Mor Wuji only climbed to the eighth step, ranking last among the two hundred or so outer disciples. Another guy who was also ranked last was called Chao Buheng, also a Pulse Opening Realm cultivator. Chao Buheng was at the ninth level of the Pulse Opening Realm, just one step away from entering the Spirit Building stage.

Although everyone lived on the outer sect peak, because they were divided into different classes, Mor Wuji and Chao Buheng, along with nineteen other cultivators who hadn't reached the tenth step, were looked down upon by the others. Even when handling the sect registration procedures, they were relegated to the back of the line.

Zhen Shaoru climbed to the thirteenth step, which qualified him to live in Area B. However, Zhen Shaoru was insensitive and wouldn't think of comforting Mor Wuji. He couldn't wait to flaunt his achievement in front of Mor Wuji. So, as soon as the registration time arrived, he rushed to the front to complete the formalities.

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The outer sect peak of Wentian Academy was close to the outermost area of the academy, making it the place with the thinnest spiritual energy among all the peaks. There was also one advantage: it was very close to Wentian City, making it extremely convenient to leave the academy for training.

After Mor Wuji completed the registration procedures for outer sect disciples and arrived at the outer sect peak, he realized that there were far more than two hundred disciples. At least a thousand people lived on the outer sect peak.

The vast majority of disciples lived in Area A and Area B of the outer sect peak. Even few people lived in Area C, let alone Area D on the side of the outer sect peak, where the spiritual energy was scarce.

Area D was vast, so even though Mor Wuji arrived last, he could choose his residence at will.

Mor Wuji chose a secluded courtyard with a pond outside. The spiritual energy in this location was even thinner, but the living environment was arguably the best on the entire outer sect peak. He chose a pond because Fei Bingzhu still had two lotus root segments from the treasured blood lotus, and he could try planting them here.

Mor Wuji liked this place that others disliked. Although the spiritual energy was not in the same league as other places, compared to Lotus Sword Peak where he used to live, the spiritual energy here was a cultivation paradise.

This also showed the power of Wentian Academy. Even a location with thin spiritual energy and no residents would be considered a treasure land for a land-grade sect like the Wuchen Sword Sect.

The total number of people in Area D did not exceed thirty, and might even be fewer after some time. As a result, everyone living in Area D could freely choose their territory.

After choosing his territory, Mor Wuji also set up a simple trigger array in his residence. With his current ability, he could only set up a simple trigger array, which had no defensive or offensive effects, nor monitoring capabilities. Its only purpose was to alert Mor Wuji when someone came.

After setting up his residence, Mor Wuji was not in a hurry to refine the Pulse Opening medicinal liquid. Although he had all the necessary herbs, he still needed a few orange flame stones.

Whether it was a ten-thousand-year-old Geomantic Pine Vein or grade four spiritual herbs like Gan Yuan Ginseng and Spirit Zhi, they were extremely rare to Mor Wuji. Before refining the medicine, he had to extract the essence of these herbs. Besides these, there was an even more important spiritual herb, the purple lotus silk.

Mor Wuji might be able to extract the essence of other spiritual herbs using crimson flame stones, but he had no confidence in the purple lotus silk.

Also, Mor Wuji planned to open a pill shop in Wentian City, so he decided to go there first.

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Before going to Wentian City, the only cultivation city Mor Wuji had visited was Border City. Although there were many cultivators in Changluo, it definitely didn't count as a cultivation city.

If Border City gave Mor Wuji a sense of historical vicissitude, Wentian City gave him a sense of ethereal elegance and regal presence.

Mor Wuji thought that this might be due to the influence of Wentian Academy. If there was a true heaven-grade sect in the Lost Continent, it would definitely be Wentian Academy. Even though he was an outer sect disciple of Wentian Academy, living in the deserted Area D of the outer sect peak, his status was still envied and coveted by the talented disciples of many sects.

Walking into Wentian City, Mor Wuji was even more shocked by its prosperity. He was sure that fewer than one in ten thousand people in Wentian City were actual disciples from Wentian Academy, because there were simply too many people.

Wide streets stretched out like rays, straight and smooth. The streets were bustling with people, and every shop was crowded.

After just looking at a few shops, Mor Wuji knew that it would be difficult for him to open a shop here. Ignoring other factors, the price of a shop in Wentian City, which was truly prosperous and lively, would be astronomical. Maybe Zhen Shaoke hadn't even asked about the prices of shops in Wentian City.

Mor Wuji shook his head helplessly. If it really didn't work out, he would just have to bring Fei Bingzhu and the others to his Area D residence.

The moment Mor Wuji saw the name "Luo Hai Merchant House", he walked in without hesitation. He didn't expect that the Luo Hai Merchant House would have the ability to open a branch in Wentian City. Moreover, the Luo Hai Merchant House in Wentian City didn't seem small; its area was no less than that of the Luo Hai Merchant House in Changluo City.

Mor Wuji was no stranger to the Luo Hai Merchant House. He had bought his *Immortal Mortal* cultivation technique from the Luo Hai Merchant House, and the alchemic equipment he had was also from them. Even now, he still had an orange point card from the Luo Hai Merchant House.

