Awakening from the Devouring Starry Sky

Chapter 686: Treasure Competition

The capital of Daxia seemed to have wide streets paved with clouds and mist. At first glance, one could see people either flying on magic weapons, riding in chariots, or riding spirit beasts. In short, there was not a single mortal to be seen. They were at least Purple Mansion cultivators. There were many immortal cultivators at the Wanxiang and even Yuanshen levels, and occasionally one could even see immortals flying in the sky.

On one of the puppet chariots with flames rising up, Dicko and others were sitting leisurely in the carriage whose interior space seemed as big as a palace. In front of the chariot was a fire dragon puppet with flames spewing all over its body, pulling it. A hot and surging breath filled the air, and wherever it passed, other cultivators on the road subconsciously looked aside and avoided it.

The carriage first flew in the direction of the imperial city. From a distance, one could see four humanoid god and demon guards, also thousands of feet tall, outside the city wall that was more than ten thousand feet high. Standing at the huge city gate were four humanoid god and demon guards, one with fiery red skin and flames spewing from his nose, one with a green body and surrounded by mist, one with a golden body and sharp golden eyes, and another with a pitch-black body and a giant snake wrapped around his body.

“Four returning gods and demons are guarding the gate of the imperial city here. This…” Seeing this scene and feeling the terrifying aura of the four ten-thousand-foot gods and demons, Long Jing and others who had gathered with Di Ke to the wide throne of the puppet chariot looked at each other in astonishment, some of them not knowing what to say. It seemed that after arriving in the royal capital, their shock and surprise had never stopped, and they felt a bit like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

“So what if they are gods and demons who have returned to the void? Their strength is at most comparable to that of celestial beings. Although there are few celestial beings in the entire Great Xia world, there are still a large number of them. In front of the emperor of a large world, even a truly free and immortal celestial being must obey orders respectfully,” Di Ke said calmly. “Besides, this is not the era of gods and demons after all. It is the era when humans dominate the three realms. Unless those gods and demons can transcend the tribulation and become celestial beings, they are destined to have no status. Once they show up, they will become the targets of hunting by Emperor Xia and some large tribes in the Great Xia world.”

"So, the gods and demons are a bit pitiful!" Di Yue on the side pouted and muttered: "Brother, I remember you said that the ancestor of the Shaoyan family, Shaoyan Chou, was born by an ancient god and demon who insulted the woman of the Shenhuo family, so he was born extremely ugly. So, the descendants of the Shaoyan family also have the blood of gods and demons!"

"Hehe... although humans were created by Goddess Nuwa, they are spread throughout the three realms and have been multiplying for a long time. What's so strange about having the blood of gods and demons? The dragon blood of my Di family and other demon blood are also normal." Di Ke shook his head and smiled: "Let's not talk about ordinary blood. It's actually a benefit to have some powerful and special blood! At least when practicing, the potential will be much better than that of ordinary humans."

As he spoke, Dicko had already controlled the puppet carriage to turn around and leave. After all, they were not qualified to enter the imperial city for a visit, so they could only go to other places to experience the prosperity of the royal capital.

If we talk about the top consumption places in the capital, the first one to mention is naturally the headquarters of Tianbao Mountain. In the headquarters of Tianbao Mountain, there are rare and precious treasures that cannot be bought in other counties in the capital of Daxia. Even some celestial beings like to come here to consume and buy some precious treasures.

The Tianbao Mountain headquarters was like a giant unicorn lying there, ten thousand miles long, enough to rival the size of the entire Anchan City.

From the first day they arrived at Tianbao Mountain, Dicko and his party lived directly in Tianbao Mountain. Firstly, it was safe enough, and secondly, there were various places for consumption and enjoyment, as well as various resources and treasures that Dicko was interested in. Living here was convenient enough for Dicko.

Tianbao Mountain naturally welcomed a wealthy and evil genius like Di Ke very warmly. Every day, they would send people to introduce some new and interesting things, treasure hunting activities, etc., and even specially arrange people to lead Di Ke's people to eat, drink and have fun...
Just like that, in just one year, by purchasing various materials from Tianbao Mountain for alchemy, refining tools and puppets, and then selling them to Tianbao Mountain, and then lavishly consuming Yuanye in Tianbao Mountain like rain, and purchasing more precious and rare materials and treasures, Dicko easily made a reputation in the capital of Daxia that was much more resounding than that of Shao Yannong, and even attracted the children of some of the top tribes in the Daxia world to take the initiative to make friends with him.

