Finding a reliable deputy gate master for his Chen Tang City wasn’t because Li Jing foresaw sothing, but because he had long considered it.
This matter concerning the Fallen in the ga, could only be said to be a factor that prompted him to make arrangents for this matter in advance.
The Immortal Realm is the ga.
And it’s the masterpiece of the peak great powers of the Upper Three Realms.
Although for now, he still doesn’t know the true significance of the situation, if one is in the ga, they must inevitably have a connection with the Upper Three Realms.
Unpredictable.
This might be an opportunity for the people of the Immortal Realm to go to the Upper Three Realms.
But just as Li Jing told Li Lingyin.
If possible, he didn’t want to leave the Immortal Realm.
But he was afraid of being forced to.
After eting with Li Lingyin and others, Li Jing called Longxu, Zhong Jian and the old man Zhaixing who were respectively acting as guards and gatekeepers in the Cangming Entertainnt City, and gave each one a branch of the Heaven and Earth Tree.
When they received this top-level treasure that could help them open an independent world, all three of them were taken aback.
Especially the Shadow Demon Zhong Jian.
He followed Li Jing around, purely because he was forced to.
At first.
He even prepared to be exploited to the fullest.
Unexpectedly, after Li Jing brought him back, he didn’t restrict him at all.
As long as he didn’t harm anyone, anything was acceptable.
During this period, he and Longxu have been enjoying themselves at the Cangming Entertainnt City, eating and drinking well, and living a carefree life.
Unexpectedly, there is still this kind of top-level divine object as an "employee benefit."
This.....
Could it be that it’s New Year’s Eve?
You must know.
Even a great emperor couldn’t produce such a thing as the branch of the Heaven and Earth Tree.
Even if they can afford it, they certainly won’t give it to a lowly Shadow Demon at their command.
What?
You said Zhong Jian is the Shadow Demon of the Thirteen Realms Venerable level?
The venerable under the Emperor’s command are not worth much money...
If you were of the Emperor level, that would be easier to discuss.
But what would a person who has already beco an Emperor-level want with branches of the Heaven and Earth Tree?
Putting these aside.
The reason why Li Jing sought out Zhong Jian and the others was not rely for "employee benefits".
Strictly speaking, these three could also be considered as the elders of the Chen Tang City, and it wasn’t effective to let them idle around in the Cangming Entertainnt City all day.
The current Cangming Entertainnt City already doesn’t require a "internal guardian".
Not to ntion other things.
More than half of the city lords in Phoenix Sun County are stationed in the entertainnt city 24/7.
The Cangming Entertainnt City has brought so much to Phoenix Sun County. The city lords’ responsibilities are certainly being fulfilled.
The city lord Feng Xie is not a fool.
Chen Tang City is far away from Phoenix Sun County.
Considering that the business in the entertainnt city was going so well, and its reputation was already established, Li Jing could move the city any ti he wanted.
If he didn’t take good care of it and one day the entertainnt city was moved away by Li Jing, he wouldn’t even know where to cry.
As for the gatekeeper.
This was unnecessary from the very beginning.
Given the current situation, Li Jing gave three different tasks to the three people.
Shadow Demon Zhong Jian.
The task that Li Jing gave him could be said to be the simplest yet the most difficult.
What he needed to do was.
Go back to Chen Tang City and shut himself off completely.
When he could open an independent world using the Heaven and Earth Tree branch was when he could co out.
When he achieves the level of the latter Venerable, he will beco an elder of Chen Tang City.
If one day he beca an Emperor.
He would be a Guardian in the sa level as Shi Zixuan.
He wouldn’t have to do anything and could enjoy all the resources of Chen Tang City freely.
This was Li Jing’s promise to him, and was also his demand of him.
Next was Longxu.
For him, who has not done anything significant since resurrection, Li Jing’s expectation was for him to recruit disciples widely to rebuild the Qingyuan Fairy Palace, just like Sikong Lu.
Upon hearing this, Longxu surprisingly took it seriously, despite spending most of his ti idling like a salted fish.
He was the only remaining disciple of Qingyuan.
If possible.
He naturally would want to rebuild his sect and restore the glory of the Qingyuan Fairy Palace.
However, there is a problem that needs to be resolved.
He isn’t a peak Latter Venerable like Sikong Lu, but just a human cultivator who barely resurrected with the help of the god pattern, and recently entered the Eleven Realms.
The Eleventh Realm.
This cultivation level in the Immortal Realm was neither high nor low.
But wanting to recruit disciples widely with this level is a bit difficult.
Regarding this.
Li Jing suggested him to recruit disciples under the na of Chen Tang City.
But only children who haven’t stepped into cultivation in the Immortal Realm should be recruited, starting from scratch.
