The clouds surged, sweeping across the sky with a small, white tail.
A strong gust of wind blew against their faces, fluttering Li Qingshan and Xiao An's clothes. The spring breeze in March still carried a hint of coolness, but the warm feeling was really intoxicating.
The scenery on the ground rapidly receded. Li Qingshan had flown in his past life as well, but the feeling of flying through the clouds could not be compared to being locked in a cabin.
Under Li Qingshan's control, the clouds suddenly swooped down, rushing towards a large lake. The jade-green lakewater rushed over. The moment they approached the lake, they suddenly stabilised, kicking up a clear wave that landed on Li Qingshan's face. They sped along the surface of the water, leaving behind a trail on the surface.
Just when they were about to collide with a small mountain, they suddenly took off again, rushing into the blue sky.
The scenery around him kept changing. Cities and villages appeared and disappeared. Mountains rose and fell, and mountains rose and fell.
It was early spring, and the natural scenery that had not been destroyed by humans filled his eyes.
For a moment, Li Qingshan felt like his mind had never been so broad before.
Li Qingshan let Milliped out from the bug pouch, allowing this guy who had spent his entire life crawling underground to see the scenery in the sky. As soon as Milliped came out, he immediately curled up into a ball.
Li Qingshan laughed aloud, and Little Ann giggled.
He rode the clouds, but he did not fly particularly quickly. At the very least, he could not match Li Qingshan's speed on foot. Fortunately, there were no obstructions in the air, so he could travel in a straight line.
Jiaping city was thousands of kilometers away from the Clear River prefecture, but travelling that distance in a single day was nothing difficult if he rode the clouds and mist.
They set off in the afternoon. The sky above them gradually dimmed, and the bright stars turned into a resplendent sea of stars in the end.
A tiny cloud hovered under the starry sky like a tiny, isolated island. Li Qingshan could not help but be stunned by the sight before him. He praised from the bottom of his heart, "How beautiful!"
Little Ann nodded. <
Li Qingshan patted her head and took out the Qingzhou mental map. He looked at it and said, "We're almost there."
The Clear river turned into a jade belt that flickered with starlight, leading to the centre of the entire Clear River prefecture. The ships on the river gradually gathered together.
As the cloud flew, a ball of flame suddenly appeared on the dark land, burning dazzlingly.
When Li Qingshan got close, he saw that the flame was made of thousands of lights, and he revealed a trace of shock.
Originally, he thought the prefectural city of Clear River was just an enlarged version of Jiaping city. At most, it would be a few times larger.
But when he saw it with his own eyes, he felt as if he had traveled back in time to a modern city full of high-rise buildings. Many of them were more than ten stories tall, and they were all very exquisite and beautiful, like a giant art gallery, not a concrete forest like a modern city.
These traditional structures should not have been so grand. In particular, there were a few buildings with special designs. Even an outsider like Li Qingshan found them unsuitable for engineering, but they still stood proudly.
Li Qingshan immediately understood. This was the civil engineering of the school of Mohism.
Now this was the world of cultivators. Their influence had already penetrated every corner of the world. They were not flying around randomly in the sky every day, blasting each other with techniques.
Arriving before the prefectural city, Li Qingshan dispersed the cloud and walked with Little Ann. However, he still used the Glazed Mirror of Invisibility to conceal himself and all of his aura. It was unlikely for him to run into people of the same sect in such a large city, so there was no harm in being careful.
Arriving on the ground, he discovered the grandeur of the city even more. There were still no city walls. If war really did break out one day, the outcome of the war would definitely be decided in the sky. The city walls on the ground were just a small, earthen slope.
There was even less of a need to guard against bandits and bandits. This was the headquarters of the entire Hawkwolf Guard of the Clear River prefecture. There were two commanders stationed here, so anyone who made trouble here would be captured and skinned immediately.
Li Qingshan's first destination was the headquarters of the Hawkwolf Guard. Originally, every new member of the Hawkwolf Guard would have to come to the Clear River prefecture to see the two copper commanders after a period of observation. It was basically a routine matter. "…"
"…"
Qian Rongzhi and Diao Fei had already come to the Clear River prefecture. Only Li Qingshan had not done so. Before he entered secluded cultivation, Fang Enshang had specially reminded him to report in as soon as he arrived in the Clear River prefecture.
He wanted to go to the Hundred Schools of Thought to cultivate, so he had to do this. He could not help but think about the situation from over a year ago. The handsome "commander Hua" and the stern "old Wang". He wondered what their expressions would be when they saw him again.
And, it was already so late. The two of them probably were not at work. Li Qingshan thought. Suddenly, he sensed something, and a pulse seemed to sweep past him.
Li Qingshan immediately raised his guard, but he did not see anyone approach him. He could not help but feel rather confused.
Little Ann said, "This is a formation."
"How did you know?"
"It's written in the Book of All."
Li Qingshan was surprised. An array formation that enveloped such a large city was no different from an invisible wall, guarding against the Qi Practitioners that could truly pose a threat to them. However, he guessed that the formation was probably much more effective as a deterrent than it actually was.
