Chapter 183: Dongxuan Edicts

Time flew by.

Just as the residents of Qingguang City were about to complete their final relocation.

The spies sent from Huangfeng City to investigate the anomalies at Wanling Mountain had already returned to Huangfeng City.

Inside the Lord's Mansion of Huangfeng City.

The Huangfeng Daoist, slightly thin and wearing a yellow robe, looked down at the Nascent Soul realm cultivator who had just returned and asked, "How is it? What exactly happened at Wanling Mountain?"

The Nascent Soul realm cultivator below hesitated for a moment, sounding somewhat unsure as he said:

"It seems, it seems that the Wanling Mountain area has been covered by a massive array formation."

A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in the Huangfeng Daoist's eyes.

"Seems? You, a fourth-rank Array Master, cannot even determine if it is truly an array?"

Hearing this, the Nascent Soul realm cultivator said in fear, "Please forgive me, Lord. This subordinate is incompetent."

Actually, it could not be blamed on him.

The array formation set up by Ye Qingxuan covered such a vast area that the array patterns and the rules of energy circulation were all located inside the formation.

At this moment, the array was active, obscuring the view from the outside.

Moreover, a sixth-rank array formation was beyond the comprehension of a fourth-rank Array Master.

Furthermore, in Xingluo Zhou, areas shrouded by mist and strange tidal energy occurred occasionally and were not uncommon.

So he had no way to determine whether it was an array or a natural phenomenon.

Seeing the fear on his subordinate's face, the Huangfeng Daoist spoke indifferently:

"Very well, you may leave now. Send someone to keep watch on the Wanling Mountain area. If there are any changes, notify this Lord immediately."

"Yes, Lord."

Having received permission, the Nascent Soul realm cultivator quickly left the Lord's Mansion.

Only after his subordinate left did a slight fluctuation appear in the Huangfeng Daoist's eyes. He unconsciously murmured, "Wanling Mountain? I hope those demonic beasts do not riot!"

As long as the demonic beasts of Wanling Mountain did not riot, and no Soul Transformation realm experts appeared.

With the array formation within Huangfeng City as his reliance, he would not have much to fear.

At the same time.

The Treasure Pavilion branch in Huangfeng City.

Bai Xuanli had just received the reconnaissance information from his subordinates.

"Suspected to be covered by an array?"

The person sent by the Treasure Pavilion was also unable to determine the specific situation of the anomalies at Wanling Mountain.

After hesitating for a moment, Bai Xuanli did not report this matter upward.

Reporting without having investigated clearly would only make him look incompetent, and he would inevitably be mocked by other branches.

"Send someone to keep watch on Wanling Mountain. If there are other changes, inform me immediately."

"Yes, Pavilion Master!"

Bai Xuanli made a choice similar to that of the Huangfeng Daoist.

The changes at Wanling Mountain concerned the safety of both Huangfeng City and the Treasure Pavilion branch, so neither of them would easily give up on investigating Wanling Mountain.

It was not just the Huangfeng Daoist and Bai Xuanli.

Other large and small groups within Huangfeng City were also paying extraordinary attention to the matter of Wanling Mountain.

Especially the Nascent Soul and Nascent Soul realm loose cultivators who had temporarily settled in Huangfeng City.

Although Wanling Mountain was occupied by numerous demonic beasts, it was also one of the main locations where these loose cultivators previously obtained cultivation resources.

Now that anomalies had appeared at Wanling Mountain, the impact on these people was not small.

Therefore, their attention to Wanling Mountain was no less intense.

Ye Qingxuan naturally sensed the reconnaissance efforts coming from Huangfeng City.

However, the most urgent task at present was to relocate and settle the residents of Qingguang City and move them into Dongxuan City.

So Ye Qingxuan did not pay attention to the spies outside the array formation.

After nearly sixty days of relocation work, the relocation of the residents of Qingguang City was completely finished.

This relocation went even more smoothly than Ye Qingxuan had imagined. There was no need for Ye Qingxuan to do much promotion.

After the first batch of residents moved, seeing more and more neighbors relocating to Dongxuan City.

Others were also influenced and actively joined the relocation team.

Because they could obtain free residential courtyards and land.

Many residents were very enthusiastic, fearing that if they arrived late, they would not be assigned a good location.

In the end, more than eighty percent of the residents of Qingguang City relocated to live in Dongxuan City.

The remaining ten-plus percent of residents were only retained after Zhou Qingguang consulted Ye Qingxuan.

By promising great benefits, a portion of the vacant land and houses in Qingguang City were allocated to the residents willing to stay.

This allowed more than ten percent of the Qingguang City residents to remain.

After the relocation of the residents was completed.

The empty Dongxuan City finally gained human presence and began to gradually become lively.

But for a city to develop steadily, besides needing a sufficient population, it also requires stable order.

So after the relocation of the residents ended, Ye Qingxuan did not stop.

First, he had each major district of Dongxuan City elect one district head to be responsible for managing the corresponding mortal districts in the future.

Then, he began to formulate the city regulations of Dongxuan City.

The city regulations mainly consisted of two parts: one part targeted the mortal residents, and the other part targeted the cultivators entering the city.

Combined, they form the Dongxuan Decree! Regarding the Dongxuan Decree, Ye Qingxuan himself only drafted a general framework.

The specific detailed content.

For the portions of the decree concerning mortal residents, Ye Qingxuan proposed some parts himself, while the rest were left to the elected district heads to propose and refine.

Any proposed decree approved by over seventy percent of the residents becomes an official Dongxuan Decree.

The Dongxuan Decree targeting cultivators was deliberated and established by Ye Qingxuan and the four captains of the current guard force.

However, relatively speaking, the decrees for cultivators are more concise.

Yet, any decree that cultivators must obey, once violated, will result in far greater punishment.

After all, the destructive power caused by cultivators cannot be compared to that of mortals.

The most critical clause of the Dongxuan Decree is that one must not easily use force within Dongxuan City.

As long as no lives are lost, brawls among mortal residents may result in detention for a period, depending on the severity of the situation.

But if an outsider cultivator uses force within Dongxuan City, the penalty ranges from having their cultivation base destroyed and being expelled from Dongxuan City for minor offenses, to immediate execution for major ones.

Even cultivators within Dongxuan City who use force without legitimate reasons will face severe punishment.

Those with serious circumstances will likewise have their cultivation base destroyed and be expelled from Dongxuan City.

In the urban districts where mortal residents live, Ye Qingxuan explicitly banned magic, forbidding any cultivator from using any spells in the mortal districts.

Mortals have absolutely no power to resist cultivators.

If a cultivator wishes, they can easily cause a mortal to die in an accident without anyone noticing.

Therefore, to protect the mortal residents in the city, Ye Qingxuan directly established a decree prohibiting cultivators from using spells in the mortal districts.

With arrays covering the area, ordinary cultivators using spiritual power within Dongxuan City can absolutely not hide from Ye Qingxuan's perception.

Besides this.

Dongxuan City may allow certain privileges.

In the cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak, Ye Qingxuan had no intention of building a city of absolute equality for everyone.

Equality is only relative; even Ye Qingxuan himself enjoys various privileges brought by his cultivation base.

Cultivators with stronger cultivation bases and those who have made the greatest contributions to Dongxuan City should rightfully enjoy more rights within Dongxuan City.

However, except for Ye Qingxuan himself, such rights or privileges must be written into the Dongxuan Decree and be subject to its supervision.

Whatever the Dongxuan Decree stipulates must be obeyed; no favoritism or bending of the law is allowed.

This way, it might even stimulate the enthusiasm of Dongxuan City's residents.

(End of this chapter)