Ji Hong looked around but couldn't find the royal family of Western Zhou, the Yang family, or the royal family of West Chu.
Slowly, Miao Tong from Hongping Academy asked, "Could it be Chang 'an's doing?"
Li Yeyu and the others nodded in agreement.
Ji Hong's face darkened and his eyes were filled with despair.
"Sirs and Grandmaster, please uphold justice for the Eastern Border." The remaining masters of the royal family of Western Zhou begged in a hoarse voice.
Li Yeyu looked to the east and said nothing.
Miao Tong knew what he was thinking.
He knew too little about the situation in Eastern Border and Chang 'an City.
If he went in recklessly, he might end up like Liao Ping and Master Fa Ning.
Although he, Zhi Guang Zen Master, and Li Yeyu were stronger than Liao Ping and Master Fa Ning, they were still worried.
"We are here to find out what's going on in Chang 'an," Zhi Guang Zen Master said.
Qian Haofeng thought for a moment and suggested, "Both of us will go in. The three of you will wait outside and hold the fort for us."
He pointed at Ji Hong as he said that.
Li Yeyu said, "If that's the case, I will go in."
Qian Haofeng said, "Senior Brother, you can just leave me a piece of calligraphy."
"Liao Ping and Zhong Hang have Master Shen's calligraphy on them. Master Shen didn't notice when they went missing," Li Yeyu said seriously.
Qian Haofeng insisted on going in himself. "I'm not looking for trouble with Chang 'an. I just want to find out what's going on. I'll be there for half a day. If I don't come back in half a day, Brother Li, you, Mr. Miao, and Master Zhi Guang should go back to Eastern Border."
Li Yeyu couldn't persuade him, so he said, "Be careful."
He unfolded a piece of paper and wrote a piece of calligraphy. He handed it to Qian Haofeng and said, "Always use my calligraphy. I will keep an eye on you."
"Okay!" Qian Haofeng took it and said to Ji Hong, "Lead the way."
Although Ji Hong knew that it was dangerous, he was thankful that Qian Haofeng did not leave and was willing to stay. He immediately led the way for him.
Li Yeyu, Zhi Guang Zen Master, and Miao Tong hovered above the sea as they watched Qian Haofeng and Miao Tong leave.
Qian Haofeng's literary aura surged above his head, revealing his own literary treasure scroll.
As the pages of the literary talent scroll flipped, clouds of mist fell down, covering both his and Ji Hong's figures.
Their figures seemed to have disappeared in midair.
As a result, they safely approached the coastline without anyone noticing.
Qian Haofeng led Ji Hong to carefully explore every corner of the old land.
After passing by a mine, Ji Hong said, "That was originally the Xuanlin stone mine of my Great Zhou. It should have been occupied by Chang 'an City by now."
Qian Haofeng grunted, but he didn't care too much about it.
Xuan Lin Stone was a very rare and precious treasure to the Eastern Border.
But to the Central Plains, it wasn't that rare.
Perhaps some low-level forces would care more about it, but at least Qian Haofeng, who was from the Nine Peaks Academy, wouldn't care about it.
However, just as Qian Haofeng was about to leave with Ji Hong, he suddenly exclaimed softly.
Then, he quietly descended with Ji Hong and approached the mine below.
Ji Hong thought it was strange at first, but when he got closer, he was even more shocked than Qian Haofeng.
This was because he realized that the coolies in charge of mining in the mine were all cultivators.
Ji Hong took a closer look and realized that there were even members of the royal family of Western Zhou among them.
"Preposterous, preposterous …"
Ji Hong was so angry that his hands and feet trembled.
"How dare they humiliate cultivators like this …" Qian Haofeng's expression was solemn.
The coolies' cultivation was naturally insignificant to him, who was above the Ninth Level.
Even so, they were far superior to everyone else and could embark on the path of cultivation.
Qian Haofeng looked at the scroll in his hand. "Brother Yeyu, what do you think?"
The scroll in his hand did not convey Li Yeyu's answer.
Qian Haofeng initially thought that Li Yeyu was thinking or discussing with Zhi Guang Zen Master or Miao Tong.
However, Li Yeyu did not reply for a long time. Qian Haofeng's expression suddenly changed.
"Oh no!" He looked around in shock.
However, he did not find any trace of the enemy.
Thousands of miles away from him, in the Daming Palace of Chang 'an, Zhang Dongyun was looking at the two intruders with great interest.
The true extent of Invincible City was to the west, covering more than half of the land.
The westernmost coast was indeed not covered.
However, when Qian Haofeng and Li Yeyu went deeper in, they immediately crossed the boundary.
As for the Xuanlin Stone mine they saw, it was indeed filled with prisoners who had been suppressed by Chang 'an and were serving their sentences as coolies.
In fact, some of the places outside Invincible City had already been filled with Cultivator prisoners as "humanoid construction machines".
Naturally, they could not be forced to work outside of Invincible City.
However, the prisoners who could be released had already worked in Invincible City for a long time. They had more or less worn out their arrogance and had been evaluated by Master Zhang.
Even after they were released, they would work obediently.
Of course, when these people were released to work outside, they were not far from being completely free, like the Mirror Moon Tower in Tang, the Zheng Family, and other places where they could regain their freedom and new life.
At the same time, there would be no shortage of necessary guards.
