Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

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"Is this the Capital?"

Chen Qiu stood still, wearing a mask that shielded against Divine Sense detection, glanced at the long queue entering not far away, and then looked towards the bustling scene inside the Capital through the wide-open city gates.

"The gates of the Capital are open day and night."

The scholar beside him explained, "As the Capital of Da Xia, it naturally has its own pride—never closing its gates even at night, without any worry of enemy attacks. In reality, an attack is practically impossible."

"Unless a Nascent Soul decides to attack, but if a Nascent Soul does come, whether the gates are open or not wouldn't make much of a difference."

"In the Capital, even at night, it's like a scene of peace and prosperity. It's just that on normal days, there aren't this many people. Because tomorrow the Heavenly Pride Leaderboard competition is about to begin, tonight the Capital has attracted quite a crowd."

"After all, this is also a rare grand spectacle."

"Mhm."

Chen Qiu nodded his head, not letting his Divine Sense spread out to avoid alerting some Golden Cores in the Capital. The reason he was wearing a mask that shielded against Divine Sense was to keep a low profile for now.

He then performed introspection, looking at the Shopkeeper who lay sleeping in the disciple dormitory in Kai Mountain City.

Before coming to the Capital.

He had made a detour to Kai Mountain City in the Northern State, and temporarily placed the Shopkeeper, who was extremely skilled at breaking the restrictions of Storage Rings, into his small world. After all, in the upcoming Heavenly Pride Secret Realm, he was bound to snatch all kinds of treasures to contribute to his Heavenly Dao Spiritual Treasure.

He had long been prepared.

To snatch all the treasures of every Heavenly Pride in the Secret Realm, and then create a Heavenly Dao Spiritual Treasure. In case he encountered any who were unwilling to hand them over voluntarily, the Shopkeeper would be needed to break their seals.

Snatching was definitely on the agenda.

After all, only the top three have the qualification to create a Heavenly Dao Spiritual Treasure. But you need your own treasures to craft a Spiritual Treasure of varying Grades based on what you possess.

He was, essentially, empty-handed.

No one had prepared these resources for him.

Aside from his fighting prowess, he had nothing else.

But no matter.

With power, the foundations of others became his own.

When leaving Fatty State.

He released Liu Zide and his master to help him buy Evil Wood and Eight Desolate Fruit in Fatty State, including the group of more than two hundred people who provided him with many Foundation Establishment Cultivation Pills, whom he also left in Fatty State.

Liu Zide claimed these men were trained by him, used to working efficiently, and it would be convenient for them to run errands.

So, he kept them there.

Initially, he wanted to leave some Spirit Stones for Liu Zide and the others to use for purchasing, but... after his breakthrough to Golden Core, he didn't have a single low-grade Spirit Stone left. He could only verbally promise to let Liu Zide's master front the money, and make up for it with Spirit Stones the next time he came to fetch the goods.

He had intended to explain.
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But to his surprise, Liu Zide's master agreed extremely quickly, without any hesitation, and assured him with a slap on his chest, promising to take care of the matter to the best of his ability.

He didn't say anything more.

If only everyone were this easy to communicate with.

...

"Let's enter the city."

Chen Qiu glanced at the long queue entering not far away but didn't join it. Instead, he walked straight toward the city gate. As a Golden Core, he had special privileges in any city; even if you're the Emperor, you wouldn't expect a Golden Core to queue up like ordinary people.

Are you crazy?

Not directly using Teleportation into your city is already showing respect for your City Protection Array.

At the entrance of every city, there is an exclusive entry for Golden Core Masters.

The Capital is no exception.

After Chen Qiu released his Golden Core pressure, the city gate guards cordially invited them to enter through a side gate without even charging an entrance fee.

All the way without incident.

No insignificant challenges arose—in the face of the genuine pressure of a Golden Core, no one was foolish enough to come forward and ridicule.

While entering the city.

Chen Qiu indeed saw a mural carved above the city gate wall, exactly as the scholar described—a blurry Immortal holding Mugwort and sprinkling water.

...

"This city gate is the Great North Gate of the Capital."

"And this main road after entering is called Xuanwu Road."

The scholar continued, "This main road is the widest and straightest in the Capital. There are four of such roads in total, each named accordingly based on their direction—'Xuanwu Road,' 'White Tiger Road,' 'Azure Dragon Road,' 'Vermilion Bird Road.'

"And at the crossroads where these four main roads meet, you'll find the Imperial Palace."

"At the very center of the Imperial Palace sits the Imperial Chair."

"That's where the Emperor of Da Xia sits during the morning court."

It was nearly midnight by now.

Still, Xuanwu Road was bustling with people. The vendors were shouting loudly as if they never tired, groups of giggling women in long dresses passed by, holding their mouths as they talked, and Sect Disciples in sect robes with swords at their waists moved in crowds.

For those Sect Disciples.

Most of their days were spent cultivating in their sects, and they rarely come to such bustling places. Now, they stared unblinkingly, clearly fascinated.

From time to time, squads of soldiers clad in armor, with expressions as cold as ice, patrolled past.

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"How about it, before the Heavenly Pride competition tomorrow, shall we listen to some music tonight?"

The scholar turned and smiled at Chen Qiu and the others, "The brothels of the Capital gather the finest ladies from Da Xia and the Hundred Countries, each with their own unique talents."

"..."

Chen Qiu looked at the scholar strangely, "Didn't you say you are a Sword Cultivator and refrain from mundane entanglements?"

"Brother Qiu led me into the world of mortals last time, and only then did I realize I had been too stubborn before."

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