"How can our county suddenly came out with so many discoveries on different raw materials out of sudden?" Zhang Wu Ji questioned the changes happened on the Seven Star County, but the more he thinks about it, the more he cannot believe it.

"Except the falling stars during the first Seven Colored Clouds, there's nothing else came on that day... Does this mean, the falling stars is a blessing in disguise?" Zhang Wu Ji can only force himself to believe his hypothesis in this matter.

As a person that obtained a part of the blessing, this is the only answer for the sudden discoveries in many different resources in this county. But at the same time, this incident makes him reconsidered his hypothesis.

"How do the blessing know what the county needs? Was it so coincidence that heaven showered them with 2nd-Tier resources when they need it to grow?" Zhang Wu Ji gives this topic a thought but soon dismissed them as it was pointless to think about it now.

"I will be going to the Seven Heaven Sect soon... Won't all of this Silver Resources left unattended because I'm not here?" Zhang Wu Ji's worries came in but soon disintegrated because he found the answer very quickly.

"I have to be confident on their capability. Taking the 1st-Tier Blacksmithing Compendium as their fundamental foundation, their understanding towards 2nd-Tier Silver Metal will not be as difficult as one thinks." Zhang Wu Ji is confident that the manual he created is much better than solely improving the skills in 1st-Tier resources alone.

"Li Jing, Li Yin, Li Tong, and Vault Elder Feng Ming, I'll leave the Seven Star Master Hall to your hand. Master, I hope you can support them if they needed any help." Zhang Wu Ji addressed his words to his three disciples before politely speak to his master.

"Miners, please follow the Vault Elder to our Master Hall's Office to collect the compensation fee for making you come here in a rush to report the findings. If there's anything you need, feel free to inform Master Feng Ming and see what Master Hall can do for you."

As he will depart from the Seven Star Master Hall the next morning, Zhang Wu Ji uses his remaining time here to talk with the others. Although the separation is difficult to bear, everyone knows that based on their Sect Leader's talent, restricting him in the county will hinder his growth.

In the next morning, under the eyes of every member of the Seven Star Master Hall, Zhang Wu Ji left the sect and headed to the Wen Yang City. It takes him two days in total to reach the city, where the people from the Seven Heaven Sect is waiting.

"Junior Zhang Wu Ji greets Enforcer Wu Jing." Zhang Wu Ji cupped his hands together as he pays his respect to the latter.

Behind him is a small Tender-Ark, which carry a few notable similarities to his former life's Merchant ship.

"You're here. Congratulation on entering the 11th Stage of Inner Qi Warrior, but we have to go. The trip back to the Middle Southern Sect is one month journey away by riding on the Silver Wolf Tender. Although the trip back to the sect isn't completely safe, we're not in danger either."

"The reason is due to the agreement between the ten sects in the Middle Southern State along with the leader of the Strong Beast and the Alliance of Bandits." Wu Jing explained the distance and danger to this new disciple before they depart.

According to this agreement, as long the travelers in the Middle Southern State travels in Flying Ark made by Silver Wolf Gate, Soaring Gate, and Celestial Gate. They're the three and only sect that mainly focused on technologies, Tools, and Formation Equipment.

Inside this Middle Southern State, the rules are different. The ten counties are differentiated into four different categories, including the counties dominated by the bandit and Strong Beast. They're known as the One Religion, Two Sects, Three Gates, and Four Strongholds.

The four strongholds consisted of Tie Ying Forest, Xue Hou Valley, Xuan Wu Bandits Fortress, and Mystical Taming Peak. The earlier two are ruled by two peak stage Lesser Demon Beast, and the latter two are under the control of Mountain Bandits.

As for the three gates, which obtained a safe travel agreement for everyone using their Flying Arks, was mentioned earlier. After the three gates, it was the turn of Two Sects.

Flame Burial Sect and Seven Heaven Sect.

Although the two of them are both Sect Grade Category, the Flame Burial Sect left the Seven Heaven Sect far behind when it comes to the number of sect Inner Members and Outer Delegates. One of the reason can be seen from the differences of Five-Flavor Flame Sect in their top Upper County in Rank, and the Seven Star Master Hall in their top Lower County.

The word [Top] is the same, but the differences in their quality differ by a large gap. And for the last in the list, is unexpectedly the Blood Messenger Religion. This Blood Messenger Religion is also the superpower supporting the Blood Art Sect from behind.

Their travel quickly went past the Crystalline River County, before entering the vicinity of Five-Flame County and Jie's County before they left the borders separating the Upper South State and Middle South State.

This border is also known as the Cultivator's Burial Ground.

And the reason for such a name is caused by the dense population of Wild Beast to Lesser Demon Beast is here. Unless one travel from the sky like how they do or possessing an ability comparable to an Inner Qi Lord, they're suggested to not travel across the Cultivator's Burial Ground that seems like a desert.

It took them ten days traveling without a stop to fly across three counties into where the Cultivator's Burial Ground is located. After ten more days, they left the desert and entered a part of the land slightly different from how their Upper South State fares.

"No wonder all ten counties did not hesitate to produce more medicinal herbs and crops. If one decided to plant the plants over here, the period of their harvest might take twice the time to grow a mere Sun Facing Fruit Tree." Zhang Wu Ji looked at the land categorized as Middle Southern State.

