Upon entering his cave, instead of taking the opportunity to rest, Han Cai immediately got to work.
He planted some spirit herbs and set up an alchemy room.
After that he created a massive teleportation array in case things went sideways he would use it to escape. He also created a talisman that connected him to the array. With this talisman wherever he might be he would be able to teleport back to the cave.
After settling down, Han Cai devoted his time to learning more about the grassland and the continent. Gradually, he gained a general understanding of the grassland area.
The grassland was vast, but no one knew its exact size. Since no one was bold enough to attempt to explore it in its entirety, the maps only charted a small portion of the grassland. This fact was acknowledged by all cultivators of the Grassland.
The areas that had been charted were often referred to as the Inner Grassland region, while the vast, uncharted expanse was known as the Outer Grassland. Typically, when someone referenced the "Emerald Wind Grasslands", they were implicitly speaking of the explored territories, known as the Inner Grassland Prairies.
The Outer Grassland Prairies, also known by the ominous name of the Demon Prairies, were home to unfathomably large prairie beasts. It was said they were no less powerful than Nascent Soul cultivators, with some even surpassing earth grade and above beasts. Low-grade cultivators who hadn't ventured to the Outer Grassland Prairie would be awestruck upon hearing this.
Records indicated that in ancient times, prairie beasts ruled supreme in both the inner and outer prairies. Cultivators were confined to small, isolated homesteads. After an unknown amount of time, the previous generations of the Emerald Wind Grasslands managed to slay the prairie beasts one by one, paving the way for the development of the current Inner Grassland Prairies.
Today, the superpower known as the "Prairie Palace" presided over the entire Emerald Wind Grasslands. This superpower had existed for so long that even ancient records did not document its formation.
While the origins of its creation remained uncertain, some believed that it was established by ancient elders who exterminated the prairie beasts. Others suggested that an ancient hero united the Emerald Wind Grasslands, with countless other theories and rumors contesting these beliefs.
The current Prairie Palace had built their Heavenly Grassland City on a large plateau at the center of the Emerald Wind Grasslands. Its two lords, known as the two Heavenly Fairy Saints, ruled the Emerald Wind Grasslands from this city.
The two Fairy Saints were extremely enigmatic. Rumor had it that they were two sisters from beyond the grassland who, after settling down, never left the Prairie Palace or revealed themselves in public. As a result, no outsiders had seen their true appearance. It was rumored that the two Fairy Saints had almost reached the Transcended Realm and ascended to the Immortal Realm a few thousand years ago.
After all, the Fairy Saints had been famous since nearly ancient times. How could ordinary cultivators live for so long?
In exchange for a significant amount of spirit stones, anyone could teleport to several "Beast Meadows" of various dimensions within the Outer Grassland Prairies. These secluded meadows, developed by earlier generations, were abundant with Spiritual Qi. Once there, cultivators could hunt down various prairie creatures and trade their cores for spirit stones back in Heavenly Grassland City.
The value of spirit stones depended on the grade of the beast whose core was sold. After all, directly journeying to the Outer Grassland Prairies without using the teleportation formation would not only consume a massive amount of time, but it would also be treacherously risky to wander aimlessly like a disoriented insect.
Besides the Prairie Palace, there were other factions of varying power in the Emerald Wind Grasslands, such as the Four Winds Trading Alliance, the Whispering Fiend Tribe, the Tri-Immortal Clans, the Evening Dragon Grove, and so on. The Pinnacle Yin Grasslands and the Unified Six Steppes were also significant forces.
Deciding on his destination, Heavenly Grassland City, Han Cai took off into the air, turning into a black flash of light. The expanse of grass was astonishing. He mused that if he reared millions of cattle, there would be no worry about feeding them and he could become the wealthiest in the realm just by doing that.
For a whole year, he and Blacky continued to fly. Such an extended, demanding journey was a novel experience for Han Cai. He initially tried to enjoy the grassland, but after months of flying, he felt he should utilize his time better and cultivate. However, as he was riding on Blacky, a beast, the journey was less comfortable than being on flying treasure ships, which disrupted his focus.
Hence, he gave up on attempting to cultivate and concentrated on the flight. After splitting his soul into two, his second soul achieved similar cultivation level as the first. Adapting back to his original body took some time, but he had now reached the Core Formation stage due to his diligence. He assumed this body didn't possess much cultivation potential, and any progress was a blessing from the system. He didn't anticipate significant growth in this body's cultivation.
However, he soon realized he couldn't be more wrong. The talent was inherited from the soul, and when the system granted cultivation, somehow his soul had brought the talent to this body, and his cultivation level was rising in this body as well.
After a year of continuous flight, Han Cai surmised that he had neared the Heavenly Grassland City, judging by the configuration of the desolate plains he had crossed. A short while later, Han Cai's expression subtly shifted after he faintly spotted a distant black speck that seemed to grow larger.
Shortly after, the distant black speck gradually expanded as he drew nearer, slowly unfolding into an immense dark silhouette. Though he couldn't see it in detail yet, its striking outline left Han Cai dumbstruck by its astounding grandeur.
As Han Cai approached a bit closer, he could vaguely discern what the shadow was. It was a city, a colossal city that covered the whole expanse of the plateau.
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