Chapter 462: The Only City in the Lower Realm
Lin Mo Yu followed Jia Lan Lie Yang into the fortress. As Han Dong’er’s aura continued to rise, it gradually stabilized at around the level of an 80-level peak profession. Jia Lan Lie Yang’s expression showed joy, knowing that Han Dong’er’s poisoning had truly been resolved.
"It seems the effect of the Venomous Dragon’s spinal fluid is quite good. I don’t know if it will work on corpse poison as well."
"There’s a chance to try it out."
Lin Mo Yu thought of the human race’s divine-level experts who had saved him in the Corpse Realm in the end. A drop of water returns a burst of spring - as long as there was an opportunity, Lin Mo Yu would try his best to save them.
This hope was extremely slim, even Antares had told him it was impossible. But Lin Mo Yu had never thought of giving up.
Lin Mo Yu asked, "Brother Lie Yang, could you tell me about the situation under the ice layer of the Qinghai Grasslands?"
"Of course, no problem!"
Now Jia Lan Lie Yang regarded Lin Mo Yu as a divine figure. He would answer any question.
Jia Lan Lie Yang had been wandering in the lower realm for many years and knew more than Lin Mo Yu.
The Qinghai Grasslands had a layer of permafrost one meter below. It was usually invisible because of the grasslands on top. Due to the special properties of the Qinghai Grasslands, any attack would be absorbed by the entire grassland and then reflected back. The stronger the attack, the more intense the reflection.
Unless the attack was powerful enough to destroy the entire Qinghai Grasslands, the ice layer underneath could not be seen. It could be said that the one-meter-thick grassland protected the ice layer.
However, the monsters living on the Qinghai Grasslands were not affected by the grassland’s reflective properties.
To see the ice layer, one way was to wait for the monsters to drink water. The monsters would melt the grasslands and ice layer, exposing the ice layer at that time.
The ice layer was not as sturdy as the grasslands. As long as the attack power was sufficient, it could be broken through. According to Jia Lan Lie Yang, any profession above level 80 could basically do it.
Lin Mo Yu calculated that without activating the [Mighty Soldier] state, he might not be able to do it.
His combat power was formidable, but in terms of instantaneous burst damage, he was still inferior to top professionals.
The attribute gap was too significant. An 80-level peak professional, even a rare profession, would have attributes exceeding one million. Warriors could have strength attributes over 500,000. Coupled with various state effects, equipment enhancements, and skill enhancements, their instantaneous burst damage would far exceed the Skeleton Berserk.
This method was not feasible, leaving only the second method - waiting for the ice layer to crack open by chance.
This was what Jia Lan Lie Yang had encountered before. Han Dong’er was injured and poisoned by a monster called the Longsword Dragonfish under the ice layer.
The Longsword Dragonfish resembled the Lantern Dragonfish they were looking for, except its head had a sword-like protrusion instead of a lantern. It was also a Lord-level BOSS with high aggression.
As for other details, Jia Lan Lie Yang was uncertain.
However, Lin Mo Yu learned that the thickness of the ice layer was about 50 meters.
Han Dong’er’s aura continued rising, now reaching around level 40. She had been injured for a long time, so her recovery would also take some time.
Lin Mo Yu pondered for a moment and asked, "Is it possible to enter from the bottom of the sea?"
The Qinghai Grasslands bordered the Azure Dragon Sea connected to the eastern continent.
In theory, the Azure Dragon Sea could lead to the bottom of the Qinghai Grasslands.
Jia Lan Lie Yang shook his head, "It’s not possible. People have tried before, diving thousands of meters deep, but they only encountered the ice layer."
"You can think of the entire Qinghai Grasslands as a huge block of ice."
"There’s just an additional layer of grassland on top of it."
Lin Mo Yu finally had a complete understanding of the Qinghai Grasslands and became even more interested in it.
After the Poison Marsh experience, he felt that there must be secrets underneath the Qinghai Grasslands.
However, he currently lacked the strength to explore it and would have to wait until the future.
After chatting for a while, Han Dong’er’s aura finally stabilized.
She was also a profession above level 80, not much weaker than Jia Lan Lie Yang.
A top pharmacist above level 80 was rare, and she might even have the potential to become a divine-level pharmacist in the future.
In that regard, Han Dong’er was far more valuable than Jia Lan Lie Yang.
When Jia Lan Lie Yang brought the fully recovered Han Dong’er out, it caused another stir in the fortress...
The Azure Dragon Continent, the easternmost part of the lower realm of the Ancient Battlefield, was said to be the most ancient continent. It seemed to have some connection with the Shenxia Empire.
