Ningwu City lay in the central part of the Southern Reach.
From the Myriad Phenomena Hall, one could reach Ningwu City by crossing the Ink Forest Mountains.
Qin Hao and Tuoba Hong had passed through Ningwu City on their previous journey to Hetai City.
Like Tianshui City, Ningwu City was not particularly large.
Qin Hao spotted Ningwu City from far in the distance.
His journey went smoothly, and he entered Ningwu City.
Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast strolled idly down the street.
The Cloudwing Beast looked around.
Although it had spent some time at the Myriad Phenomena Hall, it had never visited a human city before.
"Qin Hao!"
As they walked, a pleasant yet cool voice rang out.
Qin Hao looked up and saw a young woman standing at a window of a large restaurant ahead.
It was Ji Fenglan!
Their eyes met, and an indescribable emotion flickered in Ji Fenglan's gaze.
"Ningwu Restaurant?"
"Coming."
Qin Hao headed toward the restaurant.
On the restaurant's third floor.
Chen Jianqing, Zhuge Hong, Ji Fenglan, Chu Xu, and more than a dozen outstanding young cultivators from the Southern Reach were gathered there.
"Qin Hao."
"Qin Hao, did your cultivation break through?"
As Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast entered, surprise crossed everyone's faces.
"The early stage of the True Martial Realm's second layer. You really did break through." Chen Jianqing sighed in admiration. "In terms of cultivation speed, you must rank first in the Southern Reach."
"You flatter me. I merely gained some insights," Qin Hao said modestly.
"Some insights?"
Zhuge Hong glanced sideways at Qin Hao. "Qin Hao, unless I'm mistaken, your body refinement has also made a breakthrough."
Zhuge Hong had already known that Qin Hao was at the early stage of the True Martial Realm's second layer.
Now, however,