C26

A few days later, Li Qingniu, Murong Lanyu, and their group finally arrived at the northernmost region of the Snowy Region of Ice and Snow.

The glaciers here covered an area of ten thousand miles. There was a year-round snow, vegetation was sparse, and all sorts of species were scarce. The living conditions were extremely difficult, so although the topography was wide, there were very few humans.

And the most legendary, oldest, and most mysterious of the entire Star Continent, the supreme academy 'Celestial Star Sect', was hiding within this boundless glacier.

Although this place was affiliated to the Heavenly Sun Empire, its Celestial Star Sect was not loyal to any nation or force. It was an independent, self-contained existence, and its students came from the entire Star Continent.

There were no excessive requirements to recruit students here. The only requirement was one's aptitude.

Those with good aptitude, even if they were the beggars' sons, even if they couldn't take out the school fees and had to pay up, the Celestial Star Sect would not be stingy in accepting them. If you do not have the qualifications, even if you are a prince or a princess of a certain nation, your Celestial Star Sect will not open the door for you.

If you want to know whether or not you are qualified enough to enter the Celestial Star Sect, you still need a prerequisite, and that is your 'sect's fate'.

However, his exact location was something no one knew. Even if they had participated in the Celestial Star Sect selection before, those who failed in the end would only remember the Celestial Star Sect, and it was built on a huge snowy mountain peak that could not be seen from the top. It was said that it was the highest mountain in the entire ten thousand kilometer radius of the glacier.

However, no one was able to determine the exact location of this mountain peak because its location seemed to be constantly changing.

There had once been a person who had refused to accept this result after his first selection. He had thought that he would be able to pass the test in a year by cultivating wholeheartedly. Thus, he had gone back the next year and never found that snowy peak again.

It was only later that people gradually came to understand that after their first selection, their sect's relationship with the Celestial Star Sect had already been cut. If they were unlucky, they would naturally not be able to find that misty and unpredictable snowy mountain.

Only one chance... Li Qingniu murmured as he listened to Fang Tong.

How could Uncle Fang be so clear about this? Could it be that you have also tested for your Celestial Star Sect? Murong Lanyu asked curiously.

Fang Tong cast his gaze towards the boundless glacier before him as if looking back at the old days.

After a moment, I sighed and said: That's right, when I was young, I was the same as Young Master Li, ambitious to join Celestial Star Sect, and furthermore, I had already obtained the affiliation of the sect, but in the end, I still dropped the rankings during the selection … Sigh, but Young Master Li's talent is exceptional, and is a dragon amongst men, so I believe he will definitely be able to enter the Celestial Star Sect successfully.

Thank you, Uncle Fang, for your praise, but I don't have much confidence. After all, I'm still too weak.

Seeing Li Qingniu's sincere face, Fang Tong's heart was filled with mixed feelings. He couldn't help but shout in his heart: To kill Six Stars Fighter in one move, how can you call that weak? Can this brat still leave some dignity for others!?

After a long sigh, Fang Tong said, "Okay, it's too late today. Let's find a place to stay in the nearby town and buy food tomorrow. We can get ready to enter the glacier, or else we'll starve to death by going in empty-handed."

The glaciers were vast and the borders were long. Along the long border, there were several small towns, some of which already existed, and some of which came later on to live together. After forming a certain scale and meeting the requirements to build a city, they applied for a city construction order from the empire.

This was because there was a place within the glacier that the people of the afternoon yearned for, where a large number of Fighter would gather every year. The originally sparse and sparse town originally already had very few people, and since there weren't many things to sell, sometimes even houses were not enough for Fighter to rent.

People often fight to rent a small house. Some merchants chose this opportunity to build inns, granaries, snow wolves and other training grounds nearby to provide all the necessities for Fighter.

From then on, a large group of merchants began to build their businesses, gradually becoming a large group of merchants.

Yun Lai Inn was such an inn that served Fighter. Inn manager Yun Sanxiao always maintained a kind smile that made money. No matter who he saw, he always looked humble.

Even calling for the waiter to chase away the beggars who were watching them from the door was asking for the waiter to not forcefully drive them away.

Li Qingniu even suspected that he would be able to endure it with a smile even if someone tried to smear it on his face.

Fang Tong told him that this was the cultivation of a businessman. Li Qingniu had just come into contact with this world, so he still hadn't fully understood the complex feelings of others. For example, since they were both merchants, why did the Gu family's Father And Daughter not lower herself to plead with him?

He still did not understand that there was another type of thing in this world called backbone. This kind of thing was illusory and indistinct, yet it truly existed.

Miss, we lost a lot of things when we were trying to escape. We only have enough to rent you a room with the number ten word in the sky. Fang Tong said apologetically.

