C62 Five Sacred Grounds

Kyle headed towards Northwest. However, He wasn't just randomly going on that direction.

He decided to make the ClearSky Empire, that was at the West of the continent, to be his first destination.

At first... When he decided to adventure to the empires. He and Tang Chi decided to head for Trost Empire since it was the closest empire when they were at the Tang Village.

However, due to him, traveling to the western part of the Beast Plains to search for the Misty Ruins.

The distance to the Trost Empire had now widened, and it will take him a couple of months before he could arrive at the borders of the Trost Empire.

Kyle did not want to waste any more of his time traveling, so he decided to head for ClearSky Empire, that was just a month of travel from the Misty ruin's location.

But this wasn't the only reason why he wanted to go to the ClearSky Empire.

During his discussion with Feng Yexue, she had told him where the location of their clan is situated. Her Clan originated from the Holy Trinity Empire.

Such as, It would take him years with his current speed if he directly heads for the Holy Trinity Empire.

So, he decided to stabilize himself on one of the closest empires, while he gradually improves his strength before heading for the Holy Trinity Empire.

There was also huge importance on going to the ClearSky Empire.

He had learned from Feng Yexue, that the ClearSky Empire is where Earth Elemental Cultivators gathers.

Kyle asked her, what's the reason why earth cultivators gathered on the ClearSky Empire.

So, Feng Yexue told him about the five Sacred Grounds on the continent.

As there were Forbidden Areas on this Continent, there were also Sacred Grounds. These Sacred Grounds were different from those at the Beast Plains.

Those Sacred Grounds from the Plains, are the home of their so-called, Sacred Families.

While The Real Sacred Grounds are natural areas where nature elements gather since the birth of the world. Forming an environment, where nature elements were dense and everywhere.

These grounds are helped human cultivators since the ancient era, so they made a Sacred Oath to guard it with their lives, and pass it on their descendants, hence, they call it as Sacred Grounds.

The Sacred Grounds are, namely the: Lightning Peak, Rocky Mountains, Blazing Hell, Tumultuous Maelstrom and the Cyclonic Pass.

These Sacred Grounds are like heaven for cultivators, depending on their elements.

The reason why Earth cultivators are gathered on the ClearSky Empire is that the Rocky Mountains is situated inside the empire.

However, it was hardly monopolized by the Royal Family, to prevent outsiders from creating destruction, on this haven.

There are circumstances where outsiders are allowed to step inside the Rocky Mountains, but most of them had deep connections or had a deep background.

Kyle had none of this, well... He had Feng Yexue, however, he wasn't sure if she was enough to convince the royal family.

Such as, his first goal is to enter a superpower inside the ClearSky Empire, to find an opportunity to enter the Sacred Grounds.

There weren't any Sacred Grounds that could improve his Space Element, so he went for the Rocky Mountains.

Breaking through the late stage of Xiantian could take a lot of time, but Kyle wasn't willing to wait before he makes his move.

So he decided to start gaining power and fame right now, so once he becomes a late-stage Xiantian, he won't have to waste his time on joining or creating a power; to enter the Rocky Mountains.

...

A month later...

After a month of alternating his soul-weapon and martial skill to travel. Kyle finally arrived at the first city on the borders of the ClearSky Empire.

Kyle was now looking at the humongous walls that towered up to 50m, according to his calculations. It was so huge that, even though he was still a few hundred meters away, he could already see the towering figure of the walls.

He decided to proceed, but this time, he did not use his martial skill and proceeded to fly using his soul-weapon.

He doesn't want to attract unnecessary attention and wanted to travel normally.

Once he gets closer to the walls, he could finally see the towering walls clearly. Kyle felt like he was looking at a fortress instead of a city. (Just imagine it like those walls in AOT)

He could see a small spot below the walls from the distance, that was bustling with people trying to enter the city.

He guessed that' that place must be where the entrance gate is located.

There are a lot of cultivators like Kyle who wanted to enter. Some came from the forest, some from the other cities.

However...

Once they got a few meters from the walls, they stopped using their soul-weapon to fly and they continued to proceed while walking.

"Is flying forbidden inside?" Kyle asks himself, as he followed those cultivators who stopped flying with their soul-weapons.

You know what they say When in Rome, Do what the Romans Do.

So, he stopped flying with his WorldShaker and proceeded to line up with those people trying to enter the city.

...

It took him a couple of minutes before his turn came up.

The rules to enter wasn't too harsh, but the guards needed to see the faces of the passers, to avoid letting a criminal enter inside.

The guards asked for a spirit stone as an entrance fee. Fortunately... Kyle had asked Feng Yexue for a few spirit stones, just enough for him to have an easy start.

But still... It was still too luxurious.

A spirit stone just for entry. No wonder the empires are so advanced. A single spirit stone is already a huge treasure at the beast plains, however, spirit stones are used as an entrance fee, here on the empires.

Seeing that the other people paid for their entrances, Kyle had no problems with paying, such as his entry didn't cause any problems and he entered the city peacefully.

Kyle was impressed by the guards in the walls. Even the weakest of them has an 8th stage Houtian Cultivation.

You could already the disparity from the plains, just at the empire's borders.

Once he entered the gate, the first thing he noticed was the liveliness of the city.

He could see people on the streets, trying to barter and sell some of their goods.

He could see the children playing on the streets.

The city lord must be a great person if the citizens are this lively and happy.

He explored and wandered around the streets. He can smell the aroma of the food as he continued to explore the city.

The city had buildings that look like those taverns you could see in the movies, some are pavilions, a few street shops, and many more entertainment districts.

Kyle explored and inquired about the city.

After asking some citizens and vendors. He had learned that the city that he is currently in is called Flowing Cloud City.

He wanted to know more about the city, but the vendors on the street don't know much, or won't say anything.

But there was nothing he could do since he cannot just forcibly threaten them, just so he could inquire about this city.

Such as, he decided to inquire about this later.

He continued with his plan to find power so he could create fame and popularity for himself, just enough for him to have a spot on the Rocky Mountains.

But before anything else, he decided to find a restaurant since the aroma on the streets are too much for him to handle.

Now that he had escaped the Ancient Pagoda, the hunger-less effect of the formation was now gone. He was now starving and craving for food.

During his one month travel towards the empire, he only ate a few rations that he had stocked up on his storage ring, so it was obviously not enough to satiate his hunger.

Now that he had finally arrived in a city, he couldn't stop his craving anymore, and such, he went to look for a famous restaurant.