Tianya City

Tianya City was more than a size larger than Black Emperor City. Shops lined both sides of the roads, and among the passing pedestrians were no shortage of Dou Kings and Dou Emperors. Occasionally, one could even sense deeper fluctuations of aura coming from within certain buildings.

Lu Heng led the group slowly along the main road, observing as they walked.

This city had one fundamental difference from the cities of the Black-Corner Region: order.

The Black-Corner Region was a jungle where the strong preyed on the weak. Although Tianya City was also a mixed bag, there were Patrol Squads on the streets, Chamber of Commerce Arbitration, and a set of rules that functioned fairly smoothly.

The reason was simple. The Spatial Wormhole was the city's only core resource, and no one wanted to render that passage unusable.

"There are far more medicine shops here than in Black Emperor City." Xiao Yi Xian tilted her head and glanced at a shop by the road with a Hundred Herbs Hall sign.

"Let's take a look first."

Lu Heng led the group into several large medicine shops along the street.

After visiting three shops, they found that the grade of medicinal ingredients at the counters was indeed much higher than in the Black-Corner Region. Sixth-grade ingredients were everywhere, seventh-grade ones were on display, and even eighth-grade ingredients occasionally appeared. They were not cheap, but supplies were plentiful.

As expected of the first major city connecting the Northwest Continent and the Central Plains through a Spatial Wormhole.

Yet Lu Heng looked through everything several times and asked about the prized stock of each shop, but ultimately bought nothing.

Xiao Yi Xian followed at his side without asking why.

Zi Yan, however, could not hold back. "You're not buying? That purple grass looks pretty