Bright Blue City

"How long have I been in that crystal?" Muttered the old man who was examining his body. Although he felt that his age had not increased since the first time he entered the crystal. He wasn't really sure what happened after that. Because the only thing he could feel while in the black and white crystal was the chaos energy that surrounded him.

Even though right now he still felt the chaotic energy around him but it was not like when the Dao of Heaven and World was cut off. He tried to concentrate and felt the connection between the world and heaven begin to slowly recover.

"Hmmm, the Dao of Heaven and Earth has begun to re-intertwine. Is this what made the crystal activate and release me? Is that also what causes the power of heaven's laws to remain weak?"

"How long have I been asleep for? Think about it later. Now I have to find the closest settlement and look for information first"

After he said that, the man immediately turned his head in a certain direction and stomped his foot. A second later he was hundreds of kilometers away from where he had been.

Meanwhile, in the city that is closest to the Battlefield forest, there is currently chaos in every corner of the village, it is because of a strange event that has just happened. Just this morning the city was bursting with active life but moments later the extremely dark clouds and terrifying pressure emanating from the sky scared every human and other race to death.

The pressure felt like a person placing a 15 kg stone on their head made some people even kneel in fear that they would be punished by heaven. The townspeople in charge immediately began to launch their personnel to calm the panicked townspeople as a result of the incident. Meanwhile, the cultivators immediately returned to their respective sects to check and ask their seniors to find out what really happened.

It was then that from the distant forest an old man walked leisurely towards the city gate which was guarded by soldiers wearing full uniforms. The soldier then looked at the grandfather who was walking leisurely and approached him.

"Excuse us, may I know. Where are you going, senior?" Even though they are guards they still treat civilians with respect. Actually, the reason they treated the old man with respect was because of the clothes he was wearing.

Almost every cultivating human and other race knew that the clothes or robes the old man was wearing were a symbol of a cultivator. So the soldiers assigned to guard the gate did not dare to be impudent because if this harmless old man turned out to be one of the elders of a certain power then they would not be able to bear the consequences of offending the power behind him. Even though their city had supporters from cultivators as well, the hidden sects had very deep foundations because they had been established for many years.

"I want to enter the city," the old man replied casually.

"Forgive us, as there have been some incidents that have occurred recently we must check master's identity if we wish to enter"

"Hmm? identity?" the person looked a little confused by the guard's words.

"Yes sir," he replied back.

"Is it like this?" The old man then took out a plaque on which was written.

'Gulong'

Seeing that the guard tilted his head slightly in confusion. Even though it's a badge, it feels a bit... outdated?

"Umm, it's true that it's a master's ID. But that kind of ID has not been used for a very long time. If you wish, we have a post that can update your master's ID," said the guard trying to help the old man named Gu Long.

"Hmm okay then please take me to that place" After that the two of them then entered the city through a very large iron gate and headed to the identification post.

The person who had just entered the city was actually an old man who had been in the battlefield forest. In just an instant he was already hundreds of thousands of kilometers from where he was.

Upon entering the city Gu Long was slightly surprised by the city structure which was the complete opposite of what he had imagined. If in the past, buildings made of bricks or soil were only owned by certain sects that were rich in resources and certain kingdoms, nowadays almost all buildings in the city are made of these raw materials. Even though it was very trivial, Gu Long felt that it was a little strange to him.

If he remembered correctly the last time he walked into a mortal city their buildings consisted of only simple or wooden huts built to resemble houses.

The crowds of people walking on the streets were also not small, they were very much even impressed like the big city of the past. If only Gu Long knew that this city he came to was only the smallest town on the border between the battlefield forest and the central region then he would be shocked beyond measure.

After walking for a while the two of them finally arrived at the place which was the post for updating the ID. The guard then advised Gu Long to come in and meet the person in charge at the post.

"Okay, please finish the master's business here, I will return to my place of guard"

"Yes, thank you. Here's a small gift for you." Gu Long then threw the blue crystal to the guard.

The guard reflexively caught the crystal and immediately put it into his pocket without even looking at it. He only thought that it might be an ordinary life essence crystal that could increase his strength a little.

After rewarding the guard, Gu Long then entered the place and saw a middle-aged man wearing navy blue silk clothes sitting at a table with a piece of equipment that was completely foreign to Gu Long. He also saw a person sitting in front of the man and was seen updating his ID as well.

"Well here's your new ID." Said the old man who looked like a scholar.

"Thank you Elder Fu" He thanked him then threw a yellow stone at the man.

"Thank you again. Have a nice day sir" he replied smiling with a grin from eye to eye.

After the man picked up an item that looked like a thin bamboo with a name engraved on it he stood up and left the place. Gu Long then walked to the chair where the man was sitting and was greeted by the old man named Fu.

"Welcome, I am the government officer of the bright blue city of Fu Tianhe. Would you like to renew your identification token?" he asked kindly.

"Yes," Gu Long then took out his token and handed it to Fu Tianhe.

"Alright, I'll process it. The fee is 1 spirit stone sir.

"Spirit stone? Is it like this?" Gu Long then took out a golden yellow stone that radiated a very dense power all around him. Seeing this Fu Tianhe was both shocked and frightened.

"S-sir? Th-this is a high-grade spirit stone?" He stammered. How not, the material that Gu Long took out was a very rare high-grade spirit stone. If 1 low-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for 1000 gold then 1 high-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for 1000 low-grade spirit stones. And in this small town, 1 piece of gold can make a person live for 1 week without having to fear starvation.

"The price is only 1 low-grade spirit stone, master. I don't dare to accept so much." Fu Tianhe said, his tone still shaking slightly from shock.

"Ah but I don't have any low-grade spirit stones. And this is my single most worthless item." Fu Tianhe gasped at Gu Long's words. If a high-grade spirit stone was the least valuable item then what kind of item was valuable to it?

"Is it really okay sir to pay with this?" Fu Tianhe said.

"Yes, it is okay"

"Well then, I'll make a capital-level ID which you can use to enter all cities in the central region without fear. But I have to ask permission for a moment to ask for the signature of the person in charge of this small town for a moment. anything?"

"How long will it take for that?"

"Maybe 2 to 3 days sir. If you want to stay at this place I will give you a temporary ID for you to use" Fu Tianhe then handed a yellowish-brown ID to Gu Long.