Chapter 2221: Demonheart City

Split River City’s current situation has become chaotic. After knowing that Wang Da has become a Teleportation Stage Expert, the three major gangs immediately became honest. At the same time, they became fully on guard. They were afraid of Wang Da’s retaliation.

However, Wang Da didn’t retaliate. Although Wang Da has broken through to the Teleportation Stage, he knew very well that he couldn’t eliminate the three major gangs of Split River City. If he tried, he might even suffer fatal injuries. Right now, the only thing in Wang Da’s mind was Demonheart City. He no longer cared about his grievances against the three major gangs.

Wang Da’s indifference made the three major gangs even more worried. They didn’t know what Wang Da was planning. Artes Wang Da returned to Split River City, he rounded up every member of the Blood Knife Gang and gathered everyone in the gang’s main hall. Then the gates of the Blood Knife Gang were closed tightly. Nobody knew what was going on inside.

Liu Zhen had long known about the situation. He understood Wang Da’s thought process. Wang Da’s mind was no longer in Split River City. Therefore, the gang’s grievances could only be pushed aside. Wang Da wouldn’t allow their grievances to ruin his plans.

Liu Zhen and the others hitched the beasts they obtained from the gang to the carriages and resumed their travel. The road wasn’t completely foreign to Liu Zhen. He has done several missions to Demonheart City in the past.

Thor time, the caravan didn’t experience any attack. Ten Days later, Zhao Hai and the others finally spotted a big city from afar.

The city was truly big. From the distance, Zhao Hai could see the seemingly endless city wall. The city was built on a mountain, making the walls look like a dragon coiling around it.

Although Zhao Hai has seen the Great Wall of China, he still couldn’t help but marvel at Demonheart City’s walls.

Liu Zhen stood beside Zhao Hai and said, “Surprised? The first time I saw Demonheart City, I couldn’t help but be stunned by its walls. There are even more surprising things inside the city. Did you know? Demonheart City were built by the Forbidden Path Sect’s disciples by hand. Every single block used to make the wall was mined and carried by the sect’s disciples.”

Liu Zhen’s trivia surprised Zhao Hai. He looked at Liu Zhen and said, “The city was built by the disciples of the Forbidden Path Sect? How is that possible?”

Liu Zhen smiled faintly and said, “It’s true. The Forbidden Path Sect focuses on body cultivation. Their body cultivation method is top class. Quarrying and transporting the stones could help refine their bodies. Slowly, they were able to make Demonheart City into what it is right now.”

After that Liu Zhen sighed and said, “Actually, Demonheart City has been expanded many times before. You will see this once we enter. Demonheart City is a city within a city within a city. The entire city is composed of five Demonheart Cities. The inner city is the city center. Not only does it hold the sector’s biggest branch hall, it also has innumerable gangs inside. These gangs have a complicated relationship with each other. But in the end, all of them are subordinates of the Forbidden Path Sect.”

Speaking of this, Liu Zhen let out a long breath and said, “Although there are a lot of gangs, even the weakest of them could destroy the Blood Knife Gang. This makes it impossible for us to settle in the inner city. It’s already good if we can find a place in the outer city. The outer city is very chaotic, but this also means that the rent is cheaper. Since the outer wall has just been built, there are still a lot of empty spaces. As long as we register and pay a fee to the Forbidden Path Sect, we can get the rights to use a portion of land and build our base. Of course, we can build the base ourselves or have someone build it for us at a higher cost.”

Upon heaping Liu Zhen, Zhao Hai stared. Then he looked at Liu Zhen and said, “We aren’t settling in the inner city? Can we still go there? Otherwise, where can we get missions? Do missions get issued in the outer city?”

Liu Zhen smiled and said, “We can still go to the inner city, nobody will stop us. Moreover, there are many shops in the inner city. But the items sold in the inner city aren’t cheap. If you have something to buy, do it in the third city. There is a huge trading market there. More importantly, setting up a store there is free. It’s a paradise for cultivators.”

Zhao Hai nodded. He looked at the grand city in the distance as he internalized Liu Zhen’s words.

