Chapter 6: The Great Luo Empire

  The lion eagle flew very steadily, if it weren't for the constantly passing scenery below, Jiang Hao even felt like he was on his own bed at home!

  Ten days may seem long or short, but Jiang Heng spent it all in cultivation. He only saw the faint aura of war being absorbed and circulated into his dantian. From not being able to cultivate to becoming a five-star warrior, it was only two months, which would shock others if they knew. In fact, Jiang Heng also knew that without his master's body-refining technique and opening up the six major acupoints, he wouldn't have risen to five stars so quickly. Although he was a five-star warrior, if he were to fight against another warrior of the same level, he would definitely be no match. Firstly, he hadn't cultivated any battle techniques yet, and secondly, he had no actual combat experience! This time going to the Magic Beast Mountain Range wasn't just for gold coins, but more importantly to temper his actual combat ability. He secretly complained about his master again in his heart, if only he would give him a set of high-level battle techniques, then he wouldn't have to worry anymore.

  Resentment returned to ressentment, Jiang Huan calmed down and continued his cultivation. Perhaps it was the sudden surge in strength that made him feel like he had only cultivated for ten days, but his battle aura had thickened a bit, and his actual strength hadn't improved much, still a distance from reaching six stars. In fact, even Jiang Huan himself didn't know that the energy left behind by Tianyi in his body was constantly improving some of the fine, invisible meridians, laying the foundation for his future cultivation.

  "Be careful, the Monster Mountain Range is just ahead, everyone gather around." Iron Mountain's voice entered each person's ears, and the crowd all retreated from their cultivation.

  The Griffin Beast landed steadily outside a small town, and the crowd jumped off its back, tidied up slightly, and headed towards the town. The sky was already almost dark, so Tieshan and the others decided to replenish their supplies in this small town on the edge of the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

  "Hey, wait a minute, I have an acquaintance here, you guys follow me." At this time, the mysterious swordsman who was following behind said.

  "Huh?" Tiě Shān and others seemed to have ignored his existence, all turning their heads back in surprise.

  Noticing the inquiring gaze cast from ahead, the person seemed embarrassed and hastily said: "It's like this, thank you for your help this time. My uncle is waiting for me here, you can come with me, I want to thank you."

  "Hehe, little brother, no need, we're just making things convenient for people, let's part ways here." Tieshan said with a smile.

  After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for any reaction and pulled Jiang Hao into the town.

  When they entered the town, the black-clothed person took off their cloak, revealing a small girl wearing a tight-fitting outfit, with her long hair tied up and a delicate little face exposed.

  Although it's a small town, its prosperous appearance is like that of a small city. As there are only a few towns within tens of thousands of miles, most mercenaries choose to resupply here. Every day, large numbers of mercenary groups surge into the Magic Beast Mountain Range, and at the same time, even more men return to the town with injuries all over their bodies.

  Walking on the street, mercenaries wrapped in bandages and reeking of alcohol can be seen everywhere, with a strong smell of blood hanging in the air. It's imaginable that everyone here has experienced life and death.

  "We'll settle down here for today, and enter the mountain range early tomorrow morning. Mu Chen, Tie Niu, you two come with me to buy some things. Yan Zi and Kong Lin take Jiang Huan to get settled first, we'll be back soon." Tie Shan stopped in front of a hotel entrance and turned around to say to Jiang Huan and the others.

  "Uncle." A little girl in a tight dress ran past them from Iron Mountain, shouting to a middle-aged man standing at the door. "Xiao Yu, how did you come alone? What if something happens, how can I explain it to your father? Where's Feng'er, that naughty girl, has she run off to play again? Just wait till I get back and break her legs." The middle-aged man looked at the little girl with doting eyes and smiled.

  "It was me who sneaked out myself, Feng Er doesn't know about it." The little girl lowered her head, feeling a bit embarrassed. "Uncle, please don't tell Father, okay? He always says I'm not allowed to come out, saying my strength is too weak and that he'll only let me out when I reach the level of a war general. But I won't wait until then, by that time, I'll be old already." The little girl's face twisted in frustration as she spoke.

  "Hehe, Xiao Yu is so talented, what's a war general compared to that? Your goal is the God of War, after all." The middle-aged man smiled, "Don't worry, I won't tell your dad, but once we enter the mountain range, you have to listen to me and can't run around randomly."

