Tropical Mountain Forests, Water-Storage City

The next day.

After packing his things and paying his respects to his parents once more, Zhou Changqing headed east.

In the forest.

Zhou Changqing raced along, weaving through the gaps between towering trees.

His black clothes stood out strikingly in the sunlight.

He was currently midway along the upper stretch of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and reaching his destination would take quite some time.

For that reason, Zhou Changqing did not intend to travel there on foot. Instead, he planned to take a flying magical beast from Black Rock City, not far outside the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

After several days, Zhou Changqing finally emerged from the Magical Beast Mountain Range without any serious mishaps.

Entering the town closest to the mountains, Zhou Changqing rested and freshened up, then hired a carriage drawn by a Windhorn Horse, the fastest available mount there, and set off for Black Rock City.

Black Rock City lay east of the middle section of the upper Magical Beast Mountain Range, not particularly far away.

Even so, the Windhorn Horse, which possessed the greatest endurance and speed among first-rank magical beasts, still took almost an entire day to get there.

As one of the foremost major cities in the Jia Ma Empire, Black Rock City was far beyond anything Wutan City could compare with.

Not only was it exceptionally prosperous, but the overall strength of its local factions was also a full tier above those in Wutan City.

Thus, Black Rock City had not only an imperial civilian air transport fleet, but also an Alchemist Guild with two fourth-tier Alchemists.

After entering Black Rock City, however, Zhou Changqing had no inclination to wander around. He boarded a flight straight away, heading for the city nearest his destination.

Eight days later.

A huge avian