A few minutes later.
A towering city appeared before the three of them.
Above the city gate were three ancient characters—Empty Seal City.
This was a medium-sized city, with a constant stream of pedestrians coming and going.
There were lone mercenaries carrying massive blades, merchants dressed in luxurious robes, and cultivators with steady auras.
There were no guards at the gate. Evidently, the city's administration was rather lax—or perhaps its rulers had sufficient confidence in their own strength.
The three descended from the clouds and entered the city on foot.
Qing Lin looked around curiously, her emerald eyes filled with wonder.
She had grown up on the Northwest Continent and had never seen such a prosperous city.
"Young Master, Young Master, the houses here are so tall!"
Liu Bai smiled and rubbed her head.
"Cities in the Central Plains are all like this. You'll get used to it after seeing more of them."
The three proceeded along the main street. Shops lined both sides, and cries of hawkers rose and fell without pause.
Some sold medicinal ingredients, some weapons, some pills, and some all manner of strange and unusual trinkets.
Xiao Yi Xian, however, remained calm. Now that she was a Half-Saint, such mundane items no longer caught her eye.
Only matters concerning Liu Bai were worth her attention; everything else was no more than passing clouds.
Liu Bai swept his gaze over the shops on either side, then suddenly stopped before one of them.
It was a shop specializing in maps. Its storefront was not large, but the sign bore the four words "World Map Pavilion." It certainly had lofty ambitions.
"This one."
The three stepped inside.
The interior was far larger than it appeared from outside. Maps of every kind covered all four walls: broad maps of the