The Fallen Mountain seemed to be very close, but it was actually dozens of miles away from the main road. While walking on this road, Ye Chen felt that horrible pressure. The negative emotions in his heart had been magnified by a couple of times without him noticing, and it even made him feel like he was hallucinating.
Activating his sword intent, Ye Chen killed all of those negative emotions, then turned his head to look at Murong Qingcheng. She seemed to have gotten used to the pressure from the Fallen Mountain, so she didn't seem to be affected at all. Vaguely, Ye Chen also felt that there was an even more mysterious power in her body, which was fighting against the pressure from the Fallen Mountain.
"Strange!"
Ye Chen was confused.
Not long after, the two of them left the Mountain of Death behind, and the oppressive feeling instantly disappeared.
…
The Martial City was located in the west of the Black Dragon Empire, in the middle of the Heavy Mysterious Mountain.
Before they even got close to the Heavy Mysterious Mountain, Ye Chen felt that the gravity had increased. This increase was very subtle, and without great perception, it would be hard to notice.
At first, Ye Chen didn't pay much attention to it, but as they got closer and closer to the Heavy Mysterious Mountain, the gravity became even heavier. Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Is there something wrong with the gravity in the Heavy Mysterious Mountain?"
"You found it! Indeed, the gravity in the Heavy Mysterious Mountain is much stronger than the outside world, and the closer we are to the center, the stronger the gravity is. We haven't entered the Heavy Mysterious Mountain yet. "Murong Qingcheng explained.
"Really?"
Murong Qingcheng smiled. It was the first time she came to the Heavy Mysterious Mountain, and she was just as shocked as Ye Chen. Later on, she didn't pay much attention to it. The True Spirit Continent was vast, and there were many things that couldn't be explained. For example, why did the ancient inheritance land become a world of its own, and why didn't it allow people who were over twenty-four years old to enter? This kind of method had already surpassed the power of Life and Death Realm warriors.
Half an hour passed.
The two officially entered the outer area of the Heavy Mysterious Mountain.
"Such a strong gravity, at least three times stronger than the outside world." Ye Chen suddenly lost control of his strength, and left a few deep footprints on the ground.
On the other hand, Murong Qingcheng's steps were no different from normal.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Chen adjusted himself according to the gravity so that he would not leave any footprints.
On the way, Ye Chen ran into quite a few groups of martial artists. Most of them were above the Clasping Yuan Realm. Condensing Reality Realm martial artists were rarely seen.
"Look, isn't that Murong Qingcheng?"
"Who is that brat next to him? How can he walk together with Murong Qingcheng?"
"I've never seen him before. He doesn't look like a disciple of the Sky Flying Demon Sect."
"I'm so envious! Murong Qingcheng is one of the two great beauties of the Black Dragon Empire. He would be satisfied even if he spoke a few words with her. What virtue or ability does he have to walk side by side with Murong Qingcheng? "
"This kid is dead for sure. There are hundreds and thousands of young people who are infatuated with Murong Qingcheng. Any one of them could crush him to death."
"Hehe, you're right. Let's wait for a good show."
The Heavy Mysterious Mountain was not very big. Within an hour, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng had reached the deepest part of the mountain. The gravity here was unprecedentedly strong, almost ten times stronger than the outside world. According to Ye Chen's estimation, flying in the sky would consume Zhen Qi dozens of times faster than the outside world. Even Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists would not be able to fly for long, and Astral Reaching Realm martial artists would also be slowed down.
"The entrance to the Martial City is at the top of the mountain." Murong Qingcheng said.
Ye Chen was surprised, "The entrance is at the top of the mountain?"
"We'll know when we get there."
When they reached the top of the mountain, Ye Chen finally understood what Murong Qingcheng meant.
The Martial City was actually located on a magnificent mountain. This mountain seemed to have its top cut off by a sword, leaving only a flat cross-section. The cross-section had a diameter of over a hundred miles. Around the cross-section was a bottomless abyss, completely isolated from the outside world. There were only two ways to enter the Martial City. One was to fly with one's cultivation. However, the gravity above the abyss was way too strong. Ye Chen had just seen a rank 4 flying demonic beast being dragged into the abyss by the sudden increase of gravity when it was gliding in the sky, leaving nothing behind.
The second way was to use the chains in front of them. There were thousands of chains floating above the abyss. These chains were as thick as a person's thigh, connecting the two places.
"Let's go."
Murong Qingcheng's body flashed and landed on the chain. Immediately, Zhen Qi spurted out from her heels, pushing her to the other end of the chain at an extremely fast speed.
Following her example, Ye Chen followed closely behind Murong Qingcheng.
When they reached the center of the abyss, Ye Chen felt the sudden increase of gravity. It was at least thirty times, no, fifty times, a whole fifty times! No wonder even rank 4 flying demonic beasts couldn't fly over here. If a normal Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist tried to fly over here, he would probably end up the same as a rank 4 flying demonic beast.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The two landed on the cross-section of the mountain outside the Martial City.
The Martial City was bigger than the Wild Wind City and the Forgotten City in the Windy Nation. It was over seventy miles in both width and length, and the city wall was over three hundred meters tall. This height was not built randomly, because according to the gravity here, no martial artist below the Late Clasping Yuan Realm could fly over three hundred meters.
Outside the wide city gate, there were two rows of guarding martial artists.
Murong Qingcheng reminded them, "The entrance fee is one low-rank soul stone, and the exit fee is also one low-rank soul stone."
