Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 509 Licheng

Several hours later, after crossing several mountains, Han Yi and his group arrived at Licheng, which was also the core area under the jurisdiction of Wanhua Palace.

They didn't encounter any danger along the way, except for a few ignorant monsters.

Before Elder Kang could even lift a finger, the numerous chief disciples and elite disciples swarmed forward, and the demonic beast didn't even have time to howl before its fur was gone.

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Licheng, the main avenue of the city gate.

Along both sides of the road, flowers, grasses and trees are everywhere. Pale yellow petals, like leaves, twirl and fall from the air. All kinds of floral fragrances are mixed together, and a mesmerizing scent fills the air.

Even the various passersby they encountered on the street were dressed completely differently from those in Huayang City.

In Licheng, surrounded by high mountains and steep ridges, the four seasons are indistinct, the air is humid, and the temperature is pleasant.

In this environment, the passersby you encounter on the roadside, regardless of gender, are dressed extremely lightly.

Especially the women, who wore colorful headbands to hold their hair in place, looked absolutely stunning.

This forehead ornament is supported by a type of animal bone, and is decorated with pearls, gold and jade around it, as well as fragrant flowers.

The girls and women strolling around had rosy, attractive faces and showed no hesitation in showing themselves, their laughter ringing out. A few even dared to approach Han Yi and his group, hoping to seduce them. The customs here were slightly different from those in Huayang City.

Like the floral decorations on a woman's forehead, the more beautiful, charming, and popular a woman is with men, the more attractive her forehead decorations will be.

The competition between women was based on the beauty and height of their forehead ornaments.

Especially because of the mountainous terrain, harsh environment, low population density, and large land area with few people.

The local authorities, Wanhua Palace, also place great importance on childbirth and have formulated various policies to encourage childbirth.

Therefore, the people living here are more open-minded about relationships between men and women.

If this were in Huayang City, no ordinary person would dare to approach and strike up a conversation with a martial arts master who was leaping and soaring through the air.

Here, Han Yi and his group were all tall and strong with sharp features.

Even the few oddballs, thanks to their years of rigorous martial arts training, possess a resolute temperament and are extremely pleasing to the eye.

Therefore, these people are naturally very popular among women in Licheng.

After all, even the weakest among Han Yi and his group was a Martial Master.

According to local custom, if a woman marries a martial arts master and has children, she can move to the Wanhua Palace to live, and her offspring can also enter the Wanhua Palace from a young age to receive specialized education.

For these ordinary women, this opportunity represents a leap across a significant social class; how could they not be excited?

Their eyes gleamed, eager to pounce on him and execute him on the spot.

Being welcomed by so many beautiful young women, it's no surprise that quite a few people in Han Yi's group started to become interested.

But Elder Kang seemed to be used to it and was not surprised at all. He shouted loudly and urged everyone to hurry on their way without stopping, not giving them a chance.

The group was forced to leave under the elder's orders.

Soon, led by Elder Kang, they quickly passed through the city gate, walked along several main roads, and arrived at a garden-like area.

A gray-white stone wall encloses this area in a large oval shape. Inside are rows of houses of the same size and style, all extremely quiet and peaceful.

This is Jingtianzhuang's branch in Licheng, essentially an outpost. It was specifically purchased and set up for the convenience of operations outside the village.

A black gate with red characters and a red lantern hanging below; two stone lions stand in front of the gate, and a set of steps leads to it.

Elder Kang led the group and stopped here.

He stood on the steps, looking down at the group of people below: "Zhu E, we have arrived in Licheng. You should all rest well and not be disturbed by the outside world."

"Meet here first thing tomorrow morning, don't be late for the secret realm! We won't wait for you if you're late!"

He acted as if it were business, quick and decisive, unwilling to meddle in other people's affairs, and his tone was also somewhat polite.

Indeed, he was unwilling to interfere.

He is indeed an elder, but anyone in the team he led this time is at least a chief disciple, or someone with exceptional talent who is highly regarded by the heads of the various academies.

In other words, anyone randomly selected from this team could very well become one of the future heads of the Seven Academies.

Below the head of the academy are the elders.

In other words, the worst achievement these people can attain in the future is becoming an elder of Jingtianzhuang.

Both were elders, but the other was much younger and had far greater potential.

Therefore, Elder Kang didn't want to meddle in other people's business or cause trouble; he simply wanted to complete this mission safely. Besides, they were already in Licheng, so what trouble could possibly arise?

He had only entered a secret realm that had been under development for many years. He had already given all the instructions he needed to, and he had done all the things he needed to do.

If any further accidents occur, it has nothing to do with him.

Elder Kang casually mentioned some precautions, then chatted with his colleagues before heading to their posts.

After he left, several disciples came over and briefly explained the situation to everyone, and then assigned accommodations for the night.

At this moment, the team was subtly divided into three small groups.

The first group, naturally, was led by Fang Shouming, the chief of the Yangzhi Academy, and comprised the largest number of people.

At least half of the people secretly regarded Fang Shouming as the core and surrounded him.

This is also human nature.

A while ago, Fang and his son Fang Shouming did offend Chen Ying and suffered a lot of suppression.

However, his father, Fang He, was still the deputy head of the manor and the head of the Yangzhi Academy, while Fang Shouming himself remained the chief senior disciple of the Yangzhi Academy.

Moreover, Fang Shouming's strength is second to none. Compared with the other six chief scholars, there are very few who can be compared with him.

Therefore, Fang Shouming is the most powerful, the highest-ranking, and the most experienced among them. It's no wonder that most people gather around him and follow his orders.

The second group consisted of Han Yi, Xiao Zhong, Meng Ren, and Gongsun Di from Piaoxue Academy.

Everyone knows that Jiuquyuan and Yangzhiyuan have a bad relationship and have long since broken off relations.

Han Yi and Xiao Zhong are disciples of the Nine-Bend Academy, so naturally they wouldn't get along with Fang He from the Yangzhi Academy.

Although Meng Ren's Mingfeng Academy had no enmity with Yangzhi Academy, he had a good relationship with Han Yi, so he also chose to stand on Han Yi's side.

As for Gongsun Di, the head of Piaoxue Courtyard, Gongsun Jing is her aunt.

Gongsun Jing is a longtime friend of Zhong Yunxiu, the head of Jiuqu Academy. The two advance and retreat together and move in step with each other.