“What calamity befell the Luo people?” Jiang Wen asked. “Now, you are the only one left.”
“……” Luo Ji remained silent for a moment, her face filled with sorrow. A hint of grief appeared in her eyes, and she sighed. “My clan was just a weak tribe. In the face of those powerful beings, we were nothing more than playthings.”
She recounted the events that had occurred, telling Jiang Wen about the Luo people's plight.
The demise of the Luo people was not a natural disaster, nor was it caused by foreign tribes. It was entirely a man-made calamity. Because of the Luo people's treasure that could bring the dead back to life, a despicable member of the clan leaked the information. When the major clans surrounding the Luo people heard about this, they demanded that the Luo people offer up the secret treasure.
But how could a secret treasure be offered up so easily? The Luo people had intended to use the treasure to make some demands. Who knew that those few major clans would unite and massacre the Luo people, leaving only Luo Ji to escape with the clan's sacred object and the secret treasure.
“I wanted to go to the Holy City to tell the Holy King about the crimes of those major clans. But they found out about my whereabouts and sent warriors from their tribes to hunt me down. I had no choice but to flee into this forbidden land. With the help of the sacred object, I survived in the forest,” Luo Ji said, tears streaming down her face. “If it weren't for this secret treasure, perhaps my clan wouldn't have been slaughtered. It's all because of this secret treasure, all because of it.”
Hearing about the Luo people's misfortune, Jiang Wen felt a myriad of emotions. The Luo people were like a lamp-lighting cultivator possessing a peerless treasure, walking among wolves and hungry tigers. In this world where the strong prey on the weak, they were bound to be devoured sooner or later. To escape such a predicament, one could only continuously strengthen oneself or rely on a more powerful force.
“So, you giving me the secret treasure is also with the intention of getting rid of this hot potato?” Jiang Wen asked.
He controlled the long wind, soaring through the heavens, taking Luo Ji and flying away into the distance. The clouds in the sky scattered behind them, leaving a long trail.
Crossing over mountains, the familiar places became increasingly familiar. Jiang Wen looked at the towering Buzhou Mountain in the distance, a feeling he couldn't explain welling up in his heart.
“I, have I returned again?” Jiang Wen thought to himself. “I wonder if those old friends are doing well.”
Crossing over the mountains, an endless plain appeared.
In the distance of that plain, a mountain range resembling a great wall intercepted the land. And between the mountain ranges was a huge gorge. A magnificent giant city was built in that gorge, with countless colorful flags fluttering. That was the sacred ground for countless tribesmen, the place that millions of tribes in the old lands yearned for—Holy City, Tianyuan.
“That, that is the Holy City?” Luo Ji stared wide-eyed at the magnificent giant city, never having imagined that there could be such a huge building in the world.
Having undergone countless years of construction and reconstruction, Tianyuan City was no longer what it used to be. Not only were the walls higher, but the buildings were also becoming more dense and taller. Stretching all the way, even this plain was filled with people.
Jiang Wen landed on the ground with Luo Ji, his feet stepping on the flat land. He looked into the distance, Tianyuan City towering in his vision.
“Holy City! Great Holy City!” Luo Ji sobbed and knelt on the ground, worshiping towards Tianyuan City. This was the most exciting moment for countless pilgrims, and it was also the most sacred moment for countless tribes. Jiang Wen did not stop her, knowing that for Luo Ji at this moment, this was the best way to vent her emotions.
After Luo Ji finished all of this, Jiang Wen helped her up. Walking along the wide avenue towards Tianyuan City, the road was filled with an endless stream of merchants and travelers.
Tribal merchants from all over the world brought the most precious treasures, trying to exchange them for more valuable things in Tianyuan City.
There were also those who came to make a pilgrimage, wanting to see the face of the Holy King.
Everyone, with different thoughts, kept rushing to Tianyuan City.
Jiang Wen took out a piece of paper from his storage bag and folded it into a white crane. Under Luo Ji's curious gaze, Jiang Wen blew a breath towards the paper crane. The paper crane grew in the wind, turning into something as huge as an ox or horse.
The paper crane flapped its wings, hovering in mid-air. Jiang Wen let Luo Ji sit on it, and then ordered the paper crane to carry the two of them towards Tianyuan City.
“So amazing,” Luo Ji said, stroking the paper crane, never having imagined that a piece of paper could turn into such a shape. It could even carry people forward.
“This is called Origami to Life, it's just a small spell,” Jiang Wen replied with a smile.
“Origami to Life, can I learn it?” Luo Ji asked.
“You are not a cultivator, and you don't have magic power. You can't learn this kind of spell,” Jiang Wen told Luo Ji regretfully, that her talent wasn't good enough to learn this kind of spell.
Luo Ji knew that she couldn't learn it, and her face was a little disappointed. But she quickly adjusted and looked at Jiang Wen with a smile: “Even if I can't learn it, it doesn't matter. Maybe my child can learn it in the future.”
“Then, I wish you well,” Jiang Wen said with a smile.
The paper crane flew towards Tianyuan City along the road, attracting the attention of many people along the way. After all, such a strange mount had never been seen by the world.
When they arrived at the gate, the paper crane put the two down. Jiang Wen reached out his hand, and the paper crane quickly shrank and fell into his palm. Flicking the dust off the paper crane, Jiang Wen put it back into his storage bag. Looking at the gate of Tianyuan City again, it was an incomparably majestic and tall city gate.
“Holy City……” Luo Ji looked up at Tianyuan City, the shock that the Holy City gave her was incomparably strong. When the tallest building in the Luo people was just a giant cauldron a few feet wide, Tianyuan City was already thousands of feet tall.
That was the posture of an ant looking up at the Great Wall, the sight of a moth looking at a Kunpeng.
She couldn't express her emotions in words, she could only hold her hands tightly.
Jiang Wen, on the other hand, didn't care, after all, he was used to seeing majestic buildings. It was just that there seemed to be a certain aura permeating Tianyuan City, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
“Could it be that something is going to happen in Tianyuan City? Why do I feel uneasy?” Jiang Wen calmed down and sighed softly.
Then he took Luo Ji and walked into Tianyuan City, walking inward from the city gate.
But as soon as they arrived at the gate, they were stopped by two city guards. They asked about Jiang Wen and Luo Ji's origins, and let them in after checking the Luo people's sacred object.
Standing in front of the moat in the city, Jiang Wen saw the heads hanging on the giant trees on both sides, as well as the wrapped corpses hanging on the trees.
“Tianyuan City, did something really happen?” Jiang Wen muttered to himself looking at the corpses and heads.
