Xu Yi had once studied the maps. To the southeast lay Wutie City, the only city within three thousand li with a large-scale teleportation array capable of spanning fifty thousand li.
Just before nightfall, Xu Yi entered Wutie City. He paid no heed to the late hour, hired a guide, and raced straight to Meteor Pavilion, the city's largest teleportation business.
After spending a full five hundred Spirit Stones, Xu Yi stepped onto the last teleportation array of the day. Half an hour later, a flash of light enveloped him, and he appeared on another array platform.
This was Blackfire City. Xu Yi did not leave the establishment. Instead, he paid another thirty Spirit Stones and teleported to neighboring Baishui City.
That was the only city within several thousand li with a teleportation array capable of spanning fifty thousand li.
Half an hour later, Xu Yi, having spent another five hundred Spirit Stones, stepped onto the teleportation array once more.
The curtain of light faded. Xu Yi stepped off the platform and paid two Spirit Stones in head tax. As he left the shop, a blinding radiance struck him head-on, nearly forcing his eyes shut.
He looked up. A gleaming snow-capped mountain stood beneath the blazing sun, its light making the entire city shimmer with snow.
Xianchun City, the city in the boundless territory of the Northern Sacred Court closest to the Chaotic Star Sea.
A bustling city, one teeming with countless opportunities—and with cultivators searching for them.
He had not gone far when his eyes suddenly burned. Black streaks filled the sky, hurtling toward him. Xu Yi abruptly remembered something and hurriedly took out a black iron tablet. He pricked his fingertip and let a drop of blood fall onto it. The blood seeped in, and the tablet suddenly