"This woman..."
Seeing Qiu Rong's face shattered by Mo Hongyun's palm strike, and him fainting.
And Mo Hongyun, her face icy cold, seemed still not satisfied with her revenge.
Everyone was taken aback.
Those, especially the Master of the Heavenly Mystery Workshop, felt a chill in their hearts.
Knowing this woman, she probably harbors deep resentment towards them now.
If it weren't for the city lord's desire to avoid further bloodshed, their fate would likely have been no better.
After knocking Qiu Rong unconscious, Mo Hongyun did not let him go.
Instead, he unleashed another burst of magical power, this time even more powerful, which directly shattered Qiu Rong's head.
Red and white objects flew everywhere, and a mid-stage Golden Core expert died in a coma, feeling utterly miserable.
This scene made Tianji Fangzhu and the others' hearts clench again, realizing once more just how ruthless this woman was.
As for the Lord of Canglan City, his expression did not change at all.
In his view, a mere Golden Core cultivator was no big deal once he died, and besides, the person deserved to die anyway, so he didn't care at all.
After Mo Hongyun killed the man, he said, "Have you vented your anger? Then come with your uncle to the city lord's mansion."
With Gongshu Yu dead, the Gongshu family will soon receive the news, and it probably won't be long before they send someone down to the mortal realm.
"Come with me to the city lord's mansion, so I can protect you."
"Yes, Uncle."
Mo Hongyun did not object; she knew that now was not the time to be willful.
"However, I need to tidy up and deal with the Treasure Pavilion matter before I can go."
"Alright, but don't take too long. Although it takes time to descend from the Upper Realm to the Lesser Cang Realm, it should take at most one day. The Gongshu family will probably send someone down, so you only have half a day to deal with the Treasure Pavilion."
The Lord of Canglan City gave instructions.
"I know."
After giving Mo Hongyun his instructions, the City Lord of Canglan looked at Lu Qing and asked, "What are your plans, fellow Daoist?"
Everyone immediately looked at Lu Qing.
This whole turmoil can be said to have originated from Lu Qing, and he was even the one who ultimately set the situation in motion.
However, no one knew anything about his origins.
So now everyone wants to know how Lu Qing will answer.
Especially the dark red hue.
She is now completely certain that Lu Qing is the one who can help her break free from the shackles of fate.
Therefore, he was extremely concerned about where Lu Qing would go next.
Lu Qing was certainly not foolish enough to reveal his plans in front of so many people.
He smiled slightly: "I have some matters I would like to ask the City Lord. I wonder if I may also visit the City Lord's Mansion to inquire about them?"
“Of course,” the City Lord of Canglan said with some delight. “I also wish to discuss the Dao with you, fellow Daoist.”
The rest was much simpler.
Mo Hongyun went to handle the matters of the Treasure Pavilion, while Lu Qing followed the City Lord of Canglan to the City Lord's Mansion.
This also serves as a form of escort for him, since the current situation of the City Lord of Canglan is not good.
If some unscrupulous person were to make a move against him, he might not be able to defend himself.
As for Xiao Li and Wu Xing, Lu Qing had already temporarily placed them in the Qiankun Qi Bag from the very beginning.
Since he re-condensed the spirit into the Qiankun Qi Bag, the internal space has been greatly enhanced once again.
It is now capable of accommodating beings at the Golden Core level, just like the Fire Cauldron.
However, because the spiritual energy within the space is limited, Xiao Li and the others can only stay inside; cultivating is impossible for them.
Therefore, unless there is a very urgent situation, Lu Qing generally will not allow them to enter the spiritual artifact.
Although Canglan City is large, this distance is nothing in front of powerful figures like Lu Qing and his group.
Soon, he escorted the Lord of Canglan City back to the Lord's mansion.
"Sir! Are you alright?"
At this moment, an old servant rushed out from inside, looking at the Canglan City Lord, who was still covered in wounds, with great concern.
"It's alright. How were the guards' losses?"
The Lord of Canglan City waved his hand and then asked.
The old servant's expression darkened: "Small half of the guards were seriously injured and fell unconscious due to the backlash from the formation, and the rest also suffered damage to their Golden Cores and were unable to fight anymore."
"It's good that no one died. These are just minor injuries; they'll heal eventually," the City Lord of Canglan said nonchalantly. "Take those people outside to the Black Stone Prison first."
Go back to the storeroom and get some medicine for the guards so they can recover from their injuries as quickly as possible.
"Yes, sir."
After the old servant left, the Lord of Canglan City saw Lu Qing's surprised expression.
