Chu Xiu stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying, "Is this place the Immortal Palace?"
For some reason, after arriving at this strange city, Chu Xiu inexplicably felt much calmer, and couldn’t help but become more polite in his words.
The giant returned the salute with a gesture and said, "Are you a ’newborn’ fellow Daoist?"
Chu Xiu nodded.
The giant chuckled and said, "For a fellow Daoist to be newly born and already have such a solid form, you must have been an extraordinary person in your previous life."
He then looked at Jiang Miaoyin: "This fellow Daoist is also exceptional."
These words were identical to those of the gate guard.
After saying this, the giant took out a small lamp from his waist and said, "This item is called the ’Returning Home Lamp.’ Light this lamp, close your eyes and step back a hundred paces. When you open your eyes and turn around, you can return to You City."
He then pointed behind him: "Within the Immortal Palace, one can take on tasks, exchange items, trade Yin Stones, buy equipment, and make acquaintances with fellow Daoists. There is guidance inside the building."
Then he pointed to the city wall: "You City is divided into nine levels. The number of Yin Stones required to enter each layer will increase, and entering the innermost layer allows you to climb the Holy Mountain. Reaching the top will allow you to enter the Penglai Immortal Realm."
This giant obviously often handled such introductory matters and explained the essentials in just a few words.
Chu Xiu pondered for a while and asked, "On my way here, I saw everyone relying on the black energy within the city for cultivation, but I don’t know what that black energy is or what kind of cultivation technique they are practicing. How does one completely leave this place?"
Upon hearing this, the giant was slightly taken aback and asked in surprise, "Haven’t you listened to the Ancestral Sound of inheritance? How strange, how strange."
However, he seemed simple-minded and did not suspect anything, saying, "That black energy is ’Chaotic Death Qi.’ By observing the Inheritance Immortal Stele, one can comprehend the ’Inverted Yin and Yang Technique’ within at most ten years. Its effect is to convert ’death energy’ into ’vitality.’"
"You fellow Daoists must be too anxious and entered the city without carefully observing the Inheritance Immortal Stele first."
"As for leaving this place... If you’re referring to You City, one can walk out of the city for a while and will be randomly transported to other spaces. But if you mean leaving this Hundred Ghosts Melting Furnace, then climbing the Holy Mountain into the Immortal Realm is the only path, with no exceptions for thousands of years."
"Though entering the Immortal Realm is everyone’s pursuit, I advise fellow Daoists not to continue forward. Each time you pass a city wall, the concentration of ’Chaotic Death Qi’ will intensify. At the base of the Holy Mountain, it’s like a waterfall made of ’death energy’ pouring down. Without cultivating the ’Inverted Yin and Yang Technique’ to a certain level, getting close is impossible, let alone entering the Penglai Immortal Realm."
"Both fellow Daoists should return and observe the Inheritance Immortal Stele."
The giant’s words made Chu Xiu furrow his brow slightly. He hadn’t comprehended any cultivation technique from that peculiar stone, only feeling countless thoughts spring up in his mind, and Jiang Miaoyin hadn’t seen any mysteries either.
Suddenly, a thought struck him—perhaps only the dead can comprehend this cultivation technique?
Chu Xiu naturally had no interest in this cultivation technique, but according to the giant, the only way out was to climb the Holy Mountain. Even for Chu Xiu, he was not confident about withstanding the terrifying death energy pouring down like a waterfall.
On the other hand, seeing Chu Xiu’s serious expression, the giant suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "I understand now. Are you two fellow Daoists out of Yin Stones, making you unwilling to leave the city at this moment?"
Before Chu Xiu could respond, the giant jovially took out a few stones and said, "These few Yin Stones are about two taels; fellow Daoist, you can use them first."
Chu Xiu looked at the crystal-clear stones in the giant’s hand and fell silent for a moment.
Isn’t it... with you being like this, how can I have the heart to kill you now!
After hesitating for a while, Chu Xiu still accepted them, clasping his hands and saying, "Thank you, fellow Daoist."
The giant waved his hand and repeatedly said it was unnecessary, his face filled with joy, as if he had inexplicably gained Yin Stones.
Chu Xiu walked back for a while, and after not seeing the distant giant anymore, he took a detour towards a more inner part of the city.
He planned to go to the Holy Mountain first to see if he could withstand that eerie death energy with his strength. He needed to try it out first.
As for Jiang Miaoyin, unable to withstand the death energy and unwilling to be a burden to Chu Xiu, she left the city first, intending to investigate the function of the Inheritance Immortal Stele for him.