Chapter 2: The World of the Spirits

Jingqi Empire – Barren Mountain City, Yikou Trading Area

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A wide variety of huge domesticated flying spirit beasts made a loud roar between the wooden stakes of the transfer station at the post gate, and from time to time they plunged into the blue sky, taking away all kinds of goods, and the most of these kinds of goods were of course the freshly picked mountain delicacies in the great wilderness and the rich meat newly hunted.

There are constantly large and small wagons, and flying spirit beasts driving in and out of the post port, moored in the supply warehouse at the post gate, quietly waiting for the loading of goods and accumulating the strength of the next departure with the gentle winter sun.

Barren Mountain City is located in a recess surrounded by 100,000 mountains, is a gap basin, it is this gap that creates this barren valley is not prosperous, the hinterland is open to good harvest conditions, here is a natural hunting ground, the whole mountain city is abundant. But it's also a little closed.

Most of the people of the mountain city have probably stayed here all their lives, self-sufficient, and have never taken a step out of the world and are ignorant of the outside world.

Cang Qing took a deep breath, and the air was filled with the smell of mountain delicacies and wild vegetables unique to the mountain city, and the smell of all kinds of fresh meat with wisps of blood. Hornhorn cattle, wild boar, black-hoofed sheep...... The slightly fishy air and the bright sunshine give you a sense of happiness in peace and contentment.

Therefore, living in such a city, every resident is in a relaxed and happy mood, whether it is a businessman in a hurry, or an old craftsman in a repair shop, or a guy owner of a restaurant inn, everyone has a smile as cheerful as the sky. However, it is precisely because of this ease that the mountain city knows very little about the martial arts spirit world outside.

Cangqing held the Hornhorn on his shoulder, the young man's small body was extremely disproportionate to the huge trunk of the Hornhorn, so that most of the Hornhorn's torso fell to the ground, not so much being carried by the boy as being dragged by him...

The hind hooves of the ox rustled in close contact with the dirt road leading to the post mouth..., and the sound gradually approached, and the merchants who came and went in the post gradually noticed the young man carrying the horned ox.

It is also strange to say, this Tianjiao ox has a long body, a strong body, and weighs a thousand catties. And this boy can carry this and even hunt it...

"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Li is early!"

"Today's harvest is okay!"

"Didn't Uncle Chen say that this barren rice rings before noon, will I help you pick it up?"

Cangqing greeted the neighbors of the Yikou trading area familiarly, these were hard-working and practical farmers in the city, and they were also one of the few people this teenager came into contact with in this small city.

Seeing his neighbor Chen Bo carrying two stones of rice, he hurriedly unloaded the Tianjiao ox on his shoulder, picked up the rice and walked to the grain and sorghum trading area.

The Horned Ox, a special bison of 100,000 barren mountains, was born with the blood of the spirit beast Reckless Ox, with thick limbs and sharp horns on its head.

A big reason why the empire set up an official trade area at the post gate of Barren Mountain City is because of the trade of Tianjiao cattle, because Tianjiao beef has the blood of spirit beasts, and if mortals eat it for a long time, they will get the benefits of the blood of spirit beasts.

Not only can it improve its physique and strengthen its body, but it can also greatly improve the sensitivity to spiritual perception and increase the number of spiritual beings. As we all know, perceiving the existence of spiritual power in heaven and earth is a prerequisite for becoming a spirit person. And the Heavenly Horn was forged by the Soul Array Master to make the weapon of the army - the "Heavenly Horn Dagger".

Naturally, the Cerps became an important strategic material for the Empire to train its army.

"Little guy, you sent the Hornhorn Ox again, alas~, you have to ensure the amount of this kind of material every day, and it is also thanks to you, the little guy, that you have a few to make up the number."

The uncle in charge of the official Yi District beckoned and said.

Cang Qing unloaded the cow and sat down, he quietly watched as the uncle in charge skillfully dismembered the Tianjiao ox, using the cow unwinding knife like a cloud, and the knife flashed with a beating streamer...... It's like the spiritual power that Lan Lian burst out just now.

"Uncle...... Are you also spirits? Cang Qing opened his thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked straight at him. His dark eyes were filled with this yearning.

"Well, yes, we all are." The uncle put his hand on the table, and in his hand was a sharp, pure, and clear ox knife.

Qi Ling looked at the uncle's powerful way of untying the cow, and felt that his breathing was a lot shorter. Unexpectedly, although he was born with great strength, he was not like a spirit who could use spiritual power, and he had great power to escape the fate of mortals, so that he could also go to the Barren Mountain Academy to practice, and he could get the city lord's mansion to make his mother and younger brother live a better life.

