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In the central region of the Holy Yuan Kingdom, a majestic and expansive city stands tall across its vast territory.

Its name is Huangyuan City, which is the most central city of the Shengyuan Kingdom and also the largest and most expansive city in the Shengyuan Kingdom.

Whether considering the city's size and grandeur, or the strength of the warriors within it.

Huangyuan City is undoubtedly the number one city in the Shengyuan Kingdom.

The city is well-connected; an ordinary city would have at most eight passageways.

But this city has countless roads.

From high above, it looked as if countless giant snakes radiated out from outside the city, spreading across the land and stretching to the horizon.

Let alone ordinary people, even martial artists would be deeply shocked to see such a magnificent city, as vast as a starry river, for the first time.

To Elder Wang's surprise, Su Chen of Huangyuan City showed no unusual behavior when he first met him.

Just like this city before them, so vast that it's hard to look away, it's not worth mentioning.

"Young friend Su, have you been to Huangyuan City before?"

Elder Wang asked curiously, and after a seven-day journey, the two finally arrived at Huangyuan City.

Su Chen shook his head. He had been to Shangyuan Palace, but had never been to Huangyuan City.

However, he did not explain, but said, "Let's go into the city."

Huangyuan City has a rule that no one is allowed to fly within the city; anyone found doing so will be killed without exception.

Seeing Su Chen land, Elder Wang followed suit, and the two quickly arrived at the city gate.

"There are many powerful martial artists in Huangyuan City, including some who are even at the Longevity Realm."

Shortly after landing, Elder Wang noticed Su Chen's gaze.

Following his gaze, he noticed that the other person was staring at the martial artists coming and going, so he offered an explanation.

When ordinary martial artists enter Huangyuan City, what shocks them most is not the city's grandeur, but the many powerful martial artists.

It is no exaggeration to say that once you enter the city, the sheer number of martial artists you see will make any martial artist who has never seen anything like it feel ashamed.

After all, there are too many powerful martial artists here.

Su Chen nodded in agreement.

It wasn't the sheer number of powerful martial artists that shocked them, but rather the fact that they hadn't expected to find even Divine Power Realm martial artists on the streets.

"Let's find a restaurant to rest for a while. Since you've never been to Huangyuan City before, there's no rush. After all, registration won't take long. There are plenty of places to eat, drink, and have fun in Huangyuan City. It's a rare opportunity to come here, so you can go and experience it."

Elder Wang led Su Chen into the heart of the bustling street with practiced ease.

The two arrived at a restaurant called "Drunken Immortal Pavilion," which was bustling with customers coming and going.

"Please come in, gentlemen."

The waiter warmly invited the two inside, but Elder Wang went upstairs as if he knew the place well enough to do so without needing any service.

Judging from the looks of it, you used to come here quite often.

"Zui Xian Lou is one of the top ten restaurants in Huangyuan City. It is known for its delicious food at reasonable prices and is famous in Huangyuan City for its three unique dishes. The so-called three unique dishes refer to rare flowers, rare herbs, and rare fruits. Rare flowers can help you to clear your meridians, rare herbs can strengthen your physical body, and rare fruits can nourish your primordial spirit. Many people come to Zui Xian Lou specifically for these three unique dishes."

After they were seated, Elder Wang explained to Su Chen the reasons for choosing Zuixianlou, and at the same time, he described the unique features of Zuixianlou in great detail.

"Waiter, bring me one serving of the Three Delicacies and two servings of Five Poultry."

"okay."

After ordering, Elder Wang ordered two more jugs of Drunken Immortal Wine and began chatting with Su Chen.

"This is absolutely outrageous!"

"It's understandable that warriors from other holy kingdoms want to challenge Xuanqi, but they actually set up an arena in Huangyuan City, claiming they want to challenge Huangyuan City's Dharma Aspect Realm warriors. This isn't a challenge; it's clearly a slap in the face to our Holy Yuan Kingdom!"

"Yes, recently more and more people from other holy countries have arrived in Huangyuan City, all to challenge the Divine Weapon Mystery. But no one knows where the so-called Divine Weapon Mystery is, so these people can only vent their frustrations on others."

"Hmph, I wish Xuanqi would never appear. So what if these people are powerful? They still can't compare to the divine weapon Xuanqi. They were incredibly arrogant when they challenged him, saying that they could defeat a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator directly in a Dharma Aspect Realm challenge. They think they can compare to Xuanqi? They're just delusional!"

"Shh, keep your voice down. I heard that the people from the Holy Blood Kingdom came to challenge them, and the warriors in the palace were all defeated. Oh, and the Holy Map Kingdom is even more powerful. Even the warriors from the Holy Blood Kingdom are no match for them."

"Alas, it's all because Prince Yuan Tong and the others entered the Longevity Secret Realm. If it weren't for that, how could these people have gotten the chance to act so arrogantly? Prince Yuan Tong alone would have been enough to defeat them. You must know that Prince Yuan Tong was a martial artist who entered the Ten Directions Martial Stele back then."

