Li Yan's expression was very natural while speaking, he had already thought of a countermeasure.
The young guard looked Li Yan up and down, but he did not ask Li Yan what they were doing in Tianlan Grassland.
It's useless to ask this kind of question. They just say they are looking for some medicinal herb and have come here. Can you really find out more about it
Their task is only to identify the other party's identity, as long as they are sure that the other party is not a cultivator of the Tianlan clan.
"A human monk?"
Li Yan nodded.
"If you want to enter the city but don't have a token, then it won't be that easy for the two of you to enter the city. You must come with me!"
An hour later, Li Yan and the other man walked out of a large courtyard. Looking back at the courtyard, Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, it's finally okay!"
He was still in a good mood, even though the process was very troublesome and he had to spend two thousand spirit stones before he could truly step into Tingyun.
But it is enough to see that the situation between Tingyun Kingdom and Tianlan Clan is tense. However, it is temporarily safe here and there is no need to worry about the Tianlan Clan cultivators chasing after them again.
In the past hour, they were placed in a series of formations, and those formations had the effect of creating illusions.
Even if it is for a Jindan cultivator, it will have a certain impact on his consciousness, and if he is not careful, he will be exposed.
In addition to being placed in a fantasy world where relatives and close friends ask questions, you can also create your own dream, or even a brutal killing, and let you tell what you have experienced in despair.
However, the formation refiner was only testing some things about the Tianlan Clan. Otherwise, Tingyun Country's actions would have aroused public anger, and that cultivator had no privacy that could not be exposed.
Li Yan and Zhao Min are both far superior to their peers, so the formation here does not have much impact on them, and the two of them already have a grudge against the Tianlan clan.
After some effort, I successfully passed the formation test.
However, they were later asked to reveal their so-called human bloodline. Only after their human identity was verified and confirmed did the attitudes of the monks from Tingyun Country become better.
But this is not the end. Even Li Yan felt that the Tingyun Kingdom’s subsequent actions were extremely cruel, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were vicious.
They need you to sign a blood contract, the content of which probably contains disrespectful words towards the gods worshipped by the Tianlan people.
No cultivator from the Tianlan clan would sign this move, and it was also a shady move by the Tingyun Kingdom against those cultivators whose identities were unclear and who did not have sufficient proof.
Tingyun Kingdom's actions will undoubtedly make some sect monks who do not want to offend either side very unhappy.
However, Tingyun Kingdom had already anticipated this.
If there are cultivators from large sects or big families coming, they will definitely carry a token with them. As long as they take out the token letter from their own sect and confirm that it is correct, they can be allowed to pass.
This is the case for people like Li Yan who claim to be a casual cultivator and whose identity is very vague. In any case, Tingyun Kingdom is not afraid of offending such a small cultivator.
“The monks of Tingyun Country are not extremely vicious people, so there are many monks coming and going here.
There are all kinds of shops in the city, let's see if we can find a suitable map!"
Li Yan looked at the monks coming and going on the street. It was quite lively and some relief finally appeared in his eyes. The tension of the past few days was finally relieved a lot.
Zhao Min nodded slightly. Being with Li Yan, she didn't have to worry about many things.
This border city may have been built because of the Tianlan Grassland. In addition to gaining experience, foreign cultivators took the opportunity to hunt monsters and search for various rare herbs.
This also resulted in the city having not only numerous shops but also a wide variety of products, with shops selling and buying all kinds of monster flesh, furs, and medicinal herbs everywhere.
Similarly, it is common for monks to get injured, so clear guidance is also necessary. Pills and maps have become the most popular things here.
Li Yan walked for more than an hour and walked through several streets. After picking and choosing, he finally bought a map with a wide area and detailed markings.
This map alone cost him five hundred low-level spirit stones, which was quite expensive. Of course, this was also the best map Li Yan had seen sold here.
As for the elixirs sold in the shop, he and Zhao Min didn't buy a single bottle in the end. They still had a lot of elixirs on them, and they were all of high quality.
Another reason is that the things here are really too expensive. An ordinary bottle of second-level "Restoring Pill" can be sold for 150 spirit stones, while it is only about 70 spirit stones under normal circumstances.
In their opinion, this was just asking for too much and was not worth it at all.
The map was a must-have item. They were completely lost when they explored the Qingqing Continent. It was a must-have item, so they just spent their spirit stones on it. It didn't matter.
After walking a few streets, they learned some news about Tingyun Kingdom. Tingyun Kingdom was a monarchy, and the people with the highest cultivation were the current emperor and his brother who was a prince.
These are two powerful men at the Nascent Soul level. All the officials in the court, from ministers to soldiers in the army, are cultivators.
The Tingyun Kingdom is equivalent to a super-large sect. It leads its vassal states in bloody battles all year round, making the country's monks extremely powerful.
"This is Yunguan City. The Queling Pagoda area that Aguxi mentioned is in the southwest, about 600,000 miles away. But I will need to ask Aguxi some more information later."
As he spoke, Li Yan handed the jade map in his hand to Zhao Min. After Zhao Min checked it with her spiritual sense, she found that it was indeed as Li Yan said.
Since this map mainly marks the nearby areas, other places are only roughly outlined, and some places are even blank.
