nagpurpolice Chapter 708 – Metal District
Chapter 708 – Metal District
Chapter 708 – Metal District
After a brief discussion with them, Long Chen set off with the small team of cultivators. The only person he was familiar with was Shao Yu. The others looked fierce; they spoke little with Long Chen and glared at him with enmity in their eyes. Their boss, Du Jiu, did not speak much either, completely ostracizing Long Chen and Shao Yu.
Long Chen knew that Du Jiu was just trying to find an excuse to keep him close. He had not figured out Long Chen’s capabilities yet and was worried that Long Chen had some trump card that they could not deal with. Otherwise, he would have attacked already.
Du Jiu led them through the district. They walked on the cold, dark-brown ground covered with fine sand made of metal. The soil was mixed with the metal, making the ground as hard as steel. Every step they took created a crunch, a result of the metal grains rubbing against each other.
Du Jiu and the others walked at the very front. One of the large men walked up to him and said in a low voice, “Boss, when will we make a move on that brat? He doesn’t look strong to me. I can chop him into two!”
“We’re not in a hurry. If we encounter any danger later, let him rush in front. I want to figure out his capabilities first. The brat is a bit mysterious, so we must not act rashly,” said Di Jiu with a cold chuckle.
“Mysterious?” The large man smirked and turned to glance at Long Chen. He could not see anything special about the brat and cocked an eyebrow. He then returned to his position and cracked his knuckles.
Long Chen did not hear their conversation, but based on the way they were speaking into each other’s ears, he could easily guess what they were talking about. He privately chuckled to himself. He had two objectives here. First, he wanted to learn more about this place from Shao Yu. Second, Shao Yu was a good person—at least he was good to Long Chen. Long Chen knew that if Shao Yu followed them, he would either die or become cannon fodder later, so Long Chen wanted to help him if he could.
“Brother Yu, tell me about Iron City. What is it?” Long Chen asked, walking up to Shao Yu.
“You haven’t heard much about the Ancient Graveyard, so you don’t know about it. The ancestors of the Ten Thousand Nations Territory have come here many times. The first time they came, they suffered major casualties, so they learned their lesson and set some rules which the whole Ten Thousand Nations Territory agreed to abide by. The Nine Great Clans enforce these rules, but they also follow them. The cities are part of the rules,” said Shao Yu wistfully.
“Could you tell me the specifics?” Long Chen asked.
“The Ancient Graveyard is divided into five districts, namely the Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Districts. We are currently in the Metal District. The majority of the land across these five districts is devoid of people, save for special spots in all the districts. These are abandoned cities left behind from the Ancient Era, for example, and there are many Iron Cities in the Metal District!”
“What are these Iron Cities for?” Long Chen asked.
Riches were gained through risk and danger!
“I can’t leave in the end if my Ancient Token doesn’t turn golden. The Ancient Graveyard opens every ten years. Wouldn’t that mean that there are still people from the previous batch who have not left here?” Long Chen asked.
“You’re smart to think of this question so soon. I was also wondering the same. This is the most mysterious part of the Ancient Graveyard.” There was fear in Shao Yu’s eyes.
“Why?” Long Chen asked.
“I hear that when the killing is almost over in the Ancient Graveyard and only about a thousand or so people remain, hundreds of people are left behind. There are always some Seventh or Eighth Earthly Martial Stage cultivators among those people, who have lifespans of centuries. It should be easy for them to continue living in the Ancient Graveyard. However, the strange thing is that whenever a new batch of people enter, the people from the previous batch are nowhere to be found. Not even their corpses are found. We don’t know why ...”
Long Chen squinted.
The distributed Ancient Tokens, the transporters, the merging of Ancient Tokens ... All these factors indicate that the Ancient Graveyard is clearly controlled by someone. It feels like someone else thinks this is a game where we fight over treasures. We are in a chess game, but who are the ones playing? The people of the Three Royal Territories?
Long Chen was no idiot, so he quickly thought of this. The people who did not achieve a golden Ancient Token and were left behind could likely be “cleaned up” by the people who organized this game. After cleaning them up, they would set up the next game every ten years.
There were sure to be eyes high up in the sky looking down on these ants fighting for their lives.
Indeed, the strongest ones have infinite privileges. Weaklings like me can only be toyed with. Long Chen was extremely unwilling, but he could not do anything. He could not even defeat the young master of the Divine clan, let alone others.
He could not even protect Xiaolang. Long Chen saw the truth for what it was—he was too weak! If he went to the Royal Territory, he would only humiliate himself!
Right now, I must increase my cultivation level as soon as possible, then search for more treasures of other elements. I need to complete the cultivation of the Five Emperor Seals soon too. Very few people in the Ancient Graveyard have an Emperor-tier combat technique like this.