The land of Jingzhou was far more vast than that of other states. Even with the Fiery Dragon Chariot, it still took nearly half a day to reach the imperial capital.

Sitting in the carriage, Shen Yuan could feel the towering city where the destiny of humanity converged from a hundred miles away, as if it was a majestic god sleeping on the earth.

Once such a magnificent destiny of humanity is controlled by someone, even the true immortals in the imperial capital will have to stay away from it.

However, in Shen Yuan's perception, the destiny of humanity seemed powerful but was actually frivolous and unstable like a rootless duckweed, which further confirmed some of Shen Yuan's previous guesses.

As they got closer to the imperial capital, Shen Yuan also saw various strange visions in this vast wilderness.

There was a giant turtle nearly a hundred feet long and as big as a mountain, carrying several pavilions and towers slowly forward. Dozens of practitioners in blue robes were walking back and forth between the towers.

There is a giant castle made of spiritual ore and spiritual wood walking on the earth. The gears inside it turn and bursts of roaring sounds, just like a moving castle in a fantasy story.

A Zen master was walking in front, holding a treasure banner in his hand. Behind him, twenty-four warrior monks were lifting a pagoda of Buddha's bones and relics that was more than ten feet high. They bowed with every step and kowtowed every three steps, just like they were on pilgrimage.

These practitioners all appeared in the wasteland near the imperial capital, and their goal was to reach the majestic and magnificent imperial capital in front of them.

"The Beast Taming Sect's guardian spirit beast, the Mountain-carrying Turtle, the Mo Pavilion's mechanical city, and the Buddha Bone Relic Pagoda, the sect's treasure of the Buddha Bone Zen Temple. I didn't expect that these major sects had already entered Jingzhou."

Xue Mingzhi couldn't help but sigh.

This time, the decree that Emperor Xia issued throughout the world indeed caused a great sensation, which could be seen from the strengths of the sects that these major cave-heaven sects had mobilized.

The Mountain-Carrying Turtle of the Beast Taming Sect is a long-lived species that was cultivated three thousand years ago. Its cultivation has long reached the peak of the Divine Transformation realm. With the assistance of the Beast Taming Sect's many secret techniques and magical treasures, its strength has even exceeded the limits of an ordinary Divine Transformation realm.

Each of the Mo Ge Mechanical City was built with massive resources and the painstaking efforts of successive generations of Yanshi. Each of them has all kinds of incredible abilities, and the array patterns on them are nested with each other. No one can know what kind of trump card the Mechanical City has before it actually takes action.

Ten thousand years ago, the Buddha Bone Temple was not one of the blessed places. However, over the course of ten thousand years, many blessed places were destroyed, and the Buddha Bone Temple later took the position of one of the thirty-six blessed places.

The Buddha Bone Temple enshrines the relics of great Buddhist monks who passed away after their death. The sect's special skills can use many relics to build a Buddha Bone Relic Pagoda, which can then awaken the remaining spiritual thoughts and supernatural powers of the great monks contained in the relics.

Because of the different relics used, each Buddha bone relic pagoda has different powers, but the minimum requirement for building Buddha bone relics is a relic of a great monk in the Golden Body Realm. The Golden Body Realm of Buddhism is equivalent to that of a Taoist immortal, which means that the Buddha bone relic pagoda at least has incomplete power to refine the spirit.

And these are only the thirty-six caves. As you get closer to the imperial capital, the various forces you encounter become more and more bizarre.

But almost without exception, they all brought out their sect’s background.

Only thirty miles away from the imperial city wall, Shen Yuan even saw two small immortal cultivation markets located in the wilderness, with pavilions and towers that were simple and magnificent.

Outside the market, two large characters were clearly written.

One is called: Purple Jade, the other is called: Treasure Immortal.

"It is the Purple Jade Pure Peace Heaven and the Treasure Immortal Nine Worlds Heaven of the Ten Holy Caves!"

