Scrolling through the messages, Zhang Ling suddenly noticed one near the end.
"White Cloud Peak, Heavenly Gate Island, celestial phenomenon, meteor falling to earth…"
Zhang Ling pondered this message for a moment, then pinched a magic seal with his right hand, guiding a wisp of spiritual power into the jade token with his divine sense. He then put down the jade token, and soon after, he heard movement outside the door.
"Senior, this is what you requested."
"Come in."
A red-skirted girl cautiously pushed the door open. Zhang Ling looked up and saw that the girl was indeed Lian'er, who had led him to this room earlier. Lian'er reached into her clothes and took out a dark, fist-sized bead.
"There are two hundred spirit stones inside. You may leave now."
Zhang Ling grabbed the black bead from Lian'er's hand with a single wave, using the Object Summoning Skill. He then pointed to a small cloth bag on the table.
"Thank you, Senior. Lian'er will take her leave."
After the girl left, Zhang Ling tossed the black bead into the air, injecting spiritual power into it. The bead spun around a few times, releasing a layer of black mist.
After a few breaths, the black mist condensed into a black light screen about ten feet in size, like a black mirror. A flash of white light appeared on it, and some images appeared, along with a burst of sound.
This was a "Shadow Preservation Bead," used to record images and sounds. It was a special magical artifact for storing information, much more precious than jade slips.
Rumble… Rumble!
Loud sounds echoed, only loud sounds. Zhang Ling stared unblinkingly at the images on the black screen. The more he watched, the more surprised he became, and he stood up without realizing it.
On top of a giant mountain full of wind and snow, large patches of clouds rolled, forming swirling vortexes of flowing clouds. Cracking lightning appeared in the sky without warning, and below, the wind was howling.
Suddenly, the picture went black. For the next dozens of breaths, it was completely dark, without any images, but the sound could still be heard. Amidst the sound of a rainstorm, a few roars suddenly rang out.
This sound was the reason for Zhang Ling's surprise.
Because he had heard this sound before, not long ago, when he encountered the strange mountain in the Boundless Sea and then came to the Flowing Cloud Sea. He had guessed that he had accidentally come into contact with something special and traveled through space.
He had heard these sounds on that strange mountain, leaving a deep impression on Zhang Ling. The sound was like that of an ancient beast, and each roar was inspiring.
Suddenly, the image reappeared on the light screen in mid-air. It was still the previous snow-covered mountain, but it was farther away, as if the cultivator recording the image had moved away from the snow mountain. At this moment, a huge shadow appeared above the mountain.
The whole shadow was not clear. It was vaguely visible as a huge fish tail, not ordinary big, you couldn't see the end at a glance. The black shadow was gradually moving away.
Wherever it passed, it formed a boundless wind pressure, and the entire space was trembling. Countless meteors fell from the sky. After a rumbling sound, the snow mountain in front of him was directly turned into a sea of fire.
The picture ended here. With a flash of black light, the light screen disappeared, leaving only a black bead.
Zhang Ling was stunned for a moment, his mind filled with thoughts.
What exactly was that thing? It was definitely not the mountain he thought it was before. It seemed to be a giant beast, and judging by its size, it must be at least a thousand miles in size.
He had never heard of such a large beast. Could it be that he had encountered the legendary True Spirit? Zhang Ling wondered.
True Spirits were comparable to True Immortals. It is said that True Spirits were the ancestors of the demon race. The well-known True Dragon, Heavenly Phoenix, Qilin, and Bai Ze were True Spirits.
This kind of strength monster could not appear in the human world, but looking at the picture on the Shadow Preservation Bead, such a large beast was far from comparable to those transformed demon beasts.
He must have crossed space to come to this Flowing Cloud Sea, and True Spirits had this kind of strength.
Ancient books record that all True Spirits can cross the void, and it is not difficult to break through the boundary and ascend to the legendary Immortal World.
After watching the Shadow Preservation Bead, Zhang Ling felt depressed and soon left Snow Moon Tower.
……
Zhang Ling found a carriage and headed towards the center of Azure Water City. After walking for most of an hour, as the sky gradually brightened, he stopped in front of a rather imposing building. There were not many cultivators on this street.
He looked at the surrounding buildings, which were all the same style. Zhang Ling looked at them for a few times and walked into a building with more than a dozen tall steps.
As soon as he entered the building, he saw more than a dozen cultivators inside, in front of a stone platform seven or eight feet long, talking to some white-clothed cultivators.
Some of these people were expressionless, and some looked sad. Their expressions varied. Zhang Ling watched everything in front of him silently, and after observing for a while, he walked towards a white-clothed cultivator.
These white-clothed cultivators were mostly Qi Refining disciples, but their identities were extraordinary. They were all deacons of Azure Water City.
"Are there any ready-made cave dwellings?" Zhang Ling said to the white-clothed cultivator in front of him with an expressionless face.
"Cave dwelling? Senior, please wait a moment, I'll check!" Hearing Zhang Ling's voice, the white-clothed cultivator looked up and discovered Zhang Ling's cultivation. He was refreshed and hurriedly took out a jade slip to check.
"There are still many cave dwellings available, but the cave dwellings are different. I don't know what requirements Senior has." The white-clothed cultivator checked for a moment, put the jade slip on the counter, and asked respectfully.
Zhang Ling thought for a moment and said, "Are there any with Earth Fire Rooms, preferably on the two Heavenly Pillar Peaks, with spiritual veins reaching the middle grade level?"
Hearing Zhang Ling's words, the white-clothed cultivator took out a very large scroll. After the scroll was opened, it showed a panoramic view of the two Heavenly Pillar Peaks.
On the two mountains, there were some spiritual light spots flashing red and white. At a glance, there were hundreds of them. Red dots accounted for more than half, and there were not many white dots.
"The cave dwellings on this picture of the Heavenly Pillar Peaks all have Earth Fire Rooms. Red dots are already occupied, and white dots are temporarily unoccupied. Senior can check it out by yourself."
Zhang Ling nodded upon hearing this and unceremoniously used his divine sense to check.
After scanning for dozens of breaths, he frowned slightly. When his divine sense touched those white dots, the information in them would flow into his mind, which was quite convenient.
After seeing the rental fees for these cave dwellings, Zhang Ling was shocked. And the closer to the top of the peak, the more expensive the cave dwelling prices were.
Those light spots were only distributed in the lower half of the Heavenly Pillar Peaks, and there were no light spots in the upper half. It was not open to the public.
Zhang Ling also understood this situation. Some high-level cultivators lived on the Heavenly Pillar Peaks, and the spiritual veins at the top of the two peaks reached the top grade level. The Azure Water City's two city lords, both with Nascent Soul cultivation, lived there.
The cave dwellings with light spots were divided into more than a dozen layers. The highest few layers also had requirements for cultivation, and Golden Core experts lived there.
Foundation Establishment cultivators could only choose cave dwellings below the tenth layer. Fortunately, there were many cave dwellings, and Zhang Ling carefully selected them.
He came here naturally intending to live in this Azure Water City for a while.
