There was an open-air bar on the top floor of the aerial hotel where Chen Ping was staying, so he could easily survey all of Mingdu's surroundings as he leaned against the railing.
Mingdu now resembled a great sack. Apart from the Sun Moon Mountain Range to the west, all three other directions had been completely sealed off.
Moreover, each direction was guarded not by a single Soul Engineer Corps, but by two, positioned to support each other like a pair of horns.
With the Imperial Guard Division permanently stationed inside the Imperial Palace as well, even a Super Douluo would find breaking out extraordinarily difficult. Ordinary Soul Masters below the Titled Douluo level could not escape even if they sprouted wings.
Soon, Chen Ping turned and walked to the other side of the bar. In the Sun Moon Mountain Range to the west, he could see almost no troops stationed at all. Even those present were ordinary soldiers, and their numbers were extremely sparse.
At the very center of the Sun Moon Mountain Range, a great secret realm stood out in dazzling brightness in Chen Ping's field of vision.
Even Chen Ping himself had not expected that, before ever visiting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he would find himself near Qiankun Asking Love Valley first.
Faced with this special location, which was clearly capable of linking two worlds, Chen Ping was deeply wary, yet also felt an urge to act.
Just as obtaining Tang Wutong's soul fragment had allowed Chen Ping to uncover many secrets never recorded in the original work, unraveling more mysteries required him to continue conducting close reconnaissance as he had against the Death Messenger, gathering as much intelligence beneficial to his side as possible.
If close reconnaissance became a mere formality, it was