After hearing Liu Mei's question, Shun Long returned back to his senses before he nodded his head at her in response.
Although he wanted to enter the 'Dragon Lord's villa', he knew that doing so right now was akin to suicide.
Entering the most dangerous place in the entire continent with a cultivation at the early rank 1 in the Spirit realm was probably a bad choice, even with Little Black and the black panther by his side.
As for Cui Guoliang? He could probably wait until Shun Long advanced to the Dao King realm.
Turning his head to look at Liu Mei, Shun Long wrapped his arm around her waist before he said
''Mei'er let's go.''
''Ah?''
Liu Mei was stunned at Shun Long's sudden decision, who didn't hesitate in the slightest as he started flying further away from the 'Dragon Lord's villa'.
Although this trip seemed to be uneventful to Liu Mei, it was still important for Shun Long to confirm the location of the villa, and have a look at it before he returned here in the future.
Additionally, he now had a personal reason to enter the villa aside from helping Cui Guoliang and his wife.
As for the Spirit realm and the Nascent Soul stage experts who were still sitting in front of the villa, none of them paid any attention to Shun Long and Liu Mei.
They had all guessed that the 2 of them had accidentally stumbled on this place, and had no idea of its significance.
Besides, even if one knew of the location of the villa, unless they owned a 'Dragon Lord's medallion' they were unable to enter inside.
After Shun Long and Liu Mei flew for a few hundred miles and had completely left the 'Dragon Lord villa's' vicinity, Shun Long once again took out the map that he had purchased from the Heaven's Dome city, before he started to sort out the path that he was planning to take.
Aside from the Heaven's Dome city that had gathered every peak Spirit realm cultivator, there were 2 other places in the Night star continent that Shun Long wanted to visit in order to advance his strength, before he returned back to the Heaven's Dome city in the future.
The first, was the 'City of Sin' at the north, while the second one was the 'Ten-thousand beasts mountain range' at the west of the 'Night star continent'.
Shun Long had already heard about these 2 places while he and Liu Mei were still inside the Silver sword city.
The 'City of Sin' was the most infamous city in the entire continent.
The most ruthless criminals had filled this city, and the words 'morals' and 'kindness' didn't exist in that place.
Randomly murdering someone on the streets was extremely common in this city, while strength was the only rule that was respected.
As for the 'Ten-thousand beasts mountain range', it was said to be the largest mountain range in the continent.
Shun Long could not only hone his skills and hunt magic beasts there, but he could also find precious alchemy materials that didn't exist anywhere else in the continent.
Let alone rank 4 medicinal herbs, even rank 5 and some rank 6 ones could be found deep inside the 'Ten-thousand beasts mountain range'.
Turning his head to look at Liu Mei, Shun Long then said in a voice that was filled with confidence
''Mei'er, let's go to the 'City of Sin'!''
A shocked look appeared on Liu Mei's face when she heard that place that Shun Long wanted to go to.
However, after thinking about it for a while, in the end, she nodded her head in response.
Indeed, the 'City of Sin' was definitely the best place for the current her right now.
In a place full of lawless killing, she could comprehend the Dao of Death even further, while Shun Long and her could both use the cruel environment in that city to temper themselves.
With a smile on his face, Shun Long waved his right hand, as the 'Silver-winged panther king' appeared from the 'Stone of Time'.
After Shun Long and Liu Mei sat on the panther's back, the black panther spread its silver wings and shot off like a bolt of silver lightning, as it flew towards the north of the Night star continent.
Now that it had advanced to the early rank 6, the panther's speed was simply incomparable to before.
Shun Long and Liu Mei passed through forests, mountains and rivers at an incredible speed, and 2 days later, they had arrived in front of a 3000m(9800ft) tall mountain.
The huge mountain in front of them was a mixture of brown and red, while the smell of blood had filled the air.
This was the Blood Mountain, where the infamous 'City of Sin' was situated.
It was said that the reddish color of the mountain, was because of the blood that it had absorbed every time someone was killed in the 'City of Sin'.
Standing at the foot of the mountain, Shun Long raised his head to look at the mountain's peak, where a huge city was built.
With a smile on his face, Shun Long had the black panther return back to the 'Stone of Time', before he and Liu Mei flew towards the 'City of Sin' by themselves.
A few minutes later, they had already ascended to the mountain's peak, where a completely new scene greeted their eyes.
Buildings spanned as far as the eye could see, while a bustling atmosphere permeated the city in front of them.
People were roaming in the streets, while the sounds of fighting could be heard from everywhere around them.
Unlike what Shun Long had expected, the city in front of him wasn't a ghost city at all.
Raising his head, his eyes then stared at the half-ruined and completely unattended city gates, where the words 'City of Sin' were written in a dark red color.
