Elder Tian He has gifted it, so naturally, I accepted it.
“These twelve invitations,” Luo Feng sat in the courtyard, looking at the night scene of Yulan City and slightly furrowed his brows, “the other eleven invitations can all be set aside. The key one is… the invitation from Yuan Xiang Palace Master.”
“The three great Palace Masters, and only Yuan Xiang Palace Master invited me?”
Luo Feng was somewhat puzzled.
This did not match the intelligence he had!
Among the three great Palace Masters, there was no need to mention Master Gai Tao who focused on Artifact Refining. The Elders around him were all interested in Artifact Refining. Naturally, he would not take the initiative to invite Luo Feng.
But it was quite odd that Wei Yang Palace Master did not send an invitation.
“Wei Yang Palace Master, likes to recruit Elders the most! Although he joined Yulan City later, he has won over the most numerous tier of Elders in the entire city! He usually invites any newly-promoted Elders,” thought Luo Feng, “but he didn’t invite me!”
There are more than 700 beings with the strength of the Elder tier in the city, and 327 have passed the test to acquire the status of an Elder.
It was because Wei Yang Palace Master warmly courted many Elder tier beings that he held the strongest influence in the city.
“It just so happens that I also dislike the way Wei Yang Palace Master conducts his affairs,” Luo Feng thought.
The forces of theft and plunder all belonged under Wei Yang Palace Master’s command.
“I’ll go see Yuan Xiang Palace Master tomorrow!” Luo Feng was curious about Yuan Xiang Palace Master, who was after all the founder of Yulan City!
…
As the builder of Yulan City, the cave mansion of Yuan Xiang Palace Master was originally the largest in the city. Later, however, Wei Yang Palace Master took over several mansions to merge into one, forcefully making it much larger than Yuan Xiang Palace Master’s mansion.
Luo Feng arrived at the main gate of the cave mansion.
“Luo Feng Divine Emperor?” The main gate was wide open, a slender man stood there, smiling at Luo Feng, “The Palace Master has been waiting for Luo Feng Divine Emperor. Your Excellency, please follow me.”
This slender man, dressed in a loose robe, had thick body hair.
“Thanks to ‘Earth Third’ General,” Luo Feng said politely.
Under Yuan Xiang Palace Master, there were three Puppets, each possessing the power to rival a Perfect Level Low-Level Primordial Life. In other words, these three Puppets… If ranked among Yulan City’s Divine Emperors, all could be placed within the top fifty.
“Worthy of being the one who built Yulan City, profound depth, even servants have such formidable strength,” Luo Feng thought. This was much stronger than the foundations of the Ancestors from the two nations of Land of Origin.
Walking inside this massive mansion, shortly after, in a garden, Luo Feng saw a figure sitting on the ground smiling towards him: “Luo Feng, come, take a seat.”
Although Luo Feng had already obtained information on the other party, this was still the first time he saw Yuan Xiang Palace Master’s true appearance.
Yuan Xiang Palace Master’s appearance was not too handsome, but he naturally carried an endless charm. Luo Feng couldn’t help but feel a sense of goodwill upon seeing him.
“Master, your subordinate will take his leave,” said Earth Third General respectfully.
Yuan Xiang Palace Master smiled and nodded slightly.
Luo Feng then walked over and sat down opposite Yuan Xiang Palace Master.
“This Yuan Xiang Palace Master’s aura is indeed very weak,” Luo Feng observed closely, also sensing that even as Yuan Xiang Palace Master sat, there was a faint sense of weariness about him.
To feel weary at such a level of cultivation? This was quite incredible.
Even Luo Feng could feel that Yuan Xiang Palace Master’s Life Fire was struggling to support him.
“An old ailment,” Yuan Xiang Palace Master personally poured wine for Luo Feng and said with a smile, “Originally when I went hunting for Super Limit Level Low-Level Primordial Life with some friends, having gotten used to hunting, who would have thought one Super Limit Level Primordial Life would breakthrough, turning into a High-Level Primordial Life!”
“Coming face to face with a High-Level Primordial Life at close range, and I ended up like this,” Yuan Xiang Palace Master sighed.
“No way to resolve the contamination?” Luo Feng asked.
