“To the front is White Cloud Capital——Hollow Cloud City.”
The carriage was truly slow. Only after two days did Lin Ze finally point at a distant tiny dot.
Ling Xiao looked in that direction. It was a wide expanse of flat land without any cover. In front of that black dot, there seemed to be two big mountains that disrupted the landscape, forming a narrow passage.
This was a place that was easy to defend but hard to attack.
To the eyes of others, all this was just a vague black dot.
However, to Ling Xiao, it was quite different.
In his Enter Soul state, the distant scenery seemed to enlargen.
Those two towering mountains became even clearer.
On the two mountains were some defense installations as well as troops stationed near the mountain pass.
About a thousand meters through the narrow mountain passage was a majestic city.
This Hollow Cloud City was built leaning on the mountain, nearly floating in the sky, giving it the name Hollow Cloud City.
In grandeur, Hollow Cloud City was completely different from Heavenly Peak City; moreover, it was also seven to eight times larger like an ancient behemoth lying between the mountains.
And that passage formed that behemoth’s mouth, swallowing people whole.
“What a magnificent city!”
Ling Xiao exclaimed in admiration.
“You can actually see the details?”
Lin Ze exclaimed in surprise.
Even he, a Peak Rank Nine Martial Vein martial artist, could only see a vague shadow from here.
As for the others, it was even worse. They only saw a black dot the size of a fly.
“Mmm.”
Ling Xiao didn’t explain, simply nodding his head.
Lin Chen was a bit unconvinced. “I don’t believe it! If you can really see the details from so far away, tell us about it!”
Ling Xiao smiled, before summarizing the general situation of Hollow Cloud City. The soldiers around the carriage were dumbfounded.
“Have you been to Hollow Cloud City before?”
Lin Chen asked in disbelief.
Ling Xiao continued to speak, “The one standing outside the passage is a blade-holding man with a blade scar between his eyebrows.”
“Hahaha, Lin Chen, are you still not convinced? He can even see who is on duty today. This is talent, incomparable talent! Even this general is willing to bow down.”
Lin Ze laughed.
Lin Chen didn’t say a word. Since they were going there anyway, they would soon see if Scar Six was truly on duty or whether Ling Xiao was just boasting.”
If Ling Xiao could guess even this correctly, he would truly prostrate before him in admiration.
This was because the people stationed outside the city had an irregular rotation. Even the residents of Hollow Cloud City couldn’t predict it.
The carriage fleet approached the passage, stunning Lin Chen.
Scar Six had already stepped forward to salute them.
Originally, some soldiers had doubted Ling Xiao like Lin Chen, but now, they looked at Ling Xiao like he was a ghost.
“Scar Six, how come you are on duty today?”
Lin Chen asked, feeling irritated.
“Oh, a brother got sick, so I came to fill in for him.”
“Ai.”
Lin Chen made a wry smile.
Scar Six was baffled. Soon after, a soldier told him the matter of Ling Xiao seeing his scar from several miles away, and his jaw almost dislocated in surprise.
The carriage fleet passed the passage without any obstruction. After all, with Lin Ze’s identity, who would dare to stop them?
Passing through a long sloping path, they entered Hollow Cloud City, and Ling Xiao discovered that this city was truly filled with experts.
In Hollow Cloud City, there were almost no ordinary people.
In this city, everyone would be checked for a suitable merit law as soon as they were born. By the time they reached two or three years old, they would begin to lay down their foundations.
When they reached seven or eight, the worthy would become Rank One Martial Vein martial artists.
Even street beggars and those who cleaned human excrement were martial artists in Hollow Cloud City.
This was the huge gap between here and Heavenly Peak City.
One must know that ordinary people composed more than 80% of Heavenly Peak City.
White Cloud Capital truly deserved to be the capital city of the entire White Cloud Province.
The people in Hollow Cloud City seemed to have a very good impression of General Lin Ze. Wherever the carriage passed, people would salute the carriage fleet with happy smiles.
It was like a long-awaited relative had returned from outside.
The architecture of Hollow Cloud City was not too different from Heavenly Peak City, but most of it was far more lofty and magnificent.
The streets were also paved with cyan slab stones. Even six or seven carriages could pass side by side without any problems.
Ling Xiao even saw someone riding a demonic beast on the streets without people panicking, which he asked Lin Ze about.
He curiously asked about this to Lin Ze.
The answer he got was——
Many people in Hollow Cloud City could tame demonic beasts who used them as combat partners and mounts.
In fact, Lin Ze also had a demonic beast mount that could fly. Merely, he didn’t use it because there were too many people for it to carry the whole carriage fleet.
“There is the Side General Residence!”
Suddenly, Lin Chen shouted excitedly.
Ling Xiao discovered that the Side General Residence was not as luxurious as he had imagined. Im fact, it couldn’t even compare to the Ling Clan’s residence.
Compared to many high officials and noble lords’ residences in Hollow Cloud City, it was rather shabby and miserable.
“The General understands and sympathizes with the common people, so the General’s residence was built very plainly.”
Lin Chen explained: “However, we aren’t going there, but to the military camp. General, may I take Ling Xiao and Ling Yixue to the military camp?”
He looked at Lin Ze and asked.
Lin Ze stood in front of the General residence and suddenly asked: “Ling Xiao, I will give you two choices. One is to cultivate by my side. No one will compete with you for cultivation resources. It is even possible to get my personal guidance.”
“The other is to enter the military camp and receive the same training as the other geniuses. It’s very hard and cultivation resources can only be obtained by yourself. I won’t interfere in it.”
“The latter.”
Ling Xiao replied after hesitating for a brief moment.
“Oh? Why?”
Ling Ze was pleasantly surprised.
“It is very difficult for a flower grown in a greenhouse to mature.”
Ling Xiao indifferently saidm “When I was in the Ling Clan, I noticed that people like Ling Feifan, Ling Chen, Ling Yun, and the others were all spoiled and lost their motivation, so once they encountered even a small failure, they collapsed.”
He was not a masochist, but he also understood that it would be best for him to not stay under Lin Ze’s protection. Otherwise, he would forever be just a nestling.
“Good! I, Lin Ze, truly didn’t misjudge you!”
Lin Ze said with a smile: “Lin Chen, take these two to the Side General army to report. You don’t need to deliberately show them any consideration. Just arrange them in the Hidden Dragon Battalion and return.”
“This subordinate obeys your orders!”
“General, we will leave then.”
Ling Xiao and Ling Yixue saluted in succession and left with Lin Chen.
When leaving, Ling Xiao casually glanced at the two guards outside the Side General residence’s gate.
“They are actually Initial Rank Six Martial Vein martial artists!”
Ling Xiao was flabbergasted.
This level of martial artist was only an external guard of the Side General Residence!
If a martial artist of this level were placed in Heavenly Peak City, he would definitely become a guest of any clan or even become an elder in some mid-sized clans.
But here, they were just guards.
This was truly the gap between a cultivation center and a small city.
