Otherwise, they would only be killed.


    Wilbur reflected on the past, and he found himself understanding Augheimer a bit more. It seemed that life in Buck Town was not easy. The cultivators living in Buck Town were members of the Eight Great Families, working as ves in the vast town. They were busy every day, with hardly any time for themselves.


    One could always hide in caves and hunt for food outside the town. It was more remote, and even though the meals were notvish, it provided the freedom to have private cultivation time for improvement.


    It had been less than two years since Wilbur arrived in Buck Town. He gained a thousand and five hundred years'' worth of cultivation in two years. Such rapid progress was enough to make countless cultivators envious.


    Wilbur also reflected on why his cultivation had improved so rapidly. While he was cultivating in the mirror dimension, Felix told him that dimensional items were extremely rare, and only a few people possessed such artifacts.


    His rapid improvement was all because of the bronze mirror. He agreed with what Felix said and thus treasured the bronze mirror even more.


    Felix once said that dimensional items could only be created by dimensional guardians from the upper dimension. Ordinary cultivators could not possibly possess them. Therefore, for an ordinary cultivator, gaining a year of cultivation required a year of practice, and obtaining a millennium of cultivation would take a millennium of effort.


    Wilbur bought some food and clothes in Buck Town, along with a barbecue grill for outdoor cooking. He wanted to head toward his hotel, but a deep voice called out from behind him after he exited the shop.


    "Hey, dude, you seem to have made quite a profit. What kind of beast did you hunt in the outskirts? How about sharing some of your gold with me, eh?"


    Wilbur smirked when he heard that, then turned around and looked up. A man with a muscr build and long green hair stood there. The green-haired cultivator exuded a powerful energy that immediately drew the attention of passersby.


    The crowd immediately scattered. They circled around Wilbur and the unfriendly cultivator from a distance of several dozen meters. They watched intently, forming a perimeter around the two.


    The name of that cultivator was Thom. He made his fortune by robbing cultivators of their gold coins. He had no interest in leaving the town to cultivate or hunt beasts for their pelts to sell. Instead, Thom believed it was more effective to target wealthy cultivators, kill them, and take their gold.


    As a matter of fact, most cultivators who encountered Thom were intimidated by his powerful energy, so they would willingly hand over their gold coins. Thom would immediately retreat to a hotel if he faced a formidable opponent. He would spend a hundred silver coins to stay for a few days until the threat was gone. Only then would Thom exit from the hotel.


    Buck Town was a town of ughter where battles could ur inside and outside of the town. However, fighting was not allowed in hotels controlled by the Reyne family. Therefore, many cultivators seeking to preserve their lives would check into a hotel run by the Reyne family after offending a strong opponent. Nheless, the cheapest night at a Reyne family hotel cost at least a hundred silver coins, which was nearly six months of savings for an ordinary cultivator. Most cultivators could not afford to stay in the hotel for long because of that. While they might temporarily escape danger, they ultimately could not avoid their demise.


    No one would spare their enemies in Buck Town, after all. Ambushes were always easier than facing an opponent head-on. No cultivator wanted to be attacked by an enemy while battling a beast, so eliminating enemiespletely was the only sure way to stay safe.


    Only one type of cultivator could preserve their lives when facing those dangers. They were the top ten cultivators of the four major trial grounds: the Azure Dragon Trial Grounds, White Tiger Trial Grounds, Vermillion Bird Trial Grounds, and ck Tortoise Trial Grounds. Those cultivators received special protection from the Eight Great Families and could only be killed without consequences within the trial grounds. The Eight Great Families would dispatch servants to hunt down the perpetrator if they were found dead elsewhere.