Wang Yu
Chapter 823 Eighth Prince
"Haha, Nightfall Sun City has been built for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. It has been constantly repaired over that time, resulting in its current scale. The white mountain range you see is called White Crest Mountain, and the giant river on the ground is called White Crest River. Both contain extremely rich holy veins and are revered as our clan's holy mountain and holy river. That's why our clan decided to build the capital here," Shi Chuan Kong said with a hearty laugh, a hint of pride showing through his casual tone.
"Holy Mountain, Holy River, no wonder it has such an aura. Are there also Human cultivators living in this city?" Han Li nodded and asked.
"Indeed. The vast majority of Nightfall Sun City's population consists of ordinary people and low-level cultivators from various races, residing in the outermost Black Sky District. Mid-level cultivators at the Refining Void stage and above generally have their own caves or families, but most will rent temporary caves in the middle Maha District, making it the most prosperous area with countless shops. Our Guang Yuan Chamber of Commerce headquarters is also located there. The innermost Luo Jia District is where the royal family and dignitaries above the True Immortal Realm reside, and ordinary people are strictly prohibited from entering without permission," Shi Chuan Kong continued to explain to Han Li.
Han Li nodded slowly.
"We are currently on the south side of Nightfall Sun City. If we enter the city from here, we'll need to traverse the Black Sky District and the Maha District to reach the imperial city. There are anti-air restrictions within the city, so we can only travel by beast-drawn carriage, which would take too long. Let's bypass the city from the outside and enter from the north," Shi Chuan Kong said.
Since they were in Shi Chuan Kong's territory, Han Li naturally had no objections to his arrangements.
So, the two of them flew close to the city walls, quickly arriving at an entrance on the north side of Nightfall Sun City.
Nightfall Sun City had a vast area, with many entrances on all four sides.
While there was a large crowd at the south entrance, with long lines at each gate, the north entrance had far fewer people.
"Fellow cultivator Li, Nightfall Sun City has extremely strict surveillance over people entering and exiting the city. The city gate is equipped with the Grand Thousand Mirror Holy Restriction, which can recognize any disguise. If discovered, you will be treated as a spy. You must remove all disguises before entering the city," Shi Chuan Kong said, forming hand seals. A layer of hazy black light emerged from his body, and his appearance rapidly changed, revealing his true face.
Han Li looked at the city gate below. A huge, gray stone mirror hung above the entrance, flashing with shimmering gray light that reflected everyone entering the city.
A flash of light appeared in his eyes, and a layer of purple light emerged. He carefully observed the gray stone mirror for a moment, his brow furrowing slowly, and a look of contemplation on his face.
After a moment, Han Li formed hand seals, and a bright green light immediately rose from his body, engulfing his figure. A series of cracking sounds of bones colliding echoed within him.
A few breaths later, the light on his body dissipated, and his entire appearance changed drastically, restoring his original appearance.
"So that's what Fellow cultivator Li really looks like. Don't worry, although the Holy Region doesn't welcome people from the True Immortal Realm, with me here, there won't be any danger," Shi Chuan Kong said with a hearty laugh after looking at Han Li's true face, patting his chest before heading down.
Han Li had been observing Shi Chuan Kong's expression the whole time, not noticing any unusual color, before secretly breathing a sigh of relief and following behind.
Two teams of purple-armored soldiers stood in front of the city gate. Immediately, one person from each team came forward to greet them.
"Who are you two? This is the entrance to the imperial city, no loitering!" one of the purple-armored soldiers said in a deep voice.
"Huh, Immortal Region cultivator!" Another purple-armored soldier suddenly looked at Han Li, his expression stern and filled with obvious hostility.
When the others heard this, they immediately looked over, their eyes filled with chilling hostility.
Several soldiers even pointed their weapons directly at Han Li.
Han Li frowned slightly but said nothing.
"Bold Immortal Region cultivator, daring to trespass into Nightfall Sun City, you must be a spy! Seize him!" A cold shout rang out, and a tall figure walked over.
The newcomer was a burly man with a beard, wearing a set of purple-black heavy armor, looking like a steel beast. He strode over.
Several purple-armored soldiers nearby took out purple chains as thick as bowls, engraved with purple runes, and surrounded Han Li.
"What's going on? Why are they suddenly arresting someone!"
"A True Immortal Realm cultivator appeared, and Captain Luo Tie said he's a spy."
"Really?"
The people near the city gate heard the commotion and gathered around, causing a stir.
"Impudent, he's my attendant! Stand down!" Shi Chuan Kong said coldly, his expression darkening.
"What a big tone, your attendant? And who are you? Daring to interfere with the duties of the city guards, stand aside or you'll be arrested too!" The burly man glanced at Shi Chuan Kong with disdain, sneering.
"Bold! I am Shi Chuan Kong! How dare a mere guard captain speak to me like this!" Shi Chuan Kong roared in anger.
"Shi Chuan Kong, isn't that the name of the Thirteenth Prince? His Highness has been gone from Nightfall Sun City for many years, has he suddenly returned?"
"Have you seen the Thirteenth Prince? Is this person real?"
