An Old Acquaintance Visits!
Rumble~~~
The enormous Puppet Warship sailed majestically over the towering, thousand-foot-high walls of Antan Commandery.
The burly soldiers on the city wall, seeing the two large flags fluttering in the wind, stood respectfully at attention, not daring to obstruct them in the slightest.
joke.
The Puppet Warship of the Yinglong Guard Commander are only given some attention in the skies above the Antan Marquis Manor Antan Commandery, where they are not allowed to sail directly over. In other areas, regardless of your sect or tribe, you can only respectfully welcome them.
"Anchan City is 9,321 li long and 8,910 li wide. It is divided into the East City, South City, North City, West City, and the Anchan Marquis Estate. The Anchan Marquis Estate is located in the center of the entire Anchan City. It is 800 li in both length and width and is an absolute forbidden area. It is said that the Celestial Ancestor of the Beishan Clan lives in seclusion there. Anyone who trespasses will be sentenced to death."
"The East City, South City, and North City are the safest places to live, and killing is prohibited. Therefore, many rogue cultivators gather in these three areas, and there are even some ancient beings who have lived for hundreds of thousands of years living in seclusion here, leading peaceful lives."
"As for the West City, it is the most prosperous area in Anchan City! It is home to the residences of high-ranking and powerful individuals. Of course, there are also some branches of top-tier tribes, sects, and religious groups that have established branches here."
"The Black-White Academy the Immortal of Changsheng wishes to visit is located in the West City."
Relief from Calamity and Shan Yu stood beside Zhou Hao, Yun Yuchan, and Lin Xia'er, introducing them to the basic situation in Antan Commandery.
Zhou Hao and his group entered Antan City through the East City Gate. To reach the West City, where the Black-White Academy is located, they had to traverse the entire Anchan City.
"So many people. Are they all cultivators?" Lin Xia'er saw the warship sailing over a huge plaza.
Below, amidst the densely packed stalls, was a sea of heads; a quick glance revealed at least 100,000 people.
"That's the Treasure Exchange Market at the border of the East City and West City." Shan Yu glanced down. "Although there are many people, most of them are cultivators at the Innate or Purple Mansion realms. Myriad Phenomena True Person and Nascent Soul cultivators just stroll around Rulai browsing for treasures. The truly precious treasures have to be found at Tianbao Mountain and Carefree Cave. Those are the top-tier treasure troves and places of enjoyment. Immortal-grade magic weapons often appear at their auctions there."
Lin Xia'er was speechless with astonishment.
This is only a prefecture, yet its city is already comparable to several super-large main cities in the Eastern Profound Heaven Realm of the East Yu Capital Continent.
The entire Xia Clan Great World has 3,600 counties and 3,600 county cities... Just thinking about it makes one hold their breath.
"This is what a place where immortals and demons gather should look like, the center of a prefecture." Zhou Hao looked at the surging crowd below and suggested, "Jade Cicada Sister Yu Chan, Junior Sister Xia'er, how about we go down and take a look?"
"Great! Great!" Lin Xia'er exclaimed excitedly.
Yun Yuchan nodded in agreement.
Relief from Calamity and Shan Yu's task was to entertain this mysterious and noble Changsheng, so they naturally wouldn't want to spoil the fun.
The two put away the Puppet Warship and were about to release the magical ship to carry the group down below when Zhou Hao flicked his sleeves, and the scenery around him changed, and they appeared in the square of Treasure Exchange Market.
The bustling crowd around them seemed oblivious to the fact that five more people had suddenly appeared beside them.
"Void teleportation!" Relief from Calamity and Shan Yu in horror.
As disciples of the Azure Dragon Immortal, they were both discerning individuals. At the Myriad Phenomena Realm, they could teleport several people together in the void, and so effortlessly and without any trace of worldly concern. This was definitely not as simple as merely comprehending and mastering a single Dao.
"No wonder he had that attitude when talking to Master and Yu Lan Seven Nights. Besides his background and status, True Immortal Changsheng is definitely the most outstanding and peerless genius among Myriad Phenomena True Person."
Relief from Calamity and Shan Yu exchanged a glance, becoming even more cautious and respectful.
Zhou Hao, accompanied by Yun Yuchan and Lin Xia'er, along with Relief from Calamity and Shan Yu, strolled around the stalls.
Next to each stall were white stones, with black characters indicating the treasures the stall owners wanted to exchange for, much like when he browsed the Cultivation Market in Jade Dragon City.
However, Treasure Exchange Market is much larger, with all sorts of treasures, even some bizarre and wonderful items.
However, as Shan Yu said, most of the items here were for those at the Innate Purple Mansion Realm. Occasionally, a Earth-Grade Dharma Treasure would appear, attracting a crowd to watch and comment. Zhou Hao became impatient after wandering around for a while.