With a light smile on his face, Shun Long took a step forward, as he and Liu Mei entered the 'City of Sin'.
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Unlike the Heaven's Dome city, Shun Long had no knowledge of whether there were any exceptionally strong powers in the 'City of Sin', but he was certain that there was no one at the level of the 'Alchemists' Guild' and the rest of the peak powers of the Heaven's Dome city.
With Liu Mei next to him, Shun Long casually strolled through the crowded streets of the 'City of Sin'.
Without Little Black or the black panther in tow, a pair of rank 1 Spirit realm cultivators like Shun Long and Liu Mei were completely inconspicuous as they strolled through the busy streets.
Shun Long's handsome face did occasionally attract the attention of some young women, but he didn't seem to be interested in any of them, as he and Liu Mei continued with what seemed to be an aimless stroll.
Three hours later, the 2 of them had already left the southern part of the city, as they appeared at the east of the city.
Half a day passed until Shun Long and Liu Mei had strolled through the eastern, the western, the southern, and the northern parts of the 'City of Sin'.
During this time, Shun Long had found out, that aside from the so-called center of the 'City of Sin' where the strongest powers of the city gathered, the other 4 parts of the city were filled with lawless chaos.
Unlike the Heaven's Dome city, the 4 parts of the 'City of Sin' weren't controlled by any major power, and instead, only cultivators who were strong enough could thrive and prosper, while the weak would struggle to even survive in this city.
Turning her head to look at Shun Long, Liu Mei then asked curiously
''Long-ge, should we find a place to stay?''
Shaking his head, Shun Long looked at Liu Mei with a smile on his face as he said
''This time, things will be slightly different.''
Liu Mei didn't understand what Shun Long meant, but she still followed him as he casually walked to the northern part of the 'City of Sin'.
An hour later, they had arrived in a relatively busy street, in front of a two-story shop that was riddled with holes on its walls.
Liu Mei looked at Shun Long with eyes filled with curiosity.
She remembered that they had passed through this shop earlier, but Shun Long didn't seem to have paid any attention to it then.
After all, in the busy street, the shop really stood out.
The wooden door on its entrance looked as if it had been beaten down repeatedly and it was barely hanging on, while a single sign that was filled with dust was posted on the shop's front, with the words 'FOR SALE' on it.
As for the pedestrians however, although they visited many of the other shops on this street, no one chose to enter this run-down shop.
Shun Long had that same smile on his face, as he led Liu Mei inside the shop.
Although Liu Mei was stunned by Shun Long's actions and she didn't know what he was planning to do, she still followed him inside the shop.
''Does Long-ge want to buy this shop?''
As this thought flashed through her mind, Liu Mei followed Shun Long inside the shop, where she saw an old man sitting on a chair with his eyes closed.
The old man however, didn't seem to have noticed Shun Long entering inside the shop with Liu Mei, as he continued to sit there with his eyes closed.
Shun Long looked at the old man who was sitting leisurely on the rocking chair and easily discerned, that the old man's cultivation was at the peak of rank 2 in the Spirit realm.
Looking at the rest of the shop, Shun Long was stunned when he noticed that it was completely empty.
There was absolutely nothing inside the shop aside from some empty glass cases, which from their outer appearance, Shun Long guessed that they were probably used to sell weapons.
The old man's eyes twitched for a moment, and as he cautiously opened them, a shocked expression had appeared on his face as he looked at Shun Long and Liu Mei.
Shun Long was stunned as well when he saw the exaggerated expression on the old man's face.
He didn't believe for a moment that a rank 2 Spirit realm cultivator had failed to notice him and Liu Mei when they had entered the shop, since they hadn't retracted their auras in the first place.
The shocked look in the old man's eyes however soon turned into that of cautiousness, and looking at the 2 young people who had just entered the shop, he asked in a wary tone
''Can I help you? Let me tell you in advance, that if you are here to ask for protection money, there is nothing left in my shop for you to take.''
A look of realization dawned in Shun Long's eyes when he heard the old man's words.
''So he was feigning that he hadn't noticed us entering the shop earlier because he didn't want to pay for protection?
Hmm, I suppose that this also explains the reason why this shop is so run-down, and why people don't approach it in the first place.''
Liu Mei smiled beneath her white veil, and looking at Shun Long, she imagined him acting as a thug and going around the 'City of Sin' asking for protection money.
Shun Long however shook his head, and looking at the old man in front of him he said
''Old man, are you the owner of this shop? Is it still for sale?''
The old man's eyes widened when he heard Shun Long's question, before a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face.
The old man stared at Shun Long like he was looking at a treasure, and nodding his head repeatedly, his tone became extremely friendly as he said hurriedly
''Younger broth-, no... young master! Of course it is still for sale!
I can assure you that the price is also very reasonable.
It's only 2 million low-grade spirit stones!''