Since a high-level mineral vein had been discovered, he naturally had to stay here for a while longer.
He said to Diao Chan, "Since we have time, arrange for those who have successfully transferred their jobs to go out and hunt monsters, and obtain more treasure chests."
"I've already made arrangements, and I've also informed Chen Qingzhi that there's no need to rush back. Sister Zhen Mi is also still out hunting monsters," Diao Chan replied.
High-level mineral veins were very rare, and the competition in the entire market was fierce. Since they had found one, they definitely needed to mine it completely before leaving.
High-level materials were not abundant in any world, and there were many people competing for them. Even though he could travel to myriad realms, he still faced many competitors.
Therefore, he could only purchase them bit by bit, accumulating them in this way to upgrade his buildings.
He discussed many matters with Diao Chan, then said, "I need to leave the territory and go to school to register."
"I'll handle the matters of the territory. If there are any issues, you can contact me," Zhou Yan said.
"Yes, don't worry, I will handle it properly."
Zhou Yan hugged Diao Chan, then instructed Xiao Wei to arrange for people to go to other worlds to handle his trading information on his behalf.
He would inform those people in advance.
This way, he himself would be much more at ease.
Communicating with the Heart of the Territory, he returned to the Canglan Continent.
After leaving home, he didn't know if he would ever be able to return. He tidied up the house and covered everything in the room with a cloth.
Then he turned on his phone. Hundreds of missed calls were displayed, but he ignored them.
Instead, he directly bought a plane ticket to Luocheng, closed the door, and took another look around.
"It's time to leave..."
Zhou Yan didn't know what he was feeling. Perhaps it was melancholy, farewell, or reluctance, a mixture of emotions.
He still knocked on the doors of his neighbors, telling them he was leaving and asking them to take care of themselves.
"Good child, go. Your path lies far ahead."
"If things get tough out there, come back anytime. This will always be your home."
"Grandpa Niu doesn't have much to give you, but here's some clothes Grandpa Niu bought specially. Take them with you."
"Take good care of yourself out there."
The neighbors each took out gifts they had prepared. They didn't give anything overly expensive, but their gifts were very thoughtful, just like they were treating their own juniors.
Zhou Yan didn't refuse. He accepted the gifts; they were a sign of their good intentions.
They had always taken care of him since he was young. Even after he was admitted to the four great academies, they treated him as usual, which made him feel very gratified.
Aunt Zhang from the neighboring house called her son back. He was a taxi driver and insisted on taking Zhou Yan to the airport before he could feel at ease.
A few minutes later, Aunt Zhang's son arrived.
When he heard that Zhou Yan was going to the airport, he rushed back and enthusiastically invited Zhou Yan into the car.
Under the reluctant gaze of his neighbors, Zhou Yan finally left the small town and headed for a larger city.
Upon arriving at the airport, Brother Zhang bid him farewell and told him to visit home often.
He didn't carry any luggage; the gifts from his neighbors were all stored within his territory.
After waiting at the airport for a while, he boarded the plane, his destination—Luocheng.
Luocheng was known as an ancient capital of ten thousand years, remaining immortal for hundreds of thousands of years.
This was because every ancient building in Luocheng was inscribed with formations left by powerful gods and demons.
These formations were exceptionally powerful, and it was rumored that countless gods and demons had left their martial arts insights in Luocheng. These different formations were traces they left behind to reinforce Luocheng when they departed.
No one had ever seen true gods and demons, but they had truly existed.
Moreover, the prerequisites for becoming a god or demon were clearly stated in textbooks.
Only by leveling up the territory to the maximum, leveling up oneself to the maximum, and cultivating one's realm to the highest level could one attract the heavenly tribulation.
Only by surviving the heavenly tribulation could one truly ascend and lead the entire territory to a higher world.
However, the number of people who could truly achieve this on the entire Canglan Continent was extremely small.
It was rare for even one to appear in decades.
The difficulty involved was immense.
However, a few years ago, a lord from the Divine Dragon Kingdom had successfully survived the heavenly tribulation and ascended.
She was a great farming lord who had cultivated many new types of seeds for the entire lord world, earning her the title of "International Father of Farming."
When that lord ascended, the entire nation celebrated, shocking the world.
This was because few farming lords could survive the heavenly tribulation, but she had succeeded.
This further elevated the status of the Divine Dragon Kingdom in the world.
...
The flight was uneventful. After disembarking, he followed the address and hailed a taxi, asking the driver to take him there.
Upon seeing the address, the driver said, "You must be a newly admitted student at Ziwei Academy this year, right?"
The driver said with certainty.
"Yes," Zhou Yan replied.
The taxi driver smiled and said, "Vehicles are restricted from entering that area. I can only take you to the outer city. You'll have to figure out the rest yourself."
"Oh, there's such a thing? That's quite peculiar," Zhou Yan found it rather surprising.
As the driver drove, he replied, "Over the years, I've driven many students like you. They all had the same reaction at first."
"But Luocheng is not like other places; it's a place favored by gods and demons. Generally, ordinary people cannot enter the center of Luocheng. It is too strictly guarded."
"And, if you enter that place, hehe, you'll feel like you've traveled back to ancient times..."
The taxi driver began to talk at length about Luocheng. The initial part sounded quite plausible.
However, as he started talking about seeing gods and demons, Zhou Yan knew the driver was bragging.
How could gods and demons be so easily seen?
How could gods and demons who had ascended to the higher realms easily descend to the lower realms?
But he didn't expose him.
Weren't ordinary people like this?
If one didn't even allow people to brag, what was the point of living?
Upon reaching their destination, the driver wished him good luck with his studies and said that if he became a god or demon, he would be happy for the place.
Zhou Yan thought that what the driver meant was that if he became a god or demon, the driver would have more capital to brag about.
This was the joy of ordinary people; wasn't he like this before?
In front of him was the ancient capital of Luocheng.
Within several hundred meters of Luocheng, there were no buildings, only roads.
Beyond several hundred meters, there were towering high-rises.
These high-rises were built around Luocheng, encircling the entire ancient capital. From high above, these buildings even seemed to follow a pattern, like some kind of formation.
The entire ancient capital of Luocheng was surrounded by ancient city walls, which had stood for millennia, speaking of the vicissitudes of history.
These city walls looked as if they were new, but their material and composition were definitely not something that could be produced by modern technology.
They appeared ordinary, but if one sensed them with their heart, they would discover that they were inscribed with a very powerful formation.
They were covered with various powerful divine patterns, all techniques left behind by ancient gods and demons.
This added a touch of mystery to the ancient capital.
It was these divine-demonic formations that made these city walls immortal through the ages, appearing as new as ever.
Why did they set up such a method?
What secrets were hidden here?
There were tens of millions of speculations about the ancient capital of Luocheng online.
Vehicles were prohibited from entering, but bicycles were allowed.
Moreover, he discovered that mounts could be ridden within the ancient capital of Luocheng.
This was somewhat unexpected.
In that case, could his [Lightning] also be ridden?
People entering and exiting Luocheng had to show their identification. Many people, holding their identification, would enter after verifying it at the automatic verification machine.
Around them were hundreds of fully armed lords' warriors from the Divine Dragon Kingdom, each exuding a powerful aura.
There were no photos of Ziwei Academy online. Everyone only knew that this academy existed and that it was in Luocheng, but no one knew its exact location.