Yun Yuchan and Lin Xia'er, on the other hand, showed great interest in some exquisite puppet magic weapons, or beautiful and gorgeous Human-Rank Magical Treasure, robes and jewelry. Yun Yuchan even bought quite a few.
This left Zhou Hao feeling quite helpless.
It seems that the girl's love for shopping won't change just because she embarks on the path of cultivation.
"Brother Meng, I heard you were there the other night when the two young masters of the Beishan Clan had their duel at Carefree Cave. Tell us about the spectacle. Was that tribal boy named Ji Ning really that powerful?"
"What tribal brat? Ji Ning is a good friend of Young Master Baiwei of the Black Tiger Estate. He recently entered the Black-White Academy Black-White Academy and became a formal disciple. One of my nephews is currently following Ji Ning and has also entered the Black-White Academy..."
The sound of conversation coming from not far away immediately caught Zhou Hao's attention.
Turning my head, I saw a bald, middle-aged man boasting animatedly between three or four adjacent stalls, drawing gasps of amazement from the surrounding stall owners and passersby.
"Ji Ning really does exist in this world, and he's already joined the Black-White Academy!" Zhou Hao's eyes lit up, and he immediately lost all interest in strolling around.
The Black-White Academy is located in the West City of Anchan City, covering an area of about nine hundred li in circumference, which is relatively small among cultivation sects.
But where is this? This is in Antan City!
Other top-tier immortal sects in Antan Commandery only have a stronghold within Antan City, covering an area of several miles. However, the Black-White Academy is the largest power besides the Antan Marquis Manor, demonstrating its strength and influence.
Led by Relief from Calamity and Shan Yu, Zhou Hao and his group quickly traveled Baili miles and arrived in front of a giant building.
The main gate of the building was a hundred feet high and nearly two hundred feet wide. Above the main gate were carved the four large characters "Black-White Academy", and in the center of these four characters was a Millstone Diagram with black and white patterns.
Relief from Calamity explained to Zhou Hao and the other two, "The Black-White Academy is the most prestigious immortal sect in Antan Commandery. It even produced Celestial Immortals in the past. Even though there are no Celestial Immortals now, there are still several Earth Immortal and Loose Immortal in the world. The four large characters ' Black-White Academy ' and the Millstone Diagram within them were left by that Celestial Immortal. Every year, it attracts the most monstrous geniuses in the entire Antan Commandery to participate in the entrance examination, but only one or two may pass."
Standing to the side, Shan Yu looked at the main gate of the Black-White Academy, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
He initially participated in the entrance examination of the Black-White Academy but failed. He didn't want to go to other sects, so he joined the reserve army of the Yinglong Guard and became an inner guard of the Yinglong Guard.
Although he was later accepted as a disciple by the Azure Dragon Immortal, and was in no way inferior to the formal disciples of the Black-White Academy, and even received better training resources, failing to become a formal disciple of the Black-White Academy remained his greatest regret.
"It is quite mysterious." Zhou Hao looked at the black and white Millstone Diagram and felt that there was endless mystery contained in it. However, when he tried to sense it carefully, it was still vague and unreal. He knew that it was because it was not the original image.
The real ' Millstone Diagram ' is the most prized treasure of the Black-White Academy; how could it be openly hung outside the main gate for anyone to view at will?
Yun Yuchan and Lin Xia'er watched for a while, then stopped paying attention.
She was just a celestial being who died countless years ago.
Let alone celestial beings who only existed in history, what if there were a celestial being living in seclusion here right now?
They had just met four Celestial Immortal Ancestors at the sect's grand ceremony a few months ago, so of course they wouldn't be surprised that a sect had produced a Celestial Immortal.
Having spent some time with the three of them, Relief from Calamity and Shan Yu had already grown accustomed to their nonchalant demeanor.
Normally, everyone would be amazed and yearn for a sect like the Black-White Academy that could produce celestial beings. For these three to be able to do this, it would probably take a real celestial being appearing before them to truly shock them.
"What's your friend's name, Changsheng?" Relief from Calamity looked at Zhou Hao. "I also know a formal disciple of the Black-White Academy. How about I ask him to help you find someone?"
"No need, I have his Signal Talisman and have already made contact with him." A smile appeared on Zhou Hao's lips. The surprised voice that came from the Slovenly True Person's Signal Talisman earlier had comforted him.
Dao Debate Hall, deep within the Black-White Academy.
The formal disciples, who are rarely seen on ordinary days, have gathered in large numbers today, numbering in the dozens.
Whoosh!
A boy dressed in animal skin streaked across the light and landed on a towering stone pillar.