Xue Mingzhi looked at the two small markets with a little awe. This was the first time that a holy land had appeared since the spiritual energy tide.

Although he had seen a lot of the thirty-six cave heavens and seventy-two blessed places, even Xue Mingzhi couldn't help but feel awe when it came to the legendary ten holy cave heavens.

Almost all the blessed places are not within the imperial capital, even the holy places are no exception.

As those who possess ancient heritage, they know very well how terrifying the power of the Human Emperor can be as he is in the imperial capital and in charge of the human situation.

Especially now that the rules of heaven and earth are incomplete, no one can check and balance the Human Emperor who is endowed with the destiny of humanity.

Entering the imperial capital would undoubtedly mean entrusting one's own safety entirely to Emperor Xia, which is absolutely unacceptable for this paradise.

Shen Yuan's eyes swept across the two immortal cultivation markets and he could tell at a glance that both markets were some kind of special spiritual treasures. The two major cave holy places used them as temporary bases for their sects.

With a slight movement of his mind, Shen Yuan's Yang God, which seemed to be forged from red gold, extended part of his divine consciousness towards the two immortal cultivation markets.

But as soon as he came into contact with the market, Shen Yuan sensed that a series of large formations intertwined with spiritual power blocked his divine consciousness from spying.

A glimmer of starlight flashed in his eyes, and his star-number supernatural power deduced the nodes of the formation. In just a breath, he understood all the formations in the market. Then his divine sense penetrated into the Xiuxian market without any hindrance.

Under the cover of divine consciousness, Shen Yuan sensed several auras that had entered the realm of spiritual transformation located in the center of the market town.

Among them, several who are at the peak of the Divine Transformation realm are not human. There are also several human cultivators who have just entered the Divine Transformation realm. They should be the geniuses cultivated by the Dongtian Holy Land in this generation.

"No True Man of Refining Spirits?"

Shen Yuan frowned slightly.

Just as Shen Yuan swept across the two markets with his Yang Shen thoughts, the expression of the peak spirit beast in the Ziyu Market suddenly changed.

He Yanchuan, the current chief disciple of Ziyu Qingping Zhitian, respectfully asked the sparrow-like guardian spirit beast in front of him:

"Elder, is there something wrong?"

Although the difference in cultivation level was not that big, He Yanchuan was still respectful to the guardian spirit beast in front of him.

This sparrow is an immortal spirit beast with the blood of Qingluan. Its name is Xiaokong. The reason why it is only at the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage now is that it is deliberately suppressing its cultivation in order to plan this spiritual energy tide for the sect.

With Xiaokong's talent, as long as he wants to break through, he can become a demon king in the spirit refining realm at any time.

Precisely because of this, Xiaokong’s status in the Purple Jade Peaceful Heaven is not low, and is even above many outer sect elders in the Spirit Refining Realm.

Xiaokong looked outside the market with a vague look of doubt and uncertainty:

"Just now, it seemed as if a powerful divine thought swept across the entire market town."

"Impossible!" He Yanchuan's expression changed drastically.

"The market town is protected by a divine machine formation. Even a divine master cannot send his divine thoughts into the market town without triggering the formation."

Xiaokong glanced at He Yanchuan and said in a cold voice: "But what if he is a strong man above the level of Spirit Refining?"

"In this world, even a strong man who practices the spirit can't be accommodated, how can there be someone above the spirit?"

He Yanchuan was about to refute, but before he could finish his words, his mind suddenly flashed back to what the sect's inner sect elders who had reached the realm of refining emptiness told him before he left Zi Yu Qing Ping Tian.

He originally thought that it was just a rumor spread by the outside world, but now that Xiaokong spoke, He Yanchuan realized the problem.

"Could it be the Supreme Daoist?"

There was a slight tremor in He Yanchuan's voice.

The inheritance of Zi Yu Qing Ping Zhi Tian has not been lost, and there are even three ancestors in the sect who have survived from ten thousand years ago.

