Chapter 277 - The Rare Occurrence at Jianghuang City (1/2)

The following day, Qin Nan, Princess Miao Miao, and the Longhu Ancestor Beast left the Mystic Spirit Sect and headed toward the lower district.

Before that, Qin Nan tried looking for Xiao Qingxue, but he was told by some disciples that Xiao Qingxue had already left the Mystic Spirit Sect, and that there was a letter addressed to him.

“......I’m really regretful that I asked you to surrender in the first place… I hope that one day I will be strong enough to be your helper…”

Qin Nan read the words written in the letter and let out a sigh. He never blamed Xiao Qingxue, as she only did so as she was concerned of his safety.

“Forget it, we might still see each other in the future if it’s our fate. Let’s take a look at the map Peak Leader Duanmu gave me.”

Qin Nan shook his head and took out the scroll.

The scroll was a type of Divine Sense Scroll. On top of it existed various rays of light, which combined into a mysterious formation.

As soon as Qin Nan inserted his Divine Sense into the scroll, it immediately fired a ray of light into Qin Nan’s brain, which resulted in a map.

The map glowed brightly, and on it was included over hundreds of countries, sects, and several forbidden areas noted with detailed markings, allowing one to be well informed.

“Hmm?”

Qin Nan’s sense immediately arrived at a golden glow on the map. Besides the glow was written a tiny line of words, which seemed to have been left there by Peak Leader Duanmu.

“The Feiyang Sacred Area and the Qinglong Sacred Area recruit their disciples every year at Jianghuang City, the place where the first trial will take place. Qin Nan, only two months are left until the trial begins, hence you should head straight to Jianghuang City after you leave the Mystic Spirit Sect.”

Qin Nan immediately opened his eyes and asked, “Longhu, have you heard of Jianghuang City?”

“Jianghuang City?” The Longhu Ancestor Beast wore a prideful smile, “You have asked the right person. This Jianghuang City is known as one of the Three Great Ancient Cities within the lower district, which possesses a formidable background. Even the two Sacred Areas would not try to attack it. This Jianghuang City is also known as the Treasure City, as countless of cultivators—even the Peak Leaders—would head to Jianghuang City to sell their treasures, or trade them for rare materials…”

“Treasure City? Nice, very nice, let’s go there now.” Princess Miao Miao’s eyes flickered brightly, and she made the decision for the crew.

“How about the other two cities?”

Qin Nan was unfamiliar with the lower district as he only knew of the existence of the Two Sacred Areas, thus he was eager to learn more information about it.

“The other two cities are known as the ‘Gambling City’ and the Slaughter City. The Gambling City is a place built specifically for cultivators to gamble. As for the Slaughter City, I don’t think it needs any explanation.” The Longhu Ancestor Beast said.

Qin Nan nodded his head while listening to the words. As expected of the lower district, it sounded far more interesting than the Luohe Kingdom. These three ancient cities alone sounded exciting just from their names.

“Let’s go—our first stop will be Jianghuang City!”

Qin Nan said as his eyes were engulfed in flames. How many geniuses would he meet in two months’ time?

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For the rest of the journey, the Longhu Ancestor Beast transformed into his primary form and carried Qin Nan and Princess Miao Miao as they headed straight to Jianghuang City. Although the Longhu Ancestor Beast tried to resist, and insisted that he would never allow himself to be a mount, he ended up subduing to the imperiousness of Princess Miao Miao.

Along the journey, Qin Nan utilized his multitasking ability, expanding his knowledge while observing the culture of people as he continued to refine his Inner Core.

After half a month of refining, the surface of Qin Nan’s Inner Core was now incredibly smooth, surrounded by waves of energy of various techniques and wills, but it still was a distance away from fully recovering.

“We’ve arrived at Jianghuang City!”

The Longhu Ancestor Beast uttered an excited roar, as tears almost rolled down from his eyes. He could finally get rid of his role as a mount.

Qin Nan raised his head hearing the roar, and in his sight, on the valley a distance away firmly stood a huge city, covering an area of thousands of miles, like a giant beast from the ancient era creeping on the ground. Under the sunlight, the walls of the city—which were made of blue rocks—reflected various mysterious lights.

“These are…”

Qin Nan executed his Eyes of the Divine Battle Spirit, and immediately discovered that each of the giant blue rocks was an extremely valuable ‘Mystical Blue Arcane Rock’. In addition to that, at least hundreds of terrifying formations were active underneath the city.

Even Qin Nan himself could only peek a little at the formations, and that alone was enough to make his heart beat rapidly.

“Come, let’s enter the city!”