morning.

Zhao Rong was once again awakened by the slight swaying of the dragon boat.

He rubbed his eyes, straightened up, and turned to look at the small window of the cabin.

Outside the window.

It is a vast expanse of white, with the faint green of the mountains and forests hidden in it.

A thick fog rose over the river again.

Zhao Rong felt a little cold, so he got out of bed and put on a robe.

He turned around and glanced at Su Xiaoxiao who was curled up in the quilt.

He practiced until very late last night and this girl sneaked in again in the middle of the night, crawled into his quilt, and slept in his arms all night.

She slept comfortably, but Zhao Rong felt uncomfortable.

Because this silly girl was restless even when she was sleeping. I don’t know if she was having a nightmare. Her little feet kicked around and almost kicked Zhao Rong off the bed...

Zhao Rong looked at Su Xiaoxiao's cute sleeping face for a while. He stretched out a finger, gently touched her pink cheek, and pinched her nose.

"Well, Zhao Rong is not a bad guy..."

The little fox demon closed his eyes, not knowing what he was dreaming about. He smacked his lips and turned over lazily.

Zhao Rong twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, shook his head, reached out to tuck her white and tender little feet back in, and covered her with the quilt.

Then he closed the window that let in the cool breeze, stretched himself, and went out.

On the river.

The evening mist was thick.

The sound of the river water rolling was still there, but Zhao Rong had long been accustomed to it.

Look into the distance.

The scenery in the distance is hidden in the fog, and the morning sun is barely visible through the thick clouds.

Zhao Rong leaned against the railing, holding the white jade around his waist, feeling its warmth in his palms, and looked into the unknown distance, somewhat absent-minded.

Not long.

The fog seemed to be blown away by the river breeze, or perhaps by the pale yellow early sun.

Gradually dissipated.

At some point.

Zhao Rong, who was thinking about someone, was slightly startled, and the beautiful jade in his hand was suddenly tightly grasped.

He held onto the railing, leaned forward, opened his eyes wide, and strained his eyes to see.

distance.

The sky and the earth intersected into a line.

That is.

A black horizontal line.

Zhao Rong's heart moved, and he waited to take a closer look.

Ding ding——!

The ancient bell on the dragon boat was rung.

This is... a signal to remind passengers that they are about to arrive at their destination and to prepare to disembark.

In the sound of the morning bell and the slightly cool river breeze.

Zhao Rong took a deep breath.

Staring at the black horizontal line without blinking.

Lonely and secluded city.

Finally, we're here.

He patted the wooden railing and suddenly looked back.

Looking south.

Behind.

It is the direction the wind is blowing.

It is an endless river.

There are countless dynasties under the mountain.

It is the tens of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers of Wangquezhou.

This distance is like a chasm.

finally.

He trampled it down.

…

Wangquezhou is one of the three small continents among the nine continents in the world.

It is called the most remote continent in the world of cultivation.

But this is not because of its geographical location.

If Zhongzhou is the center of the world.

The four continents of East, South, West, North and South are located in the world's extreme east, extreme south, extreme west and extreme north.

Then Wangquezhou is located between Zhongzhou and Nanxiaoyaozhou.

It is not remote in terms of geographical location.

but.

In terms of transportation.

Wangquezhou was isolated.

Between Zhongzhou and Nanxiaoyaozhou, there is Wangquezhou.

There are two other continents.

They are Tunan Island and Yunmeng Island respectively.

Yunmengzhou and Wangquezhou are both one of the three small continents, and the other one is in the north of Xuanhuangjie.

Tunanzhou is the world's transportation hub second only to Zhongzhou.

It is the largest continent among the southern continents that is closest to Zhongzhou and Xifuyaozhou.

It's like a choke point.

The continents above it want to move south, or the continents below it want to move north.

Almost everyone has to go through it.

Tunan Island and Yunmeng Island are in the upper left corner of Nanxiaoyao Island.

