This time, the journey back was very peaceful. Jianchen flew across the Hundred Thousand Mountains without encountering any attacks from flying magical beasts.
After leaving the Hundred Thousand Mountains, Jianchen floated a thousand meters in the air. The fierce winds in the air whistled as they brushed past Jianchen, causing Jianchen's white robes to flutter in the wind.
Jianchen hugged the White Tiger with his left hand as he took out a map from his space ring with his right hand. The map recorded the terrain within three hundred thousand kilometers. The Kingdom of Gesun was too far away, so it didn't appear on the map at all.
Jianchen carefully scanned the map. All the countries within three hundred thousand kilometers appeared in Jianchen's eyes, including the location of Mercenary City. Jianchen's eyes paused on Mercenary City for a while as he sighed inwardly. He then carefully observed his surroundings again. He believed that he had sufficient strength now. Moreover, the Kingdom of Gesun was most likely at war right now. Jianchen knew nothing about the situation there, so he had to hurry back as soon as possible. Otherwise, if he delayed for too long, the Kingdom of Gesun would be conquered. At that time, he would face the tragedy of losing his family. This was something that Jianchen didn't want to see the most. Right now, Jianchen could only hope to find an organization with a Space Gate on the map. Then, he could use the Space Gate to travel to the Kingdom of Gesun. This was the only way for him to hurry back.
Suddenly, a section of the map labeled 'Qin Empire' appeared before Jianchen's eyes. Seeing this, Jianchen's eyes lit up. He immediately thought of Qin Ji, whom he had befriended at the Mercenary Tournament.
With a flip of his hand, a palm-sized jade pendant appeared in Jianchen's hand. A large 'Qin' character was written on the jade pendant. This was the personal jade pendant that Qin Ji had given him before they parted ways.
Looking at the valuable jade pendant in his hand, Jianchen muttered to himself, "Since Qin Ji has an Emperor Armament and a barrier within him, then the Qin Empire must be very powerful. I wonder if they have a Space Gate!" Jianchen floated in the air and hesitated for a while. In the end, he gritted his teeth and decided to make a trip to the Qin Empire first. Whether the Qin Empire had a Space Gate or not, he had to give it a try.
The Qin Empire was located a hundred thousand kilometers north of Mercenary City. It was about a hundred and twenty thousand kilometers away from Jianchen's current location. It would take some time for him to get there.
Jianchen controlled the wind essence between heaven and earth to fly. Although his speed was slower than using the Flickering Shadows Thousand Illusions and the Heaven Seizing Fortune Art, he could still cover a distance of one thousand five hundred kilometers in two hours. In this way, Jianchen could cover a distance of twenty thousand kilometers in twenty-four hours.
After seven days of flying, Jianchen finally arrived at the border of the Qin Empire. During these seven days, Jianchen rarely rested and spent almost all of his time on the road. The White Tiger had also been fed a large amount of heavenly treasures by Jianchen. It had been in a deep sleep all day to digest the medicinal effects. However, after consuming a large amount of heavenly treasures, the White Tiger's growth had become extremely fast. It was now a meter long and weighed fifty kilograms. Jianchen found it difficult to hold it in his arms. Its strength had also soared to the stage of a rank two magical beast.
Perhaps it was because the White Tiger was a divine beast, the Winged Tiger. Its strength could be piled up with a large amount of heavenly treasures without leaving behind any side effects. It was not like humans, who would rapidly increase their strength by absorbing energy from monster cores for a long period of time. This would cause their foundation to become unstable, which would be a great hindrance to their future cultivation path.
In front of them, there was an ancient city wall that was over a hundred meters tall. It was like a long dragon crawling on the ground, blocking the line between heaven and earth. It was mighty and majestic, giving people a feeling that it was as vast as a mountain. Above the gate of the ancient city wall, there were three large words written in flamboyant calligraphy — Qinhuang Kingdom!
This was the border fortress of the Qin Empire. As soon as they approached it, the originally quiet region immediately became lively. Jianchen hovered over a thousand meters in the air and looked down at the ground. He could only see a crowd that was smaller than ants going in and out of the Qin Empire's border fortress. Mixed among them were many caravans carrying large carts of goods.
Jianchen did not follow the normal path of entering the Qin Empire through the gate of the fortress. Instead, he directly flew a thousand meters in the air and directly flew into the Qin Empire's territory without any disguise.
Although Jianchen's actions were noticed by a few of the soldiers guarding the fortress, they did not move at all. They only watched on enviously as Jianchen flew into the distance. This was because a Heaven Saint Master did indeed have this privilege. Even if they wanted to stop him, they did not have the ability to do so.
The Qin Empire's territory was extremely large. It was four to five times larger than the Kingdom of Gesun. Jianchen flew another ten thousand kilometers and finally arrived at the capital of the Qin Empire on the second day, the Qin Imperial City! This was a King-level city. Its scale was only second to the seven major cities of the Tian Yuan Continent. It was extremely prosperous.
