After doing all this, Luo feng finally breathed a sigh of relief, walked to Li Shixing's corpse, and, suppressing his nausea, began to search him.
It was his first time killing someone, and Luo feng only felt a little nauseous.
Even he himself was a bit surprised, but in this world, it's either you kill me or I kill you. He would have to adapt to killing sooner or later.
It was a good thing to adapt early.
Moreover, he was only acting in self-defense, Luo feng silently reassured himself.
There was a long sword with faint runes on it. He tested it with his spiritual energy and found it was actually a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact. He wiped it clean and happily put it away.
Then, after searching his entire body, Luo feng only found four Low-Grade Spirit Stones, two Light Body Talismans, four Fireball Talismans, and a token.
The token had the character Li written on it. Luo feng had a very deep impression of this token. This was clearly Manager Li's identity token, which was why Li Shixing could leave the Ghost Controlling Sect's stronghold and ambush him here.
But how did he know Luo feng would take this path? Luo feng suddenly remembered something and carefully checked the spot where Li Shixing had touched him, and sure enough, he found some yellow powder.
He immediately tore off the part of his clothes with the powder and then used a Fireball to dispose of Li Shixing's corpse and the torn clothes.
After a brief cleanup of the battlefield, Luo feng activated his Light Body Technique and quickly left the area. Manager Li's identity token was thrown into another place.
Under Luo feng's full-speed travel, in less than two hours, he arrived at Qingmu Town. By this time, he was encountering more and more cultivators, young and old, and some cultivators even flew directly overhead on Flying Swords.
He immediately showed an envious look. He thought that he must get a Flying Sword himself when he had the chance. As a cultivator, how could he not even be able to fly?
Following the cultivators who entered before him, Luo feng handed over a Spirit Stone and received a token.
"Keep this; it's your identity token. If you lose it, you'll have to pay Spirit Stones to replace it. With this token, you can stay in the town for seven days," the young cultivator who handed it to Luo feng reminded him indifferently.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist," Luo feng said his thanks and walked into the town. It was much livelier inside than outside, just like an ancient marketplace.
He browsed around for a bit, understood the layout of the entire town, and then, according to the original owner's memories, came to the rental area. Renting here was done through an intermediary similar to those in his previous life.
Private renting of houses was not allowed. Once discovered, they would be severely punished by the Ghost Controlling Sect, even executed in serious cases.
"Fellow Daoist, do you need to rent a house?" a young cultivator walked over and asked politely.
He was much more polite than Luo feng had expected. He had thought that the service attitude in such a monopolized industry wouldn't be very good. "Can you tell me what kind of houses you have here?"
"That depends on what you need, Fellow Daoist. Only by understanding your needs can I better recommend a suitable house," the young cultivator smiled slightly and explained.
"I want something safe and a bit spacious," Luo feng thought for a moment and said.
"Fellow Daoist, can you accept shared accommodation?"
"How big is the price difference between shared and unshared accommodation?"
"That depends on what kind of house you want to rent, Fellow Daoist. A typical independent courtyard costs three Spirit Stones a month, while shared accommodation only costs two Spirit Stones."
Luo feng frowned slightly after hearing this. "Are there any cheaper options?" After all, he only had 33 Spirit Stones in total. If he rented an independent courtyard, he could only rent it for about eleven months. As for shared accommodation, he wasn't considering it. It would be very troublesome if he encountered bad roommates.
He had experienced this deeply when he was working in his previous life, preferring to pay a bit more for an independent courtyard. Moreover, cultivators have many secrets, and an independent courtyard was clearly safer.
"Yes, there are. Houses near the edge of the town only cost one Spirit Stone a month, but there's no guarantee of safety."
"Can you take me to see them first?"
"No problem, Fellow Daoist, please follow me," the young cultivator said and led Luo feng towards the outer edge of the town.
As the two got closer to the outskirts of the town, they had deviated from the main street. A strange smell seemed to permeate the air, and some small wooden houses were situated nearby, looking even worse than the small wooden house he had lived in before.
Some were even dilapidated, as if they would collapse with a slight breeze. The cultivators they encountered on the road were either fierce-looking or dressed in rags, making Luo feng feel like he had arrived in a slum.
No matter where, the struggles of bottom-tier Loose Cultivators were always the same.
At this moment, a fierce-looking burly man directly knocked a thin cultivator to the ground, took the Spirit Stones from his arms, and left. Luo feng's eyes twitched; this was a bit too chaotic.
The young cultivator seemed to notice Luo feng's concern and said, "Fellow Daoist, you don't need to worry too much. Such incidents are not common. That person just now was a cultivator from the casino, merely collecting a debt. Although this place is on the edge of the town, there is still basic order.
It's relatively safe during the day. As long as you don't go out at night, there's still a certain degree of safety."
Luo feng could only give an awkward but polite smile in response. How was this safe at all?
After about half an hour's walk, the two arrived in front of a courtyard. The young cultivator took out a key, opened the door, and briefly showed Luo feng around. The courtyard was indeed quite large.
However, after what he had seen on the road, Luo feng had already decided not to rent here. Although Spirit Stones were important, life was precious.
"Fellow Daoist, please take me to see the courtyard that costs three Spirit Stones a month. This place might not be suitable for me."
"Of course, of course, please follow me," the young cultivator's smile widened. He had a premonition that he could close a big deal today.
After the young cultivator closed the courtyard door, he led Luo feng towards the center of the town. They soon arrived at a street where the environment was significantly better than before.
There was no strange smell in the air, the cultivators here were noticeably better dressed than those in the previous area, and the courtyards were neatly arranged, everything appearing orderly.
The young cultivator led Luo feng into a courtyard and opened the door. Inside the courtyard, there were also two Spirit Gathering Trees that Luo feng had seen before.
The entire courtyard was not small, roughly two hundred square meters, and including the kitchen, there were about five rooms.
"Fellow Daoist, the safety here is absolutely one of the best in the town. There are law enforcement cultivators from the town patrolling every day, and ordinary cultivators would never dare to cause trouble here.
Moreover, the courtyard also has an alert Magical Array. If you need it, Fellow Daoist, you can activate it, but you will be responsible for the Spirit Stones yourself. It costs about one Spirit Stone for three months," the young cultivator continuously introduced the benefits of this courtyard to Luo feng.