Chapter 693 - 359: Celestial Veil Kingdom! Langhuan Book Realm! (Part 2)

The first thing he did was send a message to Master Ji Wujiang, then continued to admire the bustling scene in Celestial Curtain City.

Ji Wujiang might be in secluded cultivation or busy with other matters, as there was no reply despite sending the message a while ago.

Chu Ming wasn’t in a hurry. He entered a restaurant, ordered a few signature dishes, and sat down to eat slowly.

Meanwhile, he spread out the Sword Gourd Spirit to investigate the two nearby streets.

Primordial Qi Warriors, rarely seen elsewhere, were plentiful in Celestial Curtain City. On just these two streets, no fewer than a hundred Primordial Qi Warriors appeared.

Moreover, the realm of these Primordial Qi Warriors was not low, as there was even one in the Sixth Realm, Nascent Qi Realm.

Aside from Primordial Qi Warriors, Martial Artists were even more numerous. In the Qin Dynasty, there were only about twenty to thirty in the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm, but there were over ten on these two streets in Celestial Curtain City.

Similarly, Chu Ming also detected one person in the Sea of Qi Realm, known as the National Guardian Realm.

The presence of so many strong individuals was partly because Celestial Veil Kingdom was one of the most powerful nations on the Ancient Profound Western Continent, and partly due to another reason.

Celestial Veil Kingdom was located at the easternmost part of the Ancient Profound Western Continent, adjacent to the Ghostly Sea. Strong individuals from various nations on the Western Continent who wanted to explore the Ghostly Sea would mostly stop in Celestial Curtain City temporarily.

This led to the abundance of strong individuals in Celestial Curtain City.

However, these only slightly surprised Chu Ming. What shocked him the most were two young men dressed in scholar’s robes.

The two young scholars, although exhibiting a scholarly aura, were surrounded by Primordial Qi Rings. The scholarly aura remarkably merged with the Primordial Qi, creating a very peculiar temperament, which even Chu Ming couldn’t help but glance at.

Chu Ming, having read extensively, recognized a category of individuals from their demeanor and attire.

"Literary Cultivators..."

Literary Cultivators are a branch of Primordial Qi Warriors, different from ordinary Primordial Qi Warriors in cultivation technique. Literary Cultivators perceive Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and elevate their realm through reading.

They perceive Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from books, understand realm elevation techniques from books, changing the landscape where Primordial Qi Warrior cultivation requires special talent.

Literary Cultivators sound particularly special, but, in reality, their strength, realm, methods, etc., are limited by books since they perceive Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi through reading.

There are numerous books in the world, but those that allow Literary Cultivators to perceive Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi are few.

As a result, the number of Literary Cultivators is far fewer than Primordial Qi Warriors.

The two people observed by Chu Ming were in the Third Realm, Primordial Qi Liquid Realm, and not particularly powerful.

After observing for a while, the two Literary Cultivators left his detection range.

Chu Ming did not expand the Sword Gourd Spirit further. After all, this was Celestial Curtain City, one of the strongest cities in the entire Ancient Profound Western Continent, and it was better to act cautiously.

After waiting for about half an hour, the communication treasure in the Storage Space suddenly lit up, and Master Ji Wujiang finally replied.

"Where are you? I’ll come find you."

"Golden Osmanthus Restaurant."

"..."

...

One hour later.

Ji Wujiang arrived in a long robe, a hint of worry between his brows.

"Good kid, when did you arrive?"

"Not long ago."

Chu Ming waved his hand and asked the waiter to bring up a few more signature dishes and good wine.

"Thanks to you, the matter with the evil in the Qin Kingdom was resolved." Ji Wujiang paused, wanting to express gratitude but, considering his status as a master, could only choose different words.

"Master," Chu Ming lifted his deep gaze, "Is there a quieter place?"

The restaurant was crowded and noisy, making some topics, like the Cyan Stone Ancient Lamp regarding Immortal legacies, difficult to discuss openly.

"Follow me."

Ji Wujiang naturally understood, paid for the food and drinks, then led Chu Ming to a residence.

The residence wasn’t large, not comparable to the Imperial City of the Qin Dynasty, but it wasn’t small either. It had a front yard, back yard, and inner yard, similar to a Prince’s Mansion.

"This residence is jointly rented by myself and several individuals from the National Guardian Realm from Wuding Kingdom, White Rainbow Kingdom, and Ba Kingdom."

Ji Wujiang led Chu Ming into a room within the inner yard that was quite luxuriously decorated.

"Wuding Kingdom is located at the southern part of the Ancient Profound Western Continent, White Rainbow Kingdom and Ba Kingdom are situated at the western part."

"Wuding Kingdom’s strength is similar to Yiyang Kingdom, located to the east of the Qin Dynasty. White Rainbow Kingdom is comparable to the Qin Dynasty, and Ba Kingdom is slightly weaker."

"The National Guardian Realm warriors of these three countries are my friends whom I met during adventures in the Ghostly Sea. This time, due to the Celestial Veil’s Celestial Decree, we gathered together and temporarily rented a residence..."

Ji Wujiang briefly explained the situation.

"Master, did Celestial Veil Kingdom summon all strong individuals from countries on the Ancient Profound Western Continent?"

"Yes, the Celestial Veil’s Celestial Decree can summon strong individuals from all nations on the Ancient Profound Western Continent, except for Ancient Immortal and Divine Martial Countries."

"This time, because the millennial catastrophe is approaching, all the strong individuals from thirty nations have been summoned to Celestial Veil Kingdom."

Ji Wujiang’s expression was somewhat serious.

"However, since the decree was issued, nearly half a year has passed. Many of these nations’ strong individuals have either already left or gone to explore the Ghostly Sea."

"Currently, only about half remain in Celestial Veil Kingdom."

"By the way," Ji Wujiang suddenly raised his eyebrows and stared at Chu Ming, "You are aware of the events in Jing Yue Kingdom, Yi Yang Kingdom, and Seven-Star Kingdom, aren’t you?"

"...Yes." Chu Ming nodded.

Ji Wujiang’s eyes flickered, and he continued, "In Jing Yue Kingdom, the two people in the National Guardian Realm were killed by a mysterious strong individual, leaving Jing Yue Kingdom leaderless and in chaos."

"A mysterious youth in black appeared in Yi Yang Kingdom, killing six National Guardian Realm warriors first, and then Yiyang Lie returned, only to also perish."

"The youth in black..."

Ji Wujiang tried to discern any expression from Chu Ming’s face. Seeing Chu Ming unmoved, he continued:

"Among the Seven-Star Kingdom’s Seven-Star Lords, now only the seventh star lord remains, an early-stage Sea of Qi Realm warrior. The other six star lords, including Han Court and Xing Man, who were already in the Seventh Realm Returning to the Origin Realm, are all dead."