Jianchen flew into the Qin Imperial City and landed in a remote area near the imperial palace. He then carried the sleeping White Tiger in his arms and walked towards the palace gate.
"Stop! What are you doing?" A few Great Saint Master guards at the entrance of the imperial palace immediately stopped Jian Chen and asked.
Jianchen expressionlessly took out a jade pendant and said, "I'm looking for Qin Ji!"
"How dare you! How can the third prince's name be called so casually!" As soon as Jianchen finished speaking, a guard immediately shouted from behind him.
"The third prince?" Hearing this, Jianchen's heart skipped a beat. He never thought that Qin Ji really was a prince of the Qin Empire.
When the guard standing in front of Jianchen heard Jianchen directly call out Qin Ji's name, his eyes also became somewhat sharp. However, when he saw the jade pendant in Jianchen's hand, his expression immediately changed. He cried out in surprise, "This is the imperial jade bestowed by his majesty!"
Hearing this, the face of the guard who was shouting earlier also changed. He hurriedly shrunk his neck and silently retreated.
"Young master, can you let me examine the jade pendant?" The guard in front of Jianchen's tone became much more polite. Even the way he addressed him changed.
Jianchen didn't say anything and directly handed the jade pendant that Qin Ji gave him to the guard. The guard respectfully took the jade pendant and carefully turned it over in his hand for a while. After confirming that it was real, he returned the jade pendant to Jianchen's hand and said, "Young master, please leave your name. We will go inform the third prince."
"Jianchen!"
"Young master Jianchen, please wait a moment!" After the guard said this, he immediately called someone over and whispered something in his ear. Then, that person quickly ran into the imperial palace.
The waiting time wasn't short. Jianchen stood in front of the imperial palace for almost an hour before he finally saw a luxuriously robed youth hastily walk out of the imperial palace. Behind the youth were two beautiful young maids.
"Greetings to the third prince!" As soon as the youth left the imperial palace, the dozen or so Great Saint Master guards immediately knelt down on one knee and respectfully bowed.
This youth was precisely Qin Ji.
"All of you rise!" Qin Ji indifferently said. Then, his eyes landed on Jianchen. However, when he saw Jianchen's current appearance, he couldn't help but be stunned. Then, he walked up with a face full of smiles and said, "Brother Jianchen, I never thought it would really be you. However, how did you become like this? Not only is your hair gone, even your eyebrows and eyelashes are gone. Don't tell me you were burned by a fire? I almost couldn't recognize you."
Jianchen awkwardly smiled and said, "I ran into some trouble a while ago, which is why I ended up in such a sorry state."
Jianchen and Qin Ji exchanged a few pleasantries. Then, Jianchen was invited into the imperial palace by Qin Ji. In a dazzling palace, a banquet was set up and Jianchen was warmly received.
During the banquet, Jianchen and Qin Ji casually chatted about some topics. They chatted happily as if they were friends who hadn't seen each other for many years. From time to time, the two of them would laugh heartily.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, Jianchen immediately entered the main topic. He looked at Qin Ji with a serious expression and asked, "Brother Qin Ji, I came this time because there is something I might need your help with."
Qin Ji also knew that Jianchen would never visit a temple without a reason, so he chuckled, "Brother Jianchen, feel free to tell me what you need help with. As long as it's within my capabilities, I will definitely not refuse."
Jianchen became rather stern, "Brother Qin Ji, I urgently need to go to a place through a Space Gate right now. May I ask if there are any Space Gates in your Qin Empire?" With that, Jianchen stared at Qin Ji nervously.
Qin Ji was slightly surprised, but then he smiled easily, "And I thought it was something important. Brother Jianchen, you've come to the right place in our Qin Empire if you're looking for a Space Gate. In the surrounding hundred thousand kilometers, only our Great Qin Empire has a Space Gate apart from Mercenary City."
Jianchen was overjoyed when he heard that. He hurriedly said, "Brother Qin Ji, I'll have to trouble you with this matter. I hope I can use your Space Gate."
Qin Ji chuckled, "Brother Jianchen, don't worry. Leave it to me. Although the Space Gates in our Qin Empire are not open to the public, there are always exceptions. I'll talk to my father about this when I return. It shouldn't be too difficult."
"In that case, thank you, Brother Qin Ji." Jianchen was filled with gratitude. At the same time, he was extremely happy. He had finally found a Space Gate, so he could quickly return to the Kingdom of Gesun.
Qin Ji downed the wine in his cup in a single gulp before picking up some delicacies with his chopsticks and chewing leisurely. He said with a muffled voice, "However, brother Jianchen, I suggest you wait three days before leaving through a Space Gate."
"Why?" Jianchen was confused.
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