He pondered for a moment and then explained, "I apologize for the poor performance of the guards in the manor. They were not up to the task, so I had them take charge of the formation and assist me in the battle."
Unexpectedly, the backlash from the formation alone injured them all and rendered them unable to fight.
Otherwise, how could we have allowed those petty scoundrels from Tianji Workshop to run rampant before?
Lu Qing suddenly realized.
He was initially puzzled as to why, as the ruler of Canglan City, only the City Lord of Canglan City came out to fight the enemy from the City Lord's Mansion.
After he was seriously injured, no one from the city lord's mansion came out to rescue him.
It turned out that during the battle with the three Nascent Soul level experts from the Gongshu family, they all suffered a backlash from the formation and lost their fighting ability.
"It's a pity that I didn't bring many people with me when I came down to Xiaocangjie. The guards in the mansion were all trained after I took over Canglan City."
Otherwise, if my Nangong family's elite guards were present, how could their grand formation have been broken so easily!
The Lord of Canglan City said with some annoyance.
When he first came down to the Lesser Cang Realm to take charge of Canglan City, he actually intended to spend the rest of his life there.
After all, his primordial spirit was about to undergo a tribulation, but he had no confidence in overcoming it.
In addition, some unsavory things in the clan made him very unhappy.
So I simply found a job and came to this quiet little place.
Therefore, he didn't bring many people with him when he came down.
He only brought a few Golden Core Realm followers who had always been with him.
If he had °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° brought his clan's elite guards with him that day, the battle today would probably have been a completely different story.
Of course, the Lord of Canglan City didn't explain these things in detail; he only mentioned them briefly to Lu Qing.
After chatting with Lu Qing for a while, the Canglan City Lord's health improved.
At this moment, he took out a jade box from his storage magic artifact. After opening it, he found a purple pill with a medicinal aroma inside.
The medicinal aroma wafted out, and Lu Qing felt a jolt of energy upon smelling it, causing his internal magical power to circulate slightly faster.
He immediately knew that this pill must be of extremely high grade.
The Lord of Canglan City looked at the pill in his hand with a pained expression.
He originally kept this for when he would undergo his next tribulation of the primordial spirit.
However, his injuries are too severe now. If he were to recuperate normally, it would probably take decades for him to fully recover.
The Gongshu family could come down at any time, and he simply didn't have the time, so he could only use up this precious pill.
After a moment of heartache, the Lord of Canglan City's eyes hardened as he swallowed the pill and began to circulate his internal energy to neutralize it.
Soon, his originally pale complexion improved significantly, regaining some color.
The scars on his body healed rapidly, at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Fifteen minutes later, the external injuries on his body had disappeared.
The Lord of Canglan City opened his eyes, his gaze bright and alert, no longer showing any signs of weakness.
"Has the city lord's injury healed?"
Lu Qing was secretly astonished. What kind of pill was it that could make the City Lord of Canglan so different from before in such a short time, with his injuries greatly improved?
Unfortunately, the City Lord of Canglan swallowed the pill too quickly, so he didn't have time to use his special ability to check the pill's information.
"It's not that simple. It's just that the external injuries have healed." The Lord of Canglan City waved his hand. "The injury to the primordial spirit is much more troublesome and will take some time to heal."
But it doesn't matter, by tomorrow I will have recovered most of my strength.
"That's excellent. With the City Lord's strength restored, we can finally have some confidence," Lu Qing said with a smile.
"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. I have only cultivated for a little longer to have this much strength."
On the contrary, it is you, fellow Daoist, who have greatly surprised this city lord.
Even if Gongshu Yu was not the best, he was still one of the direct descendants of the Gongshu family in this generation.
Having survived nine heavenly tribulations, he condensed a flawless, top-grade golden elixir.
He cultivates the extremely profound 【Emperor's Heart Technique】 of the Gongshu family, and his cultivation has reached the eighth level of the Golden Core realm.
In terms of strength, while he may not be the best among the younger generation, he is certainly one of the few who can rival him in the Golden Core realm.
But you, fellow Daoist, were able to defeat him so easily. From beginning to end, Gongshu Yu didn't even have the slightest chance to fight back.
In my opinion, fellow Daoist, you are truly unfathomable and elusive.
I wonder where you learned your teacher, and from which part of the world do you come?
The Lord of Canglan City finally voiced his doubts.
“I cannot disobey my master’s orders. When I went out to travel, my master strictly ordered me not to reveal his name.”
Therefore, I cannot reveal my lineage of teachers; please forgive me, Lord City Lord.
Lu Qing did not explain his background.