Compared to the longstanding heritage of the Star God Temple, the Qingyuan Fairy Palace was not far behind.
However, due to the complete destruction of the palace in the past, the break in its heritage was too long.
Qingyuan’s Mysterious Skill is very powerful, not any less formidable than the various secrets of the Star God Temple.
Even if the realms they reside in are of different levels.
The power of Qingyuan’s Mysterious Skill could be seen through Smoke Eye, who had so insight into it by chance.
But only possessing this single mystic inheritance makes it quite difficult to attract people who have already stepped into cultivation and have a certain realm to adapt to this new path.
Perhaps the na of Chen Tang City could attract so people.
But they probably wouldn’t devote themselves fully to Qingyuan’s Mysterious Skill, but purely co for the rapidly rising Chen Tang City, which is about to make a significant move.
This seems a bit counterproductive.
Starting to cultivate from childhood would strengthen the sense of belonging of these Qingyuan disciples in the future.
After pondering Li Jing’s advice, Longxu gladly accepted.
He wasn’t exactly sure how long the Fairy Palace had been destroyed.
At this point, he doesn’t dare to have too many expectations.
As long as the inheritance continues.
That’s enough.
As for the old man Zhaixing Zi.
The task Li Jing gave him was straightforward.
He was to properly assu his duty as an celestial guide, stationed in Chen Tang City, always watching whether anyone from the Blue Star would ascend via the Blue Star Ascension Platform.
Of course.
During this period, Li Jing also hoped that he could try to improve his cultivation level, which was only at the eleven realms.
In any case, he is considered a senior figure in Chen Tang City.
His current cultivation level is definitely not enough.
Upon hearing the request of Li Jing, the Lord of the Palace, Zhaixing Zi, the old salty fish, was quite willing to comply.
In essence, he wasn’t so decadent in the past.
The reason being, there had been no ascenders from Blue Star for thousands of years, rendering his position as a celestial guide redundant, he didn’t even have a few top-grade Immortal Crystals to show for it.
The path of cultivation.
Finances, cultivation thod, location, none of these can be lacking.
And he had none of them then.
Couldn’t bla him for not being ambitious, could you?
...
Coming over from Chen Tang City, eting with people from Cangming Entertainnt City like Tong Rou and making arrangents took quite a bit of ti for Li Jing.
In a blink of an eye, it was early the next morning.
He didn’t linger in the Cangming Entertainnt City and chose to return to Haoran City in Zhong Shen Zhou through the spatial rule.
All the arrangents had already been made.
As for how well it could proceed, he believed that the relevant personnel of Chen Tang City, including Tong Rou, were capable enough to take care of their own business.
If they couldn’t do well.
That’s alright.
Just ans that there might not be a place for them in the future of Chen Tang City.
Ever since the establishnt of Chen Tang City, this has been Li Jing’s policy.
Chen Tang City doesn’t keep useless people.
By a strange coincidence.
Just as Li Jing returned to Haoran City and was planning to find a teahouse to sit in and see what topics would co up after a day’s passing, Xiang Yunxian, who was in the Little Universe undergoing fundantal changes due to the Prayer for the Gods Record, tranquil woke up.
Without thinking much, Li Jing entered the Little Universe as soon as he thought of it.
Xiang Yunxian was standing on an island in the centre of a beautiful lake in the mountains, looking down at the Spirit Spring Lake, lost in thought.
Sensing Li Jing’s arrival, she slowly turned around.
Only a day after, the changes in Xiang Yunxian were remarkable.
The previous visible purity from top to bottom could no longer be seen on her.
After all, the Prayer for the Gods Record was not only custom-made for the Nine Yin Body, but also the top Demon Skill of the Upper Three Realms.
As for Xiang Yunxian at this mont.
Her eyebrows, lips, and even her fair cheeks subtly held an indescribable essence, which, if needed to be described, could only be enchanting and seductive.
There’s no denying it.
The compatibility of the Prayer for the Gods Record and the Nine Yin Body is astonishingly high.
It changed Xiang Yunxian’s overall temperant at its core while seemingly unearthed so hidden traits of the Nine Yin Body.
Observing Xiang Yunxian’s cultivation level.
Thirteen realms, peak of the Latter Venerable.
That’s the impression on the surface.
But Li Jing had a feeling.
She, like himself, has already made that step towards the Return to Origin.
She’s just restrained at the peak of the Latter Venerable due to the lack of rules.
Suffice to say, the Demon Skill, Prayer for the Gods Record, is not just simply impressive.
Furthermore, Li Jing could clearly sense, due to his connection with the Little Universe, that a Second Origin had begun to form within Xiang Yunxian.
It’s clear that, as Xin Hong said, the Demon Pact branded into the bloodline of the Yun family’s descendants has brought significant benefits to Xiang Yunxian, being a mber of the Yun family herself.
