Chapter 312

After returning from Mount Wanling.

Jiang Wen quickly removed the sixteen who refused to come to the City Lord's Manor to swear a Dao oath or sign a contract.

He stripped them of their positions and deleted them from the Dongxuan City roster.

Once these sixteen received the message and their Dongxuan Tokens were forcibly confiscated.

Facing this sudden situation.

Among the sixteen, some were indifferent, while others felt regret.

Some erupted in strong dissatisfaction over Jiang Wen's ruthless approach.

But this decision was made by Ye Qingxuan.

Jiang Wen executing this task represented the entire Dongxuan City.

Compared to Dongxuan City, these sixteen, whose highest cultivation was merely the Purple Mansion realm, were nothing but mayflies shaking a tree.

They began to open recruitment for scattered cultivators according to Ye Qingxuan's wishes.

As for Sun Da, who had been stripped of his position.

"Hehe, I've already registered and am just waiting for the assessment to join Dongxuan City."

Many scattered cultivators began inviting friends to gather and discuss the matter:

Preparing to purchase precious spiritual items to aid breakthroughs, striving for the opportunity to break through to the Purple Mansion realm.

"What's the rush? This expansion of Dongxuan City has no time limit. Is a little time really that important?"

The dissatisfaction of several Purple Mansion cultivators.

They were busy selling their newly acquired caves and unused items at low prices.

He was now single-mindedly preparing for his own breakthrough to the Purple Mansion realm.

He had no strong thoughts about reverting to being a scattered cultivator.

The identity of a Dongxuan City cultivator held little significance for him.

After Jiang Wen kicked those sixteen out of the Dongxuan City roster.

For him, if he could not break through to the Purple Mansion realm before his lifespan ran out.

Once this news spread, within just a few days, the entire Dongxuan City became completely lively.

Before it could even stir a ripple within Dongxuan City, it was directly suppressed by Jiang Wen's overwhelming force.

"Speaking of which, regarding this expansion of Dongxuan City, what are your plans?"

The lifespan of the Foundation Establishment realm is roughly three hundred and sixty years.

At this time, he had little lifespan remaining.

"Damn, you're so fast? No way, I'm going to register right now."

On the other side.

Even when Li Yuan learned of his situation and sent him a message, Sun Da did not respond.

"Don't mention it. If I had known Dongxuan City would distribute permanent caves after this southern relocation, I would have joined long ago."

"Sigh, who can deny that? Joining Dongxuan City now feels like losing a hundred million. I shouldn't have hesitated back then."

"Stop talking, it's just getting more annoying. Those are permanent caves! Tsk tsk tsk!"

"Stop tsking, I'm already very annoyed."

That kid who came to Dongxuan City with me to rent a place is now moved into the cave Dongxuan City rewarded him for joining earlier.

Just thinking about his smug look before he moved away makes me want to beat him up."

"You mean that kid Su Yuan, right? Before he moved, he showed off in front of me several times. It was indeed infuriating."

"Huh? That is a bit hard to hold back. So why didn't you beat him up?"

"Nonsense. He's a member of Dongxuan City now. Beat him? I'm angry, not suicidal."

"Forget it, I'm done arguing with you. I'm going to register and join Dongxuan City right now. One day, I'll rise to prominence and make him envious!"

"Huh? So, you're angry because you're envious of him?"

"Can you even speak? Can you even speak? What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Hmph, I won't argue with you. Once I join Dongxuan City, I'll make all of you envious."

Having said that, he rushed toward the foot of Mount Wanling at Dongxuan City.

After he left, an old man in the crowd spoke up:

"Alright, alright, Niu Dali has been driven away in anger. Let's hurry and register for the assessment too!"

"Good, let's go. Today is already the third day. The number of registrants is increasing rather than decreasing. If we go late, we might have to queue."

"Yes! Let's go!"

Saying this, the group began walking toward the foot of Mount Wanling.

