Divine Martial Kingdom

Xiao Ran rode the giant bird and quietly arrived at East Floating City. He quietly paid the fee and entered the teleportation array, but Li Wuxie still discovered him and came to see him off.

Xiao Ran thought to himself, "You, a grown man, coming to see me off, it's not the right feeling, you know?"

Li Wuxie held the goji berries, his eyelids drooping, looking quite puzzled by Xiao Ran's itinerary.

"You dare to go to the Divine Martial Kingdom alone?"

Xiao Ran spread his hands and explained, "There's nothing I can do. We need to repair the Yan Armor. My Master is too lazy to go, and I can't force her to go either. No matter how many others go, it's no different from me going alone."

Seeing that Xiao Ran had made up his mind, Li Wuxie didn't say anything more and took out a black Jade Slip that was a foot long.

"This is my own Life-Preserving Jade Slip. If you crush it at a critical moment, a bubble-like Spatial Array will appear to seal you and pull you into the abyss to hide you. At the same time, the Dao Alliance will receive news of your danger and will send someone to rescue you soon. Unless the Nine Radiances want to kill you, the Jade Slip will not be able to stop them. Below the Nine Radiances, it can basically save your life."

Got it, it's an Air Pocket!

Xiao Ran had a safety armor stored in his System Space, but it was still not enough to defend against true experts.

For example, Wen Yushu, even while wearing armor, had his heartbeat stopped by his Master's single finger.

Of course, it's not a big problem to use it to save one's life.

The key is that it can quickly contact the Dao Alliance, which adds an extra layer of security, at least allowing one to escape if placed under house arrest.

Xiao Ran gladly accepted the Life-Preserving Jade Slip.

After waiting for a while, they still didn't hear Li Wuxie say goodbye.

It wasn't until a cold wind blew by that Li Wuxie coughed twice, and Xiao Ran finally realized what was happening.

He hurriedly grabbed a large handful of bright red goji berries, about 20% of the total amount, and handed them to Li Wuxie.

"Contact me again if it works."

Li Wuxie's eyes twitched slightly. He was stunned for a long time before reluctantly accepting the goji berries.

The Life-Preserving Jade Slip, reserved for the Chief of the Dao Alliance's districts, was exchanged for a handful of goji berries...

Seeing Li Wuxie's grim expression, Xiao Ran said:

"Don't mind me, I need to keep some of this for myself. I'm going to catch a dragon right away, or I might end up like you. It's better to keep some just in case."

Li Wuxie's voice faltered, his face stiffened, and a mouthful of blood spilled back into his stomach.

Take care.

Without saying goodbye, Li Wuxie left behind these words and turned to leave the rooftop.

Xiao Ran's teleportation destination is the Divine Martial Kingdom.

I paid for the trip myself, and it was a long distance away. I spent three thousand Spirit Stone, and I could only get one recording Jade Slip. I'll see if I can get reimbursed by the Divine Martial Kingdom, otherwise it will be too much of a loss.

The spinning scenery slowly came to a stop, Xiao Ran stepped off the teleportation array from a distorted radiance.

Before we knew it, we had traveled millions of miles.

After stepping off the teleportation array, a gust of cold wind blew, making him shiver, and his breath condensed into icy haze.

Looking around, you can see that this is a small fortress town built on frozen snowfields.

Xiao Ran was standing in the Xing Tian Pavilion in the center of the city, which was no different from the Xing Tian Pavilion in East Floating City.

This is Cold Desert City, the headquarters of the Dao Alliance branch, located eight thousand miles south of the Divine Martial Kingdom.

The Cold Desert City is quite large, with tall buildings and wide streets, but there are hardly any people around, making it far less prosperous than East Floating City.

The main residents here are the families of the stationed deacons and the Imperial Road Army. Most of the supplies are transported from the Dao Alliance Headquarters. The commercial environment is relatively poor, not to mention any entertainment venues.

The Chief of the Cold Desert City is a woman.

