On arriving at the gates of the imperial capital city, Austin put away the Eagle Wings and stood in the
line for the inspection before entering the city.
The elongated queue in front of the city gates stretched far along the street owing to the large mass of
more than ten thousand people. The mixed bunch of people from varied origins was waiting to get
access to the imperial capital city. Austin stood there looking forward, his gaze fixed to the city gates
and rather nonchalant towards the noise that came from the crowd behind him.
Austin heaved a sigh as he waited for his turn. The imperial capital city was a really prosperous place.
Austin carried a very polite, peaceful and impressionable personality with a friendly demeanor. He hid
his own cultivation base most of the time with Magical Aura-changing Skill. So he appeared to be an
ordinary person without any vital energy inside his body.
Even the inspection soldiers could not suspect his hidden skills. They took a glance at him and allowed
him to pass the city gates.
As Austin took his first step inside the imperial capital city, the cool breeze brushed across his face. He
closed his eyes, took a deep breath and opened his eyes once again with a spark of contentment in
them and a bright smile on his face. Evidently, he felt excited.
He knew that the imperial capital city was the center and the most prosperous place of the Violet
Orchid Empire.
In the Violet Orchid Empire, the deciding power lied in the hands of the stronger ones.
This was a place where strength was given optimum importance. Whether one was noble or not
depended on his own strength.
In other words, the imperial capital city, where the loyal family lived, was the martial arts center of the
Empire.
The imperial capital city was home to numerous powerful cultivators who had the capacity to control the
top five sects of the Empire.
What the royal family possessed was way beyond all the sects. They had many resources much ahead
of people's imagination. So they could keep a great many powerful cultivators in the Mysterious Realm.
Austin walked in the street of the imperial capital city casually and sighed as he observed how
prosperous the city was. He marveled at the splendor he could see around himself. He was amazed to
see how flourishing a city could be.
The most impressive feature of the imperial capital city was its people.
Looking at the crowd, Austin estimated the people in his sight would be at least eight thousand. He
marked that each of them was well-dressed and wearing an arrogant look.
Among the people, there were a lot of great cultivators.
Austin marveled at the whopping number of the cultivators in the imperial capital city.
The cultivators in the Energy Gathering Realm always walked with their heads low in hope that they
were not seen by others.
Cultivators in the Earth Realm seemed to have a slight higher position like the rich people from faraway
villages.
Only the cultivators in the Mysterious Realm seemed to exhibit high spirits and could speak aloud.
In the imperial capital city, each street and even each alley was wide enough to accommodate many
people at the same time without looking crowded.
As Austin looked further, his eyes went wide at the awe-inspiring architecture of the city. A huge area of
the city was occupied by gallant pavilions and fine-built houses. The streets and the roads were wide
and clean.
The city was adorned with rare plants and flowers which added more to the vibrancy of the city.
The plants were home to myriads of beautiful birds and animals who added to the happiness quotient
of the city with their playfulness.
Coming from a provincial place, Austin walked in the streets of the imperial capital city and felt like his
dream coming true, He even felt as if he had stepped into a fairyland. No matter how much ever he
looked around himself, he could not get enough of it.
He watched some cultivators riding tamed flood-dragon horses across the streets attracting much
attention of the fellow passersby by their gait and high spirit.
And then there! Austin watched with awe as the cultivators rode some diabolic beasts of level two or
three gliding around the street.
The beautiful and prosperous imperial capital city was indigenously dotted with beautiful lakes that
added to the grandeur of the city with some of the most splendid yachts and speedboats floating on
them. Austin could see some authors and poets reciting chanting poetry and artists painting pictures.
All of them had a very refined and noble look on their faces.
There were girls singing songs and playing all kinds of instrument. The wonderful music could be heard
from across the lakes.
The air bore the traces of the exotic aroma of their rouges and other makeup.
The imperial capital city had so much to offer that it would be difficult to describe its opulence in words.
'I seem to have experienced nothing, compared to people who live here. Owing to my stay in the Sun
Mountain all these years, I've never seen such a huge city full of splendor. There are so many new
things here that make me curious to know more about them.'
Austin heaved a deep sigh as he introspected.
Ever since Austin landed into this city, he was in good spirit and enjoyed exploring the city with much
awe and amazement.
After roving around for more than an hour, Austin entered a restaurant near a lake. He ordered some
food and began to enjoy the food by himself. After a long journey, this was the first time that he had got
the opportunity to relax and take rest.
Most of the guests in this restaurant were cultivators.
Most of them were cultivators from the community of martial artists and they were talking about the
different techniques in the martial arts field with vivid expressions.
These cultivators were oblivious to the surrounding and the people as they were engrossed in
discussing the subject of their interest.
Austin was listening to them while he was eating.
"Mr. Zhuo, our Bloody Hero Gang has sent fifteen talents to participate in the Outstanding Talents
Exchange Games including you. You have been at the preliminary stage of the Earth Realm at such a
young age. Moreover, you have learned level three palm intent. You are really a talent that we count
on. I wish you success in the games. May you obtain the championship! Cheers!" someone from the
same group said to another young man.
"Haha. What are you saying? That's too bold an estimate for a cultivator like me. You make me feel
ashamed. I know my cultivation skills very clearly. Each sect of the Violet Orchid Empire has sent out
their most talented disciples and all of them will strive to obtain the championship. It will not be easy for
me to get it.
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