Righteous Dao City was rather simplistic, consisting only of two main avenues running north-south and east-west, with only customary small paths in between. Many areas lacked proper housing, featuring merely makeshift shacks.
At first glance, one might think it was an encampment for Qi Refining cultivators outside the Treasure Ship Market.
It was hard to imagine Golden Core cultivators, who dominated their respective planets, tolerating such modest conditions.
But considering that the weakest realm in the extraterritorial battlefield was the Golden Core phase, it seemed less surprising.
Duan Que pointed ahead to a mountain and smiled, "Fellow daoist Huikong, that is Righteous Dao Mountain. The three seniors reside in the topmost fourth-tier cave dwellings. From the bottom up, there are first, second, and third-tier dwellings."
"The higher you go, the richer the Spiritual Qi!" he continued. "These dwellings correspond to the early, middle, and late phases of the Golden Core respectively. A first-tier dwelling costs one hundred and twenty small spiritual stones or one medium spiritual stone per year. The price doubles for the second-tier, and doubles again for the third-tier."
Chu Xuan chanted a Buddhist name again, "I did not expect to receive such treatment on my first visit to Righteous Dao City. Dragon Buddha above, the three seniors are truly benevolent!" freewebnσvel.cѳm
Duan Que remarked with emotion, "My partner and I only reside in a second-tier dwelling; we have never experienced the Spiritual Qi of a third-tier dwelling..."
He looked at Chu Xuan with evident envy.
Soon, Duan Que arranged everything for Chu Xuan. "The three seniors are currently in seclusion. Right now, the heads of the three great families take turns managing the city and its affairs."
"You must be weary from your long journey to Righteous Dao City, rest for now," Duan Que advised. "In a few days, when the head of the Duan family is available, I will come to invite you to meet the leaders of the three great families of Righteous Dao City.
I can assure you, with your strength and virtue, just a nod from you, and you could become an honorary elder of our Duan family. You should know, the Duan family is the strongest of the three, a true Nascent Soul family, while the other two are merely False Soul families.
As an honorary elder of the Duan family, not only will your actions in Righteous Dao City become much easier, but even if you go to Majestic City or Feather Transformation City, you will be treated with great respect."
As he was leaving, Duan Que respectfully handed over a communication jade, "Fellow daoist Huikong, this is my communication jade. If you have any needs, just let me know!"
Chu Xuan smiled, "Thank you, fellow daoist Duan."
Boom.
The stone door of the cave dwelling closed heavily.
Chu Xuan murmured a Buddhist chant, "This dwelling is quite nice, indeed to my liking. Dragon Buddha above, I thank the three seniors for their generosity."
He then took several sets of formations from his storage bag and, in the blink of an eye, had the dwelling perfectly arranged.
Chu Xuan, although reassured by the array of formations like Spirit Gathering and Soundproofing already in place in the third-tier cave dwelling, didn't quite trust others to ensure his safety.
He had to lay out his own arrangements, because who knew if Righteous Dao City had installed any backdoors in the dwellings?
"Much more comfortable now," he murmured to himself as he finished setting up his additional protections. With a slight grin, he mused, "Huikong, oh Huikong, borrowing your identity shouldn't upset you, right?"
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