Wu Shattered Star River

Han Lin and Feng Jiangpeng wanted to seek revenge on Jiang Han, but two months passed in a flash. Jiang Han didn't even leave North City, let alone go down the mountain.

In these two months, besides secluding himself to refine pills and construct his altar, he also practiced the Profound Skill Sevenfold Blade. Additionally, he spent time guiding Jiang Li in her cultivation.

Previously, in Jiangjia Town, Jiang Han didn't want Jiang Li to practice martial arts. After all, to improve combat power after practicing martial arts, one inevitably had to enter the mountains to fight and improve.

At that time, he wanted Jiang Li to grow up peacefully and marry a good man in the village or nearby.

Now that they were in Yunmeng Pavilion, confined to the Killing God Courtyard all day, Jiang Han felt it was better to let Jiang Li cultivate.

With some cultivation, she could get rid of her status as a menial servant and become a formal member of the pavilion.

In two months, all thirty bottles of Profound Spirit Pills given by Zuo Yiyi were refined, and Jiang Han successfully constructed a nine-layered altar.

His first Violet Palace altar could be considered complete, and now he was just waiting to open the Profound Abyss Secret and break through to the Profound Abyss Realm.

Jiang Li had good talent. Half a month after teaching her to cultivate, she opened the Violet Palace Secret. Now, the first layer of her altar was almost complete, marking her entry into the practice.

The Sevenfold Blade profound skill was of the earth rank, relatively profound. It had seven layers in total. Each successful layer of cultivation would greatly increase the power of the blade strike.

If he could master it, seven overlapping shadows would appear when he struck with the blade, increasing the power threefold. It was a decent profound skill.

After two months of hard training, Jiang Han's mastery of this profound skill could only be considered elementary. He could now produce three overlapping shadows with a single strike, increasing the power by a little more than double.

Jiang Han's realm reached the ninth level of the Violet Palace Realm. With the use of Berserk Force and the superposition of the Sevenfold Blade, his power was terrifying, probably comparable to a martial artist at the third or fourth level of the Profound Abyss Realm.

There was joy and also sorrow.

Ten days ago, Jiang Han reached the ninth level of the Violet Palace Realm, but in these ten days, he had secluded himself multiple times, yet he was unable to open the Profound Abyss Secret.

He sought advice from Jiang Lang, who told him not to rush, as this was not something that could be achieved through effort alone.

Most people get stuck when breaking through to a major realm. Many disciples in the pavilion even remained at the ninth level of the Violet Palace Realm for several years.

The more anxious one was, the more impossible it was to open the secret. On the contrary, sometimes it would open easily unintentionally.

Humans are the spirit of all things. It is said that the human body is a natural treasure. As long as one delves into it with dedication, one can constantly become stronger.

If one can completely open the nine secrets and construct the nine altars, one can reach the Imperishable Realm, possessing the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, and possessing an immortal and indestructible body.

This is the consensus of the martial artists of the Nine Provinces Continent, and the martial arts cultivation system comes from this.

Opening the nine secrets and constructing the nine altars would allow one to reach the Imperishable Realm, possessing the combat power to destroy the heavens and the earth.

Jiang Han knew the approximate location of the Profound Abyss Secret!

His Violet Palace Secret altar had been successfully constructed, giving him the foundation to open the Profound Abyss Secret.

It was just that he had not yet found that door and could not open this secret.

Jiang Han patted his chest in front of Zuo Yiyi, promising to break through to the Profound Abyss Realm in three months, but now two months had passed, and he was inevitably a little anxious.

Seeing Jiang Han's worried expression, Jiang Lang stood up and said, "Little Hanhan, don't think too much. How about I take you to Dark City to relax? Maybe you'll get some inspiration and easily open the Profound Abyss Secret?"

"Okay!"

Jiang Han thought about it. It wasn't a solution to stay cooped up. Dark City was famous, and he wanted to see it for himself.

He got up and told Jiang Li a few words, telling her to follow Niu Meng when it was time to eat, and then walked out with Jiang Lang.

As soon as the two of them went out, they were spotted by the people of the Broken Army Squad. At first, the people of the Broken Army Squad thought they were going down the mountain and were about to report to Han Lin, but they didn't expect the two of them to go straight to South City.

In South City Square, there were two teleportation arrays, one black and one white. Both teleportation arrays were guarded by Yunmeng Pavilion disciples.

Jiang Lang threw two Profound Stones to the guarding disciple and led Jiang Han into the black teleportation array.