This is the desire for power of a nine-year-old boy, who simply believes that having more power can protect the loved ones he wants to protect. It's a responsibility and a desire.

Bursts of spiritual power streamers emanated from the uncle's ox-solving knife, if there was nothing, not strong, but very clear, like an open fire in an invisible place in the night.

"Wow, are you all the most powerful spirits?" Cang Qing's eyes flashed, and his curiosity about the spirit world began to surge again.

"You say we? We are not bad in the Three Realms of the Spirit Realm, but if it is the entire Spirit World, the martial arts path of the Spirit is very long.

The more powerful masters in the empire are the Mysterious Spirit, the Earth Spirit, the Heavenly Spirit, and the Heavenly Spirit Realm.

This is a rare existence in our Jingqi Empire, the peak powerhouse of the empire...... As for breaking through the Spirit King realm, we don't know, they are like gods to our Jingqi Empire.

This world is very big, and the road of martial arts is dangerous and difficult, and Jing Qi is so big, but it is still too small for this world... ”

The uncle looked at the curious young man in front of him, and explained to him with emotion.

"Huh? Our Jingqi Empire is very small relative to the world? How big is this world?" asked Cangqing.

"Hmm...... This world is very big, from ancient times to the present, it is called Tianwu Continent, Tianwu has eight desolate domains, this is one of the eight desolate domains of the wild domain, and the Jingqi Empire is in the southwest of this wild domain. ”

Uncle looked at the young man who didn't know anything about this world, but he didn't feel sorry for him, in the Jingqi Empire, all the Imperial Academy will be set up every year to call children who have reached the age of six to test whether they have the conditions to become a spirit, three years ago, this young man and Lan Ling of the same age have passed the test Lan Ling entered the academy to practice.

Cultivation can not only increase spiritual power but also deepen the understanding of this world, and the world that Cangqing seems to be in is only this small barren mountain city, compared to the girl named Lan Li, after three years, Cangqing and her seem to have become people from two worlds......

"Oh, by the way, uncle, do you know that the city received the emperor's list today?"

The boy asked, wanting to know more about the outside world.

"The empire has set up imperial colleges across the country, and Barren Mountain Academy is a national college in Barren Mountain City, and a national college of this level like Barren Mountain College will send the cultivated academy to the county government every year to participate in the assessment, and the number of students who pass the assessment is related to how much support the academy can obtain from the imperial resources in the future.

There is a bad news that Barren Mountain College has not completed the assessment of the number of people who have passed the assessment in recent years, and this year I got the news from above, alas, ......"

Jingqi Empire – Huangtian County, County King's Mansion

Huangtian County, the largest county in the Jingqi Empire, because it is backed by 100,000 barren mountains, stands on the southern border of the empire, and is the most important military barrier of the empire in the south, and Barren Mountain City is located in this huge county.

Jinlin City, the largest city in Huangtian County, is the area where the county king's mansion is located. Jinlin City, located in the northwest of Huangtian County, is in a prosperous area with convenient transportation.

This city, which is also the real top city in the Jingqi Empire, is extremely vast and majestic, with a city wall as high as hundreds of zhang, spreading out, directly reaching the place where it is out of sight.

Inside and outside the city, there are elite guards of the county king everywhere, these guards, all with a long breath and sharp eyes, are obviously well-trained, majestic or prosperous, looking at the entire Jingqi, they can be compared, and they will not be more than a hand.

Now the county king's mansion is almost the hottest time of the year, and the deans of all the imperial colleges in the county are pouring in from all directions, because the new year's county palace will be held in the early spring of the next year.

In the hall of the county king's mansion, the precious tassel silk decorates the dome that stands tall and upright, and the incense burning in the incense ding that hangs down from the dome quietly echoes the solemn atmosphere of the hall at this time...

The first one on the seat was dressed in a colorful unicorn court dress, and his momentum was like standing in the abyss, and his cold face could still clearly feel the edges and corners that had been worn by the years..., the man looked at the golden imperial list in front of the table and said

"The whole county will be held as scheduled in the early spring of March, and the colleges that have not passed the regulations for five consecutive years in accordance with the regulations will..."

Speaking of this, the air in the entire council hall was about to stagnate, and the deans of the whole hall did not dare to breathe, and the man above looked at the old man who was sitting on the chair with the master at random opposite with a strange face, the old man had a withered face, a thin body, and was dressed in simple linen clothes, like an old farmer in the field with his hair scattered and his eyes slightly narrowed...

At this time, the old man lazily raised his eyelids and said simply

"The king of the county, please read!"

To be continued...