I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 65: Chiyang Immortal City

The Wuji Sect is located in the south of the Zhao Kingdom, while Chiyang Immortal City is situated in the northern part of the Zhao Kingdom. Along the way, the Qingfeng Sect and the Xianxia Sect are located to the east and west respectively. If you look at it on a map, it gives a sense of a balanced arrangement.

Lin Qing and his group set off from the Wuji Sect, passing through the Qingfeng Sect and the Xianxia Sect without entering the Purple and Green District along the way. They headed straight towards Chiyang Immortal City.

After more than three months of travel, they looked up and saw a magnificent city ahead.

This city is more than ten miles long and wide, with the Chiyang Mountain of the Yandang Mountain Range as its backdrop. A third-grade spiritual vein originates from the Chiyang Mountain and extends to the current location of Chiyang Immortal City. Even from a distance, Lin Qing could feel the abundant spiritual energy in the surroundings. He couldn't help but wonder what it would feel like to enter Chiyang Immortal City.

On the way, Lin Xuzhe told Lin Qing that the city is surrounded by a wall, with an outer city and an inner city. The outer city is not as large as the inner city and is where the lower-level cultivators reside, with densely packed houses. The inner city mostly consists of individual small courtyards, which are quite expensive to rent. Chiyang Daochang is located in the area with the most abundant spiritual energy in the inner city, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter.

As they approached Chiyang Immortal City, the spiritual energy became even more abundant. Lin Qing and his family didn't get off the carriage until they reached the gate of Chiyang Immortal City. Carriages are allowed to enter the city, as it is not practical to rely on walking in such a large immortal city. However, flying artifacts are not permitted.

Lin Xuzhe took the lead, followed by Lin Xuyuan and Lin Xuchang, as they drove the carriage through the city gate. There is no charge for entering or leaving the outer city. When the carriage entered the city gate, Lin Qing lifted the curtain and looked outside. He saw the four characters "Chiyang Immortal City" shining brightly at the city gate, dazzling his eyes. It is said to be the calligraphy of Chiyang Daochang.

Upon entering the outer city, Lin Qing's first impression was that it felt like entering a slum. Houses of various sizes and heights were tightly built together. Although there were sewage ditches on the streets, the smell from the constant dumping was unpleasant, and there were remnants of dirt on the streets. Some houses facing the street were open for business, but the door frames were old and there didn't seem to be anything good.

This is indeed a gathering place for scattered cultivators, Lin Qing thought. Although Chiyang Immortal City is large in scale, it is different from sects. Many areas are poorly managed.

You should know that the environment in Qingmuji was not like this at the beginning.

However, the further the carriage went, the more abundant the spiritual energy became, and the environment improved. Lin Qing thought that this was probably the result of natural selection. The cultivators near the city gate were not very powerful, so they didn't pay much attention to the surroundings. But as they went further in, the cultivators' cultivation levels became higher, and naturally they wouldn't tolerate such a poor environment.

"Xuze, how is the outer city charged?" Lin Qing asked.

"Dad, there is no charge for entering or leaving the outer city. However, Chiyang Daochang sends people to collect fees for each house every two years. The fees vary depending on the location and size of the house. For example, a regular three-room house near the inner city would cost about ten spiritual stones, while at the city gate, three spiritual stones would be enough," Lin Xuzhe replied, feeling excited as soon as they entered Chiyang Immortal City.

Lin Qing nodded and thought for a moment before asking again, "What if someone runs away when it's time to pay? Then they don't have to pay, right?"

Lin Xuzhe smiled, "Dad, you don't know. The houses in the outer city are in high demand. If you don't pay, someone else will take over the house directly. Many people are waiting for it, and some houses have been passed down for generations. Besides, it's not expensive. Who wouldn't pay?"

"I see," Lin Qing nodded.

