The Rise of the Black Plain



Two days later...

While waiting for the resolution of Julian's group, Minos was in that great city that was the headquarters of the Pantheon Of Honor.

This was not the capital of this empire where they were, but it was one of the largest and richest human cities in the entire Spiritual World.

As home to an organization with so many peak Demigods, 5 of them level 99, this city did not fail in any sense.

There were high-level grade-4 professionals of all professions in this place, and the supply of resources for professionals of this rank was not lacking.

Of course, the imperial government regulated some resources, and not everyone could access them easily. But from this city, a professional with good contacts could get everything they needed to produce and prepare for great things.

There were also many creators of spiritual techniques and providers of a type of service that Minos was interested in.

He would not buy high-level resources in this place since he had no professionals of this classification in his state. In the Black Plain, most top-ranked practitioners were only at medium-level grade-4 rank. 

He did not need to buy such precious resources that couldn't be found in the Central Continent itself.

What mattered most to Minos and his people were good techniques, such as those of Silver grade, that they did not yet have in abundance.

Over the years, Minos and his people had accumulated many types of techniques, including several copies of Silver-grade ones. But they had few types of techniques of this quality, and most of them could not be replicated, as they were only copies.

Being in a high-level state where he could contract out this service, Minos had already placed a few orders for techniques of these grades for the professionals in his army.

Also, when he went out this morning to do more shopping, he went to a blacksmith store, interested in buying some items for his women.

They were to reach the 9th stage within 1 to 4 years, so they would need armor and weapons of a new level.

As he walked through the streets of this city to do this, he paid attention on his way, seeing several peaks on the horizon and the beautiful properties of this mountainous place.

The views there were magnificent, not only those of nature but also those of the city.

This city was flawless!

The streets were paved in every part of the city, without any potholes or imperfections in their path.

The carriages and wagons passing through the streets were the most advanced Minos had ever seen, with even a public transportation model that didn't exist in the Central Continent.

There was this special kind of vehicle where people could get in it even while it was moving and catch a 'ride' to their point of interest and thus jump off.

Moreover, in the sky of this city, several balloons could be seen, each with giant advertisements on their fabrics.

But beyond appearances, the feeling of being in this city was magnificent. The spiritual density was extreme, and even without going to the Spatial Kingdom, Minos felt that he was hardly being harmed there.

This was a continent blessed by the heavens!

But as Minos walked around checking out the local quality, several beings on the street repeatedly observed him.

Even in the Divine Continent, those who reached level 80 were in the minority. These lands had more than 6 billion residents, between hybrids and humans. But only a fraction of the population could reach the 9th stage.

Minos, besides exuding a strong vitality, had a particularly powerful aura.

Several people on the streets he passed looked at him with admiration and respect, as every expert in this place was treated.

In parts of the Spiritual World, experts were feared. But in others, they were glorified and seen as examples to be followed.

Minos had immediately noticed the cultural differences between this place and his homeland these past few days, feeling the good feeling of being looked upon favorably by people who didn't even know him.

In this way, he soon reached his destination, where someone rushed to attend to him as soon as he passed through the entrance.

"Sir, good morning. Would you like some help?" A young man dressed in the uniform of this blacksmith store said as he approached Minos.

"Hmm, I am searching for low-level grade-4 women's armor and weapons..." He said, quickly beginning to be helped by that man, a Spiritual Emperor.

Usually, in places like these, the disciples of the blacksmiths behind stores like this were the ones who served customers during business hours. So it was common for relatively powerful people to serve as attendants.

This was so in stores of blacksmiths, alchemists, array masters, etc.

Soon Minos would see some items that he felt would please his wives and give them protection against Demigods.

Some would need to go through some adjustments, given the measurements of Minos' wives. But he saw no problem in picking them up in a few days.

Before leaving there, he left 60,000 high-grade crystals, which could not compare to the 200,000 he had spent in the last few days on original Silver-grade techniques.

...

While Minos was shopping for his family and state, Julian met with some of his faction members.

Some needed to move to this Pantheon Of Honor headquarters city. Still, he had already been starting conversations with his group.

His faction had 10 people currently and was one of the three groups that shared power within this organization.

But they were the weakest and least influential. Besides having only one level 99 cultivator, they had no level 98, and only Julian was at level 97.

Most of the high-level cultivators in this organization were part of the other two factions.

Most of these 10 people were low and mid-level individuals!

But still, there were cultivators between levels 91 and 96 in this group, quite powerful and relevant people anywhere in the world.

As such, their opinions need to be taken into consideration in order for Julian to start supporting Minos.

"So, elder Julian, I hear that you have found a prodigy the council itself has evaluated him." A level 96 woman said, while two other Demigods were sitting around an office in a local mansion from the same city where Minos was currently shopping.

She then asked. "Where is he? What is his level?"

Julian smiled and said. "He's in the city somewhere... As for his level, as much as he is only at level 80, he was accepted by the council unanimously!

So don't be so quick with what's on your mind. Give the boy a chance, and you will be surprised."

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