My bathroom leads to the celestial realm.

19 The Intricate and Complex Fairy Pavilion

Gaosheng Inn, Room 6 (Tianzi).

Xu Yan embedded the five spirit beads into the array plate one by one, activating the protective array. The invisible array immediately isolated the inside from the outside.

He exhaled a long breath, the lingering sense of crisis finally subsided, and his tense nerves relaxed.

We're safe now!

At the same time, outside the inn.

An ordinary-looking man stared at the inn's entrance, his brows furrowed.

How did this person end up in the Gaosheng Inn? This is troublesome!

He hesitated for a moment, then left in a hurry.

There were seven or eight other people in a similar situation. They were unrelated to each other, but they all set their sights on the same person.

Here, weakness is the original sin; to be both weak and rich is to deserve death!

However, Gaosheng Inn had a powerful background, and they dared not offend the forces behind the inn. Even if they were unwilling, they could only give up for the time being.

Xu Yan's success was not accidental.

He chatted with Luo Jiuxiao for a long time last night. One intentionally guided the conversation, while the other intentionally befriended him, and they obtained a lot of inside information related to the Immortal Workshop.

In short, nominally, the entire Immortal City belongs to Yuanji Mountain, but only the floating pavilions and towers on it are the real Immortal City. Although the lower city is within the city walls, it is not within the scope of Yuanji Immortal Mansion's attention.

The reason is simple: when Yuanji Mountain built the Immortal Workshop, it did not take the ground into account. The residents here are either low-level cultivators without resources or background, or ordinary people struggling to survive. They are not worthy of the attention of orthodox cultivators and are at the very bottom of the entire Immortal Workshop.

In modern terms, the lower city has always been left to its own devices by the Yuanji Immortal Mansion. In order to avoid being bullied, the cultivators here can only stick together for warmth. Every street and every area is controlled and divided by different forces, such as a certain association or an alliance.

The major alliances also control many smaller forces, with their territories intertwined and constantly vying for power, keeping the entire lower city in a state of dynamic chaos.

However, as long as it doesn't affect the singing and dancing activities above, no one cares.

It is said that a long time ago, several forces aroused the resentment of Yuanji Immortal Mansion, but they were completely eliminated by Yuanji Mountain overnight.

From then on, all the major powers kept a low profile and dared not provoke the Immortal Palace again, lest they become the chickens used as a warning to others.

Thus, the lower district gradually developed without supervision, eventually forming a situation of "joint governance by alliance".

Each alliance here can be regarded as an independent government. Some are harsh on the people under their rule, while others are relatively lenient. However, all alliances rely on exploiting the lower-level cultivators and common people to make a living.

Some particularly harsh forces will even block roads and charge tolls for passing through!

Luo Jiuxiao also had a connection with the alliance and shared more than half of the profits, which enabled him to receive this windfall.

Without powerful connections, the outcome would be predictable.

Xu Yan was shocked. Wasn't this just raising Gu poison?

However, amidst the chaos, there were also many established rules: the safety of ordinary people and shops who paid money was guaranteed by the alliance that collected the money.

If the rules are broken, not only will the people under one's rule be ostracized, but the surrounding forces will also try to erode the territory. This can be considered a kind of constraint.

Xu Yan didn't know which faction Gaosheng Inn belonged to, but as long as the opportunity cost was less than the gain, his safety was well guaranteed!

He had made up his mind that he would not leave the inn until he had used up all the spirit pearls he had!

Well, we can continue doing video business in the future. It shouldn't be a problem to persist for another three to five years. Besides the teachers' heartfelt contributions, there are also many normal movies on the phone, but very few are suitable for being played on Xianfang.

The content and background of modern films might cause unnecessary trouble!

If only there were internet, there would be so many beautiful girls giving away freebies, wouldn't they be able to seduce some country bumpkin from another world?

Forget it, let's focus on the immediate situation first!

Xu Yan cleared his chaotic thoughts and began to consider the issue of cultivation.

He now has two methods of cultivation: one is the instinctive cultivation method from Lei Diao, and the other is the breathing regulation method taught by Du Shou Shusheng.

Xu Yan calmed down and tried them one by one, and soon summarized some experience.

The former relies entirely on instinctive training, resulting in a crude and appalling approach. Its only advantage is that it is copyrighted and therefore secure.

The latter is more efficient, at least three times faster, but he always felt that Poisonous Scholar was not so kind and might have tampered with the technique, possibly being a ticking time bomb!

The bookstores in the lower city district must have the most basic cultivation methods for sale, but a decent cultivation method will definitely not be cheap, and besides, he may not be able to understand the difficult and obscure words in the book!

Without any cheat codes or anyone to teach you step by step, you just buy a book and dare to bite the bullet and mess around?

When Xu Yan was a child, he bought many martial arts manuals from roadside stalls and put in a lot of effort to practice them. But what did he end up with?

If you can't even master kung fu, how can you expect to learn the methods of cultivating immortality?

Xu Yan calmed his mind and began to cultivate.

But he was born with a wildly imaginative mind, and having been immersed in online novels for years, his thinking was exceptionally unconventional. The more he tried to rein in his thoughts, the more his mind wandered, and it took him a while to gradually get into the flow.

A weak and feeble stream of true energy originated from the dantian and traveled continuously along the meridians throughout the body, coming from all around... There was no spiritual energy around, only the top of the head could absorb a little spiritual energy leaking down from above.

Compared to the Immortal Abode Floating Island, it's like comparing heaven and earth!

Xu Yan secretly regretted that if he had known this would happen, he would not have left in such a hurry.

Fortunately, it had some effect.

Moreover, as the cultivation technique is practiced, some of the true essence dissipates from the meridians to all parts of the body, strengthening muscles and bones, and even the hidden ailments and injuries left over from the past are slowly repaired.

Is this why Su Han's physique is still superior to others even though he lost his cultivation?

The level of "Marrow Cleansing" in the I Ching is about this.

Not long after, Xu Yan, who was engrossed in cultivation, suddenly discovered that the true energy surging to his left wrist was being consumed at a significantly faster rate than in other areas.

This is... a portal?

Xu Yan was both surprised and delighted. If he absorbed enough true essence, could the gate of light reopen?

Seeing the hope of returning to the mortal world, Xu Yan felt an intense heat rising in his heart, as if he wanted to send all his true energy to his left wrist.

However, as a beginner, he was very unfamiliar with the techniques. No matter how much he cursed, swore, gritted his teeth, or stomped his feet, his true energy still circulated in an orderly manner and he could not control it freely.

The writer Xu was so anxious that he jumped up and down, which caused him to lose his peaceful state of mind. His uncontrolled true energy surged wildly within his body, almost causing him to suffer a qi deviation.

Fortunately, his cultivation level was still shallow, and after some effort, he was finally able to guide it back on track.

He secretly resolved that he would not go anywhere else but focus on cultivation. It would be best if he could open the gate of light; if not, he would think of other ways.

He didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place for even a minute longer!

With extraordinary motivation, Xu Yan didn't stop his cultivation until the next morning when he was so hungry that he couldn't stand it anymore. He then closed the magic array and left the room.

I found an empty seat on the first floor and was about to order something to eat when the waiter interrupted, "Sir, a Mr. Yin says he's an old acquaintance of yours and has been waiting for quite some time. Please move to a private room!"

"Who?" Xu Yan was stunned.

When did he meet Mr. Yin?