“The headmaster of Dao Mountain Ancient Land?” Li Changqing found the headmaster of Dao Mountain Ancient Land to be a mysterious figure. He seemed to be absent from the sect all the time, and no one knew where he had gone. Even Xu Muhai, who had been cursed by the Ghost Resentment, couldn’t find him.

Moreover, Li Hengsheng rarely mentioned this headmaster, as if even he had never met the man.

However, Xue Qianbai seemed to have great confidence in this headmaster. He must be a very capable person, otherwise, why would Xue Qianbai be willing to serve as a deputy sect leader under him?

At this moment, Xue Qianbai stopped talking and quietly healed his wounds. Although the wound was deep, after applying medicine and with Xue Qianbai’s strong recovery ability, the bleeding had stopped.

White mist slowly rose from the wound, visibly healing at a rapid pace. Seeing Xue Qianbai recovering, Li Changqing didn’t disturb him and simply opened another room.

Li Changqing was not in the mood to rest. He had just received some good wood and was a little excited.

He took out the trunk of the Mysterious Void tree and began to carve. Although the tools were crude, fortunately, the object Li Changqing was carving did not encounter much rule suppression. It seemed that such Painting Treasures naturally existed in the Cangyuan Realm.

The Painting Treasure that Li Changqing had carved at the Yan family before was difficult to progress because it was unique.

Just like a fortune cat, anything unique would encounter rule suppression.

After some research, the Mysterious Void tree was only hard on the outside, but the inside was normal wood, which saved Li Changqing a lot of trouble.

Even so, by the time Li Changqing finished carving this small object, it was already noon.

“It seems I need to replace this tool soon, it’s almost unusable.” The carving knife in Li Changqing’s hand was already bent. Using such a tool to carve was not only time-consuming but also prone to errors.

“When I get to the black market, I’ll look for suitable ore to make a better set of tools.” Li Changqing said, picking up the carved object and examining it in his hand.

The small object was a ring. It looked very ordinary, even plain. If the tools had been better, Li Changqing would have made it look much better.

Wearing the ring on his hand, Li Changqing’s Divine Soul probed into it. In an instant, a space appeared in Li Changqing’s Divine Soul exploration.

At the same time, Li Changqing put the remaining branches of the Mysterious Void tree directly into the ring with his mind.

“Success.” Li Changqing’s eyes lit up. The Mysterious Void tree itself contained a kind of spatial power. With Li Changqing’s powerful Divine Soul to create a spatial ring, it was easily successful.

Moreover, the space inside this ring was very large, a full twenty cubic meters. Such a large space was already enough for Li Changqing.

“The remaining materials can make a few more. I’ll make one for my son when I get back.” Li Changqing thought.

Walking out of the inn with Fei, Li Changqing went downstairs and prepared to order some food. He had been busy all morning and was already hungry.

As soon as he went downstairs, he found Xue Qianbai sitting alone by a window, drinking.

“Old Bai, are your wounds healed?” Li Changqing walked over and sat down.

“They’re healed.” Xue Qianbai glanced at Fei, who was following Li Changqing, and seemed to notice Fei’s extraordinary nature.

Fei, noticing Xue Qianbai’s gaze, also showed a vigilant look. In his vigilance, there seemed to be a hint of fear.

Xue Qianbai didn’t mind Li Changqing calling him Old Bai. After responding, he continued to drink and look out the window, as if pondering something.

Li Changqing also looked outside. There were people coming and going, but from time to time, a patrol of soldiers would pass by.

He could feel that the patrols outside had become more frequent, and the air was filled with a tense atmosphere.

It seemed to be because of last night’s incident.

“When are we going to the black market?” Li Changqing asked Xue Qianbai in a low voice.

“Wait a bit longer.” Xue Qianbai said, “The black market isn’t open at this time. Let’s wait until it’s a bit later. Because of last night’s incident, the inspections are very strict now. We’ll wait until it’s dark.”

“I don’t want to be entangled with Zhao Beiming.” Xue Qianbai shook his head.

“Dark?” Li Changqing frowned, “I heard that the black market is in the inner city, is that right?”

“Yes.” Xue Qianbai nodded.

