Mu Jinyu, along with Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan, left Demon Slaying City and boarded the Flying Shuttle. The mountains and earth below them quickly passed by as they left Wu Kingdom.
This time, he didn't want to waste much time on the road and planned to head directly to the Dayan Dynasty, conduct a final cultivation surge, and then participate in the Hidden Dragon Conference!
In just seven days, Mu Jinyu steered the Flying Shuttle and finally arrived in the highly prosperous territory of the Dayan Dynasty.
Here, even ordinary cities were more splendid than the King's City of other countries.
But Mu Jinyu didn't linger in these ordinary cities, heading straight towards the King's City of the Dayan Dynasty.
Another day passed.
"Finally arrived..."
Mu Jinyu stood at the front of the Flying Shuttle, gazing at the colossal, majestic city ahead, his eyes displaying a curious expression.
The city before him was formidable, like a slumbering Qilin beast, emitting an endless aura of prosperity.
Above the city in the void, one could vaguely see the soaring East-coming Purple Qi, appearing immensely noble; faintly, it seemed that within the Purple Qi, a dragon was stealthily swimming by.
The King's City of the Dayan Dynasty before his eyes was more grand and magnificent by ten times over than the King's Cities of the Yan Kingdom, Jiang Country, and other nations!
"After all, it is the only Dynasty in Kunlun Ruins, naturally incomparable to Yan Kingdom, Zhao Kingdom, Jiang Country, and other nations!"
Jian Ruyan laughed lightly upon hearing Mu Jinyu's murmurs and said.
"Moreover, the current Son of Heaven of the Dayan Dynasty was the champion of the previous Hidden Dragon Conference, the sole True Dragon existence; blessed by the Dragon Vein Qi Luck of Kunlun Ruins, naturally making the nation even stronger..."
"Oh, is that so?" Mu Jinyu heard Jian Ruyan's response, his eyes flashing with interest, recalling the dragon silhouette he saw in the void within the Purple Qi, guessing that perhaps it was the manifestation of Dragon Vein Qi Luck?
Thus, Mu Jinyu asked, "Did the Son of Heaven of the Dayan Dynasty also join the Heavenly Palace? Is he currently in the King's City?"
Jian Ruyan pondered for a moment, glancing again at the Phenomena with Purple Qi enveloping the sky, then uncertainly said, "The Son of Heaven of the Dayan Dynasty seems to have joined the Heavenly Palace? I'm not too sure, and I can't recall if he usually resides in the Imperial Capital, but with the Hidden Dragon Conference about to begin, even if he isn't usually in the Imperial Capital, he should return to oversee things soon!"
Mu Jinyu further inquired, "Does the Dragon Vein Qi Luck of Kunlun Ruins always follow the champion of the Hidden Dragon Conference, or does it remain within the champion's nation?"
Jian Ruyan shook his head, "That I don't know, but supposedly the champion personally occupies a large portion of the Dragon Vein Qi Luck, with another portion blessing the family, sect, and nation behind them..."
Mu Jinyu then asked, "If I achieve a good ranking in the Hidden Dragon Conference and leave Kunlun Ruins afterward, will the Dragon Vein Qi Luck accompany me? Will it bless the Dragon King Hall?"
Jian Ruyan found Mu Jinyu's query somewhat amusing, shaking his head, "How would I know? Probably not, as no one has ever tested it..."
"Alright." Mu Jinyu replied without much disappointment.
Indeed, after seeing the Imperial Capital of the Dayan Dynasty, witnessing the purple qi swirling and the dragon qi surrounding thriving scenes, he genuinely wished to bring this Dragon Vein Qi Luck back to the Dragon King Hall.
But if it wasn't possible, he didn't mind.
He wouldn't persist in staying in Kunlun Ruins, just to remain under the Dragon Vein Qi Luck's protection, without returning to Huaxia.
Thereafter, Mu Jinyu wasted no more words, steering the Flying Shuttle forward towards the Imperial Capital at full speed.
An hour later.
Mu Jinyu's Flying Shuttle finally halted before the Imperial Capital.
Not only was there a Sky Restriction Array near the Imperial Capital prohibiting anyone from flying arbitrarily in the sky, but it was also essential for queuing to enter the Imperial Capital.
With time slowly slipping away, less than a month remained until the Hidden Dragon Conference would commence.
Now, Heaven's Pride from various lands, and those concealed monsters, even those merchants without the qualification to participate in the Hidden Dragon Conference but eager to glimpse the unmatched elegance of great Heaven's Pride, all swarmed toward the Dayan Imperial Capital.
If the Dayan Imperial Capital wasn't large enough, no King's City in any other country could accommodate such an influx of people.
After queuing for thirty minutes, it finally was Mu Jinyu's group's turn.
"City Entrance Fee, one Superior-grade Spirit Stone per person!"
The guards at the city gate shouted.
"So expensive?" Mu Jinyu furrowed his brow upon hearing so.
One Superior-grade Spirit Stone was equivalent to one hundred Low Grade Spirit Stones, and one Low Grade Spirit Stone could be exchanged for one thousand taels of silver in the mundane world. One hundred Low Grade Spirit Stones equated to one hundred thousand taels of silver, a fortune that an ordinary individual couldn't accumulate in their lifetime.
And this was merely the City Entrance Fee of the Dayan Dynasty.
"Pay or leave quickly if not paying!"
The guards didn't offer much explanation, and upon hearing Mu Jinyu's remark on the expensiveness, impassively said.
People queued behind Mu Jinyu, hearing his discussion with the guards, also flipped their eyes and shouted for Mu Jinyu, that poor chap, to hurry up and leave, not waste their time.
Though Mu Jinyu felt a bit displeased, he still handed over three Superior-grade Spirit Stones to the guards, finally able to enter the Dayan Imperial Capital.
"Just damn greedy for money!"
Upon entering the city, Mu Jinyu grumbled discontentedly.
Jian Ruyan consoled, "Relax, generally speaking, the City Entrance Fee is expensive because the Hidden Dragon Conference is about to start, designed to screen out some ordinary spectators. After all, even as large as the Imperial Capital is, it can't accommodate everyone without restriction!"
"Moreover, this City Entrance Fee isn't entirely unjustified; given so many people entering the capital, chaos is inevitable, leading to conflicts easily. Should such occurrences arise, the Hedao Realm Experts in the Imperial Capital will act to maintain order!"
"Alright, I get it." Mu Jinyu replied irritably.
Despite his current wealth, three Superior-grade Spirit Stones weren't much, yet it still soured his mood.
But having paid, he felt reluctance to say more.
Still, Jian Ruyan's words served as a reminder that within the Dayan Dynasty, there were indeed Hedao Realm experts present.
No wonder it's Kunlun Ruins' sole dynasty!
It's known that ordinary countries of Kunlun Ruins, like Yan Kingdom and others, the strongest ones are merely at the Sixth Layer of the Fanxu Realm, lacking even Late Stage Fanxu Realm experts.
Whereas the Dayan Dynasty had Hedao Phase experts; and according to Jian Ruyan, there seemed to be more than one, which was quite frightening.
"Let's go, find the training grounds within the Imperial Capital!"
Mu Jinyu shook his head slightly, no longer pondering, informed Jian Ruyan, and then began looking around for special shops with Secret Cultivation Chambers!
Jian Ruyan suddenly said, "Follow me, I know where the Secret Cultivation Chamber is!"