It was worth mentioning that the location of the cities on the Hundred Division Empire's map was different from the other empires. Mo Tiankong could not guess what it meant.
Two days later, Mo Tiankong was not far from the Hundred Division Empire. Because it was close to Xiumi, the distance was not far, and there were no borders.
In fact, although the empires were said to have borders, there was actually a bit of distance between them. It was a buffer zone. There were very few empires that actually had borders. Currently, the Aquamarine Empire, Gui Shuang Empire, and Great Wan Empire shared borders. Moreover, the borders were not good, requiring troops to guard them.
A war might not necessarily break out, but the troops stationed there still needed to be paid. This could not be ignored. After all, they were stationed at the borders for the empire. Furthermore, martial artists also needed to cultivate. If they stayed in a place and could not leave, how could they obtain spirit stones?
If there were no benefits, who would work for you? History had already proven that relying on strength to suppress ordinary martial artists was not feasible. It would only sow the seeds of disaster, and there would always be martial artists who would not be satisfied and would come out to rebel.
Moreover, there would often be people who would stand out and raise their arms to rally many martial artists. No one liked to be forced to do things, and this also had the effect of getting half the result with twice the effort.
Because Mo Tiankong went directly from Gui Shuang to Great Wan, he did not enter from the borders of the Aquamarine Empire.
He took a parallel route. If one looked at the map of the entire Profound Sky Continent, the continent was surrounded by the Chaotic Ocean, which meant that all four sides were surrounded by the ocean.
Thus, there were still many empires close to the coastline. The Eastern Xuan Region's Aquamarine Empire was at the bottom, and its area close to the Chaotic Ocean was not the largest. Some empires had a coastline that was half the length of their borders, which was slightly larger than the Aquamarine Empire.
Similarly, the Great Wan Empire's borders were not short, and were slightly larger than the Aquamarine Empire's.
The Aquamarine Empire had two locations close to the coastline. One was Sentry Town, and the other was Clam City, which was quite far from Sentry Town.
Not all locations close to the coastline were low. Mountain Plain City was also close to the coastline, but connecting to the distant city was a plain area. One of the terrains was very high. If there were demon beasts coming ashore, they wouldn't choose such a difficult place.
Almost no army was stationed there. Usually, only a team of former warriors would be stationed there. They wouldn't have to face the attacks of some low-level sea beasts unless a high-level sea beast came ashore.
Or else, if the sea level rose, it might be possible to even out the distance. However, this would be very difficult. At the very least, it would be several thousand meters high. Unless it was a demonic beast at the level of Wuzong or above, it would not be able to reach this height.
Moreover, it was close to Sentry Town, which was a relatively low-lying estuary. Only a stupid monster would come ashore from Shanyuan City.
Moreover, in a situation where there were few high-level sea beasts, the previous group of warriors who had come ashore could easily defeat them. There were also Martial Emperors guarding the place.
Judging from the sea beast riot in Sentry Town, there were only King-level demonic beasts this year. There was even an Emperor-level demonic beast. In the past, there hadn't been such a big scene.
There were also many low-level human warriors. Moreover, the strength of the guards was often higher than the level of the demonic beasts that appeared in the sea beast riot. A large group of King-level demonic beasts that came ashore couldn't last long against Martial Emperors.
If they came ashore and only killed some low-level warriors, it wouldn't be worth it to lose high-level sea beasts. They still needed cannon fodder to face the low-level warriors.
Although the entire Profound Sky Continent was surrounded by the Chaotic Ocean, there were still very few low-lying estuaries. If half of the empire's borders were close to the Chaotic Ocean, then it would be very troublesome.
From time to time, low-level sea beasts would appear. There would definitely be a large number of troops to maintain security. The warriors and soldiers of these troops wouldn't be able to bear the burden.
Also, the death rate would be very high. The demonic beasts in the Chaotic Ocean were endless. Even if five or ten demonic beasts were exchanged for one low-level warrior, after many years, the population would be wiped out.
After all, human warriors still needed time to grow. They could only practice martial arts when they were 16 years old and their bones were set. Most ordinary warriors would only reach the Martial Master level when they were 20 years old. Moreover, the difficulty of obtaining spirit stones would cause them to fall in the middle. They also needed to be willing to join the army.
Bit by bit, there weren't many of them to begin with. It wasn't to the extent of forcefully conscripting an army. Therefore, it was fortunate that they didn't face the Chaotic Ocean in full force.
Of course, there were also hidden worries. Although the sea beasts also had their own characteristics and were more comfortable in the sea, they could also leave the water for a short period of time. As for the high-level demonic beasts, they didn't know the situation. Right now, there were only some small riots or some kind of restraint that prevented the sea beasts from attacking the continent.
However, there were still dangers and worries. Even if they didn't occupy the continent, if they didn't want to think about it, it was still possible that they would come up and exterminate the humans. Therefore, the real threat was still the Chaotic Ocean.
