Chen Qing's heart stirred slightly upon hearing this, but he soon found it perfectly normal.
The Ruan Family was a great clan rooted in the Three Paths Land, its influence tangled and far-reaching. As Yan Kingdom's largest place for fencing stolen goods, Blackwater Great City naturally had both overt and covert Ruan Family businesses established within it.
With their plans settled, the three delayed no longer. They immediately summoned the Golden Feather Eagle, soared into the sky, and sped toward Blackwater Great City southeast of Dragon Marsh Lake.
The Golden Feather Eagle was extraordinarily swift, riding the wind and clouds.
In less than half a day, the outline of a majestic city gradually emerged upon the horizon at the edge of a vast expanse of water.
As they drew closer, the full sight of Blackwater Great City unfolded before them.
The great city had been built beside the water, its walls towering like mountain ranges.
Arrow battlements and watchtowers lined the walls, where patrolling figures could faintly be seen. Its defenses were exceptionally tight.
The city was vast beyond measure, truly worthy of the name "Great City."
Across Yan Kingdom, there were only eleven such grand cities. Each was home to tens of millions, a nexus where countless powers were intertwined.
The dock district near the water was even busier. Ships large and small stood row upon row, their masts forming a forest.
There were colossal cargo ships dozens of zhang long, like moving fortresses.
To stand firm in this lawless place at the crossroads of three powers, where dragons and snakes mingled, and become a place even the Six Great Supreme Sects were unwilling to openly fall out with—Blackwater Great City's foundation and strength could not possibly be underestimated.
Riding the Golden Feather Eagle, the three soon arrived above