In the northern region of the Big Dipper's main star, there was an ancient city!
The ancient city was extremely majestic. The city walls were like a coiled dragon that stretched endlessly. It looked like it was cast from copper and flickered with a metallic luster.
The grand city gate tower was a hundred meters tall. It had a majestic aura and was extremely grand. Looking from afar, the enormous ancient city gave off a suffocating pressure.
This was the center of the northern region. Since ancient times, there were many legends about the ancient city. Looking through all kinds of ancient records, people would be shocked to find that it really was too ancient.
It was impossible to trace back to when it originated. Ever since there were written records, the city had never changed its location. No one knew how long it had existed.
Divine City was also its name. It was said that countless years ago, it was suspended in the air. In the Desolate Era, it sank to the ground.
The city was extremely prosperous. Palaces stood in great numbers and ancient streets were wide. There was a gambling den, an immortal's building, a palace, a sacred master's palace, a demon king's pavilion. It was extremely luxurious. Mortals and cultivators mingled.
On this day, a young man in white walked into the city with a curious look on his face.
His eyes didn't seem to be enough. He constantly looked around, as if he was attracted by the prosperity in front of him.
Beside the bustling streets, palaces that occupied an extremely large area would appear from time to time. They were richly ornamented, like an imperial palace.
"What is this place?" The youth asked passersby from time to time.
"This is an inn opened by Five Elements Palace. It's not bad."
"A palace for an inn … not bad." The youth was a bit stupefied, finding it a bit hard to believe.
After walking for a short distance, the youth saw another palace. It was extremely beautiful, and the buildings were majestic. It was dazzling.
"What is this place again?"
"This is a gambling den. The scale is too small. I suggest you go to the gambling dens of those sacred grounds," the person beside him replied.
"This kind of palace is still considered a small gambling den …" The youth was really about to become speechless.
Not long after, he saw a few pavilions suspended in the air. They weren't messy, and they were all located in an orderly and elegant manner.
"Uncle, may I ask what is this place?" The youth had no choice but to ask again.
"Your first time in the sacred city, right?" The fifty year-old elder glanced at him and said, "This is a restaurant. It's not bad."
The young man stroked his chin. He really didn't know what to say. Everything here was extremely luxurious. It was simply a paradise for human cultivators.
No one flew within the city. Even if they were cultivators, they still strictly adhered to the rules of the city. On the bustling streets, people came and went, shoulder to shoulder.
The young man wandered around for a while and finally came to a quiet place. This was a Taoist temple. It was not grand or tall, but it occupied a large area. There seemed to be the aura of the Great Way circulating around it. There were obviously many people going in and out, but it was peaceful.
"Uncle, I'd like to ask, what is this place? Why is there a Daoist temple here?" The youth asked a middle-aged fatty in his forties.
"You must be new. You must have just arrived in the Holy City …" It was this sentence again. Every time he asked someone, he would hear this sentence.
"Hehe, this is the stone workshop of the Dao One Holy Land. It's quite famous. It's a pretty good place. Recently, their saintess has been making frequent appearances here. If the youngsters want to catch a glimpse of her beauty, they must not miss this opportunity. "
The young man nodded in understanding. Then, he pointed curiously at a place not far from the Daoist temple. There, there was an inconspicuous courtyard house. It looked a little shabby and did not fit in with the surrounding environment.
In this Divine City, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold, all he saw along the way were extremely splendid buildings. Even the elegant and quiet Taoist temple occupied an extremely large area, giving off the feeling of a Taoist holy land.
However, in such a bustling city, a shabby courtyard house had suddenly appeared. Moreover, it was located next to the stone workshop of the Holy Land of Taoism. No matter how he looked at it, it was strange.
"This place … It's hard to say. No one in the entire Holy City knows when this courtyard house appeared!" The middle-aged man frowned and said.
"It seems to have always existed, but it also seems to have appeared out of thin air overnight. In short, it's very strange. Even some of the Holy Lords of the Holy Lands don't know what's going on."
"So magical?" The young man's interest was immediately piqued. "It's impossible that no cultivator hasn't tried to find out about such a magical courtyard house. Is there no news about it?"
"There is, and there's a lot of news!" The stout middle-aged man sneered, "But none of them are good news. In conclusion, that siheyuan is a black shop!"
"A black shop? How black can it be? " The young man was in disbelief. In such a Holy City, experts were everywhere. If they dared to open a black shop, wouldn't they be afraid that the shop would be smashed?
"It is indeed a black shop! This is the side door. Go to the main door and take a look. Then, you'll know that I'm telling the truth! "
The young man's face was full of doubt. When he walked to the front door of the courtyard house, he was instantly dumbfounded.
He saw a plaque hanging on the door of the courtyard house. On it, there were a few words engraved in golden light — The World's Number One Inn!
The golden words, coupled with the words "The World's Number One Inn", seemed to be able to blind one's eyes.
On both sides of the inn's door, there were two blood-red words. The blood-red light flickered and exuded an unusually eerie aura.
"This is a black shop. Come if you want!"
These were the two lines of words on both sides of the door. They were concise and comprehensive, and went straight to the point. It was clear at a glance what kind of inn this was.
"F * ck!" The young man couldn't help but curse. It was as if he couldn't believe that there were people in this world who did business like this. They even openly displayed the sign of a black shop.
The young man rubbed his chin and analyzed. "Well, maybe the owner of this shop is just using the name of a black shop as a gimmick. It can't be a black shop, right?"
"Hey, young man, you guessed wrong. This shop is really a black shop!" The shop owner chuckled and glanced at the passersby gloatingly.
"Look at the passersby around you. Aren't their eyes filled with anger when they look at that inn?"
The young man carefully sized up the situation around him and found that it was the same. As long as one walked by, they would all cast hostile gazes at the "World's Number One Inn".
"Bah, profiteer!" There were even passersby who couldn't help but spit in the direction of the inn. Their angry eyes were filled with helplessness. It seemed that this was the only way to vent the anger in their hearts.
"Brother, could these people have all been scammed by that black shop?" The young man asked in disbelief.
"Yes, they have all been scammed!" While speaking, the stout middle-aged man lowered his voice. "When this black shop first appeared, it gave people a feeling of mystery. Especially the gimmick of the World's Number One Inn and black shop, it has indeed attracted many people."
"I understand. Maybe those people think that they can get a fortuitous encounter from inside." The young man nodded with a look of understanding.
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