"Ahead lies the first city on the Supreme Road, Blood Phoenix City." After leaving Mysterious Sky City, Yun Mo and Wen Qingxuan had headed straight for their destination. After a considerable journey, they had finally reached the first city on the Supreme Road.
This city was likewise grand and imposing, far surpassing even Mysterious Sky City. Yet its walls bore the traces of time, and a bloody, baleful aura permeated them. Though faint, it was undeniably there.
Clearly, over the course of several centuries, this city had buried a great many powerful cultivators and allowed those geniuses to leave their own marks.
"Blood Phoenix City was supposedly where an injured phoenix fell, drawing the covetous eyes of others and eventually sparking a great battle. In the end, the phoenix cried blood, severed its own nirvana, and perished together with everyone."
Wen Qingxuan recalled the earlier jade slip. That was how it had described Blood Phoenix City.
"The jade slip also said that some of the phoenix's nirvana blood still remains in this city. Who knows whether that's true?" Yun Mo smiled faintly as he led Wen Qingxuan into Blood Phoenix City.
The moment they stepped into the city, a curtain of light swept over their bodies, conveying the rules of the Supreme Road: entry was permitted, but departure was not. If they turned back now, there was still time.
It also clearly informed them that the lords of the Nine Cities were all Supremes. The lord of the final city was a sixth grade supreme and served as its ruler.
The others were all Fifth Grade Supremes. Although their strength did not amount to much on the Martial Dao Continent, they were city lords jointly recognized by most of its factions, and generally no one would seek to challenge their