Golden City, the face of the Northern Plains' foremost family, was naturally built to be grand and imposing.
Its walls stood a hundred zhang high, made entirely from a rare ore known as Gold Radiance Stone. In the dim world of the Northern Plains, they shone with an undying light. Seen from afar, the city looked like a sleepless metropolis forged from gold.
The city gates were heavily guarded. Rows of soldiers in golden armor, their auras fierce, watched everyone entering and leaving with eyes as sharp as falcons'.
Though the Golden Family was overbearing, it did not go so far as to bar outsiders from the city.
Xiao Yang and Xiao Wuji were posing as two ordinary rogue cultivators. After paying enough spirit stones, they were easily allowed inside.
As soon as they entered the city, a wave of heat washed over them.
Unlike the bitter cold and snow outside the city, a massive Earth Fire formation had been set up within its walls, keeping the entire city warm as spring.
The streets were bustling with people and traffic, a scene of prosperity.
Most of the cultivators here were tall and broad, with rugged auras. They wore thick beast hides, and their words and gestures all carried the distinctive fierceness of the Northern Plains.
Xiao Yang and Xiao Wuji didn't wander around. They went straight into what looked like the largest restaurant in the area.
The restaurant was packed, with every seat taken.
The rich aromas of wine and meat mingled, filling the air with the warmth of everyday life.
Cultivators sat in groups of three or five, talking loudly around their tables.
Xiao Yang and his father found a corner by the window, casually ordered some food and wine, and quietly listened to the conversations around them.
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