Although Zhang Dongyun had used up a lot of his Guardian Experience Points during the temporary expansion, taking advantage of the temporary expansion, Zhang Dongyun had still managed to recover a large amount of Experience Points.
As such, the 19,000 Guardian Experience points needed for the ninth expansion were more than enough and had been prepared long ago.
He only had to wait for the construction experience to reach the standard before he could proceed with the ninth official expansion.
Master Zhang refreshed the System's mission list.
[Construction Mission 9.5 — Invincible City expands and increases in population. City Lord, please improve the livelihood of the people under your rule as soon as possible.]
Zhang Dongyun frowned slightly after reading the System's mission description.
This mission could not be considered difficult, but it was not necessarily easy.
The description was too general and lacked standards.
How to improve the livelihood of the people?
To what extent would the mission be considered complete?
The System would not tell him these things, so Master Zhang could only lead his subordinates to try their best.
However, Zhang Dongyun had always been promoting the improvement of the basic livelihood of the people in the areas directly under Invincible City's control, and even the areas outside the city that were affected by Invincible City.
The efforts of Chen Yu, Face, and the others in the Hall of Heavenly Works had a considerable effect on this to a large extent.
Speaking of which, compared to cultivators, the ordinary people benefited more from the Hall of Heavenly Works.
Zhang Dongyun believed that although he had not reached the standard to complete the mission yet, he was probably not far away. As long as he continued, he would be able to complete this construction mission very soon.
However, judging from the previous mission and this one, the difficulty of completing the construction mission was getting higher and higher.
The time it would take would also get longer and longer.
Fortunately, he had obtained Shen Herong's fragment of The Immortals last time, which had increased the duration of Invincible City by a full five years.
If it had only increased by one year like the previous two times, it would have been really troublesome according to the current difficulty and time required to complete the construction mission.
Zhang Dongyun shook his head slightly and thought to himself, 'A man without foresight is bound to have immediate worries.'
Although Invincible City still had more than four years left, he still had to find the other fragments of The Immortals as soon as possible.
He could not be sure whether Chu Yaoguang had a fragment or not.
In addition to searching for her whereabouts, he also had to speed up the search for the traces of the other people in The Immortals.
Thinking of this, Zhang Dongyun checked the marks he had left on the multicolored peacocks.
Presently, a portion of them were active in the western region while the rest were scattered throughout the vast Desolate Sea.
Through these multicolored peacocks, Zhang Dongyun attempted to find the "Five-Colored Demonic God" Lu Xueyuan, who was ranked sixth among the Twelve Kings of Hell.
However, it was a pity that he hadn't gained anything yet.
Zhang Dongyun ordered them to search for Lu Xueyuan as well as Han Feiyu of Mount Shu Sect, who had been missing for a long time.
Back then, Han Feiyu had a personal treasure that originated from a Demonic Dao expert who cultivated the Dark Armored Dragon Transformation.
If it wasn't the 'Black Dragon King' Yang Zheng from the Southern Wasteland, it wouldn't be that easy to find a demon with a high enough cultivation base who also practiced the Black Armored Dragon Transformation.
Eliminating the possibility that Han Feiyu's treasure came from the hands of the Demonic Dragon Emperor Lei Han was very likely.
If he could take down Han Feiyu, he might be able to find Lei Han through him.
Did Lu Xueyuan and Lei Han have any fragments of the Immortals?
Zhang Dongyun kept thinking.
Some arrangements couldn't be rushed. They needed time to be laid out slowly.
After Master Zhang gave the order, he no longer worried about it and focused on cultivating.
Ao Kong was in seclusion and didn't care about the outside world. Ao Ying's cultivation fell into the hands of a certain uncle who seemed to have the surname Ming but actually had the surname Zhang.
Although he cultivated martial arts diligently, with the Invincible City system, Zhang Dongyun had no problem guiding Demonic Dao cultivators.
After this period of bitter cultivation, Ao Ying had successfully cultivated the Demonic Dao True Body.
Moreover, like her father, she cultivated two demon bloodlines at the same time and then cultivated the Demonic Dao True Body.
The Mystical Powers obtained by the two demon bloodlines of the Illusory Clam and Illusory Tianlong were similar to a certain extent. Therefore, after Ao Ying cultivated them, the two bloodlines were more powerful.
The reason why he arranged for her to cultivate like this was because of this.
However, compared to her father's Ape-Dragon Transformation, Ao Ying had yet to cultivate an existence similar to the Mirage Dragon.
This required her to go one step further and cultivate the second stage of the Demonic Dao True Body, which was the eleventh stage of Demonic Dao cultivation, the Heart Seeking Realm.
Before this, the Mystical Powers of Demonic Dao cultivators were basically similar to the source of the demon bloodline they cultivated.
Only after reaching the eleventh stage could they integrate their own understanding and create their own Demonic Dao Mystical Powers.
Ao Kong's method of cultivating many demon bloodlines together also reached this stage, only then could it truly achieve a perfect fusion.
This was how Ao Kong himself had walked down this path in the past.
Therefore, after his cultivation fell, he could still use the Ape-Dragon Transformation.
Ao Ying also had to rely on herself to walk this path.
Currently, her cultivation was mainly focused on this.
As for Ao Kong's other disciple, He Sanyang, it was inevitable that he also had to rely on himself to go through the obstacles.
However, this kid was indeed quite talented in Demonic Dao cultivation.
Back then, when he was captured by Yang Li and suffered a lot, it made his temperament more tenacious and even more gloomy and ruthless.
As Ao Kong's disciple, his status in Chang 'an was not low.
However, all these years, He Sanyang showed no signs of complacency, nor did he think about returning home in glory.
