Published: March 2, 2025
CHAPTER 144: Observations in Immortal City
Jiang Bing then smiled and winked at Senior Brother Xu, saying, "Xu, it's been twenty years since we last met, hasn't it? I've recently mastered a powerful spell. Let's find a time to spar!"
Liu Yu cupped his hands in greeting without saying a word, quietly observing the interaction between Zhuang Shilong and Senior Brother Xu, trying to gather useful information from their conversation.
These individuals were seasoned foundation establishment cultivators, and they appeared quite familiar with each other, laughing and chatting harmoniously.
After exchanging a few pleasantries and introducing themselves, Jiang Bing led the group towards the city gate while introducing some information about Moonlit Destiny City: "Moonlit City is the largest gathering place for cultivators in northern Qingzhou, with tens of thousands of cultivators and countless rare treasures. You can take your time to explore."
Liu Yu simply smiled internally at this statement, knowing it was probably an exaggeration, and he followed silently towards the city gate.
The nine foundation establishment cultivators walked at the front, followed by over two hundred qi refinement stage cultivators, marching towards the city gate.
Nearby loose cultivators and family cultivators stepped aside, not daring to walk alongside them. They recognized these were cultivators from the Yuan Yang Sect and cast envious and respectful glances in their direction.
An elderly loose cultivator in line advised his young apprentice, "If you ever encounter someone from the Yuan Yang Sect, make sure to yield three steps; do not confront them."
The young apprentice innocently asked, "Why, Master?"
Hearing this, the elderly cultivator affectionately patted the boy's head and replied with a smile, "Because the Yuan Yang Sect is the true dominant sect in Qingzhou, having the final say within the territory. If we provoke them, there will be no place for us to hide."
"Did you remember that, you silly boy?"
The apprentice looked at the impressive group of cultivators, nodding with a mix of understanding and confusion.
Liu Yu, not using his spiritual consciousness, naturally did not hear this conversation. He followed Jiang Bing to the city gate, where the guard disciples only bowed and did not dare to stop them.
The group didn't have to wait in line or go through inspections; they entered the city gate directly.
As all members were cultivators of the Yuan Yang Sect, it was only natural they had some privileges, and the waiting cultivators showed no signs of discontent, as they had long since grown accustomed to it.
Once inside the city, they traversed through the streets and crowds, with Jiang Bing leading them to the center of Moonlit City—the city lord's mansion.
There was quite a flow of traffic in and out of the city lord's mansion. Liu Yu learned from Jiang Bing that Moonlit City did not have a true city lord; minor matters were generally decided by the foundation establishment managers below, while major decisions were reported to the Golden Core Elders above.
Before the spiritual stone mine war erupted, Moonlit City only had two elders stationed there. After the war broke out, the sect sent over another elder, so the tasks for foundation establishment cultivators were primarily arranged by these three elders.
Of course, this did not mean that only three Golden Core cultivators were stationed in Moonlit City; the Golden Core cultivators pulled from affiliated forces were not counted, as they did not participate in decision-making.
The nine foundation establishment cultivators and their disciples arrived at a grand hall, where several of the foundation establishment cultivators registered their arrival.
From this point on, the qi refinement stage disciples were no longer under the supervision of Liu Yu and the others; the Immortal City would take care of their arrangements and assign them tasks to where they needed to go.
After the last one, Cui Liang, completed the registration, a plump, plain-looking female cultivator walked out from the rear hall and approached them.