Chapter 173: The Third Ring Road of Fangshi

On New Year's Day, the mountain where Qingling Market is located was sunny and windy.

The thick snow on the back of the house reflected the sunlight very brightly.

Cao Rui stood on the top of the cultivation tower, overlooking the bustling Qingling Xiuxian Market below, and a wave of thoughts surged in his heart.

He decided to temporarily put aside the affairs of cultivation and management and personally experience the life in the market he built.

So, he performed the invisibility technique to hide his breath, and then changed into a black hooded robe, disguising himself as a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining.

After everything was ready, Cao Rui quietly flew out from the side of the cultivation tower and landed lightly on the street of the market.

He blended into the crowd, like an ordinary cultivator, and began to stroll on the streets of the market.

Without too much interference from the market, the streets of Qingling Xiuxian Market evolved very cleverly on their own, with Cao Rui's cultivation tower as the center, radiating outwards a series of circular streets.

These circular streets are nested in each other, forming a clearly hierarchical layout.

Each ring spontaneously evolves into different areas and functions, and the first ring closest to the center is regarded as the core area.

Here, some shops opened by powerful and reputable forces gather.

For example, Cao Rui's Lingyin Jade Pendant Store, Danling Treasure Pavilion, etc.

These shops not only provide high-quality goods and services, but also become the iconic existence of Qingling Xiuxian Market.

When Qingling Xiuxian Market was just opened, there was only this street here.

However, as time went by, under the reputation of Qingling Market, more and more cultivators poured into Qingling Market, making the original space tight.

So, the market gradually expanded outward and added more streets.

After three years of development, the current Qingling Market has expanded to the third ring street to meet the growing demand.

Each ring line spontaneously divides the cultivators of different classes in the market, together forming this prosperous and lively Xiuxian Market.

The important intersections of the first ring street are guarded by disciples of the Spirit Beast Sect, and there is no place for casual cultivators to set up stalls on the street.

Clean and tidy, with formal shops, is the first impression of the first ring of Qingling Market.

The cultivation caves for rent in the market are also on this ring.

The hill where the cultivation caves are located and the shops are seamlessly connected.

Cao Rui slightly spread out his spiritual sense and found that there were many foundation-building casual cultivators in the cultivation caves.

Of course, these foundation-building casual cultivators were registered by Zhang Mo.

Unregistered foundation-building cultivators, or simply demon cultivators, are not allowed to enter Qingling Xiuxian Market.

From the first ring street, it can be seen that Qingling Market has been recognized by casual cultivators of high and middle levels.

In addition to the cultivation caves, this street is generally where high-level cultivators are active, and ordinary low-level cultivators and mortals will consciously stay away from this first ring street.

The cultivators who come and go will activate the Lingyin jade pendant on their chest from time to time to communicate with others via video. If it is inconvenient, they will choose to communicate by voice transmission, so that passers-by next to them cannot hear the content of the communication.

The Lingyin jade pendant greatly reduces the convenience of communication between cultivators, allowing ordinary casual cultivators to use the communication tool anytime and anywhere.

Cao Rui followed an intersection and came to the Second Ring Street of Qinglingfang City.

The Second Ring Street is much more lively.

There are several areas designated as areas for casual cultivators to set up stalls.

There are also some shops of small forces opened on the Second Ring Street.

The quality of the elixirs, magic tools, talismans, etc. sold in these small force shops may be worse, but the price is definitely suitable for ordinary low-level cultivators.

There are already many mortals on the Second Ring Street, but most of them are low-level casual cultivators.

After walking around the casual cultivator stalls on the Second Ring Street, Cao Rui found nothing.

It seems that casual cultivators are getting smarter and smarter these days, and it is getting more and more difficult to pick up leaks.

The low-level casual cultivators in this area also have a Lingyin jade pendant in their hands.

Under the impact of Cao Rui's spiritual sound jade pendant, low-level cultivators and high-level cultivators have temporarily achieved unity in communication tools.

After a circle in the second ring area, Cao Rui rushed to the third ring area.

This area was developed in the year after Cao Rui left.

The number of mortals is more than that of casual cultivators.

It is also the main place where Cao Rui saw the New Year atmosphere in the market when he just returned to the market.

The area of ​​the third ring street is also the largest, larger than the second and first rings combined, and currently only accommodates about half of the people.

The houses built on the third ring street are uneven, and they are built spontaneously by mortals.

In the market, only the second and first rings are planned for the time being.

The third ring can be said to be a spontaneous formation of mortals, belonging to their own living area.

Previously, there were even cultivators who reclaimed spiritual fields near the third ring for planting, and they stopped only after being stopped by the market.

The 20,000 permanent cultivators in Qingling Market do not include mortals.

According to a rough estimate, there are nearly 50,000 mortals living in Qingling Market.

These mortals basically live in the third ring street.

50,000 people live in this third ring street, which is not much different from an ordinary town.

Beyond the third ring is the wasteland area covered by the magic circle.

Cao Rui estimated that the entire Lingfeng can only build four ring streets at most.

If there are five rings, it will reach outside the magic circle.

Unless Cao Rui is willing to spend money to replace the magic circle of the market with a fourth-level magic circle.

Otherwise, the upper limit of the population that Qingling Market can accommodate is about 300,000 people.

However, if it can accommodate so many cultivators, this Qingling Market is basically the first market for cultivating immortals in Yunzhou.

Cao Rui walked around the outer periphery of Lingfeng and returned to the third ring street.

The worldly flavor here is very strong, and the smoke and fire of the world will make the cultivators who have been in seclusion here for a long time feel as if they are in another world.

The mortals who can enter Qingling Market by relying on various relationships cherish the opportunity to enter the market very much.

Therefore, most of the shops here are honest and fair in price.

In fact, the most important reason is that they all know the methods of the immortal master. If one accidentally angers the immortal master, he will die or his soul will be broken up and he will not be able to reincarnate.

So they dare not make any mistakes in the transaction.

Living in the market, the spiritual energy is richer than outside, and it can avoid war and chaos, and there is no disease or disaster. It is the greatest blessing for mortals.

Cao Rui stopped in front of a steamed bun shop with a fragrant smell.

"Two celery meat buns and a bowl of salty tofu pudding."

The shopkeeper looked at Cao Rui's attire and recognized his identity as an immortal cultivator.

"Master, please enjoy your meal!"

"How much?"

"Just five copper coins will do."

Cao Rui nodded slightly. He had a lot of storage bags on him now, but he really didn't have copper coins.

"It tastes good."

Cao Rui said softly after finishing his breakfast.

After eating the fasting pills for several years, it was a good experience to eat ordinary food occasionally.

After thinking about it, Cao Rui put a spiritual stone on the table and disappeared into the crowd.