Chen Lin was deeply shaken to discover that the entire Black Pagoda was actually a city.
According to the information he had gathered, the pagoda had originally been an enormous mountain. The entire mountain consisted of a special high-tier artifact-refining material, and it had been refined wholesale into this structure.
The structure belonged to three factions.
The Nangong Lineage, the Illusion Sword Sect, and the Hundred Refinements Sect.
The three were roughly equal in strength. Each had Void Refinement Stage experts holding the fort, as well as a considerable number of Spirit Transformation cultivators.
Despite the Black Pagoda's towering height, soaring straight into the heavens, it actually had only nine levels. Each level was extraordinarily tall, however, and its interior space had been expanded, making every level like a secret realm.
Any cultivator could enter the First Three Layers to live or trade, provided they paid a fee.
The middle three levels required a certain status and strength to enter. Most of their occupants were established lineages and the headquarters of major sects.
The upper three levels naturally housed the Three Great Factions.
Each faction occupied one level, with the Nangong Lineage at the very top. This made it clear that they were the strongest of the three.
An enormous Spirit-Gathering Formation had been laid out on the pagoda, so the higher one went, the denser the spiritual qi became. Naturally, living on the topmost level was best.
Various other large formations had also been inscribed on the Black Pagoda, providing defense, isolation, and more. Those inside could cultivate normally without being assailed by the evil aura at night.
As he considered all this, Chen Lin arrived at one of the Black Pagoda's entrances.
"Token!"
The entrance resembled a city gate and was heavily guarded.
Chen Lin briefly sensed their