Enduring humiliation for three years, seizing the elixir, the treasure, and the holy maiden.

How could Han Yue utter such childish words...?

In the past, she might have been moved by this courageous spirit.

But now...

She found it increasingly tiresome to listen to.

Su Chen was clearly not a proper cultivator.

It is precisely these unconventional characters who have the ability to thrive in the cruel world of cultivation.

And what about Han Yue?

His very word "escape" revealed his inherent naiveté...

"Junior Brother."

"Have self-respect."

"I have a fiancé."

"If you continue to pester me like this, don't blame me for reporting to the elder."

As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Zhiya's toes gripped the quilt tightly...

Outside the mansion gate, there was a deathly silence.

My senior sister has really changed!

I absolutely refuse to acknowledge a cultivator from the lower realms.

Do not!

You lowly bastard from the lower realm!!!

"it is good."

"What a fine cultivator from the lower realms."

"I, Han Yue, hereby swear an oath today."

"Before he comes to the Upper Realm, I will definitely reach the Void Refinement stage!"

"If he dares to step even half a step into my Haori Sect."

"I'll show him what the methods of a cultivator from the upper realms are like!"

Han Yue roared, his defenses breached.

This made Lin Zhiya realize that even his former elegance was gone.

"casual."

Inside the cave, that indifferent voice still rang out.

Until I heard that Han Yue had gone far away.

Lin Zhiya finally breathed a sigh of relief.

My heart felt like it was being gripped by an invisible hand, throbbing with pain.

...

A fierce wind swept across the sky, and even the lone geese seemed to know how to huddle together for warmth in the face of this gale.

These geese were always by the cultivator's side.

It already possessed a spiritual quality.

It seemed as if everyone was celebrating together, seeing how magnificent Luoyan City was now.

Above, streaks of light crisscrossed, and countless cultivators came and went.

This city is vast.

It is much larger than Tian Shu Star City.

In the past, this place was a gathering place for independent cultivators.

Because the scattered cultivators were poor, so too was Luoyan City.

The city was vast, filled with crooked wooden houses and stone dwellings, except for Li Ziran's sacred stele hall, which still possessed some grandeur.

Li Ziran was indeed not good at making a living by developing a cultivation city.

Rumor has it that Luoyan City was a gift from Li Ziran to a friend named Haoran.

Back then, Li Ziran was just a Nascent Soul cultivator.

With his dearest friend nearing the end of his life, Li Ziran is overwhelmed with grief and takes on the responsibility of protecting Luoyan City.

Unfortunately, he was so focused on cultivation that he ruined a once prosperous city of cultivation.

It became a refuge for ascetic and independent cultivators on the Xuanhuang Continent.

Now, things are very different.

After that killing god took over, especially in the current situation...

The people gathered in the city were no longer those helpless, independent cultivators.

Rather, they are the elites of the major sects in the human realm.

Teams of disciples, carrying spirit stones and jade materials, were working enthusiastically to rebuild the city.

Su Chen stood with his hands behind his back on the high ground of the Holy Stele Hall, taking in the whole scene.

One after another, glazed tile temples rose from the ground.

Flying eaves and pavilions rose up in profusion!

In just a few months, Luoyan City has begun to resemble the grandeur of the most magnificent city in the world.

That's quite interesting.

It was so easy to gather the power of all the sects in the human realm and build such a magnificent city.

Su Chen stroked a newly carved cloud pattern on the railing, a slight smile playing on his lips.

In the past, the power of cultivators in the human realm was too scattered.

Several Void Refinement Realm elders divided this world into several pieces, and none of them would submit to the others.

Financial and human resources were entirely consumed in the calculations of mutual checks and balances.

There is no spare capacity to support a city.

Now that all those who have attained the Void Refinement realm have gone to the Upper Realm, only Luoyan City remains as the sole dominant power.

With clear goals and connections to various factions, the current situation has emerged.

It's truly a cruel twist of fate.

"A grand offering!"

A loud voice came from behind.

Wang Zhanhai, a Grand Elder in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, approached with a round belly and his face contorted with fat.

Upon seeing Su Chen, this guy curled his lip.

The days when I was a senior to Su Chen and followed him to Qingzhou seem like they were just yesterday.

In the blink of an eye, Su Chen had become his senior.

hehe...

Unfortunately, his Dao heart was not strong enough, and he had long since given up the idea of ​​advancing to the Void Refinement stage.

I'd rather spend my days drinking spirit wine.

Perhaps it's because I can't let go of my pride, but I can never bring myself to call him "senior".

"The city lord has emerged from seclusion and requests your presence."

Su Chen raised an eyebrow.

Li Ziran's seclusion this time should theoretically last for three months.

They actually cleared customs ahead of schedule.

"understood."

With a flick of his sleeve, Su Chen's figure disappeared into the depths of the main hall.

...

Inside the hall, a calming incense burner was burning, its smoke curling and its fragrance filling the air.

Li Ziran is an ordinary person with a carefree and easygoing personality.

Such spiritual objects are naturally rarely used.

His granddaughter, Li Tianqi, followed his own temperament.

So this item was ordered by Su Chen's Daoist partner, Wang Yuyan.

Thinking about this, I actually think Su Chen is a lucky guy.

Li Ziran sat upright in the main seat, his aged face showing signs of fatigue from just emerging from seclusion.

The father-in-law and son-in-law exchanged a few casual words first.

Li Ziran put down his teacup and got to the point.

"Your dual cultivation ceremony with Bai Luwei of Xueyuan Pavilion."

"We can't delay any longer."

"Once the grand ceremony is over, I will hand over Luoyan City to you."

"From now on, you will be the city lord of Luoyan City."

Su Chen remained silent for a moment.

"Father-in-law".

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you for the position of city lord."

"We will ascend to the upper realm in the near future."

Li Ziran's hand holding the teacup paused slightly.

His brows furrowed.

People strive for higher positions.

Cultivators defy the heavens, seeking only that sliver of immortality.

He couldn't keep Su Chen.

Li Ziran was aware of this.

That day, when Master Hongfu opened the boundary gate and led all the cultivators of the Human Realm to ascend, he watched from the clouds.

But he already knew then that he couldn't go.

That boundary gate cannot be crossed by anyone with a cultivation level of at least Refining Void.

And he happened to be in the early stage of the Void Refinement realm.

The opportunity was right in front of me, but I hesitated and missed it.

Li Ziran has been traversing the Xuanhuang world for so many years.

It was immediately obvious that the cultivators following Master Hongfu were nothing more than cannon fodder.

Li Ziran did not wrong the Venerable Hongfu.

He didn't know that Master Hongfu and the others had just arrived in the Upper Realm.

Several cultivators from Xingluo were directly turned into cannon fodder.

Naturally, it was because Master Hongfu feared the dangers of the Upper Realm, so at the crucial moment, she had several cultivators from Xingluo take the blows for her.

However, cultivation is inherently a high-stakes gamble.

I don't have the courage.

If given another choice, he would still want to take the gamble.

"What do you plan to do about Bai Luwei's dual cultivation ceremony?"

"What about your fellow Daoists, and my good-for-nothing granddaughter... Tianqi? What will you do with them?"

That's the key point.

Especially Li Ziran, who doted on Li Tianqi.

If you go up there, are you going to leave my Qi'er a widow?

Besides, now that you've reached the Void Refinement stage and entered the Upper Realm, your opportunities are limitless.

He forgot about a few of his Daoist partners.

If that's the case, then he's misjudged Su Chen.

Su Chen finally spoke the words he had been pondering for a long time.

He needs to go up to the upper realm first, gain a foothold, and then come down to pick them up.

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