Starting from a small Sect in the small Divine Wind Nation, Fang Chen had relied on his own efforts to reach where he was now.
He no longer needed to look up to the big country that he used to look up to.
The Martial Marquis List that he used to look up to. Now, as long as he wanted to, he could become the number one on the list anytime. Although the journey was tough, Fang Chen's strength increased very quickly.
After coming to the Golden Crown Nation for three years, the seventeen-year-old Fang Chen had become a twenty-year-old young man. If the big Sect in the Southern Mountain Land knew that Fang Chen was the number one Qi Hai warrior, they would definitely go crazy to snatch him.
The Royal Family gave them half a month to prepare. After half a month, they would head to the Southern Mountain Land.
After the Martial Marquis List battle ended, most of the warriors in the Imperial Capital had left. The bustling Imperial Capital suddenly became a lot quieter.
Fang Chen followed Tian Jianzi back to the Sword State City.
"Fang Chen, in this half a month, you should take a good rest." Tian Jianzi looked at Fang Chen and said with a gratified face.
Fang Chen nodded and did not say anything.
The Sword Worshipping Sect was now on the right track. Although it was still far from its peak, with the leadership of the Condensing Reality Realm warrior Tian Jianzi, it would definitely become one of the nine Two Star Sects in the Golden Crown Nation.
In the next half a month, Fang Chen did not cultivate too much. He had reached a bottleneck and could not break through for now.
One day, Tian Jianzi came to Fang Chen's courtyard.
"Sect leader." Fang Chen cupped his hands and said.
"Fang Chen, in a few days, you will be heading to the Southern Mountain Land."
Tian Jianzi said slowly, "There are countless powerful people in the Southern Mountain Land. It's not something that the tiny Golden Crown Country can compare to. In the Southern Mountain Land, it's best to join a sect. That way, your cultivation will be much faster."
"I know." Fang Chen nodded.
Having been in the Ancient Sword Continent for so long, Fang Chen had a relatively good understanding of the Ancient Sword Continent.
The vast Ancient Sword Continent had a total of three continents, the Sky Continent, the Five Elements Continent, and the Demon Continent. These three continents occupied the entire Ancient Sword Continent.
The place where Fang Chen was located was just a small place in the Five Elements Province.
The three great prefectures were extremely vast. Among them, the Five Elements Prefecture was the most vast. Because the Five Elements Prefecture was vast, it was divided into the four great ridges of the north, south, east, and west.
The Golden Crown Nation, where Fang Chen was from, was just a big country in the Southern Mountains. In the entire Southern Mountains, there were many big countries like the Golden Crown Nation, as well as countless small countries.
"The Sect's forces in the Southern Mountain Range are very complicated. You must be careful when you enter the Southern Mountain Range," Tian Jianzi said in a low voice.
"Thank you for your concern, Sect Master," said Fang Chen.
"After you enter the Southern Mountain Land, if you have the chance, you can go to the Famed Sword Sect and look for a sword cultivator called Jian Hoarder," Tian Jianzi suddenly said.
"Famed Sword Sect? Jian Hoarder?" Fang Chen was a bit puzzled.
"Strictly speaking, Jian Hoarder is your senior apprentice-brother. He is a disciple of my Reverence Sword Sect. Six years ago, he left the Reverence Sword Sect and went to the Southern Mountain Range. In these six years, news of him has only been sent back to the Reverence Sword Sect once. That was when he joined the Famed Sword Sect. After that, there was no news of him."
"The Famed Sword Sect is considered one of the more powerful Sects in the Southern Mountain Range. With Jian Hoarder's talent, he'll definitely become a core disciple very quickly. If my guess is correct, he should be a core disciple of the Famed Sword Sect by now. If you can find him, you'll have someone to take care of you in the Southern Mountain Range," continued Tian Jianzi.
Fang Chen nodded. He made a mental note of Jian Hoarder. If he had the chance, he would definitely go look for him.
Tian Jianzi chatted with Fang Chen for a while longer before leaving.
As the Reverence Sword Sect's Tian Jianzi, he would always go out to train. Only through life and death situations could he grow.
If the current Fang Chen stayed in the Golden Crown Country, there wouldn't be any challenge for him. His strength would stagnate, so he had to go to the Southern Mountain Range.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, it was time to go to the Southern Mountain Range.
On this day, Fang Chen used the transfer array to go to the imperial capital and entered the imperial city.
At this time, the Soaring Dragon Marquis and the Black Armor Marquis had already arrived. The king of the imperial family was also present.
"Fang Chen, you're here."
Seeing Fang Chen arrive, the Black Armor Marquis and the Soaring Dragon Marquis smiled and greeted Fang Chen.
"This is your medallion. Once you enter the Southern Mountain Range, you can go to Leaning Water City and join the Barren Sect." The king of the imperial family handed over the medallions and smiled.
Finally, the king of the imperial family told the three of them about the things they needed to take note of when entering the Southern Mountain Range. Then, he activated the transfer array.
"You are the geniuses of the Golden Crown Country. No matter what, the Golden Crown Country will be your backing." The king of the imperial family said in a deep voice.
The three of them bade farewell to the king and entered the transfer array.
This transfer array was the highest grade transfer array in the Golden Crown Country. This transfer array was also the only link between the Golden Crown Country and the Southern Mountain Range.
Because the transfer array was very important, it had always been controlled by the imperial family of the Golden Crown Country. Normally, the transfer array would not be activated.
However, this time, for Fang Chen and the other two, an exception was made to activate the transfer array.
"I hope the three of you can make a name for yourselves in the Southern Mountain Range."
