One person above Qing Huang Ting

Chapter 929 Time Has Passed, the World Has Changed

"Oh, right, there's one last thing to do."

As Hu Xiuwu was leaving, he smiled and used the Spring Nourishing Sword to cleave through the void and call out to the Jianmu Divine Tree.

In the darkness of the void, tender green branches peek out from the deep void.

Dividing rhizomes, they take root in the soil, turn their heads towards the sun, and grow wildly.

The sacred tree came at the invitation, and its growing branches entered the Black Myth World. With growth characteristics similar to those of a banyan tree, it grew roots in the Black Myth World and took root there.

The sacred tree took root, strengthening its connection with the Heavenly Dao of the Black Myth and consolidating the supernatural powers inherent in the Jianmu tree, making the connection between the mortal realm and the Black Myth world even closer.

The order and rules of the mortal world were transmitted to the Heavenly Dao of the Black Myth world through the Jianmu passage.

The Heavenly Dao of the Mortal Realm imparted the [Demon Test] to the Heavenly Dao of the Black Myth.
From now on, all mortals who wish to ascend to immortality or become gods will, in addition to the three calamities and nine tribulations, also need to undergo the "Demon Trial," which will test their true nature and heart. Only after passing the Demon Trial can they ascend to become immortals and attain godhood.

Hu Xiuwu has achieved his goal, and the three realms of Black Myth no longer need his help.

There is always a way out in life.

He left behind only the laws and rules governing the Black Myth world. At the very least, mortals in the Black Myth world who want to ascend to immortality need to pass the Nova Trial. Those who are too greedy, too demonic, or talented but lack virtue will no longer possess the power to turn the tide of fate.

At least the world of Dark Myth will not degenerate back into its dark and cruel undertones.

Hu Xiuwu was gratified: "This is the real end."

Turn and leave.

Not a single wisp of cloud was disturbed.

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"Quick, run! If that Du Tong catches us, we're finished!"

Several masked, baseball cap-wearing individuals appeared calm and collected, their hands in their pockets and their feet marked with talismans. They ran faster than motorcycles, swift as leopards and as fast as horses.

They sped through the crowd at an extraordinary speed, yet the people on the street remained calm and unperturbed, as if it were nothing out of the ordinary. There were even faster figures among them, their feet glowing with divine light—phantom-like figures in human form, the 'Yellow-Robed Backpack Generals'.

Many "blue-robed people" also violate regulations by leaping and bounding between skyscrapers in order to walk in a straight line and shorten their travel time.

However, the security guards at the entrances of office buildings and the gates of upscale residential areas are no ordinary people. Each of them has solid qigong skills, holds a steel fork, and is proficient in fork techniques, creating a sky full of fork shadows with every move.

Among them, the outstanding security captain is even more capable of concentrating his energy into his fork, unleashing a powerful aura that stretches for tens of feet, completely sealing off the gate and making it impenetrable.

Only a figure like the King of the Mountain, who stands tall amidst yellow and blue robes, leaving no trace like snow after a fall, and who sees a towering building as flat as the ground, could break through the defenses.

If even just the food delivery and security guard jobs are so fantastical and martial arts-like, imagine what other industries are like.

Simply using the armored horse to move swiftly is not a particularly unusual act here, and it doesn't even exceed the speed limit.

This magical, dreamlike place is the first clearly identified capital city of extraordinary beings.

New Sky Island, Hundred Mile City.

In just over five years, Baili City came alive with sound, people flowed through the streets, the city was no longer quiet, and it truly came to life, becoming a world-renowned metropolis.

Almost all the residents of Baili City are extraordinary individuals. The few ordinary people are mostly researchers, employees of large corporations, and some military attachés and civilian officials from embassies.

This place houses embassies from every country in the world that can communicate with their homeland. It also boasts the world's most miraculous medicines, magical artifacts with extraordinary abilities, and a dazzling array of byproducts from extraordinary individuals and their powers.

Here you can customize the most exquisite components, build the most robust luxury vehicles, and create bulletproof suits like those in movies.

All the Fortune 500 companies have branches in Baili City, supplying orders to all the alchemy workshops, sword forging shops, and pill refining workshops in the city.

