, disciples wearing the attire of the “Celestial Net Dao Sect” stood openly collecting “management fees.”
The business here isn’t about paying a one-time fee and setting up shop for a day.
It’s all about taking cuts from the number of transactions.
Seeing this, Li Yunjing smacked his lips in secret, isn’t this too ruthless?
Isn’t this squeezing the life out of these other sects, clans, and loose cultivators?
“No wonder ‘Celestial Net Dao Sect’ is so powerful! The resources are gained through exploitation!”
Li Yunjing finally understood!
Turning the corner, a luxurious inn appeared in Li Yunjing’s sight.
Named “Cloud Sea Pavilion,” this inn was the epitome of luxury, a five-story high pavilion constructed entirely from agarwood, wind chimes hanging at the eaves, emitting clear sounds with the breeze.
Two jade qilins stood vividly at the entrance, their eyes inlaid with luminous beads, casting a gentle glow even during the day.
“I need to book a room! To have a backup plan.”
Li Yunjing thought for a moment and then walked into the inn’s door.
“Welcome, esteemed guest, please come inside!”
The shop assistant saw Li Yunjing’s extraordinary demeanor and quickly bowed in welcome, “Are you planning to stay?”
“Yes! Do you have any decent rooms?”
Li Yunjing surveyed the hall and finally asked leisurely.
“Guest, you came at the right time, there’s just one Heaven-grade room left.”
Smiling broadly, the shop assistant led Li Yunjing through a carved corridor, “The room has a small Spirit Gathering Array and comes with a daily pot of ‘Jade Sea Cloud Bud.'”
Reaching the third floor, they opened the sandalwood door carved with a sea chart, revealing an extremely lavish interior.
The floor was paved with warm jade, warming the feet upon stepping; by the window stood a training platform carved whole from cold jade; most striking was a luminous bead hovering above the bed, its brightness adjustable at will.
“Hmm! Looks nice!”
Li Yunjing nodded, casually asking, “How many spirit stones per day?”
“This room is fifty spirit stones per day.”
The shop assistant handed over a jade token, “With this, you can freely access the backyard spiritual spring.”
“So expensive?”
Li Yunjing was taken aback, having not expected such a high price!
This price was indeed beyond his expectations.
“The Heaven-grade room comes with a Spirit Gathering Array, a Quiet Chamber, spirit tea as a gift, and access to the backyard spiritual spring; the price is quite reasonable.”
The shop assistant smiled, without any emotional change.
Clearly, Li Yunjing wasn’t the only one to find the price high!
Li Yunjing pondered briefly and still took out two hundred low grade spirit stones.
With a flick of his fingers, spirit stones neatly stacked flew towards the shop assistant.
“Staying for four days first.”
Li Yunjing spoke in a deep voice.
“Alright!”
The shop assistant’s eyes lit up, quickly collecting the spirit stones, “Immortal Master, if you need anything, please ring anytime. This is your jade scroll to unlock the room, valid for only four days!”
“Okay!”
Li Yunjing nodded, accepting the jade scroll.
Once the shop assistant left, Li Yunjing immediately set up three layers of restrictions in the room.
He flicked his fingers, placing stealth talismans at the door, windows, and bedstead.
After that, he examined the room carefully.
Lightly tapping the wall to listen for echoes, scanning every corner with divine sense, and finally, performing a detection spell on the luminous bead.
Having confirmed that the “Luminous Bead” was just an ordinary lighting spiritual artifact, Li Yunjing sat down in the Quiet Chamber.
He took out the “Boundary-Breaking Sword,” ready to refine this treasure.
Now, to ensure safety, he relied on the “Boundary-Breaking Sword,” a treasure capable of traversing space, even surpassing the instant teleportation from a Nascent Soul Realm Master.
“Two hundred spirit stones for four days, this ‘Cloud Sea Pavilion’ indeed dares to charge exorbitantly.”
Li Yunjing murmured to himself, his gaze scanning the “Spirit Gathering Array” pattern on the wall, its array hub embedded with a low grade spirit stone.
Casually extracting the stone, spiritual power surged in his palm, crushing it into powder, then refilling it with high grade spirit stone.
With his Golden Core Realm cultivation, using a low grade spirit stone for the “Spirit Gathering Array” was simply a joke.
Not even worth the embellishment.
Just after finishing the improved “Spirit Gathering Array,” a quarrel could suddenly be heard outside the window.
Li Yunjing frowned and stood up, watching through the gap in the restriction as two gray-robed cultivators were blocked at the corridor’s end by the shop assistant, with one hanging a jade pendant inscribed with “Celestial Net” on his waist.
“Get your Pavilion Master out here! We are from ‘Celestial Net Dao Sect’; how dare you block us?”
One gray-robed cultivator pushed the shop assistant fiercely, anger in his voice, “You are simply lawless!”
“Hmph!”
The shop assistant, not willing to show weakness, called out, and a dozen attendants rushed over.
“Our master is Elder Wang Yun of ‘Celestial Net Dao Sect’; how dare you touch my master’s industry, coming here to mooch?”
The shop assistant coldly snorted, unceremonious.
Before the words fell, more than ten attendants wielding ring-headed sabers sneered at the opponents.
“Goodness! A dog-eat-dog fight; without knowing, one might think it’s a black market!”
Li Yunjing chuckled softly, seeing through the situation clearly.
“Celestial Net Dao Sect” has no shortage of internal struggles!
It seems where there are people, there’s a martial world, this is unavoidable.
Just as the two gray-clad men were at a loss, a woman in a moon-white robe stepped forward.
“So what about Wang Yun?”
She waved her sleeve, an ice flame bursting forth, freezing and shattering the attendants’ sabers instantly, “The sect has issued strict orders to inspect all places, and this inn is no exception!”