dognovel Chapter 1000 A secluded town like a paradise
Chapter 1000 A secluded town like a paradise
Chapter 1000: A secluded town like a paradise. Standing outside the West Heavenly Gate, Xiao Han took out the map jade slip and looked at it again.
Then, she flew towards the floating island closest to the Western Heavenly Gate.
If we compare the sea of clouds to a vast ocean, then these floating islands are like individual islands or large tracts of land.
Human cultivators used a barrier to enclose a large area, preventing demons and monsters from entering at will.
Then, since the eastern part of the human territory became the gathering place of the demon race, and the northern part became the stronghold of the demon race, the western part became the gathering place of adventurous humans, demons, and monsters.
Because cultivators from all three races frequent this place, friction often occurs, with fights breaking out between them, hence the place is also known as the Land of Chaos.
Xiao Han had heard that there were still more human cultivators here, so he decided to come here to hide for a few years and also to see how humans, demons and monsters lived together in the God Realm.
The floating island closest to Xitianmen is called Xishan Island, which is covered with high mountains and dense forests.
Xiao Han flew over and searched around in the sky before spotting a cluster of houses that resembled a small town.
After sensing that there were no large-scale protective formations above the town, she landed directly in the center of the town.
The town has about a dozen houses, each with a different architectural style. Xiao Han also saw a cave-style house on a nearby mountain wall.
She wandered around the town and saw a general store, a teahouse, a restaurant, and an inn.
It does have a sense of being small but perfectly formed.
Xiao Han thought for a moment and decided to go to the teahouse to sit for a while.
The teahouse was bustling with activity. One person was engaged in a lively discussion, while the others sat around him, all smiling and relaxed.
Upon seeing her enter, a middle-aged woman dressed simply stood up and asked, "Would you like some tea?"
Xiao Han felt that the other party's question was unnecessary. If you come into a teahouse, you should at least order a pot of tea even if you don't want to drink tea.
Seeing her nod, the middle-aged woman pointed to the wall again, "What would you like to drink? We only have these three kinds of tea here."
Xiao Han glanced at the wall, where a sign hung like the one in a restaurant in a mortal kingdom.
The three water signs read: one divine stone per pot for coarse tea, three divine stones per pot for fine tea, and ten divine stones per pot for good tea.
Xiao Han was completely bewildered.
Although she doesn't have the habit of drinking tea, she has been to some teahouses and has never seen any teahouse that distinguishes tea types in this way.
Perhaps because the bewildered look on her face was too obvious, a tea drinker said with a smile, "There is no choice in tea leaves here. It all depends on what kind of tea leaves Fellow Daoist Xin wants to take out today."
With just one sentence, Xiao Han understood that this teahouse was probably different from those teahouses that aimed to make money; the owner had a very unique personality.
She smiled and said, "I don't know how to appreciate tea, so I'll just have a pot of coarse tea."
If we're talking about a lover of tea, Shui Wuhen, who comes from a prominent family, probably has this hobby. Not only does he love drinking tea, but he also drinks only the finest teas.
After Xiao Han finished speaking, she sat down in an empty seat next to her.
With a wave of his hand, the shop owner, Master Xin, produced a complete set of tea-making tools on the table. In less than a minute, he boiled water, brewed tea, and placed the teapot in front of Xiao Han, completing the entire process.
Then, she casually sat down in front of Xiao Han, her eyes fixed on the tea drinkers chatting at the next table.
Xiao Han picked up the cheapest cup of coarse tea, took a sip, and thought it was quite good.
Seeing that the shop owner was also free at the moment, Xiao Han decided to ask her for some information.
"Fellow Daoist, is there a place here to rent a cave dwelling?"
The female shopkeeper turned to look at her, "How long do you want to stay here? If you're staying for a long time, you can dig a hole or build a house and have Lao Yu set up a formation for you. If you're staying for a short time, you might as well just stay at an inn."
