"Since the price of accommodation is so high, why don't you go out and pull people in? If we don't enter this place, wouldn't the business end up in someone else's hands? "Ning Cheng asked in doubt.
The shop assistant smiled, "Friend, you've just arrived here, so of course you don't know about the situation. There are 12 Rest Stops here, which also represent 12 forces. Every day, two or three forces would go out to pick up the cultivators who crossed the Heaven's Way and arrived at the Receiving Heaven's Stone. Today, it is the turn of the Auspicious Star Chamber of Commerce, the Extinguishing Karma Starry Sky Fleet and the Black City Pill Union.
However, there is a rule, that is, if the cultivator who comes here does not agree with these three forces and enters this place, then any one of them can pick up the business. You can rest assured that as long as you come to our Heaven City Chamber of Commerce's Rest Stop, they will definitely not come looking for you. This is the rule. "
Ning Cheng and the others suddenly understood that the cultivators who had just arrived in this place were the easiest to earn Spirit Stones. Since there were 12 forces opening Merchant Houses and Rest Stops here, it showed that these 12 forces were the most powerful within the Rootless Black City. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to have the opportunity to open a Merchant House in this place.
Ning Cheng had also taken a look at the Merchant Houses and found that there were very few Merchant Houses that sold goods. Most of them were pawnshops and Merchant Houses that sold mortgages. Most likely, once a cultivator came to this place and did not have enough Spirit Stones, they could just take out their own things as collateral. As for the cultivators who lived here for a long time, it was estimated that they did not have enough Spirit Stones to go to the Rootless Black City. Regarding these cultivators who did not have enough Spirit Stones, Ning Cheng did not ask them about the methods they used to earn Spirit Stones.
"The two of us are going to stay here. Brother Lan, what about the four of you?" Ning Cheng quickly decided to stay at the Heaven City Rest Stop. He believed that this shop assistant would not randomly ask for a price; moreover, the competition here was also quite fierce.
"The few of us will also stay here." Lan Wenbin spoke up without hesitation.
When the shop assistant heard that the six of them were going to stay here, he immediately became overjoyed and quickly spoke up, "Do you want to exchange for some Black Coins first? If you want to stay here, we will also give you a copy of the Rootless Black City's Survival Manual. "
Ning Cheng exchanged for 150,000 Black Coins, before bringing along a survival manual and Ji Luofei to his room in the rest stop.
"Lord Husband ….."
Ning Cheng interrupted Ji Luofei's words with a smile, "Just call me husband from now on. I feel that calling me husband every time is a bit awkward."
"Yes." Ji Luofei did not understand the meaning of her husband's words, as such she did not hesitate to call out, "Husband, I don't think that those people would give up. After we enter the Rootless Black City, we have to be careful."
"They will definitely not give up. Let's first understand the Rootless Black City before we can make a decision." Ning Cheng took out the survival manual and opened it.
Ning Cheng quickly flipped through the handbook in his hands, before handing it over to Ji Luofei.
The Rootless Black City was located on a broken continent suspended in the Void. This broken continent had only one city, the Rootless Black City. Outside the Rootless Black City, the Void was filled with dangers. If they were not careful, they would be devoured by the space.
Because of the large population of the Rootless Black City, although this city was huge, every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.
All the cultivators gathered in the Rootless Black City wanted to leave this place. However, the Void Ship heading to the Rootless Black City only came once every ten years. Moreover, leaving the Rootless Black City would require a huge amount of Black Coins.
To survive in the Rootless Black City, the only thing one could do was to cultivate and go out to earn Black Coins. Although it was said to earn Black Coins, the truth was that one had to form a team to leave the Rootless Black City and enter the Void to search for Black Essence Stones. Black Essence Stones were the only material needed to refine Black Coins. Only by earning a certain amount of Black Coins would one have the opportunity to board a Void Ship and leave the Rootless Black Stone City.
With the dangers in the Void, Ning Cheng could only imagine how difficult it would be to earn a certain amount of Black Coins in this place and then leave the Rootless Black City. Moreover, according to the introduction, to live in the Rootless Black City, one would have to pay a certain amount of Black Coins every day. In other words, without a fixed source of Black Coins, one would not have a foothold in the Rootless Black City.
Although the survival manual stated that if one had top-grade treasures, one could take them out and sell them in the Rootless Black City for Black Coins. No matter what method one used, as long as one could earn a certain amount of Black Coins, one could then leave the Rootless Black City. However, Ning Cheng could also imagine that leaving the Rootless Black City would require a huge amount of Black Coins. Ordinary treasures would not be able to gather enough Black Coins.
Although he had some treasures on him, he did not dare to take out the Nine Yin Geocentric Essence and the Nine-Coloured Mirage Tree. He had already placed the Underworld Soul Flower on Xun Hanrui's body. He also wanted to help Xun Hanrui find out if her Life Essence could be restored or not. Moreover, he could not touch this thing.
He still had a stalk of the Heavenly Cusp Flower, but it was something useful to him. As for the Wood Spirit, he would not take it out.
Ning Cheng took out a Black Coin and looked at it in his hand. It was about the size of a penny. Although it was called a Black Coin, it was in fact grey in colour. Ning Cheng casually tore it, but unexpectedly only managed to tear out a small trace. From this, one could see that this Black Coin was incomparably hard. A Black Palace was engraved on the surface of the Black Coin. What made Ning Cheng feel strange was that this Black Coin only had one denomination. A Black Coin was equivalent to one unit.
Ji Luofei also finished reading the manual, causing her face to reveal a trace of worry.
