Becoming an Immortal and Ancestor, Starting from the Clan-protecting Divine Beast

94: Chapter 94 Liezha, ChangliAfter Yuan Feng promoted to the Purple Mansion, his Leaping Mountains and Striding Peaks Spell was greatly enhanced. When unleashed, a single somersault could cover ten thousand miles; the speed was so great that ordinary Purple Mansion Cultivators would be left speechless.

Moreover, Yuan Feng himself is a Two Divine Abilities Purple Mansion Demon King with a formidable Foundation. His Divine Ability power rivals that of a Three Divine Abilities Middle Stage Purple Mansion Cultivator, and his speed when walking through the Void Realm is not inferior to that of a Late-stage Purple Mansion Cultivator.

Before long, Yuan Feng brought Chen Fufeng across several commanderies and entered the territory of Changli Commandery.

The moment they crossed into the territory of this major commandery, a Purple Mansion-level Divine Sense swept down from the high sky, seemingly to verify their identities.

After all, any existence capable of walking through the Void Realm is at least a Purple Mansion-level Immortal Master or Demon King.

As for Golden Core True Monarchs, not only can they walk through the Void Realm, but they can also manually create Domain Gates, traversing millions of miles in an instant to arrive from one region to another.

”Your Excellency must be the renowned Purple Mansion Demon King. I have long admired you.”

A voice full of vigor rang out, and the Void Realm ahead rippled. A middle-aged man dressed in dark cyan robes stepped out, his Aura restrained.

Yet to Chen Fufeng, this person appeared unfathomable, like a vast abyss lying across the path, far beyond what any Foundation Establishment Cultivator could compare to.

”Greetings, Immortal Master.”

The newcomer nodded slightly, clearly satisfied with Chen Fufeng’s reaction, and raised his hand to gift him a Second-Grade High Grade dharma sword.

Chen Fufeng reached out to accept it and bowed again: ”Thank you, Immortal Master.”

The middle-aged man paid no further attention to him but looked at Yuan Feng and said: ”I am a Guest Elder of the Changli Commandery Governor’s Mansion, with the Daoist title 【Liezha】. I am acting under the Governor’s instruction to patrol Changli, ensuring no members of the Demonic Sect sneak into Changli Commandery under the guise of the Artifact Refining Assembly. This was not intentional, and I did not mean to offend the Dou Zhan Demon King.”

”Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Liezha. I am not a narrow-minded ape. You are merely performing your official duties; it does not count as an offense, but rather a display of diligence.”

One does not strike a smiling face. Since the other party was being courteous, Yuan Feng naturally would not respond with a cold face or rebukes.

When traveling, having more friends means having more paths; it is better to resolve enmities than to forge them.

”By the way, Fellow Daoist Liezha, you are not the only one patrolling the Changli territory, right? As one of the prominent major commanderies within Xuan Prefecture, Changli Commandery covers a much larger area than the others. Even if you are a Late-stage Purple Mansion Immortal Master, I fear your strength alone would be insufficient.”

Yuan Feng was new to Changli Commandery and did not know much about this commandery city. Since there was a ’local’ right here, he naturally ought to converse more with him.

”As expected of the Dou Zhan Demon King, you are correct. Currently, I am not the only Purple Mansion Immortal Master patrolling Changli Commandery; there are several.”

Immortal Master Liezha tapped his left hand, and a tea set appeared in the air with a swoosh. It hovered without falling, seemingly possessing a spirit of its own, and began to pour tea for the two people and the one ape on its own.

”Dou Zhan Demon King, Clan Leader Chen, come, have a taste. This is Third-Grade spiritual tea that I obtained from the largest and best tea house in Xuan Prefecture City, Clear Spirit Clears-the-Mind Tea.”

This Late-stage Purple Mansion Immortal Master appeared to have no airs; his conversation was extraordinary, and his tone was gentle, making one feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.

Yuan Feng did not stand on ceremony; he picked up the teacup and downed it in one gulp. The moment it entered his mouth, a sense of coolness bloomed, permeating his mouth and rushing straight to his crown.

”What a wonderful Clear Spirit Clears-the-Mind Tea. It is truly worthy of being a Third-Grade spiritual tea; it has actually made my mind feel somewhat ethereal.”

Beside him, Chen Fufeng picked up his teacup and took a gentle sip. The mental fatigue caused by handling Chen family affairs during this period was swept away. His entire mind seemed to be in an ethereal state, and all sorts of distracting thoughts faded, as if his soul had been cleansed.

However, he only took a small sip, and the effect lasted only for an instant.

