"Sure enough, it's a good thing!" Liu Ming moved his body, a layer of purple demonic energy was faintly revealed on his body, and nodded with satisfaction.
"This tapir eye bead is a treasure refined from the eyes of my Sunset tapir tribe's true elixir master after I ascended to the throne. Please use it properly, Fellow Daoist Liu." Han Ye said after hesitating for a moment.
"Don't worry, Patriarch Han. I will use such a great gift with care." Liu Ming cupped his hand and handed another tapir eye bead to Qian Ruping.
Gan Ruping took it and put it on his body, and it was immediately enveloped in a layer of lavender mist.
Her cultivation level was not high to begin with, but with the blessing of this orb, even with Liu Ming by her side, she could not detect the slightest trace of human aura on her body.
"The Sky Rift Valley is thousands of miles away from Luo City, and there are countless dangerous places in between. If you two must go, it's best to plan a route in advance. Han wishes you both a safe arrival," Han Ye said seriously.
Liu Ming thanked him a few times after hearing this.
Now that the transaction between the two parties is completed, Liu Ming has no intention of staying in the Sunset Department for a long time.
Early in the morning of the next day, he quietly left the valley where the Sunset Tribe was with Qian Ruping.
"Brother Ming, how do we get to Luo City now?" The two stopped at a mountain peak near Sunset Department. Gan Ruping glanced at Liu Ming and asked.
"Let's go to Blackwater City first." Liu Ming took out the map near the Sky Rift Valley that Han Xin had given him before. On it was a city closest to the Sunset Department, Blackwater City.
"Let's make some preparations there first, and then rush to Luo City." Liu Ming waved his hand and sacrificed the Dai Yue Jade Boat.
Gan Ruping naturally had no objection. After a moment, a white light flashed out from the top of the mountain peak and sped towards the distance.
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On a vast plain far away from the Tiancrack Canyon, there stands a majestic black city. A large river as black as ink runs through the center of the city, from south to north, with no end in sight.
It was noon at this time, and the bustling flow of people was constantly coming in and out of the city gate. These people wore different clothes and seemed to be demon monks from various tribes.
At this moment, a dazzling white light came from a distance and stopped over a hill near the city. The white light faded, revealing two figures surrounded by a faint purple aura.
It was Liu Ming and Qian Ruping who came all the way from the Sunset Tribe.
Liu Ming put away Dai Yue's flying boat and glanced towards the city.
As far as the eye can see, the city wall outside the entire city is seventy or eighty feet high, and the entire city is made of huge dark-colored stones. In addition, at the four corners of the city, four giant stone pillars can be vaguely seen. There are faint white runes flowing on the surface of the city wall.
This is the famous Blackwater City in the western part of the Wild Continent.
The Wild Continent is mainly divided by the Eight Wild Clans. In order to seize resources, the small and medium-sized tribes that vassalized these large forces frequently conquered each other and wars continued. Therefore, in order to facilitate the demon monks to exchange things in their hands, the Eight Wild Clans would Some trading strongholds such as Blackwater City are set up in the area under its jurisdiction, and competitions are prohibited there. Therefore, it is a very safe trading place for some small and medium-sized tribes or casual cultivators.
Before setting off, Liu Ming had learned from Han Xin that this Blackwater City belonged to the Split Eagle Clan, which ranked last among the eight barbaric tribes.
Because it was the first time for Qian Ruping to see such a giant city outside of Yunchuan Continent, the surprise and excitement on his face was beyond words. Liu Ming didn't say much, and with a single move, he flew towards the city with him. go.
There were seven or eight Split Eagle Tribe guards standing at the gate of Blackwater City. They were the same as the Split Eagle Tribe monks Liu Ming had seen in the ruins of the upper realm before, with sharp eyes and aquiline-shaped noses.
These guards checked the two of them, collected some spiritual stones, and then let the two of them enter the city.
As soon as he entered the city, Liu Ming deeply realized the prosperity here.
After passing through the city gate, things suddenly became lively in front of them, and several spacious streets appeared in front of them at the same time.
The ground in the city is paved with dark stones, which are extremely flat. Each black stone is carved with various ancient patterns, adding some exotic charm.
On both sides of the spacious street are high-rise buildings made of huge stones, with different shapes. Compared with the more neat and solemn styles in the human cities of Yunchuan and Zhongtian, these buildings with different styles add a bit of roughness. .
Most of these buildings have flags fluttering in the wind, and they are trading shops with various names.
On the street, there are many pedestrians coming and going, naturally they are demon monks from various tribes.
After arriving here, Liu Ming finally felt like he had arrived in the wild continent.
The monster monks walking on the street have different body shapes. Although they are basically human-like, they still have some traces of monsters on their bodies, and even half-human and half-beast ones can be seen everywhere.
