Three months later, in the Divine Capital of the Great Qian Dynasty …
There was no telling whether it was because there was always a silver lining, or whether the new emperor truly carried the thousand-year aura of the Great Qian Dynasty and was the master of resurgence. When the Great Qian Dynasty entered the fourth month of the second year of the phoenix, the lethargy and predicament of being surrounded by enemies on all sides last year when the Ghost Qin's wolf cavalry marched straight into the Divine Capital seemed to have been swept away.
It was probably the smoothest and calmest spring in the Great Qian Dynasty in the past ten years.
In the north, Ghost Qin suffered a lot of losses in the armed robberies last year, too. Ever since they retreated to their nest, they had been recovering and digesting the trophies. They did not seem to be planning to march south again anytime soon.
In the southeast, it had been a long time since the White Lotus Cult wreaked havoc on a large scale. The horrible scenes of ghosts singing in thousands of households had become the old people's nightmares from a long time ago.
In the west, Qi Changsheng's Heaven Battering Army, which boasted a million soldiers, was crushed by the court's Heaven Stomping Army before the winter last year. Hundreds of thousands of refugees surrendered on the spot.
The leadership of the Heaven Battering Army, including Qi Changsheng and the hundreds of Cultivators who had betrayed their master and ancestors, fled in a hurry. Then, they had internal strife in the snowy world and split into dozens of groups of bandits.
According to the vague news, Qi Changsheng himself was heavily wounded in the internal strife and had gone missing.
Although the White Lotus Cult and the Heaven Battering Army were both like centipedes, they were still alive. They had run into such desperate situations countless times in the past, but they managed to revive the situation every time.
However, at least in the next year and a half, the two forces would not stir any trouble, which was not a bad thing.
More importantly, ever since Lead Eunuch Wang Xi, who represented the interests of the previous emperor, the world of Cultivators that had been in constant disputes and undercurrents finally settled down after the Dragon Spring Meeting. A balance between the sects, the sects, and the new emperor was established.
It meant that the Cultivators of the Great Qian Dynasty could finally extend their hands from the complicated internal strife and clean the external threats such as the White Lotus Cult, the Heaven Battering Army, and Ghost Qin one after another!
After the new emperor ascended to the throne, the Great Qian Dynasty's luck had been greatly improved. No wonder the Divine Capital had recovered from the depression caused by the siege of Ghost Qin in only one year. It was even more prosperous than before!
The Divine Capital was the biggest city in the Ancient Sacred World.
This magnificent city that had once been the capital of more than a dozen dynasties and was known as' never to fall 'was divided into a total of four levels.
The lowest level of the underground space was the residence of ordinary people.
Like toiling ants, they had spent thousands of years excavating the intricate, exquisite spaces below the ground. Then, they guided the sunlight to hundreds of meters below the ground through refraction and reflection with all kinds of enormous bronze mirrors.
As a result, not only was the underground illuminated with golden light, the entire Godly Capital, at first glance, looked like it was floating on top of a blooming golden lotus. It was magnificent and extremely dazzling. It could be called a heavenly city!
The buildings on the ground belonged to the cultivation sects that established their sects in Luoyang, as well as their vassal families. They had red walls and large courtyards, and they were unfathomable.
In the sky, dozens of floating mountains were arranged in all directions. They were the center of the Great Qian Dynasty, including the three provinces, the six troops, the eighteen battalions, the tea houses, the restaurants, the trade fairs, the auctions, and the gambling dens of the Cultivators. The headquarters of the six major sects, or the most important branches that were stationed in the capital city, were all established there.
Above the forty-nine floating mountains was a cluster of palaces that had been carefully carved out of the entire floating mountain. It was also where the 'Thunderous Qian Sect', which had founded the Great Qian Dynasty in the past, was located. It was surrounded by glittering barriers. Even the full-strength strike of the Yuanying Cultivators would not be able to shake the barriers at all. It was known as' Forbidden City 'because it was the royal palace that could command the entire Ancient Sages Sector in name!
When the lights were just turned on, the tea houses and restaurants in the dozens of floating mountains below the Forbidden City were already packed with Cultivators from all over the world.
Those who were qualified to sit there were at least the core forces of the world of Cultivators above the Building Foundation Stage. Many of them were in the Core Formation Stage or even in the Yuanying Stage. They were all well-informed people. Naturally, they were talking about the latest changes and the famous figures in the world of Cultivators in the past few months.
No matter which tea house or restaurant they were in, after all the dishes and drinks, it was inevitable that the same name would be mentioned.
Master Spiritual Vulture.
It was truly the most popular name in the world of Cultivators in the past three months.
Whether it was the icefield in the northernmost part of the desert, the scorching volcanoes in the Western Regions, the immortal islands scattered in the depths of the East Ocean, or the humid jungles in the south, as long as there were Cultivation sects and Cultivators, someone would always mention the name mysteriously.
It was said that he was the strongest Cultivator in the Southland of Sorcerers in the past hundreds of years. His Cultivation was already unbelievably high. In the Dragon Spring Meeting, he suppressed three middle-level Yuanying Stage Cultivators without any trouble.
It was said that not only was his cultivation base unfathomable, he also possessed a miraculous artifact forging skill. When he appeared at the Dragon Spring Convention this time, he pointed out the flaws of the three divine weapons and even started forging them on the spot. In the blink of an eye, the three divine weapons had taken on a completely new look.
Later, he even hosted a conference in the Dragon Spring Meeting in person, where he preached the mysteries of the primeval arts of sword forging. When he reached the end of his lecture, countless experienced sword forgers were fascinated by it!
