Chapter 325: Eerie Shadow

Just as the relocation work for the residents of Qingguang City proceeded in an orderly manner.

Outside Dongxuan City.

On a mountain peak not far away.

A man in black robes, wearing a mask with eerie patterns, his aura dark and profound.

His figure flickered in and out of view, concealing his form.

He held a special gas restrained in his hand, gazing at Dongxuan City not far away and murmured:

"Have they fled into this city?"

After confirming his target was in the city not far ahead.

He did not act rashly.

Circulating his spiritual power within his body, he prepared to first cast a secret technique to probe the depth of that city not far from him.

After pondering for a moment, the man in black no longer concealed his form.

On Wanling Mountain of Dongxuan City.

Ye Qingxuan frowned, looked toward the direction where the man in black stood, and shouted:

As he spoke, the Eerie Shadow no longer restrained his aura.

However, the fact that he came from Dongji Zhou left Ye Qingxuan somewhat surprised.

Probing the vast majority of people or things at the sixth realm level.

He soared into the air, arriving above the East Gate of Dongxuan City, and shouted:

"I am the Eerie Shadow, Dharma Guardian Elder of the Eerie Sect of Dongji Zhou. Let the City Lord of this city appear before me."

A vast momentum unique to the peak of Soul Transformation instantly spread wildly throughout this space.

With his cultivation base, casting the secret eye technique allowed him to ignore spatial intervals.

As his spiritual power circulated within his body, a faint dark light appeared in his eyes.

"Who is spying on my Dongxuan City?"

After the pupils carrying the dark light gazed at Dongxuan City for a moment.

"Discovered?"

He did not expect that while trying to see through the city before him, it seemed shrouded in mist, making it impossible for him to discern.

Sensing the feedback from the secret technique, a look of surprise and uncertainty appeared in his eyes.

"Hmm?"

At the same time.

"Dongji Zhou?"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, the man in black was somewhat surprised:

This voice, under Ye Qingxuan's control, directly reached the space where the man in black stood.

The Eerie Shadow's cultivation at the peak of Soul Transformation did not stir Ye Qingxuan.

Dongji Zhou is the most core great province of the Dongji Domain.

It can be said that Dongji Zhou is the most vast in area and the most unfathomable in strength among all great provinces in the entire Dongji Domain.

Regarding Dongji Zhou.

Ye Qingxuan only had some superficial and rough understanding based on records in certain books within the Xuantian Sect's Library.

He knew only a little about Dongji Zhou.

Just as Ye Qingxuan was pondering.

The Eerie Shadow's words had already alarmed all cultivators in Dongxuan City.

Figures soared into the air one after another.

Using the Dongxuan Token in their hands to mobilize the power of the city's protective formation, they began to confront the Eerie Shadow above the East Gate of Dongxuan City.

These people were all members of the Dongxuan City Guard.

Leading them were the five Jin Dan-level Commandants: Xue Yu, Li Mu, Jiang Wen, Liu Feifeng, and Jiang Yinyin.

Sensing the Eerie Shadow's cultivation at the peak of Soul Transformation, Xue Yu's face unusually grew grave as she said:

"Sir, what business brings you to our Dongxuan City?"

Hearing Xue Yu's inquiry, the Eerie Shadow did not even look at Xue Yu, but spoke coldly:

"Call your City Lord out."

"You..."

Xue Yu was about to say something.

But a figure suddenly slowly appeared before her.

Seeing this figure, all members of the Dongxuan City Guard bowed in unison and said:

"Greetings, City Lord!"

Among them, Jiang Yinyin's gaze was practically sparkling with little stars.

Ye Qingxuan nodded slightly with his back to the Guard members, without turning around.

He waved his hand toward the rear and said:

"You may all withdraw now."

"Yes, City Lord."

Under Ye Qingxuan's order.

The members of the Dongxuan Guard, including Xue Yu, Li Mu, Jiang Wen, Liu Feifeng, and Jiang Yinyin.

