Chapter 161 Guiling City
As night deepened, Wang Yu politely declined the beautiful woman's invitation to enter his cave. He was not yet capable of taking advantage of the woman near him and would have to wait another ten years to unleash his masculine prowess.
They returned to their own flying boat, sailing side by side with Chao Yunniang's Rouge Boat.
As the sun rises.
A vast field came into view, with heavy rice paddies everywhere. The rich fragrance of rice wafted for miles, and Guiling City under the morning sun looked like a giant tortoise.
The ground was bustling with noise and the cries of vendors; above, the sky was ablaze with colorful lights as cultivators entered the city in their escape lights and flying boats.
It was still a place where mortals and cultivators mingled, but there were no pillars like in the City of Heart Erosion. The mortals here lived outside the city, scattered across the vast fields, with farms as their focal points.
Only the middle class and wealthy can live in the outer city ring outside the five major urban areas. Their bodies are nourished by spiritual veins, which increases the chances of producing individuals with spiritual roots.
They are also healthier and rarely get sick.
In the outer city, there are many places that offer uterus delivery services. These are special powders made by alchemists from the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect to increase the chances of pregnancy. There are also dedicated people to deliver the babies, and almost no newborns die.
This measure is said to have been learned from the sacred site of Taihu Lake.
After all, they have a population of tens of billions, while Chiyuan's territory, though no less, only has a population of a few billion.
The evil deeds committed by demonic cultivators in the past were too serious. Nowadays, demonic cultivators pay attention to sustainable development and have changed many bad habits.
For example, in ancient times, demonic cultivators liked to use mortals to refine magical artifacts, but how much spiritual energy does a mortal possess? Killing thousands of people is not as effective as killing a single cultivator.
Only a wisp of his soul was still of some use.
But after learning their tricks, the demonic cultivators discovered that instead of killing countless mortals, it was better to let them reproduce and give birth to some seedlings with spiritual roots, nurture them, and then kill them.
The profits increased dozens of times, instantly opening the door to a new world for demonic cultivators.
For nearly a thousand years, whenever the Taihu Spirit Realm introduced a new policy, Chiyuan copied it without question, which is why they have more than a billion people. Otherwise, in ancient times, they would be lucky to have a million.
It is entirely due to the corruption of righteous cultivators, or their risky abduction of people to maintain their lineage.
No wonder that in history, the battle between good and evil has resulted in more defeats than victories, and there have often been gaps in the lineage of good and evil. Only in recent years has there been a trend towards equitable distribution, and even more victories have been achieved.
The tactic of using the enemy as our army was a great success!
at the same time.
Just then, Wang Yu secretly entered the city.
A major event is also taking place at the Guiling City Lord's Mansion.
The Tuoba family, acting as the city lord, summoned the heads of the Bai, Guan, and Jiang families, as well as the heads of various small strongholds and branches of outside forces in the northern district, to the city lord's mansion to discuss important matters.
Council Hall of the City Lord's Mansion.
A group of people were arranging their status and sitting in chairs. At the head of the table was a tall, fierce-looking man, Tuoba Lei, who had occupied the Guiling City Lord's Mansion for nearly a hundred years.
A hundred years ago, he was just a general under Zhuo Kuangsheng.
Now he is the person in charge of the city lord's mansion, and his cultivation at the eighth level of the Foundation Establishment stage is unmatched.
The heads of the three major families are generally at the sixth level of the Foundation Establishment stage, while the leaders sent by the [Ink Painting Sect], [Purple Dragon Mountain], and [Fragrance Scent Sect] are hovering between the seventh and ninth levels of the Foundation Establishment stage.
After Tuoba Lei and the others arrived, they immediately produced a notice scroll without saying a word, which stated that the new city lord appointed by the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect was about to arrive.
After everyone had read it, Tuoba Lei's deep and powerful voice turned slightly gloomy: "Gentlemen, after a hundred years, just as the new generation of each family has grown up, the higher-ups have sent down a new city lord. This is not a good thing."
The head of the Bai family was secretly displeased, but he retorted on the surface.
"General Tuoba, this is your trouble. My Bai family has always been a loyal subject of the Holy Emperor, and we have never shortchanged our annual tribute."
"hehe--"
Before Tuoba Lei could refute this, the head of the Guan family spoke up.
“You haven’t lost any, but the Holy Sect’s rule is 20% per year. Your wealth has been increasing year by year, but you haven’t reported any of this growth.”
The Bai family head's face immediately darkened. Tuoba Lei was secretly delighted, thinking that helping the Guan family evade taxes was the right thing to do, and that he would have a helper at this time.
The Jiang family head remained silent. Among the three major families, they were the only ones that had remained stagnant for a century without any progress, and their ancestor, who was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, was nearing death.
At this point, it's best to remain an observer and not easily get involved in the dispute.
The others didn't care either. In their eyes, the Jiang family would be kicked out of the Guiling Three Clans within fifty years. On the contrary, the outside Core Formation forces that had settled in the North City were more worthy of their attention.
"What do the three of you say?"
The ink-wash gate represents someone bowing their head and sipping tea.
The representative from Zilong Mountain was a ruddy-faced old man who wanted to participate, and he grinned.
"What is the new city lord's cultivation level? Is he from a prestigious family?"
This information wasn't written up; it only mentioned a young man named Wang Yu.
"Surname Wang... I've never heard of this branch of the Holy Sect."
The representative of the Fragrance Cult was a beautiful woman with an elegant demeanor and a subtle fragrance emanating from her body. Her eyes were deep and she showed almost no emotional fluctuations, indicating that she was quite old.
She said, "Don't forget, the previous city lord's surname was Zhuo, the Zhuo of the Guifang Zhuo clan. Do you think they would give up Guiling City to an ordinary cultivator?"
