Northern Azure Continent, Reunion with Mu Chen

Several days later, White Dragon Hill, central Northern Azure Continent.

As the location of Northern Azure Spiritual Academy, one of the Five Great Academies, Northern Azure Continent was merely a medium-sized continent, yet it enjoyed considerable renown throughout the Great Thousand World.

White Dragon Hill, located in the heart of Northern Azure Continent, had been a burial ground from the great war against the Extraterritorial Evil Clan. It contained countless spirit treasuries left behind by fallen Supremes and was immensely popular throughout Northern Azure Continent, having always been a favored destination for countless treasure hunters.

Especially in recent years, innumerable treasure hunters had gathered here, turning White Dragon Hill inside out in their searches. Some lucky individuals had indeed obtained quite a few valuable items.

Whether it was the inheritances of fallen experts, all manner of rare heavenly treasures, or getting rich overnight by forming teams to hunt and kill others during treasure hunts...

White Dragon Hill had become an exceptionally popular treasure-hunting ground, as well as a place of training for successive generations of Northern Azure students in recent years.

In the skies not far from White Dragon Hill, a ripple of spatial fluctuations suddenly spread out, gathering into a spatial vortex. A figure clad in azure stepped out from within.

It was Lu Chen, who had spent nearly a month traveling.

Lu Chen looked around, took out the map of Northern Azure Continent he had just bought, compared it with the surrounding terrain, and nodded slightly.

With a flap of the wings on his back, he streaked across the sky and shot toward the outline of a massive city that had appeared on the distant ground.

White Dragon City.

As one of the most prosperous cities within several hundred miles of White Dragon Hill, with the late Heavenly Transformation Realm White Dragon City Lord overseeing it, its safety was beyond question. It was a foothold countless treasure hunters dreamed of finding.

In the distance, a streak of light swiftly cut across the sky before descending outside the gates of the majestic White Dragon City ahead.

After landing outside the city gates, Lu Chen put on a black conical hat that concealed his face, swiftly reined in his aura, and suppressed his strength to the initial stage of the Heavenly Transformation Realm before slowly entering White Dragon City.

Supreme Realm experts were among the few truly powerful figures across all of Northern Azure Continent. The appearance of every single one would stir up the entire continent.

Lu Chen did not wish to draw the attention of Northern Azure Spiritual Academy just yet, so it was best to keep a low profile.

An endless stream of people poured through the enormous city gates, and the boisterous clamor reflected the city's immense popularity.

Lu Chen walked inside and followed the crowd straight toward the busiest part of the city. Information circulated most freely there, and he should be able to find what he wanted.

Not long afterward, The trading district at the city center.

Lu Chen came to a stop. Looking at the dazzling array of goods around him, along with all sorts of Spirit Tools, Beast Souls, spiritual techniques, and more, he felt somewhat overwhelmed.

He scanned his surroundings before finally approaching a rather deserted stall and asking its owner, "Sir, have there been any recent reports of a spirit treasury appearing near White Dragon Hill?"

The stall owner had been yawning in boredom, but the sudden question gave him a fright.

Once he recovered, he looked up at Lu Chen. Sensing his initial-stage Heavenly Transformation Realm cultivation, a fawning smile immediately appeared on his face. Rubbing his hands together, he said with a grin, "You're new here, aren't you, sir? Who doesn't know that a Sky Passage Spirit Treasury is about to open near White Dragon Hill? Everyone's sharpening their blades, getting ready for a big haul!"

"Sky Passage Spirit Treasury? Just a spirit treasury left behind by a Sky Passage Realm expert? It isn't a Supreme Spirit Treasury?"

Lu Chen frowned. This was different from what he knew. Based on the timeline, this should have been when the legendary White Dragon Sovereign's Supreme Spirit Treasury emerged.

"A Supreme Spirit Treasury? How could insignificant people like us dare lay a hand on a spirit treasury left behind by such an expert? If a Supreme Spirit Treasury truly appeared, I'd have packed up everything and fled long ago..."

The weathered middle-aged stall owner, who looked to be no more than forty, shook his head and spoke with deep feeling.

"Then thank you for your help, sir."

Lu Chen rubbed his temples, tossed the stall owner several dozen Spirit Coins, and turned toward the other stalls.

He needed to ask around some more and verify whether this was true.

Not long afterward, After questioning several people in succession and confirming that it was only an ordinary Sky Passage Spirit Treasury appearing, Lu Chen could not help but sigh.

The world was unpredictable. In the end, I placed my hopes in the wrong thing. Could it be that this Heavenly Supreme opportunity truly has nothing to do with me?

Lu Chen silently pondered to himself.

Just then, a familiar voice rang out, breaking his train of thought.

"Lu Ge!"

Lu Chen looked up and saw a figure dressed in black fitted clothing greeting him from ahead.

Looking closely, it was a youth of seventeen or eighteen. He was tall and slender, with handsome features and soft short hair casually falling around his head, giving off a comfortable, easygoing air.

It was Mu Chen, whom he had not seen for two years.

"Lu Ge, why are you here?"

"After you disappeared back then, everyone from Northern Spiritual Academy and I searched for you for so long. We all thought a Spirit Beast had eaten you."

Mu Chen hurried over to Lu Chen, carefully sizing him up. His eyes were filled with delight as he spoke excitedly.

Behind Mu Chen stood a girl in a black dress.

She held a sword in her arms. Her figure was graceful, her skin as fair as snow, and her silver hair, brilliant as a galaxy, drifted lightly in the air, giving her an indescribably captivating charm.

Most striking of all were her clear, glass-like eyes. They were as tranquil as a deep pool, as though nothing in this world could make her pause and gaze for long.

"Back then, I caught the eye of a senior. She took pity on my talent, so she brought me to another continent to cultivate. I've only come out now to gain experience."

"And you? Have you been doing well lately?"

Lu Chen said with a smile.

"Ever since you left, I passed Northern Azure Spiritual Academy's entrance examination and joined the academy. I'm already at the mid-Heaven Merging Realm now!"

Mu Chen said excitedly.

"Not bad. I remember that when I left, you were only at the mid-Spiritual Movement Stage. In two years, you've crossed three major realms and reached the mid-Heaven Merging Realm. Looks like Northern Azure Spiritual Academy has trained you well!"

Lu Chen nodded with a smile. He still displayed only early-Heavenly Transformation Realm cultivation, concealing his true cultivation level flawlessly.

"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce you, Lu Ge. This is Luo Li. She's my... at Northern Azure Spiritual Academy..."

Mu Chen pointed at Luo Li beside him and was about to introduce her enthusiastically when he suddenly faltered. His expression turned a little bashful, giving him the air of a shy young girl.

"Your little girlfriend at Northern Azure Spiritual Academy?"

Seeing Mu Chen's "slightly bashful" expression, Lu Chen smiled and finished the sentence for him.

Mu Chen rubbed his nose, nodded with a grin, and said, "Lu Ge really gets me."

Luo Li merely nodded slightly at Lu Chen and said coolly, "My name is Luo Li. I've heard Mu Chen mention you before. Your talent is quite good."

"I've also often heard Mu Chen talk about you. He said his little girlfriend was breathtakingly beautiful and exceptionally intelligent. Now that I've seen you, you truly are a peerless beauty. No wonder Little Mu can't stop thinking about you."

Lu Chen said with a smile.

At Lu Chen's praise, Luo Li's face flushed slightly. The coldness on her face instantly melted away, and she lowered her head somewhat shyly. "He's just talking nonsense. It's not like that..."