Her Li Luobing. Cultivation Level the Spirit Severing Realm. She was of average appearance, not very tall, and slightly thin, like a cold and piercing short knife. She was taciturn and gave people the feeling of being decisive and difficult to talk to.

After confirming Xiao Ran's identity, she insisted on sending two Nascent Soul deacons to accompany Xiao Ran to the Divine Martial Kingdom.

Xiao Ran thought to himself, "You two Nascent Soul deacons are with me, but besides drawing hatred to me, you can't serve any other purpose at all."

However, Li Luobing was very stubborn and only relented when Xiao Ran produced the invitation letter from the Divine Martial Kingdom and Li Wuxie's Life-Preserving Jade Slip.

At the top of the Xing Tian Pavilion, just as Xiao Ran was about to leave, Li Luobing, dressed in animal skin attire, suddenly softened her tone and asked somewhat abruptly, "Chief Li, how are you now?"

Xiao Ran was taken aback, turned around, and looked the woman in front of him up and down.

Aside from his Cultivation Level, he didn't have anything particularly outstanding, but he wasn't bad-looking either.

Could this woman be Li Wuxie's old flame, or someone who secretly loves Li Wuxie? Xiao Ran didn't think much of it and quickly replied:

"Chief Li excellent health. After taking the tonics I sent, he will soon regain his virility."

Li Luobing was a little embarrassed, her slightly flushed cheeks revealing a touch of femininity in the cold wind.

"That's not what I'm asking. I'm asking him... is he still living alone?"

How direct! Xiao Ran was happy to see it happen, after all, matchmakers always need to give red envelopes, so he quickly said, "It's one person, I'll go back and ask for you."

After Xiao Ran said that, Li Luobing felt embarrassed again.

"No need to ask anymore. Back in the academy, we were just classmates, nothing more."

So it was a crush, Xiao Ran said with a smile, "Okay, I'll ask for you, senior."

Finally, Li Luobing gave Xiao Ran two boxes of Ice Algae Tea.

One box for Xiao Ran.

One box for Li Wuxie.

Xiao Ran thought to herself, "She really is a straight woman. The things she gives to her crush are like errand runners. It looks like she'll be single for thousands of years."

After saying goodbye to Li Luobing, Xiao Ran set off with two boxes of Ice Algae Tea, intending to give them all to Li Wuxie when he returned.

It was too cold to ride a bird, so Xiao Ran had to exert himself to fly in his Sword Ship.

The far northern ice plains are desolate, with extremely low temperatures and very low concentrations of Spiritual Energy.

The weather was neither sunny nor cloudy, and a cold wind was blowing from all directions.

The land stretches as far as the eye can see, with occasional undulations.

The ground was covered with hardy, low-lying grasses and ferns, the river was covered with thick ice, and snow remained on the shady slopes.

The only large animals were eagles, wolves, and foxes; bears were rare. They were all ordinary ferocious beasts. Xiao Ran flew thousands of miles but didn't see a single Spirit Beast.

The weather only improved slightly after flying all the way to the outskirts of the Divine Martial Kingdom, becoming a bit warmer, and many artificially cultivated green forests could be seen.

The Divine Martial Kingdom has no city walls.

The area spans tens of thousands of miles and is composed of numerous small towns, large and small, scattered like stars in the sky.

It is said that more than five billion mortals live here, accounting for half of the total population of the True Spirit Continent.

To withstand the extreme cold, most of the town's buildings are low stone houses shaped like yurts, with part above ground and part underground.

Some of the particularly large yurts were brightly lit and bustling with activity, resembling large shopping malls.

The farmland is all enclosed, temperature-controlled greenhouses.

The road is wide, and there are many traditional four-wheeled carriages on it, but there are relatively few Spiritual Power powered chariots.

There are many coal-fired airships, fast shuttles, and even public transportation similar to intercity trains in the sky, making transportation quite developed.

