Chapter 492: Chapter 492, Two Mansions, Three Palaces, Four Pavilions
Chu Ming felt the spiritual power within his body becoming restless, showing signs of breaking out. A few days ago, his cultivation had already reached the peak of Guiyuan Realm Third Layer, and it was not far from Guiyuan Realm Fourth Layer.
With a flash, Chu Ming flew towards the nearby mountains. Entering the mountains, Chu Ming’s eyes scanned the surroundings and found a cliff in a concealed place.
With a light stroke of his right hand on the storage ring, the Star Trace Sword instantly appeared in his hand.
Crack!
In front of the Star Trace Sword, the cliff was as fragile as tofu. After a few swings, a cave large enough for one person to enter appeared in front of Chu Ming.
Sitting cross-legged in the cave, Chu Ming took out two upper-grade spirit stones from the storage ring and started his cultivation technique. In fact, the concentration of spiritual power in the Central Divine Domain was equivalent to constantly absorbing lower-grade spirit stones. For someone in the Guiyuan Realm, this was not much, but over time, it subtly changed the body.
Buzz!
Crack!
Not long after, a rumbling sound came from within Chu Ming’s body. His momentum soared, and the surrounding spiritual power swirled into a vortex, entering his body one after another.
The Sea of Spiritual Power slowly calmed down, and Chu Ming’s body swelled momentarily, his cultivation reaching Guiyuan Realm Fourth Heaven.
Hoo!
He gently exhaled a breath, and a scorching heat wave swept through the air. Chu Ming exited the cave and continued on his journey.
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Two days later, Chu Ming arrived at a city, Hu Ye City. This was the first city Chu Ming had seen in the Central Divine Domain.
After paying the entry fee, Chu Ming entered Hu Ye City.
Hu Ye City was not small. In other regions, it could be considered a super city, but in the Central Divine Domain, it was just ordinary and mundane.
The streets were crowded with people. Most of them were of Transcendence Realm cultivation, and there were quite a few of True Dao Realm as well. Occasionally, there were Guiyuan Realm martial artists mixed in, and Chu Ming even saw some Great Powers of Transcendence flying over the sky of Hu Ye City.
In the center of Hu Ye City, Chu Ming found an inn and settled there temporarily.
On the second floor of the inn, Chu Ming sat at a wine table, quietly listening to the conversations of the other guests.
"Did you hear? Zuo Feiyun from the Great Freedom Palace was seriously injured by Luo Lin from the Blood Cloud Palace outside the city yesterday."
A martial artist tugged at the sleeve of the person beside him and whispered.
"What’s the matter? The two have always kept to their own, why would they suddenly make a move against each other?"
His companion looked surprised and asked, and the people around pricked up their ears. Chu Ming glanced at the man.
Before coming to the Central Divine Domain, he had already investigated most of the powers in the Central Divine Domain. The greatest and most transcendent power in the Central Divine Domain was the Life and Death Palace, but the Life and Death Palace’s status was so lofty that it did not concern itself with worldly matters.
Besides this, there were the two mansions, three palaces, and four pavilions.
The two mansions were the Bright Mansion and the Dark Night Mansion. These two forces were strong, each backed by mighty beings who had proclaimed themselves emperors. The mastermind behind the Bright Mansion was Emperor Ming, who had the Great Brightness Body, and behind the Dark Night Mansion was the Night Emperor.
The three palaces were the Great Freedom Palace, Blood Cloud Palace, and Blade God Palace. Behind these three palaces were also mighty beings who had proclaimed themselves emperors: the Ghost Pattern Emperor of the Great Freedom Palace, the Blood Moon Emperor of the Blood Cloud Palace, and the Sword Emperor of the Blade God Palace.
The four pavilions were the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, the Myriad Mountains Pavilion, the Nether Night Pavilion, and the Martial Saint Pavilion. Compared with the two mansions and three palaces, the gap was quite significant, but each still had a top-tier king sitting and guarding.
The Thunder Spirit King of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, the Ice Rain King of the Myriad Mountains Pavilion, the Dark Earth King of the Nether Night Pavilion, and the Blood Cultivation King of the Martial Saint Pavilion.
Among these nine major forces, the most powerful were the Bright Mansion, Dark Night Mansion, and Blade God Palace. The leaders of these three forces were not weak among the emperor-proclaimed powerful beings.
Next were the Great Freedom Palace and Blood Cloud Palace, with Ghost Pattern Emperor and Blood Moon Emperor being just average among the emperor-proclaimed powerful beings.
As for the remaining four pavilions, they were undoubtedly the weakest with only top-tier kings.
For some reason, when Chu Ming saw the three words ’Nether Night Pavilion,’ he thought of the Nether Night Association in the Celestial Realm. There might be some connection between the two.
"Tsk tsk tsk, isn’t it all for the Bixue Stone? With the Bixue Stone, one can enter the Green Blood Secret Realm, which is filled with treasures and opportunities, who wouldn’t covet it?"
The man whispered, but his words inevitably reached the ears of those who were listening.
"And did you hear? The Life and Death Tower will open this time, and the Battle for the King Title will be held in the Life and Death Palace in two years. Right now, all the heavenly talents are tense."
He continued, with a tone of lament.
As they talked, they deviated from the subject. Hearing about the Green Blood Secret Realm, a glint of light flashed in Chu Ming’s eyes. The Green Blood Secret Realm was a mysterious place in the Central Divine Domain. It was said to exist in a small space rather than in the mainland, and it was open at all times. As long as a martial artist held a Bixue Stone, they could enter, but the time was limited. Once the energy in the Bixue Stone was exhausted, the martial artist would be teleported out, no matter where they were.
To enhance his strength, the Green Blood Secret Realm seemed like a good choice, but the Bixue Stone was not easy to come by.
Chu Ming quietly sipped his wine, his ears twitching, still listening to the conversations around him.
"A few days ago, I heard that many young talents from the southern regions have entered the Central Divine Domain to prepare for the Battle for the King Title in two years."
From the corner to Chu Ming’s left, a young man in a blue robe with a frivolous expression lightly sipped his wine and said softly.
"Haha, the southern regions have only a handful of decent people. As for the others, they probably aren’t even as good as you and me."
His companion, a black-faced young man in a yellow robe with broad hands covered in calluses, laughed arrogantly.
"Brother Tong is right. A flock of rabble, imagining they can enter the Life and Death Tower through the Battle for the King Title, they really don’t know their place."
The frivolous young man clinked his glass with the black-faced young man and said with a light smile.
At first, the two’s conversation didn’t attract much attention, but their tone grew louder and they began ignoring everyone else, catching the attention of the other people on the second floor immediately.
Bang!
Crack!
"Have you two said enough?!"
A sound of tables and chairs breaking, followed by an angry shout, drew everyone’s attention. They saw three young men in red robes standing angrily by a pile of broken tables and chairs, staring coldly at the two.
"I’ve seen these youngsters before. They’re from the southern regions and supposedly quite famous there."
The surrounding martial artists looked on coldly, discussing amongst themselves, entirely in the mood to watch the excitement.
"They must have been used to being unrestrained in the southern regions, probably forgetting that this is the Central Divine Domain, which is not comparable to their remote area."
A martial artist said disdainfully, looking at the three youths with a sneer.
"What, you three are from the southern regions?"
Huang Ling took a step forward. Even facing the three, he remained unfazed.