Dimensional Hotel
Chapter 391: Sub-Healthy Shuji

Chapter 391: Chapter 391: Sub-Healthy Shuji

Mo City, located near the equator of Shuji Star, is one of the few large cities situated in the habitable zone of this border planet, most of which has an inhospitable environment. It is also a city that has been raining all year round, pointed out by important clues extracted from the memory of the captured Black-clothed Cultivator.

Upon hearing the guide’s casual muttering, Yu Sheng’s expression flickered slightly, and he curiously asked, "Not peaceful? What do you mean? Has public security deteriorated?"

"It has nothing to do with public security. It’s just that there have been many weird events recently," the guide said casually, with the tone of a local scaring outsiders, "I’ve heard that there has been an increase in cultivators going into demonic delusions, with people often encountering terrifying things while meditating or even during regular sleep and dreams. Even experienced cultivators are not immune to this... There are even rumors that some have been scared to death after entering meditation, though this claim has recently been debunked."

As he spoke, another guide joined in and immediately added, "Interestingly, ordinary people like us, who have only learned basic Energy Introduction and Breathing and Nourishing Spirit Technique, seem unaffected... Rumor has it that this is a ’Heart Demon Plague’ targeting cultivators above a certain level, creating widespread panic."

"Widespread demonic delusion and auditory and visual hallucinations?" Yu Sheng listened, furrowing his brow, and instinctively glanced at Xuan Che, "And on a border planet like this..."

"What does the Star Guardian Elder say?" Xuan Che stepped forward half a step and asked seriously.

"Star Guardian Elder? Such a big figure doesn’t have time to concern themselves with such small matters in a single city," the guide waved his hand, "The City Lord of Mo City is organizing investigations, but the news I’ve seen doesn’t show any clear path forward. The public announcement just advises everyone to protect themselves during meditation cultivation, not to stay up late or get angry, and to participate less in disputes affecting their Dao heart—though I found this last advice the least useful, since those spreading rumors and those debunking them are having a heated clash, unable to stabilize their Dao heart..."

Yu Sheng suddenly found himself at a loss for words: "..."

Luckily, Xuan Che and True Man Yuan Hao were present to engage in such topics. They chatted with the guides for a while, gathering some news about Mo City recently, and then inquired about the overall condition of Shuji during this period. They intentionally refrained from delving too deeply, trying to blend in as ordinary, curious, foreign tourists.

From the conversation, Yu Sheng gradually gained a general impression of the current state of this border planet—

Calm, ordinary, as one of many border planets far from the Capital Taixu Spirit Hub, offering little apart from a few resources, Shuji holds little presence in the entire Feiyu Star Domain. It is not even considered a major external communication route—for a mere 1.25 light-years away, "Yao Lu" Star hosts a large Star Gate facility built directly towards the Algerde Star Domain and "Deep Space Star Domain," siphoning almost all traffic flow.

And Shuji... like its name, is just a quiet spot on the vast border.

"Actually, it was once thriving here," one of the guides remarked with some sentiment, "Back when there were still spiritual ores on this and nearby planets, it was bustling. Countless cargo ships queued up in high orbit daily to pass customs. The most exaggerated solar year had seventeen heavy loading platforms launched in more than four hundred days... Now, although there’s still some spiritual ore left, most places have restricted mining, claiming some areas have been over-mined and affect the earth’s veins, requiring protection."

At this, the guide wearing a light gray Star Port uniform shook his head: "Enough chatter—are you directly landing on the planetary surface? Let me check for you... Hmm, the mooring fees for your large ship have been paid, it can stay here securely. Now, the entry window into the atmosphere is completely clear, but you need to register atmospheric transport... Shuttle or small Immortal Boat?"

He had just finished speaking when Hu Li enthusiastically dashed over: "Me, me, me!"

The guide was instantly baffled: "...Uh?"

Hu Li promptly ran to the side, lay down on the ground, transforming into a gigantic Nine-Tailed Fox. Then, she eagerly returned, pawing at the "Temporary Mobile Immortal Driving License" on her neck to show the guide.

"Ah, got it, got it," the guide finally responded, nodding in understanding, then routinely reminded Yu Sheng while inspecting the jade plaque on Hu Li’s neck with a Magic Treasure resembling a mirror, "Remember to adhere to traffic rules, avoid speeding during low-altitude flight, and using transport tools within the atmosphere prohibits drinking..."

Yu Sheng listened and nodded, then suddenly curiously asked, "Is it I who can’t drink or her?"

The guide thought for a moment: "...Neither of you should drink."

Next to him, True Man Yuan Hao stepped forward, raising his hand to summon his chainsaw sword: "Register mine as well, I usually ride the sword."

