My Optimized Immortal Life

Under the guidance of Zhu Chiting, the two walked through several streets and came to the outer city of Wanren City. Although the wooden houses here were also built by people hired by the City Lord's Mansion, the conditions were far inferior to those in the inner city. Most of them were bungalows, and three or four houses were connected to form small courtyards, separated by walls, which was quite orderly.

Chen Qing had inquired and learned that if one lived in such a small courtyard, the rent could be shared with other cultivators. This was a great deal for a casual cultivator who was short of spirit stones. As for Chen Qing, he had not worried about spirit stones since he had broken through to the first-level mid-grade talisman maker.

His innate ability allowed him to directly master the method of drawing talismans, and it also contained a lot of memories of practice. He only needed to familiarize himself with it and he could maintain the success rate of a talisman at around 90%, which allowed him to earn enough spirit stones.

On the streets, most of the cultivators coming and going are only in the middle stage of Qi Refining, and there are only a few masters in the late stage of Qi Refining. This is normal. Cultivators who have cultivated to the late stage of Qi Refining can earn a lot of spirit stones by hunting monsters in the mountains just by relying on their own cultivation, and it is not a problem for them to live in the inner city.

However, gangs like the Sanhe Gang, which are formed by dozens of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, are completely different.

After submitting an application to the City Lord's Mansion, the gang can find another location outside the city to establish a gang base. Since the base is not in the city, the gang does not have to pay land fees to the City Lord's Mansion.

But there are also disadvantages. When the beast tide comes, the gang’s base will also be attacked by a small part of the beast tide.

However, Wanren City has not seen such a big commotion as the beast tide in more than ten years.

After all, Wanren Mountain stretches for dozens of miles and has a vast area. It is connected to the demon realm of Dahuangze, which can provide enough living space for demon beasts. In addition, the speed of demon beast cultivation is far slower than that of human cultivators. If you want to have a beast tide, you have to wait at least 20 to 30 years.

Not only Chen Qing knew this, but basically all the cultivators who had lived in Wanren City for several years knew it.

After the two of them left the outer city, Zhu Chiting said.

"Senior, the Sanhe Gang's headquarters is in the middle reaches of the Biqing River, more than ten miles away from Wanren City..."

Before Zhu Chiting could finish his words, Chen Qing took out the flying boat from his storage bag. Seeing this, Zhu Chiting immediately shut up.

"Get on the boat."

Chen Qing spoke briefly and then jumped up and landed on the flying boat. Seeing this, Zhu Chiting also set off immediately. After all, he was a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining. His body had been tempered by magic power, and with the help of magic, he could jump two or three feet high. It was easy for him to get on the flying boat.

After getting on the flying boat, Chen Qing asked Zhu Chiting to stand firmly, and then urged the flying boat to start, which turned into a rainbow light and flew away into the distance.

Zhu Chiting stood on the boat, pointing out the direction to Chen Qing from time to time. He now felt that he was very lucky today.

In the eyes of Qi-refining cultivators, foundation-building cultivators have always been like elusive dragons. Even in a prosperous place like Wanren City, it is rare to see casual foundation-building cultivators coming and going.

Of course, none of these are important. The most important thing is that their Sanhe Gang is about to welcome a major foundation-building cultivator, and the significance of this is extraordinary.

In the entire Wanren City, there is not a single gang with Foundation Establishment cultivators. This is not because Foundation Establishment cultivators are rare, but because most of the Foundation Establishment cultivators are unwilling to accept the solicitation of these gangs, and prefer to establish their own family and pass on their bloodline.

After all, cultivation is not easy. Being able to reach the foundation-building stage is a great opportunity for a casual cultivator. Moreover, most casual cultivators have low talents, and they have reached their limits in cultivation. Even if there are forces to help collect resources, they cannot provide them with the resources to break through again in the foundation-building stage. This is also related to the lack of resources for cultivation in Song.