In the original spot, only the man who had driven Niu Dali away stood there smiling, with no intention of registering.

Seeing this, the old man asked curiously:

"Bai Shuqing, why aren't you leaving?"

Hearing this, Bai Shuqing smiled slightly and said:

"Me? I passed the assessment and joined Dongxuan City on the very first day. What? Did I forget to tell you?"

"You... you... You are a fool not worth plotting with!"

Bai Shuqing's words made the old man and the people around him turn red with anger.

They all angrily turned and left, hastening their steps toward the registration direction of Dongxuan City.

Unlike other scattered cultivators.

The scattered cultivators still remaining in Dongxuan City have mostly settled there for a long time.

Decades, even a century, passed; many independent cultivators had long grown accustomed to life in Dongxuan City.

Their initial resistance to joining Dongxuan City had vanished.

Especially after Dongxuan City seized the Water Realm and displayed extraordinary power.

Coupled with the recent incentive: Dongxuan City rewarding cultivators who served it with a permanent cave dwelling.

These independent cultivators, already settled in Dongxuan City, no longer resisted joining.

Instead, they began regretting why they hadn't joined Dongxuan City sooner.

Thus, upon learning that Dongxuan City had lifted restrictions and was recruiting again,

the independent cultivators settled in the mortal districts of Dongxuan City, renting cave dwellings to cultivate, reacted with great enthusiasm to join.

After everyone left, Bai Shuqing returned to his rented cave dwelling.

He took out a bronze compass.

Embedded upon the bronze compass were seven gemstones of different colors.

At the very center of the compass lay a seven-sided groove.

Seeing that all seven gemstones on the compass had been lit by seven types of special energy, Bai Shuqing murmured:

"Seven Emotions Compass, do not disappoint me."

Having spoken, Bai Shuqing sat cross-legged and began to activate the compass in his hand.

The Seven Emotions Compass in his hand was a third-tier, low-grade auxiliary magic treasure, a family heirloom of the Bai bloodline.

Only those of the Bai bloodline could use it.

However, for the Seven Emotions Compass to recognize a master, the conditions were extremely harsh; a Bai cultivator had to undergo trials of the seven emotions' suffering.

Only by passing the trials of the Seven Emotions Compass could one successfully bind it as master.

It was only three years ago that Bai Shuqing passed the Seven Emotions trial and successfully bound the Seven Emotions Compass.

As an auxiliary magic treasure, the Seven Emotions Compass possessed no active offensive capabilities.

It could only collect special energy generated by others' various emotions, condensing the power of the seven emotions.

Once the seven gemstones gathered sufficient special energy,

the Seven Emotions Compass could fuse this special energy into one, transforming it into the power of the seven emotions.

This power of the seven emotions could either boost the host's cultivation base or temporarily enhance the host's comprehension.

If used to boost cultivation, it could directly elevate the host by one minor realm, but it could not break through the bottleneck of a major realm.

Temporarily enhancing the host's comprehension could help the host break through a bottleneck, but it could not guarantee one hundred percent success.

As the host's cultivation base rose, the energy required for the Seven Emotions Compass to light the seven gemstones would gradually increase.

Moreover, the Seven Emotions Compass was effective only on cultivators below the Void Meditation realm.

The Seven Emotions Compass itself was merely a third-tier, low-grade magic treasure.

Relying on the power of the Seven Emotions Compass, one could not help a cultivator break through the bottleneck of the Void Meditation realm.

However, whether the Void Penetration realm or the Void Meditation realm, both were still far too distant for the current Bai Shuqing.

Therefore, he did not mind this limitation of the Seven Emotions Compass.

Since binding the Seven Emotions Compass three years ago,

due to inexperience in the early stages, this was the first time Bai Shuqing had collected enough special energy from emotions to light the seven gemstones.

It was also his first time using the Seven Emotions Compass to boost his cultivation base.

(End of this chapter)