Seeing the transfer array being activated, the king of the imperial family stared at the transfer array with his deep eyes and said softly.
Crash!
A white light flashed and the three of them felt their vision turn white. Then, the world started to spin.
It was as if they had entered an endless darkness. Fang Chen and the other two's bodies started to float uncontrollably. After a while, the white light stopped.
Fang Chen and the other two opened their eyes. The transfer array had stopped.
"You guys, come out quickly." Suddenly, someone shouted loudly.
Fang Chen and the other two raised their heads and saw a guard standing in front of the transfer array. The guard's face was very serious. He opened the door of the transfer array and said coldly to Fang Chen and the other two.
Fang Chen and the other two nodded and walked out of the transfer array.
"This is the Southern Mountain Range."
Fang Chen looked around and couldn't help but sigh. The Ling Qi in the air here was much denser than in the Golden Crown Country. Moreover, the guard just now was at the ninth level of the Qi Hai realm.
"Even the guard of the transfer array is so strong." Fang Chen thought to himself.
The Southern Mountain Range was a place where the geniuses of countless countries gathered. Those who could enter the Southern Mountain Range were all monstrous geniuses.
The guard looked at Fang Chen and the other two and knew that it was their first time in the Southern Mountain Range.
"The three of you, is this your first time in the Southern Mountain Range?" The guard looked at the three and asked.
Fang Chen and the other two nodded. The guard said, "This is the border of the Southern Mountain Range, Spirit Heart City. It is very safe within Spirit Heart City, but once you leave Spirit Heart City, it will be very dangerous. Take care of yourselves."
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As the guard of the transfer array, he could see warriors coming to the Southern Mountain Range for the first time almost every day. But they didn't know the dangers of the Southern Mountain Range and would often leave Spirit Heart City without careful consideration.
In the Southern Mountain Land, other than the cities, the wilderness was extremely dangerous. There were even powerful martial artists who would rob in the dark.
After Fang Chen and the other two heard the guard's words, they nodded and left the transfer array.
"Soaring Dragon Marquis, what do we do next?" The Black Armor Marquis looked at the Soaring Dragon Marquis and asked.
Although the Sword Marquis was very strong, he wasn't as old as the Soaring Dragon Marquis. So the Black Armor Marquis still followed the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis pondered for a moment and said, "We've just arrived in the Southern Mountain Range and aren't familiar with the situation here. Let's stay in Spirit Heart City for now. Once we've completely understood the situation here, we'll head to Leaning Water City."
Hearing this, the Black Armor Marquis and the Sword Marquis Fang Chen nodded.
After that, Fang Chen and the other two walked together and arrived at an extremely bustling inn in Spirit Heart City.
After Fang Chen and the other two sat down, the waiter walked over with a smile and asked, "Dear guests, what would you like to order?"
"Give me a portion of your restaurant's specialty dishes," said the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
The waiter looked at Fang Chen and the other two and said, "You three must be new here."
"Why do you ask?"
Hearing this, Fang Chen was a little puzzled and asked.
"Our Ke Laifu Inn is the most famous inn in Spirit Heart City. Our inn's expenses are very high. If we follow your request and order a portion of our restaurant's specialty dishes, it will cost at least a hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones," reminded the waiter softly.
As the waiter of Ke Laifu Inn, he received cultivators every day. There were many cultivators who came to the Southern Mountain Range for the first time and didn't understand these things. They randomly ordered wine and dishes and didn't have the money to pay in the end.
So the waiter reminded them in advance.
Hearing the waiter's words, Fang Chen and the other two sighed inwardly. As expected of the Southern Mountain Range. The spirit stones needed to eat a meal was equivalent to an ordinary person's annual income.
"Don't worry, we have plenty of spirit stones. Give us a portion of each dish and a jug of your restaurant's good wine," said Fang Chen.
"Okay, please wait a moment." Hearing this, the waiter laughed and left.
"As expected of the Southern Mountain Range. A meal costs a hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones." The Black Armor Marquis couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, although a hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones is nothing to us, some ordinary cultivators can't afford it." The Soaring Dragon Marquis also sighed.
"This Spirit Heart City is only a peripheral city of the Southern Mountain Range. What if it was the core city of the Southern Mountain Range?" Fang Chen said.
In a short while, the dishes were all served. This was the first time Fang Chen and the other two had come to the Southern Mountain Range. They were very happy and the three of them happily drank.
However, just as the three of them were happily eating and drinking, suddenly, a roar was heard in the inn.
Hearing this voice, countless cultivators in the inn immediately stood up and quickly left the inn.
Immediately after, a burly man walked in from outside the inn. Beside him were a few subordinates. The burly man had a scar on his face and his whole body was emitting a terrifying aura.
The burly man looked around and saw that Fang Chen and the other two were still sitting there. He roared angrily, "This inn is reserved by me. Hurry up and get out of here."
Just as the burly man was roaring at Fang Chen and the other two, a cultivator suddenly appeared beside the burly man silently.
"Hmph, you didn't even ask around. How dare you come to my Ke Laifu Inn and behave so atrociously."
The middle-aged cultivator snorted coldly. He clenched his fist and directly grabbed the burly man's collar. With a shake of his wrist, the burly man was flung out of the inn.
"This is just a lesson. The next time you cause trouble, your life will end here." After the middle-aged cultivator finished speaking, he turned and left.
The inn instantly quieted down.
Seeing this, Fang Chen and the other two exchanged glances. The middle-aged man who had just attacked was a Condensing Reality Realm cultivator.