Mu Hanyan's current practice was no longer simply about cultivating martial arts. She was attempting to integrate her Nine Heavens Starfall and Eight Desolations Starfall swords into the practice. Learning true martial arts was impossible all at once, and only by doing so could she maximize her combat power through martial arts. While this might still be somewhat difficult, at the very least, she had to find a way to incorporate the sword energy she had already mastered into the practice.
The red charcoal cloud and smoke beast driving the car was also considered a majestic beast. In fact, Miss Mu was not sure whether it was the red charcoal cloud and smoke beast. She just thought it looked very similar and did not ask any more questions for fear of arousing Mu Tu's suspicion. In short, it looked fat and strong, so it was considered a majestic beast. However, it was three days later that they arrived in Tianfeng City.
There was no other way. He was covered with several thick layers of cowhide felt and was facing a gust of wind that cut like a knife. Even the Red Charcoal Cloud Beast that could travel a thousand miles a day in the Holy Court Continent could only travel two or three hundred miles a day here.
Along the way, Mu Hanyan did not see a city or a village. Occasionally, when she lifted the thick curtain, she saw an endless wasteland. The rolling mountains in the distance and the rugged rocks nearby were all heavy gray and black. Occasionally, she could see a few tenacious shrubs or grass, but they were all withered and yellow, without much vitality.
Seeing this scene, Mu Hanyan once again realized what Ye Yian had said several times before: the cruelty of survival in the Continent of Gods. Compared with here, the Continent of Holy Court is simply a paradise.
However, once you enter Tianfeng City, you will see a completely different scene.
Like Mujia Village, this place was also protected by a barrier, and the power of heaven and earth had become much gentler. Once they entered the city, Mu Tu put away the cowhide blanket covering the carriage, and a prosperous city appeared in sight.
Tianfeng City is majestic and steep. Whether it is the ten-zhang-high city wall, the wide streets, or even the houses in the city, they are all built of solid rocks. The high-tower palace standing in the center of the city gives people a sense of majesty that cannot be looked up to. Without a doubt, that is the Fengcheng Temple.
The carriage drove along the main road toward Fengcheng Temple. Along the street, shops lined the streets, small stalls lined the roadside, and peddlers carrying goods and calling for food were seen. If the street weren't spacious enough, it would have been completely thronged. This bustling scene rivaled any other city on the Holy Court Continent, which surprised Mu Hanyan.
But after thinking about it carefully, she felt relieved. To set up a barrier outside the city would require a lot of manpower and material resources, and it was not easy to maintain the barrier for a long time. Therefore, it was destined that there would not be too many cities in the entire Continent of Gods. Perhaps there would be only one city within a radius of thousands or even tens of thousands of miles. With all the people crowding together, it would be hard not to be prosperous.
The goods being sold on both sides of the street were mostly medicinal herbs and meteorite gold. Mu Hanyan recognized a few of them, but had never seen most of them. She found it interesting to just take a quick look.
"We're here." Mu Hanyan was watching intently when she suddenly heard Ye Yian's voice, which seemed to have a hint of worry.
Mu Hanyan looked up and realized that the carriage had unknowingly driven close to the temple.
The young people who came to take the test lined up in a queue of about ten feet long. Two young priests stood guard at the door of the temple, verifying the identities of each of them.
In front of them was a huge black stone tablet, which was as crystal clear as jade. From a distance, one could vaguely see the formation runes on it, and some traces of refining. It was obviously a magic weapon.
Every young person who has verified his identity will place his hand on the stone tablet, and then two young priests will simultaneously chant spells to activate the magic weapon and then let him go.
Looking at the stone tablet-shaped magic weapon, Ye Yian frowned.
"What is that?" Ling Baobao asked curiously.
"That's called the Qi Refining Stele. It's said to be a magical tool used by sword practitioners in ancient times to enhance their energy. Now that it has fallen into the hands of the temple, it has become a treasure used to check energy and verify identities. How did the Fengcheng Temple find this thing?" Ye Yian said with a frown.
Mu Hanyan was slightly startled. She still retained the strength equivalent to that of a fifth-rank swordsman, and she didn't know if it would be detected.
"It is said that the effectiveness of this magic weapon is limited and it cannot detect everything, but I can't be sure." Ye Yian looked at Mu Hanyan with an inquiring look.
Mu Hanyan hesitated for only a moment before nodding firmly.
If she couldn't enter the temple, she would have to waste her life on the Continent of Gods like Ye Yian, and spend the rest of her life there, so she couldn't give up this opportunity.
The team in front moved forward quickly. Obviously, the two priests did not check too strictly, and Mu Hanyan felt a little relieved.
Finally, the people in front entered the temple one by one, and finally it was Mu Hanyan and his group's turn.
"Stop, this is the forbidden area of the temple. No refugees are allowed to enter. Anyone who trespasses will be killed!" A young priest shouted in a stern voice.
"My lords, we are descendants of the Mu family from Mujia Village outside the city, not refugees." Mu Tu hurriedly stepped forward and said, while taking out a token and showing it to the other party. The token was obviously issued by the temple, and there was the temple's logo on it, the same as the one embroidered on Kang Zihe's clothes.
"What are you doing here?" A young priest took the token, looked at it for a few seconds, and then casually tossed it back to him. His expression softened slightly, but his eyes were still filled with contempt.
"I heard that Fengcheng Temple is recruiting priests, so I sent two of my clansmen here to take the test." Mu Tu said with a smile.
"You, the priesthood assessment?" The leading young man looked at Mu Tu, then at the clumsy carriage, and suddenly burst into laughter. "You lowly people like you actually want to become priests? Are you still asleep? Hahahaha."
Hearing his laughter, even the young people in the queue behind him sneered. Most of them were citizens of Tianfeng City. Although their status was not high, they were able to settle in Tianfeng City and naturally had some family background. Naturally, they looked down on small families like the Mu family.
"We are not untouchables. We have fiefdoms awarded by the Lord God himself." Seeing the sarcasm on everyone's faces, Mu Tu couldn't help blushing and argued the key points.
Although he remained humble out of respect for the priest, he was still a little annoyed by the other party's unscrupulous ridicule of him, calling him a refugee at one moment and a pariah at another.
"What are you yelling about? So what if you have a fiefdom? You lowly people, you'd be lucky to become a priest even if you burn incense for several lifetimes. Do you think you will be so lucky every day? Go away, you have nothing to do here, go back to where you should go! If you keep dawdling, I will be rude to you." Another young priest said impatiently.
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pushed towards Mu Tu.
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