Li Qingshan travelled along the river. The towering ships on the wide river seemed like a city within a city. The docks were bustling with activity, and the lanterns were as bright as day, illuminating the willow trees that were budding on the banks of the river. It was hazy like a ball of mist.
People flowed to and fro on the main road, weaving together like shuttles. It was both prosperous and joyous.
Li Qingshan suddenly came to a realisation. These mortals lived under the care of gods.
… …
Li Qingshan made his way through the roads with Little Ann and found his destination very soon. It was a scarlet building that stood several dozen storeys tall. At the very top of the building stood a bronze hawk even larger than Jiaping city. It also had its eyes wide open and its wings spread. It was quite awe-inspiring.
Li Qingshan could not help but wonder, If this was the Ruyi commandery, where Gu Yanying resided, wouldn't they have to use silver to make a huge bird like that? If it were South Hub city, they probably would have to make a golden hawk.
However, at that level of cultivation, what was gold and silver supposed to do?
Li Qingshan dispersed the invisibility technique and made his way up the stairs, entering the magnificent building. The hall was quiet. The only path leading to the top was a spiral staircase.
The marble floor was shiny like a mirror. Only a woman dozed off behind a marble table.
Li Qingshan purposefully made his footsteps louder, but he failed to rouse the woman either. In the end, he discovered she was just a regular person. The security was so lax that it was basically impossible to connect her to the Hawkwolf Guard. All he could do was walk over and knock on the table.
The woman jerked awake. "Who are you looking for?"
Li Qingshan said, "Black Wolf guard of Jiaping city, Li Qingshan, has come to see the two commanders."
"Commander Wang has already returned home." The woman saw Li Qingshan's waist tablet, so she dared not tarry.
Li Qingshan asked, "Then what about commander Hua?"
The woman immediately said, "Commander Hua has gone drinking with prostitutes a long time ago." She covered her mouth in a hurry, knowing she had misspoken.
Li Qingshan curled his lip. As it seemed, this commander Hua did not seem to be very dignified here.
The woman was clearly just a regular attendant. There were probably no Qi Practitioners who were willing to do this, which was why they chose a regular person with a rather pleasant appearance.
"You can rest for the night upstairs. I'll see the two commanders tomorrow."
Clearly, the purpose of this magnificent building was not just for work. It could also provide lodgings for the guards who came from other places.
As Li Qingshan pondered, a voice rang out from above.
"You've finally come." Qian Rongzhi walked down the spiral staircase slowly. She was not wearing the uniform of the Hawkwolf Guard. Instead, she had changed into a thin, purple spring dress. Her hair was combed into a bun, revealing her snow-white neck. Compared to her gentle and amiable demeanour in Jiaping city, she seemed much more elegant.
At this moment, even Li Qingshan struggled to connect her to the Qian Rongzhi of the past. Her bearing had not just changed, but sublimated. Her cultivation level was already at the sixth layer of the Aura Refining realm, which probably played a crucial role.
Li Qingshan frowned. "Why are you here?"
Qian Rongzhi touched her hair. "I also want to come to the Hundred Schools of Thought to cultivate. Perhaps we might even be classmates in the future, right, Little Ann?" She winked at Little Ann before saying to Li Qingshan, "Congratulations on reaching the sixth layer."
Even though he didn't show it on his face, he was astonished. When he first met Zhang Xuan, he was only at the first layer of Qi Refining realm. In less than a year, he had already reached the sixth layer. Furthermore, his true strength was far from what he had shown.
Even though the reason why she could cultivate so quickly was because of the brutal cultivation method, the Vitality Devouring technique, it was also related to her many years of accumulation, which was why she had managed to split open her sea of qi in a single stroke.
Li Qingshan said, "Likewise."
Her elation was not a pretense. Any Qi Practitioner who had reached the sixth layer of the Aura Refining realm would feel happy about it. However, her exquisite get-up did not seem to be that simple.
"Rongzhi, what are you doing here? Didn't we agree to eat together? "A young man made his way down the stairs and arrived beside Qian Rongzhi.
Li Qingshan's eyes twinkled. He had seen the man before. He was Wu Gen, who had led the group to annihilate the Truth-seeking society in the past.
It was nothing strange at all for Qian Rongzhi to know him. Wu Gen was familiar with Fang Enshang. Since Qian Rongzhi, whom he valued highly, had come to the Clear River prefecture, he obviously had to ask this good friend of his to take care of her.
When he saw how Wu Gen looked at Qian Rongzhi, Li Qingshan felt enlightened. That was the gaze of a man looking at a woman. Although it was purposefully hidden, the desire was still naked.
The prey had already taken the bait.
"Brother Wu, this is a colleague who joined the Hawkwolf Guard with me. He's called Li Qingshan. Qingshan, this is a good friend of our commander. He's called Wu Gen. " Qian Rongzhi introduced him gracefully, but she maintained a certain distance from Wu Gen the entire time. She seemed closer to Li Qingshan.
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