Chapter 54

Sangyuzhou, Dengtiancheng.

Outside the magnificent city gate made of jade, countless monks came on their swords.

Jitang followed Su Xuanzong's team and slowly dropped his sword at Su Jinzhou's call.

"Don't fall behind." Su Jinzhou walked to Jitang.

Ji Tang put away Ji Yao and looked at the magnificent city gate. The four characters "Qionglou Yuyu" flashed through his mind. He couldn't help but sigh, "Brother, how much did this city gate cost?"

Someone nearby sneered, "Where did this bumpkin come from? He hasn't even been to Dengtian City."

When Jitang looked over, the female cultivator who had spoken had already left with the team.

Jitang also lined up with the sect team to enter the city.

She said, "I heard that there are no exceptions to the rules of Dengtian City. You must queue up to receive the jade card for identification according to the rules of Dengtian City, and you must pay twenty high-grade spirit stones before you can enter."

Wei Shaoxin, the senior brother from Luanqi Peak who was standing in front of her, smiled and said, "That's right, there are no exceptions!"

As they were speaking, two deep beast roars sounded from behind them.

When Jitang looked over, he saw two dazzling balls of light flying towards them at a rapid speed.

Everyone in the queue stepped aside and cried out in surprise.

As the ball of light got closer, Ji Tang could clearly see that there were two majestic giant lions in the ball of light. The light came from the complete set of equipment equipped on the lions. The golden light was so dazzling that it made people unable to open their eyes in the sunlight.

A giant lion pulled an incredibly gorgeous lion-headed chariot, its body inlaid with dazzling gems on every side, even the corners. The wheels emitted a faint milky white light, which Ji Tang recognized as the intermediate-level spell, the Cloud Riding Technique. Using this technique, even the bumpiest of chariots could be stabilized.

The lion-headed chariot rushed into the crowd in a stately manner, causing the monks to retreat again and again. Until no one stepped on the wide road anymore, the lion-headed chariot roared towards the city gate.

The city gate was half-closed, but the lion-head chariot showed no sign of slowing down.

More than twenty monks from Dengtian City who were guarding outside the city cast a spell together to open the heavy city gate.

The city gates were wide open, and the lion-headed chariot disappeared from Dengtian City in the blink of an eye. Only the roars of the two lions remained, coming from a distance, still very intimidating.

The monks on both sides of the road were lying on the ground, looking extremely miserable.

Ji Tang asked Wei Shao Xin, "Brother Wei, did I hear something wrong?"

Unexpectedly, the slap in the face came so quickly. Wei Shaoxin rubbed his nose with his fingers and deliberately avoided looking at Jitang, "Surprise, surprise."

The riot soon died down.

Dengtian City is a cultivation city that only allows cultivators to enter and exit. No matter whether it is a vendor setting up a stall or an old man fishing, you can see cultivators everywhere.

This time, the leader of Su Xuan Zong was Elder Qin Liangzhu. He was responsible for registering and paying the disciples' information and spirit stones. The disciples did not have to pay for the spirit stones, as Su Xuan Zong took care of it all.

The reason they came to Dengtian City was to participate in the Frost Competition held every fifty years - this is also the reason why there is an endless stream of monks outside Dengtian City.

As a disciple of Suxuan Sect, Jitang ranks among the top ten among her peers in terms of cultivation, and is also outstanding in terms of magic and pharmacology. She is one of the disciples participating in the Frost Competition, but the purpose of her trip is not just the Frost Competition.

Her parents left a wisp of her soul in the Snow Returns Frost Ridge, and the Frost Competition is to climb the Snow Returns Frost Ridge and obtain the Frost Order at the top of the mountain.

Entering Dengtian City from the city gate, Jitang couldn't help but look up.

From the perspective of architecture, Dengtian City is worthy of the name Dengtian.

Nearby, the buildings are numerous and undulating, with a poetic and picturesque scene. In the distance, the flying pavilions are red and flowing, and the pavilions and terraces are floating in the air. The layers of terraces and pavilions are climbing up, like a dragon rising up, straight into the sky.

Sword-wielding monks can be seen everywhere. From a distance, one can only see sword shadows flying by quickly, weaving through the sky buildings and being submerged in the vast white fog.

Elder Qin did not lead them to fly on the sword, but went straight forward along the road.

There were many walking monks around. In addition to local monks and wandering monks from all over, the most numerous were young monks wearing the uniforms of disciples from various sects.

They were secretly competing with each other, each of them standing straight, as if whoever looked at the other first would lose. At most, they would glance at each other out of the corner of their eyes, and walk past each other in a casual and arrogant manner - in short, they just didn't give each other a straight look.

Jitang became an outlier there.

She looked around curiously, wanting to see the scenery and the people.

Wei Shaoxin just didn't give Jitang the slightest glance. He looked straight ahead and took two slow steps to reach Jitang's level.

"I'm talking about Junior Sister."

Ji Tang was blocked from view by his body, so he looked up at him, "What's wrong, Senior Brother Wei?"

Wei Shaoxin placed his right hand horizontally in front of him, his left hand behind his back, looking like an immortal, his sleeves fluttering. He said, "Don't look around, look ahead, lift your chin, and walk with big strides."

Ji Tang was stunned when he heard this. "If you don't know, you might think you're just saying a jingle. Brother, I've never been to Dengtian City. I'm curious."

Wei Shaoxin: "Now is the time to make our Su Xuanzong proud. Don't act like a country cultivator who has never seen the world. Learn from your dear senior brother."

Ji Tang turned around to look at her dear senior brother.

Su Jinzhou indeed did not look around, and was unmoved by the people around him looking at him.

