Long Chen unleashed the movement techniques learned from the Thunder Falcon clan, his whole body enveloped in lightning, transforming into a Thunder Falcon, galloping swiftly all the way. Watching the void constantly shift, the exhilarating speed thrilled Long Chen immensely, as if he had returned to the childhood days when Long Tianxiao led him on horseback at full speed.
Long Chen howled toward the sky, thunder rolling and crashing. Space twisted continuously, his speed growing faster and faster, until the heavens and earth began to blur.
Running freely can make him feel more relaxed, feeling all his worries and melancholy being left far behind.
Now that he had left the Tiandu Star Domain, Long Chen no longer feared exposing the Thunder Falcon clan's secret techniques and sprinted at full speed.
After more than an hour, the land ahead was no longer wild; green vegetation gradually appeared, and the once scarce spiritual energy between heaven and earth began to flourish.
Long Chen slowed down. The desert ahead was no longer flat. If he accidentally crashed into a high mountain, at his speed, he might get hurt.
Soon, signs of human presence appeared ahead. This place was still a wild area with sparse spiritual energy and few inhabitants. Long Chen glanced around with his divine sense and saw that the people here seemed to make a living by hunting.
Because the spiritual energy is thin, there are no ferocious or magical beasts here—only some wild beasts. Perhaps that's why these people survive.
Long Chen stopped in his tracks and looked at a small village not far away. There, dozens of children were shouting loudly with sticks. A man dressed in rough animal hides was holding a small stick, sternly scolding them, threatening to strike anyone who made a mistake.
The children were all very young, the youngest only six or seven years old. When the stick was struck, the pain made the child grimace and cry uncontrollably, but he didn't dare make a sound.
Nearby, a group of women were dismantling some prey. The strong men were organizing their weapons. The weapons were just ordinary iron, but their movements were extremely careful. Clearly, these weapons were as important to them as life itself.
Seeing these villages, Long Chen suddenly felt a ripple in his heart. He thought of a person—a slightly dark-skinned girl, with big eyes and a constant smile.
Long Chen opened his hand, revealing a necklace in his palm. The necklace was very rough—a string of stones, a string of stones of different colors, strung together with hemp thread. The stones weren't all perfectly round and didn't look very attractive.
But Long Chen had always kept it very well. This was a gift from Xiaohua to him—a little flower in the desolate mountains of the Fengming Empire, a little girl who had been gifted to her by heaven, incredibly pure.
Long Chen thought of the Tianwu Continent, remembered those old acquaintances, and wondered how they were doing now. Those who ascended were doing well. Those who haven't ascended—have they already adapted to the new world?
Long Chen sighed, carefully put away the necklace, and continued to speed forward.
As Long Chen sped ahead, the spiritual energy ahead began to fill up. He gradually spotted the traces of ferocious beasts and spotted some cultivators.
Long Chen happened to see an adventure team being chased by a giant bear. They must have been hunting, but they had disturbed someone they couldn't afford to provoke. Just as their seven-person squad was about to be killed, Long Chen struck and killed the giant bear with a single slap.
These people had narrowly escaped death and were deeply grateful to Long Chen. After Long Chen asked, it turned out they came from a small town. As for which province they were in, they had no idea. Clearly, this place was too remote.
Long Chen had no choice but to follow the direction they had told them and first found the small city. Sure enough, it was small, with a population of less than a million. The strongest cultivator in the city was only at the Divine Fire Realm. It was probably because of the perpetual lack of spiritual energy, which limited the growth space for cultivators here.
Long Chen directly found the Divine Fire Realm expert and learned that this place belonged to Qingyang Prefecture.
Qingyang Prefecture is not counted among the Hundred Domains and Thousand Prefectures, because this province was abandoned for countless years after the ancient war. Only in the last few million years is it suitable for living beings to cultivate. Therefore, compared to the other states in the Tianlan Domain, this place is worlds apart from the heavens and the earth—there's simply no comparison.
The so-called Hundred Domains and Thousand Provinces refer to the star regions and preserved cities that have been preserved since the ancient war.
The territory of the Immortal Realm is divided into 'Zhou' (Zhou) (Zhou), 'Domain Above is Star Domain' (Star Domain), above 'Star Domain is Heaven' (Heaven). Legend has it that the entire Immortal Realm has nine heavens but actually ten Earths. This name is somewhat contradictory, but people have always called it this way since ancient times.
After gathering this information, Long Chen gave the old man a life-extending pill that could extend his lifespan by a thousand years. The old man was instantly overjoyed and repeatedly expressed his gratitude.
Because this small city was so poor that they couldn't even build a teleportation array, Long Chen had no choice but to rush all the way to Qingyang Prefecture on his own.
When he arrived in Qingyang Prefecture, the place finally took on a faint look of the cultivation world. Entering the city, Long Chen inquired about the domain-level teleportation array here.
This is not the Tianlan Domain. Long Chen needs to teleport across regions, and the interstate teleportation array here cannot reach the Tianlan Domain.
So Long Chen spent money and traveled from Qingyang Prefecture to another provincial city, continuously transmitting seven provincial cities before arriving at the core city of this region.
When Long Chen arrived at the domain-level teleportation array, he found it locked and completely unguarded.
Long Chen stood in front of the teleportation array, just about to look for someone, when suddenly someone saw him and said in shock,
"You are... Long Chen? The one who won the Jiuzhou Conference championship in the Tianlan Domain? Long
Chen hadn't expected that someone here actually knew him. He quickly said, "That's right, it's me. Brother, may I ask, is this teleportation array no longer usable?" "
He was a Four Extremes Realm expert, but his soul fluctuations had begun to slow down. He looked to be in his thirties, but in reality, he was quite old."
However, in the cultivation world, realm and strength are respected. Sometimes, calling someone 'brother' is essentially a way to show favoritism and pretend not to know the other's age.
"Of course it can be used, but our domain-level teleportation arrays here are rarely used, so to save resources, we don't keep them on all the time.
Please wait a moment, I'll go notify the City Lord right away. To activate the domain-level teleportation array, you need to unlock it yourself." Long Chen's call of brother made the man overjoyed, and he immediately ran to notify the city lord.
As a result, not only did the City Lord arrive, but countless powerful figures gathered to watch. When they learned that the double champion of the Tianlan Domain Jiuzhou Tournament had arrived, the news caused a huge sensation.
The city lord is a Earth-grade Immortal King, probably considered a top-tier powerhouse in this area. As expected, shallow water can't raise big fish; this place can't compare to the Tianlan Domain.
"Dean Long Chen is well-known and well-known. If I have any more words, I won't hold back. Are you here to return to Tianlan Domain?" The city lord asked.
"Yes, I ask the city lord to make things easier." Long Chen cupped his fists and said.
"May I ask, Dean, how is the situation over there now?" The city lord asked.
"What's the situation?" Long Chen was taken aback.
"Don't you know that the Tianlan Domain, Evil Dragon Domain, and several other domains are being invaded by demons from another world. At the same time, the Demon Sea has erupted, and underwater demons have landed in various domains. Could our information be wrong?" The city lord asked in confusion, and upon hearing his words, Long Chen's expression instantly changed.