On the official road, three figures of average height were shrouded in black robes. They followed the sparse crowd towards Yang 'an City at a leisurely pace. One of them was wrapped up especially tightly. His entire face was hidden in a hood, and he was even wearing a veil. The passersby would occasionally cast doubtful glances at him, guessing that he might be a blind man because even his eyes were covered.
But even so, everyone just casually glanced at them and hurried away. There were many people in black robes on the official road, so no one would pay too much attention to them. Especially when there were many people walking on the road who were dressed in strange clothes and had strange appearances. Some of them had bright red hair, some had black eyes, and some didn't even look like humans at all.
However, most people were already used to these people because many of them were from different races. Some even had the bloodline of ancient divine beasts, which made their appearances extremely strange. There were even people with wings on their backs.
"Hayashikawa, I feel like we'll attract more attention if we wear black robes like this!" Qin Lang muttered softly.
"That won't be the case. Big brother Lin Chuan's white hair and white eyes are too iconic. Although it won't attract too much attention, it will still be easily discovered by those who are observant. Although our current attire will attract some attention, no one will be able to discover our true identities!" Bu Lian Shi explained softly.
The person who was wrapped up tightly was Hayashikawa. After hearing Bu Lian Shi's words, he nodded slightly. "After we enter the city, I'll think of a way to change my appearance. Otherwise, we'll be easily discovered. Don't forget who's the ruler of Yang 'an City!"
After hearing Hayashikawa's words, Bu Lian Shi and Qin Lang immediately became cautious. The three of them once again silently moved forward with the crowd.
Yang 'an City was the largest city in the Hidden Dragon Mountain Range. It had a population of hundreds of millions, including millions of cultivators. However, to put it bluntly, this city belonged to the Lin Clan! Because this city was built by the Lin Family, the jurisdiction was not in the hands of the Fire Country's royal family, but in the hands of the Lin Family.
The Lin Family was one of the Eight Great Families of the Fire Country. They had great power in the Fire Country. Besides Song, Liu, Li, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Chen who were also part of the Eight Great Families, only the Imperial Family of the Fire Country could surpass the Lin Family. In addition, there were many Cultivation Sects in the Fire Country. They were also extremely powerful. The Four Great Sects were on par with the Eight Great Families.
Looking at the continent, there were many neutral academies throughout the entire South Ming Continent. These academies that nurtured cultivators had a very long history. Although they were loosely organized, they hid an extremely terrifying foundation. Even the Imperial Clans of the various countries did not dare to offend them. Basically, the places where these academies were located were countries within countries. The Imperial Clans simply had no leeway to intervene.
Not only that, many Imperial Clans and powerful Sects would send their inheritors to the academies to cultivate. This had almost become the consensus of all the powerful families. For example, the Lin Family's Master, Lin Duo, and the Great Elder, Lin Ze, had both cultivated in the largest Tianxuan Academy in the Fire Country. The current Emperor of the Fire Country had also studied in Tianxuan Academy.
Of course, not everyone could enter these academies to cultivate. Their assessment was extremely strict. Even the geniuses of various Clans would find it extremely difficult to enter, let alone ordinary people.
One of the requirements for students was to reach the Gold Core Realm before the age of 16. This almost excluded 99% of the people in the entire continent. It was known that even a genius could reach the Gold Core Realm before the age of 20. The requirements of the academies were simply abnormal to the extent that it made one's hair stand on end. And this was only one of the requirements.
The reason why the Five Great Academies of various countries were so popular was that each of the five largest academies had extremely powerful inheritances. There were even descendants of Ancient Mythical Beasts guarding them.
These were only rumors circulating outside. The real reason was that everyone who entered the Five Great Academies kept it a secret. They were unwilling to speak too much about it. This made the outside world even more curious about the Five Great Academies. However, there were very few people who could enter them. After they grew up, they would become the leaders of various Clans. No one would be crazy enough to try to force information out of these people. This made the Five Great Academies even more mysterious in the entire continent.
As the Bai Lingzi of the Lin Clan, if nothing unexpected happened, Hayashikawa would also be sent to the academies to cultivate. However, whether or not he could enter the best Five Great Academies would depend on his own strength. The Lin Clan could only give him a chance. In the end, he could only fight for it himself. Unless Hayashikawa was confirmed as the successor of the Lin Clan and could directly obtain a spot in the Tianxuan Academy, if he was not strong enough, it would be useless no matter how much he begged.
However, these were all things for the future. Although Hayashikawa knew some things, the most important thing for him now was to increase his cultivation and reach the Gold Core Realm within six years. Otherwise, everything would be in vain.
After a long and long journey, Hayashikawa and the other two finally arrived at the outskirts of Yang 'an City after five days. They were dozens of kilometers away, but the tall fiery red city walls were already clearly visible.
The Lin Clan worshipped fire, and most of the people in the clan also had fire-attributed Spiritual Roots. Therefore, many of the things they sold to the outside world were mainly fiery red. It was also a big symbol of the Lin Clan. However, this was not very obvious in the Lin Clan. Many people arranged things according to their own preferences, and the Lin Clan did not impose any rules.
"To enter Yang 'an City, you need to verify your identity. If you are a disciple of the Lin Clan, you can directly show your token to the guards and quickly enter without being searched. But what do we do?" Qin Lang asked softly.
Because he and Bu Lianshi were in the same group as Hayashikawa, they did not receive an ordinary disciple token. Instead, they followed Hayashikawa directly into the Hundred Spirit Mountain. Hayashikawa copied the Hundred Spirit Token and gave it to them as a disciple token. However, this kind of token was obviously not suitable for use now. Moreover, Hayashikawa did not intend to reveal his identity, so it was even more impossible for him to use the Hundred Spirit Token.
"Don't worry. Before I came out, I already got three inner disciple tokens from Lin Long. She is a member of the Lin Clan, so it is easy for her to get these things!" Hayashikawa explained, and casually stuffed two tokens into the hands of Bu Lianshi and Qin Lang.
The reason why he chose the inner disciple token was that ordinary disciples did not enjoy much treatment, and core disciples were too eye-catching. Therefore, the identity of an inner disciple was the best.
"I am very curious. What did you do to Lin Long to make her so loyal to you?" Qin Lang asked with an ambiguous smile. At the same time, he took the token from Hayashikawa and directly recognized it as his master.
Hayashikawa glared at Qin Lang and said snappily, "I exchanged the right to use the cave residence with her. You are so young, how can your heart be so wretched?"
After saying this, Hayashikawa ignored Qin Lang and pulled Bu Lianshi straight to the city gate of Yang 'an City.
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