Su Yuan's carriage was still quite eye-catching.
Many people looked in this direction, whispering amongst themselves.
A middle-aged man, dressed relatively well, stepped out from the crowd and approached, bowing from a distance: "I am Wang Fugui, the town master of Xishui Town. May I ask if the Immortal has any instructions?"
"What are you doing?" Su Yuan glanced at the riverside, where there was a high platform.
"The Immortal may not know, but in half a day, it will be the Dragon King Festival of the Tonggu River, which occurs once every four years. We are preparing a sacrificial ceremony for the festival! The Immortal has come from afar, would you be interested in observing the ceremony with us?" Wang Fugui said with a chuckle.
Su Yuan's eyes flickered, and he said, "How do you know I came from afar?"
"The three prefectural cities along the Tonggu River, dozens of large cities, and thousands of towns are all preparing for this Dragon King Festival. If the Immortal is unaware of this matter, you must have come from a place tens of thousands of miles away," Town Master Wang explained.
Su Yuan nodded in understanding: "I will come and take a look later! I'll rest in the town for a bit first."
Wang Fugui quickly waved his hand towards the crowd.
A young fat man immediately ran over.
Town Master Wang patted him on the shoulder and then said, "This is my son. The Immortal can feel free to instruct him if you need anything. I need to continue overseeing the preparations for the sacrificial ceremony, please forgive me, Immortal."
Su Yuan waved his hand: "It's alright, go busy yourself!"
Wang Fugui repeatedly apologized and bowed, finally leaving cautiously.
Su Yuan could see that Wang Fugui had rough traces of Qi Condensation on his body, and his cultivation was only at the first layer of Qi Condensation, barely counting as a Cultivator.
The fat man before him, however, had reached the third layer of Qi Condensation, but his cultivation method was also extremely crude.
The cultivation methods in the Immortal Realm could not possibly be worse than those in the Mortal Realm. This could only prove that the inheritance of Cultivation Techniques here was extremely restricted.
"Immortal, this junior is Wang Xingye, and I am familiar with everything in the town."
"Okay, lead the way. Let's look around the town," Su Yuan said.
"Alright!"
Wang Xingye quickly ran ahead, and the ox cart followed him into the town.
A certain radiance lit up in Su Yuan's eyes, and in an instant, the destiny of the world unfolded before him.
Above the entire town, a thin layer of crimson destiny clouds enveloped it. The clouds were ordinary, but there was a thread of destiny connecting to the distance.
Inside the town, the central town office was covered by orange destiny, and a small seal floated within the destiny cloud, protecting the town office.
This was nothing surprising.
But what surprised Su Yuan was that on both the left and right sides of the town office, there were relatively large clusters of destiny clouds. One of them was also a crimson destiny cluster, but the other was a yellow destiny cluster, which greatly interested Su Yuan.
Su Yuan pointed to the left side and asked, "Is there any special building there?"
Wang Xingye immediately replied, "That is the Earth God Temple."
"What about there?" Su Yuan pointed in another direction.
"That is the Dragon King Temple!" Wang Xingye said cautiously.
Su Yuan nodded in understanding.
"Let's go take a look at both!" Su Yuan said.
"Okay! Immortal, please follow me!"
Wang Xingye first led Su Yuan to the outside of the Tonggu Dragon King Temple. Su Yuan did not go inside, but from the outside, he could see the grandeur of the Dragon King Temple. It was a tall temple with an independent courtyard wall, several halls, and richly decorated patterns and designs. The two stone sculptures in front of the gate were also magnificent. Many humans were offering incense inside, their expressions extremely respectful.
Su Yuan glanced at it and said, "Let's go to the other side."
Soon.
Su Yuan arrived near the Earth God Temple, and a small, solitary temple came into his view.
The Earth God Temple was not small, being much taller than the surrounding civilian houses, but compared to the previous Dragon King Temple, it was not even one-tenth its size.
