Yefutidaolu

Chapter 225 This is... Yangjing!
The inner city of Cangzhou is already extremely prosperous. In Gao Jian's opinion, that place is already...to such an incredible degree that it cannot be compared to Cangzhou at all!

It can even be said that there is nothing that is naturally formed!
No matter how prosperous the inner city of Cangzhou is, it is still on the ground...

And the entire God’s capital is in heaven.

There are four straight roads in all eight directions, and all four of them converge in the capital, forming an incredible celestial phenomenon.

In the sky, the criss-crossing flying boat routes are covered with clouds!
The sky is vast and the purple dome is majestic.

Countless flying boats float on the clouds, many magic weapons are hidden in the clouds, and then... in order to match these numerous flying boats, there are naturally corresponding buildings above the sky!
But in the sky, there are twelve cities floating! It seems to be circling the Big Dipper, with eight thousand Qiong Pavilions leaning against the long rainbow, and the steps of the Yao Steps turning around the Milky Way nine times!
Langfeng Qingzhong, this huge city with twelve layers in the sky, has entrances and exits in twelve directions.

The sky gate was open, and inside it were countless flying boats and flying magic weapons, as well as many practitioners who had the ability to fly, flying back and forth.

The huge boat stands like a mountain gate, the golden tower shines like stars. On the left there is a monk sitting on a green dragon spitting out mist, and on the right there is a Xuansheng crouching on a white tiger holding thunder.

Bixi carries a stele with inscriptions engraved on it.

The lion guards the tripod, and the burning incense leads the way.

The cloud paths crisscross and the rainbow bridges crisscross.

The sunset turns into a road, and the hurricane becomes a corridor.

The clouds are the sea, and the hanging islands are the boats.

There was a mighty man driving a sun chariot passing by, crushing the vast sea of clouds. Next to him, there was a divine general beating a crocodile drum, causing a thousand waves.

There are rows of beautiful trees and clusters of jade. On one side, there is a black crane holding a bag, as if passing something. Then there is a green phoenix dragging its tail, passing over the crowd and the ruts of cars. Sometimes, the wind blows suddenly, blowing the water vapor into snow; suddenly, sweet rain falls, condensing into stardust and flowing gold.

The space here is very large, boundless by most people's standards, and only the sun in the sky emits light to indicate the direction.

However, although this light looks dazzling, it does not seem to have the warmth of the real sun. It seems that this is why the climate of the divine capital Yangjing can be considered cool.

Even though it is such a huge plain, the temperature seems to be "constant". No matter what the weather is, whether it is raining, snowing, windy, or thundering, all kinds of celestial phenomena appearing in the twelve floors of the sky cannot affect the temperature at all.

At this moment, the flying boat that Gao Jian and others were riding on finally arrived at the feet of the Thousand-foot Divine General.

At this moment, the Yin hour has passed and the time has come to the Mao hour.

The sky has brightened, the morning bell strikes the moon, and the twelve-story jade tower shines with light at the same time, illuminating every corner around. The long winds play the Shao music, echoing to the sky.

Gao Jian listened to the sound and watched the flying boat begin to slow down, then pass by the thousand-foot-tall golden body of the god next to it.

The twelve golden bodies of gods and men correspond to the twelve floors of the sky. The flying boat is already quite huge, but when passing by each other, it is like a toy.

The moment the divine golden body passed by his chest, a light flashed in his eyes, and this light swept across the flying boat.

In an instant, the entire flying boat was swept by the molten gold-like sun, and a row of black birds flew out from the folds of the god general's battle skirt, holding an object in their beaks and landing on the flying boat. At the same time, some staff of the flying boat could be seen presenting pass documents to these black birds.

Then, the golden body of the god withdrew his gaze.

The speed of the flying boat slowed down completely and passed by the coiled snake pattern on the chest of the general.

Gao Jian only felt that his perspective had turned into Shu Jian.

It should be like this when Shushu is around them. The golden body of the god is so huge. This is probably the "door god" of the divine capital Yangjing.

The flying boat continued to move forward, passed through the golden body, left the mountains, entered the great plains, and began to line up at the gate of the twelve-story building suspended in the sky.

The sounds of the market have been heard.

In this queue, you can see countless small flying boats, like mobile shops, approaching with ease, with people shouting on them.

On the small flying boat on the left, there is a refiner's shop, which is showing off its lightning. The glass beads condensed from the purple lightning hit the copper plate, making a jingling sound.

On the small flying boat on the right, several weavers from the immortal sect shook out the satin in their hands, showing the cloth used for robes, boasting that it was the best material for robes in the three realms.

A few birds pecking at wind chimes passed by, and a drunk man was riding a gourd and rushing around. The mist of wine sprayed from the gourd's mouth had not yet condensed, but was swallowed up as a snack by a few leopards passing by.

