Overriding the Heaven

Chu Yan broke the restriction and saw a map.    

The map was ancient and the world was huge. If he were to search for the area on the map by himself, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack for him.    

He could only deduce from the words of the Nine Heavens Sovereign that the region on the map should be around the Divine Martial Ancient Kingdom.    

Even so, if he were to search for it alone, if his luck was slightly worse, it would be useless even if he spent a hundred years searching for it.    

Therefore, Chu Yan had come to this neutral region.    

There were all kinds of cultivators here, so there were all kinds of transactions here.    

In this place, as long as the price was high enough, there was a chance to buy anything.    

These things naturally include information.    

The reason Chu Yan came this time was to buy information about the area on the map.    

But before this, Chu Yan had never come to this neutral region.    

He only knew that this place was more similar to a black market world.    

But the rules here were more complicated and cruel than black markets.    

The territories of different forces here were particular about different rules. A slight mistake could lead to death.    

If one's strength was not enough, appearing here was equivalent to stepping into the gates of hell.    

At this moment, below Chu Yan was a forest filled with a savage aura.    

The tall trees pointed straight at the sky. The huge treetop blotted out the sky and blotted out the sun like a horned dragon, causing one to feel intimidated.    

However, when Chu Yan casted the Dao of Wisdom, he could immediately see the distortion of space, and the light of formation patterns that shot up to the sky.    

Therefore, it was obvious that this forest was just a layer of illusion formation.    

The real scene was under this illusion formation.    

Chu Yan hovered in the air for a while and made a decision.    

He circulated the spiritual energy in his body.    

Soon, the facial features on his face started to change, and his body started to shrink.    

After a moment, he turned into a man in his thirties with a slightly sallow face.    

This wasn't some sort of divine ability or magical technique, but rather the ability to freely change his appearance and body after a cultivator reached the True Immortal Realm, using the spiritual energy within his body.    

Any cultivator who reached the True Immortal Realm would be able to do so.    

However, since they had already reached the True Immortal Realm, there was no need for them to hide in the shadows. As such, most True Immortal cultivators wouldn't do such a thing.    

Unless it was someone like Chu Yan, who had a special need and reason.    

After stabilizing the aura in his body, Chu Yan turned into a ray of light and swooped down towards the forest below.    

The closer he got to the forest, the greater the pressure brought to him by the surrounding void.    

This was equivalent to a layer of defense to prevent wild beasts from breaking into the forest by accident.    

But to Chu Yan, there was no problem at all.    

He didn't feel any hindrance at all. With a swoosh, he rushed into an airtight treetop.    

He did not feel like his face was being scratched by a tree branch. In an instant, the scene in front of Chu Yan had undergone a tremendous change.    

The original forest was gone.    

What replaced it was a towering city that towered into the clouds on the pitch-black land.    

This city seemed to be built from an entire piece of black iron. There were no cracks on it at all.    

It was pitch black and extremely large, enough to accommodate tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people. At this moment, it was like a dormant ancient beast lying on the ground, causing one to feel fear.    

Around the city, countless entangled thorns that were 30km tall seemed to be coiled together by furious dragons, and they surrounded the city so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak out. It seemed to be divided into a hideous and terrifying scene.    

However, after passing through these thorns, Chu Yan could see streams of light shooting out from the surrounding of the city.    

Clearly, they were cultivators who had entered and exited the city.    

As for those thorns, they were clearly the outer defense of the city.    

And this city was one of Chu Yan's destinations for this trip - Black Furnace City.    

It was said that Blackfurnace City was formed from the divine weapon of a peerless expert, but the exact facts were no longer possible to verify. As one of the few big cities in the vicinity, Blackfurnace City's reputation was exceptionally resounding.    

Not only were there cultivators from three sects and nine schools, but there were also some cultivation clans and sects that were stationed there, becoming a part of Black Furnace City.    

Chu Yan flew forward for a while. When he was still some distance away from the thorny patch, he suddenly discovered an old man waving his arm at him from a distance.    

Chu Yan pondered for a moment, then descended and arrived in front of the old man.    

The old man's face was full of wrinkles, his body was hunched, and his clothes were dirty. His hands were covered in dirt, and his trousers were rolled up. He looked like an old farmer in the fields.    

However, this old man's vigorous blood energy indicated that he was a Zifu Disciple.    

"You have something to discuss with me?" Chu Yan looked at the old man and asked.    

The old man sized up Chu Yan and grinned. "Do you have a pass to enter Black Furnace City?"    

"Pass?" Chu Yan's heart skipped a beat.    

He didn't know that he needed a pass to enter Black Furnace City.    

However, at this moment, he remained calm and collected. "Why are you asking this?"    

The old man's grin widened. Chu Yan could even see the old man's teeth.    

"I can tell that you are a cultivator who just came here." The old man had a look of expectation on his face. "You are new here. You don't understand the rules here, do you? Entering the Black Furnace City requires a pass. If you don't have one, you'll need a pass. You can also enter through the original cultivators in the Black Furnace City.    

Otherwise, no one would be able to enter.    

"Even if it's a cultivator from an ancient country."    

The old man purposely emphasized the last sentence, and his eyes were full of ridicule: "How is it? Do you think your status is higher than the cultivators of ancient countries?"    

However, right after that, the old man noticed Chu Yan looking at him indifferently.    

Chu Yan's realm. In his opinion, he was only at the second level of the True Immortal Realm. However, this glance caused his breathing to stop, and his intestines to tremble.    

"Is this the tone you use when talking to a superior person?" Chu Yan narrowed his eyes and asked.    

The old man stood straight and said, "I don't have any other intentions. I'm telling you, if you want to enter Black Furnace City, you have to have a pass or find me to bring you in."    

"The price." Chu Yan said straightforwardly.    

If he didn't have a pass, then naturally he would choose the second method.    

As for whether the other party's words were trustworthy, since this place was so close to Black Furnace City, Chu Yan wasn't afraid of them playing tricks on him.    

"If I bring you in, it's very simple. Give me forty ancient coins." The old man said.    

"Ancient coins?"    

Seeing Chu Yan's reaction, the old man said with a "I knew you wouldn't know.    

However, before Chu Yan's cold eyes swept over, he immediately explained honestly. "Ancient coins are the currency used to travel together outside of the ancient country. Not only Black Furnace City, but other cities as well. You can also exchange them in the ancient country.    

" Normally, ten crystals for one ancient coin. "    

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