Chapter 544: Lost Ancient City
Although he wanted to break through to the 7th level of Mortal Core Realm in one go, he knew very well that the resources required for that step were far greater. The rewards he had obtained this time were not enough to support such a breakthrough.
One night of secluded cultivation had caused Li Yun’s strength to surge by a large margin.
With his current strength, he was already enough to rank among the upper group in the Inner Court of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Although there was still a considerable distance between him and the true top-tier disciples, he had finally established a firm foothold and secured a place for himself within the vast Heavenly Sword Sect.
If he took another step forward and broke through to the 9th level of Mortal Core Realm, or even reached the Half-Step Earthly Core Realm, Li Yun was confident that he could deal with peak Earthly Core Realm experts. At that time, perhaps he could rank on the Earth Ranking without even needing to step into the Earthly Core Realm.
Ranking on the Earth Ranking without reaching the Earthly Core Realm had never happened in the entire history of the Azure Void Region. Historically, the person with the lowest cultivation to ever appear on the Earth Ranking had still been at the 7th level of Earthly Core Realm.
After all, unlike the Spirit Ranking, the Earth Ranking had only three hundred spots. Those who could make it onto the Earth Ranking were all elites among elites, and the vast majority of peak Earthly Core Realm experts were not qualified to enter it.
If Li Yun could truly accomplish this, it would definitely become a major event that shook the entire Azure Void Region.
Of course, being listed on the Earth Ranking was not something that could be achieved overnight. Even for Li Yun, possessing Earth Ranking-level strength in a short period of time was still impossible.
After calming his mind, Li Yun stood up and went to find Prefect Mu Yun.
Now that his physical body had reached a breakthrough point and his cultivation had risen to the 6th level of Mortal Core Realm, the next step was to be promoted to Two-Clawed Golden Dragon Guard and return to the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Soon, Li Yun met Prefect Mu Yun inside the City Lord’s Mansion.
"Hahaha, young friend, congratulations on taking another step forward and reaching the 6th level of Mortal Core Realm."
Upon seeing Li Yun, Prefect Mu Yun’s eyes lit up, and he immediately laughed heartily. "If I have not guessed wrongly, you have come this time because you want me to fulfill my promise and promote you to Two-Clawed Golden Dragon Guard."
"Senior is wise."
Li Yun smiled faintly and spoke with calm composure.
"Do not worry. I have already given the order regarding your promotion to Two-Clawed Golden Dragon Guard. Soon, someone from the Golden Dragon Hall will deliver the Two-Clawed Golden Dragon Guard badge to you."
Prefect Mu Yun waved his hand and continued, "However, I would like to advise you of something. For the time being, it would be best for you to remain in the Cloudheaven Ancient Kingdom. Doing so will be of even greater benefit to you."
"Hm?"
Li Yun raised an eyebrow, but he did not rush to speak.
He knew that as a dignified prefect and a Heavenly Core Realm expert, Prefect Mu Yun would never speak without reason. Since he had given such advice, there had to be a deeper purpose behind his words.
"You are quite calm."
Seeing Li Yun’s composed manner, Prefect Mu Yun became even more satisfied and nodded. "As far as I know, the Lost Ancient City has already appeared within the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains near Cloudheaven Prefecture City. It will fully open in as little as half a month, or at most one month."
"The Lost Ancient City?"
Hearing these four words, Li Yun could not help being startled, and a sharp light immediately flashed in his eyes.
The Lost Ancient City was the most famous opportunity land in the entire Cloudheaven Ancient Kingdom. It was said that this place had been jointly created by three Spirit Manifestation Realm experts before their deaths. Most of the time, it remained sealed, but once a certain period passed, it would open again and allow all cultivators below the Heavenly Core Realm to enter.
For all Earthly Core Realm cultivators, the Lost Ancient City was an extremely rare place of opportunity.
Within it, one could find various treasures and inheritances left behind by the three Spirit Manifestation Realm experts. If a person was fortunate enough to enter the core area of the Lost Ancient City, they might even obtain the highest legacies of those three great experts.
Spirit Manifestation Realm experts were peak existences in the entire Azure Void Region. One could easily imagine how astonishing the temptation of the legacies and opportunities left behind by three Spirit Manifestation Realm experts would be.
If not for the restriction that cultivators at the Heavenly Core Realm and above could not enter, even Heavenly Core Realm experts would likely be moved and personally rush into the Lost Ancient City.
After learning that the Lost Ancient City was about to open again, Li Yun immediately changed his mind. He decided not to return to the Heavenly Sword Sect for the time being and chose to enter the Lost Ancient City instead.
This was a natural choice.
He still had about a month remaining, so he could afford to spend some time on this Lost Ancient City.
Any cultivator with confidence in themselves would surely choose to go there.
[Quest Level: A]
– Objective: [Explore the Lost Ancient City and figure out its secrets]
– Reward: [Rewards will depend on the secrets Host figures out.]
’Such a good mission.’
A bright smile appeared in Li Yun’s heart.
"Thank you for the reminder, Prefect."
Li Yun bowed and spoke in a deep voice.
"It is no matter."
Prefect Mu Yun chuckled and waved his hand. "Even if I did not tell you, you would have found out sooner or later. By the way, Yue Cangshan also intends to venture into the Lost Ancient City. The two of you can travel together. At the very least, on the way to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, you can look after each other."
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