The guide was dumbfounded seeing this Immortal casually draw out a chainsaw sword—far more astonishing than seeing someone ride a Nine-Tailed Fox for a local of the Feiyu Star Domain. He approached with the Lingxi Mirror to inspect it for a long time before hesitantly looking up, "Immortal, your ’Flying Sword’... it’s not a Spiritual Treasure, is it?"

True Man Yuan Hao didn’t bother to explain, directly tossing the chainsaw sword into the air. He jumped up, standing steadily on it, "You tell me, am I riding a sword or not."

The guide’s eye twitched at once. As an "ordinary person," his Dao might be shallow, but as a Star Port employee, he was quite knowledgeable. With the help of the Lingxi Mirror, he could see at a glance that the Immortal’s chainsaw sword had no flying sword function at all, mainly relying on the Immortal’s strength (Spiritual Power) to "ride."

But in this case, numbers win.

The guide cautiously registered True Man Yuan Hao’s chainsaw sword as a Flying Sword, then also registered Xuan Che’s Cold Ice Flying Sword (finally, a normal transport tool), thus completing all annotation work—after which Yu Sheng and his party directly left this Orbital Star Port.

A giant silver-white Nine-Tailed Demon Fox drew a bright trail from the edge of the Star Port, its nine propelling flames shining brilliantly in space, flying directly toward the gray-blue planet below the orbital platform.

The Nine-Tailed Fox was accompanied by True Man Yuan Hao riding the chainsaw sword.

Beside True Man Yuan Hao flew Xuan Che—the only member of the team whose demeanor seemed somewhat normal.

On the Star Port platform, several guides were still marveling at the flashes speeding through space in the distance.

"No wonder she’s the Silver Fox Immortal from Taixu Spirit Hub... Is this the new style of the Immortal Foxes on Capital Star? Flying with such grandiosity, quite different from our local foxes."

"But that’s not right, wasn’t that Five-tailed Golden Fox from Taixu Spirit Hub pretty normal a couple of days ago? Didn’t see her tail spewing fire."

"Maybe it’s just a fox style? After all, she’s a Nine-tailed one, whatever a Nine-tailed Immortal does is quite normal."

"...Then who is that person from Boundary Land? Even the Nine-tailed Silver Fox follows his orders unwaveringly."

"Who knows? Anyway, he has two certificates, the Captain’s certificate personally signed by Special Service Director Baili Qing, and the pass signed by True Man Yuanling from Qianfeng Ling Mountain—I think we should avoid inquiring about this matter."

...

After a period of high-speed flight, the thick atmosphere of Shuji Planet became increasingly prominent in view.

The light emanating from that orange-red Constant Star illuminated the atmosphere top of Shuji, gleaming in space.

Yu Sheng could clearly feel that the number of space facilities and aircraft around Shuji was far fewer compared to Taixu Spirit Hub.

This was expected, since Taixu Spirit Hub is the "Capital Star" of the entire Feiyu Star Domain, whereas here was merely a remote and declining border mining planet.

Yet he couldn’t shake the feeling something was off—as the gray-blue planet loomed larger in sight, he increasingly sensed that the planet was emitting a sort of... "weak" vibe.

Not because of the sparseness of orbital facilities, not because it appeared noticeably more desolate and deserted compared to Taixu Spirit Hub—because at any rate, this was at least a fully developed ecological planet, no matter how "desolate," it was far more vibrant than those barren uninhabited planets, at least its surface appeared so.

But that visually evident "vibrancy" from space somehow couldn’t negate the "weakness" Yu Sheng inexplicably felt.

This planet... seemed to be in poor condition.

Yu Sheng frowned, unsure of how to explain to others why he had an inexplicable sense that a planet was in a "sub-healthy" state. After pondering briefly, he turned his head to look at his nephew seated beside him.

Zheng Zhi was tightly clenched at the moment, gripping a tuft of fox fur, not daring to move.

Having lived reasonably and pragmatically in Boundary City for over twenty years as an "ordinary person," embarking on his first space journey with a fire-spewing Nine-Tailed Fox heading straight into the atmosphere might have been a bit too overwhelming for him.

"Do you see anything peculiar?" Yu Sheng asked.

Zheng Zhi visibly startled, then listened to Yu Sheng repeat the question before he reacted, cautiously gripping the fox fur as he leaned forward to take a look at the rapidly approaching gray-blue planet.

"No, didn’t see anything peculiar."

"Is that so..." Yu Sheng mused, then shared his own feelings.

As expected, no one could comprehend what his "feeling" was about.

Yet, none disregarded the matter Yu Sheng mentioned.

Despite the inability to grasp the sentiment, one thing was evident.

The "state" of this planet, indeed seemed somewhat abnormal.