Jianchen had gained a rough understanding of the power structure in the City of God from the ninth and fourteenth elders.
The most powerful clan in the City of God was the Zaar family. The City of God, one of the seven capital cities of the Tian Yuan Continent, had been completely taken over by the Zaar family. Without any exaggeration, the Zaar family was the ruler of the City of God. At the same time, they were one of the three clans that controlled the fate of the Holy Emperor's Empire.
Below the Zaar Clan, there were eight other great clans. These eight great clans were extremely strong, and they were not any weaker than the hermit clans. Among them, there were even some clans whose strength had surpassed many of the hermit clans.
The Cheng family was one of the eight clans.
The Lei family that had clashed with Jianchen on the way here could only be regarded as a rather famous clan in the City of God. They were only a second-rate clan. Clans like that could be found everywhere in the City of God, but most of them were vassals to the eight clans.
Feng Jianming secretly rejoiced when he saw the surprise on Jianchen's face. He smiled, "Sir Yang Yutian has guessed correctly. Mister Cheng belongs to one of the eight clans in the City of God, the Cheng family. Mister Cheng possesses a very high status in the Cheng family."
"I'm truly sorry. I will be going to the Tower of Radiance to study the Radiant Artes in the next few days, so I won't be able to make it. Please pass on your question to mister Cheng. I appreciate mister Cheng's good intentions, but I'm afraid I won't be able to make it to the boat on the Fragrance River in two days," Jianchen clasped his hands at Feng Jianming and said calmly.
Feng Jianming was slightly stunned. He had never thought that Jianchen would actually turn him down after he mentioned that he was from one of the eight clans. He was rather surprised by this.
Although his invitation had failed, Feng Jianming did not show any displeasure at all. He clasped his hands at Jianchen, "Since sir Yang Yutian wants to go to the Tower of Radiance to learn the Radiant Artes, I won't disturb you any longer. Sir Yang Yutian, I have already completed my mission, so I will report back to mister Cheng. Farewell!" With that, Feng Jianming looked at the black shadow beside him. His face immediately turned cold, and he said, "Shadow, I hope you don't forget about the rules of the union. Once you break them, you won't be able to escape punishment even if your clan supports you. You might even die!"
"Hmph, Feng Jianming, I don't need you to meddle in my affairs." A hoarse voice rang out from the black mist. It was filled with coldness.
Feng Jianming sneered, "Esteemed sir Yang Yutian is mister Cheng's guest, as well as an esteemed guest of the Cheng family. If anything happens to sir Yang Yutian, Shadow, you know the consequences." With that, Feng Jianming turned around and left.
"Feng … Jian … Ming!" The sound of grinding teeth rang out from the black mist. The person hidden in the black mist clearly feared the bald Feng Jianming very much.
Jianchen glanced at the furious black mist indifferently and said indifferently, "Sir, please leave my room. I want to rest." An undetectable sliver of killing intent flickered through Jianchen's indifferent eyes. If it were not for the fact that he wanted to hide his identity as a fighter in the City of God, how could he allow a mere Heaven Saint Master to act so recklessly before him?
"Hmph!" The person in the black mist snorted coldly and left unwillingly. Originally, he had planned on forcefully taking Jianchen away if Jianchen did not go with him. However, after what Feng Jianming had done, he no longer dared to do so.
Jianchen was destined to not be able to rest peacefully that night. After Feng Jianming and Shadow left, several more people came to find Jianchen who was resting in the inn. Without exception, they all had the same goal, which was to represent their masters in hopes of inviting Jianchen to their clans as a guest. However, they were all rejected by Jianchen.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. During those three days, Jianchen had basically visited all the famous shops in the City of God under Lin Bai's lead. However, the results left Jianchen rather disappointed. He actually failed to find a single material that could forge the Azulet swords.
During that time, the people from the eight great clans of the City of God came to find Jianchen time and time again. They took the initiative to express their goodwill towards Jianchen and patiently invited him to their clans as a guest. However, there were a few proud people among the eight great clans who did not take Jianchen seriously. They spoke to Jianchen forcefully, but not only did they fail to gain any advantage over him, they were even rebuffed.
Jianchen was an outsider who possessed no authority in the City of God. He could only rely on his status as a Class 6 Radiant Saint Master to keep up appearances, but he did not fear the renowned eight great clans at all.
Aside from the eight great clans, even a few second-rate clans in the City of God came to find Jianchen and express their goodwill. These second-rate clans were not as unyielding as the eight great clans. They treated Jianchen extremely politely and with great respect.
Three days later, Jianchen would go to the central union for the ceremony to become a core member before heading to the Tower of Radiance to learn Radiant Artes. On this day, Jianchen bid farewell to Lin Bai very early before calling for a luxurious carriage and heading to the central union.
Jianchen sat in the bumpy carriage as he fed a few thousand-year-old heavenly resources to the White Tiger. Now, Jianchen could sense that the White Tiger's strength had reached the peak of Class 5. It was equivalent to a human Sixth Cycle Earth Saint Master.
