Eternal Life Begins with Learning

Chapter 340: Chapter 312: Anomalies Emerge

’Is it because of some restriction... or does the Great Chu Royal Family’s existence hold some special meaning?’

Chu Mu wondered silently. The towering giant city was now perfectly clear.

The Capital of the Great Chu seemed even more imposing than Jingmen.

The only difference was that, unlike Jingmen, its towering walls weren’t heavily fortified as if bracing for a great enemy.

Three city gates stood wide open, each of a different size.

The smallest appeared to be for mortals, while Qi Cultivation Realm Cultivators queued up at the medium-sized one.

As for the gate that was dozens of feet high, few figures could be seen. An occasional person would flash past, their Foundation Establishment Cultivation fluctuations quite distinct.

Chu Mu scanned his surroundings, but his gaze suddenly shot toward the sky. A streak of sword light flashed across the heavens, ignoring the city’s rules and flying directly over the walls.

’Golden Core...’

Chu Mu retracted his gaze and walked through the city gate. In his hand appeared a flawless, immaculate ring.

The scene inside the city was identical to that of a mortal city. It bustled with mortals, and there was no shortage of Cultivators.

The outer city was for mortals, the Inner City for Cultivators. Though the boundary seemed distinct, it had naturally blurred over the long years.

After so long, perhaps the mortal residents of the outer city were now all descendants of Cultivators.

As Chu Mu walked along the street, he noticed clear signs of this.

Both sides of the street were lined with mortal inns and taverns, as well as stalls and shops run by Cultivators. The intermingling of the immortal and mortal was quite apparent.

He didn’t linger in the outer city, but walked straight through the streets and stepped directly into the Inner City.

Compared to the mix of immortals and mortals in the outer city, the Inner City was far purer. The streets stretched on, lined with rows of quaint, elegant pavilions. The brilliant glow of Array Prohibitions shone, intricate and orderly projections hovered in the air, and the streets themselves were impeccably clean.

The atmosphere of a Cultivation Immortal Civilization was palpable.

Separated by just a single wall, it was as if they were two completely different worlds.

’I need a large amount of Low Tier Spirit Medicine...’

Chu Mu thought to himself.

The three-year agreement had been made, so naturally, he had to give it his all.

The key to the Alchemy Skill was Spirit Medicine.

He had plenty of rare, High Tier Spirit Medicines in his Storage Ring, but hardly any Low Tier Spirit Medicines.

This, in fact, was the most important reason for his trip to the Chu Capital.

He surveyed the shops lining the street before finally choosing one and walking inside.

"Customer... Senior."

As he entered the shop, the Shopkeeper greeted him respectfully.

Chu Mu took out a list and handed it over. It detailed several hundred types of Spirit Medicines, all of them Low Tier. From what he knew, common Low Tier Spirit Medicines were consumed in large quantities, so the demand for them was naturally high.

In the current Cultivation Immortal Realm, these were already being farmed on a large scale. Any faction with a bit of capital would typically establish Spirit Fields and either train or hire Spirit Plant Masters to develop this source of revenue.

"Can you get all of these?"

Chu Mu inquired.

"Senior, the quantity you need is quite large. I’m afraid I’ll have to ask you to wait a little while."

The Shopkeeper replied cautiously.

Chu Mu asked again, "How many days?"

"Three days will be enough."

"Alright. I’ll be back in three days."

Chu Mu took out a Spirit Stone Bag and placed it on the counter as a deposit.

"Take care, Senior."

The Shopkeeper followed right behind him, respectfully seeing him out.

Back on the street, Chu Mu glanced up at the sky and paused for a moment. Just as he was about to step forward, a sudden, indescribable tremor ran through him.

Almost instantly, his gaze locked onto a black-robed Cultivator walking past him.

The tremor... it came from that person.

’Qi Cultivation Twelfth Layer?’

Chu Mu was slightly puzzled. He was certain he hadn’t been mistaken.

With the strength of his Divine Sense, it wouldn’t be easy for someone’s Cultivation to escape his deliberate probing!

’Why would someone at the Qi Cultivation Twelfth Layer cause such a tremor in him?’

Chu Mu probed for a moment, but in the next second, he seemed to notice something. His pupils contracted, and he instantly averted his gaze.

’How is this possible!’

He was in disbelief, his eyes filled with an unspeakable shock and, faintly, a profound sense of dread.

He looked again toward the black-robed man, who was disappearing into the crowd, leaving only a faint silhouette. But as Chu Mu extended his Divine Sense, he found it wasn’t hard to perceive the man’s potent aura of evil and chaos, despite how well it was hidden.

Evil, chaos... such negative auras weren’t rare in the Cultivation Immortal Realm.

Many Evil Dao Techniques, and even bloodline Cultivation, could affect a Cultivator’s mind.

This influence would manifest externally as various negative auras.

But this black-robed man’s aura of evil and chaos was a fresh memory for him—one that was seared into his very soul!

That Spatial Rift... that deathly still world... that chaotic and evil Energy with its terrifyingly corrosive properties...

Even now, he still had several clumps of the Black Fog Energy he had collected back then sealed away in his Storage Ring.

Over the years, he had often tried to gather information about it and had spent considerable time pondering the existence of the Black Fog Energy.

But to this day, he had learned precious little.

And the evil aura from that black-robed man just now... was a perfect match for the terrifying evil of the Black Fog Energy!

He had long suspected that such an Energy would inevitably give rise to its own Cultivation System.

But that Cultivation System should exist in that deathly still world, not here in the Cultivation Immortal Realm.

After all, this corner of heaven and earth, the Cultivation Immortal Realm, was dominated entirely by Spiritual Qi.

In a world dominated by Spiritual Qi, everything revolved around it. All Cultivators, whose very existence depended on Spiritual Qi, would never allow an Energy with such terrifyingly corrosive properties to exist in the Cultivation Immortal Realm.

And yet now...

He had seen it with his own eyes and sensed it with his own Divine Sense!

Chu Mu took a deep breath, striving to suppress the unease in his heart.

"It has been some time since we last parted. I never thought we would meet again here, fellow Daoist."

Just then, as unease gripped Chu Mu, a vaguely familiar voice suddenly spoke up.

Chu Mu froze for a moment. Turning his head, his eyes fell upon a figure robed in white.

"Xu... Fellow Daoist."

Chu Mu reined in his thoughts, but the gravity he felt in his heart intensified.

The newcomer was none other than the Longevity True Inheritor who had fought him in the sea of fire: Xu Changqing!

He was currently in the Longevity Sect’s territory, and... in its very heartland, no less!

"What brings you to the Chu Capital, fellow Daoist?"

Xu Changqing asked, his tone casual.

Chu Mu was about to speak, but a flicker of hesitation crossed his face before vanishing.

’The situation in Great Chu is currently very strange. Logically, someone with Xu Changqing’s level of Combat Power should be at the front lines, overseeing defenses for the ongoing standoff. After all, setting aside the strange state of the Cultivation Immortal Realm, the Longevity Sect’s own situation was hardly favorable. Although the incident at Jingmen had crushed the Xie Family and split the Righteous Alliance in two—an overwhelming victory—with the recent disturbances in the Vast Sea, the pressure now facing the Longevity Sect was as immense as their prior victory had been.’

’For Xu Changqing to appear here now...’

’That black-robed Cultivator he just sensed...’

’And that Golden Core cultivator who had rushed into the city as he arrived...’

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