Chapter 170: Now in the sky, there are no clouds blotting out the sky

Above the Prefecture City, the chaotic golden light was like tangled hemp, yet it carried a certain special rhythm, as if facing heavenly might.

"That is... the City Protection Array! Wasn't it already destroyed!"

"Someone is recasting the array with great magic power! Who is it!"

"Could it be Grand Secretary Ye?"

There were Secret Martial artists in the Prefecture City who recognized the City Protection Array; that kind of power that could not be resisted was truly hard to forget.

Above, behind the clouds, Qin Jiang stepped, repairing the City Protection Array.

It had to be said that even from his current realm, he still couldn't help but sigh in admiration at this City Protection Array; many places gave him inspiration.

After about half an hour, the City Protection Array was completely repaired, and optimized and reinforced in some weak spots from before.

If the previous City Protection Array could resist an ordinary True God after being fully opened, then now, even if a peak True God came holding an Immortal Artifact, they would need to spend some effort to break through.

Returning to the Tongtian Peak, Qin Jiang drove the core hub of the City Protection Array into the newly cast Vajra Bell, and by this, he could control the City Protection Array.

"Senior Brother, this matter is finished; I am going to the Imperial City in a few days."

Three days later, in the Wilderness, in a certain valley.

In the ruins of the Bronze City, Qin Jiang sat on the steps in front of the sacrificial altar, flipping through an old book, behind him was a human statue with a shattered head.

It was called a book, but in reality, it was a string of bronze plates, each about the size of a palm, engraved with ancient characters.

But fortunately, because there were many ancient characters on the map recording the ruins of the Ancient Yu Kingdom, he had taken the time to learn some, so it was not difficult to read.

According to the records on the bronze plates, he finally learned the reason for the destruction of the Ancient Yu Kingdom; it was indeed caused by the Huangtian Shenmu.

This Huangtian Shenmu had a mysterious origin, harvesting the suffering of the world, and seemed to come from the Underworld, not belonging to this world.

Putting away the bronze plates and standing up, he glanced at the panel; the potential points had exceeded four thousand, which he had obtained by searching more than ten Ancient Yu Kingdom ruins over the past few days.

Of course, most of the ruins had been completely destroyed or simply disappeared, which was why there were only these.

Besides this, he also discovered that these Ancient Yu Kingdom ruins were roughly divided into Bronze City level, Underground Palace City level, and Palace level according to their grades.

Palace level was very common, and Underground Palace level was like the one in the Fenglin Mountain Range; the one here also barely belonged to the Underground Palace level.

As for the Bronze City level, he had only seen the one in the Black Scorpion Desert.

Thinking of this, he took out the Sand Scorpion King from the different-dimensional space he had opened up. Ever since it ate that mass of gelatinous substance emitting black mist that day, its body, which was like black jade, had transformed into blue-black, and it had become sleepy.

Moreover, a layer of pale blue shell similar to gelatin gradually condensed on its body.

As for now, the Sand Scorpion King was completely wrapped in a pale blue shell, seemingly falling into a deep sleep.

However, he was not worried. When probing, he didn't feel any harm in this change; it seemed that the Sand Scorpion King was awakening some kind of talent.

Putting away the Sand Scorpion King, he looked at the panel and poured all the potential points into the Mo Zu Sweeping Heaven Record.

【Mo Zu Sweeping Heaven Record (Third Layer) (24000/40000) 【98%】, Experience Points +463500】

【Mo Zu Sweeping Heaven Record (Ninth Layer) (137500/300000) 【98%】】

【Potential Points: 3.6】

As the Mo Zu Sweeping Heaven Record stepped into the Ninth Layer, a massive golden-black Taiji phantom rose rapidly, becoming more and more huge as it rose.

By the end, the golden-black Taiji blotted out the sky and sun, covering the entire mountain range.

In an instant, all the wild beasts in the mountain range became manic, emitting uneasy roars.

