Years Like a Blade

At the entrance, Gao Jinyang glanced at Gu Shaoshang. He seemed to want to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, he ultimately said nothing.

"Take care, Brother Gao. I'll wait for your return in Xiaoyao City."

Instead, Gu Shaoshang looked at Gao Jinyang with a hint of sympathy and spoke softly.

"Mm, all right."

Gao Jinyang nodded, his expression unreadable.

Gu Shaoshang nodded and walked out of the courtyard, while Gao Jinyang was called inside by Chen Ang.

After leaving the Martial Arts Hall, daylight had fully broken. The streets had grown more crowded, with people busying themselves in groups of two or three. Some hurried along, while others wore grave expressions.

Gu Shaoshang did not leave. Instead, he strolled through Yan Capital.

The omnipresent "chains" had no effect on ordinary people. Or rather, those below the Innate Realm could not even sense the traces of those chains.

As Gu Shaoshang walked, many shops had already opened, and cries of street vendors rose and fell along the roadside. A bustling atmosphere rushed toward him.

"Yan Capital..."

Gu Shaoshang murmured inwardly.

Even on a place as powerful as the Vast Continent, though most people practiced martial arts, true experts were still few. Yan Kingdom was especially remote, and its martial culture could not compare with the Divine Desolate Dynasty. Among the passing crowd, let alone Spirit Realm experts, even Qi Sect Realm martial artists were scarce.

Most remained within the scope of the Five Stages of Foundation Establishment and Life Establishment.

For many, that was the limit of their entire lives. Advancing into the Qi Sect Realm was almost impossible.

Clop! Clop! Clop!

Urgent hoofbeats sounded as a richly dressed youth rode a tall horse at full gallop down the bustling street. Pedestrians hastily scattered aside. Fortunately, the street