"It seems that your master must be a very accomplished senior master, otherwise how could he have taught such an amazing and talented young man as you?"
The Lord of Canglan City was not displeased with Lu Qing's answer.
On the contrary, he became even more certain that Lu Qing's lineage must be extremely powerful, and it was very likely that his master was an extraordinary primordial spirit powerhouse.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been forced to deliberately conceal his lineage and not reveal it casually.
"My master would be very happy to hear of your praise, senior," Lu Qing said with a smile.
"This is too much, fellow Daoist, you mustn't be so disrespectful to me."
The Lord of Canglan City waved his hand repeatedly.
Just kidding. If such a senior expert knew that he, a mere first-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, dared to comment on him, who knows if he would be furious.
Although he was a member of the Nangong family, he did not want to offend such a powerful figure for no reason.
So the Lord of Canglan City quickly changed the subject: "By the way, Fellow Daoist Lu, you said earlier that you had something you wanted to ask me. What is it?"
"It's like this." Lu Qing's expression turned serious. "This junior originally wanted to enter the Tianyuan Great World for training, but after today's events, I don't know if I will still be able to enter the Upper Realm?"
"You wish to enter the Tianyuan Great World for training?"
The Lord of Canglan City was taken aback.
He hadn't expected that Lu Qing would ask him this question.
"That's right. The reason I'm stuck in this small realm is because I don't have enough spirit stones to pay for the entrance to the upper realm."
Now that we've gathered enough spirit stones, we've gotten into a conflict with the Gongshu family.
Therefore, this junior wishes to ask the senior whether, under such circumstances, this junior can still enter the upper realm.
If not, how can we leave the Lesser Cang Realm?
Lu Qing knew that by taking the teleportation array in Canglan City, he could leave the Little Cang Realm from Star City.
But he wasn't sure if the powerful Nascent Soul Realm expert guarding the Star City would let him leave.
After all, he didn't know if the other party had any connection with the Gongshu family.
However, in response to Lu Qing's question, the City Lord of Canglan did not answer immediately, but instead asked:
"If you want to enter the Tianyuan Great World, you should know the rules for entering, right?"
"This junior understands," Lu Qing nodded. "To enter the Tianyuan Great World, one must go to Tianxin City in the center of the Xiaocang Realm and take the boundary-breaking teleportation array."
However, the cost of the boundary-breaking teleportation array is extremely high; each trip requires one hundred mid-grade spirit stones.
"What do you mean by 'extremely high fees'? That's just a rule deliberately set for outsiders like you," the City Lord of Canglan laughed.
"Each time the boundary-breaking teleportation array is activated, although it consumes a lot of resources, it shouldn't cost that many spirit stones."
If that were the case, even the most powerful forces in the upper realm wouldn't be able to afford it.
In fact, the teleportation array in Tianxin City only requires one mid-grade spirit stone to activate each time.
The Lesser Cang Realm isn't far from the Tianyuan Great World, so the energy consumption of the teleportation array isn't excessive.
"Of course I know this, but I have no other choice but to follow the rules."
Lu Qing knew, of course, that the teleportation array couldn't possibly require that many spirit stones.
Especially after he thoroughly understood the secrets of the teleportation array in Star City, he became even clearer about this.
The reason why Tianxin City charges such high fees is simply to rip off these outside cultivators.
But what can be done?
The power of the Tianyuan Great World is far too overwhelming.
The world membrane is incredibly tough and has the ability to isolate space; even ordinary primordial spirit powerhouses cannot forcibly break through it.
His Void Ship was powerless to do anything about it.
Therefore, even if he felt bad about losing spirit stones, he had no choice but to accept being ripped off for the sake of the opportunities within the Tianyuan Great World.
“Ordinary outside cultivators naturally cannot avoid this problem, but Fellow Daoist Lu, you are an exception.”
At this moment, the Lord of Canglan City laughed.
"What do you mean by that, Lord City Lord?" Lu Qing was slightly taken aback.
However, the Lord of Canglan City still did not give a direct answer.
Instead, he continued, "Fellow Daoist Lu, how many spirit stones do you think it would cost for us cultivators who originally came from the Upper Realm to use the teleportation array?"
"This..." Lu Qing shook his head, "This junior does not know."
But Lu Qing knew that the expenses would not be much.
However, what the Lord of Canglan City said next still surprised him.
“Not a single spirit stone is needed,” said the City Lord of Canglan. “Those who reach the level of our thirty-six superior clans have other ways to travel to and from the Tianyuan Great World, even without going through Tianxin City.”
