Chapter 93 Get Out
Immortal Dragon Mountain, not particularly high at approximately 1000 meters, but this mountain is shrouded in a year-round layer of ethereal mist. From a distance, Immortal Dragon Mountain gives off the aura of a legendary fairyland.
When Li Xiu drove near the foot of Immortal Dragon Mountain, Zhu Bufan could sense the extraordinariness of this place.
This place, which should be lacking in Spiritual Energy, surprisingly seems to be quite abundant in it.
At the base of Immortal Dragon Mountain, there's a vast square, and at this moment, the square is already filled with numerous parked cars.
At this time, Li Xiu also parked the car in a corner of the square.
Stepping out of the car and glancing at the peak of Immortal Dragon Mountain, one could clearly see that there were unusual buildings at the top of the mountain.
The architecture was somewhat antique, resembling ancient buildings from immortal-hero dramas. At first glance, they appeared both grand and mysterious.
The square at the foot of Immortal Dragon Mountain was broad, yet there was only one entrance to the mountain. Right now, two men, who appeared to be very powerful, were guarding this entrance.
At this moment, every Cultivator arriving here was entering the peak of Immortal Dragon Mountain through this sole entrance.
Li Xiu and Zhu Bufan were no exception, they too headed towards this entrance!
"Dear fellow cultivators, please follow the Rule and hold your admission tickets in hand. Also, due to imminent repairs on the venue, all cultivators attending the Cultivation Exchange Conference will need to pay an entrance fee of five hundred thousand for maintenance costs upon entry to Immortal Dragon Field. We kindly ask for your strong support and cooperation," echoed a sonorous voice into the ears of every Cultivator at Immortal Dragon Mountain.
The queue to enter Immortal Dragon Field was quite long, and after that sonorous announcement, a wave of heated discussions erupted.
"What? There's a repair and maintenance fee to pay? How come I haven't heard of this?" one person exclaimed. "Hey, have you heard about this?"
"I haven't either!"
"That's right! I didn't hear about this either, five hundred thousand might not be a lot for us cultivators, but it's still not a trivial amount! If I knew this was the case, I wouldn't have attended this Cultivator Exchange Conference!"
"You only enjoy the benefits without contributing. Don't you know that the last conference suffered considerable damage to the venue because of intense combat during the offering ranks competition? I've heard that the venue must be repaired after this conference; otherwise, the next one might not be able to take place here as scheduled!"
"Oh... So that's the reason! I thought the organizers were just taking the opportunity to make money. Look, there must be at least ten thousand cultivators here, each paying five hundred thousand; that adds up to quite a sum! But well, since that's the case, I think we can afford to pay…"
Each cultivator here was discussing this topic.
However, once most knew the reason, they felt it was reasonable to pay, and those who started entering had already paid the fee.
So, following them, others began to take out their phones, opening various apps for payment.
But still, a small number of cultivators were reluctant to pay the five hundred thousand and tried to enter without paying.
Nevertheless, this small group ultimately failed not only to enter smoothly but also ended up being directly injured by the two powerful gatekeepers.
Finally, after an hour had passed, it was Zhu Bufan and Li Xiu's turn.
Since one admission ticket allowed two people to enter, following the previous arrangement, Li Xiu used the payment app to transfer one million and was ready to take Zhu Bufan inside. However, at this moment, one of the two powerful men guarding the entrance directly blocked Zhu Bufan's path:
"Kid, you are not a Cultivator. What are you doing here? Scram back immediately!"
Not a Cultivator?
The words of one of the gatekeepers took Li Xiu, Zhu Bufan, and all the cultivators behind them aback for a moment.
However, the next moment, the Cultivator standing behind Zhu Bufan started mocking:
"Damn, how dare someone who is not a Cultivator come here? Don't they know the rules of the Cultivator Exchange Conference?"
"That's right, a mere mortal daring to join the crowd here, really not afraid of dying!"
"Geez! There are always oddities every year, but why do I feel like there are especially more this year?" A burly man cleaned his ears and spoke disdainfully.
At this moment, Li Xiu was stunned too; he had not expected Zhu Bufan to be a non-Cultivator.
Could he have been mistaken?
That wasn't right; Zhu Bufan had single-handedly taken down several of his men and even his own warrior, Cao Teng, wasn't a match for him. How could someone not a Cultivator be so formidable?
"Um, could there be a mistake? He's a Cultivator!" Perhaps because Zhu Bufan had twice saved his sister, so Li Xiu was relatively convinced that Zhu Bufan was indeed a Cultivator.
Besides, Li Xiu was the one who brought Zhu Bufan here.
Although Li Xiu had never attended a Cultivator Exchange Conference before, he was quite familiar with its rules. It might seem that the gatekeeper was courteously asking Zhu Bufan to turn back, but in the next moment, if Zhu Bufan turned back, he would end up crippled.
"Are you questioning my judgement?" Li Xiu spoke humbly, yet the gatekeeper felt that Li Xiu was challenging and defying his judgement, so in the next moment, his face immediately showed a trace of chill.
"Cough cough, no, I didn't mean that! I, I'll have him leave immediately, please don't be angry, sir!" Watching the trace of cold manifest on the gatekeeper's face, Li Xiu instantly shrank back.
Li Xiu could strut around outside with his family's status, but he didn't dare to do so here.
Let's not even mention that the organizers belong to the five top families in the Jiangbei region, even the strength of the gatekeepers alone was something Li Xiu could not afford to provoke!
Why? It was because of the Realm of the two masters guarding the entrance to Immortal Dragon Mountain!
Although they were merely guarding the entrance, their realms were already at the Middle Stage of grandmasters.
Two grandmaster middle stage experts, if placed outside, would be beings who could dominate an area.
Even within Li Xiu's family, only four people had reached such a realm, could Li Xiu afford to offend them?
Hence, Li Xiu dared not offend.
Thus, with a bitter smile in his heart, he could only apologize to Zhu Bufan, who had saved his sister twice!
"Not what you meant? Hmph, now you too are disqualified from participating in this year's Cultivator Exchange Conference! Get lost!"