The Central Region looked utterly different from the Eastern Region. Here, the sky was higher, the land broader, and the spiritual energy denser. A faint pressure permeated the air—the lingering auras of countless powerful cultivators. Even the wild grass by the roadside brimmed with spiritual energy, making it more precious than the medicinal herbs of the Eastern Region.
Lin Feng put away his Flying Boat and landed on the ground. He decided to travel on foot and keep a low profile.
Ahead stood an enormous city. Its walls rose a hundred zhang high, built entirely of black stone and exuding an ancient air. Saber and sword scars covered them, clear evidence of countless battles. Two rows of guards stood at the gate, all at the Peak Demigod stage, wearing black armor and holding spears, their eyes fixed straight ahead.
Lin Feng entered the city and found it even more prosperous within. Shops lined both sides of the streets, selling pills, Magic Treasures, and cultivation techniques, interspersed with teahouses and restaurants. People streamed through the streets, filling them with bustle and noise. There were lavishly dressed scions of prominent lineages, travel-worn rogue cultivators, ferocious-looking saber wielders, and refined, courteous scholars.
He found an inn to stay in, then began gathering information.
The Blood God Sect was one of the Central Region's leading powers, headquartered on Blood God Mountain, three thousand li north of the city. Its ancestor was said to be a terrifying early-stage heavenly god. The sect had three Late True God elders, ten Mid True God elders, and dozens of Early True God elders. As for demigods, their numbers were beyond counting.
Lin Feng was secretly shocked by what he learned. Compared with the Azure Profound Sect, the difference in strength was like heaven and earth. The Azure Profound