Battle Through the Heavens: Soul Travels Through Clouds and Mountains, Becoming a Winning Artist

Chapter 44 Chaos Arises in Black Seal City

Counterintuitively, even in a chaotic place like the Black Corner, there are large cities teeming with people.

The destination of Yun Congxin and the others, Black Seal City, is such a large city. The local tyrant is called Eight Doors, and the famous Black Seal Auction House is one of its properties.

Rather than calling the Black Seal Auction House a landmark of Black Seal City, it's more accurate to say that Black Seal City is merely a dumpling wrapped by the Eight Gates for the sake of the Black Seal Auction House. The Black Seal Auction House is located in the very center of the city; it can be seen from any corner of Black Seal City, and no matter which road you take, you will inevitably pass by it.

"That's spectacular..."

Even Guhe, who was used to the bustling Mittel Auction House in the capital, couldn't help but sigh when he saw the Black Seal Auction House.

The exterior walls of the Black Seal Auction House are entirely made of obsidian, a natural glass that, despite its black color, reflects sunlight. At midday, with the sun at its brightest, the obsidian walls perfectly showcase the iridescent black of the black, beautiful yet not glaring, lending the entire auction house an air of luxury and grandeur.

At each entrance to the auction house, dozens of people guarded the area. The weakest among them possessed the strength of a Battle Master, while the leader was a high-level Grand Battle Master—the kind of person who could be a family head in Wutan City...

The fact that even the gatekeepers are so powerful demonstrates the strength of the Eight Doors and shows how much they value the Black Seal Auction House, their cash cow.

Yun Congxin, Xiao Yu, and Gu He each donned a large black robe and stood away from the crowd, looking at the Black Seal Auction House, with no intention of going inside.

They had already inquired and found out that the large-scale auction that Yun Congxin had been looking forward to was in seven days; they had arrived early.

Yun Congxin frowned and racked her brains for a long time before finally matching the time.

Although the Xiao family's move took some time, compared to the original story, Yun Congxin's trip saved them the time of being chased and running around the map—they came directly on flying magical beasts.

So, in the end, Yun Congxin and the others arrived earlier than stated in the original text.

"What should we do? Let's find a hotel to stay in first?" Furukawa suggested.

"What?" Yun Congxin didn't listen carefully. He was watching an impromptu street boxing match. The two fighters quickly escalated from a brawl to a full-blown fight, with punches landing and blood flying everywhere.

"I said, shouldn't we find a place to stay first!" Gu He said helplessly. "Since we got here, there's been this kind of fighting almost every day. Don't you get tired of watching it?"

Yun Congxin chuckled: "It's not quite the same. Look at that kid, his blood attribute battle qi and the cultivation technique he uses are a bit strange. I haven't figured it out yet."

To be honest, Yun Shan had spent his entire life confined to the tiny Jia Ma Empire, and his knowledge was nowhere near that of a true expert like Yao Lao, who had traversed the entire Dou Qi Continent. He was only able to discern that the blood-attribute Dou Qi practitioner's cultivation method was incorrect based on Yun Congxin's own deductions, not on the memories left by Yun Shan.

The life-or-death struggle ended quickly. Gu He frowned as he watched the victorious blood-attribute youth slit the throat of the dead and drink the blood in a disgusting manner.

Xiao Yu looked frightened and grabbed Yun Congxin's arm.

As for Yun Congxin, he has finally figured things out.

"The Blood Sect's techniques?" he guessed.

Such street fights are commonplace in the Black Corner Region, and few pedestrians even glance at them. Those who stop to watch, like Yun Congxin, are considered oddities.

"What are you looking at!" The man looked up, his face covered in blood, and said fiercely.

Seeing that he had gotten himself into trouble while watching the show, Yun Congxin didn't hesitate. A silent wind blade flashed by, taking the man's life. Yun Congxin beckoned with his finger, and the nimble wind took the storage ring from the man's hand and presented it to Yun Congxin.

"Let's go, let's find a place to stay." After rummaging through the man's storage ring, Yun Congxin easily found the cultivation technique he wanted. He casually tossed the storage ring aside and said this.

After Yun Congxin and the other two left, a small but significant fight broke out here in order to seize the storage ring with its extremely small storage space.

This is the Black Corner Region. Elsewhere, this would be called chaos, but here it's just everyday life.

"Innkeeper, I'd like to stay at your place." Upon arriving at an inn also owned by the Eight Doors, Yun Congxin stepped forward and said this.

"How many guests would you like to have?" the innkeeper asked without looking up.

"Three rooms, three people."

"Ten gold coins per room per day. How many days will you be staying, sir?"

"I haven't decided yet, but let's stay for a month first," Yun Congxin said, tossing a card onto the table.

The shopkeeper looked up and saw the card in front of him; his previous arrogant attitude vanished instantly.

With a fawning smile, he said, "It is an honor to have such distinguished guests at our humble establishment. The sect leader has decreed that all guests of the Black Seal Auction House at level two or above are exempt from room fees. I was blind to your greatness and have been negligent; please forgive me."

His initial arrogance followed by his later obsequiousness is laughable.

The reason for the shopkeeper's drastic change in attitude was naturally because Yun Congxin had tossed him a Level 1 VIP card. Holders of such cards were either experts at the Dou Wang level or alchemists of rank 5 or higher. After arriving in Black Seal City, Yun Congxin immediately disguised himself as a rogue cultivator with only Dou Wang strength to appraise treasures at the auction house, precisely for this convenience.

"Mr. Yun, why are the hotels here so expensive?" Xiao Yu asked in a low voice, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper who had led the way quickly explained, "Miss, you don't know this, but our Eight Doors shop is different from others. Our customers are absolutely safe here! Neither street thieves nor bandits dare to cause trouble here. Therefore, our prices are naturally a little higher. Look at those martial arts masters at the door; without financial backing, they wouldn't have such strong and thorough security, would they?"

"The shops in this Black Corner Region are a complete mess. Leaving aside the shady establishments that rip off customers, even the ordinary shops, a melting pot of all sorts, house quite a few powerful figures. Aside from the few hotels under our Eight Gates, which shop doesn't have a few unfortunate souls lying in its backyard garbage dump? Which shop isn't stained with blood?"

"Of course, with your strength, you don't need their protection. You chose us, surely for some peace and quiet, am I right?"

"The Black Corner Region is full of reckless madmen. Even if their strength is as weak as a mosquito, it is still unpleasant to be constantly bothered by such mosquitoes."

"Here, I can guarantee that those annoying insects will absolutely not bother you gentlemen. The Eight Doors will give you guests a wonderful experience, as if you were living outside the Black Corner Region."

"The rooms for the three of you are just ahead. Please come in."