Chapter 705 - 299: She Can Use the Qi of Geng Metal Too?
Xi Wenxia silently followed behind Chu Ning, watching as Chu Ning purchased materials in the market.
Many of the materials she hadn’t seen before, some she hadn’t even heard of.
By the time Chu Ning had walked through the entire market, the name she remembered the most was one.
Thunder Stone.
Because Chu Ning asked in every store in the market, yet did not manage to purchase this item.
Xi Wenxia wanted to suggest to Chu Ning whether he should check out the Frost Moon Pavilion.
The things there were the most abundant and comprehensive, she had followed her parents there several times before.
But then she realized, what she knew, Chu Ning obviously also knew.
Chu Ning did not do that, he must have his own considerations, so she didn’t speak.
"Could it be that Frost Moon Pavilion doesn’t have it either? So this senior came here."
Chu Ning, who had finally walked through the entire market, did not know he was merely in the mood to stroll through the outside market.
Yet it triggered so many speculations from the female cultivator behind him.
At the moment, he wished to find a place like a teahouse or tavern in the city.
To ask Xi Wenxia about some matters, but unfortunately didn’t find one.
The Loose Cultivators in Ice Island Immortal City paid flower spirit stones to enter the city, clearly unwilling to spend spirit stones in such places.
Chu Ning shook his head, turned to Xi Wenxia and asked:
"Where are you staying now? Shall I visit your place?"
Xi Wenxia’s face showed a hint of surprise upon hearing this.
But she didn’t say anything, just led Chu Ning toward a corner of the city.
Following Xi Wenxia into a small courtyard, Chu Ning glanced around briefly.
The courtyard was very small, only about one-tenth the size of his own cave mansion.
The most important thing was the lack of auxiliary facilities such as a medicinal garden; there were only two places for cultivation and living.
Chu Ning asked curiously: "How much spirit stone a month for this courtyard now?"
"Fifty." Xi Wenxia replied.
Chu Ning was slightly stunned upon hearing this, he had naturally felt the spiritual qi here was relatively scarce compared to the entire city.
Combined with the introduction from a Changkong Hall cultivator when he entered the city years ago, Chu Ning thought it was a place for ten or twenty spirit stones.
"Why is it so high?" Chu Ning asked in confusion.
Xi Wenxia looked at Chu Ning in surprise at this moment.
"There have been great changes in Immortal City recently, have you not been in Ice Island Immortal City during this time?"
"I have been here, but I have been in secluded cultivation for a while."
Chu Ning replied, then asked:
"I came to you for this reason, I noticed many more cultivators in the city.
Previously, Lower City occasionally had many cultivators, but it didn’t seem this frequent, what’s going on?"
Xi Wenxia sighed lightly at this moment, with a hint of sadness on her face.
"All this is related to demon beast chaos in the sea over the past months. Have you heard of the incidents where demon beasts attacked human cultivator islands?"
Chu Ning nodded, that incident happened just before he went to Sea Cloud Basin.
"My parents and I originally lived on that island."
Xi Wenxia said softly at this moment:
"To accumulate more cultivation resources for me, my parents didn’t live in Ice Island Immortal City, but on an island in Inner Sea.
However, during the demon beast attack several months ago, both of them protected me and then..."
Chu Ning had actually somewhat guessed before.
Thus hearing this didn’t feel too surprised.
So he could understand why meeting Xi Wenxia this time, she felt very different.
Suffering such a change, it was normal.
Xi Wenxia quickly regained her emotions and continued:
"Many of my resources were also consumed in that accident, but dare not stay on the sea island anymore, so I came to live in this Immortal City.
Many cultivators like me moved here, including both Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Qi Refining Cultivators.
The key is not only that island, in the last two months, almost all the islands in Inner Sea that provide housing for cultivators have been attacked by demon beasts to varying degrees.
Everyone squeezed into Ice Island Immortal City for self-preservation, causing a housing shortage in Lower City and raising the prices."
Hearing this Chu Ning couldn’t help shaking his head secretly.
He hadn’t thought he would also experience a housing price rise after coming to the Cultivation World.
Thinking about how few Golden Core Cultivators lived on Inner Sea islands before, Upper City naturally had fewer additions.
Thus Ice Island Immortal City hadn’t notified him about rent increases for his cave mansion.
"Actually, I don’t know how long I can stay in Lower City myself."
Xi Wenxia showed more bitterness at this time.
"In addition to many people, everyone dares not to go to the sea to hunt demon beasts, gather spirit medicine, or find materials.
Therefore, now, cultivation resources throughout Ice Island Immortal City are rising in price.
Eventually, I still have to go out to accumulate cultivation resources for myself."
Upon hearing this, Chu Ning felt intrigued.
He still had many things accumulated in his storage bag.
Including high tier materials and demon cores obtained from hunting demon beasts in the Central Sea Region months ago.
These things are generally only usable for Golden Core Cultivators.
Many others were brought from Western Alliance Continent and even East Saint Continent, used by Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining Cultivators.
Taking them to Frost Moon Pavilion was challenging to sell.
But it seemed like a chance to sell these things.
Given the current situation in Ice Island Immortal City, the survival environment for cultivators was deteriorating.
Even as a Golden Core Cultivator, Chu Ning might not be spared.