Four Corner City.
It was a city that wasn't too big.
It was called Four Corner City because of its superior geographical location. It was the core hub of the Pill Formation Mainland.
To the east of Four Corner City was the Thousand Leaf Empire.
To the west was the Cloudy Wind Empire.
To the south was the Heavenly Dragon Empire.
To the north was the Purple Sun Empire.
The four great empires of the Pill Formation Mainland were all adjacent to Four Corner City.
Such a superior geographical location meant that Four Corner City was destined to be extremely prosperous, but it was also a mixed bag.
Zhao Guocheng was the City Lord of Four Corner City and was a late-stage Sky Supreme.
Generally speaking, the four empires would not interfere in a sensitive place like Four Corner City. They allowed him to develop freely.
But recently, Zhao Guocheng had trouble sleeping and eating.
There was no other reason. The four empires were trying to pressure him and wanted to secretly control Four Corner City!
At first, Zhao Guocheng did not know why. But after some investigation, he finally figured out the situation.
It was said that there was a mine in the back mountain of Four Corner City. There were likely to be immortal crystals in the mine!
Of course, there were only a few people who knew about this, and they were all powerhouses from big forces.
Some small fries were not qualified to know.
Zhao Guocheng was very excited when he first learned that there might be immortal crystals in the back mountain of Four Corner City.
On one hand, he felt that no matter who mined the immortal crystals, they would definitely give him a share.
On the other hand, he felt that this was an opportunity. He might be able to make friends with the people behind the four empires.
Although Zhao Guocheng lived in seclusion, he was not isolated from news.
The Thousand Leaf Empire, the Cloudy Wind Empire, the Heavenly Dragon Empire, and the Purple Sun Empire.
The four empires of the Pill Formation Mainland had deep foundations. They could all contact people from high-level existential planes.
People who descended from high-level existential planes had to be Sages at the very least.
If he could get pointers from a Sage, Zhao Guocheng would wake up smiling even in his dreams.
Therefore, when he came into contact with the four empires, Zhao Guocheng put himself very low and wanted to get what he wanted from both sides.
Who would have thought that the City Lord's Mansion would suddenly become deserted after his plan was leaked?
Zhao Guocheng knew that the four empires were clearly giving him the cold shoulder to reap the greatest benefits.
After all, it was immortal crystals. No empire wanted to share it equally with others.
Buzz!
Just as Zhao Guocheng was feeling a headache coming on, the void beside him suddenly split open. Then, a cultivator dressed in black appeared.
"Have you finished investigating? Where were the people of the Qianye Empire now? Can you contact them? "
Zhao Guocheng said anxiously when he saw the black-clad cultivator appear.
In fact, it was no wonder that Zhao Guocheng was anxious.
Dragging things on like this wasn't a solution. If the four great empires joined forces, he wouldn't even have any leftovers to drink.
Zhao Guocheng was very clear that the Four Great Empires had already secretly sent people to the back mountains to observe.
If they weren't afraid of each other, the back mountain would have been dug out long ago. Why would they wait until now?
"The four empires seem to have joined forces and reached a preliminary agreement."
The black-clothed cultivator hesitated for a while before saying, "In another three days, they will join hands and enter the back mountains to mine the vein."
Kacha!
Zhao Guocheng abruptly rose to his feet and unleashed his late-stage Sky Supreme aura.
The chair he was sitting on couldn't withstand the impact of this aura and directly shattered.
"This is too much!"
Zhao Guocheng clenched his fists and said coldly, "I am the City Lord of Four Corner City. Without my permission, no one can mine that mineral vein!"
At this moment, Zhao Guocheng seemed to have returned to the high-spirited state he was in many years ago.
Huff!
After a while, Zhao Guocheng took a deep breath and slowly said, "How's the investigation going? How many experts did the four empires leave behind?"
"The Jin family of the Qianye Empire left behind three experts. Two early-stage Sages and one late-stage Sky Supreme."
The black-clothed cultivator sorted out his thoughts and said, "The Lan family of the Cloudy Wind Empire left behind two early-stage Sages and three late-stage Sky Supreme."
"The Xie family of the Heavenly Dragon Empire left behind four experts. One early-stage Sage and three pinnacle Sky Supreme."
"As for the Purple Sun Empire, it seems that only one expert stayed behind. His cultivation should be mid-stage Sage!"
Hiss!
As soon as the black-clothed cultivator's words fell, Zhao Guocheng took a deep breath.
Zhao Guocheng could understand if an early-stage Sage stayed behind.
But why did the Purple Sun Empire leave a mid-stage Sage behind?
Didn't he want to try his luck at the Divine Dan City?
"Forget it, forget it. I've decided to give up the back mountain. I just hope that they can leave me one or two Immortal Crystals in the end …" Zhao Guocheng said weakly with a wave of his hand.
Seeing Zhao Guocheng's dispirited look, the black-clothed cultivator hesitated for a moment and whispered, "The Elder of Tianji also came to Square City."
"So be it. Anyway, with me … What?!"
Zhao Guocheng said casually.
Then, halfway through his words, Zhao Guocheng shivered and hurriedly said, "You said that the Elder of Tianji also came?"
"Yes, I saw him at the Square Restaurant. But there were a few people with the Elder of Tianji."
The black-clothed cultivator thought for a moment and told Zhao Guocheng everything he saw.
"You can leave first. I know what I'm doing."
Zhao Guocheng gestured for the black-clothed cultivator to leave.
But before the black-clothed cultivator disappeared, Zhao Guocheng reminded him again, "Remember not to alert the enemy."
After the black-clothed cultivator left, Zhao Guocheng secretly thought about the message left behind by the black-clothed cultivator.
One was a child and one was a young man. Both were Mid-stage Sky Supreme, and there was also a Saint with his aura restrained.
The more he thought about it, the more Zhao Guocheng felt that things were not that simple.
Perhaps this group of people had another identity.
The child and the young man were most likely from a higher plane, and their status was not low either!
Otherwise, if even a child could cultivate to Mid-stage Sky Supreme, wouldn't he have lived all these years in vain?
"I have to contact the Elder of Tianji. Who knows, I might be able to get in touch with him."
The reason Zhao Guocheng could become the City Lord of Square City for so many years was not only because of his Late-stage Sky Supreme cultivation, but also because of his courage.
After all, Square City's geographical location was superior. It was difficult to become a City Lord here without some ability.
Take this matter as an example. Since he could not ally with the four empires, he could only find another way and choose to protect himself!
Coincidentally, the Elder of Tianji came at this time. Therefore, cooperating with the Elder of Tianji became Zhao Guocheng's most important matter at this stage!
Whoever stopped him from meeting with the Elder of Tianji would be going against him and destroying his rice bowl!
"I can't meet the Elder of Tianji like this. I should change my identity."
Zhao Guocheng turned a scroll on the wall, opened a secret room, and walked straight in.
In Square City, probably no one knew that Zhao Guocheng had a second identity.
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