Chapter 321: Zhou Qingguang's Regret

Time passed.

When news spread across Xingluozhou that Dongxuancheng had reopened to the outside world.

In the teleportation plaza of Dongxuancheng.

Cultivators began arriving continuously via teleportation.

The flow of people throughout Dongxuancheng was rising at an extremely rapid pace.

After all, the reputation of the Level Six Beast Gathering: Waterland Realm was quite eye-catching in Xingluozhou.

As the first city in Xingluozhou in thousands of years to occupy a Level Six Beast Gathering.

It was hard for Dongxuancheng not to arouse the curiosity and attention of numerous cultivators in Xingluozhou.

Most cultivators were also full of the desire to explore the internal environment of the Level Six Beast Gathering.

Unlike the Soul Transformation Realm Venerables of the major powers.

So after the news spread that Dongxuancheng had occupied the Waterland Realm and reopened to the outside world.

At least the selling price of courtyards in the mortal district of Dongxuancheng was something they could not afford for now.

He was not stupid; he knew that was impossible.

However, among the cultivators arriving via teleportation this time.

The two of them were merely late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

After examining the scene carefully for a moment, the slender man in a green robe suddenly sighed.

"I didn't expect Dongxuancheng to be so large now."

The man in the green robe felt a stir in his heart and asked.

Outside the teleportation plaza.

As for spiritual vein cave dwellings?

Speaking of which, Wang Hu changed the subject and hesitated.

Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators made up the majority of the ratio.

"However, I wonder if City Lord Zhou will agree to let us relocate to Dongxuancheng?"

Beside him, a burly man with a tiger's back and bear's waist leaned forward to look at the map before him.

Hearing the man in the green robe's words, the burly man named Wang Hu scratched the back of his head and said quietly.

"It should be possible, right? Our Guangqing City is the only subordinate city of Dongxuancheng. Relocating here and being assigned a courtyard in the mortal district should be no problem."

Recalling the various policies of Dongxuancheng he had inquired about when buying the map just now.

The more people coming and going, the more lone cultivators willing to settle in Dongxuancheng naturally increased gradually.

More and more lone cultivators began to gather toward Dongxuancheng.

These lone cultivators did not have the same concerns as they did.

A slightly slender man in a green robe had a map of Dongxuancheng he had just bought floating before him.

"Wang Hu, if we relocate to Dongxuancheng, do you think we can be assigned a small courtyard in the mortal district?"

The courtyards in the mortal district of Dongxuancheng held great attraction for them.

But to be assigned a courtyard in the mortal district of Dongxuancheng, they had to go through communication between the Guangqing City Lord's Mansion and Dongxuancheng.

If they detached themselves from Guangqing City and came to Dongxuancheng on their own.

Then it would be impossible for them to be assigned a courtyard in the mortal district of Dongxuancheng for free.

Hearing Wang Hu's words, the man in the green robe pondered for a moment and spoke.

"Let's go find Commandant Jiang Wen of Dongxuancheng."

Saying this, he led Wang Hu, after making inquiries, to rush toward the cave dwelling where Jiang Wen resided.

The man in the green robe was named Zhang Wenhao.

Previously, when Jiang Wen served as an advisor in Guangqing City, his grandfather had a small connection with Jiang Wen.

So he wanted to go to Jiang Wen to inquire about some news and confirm the feasibility of relocation.

Not long after the two left.

The teleportation array connecting the teleportation plaza to Guangqing City flickered slightly.

A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, accompanied by two peak Purple Palace cultivators, slowly walked out of the teleportation array.

The Nascent Soul cultivator was none other than Zhou Qingguang, the City Lord of Guangqing City.

The two peak Purple Palace cultivators behind him were Heifeng and Qingyu, the commanders of Guangqing City.

Zhou Qingguang paused for a moment, observing the bustling crowds and the increasingly prosperous Dongxuancheng, feeling slightly bitter in his heart.

He had once had two opportunities to join Dongxuancheng, but he had missed them one by one.

The first time was when Dongxuancheng was first established.

At that time, Ye Qingxuan lacked personnel to manage the city and gave Zhou Qingguang two choices.

Unfortunately, Zhou Qingguang at that time thought Ye Qingxuan was merely an ordinary Mahayana Realm powerhouse.

So he was unwilling to abandon Guangqing City, completely submit to Ye Qingxuan, and manage Dongxuancheng for Ye Qingxuan.

The second time was when Dongxuancheng released the details of its first auction and had just shown its edge by killing an Elder of the Huangji Sect.

At that time, Zhou Qingguang was shocked by the resource foundation and the explosive strength displayed by Dongxuancheng.

He felt some regret for not choosing to submit to Ye Qingxuan and become a high-ranking official of Dongxuancheng earlier.

So he summoned the courage to come to Dongxuancheng again, wanting to rejoin Dongxuancheng.

Unfortunately, that time, Ye Qingxuan did not give him any special treatment.

He did not even receive him.

He directly told him to participate in the normal assessment of Dongxuancheng to join the city.

This was entirely different from what Zhou Qingguang had envisioned in his heart.

Feeling unbalanced, Zhou Qingguang, in a fit of anger, directly left Dongxuan City.

He believed that if he could not become a being second only to one and above ten thousand in Dongxuan City,

then it would be better to continue staying in Qingguang City, enjoying exclusively the resources brought by the fourth-rank spiritual vein there.

After all, with Ye Qingxuan's promise, Dongxuan City would not interfere with his jurisdiction over Qingguang City unless absolutely necessary.

Indeed, in the time that followed, Dongxuan City seemed to have completely forgotten Qingguang City.

It did not interfere with any matter of Qingguang City.

Originally, Zhou Qingguang had also gradually forgotten the existence of Dongxuan City.

Until not long ago.

Various news from Dongxuan City outside caused a huge uproar.

From the sixth-rank auction at the beginning, to the later revelation that Dongxuan City possessed two low-grade spiritual treasures,

and then to the subsequent incident where the City Lord of Dongxuan City suppressed the Zhenbao Pavilion.

Every single event left Zhou Qingguang dumbfounded, unable to imagine it.

He could never have thought that the cultivator he once considered merely an ordinary Nascent Soul realm practitioner, who saved Qingguang City,

would step by step reach this point, becoming a prominent figure in Xingluo Zhou.

Every time he heard such information, Zhou Qingguang felt a wave of regret.

His heart had long been wavering, wanting to rejoin Dongxuan City.

It was just that thinking of how he had twice actively refused and given up,

Zhou Qingguang felt too ashamed to face the cultivators in Dongxuan City who had once been under his command.

Afterwards,

just as he was hesitating,

news suddenly spread outside that Dongxuan City had suppressed the sixth-rank beast gathering place, the Waterland Realm, and was rebuilding it.

Upon hearing this news,

Zhou Qingguang instantly made up his mind.

He knew he had little time left to hesitate.

He secretly resolved that even if he had to throw away his old face, he must join Dongxuan City this time.

With his talent and cultivation base, he might never be able to avenge his Zhou family in this lifetime.

But if he joined the current Dongxuan City, he might not lack the opportunity to find a chance for revenge.

This was the reason he stood in the teleportation plaza of Dongxuan City today.

Retracting his gaze, Zhou Qingguang steadied his mind and called out lightly:

"Let's go!"

Accompanied by Heifeng and Qingyu behind him, he quickly left the teleportation plaza of Dongxuan City,

heading toward the cave dwelling where Xueyu resided.

(End of this chapter)