Shen Yuan Ring

Chapter 162 Visit, Discovery

Ji Dao felt embarrassed when he heard the old shopkeeper's words, because no one had told him these things. Even his father had only said to find him a quiet place to cultivate!

(It seems there's no one coming here and no money to be made, which is why my father arranged for me to come here! He said it was to find a quiet place for me to cultivate, but really he wanted me to find a way to revitalize the business here!)

As Ji Daoyi's imagination ran wild, he became increasingly convinced that his deductions were correct!

After all, every year a Body Refinement Realm cultivator has to be sent to Huanglong Town, and there is no profit to be made. Isn't this just losing money every year by sending someone to work?

If it's just business for ordinary people, there's no need to bring them here!

However, what Ji Daoyi didn't know was that Ji Hai never intended for him to revitalize the second-floor shop from the very beginning!

They simply found him a relaxed place to stay so he could focus on his cultivation.

"Old shopkeeper, are you saying this second floor hasn't been open for business for a long time?"

"Yes, the main reason is that this place is mostly populated by ordinary people, with only a very small number of cultivators here! That's why the family decided not to open the second floor. Although these treasures weren't taken by the family, no one has come to deliver them either…!"

Ji Daoyi couldn't think of a good solution for a while, since there were few cultivators, which was why these goods couldn't be sold!

After leaving the shop, he walked towards his own courtyard!

"Young man, you must be the new guardian of the Ji family!" A clear voice startled Ji Daoyi, who was deep in thought.

"I am, are you?"

Ji Daoyi recognized the middle-aged man in front of him immediately. He was the same Body Refining Realm expert who had been discovered in Huanglong Town earlier that day.

"Hello, my name is Pei Buxing! Everyone calls me Buxing! I recently broke through to the Meridian Refining Realm, and I'll need your guidance in the future."

Ji Daoyi simply replied perfunctorily, "Hello! My name is Ji Daoyi. May I ask what brings you here?"

"Brother Dao Yi, you don't know, I just love making friends. That guardian from your family last time is my brother. We often go out for drinks together!"

"Oh, really? You didn't come to see me just to drink, did you?" Ji Daoyi said with a smile.

"I had originally planned to do so, but after meeting you today, I was surprised to find you are so young, so I have given up on the idea!"

"I came here today just to make friends with you. After all, when you're traveling, you rely on friends!"

"Brother Bu Xing, may I call you that?" Ji Daoyi said warmly!

"Of course! Although I'm old enough to be your uncle, we're all cultivators, so age doesn't mean anything!"

Pei Buxing didn't mind Ji Daoyi's way of addressing him; on the contrary, he was quite happy to be addressed that way!

"Brother Bu Xing, please forgive me. I should have been the one to visit you! But I've just arrived here and don't know much about many things!" Ji Daoyi said apologetically.

"Young Brother Daoyi, you are a member of the Ji family, so we should be the ones visiting you! We will need your guidance and help in the future!"

"Brother Bu Xing, I am only at the Tendon Refining Realm, and my cultivation is far inferior to yours. How dare I instruct you!" Ji Daoyi said, also revealing the aura of the Tendon Refining Realm!

Pei Buxing sensed Ji Daoyi's cultivation aura and paused for a moment, then chuckled, as if his purpose in coming here was to understand Ji Daoyi's cultivation level!

After chatting for a short while, Pei Buxing made an excuse to leave.

As soon as Ji Dao saw him leave, the smile on his face disappeared, and he went into his own courtyard.

Pei Buxing walked for a while, then looked back to check. He found no one following him, which reassured him. He then turned left and right until he reached a secluded place!

Many cultivators have gathered here!

"Brother, how was it? How did the Ji family's visit go?" the man asked as he approached Pei Buxing upon his return.

Pei Buxing did not answer immediately but walked to the main seat and sat down. After taking a sip of a liquid that he couldn't tell was wine or water, he said, "He's just a kid, no threat at all. I guess he's as easy to fool as that guy last time!"

“Isn’t that kid easier to fool? We can get some cultivation resources from him to help us improve our cultivation, or we can go to that ruin when your cultivation improves a bit more, brother.”

"Once we get that thing, we brothers will be able to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm and won't have to stay in this godforsaken place anymore!"

"This matter cannot be rushed. If others find out about that site, all our efforts over the years will have been in vain!" Pei Buxing said in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, brother, we understand!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Dao was also shocked. "An opportunity? An opportunity for them to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm? These few are only at the Blood Refining Realm and Marrow Refining Realm! It probably won't be easy for them to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm!"

"Could it be that there are so few cultivators in Huanglong Town because of this ruin?"

That's right, when Pei Buxing inexplicably appeared at his doorstep, Ji Daoyi felt that he had ill intentions!

Even if he were a member of the Ji family, it's impossible for a local cultivator to come to his door so soon after he arrived, especially one with the highest cultivation level!

Ji Daoyi was no novice in the martial arts world, and he naturally understood that unsolicited kindness was either a sign of ulterior motives or theft!

Sure enough, after Pei Buxing left, he locked onto him with his mental power.

Because the highest level of cultivation here is only at the Meridian Refining Realm, it's impossible for them to detect his spiritual power!

He's completely dominating the game now!

With his current mental power, he can sense anything that happens within a one-mile radius, if he so chooses!

However, he did not expect to have an unexpected gain this time, that there would be ruins in such a remote place as Huanglong Town!

However, Ji Daoyi was very disappointed because he did not know the exact location of the site.

He only knew that Pei Buxing had only come to him this time to test him!

The Yuan energy in Huanglong Town is so thin that it is almost imperceptible. The only way to cultivate is through pills or Yuan stones!

This is why not many cultivators are willing to stay here!

As for the ruins that Pei Buxing and the others mentioned, Ji Daoyi had never heard of them, nor had anyone ever discovered them!

Of course, Ji Daoyi wasn't in a hurry. After all, he knew that Pei Buxing and the others wanted to trick him into giving them resources for cultivation, so he could play along!

Let them lead the way, and then reap the rewards. In this world where strength reigns supreme, Ji Daoyi doesn't think there's anything wrong with what he's doing!

After all, the other party offered it to us willingly. If we turn away such an opportunity, what difference would we make from being an idiot?

With a plan in mind, Ji Daoyi stopped using his mental energy to observe Pei Buxing and the others!