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Phoenix City

«You have found Phoenix» City

As Yusri and the others approached the city, they immediately saw an outline that stretched for at least a mile from the entrance of the city.

Why is the queue so long?" Yusri stared at the line with wide eyes.

"Surely this place is very busy. Phoenix City was one of the most popular areas in the Eastern Continent due to its rich environment and many treasures, so strong cultivators and rich merchants from all over the world came here to do business," Melia explained to him.

"After all, let's get in line first. More than a dozen people had entered the queue by the time you finished speaking!" Yusri said as he walked behind the line.

After queuing for half an hour, it was finally their turn to enter the city.

"Put your hands on this ball" said one of the guards as soon as Yusri approached them.

Yusri placed his hand on the crystal ball, and as soon as the guards made sure that he was not a criminal, they said, "The entrance fee for Phoenix City is one gold coin."

"The three of us are together" Yusri said as he handed them 3 pieces of gold coins.

"This is your guest's permission. Due to the huge population and not wanting to overpopulate the city, you are only allowed to stay in Phoenix City for three days. If you are caught past the deadline you will be fined 100,000 Gold Coins. If you want to stay longer, you should visit the Administration Hall, and you can extend your time at a certain price." WEB."

"I see," Yusri had to agree to such a rule before finally being allowed to enter.

"Wow, this place is much more popular than I thought if they needed to make such rules out of fear of overpopulation" Yusri said as soon as they were inside.

"The most popular cities focus on businesses like this" Melia said.

"Well, three days is more than enough, because we'll be gone as soon as we get the Fruit of the Spirit. Anyway, where are we going now?" Yusri asked him.

However, Melia shook her head and said, "Melia has never been here before—she only heard about the Golden Phoenix Bazaar being here."

"Then I guess we have to wonder" Yusri said.

After spending a few minutes talking to the pedestrians, Yusri got a good idea of the direction and started walking towards the Golden Phoenix Bazaar with the other two girls.

"This place is really meant for business only. Wherever we go, the streets are filled with nothing but shops." Angel said as he walked, enjoying the view. "Do people even live in this city? Because I haven't seen any houses."

"Only the richest people would live in a place like Phoenix City, and they were all inside the city center. Do you see tall buildings in the distance? They are home." Melia said while pointing in that direction.

"What?! The pagoda is actually a house?! It was like living in Cultivators' Haven, which had 21 floors!" Angel exclaims.

After walking for a few minutes, they reached this vast road with a beautiful 'Golden Phoenix Bazaar' kite flying in the sky.

"Wow, so this is the Golden Phoenix Bazaar... But why does it seem so empty compared to the other streets?" Yusri raised his eyebrows.

Melia shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't think it matters why there are so few people here. After all, we should look at each store until we find one that sells Spirit Fruits, right?" Yusri says.

"Un." They nodded.

However, just as Yusri was preparing to enter the street, they were immediately stopped by the guards who were standing not too far away.

"Wait a minute. Do you have permission to enter this area?" The guards asked them.

"Izin's? We need permission to enter the Golden Phoenix Bazaar?" Yusri asked them with a surprised look, as this was the first time he had heard this.

"of course. The Golden Phoenix Bazaar is not your usual place where one can enter normally, and only those with permits are allowed to do business here."

"Where do we get permission from? I want to buy something there." Yusri asked them.

"This must be your first time here. Even obtaining a permit to enter this place was not that simple. First and foremost, you must donate a large sum of money to the City Lord before you can even be considered for the permit." The guard said to him.

"Money...?" Yusri immediately began to sweat. "How much are we talking about?"

"Most people donate at least 10,000,000 gold coins" the guard said.

"10,000,000 gold coins?!" Yusri's jaw fell to the ground.

If one had to pay 10,000,000 to use the Golden Phoenix Bazaar, they had better go somewhere else! At least they still had 10,000,000 gold coins to spend doing so!

"What's so special about the Golden Phoenix Bazaar? Requiring 10,000,000 coins for a shopping permit somewhere is really outrageous if you ask me. No sane person would pay so much money for it." Angel shook her head, unable to understand the reason behind this system.

