Lou Xiaoyi went with the flow. "Brother Hua, I've just arrived at Cloud Lake and there are many things I'm not sure about. I'd like to stay here for a while and get some of the Swordsman's divine aura. I wonder if there are any rules?"
As he spoke, he called for the waiter and ordered two large plates of meat and two pots of wine. This was a matter of attitude. What was this bit of food to a cultivator?
Hua Erlang's temper was more extroverted. As expected, he fell for this trick. He did not stand on ceremony. Initially, he only wanted to get close to a strange Swordsman in the wine shed and take a break. This was his personality. He loved to make friends and was proud of the fact that friends were everywhere in the Thousand Islands Region.
"Well said! If Brother Meng Fei thinks highly of me, I'll drink your wine! It's also a way to make friends!
Brother, you've asked the right person about Cloud Peak! I, Hua Erlang's master, used to have a foothold in Cloud Peak. Ever since I was young, I've been to Cloud Peak dozens of times, if not hundreds. I'm very familiar with all the obstacles. Since we're here today, I don't have any urgent matters to attend to, so I'll share with you! "
Hua Erlang was a worldly person, but no matter how forthright he was, as a cultivator, he could not be so superficial as to call everyone his brother and tell them everything. There was a sword cultivator gathering and he needed to contact some people. He thought that he had a wide circle of friends, so he patted his chest and promised to get a group of people to join the gathering. However, when it came time to do it, his so-called friends all came up with excuses, making him lose face!
Today, he happened to meet this foreign Swordsman who was not clear about the situation here. Perhaps he could get his head. As for the secret of Cloud Peak, what kind of secret was that? The local cultivators of Cloud Lake all knew about it. This was not a sect where the organization was strict.
"Brother Fei, if you want a foothold in Cloud Peak and a place to settle down, I'll be honest. It's not easy! Look at me, I've been in Cloud Lake for a few decades and I can only go up the mountain to play because of the legacy left behind by my master. But if you want to have a palace in Yunding, even if it's the most ordinary single room, I can't do it. This requires the guarantee of strength!
There are countless palaces in the [Cloud Top Sword Palace]. When the people of the [Cloud Top Sword Palace] left, they did not self-destruct. The buildings of the cultivators are extremely sturdy. That is why it is still the same as it was ten thousand years ago.
Among them, the main halls, the solitary pavilions, and the places with the most beautiful scenery are basically all occupied by the Jin Dan among the rogue cultivators. Foundation Establishment cultivators like you and me can forget about it.
The remaining smaller side halls, side rooms, and remote residences were occupied by large groups of Foundation Establishment loose cultivators. They formed groups of three to five and often fought for space above. However, there were very few who could occupy a place alone. The few who could do so were the most powerful Foundation Establishment seniors in the Cloud Lake Archipelago. Are you sure you can defeat them?
Even if you can, because you are unfamiliar with the place and have no friends to help you, you won't be able to withstand the endless harassment from above.
So Brother Fei, since it's your first time here, you should go up and take a look. There's no problem with that. But if you want to stay here for a long time, I advise you to give up on that idea. Get to know more and make more friends. Wait until you have the confidence to do so! "
Lou Xiaoyi humbly listened to the advice and asked curiously, "Are there no Yuanying staying up there?"
Hua Erlang laughed. He thought that this person was probably an ascetic cultivator who was wholeheartedly focused on cultivation.
"There are no Yuanying up there!
First of all, how many Yuanying can there be among the rogue cultivators? From what I know, there are no more than twenty reputable rogue cultivators in the Thousand Islands Region who have Yuanying. There are only seven or eight of them near our Cloud Lake Archipelago.
They have already become Nascent Souls. Who would be willing to stay at someone else's mountain? They would lose their Dao heart! Wouldn't it be better to go to the outer seas and find a beautiful island to be a local tyrant?
Besides, if you really stay here, you might attract the Yuanying of the big sects. Why bother finding trouble with a few hundred years of cultivation? "
Lou Xiaoyi humbly listened to the advice. He only needed to know if there were any Yuanying in the Cloud Lake Archipelago, so that he could determine his own way of doing things.
"Are there any powerful people among the Swordsman? I came out this time because I want to meet all the swordsmen in the world! I want to see how exciting the outside world is and how high the Cloud Lake Archipelago is! "
Hua Erlang gave him a thumbs up. "Brother Fei is so bold! But the swordsmen in the world won't be able to meet you. They will only meet those from the Thousand Islands Region! "
He pointed to the north. Lou Xiaoyi understood tacitly.
Hua Erlang continued, "Let's not talk about the sects. They don't have anything to do with us. Let's talk about the Cloud Lake Archipelago and the surrounding Foundation Establishment experts! It's the same for Jin Dan!
But I want to remind you, Brother Fei, don't just focus on the Swordsman. When you go out and compete with others, Swordsman are still very rare. Most of your opponents are from other orthodoxies. Interact more, make more friends, practice more, and gain more knowledge. It's still very beneficial! "
He raised his head and drank another cup. He liked to talk about these things. It was a natural hobby.
"In the circle of independent cultivators, there are four Dragon Kings, eight Heavenly Divisions, and thirteen Sea Patrols. Let me tell you one by one …"
Lou Xiaoyi controlled his temper. Listening to this guy's long-winded talk about the so-called Foundation Establishment heroes among the independent cultivators of the Cloud Lake Archipelago, he, who had seen the Fish Leaping Cliff, did not care about these useless soldiers and crab generals. With a swing of his sword, he could pierce these marine goods into a large candied hawthorn!
There was one good thing about independent cultivators. They could name themselves casually! So they would name themselves high and mighty, as awe-inspiring as they could! So judging their strength could not be based on their name. It was very misleading.
Just like Hua Erlang, his stage name was Erlang Shen!
When Hua Erlang finally finished, Lou Xiaoyi ordered two more pots of wine for him. Then, he said casually,
"Then, are there any outstanding people in Jin Dan?"
Hua Erlang was in high spirits. He did not care about anything else. "Jin Dan? Yes! Night Lantern, Canghai Demon, Whispering Monk, Blue Yaksha, Zhou Chenjun, Heavenly Demon Song … "
Lou Xiaoyi could not help but interrupt him. "Brother Hua, I've heard so much from you. Why haven't I heard of the famous Swordsman characters? Or is there a flaw in our legacy? The higher we go, the less effective it becomes? "
Hua Erlang choked. He really had to rub it in! The Swordsman's legacy did have this flaw. There was no other reason. Everyone had to do their own thing. The Cloud Top Swordsmanship had been passed down for more than ten thousand years. Furthermore, it was passed down without any system. It had long been fragmented and pieced together. It was still possible to pass the Foundation Establishment stage by relying on these unsystematic things. However, it was very difficult to pass the Jin Dan stage, not to mention Yuanying!
This was because no one had organized all the Swordsman's legacy. Firstly, no one had the ability to do so. Secondly, there was the Big Tiger of the North. No one dared to have such thoughts.
It was fine if one practiced blindly, but what did you want to do by organizing them? Did you want to compete with the North?
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