The Ancient Order - Chapter 7 Black Tiger City

In the Elder Domain of the Imperial Sword Sect.

“ELDER HUO, YOU HAVE FAILED!”

The person shouting was Elder Wu, one of the 6 Great Elders of the Imperial Sword Sect.

Elder Huo was just a low servant elder so he was forced to bow in Elder Wu’s presence “I am sorry, I brought Deacon Tan to burn down his house but we never expected for him to come back so soon and recover his Parent’s Scroll of Will.”

Elder Wu had a furious face “You idiot, his parents found weapons of immense power from the last war. But they stored them in their Elder’s storage unit inside the Patriarch’s Treasury. If the scroll was destroyed we could have recovered the treasures but we would be courting death if I tried to forcefully get them.”

Elder Huo was terrified, sweat poured from his face to the floor. Lucky for him, after a moment of awkward staring, a light flashed from the badge on his belt and he spoke into it “I am busy, what do you want?”

“We have asked some of the witnesses of the fire and they said that Tang Yu ran into the fire and ran out with a bag of stuff. I presume the scroll is one of the objects within that bag. A servant who was running the Servant Center reported that Tang Yu has left the sect immediately after the fire.”

Elder Wu heard the whole conversation and he said “Elder Huo, now that he isn’t part of the sect you are free to do whatever you want to him. You know what to do, right?”

Elder Huo nodded and left, he gritted his teeth when he left Elder Wu’s dwelling and spoke under his breath “Oh Little Tang Yu, you should have just stayed at my house, now I am going to make you suffer.”

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Tang Yu left the gates of the Imperial Swords Sect and was walking to Black Tiger City which was just a few kilometers away.

The city was famous for its Black Tiger Brigade that guarded the city against the Forest of Beasts close to the city. Their strength and companionship make them one of the strongest forces in the land, other than the Imperial Sword Sect.

Tang Yu’s uncle, Tang He, was a general in the Black Tiger Brigade. Previously Tang Yu wanted to move up in the world with his own strength, without his uncle’s help. He decided to stay in the sect but now that the sect isn’t an option; getting shelter with the help of his uncle wasn’t a bad temporary option.

The city was very different from most other cities, it was surrounded by thick stone walls and hunter towers spread across the expanses of open land. Right after the open lands surrounding the city was the Forest of Beasts.

As the name implies the Forest of Beasts is home to the most ferocious creatures in the near vicinity. The beasts were ranked 1 through 5, a rank 1 Beast was equal to a Muscle Refinement Body Cultivator, a rank 2 beast is equal to a Blood Condensation Cultivator, etc.

Most cultivators believe that Body and Soul cultivation is just a side job while Qi Cultivation is the main path. But cultivators who follow the path of a soldier don’t have the luxury of taking their time to cultivate their Qi, so most of them become Body Cultivators. During a war, it doesn’t matter if you can kill people with Qi if your body is weak and vulnerable.

Tang Yu reached the gate to enter the city, he was stopped by some guards wearing silver armor, “Hey kid, you need your identification to enter, where are your parents?”

Tang Yu reached into his bosom and pulled out the badge signifying the Black Tiger Brigade. When Uncle Tang He sent the letter asking if Tang Yu wanted to go to the city to live with him, he also sent a badge just in case he needed to go to the city later.

The guards backed away immediately when they saw the black and silver badge and let him in without any trouble. Before Tang Yu entered the city he asked one of the guards “Where is General Tang He?”

The guard responded “He lives in the west side of the city. He lives between the Golden Treasures House and the Black Tiger City Court.”

Tang Yu thanked the guard and walked around the city for a while. The roads were filled with many mortals and cultivators. There are 2 reasons this town was built so close to the Forest of Beast: Firstly, the forest is filled with resources causing this town to be a major export of products you wouldn’t find anywhere else close by. Secondly, the town is on the border of two empires making it a major resting stop for travelers, merchants, adventurers, etc.

This brings a lot of money to the city and fame to the city which allowed it to grow to such massive size in both wealth, fame, and population even though it is in such close proximity to the Forest of Beasts.

Tang Yu reached the housing complex of the Black Tiger Brigade, which was as the soldier said in between the Golden Treasure House and the Black Tiger City Court.

Tang Yu was stopped outside the housing complex but when he showed the badge they let him inside with no problems, just like the guards at the front entrance.

After searching for a while he finally found the house of his Uncle and when he nocked on the door, a man wearing an eyepatch and bandages all over his body opened the door.

Tang Yu was speechless and worried when he saw all the bandages, but Uncle He didn’t mind as he grabbed Tang Yu into his embrace not minding the injuries on his body “Little Yu, I was worried you weren’t going to come to visit me. How have you been?”