Ancient Strengthening Technique - Chapter 1976

Chapter 1976

AST 1976 - Great Shang City, Tailed By the Ci Demon Inheritor

Qiao Clan was located in Dazang City . Qing Shui was indifferent toward Qiao Clan . He had no bad impressions toward them but he did not fancy them either . However, if Qing Shui were to choose between Northern Snow City and Dazang City, he would prefer Dazang City .

There was a kiosk selling maps ahead, where Qing Shui bought a map of the city . In fact, he would get a map wherever he went .

Qing Shui looked at the map, focused on the Northern Ice Domain . Only the regions of the Northern Ice Domain were drawn in details . The other places only had their names written . Even an entire continent was simply stated without labeling the countries .

The Northern Ice Domain was an irregular square . In fact, it could hardly be regarded as a square shape . Northern Snow City, Dazang City, and Xiyun City were all at the center . There was a huge mountain range in the Southern region, lying across the Northern Ice Domain .

This mountain range was the Dajie Mountain . Qing Shui knew that it was considered the actual world of Nine Continents to the North of the Dajie Mountain now . Dajie Mountain occupied one-third of the Southern region in the Northern Ice Domain . Meanwhile, Northern Snow City, Xiyun City, and Dazang City took up almost half of the area . That was why Beiming Xue had said that it was hardly considered the actual world of Nine Continents .

The Northern Ice Domain was also known as the Northern Ice Country . However, the Haohan Continent was too vast . Unlike any other continents, it was almost unexplored here . No one could travel the entire Nine Continents . Thus, there were more than 81 countries here .

Qing Shui looked at the map in his hand and screened through the names of the towns . He bought a geographical book as well . It came with the map with the descriptions of towns and some mainlands .

The descriptions were not thorough, but they were adequate, including a lot of things such as Great Shang City . As the city with the most traders and businessmen, there were shops everywhere . It was rich in resources and products with various precious herbs . It was the main source of imported goods to many places .

Qing Shui wanted to check out Great Shang City when he saw this . Since it was one of the most flourishing cities of the Northern Ice Domain, there would be a huge range of shops and precious goods . It had the most warriors who were also the strongest .

Rumour had it that several special territorial lands in Great Shang City were colonized by some great Sects . It was also one of the most powerful cities in the Northern Ice Domain .

Precious herbs and fruits were grown in places with Spiritual Vein and Spiritual Spring . Hence, such places would normally be colonized . Not only would people build a Sect there but they would also possess the surrounding herbs too .

Murders and treasures robbery happened frequently . Some Sects were even wiped out . The next day, once everyone realized the change of the previous Sect, they would know exactly what had happened . This was the world of Nine Continents where the capable ones would take the lead . One could only blame themselves for their lack of strength if they got killed one day .

Qing Shui quickly read through several cities and decided to visit Great Shang City at last . Initially, he had planned to settle down at Xiyun City . Now, Great Shang City sounded more suitable . He could easily approach some really strong warriors there without losing himself in it .

Great Shang City was located at the Northeast of the Northern Ice Domain . It was linked to the Northern Ice Ocean Domain and the Northern Ice Meadow . One must pass through Great Shang City to reach these two places . It was also the nearest city to both of the places .

Qing Shui was not a man of procrastination . He started his journey immediately . After estimating the distance, he used the Nine Continents Steps .

Great Shang City!

Entering the town, Qing Shui knew it was Great Shang City . It was obviously one level higher than Northern Snow City and Dazang City . According to the book, they had four distinct seasons . However, it was not as hot as the past life, and not too cold when it got chilly . However, it would still get freezing cold occasionally .

The visitor flow rate was prominently high here . At one glance, the crowd was made of people from different statuses and areas, ranging from the ordinary citizens to the Royals . The buildings at both sides were tall and firm with large foundations . They appeared extremely steady .

The shops and outlets were aligned one after another, apparently very organized . For instance, one row included only herbal trading companies, another row included only textile companies, and the next row included only blacksmith shops which forged weapons .

Shang God Statue!

Walking across several streets and lands, Qing Shui came to a giant stone statue . It was placed at the middle of crossroads, about 500 meters tall and extremely huge . It was carved from one whole piece of stone, a whitehead magical stone . It was not very precious but it was very tough and not easily abraded .

The Trade God Statue symbolized a Trade God . In the legend, he was a powerful warrior who came from the Shang Clan . However, the tradesmen were not as highly valued as the warriors in Main Continent . Thus, he was raised and trained by the family to become a powerful warrior and ensure the normal operation of their trading companies .

The Trade God left his home in order to train and traveled around to improve his strength . However, he came back to his home only to realize that his family had been wiped out after he had succeeded in training .

The incident had impacted him tremendously . He experienced a huge transformation immediately . He achieved a new, high level and a breakthrough that he had never seen before . At the same time, he learned a lot of lessons and came to a realization .

Later, he returned and became a businessman . His business grew bigger and bigger until finally, he became the great Trade God . Now, the Shang Clan was still the biggest family here . They owned incredible strength with their countless wealth . The Shang Clan was a big family of old heritage .

It was written in the book . Qing Shui only skimmed through it . It did not matter if he trusted the story as there was no need to question its authenticity . The key point was that the Shang Clan was a big family in the Great Shang City .

While walking, Qing Shui noticed a row of clinics . It seemed way more flourishing than other places . Moreover, there also was a row of herbal trading companies in the vicinity . After medical consultations, they could get the medicines and herbs there .

Suddenly, Qing Shui sensed that he was being tailed . He pretended not to notice and used his spiritual sense . Using his strong spiritual sense, he found the target who was gawking at him .

That was a skinny and small man, apparently middle-aged . He was standing while arching his back strangely . His figure was almost blending into the air while standing there .

At that moment, Qing Shui sensed a familiar aura .

Ci Demon Inheritor!

Qing Shui was surprised while he stepped forward looking calm . He had absolutely no idea about the opponent nor why this person would go after him . Could it be the opponent had already noticed his identity and wanted to kill him?

Demon King Inheritor and Battle God Inheritor were enemies . It was a battle of life and death . This was the root of inheritance .

Qing Shui headed to the main road . It was relatively quieter here . It was much more peaceful than the previous streets as it was not by the roadside .

Then, Qing Shui jumped at the skinny man who had followed him .

Qing Shui was speedy, but the man was not slow either . He evaded swiftly . He was surprised that Qing Shui had noticed him since his Invisible Stalk was already at Small God level .