The New Year was always a happy one.
Lu An spent the entire New Year alone in the tall building. He almost never went out. To him, the only thing he did during the New Year was to cultivate.
Occasionally, Beauty Yang would come to visit him, but she would not stay for long. Ever since his master disappeared, he did not slack off in his cultivation. Instead, he worked even harder.
Especially before his master left, he let him feel the power of a true powerhouse. Just his aura alone was enough to immobilize the Level 6 Heavenly Masters who were dozens of feet away. In the blink of an eye, he killed eight Level 6 Heavenly Masters. This kind of power was enough to make people sigh.
And now, Lu An, who had been in Purple Lake City for almost half a month, finally had a breakthrough in his cultivation.
He already felt that he could not take another step forward. There was a barrier in front of him. If he wanted to take another step forward, he had to break it.
If he continued forward, he would be a Level 3 Heavenly Master. If he became a Level 3 Heavenly Master, he would be able to protect himself in a small country like this.
This was his second real breakthrough. Every time he broke through, he was very nervous. One had to know that once a breakthrough failed, the chances of succeeding would become lower and lower. He did not want to fail. He only wanted to succeed once.
On this day, the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, he locked himself in the inn and instructed the servants not to disturb him for the whole day. He was going to break through today.
The Ninth Heaven Sacred Fire and the Deep Ice, the two extreme Yin and Yang substances, were two extremes. However, they coexisted peacefully in Lu An's body. At this moment, Lu An released the two elements from his heart and covered his entire body. His body alternated between red and white. It looked a little strange.
Not only that, but as his body alternated between red and white, the temperature in the huge room became extremely unstable. One moment, it was as hot as a furnace. The next moment, it was as cold as an ice cave. The cup of water that Lu An placed beside him was boiling like boiling water. The next moment, it was completely frozen.
Of course, Lu An, who was completely focused on breaking through, naturally did not notice this. He closed his eyes tightly and controlled the ice and fire elements in his body to move according to a certain pattern.
Soon, he felt the barrier to break through again. The barrier in front of him was as hard as a wall. It was much more difficult to break through than the last time.
However, it was only a wall. Under the terrifying ice and fire, it was unable to stop them from advancing.
In less than the time it took for an incense stick to burn, a muffled 'bang' was heard coming from Lu An's body. Following that, Lu An's brows instantly furrowed. The red and white colors on his body suddenly became still and then quickly faded away.
The energies of the Nine Heavens Holy Flame and Deep Ice flowed back into his heart. His heart, which was originally filled to the brim, only took up a corner this time.
It worked.
Lu An opened his eyes. There were beads of sweat on his face as he let out a light breath.
The difficulty of breaking through to Level 3 Celestial Master was similar to what he had imagined. Everything seemed to have happened naturally. Under the ice and fire, the barrier collapsed like a piece of rotten wood.
Because he had just made the breakthrough, Lu An's qi and energy were not stable. He sent out many Fate Wheels. Lu An let out a rare smile as he felt the surge in his strength.
This was the first time he had laughed since the man in the black fog disappeared.
However, he could not laugh soon. Because he had just noticed the effects of the surroundings. All the tables and chairs had collapsed. The entire room was in a mess as if it had been hit by a typhoon.
Even the cup next to him was broken into pieces on the ground. Obviously, these things could not withstand the repeated cold and heat, and finally broke.
"Looks like I have to pay for it …" Lu An looked around and said with a headache.
However, he had already made the breakthrough. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Spring Festival would be over. At that time, where should he go?
Thinking of this, Lu An walked to the desk at the side. Although the desk was completely broken, Lu An was glad that the things inside were still intact.
After Lu An moved the broken desk away, he found a big cloth bag underneath. He had spent a lot of money to buy this from the inn a few days ago. This thing was the map of the entire Eight Ancient Continents.
Don't underestimate this map. This map could be sold for more than thousands of gold coins. Since the Eight Ancient Continents were so vast, it was a massive project to draw a map of all of them. It should be known that the Eight Ancient Continents were constantly changing. Countries rose and fell. This map had to be updated every few years.