It is precisely because of the existence of these ancestors that the disciples of Ziyu Qingping Zhitian are more aware of what kind of existence the Supreme Taoist is.

Xiaokong did not nod, but said in a low voice:

"No matter what, notify the elders first."

"Without knowing the attitude of the Supreme Daoist, we should not act rashly."

The same thing also happened in the Baoxianfang City next door.

Shen Yuan would never have thought that he had just used his divine sense to investigate the two markets on a whim, and that would lead to such a sudden change.

But even if Shen Yuan knew about it, he probably wouldn't care.

At this moment, the Fiery Dragon Chariot had already crossed the towering city gate of the imperial capital and entered this ancient dynasty capital.

The imperial capital is divided into eight districts. The lower five districts are extremely prosperous, with tall buildings standing in rows like a future world. The upper three districts, however, retain a large number of ancient buildings, with pavilions, towers, and palaces.

The gate that Shen Yuan and others entered was the only gate that led directly to the upper three city districts.

As the chariot moved forward, Shen Yuan could clearly see many spiritual beast chariot frames like the blazing dragon chariot among the surrounding quaint buildings, and most of the people coming and going were practitioners.

With the concentration of spiritual energy in the imperial capital, the number of naturally awakened practitioners far exceeds that of the outside world.

The flaming dragon chariot moved forward along the way, and from time to time people on the road looked at it with awe.

The Qi Transformation Realm cultivation level of the Blazing Dragon Colt was nothing in the imperial capital, but this dragon colt with dragon blood was a symbol of status in the imperial capital. No one could tell who the big shot was in the chariot.

The carriage passed through several streets and finally stopped in front of a huge mansion.

This place was already filled with dozens of practitioners with extraordinary bearings. The leader was dressed in gorgeous clothes. He was the famous Earl Changyuan in the imperial capital.

Some people from other houses not far away cast a prying look and couldn't help but wonder:

"The Earl of Changyuan came to greet us personally. Could it be that some prince or noble has come to visit?"

Before he could find out the reason, he saw a young man in white and gold clothes slowly getting off the carriage.

Everyone in the Xue family, including Lord Changyuan, bowed and said:

"Meet Mr. Xue!"

Chang Yuan Bo looked solemnly at the young man in white in front of him. Although Xue Mingzhi had never told him Shen Yuan's true identity, the fact that Emperor Xia personally issued an edict and bestowed the Fiery Dragon Chariot was enough for him to guess something.

Xue Mingzhi suddenly emerged as a top genius in the imperial capital. Earl Changyuan knew what kind of person his own son was.

Although he is gifted enough to be called a genius, he is still a long way from becoming one of the top talents in the imperial capital. Xue Mingzhi's achievements are surely inseparable from the support of noble people.

Considering Emperor Xia's attitude and the relationship between Xue Mingzhi and Shen Yuan, the answers to all these questions are very obvious.

Whether out of respect for Emperor Xia's order or gratitude to Shen Yuan for taking care of Xue Mingzhi, Earl Changyuan should take Shen Yuan's arrival seriously.

The Xue family's enthusiasm exceeded Shen Yuan's expectations. He raised his right hand and used invisible spatial fluctuations to help everyone up. Shen Yuan smiled faintly and said:

"There's no need to be so polite, Lord Changyuan."

The understated action did not produce any fluctuations in mana or vital energy. Chang Yuanbo's pupils shrank imperceptibly, and then he smiled and said:

"Sir, your visit to the Xue Mansion has really brought glory to the Xue Mansion.

I have asked someone to prepare a banquet, I wonder if you are interested?"

Shen Yuan did not speak, but Xue Mingzhi, who was standing beside him, knew very well that Shen Yuan did not like these so-called banquets, so he quickly spoke:

"Sir, you've been traveling a long way, so let me take you there first!"

