Four super forces, four behemoths, had been rooted in this land for millions of years. Their influence and strength were all horrifying.
The war between the four forces involved tens of thousands of families and forces. Hundreds of billions of warriors could be mobilized. Every time a war broke out, countless people would die.
The war had been going on for a hundred years. The four forces were actually fighting for an entrance, an entrance to a treasured land.
It just so happened that the entrance was at the border of the four forces' territories.
Between the major forces, there was no hatred for no reason, and there was no love for no reason either.
Between the forces, there were no emotions, no justice or evil, no right or wrong. The only thing that mattered was interests.
Only the huge interests could incite the super families to fight endlessly.
The four forces had been fighting for a hundred years. It was true that the war was not going on all the time. Usually, there would be a pause. But how many people had died during this time?
How many resources and wealth had been consumed?
It was impossible to estimate.
It wasn't just hatred that kept the major forces at war. It was more about profit.
The four forces all wanted to take the treasured land for themselves, but the other three forces would not be happy about it.
Ten years ago, the four forces had an agreement that each force would send someone in to fight for the treasure together.
However, because the hatred was too deep, after each faction sent some people in, a chaotic battle broke out. Ultimately, the people from the three factions were annihilated. When the remaining faction's people came out, they were all killed by the other three factions' combined forces.
Therefore, the scuffle broke out again and it had been going on until now.
But recently, there were rumors that two forces had formed an alliance. The scuffle between the four forces might turn into a war between two alliances.
Whether it was the scuffle between the four forces or the war between the two alliances, the war would not stop anytime soon.
The four forces were all behemoths. Some of them had Emperor Realm warriors and some had ways to suppress Emperor Realm warriors. Therefore, it was difficult for them to destroy each other.
As long as they could not destroy each other's families or inflict serious damage on them, then the war would not end anytime soon.
Lu Li was having a headache!
For one thing, he was worried about Lu Ling. For another, he didn't know how to get to the Dragon Rebel Valley. Since the central region was at war, outsiders could not use their Teleportation Formations.
If he wanted to go to the Dragon Rebel Valley, he had to either go through the battlefield or take a detour. Taking a detour wasn't just a small detour. It would take him two or three years to teleport, and the cost would be sky-high.
Lu Li stared at the map for a long time. After a while, Lu Li decided to go to the black market in the city. He wanted to see if there were any other ways to go in the black market.
After walking out of the inn, he walked around a few times and entered a castle.
The castle wasn't big, and there was a manager, two guards, and a portal.
"Sir, do you have the token of our Flying Smoke Palace?"
The steward came over with a smile. Lu Li only knew that this was a black market castle, but he didn't know it was called the Palace of Flying Smoke. He shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
The steward said with a smile, "Sir, is this your first time coming to our Flying Smoke Palace?
Our Flying Smoke Palace is one of the 27 major powers of the Flying Fire Continent, and we have branches in all the major cities.
We, the Flying Smoke Palace, have a slogan. As long as you have enough Godstones, we can help you do anything you want. "
"Oh?"
Lu Li's eyes glowed. He teased, "If I asked you to assassinate an emperor, would you be able to do it?"
"Ha, ha!"
The steward said with a smile, "Don't ask such boring questions. Sir, do you need a token?
With a token, you can enter any branch of the Flying Smoke Palace at will.
Without a token, you will have to pay 100 million Godstones for each entry. "
"100 million Godstones for each entry?"
Lu Li rolled his eyes. The Flying Smoke Palace was so good at making Godstones.
Lu Li asked, "What about the token?"
"That's easy!"
The steward said with a smile, "You can either pay 10 billion Godstones at once, or you can provide proof of one trillion Godstones or treasures of equal value. Then, you can do it for free."
"I think I will pay 100 million Godstones."
Lu Li thought about it and said. One trillion Godstones was not enough for him, but treasures were more than enough.
That being said, he could not show off so many of his belongings easily.
He handed over the 100 million Godstones and stepped into the Teleportation Formation.
After a flash of white light, Lu Li came to a huge hall. This hall should be underground. It was completely enclosed with many shops and a free trade zone.
Many people were selling treasures on the ground.
Fifth Tribulation Warriors could be seen everywhere.
It was a lively place with people coming and going.
Lu Li saw many treasures as well as materials that he had never seen before.
"Well, let me buy some body strengthening pellets!"
Lu Li walked to a shop that sold only miraculous pellets. Lu Li asked around and realized that the prices were reasonable.
He counted the Godstones in his Interspatial Ring. He bought more than 10,000 of them, which was worth tens of billions of Godstones.
Lu Li didn't want to buy any treasures. He wandered around and eventually entered the main hall of the Palace of Flying Smoke.
"I want to talk about a big deal."
Lu Li found a steward with the surname of Liu. He showed Lu Li to a side chamber. Lu Li went straight to the point, "I want to go to the Dragon Rebel Valley. Can you open a space gate and send me there?"
"No!"
Chief Steward Liu shook his head and said, "It is too far away from the Dragon Rebel Valley. We cannot go there in one go.
There is a chaotic fight in the central region. Danger can arise anywhere. Therefore, we cannot open the space gate there for now.
If you must, we will have to send you to the Autumn Rain Territory. "
Lu Li took out a map of the Flying Fire Continent to check. He realized that the Autumn Rain Territory was more than a hundred miles away from the Dragon Rebel Valley. To the north would be the chaotic area.
In other words, even if he could open the space gate to the Autumn Rain Territory, he would still have to go through the chaotic area.
But if he could open the space gate, he could save a lot of time.
Lu Li thought about it and asked Chief Steward Liu, "Is there any other way? If you can send me to the Dragon Rebel Valley safely, I don't have to worry about Godstones."
"There is another way!"
Chief Steward Liu said, "We have battleships in the Palace of Flying Smoke. Usually, our battleships are safe. But they are slow. It will take us at least 10 years to get to the Dragon Rebel Valley from here.
Of course … we cannot guarantee absolute safety. It is not only the four forces that are fighting there. There are many old warriors trying to fish in troubled waters. "
"Can we do this?"
Lu Li thought about it and said, "You can open the space gate and send me to the Autumn Rain Territory. Then, I will take your battleship to the Dragon Rebel Valley."
"Sure!"
Chief Steward Liu nodded and said, "Opening the space gate is expensive. It will cost at least 300 billion Godstones. Are you sure you can afford that many?"
"No problem!"
Lu Li nodded. He didn't have that many Godstones, but there were many treasures and materials in the Interspatial Rings of those old warriors. He could sell them for enough.
"Okay. Please wait a moment, honorable guest!"
Chief Steward Liu got up and left. He said, "I will go and make the arrangements. We will talk about the price when I am sure it is okay."
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