"Now that you mention it, I seem to remember that the Longevity Secret Realm will open in the next few days. Perhaps when Prince Yuan Tong returns, he will encounter warriors from the Holy Blood Kingdom and the Holy Map Kingdom. At that time, there will definitely be a bloody battle."

"What bloodshed? That was a crushing defeat. You don't believe it? After Prince Yuan Tong returns, he will probably break through to the Longevity Realm. Isn't the Longevity Realm crushing the Dharma Aspect Realm?"

"..."

Just as Su Chen and Elder Wang were talking, the people at several nearby tables became lively as if a fire had been lit.

They all started talking, discussing the events that had occurred in the capital city in the past few days.

Having lived in the capital for a long time, they were well-informed and shared many recent hot topics, which made Elder Wang and Su Chen thoughtful.

"I didn't expect the capital city to be so lively lately."

Elder Wang has been staying at home lately, but he still knows the name "Divine Weapon Mystery"—it's like thunder in his ears.

"A divine weapon of extraordinary power. I wonder what kind of person this is, to be able to reach the top of the Ten Directions Martial Stele. Judging from the name, it sounds like a divine weapon. Could he be from the Holy Weapon Kingdom?"

Elder Wang muttered to himself, completely unaware that Su Chen's Heaven-Slaying Blade at his waist was about to be unleashed.

"What kind of holy army nation is this? I'm not even a nation!"

The Heaven-Slaying Blade scoffed. Ever since it was promoted to the Longevity Divine Weapon, its temper had become increasingly fiery.

Sometimes, even Su Chen has to use all his strength to suppress him.

However, although he has a fiery temper, it is mostly expressed through his words.

Now, when he hears the discussions of the crowd, he is able to keep his emotions hidden.

"Young friend Su, I've heard that you often travel around. Have you ever been to Martial Arts Mountain to test your true understanding of martial arts?"

Suddenly, Elder Wang changed the subject and asked Su Chen.

Su Chen replied, "I have been there, but I did not test my martial arts true meaning."

Even now, he still doesn't know the true meaning of his martial arts.

However, according to his estimation, it should be more powerful than the myriad martial arts essences absorbed by the Heaven-Slaying Blade.

After the Heaven-Slaying Blade awakened, Su Chen had a private contest with it to determine the true meaning of martial arts, and the Heaven-Slaying Blade was naturally defeated.

The Heaven-Slaying Blade has already advanced to the Longevity Realm, and its martial arts essence has become even stronger.

Even under these circumstances, they were unable to defeat Su Chen.

It is conceivable how powerful Su Chen's martial arts essence is.

Upon hearing that Su Chen had not been tested, Elder Wang roughly guessed the reason.

He simply nodded and didn't say anything more.

"By the way, Elder Wang, have you ever heard of the Pure Land Dharma?"

Suddenly, Su Chen asked.

"The Pure Dharma?" Elder Wang shook his head. "I have never heard of it."

Seeing Su Chen's disappointment, Elder Wang thought for a moment and said, "If young friend Su wants to find this cultivation technique, you can wait until you finish registering and then inquire about it in Huangyuan City. There might be such a technique in Huangyuan City, and even if there isn't, you can still find out relevant information." Su Chen nodded without saying anything more.

Before long, the three unique dishes and five kinds of poultry arrived.

Although there are only two items, the quantity is not small at all.

The three signature dishes go without saying, but the so-called "Five Animal Meats" is actually a platter of meat from five different demon kings.

Not only does it taste delicious, but it is also a great tonic for martial artists.

Add to that fine wine.

In short, both Su Chen and Elder Wang were extremely satisfied with the meal.

When it came time to pay the bill, Elder Wang approached the waiter and asked, "I remember you used to have a rule here that martial artists at the Longevity Realm could get a 20% discount. Is that rule still in effect?"

"The rules still apply, but senior, the rules were changed recently. You will need to light the sky lanterns first," the waiter replied respectfully.

"Lighting a sky lantern?" Elder Wang exclaimed in surprise.

The waiter nodded and explained, "It involves using Yuan energy to light the Yuan energy lantern. If you can maintain it for three breaths, you've successfully lit the lantern. If you'd like to try it, I'll take you there now."

"In that case, take me there."

This meal wasn't cheap, so Elder Wang naturally didn't want to give up the discount.

Su Chen had originally planned to treat everyone and pay for the meal, but after hearing the price, he immediately wilted like a frostbitten eggplant.

He now only has less than five hundred Pure Yuan Pills left, how could he afford this meal?

However, to his surprise, Elder Wang seemed to be short of funds, unable to even produce a thousand Pure Yuan Pills.

Soon, led by the waiter, the two arrived downstairs.

I immediately spotted a group of people gathered in the corner.

On the wall were three lanterns, but none of them were lit.