However, Wangque Island is located only in the upper right corner of Nanxiaoyao Island.

Therefore, the most prosperous southbound waterway is in the southern part of Xuanhuang Realm.

Starting from Zhongzhou or Xifuyaozhou, first pass through Tunanzhou, then to Yunmengzhou, and then to Nanxiaoyaozhou.

Finally, drive from Nanxiaoyaozhou to Wangquezhou.

Therefore, Wangque Island is regarded as the most remote island and the end of the southward route.

It is very close to Nanxiaoyaozhou, but the monks of Nanxiaoyaozhou are not very willing to come to Wangquezhou, considering it a poor and remote place.

In other words, the cultivators of Nanxiaoyao Continent, where there are many sword practitioners, have always regarded the several southern continents as poor relatives, even the prosperous Tunan Continent is included in this list.

The only two continents that caught their attention were Xifuyao, where Kundu was located, and Zhongzhou, which was rich in land and resources and where the orthodox human race lived.

Wangquezhou and Zhongzhou face each other across the sea.

But this sea is the largest area in the Xuanhuang Realm.

Thus, one of the most remote places in the world and one of the most prosperous places in the world were almost completely separated because of this vast sea area that concealed countless dangers.

Only a very small number of cross-sea ferries operated by major forces in Duyou City would take a relatively less dangerous route that they had worked hard to find every few years, taking unknown risks and heading directly to Zhongzhou.

The process is very troublesome and time-consuming.

Therefore, the Duyou City area at the northernmost tip of Wangquezhou, the most remote continent among the nine continents in the world, is located at the Lidu estuary.

It is truly the end of the world in the Xuanhuang Realm.

but.

This corner of the world is also the most prosperous place on Wangquezhou Mountain.

Here lies the largest city of monastics in Wangquezhou, which is as big as the one on the mountain in Nanxiaoyaozhou.

Tai'a Sword Pavilion, one of the four great Taizong of the human race, established the Xiazong Sword Pavilion here, which is like a sharp sword hanging over the heads of Manchu monks.

The gates of the two largest immortal sects in the northern mountains of Wangque Continent, Weiwei Mountain and Xinran Sect, are also built not far from Duyou City.

Wangque Taiqing Four Palaces.

Confucian Linlu Academy.

A special organization of various schools of thought such as Mohism, Legalism, and Taoism.

The aristocratic families on Wangque Mountain.

The main account of each major business firm.

etc.

They are all located in Duyou City and its vicinity.

The forces of various parties are intertwined.

There is a constant stream of monks coming and going.

The ferry was bustling with supplies.

The situation in the city is complicated.

The secluded city at the end of the world is not so secluded.

…

A hundred-meter-long dragon boat gradually slowed down.

Preparing to dock at the west bank of the river.

The dragon boat did not dock in Duyou City.

Almost no ships could enter the city and had to stop hundreds of miles outside the city.

On the dragon boat.

Zhao Rong and Su Xiaoxiao stood behind the crowded crowd, waiting to get off the boat.

Looking from a high place at this time.

The river surface all around was filled with countless boats of varying sizes.

On the green hills on the shore, there are ferries of various shapes floating in the air.

Zhao Rong even saw a mountain hanging in the air that was at least a thousand feet high.

They are either parked or moving.

Either transporting goods or carrying passengers.

The flow of the river never stops, like carp swimming across the river.

The river bank was bustling with people.

"Wow, there are so many houses, Zhao Lang, look, the mountain in the city is so high, and the colors are so beautiful!"

On the deck, Zhao Rong looked around and looked in the direction Su Xiaoxiao pointed.

In the distance, I saw the buildings in Duyou City stretching out like endless waves.

According to preliminary estimates, the area is at least several thousand miles long and wide.

As far as Zhao Rong knew, in this Duyou City, apart from the monks on the mountain, there were millions of ordinary people alone.

Zhao Rong nodded, and couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

You know, this is not the world of his previous life, it is normal for a city to have more than a million people...