Chapter 272: Welcome To Red Moon Town
Noon.
Although winter in the Wushan Region has not fully arrived, the slightly chilly breeze was already blowing along the streets of Chiyue Town, making the passing vagrants shrink their necks. However, the cries of street vendors grew more and more numerous, and the entire street resembled a market, its liveliness not inferior to the commercial streets of large cities.
If one observed carefully, they would notice that the vagrants who came to set up stalls all had a light in their eyes.
That light was an expectation for the future. Chiyue Town was different from other towns. To settle down there, one needed formal resident status. As long as they could pay the rent, or if they were disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall and their families, they could reside in Chiyue Town.
The safety level of Chiyue Town was almost no different from that of those cities. Patrol teams led by martial artists could often be seen on the main street, and there were many martial artist teams around the town. Whenever monsters appeared within ten kilometers of the surroundings, Chiyue Town would immediately send martial artist teams to clear them.
And yesterday, a major event happened again in Chiyue Town.
For some unknown reason, the energy density in Chiyue Town surged, and the rich energy was now not much inferior to that of a big city’s city center. Even people without much martial talent could feel the benefits brought by the soaring energy density within Chiyue Town, which made those who wanted to live there even more determined.
People came and went on the rooftop of the steel skyscraper where flying transport vehicles were constantly taking off and landing. A flying transport vehicle made entirely of C6-grade alloy slowly descended onto the rooftop, drawing involuntary glances from many passersby.
In the now-developed Chiyue Town, flying transport vehicles coming and going were nothing new. However, most of the vehicles coming to Chiyue Town were built from B2-grade alloy, and it was rare to see ones made from B6-grade alloy, let alone a flying transport vehicle made of C6-grade alloy. That was something money could not buy even in a city; only the true big shots there could use such a good thing.
“C6-grade alloy, just what kind of big shot is coming?” A half-beast youth stepping down from a C2-grade flying transport vehicle, Igor, the young half-beast clan leader of Wanxing City, looked at the C6-grade flying transport vehicle in the distance. His gaze was full of shock and envy.
C6-grade alloy was the highest-end alloy that was currently extremely hard to obtain in all major cities. It could be used to produce the best second-tier martial skills and tier 2 battle armor. Its value per gram was dozens of times higher than gold. It could block the attacks of advanced lord monsters and would not easily deform, a truly fine material.
“The half-scale woman who just got out looks like Yinuo, the commander of the City of Light Chasing Defense Group.” Beside him, Dona, also a half-beast with a pair of snow-white beast ears, took one look at the half-scale woman stepping down from the C6-grade flying transport vehicle and immediately recognized her identity.
“The commander of the City of Light Chasing Defense Group?” Igor was a little surprised. “Why would such a big shot come here?”
The commander of any city’s garrison had at least the strength of an advanced Bone Forging Realm martial artist, and the more powerful ones could even reach the half-step Top Tier Bone Forging Realm. They were true big shots within their cities.
In their half-beast race in Wanxing City, only their clan leader could steadily defeat the city defense commander. As for Igor himself, a Bone Forging Realm Intermediate Level martial artist, he was far from being comparable.
Just as Igor felt puzzled, he saw more than ten people stepping down from the C6-grade flying transport vehicle, led by a forest tribe youth.
As soon as this forest tribe youth stepped out, Igor and Dona, whose five senses were extremely sharp, could not help but shiver.
“Blood Condensation Realm!”
“How is this possible!”
Igor and Dona stared at the forest tribe youth, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Although the forest tribe youth concealed his qi and blood very well, as half-beasts, their natural sixth sense was extremely strong, and they were among the best of their kind.
With just an instant clash of qi and blood, they could be sure that this was the terrifying qi and blood and imposing presence that only a Lord City Lord would possess, something completely beyond the Bone Forging Realm.
While Igor and Dona were filled with fear and trembling, the forest tribe youth led a group of young men and women and followed Yinuo, the commander of the City of Light Chasing Defense Group, toward the center of Chiyue Town, without lingering on the rooftop.
“Dona, what is going on? How could someone of that level come to Chiyue Town?” Igor could not help but ask Dona as he looked at the departing forest tribe youth.
This time he had come to Chiyue Town with Dona entirely because she suggested that their half-beast race make some investments in Chiyue Town and even bring some of their clan’s geniuses there for cultivation.