"Hey buddy, are you even capable? I've tried so many times and it still hasn't lit up. Just give up."

A martial artist spoke to the man who was lighting a sky lantern.

Upon hearing this, the man blushed and replied with a dazed look in his eyes, "Shut up! I'm just drunk, and my Yuan energy has been affected. Under normal circumstances, lighting this sky lantern wouldn't be an easy task. Stop talking nonsense!"

"I think I've seen you before, but you've never been able to light a sky lantern."

"These sky lanterns are not easy to light. Even among martial artists at the Longevity Realm, very few can light them."

"Oh, why is that? It's just a sky lantern, is there some mystery behind it?"

"You don't know this, but these are three sky lanterns that require extremely high purity of Yuan energy. If the Yuan energy is not pure enough, they cannot be lit."

"I see. But even if a martial artist at the Longevity Realm has poor Yuan Power purity, they shouldn't be unable to ignite it, right?"

“Ordinary Longevity Realm warriors certainly won’t do it. Even those who have emerged from the Longevity Secret Realm might not be able to manage it. Recently, many warriors from other Holy Kingdoms have come to challenge us. I estimate that not many of them will be able to light the Heavenly Lantern.”

"I've heard that when Ji Ziyang first broke through to the Longevity Realm, he couldn't even light the Heavenly Lantern."

"Only Yuan Cangming lit it up when he first entered the Longevity Realm. Most of the others who lit it up were established masters."

The crowd discussed amongst themselves, and the martial artist who wanted to light the sky lantern eventually obediently paid the money.

However, he did not leave, but instead plunged into the crowd's discussion, recounting the difficulties of lighting sky lanterns.

"Hmph, a bunch of useless trash! It's just three sky lanterns, yet you make it sound like such a miraculous feat. I can light three sky lanterns with a flick of my wrist!"

Just then, a very discordant and jarring sound came from behind.

The crowd, who were discussing the matter, looked in the direction of the voice and immediately saw a cold-looking young man dressed in a blood-red robe walking gracefully towards them.

His magnificent robes were adorned with a lifelike, blood-red dragon, which gave him a majestic appearance.

What's most striking is his eyes, which have a touch of the blue of the sea and sky, making them dazzling and captivating.

"They are from the Holy Blood Kingdom."

Someone recognized the young man and whispered his identity.

However, what concerned them even more was the opponent's strength, which was only at the Dharma Aspect Realm.

"You think you can just light a lantern in the sky when you're only at the Dharma Aspect Realm? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror to see what kind of person you are!"

Someone snorted coldly and retorted without any politeness.

A martial artist at the Longevity Realm wouldn't stoop to bowing and scraping before a martial artist at the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Even though he was a member of the royal family of the Holy Blood Kingdom.

They might be wary of the Holy Yuan Kingdom's royal family, but what about the Holy Blood Kingdom?
Love so much!

Bang!
"Insulting a prince is a capital offense according to the law. However, given that this is Huangyuan City, we will only give him a small punishment as a warning. If this happens again, he will be executed without mercy!"

Unexpectedly, no sooner had the man finished speaking than an old man in a blood-red robe struck out with a palm, accurately hitting the speaker.

With just one move, he knocked his opponent to the ground, spitting blood, lying on his back, barely breathing.

"Hmph... then open your dog eyes and see clearly whether I can light it or not!"

The young man in the blood-stained shirt naturally heard these words and snorted coldly.

Now, no one dared to mock him anymore; they were all too afraid of the old man in the blood-red robe's strength to speak.

"A martial artist at the Divine Power Realm!"

Su Chen observed carefully from the side and immediately recognized the other party's strength as that of a martial artist at the Divine Power Realm.

Behind the old man was a group of guards, each one vigorous and powerful.

They were all martial artists at the Dharma Aspect Realm, and much stronger than ordinary Dharma Aspect Realm martial artists.

"The sky lanterns are lit!"

As they were observing, a commotion arose from the crowd; it turned out that the young man had lit the sky lantern.

"Such pure elemental energy!"

Su Chen was more concerned about the Yuan Power on the other party, which contained an extremely pure icy aura.

The sky lanterns lit by others were red, but the sky lantern he lit was azure blue.

A chill also emanated from the air, causing the surrounding air to drop considerably.

Unfortunately, the sky lantern only burned for two breaths before slowly going out.

Even so, everyone looked at the aloof young man with a solemn expression.

You must know, he's only at the Dharma Aspect Realm!
His Yuan Power purity is comparable to that of the Longevity Realm, truly befitting a member of the Holy Blood Kingdom's royal family, born extraordinary.

Upon seeing the sky lantern go out, the indifferent young man's expression changed slightly.

Clearly, he hadn't expected that he would only last for two breaths.

But he didn't try again. Instead, he snorted coldly, "Elder Xuan, pay up!"

"Look! Someone has lit another sky lantern!" (End of Chapter)