Within the mountain range, in the lush, dark forest, a figure flickered in and out of existence like a ghost.
"Phew!"
Feng Hao stopped in his tracks and finished refining the Martial Crystal in his palm. He let out a long breath and his entire person underwent a drastic change.
After a while, the green-robed youth disappeared and a sloppy man dressed in a linen robe stood there. His hair was messy, his face was square, and the beard on his chin that had not been shaved for many years had grown by an inch. He took out a wide black iron saber and hung it on his back. His entire appearance was that of an ascetic.
Looking at the checkpoint a hundred miles away that was surrounded like an iron bucket, the corners of Fenghao's mouth curled up without a trace. He walked out from the forest and openly walked on the main road leading to Nephrite Ancient City, taking large strides towards the checkpoint in front of him.
"Stop!"
As he approached, Feng Hao was stopped.
"I didn't do anything wrong?"
Looking at the two men who were at least at the Second Realm Martial Honorable Realm walking towards him, Feng Hao pretended to be timid.
"Whether or not you did anything wrong is not up to you to decide!"
One of the men said coldly. A pair of sharp eyes swept over Feng Hao's body, as if trying to find some clues.
However, he was about to be disappointed.
Using the Thousand Faces Technique, not only did Feng Hao's appearance change, his height had also increased from 1.8 meters to 2 meters. He had transformed from a delicate youth to a tall, muscular man.
Now, no one could recognize him except for Feng Hao himself.
"Behave yourself, don't move!"
The other man scolded coldly.
"Yes, yes!"
Feng Hao hurriedly nodded and bowed. He secretly stretched out his hand and stuffed a Martial Crystal into the man's hand. "You two, please do me a favor."
He was obviously a muscular man, but he was still dawdling. Wasn't that because he wanted benefits?
One should not look down on a single Martial Crystal. One must know that there were many people who walked this path every day. One could easily obtain a thousand or even a thousand Martial Crystals.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and scram!"
Putting away the Martial Crystal without batting an eyelid, the man pretended to be impatient and drove him away.
"Thank you, thank you!"
After expressing his thanks, Feng Hao passed the first checkpoint. For the next four checkpoints, he had to hand over a Martial Crystal each time. However, he had only spent four Martial Crystals to pass the seemingly impossible checkpoints.
"Slowly surround them!"
The corners of his mouth curled into a playful smile. Feng Hao raised his speed and charged toward Nephrite Ancient City.
...
The Nephrite Ruins was one of the biggest battlefields of the Primordial Era. Many sages had fallen in these ruins. After countless years, the essence of these powerhouses had created many tyrannical and ferocious creatures. They ran amok in the ruins. If one encountered such ferocious creatures, even a martial honorable or a martial king would die. Even the almighty had to avoid them.
Therefore, every large ruin on the mainland was equivalent to a restricted area. It was not impossible for uncut stones to contain Odd Crystals in such an area that could produce peerless ferocious creatures.
The closer the uncut stones were to the core area, the more likely it was to produce Odd Crystals. Therefore, the true top-grade uncut stones were all exchanged with blood. The price they were sold at was naturally ridiculously high.
The Ancient City of Nephrite had existed since the Primordial Era, and was the only ancient city left after the great war of the Primordial Era. The reason for this wasn't because it was intentionally avoided during the great war, but because the city walls were filled with mysterious formations left behind from the Primordial Era.
...
From afar, Nephrite Ancient City resembled a giant black beast crawling on a high ground. It was majestic and awe-inspiring, intimidating in all directions. From afar, it gave people the illusion of suffocation.
It was said that Nephrite Ancient City was used to suppress ferocious creatures in the ruins. Outsiders did not know the specifics. Only the Nephrite Sacred Land knew the true purpose of Nephrite Ancient City.
"As expected of the Ancient City of Distant Desolation!"
A simple yet majestic aura rushed toward him, pressing down on his heart like a boulder, causing Feng Hao's breathing to become much heavier.
His purple eyes twinkled as he gazed at the ancient city in the distance. In his purple eyes, the ancient city's appearance changed.
Sparkling lines densely covered the city walls, encircling the entire ancient city. Furthermore, within the ancient city, a huge ancient array appeared on the ground. Flowing light flashed, and the aura was heavy. The densely covered lines on the city walls revolved around this array.
"Could it really be suppressing something?"
Feng Hao wanted to see what was beneath the array, but he discovered that it was pitch-black. Ghostly shadows lingered, making it impossible to see what was inside.
After these days of tempering, the purple eyes' realm was at least mid-tier Earth Rank. Moreover, because of their uniqueness, ordinary high-tier Earth Rank ocular techniques were no match for them.
"Phew!"
Exhaling a long breath, the purple flames in his eyes slowly receded. His pitch-black pupils were deep and bottomless, like the vast stars.
Without thinking too much, Feng Hao walked toward the ancient city.
The cost of entering the city made Fenghao slightly surprised again.
A martial crystal!
Looking at the dense crowd at the entrance, Feng Hao was a little dazed. A martial crystal per person. That was at least a few thousand pieces, right?In a day, wouldn't the entrance fee of the Nephrite Ancient City alone be tens of thousands of martial crystals?If it was the peak of the crowd, a hundred thousand a day was possible. What about a month?A year?Ten years?
All of a sudden, Feng Hao felt that he was still very poor!
Originally, with hundreds of thousands of martial crystals on him, he felt that he was very confident and wanted to exchange martial crystals for as many Odd crystals as he could. But now, it seemed that his dream was shattered.
What did hundreds of thousands of martial crystals mean in the eyes of the real big forces?
Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Feng Hao walked into the ancient city after passing through a long tunnel. The scene in front of him made him take a deep breath.
Ancient palaces stood on both sides of the street. There were all kinds of spiritual lights lingering on them, like immortal residences, majestic and awe-inspiring.
"Could these buildings also be left behind from the ancient times?"
Feng Hao couldn't help but suspect.
The palaces were filled with a desolate and ancient aura. Who knew how many years they had been through, and the architectural style was also very different from the past.
"Let's find a place to stay first."
Looking around, Feng Hao found a rather good inn and walked in.
This inn could only be considered average in the Nephrite Ancient City, but the accommodation fee was ridiculously high — ten martial crystals a day. One could only imagine how much those high-class inns cost.
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