Upon entering this temporary gathering place, Xu Guang could directly feel just how fast human efficiency could be in this extraordinary world.

The Jiang Family's experts dispatched a Feng Shui Master to organize the earth veins here, isolating the Ghostly Land outside. Even in the mass grave, one could hardly feel the clear presence of Yin Qi.

The environment inside was distinctly different from the outside world.

Inside, most structures were simple large tents, but buildings had started to appear. At the very center, a seven-story building towered high.

It was called Bell Tower.

From time to time, a bell toll would emit from the Immortal Hall on Lanshan, and martial artists who heard it could enhance their cultivation speed. After a Fifth-Grade Expert broke through here and successfully comprehended divine techniques, the effects of the bell became widely discussed.

Many peak Fifth-Grade experts had already come here, eager to hear the bell.

And the location of the Bell Tower was the place within this gathering site where the effects of the bell cleansing were best.

Of course, entering here costs money.

Everyone here was at least at the Innate level, most were Zhenren, and the expense, naturally, was Spirit Crystals.

The higher the floor, the more expensive the fee.

Because that Fifth-Grade Expert had broken through on the seventh floor of the Bell Tower, comprehending an Alien Body divine technique at the time.

Xu Guang was stupefied by the methods humans use to earn money; it's always beyond your imagination.

Watching people coming and going, in a constant stream.

Xu Guang was curious about how the forces behind constructing this building distributed the profits. Just by looking at these people, it was clear this was definitely highly profitable.

This Bell Tower, maintained by numerous allied forces, had become the core of this temporary gathering place.

Not only did it host human cultivation, but it also facilitated various trades, with occasional trade meetings organized by people from the Jianghu.

It included members of the Thirty-Six Great Bandits, with items from both the underworld and the legitimate sectors.

This aroused a bit of curiosity in Xu Guang.

As he walked inside, a woman dressed in light gauze approached him, smiling, and asked.

"Are you here to stay and cultivate, sir?"

Xu Guang noticed faint embroidery of a Bright Moon on the badge of the woman before him, which was a symbol of Guanghan Hall.

He was a bit surprised, as she wasn't at the Innate level, yet Guanghan Hall was willing to let its female disciples work as attendants?

"How much does it cost? I'm not sure how long I'll stay."

The woman replied with a smile, "Our rates are very reasonable. During your stay, if you don't hear the bell, it's just one Spirit Crystal per day for cleaning. If the bell tolls on that day, it will be ten Spirit Crystals."

Xu Guang clicked his tongue privately.

The preciousness of Spirit Crystals goes without saying; he didn't know how much effort he had spent to acquire Spirit Crystals to break through to Innate.

And just for staying one day, it costs a Spirit Crystal?

The charges… they really are reasonable.

He couldn't help but ask, "Do members of Guanghan Hall here, receive Spirit Crystals from the Jiang Family for their work?"

The woman, whose appearance was rather striking, froze, seeming a bit embarrassed.

Xu Guang could understand, after all, in Yongzhou, even among a Great Sect like Guanghan Hall, a disciple working as an attendant wouldn't want such things mentioned publicly, even if it was for cultivation resources.

"Sorry, I misspoke. Please book me a room on the third floor, one day is three Spirit Crystals, right?"

The woman resumed smiling and nodded agreeably.

Xu Guang handed over the Spirit Crystals and then proceeded to the third floor.

On the third floor, there was another female servant, also from Guanghan Hall.

Xu Guang couldn't help but internally comment: has the leadership of Guanghan Hall gone crazy for money, sending their fresh outer disciples to do day jobs like this?

It's like...

Graduates from a top university being sent to distribute flyers, overall giving a somewhat surreal feeling.

As a female outer disciple of Guanghan Hall was approaching, Xu Guang suddenly turned his gaze to another figure not far away, and his face subtly changed.

"You, come here."

The woman paused, pointing to her nose, "Me? Is it me?"

Xu Guang nodded and handed her his room card, "Take me there."

"Oh, oh, okay, sir, please follow me."

Watching her back, Xu Guang narrowed his eyes slightly. She looked really familiar...

"Sir, this is your room."

The girl's voice was soft, as if trembling as she spoke.

Xu Guang suddenly asked.

"Do you know Chun Niang?"

The girl trembled all over, then suddenly looked up at Xu Guang, "You... you know my sister?"

Xu Guang's face remained impassive, though his heart was filled with emotion.

The world is indeed small.

Chun Niang was a half-covered door courtesan Xu Guang met on his journey while fleeing, but she saved him and Old Li. When he went from Qingshuo County to Chuannan Prefecture, he even went to find Chun Niang, only to find out she had died of a disease.

He had never thought Chun Niang actually had a sister.

"I've met her once." Xu Guang replied casually.

Chun Yuniang was somewhat embarrassed, thinking of her sister's status and assumed Xu Guang was an old acquaintance of her sister from Luoyun County.

Xu Guang showed nothing on his face, as though nothing had happened.

As the woman was about to leave, he suddenly spoke again.

"In the coming days, please take care of cleaning my room."

Chun Yuniang paused, timidly nodding.

He came here mainly to gather information, and after Chun Yuniang left, Xu Guang began to wander inside the Bell Tower, eavesdropping for information about the Liu Clan and Dragon Gate.

...

Meanwhile, in a room on the sixth floor of the Bell Tower.

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