Murong Lanyu shook her head and said, "It's good enough that I have a room to stay in. Didn't I also live in the same cave and field before?" Where is your room?

Young Master Li's room is in Sky No. 11 Room. We need to leave two people to guard outside the Lady's door. One room is enough.

Murong Lanyu's mind was sharp as she noticed the hesitation in his words. Her expression immediately changed slightly as she asked, "I'm asking about the number of rooms in your room?"

On... In the woodshed, miss, we actually have more money, but we'll have more places to use it in the future, so we'll save a lot of money.

Uncle Fang, along the way, you all risked your lives to save me. How can I let you all live in the woodshed?

No need to go through all that trouble, let's all live in the Sky Room.

As Li Qingniu said this, he took out the Astral Card Gu Chuan gave him and handed it over to Fang Tong. "Uncle Fang must have been here before, so he must know where the Sky Sun Merchant Guild is. I'll have to trouble Uncle Fang to help me change this.

Receiving the Astral Card's gaze, Fang Tong could not help but be astonished. It was actually a Silver Rank Astral Card, this piece could be exchanged for 100,000 star stones. Not only could it be used for a while, even if it was the best food, it would also be enough to waste at least half a year.

He had to re-examine the plain-dressed young man who looked like he'd come from a small mountain village.

Young Master Li, you really don't have to worry about leaving such a large sum of money for me to handle? Fang Tong could not believe it. After all, a hundred thousand star stones was a number that would move the hearts of most people.

Oh? Was a hundred thousand star stones a lot? Li Qingniu said in confusion.

"..." Other than his astonishing strength, this brat didn't know anything. Fang Tong did not smile wryly in his heart.

A hundred thousand star stones is enough to buy twenty of these kinds of inns, even in Mu Rong Family, I have rarely seen such a large amount of Astral Card, this kind of face is usually used for trading in large goods between merchant guilds, is Young Master Li's family a businessman?

Seeing that Li Qingniu really didn't have much understanding towards Star Stones, Murong Lanyu explained with a smile.

During Xiao Man Village, he relied on Li Qingniu to self-feed himself. Other than his four masters and the savage Strange Beast that surrounded the village, there was nothing else that he needed to settle with money. He only started to come into contact with all sorts of trade and trade matters after entering the human world.

No, this card was given to me by Uncle Gu. I thought it was just a small amount of money.

Murong Lanyu knew that the Uncle Gu that Li Qingniu was talking about was Gu Ruoqing's father. Li Qingniu had told her many things about the Gu family's Father And Daughter.

To give away such a large sum of money, it was likely that this Uncle Gu had already treated Young Master as his future Young Master.

Murong Lanyu wanted to express this in a joking tone, but her smile looked forced, as if it was filled with bitterness.

Young Master? What was that?

You... You're so stupid, you don't know anything. Murong Lanyu's mouth twitched as she turned around and ran up to the second floor. Waiter, where is my room?

Miss's room is Sky Room 10. It's here, please follow me.

The four followers immediately ran upstairs. Their duty was to protect Murong Lanyu's safety at all times.

Fang Tong handed the Astral Card back to Li Qingniu. "Sorry, I have to stay and protect the young miss, but I can tell you where the nearest Tianyang Commerce branch is."

He couldn't trust anyone now, not even his companions of many days.

Although he didn't understand Li Qingniu's inner thoughts, he did not force him. After asking about the location of the Tianyang Commerce branch nearby, he went to exchange for Star Stones by himself.

Not far from the inn, a powerful energy shot out from behind Li Qingniu. Before he could think too much, he had already reacted. He turned around, reached out his hand, and an arrow appeared in his hand.

A piece of paper was tied to the arrow's end. He took it out and saw that it read: You've been lied to. Green Firmament Town's Tianyang Commerce had already withdrawn their capital. The closest one was to Dragon Lake Town, a hundred miles to the south.

At this time, Sword Spirit's voice resounded in his mind: "Veteran rat, there must be a trick in your words."

And even if I was fooled, what did it have to do with him? No, why should he care so much? Li Qingniu said in his mind.

Hahaha, not bad, not bad. Your judgement of the situation is getting clearer and clearer, and the speed at which you are growing up is truly amazing.

Previously at Xiao Man Village, all the people Li Qingniu came into contact with were all very simple. Even though his four masters were all under the stars, they did not have that many schemes and battles. They had always been living in pure environment, and it caused her heart to become much purer than ordinary people.

However, this did not mean that his thinking and understanding were inferior to others. On the contrary, he was much sharper and more adept at summarizing than most people. Whatever he saw or experienced allowed him to grow rapidly.