"Fellow senior brothers and sisters," the boy in animal skin called out loudly, looking around, "Yesterday I was fortunate enough to defeat two senior brothers. So I'm back again today. Any senior brother or sister who wishes to discuss the Dao with me may come forward. As for the prize... I'm a beginner and can't afford to offer much, so the minimum prize is one hundred Black-White Pellet and ten catties of Origin Liquid. Anyone who wishes to discuss the Dao with me may come forward; I'll be waiting here!"
The Black-White Academy's official disciples, who had been chatting idly in twos and threes, quickly fell silent.
Surrounded by several fellow disciples, a rather disheveled, chubby boy asked a young man in a black Daoist robe beside him, "Is this the one in the animal skin Ji Ning?"
"Yes, that's Junior Brother Ji Ning." The black-robed youth's eyes shone like stars, and he smiled. "Junior Brother Ji Ning comes from a small tribe in Yan Mountain, yet he doesn't care at all, always appearing in animal skins. Just this alone shows how firm his Dao heart is."
"Junior Brother Yongchun is right." The disheveled, chubby boy smiled as he looked at Ji Ning, who was standing on a stone pillar in the distance. "This Junior Brother Ji Ning, who dared to challenge all the formal disciples, is truly admirable. I like him!"
"If Junior Brother Ji Ning knew that Senior Brother Sloppy was praising him, he would probably be overjoyed," Eternal Spring True Person said with a smile.
This disheveled, chubby boy, whose Daoist name was "San Pang," was known to outsiders as "Slovenly True Person," and his fellow disciples called him "Sloppy Senior Brother."
Although the Slovenly True Person was among the top disciples of the third generation, he was not particularly outstanding.
However, since returning from his adventures decades ago, he has made rapid progress, even surpassing the most monstrous reincarnations among the third-generation disciples, becoming the undisputed number one among the third-generation disciples.
At this moment, another streak of light flew towards the stone pillar opposite Ji Ning.
"Someone has stepped down to fight." Eternal Spring True Person's eyes lit up. "It's Qinghe Brother Qinghe."
"Among the third-generation disciples at the Purple Mansion Cultivator level, Qinghe Brother Qinghe is recognized as the strongest. If he loses in the debate with Junior Brother Ji Ning, then we will have to arrange for another disciple at the Myriad Phenomena True Person level to take the stage." The Slovenly True Person also watched with great interest.
It had been a long time since such a fun thing had happened in the Dao Debate Hall. Last time, Junior Sister Yu Wei, who was called ' Fire Rainbow Fairy ', had just entered the sect. Because she was a reincarnated immortal, none of the senior disciples dared to challenge her, which greatly disappointed the Slovenly True Person was waiting to see a good show.
Hopefully, this junior apprentice named Ji Ning can persevere for a few more matches.
The sparring sessions in the Dao Debate Hall of the Black-White Academy are also where the unspoken rules are particularly prevalent. They are usually between fellow disciples of the same cultivation level, and the competition is about their understanding of the Dao and their skills in applying the Dao.
Given the current level of the Slovenly True Person, there is no one among the disciples of the Black-White Academy who can arouse his interest in fighting. He can only occasionally watch other disciples fight, purely for amusement and entertainment.
"Hmm?" The Slovenly True Person frowned slightly. "We were just about to start fighting, who's looking for me at this time!"
He didn't give out many communication Signal Talisman, and each one was for someone very close to him. So, despite his impatience, the Slovenly True Person still flipped his hand and took out a black Signal Talisman, infiltrating it with his divine sense.
"Fellow San Pang Sanpang, do you still remember the old friends from the Turtle-Snake Hall? I'll be waiting for you outside the main gate of your academy."
The voice emanating from the Signal Talisman immediately brightened the Slovenly True Person's eyes.
Zhou Hao!
Well, lad, after more than seventy years, you've finally remembered me!
Whew~~~
The Slovenly True Person immediately transformed into a streak of light and flew out of the Dao Debate Hall.
This scene left many disciples of the Black-White Academy puzzled.
In a corner of the Dao Debate Hall.
Standing there were two figures: a short, disheveled old man and a serious-looking young man in a black robe with black hair.
Watching the Slovenly True Person hurriedly leave, the short old man wondered, "Isn't little slovenly a fan of watching a good show? Why did he suddenly leave again?"
"Perhaps it's something important." The man in black robes and with black hair kept his gaze fixed on the beast-skinned boy who was controlling the Thousand Sword Puppet.
Compared to others, he cared more about his only disciple.
"Ji Ning, whether you can truly comprehend the Dao of the Sword and step into the realm of Sword Immortal depends on how this Dao Debate Hall battle will refine your Dao heart."
Three updates again today! Damn!