For two days, Chen Tian cultivated on the Silver Demon Red Eagle. Since the Star Body was successfully condensed, Chen Tian's cultivation speed had increased by a full five times compared to before. At night, with starlight surrounding him, his cultivation speed was thirteen times normal. In just two days, Chen Tian's realm had advanced to the fifth level of the Spirit Condensation realm, a leap from Qi Condensation straight to the fifth level of Spirit Condensation. Even prodigious geniuses would find it difficult to achieve this.
Chen Tian was not worried about the stability of his realm. It was a joke. The plane of the Bei Yuan Continent was lower than the Divine Realm. Chen Tian, who stood at the pinnacle of the Divine Realm, could achieve such a realm with a mere thought. There was no need to worry about a superficial foundation or unstable realm. At most, he just needed to adapt to the power within him.
Chen Tian practiced the Breath Concealing Technique, completely hiding his aura. With his breakthrough in two days, no one noticed, not even Yun Feng, who was a martial artist of the Qi Sea realm. Under the effect of the Breath Concealing Technique, no one could see through Chen Tian unless their realm was far superior to Chen Tian's. Basically, any martial artist who was more than two realms higher could not discern Chen Tian's strength.
Yun Feng looked at the shadow that appeared before him and shouted, "Everyone prepare, we are about to enter the Central Region. Remember, the Central Region is not like the Northern Barrens. Act cautiously, or you won't even know how you died. Do you understand?"
"Yes!"
Everyone replied in unison. Lin Feng and Chen Tian appeared indifferent. Lin Feng inwardly yearned to kill geniuses, especially the prodigious geniuses of the Central Region. This would make him feel good. Chen Tian, on the other hand, would leave this world once his realm reached a certain point, and nothing that happened would concern him.
Therefore, neither of them paid any attention to Yun Feng's words. The Silver Demon Red Eagle flew in the sky, and a vast, magnificent city appeared before their eyes. From above, the entire city seemed boundless. Chen Tian concluded that a city in the Central Region was comparable to the entire Northern Barrens.
No wonder it was called a cultivation holy land. It was not without reason that geniuses gathered in the Central Region. This was merely an ordinary small city, yet it was comparable to the entire area of the Northern Barrens. Then how vast must the cities in the heart of the Central Region be? He couldn't imagine.
The Silver Demon Red Eagle landed on a nearby hillside. The Central Region had a rule: flying demonic beasts were not allowed to enter the city. Everything else was permitted. The group disembarked from the Silver Demon Red Eagle and headed towards the city.
Yun Feng introduced, "This city is called Yun Di City, and it is the smallest city in the Central Region. We are now going to the branch of Ling Yun Academy in Yun Di City. Through the teleportation array at the branch, we will gradually travel to the main campus in the Central Region."
"Otherwise, if we had to travel by flying demonic beasts, it would take who knows how long to arrive. The teleportation array is the fastest method. Follow me into the city now. Remember, you are geniuses in your families, but the Central Region is not short of geniuses. Put away your arrogance and conceit. Ling Yun Academy does not look after the lives of its students. If you court death, that is your own affair."
Yun Feng spoke without any change in expression, as if he truly did not care about the lives of these students. Of course, there were two exceptions: Chen Tian and Lin Feng.
The magnificent city appeared before them. Chen Tian, Lin Feng, and the others entered the city. Chen Tian asked, "Senior Brother Yun, may I ask what the top powers in the Central Region are?"
"A good question. In the heart of the Central Region, there are the Four Houses, Three Academies, Two Pavilions, and One Sacred Ground. These are the most powerful forces in the Central Region."
"The Four Houses are: the Long family, the Huo family, the Yun family, and the Gao family. These four families are allied forces. Individually, no single family is a top-tier power, but together, they form a colossal force. Each family has two Divine King realm martial artists and three Saint realm martial artists. The four families combined have a total of eight Divine King realm experts and twelve Saint realm experts. The four families are united. If one family faces trouble, the other three will come to their aid. It can be said that offending one family is equivalent to offending all four. Ordinary people would not dare to provoke them."
