"Hey, have you heard? The Secret Realm exploration fleet seems to have encountered a Yao Beast nest. Were they stopped?"
"Huh? Your news is two months old, isn't it? I have the latest information. They did encounter a sea Yao Beast nest, but the fleet didn't even use Spirit Stone cannons, let alone Core Formation True Persons. The Cultivators simply swarmed them and passed through easily."
"That powerful? Are those sea Yao Beasts so weak?"
"Heh heh heh, not really. They are still second-tier Yao Beasts, so they have some strength. But we have a lot of people! There were about one hundred eighty second-tier Yao Beasts in that sea Yao Beast nest."
"Gasp! That number is a bit terrifying."
"Yes, if it were anywhere else, it might cause some trouble, but the fleet doesn't lack Foundation Establishment Cultivators. When everyone attacked together, those sea Yao Beasts only had one fate: to become Materials."
The market was abuzz with discussions about the Secret Realm exploration fleet.
Although these people hadn't gone, they were more enthusiastic than anyone when discussing it.
However, their means were limited.
They couldn't accurately track the fleet's movements.
Even the news Su Bai received was half a month delayed.
Although there was no definite news about the Secret Realm yet, many people were already imagining what treasures it might contain.
Some speculated that Magic Treasures must exist within.
Others said that even if there were Magic Treasures, how much power would remain? But there would definitely be powerful Cultivation Techniques.
Some people got so heated in their arguments that they started fighting directly in the street.
Then they were immediately arrested by the Law Enforcement Hall and locked up for half a year to cool down.
At this moment, Su Bai stood by the side of the street, holding a string of candied hawthorns in her left hand and a bamboo tube filled with pear juice in her right, watching the show with relish.
"Why fight for no reason? Honestly."
"Everyone just came out to join the fun, didn't they?"
After saying that, she took a bite of the candied hawthorn in her hand, chewed it a couple of times, swallowed it, and then stuck out her tongue to lick her teeth.
"A little sour. I still prefer something sweeter."
After watching two more Cultivators being escorted away by the Law Enforcement Hall, Su Bai noticed that another fight had broken out on the other side.
Not feeling disappointed by the interrupted excitement, Su Bai immediately hurried to the next battlefield.
As Su Bai walked over, she was disappointed to discover that they hadn't actually started fighting!
The two were just arguing fiercely, spitting at each other, but they hadn't laid a hand on each other.
Perhaps they had seen the Law Enforcement Team that had just passed by, so their fighting behavior was limited to verbal disputes.
However, Su Bai was still happy to listen to a war of words. She stood outside the crowd, listening to the two Cultivators bicker inside.
"I was speaking perfectly well, why did you interrupt?"
"Hmph! Your news is three days old; it's not fresh at all. And you said it wrong, of course I have to correct your statement!"
"Oh, I said it wrong? Where did I go wrong?"
"After the merchant fleet passed through the sea Yao Beast nest, you said they immediately began to break the Secret Realm Restriction. That's wrong! They clearly spent half a day resting and preparing!"
"You… you…"
"Me what, you what? And after they finished preparing, they first approached the revealed Secret Realm island. The nearby reefs can be climbed, and the fleet members are currently resting on them, discussing personnel assignments to break the Restriction."
Although the two argued fiercely, Su Bai, standing by, found it very entertaining.
Because the other person's statement was very close to the news she had received from Yan Lei.
Currently, the merchant association has divided into three groups, each led by a third-tier Formation Master.
They are searching separately for weak points in the Restriction.
Once found, they will combine their efforts to break through the weak point of the Restriction.
With just these three groups, it would probably take decades to truly break the Nascent Soul Secret Realm's Restriction.
Fortunately, this Secret Realm was previously struck by a Spell of Nascent Soul power, which caused it to appear.
The fleet members naturally sought the place that had been attacked.
They aimed to further widen the existing crack in that damaged area.
Until the damaged part of the Restriction was completely unable to heal, allowing Cultivators to enter and exit freely.
The scope of the Nascent Soul Secret Realm was not small, and they could not be careless in searching for weak points in the Restriction, which would probably take a few more days.
While Su Bai was thinking, the two who were arguing were now pressing their foreheads together, wrestling with each other.
It was about to turn into a physical conflict.
But at this moment, a team from the Law Enforcement Hall stood nearby.
The two were now somewhat stuck.
Just arguing didn't feel satisfying enough, but if they started fighting, the Law Enforcement Team next to them would immediately take action against them.
The crucial point was that the surrounding onlookers were also egging them on.
"Sigh, what's wrong with these two? Why aren't they fighting yet? Just now, one cursed worse than the other. How can they tolerate this?"
"Hahahaha, the Law Enforcement Hall Cultivators are standing right here, do they dare? After all, they are just cowards who can only boast with their mouths."
"That's true. So timid and still dare to call themselves Cultivators. We are ashamed to be associated with them."
"…"
The two, stuck in the middle of the scene, now had flushed faces.
But they truly didn't dare to make a move.
Finally, amidst a chorus of boos from everyone, they covered their faces and left.
These people around were just enjoying the spectacle.
Although Su Bai was also one of them, as long as the trouble didn't find her, she was happy to watch.
Now that the arguing people had run off, Su Bai naturally planned to change locations.
"This Outer City is much more chaotic than the Inner City."
That kind of scene just now would never happen in the Inner City.
The Law Enforcement Hall's manpower in the Inner City was incomparable to that of the Outer City.
Moreover, the Inner City had more high-tier Cultivators.
They were all more restrained, also fearing to provoke someone they shouldn't.
At this time, Su Bai had finished all the candied hawthorns in her hand.
There was a sour taste in her mouth.
Looking at the bamboo skewer in her hand, she casually held it in her mouth.
Then she opened her bamboo tube, took a sip of pear juice, and diluted the sourness.
"I'll go buy a few more."
Perhaps it was the sourness, or perhaps just a simple craving, Su Bai decided to buy a few more to try.
Just as she was about to look for the hawthorn candy vendor, her gaze fell upon a few small figures.
They were five children.
They looked to be about seven or eight years old.
They squatted in a corner, their eyes keenly scanning the passing Cultivators.
These children also had cultivation. In Su Bai's perception, two had just developed Qi sense, and the remaining three were already at Qi Refining first-tier.
They had probably only been Cultivating for less than two years.
Su Bai noticed these children because of their clothing.
Their clothes were not Magical Artifact robes, but just the most ordinary hemp clothing.
Logically, they shouldn't even be able to enter this Outer City.
After all, entering the market required paying Spirit Stones.
These children didn't look like they had Spirit Stones at all.
Under Su Bai's gaze, one of the children's eyes suddenly lit up while observing the passing Cultivators.
Then he quickly wiped his face with his sleeve and tidied his rather unkempt clothes, running towards a Loose Cultivator with a slightly bewildered expression and a Flying Sword on his back.
He spoke something with a very familiar and confident demeanor.
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