Chapter 532 - 85
The next morning.
The sun had just begun to rise, and the port of Danding City was already bustling with activity. Countless mortals and cultivators, each performing their respective duties, were loading various goods onto ships or Immortal Boats.
The goods could generally be divided into two types: one consisting of high-level Pills, each independently packaged, and the other of dark clumps of medicinal residue.
The former were typically consumed by Great Cultivators at the Golden Core stage and above, whereas the latter were what the majority of cultivators used.
Just as there were differences between Immortal Boats and land or water ships, those who could ride Immortal Boats were either immensely wealthy or had reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Most cultivators, lacking the funds to board an Immortal Boat, often traveled on ox carts or horse-drawn carriages, creeping slowly across the land like mortals.
Many people spent their entire lives without leaving their home province, and this was the case for many cultivators as well.
With a port, workers were naturally present, and where there were workers, gourmet food followed.
Restaurants lined the busy city streets.
Gu Wen and Chi Yuzi were drinking morning wine. In Danding City, where goods flowed frequently and many laborers were present, there was a tradition of morning drinking.
A dark bronze pot heated the wine, a faintly sweet aroma of rice wine wafting through the air. The cook brought out a large plate of black-boned chicken, its shiny, oily surface making mouths water.