Therefore, they could only see some important cities and markets in the Quelingta area.
This did not surprise the two. Each continent was vast and boundless, and it was considered quite good for a general map to be able to cover this area.
If you want a more detailed and comprehensive map, you can either add the places you have visited little by little.
Or we can find another powerful business and pay a higher price to get a copy. "The map is enough for now. Let's find out if there is an auction house here and see if we can find some clues about the Desolate Moon Continent."
Zhao Min's appearance had changed. At this moment, she looked extremely ordinary and did not attract much attention from others when she stood on the street.
But occasionally, someone would scan her curvy and tight body with a fiery gaze, but when they saw Zhao Min's face, they couldn't help showing a look of pity.
As long as the other party didn't keep his gaze on her for too long, Zhao Min's face would not show any joy or anger. After hearing this, she re-explored the map with her spiritual sense.
If you want to find out information about the Desolate Moon Continent, you can't get it in ordinary shops. You have to find some big shops.
But soon after, she looked up with a puzzled look on her face.
"What's wrong?"
Li Yan saw that her face looked strange and immediately asked with vigilance.
"Why is there a shop called 'Return Home' here? There are many shops called 'Return Home' in many markets on the Wild Moon Continent. Do you know about this, Junior Brother
They are from the same faction. I heard from my father that the origin of that shop is very mysterious, but because the other party has always been doing legitimate business, the four sects only secretly monitored it and did not eliminate it. "
Zhao Min knew that Li Yan should know about this shop, because there was Peiyang Textile Market near the sect, and Li Yan must have been there.
If you've been there, you know this shop.
Li Yan's expression froze when he heard this.
"'Return Home' shop? This... this is a duplicate name, right?"
"Go south three blocks from here and it's at the corner of a crossroads!"
Zhao Min handed the jade slip back, and Li Yan immediately probed with his spiritual sense.
Since the map here is mainly for use by monks coming to Yunguan City, the various places in the city are marked extremely clearly on the map.
Just now, Li Yan didn't pay much attention to the information in the city. Instead, he was first trying to determine the location of the Giant Tree Clan, so he really didn't pay attention.
After checking again, it was just as Zhao Min said. Three streets south of where they were standing, there was a cross corner with the words "Return Home" clearly written on it.
There are some simple small notes next to it.
Li Yan took a closer look and found that it was indeed a shop, and the range of goods sold was very wide, and even auctions were held regularly.
At this moment, Li Yan suddenly had an image of a charming woman walking slowly down from the second floor of a building.
A young woman in a light green tight palace dress, with her hair tied up high, skin as white as snow, teeth as white as rhinoceros jade, beautiful eyes, and a tight skirt with a side slit that makes people's heart beat fast.
It was the charming woman whom he met when he first entered the market—Su Hong.
"According to what Senior Sister said, no matter how powerful the backstage of this shop is, it is impossible for it to cross the border between Qingqing Continent and Huangyue Continent, right?"
Li Yan's eyes were filled with doubt. He thought of a big problem: how powerful a force would be needed to do cross-border business
"We'll know if we go over and take a look. If it's true, since they can do business across borders and have opened a branch in the Desolate Moon Continent, maybe they have a way to return to the Desolate Moon Continent!"
Zhao Min has always been very decisive in her judgment. With a flash of light in her eyes, she made a quick decision.
Not long after, looking at the shops in front of him, Li Yan felt that some images overlapped. The monk's memory was incredibly good.
The style of the shops here is almost exactly the same as the one in Peiyang Market that I remember.
It is also a three-story attic. In the middle of the second floor hangs a huge golden plaque with four eye-catching cinnabar characters "Return Home" which is very memorable.
In particular, there were four waiters standing at the door of the store who looked very sociable. They kept chatting with the passers-by who were approaching.
Afterwards, there might be a shout inside, and a man who looked like a servant would quickly run out and bring the person in with a warm greeting.
There were also two big men standing on both sides of the door, dressed in tight clothes, staring vigilantly at the customers approaching the store.
All of this was almost exactly the same as what Li Yan had seen in Peiyang Market.
It was just a different location, with different guests and guards, and everything seemed like yesterday.
Li Yan looked at Zhao Min, and Zhao Min also looked back at him. Without asking, Li Yan got the same answer from her eyes.
"Senior Sister, I really hope we are not mistaken. If they are really the same force, our luck is here!"
Li Yan's voice rang in Zhao Min's mind, and Zhao Min actually heard a rare tremor in Li Yan's voice.
When the two of them walked towards "Guiqulaixie", the two big men instantly focused their attention on them.
They had seen these two people standing at the corner opposite the road before, constantly looking over here, and staring at the guests coming in and out for a long time, which made them alert.
Seeing Li Yan and Zhao Min move, their eyes fell on Li Yan and Zhao Min at the same time.
But as guards, they have their own set of rules and naturally will not ask proactively. They just need to prevent the other party from causing trouble.
"Oh, my two guests, I wonder how our store can help you. Our store is not only famous here, but if you have been to other markets, you have most likely seen our branches.
Tell us what you need, and we will arrange for someone familiar with your needs to serve you two."