Nantian City was located at the border between the Northwest and the Southern Wilderness. It was also the border between the Dragon Sea Pavilion and the Great River Sect.
Nantian City was not a city with a long history. It had only been developed for a few hundred years, but it was more prosperous than the Beast City.
It was because this city was an important area on the border between the Southwest and the North. It was an important link for the trade between the two regions. The population of this city was the highest in the Northwest and the Southern Wasteland. The trade activities were frequent, and the trade of martial artists was endless. Among them, there was even the largest auction of the Dong family, which was famous far and near.
The Dong Family was the most powerful family in Nantian City. The reason why Nantian City was so prosperous was because of the Dong Family.
It was said that the Dong Family's ancestor came to the Central Heaven Region and settled in Nantian City. He began to control Nantian City with iron and blood. Since then, the Dong Family had the final say in Nantian City.
For hundreds of years, no one dared to challenge the Dong Family's position. The Dong Family was like the sun in the sky. Even a seventh-grade sect didn't dare to provoke the Dong Family.
More than two hundred years ago, the Dong Clan's Patriarch had already stepped into the Celestial Lord Stage and became a top expert of his generation. The Dong Clan's disciples were also abnormally powerful. There were more than ten Earth Emperor Stage disciples, and the number of King Stage disciples was not much less than any other sect. The number of Spirit Masters was as many as the hairs on a cow.
With such strength, which sect would have the audacity to provoke the Dong Clan?
Moreover, none of these were the main reasons why the Dong Clan was so powerful. The Dong Clan was able to obtain its current status entirely because it had a fifth tier alchemist. This was the reason why the Dong Clan could continue to prosper.
A Grade Five Alchemist was an extremely respected existence no matter where they went.
Even the Sect Leader of a Seventh Grade Sect would have to treat him with respect and would not dare to show any disrespect.
In the entire Northwest, the number of fifth-grade alchemists could be counted on one hand. It showed how difficult and rare it was to improve an alchemist's level.
This fifth-grade alchemist was the sworn brother of the Dong Family's ancestor. He had always been the most respected elder of the Dong Family.
Furthermore, the Dong Clan's auction house had been flourishing because of the high-grade medicinal pills he had provided.
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Now, Ling Xiao and the Demon Emperor appeared in Nantian City.
With one foot, they were still in the Thousand Beast City and with the next, they had stepped into a completely foreign land.
The distance between the Thousand Beast City and Nan Tian Nan was rather far and if one were to fly there, they would need to spend several years before they could reach there.
On the other hand, the transmission array only needed the blink of an eye to arrive.
From this, one could see how convenient it was for an Empyrean to construct such a spatial transmission channel.
After a series of twists and turns, Ling Xiao finally embarked on his journey to find the Heaven Gu Divine Technique.
There was still a year and a half before the priestess' Heaven Gu Constitution would erupt. Ling Xiao had to rush to the ancestral land of the Gu race during this time to see if he had the opportunity to obtain the Heaven Gu Divine Technique.
At the moment, Ling Xiao didn't have the time to think so much. The world was boundless, and he wanted to find a lost divine art without any clues. This was undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack, and the hope was very slim.
Ling Xiao shook his head, trying to make himself forget about the troubles, his mind replaying the scene where he had left the Thousand Beast City earlier.
When he thought of Lu Fang and Lu Jing's reluctant eyes, Ling Xiao felt that he was committing a crime.
These two delicate beauties had already been delivered to his mouth, but they still didn't dare to take it.
"Damn it, am I still a man now?" Ling Xiao cursed in a low voice for no reason.
Ling Xiao shook his head and began to walk towards the city gate with the Demon Emperor.
Just as they approached the city gate, Ling Xiao found that there were quite a number of martial artists riding various kinds of mounts into the city.
There were third-grade coyotes, third-grade Scarlet Flame Tigers, third-grade Phantom Leopards, third-grade Lightning Eagles … Dozens of different kinds of Spirit Beasts gathered together, looking very spectacular and lively.
Seeing this scene, Ling Xiao couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
"This … Could there have been a war?" Ling Xiao thought doubtfully for no reason.
It should be known that no matter which city it was, it was generally forbidden to ride Spirit Beasts into the city to avoid disturbing the civilians in the city.
Like South Sky City, besides the fact that there was a war, Ling Xiao really couldn't figure out what was going on.
Just as Ling Xiao was about to walk towards the city gate, a voice suddenly rang out.
The sound of Spirit Beasts galloping came from behind.
"Everyone get out of the way, Miss Dong is going back to the city!" a voice called from behind.
"Master, be careful!" the Demon Emperor exclaimed.
Ling Xiao only felt a few powerful auras approaching from behind. He frowned and immediately dodged to the side.
Fortunately, he moved quickly, otherwise he would have been turned into meat paste by a group of Spirit Beasts.
A wave of smoke billowed and dust flew everywhere!
A group of Spirit Beasts riding third-grade Ardent Cloud Lions galloped towards the city at an extremely fast speed.
All the martial artists at the city gate were so frightened that they dodged in all directions. No one dared to stop them.
Ling Xiao ate a stomach full of dust and couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Damn it, they're rushing to throw themselves at me!"
"Hmph, a mere King Stage martial artist dares to be so unscrupulous. Do you want this old servant to teach them a lesson?" the Demon Emperor said through voice transmission.