"I haven't seen him. The Thirteenth Prince used to live in seclusion and rarely made public appearances in Nightfall Sun City."
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding crowd was shocked, buzzing with discussion.
"Thirteenth Prince? Haha, the Thirteenth Prince left Nightfall Sun City many years ago. It's said that he has left the Holy Region and is carrying out a secret mission for the Holy Lord, with no news returning to this day. If you say you are the Thirteenth Prince, then take out the Heavenly Seal to prove it!" The burly man's lips curled up, sneering.
"How dare you! Who do you think you are that I have to prove my identity to you!" Shi Chuan Kong said angrily, his eyes flashing with light.
The Heavenly Seal was a token of identity bestowed upon each prince by the Holy Lord, and it was also a psychic magic treasure. It contained a force of the Holy Lord, which could automatically protect its owner in times of crisis.
Back in the Gray Realm, Shi Chuan Kong was attacked by two Dao Ancestors. He secretly activated the Heavenly Seal to protect himself and survived. Later, the Holy Lord used the power of the Holy Lord inside the Heavenly Seal to activate the Luo Zha Pipa and teleport him and Han Li back to the Demon Region.
However, after activating the Luo Zha Pipa, due to the great power, the power inside the Heavenly Seal was exhausted and it was destroyed.
"What's wrong, can't you take it out? I think you're just pretending to be the Thirteenth Prince, it's outrageous! Someone, lock up these two swindlers who are plotting something!" The burly man grinned and waved his hand.
The purple-armored soldiers shook their arms, and the purple chains flew out, wrapping around Han Li and Shi Chuan Kong, actually making a move.
Seeing this scene, a trace of surprise flashed in Han Li's eyes, these people actually dared to attack Shi Chuan Kong.
"You're courting death!" Shi Chuan Kong roared and waved his hand.
A purple-black hand appeared out of thin air, grabbing the chains with a rumbling explosion, and then flung them violently.
With a series of crisp sounds, all the chains snapped, and the purple-armored soldiers were also blasted away, spraying blood from their mouths.
"What a thief, daring to attack the city guards, trying to rebel!" The burly man's eyebrows stood up like swords, roaring, and splitting out with one palm.
Countless black demon winds surged out of the burly man's body, condensing into a black wind dragon with bared fangs and claws, pouncing down on Shi Chuan Kong.
Countless black runes rolled in the wind dragon. Before it really pounced down, a strange cold air rolled in first, distorting the void wherever it passed, as if it was frozen directly.
Shi Chuan Kong's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he pointed out.
With a "Puchi" sound!
A silver light shot out from his fingertips, instantly piercing the body of the black wind dragon, creating a hole that ran through its entire body.
The black wind dragon let out a wail and shattered and dissipated.
The silver light easily pierced the wind dragon, its speed undiminished. It flashed once and reached the burly man's face.
The burly man's face changed, and his figure flew backward, while spitting out something from his mouth.
A black light shot out from his mouth, colliding with the silver light.
Accompanied by a soft "Crack" sound, the black light broke in response, but it was a black flying knife, which was now broken into two pieces.
The silver light didn't stop at all. It blurred and chased after the burly man, about to pierce through his head.
Shi Chuan Kong's eyes flashed with killing intent. He was a dignified prince. It was one thing when he was outside, but he had never been publicly bullied by a small guard captain like this in Nightfall Sun City.
At this moment, he didn't know how many people were watching in the light and in the dark. If he didn't teach them a lesson, not only would he be laughed at for being useless in the future, but even the Third Prince would become a laughing stock in Nightfall Sun City.
At this moment, a golden light shot like electricity, wrapping around the silver light like a spirit snake, twisting it like lightning.
A series of firecracker-like explosions burst open, and the silver light exploded inch by inch.
"Haha, Thirteenth Brother, is that you back! You've been missing for all these years, and as your brother, I've been worried about you. Now that I see you're safe and sound, I'm relieved." After a long laugh, a purple-robed figure walked out of the city gate, a tall young man.
This man was a head taller than Luo Tie, extremely stout, with bulging muscles all over his body, and his skin was golden yellow, as if he were a statue cast in gold, containing infinite power.
Shi Chuan Kong's face immediately sank when he saw the visitor, and he said nothing.
"This person is really the Thirteenth Prince!"
"I said, this person's white hair looks a bit familiar!"
A surprised buzz sounded from the nearby crowd, looking at Shi Chuan Kong in surprise.
At the same time, many people looked at the burly man with his face like dirt, their eyes filled with some sympathy, among them there were also those who feared that the world was not chaotic enough and rejoiced in misfortune.
"Thirteenth Brother, what happened to make you so angry, that you want to kill Luo Tie here, next to the palace city?" The tall young man smiled.
"Eighth Brother, this person publicly despises the prince, and ordered the arrest. Shouldn't such a arrogant and rebellious person be killed?" Shi Chuan Kong said coldly.
"Eighth Prince..." Han Li frowned slightly.
On the way here, Shi Chuan Kong had roughly told him about the relationship between the princes, the Eighth Prince was actually a member of the First Prince's faction.
It seems that the visitor is not friendly!