The guarding disciple activated the teleportation array. A flash of white light passed, and Jiang Han felt a slight dizziness. The scene in front of him changed, and he actually appeared in an underground city.

"This?"

Jiang Han looked around and saw that the ceiling, three zhang above, was all black stone. He couldn't help but ask, "Is Dark City underground?"

"Yes, all Dark Cities are underground!"

Jiang Lang led Jiang Han out of the teleportation array, explaining as he walked, "There are at least a thousand Dark Cities throughout the Nine Provinces Continent, all built underground. Remember one thing: you must never kill anyone in Dark City. Otherwise, even the Pavilion Master will surely die, and even injuring someone will be severely punished."

"Dark City is that strong?"

Jiang Han secretly clicked his tongue, but thinking about being able to build thousands of Dark Cities on the Nine Provinces Continent...

This was indeed not something that ordinary forces could do. The force behind Dark City should be the top force in the Nine Provinces Continent.

This Dark City was not very big. What came into view was a huge square. Around the square were four streets, and there were many buildings on the streets, all lit with torches, illuminating the entire Dark City.

Although this place was underground, it did not feel stuffy. Walking inside, Jiang Han felt that this place was similar to the South City of Yunmeng City at night.

"This street is a place for eating, drinking, and having fun!"

Jiang Lang pointed to a street on the south side and said, "As long as you have Profound Stones, you can eat, drink, and play whatever you want. Basically, everything can be satisfied."

"Even if you want to eat the meat of a seventh-order demon beast, they can get it for you. If you want to play with quintuplets, give them a few months, and they can deliver them to you."

"..."

Jiang Han rolled his eyes speechlessly. This Jiang Lang was really dissolute, good at having fun…

Jiang Lang pointed to North Street and said, "This side is Assassin Street. You can post missions here, and you can also accept missions here. There are more than a dozen assassin organizations on this street. The most famous assassin organizations in the Nine Provinces Continent all have branches in Dark City."

Jiang Lang pointed to West Street and said, "West Street sells all kinds of Profound Weapons, Profound Pills, Profound Materials, Divine Talismans, etc. If you have enough Profound Stones, you can even buy a low-grade Heaven Rank Profound Weapon."

Jiang Lang finally pointed to East Street and introduced, "This street is more chaotic and belongs to Free Street. There are no shops. You can set up your own stall to sell any treasures you have. If you are interested, you can try to find a bargain."

"Of course, if you don't have the eye, it's easy to get cheated. Dark City absolutely forbids fighting. If you get cheated, you can only blame yourself for being unlucky."

After Jiang Lang finished introducing, he led Jiang Han straight to South Street. This was a street for eating, drinking, and having fun, and it was also the liveliest street in Dark City.

On the street, Jiang Han saw many people of all kinds, some in the Violet Palace Realm, and some in the Profound Abyss Realm.

There were also some strong people with strong blood and energy and amazing aura, who were very likely experts in the Mountain Sea Realm.

Jiang Han followed Jiang Lang in a low-key manner and took a stroll, which was eye-opening.

Jiang Lang took him to a big meal, which cost several Profound Stones. Then he took him to a gambling house to play a game of stone gambling.

Jiang Lang spent fifty Profound Stones to buy five large, black stones, but when they were cut open, there was nothing inside. He played a lonely game…

"Let's go back, don't play anymore!"

Jiang Lang wanted to buy more raw stones, but Jiang Han quickly pulled him away.

He felt that these gambling houses were all scams. If he continued to play, Jiang Han was afraid that Jiang Lang would lose all his pants.

"What do you know? One cut to poverty, one cut to riches, one cut to immortality!"

Jiang Lang muttered with some dissatisfaction, "Jiang Han, I'm not bragging, I once cut out a piece of Profound Crystal the size of a fingernail, worth 60,000 Profound Stones."

"Okay, you're awesome!"

Jiang Han smiled helplessly and said, "I'm worried that if you keep playing, we won't even have the money for the teleportation array back. I don't have any Profound Stones on me. At that time, we can only sell ourselves in Yichun Courtyard to earn travel expenses…"

"Yichun Courtyard?"

Jiang Lang suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he leaned close to Jiang Han's ear with a lewd look and said:

"Little Hanhan, how about I arrange something for you at Yichun Courtyard? Think about it—isn't the reason you can't open the Profound Abyss Secret because you can't find where the Profound Abyss Secret is located?"

"If you can't find the door, how can you get in? Perhaps…when you open a door in Yichun Courtyard, the door to the Profound Abyss Secret will quietly open?"