Online Cultivator
Pang City

After flying for less than an hour, Yuan started to feel tired from using his spiritual energy constantly.

'How do I feel tired?! I have over 100 million Qi!' Yuan was puzzled by how quickly his Qi was depleted when he had over 100 million Qi.

Either flying requires a large amount of Qi to be maintained or a large amount of Qi does not justify the actual amount of Qi.

'No wonder why Cultivators would rather walk than fly!' He breathed deeply.

"Wait a minute, Brother Yuan." Xiao Hua suddenly said to him. "There's a small town ahead. We can rest there."

A few minutes later, Yuan could see the city walls with buildings within a few miles in the distance. Although it did not seem as big as Spirit City, it was still very vast.

A while later, Yuan and Xiao Hua descended from the sky and landed near the entrance of the city, instantly attracting the attention of everyone there.

"An expert! It's expert!"

"I've never seen anyone fly without the aid of a flying sword before!"

The people there started muttering to each other in awe, their gazes filled with respect.

When the guards at the gate saw Yuan and Xiao Hua, they immediately approached them and bowed to them, "Welcome to Pang City, Senior!"

"Senior?" Yuan raised his eyebrows in confusion. Did he really look that old in the eyes of these guards?

"Look, I'm only 18. Don't call me old... That's not polite." Yuan said to them.

"..."

The guards stared at Yuan with bigger eyes after hearing his words. What kind of miracle could control a flying sword at such a young age?! Calling him a genius would still be an understatement!

"O-I'm sorry, Young Master!"

The guards apologized as they regained their senses from the daze.

"Brother Yuan, people care about your strength above anything else in the cultivation world. Being called Senior means that they acknowledge that your strength is above theirs, and that is completely disrespectful."

"Is that so? But it still feels strange to be addressed in such a way" Yuan said.

"By the way, what do you want with us?" He asked the guard a moment later.

"If not asking too many questions, we would like to know the reason why Young Master and Young Miss visited this place." The guards still responded with heads bowed.

"We have no reason, really. We just rest here before continuing on our way." Yuan said to them.

"If Young Master is looking for a place to rest, may we recommend Lord's Manor," said one of the guards.

"The Lord's Manor? Sounds like a very expensive place, and we won't be staying here long, so it's not necessary." Yuan quickly rejected their offer, as he personally had no money.

"Don't worry about the cost, Young Master. God won't charge you not even a single coin." The guards said to him.

"But I don't want to disturb this person without any reason," Yuan said. In his eyes, it was too awkward for him to stay in someone's house for no apparent reason, not to mention a place that sounded impressive like 'Lord's Manor'.

"To be honest, we're just following God's orders, because he's currently in a troubled situation and seeking expert help." The guards suddenly revealed the real reason why they wanted him to go to Lord's Manor.

'Could this be a search? Perhaps the real reason they approached me was because I was a player.

"I don't think there's any harm in visiting people who might need our help. What do you think, Xiao Hua?" Yuan nodded a moment later.

"Xiao Hua will follow Brother Yuan's decision," he quickly replied.

"Okay, then let's go to this Lord's Manor," Yuan said to the guards, who immediately put a bright smile on their faces.

"Thank you very much, Young Master! God will be filled with joy once he knows this!"

"Please wait a moment while I find a companion for Young Master!"

One of the guards quickly left the scene.

A few minutes later, the guard returned with a very beautiful woman who did not have the appearance of an ordinary bodyguard.

"Welcome to Pang City, honored guest." The woman greeted them politely before introducing herself, "I am Luo Ling, the eldest daughter of the Luo Family who rules this humble city. Allow me to escort you back to my house."

"You can call me Yuan, and this is Xiao Hua." Yuan gave him a brief introduction.

"Senior Yuan and Senior Xiao, right?"

"You can cancel the formalities and just call me Yuan." She said to him, because it felt so strange for a beautiful woman who seemed to be only in her mid-twenties to call him 'Senior'.

"How does Daoist Yuan sound? I dare not call someone as strong as you casually." Luo Ling said to him.

"Strong...? You gave me too many compliments. I'm only at the Spirit Warrior level." Yuan said with a shy smile.

"Despite that, you exuded an extremely formidable aura, not to mention the Young Miss beside you ..." Luo Ling looked at Xiao Hua with a nervous look.

Although he was unable to see the entire Xiao Hua cultivation base, he was certain that Xiao Hua was at least at the Spirit Grandmaster level, as many people here had witnessed him flying without the help of a flying sword, he was certain that Xiao Hua was at least at the Spirit Grandmaster level, as many people here had witnessed him flying without the help of a flying sword, and he even exuded an aura of a true aura.

"Daois Yuan is fine, I guess." He nodded a moment later.

Luo Ling proceeded to escort Yuan and Xiao Hua to the city.

Meanwhile, the people who had to queue up to enter Pang City started muttering to each other.

"Did you see that? I've never seen Lady Luo personally receive a guest before!"

"Of course I saw it! I'm not blind! And they are both experts! It was obvious that they would be treated with the utmost respect!"

"Hey ... did you hear that young man just now? I think he calls himself 'Yuan' ..."

"Could he be the Yuan Player everyone and their mother talked about?"

"Are you sure you didn't hear wrong? He gave no feeling as a Player, let alone an unexpected individual like Player Yuan. He might just be an NPC with a similar name."

"Yes, maybe."

"It would be amazing if he was a real Yuan Player."

A group of players within the ranks chatted with each other while they waited for their turn to enter the city.