The soil carries a hint similar to copper powder which lack of vitality. Except for a specific variety of Ironwood Tree, Dragon Beard Grass, and Evil Eye Plant, the land is rarely grown and covered by greens wherever they went.

In this land vegetation started to give up on occupying, human establishment and buildings flourished. Only a few minutes pass from the time they went inside this state, and they were already inspected by countless disciple from the Celestial Gate.

Although they're riding a Silver Wolf Tender, it did not mean that they're free to traverse through the airspace controlled by the ten counties. This rule is even stricter because the three entrances into the Middle Southern State belonged to the Three Gates.

"This brother from Celestial Gate, I am Wu Ji, Disciple from Second Heaven Mountain. Please allows us to went through this way please." Wu Jing approached the guard's leader with his Nameplate in hand. From the way he speaks, he was too humble.

"Oh, Third Seat of Second Heaven Mountain, Wu Jing... Did you forget about the rules stated to collect a passing fee from every cultivator above Inner Qi Fighters? I believe that even yourself may remember about doubling the rate if one rides in Flying Tools?" the Guard's Leader mocked Wu Jing.

"Brothers from Celestial Gate, please not makes thing difficult to me and my companion inside of the Tender. I will pay you forty Qi Accumulating Pills for the passing fee, thanks." Wu Jing took a Spatial Stone out and transferred forty pills before handling the stone over.

"Wu Jing, Wu Jing... Did you forget about the tax as well? With thousands of us here stopping you, don't you think a Qi Accumulating Pill per person is a good offer?" unexpectedly, the Guard's Leader did not carry the intention to let their Tender leave.

"Trash!" Zhang Wu Ji's temper explodes the moment he heard the words, but before he can take a step further, multiple strands of Elder's Qi came from the Elder and stopped him from moving.

"Youth... Middle South is not as peaceful as the Upper South. Here, we tolerate and act when the fruit of cause is ripe enough for us to take action. Always remember that inside the Middle South, behind every person is a superpower protecting him."

"We can act similar to him when he came to the Seven Heaven Sect, but while we're at the land belonged to the Celestial Gate, we tolerate!" the elder whispers came into his ears. Moments later, Zhang Wu Ji calms himself down from rashnesses.

Once again, Wu Jing transferred a thousand an one hundred Qi Accumulating Pills into another stack of ten Spatial Stone. Looking at the amount of wealth got cheated away by few words, Zhang Wu Ji and the others feel miserable.

Luckily, the Guard's Leader no longer continues to mock them. A path is opened by the people flying on top of a Low-Quality Flying Sword, where the Tender Wu Jing controlled quickly went away from this despicable place.

After flying for a distance, Wu Jing allowed a subordinate to handle piloting and returned into the cabin. Here, he started a discussion with the elder. Although Zhang Wu Ji is here inside the cabin, Wu Jing did not make up a reason to send him away.

In fact, he wanted the youth to listen to what he's going to say.

"Jing-Er, put aside the anger. This wasn't your fault!" before he started, the elder reminds him. From the way the elder speaks, it seems that Wu Jing assumes that he did something wrong to cause the people from Celestial Gate to be so offended.

"Uncle... This is an elder brother's responsibility to take care of his younger brother's mistake." Wu Jing replied.

"Your younger brother Wu Ming is known for his fiery temper and rashness. If it's not because of your status as the Junior Enforcer of the Seven Heaven Sect, won't those guards take action?" the elder continues. From how he speaks, it's easy for him to see what happened.

Wu Jing's brother is Wu Ming, the seventh seat in Second Heaven Mountain. He's known for his explosive temper, righteous and loyal. Unfortunately, all these positive traits are exploited by his enemies to lead him into a trap.

In a banquet not too long ago, Wu Ming was harassed by two ladies. They disturbed him from the moment this banquet started until it ends, and that opportunity was taken by two disciples from Celestial Gate to add oil into the burning fire.

This caused Wu Ming to lost his temper and attacked the two disciples. The attack wasn't something they expect, but how can the two in their 15th stage Inner Qi Warrior fight against the seventh top disciple of Second Heaven Mountian?

The power of 20th Stage Half Step Inner Qi Soldier crushes them into two lumps of meat pulp. And this is why the Celestial Gate is so offended. The death of this two incites the anger from the Celestial Gate's Ninth Forge, causing a group of them coming out to disturb everyone that comes from their Seven Heaven Sect.

But the main problem is, Wu Ming's current location is unknown!

Finally, thirty days of travel is completed, where the Silver Wolf Tender they riding reaches the vicinity of Seven Heaven Sect. The scene shocks him to his core the moment he takes a view on the surrounding.

[Seven Heaven Sect's Northern Gate]

It was an amazingly tall Gate Arch that reaches at least a thousand meters high, with mountains on both sides. Because there's Formation Array enveloping the whole Seven Heaven Sect, they're required to enter the Formation Array through their four available gates.

Once entered, Zhang Wu Ji is greeted with the view of Seven Mountains surrounding a massive forest in the center. Each mountain is assumed to be around 13,000 meters height from sea level, crowded with at least five million resident in each peak.

And amongst the seven mountain peak, one towered the others with a Spiralling Tower going upward until it was at least 20,000 meters up to the sky.

"Oh My God. Is this where I'm going to cultivate?"

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[Dear everyone, Volume 1 is complete!]