Soon, there would be two more people on the prisoner list.
Li Yeyu's calligraphy lost the effect of seeing words the moment Qian Haofeng and Li Yeyu entered Invincible City.
However, Zhang Dongyun did not completely cut off the transmission of the images.
He fabricated the images and continued to transmit them to Li Yeyu and the other two outside to prevent them from being scared away.
As for Qian Haofeng and Ji Hong, Zhang Dongyun did not personally take them down.
He wanted to test his subordinates.
Qian Haofeng was a Confucian Grandmaster above the Ninth Realm. Generally speaking, it was understandable that others would not be able to discover him.
However, it seemed that there were still some talents among his subordinates.
"A Daoist array formation?"
Qian Haofeng sensed that he had lost contact with Li Yeyu and the others outside, so he made a prompt decision. "Let's go!"
He took Ji Hong and turned to leave, but suddenly he saw someone blocking their way from behind.
"I said that I felt a little uneasy. Someone really did come in."
A man with a slightly sloppy expression stood in the air, blocking Qian Haofeng and Li Yeyu's path to the west.
The invisible aura around him directly dispersed the Spirit Qi emitted by Qian Haofeng's literary talent scroll, causing the two people who were almost invisible in the eyes of most people to appear.
"Martial Emperor?"
Qian Haofeng's eyes narrowed slightly. "Are you the City Lord of Chang 'an, or someone in Chang' an?"
Before the man opposite him could answer, Ji Hong, who was with Qian Haofeng, was shocked.
"You are … Zhuo Zui?"
The man opposite him who looked sloppy but had a sharp gaze smiled. "Ji Hong, no wonder I couldn't find you earlier. It turns out that you went out to contact reinforcements. Are you from the Central Plains?"
"I am Qian Haofeng, from the Third Peak of the Nine Peaks Academy of the Central Plains."
As Qian Haofeng introduced himself, he looked at Ji Hong.
Ji Hong came to his senses, but his face was still full of disbelief.
"He used to be the leader of the Barren Thunder Sect under the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was ambitious and hid his strength well.
Everyone thought that his cultivation was in the Eighth Realm, but he had actually reached the Ninth Realm.
But … "
Ji Hong stared at Zhuo Zui. "He should have joined Chang 'an less than a year ago …"
There were masters above the Ninth Realm in Chang 'an. Qian Haofeng had been mentally prepared for this.
But when he heard Ji Hong's words, he couldn't help but change his expression slightly.
"Is he not a direct descendant of Chang 'an, or did he join Chang' an later?"
Qian Haofeng asked, "You mean he was in the Ninth Realm not long ago?"
Ji Hong nodded with some difficulty.
Qian Haofeng took a deep breath.
It was not a big deal for him to train a local Eighth Realm martial artist in the Eastern Border to the Ninth Realm in a short time.
But from the Ninth Realm to the Tenth Realm, crossing the natural barrier and becoming a Martial Emperor, Qian Haofeng was shocked.
What made his heart even heavier was that although there was only one Zhuo Zui in front of him, could there be more?
Thinking of this, Qian Haofeng immediately stepped onto the green cloud, intending to escape.
Zhuo Zui's figure flashed and blocked his path.
But the literary talent scroll above Qian Haofeng's head opened, and layer after layer of light descended from the sky, pressing down on Zhuo Zui.
Zhuo Zui punched out, and a stream of light above him instantly dissipated.
As the light scattered, it was as if the wind, clouds, and the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth were all shattered.
It was Qian Haofeng's country, which was shattered by Zhuo Zui's punch.
However, as the country was shattered, another wave of pressure immediately came down.
Zhuo Zui's clenched fist suddenly opened his five fingers.
Then, it was as if divine thunder had exploded above the Ninth Heaven, piercing through heaven and earth.
Qian Haofeng's country, which was born from his literary talent scroll, was shattered by the divine thunder of the Ninth Heaven one after another.
Zhuo Zui threw out a series of palms, and the power of the Ninth Heaven Thunder Palm was endless.
Everything in the world was like a deer chased by an emperor, and everything was under his control.
Qian Haofeng's country could not be stopped.
However, the scholar had no intention of competing with Zhuo Zui.
At the same time that he used his country to block Zhuo Zui, he himself had already ascended to the heavens, flying westward.
Zhuo Zui followed closely behind, throwing out a series of palms. Such domineering power seemed to be endless, and he forcibly destroyed hundreds of his opponent's country!
The light of Qian Haofeng's literary talent scroll dimmed for a moment.
However, it was only an instant later that his literary talent scroll shone brightly once more.
Country after country appeared once more, continuing to block Zhuo Zui.
Zhuo Zui's gaze focused.
Nine Peaks Academy's classic principle, "Gushing Thoughts", was put to use, and the light of Qian Haofeng's literary talent scroll seemed to be endless.
Although Zhuo Zui still had some strength left, Qian Haofeng did not want to fight him head-on, and was determined to leave, so he could not stop him.
However, he was not worried that Qian Haofeng would escape.
Just as Qian Haofeng was using his country to block Zhuo Zui, the ground in front of him suddenly cracked.
Layers of black flames spewed out from the ground, instantly forming a wall of flames that blocked Qian Haofeng's path.
Within the wall of flames, a giant winged serpent poked its head out.
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