The Black-Corner Region was vast, and Black Seal City lay a long way from the small town Xiao Yu had left.
Even at Xiao Yu's speed, it took two full days of flying to reach his destination.
High in the sky, Xiao Yu looked down. The outline of an enormous city had already come into view ahead, its grandeur rivaling that of Jia Ma Holy City.
Tall walls enclosed the city in a square. Each of its four sides and four corners bore a large, conspicuous gate-shaped emblem.
After checking his map again and confirming that this was Black Seal City, Xiao Yu descended.
Flying freely through someone else's airspace was extremely discourteous. In a place like the Black-Corner Region, quite a few experts had probably been killed or injured over such a thing.
To avoid trouble-and because he was not the sort to swagger around stirring up trouble-Xiao Yu decided to enter properly through the city gates.
He arrived at the gate, passed through the tunnel beneath the wall, and finally entered Black Seal City.
Rather than immediately searching for the high-grade medicinal ingredients he needed, he wandered around and gathered information about the city's factions.
He also exchanged some pills for gold coins, just in case.
After nightfall, Xiao Yu picked an inn at random and settled in.
Black Seal City was an important hub for the movement of goods and the gathering of information in the Black-Corner Region. It also hosted the region's largest and finest auction-the Black Seal Auction.
The faction governing the city was the Eight Gates, which also organized the Black Seal Auction and could be considered a first-rate power.
Its leader, Yuan Yi, ranked among the top ten experts on the Black List and possessed the strength of a peak Three-Star Dou Emperor.