I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 32

The battle between the demonic beasts and cultivators in the woods must have lasted a long time. The air was heavily saturated with the scent of blood, almost creating a blood mist. If one stayed here for a while, their clothes would likely change color.

After Mo Xiao and the others joined the fray, reinforcements for the human cultivators arrived. The City Lord of Nanfeng City personally led her personal guards to support the battle, and before long, the demonic beasts in the woods were cleared out, and the process of settling the wounded began.

“Thank you, Fellow Daoists, for your assistance,” the City Lord of Nanfeng City was a female cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, wearing silver-white armor. Her features were heroic, and while her imposing presence was heavy, it did not give people too much of a suffocating feeling.

“It is the duty of cultivators to slay disorderly demonic beasts. City Lord, you are too kind,” Mo Xiao said. She was closest to the City Lord, and their gazes met for a moment before they politely withdrew them.

“Based on the direction you came from, Fellow Daoists, you must not be cultivators of Nanfeng City, correct?” The City Lord scanned the cultivation of the group, feeling a slight surprise upon discovering a combination of three Nascent Soul stage cultivators, one Core Formation, and one Foundation Establishment.

Such a combination was rare. Was it a disciple of a major clan traveling with escorts? Or an elder taking a junior out for experience? Or some other kind of combination?

Mo Xiao nodded. “We are traveling. We happened to pass by and lent a hand when we saw the demonic beasts causing trouble.”

The City Lord nodded, politely inviting Mo Xiao and the others to enter the city, saying she wished to express the gratitude of Nanfeng City’s cultivators and residents.

Mo Xiao originally intended to enter the city to rest and reorganize. After exchanging a few pleasantries and basic information, she readily agreed to accompany the City Lord.

Learning that the group had never visited Nanfeng City, the City Lord enthusiastically introduced the situation within the city on their way back.

“Five hundred years ago, Nanfeng City was actually just an unremarkable small town. It was surrounded by mountains, and very few cultivators were willing to stay here. If several large secret realms hadn’t appeared nearby later, Nanfeng City would probably still look like a small town today.”

The City Lord sighed, “However, the appearance of secret realms has both pros and cons. With more secret realms, more cultivators travel here. To accommodate these people, Nanfeng City has continuously expanded outward over the past few centuries, and the demonic beasts that originally lived nearby were driven deep into the woods by cultivators.”

“Is the demonic beast tide that appeared today also related to this?” Zuo Wuyi asked.

The City Lord nodded, her expression turning somewhat serious. “Little Fellow Daoist is correct, but previous demonic beasts were mostly small Foundation Establishment and Qi Condensation stage beasts. This is the first time we’ve seen Core Formation stage demonic beasts appear on such a large scale.”

The City Lord did not dwell on the demonic beast tide, instead changing the subject to Nanfeng City’s unique features. “Many cultivators travel here, and correspondingly, there are people selling various spiritual artifacts, elixirs, and secret manuals. If the few of you are interested, you can visit the commercial district on the west side. I wouldn’t dare say they have absolutely everything, but you will definitely find what you need there.”

Upon smoothly entering Nanfeng City, Mo Xiao and the others politely declined the City Lord’s invitation to a banquet. Only after being unable to refuse further did they reluctantly accept a few demonic beast inner cores as a token of gratitude.

“If the few of you encounter any trouble in the city, you can come to the City Lord’s residence to find me. Unless there’s an emergency outside the city, I’m usually here,” the City Lord instructed. If possible, she sincerely hoped these people could stay here for a little longer.

“Then we thank the City Lord in advance.” After half an hour of interaction, this City Lord left a good impression on Mo Xiao.

All five members were interested in the commercial district the City Lord mentioned. They immediately headed towards the west side of the city before nightfall.

The commercial district in the west was exactly as the City Lord described. The streets were filled with countless cultivators. Some cultivators sat directly on the ground, openly displaying the items they wanted to sell in front of them. The more fastidious ones set up small stalls and placed their goods on tables.

Looking down the street, one could hardly see the end, only countless dazzling commodities.

“There’s still some time before dark. Why don’t we split up and meet back here in one hour?” Yun Yu originally didn’t plan to buy anything, but after seeing so many stalls, her desire to purchase suddenly resurfaced.

“Sounds good. I happen to want to buy some materials for artifact refining,” Qiu Wutong was the first to agree.

Yun He quickly calculated her personal savings in her mind. “I don’t have anything specific I want, so I’ll go with Fellow Daoist Qiu.”

“Then I’ll go with Senior Sister,” Zuo Wuyi said, taking Mo Xiao’s hand and interlocking their fingers without any reservation.

Yun Yu looked at Yun He and Qiu Wutong, then at Zuo Wuyi and Mo Xiao’s interlocked hands. For a fleeting moment, she suddenly felt like she was a little redundant.

“Then I’ll go with Yun He,” of course, that feeling truly only lasted for a second. Yun Yu was uneasy about the Yun He and Qiu Wutong combination. Her intuition told her that if she didn’t tag along, they would definitely be targeted and viewed as easy marks.

Just like that, the five people split into two small groups and headed in different directions.

Mo Xiao had no particular need for these items, and the resources in her storage space were abundant, enough to last her for a long time.

