A thought rose in Qin An's mind, and a trace of puzzlement appeared on his face.
Was this really a land of nothingness, rather than a city still taking shape?
What lay before him was not a dead land, but something entirely different.
A red moon hung in the sky. Beneath it stood a dense sprawl of houses and buildings.
There was none of the filth or horror Qin An had imagined. Bathed in red moonlight, everything seemed peaceful, just as a human city ought to be.
Qin An frowned deeply.
He still remembered what Emperor Xuanwu had told him. The emperor had said this place was exceedingly dangerous; even at the Heaven-Human Realm, he had felt danger lurking everywhere.
For cultivators below the Heaven-Human Realm, it would be more perilous still.
Yet the scene before Qin An showed no sign of danger. It looked perfectly ordinary.
After a moment's thought, Qin An walked slowly toward the city, keeping his guard up.
The more dangerous a place was, the calmer it could appear.
Sometimes, hidden currents ran beneath a placid sea, unseen by ordinary eyes.
Qin An knew this place could not be as simple as it looked.
With that thought in mind, he stepped inside.
As he drew closer, the city's outline sharpened, and at last he saw the enormous signboard above it.
City of Reincarnated Obsession.
The name stood in five great characters across the signboard.
Beneath the walls stood two ranks of armed soldiers.
A closer look revealed that they were not human.
Every one of them was a False God, radiating a terrifying aura and possessed of immense power.
And these were merely the soldiers guarding the gate—the tip of the city's iceberg.
Qin An considered this, then walked toward the gate.
Now that he was