Cultivate All You Want, Just Don't Ruin the Immortal World!

Chapter 17 – Xuantian Sect Marketplace

Estimating that the people from Beast-Taming Peak had already left, Qin Yu strolled back to Maple Leaf Plaza.

As expected, there was more spirit beast excrement than before. It seemed that Li Zhengtong's actions yesterday had angered them, and they retaliated.

Qin Yu silently cursed in his heart and quickly walked over to Li Zhengtong.

"Did they say anything?"

"They just asked why the leaves on the tree were gone, nothing else."

Qin Yu nodded, "Alright, let's get to work!"

"After we're done tonight, let's catch some fish and grill them!"

Li Zhengtong was delighted to hear this. He had been relying on Fasting Pills these past few days and missed good food.

Two people working together was much faster than one.

The two of them busily finished cleaning up the mess.

Qin Yu dusted off his clothes and said to Li Zhengtong, "You tidy up these fallen leaves, I'll go for a stroll."

"Okay!"

Qin Yu followed the route the Beast-Taming Peak disciples had taken.

Those spirit beasts couldn't have just relieved themselves in the plaza; they must have done so along the way too.

However, Qin Yu noticed that the spirit beasts didn't relieve themselves on the main roads, as there were no servant disciples to clean there.

This meant that these spirit beasts could control themselves.

They deliberately treated the plaza as a toilet.

And the servant disciples were their poop scoopers.

This was the most detestable thing about the outer sect disciples of Beast-Taming Peak.

Qin Yu guessed that these spirit beasts weren't targeting just them; other places with servant disciples were likely treated as toilets too.

As expected, Qin Yu soon encountered the first affected servant disciple.

This person was named Xiao Zhi, also a new servant disciple this year.

Qin Yu didn't know him, but Xiao Zhi recognized Qin Yu.

After a brief chat, Xiao Zhi began to complain to Qin Yu about the spirit beast problem at Beast-Taming Peak.

Xiao Zhi had tried to resist, but was scolded by the disciples of Beast-Taming Peak.

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However, Xiao Zhi wasn't beaten, suggesting that only a few unlucky ones got beaten.

Qin Yu speculated that the Beast-Taming Peak disciples had been annoyed by Xiao Zhi, and when they reached Maple Leaf Plaza, they encountered Li Zhengtong.

In their irritation, they slapped Li Zhengtong.

Taking note of the situation, Qin Yu continued walking.

In less than half an hour, Qin Yu encountered five or six servant disciples facing the same problem.

There's strength in numbers!

The more people who had grievances against Beast-Taming Peak, the better.

Qin Yu wanted to unite everyone to resist the Beast-Taming Peak disciples together.

But he couldn't think of a way to do it. Even if they had more people, it would just mean a few more punches in front of the outer sect disciples of Beast-Taming Peak.

Their strength was too weak.

Should they go to the sect to report this issue?

Qin Yu felt it was unlikely to help.

Not to mention they didn't know who to report to, even if they did, what could be done?

To the sect, servant disciples were just workers, and no one cared if they did more or less work.

It wasn't that the sect was cold-hearted, but Low-Grade Spiritual Roots didn't have much hope for cultivation.

The sect not only recruited them but also provided them with the best cultivation techniques, the ideal cultivation environment, and protected their personal and property safety. Doing more work was only fair, wasn't it?

If you don't want to work, why did the sect recruit you?

So, to solve this problem, they couldn't rely on the sect; they could only rely on themselves.

'But with just a few of us servant disciples, our strength is still too weak.'

'I wonder if Beast-Taming Peak has any rivals within the sect?'

'I should take some time to find out.'

After his stroll, Qin Yu returned to Maple Leaf Plaza.

The spirit beasts from Beast-Taming Peak had passed through, leaving a mess behind.

Qin Yu and Li Zhengtong quickly cleaned up before the inspectors arrived.

"You wait here for the inspectors, I'll go to the marketplace. Once they're done, come find me there."

"Okay, Yu Ge!"

Qin Yu hurriedly left, following the map for over half an hour before reaching the sect's marketplace.

Compared to the desolate Maple Leaf Plaza, this place was bustling.

Various shops lined the streets, including restaurants, teahouses, taverns, herb shops, spirit pet shops, weapon shops, and cultivation technique shops.

To Qin Yu's surprise, some of these shops were actually chain stores from outside sects.

For example, the weapon shop under Wangtie Sect, the spirit pet shop from Demon Encirclement Pavilion, and the herb shop opened by Myriad Leaves Valley.

These three sects were leaders in their respective fields.

Xuantian Sect had Artifact Refining Peak, Beast-Taming Peak, and Pill Refining Peak. Spiritual artifacts, elixirs, and spirit pets were the main products and income sources of these peaks, so introducing these shops would inevitably impact local industries.

Yet these shops not only opened here but thrived, which spoke volumes about Xuantian Sect's magnanimity.

Such magnanimity befits the largest sect in Liang Kingdom.

The marketplace included branches from almost every sect, and after a long search, Qin Yu couldn't find a branch from the Hehuan Sect.

'It seems Xuantian Sect is still too conservative, not inclusive at all!'

For these luxurious shops, Qin Yu could only look.

Even a bowl of wine or a cup of tea started at spirit stones or contribution points.

Unless Qin Yu sold the sword given by the Second Elder when he joined, he couldn't even trade Li Zhengtong for a cup of tea.

Qin Yu still had some copper coins and silver fragments.

He could only browse the street stalls set up by disciples.

The variety of goods at the stalls was even greater than in the shops, though the quality was somewhat lower.

Qin Yu approached a stall set up by a disciple from Pill Refining Peak.

"Senior Brother, do you have any elixirs to speed up cultivation?"

"Of course, there's the Qi Refinement Pill, eight contribution points or eight low-grade spirit stones each; Vitality Powder, five contribution points or five spirit stones per pack..."

He listed several items, all requiring contribution points or spirit stones.

'Can't afford it!'

Qin Yu laughed it off and quickly moved on.

After inquiring around, Qin Yu found that anything related to cultivation was beyond his budget.

Silver, copper coins, and other worldly currencies could only buy ordinary daily necessities or snacks.

A skewer of candied hawthorn cost three copper coins, a grilled sausage three copper coins, and a serving of fried chicken fillet five copper coins...

'Things here are too expensive,' Qin Yu complained internally.

In a small town, two copper coins could get you a fragrant meat pie and a steaming bowl of tofu pudding.

Here, he couldn't even afford a skewer of candied hawthorn.

The brothers selling snacks were mostly servant disciples who had completed their service and were preparing to return home.

They wanted to earn some extra silver before going home, so the prices were much higher than outside.

Despite his complaints, Qin Yu still spent what he needed to.

He bought two grilled sausages, two large meat buns, and two servings of fried pork fillet...

He didn't buy the candied hawthorn because he only liked the flat kind.

Taking a big bite of the meat bun and then a bite of the fried pork fillet was a heavenly experience for Qin Yu, who hadn't had any rich food for a week.

The meat bun was juicy, the pork fillet crispy on the outside and tender inside, and the grilled sausage had a crispy skin. With each bite, Qin Yu felt like crying.

What kind of hard life had he been living before?

In crucial moments, you had to rely on fried food!

Looking at the bustling marketplace, Qin Yu felt something was missing.

'In such a lively place, how can there be no stinky tofu?'

In his previous life, no snack street was complete without stinky tofu.

Unfortunately, this world had no such delicacy, making the marketplace feel lacking to Qin Yu.

'When I'm short on money in the future, I'll sell stinky tofu here and conquer everyone in Xuantian Sect with my family's secret recipe!'