Xilou City was located at the border of Yangkou City. If the Tenmu Temple was an empire, then the area under Yangkou City was the border of the Tenmu Temple empire.
However, the border of Yangkou City was fundamentally different from the borders of the mortal world. As long as the Tenmu Temple or the Yuanzhou sub-region was willing, the Tenmu Temple could instantly reach the border of Yangkou City by using the Teleportation Formation.
Even without the Teleportation Formation, Ling Dong believed that some of the Tenmu Temple's top fighters could easily teleport to Yangkou City.
Even the current Ling Dong could easily teleport within a hundred miles. If he didn't care about the cost, Ling Dong could teleport within a radius of five to six hundred miles. This was much greater than the teleportation range of many Celestial Monarchs.
Because of this, there weren't any powerful forces stationed in Yangkou City. On the contrary, due to some agreement between the Tenmu Temple's higher-ups and their neighbors, the forces stationed there were only average.
As for Xilou City, which was the border of the border, there were even fewer forces stationed there. According to the information from the Yangkou branch hall, there was only a 100-man team stationed in Xilou City. The guard with the highest cultivation was only a second-level Celestial Monarch. Their main duty was to maintain law and order and transfer the minerals from the dozens of mines and two Reiki mines around Xilou City.
According to the information from the Yangkou branch hall, Chang Province, which was south of Xilou City, was relatively peaceful. The entire area around Chang Province was under the control of the Taihō Palace. Moreover, the Taihō Palace and the Tenmu Temple were equally powerful. Even if there was a difference, it was only a thin line. They had been living together peacefully all these years.
The two sects had a tacit understanding not to station any strong forces at the border. Perhaps they were trying to send a signal of harmony so that both sides would feel at ease.
Liao Province, which was north of Xilou City, was more chaotic. With the Sea-overturning Tower as the main force, there were six or seven forces of similar size. The people there were extremely valiant.
Originally, Liao Province was so chaotic that it would have long been annexed by the surrounding powers. However, it was said that there was a terrifying existence overseeing Liao Province. Once, there were people who wanted to invade Liao Province, but they were defeated. Moreover, Liao Province's terrain was strange. There were rivers, seas, forests, sand, and swamps, but there were no mountains.
Under normal circumstances, there were no mountains, and the mineral resources were poor, so it did not have much value. Over time, Liao Province became a strange existence in the entire Long An Border. Only the local forces were fighting there. The surrounding provinces like Chang Province and Yuan Province were eyeing it covetously, but they did not make a move.
According to the analysis of Ling Dong and several high-level officials in the Yangkou branch hall, the people who attacked Xilou City might be from Liaozhou.
The Taihō Palace in Changzhou had a good relationship with the Tenmu Temple, and they had a stake in it. They wouldn't do such a thing. The people who would do such a thing were most likely those country bumpkins in Liao Province.
Since they had no scruples and their production was poor, it was very likely that they came to the rich Xilou City to take advantage of it. In any case, they were already dead pigs that were not afraid of boiling water. No matter how much trouble they caused, the surrounding forces would not kill their way into Liao Province to cause trouble for them.
Only the Sea-toppling Tower, the number one force in Liao Province, could kill a hundred people from Xilou City without making a sound, and there was also a Second Order Star Monarch guarding the city.
Of course, this was only the analysis of Ling Dong and Ji Yuanbai as they looked at the information around Yangkou City. From time to time, Qin Zhiguo and Chang Centurion would add in a few comments.
"Stop!" When they could see the majestic Xilou City through the Cloud Piercing Ship's light screen, Ling Dong waved his hand and ordered the Cloud Piercing Ship to stop.
"Right now, we don't know the enemy's situation. It's not appropriate for us to charge in like this," Ling Dong said as he looked at the fog-shrouded mountain city in the distance.
"Hall Master Ling, why don't this old man go and find out who attacked Xi Lou City? If we really need to rush in and kill, how about I use the command token as the signal?" Ji Yuanbai, who was at the side, volunteered.
Over the past few days, Ji Yuanbai had seen the Ling family's cultivation soar rapidly. Furthermore, there was the terrifying Ling family's ancestor. He felt that the Ling family was not simple, which was why he was trying to curry favor with them.
Of course, the most basic reason was that he hoped to gain some benefits from the Ling family. This was also a thought that anyone would have. Furthermore, Cheng Dongyuan might have given Ji Yuanbai some advice or advice.
"I appreciate Ji's good intentions, but Ji has been stationed in Yangkou City for a long time. Perhaps he has already been recognized by others. As for me, I have just arrived here not too long ago. I am the most suitable person to investigate this matter. "Ling Dong said.
"But Hall Master, you …" Ji Yuanbai had never seen Ling Dong fight before. He sized up Ling Dong a few times in confusion. He was clearly worried about Ling Dong's cultivation.
Ling Dong didn't explain. He only said, "Don't worry, Ji. I'll take the Zhan brothers."
"If that's the case, then I'm relieved," Ji Yuanbai said as he stroked his long beard.
"Ji, Qin Centurion, Chang Centurion, wait in the air. If you see my Fu Ling, just charge over." Ling Dong calmly instructed. He formed a seal in his hand and left the Cloud Piercing Ship's light screen. He descended toward Xi Lou City below. The two Zhan brothers also carried a trace of cold killing intent as they followed Ling Dong.
