Chapter 1325: Zhao Wugui

"How so? Could it be that there is some cultivation holy land with dense spiritual energy in this place!" Han Li's spirit was immediately lifted.

"Hehe, the city does indeed have several cultivation holy lands, even not inferior to the main cities of the Three Emperors. But this is only one of them. The most important thing is that the city not only possesses various materials supplied by the Three Realms and Seven Lands but is also the only entrance and exit for the human and demon races to enter and exit the Savage World. Therefore, those high-level existences entering and exiting the Savage World must pass through this city. In this way, the rare materials brought back from the Savage World are countless, and most cultivators sell their Savage World gains directly here or exchange them for things they need. Even spiritual medicine that allows people to advance overnight is not impossible to sell. It's just that the price is so high that it's enough to make us look and sigh."

Speaking of this, the old man paused, but then continued:

"Apart from this, another important reason why cultivators of this city are unwilling to leave is that every ten years, we cultivators of Heavenly Abyss City have the opportunity to listen to an Elder of the Elder Council explain the Dao of Heaven and Earth, and can ask questions about our own cultivation. These Elders are all Void Refinement stage cultivators. Where else can we have such an opportunity? Hehe, so among the cultivators who join this city, how many are willing to leave?"

"There are so many benefits! But this city also stations so many high-level cultivators, there must be some special purpose!" Han Li listened to this, his heart was overjoyed, but then his brows furrowed.

"Apart from cultivators, the city also stations a large number of high-level demon cultivators all year round, and they occupy the other half of Heavenly Abyss City. Apart from this, there are also a large number of demon beasts and body-refining cultivators. Half of these low-level existences are cultivated by the city itself, and the other half are transferred from the Three Realms and Seven Lands. Coupled with the dozen or so Void Refinement stage Elders of the Elder Council, the city has such astonishing power, which is naturally aimed at the foreign races of the Savage World and those True Spirit-level existences. The super immortal array laid down by our predecessors is too profound. Whenever foreign races invade our human and demon race territories, they can only invade from this one entrance of our city. If we didn't station so much power, wouldn't we be wiped out by those foreign races? It is said that once a war truly breaks out with foreign races, it is common for the two races in the city to be wiped out by more than half." The Liu-surname old man's expression became solemn.

"Wiped out by more than half!" Han Li's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

"Brother Han doesn't need to be surprised or overly worried. Every interval between foreign race invasions is long, ten thousand years, and short, six or seven thousand years. With such a long interval, what does the Fellow Daoist have to worry about? If you are unlucky and truly encounter a foreign race invasion, you can only fight to the death. Any Heavenly Abyss City guard who flees in the face of battle will be hunted down by the two races together. Since you want to get the convenience of the city, taking a little risk is naturally appropriate. However, the last time Heavenly Abyss City was invaded by foreign races was thirty thousand years ago. Basically, within one or two thousand years, you and I don't need to worry about anything." The Liu-surname old man smiled slightly.

"So that's it. In this way, Han being brought to this Heavenly Abyss City can be considered a blessing in disguise." Han Li stroked his chin, appearing thoughtful.

"That's natural. Because first-generation ascended cultivators have a much higher chance of advancing to the Void Refinement stage than descendants like us and local cultivators of the Spirit Realm, the Elder Council attaches great importance to every ascended cultivator and won't give up easily. And in recent years, for some reason, the number of ascended cultivators accepted by the Flying Spirit Platform has started to decrease. It is said that several Elders even spared no effort to send their split spirits to descend to several lower realms to investigate the reason. But it seems they didn't succeed. Brother Han is also from the lower realm, have you ever discovered any abnormalities?" The old man suddenly asked.

"No, everything in the human realm where I was is as usual!" Han Li thought of the Ancient Demon matter upon hearing this, feeling a chill in his heart, but replied with a calm expression.

"That's a pity. If Brother Han could truly provide something, I think you would receive a heavy reward. However, the ascended cultivators in recent years also didn't have any clues. It's just said that some years ago, it seems the demon race got some news. So the Elder Council, I estimate, won't ask Brother Han anything anymore." The cyan-faced old man didn't feel there was anything wrong with Han Li's answer, but instead said regretfully.

Han Li smiled upon hearing this, then asked in return:

"By the way, what does the Qingming Guard mentioned by Brother Liu refer to? Are they the cyan-armored Fellow Daoists I saw earlier?"

"That's right, it refers to those fellow daoists wearing Qingming battle armor. The Qingming Guard is already a mid-level existence in our Heavenly Abyss City, and is a small leader who can command ten Black Iron Guards like me. The Qingming Guard must be served by a Deity Transformation cultivator, but a Deity Transformation cultivator is not necessarily a Qingming Guard. Brother Han should understand the difference here." The old man explained.

"Han understands some of it. Some Deity Transformation Fellow Daoists probably aren't good at fighting or have other duties." Han Li understood.

