AWB Chapter 580 The Giant City of Pill Cauldrons
Chapter 580 The Giant City of Pill Cauldrons
The light from the teleportation array gradually dimmed from a blinding white, turning into scattered specks of light.
Shen Xu felt a slight tremor beneath his feet, and the dizziness that felt like his internal organs were about to shift finally subsided.
He couldn't help but take a deep breath, trying to calm his churning blood.
"Could it be that I've been sitting in teleportation arrays too much lately, or is there something wrong with my soul? Why do I get dizzy even when teleporting within a domain?"
"Are you alright?" Chi Xiaorou asked, somewhat puzzled.
"This situation only started recently, and I don't know why?"
"You'd better not use the teleportation array for a while. Using it multiple times in a short period of time can indeed cause this kind of problem."
"Okay!" Shen Xu nodded.
As soon as he landed, he smelled an intensely strong odor.
It wasn't a single floral or medicinal fragrance, but a torrent of hundreds of spiritual herbs, materials, elixirs, and the smoke from alchemy furnaces all mixed together.
It was mixed with many strange auras that he could not recognize at all, wisps and threads, omnipresent.
"As expected of the location of the Alchemist Alliance!"
As the odor dissipated most of the dizziness in his mind, Shen Xu regained his composure and realized that he was in an enormous domed hall.
Beneath their feet were intricate and mysterious teleportation array patterns, which were slowly losing their luster.
Numerous teleportation arrays in the hall flashed continuously, and cultivators of various styles and strengths moved in and out like a tide.
Although it can't compare to Jiuqu City, this is an indoor place.
Various extravagant decorations were everywhere, making the entire hall look magnificent and resplendent.
It has to be said that alchemists are indeed wealthy.
After their identities were verified, he and Chi Xiaorou followed the flow of people out of the teleportation hall. The suddenly open view before them made him take a deep breath.
The sky is high and the land is vast, and the sounds of people are bustling!
A wide main road stretches straight ahead, seemingly without end, flanked by rows of buildings, each with a distinct style but all exceptionally tall.
Carved beams and painted rafters, imposing palaces, shops adorned with strange signs, and countless huge banners fluttering in the wind... a dazzling array that stretches as far as the eye can see.
The streets were teeming with people, shoulder to shoulder, and the noise was almost deafening.
Among them, figures dressed in various alchemist robes stood out. They walked hurriedly, their expressions ranging from solemn to excited. Their cuffs, collars, or chests were often embroidered with different numbers of alchemical cauldrons, flames, and other patterns.
Dan Ding City was undoubtedly the most magnificent and prosperous city Shen Xu had ever seen.
In the very center of the city, a huge bronze cauldron statue stands majestically, its body simple and heavy, covered with mysterious patterns.
The mouth of the cauldron was filled with a dense, almost liquefied cloud of spiritual energy that refracted a seven-colored halo under the sunlight.
Even from a distance, an invisible pressure and solemnity emanate from the viewer, inspiring awe in all who behold it.
"One theory is that the 'ding' in Dan Ding City refers to the Tongtian Ding, which is also the soul and symbol of the entire Dan Ding City."
Chi Xiaorou was shocked by what she saw. She never imagined that her first time being sent out to Dan Ding City would be like this.
It is both an opportunity and a challenge, and she must not let down those who have high hopes for her, nor can she lose to that woman.
What are those two buildings?
Shen Xu pointed to the heart of the city, where the buildings were even more magnificent.
A magnificent palace stands atop a multi-tiered white jade platform, its imposing presence and sword-like eaves shrouded in a misty aura.
Behind the high platform stands a seven-story tower, towering high and piercing the sky.
The base of the tower is made of deep black stone, the middle layer gradually turns into a warm jade color, and the top area is covered with glazed tiles, which emit a faint rainbow of colors in the morning light.
"That is Dingyuan Palace and Dan Tower. Dingyuan Palace is the core that controls the lifeline of alchemy in Ningzhou."
The Pill Tower is a place where various Pill Masters of the Pill Alliance work and exchange ideas. The only Pill Venerable in Ningzhou, Pill Venerable Xuanyuan, is the master of the Pill Tower.
Chi Xiaorou couldn't help but look longingly at the two buildings.
"That's amazing!" Shen Xu suddenly felt that coming to Dan Ding City might not be a bad thing. He was sure he could get the Azure Nether Pill for Wang Bo's longevity here.
"Where are we going now?" Shen Xu asked, turning his head.
"There!" Chi Xiaorou pointed in a direction.
Shen Xu looked in the direction Chi Xiaorou pointed and saw a magnificent, golden pavilion appear before him.
If Dingyuan Avenue, the main thoroughfare in Danding City, is the commercial core of the entire city, then Wandan Pavilion is the core of Dingyuan Avenue.
Located in the heart of Dingyuan Avenue, it is a huge five-story pavilion, and the building itself is a work of art.
The entire structure is built from some unknown black spiritual wood, inlaid with various precious spiritual materials such as solidified white jade and star gold. The eaves and brackets are carved with countless spiritual herbs and immortal plants and alchemy furnaces.
Guards dressed in uniform armor embroidered with small golden tripods stood solemnly around, their eyes sharp.
The colorful rays of light flowing slowly from the top of the pavilion form the three large, radiant characters "Wandan Pavilion".
Inside the shop, within a huge crystal display window, shimmering elixirs are displayed on specially made jade stands.
There are pills the size of longan leaves, shrouded in a purple mist called "Purple Mansion Nourishing Essence Pill"; pills as red as fire, as if flames flow within them called "Crimson Sun Breaking Calamity Pill"; and pills entirely green, exuding the vitality of plants called "Green Wood Rejuvenating Pill"...
Each pill has an exquisite nameplate underneath, indicating its name, efficacy, grade, and astonishing price.
Although the streets were crowded, very few people actually went inside.
Looking at the incredibly luxurious building before him, Shen Xu frowned and asked, "Are you sure this is the place?"
"Not here, we need to go a little further ahead," Chi Xiaorou said softly.
"I told you it was unlikely." Shen Xu smiled awkwardly.
As you continue walking, the air is filled not only with the rich aroma of medicine and pills, but also with a kind of hot and noisy atmosphere.
"The results of the performance evaluation are released today! Go and take a look!"
"I wonder if Master Liu succeeded in his attempt to become a Grand Alchemist?"
"Tsk tsk, the Azure Water Pavilion's three-stage Condensed Jade Pills were sold out as soon as they were put on the shelves. Those people are really quick!"
……
He could hear the constant chatter of passersby, a mix of news from all sides.
"It's so lively!" Shen Xu exclaimed.
"The more bustling a place is, the more complicated the situation becomes, which is not a good thing for us."
Looking at Chi Xiaorou's dark circles and furrowed brows, Shen Xu suddenly felt that it was a bit too much for him to put all his burdens on a young girl.
"Don't worry, there's a saying in my hometown: 'Where there's a will, there's a way, and where there's a will, there's a way.'"
No matter how difficult the problem is, there will eventually be a solution; the only difference is how well it is solved.
"If things go wrong, I'll take full responsibility and won't drag you down with me," Shen Xu said with a smile.
Looking at the man in front of her, Chi Xiaorou felt for the first time that this person might not be so unreliable.