Seeing Ling Dong leave, Qin Zhiguo and Chang Centurion exchanged glances.
According to the rules of the Long Safe Domain, Ling Dong didn't directly charge into Xi Lou City. Instead, he landed at the foot of the mountain with the Zhan brothers.
This was because according to the customs of the Long Safe Domain, only local cultivators could directly descend from the sky. If outsiders directly landed in the city, they would be seen as hostile and might even be treated as enemies.
Xi Lou City was built against the mountain. Because of the extraordinary and terrifying strength of cultivators, this Xi Lou City was also built to be extremely majestic. Large strips of bluestone that were extremely smooth were painted with a layer of black material. All kinds of dense and mysterious runes were engraved on them, and they flickered with a faint light.
Ling Dong recognized those runes. They were the basic runes of a super-large defensive formation. Yang Kou City also had them. They also used the amount of underground spirit veins and used the city walls as a foundation to construct a super-large defensive formation.
Because cultivators had outstanding battle prowess, they might destroy this meticulously built city. Normally, this super-large defensive formation was used to protect the city walls. It didn't have much defensive use.
However, according to Cheng Dongyuan, there were some places where the formations on the city walls, once activated, had the terrifying effect of a battle fortress. However, this kind of place, even in the Long Safe Domain, was extremely rare. However, it was hard to say when a certain city would transform into a terrifying battle fortress.
What made Ling Dong feel weird was that beneath Xilou City, it was really peaceful. There were many cultivators with low cultivation. To be precise, they were commoners going in and out. Near the corner of the city gate, there were also a few commoners who set up stalls.
In the Long Safe Domain, due to the density of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, cultivators below the Heaven Realm, and even some Heaven Realm cultivators, could only be considered commoners. This was because even if they used the incomplete chant, they could become a Heaven Realm cultivator in at least ten years, and at most thirty to forty years.
The weakest Heaven Earth Yuan Qi in the Long 'An Domain was twice as strong as in the Wooden Sprite Realm and six to seven times stronger than in the Heavenly Dipper Continent. There were many places like Xilou City where Ling Li sensed two fourth-grade spirit veins.
When Ling Dong brought the Zhan brothers into Xi Lou City, no one questioned them. If it wasn't for the information he received, Ling Dong would have thought that nothing had happened and everything was peaceful.
Only the Zhan brothers behind Ling Dong had a chilling murderous aura that made people afraid. This caused the commoner cultivators in Xi Lou City to look away in fear.
Those who were more knowledgeable would only think that Ling Dong was a young master from some big family. The Zhan brothers, on the other hand, were the bodyguards of this young master.
Along the way, Ling Dong went straight to the highest point of Xi Lou City. According to the information he received, the Tenmu Temple's stronghold in Xi Lou City was at the highest point of the mountain city.
What surprised Ling Dong even more was that even at the highest point of Xi Lou City, there was no one guarding the entrance of the Tenmu Temple's stronghold. Only the signboard with the words "Tianwu Xi Lou" was broken in half and fell to the ground. The entrance was full of potholes, indicating that there had been a battle here.
"Eh, Zhan Xiong, what do you think the other party is up to?" Standing at the entrance of the stronghold, Ling Dong was somewhat puzzled.
The commander of the Sinful Army, Zhan Xiong, answered very directly, "General, we'll know once we enter!"
"That's true!"
Ling Dong laughed involuntarily, pushed open the half-closed door, and walked into the stronghold with the Zhan brothers. The Tenmu Temple's stronghold in Xi Lou City was very quiet. Ling Dong's Divine Sense spread out like water, but he couldn't sense any aura. This strange situation caused Ling Dong's brows to furrow even more.
Could it be that the other party was really here to take advantage of him and left after getting some food?
After walking around the courtyard, Ling Dong didn't find anything unusual. He pushed open the door of the meeting hall with both hands and stepped in.
The moment he stepped in, Ling Dong's pupils suddenly shrank, and light shot out in all directions.
The meeting hall was extremely empty. It was so empty that even a table and chair seemed abnormally empty.
At this moment, a silver-haired ancient martial art practitioner was sitting on that chair. His clothes were whiter than snow, and his silver hair was like frost. At first glance, he should be extremely old, but looking at his face, he was in his prime.
There was a jar of wine on the table, a few exquisite side dishes, and a pair of silver chopsticks. The moment Ling Dong pushed open the door and entered, the silver-haired ancient martial art practitioner was downing a cup of wine in one gulp.
"Oh, you're finally here. I thought you would wait for me to finish this jar of wine before you arrive!" His tone was like that of an old friend. Ling Dong was surprised again, and a bad premonition surged in his heart.
The other party actually knew that he was coming, and had calculated the time so accurately? And Ling Dong was outside the door just now, but he couldn't sense his presence?
"You're waiting for me? I don't know you, why do you say that? May I ask who you are? "Ling Dong cupped his hands and said.
"The person who wants your life, you must be Ling Dong!" As he spoke, the silver-haired ancient martial art practitioner suddenly slammed the long table in front of him. A visible black Qi shot out in all directions, and the door behind Ling Dong closed by itself with a bang.
Bright light suddenly flashed in all directions, and various colored runes began to flicker on the four walls of the meeting hall. An inexplicable majestic power spread out in all directions!
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