Chapter 489: Giving You Good Fortune

Above Wenxian City.

Wang Jianqiang and Xiao Keke flew at high speed.

Very quickly.

The two arrived above a square.

"Daoist Friend Wang."

Just as they landed on the square, a figure approached.

Hearing this voice, a smile appeared on Wang Jianqiang's face, and he looked over.

Beside him, Xiao Keke also subconsciously turned her head to look.

When she saw the stunningly beautiful face of the person who had arrived, wearing a faint smile, she couldn't help but be stunned.

The City Lord!

Why is she here?

Just as Xiao Keke was somewhat dazed, a pleasant fragrance wafted over, and Linglong had already arrived before the two.

"Arrived early?" Wang Jianqiang smiled.

"Mm, I've been here for a while." Linglong nodded with a smile.

Listening to the two's familiar conversation.

Xiao Keke was stunned.

Although their words were simple, she heard some important information.

That is, the City Lord also seems to be preparing to leave the Outer Realm Battlefield!

That's right.

Wenxian City now has two City Protection Arrays, so there is no longer any need to worry about attacks from cultivators Outside the Realm.

The City Lord was originally a peerless talent, bound here for over three hundred years.

Now it is time to leave this place and continue her own path of cultivation.

Just as she thought of this.

Xiao Keke suddenly saw that her master's arm was actually wrapped around the City Lord's slender waist.

The movement was very practiced and natural.

This!

Her eyes widened instantly, her expression dazed.

She knew that her master and the City Lord were acquainted, and their relationship was quite good.

Her master also often went to the City Lord's Mansion to discuss matters with the City Lord.

But she never expected that this "good" would actually reach such a point!!!

This is no longer a matter of whether their relationship is good or not!

It is...

The brilliant and stunning City Lord is actually with her master...???

Although Linglong and Wang Jianqiang were already very familiar with each other.

But being held by Wang Jianqiang in public was still a first.

Her pretty face immediately flushed, and she gave Wang Jianqiang a reproachful glare, "This is in public, mind the influence."

"What's there to fear? You have already stepped down from the position of City Lord, what influence are you still worried about?" Wang Jianqiang chuckled.

Linglong shook her head helplessly.

But she did not break free.

She looked at Xiao Keke, who was standing behind Wang Jianqiang with a dazed expression, and smiled, "You must be Ke Ke, right?"

Xiao Keke immediately came back to her senses.

Seeing that the City Lord was looking at her, she couldn't help but show a nervous look and nodded hurriedly.

Like her, Linglong had also once been a Dahuang Immortal Palace Student.

When she entered the Dahuang Immortal Palace, Linglong was already a legendary figure, talked about with relish by many Dahuang Immortal Palace Students.

Many female students took her as their goal.

She was one of them, and she worshipped Linglong immensely.

After entering the Outer Realm Battlefield.

She had witnessed Linglong's powerful strength with her own eyes more than once.

Unfortunately, Linglong had always been reclusive, and she never had the chance to have close contact.

Although she had outstanding talent and was a top-tier Monster in the eyes of ordinary people.

But if not for her master's purification, her natural talent would be vastly inferior to such a person.

Now, being greeted so kindly by Linglong, whom she viewed as her goal, she was instantly somewhat flattered.

"You really are quite spirited."

Looking at Xiao Keke's fair cheeks, which were slightly flushed from excitement, Linglong smiled.

Hearing this, Xiao Keke's face instantly turned even redder.

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "Alright, stop teasing her, we should go."

The three figures flashed.

When they appeared again, they had already arrived at the center of the square.

To the side.

Several guards were startled at first.

Upon seeing Linglong, they immediately assumed a solemn expression, "Greetings, City Lord."

"I have already stepped down from the position of City Lord; the new City Lord will take office tomorrow, and you will know then."

Linglong shook her head.

The guards were stunned for a moment, then said solemnly, "The City Lord has spent over three hundred years of time solely to guard Wenxian City, making immense contributions; even after stepping down, you remain the person we respect the most."

Linglong smiled upon hearing this and said softly, "Open the exit."

"Yes."

The guards nodded.

Simultaneously, they formed seals and cast streaks of Spiritual Power into the air.

The next moment.

Above their heads, Spirit Light flashed.

The azure sky and white clouds vanished, replaced by a pitch-black, massive rift.

"Let's go."

After the rift appeared, Linglong looked at Wang Jianqiang.

Wang Jianqiang nodded.

The next moment.

The figures of the three flashed and entered the rift.

The three felt a blur before their eyes.

When their vision recovered, they discovered they had already appeared within an empty space.

Wang Jianqiang stood in mid-air and looked down.

A wide Square came into view.

At this moment, over a hundred figures were gathered on the Square.

In front of the Square, a Transmission Array was built.

Beside the Transmission Array sat an old man.

This place was the transit station he had used when he previously entered the Outer Realm Battlefield.

And he also recognized that old man.

It was precisely that Integration Mid-Stage Instructor from the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace who had sent their batch of people into the Outer Realm Battlefield back then.

