A white crane could carry around ten people.
This wasn’t to say that white cranes couldn’t carry more people, but that they were also graded by level.
Depending on the price, one could choose different white cranes.
When Xu Zii and Ji Ruobing stepped onto the back of a white crane, the other eight seats were already filled with people.
The two settled into their seats slightly.
Hundreds of white cranes simultaneously took flight, soaring toward the direction of the Destruction Realm.
The sky was as if it had been washed, pure and azure.
As the white cranes flapped their wings, the high-flying clouds were split apart, as though they were scattering in front of one’s eyes.
Such a scene wasn’t common in the dreary autumn rains.
It lifted one’s spirits considerably.
"Are you all heading to the Destruction Realm?" an old man sitting beside them asked with a smile.
Next to the old man sat an elderly woman; the two seed to be a couple, snuggled together, looking very affectionate.
"Yes," a sowhat simple-looking man beside them responded with a smile.
"I hear that the Destruction Realm has been restless recently," the old man continued.
"You all should be careful."
"We are going to the Destruction Realm precisely because of that," the big man said with a laugh.
Hearing the big man’s words, a man with his hair tied back who sat holding the Curved Blade, his face stern and silent, suddenly snorted coldly.
With a disdainful look, he said, "There are always so who want to try their luck without any real strength. Going there is tantamount to courting death."
"Who says I have no strength?" the big man retorted.
"In our Niu Family Manor, I defeated everyone and was unmatched."
"Niu Family Manor?" The man with his hair tied back’s look of disdain deepened.
"I’m afraid it’s so isolated small mountain village, without any broader perspective."
"You needn’t worry about that," the big man said indifferently.
"There’s been a breach in the Form Blood Space, and the Destruction Master has issued a reward; anyone can join."
"Alas, what a waste of a good life," the man with the sword sighed.
"You’re not going for the Form Blood Space, are you?" Ji Ruobing asked Xu Zii, her inquiry probing.
Before, Ji Ruobing had not paid attention to the Destruction Realm, but seeing so many people heading there now, it was clear sothing had happened.
"Sort of, sort of not," Xu Zii replied ambiguously.
He was going for the Ancient Heavenly Court, and the Form Blood Space was just sothing incidental.
"You just ntioned sothing about the Form Blood Space; what’s that?" Xu Zii asked the big man.
"Could you explain in detail?"
"Here cos another seeking death," the man with tied-back hair sneered.
"No harm telling you, since the situation in the Destruction Realm is well known by now.
Once you get there, you’ll understand," the big man replied with a smile.
"You should know the Sealing Ground of the Form Blood Space is located within our Supre Domain’s Destruction Realm.
I won’t go into detail about that.
The Destruction Realm has been, since ancient tis, a land symbolizing destruction.
Even the Imperial Rule Immortal Sect hesitates to be involved with that place.
Hence everyone calls the being governing that place the Destruction Master."
The big man paused to collect his thoughts before continuing, "Recently, it seems a fissure appeared in the seal of the Form Blood Space.
While the crack was swiftly resealed, a small number of Form Blood Beasts escaped out."
"So, you are going to capture the Form Blood Beasts," Xu Zii finally realized.
He had thought that there was a problem with the Ancient Heavenly Court.
"Indeed, a notice has been issued in the Land of Destruction; whoever captures a Form Blood Beast will beco a lifelong friend of the Land of Destruction,"
the burly man said excitedly, "and each person will also receive Longevity Brew personally brewed by the lord of the Land of Destruction."
"Longevity Brew?" Xu Zii asked in surprise.
"What is that?"
"You don’t know?" the burly man quickly explained.
"It’s a rare item that can allow one’s spirit to wander eternally.
Rumor has it that consuming a large amount of Longevity Brew can even lead to understanding the Fate Principle."
"Fate, one of the ultimate powers, you’re kidding," Ji Ruobing said sowhat disbelievingly.
"That’s sothing you don’t understand. It’s said that the Longevity Brew is on the list of everything under heaven."
The burly man continued, "Everything under heaven, that’s a list from beyond the skies.
There’s a legend that the Longevity Brew cos from above."
As the burly man spoke, he mysteriously pointed toward the sky above.
"You know about this?" Xu Zii asked with a smile.
Heaven Beyond Heavens, everything under heaven.
This burly man’s identity doesn’t seem simple, and what exactly is this Niu Family Manor.
"Don’t underestimate ," the burly man replied with a laugh.
The elder who had spoken earlier quickly added, "He’s right, that Longevity Brew indeed has the effect of allowing one to understand the Fate Principle.
Rumor has it that it’s the essence condensed from the Tree of Eternity.
Although the difficulty of understanding it is imnse, it indeed has happened."
Hearing the conversations of the few, Xu Zii thanked them and then nodded.
It seed this trip would be quite lively.
There had been no incidents on the way, and the journey had been peaceful.
The group sat on the back of the white crane because, although the journey from Immortal City to the Land of Destruction was not considered long,
it did take about two days.
The group was indeed able to settle down and enjoy both the sunset and sunrise.
Finally, by noon on the second day, the white crane had almost reached the edge of the Land of Destruction.
Looking down from the sky, one could clearly see that the Land of Destruction and the outside world were two extres.
The ground in the Land of Destruction was black as if it had been scorched by a great fire.
The firmant above was equally dark.
Even the air carried a hint of decay.
The ground was barren, not a blade of grass in sight, utterly desolate and chilling.
There weren’t many people in this land, and occasionally one might see vultures soaring overhead, searching for carrion as food.
"We are headed to the City of Destruction in the Land of Destruction," Ji Ruobing explained on the side.
"Tell about the situation of the Land of Destruction," Xu Zii said.
"It’s not much, really. The City of Destruction is the largest city here. About eighty percent of the residents gather in this place.
It is ruled by the lord of the Land of Destruction," Ji Ruobing said.
"The other areas, like the borders of the Land of Destruction, might occasionally have so tribes, coming together or splitting apart, hardly worth ntioning."
"And what might this lord of the Land of Destruction be?" Xu Zii inquired.
"That I do not know. It is said that since the inception of the Land of Destruction, the lord of the Land of Destruction has existed.
He is the true ruler of this land," Ji Ruobing replied.
"No one knows his origins. Under the lord of the Land of Destruction, there are eight War Gods, each acting in his stead to manage this land.
Yet he himself is like the Divine Dragon, often heard of but never seen, shrouded in secrecy."
"Interesting," Xu Zii smiled.
At last, the white crane entered the Land of Destruction and sped across this gloomy land.
From afar, the group gazed upon a city standing upon the earth.
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