  The little girl's face was filled with excitement, and she suddenly glanced at Jiang Hua and the others. She pulled on the middle-aged man and said in a hurry: "Uncle, look, it's them! This time I snuck out secretly and forgot to bring gold coins, they helped me get through."

  "Oh?" The middle-aged man also noticed Jiang Hao and his group.

  Jiang Hao and others were just about to enter the store when they were stopped by that middle-aged man.

  Swallow-like eyebrows furrowed, she asked: "Who are you, sir? Why have you blocked our path?"

  "Sister, do you still remember me?" Zi Yu walked out from behind the middle-aged man.

  "This, I don't think I've seen you before?" Yanzhi turned her head to look at Konglin, and Konglin also shook his head.

  "Gentlemen, I am Zi Feng from the Da Luo Empire. Thank you for taking care of my niece, I'm deeply grateful. If there's anything you need, please don't hesitate to ask, and I will reward you handsomely." Zi Feng said with a bow.

  "Could it be that you're the mysterious person from just now? No wonder, I've been feeling strange all along. Looks like my guess was right." Jiang Hao muttered to himself in a low voice.

  "Huh, little brother, how did you know? My name is Ziyu, what's yours?" Ziyu looked at Jiang Hao in surprise, she had disguised herself so well, how could he have guessed.

  "You don't seem much older than me either, I'm Jiang Hao, I recognized you because...because..."

  "Why? You tell me." Zi Yu said with a smile.

  "Because of the scent on you, I smelled a faint fragrance on the Lion Eagle Beast earlier, and I thought it was Yanzi sister's, but when I got here, I couldn't smell it anymore. But as soon as you appeared, I smelled it again, which can only mean that you are the mysterious swordsman from just now." Jiang Hao said in one breath.

  "Huh, pfft." Everyone stared at Jiang Huan in shock, unable to believe that he could be so meticulous at such a young age.

  Zi Yu's face suddenly turned red: "You're all bad people, and then you ran into the inn." Leaving everyone behind laughing.

  Afterwards, Purple Wind invited Jiang Heng and the others to a banquet at night, and they reluctantly agreed after declining several times. They then returned to their respective rooms.

  When Tieshan came back, he learned about this and couldn't help but tease Jiang Huan for a while, making Jiang Huan's face turn bright red.

  As night fell, the whole town was lit up, and in a private room on the second floor of the inn, Jiang Huan and others were having dinner together.

  "Everyone, thank you this time. Zifeng offers a toast to all of you." Zifeng raised his cup and said to Tieshan and the others.

  "Brother Zifeng is being polite," Iron Mountain responded. "To be honest, we didn't really help much, it was just a small effort."

  Everyone was chatting and laughing, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

  "This young brother, looking at your age so small and having the strength of a five-star warrior, is really talented beyond ordinary people, and compared to Ziyu, it's not much worse." Zi Feng looked at Jiang Huan and said in surprise.

  "Uncle, I'm an eight-star warrior!" Zi Yu pouted, dissatisfied.

  Everyone was shocked, looking at Purple Feather. They had thought that Jiang Heng's strength as a five-star warrior at such a young age was already extraordinary, but unexpectedly, Purple Feather, who seemed to be only slightly older than Jiang Heng, turned out to be even more terrifying. Immediately, they all shook their heads and secretly sighed, wondering if they had grown old.

  "Everyone, this time we're going to enter the mountain range, why not travel together and take care of each other? I brought Zi Yu this time also to help her find some medicinal herbs, and at the same time, to temper her actual combat ability." Zi Feng said.

  "This time we mainly went in to patrol the mountain and coincidentally made a detailed map, it's good that we're together, let's see Brother Purple Wind's strength, at least it's the peak of the war master, with such a high-ranking expert traveling with us, we can't ask for more." Iron Mountain smiled as soon as he heard this.

  "Right, Brother Purple Wind is from the Great Luo Empire? Is it the one in the north?" Iron Mountain asked again.

  "I didn't expect Iron Mountain brother to know about our Da Luo Empire either, haha." Zifeng was taken aback and replied.

  "I've just heard of it, I didn't expect to have the pleasure of meeting Brother Zifeng today. Come on, let's have another drink."

  After the banquet was over, everyone agreed to set off together early next morning and then dispersed.