273: Xingchen Ancient City

As for the fragment, the Great Yan Empire obtained it by chance.

Initially, they planned to collect all the fragments and restore the War Demon Cauldron to its original state. At that time, they might emulate the Tianwu Empire, plunder the Demon Race's Luck, and allow the Great Yan Empire to produce its first Emperor.

However, only three million years had passed since the Calamity of Tianwu, so they dared not implement their plan yet.

Who knew that before the plan could even be implemented, someone came to demand it, and it was a powerful individual he was powerless against!

Xu Qing was not polite. After sitting down, he poured a cup of wine and drank it himself.

Seeing this, the Great Yan Emperor could only suppress the doubts in his heart and wait by his side.

If this were to spread, it would likely shock the powerhouses of the Nanming Divine Continent.

After all, the Great Yan Emperor was the Emperor of the Great Yan Empire. Even Eternal Giants treated him with courtesy. His status was as noble as a Peerless Quasi-Emperor.

Yet, he could only wait by Xu Qing's side.

Before long, the earlier guard walked in with a wooden box.

Xu Qing raised his hand, and the wooden box flew into his grasp. He opened it, confirmed it was real.

"I don't like to snatch things from others. Tell me, what do you need?" Xu Qing asked after putting away the wooden box.

The Great Yan Emperor said with a smile, "Senior is joking. This item is useless to me. It is my honor that Senior would take an interest in it!"

Xu Qing smiled upon hearing this and said no more. With a raise of his hand, a seal appeared in his hand, and at the same time, a golden power surged into the seal.

He then tossed it to the Great Yan Emperor.

"This is..."

The Great Yan Emperor's expression suddenly changed. This seal was precisely the Imperial Seal of their Great Yan Empire.

"I don't like to owe favors. I have left three powers and a Mind-Cultivation Technique within this Imperial Seal. The powers can even slay an Emperor, and as for the Mind-Cultivation Technique, if someone can comprehend it, an Emperor can be expected!"

"The wine is good. I'll take three jars..."

A passage of words appeared in the Great Yan Emperor's mind. His heart was filled with shock, and he quickly looked in Xu Qing's direction, but Xu Qing's figure was no longer there.

Recalling the words in his mind, he felt, for some reason, that they were true.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Several sounds of rushing air came, and seven elders exuding powerful auras appeared in the main hall.

"Shang Qian greets Old Ancestor!" The Great Yan Emperor's expression changed when he saw the seven people, and he quickly bowed.

The group of people in the main hall all knelt and bowed.

"All of you, withdraw!" One of the elders, leaning on a staff, frowned.

"Yes!" The guards and a group of palace maids all left the main hall.

The elder then struck the ground with the Mysterious Bird Staff in his hand, and the entire main hall was immediately enveloped by an invisible force.

"Old Ancestor, just now..." The Great Yan Emperor asked cautiously.

"Just now, upon receiving your message, Old Seventh was about to set off, but the space we were in was sealed by a force. This force was very powerful, and even with the strength of the seven of us, we couldn't break it. Only after this force disappeared did the seven of us rush here."

"What exactly happened? How did you provoke such a powerful individual?" the elder leaning on the staff asked with lingering fear.

"Old Ancestor, you wrong me!" With that, the Great Yan Emperor recounted what had just happened.

The seven elders fell silent upon hearing this.

The elder leaning on the staff said faintly, "My guess was correct. You encountered a true Emperor!"

At their Realm, they naturally knew that there were Emperors on the Eternal Continent.

The Great Yan Emperor was first startled upon hearing this, but he quickly came to terms with it.

"Old Ancestor, look at the Imperial Seal, just now..."

Xu Qing did not know what happened in the Great Yan Empire after he left, nor did he care.

At this moment, he strolled through the Void Realm, moving freely.

The Nanming Divine Continent was vast, so vast that it would take a Saint a thousand years to travel across the entire Nanming Divine Continent.

Of course, for Xu Qing, a wisp of Dao thought was enough to cover half of the Nanming Divine Continent.

