The Plain River District was one of the eleven districts of the Xuan Army Empire, located at the center of the empire's territory. The Plain River District was the only way to go from the Canyon Peak District to the Zhiling District, and then to the capital of the empire, Xuan Army City. When the entire Xuan Jun Empire's territory reached the River Flat District, there were finally no more mountains and valleys. This district was a thousand miles of fertile land, and was filled with cultivated farmlands and people. It was the most populous district in the empire, and the wealthiest.
After passing through the mountains and valleys from the Zhiling District, Lu Ping's group of four had specially chosen uninhabited wilderness. After entering the Plain River District, the uninhabited route they took was no longer as uninhabited as before. They would still run into a few people from time to time, and there were always villages or small towns with people in sight.
"The Plain River District is like this. It's a good thing that the Xuan Army Empire has a district like this. The crops grown here can probably feed half of the empire's population. "Morin, who was leading the way, began to introduce the local customs. He knew that Lu Ping hadn't traveled much on the continent, and only knew that the North Style Academy was in the north when he went there. From Canyon Peak City to Zhiling City, and then continuing north, they wouldn't have to pass through the Plain River District in the end. Instead, they would pass through the mountainous area to the east of the district. The terrain of that district was similar to the Zhiling District, unlike the Plain River District.
"Mm." Lu Ping only nodded as he listened to Morin's introduction. He didn't have much yearning or enthusiasm for these local customs. He would be happy to live in the Canyon Peak District, which was the most difficult place on the continent, for three years. Compared to more than ten years of imprisonment, he was more than satisfied with the worst district on the continent.
"Let's go in this direction. It should be the shortest and least populated route." Morin said.
"That would be best." Lu Ping didn't have any objections.
At the same time, in the main city of the Plain River District, City Lord Yu Ruo was waiting outside the main gates of the city lord's residence with a few subordinates. Yu Ruo wasn't wearing her official robes, and was dressed like a scholar, looking rather frail in the winter. Just by looking at his outward appearance, it was hard to imagine that this was the wealthiest district of the Xuan Army Empire — — the Lord of the Flat River District. On the left shoulder of his white robe, the word "Nan" was embroidered with white thread, making it less conspicuous. This, however, symbolized his other widely known identity: one of the 28 most outstanding people in the South Sky Academy.
However, even with such a dual identity, Yu Ruo was still respectfully waiting outside the City Lord's Mansion, as if she was waiting for someone.
The sound of horse hooves could be heard from the bluestone road outside the City Lord's Mansion. A group of people approached from afar, rushing over without stopping. Just as they were ten meters away from the main entrance of the City Lord's Mansion, the large horses suddenly stopped their mad rush. Their orderly pace actually gave people a strange feeling. Meanwhile, the several black-clothed riders on the horses used the inertia of the sudden halt of the horses to float down. Each of them had their own movement techniques, so they were not as uniform as the horses.
City Lord Yu Ruo didn't seem surprised by this scene at all. She stepped forward and stopped right in front of the few people who had just landed. She raised her hands and cupped her fists in greeting.
"Thank you for coming all the way here." Yu Ruo said.
"We don't dare." The person at the front also cupped his fists in greeting, but only spat out two simple words.
"Please come in." Yu Ruo moved to the side and gestured.
"City Lord Yu, please." That person replied, but he had already stepped forward. He didn't even bother being courteous with Yu Ruo, and had already entered with his companions. As their black cloaks fluttered, the "Xuan" waist tag hanging on their waists could be vaguely seen.
Those who were familiar with the Xuan Army Empire could already guess their identity when they saw the waist tag.
The Protectorate Empire.
The military force that supported the Xuan Army Empire wasn't the various City Lords, nor was it the troops stationed at a certain location. It was the Protectorate Empire, which was directly under the Xuan Emperor, and gathered the elite cultivators of the Xuan Army Empire.
In this continent where the power of souls dominated the entire universe, cultivators were the only guarantee of strength. As long as the Protectorate Empire didn't fall, the Xuan Army Empire would never be destroyed by force. The Qingfeng Empire and the Que Yue Empire also had similar organizations of cultivators. As for how strong they were, it was a lot more secretive than the four academies. Perhaps they would only be able to show their true strength and trump cards when a war broke out between countries that would never end until one side was dead.
Right now, the five experts sent by the Protectorate Empire, in front of Yu Ruo, the City Lord, who had two identities, they were just a little polite. It could be seen how special their identities were.
The people behind Yu Ruo were a little annoyed. They were Yu Ruo's subordinates, but at the same time, they were also her students. It could be said that they had two identities: the Xuan Army Empire and the Southern Sky Academy. In their eyes, even if their teacher didn't have the identity of the City Lord, he was only one of the twenty-eight people in the Southern Sky Academy. That was already a rare top-notch cultivator in this world. Even if the Protectorate Academy had many elites, they couldn't all be top-notch cultivators in this continent, right? In front of Yu Ruo, these people were really disrespectful.
"Teacher …" One of them had already come over and wanted to say something.
However, Yu Ruo immediately waved his hand, indicating that he should stop talking. He quickened his steps and quickly arrived in front of the five people. He didn't want to argue about who was first, but rather, he started to lead the way for them.
"Teacher … is too low-key!" The student who was stopped by Yu Ruo said with a sullen expression.
"Then don't be nosy." Another student beside him said indifferently.
"Sigh." That person only sighed and didn't argue about it. They were about to enter the gate, but unexpectedly, the five horses that were parked behind the main gate suddenly moved. They lined up neatly and actually rushed ahead of them, one by one, into the gate.
"This …" The few of them were dumbfounded.
"Bio-type," one of them said.
Bio-type abilities were closely related to all kinds of living creatures. Using the changes of soul power, they had the ability to communicate with living creatures, control them, and even imitate their special abilities. Now that the five fierce horses were so obedient and more disciplined than humans, it was obvious that they were under the control of the Bio-type ability.
Yu Ruo's subordinates and disciples were even more displeased that all five of their mounts were acting so arrogantly. Then they entered the courtyard and followed them to the reception hall of the City Lord's Mansion. They saw that Yu Ruo and the five people from the Protectorate Academy had already taken their seats. These five people didn't go too far this time and didn't take Yu Ruo's seat of honor. They sat in a row in the hall and were discussing their purpose of coming with Yu Ruo.
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