"Hehe, Brother Yi was granted special permission to cultivate in seclusion all these years, so it's normal that he doesn't recognize that person. His name is Li Feiyu, a newly arrived Mystic Gladiator in recent years. Although he has only opened forty-odd Mystic Apertures, his strength is quite good. He once defeated Fellow Daoist Poison Dragon and, being Human, has gained some fame. However, since five years ago, he seems to have also been granted special permission and has remained in seclusion." Tu Gang glanced at Poison Dragon beside him and laughed.

"Hmph, the situation was special back then, and I was careless for a moment. Why bring up the past!" Poison Dragon snorted and glared at Tu Gang.

"Human? That's a novelty. Could it be that he also intends to go to Mystic City to participate in the Martial Meet?" The golden-haired youth's eyes flashed with a hint of disdain upon hearing this.

"Perhaps, otherwise why would he cultivate in seclusion for so many years?" Tu Gang said with a chuckle.

As soon as Han Li sat down, a maid immediately served him a cup of tea.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Fellow Daoist Li, it's been a while." A voice sounded, and it was Gu Qianxun walking over, greeting him with a smile.

Yao Li followed beside her, as cold as before, looking up at the sky, completely ignoring him.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, long time no see." Han Li ignored Yao Li and nodded to Gu Qianxun.

"I guessed that with Fellow Daoist Li's strength, Fellow Daoist Chenyang would definitely invite you. I heard that Fellow Daoist Li has been cultivating in seclusion these past few years, and your strength seems to have improved greatly." Gu Qianxun looked Han Li up and down, her beautiful eyes flashing with light, and smiled.

"Fellow Daoist Gu overpraises me. If we're talking about improving strength, I'm afraid you deserve the credit, congratulations." Han Li glanced at Gu Qianxun, and the corner of his mouth turned up.

Gu Qianxun's smile froze slightly.

She had relied on two treasures she obtained from the Treasure Secret Vault to break through a cultivation bottleneck, and her strength had indeed improved greatly.

She had kept this a secret and had not mentioned it to anyone. Moreover, as long as she did not show it, it was extremely difficult to tell her physical cultivation from the outside. Han Li was actually able to see through her strength at a glance!

What Gu Qianxun didn't know was that Han Li's physical cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds in the past few years, and his perception was naturally more sensitive. In addition, his divine sense was extremely powerful, allowing him to see through Gu Qianxun's true strength at a glance.

"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Li to not only be powerful, but also so perceptive. Admirable." Gu Qianxun's expression immediately returned to calm, and she sat down next to Han Li.

The golden-haired youth in the distance frowned upon seeing this.

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Gu, let's not praise each other. Fellow Daoist Gu has been in Green Ram City longer than I have, so you must know more about the Five City Martial Meet. I wonder if you can explain it to me." Han Li said with a smile.

Gu Qianxun smiled and was about to speak.

"Haha, sorry to keep you all waiting, it's my fault." A hearty laugh came, and Chenyang, wearing city lord attire, walked in from a side door deep in the hall and sat on the main seat.

Crab Daoren, as before, silently followed behind him.

Han Li glanced at Crab Daoren, but Crab Daoren stood with his eyes lowered, ignoring him.

Han Li frowned slightly at this sight, then relaxed.

"Greetings, City Lord!" Everyone in the hall stood up and bowed.

Han Li and Gu Qianxun also stopped talking and stood up to salute.

"Everyone is the backbone of my Green Ram City, there is no need to be so polite, please sit down." Chenyang said with a smile, gesturing with both hands.

Everyone sat down upon hearing this, but no one spoke, and the hall was so quiet that a pin could be heard.

"The purpose of gathering you all here today, I think you all already know, is for the Five City Martial Meet. The date of the meet is approaching, and it will take a lot of time on the road. We will set off later, but before we leave, there are some things I need to explain to you." Chenyang said loudly.

"May I ask, City Lord, is there any change in the Martial Meet?" The golden-haired youth asked.

"Who is that Fellow Daoist?" Han Li glanced at the golden-haired youth and asked softly.

"That is Yi Liya. He has been cultivating in seclusion all these years, so Fellow Daoist Li, you don't recognize him." Gu Qianxun replied softly.

Han Li's eyes flickered upon hearing this. He had heard of Yi Liya's name for a long time. This person was the chief Mystic Gladiator of the Second District, and his strength was recognized by everyone. He could be regarded as the second master in the Mystic Gladiator Arena, second only to Gu Qianxun.

"There is no change, but I received news that City Lord E Kui attaches great importance to this Martial Meet and has set up unprecedented rewards. The other three cities also attach great importance and have sent their strongest lineups to participate." Chenyang said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone present was moved.

Han Li's heart also stirred. City Lord E Kui had set up such heavy rewards, could there be any inside story to this Martial Meet?

"As one of the four major affiliated cities, Green Ram City must not fall behind in this Martial Meet. You must strive for success and not lose face for our city!" Chenyang said solemnly.

"City Lord, rest assured, we will never lose face for Green Ram City!"

