Good times were always fleeting. After bidding farewell to the two women, Xiao Yan officially set out on his journey.
The Fertile Plains lay in the western Central Plains and were renowned for their abundant produce. Though they rarely yielded exotic natural treasures, their grain harvests and livestock sustained much of the population in the western Central Plains.
Black Wind City stood against Black Wind Cliff. Venerable Black Wind had established it a thousand years ago, then founded the Black Wind Gate and put down roots there.
Although Venerable Black Wind had long since passed away, the Black Wind Sect still had nearly ten Dou Zong experts holding the fort. It ranked as a second-rate power in the Central Plains, and on the Fertile Plains, it was practically an overlord.
Recently, however, Black Wind City had become unusually lively. The reason was none other than the appearance of the Dou Saint Ruins.
Though these ancient saint's ruins were fraught with danger, even the smallest scrap of a Dou Sheng Expert's legacy could bring boundless benefits.
Thanks to the discoveries of the first group to enter, large numbers of Dou Huang experts had arrived in Black Wind City in recent days, including quite a few Sixth-Rank Alchemists.
These Sixth-Rank Alchemists had entered the ruins repeatedly. Some had obtained the Yin-Yang Evil Saint's pill formulas, others had acquired natural spiritual treasures that had grown for thousands of years, and one had even obtained a seventh-rank pill.
This had brought Black Wind City unprecedented prosperity. Many prominent figures traded treasures from the Dou Saint Ruins here, and some were so powerful that even the Black Wind Gate dared not interfere with them.
With the arrival of these experts, however, another industry in Black Wind City had also begun flourishing as never before.
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