In a moment of mental daze, Meng Qi was pulled by Xu Yue through the Immortal Traces exit once more, arriving in Jiangdong.
By the time he came to his senses, he was already standing before the gates of a colossal city.
Linhai City.
Jiangdong's second-largest port, surpassed only by Langya. Located at the border between Jiangzhou and Pengzhou, it thrived on trade. It was the first stop for some East Sea martial artists and goods entering Great Jin, and also the Great Jin city most deeply influenced by East Sea Sword Manor.
The connection between the Yun Family and East Sea Sword Manor was known throughout the realm, so Linhai was practically a state unto itself, much like the territories controlled by top aristocratic families and major martial sects.
The Yun Family's old master was a veteran Grandmaster who had long reached the peak, yet he had never managed to take that further step into the Half-step Dharma Body realm. He hovered around fiftieth place on the Earth Ranking, deterring the experts of Linhai and its surrounding regions. Moreover, his methods were formidable. By now, every powerful family in Linhai either had countless ties to the Yun Family or had become its vassal, much like aristocratic families beneath the imperial court.
There was nothing wrong with saying that Linhai was the Yun Family's Linhai.
However, because Xu Yue had completely disrupted the course of events, Meng Qi possessed the two keys from An Guoxie and Ze Luoju, yet had never had the time to visit the Gate of Myriad Phenomena. He had not encountered Yun He either, nor had he auctioned off the life-extending Eastern Extremity Longevity Pill. The Yun Family had never obtained that pill.
Thus, the elderly Yun Family Ancestor was nearing the end of his lifespan