Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]-Chapter 194: Formation Tower City

Shen Xu nodded when he heard this.

A moment later, he turned to Zhen Yuan and frowned.

"Brother Yuan, what is this about a ghost village?" He asked.

From what he knew, nascent soul and higher realm cultivators could survive in soul form.

However, they could only do so for a short time.

After the time passed, their souls would dissipate and turn to nothing.

"When mortals die, most enter reincarnation and those who linger become ghosts. That said, mortal ghosts are weak and don’t pose a threat to cultivators. How could a ghost village become a dangerous area?" The double asked.

"Exactly." Zhen Yuan said and quickly continued.

"It’s because I know this that I suspect there is a soul treasure in the ghost village."

"Soul treasure..." Shen Xu muttered and thought about it.

A moment later, he nodded with an excited look.

"You are right. Cultivators can’t become ghosts and mortal ghosts are naturally weak. Since the ghost village is a dangerous area, there must be something that has mutated and strengthened the mortal ghosts."

"Since we can think about it, others have probably considered it. We shouldn’t go there rashly." Zhen Yuan reminded and Shen Xu nodded in agreement.

Although treasures were important, life was more important.

Until he and Zhen Yuan reached a certain strength, he didn’t dare to think about the dangerous areas.

"I know." Shen Xu said and Zhen Yuan continued.

"The last dangerous area is the mysterious desert."

"What’s mysterious about the desert?"

"Space cracks, channels, and portals often appear in the mysterious desert." Zhen Yuan started.

"Of the six dangerous areas, I am most interested in the mysterious desert."

"Brother Yuan, do you think we can find a way to the Tianxuan continent in the mysterious desert?"

"It’s possible but..." Zhen Yuan frowned before continuing.

"We may be teleported to the Tianxuan continent if we are lucky. However, it’s also possible to end up in a low level or mortal continent. If wouldn’t be too big of a problem if we end up in a low-level continent but if we are teleported to a mortal continent..."

Zhen Yuan didn’t need to finish his words for Shen Xu to understand.

Although Shen Xu liked Earth, he couldn’t imagine going back.

After so many years in the cultivation world, his mindset had changed and his vision had broadened.

Originally, he just wanted to avoid Xiao Weimin and live a happy life but now, Shen Xu wholeheartedly wanted to reach the peak.

He pursed the Tao and sought immortality.

With such a state of mind, he would be severely depressed if he and Zhen Yuan were trapped in a mortal world with no way to leave.

"Although the mysterious desert is a dangerous place, once in a while, treasures and strange things appear there. As a result, many cultivators risk their lives to pan for treasures. When the time comes, we will prepare well before heading there."

"Good." Shen Xu agreed.

"Xiaoxu, what’s Xiao Weimin’s cultivation at this time?" Zhen Yuan asked and Shen Xu couldn’t help frown.

In the book, Xiao Weimin was at the late stage of the golden core realm when he first arrived in the Tianqi continent.

After arriving, he went to a monster mountain for five years before advancing to the peak of the golden core realm.

Later, he went to the martial arts tower, met some helpers and soon advanced to the nascent soul realm.

"I think Xiao Weimin was almost one hundred years when he advanced to the nascent soul realm. However, things have changed." Shen Xu sighed.

After all, Xiao Weimin seemed to have hooked up with Zhu Huang.

Since Zhu Huang had a system, it was difficult to predict what kind of cultivation Xiao Weimin had at this time.

"Why do you ask?" Shen Xu asked, looking at Zhen Yuan with a curious face.

"No reason. I am just curious." Zhen Yuan said.

After that, the two drunk and chatted as they watched the passing scenery.

Two months later, they arrived at the entrance of Formation Tower City.

"The gate is so majestic." Shen Xu exclaimed when he saw the entrance.

At the same time, he looked around, appearing like Granny Liu when she saw the Grand View Graden.

"What a country bumpkin." A voice suddenly resounded.

Turning around, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan saw a female cultivator, looking at them with obvious disdain.

’She is dressed like a young lady from a prominent family.’ Shen Xu thought.