"Brother Han understands it, that's good. Speaking of which, the duties of our Heavenly Abyss City guards are also divided into two types. One is that as long as you complete your fixed rotation tasks every period of time, you can arrange your own time. This kind of guard receives a fixed amount of spirit stones every year, which is naturally quite tight, but the advantage is that there is generally no danger. The other type is specifically to take on some special tasks issued by the Elder Council. Every time you complete one, the benefits you get not only include spirit stones but even rare things like pills or treasures. Of course, the risk of this kind of task is naturally extremely great, and most of them are related to the Savage World or foreign races, making people have to think twice. But every time you complete one, it's enough to not have to rotate any tasks for decades or even hundreds of years, and you can cultivate with peace of mind. Of course, these two types of duties aren't unchangeable and can be adjusted at any time." The old man explained clearly to Han Li.

"Thank you, Brother Liu, for your pointers." Han Li's expression didn't reveal anything, but he thanked him first.

The cyan-faced old man laughed and waved his hands, then chatted with Han Li for a while longer before finally rising to take his leave.

Sending the old man out of the door and watching him go far away, Han Li's smile faded. He returned to the room and walked into the secret room to sit cross-legged.

Closing his eyes lightly, his entire person seemed to enter a state of meditation.

On the other side, after the cyan-faced old man walked out of the corridor, several other Deity Transformation cultivators were waiting there.

Seeing the old man walk out, they immediately surrounded him.

"How is it? Did Brother Liu get any news from that person?"

"News? This person's mouth is very tight. Apart from admitting that he is indeed an ascended cultivator from the lower realm, he didn't reveal anything else. I was the one who answered some of his questions." The old man shook his head, appearing helpless.

"Hehe, Brother Liu went directly to his door like this, a person who just arrived in the Spirit Realm naturally has a few points of vigilance. However, we also don't have any other intentions, just want to make friends with him. After all, ascended cultivators generally have astonishing potential for advancement, far from what descendants of ascended cultivators like us and local cultivators of the Spirit Realm can compare to, and they are more valued by the Elder Council..."

Several Deity Transformation cultivators discussed one after another, appearing as if they truly had no malice toward Han Li.

And the Liu-surname old man just smiled without speaking.

Early the next morning, Han Li was sitting motionless in the secret room when suddenly his expression stirred, and he opened his eyes.

He immediately stood up and walked out of the secret room, coming to the living room.

Holding the restriction token, he flicked it, opening the door.

Outside the door, a cultivator in white clothes was standing there with a calm expression.

"Greetings, Senior!" Han Li didn't dare to be negligent and cupped his hands with both hands.

This person was the fair-faced golden-armored cultivator from yesterday, but he had changed into a scholar's attire, and the killing intent on his body had decreased by three points, appearing more detached.

"Fellow Daoist Han, no need to be so polite, I just arrived. Brother Li has other matters to attend to, so only I came to see you today. My name is Zhao Wugui." This Void Refinement cultivator named Zhao Wugui had an attitude that was clearly much kinder than yesterday.

Han Li was stunned for a moment, but hurriedly called out "Senior Zhao" and invited the other party into the room, sitting down as host and guest.

"With this half-day, you must have understood a thing or two about Heavenly Abyss City. I'll make a long story short. You are an ascended cultivator, and you held on for so long under that two-colored thunder tribulation, so your divine abilities must not be weak. So, I have already applied for your Qingming Guard status. This is your identity token, take it and go directly to take over the C-56 team. The four people you saw in the teleportation hall yesterday belong to this small team." Zhao Wugui had only just sat down when he took out a cyan jade pendant from his storage bracelet and handed it over.

"I just arrived, and I don't understand everything yet. Isn't it somewhat abrupt to serve as a Qingming Guard now?" Han Li didn't reach for the jade pendant immediately, a hint of hesitation appearing on his face.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Han doesn't need to be too humble. Every ascended cultivator, upon arriving in this city, serves as a Qingming Guard, and most of them are exceptionally competent. As for the matters of this city, as long as you live here for a year or half a year, how could you not be familiar with them." Zhao Wugui said with a smile.

"Since Senior has said so, then the junior will not decline anymore." Han Li's gaze flickered twice, and he finally accepted the jade pendant, looking at it casually.

He saw that one side of the jade pendant was inscribed with some Silver Tadpole Scripts, and the other side was engraved with several pale golden characters such as "C-56."

Seeing Han Li accept the jade pendant, Zhao Wugui nodded in satisfaction, and then began to explain some common sense things about the city to Han Li.

Some were things mentioned by the Liu-surname old man yesterday, while others were things Han Li heard for the first time, so he naturally listened with great attention.

"Alright, I've said everything I should say. This place is only a temporary gathering place for ascended cultivators and is not suitable for staying long. Every Nascent Soul or higher cultivator in Heavenly Abyss City has their own special cave dwelling. However, the quality and size of the cave dwelling depend on your own efforts to strive for. For specific matters, just ask at the Jade Palace Pavilion. Here is a map of the city, you can check it carefully. Because you are new to the city, you don't need to report for duty immediately for the first month, but after a month, you must report for duty and receive your Qingming Armor." Zhao Wugui took out a white jade slip from his storage bracelet and handed it to Han Li, then rose to take his leave.

Han Li naturally thanked him respectfully again and sent this person out of the room.

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