"Welcome, friend! What do you need?" As soon as Mor Wuji stepped into the Luo Hai Merchant House, a shop assistant greeted him with a beaming smile.

Mor Wuji didn't like this kind of greeting, but he understood. Wentian City was indeed prosperous, and the competition here was just as fierce.

"I want to look at some books about spiritual herbs, and I also want to buy some flame stones," Mor Wuji said.

"Could it be that Senior is an alchemist?" The shop assistant was immediately respectful, even changing his address to "Senior" and his tone becoming more courteous. "Senior, please follow me."

Mor Wuji followed the shop assistant to the third floor. When he saw rows of flame stones of various colors, he thought he had truly broadened his horizons. This Luo Hai Merchant House was a thousand times better than the one in Changluo City.

Mor Wuji already had many crimson flame stones, so he wasn't interested in them. He glanced at the price of the orange flame stones, each costing one thousand Xuan grade spirit stones. Mor Wuji breathed a sigh of relief; fortunately, this price didn't put any pressure on him. He currently had nearly eight hundred thousand earth grade spirit stones.

Mor Wuji's gaze fell on the yellow flame stones, each costing one hundred thousand Xuan grade spirit stones, one hundred times the price of orange flame stones. Fortunately, he could still afford it.

Then, Mor Wuji's gaze landed on the green flame stones, each costing one hundred and fifty thousand…

Seeing one hundred and fifty thousand, Mor Wuji felt relieved. The price of one hundred and fifty thousand Xuan grade spirit stones didn't put any pressure on him either. It looked like he could buy green flame stones…

But immediately, Mor Wuji was dumbfounded. He then saw that the one hundred and fifty thousand was not Xuan grade spirit stones, but earth grade spirit stones.

If he used his spirit stones to buy green flame stones, he probably wouldn't have any left after buying just a few. There was also a kind of azure flame stone after the green flame stone. Mor Wuji shook his head; even the mood to look at the price disappeared.

"Senior, have you chosen your flame stones?" Seeing Mor Wuji's gaze move away from the flame stones, the shop assistant quickly asked.

Mor Wuji nodded. "Give me ten orange flame stones and three yellow flame stones. Then take me to see the books about spiritual herbs."

"Alright!" the shop assistant replied enthusiastically. In his opinion, only alchemists would be as generous as Mor Wuji.

One had to know that even alchemists rarely bought flame stones. Even if they did, they would only buy one or two.

Most alchemists would choose to use earth fire for alchemy, and good earth fire was even more advanced than green flame stones. However, compared to the price of green flame stones, it was practically free.

The shop assistant took Mor Wuji to the fourth floor again. The fourth floor was full of all kinds of books, including cultivation techniques, techniques, travel notes, cultivation commentaries…

Whatever you wanted, it seemed you could buy it here.

"Give me the book with the most comprehensive introduction to spiritual herbs," Mor Wuji said, scanning the rows of dense books and giving up the idea of ​​searching himself.

The shop assistant patted his chest. "Senior, don't worry, I'm very familiar with the alchemy books here. I'll help you find 'Terrestrial Spiritual Herbs' written by Senior Mo Xue…"

Why did it share my surname? Mor Wuji asked casually, "Who is this Senior Mo Xue? I've never heard of her."

This time it was the shop assistant's turn to widen his eyes. He didn't expect Mor Wuji to have never heard of Mo Xue. After a while, he realized that he was being impolite and quickly said, "Senior Mo Xue is the greatest rogue alchemist in our Lost Continent. She pioneered countless advances in alchemy and is also a heavenly alchemist. However, she became famous thousands of years ago. After becoming a heavenly alchemist, she left everyone's sight in order to pursue higher alchemy, leaving behind a book called 'Terrestrial Spiritual Herbs'.

In the past, there were countless alchemists in the Lost Continent, and there were also some heavenly alchemists, but only Senior Mo Xue was able to leave her name in history. Later, 'Terrestrial Spiritual Herbs' was listed as a required study for alchemy by many sects, and it is also one of the most basic alchemy books for many alchemists."

At this moment, the shop assistant was already wondering if Mor Wuji was an alchemist. He previously thought that Mor Wuji wanted to buy some books of alchemists' experiences and comments on spiritual herbs. However, he never thought that Mor Wuji wanted to buy the most comprehensive alchemy book on spiritual herbs. Even that was fine, but it was outrageous that Mor Wuji didn't even know Senior Mo Xue.

"I'll take 'Terrestrial Spiritual Herbs' written by Mo Xue. How many spirit stones is it in total, including the previous ones?" Mor Wuji immediately made up his mind. A heavenly alchemist's work must be extraordinary.

No matter how suspicious he was about whether Mor Wuji was an alchemist, the shop assistant was still very happy with this kind of customer. "Senior, the total is thirty-one thousand one hundred earth grade spirit stones."

Mor Wuji took out his spirit stone card, paid the spirit stones, and returned to his residence on the outer sect peak as quickly as possible, without even thinking about continuing to stroll through the prosperous Wentian City.

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