"You came?"
"I came."
"You shouldn't have come..."
"Well, I'm here now!"
The Stone Emperor was left speechless. Though the Hundred Broken Mountains Range was a divine land full of treasures, entry was restricted by both age and cultivation realm.
The girl before him certainly met the age requirement, but her cultivation realm posed a very big problem.
If she exceeded the limit only slightly, a rare artifact could suppress her cultivation somewhat. Although the Stone Emperor could not see through her exact cultivation, he could vaguely sense that her realm was far beyond the Cave Heaven Realm.
Surely she would not cripple her own cultivation just to enter the Hundred Broken Mountains?
"You secure me a place. I'll handle the cultivation issue," Shi Zhao promised confidently.
The Stone Emperor gave the girl a long look, then nodded slightly and agreed to her request. He only added a question about how the Bian he had given her was doing.
Shi Zhao's expression suddenly stiffened.
Oh no. No wonder I kept feeling like something was missing.
Meanwhile, far away in Stone Village, Biling lay sprawled on the Qilin Stone, utterly resigned to life. Dejected, pitiful, and helpless, she looked exactly like an abandoned big cat...
Eight hundred thousand li away, an ancient city stood on a plain.
This ancient land had once teemed with life, but war had gradually brought about its decline. An ancient kingdom had ultimately crumbled to dust and ash over the years, leaving Broken Void City behind.
The Hundred Broken Mountains Range opened only once every few centuries. Each opening shook the entire Desolate Region, and all the great powers would escort their young talents here, waiting in this city beforehand.
Thus, whenever the Hundred Broken Mountains Range opened, Broken Void City became extraordinarily prosperous.
The people