Therefore, most foundation-building cultivators prefer to establish a family and pass on their bloodline.

In this situation, gangs like the Sanhe Gang are simply unable to attract Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the highest they can achieve is Qi Refining Perfection.

At the beginning, Zhu Chiting only knew that Chen Qing was a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, who was able to escape unscathed from a second-level monster. Such strength was worthy of his effort to win him over, so he approached him to chat.

But who knew that Chen Qing was actually a hidden Foundation Establishment cultivator. Wow, a Foundation Establishment cultivator hiding himself as a Qi Refining cultivator. Zhu Chiting had only heard of this kind of situation from storytellers, and never expected that he would encounter it himself one day.

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A river that is more than ten meters wide rushes between the mountains. The banks are green and the lush trees stretch out, reflecting the green color of the river water. It is exactly the Biqing River that Zhu Chiting mentioned.

This river is considered the best river in Song Dynasty. It flows through nine major regions and is an excellent channel for communication between the inside and the outside.

On a plain several miles in size where the river flows, dozens of wooden houses have sprung up, and many monks can be seen walking among them. On the riverside, a huge pier has been built, with more than ten wooden boats more than ten meters long moored here.

This is the headquarters of the Sanhe Gang. Although the Sanhe Gang was established for only six years, the first gang leader was a great master who had reached perfection in Qi training. When he first came here, he brought more than a hundred cultivators with him. After establishing the Sanhe Gang here, the Sanhe Gang gradually developed relying on the dock business. It was once the most powerful gang in the world. However, after the first gang leader passed away, the Sanhe Gang began to decline.

At this time, a long rainbow crossed the sky, flew from the horizon, and gradually approached the Sanhe Gang’s base, attracting the attention of the stationed monks.

"This is the headquarters of the Sanhe Gang. Who is on the flying boat? Please come down and talk."

There was a tall male cultivator who had reached the eighth level of Qi Refining. He stood on a small hill and used the giant voice technique to convey his words to the flying boat in the air.

On the flying boat, Chen Qing leaned over and observed the entire Sanhe Gang, and nodded involuntarily.

"not bad."

He made a comment, then controlled the flying boat to descend, and then looked at Zhu Chiting and said.

"Boss Zhu, it's up to you now."

"As ordered!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chiting immediately bowed and then when the flying boat was only twenty feet off the ground, he took out the flying magic weapon from his storage bag, jumped onto the magic weapon, and slowly landed.

"It's Deputy Gang Leader Zhu!"

A cultivator immediately recognized Zhu Chiting's identity and spoke.

"Who is on that flying boat? Could it be the cultivator invited by Deputy Gang Leader Zhu?"

The cultivators below immediately started talking about it. They all knew that Deputy Gang Leader Zhu did not have such a high-level magical weapon as a flying boat, and there was another person on the flying boat, and they didn't know his identity.

Zhu Chiting landed on the ground, first put away his magic weapon, then looked at the tall man who walked in front of him and smiled.

"Master Wang, why are you here to inspect in person today?"

Hall Master Wang ignored him and looked at the figure on the flying boat still hanging high in the sky with a cold tone.

"Deputy Gang Leader Zhu, I wonder if the cultivator on that flying boat is a friend or foe."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chiting's smile grew even wider. He glanced at Hall Master Wang, then turned to Feizhou and bowed.

"Welcome Senior Jiang!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding cultivators were immediately puzzled. When Hall Master Wang heard this, he was also stunned for a moment.

Senior Jiang? How could someone like Zhu Chiting, who was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining, be called a senior? Could it be that...

Before Hall Master Wang could think about it, an extremely terrifying spiritual pressure suddenly came from the flying boat in the air.

Hall Master Wang and the cultivators within a few hundred meters around him all felt this spiritual pressure, and their pupils shrank involuntarily, with expressions of horror on their faces.

"Foundation Building Overhaul!!!"