"Even leaving the city requires a soul stone?" The entrance fee of one low-rank soul stone was indeed very high, but Ye Chen had already gotten used to it. After all, all the people in the Martial City were martial artists. Once you entered the city, you would be able to buy a lot of things that you couldn't normally see, which was very attractive to martial artists. It was understandable that the entrance fee was very high, but leaving the city also required a fee, which confused him.
Murong Qingcheng said, "There are a lot of rules in the Martial City, this is just one of them."
After paying the two low-rank soul stones, the two entered the Martial City.
The first impression that Ye Chen got from the buildings inside the Martial City was that it was huge and magnificent. Any ordinary building was at least ten meters tall, and those restaurants were like tall towers, standing in every corner of the city. They were extremely eye-catching, and the streets were even wider, almost able to accommodate hundreds of people walking side by side. At this moment, Ye Chen felt like he had arrived at the capital of the giants.
"The second rule of the Martial City is that fighting is strictly prohibited. Anyone who violates this rule will be thrown into jail depending on the severity of the offense. Those who violate this rule will be killed on the spot. Until now, there has never been an exception."
Hearing this, Ye Chen said, "The Martial City is a city of martial artists, so there should be a powerful person guarding it, right?"
Murong Qingcheng nodded, "The mayor of the Martial City is a Sea of Souls Realm martial artist."
"A Sea of Souls Realm martial artist, no wonder!" If Astral Reaching Realm martial artists were powerful martial artists, then Sea of Souls Realm martial artists were powerful martial artists. Every single move of theirs had the power to change the terrain. With a powerful Sea of Souls Realm martial artist as the mayor, anyone who dared to mess around would be looking for death.
There was a reason why the street was so wide. Once he entered the city, Ye Chen saw a lot of martial artists setting up stalls on both sides of the street. There were all kinds of stalls, there were bookshelves, animal skins, tables, and even huge rocks shaped like counters. It was a dazzling sight.
Murong Qingcheng said, "If you want to set up a stall, you need to spend one hundred low-rank soul stones to get a stall license. Otherwise, it would be against the rules, and the punishment would be very heavy. Normally, when there are not too many things to sell, no one would set up a stall. Most people would choose to trade privately."
"Are there no shops in the Martial City?" Ye Chen asked.
"There are, but the shops rarely sell treasures. Most of them are pellet shops and normal weapon shops, and then there are restaurants and teahouses. Of course, if you have thousands of treasures, you can rent or buy a shop. Unfortunately, the treasures that an individual has are limited. It would be more worthwhile to set up a stall at midnight. After all, the stall license only costs one hundred low-rank soul stones."
In the city, there were a lot of patrolling martial artists going back and forth to check if anyone was violating the rules. Those martial artists who were more powerful than them did not dare to talk back to them. They were afraid that if they offended the patrolling martial artists, it would be a huge loss for them.
When passing by some stalls, Ye Chen found that not everyone wanted to trade with soul stones. Some of the martial artists had two prices, one was the price of soul stones, and the other was the price of gold. However, the price of gold was obviously on the higher side. For example, a spirit plant would cost ten low-rank soul stones, which was equivalent to four thousand gold. However, the price of gold was more than four thousand gold, reaching six thousand gold.
Regarding this, Ye Chen had his own opinion. In the Martial City, gold should not be valued too much. Soul stones were what everyone needed. Therefore, if you wanted to buy something with gold, you should not care about it. No one would force you to buy it anyway.
Coming to a bookshelf stall, Ye Chen took a look. All of them were secret manuals. The top two layers were for top rank Mortal Realm secret manuals, and the bottom two were for low rank Earth Realm secret manuals.
Ye Chen asked, "How much are these secret manuals?"
The owner of the stall was a Mid Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist. He glanced at Ye Chen and said in a neutral tone, "Top rank Mortal Realm secret manuals are all eighty low-rank soul stones. Low rank Earth Realm secret manuals have their own prices."
Hearing this, Ye Chen looked down.
The cheapest low rank Earth Realm secret manual was worth six thousand low-rank soul stones, and the most expensive one was thirteen thousand low-rank soul stones. There were five secret manuals here, and the total value was more than forty thousand low-rank soul stones. It was not a small fortune. Ye Chen was speechless.
The Martial City was indeed the Martial City. Even a small stall had a huge transaction volume. Ye Chen had no idea where the owner got so many secret manuals.
Thinking that he still had dozens of secret manuals with him, Ye Chen thought to himself, 'If I lack soul stones in the future, I can set up a stall in the Martial City to sell them.'
"Are you buying or not? If not, don't block the stall." The owner's face darkened.
"I'm just taking a look."
Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng walked away. They didn't care about the owner's attitude. All the martial artists who set up stalls in the Martial City were not ordinary people. There were good and bad personalities, and there were all kinds of people. You couldn't expect every powerful martial artist to be nice to you.
After walking a few streets, Ye Chen still hadn't found a stall that sold great weapons. Most of the stalls were selling spirit herbs, strange metals, beast pellets, and secret manuals.
Murong Qingcheng said, "There aren't many treasures in the outer city. Let's go to the trading palace in the inner city."
"Trading Palace?"
"The trading palace is the place with the most treasures in the Martial City. Sometimes, Astral Reaching Realm martial artists would also choose to sell or buy treasures there. However, you have to be qualified to go in. You have to be at least a Late Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist, or a very wealthy person with more than two hundred thousand low-rank soul stones. You have more than five hundred thousand low-rank soul stones, so you are qualified."
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