There weren't many pedestrians on the road, but there were many patrol soldiers. They seemed to be arresting some rebellious teenagers in yurts and taking them underground to learn Spirit Runes.

This is a legend that Xiao Ran has heard over the past three years.

If Xiao Ran were to travel to a town in the Divine Martial Kingdom, he would never imagine that this place is actually Cultivation World; he would think it is a wasteland world in the future.

It is said that after the end of the Dharma Ending Era, a considerable number of humans came to the extremely cold northern ice plains to cultivate the land in order to escape the harassment of the Wraith. Although the environment was harsh, there was no invasion of the Wraith, so they could find joy in hardship and live a relatively stable life, which can be regarded as a paradise for mortals.

Over time, the cultivation industry here became very backward. In order to conserve Spiritual Power for national defense, the civilian weapon-making industry gradually developed.

Now, he has even started a scientific career in the Cultivation World. Apart from the Spirit Runes driving Spiritual Power, it is not fundamentally different from the science in Xiao Ran's previous life.

This is the power of mortals! However, the Divine Martial Kingdom is far more than what Xiao Ran saw.

At its core are underground mechanical factories and an army, with secret bases scattered throughout various locations.

The exact locations of these bases are unknown to Cold Desert City, and also to the discipline deacons planted by the Dao Alliance.

For many years, the Dao Alliance has wanted to send an investigation team to the Divine Martial Kingdom for research, but the Divine Martial Kingdom has refused.

The Dao Alliance had no choice but to use various clandestine channels to poach young people from the Divine Martial Kingdom with high salaries.

These young people have made great contributions to the development of spiritual machinery in the Dao Alliance, but they are not traitors. It is said that the Dao Alliance Headquarters still has not figured out the true nature of the Divine Martial Kingdom.

Xiao Ran sailed his Sword Ship, passing by the outskirts of several towns without entering any of them.

Following the map directions on the invitation, we flew towards the capital city, Divine Martial City.

Soon, he was followed by two small humanoid battle suits, which demanded that he stop the ship to verify his identity.

Xiao Ran stopped the Sword Ship and landed on the frozen ice plain.

It seems there are two humanoid Yan Armor that need to be inspected.

It's less than ten feet tall, headless, and painted entirely in black. It's a manually operated magical armor, and like an excavator, it looks quite clumsy.

It's nothing compared to the giant Yan Armor of the Yan Mo; it's probably an older model.

Its Yan Core combat capability is rated at the Golden Core level, but the two pilots are only at the Qi Refining level.

The two armored soldiers did not remove their armor and carefully examined Xiao Ran's Sword Ship, feeling that its design was very ingenious, and couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Xiao Ran then took out the invitation.

The two soldiers immediately became respectful, carefully examined Xiao Ran's invitation letter, repeatedly confirmed Xiao Ran's identity, and asked with great surprise, "Are you coming to the Divine Martial Kingdom alone?"

Xiao Ran countered, "Yes, is the Divine Martial Kingdom very dangerous?"

The soldier saluted with his Yan Armor and then explained, "No, those rebellious young people have no effect on you. If they offend you, please do not harm them. Notify the patrol team, and they will be arrested and properly educated."

The legend Xiao Ran had heard was—

The education system implemented by the Divine Martial Kingdom for criminals is called "Study and Reform Education." It uses extremely cruel methods to conduct closed-door teaching for criminals, transforming them into highly skilled technicians in various industries. Graduation can exempt them from their crimes, while those who fail to graduate are forced to study until they die.

It is cruel, but in this Dharma Ending Era, it still has positive significance for human survival.

Subsequently, the two soldiers offered to escort Xiao Ran to the capital.

Xiao Ran flatly rejected him.

The two soldiers didn't insist. They attached a tracking and inspection-free passage device to Xiao Ran 'Xiao Ran Sword Ship and let him go on his own.

Chapter 190 is a long chapter; two of the King of Lewd Talk: Ancient Wilderness_The Ghostly Fox.

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