Chapter 63 Long-lost Lanzhou

Mo Juren left Maoxiang Valley alone, went out of the barbarian territory and headed east, then entered the territory of Qingzhou.

The terrain of this state is mostly plateaus, with dense mountains, canyons and deep forests everywhere, and not many plains and wilderness.

Due to the rugged terrain and difficult transportation, there are very few large cities in this state with a large number of mortals living there. However, the mountains are rich in birds and beasts. For this reason, it has become the location of Lingshou Mountain, one of the seven immortal cultivation sects of the Yue Kingdom.

However, he only knew all this after listening to Jin Guang's narration. Even if ordinary mortals had heard of the name of Lingshou Mountain, they would probably not be able to get close to these places for cultivating immortals that were separated by formations.

The experience he gained from Master Jin Guang and Madam Xiang made Mo Juren deeply feel that all immortal cultivators should not be underestimated, even Yu Zitong back then. Almost every immortal cultivator he met gave him a "surprise" that could cost him his life at any time.

So now Mo Juren felt that his cultivation was too low, and he just wanted to practice alone. So he traveled through wilderness and uninhabited places along the way. Apart from traveling, he practiced, which was boring but extremely happy.

The more inaccessible a place is, the more abundant the spiritual energy is. After Mo Juren used up all his magic power with the Wind Controlling Technique in one day, he immediately found a place to practice. He felt that his sea of ​​qi and his veins of law were progressing rapidly during this period of loss and gain.

Since the spiritual energy in this place was really thin, Mo Juren took out the spirit stone from his pocket and tried to absorb the spiritual energy in it.

However, the spiritual energy in these low-grade spirit stones was too mixed. Sometimes, even after refining a whole piece, there might not be even a few strands of the golden spiritual energy he needed. It was very wasteful to use it, so he only tried a little and stopped, and mainly relied on elixirs and meditation to refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

It was also because he swallowed more than 30 Yellow Dragon Pills in a row in the Jinguan Temple that the medicinal power accumulated in his body and slowly took effect in the process of his meditation and Qi refining, so his cultivation level increased rapidly, and he naturally broke through to the fifth level of the middle stage of Qi refining while on the journey.

During this period, he also learned the technique of gathering breath from Madam Xiang's jade slips.

The things recorded on the jade slips are extremely mysterious and clearer than words. As long as you stick it on your forehead and input your magic power, you can directly sense the thoughts and content inside.

This is somewhat similar to the effect of the sword monument of the Qixuan Sect, which saves Mo Juren the process of interpretation and understanding.

The Qi Gathering Technique is a small spell similar to the Clairvoyance Technique. It is not difficult to practice, but its effect is great.

One can conceal one's own Dharma veins and magical powers so that people of the same level in the Qi Refining Stage cannot recognize them. Of course, those above the Foundation Establishment Stage can still see through them at a glance, after all, there is a big realm difference.

Mo Juren tried it and found that after he activated the Qi-gathering technique, he looked no different from an ordinary person under his own Heavenly Eye Technique. Moreover, he could freely control the number of revealed Dharma veins and hide his own cultivation level, which had endless uses.

During the trip, Mo Juren took a detour when passing by the Lingshou Mountain Market that Master Jin Guang had mentioned. Although what he lacked most now was a handy magic weapon, he thought it better to wait until later.

After that, he soon entered his long-missed hometown - Lanzhou.

Lanzhou is a prosperous place that ranks among the top 13 states of Yue State. It is located in the southernmost part of Yue State. It has waterways everywhere, fertile land, and a large population. It is a famous grain-producing state.

A north-south canal runs through the state, starting from Jiayuan City in Lanzhou in the south, connecting the Yue imperial capital of Yuejing in the middle, and going deep into another rich place, Xinzhou, to the north. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the most important transportation lifeline of Yue State.

On the wide surface of the Grand Canal, a three-story ship was sailing downstream from north to south, carrying nearly two or three hundred passengers.

The bow was crowded with people, many guests were leisurely browsing the scenery on both sides of the river. Mo Juren was also in this ship, in a guest room on the upper floor.

Perhaps he was homesick, or perhaps he wanted to get some news along the way, but when he arrived at the Grand Canal, he boarded the ship on a whim.

After arriving at a ferry, Mo Juren took off his mask, changed into common local clothes, and disguised himself as a merchant's son who had just reached adulthood, about sixteen or seventeen years old. He reboarded the ship with this identity, and after completing the formalities, he booked a guest room on the upper deck of the passenger ship.

It only takes a little over a day to reach Jiayuan City by boat. During this time, Mo Juren gradually calmed down and regarded himself as a wanderer returning home after a long journey.

In a crowded place like a passenger ship full of ordinary mortals, there is not a trace of spiritual energy, making it inconvenient for monks to practice.

So Mo Juren just sat quietly in the room to rest, but turned on the audio and video, silently paying attention to the various news about Lanzhou and Jiayuan City that the passengers were discussing.

Although the Kingdom of Yue nominally had a court and an emperor, in reality the states were not controlled by the power of the court. Apart from the nominal officials stationed in the state capital, the states were basically self-governing.

The real rulers are usually some local gangs, who rule the world by force and control the economic lifeline of the people in their own territory.

The three most powerful gangs in Lanzhou are Duba Villa, Five Colors Sect and Jingjiao Society.

The first two are old gangs with a long history, while Jingjiaohui is a newly created gang. After being very powerful ten years ago, it began to decline slowly with the "retirement" of its leader Mo Juren. Now its influence is far less than that of the other two.

The focus of discussion on the passenger ship was on topics such as the owner of the villa, "Angry Lion" Ouyang Feitian, who dominated the villa, and the reclusive leader of the Five Colors Sect named Li, their disciples, and the people who had recently become famous, and who had better martial arts skills.

But when the Jingjiao Club was mentioned, the general conversation tone changed and the topic instantly turned to the beautiful lady, the three prides of the Mo family, the most beautiful woman in the city, and the servants under her skirt, and his tone was full of ridicule and jokes.

Mo Juren was surprised and happy after hearing this. He was surprised that these people dared to despise the Jingjiao Society that he had personally founded, and he couldn't help but hate them secretly; but he was happy that his wives could still maintain the operation of the Jingjiao Society, which made him very relieved.

The longer he stayed in the cabin, the more Mo Juren understood why those who practiced Taoism had to stay away from the secular world and live in the wild mountains and ridges where few people went.

This is because mortals cannot avoid eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping. Once you want to calm down, you will inevitably hear various sounds, such as moving the toilet, getting the chamber pot, snoring, farting, grinding teeth, talking in your sleep, spitting, washing, etc.

Especially the pair of lovers in the cabin next door, who were like prisoners who had just been released from the cell. All they did all day was eat and drink and do things in bed. The sounds of their laughter, panting, slapping, and venting were audible.

A cultivator with sharp eyes and ears placed in the middle of it feels that he is surrounded by people who are doing these mundane things. They are doing things in an intertwined manner all the time and he cannot calm down at all.

Mo Juren had no choice but to leave the cabin and go to the empty stern to enjoy the scenery and relax.

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