To be honest, the inability to fly in the Cemetery of Gods and Demons not only confused Wu Tian and his eight companions, but also made them very uncomfortable.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk.”
Looking at the eight people, the middle-aged man was shocked, sometimes shaking his head, sometimes nodding, with a look as if he was looking at monsters, which made several people feel very unhappy.
It was not until a moment later that the middle-aged man spoke: "You know, there is only one explanation for not being able to fly in the God and Demon Cemetery, and that is that your cultivation level has not yet reached the initial stage of the unparalleled stage."
"So that's how it is." Wu Tian and others suddenly realized.
After discovering this, the middle-aged man's expression finally softened a lot, and he smiled and said, "It seems that your talents are indeed extraordinary, otherwise the Shuntian Demon Emperor would not have paid such a high price to send you, who have not yet reached the Wushuang stage, to the Jueyin Ruins in advance."
"Thank you for the compliment, senior." Wutan smiled awkwardly.
Little did they know that everyone, including Wutan, was in a very depressed mood. They had originally planned to remain mysterious so that no one could see through their cultivation level. However, they did not expect that their true forms would be revealed as soon as they arrived at the Cemetery of Gods and Demons.
The middle-aged man nodded and said, "You are not arrogant, but you are not proud. You are good people. Let's go! On the way, I will be kind enough to tell you the details of the God and Demon Cemetery."
So, the group rushed towards Beixuan City.
After the middle-aged man's introduction, Wutan and others learned that although the Cemetery of Gods and Demons was just a battlefield, it was very vast and no one knew how big it was, including the Dragon King.
And this boundless land is divided into two regions, named East Region and West Region.
The Eastern Region belongs to the Samsara Alliance. The so-called Samsara Alliance refers to the creatures that come from the Samsara Continent.
There are no sects or forces in the Eastern Region, only five cities.
In other words, no matter which continent or sect you are in the Samsara Continent, as long as you come here, you will have to give up all your identities in the Samsara Continent and become a member of the five major cities.
The five major cities are Beixuan City, Xiaxuan City, Zhongxuan City, Shangxuan City, and Samsara City.
There is a reason why the five cities were named that way.
At that time, the Dragon King led a group of powerful men to open up a territory belonging to the Samsara Alliance in the Cemetery of Gods and Demons. After that, they were in a stalemate with alien creatures for thousands of years before they were finally stabilized.
The person with the most outstanding military achievements at that time was the Dragon King, and in the Cemetery of Gods and Demons, the Dragon King also had a resounding title—the Holy Lord of Reincarnation!
The next four are the Northern Xuan Saint, the Lower Xuan Saint, the Middle Xuan Saint, and the Upper Xuan Saint.
According to the middle-aged man, the four saints are the most powerful existences in the Eastern Region except for the Dragon King, and their strengths are almost the same.
At that time, in order to show respect to the Dragon King and the four saints, five cities were built and named after their titles.
Among the five major cities, except Beixuan City, the other four cities can only be entered by those who meet the qualifications.
"What qualifications?" Wutan asked puzzledly.
"The so-called qualification is naturally military merit."
The middle-aged man patted the medal on his chest and said proudly, "Do you see it? This is called the Hunter Medal. Only when you have accumulated a certain amount of military merit can you exchange it for the Hunter Medal in the Military Merit Temple in Beixuan City. Only with the Hunter Medal can you be qualified to enter Xiaxuan City."
Wu Tian glanced at him and asked, "Senior, what does the five-pointed star on the medal represent?"
The middle-aged man was very pleased with the title of "senior". He smiled and explained, "There are nine levels of Hunter Medals in total. There is a five-pointed star on the medal, which belongs to a one-star hunter. And so on. The highest is a nine-star hunter."
Ou Xiaomu pursed his lips and muttered, "So he's just a lowly one-star hunter, and he still dares to show off in front of us."
"What did you say?" The middle-aged man frowned.
"Senior, this is his personality. He likes to mutter a few words when he has nothing to do. Please don't mind it." Feng Yihui smiled and hurriedly changed the subject: "Then what are the conditions for entering Zhongxuan City, Shangxuan City, and Samsara City?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's brows gradually relaxed and he withdrew his gaze.
It is said that to enter Zhongxuan City, one needs the Hunting King Medal.
The first requirement to enter Shangxuan City is the Hunting God Medal.
As for the Samsara City, only those who possess the Command Medal are qualified to enter.
The lord of Samsara City is none other than the Saint of Samsara, Jiao Huang, and the four great saints also live in Samsara City all year round!
In other words, Samsara City is the holy land of the Eastern Region.
Wu Tian said: "What about Bei Xuan City?"
“The people living in Beixuan City are ordinary people and cultivators who have not received medals.” said the middle-aged man.
"I didn't expect that there are so many rules in the Eastern Region." Wutan shook his head. The situation in the Cemetery of Gods and Demons is more complicated than he imagined!
The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed, "What I said is just a rough outline. When you stay here for a long time, you will find that it is even more cruel than you imagined."
When Wutan asked about the Western Regions, the middle-aged man admitted that he only knew that the Western Regions belonged to alien creatures and he did not know the details.
All we know is that at the end of the Eastern Region there is an endless sea of blood. The people in the Cemetery of Gods and Demons, as well as the commander-level intelligent creatures, all call this sea of blood the Sea of Death.