The map in Lu An's hand was the map of the Eight Ancient Continents from six years ago. Since he had bought it, he had never checked it. Today, he opened the cloth bag and spread the map on the floor of the living room. He couldn't help but take in a breath of cold air.
Big!
This map … Wasn't it a little too big?
The sixty-zhang-wide living room was completely filled. It couldn't even show the entire map. Lu An looked at the dense lines and symbols on the map, and couldn't help but take in a breath of cold air.
Although he was shocked, he still checked it quickly. If he wanted to know more about the Eight Ancient Continents, he had to find the locations he knew. He first searched for the Midnight Country and the Sky City Country. These two countries were in the southernmost part of the Eight Ancient Continents, so it was easy to find them.
Lu An knelt on the floor, looking for the locations of the Midnight Country and the Sky City Country on the map. Eventually, when he had searched one-fourth of the map from left to right, he found the two countries.
However, what shocked Lu An was that the sizes of the Midnight Country and the Sky City Country on the map were only as big as his little thumbnail!
He didn't know the sizes of the other countries, but he knew these two countries. If there really was no mistake in the ratio … …
Kneeling on the floor, Lu An lifted his head, looking at the vast map in front of him. How big was the Eight Ancient Continents?
After being stunned for a while, Lu An pulled himself together and started to search for the next destination. Looking at the vast map, it was hard for him to make a decision. Anyway, there were so many places, and he didn't know any of them.
However, at this moment, his eyes suddenly focused. Looking at the vast map, he seemed to have found something. Thinking for a while, he jumped up, grabbing the roof and looking at the map from above.
Then, he was shaken.
His gaze was completely attracted to the center of the map.
In the center of the map, there was a huge mountain range. This huge mountain range didn't have any markings. It was blank. Below the mountain range, there was a huge river flowing from north to south, neatly cutting the lower half of the Eight Ancient Continents in a straight line!
Such a straight river had divided the southern half of the Eight Ancient Continents into two. It was a magnificent sight!
Looking at the river, Lu An was shocked. The width of this river was probably even bigger than the Purple Lake City. Around the central mountain range, there were four huge countries.
The map of these four countries was extremely vast. Compared to them, the Midnight Country and the Sky City Country were like small villages. If the Midnight Country was the size of a fingernail, then these four countries were more than ten feet wide!
Lu An looked at the four most conspicuous countries and took a deep breath. It seemed like these were the 'Four Great Empires' that he had heard of before?
The Four Great Empires seemed to have existed since ancient times, never changing. Moreover, the other countries could only be called 'Country'. Only these four countries could be called 'Empire'. Because of this, the monarchs of the other countries could only be called 'King'. Only the monarchs of the Four Great Empires could be called 'Emperor'!
When Lu An was in the Great Accomplishment Sky Mountain, he had heard about the Four Great Empires from others. It was said that there were many experts there, and even Level Six Heavenly Masters could be found everywhere. Even Level 5 Celestial Masters could only be hired. Only Level 6 Celestial Masters would be valued.
Of course, these were just what Lu An had heard. Even those people couldn't guarantee the accuracy of their words. After all, it would take at least ten years to reach the Four Great Empires from the Sky City Country.
However, Lu An wasn't worried. He had the Gate of Sacred Fire, and the man in the black fog had left many marks on the Eight Ancient Continents. It was easy for him to go anywhere he wanted.
Looking at the Four Great Empires in the distance, Lu An wanted to go, but he knew that with his current strength, he couldn't even protect himself. He was too impatient.
No longer looking at the Four Great Empires, Lu An looked at the surroundings. However, no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find any clues.
At this moment, a gust of wind blew through the window, causing the curtains to flutter.
Lu An turned his head and saw Beauty Yang standing under the moonlight in a long dress. The moonlight shone on her body, revealing her curvaceous figure to the extreme.
"You're here." Lu An smiled and said softly.
Beauty Yang looked around the room, but didn't pay much attention to it. Then, she looked at Lu An. Her eyes lit up and she said, "Congratulations on your breakthrough."
"Yes." Lu An nodded and said.
However, when he heard Beauty Yang's words, he suddenly remembered something...
Qingyuan Skill!
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