UGB Chapter 1974 Arrival at Xuancheng
Chapter 1974 Arrival at Xuancheng
Chapter 1974 Arrival at Xuancheng
While Luo Hong and the other were looting the Qingyang City treasury, nothing unexpected happened to Chen Yang. With his combination of kindness and force, and the support of Gu Qianxun, he quickly took control of Qingyang City.
Afterwards, Luo Hong and Han Li continued to stay in Qingyang City as if nothing had happened, and studied Xuanwen with the help of Crab Taoist.
A whole year passed like this. Luo Hong, who was comprehending the "Tiansha Zhenyue Gong" in Baisheng Tower, slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a breath, and smiled.
"Boy Luo, it looks like you have gained a lot! Is this technique really that powerful?"
Fairy Silver, who was previously responsible for protecting Luo Hong, flew over and asked.
“This skill is worthy of being the number one skill in the Demon Realm during the heyday of the ancient Xuan Dao. It is indeed extremely extraordinary.
No matter what grade the ordinary Xuan Dao techniques are, they all start from the simplest and progress to the most complex, and the more difficult it is to practice, the more difficult it becomes.
But this Heavenly Demon Prison Suppression Technique is the opposite. The first three levels are the most essential part. It is quite difficult to get started, but it is easier to practice later."
Luo Hong originally thought that he only obtained half of the skills. Even if he gained something this time, it would only help him break through the eighth level of deduction.
However, he didn't expect that the first three levels of Tiansha Zhenyue Gong are its essence. As long as he practiced it to perfection, he could lay a solid foundation for the whole thing.
The next nine levels are just adding to this foundation, so it is certainly easier to practice.
After fully understanding it, Luo Hong discovered that the reason why he could not further deduce the Nine Revolutions Xiaolong Gong he was practicing was because he had a lack of foundation.
"What I have learned this time is crucial. I am confident that I can perfect the Nine Transformations Xiaolong Gong. Please continue to protect me, Fairy."
Luo Hong bowed to Fairy Silver.
"Just leave it to me with confidence!"
Fairy Silver immediately patted her chest and said.
On the other side, Han Li directly began to practice the Tiansha Zhenyue Gong.
With the help of the Star Pool left by Du Qingyang and the large number of Xuan-level beast cores given to him by Luo Hong, his Xuan Dao cultivation made rapid progress.
Ten years passed in a flash, and it was almost time for the Five Cities Martial Arts Competition.
Outside Baiyan City, the team led by Chen Yang was already waiting at the city gate, while he, Gu Qianxun and Han Li met Luo Hong in the castle.
Since they were all his own people, Luo Hong stopped pretending and sat in the main seat with a straight back, looking at Zhu Yan and the others in the hall and said:
"I have received news that this Five Cities Martial Arts Competition is unusual. Not only are the rewards extremely generous, but it also involves a major event. You must ensure that your men achieve the highest possible rankings."
"Ten years ago, Zhu followed Brother Luo's instructions and focused on training those potential Xuanists in the city. If the intelligence is correct, at least half of them can enter the top eighteen."
Zhu Yan spoke first.
The rules of the Five Cities Martial Arts Competition are very simple. Each city sends out twelve Xuanists, and Xuan City sends out twelve more, for a total of seventy-two people, who compete in one-on-one duels.
As long as you enter the top 18, that is, survive the first two rounds, you can get good rewards.
The Xuanists from each city are all selected by the city lord, and there are almost no restrictions on their cultivation, as long as they do not exceed the Daluo realm.
Therefore, Zhu Yan's guarantee means that at least six people from Baiyan City will enter the top 18 of the martial arts competition.
"I can't guarantee anything else, but at least Fellow Daoist Gu and Fellow Daoist Li can both make it into the top ten."
After the top 18 there will be three rounds of competition. The first round will determine the winners and losers groups with nine people each, and then there will be two rounds of intra-group competitions, with five people from each group selected to enter the top ten.
Since many of Qingyang City's best fighters were Du Qingyang's die-hard fans and had been used as an example by Chenyang before, the Xuanists selected by Chenyang this time were of average strength. He could only count on Gu Qianxun, who had ranked well in past martial arts competitions, and Han Li, whom he was finding increasingly difficult to understand.
"Well, when you go back, motivate your Xuanists. As long as they can survive the first round, they will get the Xuan weapon that Luo specially made for this martial arts competition."
Luo Hong had the memory of the original time and space, so he naturally knew that the top eighteen of this martial arts competition would be taken to Daxu by Erkui. Naturally, the more of his own people there were, the better.
"Zhu/Chen understands."
Zhu Yan and Chen Yang replied at the same time.
Afterwards, the two city lords took Fang Chan and Gu Qianxun out of the hall respectively to make final preparations for departure.
