bookbashuk Chapter 320 Departure from Tianluo, First Arrival in the Northern Region
Chapter 320 Departure from Tianluo, First Arrival in the Northern Region
Chapter 320 Departure from Tianluo, First Arrival in the Northern Region
Soon after, three ordinary, unremarkable figures slowly emerged from the light of the teleportation array and appeared in a more bustling and vast world.
The colossal city before them far surpassed Luo Shen City in scale, its walls soaring into the clouds, inscribed with countless ancient spiritual runes imbued with immense power. The air was thick with an irresistible spiritual energy, mingled with the complex aura naturally emanating from the gathering of elixirs, spiritual materials, and countless powerful individuals.
This is the absolute center of the Western Continent, the core of the Western War Emperor's territory—Western War City!
In the center of the city, the faint outline of a majestic palace standing atop a high mountain, radiating boundless battle intent and dazzling golden light, can be seen. That is the Western Heaven Battle Palace, which is renowned throughout the Western Heavens.
Its projection alone exuded a chilling majesty, causing all those entering the city to involuntarily restrain their aura and feel awe.
Lu Yu and his two companions blended into the bustling crowd and went unnoticed.
Zi Yan looked around with curiosity at the towering buildings, the bustling market, and the various cultivators of different races with varying strengths and auras on the streets. Her eyes were full of wonder.
Little Fairy Doctor, on the other hand, remained calm, silently observing the rules and atmosphere of this place.
"This place is a melting pot of all sorts of powerful individuals, so let's all conceal our auras and head directly to the intercontinental teleportation zone."
Lu Yu transmitted his instructions. He could clearly sense that there were many Earthly Sovereign-level auras hidden in the city, but most of them were Lower Earthly Sovereigns or Upper Earthly Sovereigns, and there was not a single Earthly Sovereign at the Great Perfection Realm.
This is normal. After all, the Western Heaven Battle Palace is just an emerging super power. The Earthly Sovereign Great Perfection level experts are already in the first tier below the Heavenly Sovereign. They are rare even in the entire Great Thousand World, so they naturally won't easily show themselves on the streets.
Their purpose was clear, and they did not linger in the city.
Following the simple map they had obtained upon entering the city, the three traversed several main streets wide enough for giant beasts to pass through, heading towards the "Intercontinental Teleportation Plaza" located in the northwest corner of the city.
There, a super-large teleportation array connecting to other major continents of the Great Thousand Worlds is gathered, serving as the hub connecting the Western Heaven Continent to the outside world.
The teleportation plaza of the Western Heaven Battle City is extremely vast, with the ground paved with a dark gray spirit-absorbing stone that can absorb the violent spatial fluctuations that dissipate during teleportation.
Dozens of platforms of varying sizes and radiances are scattered across the plaza. Each platform is surrounded by a powerful spatial restriction and inscribed with ancient runes representing different destinations.
Light and shadow flickered constantly on the high platform as cultivators came and went, creating an unusually busy scene. Guards dressed in the standard armor of the War Palace patrolled the area, maintaining order and checking the identities and passes of those coming and going.
Lu Yu led the two women to a teleportation platform.
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The person in charge of affairs here was a low-level Earthly Sovereign elder wearing a silver-trimmed battle robe from the Western Heaven Battle Palace, with a calm and composed aura. Behind him stood several Supreme Realm deacons with considerable auras.
When the old man sensed the aura of a supreme being deliberately emanating from Lu Yu, a hint of surprise and importance flashed in his eyes.
Even in the Western Heaven War City, a Supreme Being of the Upper Realm is enough to become a powerful force or a backbone of the War Hall.
He quickly stepped forward, a polite smile plastered on his face, and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Greetings, fellow Daoist. Would you like to use the intercontinental teleportation array?"
"Indeed." Lu Yu nodded slightly, his voice calm. "I wish to go to the Tianluo Continent."
"Tianluo Continent?"
Upon hearing this, the old man pondered for a moment, his attitude remaining polite, but his tone carrying a hint of explanation, "To be honest, fellow Daoist, the Tianluo Continent is far too far from our Western Heaven Continent. The void between them is turbulent and complex, and there is no teleportation array that can directly reach it."
"Even if we use the teleportation array of my palace, we still need to cross dozens of continents of varying sizes as transit points. Even if the whole journey goes smoothly, it will still take more than twenty days to arrive at Tianluo Continent."
He paused, observing Lu Yu's expression. Seeing that Lu Yu remained calm and showed no impatience, he continued, "Of course, if you insist on going, my palace will make the arrangements. However, intercontinental teleportation is quite expensive, requiring each person to pay 50,000 Supreme Spirit Liquids per teleportation."
Fifty thousand Supreme Spirit Liquid for one person, three people would amount to fifteen hundred thousand.
This price would be an astronomical figure for an ordinary supreme expert, but for Lu Yu, who had just obtained nine hundred million supreme spirit liquid from the Luo Shen Clan, it was just a drop in the ocean.
His expression remained unchanged as he nodded: "Okay."
Seeing Lu Yu's quick agreement, the old man's smile widened. While gesturing to the steward behind him to prepare to activate the teleportation array, he casually struck up a conversation: "Fellow Daoist, you possess an extraordinary bearing and profound cultivation. May I ask if you are a native of the Western Paradise or a traveler here?"
"Under the leadership of the War Emperor, our Western Heaven War Palace is now flourishing and actively recruiting talented individuals. With your cultivation level as a Supreme Being, if you wish to join our palace, you could at least obtain the position of an elder, enjoy generous offerings, and receive cultivation techniques and resources far superior to those of ordinary rogue cultivators. I wonder—would you be interested?"