Eastern sword forging shops can not only forge swords, but also use large and small hammers to hammer out complex components that are difficult to machine even with the most precise lathes. They can even improve the metallic properties of the components during the shaping process.

As for the potions produced by the alchemy workshop and the pills produced by the elixir refinery, they were so rare that they were almost always snapped up as soon as they were put on the shelves.

As for the Southern Ming Dragon Armor from Baili City, it is an even more valuable material than gold. In the fields of scientific research and weapon crafting, many of its properties surpass those of gold, making it a superior substitute for gold. Many countries are buying it at high prices.

Although the Southern Ming dragon armor is a renewable resource that is half metal and half plant, it grows slowly.

Harvesting is restricted everywhere, and the official output is very scarce every year.

The annual economic output of Baili City is higher than the annual GDP of many small European countries.

Where interests converge, speculators will emerge, and even more so, those blinded by greed who will take risks.

Whether it's the Southern Ming Dragon Armor or the top-grade pills and magical artifacts produced in various markets, they are all hard currencies that can be bought for eight figures on the black market, or even used for bartering. They hold their value better than any artwork or cryptocurrency.

Even high-value artworks without any special function will attract thieves like the Pink Panther. The elixirs and magical artifacts produced in Baili City, as well as the Nanming Dragon Armor, which is comparable to gold in the world of supernatural beings, will naturally attract more people from the underworld to covet them in the shadows.

This group of mysterious people, who used the crowd to conceal their tracks, had just stolen the Southern Dragon Fire Ganoderma Pill from Qingcheng Pill House. This pill was made by using the Southern Dragon Earthly Fiend Fire erupted from the twelve Earthly Fiend Dragon Pillars and the Fire Spirit Mushroom purchased from Fengdu City.

This Southern Dragon Fire Mushroom Pill is the King of Pills launched by Qingcheng Pill House this year. It was made by the best alchemist in Qingcheng Mountain, using the best materials, the best timing, and the best fire.

It can enhance the cultivation of extraordinary individuals, and even ordinary people who consume it can prolong their lives and strengthen their kidneys and improve their virility.

Anything related to male enhancement and longevity is bound to be expensive.

This Southern Dragon Fire Mushroom Pill attracted numerous world-class conglomerates, including Behemoth, many of whom were already eager to compete at the auction.

However, it wasn't just the wealthy tycoons who had their eyes on this elixir; even those lurking in the shadows were eyeing it.

The Southern Dragon Fire Ganoderma Pill was actually kept under the safekeeping measures of several elders from Qingcheng Mountain, along with the highest-level modern bank vault security.
It's been stolen!
After the initial panic, Qingcheng Mountain immediately called the police and sent a telegram back to China, summoning its members and hiring Jianghu Xiaozhan and Yaoxing Society to assist in the investigation.

Find out the details of this group. If you can handle it discreetly, do so as discreetly as possible. If you can handle it privately, then handle it privately!

Baili City follows domestic laws and the rules of the supernatural world.

Since they are not ordinary people, they cannot rely on the law and can only act according to the rules of the supernatural world.

Qingcheng Mountain also hated the group of thieves so much that it was bound to want to use Qingcheng Mountain's private punishment to 'test' these thieves!
Of course, that was under the condition that everything went smoothly. Qingcheng Mountain also knew that since this group of people were able to steal the Nanlong Fire Ganoderma Pill despite being surrounded, they must have made thorough preparations.

To ensure that the Nanlong Fire Ganoderma Pill did not truly disappear, Qingcheng Mountain immediately reported the case to Nadu!
Na Dutong manages Baili City, and if they want to catch this gang of thieves, they still need Na Dutong's help.

No one knows what kind of magic or technology it is, but nothing that happened in Baili City could be kept from Na Dutong. It's truly unbelievable!

'What's going on with these lackeys? I've completely changed my appearance, even my gait, how did they find us so quickly?!'

The middle-aged man, dressed in an ordinary white shirt, carrying a lightweight laptop bag, and wearing black-rimmed glasses, cursed inwardly when he noticed that Du Tong was secretly surrounding his masked accomplice in a hoodie.