Chapter 67 - Xiāo City (1/2)

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Xiāo City was truly beautiful. At its center was an emerald mountain that touched the clouds, around this mountain was a myriad of different palaces that seemed like residences of immortals, and at its peak was a white-gold palace that seemed grander than them all. Atop this grand palace was a large character (魈) that meant mountain spirit. It softly throbbed like a heart, and gave the entire mountain a sensation of living.

Around the mountain were numerous buildings of varying heights, small and large courtyards, many different shops, and a vast number of people. It truly gave one to an understanding of a lively city with picturesque scenery.

”Xiāo City truly lives up to its name. It feels like the mountain is alive.” Yan Zaizen commented. Tao flew towards the city at a slower speed, making way towards its entrance. Unlike Sky Titan City, Xiāo City had no large gates or walls to defend it, but rather small ones that only risen about ten meters. Despite this, no one would underestimate this city's defenses. Atop that mountain likely lived a True Essence Cultivator.

”In more ways than one,” Tao said with reverence clear in his gaze. ”The mountain actually has a spirit. The entire mountain is a sky-rank armament!” Tao added.

”What?!” Yan Zaizen was startled. A sky-rank armament meant it possessed a spirit form, and in many ways truly did indicate that the mountain had a spirit. However, how could an armament be a mountain?! This shocked him into an eye-opening reality. His horizons were truly widened today.

”Do you know what it can it do?” He asked curiously.

”It's not truly a secret. It's primarily a defensive armament that can erect a shield, but it can also release a tremor like sound wave that could affect the soul of others.” Tao explained. After contemplating for a bit, he added, ”But, even if it was used against you, it's unlikely to affect you.”

Yan Zaizen nodded lightly in response.

They swiftly arrived at the gate, where the skyship was promptly stored, and they made their way towards the gates. Surprisingly, it didn't have an intricate system to gain access, unlike Sky Titan City. One simply needed to pay a small fee before entering. It seems the city didn't need to screen people closely due to the sheer deterrence factor a mountain armament and True Essence expert brings.

”Are you familiar with the city?” Yan Zaizen turned to Tao who seemed to be overly excited, looking about with his signature pearly white smile.

”Familiar? Of course! Xiāo City is far too famous, and anyone who've attempted to breakthrough into the Qi Unification Realm would come here for additional support. Well, if they can. I came here about five hundred years ago, and it still looks great, no, even better!” Tao explained. Yan Zaizen recalled that Tao was about 700 years old, and couldn't help but think he's a little too old.

As if he saw through Yan Zaizen's thoughts, he said with a little scoff, ”You're just a monster, an oddity, a freak! I'll have you know, I'm rather young for my cultivation. The average lifespan of a Qi Unification Cultivator is about twelve hundred years, let alone an Origin Core Realm Cultivator. I reached the Qi Unification Realm at two hundred and did it from the bottom.” His explanation was greatly defensive as if insulting his age insulted his whole life of cultivation.

Yan Zaizen chuckled softly in response. However, he knew what Tao said was the truth. Even Yan Jinzen was only at the initial-Essence Formation Realm at 16, so was Ya Qinqan, and they could be classified as top-grade amongst second tier forces. The only reason his cultivation exploded was due to him using an essence crystal, the conversion rate for qi-essence was reduced considerably as it wasn't even needed with crystals. Even he didn't expect his cultivation to rise so quickly till he discovered its effects.

Now, he was 19 years old, and Yan Jinzen was the same. If you calculated him entering the Soaring Cloud Sect with his talent and possibly becoming an inner court disciple, then he'll likely be at the mid-Essence Formation Realm. If it was a first-tier force while being the top-rated disciple, then it's likely they would be at the late/peak-Essence Formation Realm. As for grand or imperial-tier force? Even he wasn't sure. Perhaps Qi Unification Realm.

The reason he couldn't calculate it was due to the Foundational Realms and the time spent there by each individual cultivator was different.