“Then don’t you know that the city gates close after dark?” Li Changqing said helplessly, “Once the city gates are closed, we can’t get in.” Hearing Li Changqing’s words, Xue Qianbai was clearly taken aback.

He stared blankly at Li Changqing for several seconds.

“What’s wrong? Is there something on my face?” Li Changqing subconsciously touched his face.

“Li Changqing.” Xue Qianbai pondered for a moment, then asked, “I am a complete innate master, and you are a top Painting Sage. With our cultivation, is there a door we can’t enter?”

Hearing this, Li Changqing was also stunned on the spot.

It was as if his brain had short-circuited. Li Changqing hadn’t thought of this for a moment. After all, in his previous life, he had been a law-abiding citizen for decades. Entering the city through the gate, stopping at red lights, these were the rules for normal people.

He didn’t realize that he was already a master in the Cangyuan Realm, and there were times when he could break the rules.No wonder Xue Qianbai looked at him with such a strange gaze. It felt as if he was watching someone play Grand Theft Auto and obeying the traffic lights inside the game.

“Cough, cough.” Li Changqing coughed to cover his embarrassment, then said, “As you wish, let it be dark.”

“But is that Zhao Beiming really so formidable that you fear him so much?” Li Changqing was genuinely curious. After all, he had witnessed Xue Qianbai’s strength yesterday.

Even Old Devil Xiang, who was also a Grandmaster, couldn’t withstand two of Xue Qianbai’s strikes.

“When the day comes that you provoke Zhao Beiming, you will fear him too,” Xue Qianbai said with a faint smile.

“Forget it, I’m not one to stir up trouble,” Li Changqing quickly shook his head. He had no desire to provoke such a troublesome person.

“Sometimes you don’t seek trouble, but trouble seeks you,” Xue Qianbai poured Li Changqing a cup of wine. “The stronger your cultivation, the higher your standing, the more trouble will come to you.” Li Changqing took a sip of the wine, knowing that what Xue Qianbai said was true, like the Longevity Sect.

“Why can’t you unsheathe your sword before midnight?” Li Changqing suddenly remembered this about Xue Qianbai. He seemed to have been chased for a long time and only drew his sword after midnight.

“I bathe my sword for three days,” Xue Qianbai slowly said.

“It reaches three days at midnight, so before that, I don’t unsheathe my sword.”

“Bathing the sword?” Li Changqing recalled a term he had read in a book in the Library of Ten Thousand Books.

“Bathing the sword is something sword dancers do,” Li Changqing recalled the content of the book. “And I remember that the tradition of sword dancers bathing their swords is only practiced in a place called the Qin Yang Dynasty.”

“You do know a lot of useless knowledge,” Xue Qianbai laughed.

“If there’s a chance in the future, I’ll tell you more,” Xue Qianbai didn’t seem to want to continue the conversation.

At this time, the dishes Li Changqing ordered arrived. He was already hungry. The sky gradually darkened and eventually turned completely dark.

The city gates of the inner city were closed early. In this North Cold City, the outer city occupied the largest area, and the people living there were mostly ordinary citizens and some officials with lower ranks.

The inner city was inhabited by real high-ranking officials and nobles. It was also where the royal court of the North Cold Country was located, as well as the residences of many princes.

Even the guards in the inner city were stricter. The strength of the inner guards all started from the acquired level, and there were many experts in the royal court of the North Cold Country.

Boom! The city gate of the inner city closed. With the closing of the city gate, the security here became less strict.

The city wall was about fifty to sixty meters high. Ordinary people couldn’t climb it at all, and there were innate experts stationed on the city tower. Even if other innate experts wanted to climb over the city wall, they would be detected by the innate experts.

The security was so strict that it was chilling. At this time, outside the city wall, Xue Qianbai and Li Changqing stood by the side wall. Li Changqing asked Fei to wait for him at the inn. After all, with Xue Qianbai by his side, there wouldn’t be any significant danger.

“It’s so high,” Li Changqing exclaimed. The inner city was filled with a solemn atmosphere.

“Let’s go,” Xue Qianbai said softly, then he actually took off into the air and flew up.

Under the moonlight, his white robe was particularly elegant. In the blink of an eye, he flew onto the city wall and disappeared from Li Changqing’s sight.

