Qingzhou City stood atop a majestic, towering mountain.
The city was no flat expanse. Its peaks rose in profusion, its ravines crisscrossed, and its terrain was incredibly complex.
Within the city alone, the population numbered in the hundreds of millions, and its territory stretched vast and boundless.
Many ordinary people born here never managed to leave this enormous city in their entire lives.
A great formation covered the entire city, prohibiting flight. Martial artists were not allowed to fly about at will.
Anyone who violated the rules would face extremely severe punishment.
Yet at that moment, a streak of light descended from the sky, landing on the very center of the city, atop its highest mountain.
This was the Shanhe Platform!
It was the seat of power for all Qing Province, with strength and prestige surpassing even those of the Four Great Departments!
For many martial artists in Qing Province, joining the Shanhe Platform was the goal of a lifetime!
And joining the Shanhe Platform was ten times harder than joining Qingzhou Sword Mansion, Void Blade Sect, or Star Evolution Sect—the top sects of Qing Province—or joining a top Aristocratic Clan like the Bai or Taibai Family!
First of all, the prerequisite for joining the Shanhe Platform was to enter one of the Four Great Departments!
Martial artists in Qing Province had to pass the assessment and join one of the Four Great Departments before they were even qualified to be assessed and selected by the Shanhe Platform.
Even after passing the assessment and becoming a member of one of the Four Great Departments, anyone whose performance was mediocre or who had made no special contributions would have little chance of passing the Shanhe Platform's selection.
Even with outstanding strength and good fortune, anyone who passed the selection would still