The temple body was simple. From the main gate, one could see a statue of a deity made of earth and stone inside. There were a few scattered townspeople who came to offer incense, and their expressions were not overly concerned with the Earth God statue.
Seeing this scene, Su Yuan fell into thought.
He turned and left, having no intention of going inside.
And after Su Yuan left.
Inside the Earth God Temple.
On the old and benevolent Earth God statue, a yellowish-brown divine light emerged.
An aged Earth God walked out.
"In such a remote town, there are actually Cultivators arriving."
He looked in Su Yuan's direction, observing the cultivation of Su Yuan and his group.
"7 fish demons in the early to Middle Stages of Qi Condensation and Spirit Transformation, and one ox demon in the Early Stage of Spirit Transformation. This Cultivator actually dares to directly command demons?"
The Earth God's face changed, and he looked somewhat panicked.
He quickly looked at Su Yuan himself, but it was as if looking at flowers through fog; he couldn't see clearly.
And as he was in surprise, the human Cultivator suddenly turned his head.
Their gazes met across a large number of buildings.
Su Yuan smiled slightly, nodded in greeting, and then turned his head back again.
The Earth God, however, showed surprise. He hadn't sensed any Divine Sense fluctuations. How did the other party detect his observation? He had used the deity's divine domain perception to see him, so he shouldn't have been discovered!
The Earth God hesitated, his expression filled with indecision.
Under Wang Xingye's guidance, Su Yuan found a courtyard to stay in.
He noticed that Wang Xingye looked like he wanted to speak but was hesitant all the way. So he asked, "Is there something you want to say?"
Wang Xingye immediately knelt down with a thud: "This junior has yearned for the immortal path for a long time. Today, I have met an Immortal. I earnestly request the Immortal to accept this junior as a Disciple."
Su Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Aren't you already cultivating?"
Wang Xingye quickly said, "I am cultivating the 'Basic Breathing Method,' which is just the most basic breathing technique. I cannot advance further after cultivating to the third layer of Qi Condensation."
"Oh? You haven't joined a Sect?" Su Yuan asked.
"Sect? This junior once went to the selection for Disciples of an immortal Sect a thousand miles away, but my Aptitude was insufficient, and I couldn't enter the gates," Wang Xingye's expression became dejected.
Su Yuan raised his eyebrows. A High Grade Spiritual Root was considered insufficient Aptitude?
Wang Xingye saw Su Yuan lost in thought and showing no intention of agreeing, and he also showed a look of regret.
Su Yuan said, "There's no need to accept you as a Disciple. I have a method that I can pass on to you, but you must sincerely worship the Big Dipper from now on. Are you willing?"
"Willing! This junior is willing!" Wang Xingye was overjoyed.
Su Yuan nodded and extended his finger, just as he was about to point his finger at Wang Xingye's forehead.
An urgent voice immediately came.
"Immortal, please wait a moment!"
Su Yuan looked down and saw the old Earth God emerge from the ground, bowing respectfully to Su Yuan.
Wang Xingye's face changed. The great scene was suddenly interrupted by someone. He immediately glared at that person, but seeing how he appeared, he fell silent.
He looked at the old man, who looked extremely similar to the Earth God statue, in shock, realizing that this was the Earth God!
Su Yuan looked at the Earth God with interest. His Aura of mere fourth Rank was not placed in Su Yuan's eyes, but he was quite curious about the Earth God's divine position.
"You are?"
"This old one is Zhou Jicheng, currently the Earth God of Xishui Town, responsible for protecting the safety of this area."
"Oh, why are you stopping me from passing on a method?" Su Yuan asked.
