205: Laibin City

The Jiedao Heavenly Pride Assembly concluded, and tens of millions of Cultivators departed Sky Battle City.

Initially, only several million Cultivators entered Sky Battle City to participate in the Assembly, but as news of Long Aotian and his group reaching the ninety-ninth floor of the Trial Tower spread, followed by the sensational news of tens of thousands of entry tokens being auctioned, a large number of Cultivators eager to join the excitement continuously poured in.

By the time the Assembly ended, the number of Cultivators gathered in Sky Battle City had surpassed fifty million.

Looking out, the entire Assembly square was densely packed with people.

Moreover, those who could enter the Jiedao Heavenly Pride Assembly were either major Cultivation powers bringing a few juniors to broaden their horizons, or Loose Cultivators who were uniformly Mahayana Realm and Tribulation Realm Experts.

In other words, ninety-nine percent of the fifty million Cultivators gathered in Sky Battle City were Mahayana Realm and Tribulation Transcendence Realm Cultivators, representing the backbone of the Various States.

It was terrifying!

During the half-year rest period, Cultivators participating in the Assembly generally stayed in Laibin City.

Laibin City is the city located within a ten-thousand-li radius around Sky Battle City.

This city gradually developed and prospered due to the existence of Sky Battle City, eventually becoming one of the ten major cities in the Central Continent and a gathering place for Cultivators.

Among the Central Continent's ten major cities, the cities where the headquarters of the four continent-level major Cultivation powers—Honghuang Shop, Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Central Continent Immortal Mansion, and Pill Pavilion—are located are all included, and these four cities are respectively controlled by these four continent-level major Cultivation powers.

Additionally, the capital of the Central Continent's only Empire, the Central Empire, and several other cities like Laibin City, also became part of the ten major cities due to special reasons.

Among them, the most unique existence among the ten major cities was undoubtedly Laibin City.

Nearly one hundred thousand major Cultivation powers from the Sky Ruins Continent have established branches in Laibin City; Cultivation inns, various guilds, Medicinal Pill markets, and other establishments are incredibly popular here.

Especially in the few years before and after each opening of the Tribulation Dao Secret Realm, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Laibin City is the foremost of the Central Continent's ten major cities.

Before and after each opening of the Tribulation Dao Secret Realm, Laibin City experiences a massive surge in population, with a floating population exceeding ten billion being the norm.

Although the one hundred thousand major Cultivation powers did not bring many Prodigies to Sky Battle City for the Assembly, they brought a considerable number of people, and most of them were left in their branches in Laibin City.

The people brought by the one hundred thousand major Cultivation powers alone are enough to cause Laibin City's population to surge by several billion, not to mention the influx of Loose Cultivators, as well as smaller powers not qualified to participate in the Assembly, and merchants doing business.

Before and after the opening of the Tribulation Dao Secret Realm, Laibin City is definitely the liveliest city in the world; it's not an exaggeration to say it's the number one city in the Sky Ruins Continent, let alone the foremost of the Central Continent's ten major cities.

However, after the Tribulation Dao Secret Realm opens, Laibin City's popularity quickly declines again.

The Tribulation Dao Secret Realm, which opens only once every millennium, gives Laibin City its peak moment for at most a decade or so; for over nine hundred years of each millennium, Laibin City falls to the bottom of the Central Continent's ten major cities...

As the Assembly ended, tens of millions of Cultivators descended from Sky Battle City, mostly flocking towards Laibin City.

Even Long Aotian and his group did the same.

Laibin City offers various Immortal Caves for Cultivators to Cultivate, Heaven And Earth Treasures, and other resources, which Long Aotian and his group would need during this half-year rest period.

Furthermore, after a half-year rest, the journey to the Tribulation Dao Secret Realm also departs from Sky Battle City by flying boat.

Laibin City is an unavoidable stop!

Upon reaching Laibin City, Long Aotian and the others all looked a bit displeased.

Firstly, Cloud Palace had not previously established a branch in Laibin City, so Dragon Heaven Palace had no Sect stronghold of its own in Laibin City.

Secondly, due to the opening of the Tribulation Dao Secret Realm, the number of Cultivators currently pouring into Laibin City has surpassed thirty billion, and all Immortal Caves and Cultivation inns that provide Cultivation facilities for Cultivators are at full capacity and operating beyond their limits.

If Long Aotian and his group were to look for an inn now, no inn would have enough vacant rooms to accommodate the nearly six thousand people from Dragon Heaven Palace.

"Grand Elder Qin, you are the host in the Central Continent. I, as the Palace Master of Dragon Heaven Palace, am now giving you your first task: allocate one hundred billion Top-Grade Spirit Stones to you. You are to use them to construct the most magnificent Dragon Heaven Palace branch near Sky Battle City, as quickly as possible."

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