The Ninth City
Chapter 494 - The Ninth City
Under Fan Xinru’s lead, Qin Nan and the others exited the Heavenly Barrier Mountain Range.
"Mm?"
Qin Nan floated in mid-air and glanced downward. With his left eye, he instantly discovered that the surrounding soil contained traces of Qi. The flowers and plants growing on the soil appeared to be healthier and prettier too, resulting in a comfortable sight.
"Both the Qi in the surroundings and the soil are better here compared to the lower district."
Qin Nan mumbled to himself.
As the saying went, the environment played an important role in defining the growth of the people living in it[1]. As a result, the geniuses in the upper district were significantly stronger than those from the lower district.
In the meantime, Qin Nan began to wonder, why was the Canglan Continent split into the upper and lower districts?
"Brother Qin Nan, we are entering the Sky-Scorching Ancient Kingdom." Fan Xinru explained, "The Sky-Scorching Ancient Kingdom is different from the other factions. It covers half the area of the Eastern Continent. Meanwhile, it contains over a hundred thousand villages, towns, cities, and smaller factions."
Qin Nan was astonished hearing the words.
He had initially thought that the Sky-Scorching Ancient Kingdom was similar to the Luohe Kingdom.
Fan Xinru continued, "The Sky-Scorching Ancient Kingdom is a famous faction with a total of one hundred and eighty-eight cities, which are ranked according to their strength. Our Ninth City has two half-Martial Highness Realm experts, thus we are ranked ninth. The first ranked city is known as White Tiger City, which contains the powerful royal family and the ten dukes of the kingdom. Furthermore, the main headquarters of the Trading Alliance is located in White Tiger City as well."
"White Tiger City?"
A map somehow appeared in Qin Nan’s mind when he heard the name. On the map was a majestic city where all the experts and geniuses gathered.
Fan Xinru continued to explain the information regarding the upper district in detail while leading the way.
On their journey, Qin Nan did notice quite a number of villages. These villages were considered rural in the Sky-Scorching Ancient Kingdom. Even so, he could still see a few Martial Emperor Realm experts teaching their disciples in the villages.
He could not help but exclaim; previously in the Qin Clan of Linshui City, Qin Tian—who was considered the strongest cultivator—only possessed a cultivation of the Xiantian Realm, while a Martial Emperor could easily dominate the Luohe Kingdom.
Besides, Qin Nan also learned that in the Sky-Scorching Ancient Kingdom, the young men from each village would head to one of the one hundred and eighty-eight cities to participate in the Martial Spirit Awakening Ceremony. If they managed to awaken a powerful Martial Spirit, they would be recruited by the factions.
That being said, be it in the Sky-Scorching Ancient Kingdom or any other place, everyone’s dream was to join the Four Great Factions.
However, the requirements for joining the Four Great Factions were extremely high. Only those with at least a third-grade Xuan ranked Martial Spirit were allowed to join.
After flying for five hours, Fan Xinru reached out her finger and pointed, "Brother Qin Nan, this is the Ninth City."
Qin Nan followed the direction and was stunned with a glance.
He could only see a magnificent city standing firmly, covering an area of almost ten thousand li while emitting a majestic aura, which was not weaker than that of Feiyang City.