Half a month later, Black Tortoise Empire, Black Tortoise City.
Black Tortoise City was the imperial capital of the Black Tortoise Empire, one of the Ten Great Empires of the Central Land. Powerful clans stood everywhere within the city, Gu Kings were numerous, and it was exceedingly prosperous. It was one of the few supercities with a Cross-Domain Teleportation Array.
Long Xuan put down the map and gazed at the towering city walls before him, frowning slightly.
He discovered that the flags flying over the city were no longer those of the Black Tortoise Empire. At some point, they had been replaced by the flags of the Great Jin Empire.
The Great Jin Empire's flag was simple: a single character for "Jin," written in golden-yellow script and fluttering in the wind.
Looking at the walls covered in the scars of war, as though a great battle had only recently ended, Long Xuan understood.
It seemed that refining the Reincarnation Pill had delayed him for too long. Delay bred change, and during that time, the imperial capital of the Black Tortoise Empire had unfortunately fallen.
Even the mighty Black Tortoise imperial capital had been unable to withstand the puppet army's assault. Long Xuan was startled.
He did not know whether the Black Tortoise imperial family had been wiped out or had abandoned the city and fled.
During his closed-door cultivation, information had been cut off. He had no idea what the outside world had become.
The upheaval in Black Tortoise City had greatly exceeded his expectations.
Long Xuan drew a deep breath and walked toward the city gate.
Although Black Tortoise City had already been occupied by the Great Jin Empire, he still intended to use its Cross-Domain Teleportation Array to travel to the Central Region.
Cross-Domain Teleportation Arrays were simply