After the battle between the Spirit Corpse Sect and the Sect Alliance ended, Chu Nan took a few days to rest and then embarked on the journey to the Imperial Capital.

This time, Chu Nan didn't have many companions, just Zhi Tianping, while Lu Yao and Liang Yu were left by Chu Nan inside his Storage Bag.

Lu Yao was Chu Nan's trump card when encountering dangers he couldn't solve.

As for why he brought Liang Yu, it was entirely because Chu Nan felt this woman might play a significant role at a critical moment.

After all, she was a descendant of the former Zhou Kingdom's Imperial Family, which had not been completely destroyed, making her a potential ally for Chu Nan's future development.

After leaving the Spirit Corpse Sect, Chu Nan and Zhi Tianping sped along the way.

On the road, Chu Nan was also looking for opportunities to cultivate, enhance his strength, and consult with Zhi Tianping about Power Martial Intent!

The Martial Intents he currently mastered were numerous, with Blood Dao Martial Intent being the strongest, reaching the third stage and not far from the fourth.

The successfully comprehended second stage Martial Intents included Light Martial Intent, Dark Martial Intent, and Sword Intent...

The rest were almost all at the first stage.

Chu Nan intended to elevate the Martial Intents that formed the Five Elements and Four Symbols to the second stage, which would not only boost his overall strength but might even help reshape the fourth, or even fifth Sea of Clouds!

But regrettably, the Martial Intents involved in the Five Elements and Four Symbols were too many, making it impossible to achieve in the short term.

Thus, Chu Nan turned his attention to Zhi Tianping.

Zhi Tianping comprehended Power Martial Intent and sculpted the Sea of Force, already reaching the second heaven, with Power Martial Intent reaching the third level.

If he could borrow Zhi Tianping's understanding to comprehend the second stage of Power Martial Intent, Chu Nan was confident in crafting a new small segment of Sea of Force.

In a blink, half a month passed, and under Zhi Tianping's guidance, Chu Nan's Power Martial Intent made great progress, having long reached the first stage and advancing toward the second.

Meanwhile, as time went on, they drew closer to the Imperial Capital.

"If I'm not mistaken, the city ahead should be the Imperial Capital, the heart of the Celestial Crossing Realm!"

Chu Nan's tone was slightly solemn, gazing into the distance.

Zhi Tianping also looked and saw a huge city, his face unable to resist showing excitement as he said, "Finally, I have finally reached the Imperial Capital."

"The offspring of the Strong Race and Royal Family, this time I, Zhi Tianping, will make you experience the pain of the Zhi family!"

Zhi Tianping's hatred for the Strong Race and Royal Family in the Imperial Capital had not diminished with time, but rather intensified.

Chu Nan also examined the distant city at this moment.

The Imperial Capital Ba Yang, located in the center of the Celestial Crossing Realm, was vast beyond sight, majestic beyond belief.

It was the most spectacular and enormous city Chu Nan had seen in his life, dozens of times larger than Zhi family's Zhitian City.

The hundred-foot-high city walls seemed like mountains, their material unknown, as solid as Spirit Martial.

A magnificent array covered the entire Ba Yang City, making it impossible for ordinary people to fly over, with a hundred-mile radius prohibiting flying for Martial Artists!

Only those who have reached the Cloud Sea Realm can barely fly; those below must walk.

Once inside the city, even those in the Cloud Sea Realm cannot fly.

"Just this array might be enough to render us helpless; the foundation of the Imperial Capital is indeed terrifying!" Chu Nan sighed, feeling immense pressure.

Once he only knew the Imperial Capital was the center of the Celestial Crossing Realm, today he realized that the Imperial Capital truly deserved to be the strongest force created by the joint efforts of the Strong Race and Royal Family, its surface alone was intimidating.

Even Zhi Tianping, who had just made his ambitious pronouncement, couldn't help but reveal a serious expression and said, "It seems that overthrowing the Strong Race and Royal Family still requires long-term planning."

