Chapter 216: Baimi Zhenren

216. Chapter 216: Baimi Zhenren

Several dozen li outside Panlong Immortal City, Xiao Zhangqing, dressed in a blue robe, rode his sword and quickly approached the city.

At this moment he altered his appearance; with his current Soul Transformation strength and a third‑tier low‑grade Magic Treasure, the Thousand‑Illusion Mask, a Golden Core Real Person could hardly see through his illusionary disguise.

Moreover, this is not Xiao Zhangqing's true body, but his Second Avatar forged with a Longevity Stone as the foundation.

His true body is, at this moment, in a mortal city a thousand li away from Panlong Immortal City.

After all, Panlong Immortal City is the stronghold of the Seven‑Star Sword Sect, and regardless of whether that Nascent Soul sword cultivator is entrenched within the city, even the many large and small formations of the city are not easy to break.

Proceeding with utmost caution, Xiao Zhangqing followed the original plan: his true body waited outside while his Second Avatar went to the Dan Dao Alliance to fetch Pill.

"Truly magnificent and grand,"

Xiao Zhangqing looked at the Immortal City, built not far away on a massive mountain range, shrouded in clouds and mist.

Even with his third‑tier refined‑body cultivator eyesight, he could only discern a small portion of the city's outline.

It truly lives up to being unrivaled by any Immortal City except for the Watchful Moon Immortal City.

Although Liyang Immortal City is also of considerable size, in both scale and layout Panlong Immortal City is far more powerful.

But that is to be expected.

Liyang Immortal City is only a little over a hundred years old, its foundation too shallow.

Panlong Immortal City, having been ruled by the Seven‑Star Sword Sect for nearly two thousand years, means that two thousand years ago it had already reached its current scale, and its foundation is naturally immensely robust.

As for two thousand years ago, the founding master of the Seven‑Star Sword Sect had not yet received the inheritance of that legendary Transformation God Venerable, and had not established a sect, so Panlong Immortal City was naturally occupied by other forces.

Xiao Zhangqing, using Sword Flight, arrived at the city gate and stopped, displaying his impressive swordsmanship and his Foundation Establishment Realm completion, immediately received preferential treatment, and after a brief inspection and registration, entered the city swiftly.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators have little standing in Panlong Immortal City; they are not everywhere, yet they are seen everywhere, which is not surprising.

A cultivator who has a complete Foundation Establishment Realm can at least be considered a notable person.

Members of the Seven‑Star Sword Sect's law‑enforcement team are merely at the late‑stage Foundation Establishment standard.

As for those with a complete Foundation Establishment and sword cultivation, their status in the Seven‑Star Sword Sect is fairly high.

The Seven‑Star Sword Sect is not only the strongest sword sect in the Da Yu Cultivation World, but Panlong Immortal City is also the place with the most sword cultivators in the entire Da Yu Cultivation World.

Across the Da Yu Cultivation World, over sixty percent of sword cultivators reside year‑round in Panlong Immortal City or its surroundings.

Because every eighteen years the Seven‑Star Sword Sect opens the secret realm "Transformation Dragon Sword Pool".

The Transformation Dragon Sword Pool is rumored to be linked to that Transformation God Venerable.

Although the core area of the secret realm is open only to core disciples of the Seven‑Star Sword Sect, other areas are accessible to any sword cultivator who meets the conditions, allowing them to seek opportunities.

And almost every sword cultivator who enters the Dragon Sword Pool gains notable rewards.

Thus, six‑tenths of all sword cultivators in the Da Yu Cultivation World are stationed near Panlong Immortal City. In the two years preceding the opening of the Transformation Dragon Sword Pool, an additional forty percent of sword cultivators also flock there in large numbers.

"If I calculate, the time until the next Dragon Sword Pool opens should be about a year away,"

Xiao Zhangqing shook his head, uninterested, and had no intention of participating.

It's not a matter of time. It's that Xiao Zhangqing, unafraid of the Giant Wood Sect holding the Black Sand secret realm and confident he could crush the invincible, cannot be 100% sure of his safety in the secret realm controlled by the Seven‑Star Sword Sect.

He sees no need to take such a risk.

……

After entering the city, he spent a Low‑grade Spirit Stone to purchase a Jade Tablet recording Panlong Immortal City's customs, myriad shops, and factions; Xiao Zhangqing instantly gained a general understanding of the city.

Among them, naturally, were the location and information of the Dan Dao Alliance.

Since more than ten years ago, when the Dan Dao Alliance's leader Wei Wufeng failed in his revenge and was slain by Liyang Zhenren, the Alliance dispatched a new leader within half a year.

The new leader does not come from the Da Yu Cultivation World, but from the neighboring Da Chu Cultivation World: Baimi Zhenren.

According to the Jade Tablet, because Wei Wufeng was killed, the Dan Dao Alliance felt some loss of face and considered the current Da Yu Cultivation World situation rather complex and turbulent; an ordinary Golden Core Real Person might not be able to hold the ground.

Wei Wufeng was killed while seeking revenge, and with the threat from Liyang Zhenren before his retreat, the Dan Dao Alliance finds it inconvenient to avenge in Liyang Immortal City.

Nevertheless, the Alliance's leader must not be killed again.

Thus the dispatched Baimi Zhenren is a notch stronger than Wei Wufeng! Wei Wufeng was at the mid‑Golden Core stage, while Baimi Zhenren is a solid late‑Golden Core cultivator! As for whether his strength places him among the mediocre or the elite of late‑Golden Core Real Persons, that remains unknown.

"I hope this Baimi Zhenren is relatively easy to deal with..."

Xiao Zhangqing thought to himself.

This Jade Tablet, worth a single Low‑grade Spirit Stone, contains little information about Baimi Zhenren; not only is his true strength a mystery, but even his conduct style and character are not mentioned at all.

Nonetheless, a late‑Golden Core figure like Baimi Zhenren has few who can interact with him in this vast Panlong Immortal City.

Even an ordinary Fake Core True Person would find it difficult to request an audience.

Such low‑grade Jade Tablet news is hard to obtain more detailed information from.

Xiao Zhangqing did not go straight to the Dan Dao Alliance, but first found a temporary lodging with second‑tier superior spiritual aura, and stayed in Panlong Immortal City for a while.

First, he wanted to understand Baimi Zhenren's conduct before demanding a Condensing True Pill, preparing measures; second, having finally come to Panlong Immortal City, he naturally wanted to explore this top‑ranked city of the Da Yu Cultivation World.

He didn't know when the next opportunity would arise.

His standards are now high; ordinary treasures don't catch his eye, and it's hard for his inventory to extract useful skills, but perhaps he can find something useful in Panlong Immortal City.

"It seems the Seven‑Star Sword Sect's bottom line is quite flexible; after I severely injured a law‑enforcement squad and ruined a prodigy with a dark‑spirit root, they still didn't issue a wanted notice against me, choosing to swallow their anger."

Xiao Zhangqing didn't forget to probe whether his true body was on the Seven‑Star Sword Sect's wanted list.

As a result, after living in Panlong Immortal City for over half a month, he found no record of himself on the Seven‑Star Sword Sect's wanted list.

Thus Xiao Zhangqing felt even more at ease living there.

He gathered information on Baimi Zhenren while treasure‑hunting around.

After living in Panlong Immortal City for nearly two months, he had pieced together most of the Dan Dao Alliance's branch situation and Baimi Zhenren's status, and also toured all the city's top‑tier shops.

Not to mention, he actually managed to acquire some treasures that delighted him greatly. (End of Chapter)