The Black Rock City

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In the human world, precisely at the border, there is a forbidden portal connected to the demon world.

At that moment, Luo Yun appeared, carrying a brutal, oppressive aura typical of the atmosphere coming from the demon world.

Luo Yun then smelled the familiar scent of the human world, a refreshing, fantastic scent. It was inversely proportional to the fragrance in the demon world, full of the stench of blood and the smell of chaos.

"It's been eight years since I've smelled something this fresh!" Luo Yun's first sentence after he arrives in the human world. He then reminisced, recalling the good memories of when he was in his home world.

At the same time, it turned out that around the portal that Luo Yun had just passed through, there were dozens of people guarding it, most of them nascent soul realm cultivators between stages 6 and 7. They were all spontaneously surprised by Luo Yun's arrival, mainly because the aura emanating from that figure carried a demon aura.

"Who are you!" said one of the portal guards; he was the captain of the guards. The other guards immediately made a formation to surround Luo Yun.

Meanwhile, Luo Yun was slightly annoyed by the voice that interrupted his nostalgia. And, of course, he also realized that he was surrounded. But he remained calm and quickly turned to the guard captain, who had just asked his identity.

"No matter who I am, you and all of you just need to forget about it!" said Luo Yun; he then deliberately amplified and spread his demon-like brutal aura to the surrounding area.

Unexpectedly, the brutal aura made the portal guards seem to suffocate, having difficulty breathing until they finally fell unconscious.

Even so, the guard captain was still trying hard to maintain consciousness. After all, he was the one in charge of the portal. He also couldn't let go of Luo Yun, who he thought was a demon.

With a shaky breath, the portal guard captain said, "I will not allow a demon like you to run rampant in the human world, especially in this eastern region!"

After saying so, he also immediately circulated his spiritual energy to all parts of his body to prepare for the battle that was bound to happen.

While Luo Yun sighed momentarily, he casually stomped his feet. A vast wind was created with just one-foot stomp, instantly pushing the guard captain to the ground without a fight.

"You're only in the nascent soul cultivation realm, but you have so many guts to stop me!" said Luo Yun expressionlessly while looking at the fainted figure of the portal guard captain.

Luo Yun then had a plan; he quickly approached the guards and did a little trick so that they would forget about the incident that just happened.

"I only came to this human world to laze around, nor do I intend to become the ruler of this human world. So I'd better not attract unnecessary attention," Luo Yun said after he performed his little trick on the portal guards.

After a while, Luo Yun decided to hide all his cultivation realms until he finally turned into a normal human, a mortal without any cultivation base. He also remembered to change his clothes, just like an average human.

Then he rushed away, heading towards the city of Black Rock, where his family was, the Luo family.

As Luo Yun knew, the human world was divided into five regions:

- Eastern Region

- Northern Region

- Western Region

- Southern Region

- Central Region

Each Region had an empire that was the main foundation of the Region. Hence, the empire was the ruler of its respective Region.

Meanwhile, Luo Yun traveled to Black Rock City in the Eastern Region. The Region contained many large cities, martial arts academies (sects), and seven honorable families, including the Luo family.

Thanks to the Luo family, Black Rock City became a large city that excelled in trade and entertainment.

The Luo Family also owned a martial arts academy centered in Black Rock City called the Luo Academy. The academy was also famous for its geniuses, including Luo Yun, back in the day.

When Luo Yun arrived in the city of Black Rock, he was immediately shocked by how different the city was from the past.

"Why has Black Rock City become this lonely? Even many of the buildings are in disrepair!" Luo Yun said to himself while comparing the Black Rock city that used to be so lively, full of lovely buildings, and where there was a lot of entertainment.

Luo Yun then strolled while looking at every detail around him. Occasionally, he saw some miserable beggars, like they had lost their homes.

'Damn it! What happened after I went to the demon world? So how is my Luo family doing?' Luo Yun thought he had known nothing about Black Rock City or the Luo family for eight years.

The clueless Luo Yun decided to search for information about everything in 8 years.

He finally found a shabby restaurant that was quite crowded, with several people inside.

Without wasting any time, Luo Yun entered the restaurant.

The people inside the restaurant immediately looked at Luo Yun with hostile gazes. They also looked like bandits who liked to rob and plunder.

'Is what happened in Black Rock City the work of bandits? So that finally, in this once bustling town, there started to be the figure of beggars?' asked Luo Yun in his heart, guessing broadly.

He then ignored the hostile gazes directed at him. Instead, he quickly sat on an empty seat.

Then came the figure of a fat man approaching him, "Oh, esteemed customer, what would you like to order?"

"There are many foods in this restaurant, and one of them is ...." Before the fat man could continue, Luo Yun interrupted him. "I just want information about Black Rock City since eight years ago!"

The fat man who heard Luo Yun's words suddenly had a happy expression because he thought Luo Yun was a traveler from another region. Luo Yun did not know anything about the city of Black Rock that had shocked the Eastern Region.

Happily, the fat man said as he raised both his hands, showing his ten fingers. "For information about Black Rock City, the price is quite expensive, ten low-level spirit stones. Can you afford it?"

"What?!" Luo Yun was entirely surprised by the price offered by the fat man because wasn't the price too cheap?