Yuan Xiang Palace Master looked at Luo Feng with a smile: “As recorded in the experiences of the Dark Sacred Realm, only by freeing one’s Spiritual Will from the Braided Cage can one rid oneself of this contamination. This is the only way to get rid of it.”
Facing High-Level Primordial Life, they were killed on the spot.
As a powerhouse of the Source World, with the Avatar in his home Source World sharing memories, it was also contaminated. Clearly, that High-Level Primordial Life had a strong killing intent, wishing to completely eradicate these Cultivators.
Luckily, Yuan Xiang Palace Master had the Source World’s protection and a Secret Technique to guard his Spiritual Will, which allowed him to barely save his life.
“From then on, I could only focus on cultivating my Spiritual Will.” Yuan Xiang Palace Master smiled, “Additionally, being too bored, I exchanged Merit Points and applied to build a city in Nine Rivers Sacred Realm, which is this Yulan City.”
Luo Feng listened.
The Battle Merit required for building a city was extremely high. Yuan Xiang Palace Master was evidently very powerful originally, having accumulated a lot of Battle Merit. After being contaminated, during the city-building process, the strength he showed was even stronger than that of Wei Yang Palace Master.
The reason he ranked second in the city was due to the fact that being contaminated, maintaining his own clarity was already not easy. Naturally, if he could avoid action, he would not act. He had no interest in vying for power or profit.
On one hand, there was Yuan Xiang Palace Master, who did not vie for power or profit and hardly ever took action.
On the other hand, there was Wei Yang Palace Master who recruited various strong beings and often took action. Wei Yang Palace Master’s influence was naturally stronger.
“I’ve heard that Yuan Xiang Palace Master rarely invites Divine Emperors,” Luo Feng said. “Why did the Palace Master invite me this time?”
“You are different.”
Yuan Xiang Palace Master looked at Luo Feng, “Yesterday after you defeated Elder Tian He, I inquired about you with two Divine Emperors from Land of Origin in the Dark Sacred Realm.”
Luo Feng was startled.
He inquired in the Dark Sacred Realm about the two Divine Emperors from Land of Origin? The two Ancestors?
“Although my power has weakened now, I still have some standing,” Yuan Xiang Palace Master said with a smile. “I found them, and they briefly told me about you.”
“In just over a thousand years, from eternal true god to Early Stage Divine Emperor.”
“Another thousand years, from Early Stage Divine Emperor to Late Stage Divine Emperor! Even overpowering Elder Tian He,” Yuan Xiang Palace Master looked at Luo Feng, “You are much stronger than I was when younger.”
Luo Feng was secretly astonished.
The other party knew all his information.
“I have no malicious intentions,” Yuan Xiang Palace Master said with a smile. “The current me is just struggling to survive. The difficulty of breaking through the Braided Cage with my Spiritual Will is too high; I don’t even know if I have a chance in this life.”
“But I founded Yulan City with my own hands, and I can feel that the infiltration of the low-level Primordial Life into Yulan City is growing stronger,” said Yuan Xiang Palace Master, looking at Luo Feng. “I worry that one day Yulan City will be breached. At that time, hundreds of millions of Cultivators within will face a terrible calamity.”
Luo Feng nodded.
Where a city is established, it is also natural for it to face destruction.
“I know Wei Yang’s nature; he is extremely selfish,” sighed Yuan Xiang Palace Master. “He came to Yulan City for the purpose of earning resources. Once the situation turns sour, he will only save himself.”
“This city was built by me, and the hundreds of millions of Cultivators who have come here are also my responsibility,” said Yuan Xiang Palace Master. “I do not wish to see a calamity where hundreds of millions of Cultivators perish gruesomely!”
“That’s why I invited you here.”
Yuan Xiang Palace Master looked at Luo Feng, “Your talent is incomparable to the likes of Wei Yang! Once you have grown sufficiently, your power alone will far surpass that of all the Elders combined!”
“As long as your strength is enough, I can transfer the greatest authority of the ‘City Builder’ to you when the time comes,” said Yuan Xiang Palace Master to Luo Feng.
“The City Builder’s authority?” Luo Feng was surprised.
“Yes, the rules within the city were set by me,” Yuan Xiang Palace Master said, looking at Luo Feng. “I am willing to give Wei Yang Palace Master more benefits now to bind him to us. I can also reduce his benefits if needed.”
