Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

Walking through the imperial city, Ye Wuxi couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. The Purple Cloud Imperial City was several times larger than the Heavenly Wind Kingdom's imperial city, and the aura emanating from the martial artists walking on the streets was also very powerful, with most of the younger ones being at least at the Profound Martial Realm.

"This is just the outer city. High-ranking officials and noble families live in the inner city, as do some of the larger exchanges and auction houses," Liu Yu'er explained to the two as the three walked side by side down the street.

“Our Liu family is located in the outer city. Wuxi, Duan Hong, why don’t you stay at our Liu family’s place for the next few days?”

Duan Hong quickly shook his head, "Yu'er, this is too much trouble for you. I'll just stay at an inn."

It's one thing if he doesn't care, but it's really inappropriate for a man like him to stay at his junior sister's house.

Ye Wuxi also spoke up, "Brother Duan is right. Anyway, we won't be staying in the Imperial City for long. We can just go to the inner city and find an inn to stay in."

"Alright, then I'll accompany you to the inner city and then go home," Liu Yu'er said, somewhat disappointed.

"Halt! Entering the inner city requires a payment of five mid-grade spirit stones." The three were stopped by the guards as soon as they arrived at the entrance to the inner city.

Such rules have always been in place in the inner city, so Liu Yu'er was not surprised and readily took out five spirit stones and handed them over.

Ye Wuxi and Duan Hong exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly. Big cities are indeed different. Even just going in requires paying spirit stones. Five mid-grade spirit stones are equivalent to five hundred low-grade spirit stones, which is a huge sum for ordinary people in a small country.

However, the two of them weren't short of a few spirit stones, and after complaining for a while, they still readily handed over the spirit stones.

The inner city's architecture was even more magnificent and imposing than the outer city's, with palaces soaring into the clouds at its deepest part. Liu Yu'er led the two to a place called Yunlai Inn.

"Yunlai Inn has four floors. The ground floor is the main hall for dining, and the upper three floors are for accommodation. From top to bottom, they are named Heaven, Earth, and Profound. Although it is more expensive than other inns, the owner behind it is someone of great importance. Fighting is prohibited here, which can ensure the safety of martial artists to the greatest extent. Wuxi, Duan Hong, do you think we should stay here?"

Ye Wuxi and his two companions stopped in front of the Yunlai Inn, and Liu Yu'er explained the situation to them.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a slightly disdainful voice came from behind him.

"A few outer disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect do not deserve to live in such a nice place!"

Why is it that wherever he goes, people mock him? Ye Wuxi looked over speechlessly and saw two effeminate young men wearing the same yellow robes, both with cultivation at the sixth level of Xuanwu.

Ye Wuxi turned her head and asked, "Who are these two?"

"They're from the Hehuan Sect, but judging from their clothes, they're just outer disciples," Liu Yu'er explained softly.

The Hehuan Sect is a fifth-grade sect, just like the Tianjian Sect. It is not far from the Ziyun Empire. Most of the people in the sect cultivate the method of replenishing yang by absorbing yin, so even the men have a yin energy. Because of the cultivation method, they have always been at odds with the Tianjian Sect.

Disciples of the two sects often clashed, but the Hehuan Sect's cultivation method was obsessive, yet its advancement was extremely fast. In terms of sect strength, the Hehuan Sect was actually stronger than the Tianjian Sect.

"Our Heavenly Sword Sect is not worthy, but your Joyful Union Sect outer disciples are?" Knowing who the two men were, Duan Hong felt a bit disgusted and said coldly to them.

"You pretty boy, how dare you speak to me like that!" one of the slightly taller boys said in a sinister tone.

Hearing the familiar taunts, Ye Wuxi rolled his eyes. "Brother Duan, let's stay here. It's expensive, but at least it's quiet, so we don't keep running into idiots like this."

"Wu Xi is right, let's go in!" After saying that, the group ignored the two boring people and headed towards the inn.

"Stop right there! Who are you calling names?!"

Ye Wuxi and the others pretended not to hear and went inside on their own. Suddenly, two strong gusts of wind came from behind them.

Duan Hong's eyes turned cold, and he was about to make a move when the two Hehuan Sect men who had launched the sneak attack were sent flying to the ground.

"Fighting is not allowed at the entrance of Yunlai Inn. If you're not staying here, get the hell out of here!" A voice as gentle as a breeze suddenly rang out from inside the inn.

The two men from the Hehuan Sect got up, shouted angrily, "You lot, just you wait!", and then slunk away.

The inn directly solved the problem for Ye Wuxi, which further strengthened his resolve to stay there. However, their Xuanwu Realm cultivation level meant they could only stay in the Xuan-class rooms on the second floor. Although the Xuan-class rooms were small, they were not cheap, costing one hundred mid-grade spirit stones per night.

The place to rest was unremarkable, yet it was so expensive. However, many people still chose to stay there. The spirit stones were essentially a form of protection fee. Ye Wuxi and Duan Hong paid the spirit stones without hesitation and chose two adjacent rooms.

"Wu Xi, Duan Hong, I'm going home for a bit. I'll come back to see you tomorrow." Liu Yu'er explained the situation in the inner city to the two of them before waving goodbye.

Liu Yu'er left, but it was still early, so Ye Wuxi and Duan Hong didn't plan to stay at the inn.

Although the Heavenly Sword Sect was powerful, its outer disciples were clearly no match for the people in the inner city. To avoid the trouble that had just happened, Ye Wuxi decided to change his clothes.

After changing into a light blue long dress and a light-colored shawl, Ye Wuxi stepped out of the room. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Duan Hong, who had just come out from next door, wearing a black brocade robe. He clearly had the same idea.

A look of amazement flashed in Duan Hong's eyes, and he chuckled, "This does remind me somewhat of when we first came to the Heavenly Sword Sect and took the test together."

Seeing Duan Hong suddenly looking all dignified, Ye Wuxi smiled and said, "Not bad!"

Although Duan Hong is often called a pretty boy, he is not actually handsome. Instead, he has sharp features and a cold, hard look. It's just that he usually exudes a gentle and refined temperament, coupled with his white shirt, which leads people to misunderstand him.

The two followed Liu Yu'er's instructions and went directly to the front of the Purple Gold Pavilion. The Purple Gold Pavilion was similar to the Purple Pavilion in Tianfeng Kingdom, divided into an exchange and an auction house.

The largest auction house in the imperial city is the Zijinge Auction House, but auctions are not held every day, so Ye Wuxi plans to check out the Zizai Exchange first.

Gazing at the magnificent and imposing Purple Gold Pavilion, Ye Wuxi stroked his chin. "Could the Purple Pavilion have some connection with this Purple Gold Pavilion? Brother Duan, does your Moyun Kingdom also have a Purple Pavilion?"

Duan Hong nodded. "Perhaps they're from the same company!"

Upon seeing the two imposing figures, the maid at the door quickly approached them, "May I ask if you need anything, young master and young lady? I can show you the way!"

Ye Wuxi smiled and said, "I've come to find a medicinal herb for my master..."

The maid's eyes lit up. "The Pill Pavilion is this way. Please follow me!"