Library of Heaven’s Path - Chapter 2138

Qi Ling-er nodded. “That’s right. It’s capable of teleportation, similar to the teleportation of God Monarchs, allowing one to traverse a distance of ten million li in an instant. However, only city lords and nobles have the right to ride this thing. Ordinary people can’t use it. ”

“Only the city lord can use it?”

Zhang Xuan was puzzled.

If that was the case, there would be too many limitations. It was no wonder that many people did not know about it.

“Yes! Actually, it wasn’t a privilege, but it was to protect the person being transported! The Firmament is the head of the Myriad Worlds, and the space there is extremely stable. Even Conferred God Kings would find it difficult to breach it. For this reason, using the Teleportation Formation will cause a huge spatial storm, and those who aren’t strong enough will be reduced to ashes! ”

Noticing Zhang Xuan’s confusion, Qi Ling-er explained, “The City Lord Token is equivalent to the Anima of Yearning of an entire city. No matter how dangerous the storm is, it won’t be able to harm you.”

“Power of Will?”

Qi Ling-er replied. “The citizens of the city have to obey the rules set by the city lord, which means that they have unconditional trust in him. If something were to happen to him, the entire city would descend into chaos, and the citizens would be unable to make a living. When it was added to the City Lord’s Token, it naturally had an extremely powerful defensive function! Why did the newly ascended Heaven Subjugation Monarch have to obtain the acknowledgement of the other Nine Emperors? It was also because of this. The acknowledgement of the Nine Monarchs means that all living beings under their jurisdiction have acknowledged it as well. This way, we can gather more Yearning Energy … ”

Zhang Xuan nodded.

It seemed like the Power of Will was very important in the God Realm.

In his view, the Heaven Subjugation Monarch was most likely Kong Shi. Based on his understanding of the World’s Teacher, Kong Shi was a knowledgeable person who was indifferent to fame and fortune. Yet, in order to vie for the title of God Monarch, the other party had challenged the Nine God Monarchs one after another. He had been perplexed by it all this while, but from the looks of it now, it seemed like this was the main reason behind his actions.

Only by obtaining recognition, which was the so-called “orthodox”, could one be convinced and obtain the Power of Will.

“If that’s the case, if I want to go to the Imperial City or anywhere else in the Immortal World without any hindrance, I must obtain the City Lord’s identity?”

Zhang Xuan asked.

“Yes!”

Qi Ling-er replied with a smile.

“That’s simple. I’ll go with Little Jia and kill Wu Fangqing. Then, you’ll be the city lord!” Sun Qiang said.

On the way back, he had become familiar with Zhang Jia and knew the latter’s strength.

Even though Wu Fangqing possessed a low-grade Celestial God artifact, it wasn’t easy for him to defeat him.

Zhang Xuan shook his head.

It was not as if the other party had done anything wrong. For the sake of the position of the city lord, it was not his place to kill someone.

“Actually, there’s no need to kill anyone. The Firmament might seem stable on the surface, but there are conflicts everywhere. Many cities don’t even have a city lord!” Qi Ling-er replied. “Putting everything aside, I’m a city lord myself. While the territory that I govern is far inferior to that of Twilight City, the City Lord Token is more than sufficient for teleportation!”

Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up.

Naturally, it would be best if they didn’t have to fight for it.

It seemed like even though there were rules in the Immortal Realm, there were still many people who took advantage of them.

As long as he could use the Teleportation Formation and save time, there was no harm in becoming a City Lord.

Along the way, he had seen many family heads, hall heads, and sect heads off. Thus, an additional identity as a city lord was nothing to him.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Are there any cities nearby that don’t have city lords? Are there any cities in the vicinity that don’t have a city lord? ”

“Dusklight City, which is a day’s journey away from here, doesn’t have a city lord at the moment. The competition has been going on for half a year now, but no one has been able to convince the masses to accept the position.”

Qi Ling-er was a very well-informed person, so she replied with a smile, “However, the city is much larger than Twilight City. Even though it’s just a city, it has three counties under its jurisdiction. The strongest cultivator there is at least a middle-tier Celestial God, but even someone of that caliber failed to clear it.

“Three counties? Do the county lords have a token that allows them to teleport? “Zhang Xuan asked.

“Young Master Zhang, that’s based on your current situation. Of course, this city has one,” Qi Ling-er replied.

She knew that the reason why Zhang Xuan wanted to become a city lord was for the Teleportation Formation. If he wanted to use the Teleportation Formation, it would be more likely for him to bring the three of them with him.

Otherwise, he could have just recommended any other city. There was no need for him to say that it was even more powerful than Twilight City.

“That’s good. If there’s nothing else, let’s set off right away,” Zhang Xuan said.

“I’ll have to trouble you to wait here for a moment, Young Master Zhang. I’ll head back to make some preparations. We’ll set off in four hours,” Qi Ling-er replied.

Zhang Xuan waited patiently for Qi Ling-er to return.

Qi Ling-er was a very efficient person. In just three hours, she had already returned to her residence. She even brought a few massive aerial divine beasts with her.

The group leaped onto the back of the aerial divine beasts and headed straight for Dusklight City.

“He’s gone?”

Hearing that Zhang Xuan had left, Wu Fangqing’s face was filled with disappointment. He had been thinking that it would be a good opportunity for him to curry favor with such a figure in Twilight City so that he could make a breakthrough in his cultivation. Who could have thought that the other party would leave so quickly?

“City Lord Wu, Young Master Zhang asked me to deliver this to you. He said that it’s a gift to repay you for your help,” Ying Fei said.