All returned into Dongxuan City, but did not disperse.

After the crowd departed, Ye Qingxuan gazed at the eerie mask adorned with strange patterns on the figure known as the Phantom Shadow and said indifferently,

"Phantom Shadow? Speak. What business do you have with this City Lord?"

"Only mid-stage Soul Transformation realm?"

At this moment, Ye Qingxuan was not activating the Minor Divine Art: Deceiving Heaven to conceal his cultivation base.

Thus, the Phantom Shadow directly sensed Ye Qingxuan's true cultivation.

Sensing the aura fluctuations emanating from Ye Qingxuan, the Phantom Shadow felt a hint of surprise in his heart.

He had originally thought

that the City Lord of this city, which he could not fathom, should be a peak Soul Transformation realm expert like himself.

He never expected the cultivation to be merely mid-stage Soul Transformation realm.

Feeling a sigh of relief, the Phantom Shadow said calmly,

"This Venerable One seeks a person who is hiding within your city. I trouble you, my lord, to hand this person over."

As he spoke, the Phantom Shadow waved his hand.

A unique aura instantly headed toward Ye Qingxuan:

"This is that person's aura. You can use it to find him."

Seeing the Phantom Shadow's tone, which revealed an air of entitlement, and the special aura drifting toward him, Ye Qingxuan raised an eyebrow.

He waved his hand, pushing the aura back, and said indifferently,

"This City Lord has no time to help you find someone. If you seek a person, find him yourself."

"Furthermore, if you enter my Dongxuan City to search for someone, remember to abide by the Dongxuan Laws of my Dongxuan City."

"Should you violate them, this City Lord will not show leniency."

Having finished speaking, Ye Qingxuan turned and was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing his words, the Phantom Shadow spoke directly to threaten him,

"A mere mid-stage Soul Transformation cultivator, yet your tone is so arrogant?"

"Boy, are you seeking death?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxuan retracted the foot he had prepared to step forward, turned his head, and smiled lightly,

"Seeking death? You may try and see whether it is you who seeks death, or I who seeks death."

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words,

the Phantom Shadow's heart was filled with rage, yet accompanied by a sense of uncertainty and suspicion.

With his strength and background, no one in Xingluozhou should dare to be so rude to him.

Yet the person before him clearly possessed only mid-stage Soul Transformation realm cultivation.

Knowing full well that he was a peak Soul Transformation realm expert, he still dared to speak to him in such a manner.

He did not believe the opponent had no backing whatsoever.

It was just that the Phantom Shadow could not immediately figure out what the backing of the person before him truly was.

The Phantom Shadow had arrived in Xingluozhou not long ago.

His impression of Xingluozhou remained stuck a thousand years in the past.

Therefore, he was not actually familiar with the situation in Dongxuan City.

After weighing the matter for a moment, the spiritual power within the Phantom Shadow's body fluctuated slightly as he prepared to strike and test Ye Qingxuan's depth.

Sensing the subtle changes in the aura surrounding the Phantom Shadow,

Ye Qingxuan narrowed his eyes slightly and likewise began to secretly mobilize the power of the Seventh-Grade Star Array.

Just as the situation hung by a thread, a bold voice rang out:

"City Lord of Dongxuan, may this Venerable One propose a transaction with you?"

This voice startled everyone present.

Turning toward the sound, the crowd saw a burly man with a beard and a large hammer in hand.

He was rising from a cave dwelling within Dongxuan City, walking toward them with unhurried steps.

"Li Dazhui?"

Looking at this figure, Jiang Yinyin felt somewhat surprised.

Previously, it was Li Dazhui who had sold the first Fifth-Grade cave dwelling of Dongxuan City from her hands.

However, observing the scene before her, Jiang Yinyin suppressed her surprise and did not act rashly.

Meanwhile, the Phantom Shadow, seeing Li Dazhui, spoke with a voice tinged with joy,

"Venerable Artificer, you are indeed hiding here."

(End of this chapter)