This was the case for the Prayer for the Gods Record.
How about the True Supre Ruthless?
While being curious, Li Jing assessed Xiang Yunxian for a few monts.
"Your temperant, it must have changed quite a bit?"
"Hmm."
Xiang Yunxian, who used to be slightly clumsy in her words and actions, gently nodded, her lips barely opening.
"The demonic nature received from the Prayer for the Gods Record is very strong. Despite my effort to resist, I couldn’t remain true to my original heart, and the most terrible thing is that this transformation is irreversible."
With a charming smile, she speaks.
"But after settling in for a day, I find that I kind of like the current . I was too weak before, always ddling with potions. Moreover, I used to naively fantasize about pure love in trivial affairs between n and won. Luckily, I t the Gate Master; otherwise, who knows whose bed I might be pleasing."
Upon hearing what Xiang Yunxian said, Li Jing bore a strange expression.
The demonic nature brought by the Prayer for the Gods Record indeed fundantally changed Xiang Yunxian.
Her mindset has matured a lot.
She speaks so frankly that it’s almost unbearable.
Pure physical contact...
Pleasing others beneath...
Would she have been able to utter such phrases prior to these changes, considering she remained a virgin for tens of thousands of years?
However, these are not the key points.
The key point is this:
In front of her bright gaze, Li Jing saw a naked, unabated desire.
This woman...
Wants to have him.
Irresponsibly putting it bluntly.
She wants him...
Her desire is so strong and blatant, she didn’t even attempt to hide.
However, he is grateful for one thing:
She seems to have a degree of self-restraint, as she didn’t voice her desire directly.
But Li Jing thinks:
It’s mainly because she knows she still can’t compete with him. Otherwise, under the influence of the demonic nature, she may already be forcing herself upon him.
Cultivating the demonic skill, one can’t be reckless.
Sighing silently, Li Jing cleared his throat.
"Um...would you bla ?"
?
Xiang Yunxian responded with a question mark.
"After all, I forced the demon pact onto you."
Li Jing said with a wry smile,
"Otherwise..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Xiang Yunxian shook her head.
"In this world, there is no one I would bla more than the Gate Master."
Having said that, she drawled with a playful smile.
"As I said earlier, I’ve fallen for myself now. The Prayer for the Gods Record seems like my destiny; it resonates deeply with ."
Upon hearing this, Li Jing couldn’t tell if it was her true self, or the imrsive enjoynt coming from the influence of the demonic nature.
Considering it was too late to discuss with Xiang Yunxian, Li Jing decided not to pursue the topic.
"Since you have settled in, it’s ti for us to leave. Next, I plan to visit the Nalan family to see if Nalan Que has exited the blessed land. I need your guidance for this."
"Ok."
Responding, Xiang Yunxian took half a step closer and adorably continued,
"I promised to join Chen Tang City earlier. Now that everything is over, I belong to the Gate Master. Wherever you go, I’ll follow."
Li Jing cracked a smile.
Xiang Yunxian’s words were faultless.
But her longing gaze was a little hard to dismiss.
Most importantly, having known her before, it was challenging to adapt to her abrupt change of deanor.
Realizing he should take the main responsibility for Xiang Yunxian’s transformation, Li Jing chose to ignore her "indecent desires" and the provocative attitude. With a simple thought, he teleported her out of the Little Universe.
The two ended up on a street in Haoran City. Li Jing glanced over the direction of the Yun family and suggested,
"We are unlikely to return after leaving; don’t you want to bid farewell to your father and family mbers?"
"There’s no need."
Xiang Yunxian shook her head and continued,
"Let alone I don’t have the will now; even if I do, I won’t be able to return to the past under the influence of the demon pact."
Then she looked at him straight,
"I no longer have a ho. The only thing I have now is you, the Gate Master."
Li Jing didn’t respond.
She spoke with such cheesy lines that made him feel sowhat awkward.
After swallowing a chuckle, Li Jing said,
"In that case, let’s leave."
Having said that, he added,
"If you ever wish to regain your self or to visit your ho, let know. I’ll help you deal with the demon nature’s effect on you. If the Immortal Realm doesn’t work, then we go to the Upper Three Realms."
Listening to his words, Xiang Yunxian’s face flashed with surprise before quickly hiding it,
"I will rember the Gate Master’s promise."
The Nalan family’s residence was located in neutral territory, far from Haoran City.
However, this wasn’t a problem for Li Jing.
With a thought, he led Xiang Yunxian to a point in the neutral area close to the Nalan family where he had once passed by.
Starting from there,
They quickly arrived at the neutral city where the Nalan family was located, Nightly City
This Nightly City is rather unique.