What's more, they just brought some ferocious beasts with them and swaggered through the streets, but the other pedestrians didn't seem surprised by this.
Although Liu Ming and Gan Ruping have changed some of their appearances, compared with these real monsters, they are still a little more elegant.
Gan Ruping felt a little scared when he saw the scene in front of him, and involuntarily took a step closer to Liu Ming.
"It doesn't matter, we have tapir eyes with us, we will be fine." Liu Ming said lightly.
Gan Ruping nodded, his face looking better.
After wandering around the city for a while, the sky gradually darkened and night fell, and the shops on both sides of the street lit up with white light.
Liu Ming immediately took Qian Ruping to find an inn in Heishui City and stayed there.
After traveling all day, Gan Ruping was a little tired, so he went back to his room to rest early.
Liu Ming stood in front of the window of his room with his hands behind his back, looking at the bustling streets outside the window, his eyes flickering.
This Blackwater City is the largest in Zhongtian Continent, and it is also an extremely prosperous city. Just now, he took a casual look at the shops selling various spiritual materials, monster materials, spiritual herbs, elixirs, and books on the street. Lin Linzongzong, after a random scan, found many things that were hard to find in Zhongtian Continent.
Liu Ming secretly planned the next day's itinerary, and quickly sat back on the bed cross-legged, closed his eyes and began to meditate.
He left the inn early the next morning, with Gan Ruping following closely behind him with a slightly excited look on his face.
Liu Ming originally thought that Gan Ruping was afraid of the monsters outside and wanted to keep him at the inn. However, after half a day yesterday, Gan Ruping seemed to have completely adapted to the environment here and insisted on following him out to see more. After seeing the scenery here, he had no choice but to take her out.
Qian Ruping has lived in the Canghai region for a long time, and has never seen such a prosperous place. Everything he sees is really novel, especially some precious spiritual materials and elixirs, and he is quite greedy. However, Liu Ming seems to have no interest in these things. It's hard for her to say anything without taking a look.
After turning two streets, Liu Ming stopped in front of a spacious loft with several floors.
Looking from the door, it is a shop selling classics.
Liu Ming stepped in.
"Two guests, are you here to buy some classics? Our Yunji Pavilion is one of the best classics shops in Heishui City." As soon as he entered the gate, a white man with a kind face and blue skin walked towards him. Old man.
In the hall, in addition to some simple tables and chairs, there are rows of books and jade slips arranged in an orderly manner, which number in the tens of thousands.
"Here are maps of the major races in the Wild Continent and the areas under their jurisdiction. By the way, there is also a detailed introduction to Luo City." Liu Ming said calmly after seeing the scale of this place.
"Why don't you move to the third area on the second floor? The books there may be of interest to you. However, there are some restrictions on them. You can only see a small part of the content. If you have any books you like, you can send me a message at any time. You can take it out after purchasing it." The white-haired old man seemed a little disappointed when he saw that Liu Ming was only looking for some popular classics, but he still said politely.
"In which area are the classics about the Totem Formation located?" Qian Ruping on the side looked at the bookshelves in the room and said with great anticipation.
"Totem Array? This kind of classics is difficult to study. It is really difficult for ordinary stores to buy higher-end classics. But fortunately, our store belongs to the Lingshuang Tribe and has a lot of collections of totems and other classics. If the girl is interested, You can go to Area 5 on the second floor." Hearing this, the white-haired old man replied with interest.
"Ping'er, just go to the fifth district and have a look. If you encounter any classics that interest you, just take pictures of them later. You don't have to worry about anything." Seeing this, Liu Ming said with a slight movement of his lips.
Gan Ruping smiled knowingly, said nothing, happily ran upstairs and started looking for the books he needed.
Half a day later, Liu Ming and Qian Ruping walked out of the store.
At this time, Liu Ming not only had some books, maps and other items related to the Wild Continent on his body, but he also collected a lot of bone fragments recording information about Luo City.
Qian Ruping also found a lot of books about totem formations and demon runes. He was very excited holding several bone fragments of different colors in his hands, and he was obviously very satisfied...
Of course, these items also cost nearly a million spiritual stones, but to him, roots are naturally insignificant.
Although Liu Ming had gotten what he wanted, he was not in a hurry to return to the inn. Instead, he took Qian Ruping and started shopping in other shops selling heaven and earth spiritual materials.
After visiting several shops, he discovered that the Wild Continent was rich in cultivation resources far beyond his initial imagination. Some top-quality spiritual materials that were rare in the Zhongtian Continent were actually very common in the Wild Continent.
This surprised Liu Ming, and he secretly thought that if he could resell these things in the two worlds, he didn't know how many spiritual stones he could earn.
However, this idea was obviously too absurd, so he quickly put it aside and concentrated on purchasing some things he needed.