"Brother Han, how is your training going?"
When he and Han Lao Mo were the only ones in the hall, Luo Hong asked directly.
"The time is too short. I have only cultivated more than 200 Xuanqiao, which is still a long way from the late Taiyi stage. However, I am confident that I will not lose to a Xuanshi in the late Taiyi stage in terms of combat power."
After all, the time he had obtained the Tiansha Zhenyue Gong was too short. With the help of various resources, Han Li only improved his Xuan Dao cultivation by one small realm.
However, relying on the increased combat power brought by his true spirit bloodline, he can fight head-on even against a peak Taiyi Xuanshi.
"Well, Junior Brother Han, you don't have to pursue a high ranking in the martial arts competition. Try to hide your strength, especially your True Spirit bloodline. It's best not to use it unless it's a critical moment."
Luo Hong reminded with a serious expression.
In the original time and space, Han Li actively participated in the Five Cities Martial Arts Competition because only the top ten could obtain the Tianlin Meteorite Crystal in exchange for Madam Liuhua to remove the black calamity insects from his body.
But now the black worm in his body had already been dealt with by Luo Hong, so there was certainly no need for him to show up on the martial arts arena.
"Brother Luo, what kind of cultivation level does the Lord of Xuan City, Erkui, have that deserves our caution?"
Although Han Li agreed with Luo Hong's suggestion that he hide his strength, this also aroused his curiosity about Erqi's strength.
"This person's profound cultivation is extraordinary. With your current strength, you can only fight him by activating secret techniques, so you must try to avoid a head-on fight with him."
The only person Luo Hong is afraid of now is Erqi. This guy has opened thousands of mysterious orifices, and his Xuan Dao cultivation has broken through the middle stage of Daluo. Moreover, he has practiced countless secret techniques and fighting skills. His strength is unfathomable.
As for the equally famous Puppet City Lord Sha Xin, Luo Hong was not that worried. After all, her puppetry strength consisted of puppets and charm spells, the latter of which had basically no effect on Luo Hong.
"In addition, Junior Brother, you need to pay more attention to Chen Yang. Although his strength is lower than yours, I suspect that he has some connection with Puppet City."
After a pause, Luo Hong reminded again.
"I have my doubts about this too. I will keep a close eye on him."
Upon hearing this, Han Li immediately thought of the time when he was inexplicably discovered and peeped by Chen Yang. Logically speaking, as a Xuanist, Chen Yang could not have such a level of spiritual cultivation, but if he was in collusion with Puppet City, then it could be explained.
Xuancheng is not very close to the four subordinate cities, and the Five Cities Martial Arts Competition held once every thousand years is also the largest-scale tribute paid by the four cities to Xuancheng. With so many animal carts, the speed of travel cannot be too fast.
Therefore, it was not until two years later that the combined convoy of Baiyan City and Qingyang City arrived near Xuancheng.
Xuancheng was built on the back of a mountain range, and its core purpose is still to shelter from the wind, so it looks no different from Baiyan and Qingyang cities, but the difference in scale is huge.
After passing through the last section of dusty plain road, they arrived at the gate of Xuancheng.
Luo Hong looked at the towering city wall and saw that it was built with large pieces of black rocks and inlaid with huge white animal bones.
These animal bones were different from the ones Luo Hong had seen before. The surface of them all glowed with a sheen, and it was obvious that there was star power flowing through them.
Luo Hong was not surprised by this, because he had seen instruments with similar characteristics in the private vaults of Sun Tu and Du Qingyang.
Those things are called star tools. They were the only treasures in Jilin Void Realm that could utilize the power of stars before Luo Hong arrived.
Although both Xuanqi and Xingqi utilize the power of the stars, their methods are different.
The former directly mobilizes the star power in the beast core, while the latter mobilizes the star power in the surrounding heaven and earth.
This makes it much easier to refine a mysterious weapon than a star weapon, but its power is somewhat inferior.
"All the star weapons were refined by Madam Liuhua. Unlike me, she has truly opened up a new branch of weapon refining techniques. I can exchange ideas with her after entering the city."
Thinking of this, Luo Hong had already sat on the black-scaled beast shaped like an elephant and arrived in front of the city gate.
There are three gate arches in Xuancheng side by side, with a larger main gate arch in the middle and a smaller secondary gate arch on each side.
The main gate is usually not open, but today is clearly an exception.
“It turned out to be Lord Zhu and Lord Chen. You two came together.
I am Tongsong, and I am the one who will be guiding you all. Please ask the two city lords to bring the Xuanshi who will be participating in the martial arts competition with me to the city lord's mansion."
The young man with thick eyebrows stood among a group of soldiers and introduced himself.
"Fellow Daoist Tong, you are too polite. I wonder if the people from the other two cities have arrived?"