Seeing that this spiritual tea was so effective, he imitated Yuan Feng and downed it in one gulp. His entire head seemed to roar, his chaotic thoughts were swept away completely, and he felt as if he had been sublimated. He felt brand new from the inside out, and even his magic power had slightly improved.

”Fufeng thanks you, Immortal Master, for the tea.”

Immortal Master Liezha picked up his teacup and took two gentle sips; one could tell he was a seasoned tea drinker, otherwise he would not carry a tea set with him.

”Clan Leader Chen is too polite. Our meeting today is fate; it is merely a cup of tea, no need for such formalities.”

After speaking, he drank the tea in his cup and then said: ”Changli Commandery is located in the southwest of Xuan Prefecture and is vast in territory. It is separated from Xuan Prefecture City only by the Changxuan Plain. It is not as remote as Liyuan Commandery, the atmosphere for immortal cultivation is dense, and the quantity and quality of Cultivators born here are much better than in Liyuan Commandery.”

”For instance, there are about twenty Purple Mansion Factions in the entire Changli Commandery, several Violet Palace Peak Cultivators with Five Dharma Manifestations, and even powerful beings at the False Core level still exist.”

”Although the Dou Zhan Demon King powerfully killed a Three Divine Abilities Middle Stage Purple Mansion Cultivator, there is always someone better, and there are always mountains beyond mountains. I hope the Demon King can assess the situation and act cautiously.”

The meaning behind his words was self-evident, especially the last sentence, which was intentionally or unintentionally reminding Yuan Feng that this was not a remote, small commandery like Liyuan Commandery, but a prosperous, major commandery city with many powerful experts, far beyond comparison to Liyuan Commandery.

”Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for the reminder.” Yuan Feng put down the teacup. As he stood up, the fur all over his body moved without wind, his eyes were sharp, and his Aura pierced the heavens.

”I do not offend others unless they offend me. If someone without eyes dares to provoke this King, heh, I can kill a Three Divine Abilities Middle Stage Purple Mansion Cultivator, and I might not be unable to kill a Four Divine Abilities Late-stage Purple Mansion Cultivator.”

”As for a Violet Palace Peak Cultivator with Five Dharma Manifestations, a Great True Person level figure, if they wish to attack this King, then this King will only have to fight with all his might.”

”After all, this King has a nature of repaying every grievance; I cannot stand being bullied by having someone ride on my neck. Since they have chosen to do so, they must bear this King’s fury.”

Immortal Master Liezha also stood up with a smile on his face and bowed: ”It is good that the Dou Zhan Demon King understands what I mean. If the Demon King acts in self-defense, our Governor’s Mansion will naturally not interfere too much. Whether they live or die is entirely up to the Demon King.”

After he finished speaking, he put away the tea set, his figure merged into the Void Realm, and he went on to continue his patrol.

”Brother Yuan, does this count as a warning?” Chen Fufeng looked over. A clash at the Purple Mansion level was not something a small Foundation Establishment Cultivator like him could participate in.

Yuan Feng shook his head: ”The attitude of the Great Xuan side towards me is that they will win me over if they can, and if they cannot, they will not offend me. This counts as a reminder to keep me vigilant, so I do not get backstabbed without knowing it.”

”It is Fufeng who has dragged Brother Yuan down.” Chen Fufeng scratched his head awkwardly.

Yuan Feng patted his shoulder and said: ”Old Chen, if you really feel sorry for me and think you have dragged me down, then while your kidneys can still hold up, hurry up and have a few more children.”

Chen Fufeng wore a bitter expression. He also wanted to spend more intimate time with Ji Wanqing, but the latter had been in a state of closed-door cultivation for the past few years, wanting to reach Foundation Establishment in her lifetime and catch up to his pace; there was simply no time for intimacy.

”I can only make Zhuyun suffer for a bit. As the eldest, the burden of passing on the family line will have to be carried by you for now.” The image of Chen Zhuyun flashed in Chen Fufeng’s mind, and he did not know what the current situation of his eldest son was.

The man and the ape did not delay any longer and headed straight for Changli Commandery City.

Very soon, a super giant city, majestic like an ancient great mountain and spanning thousands of miles, appeared on the horizon, possessing extreme visual impact.

The city walls alone were over a thousand zhang high, entirely black and gold, resembling a primordial giant beast lying across the land—magnificent and vast!

The queues for entering the city from all four directions stretched for over a thousand miles, a swarming crowd of people like four great dragons entering the vast wilderness, with the endpoint being the Changli Commandery City standing on the earth.

In the sky, flying boats of various colors and sizes flew into the commandery city in an orderly fashion along designated aerial channels.