This is already quite a clear attempt to recruit.
Although the Western Heaven Battle Palace has dominated the Western Heaven, it has only been rising for a short time, and its foundation is still inferior to those ancient clans and super forces with long-standing traditions. Naturally, it is eager to recruit powerful individuals at the Earthly Sovereign level, especially those at the upper level.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu simply smiled and politely declined, saying, "Thank you for your kind offer. However, I am used to a leisurely life, and this trip with my wife is merely for gaining experience; I have no plans to settle down here for the time being."
Upon hearing this, a hint of regret flashed in the old man's eyes, but he dared not force the issue. A supreme being who had clearly refused was not someone he could easily offend or coerce.
He chuckled and changed the subject: "Everyone has their own ambitions; I apologize for my abruptness. Your teleportation array is ready; please follow me."
Led by the old man, Lu Yu and his companions boarded a teleportation array shrouded in a faint silver glow. The array patterns lit up, and spatial power surged in like a tide, enveloping their figures.
Two weeks later, whoosh!
A silver streak of light, like a shooting star piercing the void, suddenly shot out from a chaotic ripple of space and landed steadily on a stone platform that was much smaller than the teleportation plaza of the Western Heaven Battle City, but was still quite busy.
The platform is surrounded by rough and huge gray stone pillars, with ancient and ferocious animal totems carved on their bodies, a style completely different from the exquisite and beautiful Western Continent.
The spiritual energy in the air carried a faint scent of blood, far less peaceful and orderly than that of the Western Continent. Among the coming and going people, cultivators of various races were dressed in different ways, their auras were more fierce and outward, and their eyes often carried vigilance and wildness.
This is the inter-domain teleportation point of a medium-sized city called "Wilderness City" on the northern edge of the Tianluo Continent.
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Lu Yu, Zi Yan, and Little Fairy Doctor appeared from the silver light of teleportation. After half a month of continuous teleportation and transfers, even with their cultivation levels, they felt a slight fatigue.
Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, in particular, looked slightly pale, as long-distance spatial traversal had taken a toll on their mental state.
"We've finally arrived at Tianluo Continent."
Lu Yu raised his eyes, letting the sunlight sweep across this unfamiliar world, feeling the strange chaos and untamed energy in the air, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
He turned and looked at the two women's slightly tired faces, and said gently, "Traversing through space continuously for half a month has taken a toll on your mental energy."
Let's find a place in this desolate stone city to rest and recuperate before continuing our journey.
Zi Yan and Little Fairy Doctor both nodded upon hearing this. They did indeed need some time to calm their slightly disordered aura caused by the spatial fluctuations and to adapt to the environment.
The three of them followed the flow of people down the teleportation platform.
Lu Yu's soul power had already quietly swept over the surroundings, and combined with the rough information jade slip about the Tianluo Continent purchased from the Western Heaven Battle City, he quickly determined his current location.
The Tianluo Continent is vast and boundless, roughly divided into five regions: East, West, South, North, and Central. Each region can be further subdivided into several "realms," creating a complex structure.
The "Wilderness City" where they are now located is situated on the edge of the southern border of the Northern Region.
The Northern Region is now mainly controlled by three dominant forces: the "Purple Cloud Sect," famous for its cloud and mist techniques; the "Thunder Sound Mountain," specializing in thunder body tempering and known for its fierce and domineering techniques; and the "Golden Eagle Mansion," which has the widest sphere of influence and acts in a way that is both righteous and evil.
This desolate stone city seems to be within the sphere of influence of the "Golden Eagle Mansion".
"Golden Eagle Mansion —"
Lu Yu silently thought to himself. It was said that this manor acted domineeringly, and its lord, "Golden Eagle Emperor," was a renowned Quasi-Heavenly Supreme with formidable strength and considerable influence in the Northern Domain.
However, their primary objective for this trip was not to have much interaction with these local bullies.
According to information obtained from the simulation, the remnant of the Celestial Supreme, which is suspected to be left behind by the "Heart Demon Thunder Emperor," should be located in the "Northern Boundary," which is further north in the Northern Region and has even scarcer resources.
The environment there is harsh, and the resources are relatively scarce compared to other areas in the northern region. For this reason, it has become a "chicken rib" in the eyes of the three hegemonic powers, neither worth eating nor worth discarding.
No one was willing to expend a lot of manpower and resources to completely control that barren land, maintaining only nominal ownership while actually being left in a state of "no man's land" laissez-faire.
He practiced meditation and breath control all night until dawn.
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In the courtyard of the inn, as the morning light shone through the window screen, Lu Yu, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian opened their eyes almost simultaneously.
His eyes shone brightly, and his aura was full and harmonious. The slight fatigue from yesterday's long-distance teleportation had long since vanished, clearly indicating that a night of quiet meditation had been quite beneficial.
After a quick wash, the three left the inn.
Lu Yu did not rush to leave the city, but instead led the two women to a reputable place in the city called "Wanxiang Pavilion" that specialized in selling maps and intelligence.
He spent 100,000 Supreme Spirit Liquids to purchase a Spirit Map Jade Slip that detailed the distribution of major forces, resource points, dangerous areas, and relatively accurate terrain of the Northern Region.
This map is very detailed and far more useful than the simplified version they bought in the Western Continent.
After quickly scanning and memorizing the vast amount of information in the Spirit Map Jade Slip with his soul power, Lu Yu nodded slightly to the two women: "The information is sufficient, let's go."
Without further delay, the three left the desolate stone city, transforming into three inconspicuous streaks of light and speeding off in the due north direction.
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