While Wang Jianqiang was observing below.

The hundreds of figures on the Square also saw the three people—Wang Jianqiang and the others—who had suddenly flashed into existence.

Everyone's gaze swept over Wang Jianqiang, then landed on the two stunningly beautiful women standing on either side of him.

Their expressions were all somewhat dazzled.

Immediately following.

When they perceived the pressure faintly radiating from the two women, they immediately revealed expressions of shock.

They actually could not see through these two women!

A few among them who possessed treasures for identifying strength could not help but reveal expressions of horror.

That woman who looked very fresh and tender, like a young girl, was actually a Seventh-Order Will Stage Cultivator.

As for the other woman, her cultivation had even reached the Ninth-Order Will Stage!

Looking across the entire Wenxian City, and even this world.

There was only one person who had reached the Ninth-Order Will Stage, a Monster.

That was the City Lord of Wenxian City, the peerless talent from three hundred years ago, Linglong!

Those who could possess high-level treasures for detecting cultivation all had extraordinary backgrounds.

They were well-informed.

Naturally, they knew about the repair of the Wenxian City Protective Array and the addition of the Second Protective City Array.

Although, due to the strict confidentiality of the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace, they did not know specifically who the person who set up the Formation was.

But they did know.

Because of the appearance of this Second Protective City Array, the safety of Wenxian City had been greatly improved.

The City Lord Linglong no longer needed to continue to sit in command, and she had submitted a resignation application to the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace.

This Ninth-Order Will Stage woman must be that legendary peerless talent, Linglong!

Just as everyone was staring at the three people in the air, their expressions filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

A middle-aged man suddenly flew up from the crowd, arrived before Linglong, wore a faint smile on his face, and cupped his hands toward Linglong, "I have long heard of the great name of Fairy Linglong; to see you today is truly my good fortune."

"Who are you?" Linglong looked at this figure who had suddenly flown before her and asked in confusion.

The middle-aged man smiled faintly, "I am Wu Renyi, six hundred and forty-five years of age, reached the Sixth-Order Will Stage a hundred years ago; back then, simply because I was trapped in a Secret Realm, I missed the opportunity to participate in the Immortal Palace Assessment and failed to witness the demeanor of Fairy Linglong in those years, which is truly a regret of my life."

Linglong frowned, "So... what do you want?"

The middle-aged man's expression stiffened, then he revealed a gentle smile again, "I have long yearned for Fairy Linglong; I wonder if the Fairy could leave a way to contact you."

"No need, your level is too low."

After Wu Renyi's words fell, Linglong shook her head, her words blunt and direct.

Wu Renyi's expression stiffened, and he managed a smile, "Fairy, that is where you are wrong; although you are indeed peerless in talent, you must know that among any three people, there must be one who can be my teacher."

"Everyone has their own unique insights regarding cultivation."

"My insights might not necessarily be unable to help the Fairy."

"As for the Fairy saying that my level is low..."

Wu Renyi paused his words and glanced at Wang Jianqiang, "I admit my cultivation is not as good as the Fairy's, but compared to this Daoist Friend, it should still be a bit higher."

Hearing Wu Renyi's words, Wang Jianqiang raised an eyebrow.

"Daoist Friend, you have gone a bit too far."

Before Wang Jianqiang could speak, Linglong's expression had already turned cold.

A terrifying pressure of Will Power enveloped Wu Renyi.

At this moment.

He felt as if he were trapped in a quagmire, the intense sensation of suffocation leaving him nearly collapsed.

Large beads of sweat kept sliding down his face.

A moment later.

Linglong withdrew her gaze.

The Will Power pressing down on him vanished.

His entire body relaxed.

He began to gasp for air.

At this moment, he was soaked through, as if he had just been fished out of water.

Looking at Linglong again, he could not help but feel a sense of horror in his eyes.

Although he had never seen a Ninth-Order Will Stage cultivator, he had seen Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators.

The pressure this Linglong exerted on him was actually nearly catching up to some cultivators who had just entered the Spirit Transformation Stage!

The gap between the Spirit Transformation Stage and the Nascent Soul Stage was far greater than that between the Nascent Soul Stage and the Golden Core Stage.

He had never heard of anyone being able to fight a Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator while at the Nascent Soul Stage.

Could a Ninth-Order Will Stage cultivator truly be this heaven-defying?

With a fearful expression, he looked at Linglong and managed to squeeze out a smile, "Fairy Linglong, it was Wu who spoke out of turn just now, my apologies."

"The one you should be apologizing to is not me," Linglong said indifferently.

Wu Renyi's expression stiffened; he looked at Wang Jianqiang, gritted his teeth, bowed his head, and said, "This Daoist Friend, it was Wu who overstepped just now."

Wang Jianqiang just looked at him with a smile and said nothing.

To the side, Linglong spoke indifferently, "Daoist Friend, you may leave."

Hearing Linglong's words, Wu Renyi let out a long sigh of relief.

