Where... is this place?
Everyone was surprised.
A voice rang out, "Are these the heroes who wiped out the foreign tribes? I've been waiting here for a long time, sent by the City Lord."
Everyone looked over with some curiosity.
A man with a rather handsome face was smiling at them.
At first glance.
Everything about this person seemed normal.
But a closer look revealed.
This person didn't seem to be a real living being; there was a strange pause in his movements and speech.
"Are you... a puppet?" Lin Qingling asked with some curiosity.
The man's expression stiffened for a moment, then he showed a dejected look: "Ah! I was recognized immediately again."
Lin Qingling quickly comforted him: "It's alright, it's alright, you already look very much like a human."
The man quickly cheered up: "It doesn't matter! I will keep trying. You can call me Yu Kui. In the future, I will be stationed here long-term to help you fully integrate into the Central Continent."
As Yu Kui spoke, everyone nodded.
Li Shuang took a deep breath of the air here and couldn't help but feel emotional.
This place, probably, wasn't the most abundant in spiritual energy in the Central Continent.
However.
The spiritual energy here was already ten times more abundant than in the Southern Azure Continent!
What about those true holy lands?
It might be hundreds or even thousands of times denser than the Southern Azure Continent!
The Central Continent truly lived up to its name.
Yu Kui led the way: "To ensure your safety, the City Lord's intention is that for these ten years, you all should try to stay within this mountain range. Once you are fully integrated into the Central Continent and show no traces of other continents, the restrictions will be lifted."
"To ensure you can integrate, the City Lord has prepared a batch of cultivation techniques and secret arts. At the same time, the City Lord will issue some tasks within this mountain range. Those who complete the tasks can earn points, which can be exchanged for corresponding cultivation techniques and secret arts."
"Additionally, the City Lord has specially bestowed a hundred Myriad-Dharma Eyes. If anyone can successfully contract with a Myriad-Dharma Eye, they can enter Myriad-Dharma City."
"Although you cannot leave this mountain range for these ten years, this mountain range is quite vast, enough for your training."
Yu Kui explained Yu Jin's arrangements one by one.
Everyone was filled with emotion.
For their sake, the City Lord had truly gone to great lengths.
"Alright, you can now look for a place to establish your sect. Once you've decided, please let me know. I can offer some small help," Yu Kui said.
Everyone responded.
Then.
The disciples of the three sects exchanged glances and split up.
They all came from the Southern Azure Continent, so naturally, they were united.
However.
That didn't mean there was no competition between them!
Since they were all in the Central Continent, everyone was starting from the same point.
The Sword Sect indeed had a Li Shuang, but what about besides Li Shuang?
They might not lose!
Everyone was brimming with passion at this moment.
The disciples of the Sword Sect also followed their elders to find a place to settle.
Lin Qingling specifically called Li Shuang over: "Xiao Shuang, do you have any particularly favorite places?"
It wasn't that she was biased towards Li Shuang.
It was because.
In Ye Zhaozhao's memory, Xiao Shuang was described as a Daughter of Fortune.
Theoretically.
Li Shuang should be more likely to discover a treasure land.
Everyone also realized this and looked at Li Shuang.
"Li Shuang, you go first. If you find any interesting places, stop there," a Soul Transformation Realm elder also said with trust.
Li Shuang immediately felt a little pressured.
However.
She didn't decline.
Speaking of which.
She did have a tiny, tiny advantage when it came to finding treasure lands.
You see!
She had the World Forging Furnace in her hands!
What kind of treasure land could hide from the perception of the World Forging Furnace!
Before.
Li Shuang was worried about exposing the existence of the World Forging Furnace, so she didn't dare to be too obvious.
But now. Ye Zhaozhao had given her the title of Daughter of the Dao.
What's wrong with a dignified Daughter of the Dao discovering some treasures?
This was a gift from heaven!
Li Shuang walked at the very front without hesitation.
The location Yu Jin found for them was unknown, but the spiritual energy here was abundant and the vegetation was lush. Overall, it was a good place.
Li Shuang walked along.
The World Forging Furnace occasionally gave hints about wild spiritual plants.
These spiritual plants were not too rare. Li Shuang secretly noted their locations and had no immediate intention of retrieving them.
The top priority now was to find the location for the sect gate!
You see.
The other two sects were also searching for treasure lands.
If they were a step too late, they might miss out on a treasure land.
Alliance was alliance, competition was competition, it was perfectly normal.
"I cultivate a spirit-seeking secret technique, which can also serve as an aid." An elder from the former Thousand Machine Sect hesitated for a moment, then spoke up proactively.
"Elder Chen?" Lin Qingling glanced at him and said, "Then why didn't you say so earlier! You and Xiao Shuang go to the very front."
Elder Chen breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.
After all, he had just joined the Sword Sect, and his earlier hesitation was because he didn't dare to show off.
However.
The people of the Sword Sect didn't seem to care about such things, so he had no more reservations.
Elder Chen activated his spirit-seeking needle.
The needle floated in the air for a while, then suddenly, it spun for a bit before settling on a direction.
Elder Chen cautiously glanced at Li Shuang: "Do you think we should go this way?"
Although he was at the Soul Transformation Realm and Li Shuang was only at the Nascent Soul Stage.
However.
He didn't know that Li Shuang was the great treasure of the entire Sword Sect, and even the Sect Master of the Sword Sect was willing to sacrifice himself to save her.
Elder Chen had already decided that if Li Shuang didn't like him being so nosy, he would immediately retreat.
Li Shuang didn't know the little thoughts in Elder Chen's mind. Her eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "With Elder Chen's help, our chances of finding a treasure land are even greater."
For the World Forging Furnace to find treasures, it first needed to reach the corresponding areas.
With Elder Chen's spirit-seeking needle, their search became much more efficient.
Seeing that Li Shuang was genuinely happy, Elder Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
If it were before, he wouldn't be so polite to a junior.
However.
Now that they were newcomers, they inevitably had to be more cautious.
Although the people of the Sword Sect seemed easy to get along with, they still needed some time to fully integrate.
With the cooperation of Elder Chen and Li Shuang.
The Sword Sect's search efforts became faster.
When they reached a certain spot.
The spirit-seeking needle suddenly stopped in mid-air.
It spun frantically, as if it had lost all its targets.
Elder Chen's expression brightened: "The spirit-seeking needle is being interfered with, which means there's an immense amount of spiritual energy hidden here."
Oh?
The Sword Sect disciples were all shocked.
"I didn't expect you all to find this place too," Yun Qingyu's voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone looked back.
It turned out to be the people from Cangyuan Sect who had arrived.
Beside Yun Qingyu, an elder at the Soul Transformation Realm held a spirit-seeking ruler, a smile on his face: "The spirit-seeking ruler's senses are all blocked here. This place holds a great opportunity!"
No sooner had the elder finished speaking.
"Are we actually the last ones to arrive?" The disciples of Yuan Sect also hurried over.
Among them, one person held a thin string, and at the other end of the string was a peculiar small beast. This beast sniffed around and also stopped there.
The people of the three sects exchanged glances. Without saying a word, they instantly split up!
Just kidding.
There was only one best treasure land, so naturally... whoever found it first, got it!