When Jia Lan Lie Yang introduced it that way, Lin Mo Yu’s first thought was not about the Shenxia Empire, but rather that it might be related to ancient China.
After all, the source rune skills he obtained were written in ancient Chinese characters.
The teleportation formation on the Azure Dragon Continent was built on a cliff because this was one of the safer areas on the continent, with few people or monsters appearing.
Not far away was a city belonging to the Shenxia Empire, where the Jia Lan Guild was located.
Besides the Jia Lan Guild’s teleportation formation, there were several other formations nearby, all owned by various civilian forces of the Shenxia Empire.
Only official Shenxia Empire forces were allowed to build teleportation formations within the city for security reasons.
Standing on the cliff, Lin Mo Yu could see the Azure Dragon Sea.
The vast Azure Dragon Sea had a bluish-green color. The seawater crashed against the cliffs and bounced back, colliding with the undercurrents to create a unique scene of surging waves.
Jia Lan Lie Yang said, "I don’t know why people call it the Azure Dragon Sea. Some say the waves look like dragons, but to me, they look more like snakes. What kind of dragon looks like that?"
Lin Mo Yu squinted his eyes, thinking to himself, "It’s the dragon from Chinese legends, not the ones here."
The waves did resemble the dragons described in Chinese mythology.
After watching for a while, the two headed towards the city.
"Only our Shenxia Empire has the ability to build cities in the lower realm."
"Other forces like the Eagle Nation, Cherry Blossom Nation, Cabbage Nation, and some other messy groups can’t do it."
"Do you know why, Brother Lin?"
Lin Mo Yu naturally knew - the land of the Ancient Battlefield had self-repairing abilities.
No matter what was done on the surface, it would quickly revert to its original state.
Seeing that Lin Mo Yu didn’t respond, Jia Lan Lie Yang continued, "It’s because the Shenxia Empire has semi-divine powerhouses, while other nations don’t."
"Only semi-divine powerhouses have the ability to alter the land here and establish cities on it."
Jia Lan Lie Yang spoke with deep pride.
Lin Mo Yu observed the land, indeed different from elsewhere.
So semi-divine powerhouses could even change the land of the Ancient Battlefield.
The Azure Dragon Ancient City lived up to its name, exuding an ancient aura with a history of over a thousand years.
It was established by a semi-divine powerhouse during the founding of the Shenxia Empire.
That semi-divine powerhouse later disappeared for unknown reasons, but the ancient city remained. Other nations could only look on enviously, not daring to attack the city.
Provoking the Shenxia Empire meant facing the wrath of the current era’s only semi-divine powerhouse. No one wanted such trouble.
"The Azure Dragon Ancient City has a teleportation formation that can transport people to the eastern, southern, and northern regions of the Azure Dragon Continent."
"Unfortunately, I don’t have the qualifications to use the formation in the ancient city. At least a six-star colonel is required."
Jia Lan Lie Yang continued introducing details to Lin Mo Yu.
Entering the Azure Dragon Ancient City gave Lin Mo Yu a sense of being back in the human realm.
The city was bustling with activity, filled with level 70 and above professionals.
There were even places to accept quests and training halls.
The Shenxia Empire’s military had dispatched a large force to maintain order in the city.
Lin Mo Yu asked, "If I want to go to the Northern Wind and Thunder Continent, would it be much faster to go through the teleportation formation?"
Jia Lan Lie Yang replied, "Naturally, it would save at least ten thousand kilometers of travel."
"And those ten thousand kilometers are not safe."
"The monsters in the Azure Dragon Continent may be slightly weaker than those in the Wild Continent, but there are still quite a few level 80 BOSSes."
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and slapped his forehead. "I forgot about your strength, Brother Lin. You could kill the Venomous Dragon at level 85. These monsters would be nothing to you."
"You just need to be wary of the few World BOSSes."
Lin Mo Yu kept his capabilities to himself.
He could kill the Venomous Dragon, but only by pushing himself to the limit.
If the Venomous Dragon had been slightly more cunning, he would have been helpless.
Since teleportation formations were available, Lin Mo Yu naturally chose to use them.
Jia Lan Lie Yang, unaware of Lin Mo Yu’s thoughts, led him to a store to buy a map. "We should get a map first. It will definitely be useful in the lower realm."
The stores here were also officially operated by the Shenxia Empire, with many people queuing outside.
However, there was an empty passage to one side.
Lin Mo Yu asked, "Why is no one using that passage?"
Jia Lan Lie Yang explained, "That’s the officer-exclusive passage, specifically for colonels and above."
"This place is under military management, so officers receive some privileges."
Lin Mo Yu immediately headed towards that passage. "Then let’s use that one."