Chang Yuanbo was startled for a moment, then immediately said:

"Yes, yes, yes! I was a little rude. Let Mingzhi take you to Langhuan Garden to stay."

Shen Yuan really had no interest in those so-called banquets. He nodded quietly in thanks and walked into the Xue Mansion with Xue Mingzhi.

After Shen Yuan left, Chang Yuanbo's expression remained the same, but the several old elders behind him were frowning.

An elder stepped forward and said, "Who is this Mr. Shen? Our Xue family has welcomed him, but he refused to even attend the banquet."

Another elder of the tribe had a gloomy look:

"We are only treating him with courtesy because of Mingzhi's intention, but his attitude is against etiquette.

Even if you are a prince, you still have to give my Xue family some face."

In the back, several young men couldn't help but whispered:

"Xue Mingzhi is really becoming more and more unruly now. Why does he bring everyone with him?"

"And you're sending the Blazing Dragon Horse Chariot out of Jingzhou to welcome him? This is a chariot bestowed by His Majesty, how can it be used to pick up other people casually?"

Faced with everyone's discussions, Changyuan Bo did not say anything.

Glancing at the dissatisfied expressions of the Xue family members, Chang Yuanbo's eyes were filled with disappointment.

More than a year ago, the Xue family was just a family of earls in the imperial capital, and even he was just one of the main generals of the Western Army and was inconspicuous in the entire imperial capital.

Until Xue Mingzhi rose like a comet and became a prodigy famous in the imperial capital, the Xue family benefited greatly from it and became an upper-class family in the imperial capital, and he was promoted to deputy commander of the Western Army of the imperial capital.

However, the Xue family was not satisfied with this, because most of the Xue family's resources were provided to Xue Mingzhi for cultivation, and the resources owned by other people only accounted for a small part.

Struggles for interests continued to break out, and other voices began to emerge within the Xue family.

But these elders who wanted to fight for power forgot that even though the resources they got now were far less than Xue Mingzhi's, they were still far more than they were more than a year ago.

These things were brought by Xue Mingzhi, but they were naturally ignored by them.

Today, Mr. Shen's refusal to attend the banquet was used as a tool by them to attack Xue Mingzhi, which made Lord Changyuan feel disappointed.

In front of the gate of the Xue Mansion, several elders continued to denounce.

"Langhuan Garden is where my Xue family's secret treasures are stored. How can we let an outsider live there casually?"

"In the history of the Xue family, Langhuan Garden was only open to the emperor in person. Even the princes and emperors have never had this privilege."

"We should continue to discuss the matter regarding Mr. Shen."

Amidst all the discussion, a luxurious carriage came galloping from a distance and stopped in front of the gate of Xue Mansion.

The elders of the Xue Mansion frowned and were about to scold, but they heard the driver shout loudly:

"Qingzhou Mu Liao Yuan wishes to meet Mr. Shen, and I hope you will inform him."

Many elders of the Xue family were shocked.

Although Qingzhou is geographically remote, the governor of Qingzhou is still a famous official in the court and the country.

In particular, Qingzhou Mu Liao Yuan solved the flood in Qingzhou and eliminated the behemoth Liu family, which made Emperor Xia quite satisfied. It is said that he is expected to be among the Nine Ministers.

Before the elders of the Xue family could respond, a number of carriages followed closely behind.

"The governor of Luozhou wishes to meet Mr. Shen. I hope you will inform me of this."

"The head of the Linhe Guo family wishes to meet Mr. Shen. I hope you will let me know."

The names of important figures kept ringing in front of the gate of Xue's mansion. The expressions of several elders who had wanted to use Shen Yuan to denounce Xue Mingzhi were stiff.

Amidst the chaos of voices, an ancient carriage arrived in front of the gate of the Xue Mansion, and an elegant voice slowly sounded from inside the carriage.

"Qin Tianjian Zheng Zhong Bu Wen, I want to see Mr. Shen!"

There was dead silence in front of the Xue Mansion.