After all, according to Dona’s information, the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had astonishing potential. Although there were currently no Bone Forging Realm experts, it had been the greatest contributor in defeating Star Tower City. Coupled with yesterday’s news that the energy density in Chiyue Town had skyrocketed, he came with Dona to investigate Chiyue Town.
Normally, their half-beast race would station some members in various towns and even make large-scale investments in good towns, acquiring plots of land to both cultivate clan talents and facilitate trade for their race. But this time, Chiyue Town was different.
Chiyue Town did not possess any precious resources. It just sold some monster meat and had many unregistered nomads setting up stalls in town. Compared with other towns, it had no advantages except being relatively close to Wanxing City and the City of Light Chasing.
If not for the fact that Chiyue Town was established by the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall and that its energy density had surged, he would not have planned to come at all. After all, to build ties with the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, it was not necessary to do it through Chiyue Town. They could simply commission the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall to cultivate their clan’s talents. There was no need to make large-scale investments in Chiyue Town, especially since the land in Chiyue Town was only for rent and not for sale.
What he did not expect was that a Blood Condensation Realm existence would actually come to Chiyue Town; few would believe this if it were told.
“I do not know either.” Dona shook her head, her eyes also full of doubt.
She had left the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall only two or three days ago, and she did not understand why someone with the ability to found a city would come to Chiyue Town.
While Dona and Igor were deeply puzzled, Bert, who had been following Yinuo, walked out of the steel skyscraper and stepped onto the main street in the center of Chiyue Town, looking around curiously.
“No wonder the hall master of this Obsidian Martial Arts Hall is so arrogant and completely ignored the message I sent. To be able to raise a town’s energy density to this level, he does have some methods.” As Bert felt that the closer he came to the spire on the mountain, the denser the surrounding energy became, he could not help but be impressed. Even Earth Star Pharmaceuticals did not have such methods.
Although Earth Star Pharmaceuticals could increase the energy density of an area by relocating energy veins, and could even directly create a Large Energy Vein, what was happening in Chiyue Town was different. Here, by using a spire constructed from energy ore, they had raised the energy density to a level not inferior to the city centers of major cities.
Not only could Earth Star Pharmaceuticals not achieve this, but among all the major powers of the Four Regions he knew of, none of them could do it either.
In fact, it was not only Bert who was surprised. Even Yinuo, who guided the way, was shocked by the environment of Chiyue Town upon arrival.
With her desire to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, Yinuo had investigated Chiyue Town beforehand. She knew clearly that Chiyue Town had been nothing more than an ordinary town, and even its underground energy vein was only a Small Energy Vein that would be exhausted in a few years.
People had flocked to Chiyue Town merely to join the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall and live a safe life.
She did not expect the energy density of Chiyue Town to become this high, almost no worse than the city center. It was simply unbelievable.
“With such energy density, even if I move here, I would not need to worry about affecting my daily cultivation. I wonder what kind of treatment the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall can offer someone like me in the Bone Forging Realm.” Walking along the street, Yinuo had many thoughts about joining the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
The methods and foundation displayed by the disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall on the battlefield had already tempted her.
Although the City of Light Chasing Defense Group was good, in terms of inheritance, obtaining super-tier martial skills was already considered excellent. Even the now steadily rising half-scale race possessed only one set of Supernatural Martial Skill in their clan.
At her age, she could no longer enter a Domain City and was not part of the City Lord’s family. The ceiling of her life was stuck at Vice City Lord Level.
But if she could join the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall and become a core member, things would be completely different.
Just the golden lion phantom displayed by the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall disciples showed that the martial skill was definitely a Sequence Transcendent Martial Skill. Any Extreme Advanced Level Bone Forging Realm martial artist who mastered it would be comparable to a city lord.
Moreover, through the City War, the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had already proven it had the strength to confront a city head-on. And there was also the golden stone sculpture that Lord City Lord had brought back from Star Tower City. Such an opportunity was beyond what a half-step Top Tier Bone Forging Realm expert like her could imagine.
Now it was even better. The cultivation environment in Chiyue Town was no worse than in a city.
As Yinuo and Bert made their way to the Cultivation Tower where Lin Qi was, they were shocked when they saw the tower packed with people and a line of more than a thousand queued outside, deeply impressed by the tower’s functions. The geniuses from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals who had come with Bert were especially excited when they read the introduction inside the tower, their breathing turning rapid.