Xiao Han hurriedly asked, "Approximately how many divine stones are needed to set up an array?"
The female shop owner called out to an old man with white hair and a youthful face, who was drinking tea at the next table, "Old Yu, business is here, come and talk to him yourself."
Old Yu then picked up his teapot and teacup and sat down at Xiao Han's table.
The two hadn't used any soundproofing magic during their conversation, so everyone nearby had heard it.
Old Man Yu said directly, "The simplest restriction to resist the Heavenly Fiend Wind only requires fifty divine stones. If you want something better, then it depends on what kind of formation you want."
Xiao Han immediately replied, "The cheapest one is fine."
Old Man Yu nodded and said, "Alright, call me when you've finished setting up the cave."
Xiao Han hurriedly asked, "Can we dig holes freely on that mountain over there?"
The female shopkeeper laughed and said, "Xishan Island is unclaimed land, so of course no one will care where you dig your cave."
Xiao Han didn't even bother to drink her tea anymore; she decided to get her accommodation sorted out immediately.
However, this tea cost a divine stone, so it shouldn't be wasted.
So Xiao Han gulped down the whole pot of tea like a cow.
The people in the teahouse were probably all ancient monsters who had lived for thousands or tens of thousands of years. They had seen all kinds of people and were used to Xiao Han's behavior. Nobody cared.
She said to Old Man Yu, "I'm going to dig a hole now, and I'll ask you to help me set up the formation in a little while."
Old Man Yu waved his hand to indicate that he understood, then sat back down and continued to drink tea and chat with the group of seemingly idle cultivators.
Xiao Han flew to the edge of a cliff not far from the town, and found a spot not too far or too close among the messy caves, and began to dig a hole.
As soon as she made her move, Xiao Han realized that the rocks here were extremely hard. Her Wind Blade Technique only managed to cut a little over a foot deep.
She couldn't help but feel secretly relieved that she didn't need to dig a very large cave.
Anyway, she lives in the Linglong Immortal Abode, and this cave dwelling only needs to be about ten square meters, enough to keep people away.
After working for almost half an hour, they finally managed to dig the cave into the shape of a proper dwelling, and even crafted a stone door to install at the entrance.
Afterwards, Xiao Han returned to the teahouse and found that the group of people drinking tea and chatting at the same table were still there.
She said to Old Man Yu, "Fellow Daoist Yu, do you have time to help me set up the formation now?"
Old Man Yu didn't delay and got up to follow Xiao Han.
After obtaining the cave's restriction token, Xiao Han happily spun around inside the cave.
She won't have to pay rent anymore.
Xiao Han, who wanted to stay here permanently, returned to the teahouse after settling into a place to stay, inquiring about the situation and killing time.
After spending more than ten days in the teahouse, Xiao Han had gained a certain understanding of the town and the cultivators living there.
In her opinion, the monks living here are the kind who want to live as they please.
They were tired of wandering around looking for opportunities, tired of the life of seclusion and cultivation, and just wanted to drift through life like this.
Xin, the woman who runs the teahouse, enjoys lively atmospheres and listening to others chat, so she opened a teahouse that doesn't require much effort.
Wang Pangzi, who owns the restaurant, is said to love eating and drinking and enjoys cooking himself, which is why he opened the restaurant.
This restaurant and Xin Nuxiu's teahouse are similar in spirit. Fatty Wang opened the restaurant to find like-minded gourmands, not for profit.
Those who spend their days chatting idly in teahouses are simply people who don't want to be alone and are looking to retire and just drift through life.
Of course, Xiao Han felt that there probably weren't many cultivators with this kind of thinking; the other cultivators living here likely had their own considerations.
Just like herself, she lived here only to avoid being tracked down by the cultivators of the Divine Palace.
In short, Xiao Han found the cultivators here to be very interesting.
It has the feel of everyday life, as well as the sense of a group of heroes living in seclusion.