Although there were Instructors from the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace in this transit space, the person before him was Linglong, who had been stationed in Wenxian City for over three hundred years.

Her contributions were illustrious.

If she were to make a move against him, who knew if that Great Wilderness Immortal Palace Instructor would intervene?

He dared not show the slightest bit of negligence.

He slunk back into the crowd.

Feeling the mocking gazes cast from all around.

His face felt as if it were burning, stinging with heat.

"Let's go."

After Wu Renyi left, Linglong looked at Wang Jianqiang.

Wang Jianqiang nodded.

The three of them descended toward the Transmission Array at the front of the Square.

The next moment.

The three of them landed on the Transmission Array.

Linglong looked at the old man beside the Transmission Array and said softly, "Instructor, we are returning to the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace."

The old man looked at Linglong and smiled kindly, "So it is little Linglong."

"Over these years, you have given much for this world; it is time to return."

After speaking, his gaze swept over Wang Jianqiang.

He then froze for a moment.

If he remembered correctly, when this fellow first met him ten years ago, he only had a First-tier Will Level cultivation.

Now, in just ten years.

He had actually broken through to the Fifth-Order Will Stage!

What kind of monstrous cultivation speed was this?

After a good while, he finally came to his senses and could not help but exclaim, "Little fellow, this speed at which your strength has increased is a bit too shocking, isn't it?"

Wang Jianqiang was stunned and asked in surprise, "The Instructor still remembers me?"

"Of course, naturally."

The old man nodded, "Since the establishment of the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace, there haven't been many freshmen punished by being sent to the Outer Realm Battlefield for being late to return."

Wang Jianqiang's expression stiffened, and he scratched his head in embarrassment.

Linglong and Xiao Keke were both left stunned.

A moment later.

Linglong was the first to react, "You are a freshman?"

Wang Jianqiang nodded.

Linglong could not help but marvel in her heart.

A Fourth-tier High-grade Alchemist capable of refining Perfect Pills, a Sixth-tier Array Master, and a Fifth-Order Will Stage cultivation.

Any one of these three achievements, if picked out alone, would be enough to make a cultivator who had joined the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace for a hundred or even several hundred years feel out of reach.

Yet he, a freshman who had not even cultivated in the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace for a single day, possessed all three!

This guy is simply even more exaggerated than she had imagined!

Although Xiao Keke did not know Wang Jianqiang's identity as an Array Master, the astonishment in her heart was not the least bit less.

She had originally thought that Wang Jianqiang should have cultivated for at least four or five hundred years.

She did not expect that he was actually still just a freshman.

That is to say, he is not even two hundred years old yet!

At such an age, being able to reach the Fifth-Order Will Stage can already be considered supreme talent.

What is more.

He is also a Fourth-tier High-grade Alchemist capable of refining Perfect Pills!!!

The Instructor beside the Transmission Array did not know Wang Jianqiang's identity as an Alchemist and Array Master, and only recovered after a brief moment of shock.

"The three of you get ready, I am going to activate the Transmission Array."

Hearing the Instructor's words, Linglong and Xiao Keke immediately came back to their senses.

Wang Jianqiang's gaze, however, had already been cast toward Wu Renyi in the crowd.

After losing face because of Linglong, Wu Renyi felt he had lost a great deal of face.

He no longer had the sense of pride he had before, and was standing in the corner of the crowd with a dark face.

Suddenly, a voice entered his mind.

"Daoist Friend Wu, there is no need to be angry; Linglong's temperament has always been like this, she is overly protective of her own."

"My family has a very deep connection with her, she has always taken good care of me, and I am not her suitor; I already have a Dao Companion, it is that other woman,"

"If you wish to pursue Linglong, not only will I not stand in your way, but I will also help you."

"Linglong has always appreciated the strong; you must become stronger to have a chance to gain her appreciation."

"If you trust me, after entering the Outer Realm Battlefield, choose directly to become a free agent to enter the wilderness, and then change your name to Ye Lingyun."

"You will naturally be able to obtain a fortuitous encounter."

Wu Renyi's eyes flashed as he looked at Wang Jianqiang on the Transmission Array.

"Why should I believe you?" he transmitted his voice to Wang Jianqiang.

"Believe it or not is up to you; I simply do not wish to make an enemy for no reason, and am doing this to compensate for the loss of face you just suffered, and besides..."

"If it were not for the fact that I cannot obtain that fortuitous encounter due to special reasons, would it ever have been your turn?"

Wang Jianqiang's faint laughter entered Wu Renyi's mind.

Wu Renyi's expression flickered.

He was just about to continue asking.

The Transmission Array suddenly activated.

Dazzling Spirit Light enveloped the three people on the Transmission Array.

The next moment.

The Spirit Light dissipated, and the three of them had already disappeared.

Wu Renyi's eyes flashed.

A fortuitous encounter?

That kid suddenly showing him goodwill, although a bit suspicious.

But...

There is no harm in trying.

At worst, if he finds something wrong, he can just return to Wenxian City immediately.