“The first floor’s one hundred training rooms have an energy density twice that of the outside world, and the second floor’s training rooms have double the energy of the first floor. Is the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall exaggerating?”
“The energy density in the second floor training rooms is double that of the first floor, which means four times that of the outside world. How can there be such dense energy in this world?”
The dozen or so geniuses from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals who had just been selected for special cultivation looked at the Cultivation Tower’s introduction and instinctively found it hard to believe.
An energy density four times that of a city center was something that even Earth Star Pharmaceuticals did not have. The best training rooms known within Earth Star Pharmaceuticals only reached two to three times the energy density of major city centers, and those were built at great cost using energy crystals.
Ordinary geniuses in Earth Star Pharmaceuticals were not even qualified to enter such training rooms. Only super geniuses like Bert could apply, and even then, their training time was very limited; those rooms were primarily reserved for the big shots of the enterprise.
After all, the greatest function of a training room was to shorten cultivation time so that one did not have to waste too much time on using cultivation methods to absorb energy, thereby leaving more time to learn martial skills or handle other matters.
For both geniuses like them and the corporate big shots, what they lacked most was time. They wished they could turn one minute into two, and the younger they were, the greater their chances of impacting higher realms in the future. Naturally, everyone wished they could cultivate in a place with denser energy.
Now, the second floor training rooms of the Cultivation Tower had an energy density four times that of the city center. How could they not be tempted?
“Four times the energy density. This is indeed something good.” Bert also felt tempted and even eased some of his displeasure over Lin Qi ignoring his messages.
Although four times the energy density was not much higher than that of the top-level training rooms of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals and would save less than a tenth of the time in comparison, even if he reached the Blood Condensation Realm, he would not be able to use those top rooms whenever he wanted.
Being able to use them two or three days a month would already be good, and they were usually reserved for breaking through bottlenecks.
Now, the second floor of the Cultivation Tower had ten training rooms. If he could obtain the entire Cultivation Tower, not only could he cultivate there whenever he pleased, but the remaining nine rooms could be used to win over many experts within Earth Star Pharmaceuticals.
As for the remaining hundred training rooms in the tower, they could be used to attract super geniuses and promising newcomers, thereby increasing his influence within Earth Star Pharmaceuticals in the future.
“Lord Bert, I have already confirmed with the front desk of the martial arts hall that Hall Master Lin is cultivating inside the Cultivation Tower. The news of your arrival has already been sent to inform him.” Yinuo stepped in front of Bert and spoke respectfully.
This time, the city lord had specially instructed her to treat the forest tribe youth Bert with care and avoid any conflict, because Bert was not only a Blood Condensation Realm expert, but also someone of extraordinary background.
Another reason the city lord had sent her was to inform Hall Master Lin Qi, so that he would also treat this matter carefully.
“He is just a Bone Forging Realm martial artist, yet he puts on such airs.” Bert’s face darkened slightly when he heard this, but after glancing at the entire Cultivation Tower, he did not erupt. “Fine, I will wait for him here.”
Originally, after learning that Huo She and the others had been wiped out, he had intended to destroy the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall immediately. However, considering the surveillance from the Mist Mountain Domain City, he had to suppress his anger and only planned to teach Lin Qi a lesson, forcing him to hand over Yaklo, and leave dealing with the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall for another opportunity.
He did not expect Lin Qi to ignore the message he had sent, forcing a Blood Condensation Realm expert like him to come in person.
But now that he had seen the Cultivation Tower, he felt that this trip was not in vain. In the end, he might not only get Yaklo, but also obtain the tower for free. If he could master the technique to build such a Cultivation Tower, his status in Earth Star Pharmaceuticals would greatly increase.
On the other side, on the third floor of the Cultivation Tower, Lin Qi, who was still cultivating his second cultivation method, suddenly received a message from Qin Mu.
“Hall master, the leader from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals has arrived. Shall we meet him?” Qin Mu asked worriedly. “Do you want me to stall for time and inform the people from the Domain City to come over before you see him?”
He already knew everything about what had happened at the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall last night, so he understood that Bert’s visit now was definitely ill-intentioned.
“He is here?” Lin Qi opened his eyes, glanced at the newly completed second cultivation method, Reverse Star Triple, and smiled. “No need. Just bring him up.”