“Of course, your strength must surpass both Wei Yang and Gai Tao,” explained Yuan Xiang Palace Master.
“What level of strength would be considered to have surpassed them both?” Luo Feng asked.
“Both of them are Enlightened at the Half-Primordial Level with considerable accumulation, and possess no shortage of treasures,” smiled Yuan Xiang Palace Master. “To completely surpass them, you must at least cultivate two paths, reaching the Half-step Primordial Level in both. Then… I can transfer the City Builder’s authority to you.”
To master two paths at the Half-Primordial Level?
Currently, both my Life and Destruction are at the mid Divine Emperor stage, and the Life and Death Dao is even at the Early Stage Divine Emperor.
“I still have a long way to go,” said Luo Feng.
“With your talent, it won’t take long,” Yuan Xiang Palace Master said with a smile. “I have encountered such an exceptional talent as yours in the Dark Sacred Realm. I believe that within ten thousand eras, you can reach this level.”
When Yuan Xiang Palace Master was at full strength, he was already a peerless powerhouse in the Dark Sacred Realm.
If the two Founders are considered to be at the bottom of the Dark Sacred Realm.
Then Yuan Xiang Palace Master is already standing at a higher level!
“The Palace Master really believes in me,” said Luo Feng.
Yuan Xiang Palace Master flipped his hand, handing Luo Feng a spatial bracelet with a smile, “A little gift for our first meeting.”
This spatial bracelet was without an owner, and Luo Feng could sense it with a thought.
Upon sensing…
Luo Feng was a bit stunned.
Inside the spatial bracelet were mountains of Primordial Crystals, not just individual pieces but chopped into large blocks. A large piece like this could be worth one Primordial Crystal in itself.
“Fifty billion Primordial Crystals?” Luo Feng was somewhat dazed.
“Just a little token,” Yuan Xiang Palace Master said with a smile. “It’s nothing worth mentioning.”
Luo Feng thought for a moment but still accepted the gift.
This gift was significant.
By accepting, he now owed a huge favor! However, these fifty billion Primordial Crystals were of great assistance to him at present.
Seeing Luo Feng accept it, Yuan Xiang Palace Master nodded with a slight smile, “For now, you just need to focus on Cultivation. No need to concern yourself with other matters within the city.”
Luo Feng nodded: “Thank you, Palace Master.”
…
After watching Luo Feng leave,
Yuan Xiang Palace Master was in a complex mood.
“The contamination keeps permeating and torturing me, and its influence grows stronger on me by the day. I don’t know when I will completely collapse, my consciousness obliterated,” said Yuan Xiang Palace Master, feeling quite powerless. “Before I perish, I’ll do something for the billions of Cultivators.”
Having lived in Yulan City for so long, he inevitably grew attached.
He knew that a city could hardly exist forever. But he hoped that Yulan City would last as long as possible.
In Luo Feng, he saw hope.
“Palace Master, in the outer city’s Cloud Nine District, Cultivator ‘Qu Feng Divine Emperor’ from cave mansion 331297 is suspected to be controlled by low-level Primordial Life,” a voice rang out next to Yuan Xiang Palace Master’s ear.
“Monitor all movements and associations of this ‘Qu Feng Divine Emperor’ within the city,” Yuan Xiang Palace Master instructed. “Try to find more infiltrators.”
“Yes,” the voice replied respectfully.
Yuan Xiang Palace Master was rather fatigued.
The natural gifts of low-level Primordial Life beings were diverse. Despite Yuan Xiang Palace Master trying every possible method, he could not prevent some from infiltrating.
Those who infiltrated and went on a killing spree did not bother him much! What worried him were those who had been lying in wait, not making a move. These lurkers, once they erupted, would pose a huge problem.
…
At this moment, Luo Feng was also returning to his own cave mansion.
“By accepting this gift, I have effectively taken a side among the three Palace Masters of Yulan City,” Luo Feng chuckled as he looked at the spatial bracelet on his wrist. From the information he had, he was already more inclined towards Yuan Xiang Palace Master.
“Reach that realm within ten thousand eras? The Palace Master has quite some faith in me.”
With a smile, Luo Feng flew into his own cave mansion.
(End of this episode)
Taking a break tomorrow, the next episode starts in two days.