Since the first time she discovered that the senior brother and senior sister had come over, she had been wondering if there would be other people coming over later. After all, when the Divine Cauldron exploded, the senior brother and senior sister were standing about ten steps behind her, while the junior brother was standing a bit further away.
Although there is a large gap between their arrivals, the probability of other fellow sect members crossing over with the explosion is very high.
Neither Song Jixing nor the fellow sect brothers and sisters knew how big the explosion wave of the Divine Cauldron was.
Fortunately, there was a buffer time gap in between. If all of them got blasted over at one go, she really wouldn't know what to do!
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Song Jixing didn't know much about how many people were there in the cultivation world. Maybe it was because cultivators focused single-mindedly on cultivation and didn't pay much attention to external matters.
Only one out of a hundred people bore spiritual roots, and those with outstanding spiritual roots were even rarer.
The cultivation world distinguished talents based on spiritual roots.
There were several types of spiritual roots. The more spiritual roots one had in their body, the more exotic the spiritual energy needed, and the slower the cultivation speed. The fewer spiritual roots one had, the faster they could cultivate.
Cultivation was originally about competing with the heavens for longevity. Therefore, those with single spiritual roots took the lead.
Song Jixing had double spiritual roots, so her cultivation speed was decent. Adding to the fact that she managed to hug a 'gold thigh' after crossing over, she was able to enter the Inner Sect.
However, cultivators had long lifespans. The eldest senior brother of the same generation as her was almost 800 years older than her. His great-great-grandson of the 27th generation had already been born, and she had even attended his one-month celebration banquet.
Although not every cultivator was like that senior brother, there were indeed quite a lot of people in her sect.
Her sect had over ten peaks across three mountains. The number of people on each peak varied, some had around a hundred people, some had thousands. Although there were only a few people who entered the Inner Sect, the number of outer sect disciples and miscellaneous disciples was indeed not small.
Especially the mountain where the Immortal Sect Treasury was located, because the peak master was wealthy, he had recruited 3000 outer sect disciples.
Song Jixing thought about the scene of 3000 people appearing at once...
She really didn't dare to think about it at all!
If 3000 people suddenly popped up in this small district, it would no longer be an issue of whether the houses could fit everyone, but a matter worthy of filming several episodes of 'Approaching Science'!
Therefore, she had to hurry up and find a suitable house to prepare for contingencies.
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With this thought, Song Jixing worked overtime continuously for several days, doing interviews and advertising besides filming. The crew had interviewed several candidates.
Finally, she found time during the weekend to bring her senior brothers to see houses.
The closer it was to the inner ring, the more expensive the houses were. Considering her own economic capacity and the number of people in the sect, Song Jixing planned to rent in the suburbs.
Y City had a long history of development, so its infrastructure was very well-established. Even in the suburbs, all kinds of houses and buildings were still quite decent.
A young girl with glasses and an immature face, holding a large tablet, spoke in a slightly panicked tone while reading sentences from the tablet and glancing at Song Jixing and the others occasionally.
"...Although the yard looks a bit old, the quality of the housing is still good. The scenery here is nice...with good lighting and sunlight exposure. The transportation is also quite convenient, just 2 bus stops away from the subway station ..." The agent girl said while looking at the script again.
Since Song Jixing was busy with work and the senior brothers were unfamiliar with house hunting, it was difficult for them to pay much attention even if they wanted to.
So after discussing for a while, they used the most traditional method in the cultivation world to decide — divination.
In order to make the divination results more accurate, Song Jixing borrowed a wisp of spiritual power to divine on the agent company's website.
The little girl in front of her was the most suitable agent indicated by the divination results.
Although she looked inexperienced in business and quite shy when she said it was her first time, she was very enthusiastic.
Of course, she also introduced very seriously and detailed the pros and cons of the houses, as well as the rent and other information.
"...There used to be a steel factory next to this place. It seemed that due to the expansion of environmental protection policies in the city, coupled with industrial restructuring and upgrading, the steel factory had relocated out of town more than ten years ago. So it was just left abandoned. The entire area we’re in now used to be the staff dormitories of the steel factory ..."
"These dormitories and buildings were built in the last century. The small buildings over there are actually cheaper, and are home to many migrant workers who come to work in the city. But after all, they are buildings from the last century, so the power supply is good, but water pressure, sound insulation and such will be worse..."
"On the other hand, since the yards here are more expensive, there are fewer residents, so almost no one lives around this area. If you like it here, you can take a look at some of the other yards...”
The agent girl pushed up her glasses and continued with the introduction.
Although looking old, traces of past glory could still be vaguely seen in these dozens of small independent two-story villas.
Each yard had an independent rooftop, front and back yard, garage, and slightly rusty iron railings.
Some abandoned yards were completely covered in wildly growing roses on the railings, seemingly a small gift left by previous owners.
Quiet, secluded, sparsely populated, spacious...
This place met all of Song Jixing's requirements.
As for the few high-rise buildings in the small district next to the hillside, it wouldn’t be a problem as long as she set up an illusion array to isolate external prying.
However, these buildings were still a bit too old, she would need to get people to come and renovate them. Even the cement road next to them had some cracks that needed fixing.
Compared to renting the houses, the cost of refurbishing them wouldn’t be low either. Therefore, whether they could rent long-term was crucial.
As for why she didn't consider buying, Song Jixing didn't even think about it, she just felt that she couldn't afford it.
When Song Jixing brought up these concerns with the agent, the agent addressed them directly.
Agent: “Which yard would you like to rent? Let me know when you’ve decided. As for long term rental, you don’t need to worry. This area used to belong to the government. The original steel factory was also state-owned. But in recent years, they privatized it and the property rights were distributed. ”
"The Y City government's development focus is no longer here in recent years. They want to sell this area as a whole. So these houses have just been left vacant. If you are sincerely looking to rent, I can confirm that at least in the next five years, this land will not be sold..."
Seeing the bright and sincere eyes of the agent girl in front of her, Song Jixing nodded slightly, and was about to say something when she was startled by the sudden burning sensation in her palm.
Why was it so hot?
Song Jixing took a look at her red palm, then quickly signaled to Feng Juechen.
Feng Jue Chen understood what his senior sister meant. He quickly led the agent girl to walk further away.
Suddenly, a violent wind blew, causing layers of ripples on the lake surface...
The agent girl's hair was blown into disarray by the sudden gust of wind.
In broad daylight, with open visibility,
a white-haired old man wearing tattered gray robes and wielding a long sword appeared aggressively in front of Song Jixing.
He looked guardedly at the two for a moment, then sized up the surroundings, before asking in puzzlement: "What kind of illusion is this?"