Chu Nan chuckled, then together with Zhi Tianping, landed on the ground and slowly walked towards Ba Yang City.

As they approached, Chu Nan was even more surprised to find that even the ordinary martial artists patrolling on the city walls had Divine Illumination Realm cultivation.

"In Qingxuan Province, Lin Haoyang of the Divine Illumination Realm could already be a prefect, yet here in the Imperial Capital, the Divine Illumination Realm is actually just the most common soldier." Chu Nan's expression grew more serious, not daring to have the slightest contempt.

If the surface is so formidable, what level might the true foundation of the Strong Race and Royal Family reach?

At this moment, Chu Nan truly understood why the Qin Kingdom could occupy the core of the Celestial Crossing Realm for thousands of years, still standing firm.

The strength they accumulated over thousands of years might be something that other forces combined could not contend with.

Soon, the two arrived at the gate of Ba Yang City.

The city gate was guarded day and night by patrolling soldiers, martial artists were constantly coming and going, and merchants and loose cultivators along the way were paying yuan stones to enter the city.

Zhi Tianping remarked, "The Imperial Capital is the world's core, outsiders wishing to enter Ba Yang City must pay yuan stones, even those at the Nine Heavens cannot be exempt, and the stay cannot exceed three days."

"If exceeded, no matter who it is, they will be thrown into the Celestial Prison and become slaves."

Chu Nan nodded, not expressing approval or disapproval.

Ba Yang City, Qin Kingdom's Imperial Capital, naturally had its prestige and rules.

Of course, the most important thing is that Ba Yang City is the carefully nurtured territory of the Royal Family and Strong Race, it's not only the ruling core but also the core of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

It's said that after the Qin Kingdom extinguished the many countries in the Celestial Crossing Realm, the Royal Family and Strong Race jointly used supreme mana to create an array, directing all spiritual power within Qin Kingdom territory to converge at Ba Yang City.

Ba Yang City became the Holy Land for martial artists overnight, a place countless martial artists yearn for.

However, Qin Kingdom established strict rules, and those who obtain permanent residence permits in Ba Yang City are extremely rare, with only four or five slots every ten years.

But even if it's just four or five, it can cause countless martial artists to madly compete.

Entering the Imperial Capital means having the cradle of power; in this Holy Land for martial artists, anyone can become strong, and in the Imperial Capital, everyone practices martial arts!

But precisely because of this, the cultivation environment outside the Imperial Capital is extremely harsh; forget those at Nine Heavens, even reaching the Cloud Sea Realm is incredibly difficult.

With such a huge disparity between the strong and the weak, the Imperial Capital naturally holds an unquestionable position in governance.

"Let's go, let's take a good look at the splendor of the Imperial Capital." Chu Nan said with a light smile, then he and Zhi Tianping each paid two yuan stones and entered the city.

Just upon stepping inside, Spiritual Energy greeted them.

Taking a gentle breath, Chu Nan immediately felt his body become ethereal, his Dantian contracting wildly.

"Such dense Spiritual Energy, three times more concentrated than the densest place I've been to!" Chu Nan exclaimed, his tone full of incredulity.

Zhi Tianping, although visiting for the first time, belonged to the Zhi family who had the foundation of a Strong Race, and knew more than Chu Nan.

So he said, "This is nothing, for the entire Imperial Capital, it's just a drizzle."

"Ba Yang City gathers over seventy percent of the Spiritual Energy from the Celestial Crossing Realm; what we're absorbing now is just waste gas for the Strong Race and Royal Family."

"The Spiritual Energy in the Imperial Palace and Strong Race mansions is ten times more concentrated than this!"

Chu Nan felt a shock in his heart, silently thinking it's no wonder there are so many strong warriors and prodigies among the Strong Race and Royal Family.

Inhaling a breath can absorb a large amount of Spiritual Energy, even a pig could have the cultivation of a Martial Artist!

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