“Can this guy fly?” Li Changqing was shocked. Not many martial artists could fly. At least none of the people Li Changqing had met before could fly.

Even Old Devil Xiang, who was also at the peak of the Innate Realm, couldn’t fly. But Xue Qianbai could!

While feeling shocked, Li Changqing also stepped on a tree branch and took off into the air, then climbed over the city wall.

Taking advantage of the lack of attention, the two landed on the streets of the inner city.

“This is the inner city,” Li Changqing looked at the scene before him and found that the inside and outside were completely different worlds.

At this time in the outer city, although it was also bustling, compared to the inner city, it was not on the same level.

The distant lights almost illuminated half of the sky. The noisy sounds were like daytime. Walking on the street, there were lights and wine everywhere.

The surrounding shops were all open, and people were coming and going on the streets. Various types of spirit beast-drawn carriages could be seen, and every place here exuded a sense of extravagance.

“This place is so exaggerated,” Li Changqing exclaimed.

“The inner city of the North Cold Country is very extravagant. There are several famous places here known as gold-consuming caves. As long as you have money, you can get anything you want here. Generally speaking, most of the consumers in this inner city are not locals of the North Cold City,” Xue Qianbai said, leading Li Changqing to a bustling alley.

“This is the biggest gold-consuming cave in the North Cold City, the Red Willow Alley. Someone once spent ten million taels of gold here in one night.”

“Ten million taels of gold!” Li Changqing was startled by this number! Originally, with eight million taels of silver on him, Li Changqing thought he was rich.

But after coming here, Li Changqing realized that eight million taels really wasn’t much money. It wasn’t even enough for a rich person to splurge for one night.

“This is a place to find women, right?” Following Xue Qianbai into the Red Willow Alley, surrounded by singing and dancing, and the sound of various musical instruments, Li Changqing immediately understood that this should be the legendary brothel.

“Yes,” Xue Qianbai nodded.

“What kind of woman is worth ten million taels of gold?” Li Changqing didn’t understand.”The one you love,” Xue Qianbai suddenly turned to Li Changqing and said seriously, “is priceless.” Seeing Xue Qianbai’s earnest expression, Li Changqing suddenly felt that he didn’t seem like a swordsman at this moment, but more like a patron of pleasure.

“What did you bring me here for? Is the black market inside?” Li Changqing looked around, many young and beautiful women were beckoning to him.

They were extremely charming, their voices filled with seductive power. If one’s will was not strong, they might indeed be drawn in.

“We’re almost there.” Xue Qianbai led Li Changqing forward.

“The women here seem to all know some kind of seductive technique.” Li Changqing found it a bit strange.

“That’s right.”

“But your Divine Soul is strong, you can resist it.” After Xue Qianbai finished speaking, he also stopped. His gaze fell on a brothel nearby.

The plaque read three big characters: Chaofeng Pavilion. In Li Changqing’s view, this Chaofeng Pavilion was no different from other brothels.

Who knew that Xue Qianbai would actually step in at this moment. Li Changqing had no choice but to follow. Although Li Changqing was single now, his past experiences made him feel a bit uncomfortable about coming to such a place.

As soon as they entered Chaofeng Pavilion, Li Changqing saw a group of scantily clad women surrounding them.

These women, with their bare shoulders and incredibly seductive eyes, had long legs that were eye-catching.

“Young master, you are so handsome. I like your type, with a cool and aloof temperament, it’s exactly my taste.” A woman went straight to Xue Qianbai.

But before she could get close to Xue Qianbai, she found that a wall of energy had appeared five feet away from him, blocking her outside.

“Boring.” The woman’s passionate gaze instantly extinguished. At this moment, a voice came: “It seems that the two of you are not here for fun, but to see the goods.” The women all moved aside, and a slightly older woman walked out from among them. She had a mature charm and held a tobacco pipe in her hand.

She glanced at Xue Qianbai, then at Li Changqing.

“I was wondering who it was, turns out it’s the Qianxue Sword Sovereign, a rare guest indeed.”

“Lead the way.” Xue Qianbai didn’t waste words, he didn’t even have the interest to glance at the surrounding women.

“You brought an ordinary person, is that okay?” The woman looked at Li Changqing and asked.