In three months, he traveled all over the Nanming Divine Continent, witnessing the different customs and cultures of the Nanming Divine Continent, and also seeing many diverse races that were close to the Human Race.

For example, the Elf Race, who stood on the same side as the Human Race back then. Due to their weaker strength, they stayed in Human Race territory for self-preservation and intermarried with the Human Race, continuing to this day.

Of course, there were also diverse races hostile to the Human Race living in some dark corners.

For example, Ghost Cliff, but it had already become a thing of the past.

Xu Qing was never a magnanimous person. Since they tried to assassinate him, they should be prepared to be annihilated.

The entire Ghost Cliff, a Forbidden Ground spanning hundreds of millions of miles, was directly erased from the map of the Nanming Divine Continent by Xu Qing, leaving only a flat area. Many years later, this place would become a fertile plain for the Human Race to inhabit.

This news naturally alarmed powerhouses from all sides, even the Emperors in seclusion among the Peak forces were startled.

Unfortunately, after an investigation, not a single trace could be found. A Heavens Secret Pavilion powerhouse attempted to divine it, suffered a backlash, and had his Lifespan erased by ten epochs!

And this was just a small punishment Xu Qing gave to the other party.

After leaving the Nanming Divine Continent, Xu Qing headed north.

North of the Nanming Divine Continent, a special region famous throughout the continent, nestled on the shores of the Blackwater Lake of the Eternal Continent, this was the Land of Chaos!

"Alas! It's chaotic enough. I've only just reached the outer perimeter and already encountered so many bandits!"

Xu Qing frowned, and many corpses lay scattered on the ground. These corpses were not weak in cultivation during their lives, with the lowest strength being in the God-Emperor Realm, but at this moment, each of them showed fear, having died from their Divine Souls being shattered.

He took a step, and the scenery under his feet rapidly changed. When he reappeared, he had already entered the inner perimeter of the Land of Chaos.

Along the way, he saw many dirty dealings and witnessed the ruthlessness of the Land of Chaos.

One second, two people were talking happily, the next second, they were fighting with swords. Anything could happen here, but the one thing that could not exist was pity.

Xu Qing had seen some who were overly compassionate, only to meet a tragic end.

However, as the place that attracted the most powerhouses on the continent, there were also many surprises. Xu Qing found many good things there, though they were useless to him. He either exchanged them for resources or sent them to the Family treasury.

Three days later, Xu Qing appeared in Star Ancient City.

This ancient city's original name was not this, but Black Jue Ancient City. The original controller of this ancient city was the eastern overlord of the Land of Chaos, the Black Jue Demon Palace.

It was only a few years ago that the Star Palace rose, erupted in a great war with the Black Jue Demon Palace, and eventually annihilated the Black Jue Demon Palace, renaming this ancient city to Star Ancient City.

The Star Palace also used this to become the controller of the eastern region.

After paying the entrance fee, Xu Qing walked into the ancient city and found that Star Ancient City had something that no other place had, and that was order!

The entire Star Ancient City was like a paradise in the Land of Chaos.

However, this situation was very normal. In the Land of Chaos, many cities controlled by major forces had order. After all, major forces also needed to develop, and if there was no order, naturally no merchant associations would come to do business.

And these large cities also became a haven for many Martial Artists, but the Land of Chaos was always a man-eating place, and even these cities were the same.

Living there was difficult. If one had no money, once the temporary residency qualification could not be renewed, they would be unceremoniously kicked out of the city.

And in order to survive, one had to toil, either by hunting Yao Beasts or joining other forces and selling their lives.

In short, in the Land of Chaos, everyone was fighting to survive, and naturally, they developed a ruthless streak. This is why ruthlessness, slaughter, and chaos became synonymous with the Land of Chaos!

Not long after entering the city, many powerhouses around rushed towards the city. Out of curiosity, Xu Qing swept his Dao thought and found that there was an auction today, and it was a meeting from the Jiu Xu Auction House.

The Jiu Xu Auction House was highly renowned throughout the continent, coming from the Central Heaven Divine Continent, and had once auctioned many Imperial items.

Xu Qing had never participated in an auction before and immediately became interested.