"Forget it, we've just arrived here, it's not good to act rashly." Ling Xiao waved his hand and said.
After that group of people entered the city, the other martial artists actually didn't have any complaints and continued to enter the city.
"What's going on?
Could it be that some great power is making them angry but don't dare to say anything? "Ling Xiao thought in confusion.
Afterwards, Ling Xiao prepared to pay the gold coins to enter the city.
Who knew that the guard at the gate would sneer and say, "It's obvious that you've just come from outside and don't know the rules. We don't accept gold coins here, we only accept Xuan Crystals. If you don't have Xuan Crystals, please take a detour."
Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment. This was the first time he had seen a city that charged such a fee.
They didn't accept gold coins, only Xuan Crystals!
This was something that had never happened before in any city.
Ling Xiao didn't think that the other party was tricking him.
Just as Ling Xiao was about to argue with the guard, a fatty beside him came over and said in a low voice, "I say, brother, you can tell that you don't have any Xuan Crystals, right? I have some here. Do you want them?"
The fat man looked to be about 25 years old, but his body was like a barrel. His double chin trembled when he smiled, and his eyes were narrowed into slits. One look and you could tell that he was a profiteer.
At this time, the guard laughed and said, "Fatty Wei, you're here to pick up Ping Yi again!"
It was obvious that this fatty often appeared here. The guards of the city were already so familiar with him.
The fat man laughed dryly, "This young master …" I'm in a difficult position, how can I say that I'm picking up Ping Yi? "
Ling Xiao didn't answer. Another few cultivators entered the city, and they all handed over five pieces of low-grade Xuan grade Crystal as promised.
Seeing this scene, Ling Xiao was sure that this city was different from the others.
He muttered in his heart, "If I had known earlier, I would have asked Senior Lu about the situation in Nantian City."
"I say, brother, do you want to exchange for Xuan Crystals? As long as you can take out a Level 3 Spirit Grass, a Xuan Artifact, or some kind of Xuan Skill, it's fine." The fatty approached Ling Xiao and said with a flattering look.
Ling Xiao chuckled, "I still have a few Xuan Crystals, there's no need to be polite."
With that, Ling Xiao handed over ten Xuan Crystals to the guard.
When the fatty saw this, he exclaimed with a pained expression, "Damn it, if you have Xuan Crystals, you should have taken them out earlier. Why are you acting like a fool here? What a waste of this young master's precious time."
Ling Xiao didn't lower himself to the fatty's level and strode into the city.
As soon as he entered the city, Ling Xiao was shocked once again.
The official road in the city was dozens of meters wide. It was the widest street he had ever seen.
For such a large official road, the flow of people shouldn't appear to be so dense.
However, the situation was exactly the opposite.
On the official road, the Martial Warriors riding on all kinds of strange Spirit Beasts were constantly moving back and forth, causing the tens of meters wide official road to be filled with noise.
Those high level Spirit Beasts would occasionally let out provocative growls, while those low level Spirit Beasts had no choice but to take the initiative to give way.
Here, only those high level Martial Warriors and Spirit Beasts could walk freely. Those who were not strong could only squeeze to the side!
It was like going to a market, it was a bustling scene.
On both sides of the official road, there were bejeweled jade palaces, dazzling shops, and luxurious restaurants.
Just looking at the buildings here, it was countless times more luxurious than the Purple Heaven City and the Thousand Beast City.
At the side, the Demon Emperor only glanced at it and said indifferently, "In such a remote and backward place, it's rare to have such a small scale bustling city."
When Ling Xiao heard this, it was as if his heart had been ruthlessly stepped on, causing him to feel extremely uncomfortable.
If this was only a small scale bustling city, then wouldn't his hometown, Meteorite City, become a wild latrine pit?
However, after comparing it, it was true that Meteorite City was just an isolated and backward place.
For no reason, Ling Xiao sighed with emotion, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as walking ten thousand miles". This was indeed a famous saying.
If he had been content with the status quo and stayed in Meteorite City or the Purple Heaven Sect, how would he have discovered that the outside world was so colorful and prosperous?
Then, Ling Xiao began to wander around Southern Sky City like a farmer entering the city.
After all, finding the Heaven Gu Divine Art required opportunity, and it wasn't something that could be found in a day or two.
Since he had already come here, he needed to get a good feel for the local customs and see if there was anything here that could surprise and surprise him.
After walking for a long time, Ling Xiao found that he had only walked a third of the area of Southern Sky City. There were still many places that he had not visited. For no reason, he sighed, "A big city is really not ordinary!"
Ling Xiao stopped and walked towards a restaurant.
At this moment, the fatty that he had seen outside the city gate appeared not far away.
He saw that this fatty also had quite a personality. He was actually riding a pig!
A low-tier third stage spotted pig didn't have much attack power, and its speed was also the slowest among all the spirit beasts. Its biggest characteristic was that it could eat and sleep, and it was no different from an ordinary domestic pig.
Ling Xiao found that the fatty and the spotted pig were a perfect match.
The people at the side seemed to be very familiar with the fatty, and they kept smiling and greeting him.
"Brother, we meet again. It's really fate. Come, let's go up and have a drink." The fatty's eyes were sharp, and he actually saw through the crowd and immediately called out to Ling Xiao.