At this moment, the carriage was still moving forward. The Lin Qing family naturally wouldn't stay in this outer city. Regardless of whether there were houses available, Lin Qing himself wouldn't want to stay here. He came here to break through the Foundation Building stage, and the spiritual energy in the outer city is not enough to support his breakthrough.

To enter the inner city, one needs to pay spirit stones, which are used to obtain a one-year pass for free entry and exit. Each person needs to pay two spirit stones. The cost for the Lin Qing family to enter the city is equivalent to the rent for a house in the outer city.

If the outer city can be considered a slum, then the inner city is a villa area.

Upon entering the inner city, the spiritual trees were lush, and bird calls could be heard from time to time. Although the Chiyang Immortal City was built on flat ground at the foot of Chiyang Mountain, walking in the inner city felt like entering a forest.

Lin Qing looked around and thought to himself that this environment is naturally incomparable to the outer city, but compared to the outer city, it is much more dangerous here. The lush trees around him were pleasing to the eye and brought spiritual energy, but with so many trees and dense forests in the inner city, it is not impossible for there to be killings and treasure hunting. He must be prepared for the future.

Lin Xueze and Lin Xuyuan had already inquired about how to rent in the inner city. At this moment, the carriage arrived at the management office of the inner city, where there was a Qi Refining ninth level cultivator.

It is said that Daoist Chiyang established the Chiyang Immortal City, but he spends his days cultivating in order to break through the later stage of the Purple Mansion. All matters, big and small, in the city are managed by the cultivators who have sought refuge with him. These cultivators had sought refuge with Daoist Chiyang in their early years, and now, with the support of the Chiyang Immortal City, they have developed considerable power. Some have even established their own families within the city.

Facing the Lin Qing family, this Qi Refining ninth level cultivator calmly took out a booklet and let Lin Qing choose for himself.

Lin Qing opened the booklet and saw that there were a total of 318 houses available for rent in the inner city. The largest one occupied an area of two hundred zhang and was rented by a Foundation Building later stage cultivator for thousands of spirit stones per year. The smallest one was ten zhang in length and width, and cost seventy spirit stones per year. There were also different prices due to the scarcity of spiritual energy. Currently, there were thirty-eight vacant houses. Lin Qing looked through them one by one and selected a house with an annual rent of one hundred and fifty spirit stones. It had a front yard and a back house, measuring about fifteen zhang in length and ten zhang in width. The area was not large, but the spiritual energy inside was comparable to a second-grade lower quality spiritual vein. Lin Qing was attracted to this point.

After renting, Lin Qing quickly calculated in his mind that just the rent for the inner city for a year was an astronomical figure. The fact that Daoist Chiyang could establish such a huge immortal city and maintain it for a hundred years is truly astonishing and terrifying in terms of strength.

After renting the residence, the Lin Qing family immediately left the place.

The inner city only had houses, while all kinds of shops were located in the outer city. The most prosperous area was the junction between the outer and inner cities, where various sects of the Zhao Kingdom and immortal cultivation families had their shops. Lin Qing's main focus now was on breaking through the Foundation Building stage, so he didn't consider opening a shop for the time being.

Upon arriving at the rented residence, there were also houses nearby, but most of them were obscured by formations and couldn't be seen clearly. Lin Qing knew that living in the inner city required not only spirit stones but also strength.

In order to maintain their reputation and attract cultivators to stay, the markets opened by sects or families strictly prohibited fighting. However, the Chiyang Immortal City was different. It was a gathering place for wandering cultivators, and because of the spiritual energy here, wandering cultivators flocked here. Disputes were inevitable, and the Chiyang Immortal City didn't care about these. It was normal for several cultivators to die in the city.

However, although the Lin Qing family's strength was not strong, it was not weak either, so no one had any thoughts for the time being.

The rented residence had about twenty rooms, which was more than enough for the Lin Qing family. After entering, Lin Qing didn't rush to tidy up, but immediately set up a mist concealment formation to block the view from outside.

(End of this chapter)