He did not fight for power, nor was he greedy for wealth and enjoyment.
In the past year, he had spent most of his time diligently cultivating.
Not long ago, he had successfully cultivated the ninth stage of Demonic Dao and achieved the ability of disintegration.
Such rapid progress was really rare in the world.
Not to mention the Eastern Border where the overall cultivation level was relatively low, even in the Central Region, Northern Mang, Southern Wilderness, Western Regions, and other places, it was rare for a young person to progress as fast as He Sanyang.
However, the experience when he was young and the encounter when he was kidnapped by Yang Li seemed to make Ao Kong's disciple extremely insecure.
As a result, he was now cultivating, cultivating, and cultivating.
After Zhang Dongyun guided Ao Ying and He Sanyang's cultivation, he ordered, "You go to the Western Regions and gain experience."
"Yes, Uncle," Ao Ying replied respectfully.
He Sanyang also bowed. "Yes, Your Majesty."
Although he had been staying in the City in the Sky to cultivate diligently and did not go out, he did not reject the practical experience.
Since Zhang Dongyun had ordered him and Ao Ying to go to the Western Regions to gain experience, instead of the daughter and disciple of the "Ape and Dragon King" following His Majesty's order to inspect.
Now in the Dongsheng Divine Land, the Western Regions was the only place with some risks for them.
The deep foundation of Buddhism in the Western Regions since ancient times was not just for show.
Although Chang 'an City was now the new master of the Western Regions, there were still many rebels on the ground.
However, due to the power of Chang 'an City, most of the rebels were now underground.
The top Buddhist holy lands such as Dabei Temple, Sensual Temple, and Longxiang Temple had withdrawn from the Western Regions, but there were thousands of Buddhist sects and temples in the Western Regions and countless Buddhist cultivators.
Led by Jie Feng, Gu Pu, Liu Chengyu, and others had been suppressing them.
And Abbot Huai Yong, Abbot Xiankong, and others who had retreated overseas did not completely give up such a good foundation in the Western Regions.
From time to time, some Buddhist disciples from Sensual Temple, Dabei Temple, Longxiang Temple, and even Aparagodānīya Prefecture would sneak into the interior of the Western Region to contact, organize, and lead the local resistance against Chang 'an's rule.
In the past year, there had been no shortage of low-intensity resistance in the Western Regions.
If the overall situation did not change, Chang 'an would eventually eradicate all resistance as time went by.
However, the other side obviously would not surrender directly.
Ao Ying and He Sanyang went to the Western Regions to gain experience, which was just right.
There was no risk at all, so it was naturally not called gaining experience. Some dangers had to be taken, even if they were really in danger.
Of course, too much risk could not be taken. Asking the junior disciples to gain experience was not asking them to go to their deaths directly.
The current situation in the Western Regions was just right.
The number of top masters in the Central Region and the Western Regions was much higher than in the Eastern Regions.
But this did not mean that there were no cultivators in the Ninth Realm or lower in the Central Region and the Western Regions.
On the contrary, the overall number of cultivators in the Central Region was only higher than in the Eastern Regions.
Without such a large group of people at the grass-roots level, there would not be any high and mighty giants.
Now that Abbot Huai Yong, Abbot Jing Ge, and other giants had taken the initiative to withdraw from the Western Regions, those who remained here were mostly middle and lower level cultivators.
Caged Dragon Sect, Great Xuan Dynasty, Mount Shu Sect, and other sects, besides leaders like Jie Feng, Liu Chengyu, and Gu Pu, also had a large number of middle and lower level disciples who were killing in the Western Regions.
When Ao Ying and He Sanyang arrived at the place, they were directly assigned to it.
"Senior, please advise us." Ao Ying bowed to a Caged Dragon Sect elder.
Beside her, He Sanyang followed suit.
The Caged Dragon Sect elder stroked his beard and smiled, "Well said, well said."
He turned and waved to the other side, "Yi Ming!"
Ao Ying and He Sanyang followed his gaze and saw a young man who looked to be in his early twenties with a medium build walking towards them.
"Martial Uncle Fang." The young man had a warm smile on his face as he approached.
Elder Fang said, "These two came from Chang 'an City and are working with us to eliminate the remnants of the Buddhist sect. You are familiar with the local environment, so you will work with them and listen to their advice."
"Yes, Martial Uncle." The young man cupped his fist and smiled, "I am Huo Yi Ming, please advise me."
"You flatter me, we are not familiar with this place, so of course we will listen to Brother Huo." Ao Ying quickly returned the greeting.
The young man named Huo Yi Ming had a bright smile on his face, "Come, let me introduce you to the other martial brothers."
Ao Ying followed him and said to He Sanyang in private, "We are new here, so let's see and learn more and familiarize ourselves with the environment of the Western Regions."
She knew that this martial brother of hers always had his own ideas.
"Senior sister, don't worry, I understand." He Sanyang nodded, "That Elder Fang is responsible for the search within a radius of a few thousand miles, so his strength is needless to say. But I am not sure about that Huo Yi Ming, what do you think?"
Ao Ying said, "His Qi and blood are restrained, so I can't tell his true strength without fighting, but he must have achieved the Martial Emperor Body."
He Sanyang said, "Then he does have some skills, no wonder Elder Fang asked us to go with him first."
No matter what, they were training, and their status as martial brothers was there.
Even if they did not care about He Sanyang, the Caged Dragon Sect would not allow anything to happen to Ao Ying in their territory.
Ao Ying smiled bitterly, "No wonder, but like I said just now, let's familiarize ourselves with the environment first, don't try to be brave."
He Sanyang nodded, "I know, even if we are going to move alone, we should familiarize ourselves with the local environment first."
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