Chen Yang returned the salute and asked.
"The distinguished guests from Tongyu City and Xuanzhi City have arrived. Once you are welcomed to the City Lord's Mansion, the City Lord will most likely meet with you immediately."
Tong Song replied with a kind smile.
"Without further delay, I will trouble you, Daoist Brother Tong."
Chen Yang said very politely.
Tong Song responded and told his subordinates to arrange the rest of the people, while he himself led the way for Luo Hong and others.
The buildings in Xuancheng are basically built with black rocks, with a rough and simple style. It is only slightly cleaner than Qingyang City and Baiyan City, and there is not so much smell of animal blood in the air.
However, after arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, Luo Hong's eyes lit up. He saw that there were many rare vegetation in the Jilin Sky Realm in the mansion, and it was built like a beautiful garden.
There are many black stone sculptures on both sides of the roads in the palace, including human figures, animal figures, and some strange half-human, half-beast gods.
The entire city lord's mansion is a huge palace.
After being led by Tong Song for more than an hour, they finally arrived in front of a stone palace.
After stepping into the stone hall, Luo Hong immediately saw a lot of people. They were all sitting in front of the table, some sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed, and some drinking and having fun. They were the Xuanists from Tongyu and Xuanzhi cities who had arrived in Xuancheng before them.
"City Lord Fu, City Lord Qin, long time no see. I hope you are well."
Chen Yang then took a step forward and bowed to a middle-aged sturdy man with a short build and a dark nose, and to a middle-aged man with a tall and thin build and a pale face, who looked like a consumptive patient.
The two people are Fu Jian, the lord of Tongyu City, and Qin Yuan, the lord of Xuanzhi City.
"Hmph! Lord Zhucheng, why did you get together with this traitor?"
Fu Jian snorted coldly at Chen Yang, then looked at Zhu Yan and asked.
"On the way."
After replying with just two words indifferently, Zhu Yan led the people from Baiyan City towards an empty table.
"Ahem, Master Luo, I don't know when we can refine the next batch of earth-level mystical instruments. Qin has already prepared the required earth-level beast cores."
Qin Yuan simply ignored Chen Yang and bowed to Luo Hong.
"Haha, no problem. It just so happens that Luo is not going to compete on stage. After meeting Lord Erqi, you can send those earth-level beast cores to me."
Luo Hong replied with a smile, he was of course very welcome when someone gave him a Earth-level beast core.
On the other hand, although Chen Yang was disappointed, he did not show any anger.
Anyway, these subordinate cities are not allowed to attack each other. As long as Xuancheng recognizes his identity, he is not afraid of any problems with his position as city lord.
Shortly after everyone in Qingyang City sat down, there was a sudden sound of heavy footsteps outside the palace gate. A middle-aged man of medium build and ordinary appearance walked over the threshold, followed by a man and a woman, both wearing bone armor.
This middle-aged man had a little frost on his temples and some wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He looked very ordinary, just like a farmer.
On the contrary, there were two people behind him, one with a dignified and heroic appearance, and the other with a beautiful face and a cold temperament. The bone armor they wore was also carved with exquisite patterns, emitting waves of star power.
Seeing the newcomer, the four city lords immediately stood up, and then everyone saluted and said:
"Meet the Lord of Erqi City!"
"Haha, everyone please take a seat."
The middle-aged man first came to the main seat and sat down, then he smiled gently, pressed his palms twice, and motioned everyone to sit down.
"There are quite a few new faces this year, which is good. This shows that our Xuancheng is full of talents and vitality."
Erqi glanced at everyone, especially at Zhu Yan and Chen Yang, where he stayed for a moment, and said with a relieved tone.
Qin Yuan and Fu Jian were both secretly dissatisfied when they heard this. It would have been fine if it was just Zhu Yan, but although Sun Tu's death was strange, it was most likely that he was the one who had evil thoughts first.
But Du Qingyang was betrayed and killed by Chen Yang in the city. If such behavior is condoned, their future life will be difficult.
However, Erqi ignored their dissatisfaction and continued:
"In recent years, the strength of Puppet City has grown very fast. Although they have never had a large-scale conflict with us, they have repeatedly created small-scale frictions.
Fortunately, Master Luo joined our Xuancheng and refined a large number of Xuan weapons, which allowed us to gain the upper hand.
Otherwise, I’ll have a headache.”
"Your Excellency the City Lord, thank you for your praise. Since I have joined Xuan City, I should do my part."
Luo Hong waved his hand and spoke modestly.
"Haha, Master Luo, there's no need to belittle yourself. Merits deserve rewards. I'll have someone send three heavenly beast cores over later."
Erqi's eyes were full of admiration, and he said it generously.
(End of this chapter)