"That's right, this time we must let the other three cities, and the people of Mystic City, see our power!" Everyone in the hall clamored, shouting out.

"Good, with your words, I can rest assured. Time is of the essence, let's prepare to set off." Chenyang smiled and then walked out of the hall first.

Everyone in the hall followed, and the group soon arrived outside Green Ram City.

The weather was quite clear today, and the ground was still sandy. Looking as far as the eye could see, the distance was a vast expanse of dusky yellow, with sandstorms dancing wildly, sweeping toward the sky.

A dozen scaled beasts were parked here, all of which were exceptionally large and quite majestic. The scaled beasts all had saddles and other items strapped to them for people to ride.

Chenyang took the lead in climbing onto the back of the foremost black-scaled elephant, and Crab Daoren also climbed up.

Others looked for scaled beasts to ride, and there were many scaled beasts, and some acquaintances rode together, so it was not crowded.

Han Li looked at an unmanned horse-shaped scaled beast and was about to climb on it.

"Fellow Daoist Li, if you don't mind, why not ride with me?" Chenyang suddenly looked over and said with a smile.

Han Li's eyes flickered, he glanced at Crab Daoren beside him, and smiled: "It is my honor to ride with the City Lord."

As soon as he finished speaking, he tapped the ground with his feet and floated up.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, why not sit together too, the journey is lonely, and it's good to have more people to talk and relieve boredom." Chenyang looked at Gu Qianxun again and invited.

"It would be impolite to refuse." Gu Qianxun smiled sweetly and also climbed onto the elephant's back.

Chenyang waved his hand, and the black-scaled giant elephant strode forward.

On the ground not far away, Yi Liya's face was a little ugly when he saw this scene.

He snorted coldly and turned to climb onto a giant deer-scaled beast.

The group set off quickly, and the scaled beasts were extremely fast, soon disappearing into the distant, vast horizon.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than two years had passed.

At the end of a dusty plain, a range of towering mountains appeared, like擎天giants, lying across the earth.

More than a hundred miles away from the mountains, a team of a dozen scaled beasts was slowly moving forward.

On the back of the leading black-scaled elephant, three people were sitting cross-legged, namely Chenyang, Han Li and Gu Qianxun.

At this time, Han Li was squinting his eyes, looking through the dusty plain at the mountains in front of him. He saw a vague outline in the shade of the mountains, which seemed to be a city with a large area.

"City Lord Chen, the city under the mountains ahead should be Mystic City, right?" Han Li retracted his gaze and asked.

"That's right. That mountain range is called Chongxuan Mountain Range, and Mystic City is built on the shady side of the mountain, which can avoid wind disasters and combine the mountain and city to enhance defense. The construction concept of our Green Ram City is exactly the same, but unfortunately, the scale is too different." Chenyang nodded and smiled.

"With City Lord Chenyang leading, Green Ram City will change a lot in the future. I dare not say that it will surpass Mystic City, but it is worth looking forward to becoming the head of the four affiliated cities." Gu Qianxun said with a smile.

"Haha… then I'll take your good words." Chenyang laughed loudly.

The three chatted all the way, and soon arrived at the foot of the city.

Compared to the vague outline from afar, the hundred-zhang-tall雄城 in front of them was even more magnificent and majestic.

The walls, built entirely of black rock, were scattered with huge white scaled beast star bones, which shimmered with light, making them look very peculiar.

Han Li knew that this object was not used for decoration. The power of the stars contained in it was similar to the city's protective array, which could enhance the city's defense. Just this handwriting was something that Green Ram City could not do.

There were three city gates, the middle one was dozens of feet high, and the two sides were slightly shorter. Inside and outside the gates, there were armored soldiers on duty, holding weapons.

Although all three gates were open, no one passed through the main gate in the middle. Only people were entering and exiting through the gates on both sides.

Chenyang led Han Li and others directly to the main gate. After showing the city lord's token of Green Ram City to the gate guards, a dark-browed youth in black robes immediately greeted them.

"So it's City Lord Chen and the distinguished guests of Green Ram City, sorry for not welcoming you earlier. I am Tong Song, responsible for receiving you to the City Lord's Mansion." The dark-browed youth introduced himself and said.

"Fellow Daoist Tong, you're too polite. I wonder if the people from the other three cities have arrived?" Chenyang returned the salute and asked.

"The distinguished guests of Tongyu City, Xuanzhi City, and Baiyan City have all arrived. After welcoming you to the City Lord's Mansion, the City Lord will probably meet with you." Tong Song replied.

"We have delayed the time, I'm really ashamed." Chenyang said.

"City Lord Chen doesn't need to be like this, you arrived within the scheduled time and did not delay the time." Tong Song waved his hands and said.

"Time is of the essence, then I will trouble Fellow Daoist Tong to lead us to the City Lord's Mansion." Chenyang nodded and said.

Tong Song responded, and immediately ordered his subordinates to take a step ahead to report to the City Lord's Mansion, while he led the group from Green Ram City through the main gate and entered Mystic City.