Considering they had just arrived and didn’t want to cause trouble, the double ignored the person and pulled Zhen Yuan to join the queue.

Soon after, they paid the entrance fee and entered the city.

At a glance, Formation Tower City was bigger and more prosperous than East Mountain City, Hongye town, Chaoyang City, and other places they had been to in the Tianqi continent.

Although the roads were at least ten metres wide and carriages were not allowed in the city, the streets still looked crowded.

"Shall we do the usual?" Shen Xu asked and Zhen Yuan chuckled in amusement.

"Alright." He agreed.

Soon after, the two located the main street, found the most popular restaurant and booked a window seat in the hall.

After sitting, they secretly began to eavesdrop.

"It’s almost time for the three sects’ competition. Who do you think will win this time around?"

"Is there a need to ask?" Someone sneered and quickly continued.

"The first place will belong to the Hanging Garden sect, the second place is the Myriad Tools sect, and the third place is the Snow Mountain sect. Hasn’t it always been like this?"

"It has always been like this but who knows? Maybe there will be a surprise this time around."

"Why do you think so?"

"I heard the Myriad Tools sect has recruited many geniuses over the past few years."

"If the Myriad Tools sect can recruit geniuses, why can’t the other two sects?"

"You have heard about the Myriad Tools sect but I heard about the Hanging Garden sect. I heard the sect recruited several outstanding disciples about twenty years ago."

"What about the Snow Mountain sect? Has anyone heard about the Snow Mountain sect?"

"I haven’t heard anything."

"Neither have I."

"I have heard a little bit. The Snow Mountain sect seems to have also recruited some outstanding disciples."

"Now that you mention it, I have heard about a swordsman in the Snow Mountain sect..."

Listening to the gossip, Shen Xu couldn’t help but be curious.

It was almost twenty-five years since they arrived in the Tianqi continent.

During that time, the two hadn’t heard about or encountered someone from the Canglan continent.

Knowing that Lin Xiang and several others planned to join a sect, Shen Xu was naturally eager to listen to sect gossip.

Who knows? Maybe he would hear something about Lin Xiang and other Canglan continent cultivators?

Unfortunately, Shen Xu was disappointed.

Although he heard a lot of sect gossip, he didn’t hear any familiar names.

Not even Xiao Weimin and his harem were mentioned.

[Don’t be disappointed. We can watch the sect competition if you want.] Zhen Yuan transmitted but Shen Xu shook his head.

[There is no need.]

Although he was curious about Lin Xiang and the others, Shen Xu didn’t plan to go out of his way to search for them.

Rather than waste time travelling to the competition location, it was better to settle down and practice.

[Okay.] Zhen Yuan said, rubbing his wife’ hair.

After that, the two continued listening.

"Did you hear about the hall of stones?" Someone excitedly asked.

"I heard. I heard." Another excitedly answered.

"What’s this about the hall of stones?"

"You are new to the Formation Tower City so you don’t much. Let me tell..."

As it turned out, Formation Tower City had a famous stone gambling hall.

Normally, new stones were brought in every month.

During that time, speculators had a higher chance of buying good stones.

However, old and new stones were mixed together so the chance was only increased by a small margin.

That said, at the beginning of every year, the hall of stones would completely overhaul its inventory.

This meant that all the stones on display were new stock.

Because of this, it was easier to find good things among this new stock.

"When will the new stock come in?" Someone asked.

"Three weeks from now."

"Three weeks is barely enough time to prepare spirit stones."

"Don’t get ahead of yourself." Someone sighed and quickly explained.

"The hall of stones has seven floors. Ordinary cultivators like us can only go up to the fifth floor."

"What about the sixth and seventh floors?"

"Those who spend a lot in the first five floors can enter the sixth floor but spirit stones are not enough to enter the seventh floor."

"What else is required?"

"Cultivation level, family background..., anyway, it’s not something we can think about."

"Although the best stones are in the sixth and seventh floors, the first five floors are not bad. We can still get a lot of good things if we work hard."