"Next are the Three Academies: Ling Yun Academy, Tian Ling Academy, and Hua Yuan Academy. Our Ling Yun Academy ranks second among the Three Academies, with Hua Yuan Academy being first. However, each of our three academies, when taken individually, can rival the Four Houses."
"The Two Pavilions are: Tian Ji Pavilion and Sha Ying Pavilion. Tian Ji Pavilion is known for calculating heavenly secrets, missing nothing. Sha Ying Pavilion specializes in assassination and operates in the shadows. It is said they can kill martial artists of any realm, regardless of their status or cultivation. The legend of Sha Ying Pavilion is that it was forged through killing. These two forces are the most feared by the Four Houses and Three Academies."
"Finally, there is the One Sacred Ground, the Tian Yuan Sacred Ground. As the number one power in the Central Region, even a combined force of other powers would not be a match for it. The Tian Yuan Sacred Ground has martial artists above the Divine King realm, which is why the Tian Yuan Sacred Ground dominates the Central Region."
"Martial artists above the Divine King realm are beyond our capabilities."
After Yun Feng finished his explanation, a look of apprehension appeared on his face. No one knew anything about realms above the Divine King realm, nor had anyone reached them. Only the Tian Yuan Sacred Ground knew. Chen Tian fell into thought. It seemed the Central Region was more complex than he had imagined! However, it had nothing to do with him; he just needed to cultivate peacefully.
Yun Feng led the group towards the city center. The branch of Ling Yun Academy was just ahead. Suddenly, a figure blocked Yun Feng's path. Yun Feng's expression turned grim as he asked, "Tian Wuzi, what do you want?"
The person before him was a clean-cut young man wearing glasses. The young man pushed his glasses up and said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to cause trouble for you. I just hope this little friend can come with us."
After speaking, Tian Wuzi stared at Chen Tian, his eyes filled with greed as if Chen Tian were a peerless treasure.
Yun Feng saw through the other party's intentions and coldly rebuked, "Get out of the way, Tian Wuzi. He is not someone you can covet."
"Hmph, Yun Feng, I'll say it here today: Leave this fellow behind."
As Tian Wuzi spoke, his expression darkened, and the atmosphere became extremely peculiar. Combat was permitted within Yun Di City, and there were no consequences for fighting, which was why Tian Wuzi dared to be so presumptuous.
Chen Tian sent a telepathic message to Yun Feng, "Senior Brother Yun, who is he? Why does his gaze at me feel strange?"
"Chen Tian, this is Tian Wuzi, someone from Tian Ji Pavilion. He is the disciple of the Pavilion Master of Tian Ji Pavilion. However, he cultivates a sinister Heavenly Secret technique, consuming the heavenly destiny and fortune of others to enhance his own power. He specifically targets those with strong heavenly destiny and fortune to devour. His cultivation is at the third level of the Gathered Grade."
"He likely covets the heavenly destiny and fortune on you and wants to devour it. After being devoured, your realm will fall to that of a mortal, and you will have to cultivate anew. Then, he will act to devour it again, and so on. In this way, his power will continuously increase. To put it bluntly, he plans to use you as a vessel."
Chen Tian instantly understood. His Breath Concealing Technique could only mask his aura, not his destiny and fortune. When Tian Wuzi saw Chen Tian, the immense destiny and fortune radiating from him made him greedy. If he could devour Chen Tian's destiny and fortune, Tian Wuzi was confident he would break through to the Saint realm.
Chen Tian's heavenly destiny and fortune were too powerful, soaring into the heavens. However, only Tian Wuzi could see this.
Chen Tian's current body was a clone, and its origin far surpassed this world by many levels. His heavenly destiny and fortune were brought from the Divine Realm. Even a trace of it in this world would be as vast as the heavens.
The plane levels were different. The Bei Yuan Continent and the Divine Realm were incomparable.
Chen Tian's eyes turned cold as he looked at Tian Wuzi. Tian Wuzi smirked, acting as if he had Chen Tian cornered.
Yun Feng coldly rebuked, "Get out of the way, Tian Wuzi. Are you trying to start a war with our Ling Yun Academy?"