“Wuyi, is there anything you want?” Mo Xiao asked. It felt like a long time since she had held Zuo Wuyi’s hand and walked around like this.

“Hmm, I haven’t decided. I’ll browse as we go,” Zuo Wuyi also didn’t lack anything. During the time Mo Xiao was in seclusion, she deeply felt the care of her Master, and her own storage space also contained quite a few good things.

But then again, shopping wasn’t necessarily about buying something. She could entirely enjoy the process, this time alone with Mo Xiao.

After casually looking at a few small stalls, Zuo Wuyi’s attention was drawn to a cultivator wearing patched clothes, in front of whom was a pile of black, sooty eggs.

“What are these? Demonic beast eggs?” Zuo Wuyi sensed a familiar aura from these black eggs.

“I don’t know either. I found them in the woods outside. They should be eggs left behind by demonic beasts.” The person wearing the patches was a young girl, not very old, and only at the Qi Condensation stage of cultivation.

“These eggs all contain spiritual energy. Even if you can’t hatch a useful demonic beast, you can cook them into spiritual food,” the young girl started enthusiastically describing them after seeing Zuo Wuyi show interest in the black eggs.

Zuo Wuyi squatted down, carefully examining the dark, unappealing eggs. “How many spiritual stones for all of them?”

The young girl hesitated for a moment, then held up five fingers. “I want, I want five mid-grade spiritual stones.”

Five mid-grade spiritual stones was five hundred low-grade spiritual stones, which was not a low price for a low-level cultivator. Of course, Zuo Wuyi did not belong to the low-level cultivator category. Five mid-grade spiritual stones was a drop in the bucket for her.

“Would you mind telling me the exact location where you found these eggs?” Zuo Wuyi asked, handing over the five mid-grade spiritual stones.

The young girl seriously checked the quality of the spiritual stones, then cupped the stones in her hands, her smile very bright.

“I found them yesterday. I went out the city gate and walked east for about an hour. I don’t know the exact location,” five mid-grade spiritual stones were enough for the little girl to use for a long time, so she honestly told her the location.

Zuo Wuyi nodded, then placed the dozen or so black eggs into her storage space. Seeing that the little girl kept holding the spiritual stones in her hands, she asked curiously, “You’re holding them directly like that. Aren’t you worried about your spiritual stones being stolen?”

The young girl shook her head, her tone holding a hint of pride. “No, this is the commercial district regulated by the City Lord. If anyone dares to cause trouble here, the City Lord will teach those bad people a lesson.”

“How are you sure the City Lord will know?” Zuo Wuyi asked. “What if a bad person just grabs your money and runs?”

The young girl thought for a while, then shook her head. “I don’t know that, but I just know no one dares to do bad things here.”

Zuo Wuyi did not press further, instead patting the little girl’s head. She watched the girl happily walk away with the spiritual stones in her hand.

“This place is truly much better than Maple Flower City,” Zuo Wuyi couldn’t help but sigh with emotion after seeing the little girl leave almost unimpeded.

“Indeed. The City Lord has great courage and strong principles,” Mo Xiao said. “If she were the City Lord of Maple Flower City, things like star stones definitely wouldn’t have appeared, and we wouldn’t have had to sneak into their treasury to deal with the situation.”

Zuo Wuyi curled her lips. “It’s a pity that good City Lords aren’t so common.”

Zuo Wuyi didn’t explicitly mention the black eggs, so Mo Xiao didn’t deliberately ask. The two continued walking hand-in-hand, following their senses until they had walked for over half an hour before turning back to meet the others.

“Senior Sister!” When Mo Xiao reached the meeting spot, Yun He cried out, Waaah, and made as if to rush over and hug Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao instinctively stepped aside, causing Yun He to miss.

“What’s wrong with you?” Mo Xiao asked.

“Wuwuwu, Senior Sister, can you tell me how many spiritual stones you have right now?” Yun He asked, sniffing pitifully.

Mo Xiao raised an eyebrow. “Why do you need to know that? My spiritual stones are definitely more than yours, that’s all.”

“I just want to know! I refuse to believe I’m really a pauper!” Yun He said, then looked at Zuo Wuyi. “Little Junior Sister, what about you? You only entered the sect a few years ago. You shouldn’t have much savings, right?”

Zuo Wuyi blinked. “Not much. If I converted everything into high-grade spiritual stones, it would be around five thousand high-grade spiritual stones?”

“What?” Yun He’s eyes widened. “Little Junior Sister, how do you have so many high-grade spiritual stones?”

“I don’t know either. I just kept saving the spiritual stones Master and Senior Sister gave me, and I haven’t used them much,” Zuo Wuyi spoke the truth. She hadn’t left the sect, so she essentially had no expenses.

“Yun He, I told you! Even Little Junior Sister has more savings than you, let alone Yun Mu,” Yun Yu said with a laugh. “She broke through to the Core Formation stage earlier than you, so the monthly stipend she collects alone is already more than yours.”

Yun He decided she didn’t want to talk. She accepted that she couldn’t compare to her Senior Sister Yun Mu, but how could she possibly have less savings than her Little Junior Sister? Was she really a little fool who just scattered her wealth? Both foolish and easily deceived?