At this moment, Liu Zhen said, “We’re transporting our goods to the Abundance Hall in the second city. After handing over the goods, we can go about our business.”

As the caravan continued towards Demonheart City, the roads became more and more crowded. Carriages of all sizes were being pulled by all kinds of beasts. Everyone was focused on heading towards the city. Nobody cared about Zhao Hai and the others.

As he swept his gaze at the people on the road, Liu Zhen whispered to Zhao Hai, “Don’t stare at anyone. It’s not worth offending anyone for no reason. You don’t have to worry about being attacked. We’re already close to Demonheart City, petty thievery basically doesn’t exist in this region. If anyone dared to commit any crime here, they would face the wrath of the Forbidden Path Sect.”

Zhao Hai nodded. However, he still used his peripheral vision to look left and right. As they got closer and closer to Demonheart City, more and more caravans began to occupy the road. Compared to other caravans, the Blood Knife Gang’s 20-carriage caravan could only be considered as a small one.

Before long, Zhao Hai and the others arrived at the foot of Demonheart City. Seeing the city walls up close, Zhao Hai couldn’t help but be stunned. He didn’t expect the city wall to be so high. From his estimations, the city walls should be around a hundred meters tall.

Gawking at the highest walls he has seen, Zhao Hai couldn’t help but sigh. Liu Zhen smiled at Zhao Hai’s reaction before commanding the caravan to enter the city.

Zhao Hai followed the caravan to enter the city. Upon entering the gates, Zhao Hai immediately understood how the walls could be built very high. This was because the walls were 40 meters thick. With a 40 meter thick foundation one could definitely build a wall a hundred meters high.

After passing through the long entryway, Zhao Hai and the others have officially entered Demonheart City. The city was very lively. The streets were very wide and there were shops everywhere. Cultivators were everywhere. Surprisingly there were no mortals in sight.

With Demonheart City’s scale, it should have at least several million residents. If all the residents were cultivators, then does this mean that Demonheart City has several million cultivators? Such numbers are terrifying.

However, Zhao Hai was able to discover the issue. Besides the main street, there seems to be a lot of vacant lots. Even the plots right behind the main street shops were empty.

Seeing this, Zhao Hai understood why Liu Zhen said that building their headquarters in the fifth city was very easy.

Liu Zhen looked around and sighed, “Demonheart City’s charm is really something. The number of people here has increased since the last time I came.”

Zhao Hai nodded but didn’t say anything. Then Liu Zhen added, “Last time I came here, the Outer City didn’t have a Mission Hall. I don’t know if one has been built since then. If there’s no Mission Hall, we can only go to the fourth city to take missions.”

Zhao Hai raised his brows and asked, “Is there a requirement for a Mission Hall to be built?”

Liu Zhen nodded and said, “There are. Firstly, a certain population needs to be met. Unless a city has 100 thousand cultivators, a Mission Hall will not be built.”

Zhao Hai nodded, “So it’s like that. But from what I can see, reaching a population of 100 thousand should be easy.”

Liu Zhen forced a smile and said, “It’s not that easy. It hasn’t been a long time since the fifth city has been built. The people you see here might not be residents. People would rather spend more money and live in the fourth city, third city, or even the second city. This way, they can get missions faster, and they will also have more access to cultivation materials.”

Zhao Hai nodded, “That is also good. This only means that the Blood Knife Gang could build a larger building in the fifth city. I believe that it wouldn’t be long before people begin snatching up the fifth city’s plots.”

Liu Zhen nodded, “That’s right. Me and the Gang Master have the same thoughts. The Gang Master specifically said that he’d rather live in the outer city if we could build a larger residence. The Gang Master’s ambition isn’t small. Once we hand the goods in, we’ll look for a good spot for us to live in.”

However, Zhao Hai shook his head and said, “Brother Liu, if it were up to me, I would rather choose a bad spot. It doesn’t matter if it’s far from the main street, as long as it’s big.”

Liu Zhen gave Zhao Hai a puzzled look as he said, “What do you mean? Why wouldn’t you choose a good place?”