It can be said that in just one year, Di Ke and others in the royal capital have broadened their horizons and integrated into the circle of truly high-level forces in the Great Xia world.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the capital of Daxia was still bright and dazzling. It happened to be the once-a-month treasure-hunting meeting, and Tianbao Mountain was even more lively. However, those who were qualified to participate in this level of treasure-hunting meeting were all extremely wealthy, either from a large tribe or royal family with a deep background, or from a scattered immortal or a terrestrial immortal. Even immortal weapons often appeared in the treasure-hunting meeting, and their specifications could be imagined.

Naturally, Di Ke also participated in this treasure-hunting meeting, which was a rare and lively event in Tianbao Mountain. However, in the more than a year in Tianbao Mountain, Di Ke's subordinates were well-informed, so not all of them came to join in the fun tonight. Only the maid Dong'er and the spirit beast Caiyun followed Di Ke.

Around Duobao Peak where the treasure competition was held, there was a table on a cloud with a diameter of more than ten feet, and there were maids specially arranged by Tianbao Mountain. Dicko sat cross-legged behind the table filled with fine wine and food, eating and drinking casually. Even if he did not communicate with some guests on other clouds around him, he would inevitably attract some curious eyes. Who made him so famous in the capital now?

Even Dong'er and Caiyun, who were sitting on both sides of Di Ke, couldn't help but feel proud when they saw Di Ke so dazzling here, yet he seemed to be indifferent to those who paid attention to him.

"Huh? Master, look, isn't that Ji Ning?" Caiyun couldn't help but exclaimed when she noticed a young man in animal skins flying towards a cloud in the distance.

Ji Ning? Dong Er was startled when she heard this. She turned around subconsciously and saw Ji Ning and the big white dog beside him. Her beautiful eyes lit up and she became a little excited. Then she couldn't help but asked anxiously, "Doesn't he know that Shao Yan Clan is tracking down his whereabouts? How dare he come to the capital of Da Xia at this time?"

"Of course he came to participate in the Immortal Fate Conference. This kid really didn't disappoint me. He finally came, and he looks very confident!" Di Ke smiled while drinking, "The most dangerous place is often the safest place. So, you don't have to worry about him. Maybe Ji Ning can soar to the sky at the Immortal Fate Conference. If he is lucky enough, he will become a disciple of a powerful person in the Three Realms. Then we don't have to be afraid of Shao Yan's family."

After hearing what Di Ke said, Dong'er slowly calmed down. Seeing that Ji Ning was fine, she was relieved. However, Caiyun at the side couldn't help but asked curiously: "Dong'er, you and Ji Ning? You care about him so much, could it be that you..."

"In my previous life, I was his aunt," Dong'er glanced at her and said directly, which immediately made Caiyun even more dumbfounded: "Previous life? Aunt?"

"Okay, the treasure hunt is about to begin. Let's talk when we get back," Di Ke said. Even though Caiyun was full of confusion and surprise, she immediately shut her mouth.

As Di Ke spoke, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked at the nine people flying towards Duobao Peak in the distance. His eyes fell on a simple and honest young man next to the young man with extraordinary demeanor who was in the lead.

"Hmm?" The young man turned around and saw Di Ke. His expression changed slightly and his eyes shrank slightly: "Master Huoyun Di Ke?"

"Daoist Mu Chuan, what's wrong? Is that Di Ke from the Nanhai Di family?" The middle-aged man followed the gaze of the simple and honest young man, frowned slightly when he saw Di Ke and said, "Daoist Mu Chuan, do you recognize him?"

"More than just recognition," Master Mu Zhen took a breath and said with a sigh, but he didn't say much: "I didn't expect that he also came to the capital of Daxia. It seems that he also came for this Immortal Fate Conference."

The middle-aged earth immortal Shao Yan Xiushui, with a gleam in his eyes, asked tentatively, "Does Daoist Fellow Mu Chuan have a grudge against him?"

(End of this chapter)