And among the demons, some even approached the Demon King level, shrinking in their caves, not even daring to take another look, not daring to have any disrespect.

This gap derived from the essence of life and the faintly pressing Dragon Might made them not dare to have any overstepping.

A moment later, several streaks of divine light shot over, in various forms, some were fierce beasts, some were fierce birds, all emitting Demon King-level pressure. "Dragon Might? Is it a guy from the Dragon Race?"

"Not quite like it, it seems to contain some kind of demonic power, it must be a demon!"

"I don't know which wild demon it is, actually daring to break through to the Demon King realm on our territory, not knowing that this will greatly consume the mountain range's luck?!"

Although there was much dissatisfaction in their mouths, these Demon Kings ultimately chose not to act.

After all, offending a Demon King for the so-called mountain range luck was not cost-effective; as long as the other party was willing to make compensation afterward, that was fine.

Just as they were discussing what compensation to demand, the golden-black Taiji in front suddenly shook, swaying a circle of transparent ripples.

The moment the ripples passed, the Demon Kings changed color one after another.

"Not good! Retreat quickly! This is a True God!"

In an instant, several streaks of divine light shot away, fleeing toward the distance.

A golden-black giant hand rose from the valley, swept across the sky, and when it returned, it already held a black fierce bird with a wingspan of nearly fifty meters in its hand.

The fierce bird struggled, but the next instant it spat blood, its bones shattered, and it lost its breath.

A moment later, blue-white smoke rose in the valley, and Qin Jiang flipped the grill casually.

This fierce bird was too big; one grill couldn't hold it, so he had to use two.

He casually cast a demonic fire to roast it. In just a few breaths, the smell of meat came out.

Especially a pair of roasted wings, golden grease dripped, emitting a cracking sizzle, sparking an enticing aroma.

Not long after, it was roasted. Qin Jiang revealed his true body, transforming into an 81-zhang dragon-headed giant, four pairs of dragon horns like tree branches extending backward, flashing with cold light.

He grabbed the roasted wings and began to gnaw, and in a while, only ruins were left on the ground. Some desperate carnivores rushed out to gnaw on the residue.

Patting his belly, he looked into the distance, a pair of dark gold vertical pupils flashing with divine light.

'It's time to go to the Imperial City.'

Three days later, on the way from the Prefecture City to the Imperial City, Qin Jiang sat in the carriage. At this time, he had changed into white clothes, and his temperament had become introverted.

Coupled with that slightly young face, it was no different from an ordinary young master out for a trip.

"Steward Xu, how much further?" Qin Jiang leaned by the window, looking at the scenery outside, asking somewhat lazily.

Some time ago, Xu Yanran transferred Steward Xu to the Prefecture City, and many things became much easier.

"Returning to the Master, there are less than twenty miles left," Steward Xu said.

Strictly speaking, he was already Xu Yanran's family retainer, so he naturally had to follow Xu Yanran's way of calling him.

Moreover, the Master had forcibly raised his strength to a Twelfth-Rank Secret Martial artist some time ago, although because of pulling up the seedlings to help them grow, he could only stop there.

But for him, if he relied on himself, he estimated that he wouldn't even be able to become a Seventh-Rank Secret Martial artist in this life.

Qin Jiang nodded. "Slower, the beautiful scenery along the way should be enjoyed slowly."

It was rare to have some relaxation, and plus he was now three Ninth-Layer Divine Martial arts added to his body, even facing a True Immortal he had the power to protect himself, so his mentality was completely different from before.

The sky is high and the sea is wide; now above his head, there are no clouds blotting out the sky.

Steward Xu nodded helplessly when he heard this. "Understood, Master."

Originally Xu Yanran also said to let him reply after arriving, but helplessly, the steward is outside, and the master's order is not accepted.

Near noon, Qin Jiang woke up slowly and stretched.

Lifting the door curtain, a giant city was reflected in his eyes.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 171 =====