I have a city in another world

Zhao Heng's face was gloomy, but his knuckles slowly clenched into a fist inside his sleeve.

The air in the hall felt heavy, as if something was pressing down on it, making it hard to breathe.

The location Tang Zhen pointed out indeed concealed a tremendous secret, known only to the city lord and a very few others.

Apart from the city lord, those who know the secret will never see the sunlight or any other unrelated people in their entire lives.

They cannot speak because they are poisoned to the point of muteness from childhood, secretly confined to one place for training, and destined to be nothing more than a group of breathing tools for their entire lives.

Even so, this secret is still known to outsiders.

The shock Zhao Heng felt at that moment can be imagined.

His first thought wasn't to explain, but to doubt.

Who exactly is this Tang Zhen in front of me?
Could it be that he is connected to those enemies outside the city?

Otherwise, how could one pinpoint the exact location of the spiritual vein and be so certain that a secret lies hidden beneath it?

But soon, Zhao Heng rejected the idea.

If Tang Zhen was truly on the same path as the enemy, given the enemy's unfathomable strength, why would he need to go through such a long detour?

If they were to take direct action, it's likely that no one in Nuchuan City would be able to stop them.

Thinking about this, Zhao Heng's emotions became increasingly complicated.

He stared intently at Tang Zhen, feeling that the young man before him was like a fog, seemingly ordinary, yet giving people a strange sense of oppression, like a towering mountain overlooking an abyss.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Heng slowly spoke: "Since you were able to see the anomaly there, you must also know that there are some things... that should absolutely not be said lightly."

When he said this, his tone became noticeably more somber, and he was still hesitant.

Su Fuzi, standing beside him, frowned even more deeply.

He was not dull-witted; on the contrary, he had a keen mind and immediately realized that the secret hidden behind this matter must be of a thrilling level.

The more this happened, the heavier Master Su's mood became.

As the administrator of Nuchuan Academy, he understood Zhao Heng and knew that the other party bore a great responsibility.

Hiding some secrets from the world is also due to various considerations.

The problem is that Luchuan City is currently besieged, and the situation is extremely critical.

Monsters besieged the city, and cultivators lurked nearby; the slightest carelessness could result in rivers of blood.

Even at this point, Zhao Heng was still hesitant, wanting to keep the secret to himself.

Even when exposed in public, they still hesitate and refuse to admit it, which is truly the most pedantic thing ever!

Master Su finally couldn't help but take a step forward, his expression solemn, his posture upright and serious.

"City Lord!"

This sound was much louder than usual.

Zhao Heng was slightly taken aback.

Master Su's expression was serious, and his gaze was fixed on Zhao Heng:

"Compared to the people of the entire city, what does that secret matter?"

"If Nuchuan City is truly destroyed, what's the point of keeping the secret?"

"At that time, the secret you keep will still fall into the hands of others, and hundreds of thousands of people in the city will be buried with you."

"Knowing this, are you still going to keep it a secret?"

The hall was silent.

Zhao Heng's lips twitched slightly; he could tell that Master Su was already angry.

During this period of time, he had been hesitant, yet he also harbored a bit of wishful thinking.

As the city lord, he understood the situation of Nuchuan City better than anyone else.

They want to save lives and protect their own interests, but they don't want their secret to be revealed.

Once the secret is exposed, Nuchuan City's centuries-old foundation will be completely severed, and cultivators from all sides will inevitably flock here.

If we are unable to keep the secret when that time comes, the situation will likely be even worse.

However, the problem is that the current difficulties are equally difficult to overcome.

Zhao Heng closed his eyes.

a long time.

He finally let out a weary sigh, looking much older, as if a great burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

"That's enough." "Since you already know, there's no point in hiding it any longer."

He turned to look at Tang Zhen and said in a low voice:

“The place you pointed to, sir, is actually a small spiritual vein hidden a hundred feet underground.”

Master Su's pupils suddenly contracted.

Even though I had already guessed it, hearing it with my own ears still sent shockwaves through my heart.

Spiritual Vein!

That was no ordinary mine; it was a place capable of nurturing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, enough to attract the covetousness and frenzied looting of cultivators.

Even a single spiritual vein is an extremely important core resource in a major sect.

Zhao Heng's next words shocked Master Su even more.

“Spirit stones began to condense within the spiritual vein a hundred years ago, and the reserves are quite considerable.”

These words were even more tempting, stirring up waves in Su Shi's heart and causing him to involuntarily develop greed.

Ordinary spiritual veins can only be used for cultivation.

Once a spirit stone mine is created, its significance changes completely. It becomes enough to sustain the establishment and operation of a sect, continuously cultivating a large number of cultivators.

If this is indeed the case, it's no wonder that Nuchuan City has been targeted. If the news gets out, the situation will likely become even more chaotic and frantic.

Zhao Heng continued:

"Six months ago, the spiritual veins fluctuated, and it is very likely that someone discovered the clues."

"Shortly afterward, foreign forces began to spy on us, and most of them were killed, but it is unknown whether any escaped."

“Some time ago, some cultivators even sneaked into the city lord’s mansion in an attempt to steal maps and array diagrams.”

"After that... the monsters began to gather."

As he spoke, his voice grew increasingly low, and finally he simply fell silent.

However, Zhao Heng has provided all the key information, explaining the cause and effect of this incident.

Master Su's face turned ugly.

"But why hasn't the enemy attacked the city yet?"

"Given the current scale of the beast tide, it is entirely possible to force an attack."

Zhao Heng remained silent.

He couldn't understand this either.

At this moment, Tang Zhen, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke slowly.

"Because they are not in a hurry at all. What they want is not war, but to trap everyone in the city until they die."

Zhao Heng and Master Su were taken aback upon hearing this and stared intently at Tang Zhen.

"Why do you say that, sir?"

Tang Zhen stood in front of the map, his gaze calm, but his words sent a chill down the spines of the two men.

“If it is an ordinary spiritual vein, it will take hundreds of thousands of years to grow and condense. Once it becomes a mine, it can quickly condense spirit stones, but in the eyes of cultivators, it is still a long process.”

"But if combined with a secret technique, using the blood of living beings as a sacrifice, the speed will be more than a hundred times faster."

"When the resentment, blood, and souls of hundreds of thousands of mortals are mixed together, there is a certain chance of producing a mutated top-grade spirit stone."

Zhao Heng's face turned pale, and Master Su's breath caught in his throat as he immediately realized the enemy's true purpose.

Tang Zhen's words gave them a clear answer, and it was the last thing the two of them wanted to hear.

“The enemy outside chooses to surround but not attack, not because they cannot do so.”

"Instead, we are waiting, waiting for the right opportunity, waiting for the best time to hold the ceremony."

"If I'm not mistaken, it should happen in two months. At that time, there will be a solar eclipse, and the nine stars will be aligned. It will be the darkest and most yin time, when the void passage can be opened with minimal force."

"When that time comes, the enemy will strike decisively, and the entire city of Nuchuan will be turned into a sacrificial ground."

"At that time, the beast tide will break through the city, and hundreds of thousands of people will die tragically. Their blood and energy will gather and flow into the underground spiritual veins, where they will merge with the spiritual energy in the void passage and condense into a special kind of blood crystal."

"There is a certain chance that the spiritual vein will be upgraded from small to medium-sized, increasing its value a hundredfold or even ten thousandfold."

"When that time comes, what they will receive will no longer be just an ordinary spiritual vein."

"It is not merely a place of cultivation, but a top-tier treasure land capable of lasting for millennia and forging a powerful super sect." (End of Chapter)