Across the Sea of Death is the Western Region. However, unlike the Eastern Region, the Western Region is a barren land with no grass and no life at all.
However, the Sea of Death is extremely terrifying. Even a powerful warrior at the Great Perfection Stage will be instantly melted if he falls into it. Also, there is a strange force in the sky above the Sea of Death. According to the middle-aged man, even a Nine-Star Commander cannot fly in the air above the Sea of Death.
Therefore, the Sea of Death became a restricted area. If one wanted to go to the Western Regions to seek opportunities, search for treasures, and achieve military exploits, one had to pass through the teleportation channel.
There are many ways to gain military merit, such as killing alien creatures, or obtaining some rare treasures and handing them over to the Temple of Military Merit, or making great contributions to the Eastern Region.
Military merits also have many uses, such as receiving medals, exchanging for magical powers, magic weapons, royal medicines, forbidden talismans, forbidden stones, etc.
Feng Yihui asked: "Senior, who has the highest military exploits in the Eastern Region?"
The middle-aged man rolled his eyes and said, "The highest ones are naturally Lord Jiao Huang and the four saints, followed by the four city lords. As for the details, you will know when you go to the War Merit Temple and look at the ranking list."
After galloping for half an hour, a huge city finally appeared in their sight.
Gazing at the city ahead, even though Wutan and the others were calm, they couldn't help but feel a huge wave of fear in their hearts.
The size of that city is unprecedented!
According to Wutan’s estimation, it is comparable to half of Qinglongzhou!
It is really hard to imagine that there is such a huge city in the world!
The tall and cold city wall, like a giant black python, lay on the ground, exuding a majestic and ancient atmosphere, shocking the hearts of several people.
Inside the city walls, buildings of varying heights stood densely on the ground like straw, with no end in sight.
The middle-aged man explained, "Beixuan City is the only city in the Eastern Region that can accommodate ordinary people. After hundreds of thousands of years of development, the population is at least tens of millions, so the city has been expanded again and again, and it has become what it is today."
Wu Tian frowned and said, "The Eastern Region is so vast, why don't you build a few more cities? Why do you have to crowd them all into Beixuan City?"
"You just arrived, there are many things you don't know."
The middle-aged man said that for hundreds of thousands of years, not only humans have been multiplying and breeding in the Eastern Region, but the spiritual pets that followed humans have also reproduced here.
Moreover, when people choose spiritual pets, they basically choose ancient relics, or exceptionally powerful beasts. The offspring born from their combination will naturally not be bad, and there are even many mutated relics.
In addition, the ability of ferocious beasts to reproduce is countless times more terrifying than that of humans.
For example, some ferocious beasts can give birth to several or even dozens of cubs at once.
In order to maintain the ecological balance of the Eastern Region, Lord Jiao Huang ordered that all these cubs be released. Over time, the number of them that appeared was even greater than the number of humans, and they almost occupied half of the Eastern Region.
Among them, there are some ferocious beasts whose combat power is comparable to that of the Nine-Star Commander.
In order to protect these ordinary people and weaker cultivators from being harmed by ferocious beasts, they were settled in a city, and a city lord-level strongman who surpassed the nine-star commander was in charge.
It was precisely because of the presence of a city lord-level strongman that the ferocious beasts did not dare to cause trouble in this area, and Wutan and his group did not encounter any attacks from ferocious beasts along the way.
Over the past hundreds of thousands of years, there have been only eight city lord-level strongmen, who have served as city lords and deputy city lords of four cities including Beixuan City. If a new city is to be built, no one will be capable of managing it.
The Nine-Star Commanders could barely do it, but they were all busy accumulating military merits and improving their skills. Managing the city was simply a waste of time for them.
"I see."
Wutan and the others suddenly realized that it made sense. When building a new city, there must be a strong man to guard it. Otherwise, the arrival of a nine-star commander-level ferocious beast would be enough to destroy the city.
As if remembering something, the middle-aged man said solemnly: "Before entering the city, I will warn you that all fighting is prohibited in the five major cities. Otherwise, no matter who is right or wrong, everyone will be killed. If there is any grudge, you can go to the battlefield to settle it. Another thing, do not expose your property."
Wu Tian asked inconspicuously: "What kind of property do you mean, Senior?"
"Ordinary essence and marrow, elemental essence and marrow." said the middle-aged man.
Upon hearing this, Wutan and his companions were stunned. It was understandable that elemental essences and marrows were extremely precious, but ordinary essences and marrows could be found everywhere in the Continent of Samsara. They didn't quite understand why the big man said that.
The middle-aged man explained, "You don't know that in the Western Region, there is no elemental energy or essence. Once the elemental power is exhausted, you can only return to the Eastern Region. Each transmission requires a lot of military merit, so essence and vitality become the key."
"Especially those of you who have just arrived in the Eastern Region, as soon as your identities are exposed, you will surely arouse the envy of many people, including many nine-star commander-level strongmen." The middle-aged man added, but this sentence seemed to have ulterior motives.
"Thank you for your advice, senior. We will keep it in mind." Wu Tian bowed his hands to express his gratitude. An idea suddenly occurred to him and he said with a smile, "If you can help us hide our identities, we will reward you handsomely."
(End of this chapter)