"Make way!" another voice came.
A Kunlun white deer passed by on the flames, with two lock lamps hanging on its antlers. On top of it was a person holding a bamboo tube, which seemed to contain some vital energy that Gao Jian was not familiar with. It looked like the person was here to deliver goods.

"The flying boat road, small mounts and personal flying are strictly prohibited!" A shout came from a flying boat nearby: "Fuck you, you idler, don't cut into the road when delivering things! You deserve to be hit to death!"

Another small flying boat flew by and shouted to the flying boat Gao Jian was on: "Yubi Tiangong souvenirs, genuine Nine-Turn Alchemy Furnace Ash! Selling at a low price, a must buy for your first visit to Yangjing!"

"The thunder is about to dissipate. The best weapon for refining is 20% off!"

"It is a recording of the sword energy of a great master of the ten realms and two levels! It has a magical charm, and can be used to comprehend swordsmanship!"

Gao Jian looked at these and felt some sweat on his forehead.

To be honest, he thought that gods would appear more...dignified.

But if you look closely, the atmosphere here...actually, seems to be similar to Cangzhou?
But then again, this place is a port, similar to a train station, so it's understandable that there are more people hawking goods.

The only difference is that the production capacity here is indeed a bit outrageous.

The Twelve-Layered Palace and the twelve golden statues of gods and men before him were even just the gates. Gao Jian could already see that below the palace, above the plain, there was a city!
I think that city is also part of Yangjing!

After passing through the Heavenly Palace, Gao Jian finally arrived at the divine capital Yangjing.

Like dark mountains and surging rivers.

The clouds dispersed, and the sky became clear and blue.

There are mountains and rivers, cities and towns.

Pavilions, terraces, and eaves with carved beams. But one can see that on these buildings, there are faintly lying lions, Pegasus, seahorses, fish, Xiezhi, fighting bulls, Xingshi, Chiwen, and Suanni.

The most peculiar thing is that these strange beasts are not sculptures, but living creatures, standing on the roof!
This is a roof beast, which has the effect of warding off evil spirits and resisting certain disasters.

However, the roof beasts in Cangzhou are generally carved to convey their meaning. For example, the image of an owl is placed on the roof to suppress fire and prevent it.

The scale of Shendu's achievements is far greater than that of Cangzhou.

What "carving"? No, they directly refined these living beasts! Then put them on the roof to protect their homes!

But under the sky gate, I saw the hub rotating in the air.

The red pavilion flies in the sky, and clear light shines through the white jade room.

Standing by the embroidered building of Yunjin, looking up, you can see layers of sea of clouds surging like tides and floating fairy islands lined up. They should be the residences of some people.

Flying boats rumbled by, they were rows of mobile shops.

There, weavers were holding ice silk to exchange for hot dates, immortals were holding nectar and drinking it, beautiful jade was being sold, and the sacred bronze of Zhongshan was changing hands.

Sparks flew as the refiner forged the magic iron, silk threads were spread out by the weaver throwing the silver shuttle, and the aroma of medicine emanated from the alchemist. However, in between production and sales, some people were busy dodging. It turned out that there were two strange beasts pulling a carriage in the sky ahead, clearing the way. They were court officials inspecting the Tianmen here, so many small flying boats that had been hanging around here all year round came together to welcome them, and for a while there was a symphony of greetings.

Moreover, the separation between heaven and earth is not so clear, and the divine capital Yangjing is not a flat city!

Below the Heavenly Palace, there are countless floating buildings. These buildings operate according to a specific pattern, forming a dynamic yet regular suspended city.

The city at the lowest level sank under the sea of clouds, with its grey tile roofs looming in the milky white mist. The flying buildings at the middle level were suspended in the golden light, with all kinds of private magic weapons or flying boats shuttling between the brackets. The palaces at the top level were absorbing the early morning sun, making their gilded roofs look gorgeous.

From here, you can see the twelve-story heavenly palace on the top floor, and then look down at the countless buildings suspended in the middle, then go down step by step, and finally land on the ground of Yangjing, the capital of the gods.

"We're here, get off! Get off!" The practitioners on the flying boat stopped at a suspended place that looked like a port, and urged the passengers to get off.

After the journey just now, even Dansha is awake now.

Shu Jian and Gao Jian watched the whole process early.

So, the three of them naturally got off the boat, stood on the platform of the floating port, and witnessed the entire city.

It is bizarre and indescribable, the scene of Kunlun Yujing, the jade buildings, the Guixu abyss, the whirlpools and undercurrents, all of which are filled with secret codes flowing. It changes rapidly here, it is truly a wonder of nature.

"Wow, the divine capital Yangjing is really..." Shu Jian looked at the city in front of him with some emotion.