"That's where you're wrong, young lady. While it may be expensive, it is well worth it, as the people you can find in this place are mostly renowned experts with huge endorsements or statuses in this world, he said, and most people come here mainly to make connections with these people - shopping is only secondary." The guard explained to them the true purpose of the Golden Phoenix Bazaar.

"What about the Fruit of the Spirit? Since we cannot enter this place without spending an additional 10,000,000 gold coins, we should look for them elsewhere," Yusri sighed.

"Fruit Spirit? If you are looking for the Spirit Fruit, then you can only find it inside the Golden Phoenix Bazaar," said one of the guards after hearing Yusri's words.

"How comfortable..." Yusri sighed again.

"If you really want to enter the Golden Phoenix Bazaar, there are methods that do not require payment or permission." One of the guards suddenly said.

"What are these methods?" Yusri asked directly.

"It's actually pretty simple."

The guards glanced at each other before speaking—

"You only need a recommendation from a Spirit Grandmaster Cultivator!"

"If you reach the Spirit Grandmaster realm, you will be allowed to enter the Golden Phoenix Bazaar without any restrictions!"

"Haha!"

The guards laughed out loud afterward, thinking that paying 10,000,000 gold coins was more realistic than finding someone at the Spirit Grandmaster realm.

Why didn't you say that? We have one here." Yusri said with a relieved smile on his face.

"What did you just say? That there is a Spirit Grandmaster among you? Wh who? Ye? Ahaha!" The guards did not take Yusri seriously and started laughing even harder.

"Well, he's not a Grandmaster Roh—he's the King of Spirits," Yusri said as he pointed at Melia.

"Spirit King?! HAHAHAHAHA!" The guards laughed out loud after hearing his words so they started rolling around on the floor dying of laughter.

Yusri looked at the guards with a dumbfounded expression on his face. Why are they laughing so hard? What's so funny?

"If... If this little girl is a Cultivator with a Spirit Grandmaster cultivation base, let alone a Spirit King, I will run all round around the Golden Phoenix Bazaar while naked!" One of the guards suddenly said.

"Just the Golden Phoenix Market? I am willing to run around the entire city naked if he is truly the Spirit King! Ahaha!"

Angel and Yusri looked at each other with raised eyebrows.

"What were you two laughing at while on duty? I was in a bad mood lately so I could use some laughter! Please, tell me what's funny!"

A clear yet exasperated feminine voice suddenly resounded, and when the guards heard this woman's voice, they immediately stopped laughing and turned around with a terrified expression on her face, it looked as if they were staring at death.

Yusri and Angel also turned to look at the person who had just spoken, and a very beautiful woman in her late twenties wearing a red robe with a golden phoenix pattern was seen walking towards them.

"Mrs Feli!" The guards immediately kowtowed on the ground with their backs drenched in cold sweat. "W-We were wrong for laughing while on duty! Please have mercy!"

However, the woman who was addressed as Lady Feli let out a cold snort, "Didn't you hear me? I wonder what's so funny that it makes you laugh like a maniac!"

"W-Well, like this..."

The guards proceeded to explain the situation to Madam Feli.

Moments later, Madam Feli shifted her focus from the guard to Yusri and the two girls beside her.

"So you think it's funny to joke about being the King of Spirits, huh?" Mistress Feli narrowed her eyes towards them and suddenly—

The explosion!

The cultivation base of a Spirit Grandmaster suddenly erupted from Madam Feli's body, filling the area with suffocating pressure, causing Yusri and Angel to start choking as if they were having trouble breathing.

"Do you still think it's funny to—"

However, even before Lady Feli could finish her sentence, Melia shouted in a cute but angry voice, "How dare you hurt Brother Yusri!"

The explosion!

A huge pressure that far exceeded the pressure of Madam Feli suddenly appeared to undo the pressure of Madam Feli, before forcing Madame Feli to kneel.

"T-This is?!" Madam Feli raised her head with much effort to look at Melia, her gaze filled with shock and fear.

"King of the Spirit!"