It was said that after he became a visiting elder of the Purple Pole Sword Sect, he did not stay in the Purple Pole Sword Sect all the time. Instead, he traveled all over the world in search of the eccentric fire, water, and materials that were suitable for refining. He even visited the Grand Mystery Sect, the Gold Armor Clan, Flying Spirit Island, and many other sects, partly to compete with the experts of those sects in terms of combat skills and partly to compete with the sword forgers of those sects in terms of refining techniques!
It was hard to say whether he would win or lose, but there was a saying in the world of Cultivators that Master Spiritual Vulture was the best refiner of all the sword Cultivators and the best fighter of all the sword forgers!
Some busybodies were even secretly adding fuel to the fire, saying that Master Spiritual Vulture would be one of the 'Three Saints of the Great Qian Dynasty' after he returned from seclusion.
"Have you heard? A few days ago, Master Spiritual Vulture officially started refining and completely repaired the 'Gold Crow Devil Sweeping Sword' of the Gold Armor Clan. There is no telling how effective the repair was, but the price that the Gold Armor Clan paid was twenty fist-sized 'Ten Square Star Soul Pearls'!"
"More than that. It is said that Master Spiritual Vulture has received the heritage of sword forging from the Great Zhou Dynasty and is best at forging and inspecting swords. Right now, not only are the magical equipment that he refines priceless, countless people are also visiting the Purple Pole Sword Sect incessantly for him to inspect the quality of the magical equipment. The cost of his examination alone is already appallingly high!"
"I also heard a very interesting piece of news. It is said that 'the one' in the Forbidden City is even planning to invite Master Spiritual Vulture to review the secret treasures that have been left for a thousand years in the emperor's treasury and clean and maintain them!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. That's true."
In countless tea houses and restaurants, similar conversations were taking place one after another.
But at the same time, they were interrupted by a deafening shriek.
"Hiss!"
The shriek was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky. All the Cultivators on the dozens of floating mountains felt that their hearts were palpitating. Dropping their cups and chopsticks, they rushed out and raised their heads to look at the source.
As they expected, a crimson shadow mixed with a few streaks of gold rushed close from the southeast, leaving a long tail of flames behind. But it seemed to be tearing the night sky apart!
"Get lost!"
Among the floating mountains, a lot of Cultivators were flying slowly on flying boats, cranes, and jade discs.
But on the crimson shadow, a weary knight was infuriated. He roared and even slashed out a crimson sword aura, blowing away a lot of Cultivators who were in his way, not caring about their possibly revered identities at all.
The crimson shadow made all the self-cultivators' faces turn extremely ugly.
"It's the 'Red Lightning Flying Knight'!"
A few Cultivators said anxiously. "Even the 'Red Lightning Flying Knight' has been activated to the maximum without caring about the cost. Something big must be happening in the southeast!"
"Shua!"
The Red Lightning Flying Steed rushed straight to the Forbidden City. The Purple Clouds Restriction around the Forbidden City swayed gently and sucked it in.
Before midnight, the news was already spreading out on the streets and alleys of the forty-nine floating mountains. The Great Qian Dynasty, which had just caught its breath, suffered another unbearable blow.
It was said that the febrile typhoon of the largest scale in decades had arrived in the southeast!
…
While countless Cultivators were having sleepless nights because of the febrile typhoon, on the 'God Shocking Peak', the highest peak of the Hundred Blade Mountain, nine thousand five hundred kilometers south of the Divine Capital …
Two illusory figures were like two clouds that had been torn apart by a mountain. They gathered and dispersed, appeared and disappeared, and were in the middle of a fierce battle!
The God Shocking Peak was the highest peak of the Hundred Blade Mountain. The peak was particularly steep and dangerous, piercing into the sky like the teeth of a wolf. Many of the cliffs were perpendicular to the ground. There was no place to climb.
The peak was not worth developing. The top hundreds of meters were frozen all the time. It was too high, steep, and cold to be built into a residence. Therefore, the Purple Pole Sword Sect had abandoned it for hundreds of years.
It was not until 'Sword Maniac' Yan Liren was born that the place became a peaceful place for him to meditate.
At this moment, the two people fighting on the top of the God Shocking Peak were naturally Li Yao and Yan Liren.
Although Yan Liren's sword was fast, it was not invincible. Even the fastest sword had a range of attack and had to lock onto the enemy.
Then, it would be fine as long as he could find a way to prevent Yan Liren from locking onto him or to stay out of his attack range.
Theoretically speaking, that was indeed the case.
But in reality …
Li Yao was performing his body movement technique to the maximum. He almost had to roll among the mountains on all fours in order to get rid of the sword aura that was like a maggot to his bones.
He had been moving at three times the speed of sound all the time. Only in such a way could he escape from the lock of Yan Liren's sword aura.
Once his speed fell to 2.9 times the speed of sound, three seconds later, a cold, chilly feeling would be growing on his neck, waist, and ankles.
It was Yan Liren's sword aura!
[Fourth Update!
My book review section has been quite lively over the past two days. A lot of readers have given me tips and red packets. I feel that my blood is boiling again!
Many of my friends have been paying close attention to my ranking on the ranking list. Honestly speaking, you are all very clear that the ranking list is influenced by too many factors. Therefore, I have never demanded anything.
I can only say that I am writing dutifully and leaving the rest to you. Whatever the result is, it will be enough as long as I have readers like you! (To be continued.) 8
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