The city at the center of the earth, Wanghou Street.
Yes... this street is called "Wanghou Street".
Shen Qian stood at the intersection, staring blankly at the sign at the fork in the road, wondering if it was a bit too obvious.
This is a secluded area deep within a subterranean city, with an artificial lake nearby and a large garden behind it. However, only a few hundred houses are hidden or scattered around the vast lake, with a considerable distance between them.
No, perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe these buildings as estates.
For a metropolis where land is incredibly valuable, this is an extremely extravagant act.
As far as Shen Qian knew, the apartment that belonged to his senior brother, which he visited last time, cost 1.66 billion Chinese yuan to buy on its own. It had a 200-year property right and required permanent residency in the city center before one was eligible to purchase it.
For most people, the latter is a more difficult condition to achieve.
If the manor in front of him were converted into currency, Shen Qian estimated that it would be worth at least tens of billions... Of course, Shen Qian was quite certain that the people living here probably didn't actually spend any money.
Because this place truly is the residence of all the kings and nobles on Earth.
Of course, it's estimated that not all kings and nobles live here, or most of the time they don't stay here. For example, the powerful Gao almost never left the Tower of Babel when he was on Earth, while the Duke of Yanshan always lived in the Plum Garden. This is something that everyone in Beidu knows.
Upon crossing that distinct boundary, Shen Qian paused slightly, for the abundant spiritual energy of the subterranean city suddenly vanished here, replaced by ordinary fresh air.
After a moment's thought, Shen Qian instantly understood the reason.
This is a reason that would be confusing to ordinary people, but those at a certain level can understand... Kings and nobles no longer need the nourishment of spiritual energy; the power they directly use is a higher level of stellar power.
"Unfortunately, we need to hold back; we still can't directly reveal the existence of the clone..."
As I passed by those large estates, each with its own unique design, yet all clearly inviting and comfortable to live in, I felt a pang of regret.
He is, in effect, entitled to own a house here.
Although he used a clone when he was in the Heavenly Realm, even Cheng Qingqing and others who were most familiar with him were unlikely to associate it with a "clone".
Although they didn't say it explicitly, they mostly assumed that the mysterious king-level expert was a military officer or a bodyguard assigned to him by the martial arts department.
Before long, the car stopped in front of No. 17 Wanghou Street.
This is the residence of Wu Wei, the head of the Huaxia Martial Arts Department.
After Wu Jingcai relayed the message, Wu Wei finally agreed to see him, which surprised Shen Qian quite a bit. He originally thought that the injured Wu Wei might refuse him.
At the entrance of the manor, an elderly man with gray hair, who looked like a butler, was already waiting. Shen Qian glanced at him and his gaze sharpened. Although he had guessed that the butler of a noble family would not be an ordinary person, the old man's aura was surprisingly strong.
With Shen Qian's current cultivation level, there are mountain and sea realms that can make him feel pressured, but they are extremely rare.
"Major Shen, please follow me."
After bowing deeply, the butler entered the manor first.
Shen Qian followed the butler all the way inside, and finally arrived at the garden behind the main building, where Wu Wei was taking a walk in the garden, basking in the artificial sunlight of the subterranean city.
After waving for the butler to leave, Wu Wei glanced at Shen Qian and shook his head, saying, "It seems you've stirred up a lot of emotions in Old Yang. I sensed fluctuations in his mental energy."
Old Yang?
Shen Qian was taken aback at first, then realized that the "Old Yang" Wu Wei mentioned was the butler. On the way in, he had also felt that the old man was looking at him in some subtle way, but he thought the gaze was just curiosity and didn't pay much attention to it.
"Why did I trigger his emotions?" Shen Qian asked, puzzled.
"He was a rare genius back then, just like you, it's just a pity..."
Wu Wei said with a sigh, "He was born in a chaotic era, during the early stages of the spiritual energy revival, and his talent was wasted as a result."
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"What do you mean?" Shen Qian didn't quite understand.
"He only opened three orifices, and he did so entirely through his own exploration, without any guidance," Wu Wei said meaningfully.
After a moment's thought, Shen Qian finally understood what Wu Wei was talking about.
Based on his vague perception just now, the old man was definitely a figure standing at the peak of the Mountain and Sea realm, but he had only opened three apertures...
To reach the peak of the mountains and seas, normally three apertures are far from enough.
Wu Wei's housekeeper, however, did just that.
"It's a pity that this is all he can do," Wu Wei sighed. "For human martial artists, to become a king or marquis, without any other opportunities to change their level of life, having seven orifices is the most basic prerequisite."
Are the seven orifices the foundation of kings and nobles?
Before sinking, I only knew that enlightenment was a prerequisite for breaking through mountains and seas. Today, I heard for the first time that there are similar prerequisites for becoming a king or nobleman.
No wonder the steward looked at him with such complicated eyes. If he hadn't been constrained by such restrictions, with the talent he had once displayed, perhaps the peak of the Mountain and Sea Realm would not have been his final destination.
"The human body is inherently flawed..." Shen Qian suddenly remembered a sentence that his mentor, Gao, had taught him at the very beginning.
"That's right, the human body is inherently flawed."
Wu Wei nodded and said, "Even with the existence of the Enlightenment Method, not everyone can successfully overcome the dangers involved. The modern martial arts system has actually conducted an implicit screening of all teenagers. Only those with certain talents can come into contact with the Enlightenment Method... but the injury and death rate due to failure to achieve the Enlightenment Method is still as high as 47%."
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