From time to time, one could see brilliant rainbow lights streaking across the sky, with the Aura of Foundation Establishment Peak emanating from them; they did not need to queue and flew directly into the commandery city ahead.

”It seems that in this Changli Commandery City, one needs at least Foundation Establishment Peak cultivation to fly; otherwise, one must take a flying boat or queue to enter the city.”

Yuan Feng swept his gaze over, taking in the scene ahead, and understood it clearly.

”Prosperous, flourishing, far stronger than Liyuan Commandery. This is a major commandery indeed.” Looking at such a spectacular scene, Chen Fufeng could not help but feel moved.

”I wonder how many years it will take for my Chen family’s Luoyun City to reach such a scale?”

Yuan Feng patted his shoulder and laughed: ”Old Chen, once I reach the Golden Core, with the great power of a Golden Core Demon Monarch, building a majestic city of ten thousand miles overnight would be a trivial matter.”

”I hope I can see that day.” Chen Fufeng said half-jokingly.

Yuan Feng looked at Changli Commandery City, his eyes burning with intensity, his tone resonant: ”We will, we certainly will.”

”Let’s go, enter the city.”

With a wave of his hand, he brought Chen Fufeng sweeping across the sky at extreme speed. A sliver of the Purple Mansion Demon King’s Aura leaked out, causing the surrounding flying boats to be greatly alarmed; they hurriedly cleared a path, fearing they would offend this Purple Mansion Demon King.

In just a moment, the man and the ape entered Changli Commandery City; they did not need to queue and just flew in directly.

Of course, not all Purple Mansion Immortal Masters would dare to do this; if they came with killing intent, they would inevitably trigger the city-protecting Formation and be attacked.

The city-protecting Formation of Changli Commandery is not comparable to that of Liyuan Commandery; it is a pseudo-Fourth-Grade Formation formed by integrating several Golden Natures into a Third-Grade top-grade Formation.

Once fully activated, it can erupt with the power of the False Core level, and even a Great True Person with Five Dharma Manifestations would have to meet their doom beneath it, unable to stir up much trouble.

”Brother Yuan, a major commandery is already this prosperous; I truly wonder how majestic and vast the Prefecture City or the Capital must be!” Standing on a street a hundred zhang wide, watching the endless stream of people, Chen Fufeng sighed in admiration.

Yuan Feng shrunk his size and sat on his shoulder, his hands crossed over his chest, his pair of pitch-black eyes scanning the surroundings, observing this major commandery city.

”Haven’t the geography books in the Scripture Pavilion recorded it? The worst Prefecture City spans at least ten thousand miles and is built upon a Medium Grade Blessed Land, not inferior to the locations of those Golden Core Upper Sects.”

”As for the Great Qi Capital, according to the author of that geography book, it is like a Small World, with a great sun patrolling the sky and a bright moon hanging high within; it forms a world of its own and is transformed from a top-grade Blessed Land, only half a step away from a Grotto-Heaven.”

Speaking of Blessed Lands, the Chen family’s Luoyun Mountain has already begun to evolve towards a Third-Grade Spiritual Vein. If they could find more pure High-Grade Spirit Stones, this transformation time would be greatly reduced.

A Low Grade Blessed Land requires a Third-Grade Spiritual Vein to be nurtured.

By the same logic, a Medium Grade Blessed Land requires a Fourth-Grade Spiritual Vein, a High Grade Blessed Land requires a Fifth-Grade Spiritual Vein, and a top-grade Blessed Land requires a Sixth-Grade Spiritual Vein.

Just like Cultivation Techniques, the Sixth-Grade is a watershed; anything beyond that can be crowned with the name of Immortal.

For instance, above a top-grade Blessed Land is the Immortal Dao Grotto-Heaven, the supreme Immortal Heaven hanging high above the Nine Heavens. Only an Achieved Dao Practitioner can raise a Blessed Land high, using their own dao marks to imprint the heavens and earth, transforming it into a supreme Immortal Heaven.

As long as the dao marks do not disperse, the Immortal Heaven will not fall!

The man and the ape strolled through Changli Commandery City for a while and went to the Changli Commandery Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to purchase quite a few things. The copper ten thousand treasures token in their hands was upgraded to a silver ten thousand treasures token, allowing them to participate in Purple Mansion-level auctions.

Subsequently, Chen Fufeng took the invitation given by Han Qianjun and headed straight towards the location of the Qi Xuan Sect.

The time for the Artifact Refining Assembly to begin had been completely set, just half a month later.

At that time, Artifact Refiners from all over Great Qi will come to Changli Commandery City to participate in this grand event exclusive to Artifact Refiners, to verify their respective Artifact Refining skills!