12dz Chapter 85 Selling Children
Chapter 85 Selling Children
Lu Qingyun did not pursue the young cultivator's rudeness.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, he and the other party will have no further contact in the future.
Few cultivators are willing to be servants of others, because such people are unlikely to become true strongmen.
It was merely an offense from a lowly ant; he naturally didn't take it to heart.
Yunxia City is quite flat, and the people who built it put a lot of effort into it.
It is square in all directions, unlike the chaotic state of the Great Virtue of the past.
Of course, in Lu Qingyun's view, it's not just that.
The reason why the entire Yunxia City was built on a flat surface was not for the convenience of the people.
Rather, it's because the formation beneath it is inherently square.
This formation is called the Heaven-Round-Earth-Square Formation. The positions of all cultivators within the formation are clearly visible to the formation master.
Furthermore, the Yunxia Sect can sometimes draw cultivators from within the city to the four directions of the east, west, south, and north, gathering the strength of many to enhance the power of the formation.
Even more extreme, they resorted to direct blood sacrifice.
Lu Qingyun narrowed his eyes slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Even if the people of the Great Yun Kingdom wanted to offer sacrifices, they couldn't possibly sacrifice anything to him, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining.
Lu Qingyun entered from the north city.
The eastern part of the city is the imperial palace, while the north and south are market areas specially reserved by the Great Yun Kingdom.
What do they sell in the market?
Lu Qingyun looked around.
They are all materials, techniques, spells, and other items related to cultivation.
In addition, there was the practice of selling one's son or daughter.
An old woman, her face sallow from hunger, wept, "Please, sir, have mercy and take in my daughter! Just one spirit stone, just one spirit stone!"
She could tell that Lu Qingyun looked young and was not very old, which seemed to stir up his compassion.
Grabbing Lu Qingyun's trouser leg, he pleaded, "Please, please take Nannan in! Otherwise, she'll be sacrificed to those people!"
"Don't you want to help the Upper Sect, don't you want to fight against the Demonic Sect? Our current miserable state is all caused by the Demonic Sect. Only you, only your child, want to live a life of shame?"
The law enforcement officers wearing red armbands heard the old woman speak and looked at her with eagle-like eyes.
The old woman choked back tears, saying, "No, I... I just wanted to sell the child to an adult to get spirit stones to hand over to the sect..."
"The Demonic Sect is utterly wicked, having murdered my entire family. How could I possibly aid them?"
"snort!"
The woman in red armbands snorted coldly, turned her head, and left.
The old woman was disheveled and unkempt, her beauty faded and she was utterly devoid of any vitality.
Therefore, he had no intention of pursuing the matter further.
"Let go."
Lu Qingyun said calmly.
The old woman was stunned when she heard this. She thought Lu Qingyun would be moved by her child, but she didn't expect to receive such a cold rejection.
"What a heartless person!"
The old woman's tears fell to the ground, and she dared not cause any more trouble.
"My poor little girl, is she really going to die like this?"
Her husband, her son, and everyone else who were killed by the Demonic Sect were clearly captured by the Yunxia Sect and the Great Yun Kingdom, and used as a blood sacrifice!
Tomorrow, it will be her turn to pay the city garrison fee again.
Last time, she couldn't afford to pay, and the Yunxia Sect took her son away.
Is it finally her daughter's turn this time?
The old woman burst into tears.
Even if she wanted to sell her daughter to someone else to take her in, no one would want her.
He turned and left.
Lu Qingyun remained indifferent, not turning around at all.
An ordinary young person might have been moved by this old woman.
But he is a cultivator, and by now, after two lifetimes of accumulation, he is over a hundred years old and has passed the age of innocence.
He had already checked them; neither the old woman nor her daughter possessed any spiritual roots.
Without spiritual roots, it has no value.
If it is of value, he will not hesitate to lend a helping hand.
But he wouldn't bring any burdens, just like the cowherds in Xishan.
Every instant, countless people in the Great Yun Kingdom die.
There are many people who sell their children, and many innocent people who die.
Lu Qingyun saw it clearly.
Inside Yunxia City, there were dozens of cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and seven or eight at the half-step Foundation Establishment stage.
He can't save anyone but himself.
Even if he saves this girl with no spiritual roots today, there will still be many more children and many more people dying tragically in the city.
Why is this girl special? Is it because I met her?
Lu Qingyun chuckled.
Amidst the disdain of the other monks, he approached the broker selling the house.
"Yaren" refers to intermediaries, and there are a limited number of such intermediaries in every cultivation site within Cloud City.
He had no relatives or friends in Yunxia City.
If one wants to buy a house as a place for seclusion and cultivation, one must naturally seek out this broker.
The broker looked at Lu Qingyun, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and chuckled, "Young master, are you looking to buy a house? What kind of house? Why not buy that girl along with it, and have her as a maid?"
Lu Qingyun revealed his aura, the pressure of a sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator pressing down upon them.
"You do want to buy a house, but since you pity that girl, why don't you buy it yourself? Why make me do it?"
A cold gaze swept over the man with the tooth, who was so frightened that he quickly apologized:
"Please forgive me, senior. It was my rudeness."
The broker's lips twitched, and he gave an awkward laugh: "I originally thought you were just an ordinary young master, which is why I offended you so much. I never knew you were such a master. But don't worry, I know the most mansions and caves in the city."
Seeing that Lu Qingyun seemed displeased, the broker quickly continued to reassure him.
"Are there any top-grade, first-tier cave dwellings?"
Lu Qingyun didn't waste any words and tossed out a spirit stone as a reward for the broker.
The broker accepted the spirit stones but didn't immediately agree. His face was grim, and he said with difficulty, "This top-grade cave dwelling requires mid-level cultivation skills or late-stage Qi Refining cultivation to live in. I'm afraid your cultivation level is still a bit lacking..."
Yunxia City is located on the Yunyang Spirit Vein and was originally the home of the Niu family, a family specializing in Qi cultivation.
The Niu family welcomed the new emperor here and established the Dayun dynasty. However, the land in the city was very limited.
Therefore, there are controls in place; if your cultivation level and skills are insufficient, you cannot buy it even if you have money.
"I am a mid-grade talisman master."
Lu Qingyun's words were concise and to the point.
"I apologize for any offense I may have caused you, senior!"
The broker quickly handed the spirit stones back, flatteringly saying:
"Since you said I was a mid-grade talisman master, I will certainly find you the best house."
In today's Yunxia City, talisman masters hold a high status, even surpassing alchemists.
Because alchemists' pills, after all, take time to transform into cultivation power.
However, talismans can be transformed into combat power.
The Great Yun Kingdom and the Demonic Sect's Great Green are engaged in battles almost daily.
Who knows when the cultivators in the city will be conscripted.
Therefore, talismans are even more important, and it is an extremely fortunate thing to be able to meet a mid-level talisman master.
Even with spirit stones, it's not always possible to buy talismans in the city now.
This is why Lu Qingyun calls himself a mid-grade talisman master.
He had previously read the talisman book "Tian Tong Bao Lu" by Tian Tong Dao Ren. Now that his cultivation had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, even without a mid-grade inheritance, he could easily refine inferior mid-grade talismans.
Lu Qingyun waved his hand and pushed the spirit stones back: "Alright, enough talk. Just tell me, which cave dwellings are still available for selection?"