Guhongzi traveled south at full speed, day and night without rest. Even at his Innately Great Perfection speed, it took him more than half a month to reach Yang Province from Liang Province.
Upon arriving in Yang Province, he headed straight for Baihe County in Ascending Dragon Prefecture.
Compared to over a decade ago, Baihe County had expanded by dozens of times. The changes were nothing short of earth-shaking.
The outline of the city stretched beyond the eye's reach.
At this moment, a ceaseless stream of people flowed before the city gates, with carriages and horses clamoring noisily.
Among them were no shortage of powerful cultivators. Those in the Qi and Blood Realm could be seen everywhere, and one could even occasionally sense the aura of Innate True Persons.
Guhongzi concealed his aura and quietly joined the very back of the line entering the city.
The queue moved slowly forward, but it remained fairly orderly.
Just then, an arrogant shout of abuse came from behind the line.
"Move! All of you, get out of my way! A bunch of ants, and you dare block our path and waste our time?"
A commotion immediately broke out at the rear of the queue.
Guhongzi frowned and turned to look. He saw a burly middle-aged man dressed in a brocade robe, his face covered in flesh, shoving aside those in front of him with one hand as he barged his way forward.
Two more men followed behind him, equally aggressive.
The three made no attempt to conceal their cultivation.
The middle-aged brute was astonishingly at Qi and Blood Great Perfection, while the two behind him were no weaklings either, both having reached Qi and Blood Great Accomplishment.
Those shoved aside by him changed expression upon sensing his cultivation. Though angry, they did not