Incredible Sect Simulator-Chapter 846 - 814: The 19 Domains Underground

After chatting with Li Beihuo for a while, Lu Ping, though initially cautious and alert to the other’s expressions and actions, did not find anything suspicious.

The other’s cultivation was at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment, which was quite outstanding for someone in their twenties.

"Fellow Daoist seems new here; there’s no need to be tense about the Divine Ceremony, for it will gather many strong cultivators, but we simply need to avoid provoking others."

"Those seniors likely won’t trouble us juniors."

Seeing Lu Ping in contemplation, Li Beihuo thought he was nervous and immediately offered some comfort.

"Alright, alright, Fellow Daoist, don’t overthink. Let’s first find out when and where exactly this Divine Ceremony will be held. I think many cultivators will arrive here for this event, so it should be easy to gather some information."

"I’ve heard the Divine Ceremony will take place here in Shanyang City. What have you heard, Fellow Daoist?"

As he spoke, Li Beihuo did not forget to pat Lu Ping on the shoulder.

He considered Lu Ping’s strength to be comparable to his own, also around the Foundation Establishment stage.

Since their strengths were similar, he thought they could get along without much discord, and get along happily.

This being his first experience outside the mountains, the world below seemed not as perilous and insidious as rumored within the clan, and this new acquaintance seemed quite friendly and easy to get along with.

Hearing Li Beihuo say this, Lu Ping couldn’t help but smile internally, though he said nothing aloud.

Li Beihuo was quite talkative, sharing what he knew about Shanyang City.

Listening, Lu Ping learned that Shanyang City was built more than two hundred years ago by the Shanyang Business Alliance as a large city originally meant for trade, boosting the surrounding economy.

As more and more cultivators arrived, various powers established bases around, further propelling Shanyang City’s growth to eventually become the third-ranked city in the Dragon Building Realm.

Lu Ping discreetly noted down the origins of Shanyang City.

A massive city like Shanyang can accommodate tens of millions of people, similar to several others within the Underground Cultivation Realm.

As for the number of cultivator creatures in this place, Lu Ping did not know, even the Double-eyed Red Snake could only speculate that the number was at least a hundred million.

A creature count exceeding a hundred million could not even compare to the population in Earth’s Cultivation Realm, let alone surpass Lingxi State.

With some thought, Lu Ping could roughly guess that the lack of sunlight and rain beneath the ground made it less livable compared to the surface.

Both environments had their merits though.

Regarding that Dragon Building Realm, the Double-eyed Red Snake had briefly mentioned it to Lu Ping before.

This Underground Cultivation Realm was not divided into states but referred to as realms.

For example, there are the Dragon Building Realm, Purple Flame Realm, Water Element Realm, Buzhou Realm, and others.

Altogether, there are nineteen such realms forming the Underground Cultivation Realm.

Each realm has its representative powers, with varying cultures and customs.

For instance, the Water Element Realm is dominated by female cultivators, a sacred land for female cultivation where everything is female-centric and male secondary.

The Water Element Realm’s representative power is known as the Water Element Immortal Mansion.

This is what Lu Ping knew.

Li Beihuo was indeed talkative, continuously chatting with Lu Ping along the way, sharing many interesting stories he’d heard.

Experiencing life outside for the first time made him perceive everything as novel and prompted a strong desire to find someone to confide in and talk about his many thoughts.

Talking on and on, he suddenly slapped his forehead, laughing bitterly a few times.

"I’ve been talking nonstop and forgot to ask for your name, Fellow Daoist."

"Zhang Fan."

Lu Ping casually gave a name; he didn’t want to act under his real name here.

"So it’s Fellow Daoist Zhang, what a coincidence, the Zhangs and Lis are known to be very close families, and we seem to hit it off so well..."

Once again, Li Beihuo started rambling, but Lu Ping didn’t find it tiresome; instead, he learned some things about this place while listening.

That day, Lu Ping spent half a day wandering Shanyang City with Li Beihuo, eventually learning from a disciple of the Three Saints Sect that the Divine Ceremony would occur in the eastern district of Shanyang City in three days.

Three days would pass in the blink of an eye.

That night, Lu Ping stayed at an inn with Li Beihuo.

Li Beihuo was very hospitable, inviting Lu Ping to dinner at his own expense to try some local delicacies.

Lu Ping was intrigued as well, curious about what food could be found underground.

He discovered that the food types here were identical to the surface, whether spirit fish, spirit rice, vegetables, fruits, and so forth, everything was available, without a lack of such resources just because it was underground.

Thinking more, it made sense.

Cultivators possess extensive abilities, including many intellectuals who could entirely use magic to cultivate the environment, nurturing spirit plants, agriculture, and even aquatic life.

The most typical and visible example is the local sky and sun.

Looking up, Lu Ping could see a blue sky covering high above, with white clouds moving, and a sun shining brightly, emitting radiant sunlight.

Lu Ping once noted that the sky and sun here were both crafted by cultivators, imbued with spiritual qi and dao charm, looking just like real sky and sun, just requiring spirit stone energy to sustain.

The sun itself was at least a Tier Seven Spiritual Artifact, truly eye-opening for Lu Ping, who found it remarkable.

At the dinner table, when able to, Lu Ping responded to some of Li Beihuo’s words, otherwise simply nodding or smiling them off.

Through this dialogue, Lu Ping gained a somewhat comprehensive understanding of Li Beihuo’s background.

This person, twenty-four years old, hailed from the Li Family, a cultivation clan.

The Li Family has been established for over six hundred years as a Crystal Sect, possessing ordinary strength among cultivation clans. Their distinctive feature was having many alchemists.

According to Li Beihuo’s self-description, the highest-rated alchemist in the Li Family was at Tier Three Top-Grade, representing their family’s face.

It was precisely due to the Li Family’s alchemist-centric nature that they formed many good relations and had few conflicts with external powers.

This family operation mode allowed the Li Family to continuously enrich their foundation and build relationships with numerous powerful cultivators.

After all, no one wishes to offend alchemists.

For injuries, illness, cultivation breakthroughs, spirit beast nurturing, etc., elixirs are needed, meaning dealing with alchemists is unavoidable.

Given times when one would need an alchemist’s help, naturally, no one wants to offend them.