Chapter 182

Chapter 182: Hall of Myriad Arts

The Bronze Eye that had never reacted no matter how Li Shuang handled it now glowed with a soft, lustrous light.

Li Shuang grew even more curious. [What is going on with this thing? Could it be tied to my Golden Core? Is it… my Soul Golden Core?]

Su Mu spoke, a little surprised: “You actually formed a Soul Golden Core already?”

Li Shuang’s expression shifted as she asked: “Senior Su, do you recognize this thing?”

Su Mu nodded and lowered his voice: “It isn’t rare, especially in the Central Continent. Talented disciples there are often gifted one of these. I didn’t recognize yours at first because it had been without a master for a long time and lost its spirit. When you formed your Soul Golden Core, you created a strange connection with it and reactivated the Bronze Eye.”

“Something from the Central Continent?” Li Shuang grew even more amazed.

The Central Continent was the unquestioned holy land of cultivation. Many cultivators on the Nanlan Continent grew up hearing legends about it. Yet the world was vast. The Central Continent was ringed by the Boundless Sea. If cultivators from the Four Border Continents wished to reach it, they either needed shocking luck or the absolute strength to cross the Boundless Sea. Both were very difficult. Most cultivators would live their whole lives on their own continent. And this Bronze Eye actually came from the Central Continent.

“Senior Su, you know this item? Did the founding Ancestor also travel to the Central Continent back then?” Li Shuang asked, unable to hold back her curiosity.

Su Mu smiled: “It was the fabled holy land of cultivation. With how much he loved lively places, how could he not go?”

Founding Ancestor? Loved lively places?

A curious light flashed in Li Shuang’s eyes. In both rumor and records, that Ancestor was a peerless genius who led the Sword Sect’s rise and left many legendary stories. Because he cultivated the Emotionless Path, every story painted him as cold and quiet. Yet Senior Su said he loved lively scenes?

Su Mu did not continue on that topic as he said calmly: “Since you’ve activated this Bronze Eye, it means you have fate with it. It’s just a medium. Now that you have a Soul Golden Core, you can perform Soul Projection ahead of time, something usually only possible at the Divine Transformation Stage. Use your soul power to bind the Bronze Eye.”

Li Shuang nodded.

Last time she trained, she was far from forming a Soul Golden Core. This time, she had gone through many hardships that tempered her soul. She had also learned a Soul Method. With several factors together, she formed the Soul Golden Core and gained this chance.

From what Senior Su said, binding the Bronze Eye would not harm her. It was the perfect way to peek at the daily lives of geniuses from the Central Continent.

Li Shuang placed the Bronze Eye on her palm and touched it with her soul power. It truly seemed fated with her; the moment her soul power soaked in, the Bronze Eye blazed with light.

The next instant, a strong pull came over her.

Her soul felt like it was slipping free of her body. Startled, she thought, [What is happening?]

Su Mu’s voice arrived at the right time: “Relax. Go and take a look at that world.”

Li Shuang steadied her mind, relaxed completely, and let her soul be drawn into the Bronze Eye.

After a slight wave of dizziness, she found her footing. At once, many voices filled her ears.

“I’ve got the demon core of a Fifth Tier Demonic Beast I just hunted, anyone interested?”

“Check out mine, the bones of a Seventh Tier Blaze Tiger! Top material for brewing spirit wine.”

“One mysterious inheritance, only a thousand high-grade spirit stones. Do you dare to gamble?”

The world became noisy in an instant.

Shocked, Li Shuang looked ahead. She first calmed down and checked her own state. Her soul had entered this world while her body still sat in the secret chamber. Yet she could sense everything in the real world.

With a thought, a spirit stone appeared in her hand. She had taken it from her own storage bag. Her eyes grew even stranger. She could bring things from the real world into this one. With another thought, she brought in a jade slip.

“This is the Myriad Arts City,” Su Mu’s voice sounded again: “Not everyone likes to be high profile. Geniuses in the Central Continent all have their secrets. They don’t want others to learn their details, so the Myriad Arts City was created. Here, no one’s face can be seen, and no one knows who anyone is. All trades made here are protected by rules, and no one can go back on them.”

“As the years passed, Myriad Arts City became a major place for these geniuses to trade things that must stay hidden.”

“At the same time, many cultivators gather here, each with their own methods. It has become a base for discussing techniques and the Dao. Many of the younger generation in the Central Continent like to stay here, to meet people from everywhere and learn the methods of the world.”

All arts gathered.

See people from everywhere.

Understand the world’s methods.

Looking at the huge city before her, Li Shuang felt her heart stir. The Nanlan Continent was remote. There, she was always called a genius. But once she reached the Central Continent, what level would she truly be at? Before, she could only guess. Now, through Myriad Arts City, she could truly glimpse the level of the Central Continent’s real geniuses.

“To enter Myriad Arts City, the bare minimum is a Soul Golden Core,” Su Mu continued: “And to form a Soul Golden Core, you must have learned at least one Soul Method.”

Walking the bustling streets, Li Shuang still jolted even though she had tried to prepare herself. She dared say that among the Sword Sect’s young disciples, she was the only one who had formed a Soul Golden Core. Even if you added the five other great sects together, they might not have a second young disciple with one. But here? In this one city, she had already seen hundreds, maybe thousands. All of them had formed a Soul Golden Core. The difference between the two continents stood before her for the first time in a way she could not ignore.

Standing in the middle of the street, listening to the lively sounds all around, Li Shuang let a faint smile touch her lips. The geniuses of the Central Continent. She was very much looking forward to meeting them.