On the desolate plains, an ancient city stands tall, like a primordial beast coiled on the earth.
The towering city walls bear the marks of time.
Lin Xuan descended from the sky and stopped at the city gate.
"Azure Moon City!"
He glanced up at the three ancient characters carved on the city wall in a flamboyant style, his eyes gleaming. With a thought, he enveloped the entire Cangyue City, taking in everything within it, every blade of grass, every grain of sand, every clod of earth, as if it were his own.
The city was very large, with a population of at least tens of millions. Even within the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it could be considered a large city.
Most importantly, the number of martial artists in the city is enormous, and its overall strength even far surpasses that of ordinary county towns in the Great Zhou Dynasty, making it comparable to the Great Wilderness City.
"There are far too many powerful individuals in this city; it's not normal. Could something big be about to happen?"
Lin Xuan muttered to himself, his mind already composed, and followed the crowd into the city.
"One tael of silver per person entering the city..."
At the city gate, city guards were collecting entrance fees. Many people were paying while muttering complaints that the entrance fee was too expensive. These were mainly ordinary people or low-level martial artists.
Lin Xuan didn't feel anything; it was just a tael of silver, nothing to him.
Lin Xuan casually tossed a tael of silver into the half-filled iron box and followed the crowd, walking slowly into the city.
Following the main street, we arrived at a luxurious restaurant.
What Lin Xuan didn't know was that at the same time he entered the city, a figure silently left through the city gate.
This was an ordinary-looking young man who walked through several streets before quietly entering an alley and pushing open the gate of a courtyard.
The courtyard is a hidden world inside. From the outside, it looks ordinary, but inside, there are pavilions and towers, artificial hills and flowing water, all in the style of a Jiangnan garden.
Every step reveals a new scene.
The layout and style are both top-notch, and it's clear that the owner of this house must be a cultured person.
He must have at least some literary background; otherwise, he couldn't have created such a house.
The man easily crossed the front yard and arrived at a pavilion in the back yard. There, he saw a young man in white drinking and making merry with a group of women.
"Young Master..."
The man lowered his head, not daring to look at the white-robed youth on the upper floor, and respectfully bowed, saying, "Lin Xuan has arrived in Cangyue City."
"Oh... he's finally here. That damned peasant, I knew he would leave the Great Zhou."
A cold killing intent flashed in the white-clad youth's eyes, and a sneer appeared on his face.
If Lin Xuan were here, he would recognize this person at a glance as Su Wanshan.
The young master of the Su family, a top family in the Great Wilderness Prefecture of the Great Zhou Dynasty, had always coveted the inheritance of the Taichu Dao Palace. He had previously plotted against Lin Xuan, but unexpectedly, Lin Xuan entered the Taichu Dao Palace without a word. Then, after the Taichu Dao Palace's mountain gate collapsed, he disappeared without a trace.
It is highly likely that Lin Xuan will later receive news of the inheritance of the Primordial Dao Palace, and it was he who pushed things along behind the scenes.
When Lin Xuan appeared in Cangwu Ancient City, Su Wanshan's people planted in the Demon Suppression Division relayed the news to him. Su Wanshan immediately set off from the Great Zhou Dynasty and arrived in Cangyue City.
Because he deduced that, given Lin Xuan's temperament, he would definitely not stay in the Great Zhou Dynasty's Demon Suppression Division, so leaving the Great Zhou Dynasty was his only option. And Cangyue City was the first ancient city after leaving the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it was also the first stop for many who left the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty to venture into this vast wilderness.
Of course, it doesn't matter if Lin Xuan doesn't come to Cangyue City, because Su Wanshan has made thorough preparations and has also placed people in other surrounding cities.
As long as Lin Xuan shows up, he will receive the news immediately.
However, this is on the premise that Lin Xuan does not disguise himself and deliberately hides his identity.
Clearly, Su Wanshan's gamble paid off. Lin Xuan came to Cangyue City without any disguise, showing up in his true form.
"Find a place for this peasant to stay, and we'll make our move tonight. The inheritance of the Primordial Dao Palace is destined to belong to me, Su Wanshan."
A chilling killing intent flashed in Su Wanshan's eyes, so ferocious and terrifying that it sent shivers down one's spine.
"Yes, young master..."
Downstairs, the man responded and immediately turned and went down.
Su Wanshan's expression was so sinister that it sent chills down his spine, and he dared not linger. Having followed Su Wanshan for many years, he naturally knew what kind of person Su Wanshan was.
This person is capricious and ruthless, and kills without blinking an eye.
If someone gets annoyed and kills him, who can he complain to?
At this moment, Lin Xuan was unaware that he had been targeted by Su Wanshan. He was currently in the largest and most luxurious restaurant in Cangyue City, listening to the diners' nonsense.
Yipinxuan!
The second floor, a window seat.
As Lin Xuan leisurely drank his wine, he listened attentively to the conversation at the next table, a glint of shrewdness gradually appearing in his eyes.
"Have you heard? The Crimson Moon Grotto is about to be born. It is one of the ancient blessed lands. Although it is only a low-grade blessed land, it is still enough to make people's hearts flutter and their eyes turn up."
"Nonsense, blessed lands are formed by the heavens and earth. Each blessed land contains unparalleled opportunities. Even a low-grade one is enough to make even a true immortal above the heavens envious."
"No wonder there have been so many people in Cangyue City lately; they're all here for the Crimson Moon Grotto. However, grottoes and blessed lands aren't easy to enter; one wrong move and you could lose your life!"
"Take a gamble, and you might turn a bicycle into a motorcycle. How many people have died on the road to immortality?"
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At the next table sat six people, four men and two women, talking in hushed tones.
To avoid causing trouble, they even used their true energy to form a protective shield, isolating the outside world from sound.
Little did they know that all their actions were in vain. Lin Xuan had heard the entire conversation of the group. He used his powerful divine soul to forcibly intercept their true essence shields. As he listened to their conversation, the sharp light in his eyes intensified.
After a while.
Lin Xuan only snapped out of his thoughts after the people at the next table got up and left.
He muttered to himself, "Crimson Moon Grotto-Heaven, a low-grade blessed land... an unparalleled treasure land formed naturally by heaven and earth, even the true immortals above the heavens covet it."
I never expected that we would encounter such a major event so soon after leaving the Great Zhou Dynasty.
As expected... my decision to leave the Great Zhou Dynasty this time was the right one.
If they had stayed in the Great Zhou Dynasty and within the Demon Suppression Division, how could they have known about such a prosperous and fortunate era? No wonder that within the Great Zhou Dynasty, anyone with even a little strength or background wanted to leave and make their own way in the world…
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