This also caused the empires on the continent to have small conflicts. They really wouldn't start a war to exterminate a country.
Of course, if it really involved life and death, they definitely wouldn't care about the threat of the Chaotic Ocean. Humans were all selfish, and everyone thought the same way.
When the power of a country wasn't enough to crush the other side, even if they won a war, it would be a pyrrhic victory. For the victorious side, it would be very difficult to accept the result of the war. Therefore, they wouldn't easily start a war like this.
As evening approached, Mo Tiankong also began to look for a suitable place to set up camp. When it was almost evening, he would start looking for a place to set up camp.
He had to find a relatively flat place with a water source. After all, he had to cook and rest to replenish his energy.
Although at this realm, the cultivation method automatically operated and he could recover his Yuan Qi after sleeping for a night, the physical and mental exhaustion wasn't small. Moreover, he also needed to rest.
Having a high cultivation didn't mean that he wouldn't be tired. For Mo Tiankong, he still needed to rest. It was a habit.
As for the automatic operation of the cultivation method, Mo Tiankong was like this. Previously, when he only had the basic cultivation method, the System made it automatic. After he inherited the Ba Duan Jin, it was still automatic.
Perhaps it was a little benefit of the System. However, Mo Tiankong didn't feel the progress of his cultivation. Previously, because the cultivation method was too weak, he didn't feel anything. Now that he had reached the Martial Emperor Realm, even if he had a cultivation method that was close to the Heaven Level, the progress of his cultivation wasn't obvious.
It was impossible for him to make progress in three to five days. Mo Tiankong had only been in contact with martial arts for a little more than five months. If this was the case for the young martial artists on the continent, they would only be able to reach the Martial Master or Martial General realm if they were fast.
It was impossible for him to reach a higher level. Moreover, he was now in the Martial Emperor Realm. The automatic operation could only replenish his energy. It was very difficult to make a big improvement.
Unless he was like those Martial Emperor Realm warriors who went into seclusion for a few years or decades to see the results, he would only be able to cultivate without eating or drinking for a few days, a month, or a few months.
Cultivation was still a painstaking effort. Even a genius like Li Tian had to cultivate day and night for many years to reach his current realm. Mo Tiankong didn't know how old Li Tian was. Even if he could participate in the Genius List this year, he shouldn't be young.
It was possible for him to be between 23 and 29 years old. The warrior in the same batch was also 26 years old, but he was only a high-grade Martial King. However, he had bought the Five Element Marble last time, so it was possible that he had broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm.
Due to his special physique, his cultivation speed was much faster than a day's worth of geniuses. Many of the other geniuses on the list probably weren't as fast as him.
If he became an adult at 16 years old, he would have cultivated for more than ten years. This was not a short time. Correspondingly, if he didn't have the items from the shop, he definitely wouldn't have broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm so quickly.
This bottleneck would probably take a few years. Thinking of this, Mo Tiankong also thought that the Genius List should have set off. Fatty Tang, Zhang Tiannan, Kuang Tie, and the others should have also arrived in the Imperial Capital.
It had been about half a month or 20 days since he left, so it must have been carried out. Perhaps when he returned, Zhang Tiannan, Fatty Tang, and the others would also have returned to Sentry Town.
The mission would take about three months to complete, and then the return journey would probably take another one or two months. If he wanted to return to the shop faster, it would depend on the progress of the empire's teleportation array.
When he left Songcheng, the teleportation array had already begun to be set up in the city. However, it was a teleportation array that crossed the Desolate Mountain Range. It was convenient for the warriors of the two countries to travel, and it could also be considered as increasing communication.
Moreover, there were some items that could be exchanged, such as the rare treasures obtained in the Beast Forest, that could be sold to the other city. The key was that these trading companies and the City Lord's Mansion had unanimously decided to set up the teleportation array first.
For these trading companies, it was usually very difficult to do business between the two countries. It was common for Martial King Realm warriors to die, and the high-level monsters that appeared from time to time still made these trading companies tremble in fear. Many trading companies had lost their items in the Beast Forest.
These were all spirit stones, and the value of the items was not low. Losing them once was a big loss. Moreover, the ultimate goal was to prepare for the trip to the Aquamarine Empire, so this teleportation array was still necessary.
They couldn't go around the Beast Forest, so they would probably have to pass through the other empires. The Desolate Mountain Range ran through several empires, so it was obvious how long it was. It was unrealistic to go around it, and it would take too much time.
Therefore, this transmission array was set up by a trading firm. There were a lot of cultivators coming and going between the two countries and the two cities. They could also make a profit from the transmission fees. Of course, compared to the profits made by trading firms, this was just a drop in the ocean.
The two teleportation arrays that the Gao Family bought were not set up here, but were connected to other cities. There was also a teleportation array that was for private use, and Mo Tiankong did not know about this.
They were not going back, so they naturally did not take this teleportation array. If it was on the way back, they could use it, but the chances were very small.
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