Jianghai Prefecture City is very far from Changqing County. This time, Yin Shiwu rushed from the prefecture city to Changqing County. Even with his leg strength far exceeding that of a horse, it still took him more than a day. However, there is no need to be in such a hurry on the way back. The three of them comfortably got into a carriage and slowly set off towards Jianghai Prefecture City.
At first, Lin Jing planned to use her bird demon to carry everyone on the journey. The bird demon was extremely fast, but Yin Shiwu refused. Summoning a bird demon within the prefecture city is extremely risky and is very likely to be shot down from the air as an enemy. Yin Shiwu didn't want to cause trouble and thought it would be better to go back safely.
Along the way, the three of them had no problems. After about five days, Jianghai Prefecture City finally came into view. This city stands tall and magnificent. Just in terms of scale, it is more than ten times larger than Changqing County. It is like a giant beast lurking in the city wall, exuding a powerful sense of oppression. The road leading to the city gate is extremely wide, like the wide - open mouth of a giant beast, constantly swallowing up the passing carriages and pedestrians. Even Fang Yuan, who was a modern person in his previous life, couldn't help but be shocked by the scale of this city.
The carriage the three of them were in quickly entered the city. Inside the city, there was heavy traffic and extraordinary prosperity. Although there were no high - rise buildings on both sides of the street, there were mostly three - or four - story small buildings. Fang Yuan noticed that most of the common people in the city were martial artists. Although their realms were all at the first level, their physiques were obviously much stronger than those of the residents in Changqing County.
"Living in such a place really feels good..." Fang Yuan couldn't help but sigh.
After the carriage entered the prefecture city, it drove for a full half an hour before reaching the center of the city and finally stopped in front of a magnificent mansion.
"This is Jianghai Palace! The most powerful place in the entire Jianghai Prefecture!" Yin Shiwu introduced, and a bit more pride appeared in his tone. Fang Yuan looked at Jianghai Palace in front of him. It was majestic, and among the carved beams and painted rafters, a solemn and respectful atmosphere rushed towards him.
"Later, I will take the two of you to the 'Tianjiao Camp'. It is a place where the palace centrally trains martial artists and is also the reserve camp of the 'Chongwu Guard'." Yin Shiwu continued.
"Tianjiao Camp? The name is quite resounding." Fang Yuan commented.
"Of course. The name has to be grand enough so that others are willing to join when they hear it. Just this name is worth a lot of money!" Yin Shiwu explained with a smile. "Many people try every means to squeeze into the Tianjiao Camp. Even if they just stay there for a while, it will be very prestigious to talk about, and it will be much easier to find a livelihood."
"The Tianjiao Camp is indeed a place that martial artists in Jianghai Prefecture dream of." Lin Jing also echoed. Fang Yuan nodded. He understood that this was like a "diploma", which sounded intimidating.
"By the way, Hero Fang, I have another request that may seem inappropriate." Yin Shiwu spoke again.
"Just say it."
"It's just... after we go in, can you not tell others about the fact that you beat me up?" Yin Shiwu rubbed his hands and said in a negotiating tone. "I still have quite a bit of prestige in front of others. If this matter spreads, it will seriously affect my image..."
Although Yin Shiwu felt that if it hadn't been for Fang Yuan's sneak attack, he might not have lost, but the fact that he was beaten was still a fact. Lin Jing suppressed the smile at the corner of her mouth, and Fang Yuan readily agreed, "Of course, no problem."
He thought it would be good to befriend Yin Shiwu. After all, having one more friend was never a bad thing.
"Thank you. Then let's go in!" Yin Shiwu got out of the carriage and showed his face at the gate. The guards immediately let them pass, and the three of them smoothly entered Jianghai Palace. Going deeper all the way, when they reached the depths of the palace, Yin Shiwu's voice came, "You two, this is the Tianjiao Camp!" Fang Yuan and the other person eagerly stuck their heads out, but were immediately stunned on the spot. The Tianjiao Camp in front of them turned out to be a huge and open platform. The ground of the platform was paved with hard obsidian. Each piece was polished extremely smoothly and spliced together seamlessly, like a large expanse of smooth black ice.
On the periphery were dilapidated thatched huts with drafts everywhere. A little further in were small wooden houses with yards. In the center of the platform, there stood a three - story pavilion.
"Is this the Tianjiao Camp? It doesn't seem to match the name..." Fang Yuan couldn't help but say. Here, only the floor tiles looked more advanced. The surrounding environment was even worse than his residence in Changqing County. "Hehe, a tough environment can temper one's will." Yin Shiwu replied with a smile.
"I rather think that the people who built this place probably embezzled money." Fang Yuan said bluntly. After all, since one can enter the Tianjiao Camp by paying money, this possibility is quite high. "Bear with it. I also went through this in the past. With your strength, you're just going through the motions here. You'll probably be able to enter the Chongwu Guard soon." Yin Shiwu comforted. Then the three of them got out of the carriage.
Just as they reached the gate, two people came towards them, a middle - aged man and a young man in green. "Master Yin, you've brought back two more geniuses this time!" The middle - aged man greeted Yin Shiwu warmly as soon as he saw him. "It's Master Zhong." Yin Shiwu nodded and smiled at the middle - aged man.
Fang Yuan was a bit surprised. He didn't expect Yin Shiwu to be called "Master" as well. He couldn't help but look at him strangely. Yin Shiwu quickly avoided Fang Yuan's gaze. Fang Yuan turned to look at the middle - aged man. Above his head, it showed: [Zhong Ming, Deacon of Jianghai Palace]. Looking at the young man in green, above his head, it showed: [Bai Feng, Young Master of the Bai Family Martial Arts Hall in Yulin City].
"This young man is Bai Feng. He's a genius I discovered in Yulin City. He's only fifteen years old and has already reached the sixth level of the second realm!" Zhong Ming immediately introduced Bai Feng behind him, his tone full of pride. Bai Feng, with the unique reserve of a genius youth, calmly swept his eyes over Fang Yuan and the others. When he saw the beautiful Lin Jing, a flash of amazement still couldn't help but appear in his eyes. Then he became even more arrogant, raising his head and looking calm, as if nothing could startle him. Fang Yuan saw through his thoughts at a glance. This kid clearly wanted to show off in front of the beautiful woman.
Hearing Zhong Ming's words, Yin Shiwu was secretly delighted. He knew it was his turn to show off. He pretended to be calm and said, "Well... having such cultivation at the age of fifteen is quite good!"
"Is this just good?" Zhong Ming immediately became unconvinced. "I wonder about the two geniuses Master Yin brought back..." Yin Shiwu became interested and immediately said, "This one on my left, Hero Fang, is also fifteen years old and has reached the third realm!" As soon as these words were spoken, Zhong Ming was greatly shocked. Bai Feng, who had been pretending to be aloof beside him, almost couldn't maintain his arrogant posture.
"Master Yin, are you joking?" Zhong Ming immediately asked back. "Joking? I don't have that kind of free time!" Yin Shiwu snorted disdainfully and at the same time looked at Fang Yuan, his eyes frantically hinting.
"All right..." Fang Yuan sighed helplessly. He no longer concealed his aura. In an instant, the powerful aura of the third realm spread out.