A few days later,
Black Corner Region, Jia Nan Academy,
Outer-sect residence building,
Xiao Xun'er was standing gracefully beside the window of her courtyard; the shadow loomed behind her on the ground, and Ling Ying's figure materialized.
"Miss, Xiao Yan has won the three-year agreement; he is now arriving at the academy. Also, there is other bad news."
Ling Ying fell into hesitation. Xiao Xun'er furrowed as she turned around and asked, "What bad news?"
"Miss, do you remember Shen Yi?" Ling Ying asked solemnly, looking at her. Xiao Xun'er nodded and said, "Yes, what about him?"
"He was staying in this academy's inner branch; now he has returned as a dou venerate, also the top one. Should I inform the sect to stop looking for him?"
A huge surprise flashed through her eyes, and then she fell silent. After raising her head, she nodded, looking at Ling Ying solemnly. "Do it; inform them."
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On the other side,
The Taiqing mountain range, the last transition area with the wormhole that leads to the central plains,
Shen Yi and Zi Yan's figures walked outside from the void and stopped above the Horizon City. They looked at the developed city below.
"We will stay here for a while; I am going to exchange the map in this city, and then we will leave for the central region."
He spoke, but Zi Yan didn't pay attention to his words; instead, she gulped, looking at the stalls preparing a variety of dishes in the city center below. Her pupils shone with intense light, and she flew toward them, saying, "Hehehe, I want to eat barbeque."
Shen Yi speechlessly glanced at her and then shook his head and sighed; he flew toward the items shop in the street below.
After walking inside, he glanced at the staff and asked for the map. The staff nodded and passed a round compass-shaped device along with a scroll saying,
"Sir, here is the latest projection map of the central plains; also, this scroll contains the details of all the forces in the central region."
Shen Yi nodded, looking at the map, and then he opened the scroll and started looking through the details.
The Central Plains is the name that is used to call the middle region of the Dou Qi continent.
This region is extremely enormous with a countless number of intricate and complicated factions as well as strange ethnic groups one would have difficulty seeing. Therefore, it can be said that this is the central area of the Dou Qi continent.
The Central Plains is the most interesting place in the Dou Qi continent. The size of that place is incomparably wide, with experts as numerous as the clouds. One can say that standing at the peak of that place is equivalent to standing at the peak of the Dou Qi continent.
In the Central Plains, the human factions are roughly divided into One Hall, One Tower, Two Sects, Three Valleys, and Four Pavilions.
The tower refers to the Pill Tower. As for the hall, it refers to the 'Hall of Souls.' The 'Hall of Souls' is extremely mysterious in the Central Plains. An ordinary person has difficulty meeting a member of the 'Hall of Souls.' Forget about its headquarters; there are few people who even know about some of their branches. Despite this, the 'Hall of Souls' is still able to be ranked side by side with the Pill Tower. This is enough to tell just how frightening its hidden strength is.
After all, even the Pill Tower doesn't wish to easily make contact with the 'Hall of Souls.' It should be known that the three great heads of the Pill Hall are legendary experts that could be ranked in the top ten even in the Central Plains.
Even though this is the case, the three great heads are extremely afraid of the mysterious chief of the 'Hall of Souls.' According to some rumors, the three great heads of the Pill Tower had once quietly exchanged blows with the 'Hall of Souls.' No one has ever heard about the results of the exchange.
The two sects are the Profound Sky Sect and the Flower Sect. These two sects also possess an extremely great strength within the Central Plains. The experts within their sects are as numerous as the clouds. Although they cannot be compared with the Pill Tower nor the 'Hall of Souls,' they are an existence that cannot be underestimated.
The three valleys are the Ice River Valley, Sound Valley, and Burning Flame Valley.
The four pavilions are the Falling Star Pavilion, the Ten Thousand Sword Pavilion, the Yellow Spring Pavilion, and the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
Due to their positions on the Central Plains, they coincidentally form a square shape; therefore, it is called the Square Pavilion. Their strengths are similar and quite strong. They could be considered the top even among the top-rate factions in the Central Plains.
The Central Plains region is incomparably vast. There are quite a number of hidden factions.
"This information about the central region is accurate," Shen Yi muttered thoughtfully, and then he paid the amount and left the shop.
Just walking outside, he noticed Zi Yan standing beside the stall eating.
While a crowd of spectators looked at her in surprise and started whispering while pointing at the bundle of barbeque sticks beside her on the ground, even the stall owner was looking at her in a daze, not expecting such a young lady to eat so much in such a short moment.
Shen Yi appeared beside her and spoke, "Let's go; I have got the map… It's time to leave."
Zi Yan nodded, and then she grabbed the remaining barbecue sticks and ran beside him.
"Wait… you haven't paid." Just as the stall owner felt that she was running away, he shouted, and the next moment a bag of gold coins fell in front of him.
"Keep the change." Shen Yi spoke, and then the void behind him tore open; both of them walked inside and disappeared amidst the surprised gazes of the stall owner and other spectators.
"Dou Venerate… Such a young man, he must belong to a strong force." The crowd started whispering.
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