As dawn began to break, Chen Cang and his companions finally arrived at the foot of Black Emperor City.
Looking up at the city walls towering into the clouds, both Chen Cang and Zi Yan marveled at the sight.
Compared to Maple City, which he had visited once before, Black Emperor City was far more magnificent. Its grand scale more than lived up to the word "Emperor" in its name.
Even the surface of the walls was built from the relatively rare black mirror stone, which had the remarkable ability to reflect certain attacks. A glimpse through a narrow tube was enough to reveal the leopard-the walls alone showed the formidable resources of the Black Emperor Sect, which ruled Black Emperor City.
Perhaps because it was still so early, the line to enter the city was not long. In just a few minutes, the group entered without incident.
"Chen Cang, there's so much good stuff in this city!"
Walking along the broad street, Zi Yan sidled up to Chen Cang and muttered quietly. Her eyes darted about, making it obvious that she was up to no good.
Chen Cang flicked her forehead. "The Black Emperor Sect is no pushover. They have a Dou Zong powerhouse overseeing things. We aren't afraid of them, but there's no need to provoke them either. Business comes first. Let's head to our base and meet Qin Yuan."
Zi Yan grunted her agreement without arguing.
She might have been mischievous, but she was no fool. She knew when she could run wild and when she needed to rein herself in.
After wandering through half the city, the group finally stopped outside a medicinal herb store called the Sky Star Shop.
They had passed dozens of medicinal herb stores of every size along the way. The Sky