Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now!-Chapter 969 - 286: [City of No Return, Four Directions Tower, Heju Hall]
Chen Yan patiently answered some questions.
He casually mentioned the great battle outside Snow Cliff Pass, the conflict between Domain Realm and the Fierce Beast Race on the snowfield, and how loose cultivators became bounty hunters outside the pass to earn money to support their cultivation, risking their lives in adventure...
He spoke of the immense dangers, but Yun Zhao listened with brightening eyes, finally unable to help but exclaim: "Now that’s an interesting life!! What taste is there in a life where you can see the end of every day!"
He was speaking when suddenly various coughing sounds came from outside the carriage.
Chen Yan heard clearly, it was the old servant driving the carriage.
The cough was full of energy, with a deep and resonant voice, carrying a distinct power that could shake the soul when heard.
Chen Yan immediately understood that the old servant outside was subtly expressing dissatisfaction.
He probably felt that his words were somewhat enticing for the precious treasure of the Skylark group, Yun Zhao.
Evidently, that old servant must be an expert sent by the Black Feathered Sparrow Tribe to act as a Guardian for Yun Zhao.
Not wanting to attract trouble, Chen Yan smiled and closed his mouth, deciding not to continue.
But Yun Zhao frowned and said loudly: "Old Liang, we’re having fun talking, please don’t ruin my mood, okay? We’re just talking, not really going there."
Outside, Liang said nothing and coughed softly again.
The eagerness in Yun Zhao’s eyes finally faded, and after muttering a few words, he shook his head and said: "No fun, really no fun, going out and still being watched.
I said Old Liang, don’t cough anymore, if you have something to say, just say it directly!
You keep coughing, isn’t your throat hurting from the coughing?!"
There was silence outside for a while, then Old Liang’s low voice came: "Young Master Yun Zhao, we’ve arrived at the North Gate of the City of No Return."
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The North Gate of the City of No Return was extraordinarily grand and tall.
Three giant arch-shaped city gates were situated under the city wall.
The height of the gate was nearly ten meters, with the central gate being the widest, looking as wide as a two-way four-lane road.
The gates on either side were slightly narrower, but also not small in appearance.
At a glance, the central gate was exclusively for cars and horses.
The gate was bustling with some traffic, various vehicles and mounts.
Chen Yan noticed that the vehicles had different designs, and the mounts were equally diverse, with various exotic beasts.
He saw someone riding a beast similar to a lion or tiger—which wasn’t considered rare.
What amazed him most was a cultivator riding a creature that looked like a kangaroo, but much larger in size, with a saddle on its back for a person to sit.
This mount, when it ran, jumped seven or eight meters like a kangaroo.
After just one look, Chen Yan couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
Is it comfortable to ride this thing? For goodness’ sake, bouncing around like that, it’s like going out riding a spring!
But Yun Zhao watched with shining eyes, face full of longing, as if he wanted to immediately get down and try riding one himself.
The gates on either side were specifically for people entering and leaving. The left gate for entering the city, the right gate for exiting, clearly distinguished.
In the City of No Return, flight was prohibited due to the protective array. Visiting cultivators, whether riding their own magical treasure or flying sword, had to obediently land on the ground and queue to enter the city on foot.
Seeing Yun Zhao look greedily at the "kangaroo" mount, Chen Yan smiled and said: "Want to give it a try?"
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "I know what you’re thinking, you look down on this thing, right?
Brother, you’re really wrong.
This beast is called the Mountain Flipping Beast!
If you run on flat ground, riding it is just asking for trouble.
But this is the Southern Border, a mountainous terrain, with mountains connected one after another.
Riding this through the mountains, its strong leaps make even the steepest mountains feel like flat ground!
Oh, I had only heard of it before, but never seen one; now I finally see a live one.
Hmm, I definitely want to buy two to take back; our Beiyang Yingshan has vast places too, riding it there must be exciting."
When entering the city, Chen Yan initially intended to show his sect’s token to the Immortal Army guarding the city.
Unexpectedly, Old Liang, the driver, directly hung a flag of the Black Feathered Sparrow Tribe on the carriage, and the Immortal Army, after a glance, waved them through.
The roads inside the City of No Return were constructed very smoothly, but uniquely.
Many parts of the city were mountainous, with lots of ups and downs.
This topography reminded Chen Yan of the mountain city of Chongqing in reality.
The City of No Return was a very three-dimensional city.
After the carriage entered the city, Yun Zhao lifted the curtain of the carriage, and the two sat inside watching the scenery outside.
What opened Chen Yan’s eyes was that this city even had tunnels!
Due to the hilly terrain, many places where roads met hills simply pierced through, creating tunnels to extend the roads.
Chen Yan even saw a tunnel construction site!
He saw a huge "serpent" beast, shaped like a train car, burrowing into the hillside, with a set of circular teeth, swallowing up large piles of sand and stones with each stretch and retraction!
By "eating" like this, it forcefully created a tunnel underneath the hill.
Chen Yan was reminded, this thing was called the Stone-eating Beast, a kind of tamed "engineering creature" from the Domain Realm.
