Ji Luofei rarely expressed her own opinions. Now that Ning Cheng asked about it, she hesitated for a moment before speaking up, "The Rootless Black City has a lot of guards. Moreover, there was also someone following us a moment ago. I'm afraid that it was someone from the Silver Thunder Chamber of Commerce. I think we should find a place to stay in the northern part of the city first, and then figure out the situation here in detail. It would be best if we could find a foothold outside of the Rootless Black City; otherwise, in case we fail, we would have nowhere to go. "
"Alright, let's go and see if there are any caves in the North City." Ning Cheng immediately agreed with Ji Luofei's words, just a moment ago, Ning Cheng had already noticed that someone was following them. He was sure that the people following him were not from the Silver Thunder Chamber of Commerce but from the Auspicious Star Chamber of Commerce.
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The Rootless Black City Trade Union, this was the largest gathering place for cultivators within the Rootless Black City. As long as one was a cultivator living in the Rootless Black City, he or she would have definitely come here.
This Guild Hall could be said to be the largest public place in the entire Rootless Black City. Although it was not a public square, it was not much smaller than an ordinary public square. Of course, such a large area would not be built in the center of the city. Instead, it would be built at the edge of the middle city.
After the Ning Cheng trio entered the Guild Hall, they saw a huge hall in front of them. On the first floor of this hall were various Array Formation Displays. Countless information slowly scrolled through these displays. These were all information on the rental, sale, and transfer of the cave abode.
There was a sign at the entrance of the staircase on this floor. On it was written that the second floor was for quests and parties.
All kinds of information could be found in this place. Ning Cheng asked a few questions and found the only way to leave the Rootless Black City. That Gary really did not lie to him before. If he wanted to leave the Rootless Black City, then he would have to rely on some of the forces within the Rootless Black City.
Every ten years, a Void Ship from the Starry Sky Mainland would arrive at the Rootless Black City. These ships would purchase a variety of ores and materials from this place. The Void around the Rootless Black City was rich in Black Essence Stones. Every time these Void Ships came, they would always return with a full load.
Because these Void Ships wanted to purchase Black Essence Stones and other materials, they had an inextricable relationship with the major forces within the Rootless Black City. If one wanted to leave the Rootless Black City on this airship and head to the real Starry Sky Mainland, one would have to contact these forces. Only by paying a huge amount of Black Coins would he have the opportunity to walk away. Otherwise, even if there were many empty seats when the void ships left, they wouldn't let you take them.
The last time a ship had come to this place was two years ago, which indicated that even if the Ning Cheng trio wanted to leave this place, they would have to wait for at least another eight years.
Ning Cheng knew that now was not the time to think about leaving. He had to find a place to live. Eight years was not eight days. Although Immortal Caves in the Rootless Black City were rare, it did not mean that they did not exist. In this place, there were only a few cultivators who could afford a decent Immortal Cave with a large number of Black Coins.
Ning Cheng quickly found the information he needed. On a huge Array Formation Display, it contained all the information regarding the sale and rental of Immortal Caves within the Rootless Black City's North City.
A small Immortal Cave with a siheyuan would cost at least a million Black Coins. A million Black Coins was equivalent to a hundred million Spirit Stones. Ordinary cultivators would find it hard to afford it. Moreover, this was only the Immortal Caves in the Northern City. The Immortal Caves in the Eastern City and the Southern City were worth millions, or even tens of millions of Black Coins. As for the cave abode in the western part of the city, the price was the cheapest. However, that place was very chaotic. Generally, people with some wealth would not go to the West District.
"Let's buy an Immortal Cave in the Northern City." Ning Cheng chose an Immortal Cave priced at 1.08 million Black Coins in the Northern City. A hundred million Black Coins was not much for him.
Ning Cheng did not exchange all his Spirit Stones for Black Coins. He only exchanged them for 200 million Spirit Stones worth of Black Coins, which amounted to a total of two million Black Coins. For Ning Cheng, Spirit Stones could be used for cultivation and driving Magical Artefacts, as well as arranging Spiritual Gathering Arrays, among other things. Black Coins were just a currency unit. Although they could be used in the Rootless Black City, who knows if they could still be used after leaving the Rootless Black City?
Regarding Ning Cheng, a cultivator who had just arrived, spending a million Black Coins to buy an Immortal Cave, the people from the trade union did not find it strange. Many of the cultivators who had just arrived in this place could afford such an Immortal Cave. Some of the wealthy cultivators even bought Immortal Caves in the Southern City and the Eastern City. However, these cultivators would only sell the Immortal Caves they bought after a period of time. They would not sell them for good ones, but for bad ones.
The Rootless Black City did not allow private flights. After Ning Cheng purchased the Immortal Cave, under the guidance of the seller, he was able to board a small airship. This airship flew along a fixed route within the Rootless Black City. In just an hour, it arrived at the North City where he had purchased the Immortal Cave.
Along the way, Ning Cheng felt the distinct hierarchy of the Rootless Black City. In the middle district, there were all kinds of commercial buildings and rest stops. As they approached the north district, the streets were obviously in decline. Even though there were some merchant houses, they were very simple and there weren't many people. After arriving at the residential area, there were no more commercial buildings to be seen.
The cultivator who sold the Immortal Cave to Ning Cheng, helped Ning Cheng open the Immortal Cave's Array Formation, and immediately left the place. The location of the Immortal Cave that Ning Cheng purchased was not very good; it was close to the edge of the Rootless Black City. Generally speaking, the closer the cave was to the edge, the less safe it was.