In a city of this level, even if Shu Jian is at the seventh level, he still looks like a country bumpkin.

Compared with the divine capital Yangjing, the inner city of Cangzhou is nothing.

Dansha also raised her head. As a real dragon, she had witnessed the real dragon pushing the four seas with her own eyes, and she also knew what the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea looked like. However, the Yangjing in front of her still shocked her: "Really, how on earth does this kind of city work... The whole city seems to be a formation. All the houses, including those floating in the sky, underground buildings, and the twelve heavenly palaces on the top, seem to be part of it."

Gao Jian flipped through the knowledge in his mind and said, "I read in a book that the Divine Capital is indeed a formation. It is a star formation activated by the central formation eye of the Ministry of Industry. This thing is nine feet one inch and three points high, and one foot eight feet three inches and nine points in circumference. It is also called the Armillary Sphere. There are thousands of talismans on the surface that correspond to the stars in the sky. When the masters of the Ministry of Industry rotate the star disk, the yin and yang energy under the suspended base will resonate with specific stars to guide the operation of the entire Yangjing building."

"It is inscribed with the eight directions, the ten heavenly stems, the twelve zodiac signs, the twenty-four solar terms, and the seventy-two celestial seasons, and it defines the four-dimensional sun and the ninety-six quarters of the day and night."

"The entire Divine Capital is numbered after the stars in the sky. The Three Enclosures, Four Phases, Five Constellations, Nine Luminaries, Twelve Yuanchen, and Twenty-Eight Mansions are all included in it. So even though it looks messy, it is actually well organized."

As he spoke, Gao Jian looked at the distribution around him and said, "We should be in the Suzaku District now. The building complex corresponds to the Jinggui Liuxing Zhang Yizhen. These seven constellations are seven large blocks, and the suspension array pattern should be in the shape of a red flame."

Each suspension unit is connected to the entire Divine Capital through a formation - these spiritual energy channels that are invisible to the naked eye crisscross in the clouds. When the morning light at the hour of Mao penetrates the sea of clouds, the entire energy network will refract a rainbow-like rainbow bridge, which is also the appearance of the rainbow bridge that Gao Jian just saw. Moving along these rainbow bridges can save the power of the flying boat. At the same time, the flying boat cannot deviate from these rainbow bridges.

The laws in the Divine Capital are strict. Any flying magical instruments must move in a specific direction and cannot move randomly, otherwise they will be fined.

"Look, that's the main road over there. The eight main roads are arranged in the eight trigrams. The road projected by the Ziwei Palace on the meridian is the flight path. The illusion over there is to mark the interchange level for the flying instruments and magic treasures coming and going."

As Gao Jian spoke, just in time, a public flying boat in the shape of a Vermillion Bird slid into the Li Gua waterway. Its tail almost brushed against the wooden archway between the towns and villages, startling a beast squatting on the eaves. The beast quickly sprayed spray from its mouth to prevent the impact.

At the same time, another demon bird flew by, and on top of the demon bird was a constable.

"At 2:15 am, it will rain in the Well Constellation! At 2:15 am, it will rain in the Well Constellation!" It turned out that there was a night watchman on the back of the monster bird. When passing by this place, he rang the gong, shouted, and announced the weather.

One of the staff members at the nearby port heard this and immediately waved his jade-handled dustpan, causing the water level in the formation to light up blue.

He then moved the formation plate in front of him, and seven water-suppressing stone towers rose from the interior of this floating port. These jade pillars carved with Chiwen formed a palace grid in the air, activating the magic within.

As a result, the impending rainstorm was diverted into a spiral water curtain surrounding the port, without falling on the port and affecting people's travel.

With the gods gone, all weather conditions are man-made, so these night watchmen, in addition to telling the time, are also responsible for reporting the weather that has been arranged in advance.

Gao Jian took out a few hundred coins and bought a map from a nearby vendor.

There are such vendors everywhere because this is a port. Many people in the port are like Gao Jian, who are visiting the capital of the gods for the first time. At this moment, they are staring at the capital of the Qiyun Divine Dynasty in front of them with amazement.

Everyone says that Yang Jing is amazing.

But when you really see how powerful Yang Jing is, no one is speechless.

With a city like this, it’s no wonder that the Qiyun Divine Dynasty is the most powerful force in the whole world.

No wonder all those big immortal sects had to surrender.

Gao Jian looked at the map and said, "We got off the boat and are now in Jingxu. The nearby neighborhoods include Shuifu, Tianzun, Wuzhuhou, Beihe, Shuiwei, Nanhe, Queqiu, Junshi, Hushi, Yue, Jishui, and Tianlang."

"I see that the Water Palace is closer here, and it also says that there are more inns here. Let's go to the Water Palace first."

(End of this chapter)