The Destiny of the Sinner

25. The Imperial Capital

Middle Continent.

Another week had passed, on the coast of the western region of the Central Continent was seen a sedan youth playing a flute with great melodiousness. But there was something strange about the young man's flute game, because every chant always triggered the movement of the chain that was on his wrist. The chain was winding like a snake chasing its prey. That young man was Qin Tian.

A little while later his flute game came to a halt. "It's time" he said with a faint smile.

He then moved towards the northeast direction, the direction he was heading towards was the place where the Fire Flower Sect stood.

Sects with small territories, but with extraordinary individual strength. In fact, even an Emperor would not dare to speak in such a high tone before the weakest Elder there.

Speaking of strength, the highest cultivation level of the Blue Star residents was at the peak Half Saint level.

Most of them were black flow kukivators that existed in the Western Continent. But, because the cultivation level of the Fire Flower Sect Leader was higher than theirs. They also made a plan to eliminate the Fire Flower Sect Leader first.

The mistakes they had made in the past certainly greatly affected the strength of the Black Flow Alliance. They underestimated the Fire Flower Sect Leader to the point of being forced to sacrifice over 100 Half Saint level cultivators at that moment. But it also inflicted a wound on the Fire Flower Sect Leader, Qin Jian.

It was not a wound to his body nor soul, but Qin Jian had to let go of his wife who was struck by the curse of one of the Half Saint level cultivators who cultivated the curse technique. Not to mention his second son disappeared from the Middle Continent, and his first child had to lose his life to save his younger brother.

So at that time Qin Jian did not have time to eliminate them. He prioritized the safety of those closest to him first.

The opportunity was taken advantage of by the Black Stream to retreat from the battlefield. But, from then on, Qin Jian vigorously ordered the sect members to eradicate the Black Stream.

She was disappointed that she was considered the most powerful in the Middle Continent, even the Blue Star had to lose her two children. Disappointed to feel the most superior to finally swallow the reality that is very painful.

From then on also he raised the standard to enter the Sect he created over a hundred years ago. He does not want the same mistakes to be repeated.

And also, because his wife was hit by the curse that made Qin Jian never leave the Fire Flower Sect, even though it was to search for the whereabouts of his second child.

He believes his second child survived. Because his second son was a genius full of consideration. Some times win the fight just by strategy. That was what made Qin Jian so confident towards his second child.

For the first son, Qin Jian buried his son's body right next to his residence, because there was the most preferred training place for Qin Jian's first son.

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Qin Tian who was at a speed was flying at the height of the sky did not intend to stop, as his goal was only the Fire Flower Sect which was next to the Imperial Capital of Ming. The Fire Flower Sect and Ming Empire were indeed next to each other. It was because at the time when Qin Jian intended to open the Sect, the previous Ming Emperor gave away the land that was next to the Ming Imperial Palace.

Qin Jian was the son-in-law of the Ming Empire. But, despite that, Qin Jian never once guaranteed that the Ming Imperial family could become disciples in the Fire Flower Sect if it did not possess the Qualification to become disciples.

Right in the afternoon, Qin Tian arrived near the western gate of the Imperial Capital. Qin Tian descended in the forest about half a mile from the gate. Even though it was late afternoon, the queue was still long.

'Very different from the Eastern Continent, here the population is not only dense, but also the cultivation level is higher. Even the gate guard warriors had a cultivation in the Heavenly King realm, it was equivalent to a City Lord if in the Eastern Continent, Qin Tian was insistent on seeing the surrounding state.

The queue here is divided into three. Wealthy Nobles and Merchants, Kukltivators above the level of Heavenly Kings and one for ordinary people.

Qin Tian took the least queue, which was for Nobles and wealthy Merchants. Because of that, he had stolen the attention of almost all people who queued.

"Hey son. Did you know that the path you took was only for Nobles and wealthy Merchants?" asked a middle-aged man in the last row who saw Qin Tian about to walk in the Nobles' queue.

"No. Is that a problem" he replied casually.

"Of course, if I'm not mistaken, there was once someone who wanted to enter through that path. But, he could not enter because the taxes imposed were so high..."

"... This city is unlike any other city, which will flatter both the rich and the nobility, because the old Emperor has set the rules for this" the middle-aged man said.

'So it's like that... The system here is so great, the previous Emperor must be a very wise person, Qin Tian's inner voice while nodding to listen to the middle-aged man's words.

He also walked towards the queue of ordinary residents behind the middle-aged man.

"Is this the first time you've entered this city, young man?" ask the middle-aged man.

"True, this is the first one" he answered briefly.

"You must know that this City has two terrible protectors. That's why wealthy Nobles and Merchants who are usually very arrogant must bow their heads if they enter this city" he said with enthusiasm when saying the rich can't do anything in the city.

"really? Then who are the two protectors of this City?" Qin Tian asked curiously.

"They're both very terrible individuals. Former Emperor Ming Tao and Fire Flower Sect Leader Qin Jian," he replied.

'Ah, it turned out to be true what I was thinking, ' Qin Tian's inner being.

"Who is the current Emperor?" qin Tian asked again which made the middle-aged man frown.

"You don't know this! Have I been living in the depths of the youth forest all this time?" he said that he felt confused because there were people who did not know who the current Emperor of the Ming Empire was.

"Yes, you can think of it that way."

"Oh, next time you have to be careful if you want to ask something like that. You could be considered a spy from the Black Stream" he said.

"Alright, next time I'll be careful" Qin Tian said.

"The current emperor is Ming Dao, the younger brother of his wife the Fire Flower Sect Leader, Ming Yifei," the man said.

"Thank you, Uncle," Qin Tian said as he cupped his hand.

"It doesn't matter, if you have some free time, you can come to my ketoko. I'm sure you're here because you heard that the Fire Flower Sect will be looking for a new disciple, My son will also be one of the participants there later" said the middle-aged man.

"What's your name young man?" He asked because he had been talking but did not know Qin Tian's name.

"You can call me Tian, Uncle..."

"Wu Shan, that's my name" he said.

"Alright Tian, you should come with me. My son must be very happy if there is a young man of his age," Wu Shan said.

Qin Tian only nodded in response to Wu Shan's request to take him to the house and the shop he had set up. "Okay Uncle, I'll come with you,"

Wu Shan who heard Qin Tian's reply was delighted, and hoped that his son could establish a friendly relationship with the young man who had caught his attention from the very beginning.

Then they entered the City quietly without the slightest obstacle.

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