"Here, just like on the Profound Heaven Continent, to obtain the cultivation resources you need, you must rely on your own strength."
The maid explained, noticing Chu Lingwei’s eyes lingering on the various shops.
"What if I don’t have spirit stones?" There were all sorts of resources here, but they were useless without spirit stones.
"Don't worry, young lady. Just like on the Profound Heaven Continent, you can earn spirit stones by taking on missions here," the maid chuckled. Many people who entered here thought they had returned to the Profound Heaven Continent and found it not difficult to accept.
"That's really convenient," Chu Lingwei couldn't help but murmur. She was a bit puzzled as to what that bird wanted, trapping so many cultivators here.
Looking around, the cultivators walking along the street were all in the Huatian Realm and Tongtian Realm. Even cultivators in the Rongtian Realm were rarely encountered.
It seemed that upon entering here, she was the one with the lowest cultivation.
"Young lady, this is your residence. I hope you can quickly pass through the Tongtian Realm and enter the Supreme Realm," the maid said, leading Chu Lingwei to a small courtyard.
This small courtyard was close to the main street but very quiet. It was protected by a high-level barrier, so no one would intrude.
"Is it safe here?"
Chu Lingwei asked. She wasn't worried about encountering danger, but rather wanted to understand the rules here.
"Don't worry, young lady. In Dark Night City, there is no bloodshed."
Chu Lingwei nodded, meaning that outside of Dark Night City, they didn't care about life or death.
"Thank you."
"Young lady, I'll take my leave now." The maid finished speaking and gracefully departed.
Chu Lingwei, holding the key to this small courtyard, opened the barrier and walked inside.
"Weiwei, the people here are all so strange." The Illusionary Cat leaped into the courtyard, meticulously inspecting everything. Only after confirming there was no danger did it return to Chu Lingwei's side. "The cultivators here seem to have high cultivation, yet it doesn't quite feel like it..."
The Illusionary Cat had never encountered such a situation and could only describe it vaguely.
"Mm, we'll inquire further tomorrow."
Chu Lingwei had the same feeling. The many cultivators she had passed on the street showed no curiosity or scrutiny towards her arrival. Everyone seemed completely engrossed in their own affairs.
"We'll rest here for tonight."
"Okay."
Chu Lingwei entered the room. There were only three rooms: two guest rooms and a main hall. The furnishings were very simple.
Casually entering one of the rooms, she found that it didn't even have a basic bed.
Chu Lingwei waved her hand, laying out the bedding she had prepared and decorating the room a bit, making it resemble a place fit for habitation.
"Weiwei, several divine senses have been scanning us." The Illusionary Cat, which had been following Chu Lingwei, informed her of its discovery.
Chu Lingwei felt it was normal for someone to be observing her; otherwise, this place would be too abnormal.
"Don't mind them. We'll deal with everything tomorrow."
Chu Lingwei lay down on the bed calmly, not even cultivating. As a newcomer, it wouldn't be easy to integrate here. The only thing she could do now was to make the people here relax their vigilance.
"Weiwei, when will we go look for your mother?"
The Illusionary Cat nestled in Chu Lingwei's arms. Their purpose for coming here was to find Chu Lingwei's birth mother. They hadn't expected so many people to be here, making the search difficult.
According to the Phoenix Clan Leader, Weiwei's birth mother could only hold on for three months. They had already used a month just for the journey, leaving only two months.
"No rush, we'll go out and look tomorrow."
Chu Lingwei patted the Illusionary Cat's head, thinking it was truly an impatient cat.
Closing her eyes, Chu Lingwei could sense several divine senses of Tongtian Realm cultivation observing her. These divine senses almost all swept past.
Chu Lingwei secretly noted down the auras of these individuals.
The next day.
Chu Lingwei opened her eyes and looked outside. It was still dark, and she couldn't help but sigh. It truly lived up to its name, Dark Night City, with no day or night.
"Let's go, we'll go out and have a look."
Chu Lingwei stretched, holding the Illusionary Cat as she walked outside.
Opening the courtyard gate, a blast of cold air hit her, and Chu Lingwei couldn't help but shiver.
It was really too cold.
As a cultivator, with her cultivation continuously improving, the ordinary ambient temperature of the outside world would not affect her.
Even on the Ice Extreme Cliff, Chu Lingwei hadn't felt such biting cold.
Chu Lingwei quickly applied a warming talisman to herself, which made her feel a bit better.
"It's even colder here than on the Ice Extreme Cliff."
"We didn't feel this cold when we entered yesterday." The Illusionary Cat, perched on Chu Lingwei's shoulder, observed their surroundings. "There are no cultivators on the street."
"It's probably too cold."
Reaching the main street, very few cultivators were walking around. The few she encountered were walking in hurried steps, quickly passing her by without stopping.
"There's a shop open over there."
Chu Lingwei felt the warming talisman on her body gradually weakening, and she could already feel the chill. Chu Lingwei quickly entered the shop, and a wave of warmth washed over her, making her feel comfortable.
"Fellow Daoist, I presume you are the cultivator who just arrived in Dark Night City yesterday." The shop assistant, seeing Chu Lingwei enter and noticing her warming talisman about to disappear, immediately guessed her identity.
"Yes, I just arrived yesterday."
Originally, her arrival in the city wasn't unnoticed.
"It's especially cold here during the 'day,' so most people don't choose to go out at this time." The shop assistant was very enthusiastic and explained the general situation of the place to her.
"Is it like this every 'day'?"
"Yes, it's like this every day." The shop assistant nodded with a smile. The coldness of their Dark Night City wasn't something every cultivator could endure.
Chu Lingwei couldn't help but gasp. Such living conditions were truly harsh.
"I'd like to buy a magic artifact for warming," Chu Lingwei said, looking around the shop. It was a shop selling magic artifacts, and the reason for the warmth inside was a cold-resistant magic artifact.
"Fellow Daoist, you've come at just the right time. We just received a cold-resistant magic artifact today." The shop assistant led Chu Lingwei to a private room on the second floor and took out a jade box.
When the jade box was opened, it revealed a jade hairpin.
"This is a cold-resistant magic artifact. As long as you wear it, it will automatically ward off the cold," the shop assistant introduced. "Furthermore, it can withstand three attacks from a Great Master realm expert."
Chu Lingwei had not concealed her appearance since entering this place.
If her mother was here, Chu Lingwei hoped she would recognize her.
"I'll take it," Chu Lingwei decided decisively, as she needed a cold-resistant magic artifact now.