Chapter 1204: Chapter 1204: Taihao Stone
In the end, Lin Ruolan still taught Xu Nian the language of this world.
Xu Nian mastered the language and asked the powerful entity many things about this world.
It turns out this world has three major forces known as the Three Great Alliances.
They are the Dark Fire Alliance, Ghost Alliance, and Wind God Alliance.
The Three Great Alliances govern independently, are hostile to each other, and cannot coexist.
The one who attacked Xu Nian and his group was a powerhouse from the Ghost Alliance.
This guy’s strength is quite formidable, and his status in the Ghost Alliance is quite high.
According to this guy’s own words, each of the Three Great Alliances has three powerhouses at the peak of the Earth Immortal Realm.
He is one of the three powerhouses of the Ghost Alliance, although he is the weakest among the three.
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian immediately gained an understanding of the strength of this world.
It seems that the Three Great Alliances pose quite a few threats to him, but at most, it’s only them.
Unlike the Cultivation World, where super experts at the Primordial Immortal Realm emerge occasionally.
Of course, Xu Nian has the Star Axe in his hand, in a life-and-death situation, he’ll chop down as many as come.
"I’m Hong Cheng, sorry for earlier, I mistook you two for enemies and attacked, my apologies." The man removed his mask, smiling as he spoke.
He appeared as a middle-aged man, aside from his pupils being silver-gray, there was nothing different from outsiders.
"No worries, no fight, no acquaintance," Xu Nian waved his hand nonchalantly.
Hong Cheng smiled, clearly pleased with Xu Nian’s magnanimity.
Lin Ruolan, however, remained proud, without any intention to converse with Hong Cheng.
"Are you two here in the Gray Domain World for a specific reason?" Hong Cheng asked.
He already knew Xu Nian and Lin Ruolan were from the outside, and their Gray Domain World was familiar with outsiders with no hostility.
After all, outsiders occasionally enter.
However, outsiders are usually very weak, but today these two are unusually strong.
If he could recruit them to the Ghost Alliance, the strength of the Ghost Alliance would greatly increase, potentially breaking the stalemate.
"We are looking for people, has Brother Hong seen a group of outsiders like us?" Xu Nian asked.
Since the Beast God and Dark God Island Master arrived in this world, there’s a good chance they entered one of the Three Great Alliances.
If they joined the Ghost Alliance, Hong Cheng would certainly know.
"A group? No, but a few years ago, two outsiders did come to the Ghost Alliance in haste," Hong Cheng replied.
"Two?" Xu Nian showed a surprised expression.
The Xu Family and Leng Family moved in full, plus the Beast God and the Dark God Island Master, it’s definitely more than two.
It is possible these two aren’t the people he’s looking for.
But it’s not entirely impossible; they may have scattered upon entry and ended up in different alliances.
"Could you take us to see the two?" Xu Nian pondered and asked.
"No problem, since you two are in the territory of the Ghost Alliance, you’re guests of the Ghost Alliance, let’s take the opportunity to entertain you," Hong Cheng replied with a smile.
Xu Nian nodded; he wanted to see the two to determine if they’re the ones he’s searching for.
Since they are in the Ghost Alliance, it’s prudent to investigate first.
If they’re not, they can search the other two alliances later.
As for Lin Ruolan, she had no objections since she’s seeking the World Heart.
But the World Heart isn’t something easily found; she can only take things one step at a time.
Thus, Xu Nian and Lin Ruolan, led by Hong Cheng, flew toward the fortresses of the Ghost Alliance.
Each of the Three Great Alliances has three enormous fortresses, with countless buildings accommodating millions.
The fortress of the Ghost Alliance is named Ghost City.
Xu Nian and his group quickly arrived at the gates of Ghost City.
Looking at the towering Ghost City, Xu Nian expressed a hint of surprise.
Above Ghost City hovered a defensive shield similar to a formation.
This defensive shield is extremely tough, even he would struggle to break it after three days of attacking.
Due to the unique Profound Argumentation Law of this world, Xu Nian couldn’t comprehend the patterns of the formation.
"This is our Ghost City, please follow me inside; this defensive shield prohibits airborne entry; entering airspace leads to destruction," Hong Cheng said proudly.
Clearly, he had high confidence in this defensive shield.
Lin Ruolan showed disdain but said nothing.
If she truly wanted to break it, this defense wouldn’t stop her.
However, she had no intention of destroying the shield and floated down to enter the gates with Hong Cheng.
Inside the gates, guards were stationed with the captain possessing Transcendance Tribulation Stage level cultivation.
This surprised Xu Nian greatly; this world is indeed peculiar.
If it were the Cultivation World, such cultivation wouldn’t be relegated to guarding gates.
"Looks like the news here is too isolated, leading them to stagnate," thought Xu Nian to himself.
"Pass through the Third Alliance Leader!" the Transcendance Tribulation Stage guard acknowledged Hong Cheng respectfully.
Hong Cheng nodded and led Xu Nian and Lin Ruolan into the city.
"Third Alliance Leader, who are these two?" the Transcendance Tribulation Stage guard asked curiously.
"They’re my friends, there’s no need for concern," Hong Cheng replied directly.
With that, he led Xu Nian and Lin Ruolan further into the city.
The Transcendance Tribulation Stage guard said nothing, though he thoughtfully watched Lin Ruolan and Xu Nian’s departing figures.
Entering the city, Xu Nian and his group felt the vibrancy of Ghost City.
With people bustling, the atmosphere was lively.
Much more bustling than the Imperial Capital.
Most goods sold on the streets were unfamiliar to Xu Nian.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a front stall item caught Xu Nian’s attention.
Approaching, Xu Nian saw it was a fist-sized sphere.
The surface of the sphere was exceptionally smooth, like a mirror.
"Don’t tell me this is..." Lin Ruolan also noticed the sphere, showing surprise.
"Yes, I think it might be Taihao Stone," Xu Nian nodded.
Known as Taihao Stone, it’s a rare Taigu Strange Stone, its power absorbed grants a unique ability.
Ordinary Taihao Stones are usually small, but such a large one is truly rare.
"Do you mean this stone? In our place, it’s common, not a rare item, I have heaps in my treasury," Hong Cheng remarked casually.
Xu Nian and Lin Ruolan were speechless.
Common?
Such Taihao Stones are exceedingly rare in the Cultivation World, yet here they’re common, could there be a Taihao Vein?