Zhou Jicheng took a deep breath and replied, "The demon race is powerful. In the Western Mountain outside Xishui Town, there are a large number of demons. They usually do not come to harass the town. With this old one's protection, the deterrence of the imperial court's official seal, and the deterrence of the Dragon King Temple, the demons do not dare to invade Xishui Town. However, if humans cultivate Dao methods, their Aura will deepen, and their flesh and blood will become spiritualized, making them targets for the demons to capture as blood food. This will instead attract the demons' covetousness. At that time, I fear I will not be able to protect Xishui Town!"
Wang Xingye was extremely shocked. It was the first time he knew why Dao methods were so difficult to obtain. There was actually such a reason behind it.
"Is the Human Race so weak?" Su Yuan frowned.
The Earth God sighed, "The Human Race is naturally one of the strong races in the Immortal Realm, and in the core territory, no demon can be presumptuous, but this is the borderland of the Human Race's territory, so it is best to be cautious!"
He looked at Su Da and the others, also wanting to speak but hesitating.
Seeing this, Su Yuan waved his hand and said, "No need to worry."
In fact, Su Yuan was very familiar with these situations. He had read countless books and knew the general situation of the entire Immortal Realm.
But knowledge gained from books is ultimately shallow; only by experiencing it firsthand can one truly feel its deeper meaning.
Of course, none of this was important.
What was important was the Fame Value!
Su Yuan looked at the Fame Value level column. The Fame Value still hadn't reached 2.
"What is the Realm of the strongest demon in the vicinity?" Su Yuan asked again.
"At least the Early Stage of Void Refinement and Dao Integration!" The Earth God said solemnly.
Hearing this, Su Yuan nodded.
He pointed his finger, and a ray of starlight landed in Wang Xingye's forehead.
Wang Xingye immediately became excited. In his mind, a Seven Star inheritance appeared out of thin air!
"Thank you, Immortal, for bestowing the method!" Wang Xingye quickly prostrated himself, touching his forehead, hands, and feet to the ground.
"This..." The Earth God Zhou Jicheng's expression was full of confusion and surprise.
"You may withdraw!" Su Yuan said.
Wang Xingye immediately retreated happily.
The Earth God, however, sighed inwardly.
Su Yuan did not explain, but instead continued to inquire about the situation of the demons in the vicinity. There was a spiritual mountain nearby, and a clan of Three-tailed Cat Demons lived in the mountain. The clan leader was at least in the Void Refinement and Dao Integration Realm!
The four maidservants were very perceptive and prepared tea, spiritual fruits, and snacks for the two.
While the two were talking, half a day passed.
Outside the town.
Wang Fugui's expression was solemn as he led all the townspeople in holding the sacrificial ceremony!
"Xishui Town has prepared three hundred adult spiritual beasts, three hundred thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, three hundred jin of rare spiritual minerals, three hundred jun of spiritual rice, and three hundred top-grade spiritual stones! We respectfully invite the Dragon King to partake!"
"May the Dragon King bless Xishui Town with peace and stability, and favorable weather!"
Hundreds of thousands of townspeople throughout the town all knelt down towards the high platform.
Seeing this scene, Su Yuan frowned slightly.
Invisible incense and destiny power rose from each individual human, condensing into a reddish-yellow energy mass containing the essence, qi, and spirit of hundreds of thousands of humans above.
At a certain moment.
A cloud drifted over from the sky above the Tonggu River, and a four-clawed Dragon King, several hundred meters long, was faintly visible within the cloud.
As he passed by Xishui Town, he opened his mouth and inhaled. The sacrifices on the high platform, along with the incense and destiny of hundreds of thousands of humans, were all swallowed by the Dragon King.
The Dragon King casually released a cluster of his own Aura, covering the entire town. This indicated that this town was his territory, covered by the Tonggu Dragon King, but this was similar to marking territory by urinating and only served as a warning, having no substantial defensive effect.
As the Dragon King was about to pass by Xishui Town, he noticed the unfamiliar spiritual energy in the town.
The Dragon King subconsciously looked towards that courtyard.
At this moment, Su Yuan and the Dragon King looked at each other.
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