Wu Fangqing took the jade token from Ying Fei’s hands and tapped it lightly. He infused his divine energy into it, and a moment later, his eyes widened in shock. “T-this …”

Recorded in the jade token were the mistakes and flaws he had made in his cultivation, as well as the methods to correct them. As long as he cultivated according to them, he would be able to resolve all of his problems and push for a breakthrough to middle-tier Celestial God!

“How did he know?”

Wu Fangqing could hardly believe what he was seeing.

It had only been a day since he had met the other party, and they had not spoken much about each other. He had overlooked many of the flaws in his cultivation technique, so how could the other party be able to see through them with a single glance?

“Those who possess the bloodline of a God Monarch are indeed extraordinary!”

After an unknown period of time, he sighed with emotion.

Since he could not figure it out, he could only attribute it to the bloodline of a God Monarch. Otherwise, he really had no idea how he could explain the other party’s ability.

Zhang Xuan turned around and left. He did not leave any traces behind, and he did not cause too much of a commotion.

After all, he had been keeping a low profile ever since he arrived at Twilight City, so there were not many people who knew of him.

…

After flying for a day, a huge city appeared in front of them.

It was three to four times larger than Twilight City. There were countless towering buildings, and there were even more people in the city.

Alighting from the aerial celestial beast, the group walked into the city. Zhang Xuan could not help but shake his head as he looked at the massive crowd before him.

“Due to the sudden change in the Firmament, the spiritual energy in the air has dissipated. As a result, there are fewer places to live outside of the city, so most people have moved into the city. As a result, it’s extremely crowded here. Those who are able to buy a house of thirty to forty square meters in the city are already considered wealthy.

Seeing through Zhang Xuan’s thoughts, Qi Ling-er explained.

Zhang Xuan nodded in response.

This situation was somewhat similar to the capital and the Demonic City in his previous life. Putting aside buying a house, just the residence registration alone was enough to attract countless women.

Due to the sudden change in the Firmament, the only way to survive and cultivate was to move into the city. As a result, the city was extremely crowded.

“Where do we go to compete for the city lord position?”

Paying no heed to the crowd, Zhang Xuan asked.

“The reason why Dusklight City hasn’t decided on a city lord yet isn’t because there aren’t any experts in the city but because they are in a stalemate,” Qi Ling-er replied.

“There are three people who are in a stalemate at the moment. One of them is an offspring of a prestigious clan who specializes in saber arts, Lin Xie. One of them is an unaffiliated cultivator who specializes in swordsmanship, Wu Yang. And the last one is a young lady named Ming Laixiang. The first two are middle-tier Gods, so they possess extraordinary fighting prowess. The last one is a low-tier God, just like Wu Fangqing. However, don’t underestimate her cultivation. It’s said that she’s the most fearsome one of the three! ”

“Ming Laixiang …” Zhang Xuan nodded.

To be able to compete for the position of the city lord and cause the entire city to be in a stalemate for so long, it went without saying that they were not to be underestimated.

“It’s not that complicated to become the city lord. All you have to do is challenge all three of them individually and win their acknowledgement. That way, you’ll be able to become the city lord!”

Qi Ling-er asked. “Young Master Zhang, which one should we challenge first?”

Had it been in the past, the Sky of Drifting Specter would have required the Netherworld Palace to submit to the Netherworld Palace in advance, and it would have taken at least several months to complete all the necessary paperwork.

However, with the spiritual energy in the air having dissipated and the people of the Firmament feeling threatened, the situation had changed.

To become the city lord, one had to possess absolute strength in order to ensure everyone’s safety. As such, as long as one was able to win over everyone, one would be qualified to become the city lord and receive the acknowledgement of the entire Sky of Drifting Specter.

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment before asking, “Where can I find middle-tier God Essence Pills? Let’s look for them first before challenging them! ”

“Middle-tier God Essence Pills?”

Qi Ling-er did not think that Zhang Xuan would be interested in such a thing. She pondered for a moment before replying, “There should be some in the market, but it’s hard to find them. Right, I know a place that should have them, and there’s quite a lot of them at that. However, the other party isn’t that easy to talk to, so I’m afraid that it won’t be easy for me to buy them …”

“Oh?” Zhang Xuan looked at Qi Ling-er. “Tell me about it.”

“He’s an unaffiliated cultivator from Dusklight City. He looks to be in his sixties, but his cultivation isn’t too high. He’s only a high-tier God, and he specializes in pill forging. He only consumes the pills he forged himself and never sells them. He’s obsessed with chess, and he would find people to play with him every day. He’s a master of chess, and he once declared that anyone who could defeat him in chess would be rewarded with a middle-tier God Essence Pill. However, it’s a pity that no one has succeeded over the years! ”

Qi Ling-er said.

Zhang Xuan frowned. “If his cultivation isn’t too high, why hasn’t anyone tried to snatch it from him?”

It was already bizarre for a high-tier God to possess a middle-tier God Essence Pill, and yet, he actually dared to tell others about it. Was he not afraid that someone would try to snatch it from him?

Had it been any other city, no one would dare to violate the rules of the city lord, but there was no such rule in the Firmament.

“It’s true that his cultivation isn’t too high, but his younger brother is extremely formidable. It’s said that he’s a God King in Royal City, and he possesses a Lifesaving Jade Token that the younger brother left behind. Previously, two low-tier Celestial Gods came to cause trouble, but they were both killed by the aura he emanated. As time passed, no one dared to come to the Firmament anymore!”

Qi Ling-er explained.