Ning Cheng, Ji Luofei and the other two had just arrived at the entrance of the Immortal Cave when dozens of Spiritual Consciousnesses swept over. A few Spiritual Consciousnesses lingered on Ning Cheng's body for a long time, but none of them took it back. Apparently, they were aware that Ning Cheng's cultivation was too low, only at the late stages of the Sea Opening Realm. However, not many Spiritual Consciousnesses swept over Ji Luofei; after all, Ji Luofei was a Crucible Transformation Cultivator.
Yi Zhuzhu trembled under the pressure of these powerful Spiritual Consciousnesses. Ning Cheng estimated that even if the few of them just moved in today and disappeared from this place the next day, no one would come to ask about it.
Arriving at this place, Ning Cheng finally felt another difference between the middle district and the north district. That is, in the north district, there were only a few patrolling guards, while in the middle district, there were patrolling guards everywhere.
If the north district was like this, then the west district would be even more chaotic. Maybe there were no patrolling guards at all.
Ning Cheng did not show even half a shred of politeness, as his powerful Spiritual Consciousness and killing intent instantly blasted out. The few Spiritual Consciousnesses that were lingering around him were immediately suppressed by him. A cultivator in the Sea Opening Realm was also affected by this powerful imposing manner, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood on the spot. This scared the cultivator so much that he no longer dared to sweep out with his Spiritual Consciousness. The several Crucible Transformation Cultivators who were using their Spiritual Consciousnesses to investigate also understood that this newly arrived Sea Opening Realm Cultivator was not a simple character.
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After these malicious Spiritual Consciousnesses were blasted away by Ning Cheng, Yi Zhuzhu finally calmed down.
Ning Cheng did not have any intention of finding trouble with these people. Living in this place, they were constantly struggling between life and death. Wanting these cultivators to abide by any rules was simply nonsense. In this place, there was only one sentence, if you have the ability, then live; if you don't, then die.
The law of the jungle, where the strong preyed on the weak, was vividly reflected in this place.
After the Ning Cheng trio entered the courtyard house, they felt somewhat satisfied. This courtyard house had four rooms, with a Spiritual Medicine Garden and a Light Gathering Array Formation in the middle.
The Rootless Black City did not have any sunlight; all the light came in through the Array Formation. Even the sun above the Rootless Black City was a result of the Array Formation; however, the materials needed to be provided by everyone living in the Rootless Black City.
Although Ning Cheng had purchased an Immortal Cave in the north district, the three of them lived in this place, which meant that they had to provide a certain amount of Black Coins every day.
Except for some of the cultivators in the west district who had to provide slightly less Black Coins, the other four districts provided the same amount of Black Coins. It was definitely not the Central District, Eastern District and Southern District that had better living conditions and better security, which meant that they had to pay more Black Coins.
Ning Cheng let Luofei and Yi Zhuzhu find a place to rest, while he first removed all the Array Formations outside the courtyard house. Some of the peeping Spiritual Consciousnesses on seeing Ning Cheng remove all the Restrictions around the Immortal Cave immediately felt shocked.
To survive in this place, the Immortal Cave's Array Formation Restrictions were the most important thing. If it was an Immortal Cave without any Array Formation Restrictions, even if it was given to others, no one would dare to live in it. Moreover, if one wanted to hire an Array Formation Grand Master to rearrange one's Immortal Cave, it would require a lot of Black Coins.
Unless one was a fool, no one would remove the Defensive Array Formations around their own residence.
However, these people quickly understood what was going on. It turned out that this person was an Array Formation Grand Master. The courtyard house's Immortal Cave was quickly covered by an Array Formation. Moreover, this Array Formation was definitely a Rank 6 Array Formation. Seeing that Ning Cheng was an Array Formation Grand Master capable of arranging a Rank 6 Array Formation, the peeping Spiritual Consciousnesses instantly disappeared without a trace.
If not for a deep hatred, no one would be stupid enough to find trouble with a Rank 6 Array Formation Grand Master. Knowing that Ning Cheng was a Rank 6 Array Formation Grand Master, the cultivators immediately despised Ning Cheng in their hearts. Since he was a Rank 6 Array Formation Grand Master, why did he still want to live in this place?
Ning Cheng, of course, was not a Rank 6 Array Formation Grand Master; rather, he was a Rank 8 Array Formation Grand Master. The materials in his hands were more than enough for him to arrange one or two Rank 8 Array Formations; however, he did not arrange the Rank 8 Array Formations outside. Instead, he quietly arranged a Rank 7 Concealed Killing Array and a Rank 7 Defensive Array inside the Rank 6 Defensive Array.
Then he arranged a Rank 8 Concealed Killing Array around the three people's residence. Finally, he connected these Array Formations to form a Serial Killing Array.
With Ning Cheng's means, even if a Plundering Life Realm Cultivator came here, they would not be able to escape.
After arranging all these Array Formations, Ning Cheng finally arranged a Spiritual Gathering Array.
"Luofei, you and Zhuzhu can cultivate first. I'll go to the Trade Union to find any news about Ruolan and the others." Ning Cheng handed over the Control Array Flags to Luofei and Yi Zhuzhu. With the Array Formations in this place, even if a Plundering Life Realm cultivator came, Luofei would be able to stop them. What's more, he would not go far.
"You go, nothing will happen here." Ji Luofei knew that if she did not find any news about Ruolan soon, Ning Cheng would continue to worry.
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