Ji Tang: "He is just like that. His curiosity is probably only as small as the tip of my own. Plus, he has been the crown prince for many years, and his every move has been cultivated since he was a child. That's why you think he is so majestic and gentle."

Wei Shaoxin paused. "I think he's very impressive and gentle?" He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Junior Sister, this is the first time I've seen you so good at finding opportunities to praise someone."

Su Jinzhou then said, "Jitang."

Jitang wanted to say something but was called over by Su Jinzhou.

"What's wrong?"

"Weren't you just wondering how those aerial structures were built?"

Ji Tang's eyes lit up, "You know?"

"This is not a rare thing. Master has this kind of books in his Wanjuan Cave."

Jitang has been practicing diligently for many years, but he hasn't read many books. "What does the book say?"

"Build an air formation."

"So it's a formation?"

Su Jinzhou smiled and replied, "It's a formation. To build a sky formation, you need to set up a formation underground, and place varying numbers of sky-building talismans in the corresponding mid-air. Then, you connect the upper and lower parts with spiritual power to form a sky-building formation. Once the formation is complete, you can transport materials and start building houses within the range of the sky-building formation. Generally, the area formed by the sky-building formation can accommodate three to five buildings."

"Only three or five buildings? With so many aerial buildings in Dengtian City, how many aerial formations would it take to build them..." Ji Tang marveled, "The ground beneath us must be densely packed with aerial formations, right?"

Su Jinzhou nodded.

"What a powerful being it must be to have built the current Ascension City!" Ji Tang's eyes were filled with admiration. "Every profession has its own specializations. This powerful being has truly mastered the formation to perfection."

Jitang noticed that the team had slowed down. She looked forward and saw Elder Qin stopped at the inn ahead. Someone hurried out of the inn and warmly welcomed him in.

The disciples entered the inn one after another.

When Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou entered, there were no empty tables. Wei Shaoxin waved at them, "Junior brothers and sisters, here!"

The two of them took their seats.

This table is full of senior brothers and sisters. Ji Tang, as the younger sister who joined the sect later, obediently poured tea for all the senior brothers and sisters.

Ji Tang: "Brother Wei, who is that person? He seems to be very familiar with our elder."

Wei Shaoxin first said "good boy" and drank the tea with the Ice Cold Technique before saying, "That's the innkeeper of this inn, Xu Zhengye. Elder Qin once saved him in Snowy Frost Ridge and is his savior. We always stay at this inn when we come to Dengtian City. Didn't you see the inn sign when you came in?"

Jitang shook his head, "I didn't notice."

Senior Sister: "Liangzhu Inn."

Jitang: "Puff——"

"This kid!" Wei Shaoxin picked up a rag to wipe the tea she sprayed.

Su Jinzhou also took out his handkerchief and wiped the tea that had dripped from the corner of her mouth.

The senior sister drank her tea calmly, and raised her eyebrows at Chao Jitang after finishing it.

Jitang immediately refilled the glasses for his senior brothers and sisters.

The senior sister took over the conversation, "The shopkeeper wanted to give the inn to the elder as a token of his gratitude, but the elder refused. However, the shopkeeper didn't give up. Although the elder didn't want it, he still named the inn after the elder. The shopkeeper met the elder," she turned to look at the enthusiastic shopkeeper, "and he is closer than family."

Ji Tang was not familiar with this senior sister, but he knew that she was from the tutelage of Xun Qisheng, the True Man of Chiyou Peak, and was also the direct granddaughter of Xun Qisheng, named Xun Jinzhi.

Although they are not familiar with each other, Jitang is very outgoing.

"Senior Sister Jinzhi, didn't Elder Qin say that only cultivators who participated in the Frost Competition can enter the Snow Return Frost Ridge?"

Xun Jinzhi: "This is the current rule. In the past, Snow Returns Frost Ridge was open year-round, and anyone could enter. However, rules are fixed, but people are alive. Although only cultivators who participated in the competition can enter now, as long as they receive the oral order from the Young Master of Ascension City, they can also enter."

Ji Tang: "Young Master of Dengtian City?"

Xun Jinzhi gestured to Jitang to pour tea, "That's the show-off who rode the lion-head car when we entered the city."

Ji Tang wanted to laugh, "Oh, so that's the young city lord of Dengtian City."

Xun Jinzhi: "He has participated in several Frost Competitions in a row. We met him in Snow Return Frost Ridge. That guy is really a show-off wherever he goes. If he participates this time, you will understand what I mean when you see him." She gritted her teeth more and more as she spoke, and in the end, even the teacup broke in her hand.

The hot tea spilled on her hand, and everyone at the table was in a hurry again, some were collecting the broken pieces, and some were wiping the table.

Ji Tang was about to wipe Xun Jinzhi's hands, but Wei Shaoxin waved his hand and said, "Her major is fire magic, don't worry about that little bit of heat."

Xun Jinzhi sneered, "The fire spell condensed by my spiritual power is the same as hot tea, right?" Then he picked up the half-drunk tea of Su Jinzhou beside him and poured it at Wei Shaoxin.

Wei Shaoxin was splashed directly, and he picked up Jitang's tea and splashed it back.

The table suddenly turned into a battle between two people.

Everyone had no choice but to retreat.

Can't two cultivators who are both in the Jindan stage resist a cup of tea?

Wei Shaoxin deliberately didn't dodge, and Xun Jinzhi didn't seem to want to use magic to resist.

All in all, they are just two old and childish guys.

Ji Tang walked away from the battlefield, picked up the empty teapot, and said helplessly: "I'll go get another pot of tea."

Su Jinzhou said with a smile, "Bring back two pots."

One pot for them to pour and one pot for them to drink. That should be enough, right?