Now, the old man from Zilong Mountain also lowered his head and sipped his tea.
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
Tuoba Lei couldn't help but turn his gaze to the leader of the Azure Dragon Gang. This man was a Foundation Establishment Level 3 cultivator from the North District. He was originally a Tribulation Cultivator, but was later recruited by Tuoba Lei to do some shady business.
People at this level may not have much experience, but they have a lot of ruthlessness. As long as they are given enough spirit stones, they will do anything.
Sure enough, he gave me a signal with his eyes.
The leader of the Azure Dragon Gang said loudly, "I can kill this person, but his cultivation level is unknown. Why don't you fellow Daoists also send some people to temporarily join the Azure Dragon Gang?"
Tuoba Lei immediately showed a satisfied expression.
"The messenger has only been here a short time. I imagine that person needs to make thorough preparations before setting off. I wonder how many people he will bring. I will send people to scout around the reed marshes."
"As for manpower support, another Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Tuoba family will accompany Brother Qinglong."
He could never have imagined that Wang Yu would set off a few days later, even faster than the messenger—what a coincidence!
The conflict between Tuoba Lei and the new city lord was unavoidable, so he didn't mind letting everyone know, which made it easier to drag them all down with him.
But some people only dare to do things secretly.
The meeting hall seemed to fall silent, but many people secretly whispered to Tuoba Lei, planning to send someone to interfere. As long as no one died in Guiling City, there would be plenty of excuses to avoid it.
Yunling Prefecture is characterized by its impoverished mountains and harsh waters, and its external environment is extremely dangerous.
Using Huangquan Temple as an excuse is just right.
No one knew about the dealings between the Bai family and the Yellow Springs Temple on the surface, but everyone was actually well aware of them. He brought it up during a telepathic conversation.
"We can take advantage of the experts at Huangquan Temple. They certainly don't want Guiling City, which they've built up over many years, to fall back into the hands of the Niling Blood Sect in an instant."
That makes sense.
After discussing for half an hour, Tuoba Lei stood up with satisfaction and called out.
"Little sister, please see our distinguished guests out for me."
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"The City Lord's Mansion is a restricted area; unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter."
"Whoosh—"
Looking at the halberd held to his neck, Wang Yu sighed helplessly.
"You are so rude."
Upon hearing this, a group of armored guards tried to grab Wang Yu by the collar, but he dodged them with a step back, which made Wang Yu even angrier.
"Kid, you've come to the city lord's mansion. Don't you know this is General Tuoba's residence? Go and kill this bastard."
However, as seven or eight armored soldiers rushed in, only a few scratches flashed through the air, and the next second the doorway was stained with bloody pieces of corpses and entrails.
Sensing the powerful aura emanating from the mansion, Wang Yu smiled happily.
It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.
He was early and opportune, a golden opportunity that he couldn't miss.
His figure flashed and disappeared through the gate. Only then did passersby cry out in terror: "Murder! The city lord's guards are all torn to pieces! Murder!"
Chaos and disorder are spreading.
Conference room.
Tuoba Lei's laughter didn't last long. Just as his younger sister entered the doorway, preparing to lead the distinguished guests away, all the doors were blown open by the cold wind at the same time.
The sky was overcast and rainy, with freezing rain and snow enveloping the entire city lord's mansion. On the steps, a handsome young man with silver hair was climbing up.
"The visitor is not friendly."
The female cultivator from the Fragrance Sect looked up at the sky and whispered.
"The unusual celestial phenomena must be the result of magical alterations. Tuoba Lei, is the new city lord from the Holy Sect's Cold Blood Peak?"
"I have no idea."
Tuoba Lei pushed through the crowd and took the initiative to stand at the front. His keen insight revealed the mystery of Wang Yu: the aura of the second level of Foundation Establishment and the divine sense of the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.
"Boy, you're the new city lord? You arrived pretty quickly, catching me off guard. But your cultivation... is too green."
Wang Yu did not answer. After scanning the group, he found that the characteristics of everyone matched the information given by Chao Yunniang.
"I will only say one sentence."
"Those who stand on the other side will live, and those who stand beside Tuoba Lei will die. You have ten breaths to make your choice."
"one."
"furious!"
"presumptuous!"
"two."
The leader of the Azure Dragon Gang stepped forward. He was a bully who preyed on the weak and feared the strong. He thought the people sent by his superiors were very strong, but they were only at the second level of Foundation Establishment, not even as good as him.
"Heh, let me, the gang leader, teach you a lesson."
"three."
The representatives of the Ink Painting Sect, the female cultivator of the Fragrance Scent Sect, and the Jiang family head all ran towards the place Wang Yu had pointed out before without saying a word. As soon as they moved, a few people from the small forces that had been operating in the North City also followed suit.
Among them were Yunmeng Pavilion, Blood Blade Gang, and Drizzle Tower, but even more remained, a total of four minor faction leaders whose cultivation was in the early Foundation Establishment stage.
Including the still hesitant red-faced old man from Zilong Mountain, the leader of the Qinglong Gang, the heads of the Bai and Guan families, and Tuoba Lei, a total of nine Foundation Establishment cultivators stood on the opposite side of Wang Yu.
"Whoosh—"
The moment the Azure Dragon Gang Leader attacked, a nearly twenty-meter-long icy sword aura swept across, and Wang Yu's count jumped from three to ten in an instant.
"ten!"
This unexpected turn of events seemed to have triggered a reaction in the other party.
The Guan family head and the old man from Zilong Mountain used their escape techniques to reach the group from Wenxiang Sect. Two of the nine people left in an instant.
(End of this chapter)
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