However, the uniqueness stems not from the city itself, but from its location.
This location.
Is the only realm in the Zhongzhou Earth Realm engulfed in eternal night.
Eternal night.
Which ans a perpetual night.
In the realm where Nightly City is located, there is only one day of daylight each year, and the rest is night.
When Li Jing first heard about this bizarre place from Xiang Yunxian, he was so amazed that he could not help remarking on the countless wonders of the world.
Eternal night.
The darkness didn’t hinder the developnt of Nightly City, but rather placed the city at the forefront of all cities in the Zhongzhou Earth Realm.
Compared to Haoran City, which is also a major city, Nightly City is superior in many ways.
Under the condition of eternal night...
The lands surrounding Nightly City are ho to esoteric spiritual objects and unique beasts that love the night, which are rarely seen in any other place, and maybe even impossible to find.
Things hard to find, even not findable in other places...
Are naturally precious.
When things are precious, more people will co to visit.
When there are more people, the scale and circulation of the city will naturally beco stronger.
It is worth ntioning that...
Although the declining Nalan family is just a minor family in Nightly City, it still has a bit of a reputation.
This is because the inheritance skill of the Nalan family is not afraid of the cold.
The eternal night brought extrely abundant and distinctive resources to Nightly City, but it also turned the environnt extrely harsh.
Almost every day of the 365 days, the realms surrounding Nightly City are in a state of wind, rain, and heavy snow.
After all, there is only one day of daylight in a year.
The sun on that day may not even be that strong, it could even be a cloudy day.
Severely lacking sunshine, the temperature can never go up.
In the Immortal Realm, where spiritual qi is dense...
If the environntal conditions remain at a certain level for a long ti, they will easily cause mutations and result in unique regions.
Many places around Nightly City are extrely cold.
Even to the point that only Venerables can tread.
A few areas are heavily Yin-infused to the point that they cultivate various gloomy objects that even Venerables don’t dare to step on rashly.
The Nalan family’s inheritance cos from the Emperor of Heaven.
Although they don’t have Nalan Que’s Body of Nine Suns, their inheritance skills are all related to the extre firmness and extre Yang, and they have strong resistance at the related level.
This led to the Nalan family being like a fish in water in Nightly City, to the point where any of them can be a guest of the Night City Lord.
Of course...
What the Nightly City Lord values is that the Nalan family can serve as his tools to collect resources from dangerous places.
If not, who would care about a declining noble family?
After understanding these things, Li Jing had a rough guess.
Given that Nalan Jia was doing well in Nightly City but still fell to such a status, the "contribution" of the Night City Lord who regarded them as honored guests should not be underestimated.
There are always two sides to everything.
If he’s struggling like this despite being in his elent, there must be a problem.
As for where the problem lies...
Just put yourself in their shoes and you’ll have an approximate conclusion.
Standing in the bone-chilling wind and snow, Li Jing glanced at the brightly lit Nightly City and turned his head to look at Xiang Yunxian.
"There should be no restrictions on entering and exiting Nightly City, right?"
"There are indeed so restrictions, after all, this is a neutral realm with diverse species and a mixture of dragons and snakes. If all people were allowed to enter, there would definitely be chaos."
Xiang Yunxian replied, then said.
"For the first entry, you need to pay a thousand top-grade Immortal Crystals for a Pass Certificate, afterwards, there’ll be no more restrictions on entry."
"A thousand top-grade Immortal Crystals?"
Li Jing was taken aback and said curiously.
"Isn’t this threshold too high?"
"It is indeed ridiculously high for outsiders, but for Nightly City, as long as you are bold and lucky enough, it is enough to pick up so useful things by taking a tour in so dangerous places around."
Xiang Yunxian explained, then took out a token, and said.
"I have a Pass Certificate for Nightly City, you can enter with ."
"You just need one Pass Certificate?"
Li Jing was surprised.
"It works for Taoist companions, spouses, or relatives."
Xiang Yunxian smirked.
"..."
Li Jing.
He was at a loss for words.
After all that, it turns out Xiang Yunxian was waiting for him here?
Just as he was speechless, Xiang Yunxian chuckled.
"Of course, if you want to spend a thousand Immortal Crystals to buy a Pass Certificate and then enter, I don’t mind, after all, you don’t seem to be short of this little money. In addition, if you want to break in forcibly, I can accompany..."
Before she finished speaking, Li Jing turned into an old man with long white eyebrows and a beard, stroked his beard and laughed aningfully.
"A thousand top-grade Immortal Crystals is not a small sum of money, although I am not short of money, I also don’t like to give it away for no reason. As for forcing our way in, it is not appropriate for us, who are here for the first ti, to be too high-profile. It seems that being your father for the ti being is the most suitable."
"..."
Xiang Yunxian.
...
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