Chapter 991 The Zhong Clan
Chapter 991 The Zhong Clan
Noticing an empty spot near the entrance of the forest, Shun Long had Little Black land right next to it, before the black dragon returned into the foggy space in the 'Stone of Time' once more.
During this past month, Little Black had avoided every major city under Shun Long's instructions, while avoiding the attention of any powerful Dao Emperor or Sovereign realm expert as well.
Of course, Shun Long couldn't know whether any Nascent Soul stage cultivators or Dao Kings had spotted Little Black flying through the skies of the central continent, but at the very least, no powerful cultivator had intercepted them this whole time.
However, now that they had arrived in the 'Wind Dragon's Forest', Shun Long knew that he could no longer keep Little Black out in the open. Not when they were this close to the Northern Sovereign's city!
Even if it wasn't for the Northern Sovereign herself, any of her army commanders could also notice the aura of a powerful rank 7 magic beast appearing so close to the city and would almost certainly come to investigate. At that point, a clash against the entire Northern Sovereign's army would be inevitable!
Besides, Shun Long knew that the only reason no Dao Kings or Dao Emperors had spotted Little Black flying through the continent this past month, was mainly thanks to the 'City of Immortals'. A huge number of cultivators had entered the legendary realm, and most of them had yet to return to the headquarters of their powers.
Of course, the majority of Sovereign realm experts would still stay inside their cities to hold down the forts while those Dao Kings and Dao Emperors tried their luck, but since Shun Long avoided those major cities, his chances of running into a Sovereign realm expert out in the open were extremely slim.
Turning around, Shun Long glanced at the outline of the distant city for a brief moment, before he looked at Liu Mei and the others and said with a smile
''Alright. Let's go to the Zhong clan first. Uncle Jiang should be waiting for us already.''
A moment later, Shun Long closed his eyes and stood still, focusing completely on the elusive sensation of space around him. Then, under Jiang Chen's and the rest's astonished gazes, he punched the air in front of him using both hands, causing the space to instantly shatter as a space tear that was vastly different from all others opened in front of him.
This was the technique that Shun Long had comprehended from his 'Dao of Space' after breaking through to the sixth stage of body refinement, the Space Rift.
This technique wasn't an offensive or defensive one like the previous techniques he had comprehended, but it was one that had extraordinary value as a utility technique. This rift Shun Long had just opened allowed him to travel extremely large distances in the blink of an eye, resembling the teleportation formations in the major cities of the central continent.
In reality, it wasn't much different from the space tears Shun Long usually opened, but the distance he could travel after entering a single space rift was more than 20 times that of a single space tear.
Naturally, the energy this space rift required to be opened was much higher than that of a space tear, and it also needed Shun Long to remain still and focus on sensing the space around him for a while. However, this technique was precisely what Shun Long was lacking if he wanted to traverse the central continent in the future without relying on the teleportation formations in every major city.
Otherwise, even if one traveled on the back of a peak rank 7 magic beast, they would end up spending years traversing through the vastness of the central continent, simply moving from one region to another.
Entering this space rift, Shun Long and his group disappeared from the entrance of the 'Wind Dragon's Forest' almost as quickly as they had arrived... as they headed for the Zhong clan's headquarters in the northernmost part of the region.
After all, before engaging in a fight with Xuan Bo, Jiang Tianfang had already sent Jiang Chen a mental message saying that he would be waiting for them at the Zhong clan's headquarters.
Although most people wouldn't know who the Zhong clan was, considering that they weren't a first-rate clan of the central continent, Shun Long and the rest all knew where they were located since they had already passed by their headquarters once before.
It was a huge city in the northernmost part of the region, one that bordered the central continent and the vast, continental sea.
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Traversing through his space rift, Shun Long quickly left the Northern Sovereign's city behind along with a few more cities after that, as he continued towards the northernmost part of the continent.
As for meeting the Northern Sovereign? Shun Long didn't have any intention of doing so in the near future. Although the powerful Sovereign had treated him well and admired his talent, the reason she had done so was due to her wish to have Shun Long join the Tianxuan dynasty alongside her.
Being able to rope in such a talented seedling, the Northern Sovereign was certain that the higher echelons of the dynasty would be very pleased with her. Perhaps the emperor himself may reward her with something extraordinary if he took a fancy to Shun Long's potential.
But of course, those had been the Northern Sovereign's thoughts before Shun Long entered the 'City of Immortals'. Now that he and Xuan Bo were enemies, the powerful Sovereign was certain to turn her back on him if she had to choose between Shun Long and the crown prince of the Tianxuan dynasty. It wasn't even a question.
However, Shun Long already had a plan of his own and had never planned to rely on anyone else, but first... he had to get to the headquarters of the Zhong clan!