"Don't worry, if others can live in the Rootless Black City, then we can also survive there." Ning Cheng comforted Ji Luofei. Maybe he had enough Spirit Stones to leave the Rootless Black City by boat.
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For the next three days, Ning Cheng did not leave the Rest Stop. The less trouble, the better. There were too many forces in this place. He had not even entered the Rootless Black City, yet he had already offended the Auspicious Star Chamber of Commerce.
What's more, Ning Cheng found that although this place was just a stone in the Void, the feeling of cultivation here was much better compared to the Tian Continent. This showed that even in this Void, the Heaven and Earth Laws here were much stronger compared to the Tian Continent.
On the third day, the shop assistant of the Heaven City Chamber of Commerce took the initiative to come to the door, "Two distinguished guests, the ship to the Rootless Black City is about to depart. The two of you, please come with me to the Void Ship."
Ning Cheng took out a stack of about a hundred Black Coins and handed it to the shop assistant, "You've worked hard these days."
This was equivalent to a tip. Although he was cultivating, his powerful Spiritual Consciousness had already sensed that someone had come to inquire about his situation. However, this shop assistant was also quite generous, waving his hand and saying that he did not know anything.
The shop assistant did not expect Ning Cheng to be so generous and quickly thanked him, "Many thanks, this friend ….."
Perhaps because he had received Ning Cheng's money, after the shop assistant thanked him, he hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Friend, I have a few words that might be offensive to you, but I really do not have any malicious intent. I don't know ….."
Ning Cheng smiled, "It doesn't matter. If you do not have any malicious intent, then it would not be offensive to me. Feel free to speak."
"Yes, after this friend arrives at the Rootless Black City, you must pay attention to the Rootless Black City's Junior City Master Xu Liangzhi. This person cultivates an Extreme Yang Cultivation Method; as such, he is extremely lascivious and has harmed countless foreign female cultivators ….. "
As the shop assistant spoke until here, he subconsciously glanced at Ji Luofei standing beside Ning Cheng. Ning Cheng obviously understood what he meant. That is, his wife was so beautiful, if he brought her to the Rootless Black City, then once that Xu Liangzhi saw her, it would be extremely dangerous.
"Thank you for the reminder, I understand." Ning Cheng nodded, feeling grateful towards this shop assistant in his heart.
The shop assistant continued, "Since this friend killed Cecil of the Auspicious Star Chamber of Commerce, then presumably you have a way to protect yourself from the Auspicious Star Chamber of Commerce. However, you must be careful of that Gary of the Extinguishing Karma Starry Sky Fleet. This person has a sinister temperament. Although he would not dare to do anything to you, he would most likely tell the Rootless Black City's Junior City Master Xu Liangzhi ….. "
The shop assistant did not finish his words, but Ning Cheng already understood. That is, Gary might tell Xu Liangzhi about Ji Luofei's arrival in the Rootless Black City.
Ning Cheng frowned. This shop assistant definitely would not speak without thinking. Something like this must have happened before. If that was the case, then it would truly be troublesome for him.
"A few years ago, such a thing happened here. At that time, a stunning female cultivator came to the Receiving Heaven's Stone. Her appearance was not inferior to senior's Dao Companion. However, this female cultivator was alone. At that time, the people on duty were the Silver Thunder Chamber of Commerce, the Gale Void Alliance and the City Master's Mansion. Goukang Yeshan from the Silver Thunder Chamber of Commerce had taken a fancy to that female cultivator. He could not help but take away that female cultivator on the spot. However, at that time, Junior City Master Xu Liangzhi also happened to come here, and he also took a fancy to that female cultivator ….. "
The shop assistant sighed, "The Rootless Black City's City Master's Mansion is much more powerful compared to the Silver Thunder Chamber of Commerce. Goukang Yeshan, on the other hand, helped the Junior City Master to send this female cultivator to Xu Liangzhi. However, he did not expect that this female cultivator would have such a strong chastity. She even fought with all her might, refusing to be caught. At this time, three more people arrived at the Receiving Heaven's Stone. It was a couple with a seven or eight-year-old little girl. This couple felt very dissatisfied with Xu Liangzhi and Goukang Yeshan's actions and immediately attacked on the spot. "
"What happened next?" Ning Cheng asked.
"If not for Junior City Master Xu Liangzhi, Goukang Yeshan would not have been a match for this couple. Even if this couple killed Goukang Yeshan, no one would come looking for trouble with them for a period of time. It's just like when my friend killed Cecile. It's just that Xu Liangzhi had a group of people following him. This couple plus that female cultivator was not a match for these people and ended up being forced out of the Receiving Heaven's Stone ….. "
As the shop assistant spoke till here, he shook his head. Apparently, he knew that once someone was forced out of the Receiving Heaven's Stone, it would only result in death. The Receiving Heaven's Stone was completely surrounded by Natural Restrictions. These Restrictions prevented the countless Spacial Wind Edges and Spacial Cracks from approaching the Receiving Heaven's Stone. However, it was very simple to get out of the Receiving Heaven's Stone; it would not take much effort at all. Once this couple and that stunning woman came out of the Receiving Heaven's Stone and entered the endless void, it would be a strange thing if anything good happened.
"Do you know the name of that female cultivator?" Ning Cheng couldn't help but feel a bit worried as he thought about the many cultivators from the Rainbow Fall Sword Sect who came here a few years ago. However, he also knew that at that time, the Tian Continent had sent 30 Crucible Transformation Cultivators together. It stood to reason that it was impossible for a single person to appear here.
The shop assistant immediately replied, "I know, her name is Yan Ji."
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