After leaving the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range, Zhang Ergou and Liu Yaxuan continued southward.
One day, the two arrived at a city.
This city, however, was different from other cities.
What appeared before them was a city entirely made of trees.
People bustled to and fro on the streets, clearly accustomed to the scene.
But for Zhang Ergou and Liu Yaxuan, who were entering for the first time,
Everything seemed so new and novel.
As Zhang Ergou had predicted,
Li Kongcai and his companion, who had been watching them, did not discover their ploy.
Thus, they had not encountered any pursuit for days.
By the time they reached this city, they were already far from the region where the Liuhai Sect was located.
Zhang Ergou no longer worried about Li Kongcai and Yuan Yue pursuing them.
After all, the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range was vast and interconnected, and they couldn't possibly discern which direction Zhang Ergou had left from.
Moreover, there was the illusory spiritual fire image that Zhang Ergou had deliberately left behind.
By the time Li Kongcai and the others discovered it, who knew when that would be.
...
Zhang Ergou and Liu Yaxuan gazed at the city composed of countless towering ancient trees.
Both were somewhat astonished.
"Ergou-ge, this city is actually built from trees."
This was Liu Yaxuan's first time traveling so far, and this city made of trees directly shook her soul.
It was less that the city was built from trees,
And more that the city had directly grown from trees.
Each tree was dozens of zhang tall.
The entire city gate and walls were made of trees.
Even more magical was that these trees were all alive, each with lush foliage.
This added to the city's mystery.
Zhang Ergou nodded and, with Liu Yaxuan, followed the crowd into the city gate.
Upon entering, the entire city was even more astonishing.
The wide streets were bustling with people, both cultivators and mortals.
The street floor was also made of wood, incredibly smooth.
Zhang Ergou and Liu Yaxuan deliberately concealed their cultivation.
"Ergou-ge, there are so many people in this city."
It was Liu Yaxuan's first time seeing so many people. She had always lived in Linhua Town with the Scarlet Fire Monster Slayers.
But after that shocking event, her life had completely changed.
From then on, she no longer had any family.
She could only wander the Jianghu with Zhang Ergou.
Fortunately, Zhang Ergou did not find her a burden, otherwise Liu Yaxuan truly didn't know how she would survive.
The belief that sustained her to continue living now was to become powerful.
And then, to seek revenge on the Liuhai Sect for the deceased members of the Scarlet Fire Monster Slayers.
"You two have just arrived in Tree Eye City, haven't you?"
Before Zhang Ergou could answer, a young man standing nearby spoke up.
"Tree Eye City? What a unique name."
Zhang Ergou did not deny it. This person seemed to have no ill intentions.
"It seems you two are indeed visiting Tree Eye City for the first time, no wonder you are so surprised by the large number of people here."
The man acted like an old acquaintance.
For the next while, it was almost entirely the man who was speaking.
Zhang Ergou and Liu Yaxuan listened, asking a few questions from time to time.
Through the introduction, Zhang Ergou also learned that this overly familiar acquaintance was also a cultivator.
Zhang Ergou also learned that this man's name was Li Zhan, and he was a scion of a prominent cultivation family.
Because Tree Eye City would host a grand event in one month's time,
Cultivators from nearby areas were continuously flocking to Tree Eye City.
It was rumored that during this grand event, not only would the City Lord select a suitable husband for his beloved daughter,
But the person who could become the City Lord's son-in-law would also inherit the legacy of this generation's Tree Eye City.
Zhang Ergou naturally had no interest in becoming some City Lord's son-in-law.
However, when he heard that the legacy of Tree Eye City was the purest wood elemental spirit,
Zhang Ergou decided to stay and see.
This was because he possessed five elemental spiritual roots.
Although Zhang Ergou had now broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, as someone with five elemental roots,
His cultivation techniques had always been relatively singular, and his offensive methods were not many.
And he had previously cultivated a wood-elemental healing spell by chance, which also possessed some offensive capabilities.
But with Zhang Ergou's current abilities, using it for offense now seemed somewhat redundant.
Now that there was an opportunity to obtain the purest wood elemental spiritual root,
Zhang Ergou would naturally not miss such a good chance.
Moreover, he was out for training anyway, and staying here for a month was not a big deal.
Having made up his mind, the two, under Li Zhan's recommendation,
Checked into an inn specifically for cultivators to practice.
After paying a hefty ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, Zhang Ergou and Liu Yaxuan moved into a suite.
Fortunately, the suite was large enough, with a living room in addition to
Two bedrooms, just enough for one each.
However, despite being a bit expensive, the rooms were indeed quite spacious and well-equipped.
Both Zhang Ergou and Liu Yaxuan were very satisfied with this.
Seeing that the two had settled in, Li Zhan said that they could find him if they needed anything, and then returned to his own room.
Zhang Ergou was also happy to interact with such a person.
After all, he and Liu Yaxuan were unfamiliar with the place.
Having someone relatively familiar with the local area guiding them was also a good outcome.
Therefore, he did not refuse Li Zhan's offer.
After many days of arduous journey, even though Zhang Ergou and Liu Yaxuan were cultivators,
They were somewhat fatigued both physically and mentally.
They did not go out in the afternoon, and after freshening up, they each meditated and cultivated in their rooms.
...
One afternoon, Zhang Ergou woke up from his cultivation.
He heard someone knocking on the door.
Upon opening it, he found it was Li Zhan.
"Ergou-brother, you're indeed here. Tomorrow is the day the City Lord will choose his son-in-law, let's hurry and go take a look."
Saying that, he prepared to pull Zhang Ergou out.
"Isn't it supposed to start tomorrow? Why go so early today?"
Zhang Ergou frowned, somewhat perplexed.
"You wouldn't know this, but although it officially starts tomorrow, the entire plaza is already full this afternoon. If we go late, I fear there won't even be standing room."
Li Zhan said as he moved towards the exit.
Seeing the situation, Zhang Ergou quickly called Liu Yaxuan and followed Li Zhan towards the plaza he mentioned.
"Why such exaggeration?"
Zhang Ergou was still puzzled. Wasn't it just a City Lord's son-in-law? Was it worth queuing up from this afternoon onwards?
"Ergou-brother, you don't know this yet. The City Lord of Tree Eye City is a mighty cultivator at the Out-of-Body stage. It is rumored that as long as one becomes his favored son-in-law, they will have the chance to break through to the Nascent Soul stage within ten years."
"This is far more enticing than that wood elemental spirit."
"No wonder!"
Zhang Ergou finally understood why these people were so frenzied.
Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage within ten years was simply a tremendous temptation for cultivators.