The Black-Corner Region is a chaotic land, the most lawless area in the Northwest Continent.
The Black-Corner Region is vast, almost forming a distinct small country, the only difference from other Empires being that other Empires have a supreme leader.
This area, however, is a free-for-all, with various forces constantly fighting, killing, and creating chaos for their own interests, like a pile of loose sand. But precisely because of this...
In such a chaotic place, the continent's top academy, Canaan Academy, is established. Many people on the continent are curious as to why Canaan Academy is located in such a tumultuous area.
Only a very small number of people likely know the answer to that question.
Although the Black-Corner Region's chaos is renowned across the continent, the various high-level Cultivation Techniques, Dou Techniques, Elixirs, and other rare items flowing through it have attracted many powerhouses from the continent.
After all, no matter what, these things are always essential items that even they covet. Obtaining a scroll of a more Advanced Cultivation Technique than what they Cultivate can allow them to take another step forward on their path to becoming a powerhouse. Such a temptation is undoubtedly fatal to those powerhouses.
Therefore, the Black-Corner Region is like a dark, bottomless pit, where countless treasures flow through various channels, then are auctioned off at exorbitant prices, causing countless people to compete for them.
In the Jia Ma Empire, Earth Rank Cultivation Techniques and Earth Rank Dou Techniques are only in the hands of a very small number of people, but in the Black-Corner Region, you might encounter a Dou Ling Cultivating an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique and using an Earth Rank Dou Technique!
After Xiao Li and Old Man Wang flew for several days, they saw a pitch-black plain at the end of their vision, like a black line, completely separating the outer world from the inner world.
"Lier, this is the Black Domain Great Plains. The Black Domain Great Plains is the gateway to the Black-Corner Region. Once you step in here, you enter that chaotic world that is out of sync with the outside."
Old Man Wang stroked his beard and said. He had been to the Black-Corner Region several times, and there were indeed many good things there; he had obtained many Medicinal Materials from it.
"We're finally here. Teacher, where do we go next?" Xiao Li took out a flask of water from his storage ring and took a sip.
"Let's rest for a while, then go to Xuan Ye City to take a look. Xuan Ye City's auction house has quite a few good things, assuming the Xuan Ye Sect is still around, of course," Old Man Wang said indifferently.
Xiao Li asked, puzzled, "Xuan Ye Sect? What's that?"
Old Man Wang: "The Xuan Ye Sect was a Sect that existed when I came to the Black-Corner Region ten years ago. They run an auction house business, just like the Mittel Family."
"The Sect Master of the Xuan Ye Sect, Ye Xuan, is a Dou Huang powerhouse and also a powerhouse on the Black Ranking. He was a newly Advanced Dou Huang back then, so he should be around three or four stars now."
"Anyway, they have a lot of good stuff there. The main ingredient for the Profound Origin Foundation Establishment Pill you ate before, the Purple Gold Profound Origin Ginseng, was something I got from there."
Xiao Li laughed, "Oh? There's such a good thing? Hehe, I hope we have good luck this time."
"Don't think too much, kid. The Xuan Ye Auction House holds an auction every two years, and each one has good items. The last time I came, the final auction item was an Earth Rank Intermediate Dou Technique."
"Whether the auction house is open or not this time is still an unknown. Let's try our luck and go look at the Medicinal Materials in Xuan Ye City first."
Old Man Wang led Xiao Li into the Black-Corner Region. Old Man Wang had been to the Black-Corner Region several times and was quite familiar with it.
"Lier, put on this black robe. In the Black-Corner Region, 'black-eating-black' is a normal phenomenon. The people here are very vengeful, so it's best to cover yourself."
Old Man Wang tossed a black robe to Xiao Li. As expected of an experienced Jianghu veteran, he was thoughtful.
One old and one young, clad in black robes, Advanced deeper into the Black-Corner Region.
"Our luck is good this time; we didn't encounter a black storm. But our luck is also not so good; without a black storm, there are black bandits, and they've already arrived."
The 'black storm' Old Man Wang spoke of was a special geographical feature of the Black-Corner Region. Merchant caravans usually considered themselves extremely lucky if they encountered a moderate black storm.