With the increase in its abilities, the speed at which the little white tiger absorbed the Heavenly Treasures also increased. Now, it had consecutively eaten more than ten thousand-year-old Heavenly Treasures and no longer needed to sleep to digest the medicinal effects.
"Little White, looks like you'll be able to break through to Class 6 in just a few days," Jianchen murmured to himself as he gently stared at the White Tiger.
"Wuwuwu …" The White Tiger seemed to understand Jianchen's words as it gulped down the heavenly resources. It let out a few muffled cries as it became complacent.
Seeing this, Jianchen smiled. As a Winged Tiger of the ancient times, the White Tiger's intelligence was extremely rare among magical beasts. It could freely communicate with other magical beasts. Now that it had reached Class 5, its intelligence was basically equivalent to an eight or nine year old child.
The carriage sped along the wide street and stopped at the entrance of the Radiant Saint Master Union very soon. As soon as Jianchen jumped off the carriage, a white-robed woman immediately arrived before him. She quickly glanced at the blue badge on Jianchen's chest and immediately bowed deeply to Jianchen. She said, "Esteemed Radiant Saint Master, may I ask if you are master Yang Yutian?"
Jianchen studied the woman. She seemed to be in her twenties. She had delicate features and was rather pretty. She wore an orange badge on the right side of her chest, signifying that she was a Class 2 Radiant Saint Master.
"I am Yang Yutian. What's the matter?" Jianchen indifferently asked.
"Esteemed master Yang Yutian, I am the attendant of the fifth elder. Under the fifth elder's orders, I have been waiting for master Yang Yutian's arrival. Master Yang Yutian, please come with me. I will take you to see the fifth elder."
Jianchen followed the woman into the union. This time, Jianchen directly went up to the third floor of the castle before being led into a resplendent room by the woman.
The room was very large and filled with luxurious decorations. A ruddy old man sat on a cushion in the center of the room. His eyes were closed as if he was meditating. He wore a shining, violet badge on his chest. Clearly, he was a Class 7 Radiant Saint Master.
"Esteemed fifth elder, master Yang Yutian has been brought here," the woman politely bowed to the old man.
"You can leave," the old man said.
"Yes, fifth elder." The woman gently backed away and closed the door.
"Yang Yutian greets the fifth elder." Jianchen clasped his hands at the old man. Although he spoke politely, he did not show any respect at all.
The Fifth Elder slowly opened his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, the light in the room seemed to become brighter. At this moment, the Fifth Elder's bright eyes seemed to become the only thing in the room. It was as if there was another world in his eyes, a world of its own.
A sliver of confusion appeared in Jianchen's eyes the moment he saw the fifth elder's eyes. The fifth elder's eyes seemed to contain the world, but they were also as vast as the starry sky, filled with endless mysteries. Jianchen could not help but become lost in them.
But very soon, Jianchen's eyes cleared up again. A sliver of shock flashed through his eyes before his gaze towards the fifth elder underwent a drastic change.
Although Jianchen had not become completely lost, he had still been shocked by the fifth elder's ability. Just a single gaze was enough to affect him, which made Jianchen's heart churn. After all, he was not just a Class 6 Radiant Saint Master. He was also a Saint Ruler who had comprehended the mysteries of the world. The senses of his soul were naturally extremely powerful.
If it were any other Class 6 Radiant Saint Master or any other Saint Ruler, they would not have been able to do it as easily as Jianchen.
An undetectable sliver of surprise flashed through the fifth elder's eyes when he saw Jianchen recover so quickly. His opinion of Jianchen increased once again.
"Yang Yutian, you really are an unprecedented genius on the Tian Yuan Continent. You really do possess strength that far surpasses other Radiant Saint Masters of the same level," the fifth elder praised.
"Thank you for your praise, fifth elder." Jianchen remained calm. His voice did not waver at all.
"Not bad. You're neither arrogant nor rash. You're much more powerful than those Class 6 Radiant Saint Masters." The fifth elder nodded slightly. He was very satisfied with Jianchen's performance. He continued, "Yang Yutian, you must know why you've come today. From today onwards, you'll be a core member of our union. You can enter the Tower of Radiance to learn the Radiant Artes that have been passed down since ancient times. Only our union possesses these Radiant Artes. They're not something that regular Radiant Saint Masters can touch."
Jianchen was immediately filled with eagerness when he heard that. He had wanted to experience the wondrous Radiant Artes for a long time now.
At this moment, elder Wu raised his hand slightly. The Radiant Saint Force in the surroundings rapidly gathered toward his hand, forming a three-meter-long, silver-white sword in the blink of an eye. He said, "Yang Yutian, do you see that? This is one of the Radiant Artes. It uses a unique method to condense the Radiant Saint Force in the surroundings into a powerful attack.
Jianchen immediately looked at the huge sword. Although it was condensed from gentle Radiant Saint Force, he could sense an extremely sharp and violent pulse of energy from it.
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