"Big brother, that scout chicken is so beautiful, I really want to touch it! ~"
As Ye Feng and his two companions paid the 100 Arcane Yuan Coin entry fee and walked past the city gate, Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up as she looked at the colorful, rooster-like creature nearby.
"No way!"
The guards at the city gate had clearly heard Xiao Xiao's words and refused with a firm "No!"
"Uh..."
Ye Feng scratched his head. "Xiao Xiao, let's go into the city and see if we can find one to buy, okay?"
"Oh, okay! ~"
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"So sleepy... so hungry..."
After reaching the city walls, which were over ten meters thick, Ye Feng, who hadn't slept well all night and hadn't had lunch on time, felt completely drained.
"Big brother, there's a restaurant over there, let's go eat! ~"
Xiao Xiao looked around and pointed to a busy restaurant.
"Mmm, okay! ~"
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A short while later, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying were eating lunch. Although it wasn't as elaborate as their own cooking, it was convenient because they didn't have to cook it themselves and didn't have to wait long.
After lunch, the three found an inn to rest.
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When Ye Feng opened his eyes again, it was already evening.
Xiao Xiao and Qiao Ying were already awake and whispering to each other, discussing something...
"What are you two talking about?"
Ye Feng asked curiously as he drank some water.
"Oh, big brother, we're discussing going shopping tonight to see if we can find a scout chicken for sale!"
Xiao Xiao was clearly very fond of the scout chickens.
"Alright, it's evening now, let's go for a walk and have dinner at the same time~"
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Soon, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying were on the main street.
Of course, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao had disguised themselves. After all, back in the ancient ruins, that guy named Tuo was one of the Five Heroes of the Arcane City, and they were practically sworn enemies...
Even though Ye Feng had detonated a nuclear bomb, Tuo, possessing the divine artifact Spear of War and mastering spatial powers, had likely survived...
"Come, let's summarize today. The five main elemental arcane energies of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are mutually supportive and restrictive..."
"In terms of restriction: wood restrains earth, earth restrains water, water restrains fire, fire restrains metal, and metal restrains wood. In terms of support: wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood..."
Ye Feng was walking down the street when he suddenly heard a deep male voice from a nearby farmhouse. The content was quite interesting, so he walked over.
"Support primarily involves the cooperation of multiple elemental arcane energies, generally used in combat. For example, wood-elemental and fire-elemental Arcane Cultivators cooperating in battle are much stronger than fighting alone..."
As Ye Feng listened to the deep male voice, he got closer and closer, reaching the outside of a thatched fence.
Inside the fence, quite a few Arcane Cultivators were seated. On a platform, an old man in a gray robe with the emblem of the Arcane City on his chest was speaking.
"And restriction is mainly for combat, allowing targeted deployment of Arcane Cultivators. For example, between fire-elemental and water-elemental Arcane Cultivators..."
At this point, the old man in the gray robe spoke again, "But everyone should note that support and restriction are not absolute."
"A powerful fire-elemental Arcane Cultivator can even ignite the arcane energy within a wood-elemental Arcane Cultivator. While water and fire are restrictive to each other, it's hard to say who restrains whom..."
"You need to carefully experience this in your cultivation and combat. I can't explain it fully..."
Ye Feng stood outside the fence, listening attentively, while Xiao Xiao and Qiao Ying stood quietly beside him.
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"If there's nothing else, today's lesson ends here!"
Time flew by. As the old man in the gray robe finished speaking, the Arcane Cultivators below all stood up and began to leave.
"Young man, if you're interested in arcane energy, you're welcome to come and listen more!"
"This is the Fencing Lecture Hall. The lectures are free, specifically set up by the City Lord to discover and nurture those with potential in arcane energy!"
"If you perform exceptionally well, you can even participate in the annual Arcane Cultivator selection, and you might even get into the top academy of the Arcane City, the Supreme Arcane Academy!"
After most people had left the courtyard within the fence, a rather stout middle-aged man with a large gold tooth walked up to Ye Feng with a smile and explained.
"Are these free lectures held every day?"
Although the arcane energy fluctuation of the old man in the gray robe was only at the Gold First Rank, and the arcane energy cultivation he explained was very basic, Ye Feng was quite interested.
After all, even though his strength was already considerable, he still lacked fundamental knowledge of arcane energy cultivation and wanted to learn systematically...
"Yes, yes!"
The stout middle-aged man with a gold tooth nodded quickly. "Sometimes, teachers from the Supreme Arcane Academy even give lectures, but opportunities are rare!"
"Then... um, young man, you're not from around here, are you? Would you... would you like to hire a guide..."
"It's very cheap, 20 Arcane Yuan Coins will take you all over the Arcane City!"
Seeing that Ye Feng didn't respond, the stout middle-aged man with a gold tooth became a little anxious. "Ten... eighteen Arcane Yuan Coins is also fine, it's already very cheap!"
"Oh, okay!"
Saying that, Ye Feng's hand flashed with light, and an Arcane Yuan Coin appeared in his hand.
"Mister... Sir, this... I... I don't have change!"
The stout middle-aged man with a gold tooth looked embarrassed because the Arcane Yuan Coin Ye Feng gave him had a value of 46.
"It's alright~ Just show us around the vicinity first~"
Ye Feng waved his hand gently. The 46-value Arcane Yuan Coin was already the smallest denomination he possessed.
"Good~ Good!"
The stout middle-aged man with a gold tooth looked excited. He returned the Arcane Yuan Coin to Ye Feng with trembling hands, which surprised Ye Feng. Most people he had met were eager to pocket the money and disappear...
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"Big Gold Tooth, you're saying the content of the free lecture in the fenced courtyard isn't fixed?"
Ye Feng asked the stout middle-aged man with a gold tooth as they walked.
"Yes!"
Big Gold Tooth nodded. "Not only the content, but the instructors aren't fixed either... The free lectures are mostly about basic knowledge of arcane energy cultivation. While there's also profound Arcane Cultivation knowledge, it's rare, and it completely depends on the instructor's mood... To obtain advanced arcane energy cultivation knowledge, you need to go to the Golden Hall!"
"The instructors aren't fixed... the content isn't fixed. This makes it difficult to gain systematic knowledge..."
Hearing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but mutter.
"Wait a minute... Golden Hall?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng frowned. "The Golden Hall, isn't that where they test the strength levels of Arcane Cultivators?"
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