Because black storms would reduce the number of times black bandits robbed them.
Xiao Li's gaze was sharp, and his Dou Zhi Qi materialized. A purple longsword condensed in his right hand.
"Waaah ya ya ya! This mountain is mine, this tree is mine! If you want to pass, leave your toll!"
A pitch-black figure, leading dozens of people, grandly surrounded Xiao Li.
The leader, a pitch-black figure, held two broad axes and looked ferocious, clearly an old bandit.
Xiao Li was stunned. The leader's cultivation was only at the Dou Shi level, and the rest were all Dou Practitioner, with some even in the Dou Zhi Qi stage. They were trying to rob him with this?
A Dou Shi robbing a Dou Huang? Was he joking?
"Teacher, why don't you use your Dou Zhi Qi Wings? I'm too lazy to act," Xiao Li whispered. "Hmm? Where is he?"
It turned out that Old Man Wang had already flown to another place, watching from afar to see what Xiao Li would do.
A compulsory lesson for becoming a powerhouse was to see blood. Xiao Li had killed many Demonic Beasts, but he had little experience with killing people.
"Kid, leave five hundred gold coins, and I, Grandpa Hei, will let you pass! Wahahahahaha!" The leading black fellow laughed, resting his broad axe on his shoulder, looking like he was second only to the heavens.
"Heh heh, a Dou Shi robbing a Dou Ling? You're really humorous. Fire Cloud Palm!"
Xiao Li's left hand formed a palm and shot out a ball of purple flame, directly engulfing more than ten people. Immediately, more than ten people fell to the ground.
"Woah sh*t! We hit a steel plate! Little ones, kill!" The leading black fellow charged forward with his broad axe.
Chii ying—
The black fellow fell, his eyes still wide open.
"Boss Hei is killed! Let's run!" A black bandit saw his boss killed and immediately fled. The other black bandits also scattered and ran.
"That's it?"
"Kid, you've provoked our Good Heroes Gang! You'll get your comeuppance! Our Good Heroes Gang's leader is a Dou Ling powerhouse! Just wait to die!"
There was one who couldn't keep his mouth shut and had to say an extra word.
Xiao Li: #!!
"Nine Tribulation Heavenly Flame Hand!"
A large purple flame hand slammed towards the talkative black bandit, killing him instantly, truly fulfilling the saying, 'died from talking too much.'
"Hmm~ Not bad, let's go!" At this moment, Old Man Wang returned to Xiao Li's side, stroking his beard and laughing.
Xiao Li was speechless. His teacher was good in every way, except that he would inadvertently pull a prank on him, catching him off guard!
Since Old Man Wang knew the way through the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Li didn't buy a map and just followed Old Man Wang. The place they were going this time was Xuan Ye City.
They had already heard that the auction house in Xuan Ye City would be holding an auction very soon, and it was rumored to have good items this time!
Xiao Li was currently looking at the Black Ranking, which was the ranking of powerhouses in the Black-Corner Region. Unlike the powerhouse rankings of other Empires, which might change every ten or several decades, the Black Ranking could change at any time.
The competitiveness of the Black Ranking far exceeded that of other Empires.
Black Ranking Rank 1: Earth Demon Old Ghost (Dou Zong powerhouse)
Black Ranking Rank 2: Mo Tianxing of the Black Emperor Sect (Peak Dou Huang)
Black Ranking Rank 3: Old Man Ying Shan (Peak Dou Huang)
...Black Ranking Rank 8: Ye Xuan of the Xuan Ye Sect (approximately a four-star Dou Huang)
...Black Ranking Rank 10: Venerable Yao Han Feng (Cultivation suspected to be Dou Huang, Sixth-Rank Alchemist, Note: He is the Disciple of Venerable Yao, the continent's number one Alchemist!)
"Han Feng? Venerable Yao?" Xiao Li muttered to himself. He hadn't expected Han Feng to already be in the Black-Corner Region at this time. Counting the time, he would probably be dealt with in a few more decades.
But after several decades, he's still only Peak Dou Huang? Useless!
A Disciple who betrays his master and destroys his ancestors—Xiao Li disdained such a beast the most.