A few minutes ago...
Shen stood worriedly at the entrance of the alleyway. He could not get through because there were too many people within the alleyway, and there were many spectators as well, all wanting to take a look at the mysterious pavilion owner who had just sliced off both hands of Wolf Fang’s guild envoy.
Whether it was in another world or on Earth, there would always be onlookers. It was the natural behavior of humans. However, among those watching, many had no idea what was going on. They had only gathered due to their herd ntality.
’I need to properly thank him and rent a room.’ Thanks to the Apex dicine Pavilion, his injuries had mostly healed, leaving behind only a few minor wounds that weren’t worth ntioning. Hoping to properly thank Darius for saving his life, he had borrowed money from his father with great difficulty and rushed here the very next hour.
While Shen was thinking about how to get past the crowd, he felt soone tap his shoulder and turned his head in surprise.
A handso and imposing young man was looking at him. He wore an exquisite long robe and a hat woven from golden threads. Around his waist was a belt embroidered with strange dancing beasts, and a piece of jade hung from it. He exuded an air of nobility and gallantry.
When Shen saw the man, his expression changed, and both his eyes and mouth widened in surprise.
"Eldest... Eldest..." Shen stuttered for a while but was unable to finish his sentence.
The young man lifted a hand to stop him from speaking, then faintly nodded and said, "You may simply call the First Young Master. What are you looking at? Why are so many people gathered here?"
In reality, he had no connection to Shen. However, given his obsession with winning Darius over, he had conducted ample research after leaving their earlier eting and naturally knew about Shen, his appearance, and his background. What he did not expect was to see him here already recovered despite his severe injuries.
’Those alchemists truly live up to their reputation.’ Chuckling inwardly, the Eldest Prince waited for Shen’s answer.
"First Young Master, because of the earlier events, many people have beco curious about the pavilion and especially its owner." Shen breathed a sigh of relief, though he still felt slightly nervous. The identity of the young man before him was simply too extraordinary.
"Oh? What does his pavilion sell anyway? Pills?" the First Young Master asked thoughtfully.
Shen shook his head before enthusiastically explaining, "No, no! He rents cultivation rooms and also accepts and issues quests. He even ntioned that more services would be added in the future. My sister, Moon from the Demon Suppression Office, and I are all addicted to those rooms!"
Shen could not help but reveal a look of fanaticism as he spoke about the cultivation rooms. His saliva nearly dripped onto his clothes, and the longing in his eyes was so obvious that even the First Young Master raised an eyebrow.
’Almost at the peak of the True Qi Realm...not bad. Just what kind of cultivation room could make soone show such an expression in public?’ His curiosity was piqued. ’Well, I’m here to support the pavilion anyway. I might as well give it a try.’
The First Young Master chuckled and said, "I can see that those cultivation rooms must be extraordinary; otherwise, you wouldn’t react like this while speaking about them."
Shen awkwardly shifted his body and smiled embarrassedly while blushing. He truly had not controlled his emotions and had revealed a rather embarrassing side of himself.
The young man glanced at the crowd once more before saying, "Shen, keep up with . Let’s get closer."
Then he stepped toward the crowd. Or, to be more accurate, he simply walked through it.
That was because with every step he took, an invisible force gently parted the crowd before him.
"A ninth-layer Acupoint Qi Realm expert is amazing. Even a human wall can’t stop him!" Shen muttered enviously as he watched the elegant First Young Master and hurriedly followed behind him.
The two quickly made it to the front of the crowd and arrived just in ti to witness the woman and old man exchanging a few final insults before leaving, making sure to warn everyone nearby about the supposedly greedy pavilion owner.
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To the present ti...
Shen brought the young man into the small pavilion and quickly scanned the services. His eyes soon landed on the newly added ones. After checking the prices, he imdiately ignored the pills and focused instead on the Gravity Room.
’A new room!’
Shen beca excited, but that excitent quickly faded after he discovered that it would not be available until tomorrow. Thus, he settled for looking at the usual cultivation rooms.
He appeared slightly excited.
"Since my little sister isn’t here, I think I should have enough spirit stones to rent the Advanced Cultivation Room."
Since the Advanced Cultivation Room required a custor to possess a sufficiently high cultivation level before renting it, it was obvious that the room itself was extraordinary. Even the First Young Master beside him understood this.
In reality, the Advanced Cultivation Room did not allow anyone below the Third Realm to enter. However, after Darius spent considerable effort negotiating with the system, it left that restriction in place while adding another option that heavily limited the room’s effects depending on the user’s cultivation level.
This was also the reason Moon and the others had been able to use it before. Otherwise, none of them would have qualified.
Previously, the Ordinary Cultivation Room had helped Shen break through a bottleneck. Surely, the Advanced Cultivation Room would produce even greater effects.
"Shen, are you saying that the Advanced Cultivation Room in this pavilion is that amazing?" the First Young Master asked while standing with his hands behind his back, naturally exuding an aura of excellence.
"That’s right! First Young Master, the Advanced Cultivation Room here is the best cultivation room I have ever entered. Not only that, it can even grant enlightennt! Even the guild’s... No! Even the cultivation rooms inside your palace can’t compare to this one!"
As Shen recalled the effects of Darius’s cultivation room, his eyes narrowed dreamily, and a deeply satisfied expression appeared on his face.
The First Young Master was genuinely surprised. He had not expected Shen to give such a high evaluation.
The palace Shen referred to was naturally the residence of Dragon City’s ruler, and yet the Advanced Cultivation Room inside this tiny pavilion was supposedly superior to the ones there?
The First Young Master’s interest was imdiately piqued, and he turned to look at the service board.
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