As a lord, I was forced to farm

The sky was a clear, deep blue, like a transparent emerald lake reflected upside down in the autumn sunshine of October.

A few days later, people from Tianlong Palace, Lanning Sect, Yuhe Sect, Xuelang Sect, and Zihu Sect entered the Twilight Swamp and, guided by the soldiers of Dasu, arrived at the banquet venue in Zeyan County.

Upon entering the main hall, the first thing that caught everyone's attention was the Lingze Islands floating in the sky to the east. The wondrous floating islands were astonishing, and no one could believe what they were seeing. "Islands, floating in the air?!"

As the senior disciple of the sect, Wen Muyun led more than ten disciples to represent the Tianlong Palace to meet the Prince of Dasu. He couldn't help but rub his eyes.

Their Heavenly Dragon Palace was not far away, and they had never heard of it before. Just over 30 kilometers away, there was such a wondrous island that seemed to belong to the divine realm.

Everyone gasped in amazement. Seeing such a wondrous place, how could they not want to explore it further? However, they were blocked by the stern-faced soldiers of the Great Su Kingdom. The two soldiers drew their swords, clashing them together to form a fork, and said in a gruff voice, "The Lingze Islands are not yet open to the public. You are not permitted to go there. Please take another route."

The group felt a little disappointed that their path was blocked.

Wen Muyun glanced warily into the depths of the Lingze Islands and instructed his disciples behind him, "This sky island is guarded by a powerful expert. It is extremely strong. Remember, do not approach it lightly."

The people from other sects were taken aback upon hearing this.

The strength of their four sects is inferior to that of the Heavenly Dragon Palace. The senior disciples who came to Dasu this time are mostly only at the fifth or sixth level of the Profound Bone Realm. However, if they can make a Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm expert like Wen Muyun fear them, then the expert guarding the Sky Island is definitely not someone they can deal with.

Immediately, everyone suppressed any thoughts they might have or shouldn't have had, and dared not harbor any ideas about the Lingze Islands.

The journey was uneventful, and the Da Su soldiers successfully brought the sect disciples to His Highness the Prince.

There aren't many entertainment options available nowadays, but Wen Yunsheng, the former magistrate of Zeyan County, built a huge arena for fighting in the county.

Slaves and wild beasts were placed in enclosed areas, with spectators gathered to watch the merciless slaughter between humans and animals.

Even if the slave kills one of the beasts, it will only excite Wen Yunsheng and the others sitting on the platform even more. What he will face next is an endless stream of beasts, false promises, and a fleeting life of freedom.

Blood splattered all over the ground; the crimes of Wen Yunsheng and his accomplices were too numerous to count.

Jiang Ran had no interest in watching such competitions. After arriving in Zeyan County, she freed the slaves. Instead of demolishing the arena, she rebuilt it and renamed it Tianlu Hall as a welcoming venue. In her spare time, Tianlu Hall would also attract some cultivators with prize money to hold competitions and earn spirit gold from the audience.

Now that the major sects have arrived in Dasu, they have set up a banquet at Tianlu Hall. Wen Muyun and the others were guided to the seats prepared for them.

The tables and chairs were made of golden nanmu wood, with luxurious fur upholstery on the chairs. Each table was decorated with jade plates and gold bowls, and the aroma of food and wine filled the air. The sounds of wind and string instruments filled the air. The officials of the Grand Palace were dressed in their official robes and jade belts, exuding an air of solemnity and authority.

Wen Muyun turned her gaze to the platform a few meters away from the crowd. The Prince of Dasu was already seated there, his smooth, ink-black hair tied up high with a jeweled purple-gold crown, a gold headband with two dragons chasing a pearl adorning his eyebrows, and a magnificent yet understated Liuling robe. One hand rested on his beautifully curved chin. The impression he gave was similar to Jiang Bole's at the power competition, yet there were some differences—a languid, powerful, unrestrained, peaceful aura, with an indescribable charm.

His gaze caught Jiang Ran's attention. She glanced at Wen Muyun, finally lowering her hand from her chin. A pretty maid behind her poured her a cup of wine, which she held and gently nodded to this senior brother from Tianlong Palace. Caught peeking, Wen Muyun felt his face flush for some reason. He took the wine cup with both hands and returned the gesture.

The music continued. Jiang Ran tilted her head slightly, and Yang Guiying, knowing her meaning, immediately stood up and said loudly to the people from several sects, "The hall is decorated with colorful brocade and splendid decorations, and joyous music is played. It is an honor for our Great Su to have you all come from afar. Today we are holding a banquet, and we will not leave until we are drunk. We hope that from today onwards, our Great Su can have friendly exchanges with you all and make friends."

The crowd had come specifically for this matter, so they naturally stood up with smiles and agreed.

When visiting their host, the major sects brought generous gifts, which were presented one by one at the banquet. In the end, the major sects even subtly competed with each other, none of them wanting their gifts to be relegated to the bottom of the table at this banquet.

Jiang Ran observed this and, as was her habit, analyzed the relationships between the major sects.

The Heavenly Dragon Palace is the most powerful, having existed on the continent for over three hundred years. It has only three thousand disciples, a small number but highly skilled, with generally excellent cultivation talents. The sect leader, Gao Wenjian, has an unknown cultivation level, but is at least at the Dan Tian Realm or higher, and may have already broken through to the Tui Fan Realm. There are also two elders at the early Dan Tian Realm, and seven cultivators at the Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm. The senior disciple on this trip, Wen Muyun, is only in his forties but has already reached the peak of the Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm, and is one of the successors to the next sect leader.

Therefore, the other four sects dared not challenge them.

The relationship between Lan Ning Sect and Yu He Sect is ambiguous. The leader of Yu He Sect was previously an elder of Lan Ning Sect. He lost the election for the leader and later left in anger, breaking away from Lan Ning Sect and establishing Yu He Sect.

Both the Blood Wolf Sect and the Purple Tiger Sect are beast-taming sects; one specializes in taming wolf-type magical beasts, and the other specializes in taming tiger-type magical beasts.

Inside the spacious Tianlu Stadium, a match is underway, with two teams dressed in yellow and blue chasing a leather ball.

Ordinary people and cultivators gathered together. The group of more than twenty people did not use any mystical arts, but relied solely on their physical abilities and skills to cooperate as a team, demonstrating a perfect combination of wisdom and strength.

The outsiders from Tianlong Palace and others initially didn't take it seriously, but they were gradually drawn in by the interesting game format and started shouting without realizing it.

"Kick it! Hurry up!"

"Number 11 is surrounded!"

Tianlu Stadium also set up betting for this game. As everyone watched, they couldn't resist the urge to place bets on their favorite teams!

"Which team do you think will win? I bet on the blue team!"

"Hmph, Team Yellow clearly has the upper hand!"

"..."

The match lasted for more than half an hour, and everyone watched with great interest. A disciple of the Blood Wolf Sect asked, "This game is really interesting and novel. Watching it makes me want to go and play too. What's the name of this game?" (End of Chapter)