A fortress had been built entirely from the soil of the Immortal Bridge. From afar, it looked imposing and extraordinary.
Yet upon drawing closer, it proved to be a yellowish earthen city. It looked like a bandits' den rather than a place where a group of peerless experts lived.
But there was no helping it. In a place like the Immortal Bridge, even divine artifacts would lose their divinity before completely collapsing. To live here, one truly had to build a stronghold using materials from the Immortal Bridge itself, just like this Earth City before them.
Thus, being able to construct such an Earth City was already no easy feat.
The woman in palace robes led Ning Xiaochuan and Hua Qinglian into Earth City.
Earth City covered roughly a dozen or so li in circumference. It was not particularly large and could only be considered a small city. Its interior had been divided into sections, each filled with various low buildings.
However, the most conspicuous sight was a stone tablet standing in the center of Earth City.
The stone tablet was enormous, roughly a dozen zhang tall, several times taller than many of the buildings in Earth City. Its surface was densely carved with countless names.
The woman in palace robes led Ning Xiaochuan and Hua Qinglian around the stone tablet once, then said calmly, "This stone tablet bears the names of the thousand most talented people in the Universe Alliance. Ning Xiaochuan, if you wish to gain a firm foothold within the Universe Alliance, you had best prove that you are qualified to have your name carved upon it as well."
Ning Xiaochuan stared at the names on the stone tablet. "How can I have my name carved onto it?"
The woman in palace robes said, "Naturally, by proving