Chapter 1086

Granny Yu said cautiously, "Will there be a decree? The various City Lords summoned to Wuyoucheng by the Wuyou Realm Lord in the past rarely returned, and decrees are even rarer."

Xiao Feng sighed, "Hard to say. My father is a martial arts fanatic. It is rumored that Wuyoucheng has the opportunity to break through the fifth realm of body refinement. I’m afraid he won’t return once he goes, and he has forgotten about Lanxiancheng."

Granny Yu frowned, "If that’s the case, the second young master will inevitably be restless."

"That’s why I want to prepare for the martial battle to decide the position in advance! With your help, plus Uncle Tie sitting in town, even if Xiao Yun has help from outsiders, I think it will be difficult for him to succeed."

Luo Chen sat in a corner, listening quietly to their discussion, and gradually understood the general idea.

City Lord Xiao left ten years ago and never returned.

This strange situation is something the people in the hall are used to; it seems that similar things happen frequently in this Great Destruction Realm.

Some are afraid, while others flock to it, just because it is rumored that there is an opportunity to break through the fifth realm of body refinement in Wuyoucheng.

Of course, those are things that fourth-realm martial artists need to consider. For third-realm martial artists like Xiao Feng, power, status, strength, and resources are what they focus on.

For ten years, the position of City Lord has been vacant. Even if Xiao Feng acts as the City Lord’s Mansion in the name of the Young City Lord, it is only temporary after all.

To become the true Lord of Lanxiancheng, one must either obtain the decree of the previous City Lord and be recognized by the Wuyou special envoy, or decide the winner through the purest martial battle.

Large families like the Xiao family naturally cannot let the City Lord candidates go on stage themselves, so as not to hurt the so-called brotherly harmony, so there is the rule of martial battle to decide the position.

What Xiao Feng and the others are talking about is preparing for this.

A martial battle usually consists of five rounds, so five people need to be sent. To ensure the winning rate, the minimum requirement must be a Furnace Realm powerhouse.

Luo Chen felt bored after hearing the general idea, so he took the initiative to say goodbye and rest.

"Sanniang, you send the senior off for me!" Xiao Feng said.

The beautiful woman in palace attire nodded, then left the table with a smile, "Senior Luo, please this way, your residence has already been arranged."

Luo Chen hummed, got up, and followed behind Xiao Sanniang, leaving the main hall.

Behind him, gazes followed, one of which carried deep wariness.

"This person is truly rude. Does he really think he can still put on his old airs after arriving at the Great Destruction Realm?" After Luo Chen left, Xiao Zirui was the first to give a sharp review.

Granny Yu smiled, "Brother Xiao, you are still young and don’t know the influence brought by the passage of time. Like those immortal cultivators, they survive for thousands of years and are naturally used to acting domineeringly outside."

Xiao Zirui snorted coldly, "If it weren’t for the strangeness of this world, our Furnace Realm cultivators’ lifespan might not be less than three hundred years, comparable to those in the Core Formation stage."

Granny Yu asked back, "How do you know what his realm was before Luo Chen came in? What if it is the Soul Transformation realm, which is similar to the Human Immortal Realm that breaks the void?"

"Soul Transformation powerhouse? Him?" Xiao Zirui looked disbelieving.

"Forget it, let’s talk about the martial battle after the Wuyou special envoy arrives in the spring! My second brother has recruited many experts in recent years, and we need to respond early." Xiao Feng interrupted their discussion and brought the topic back.

Only then did everyone stop discussing Luo Chen and turned to talk about the information they each knew.

After the banquet ended, Xiao Feng watched everyone disperse, with only the sinister middle-aged man following by his side.

Xiao Feng suddenly asked, "Uncle Tie, before entering the hall, you asked me to treat Luo Chen with courtesy, why?"

The sinister man, who had been silent from beginning to end, exhaled a long-stifled breath and made a hoarse sound.

"That person is not to be provoked!"

Xiao Feng frowned, his face showing confusion.

"Even if he had Soul Transformation power before, his strength is not one in ten thousand after drifting here. Is he that scary?"

Uncle Tie nodded solemnly, "Ordinary immortal cultivators are one thing; even if they disperse their magic power and transform into Qi and blood, they will at most stop at the peak of the Furnace Realm. But Luo Chen is different. He clearly looks like he is only in the Blood River Realm, but the threat he brings to me under Qi sensing is no less than that of an existence in the No-Leak Realm!"

"How is that possible?"

Xiao Feng hissed, his eyes full of disbelief.

Before his father left, his realm was the fourth realm of body refinement, a powerful existence who had cultivated the No-Leak Golden Body!

Is this Luo Chen hiding so deeply?

But Xiao Feng would not doubt Uncle Tie’s judgment, because Uncle Tie is the only No-Leak Realm powerhouse in Lanxiancheng now, even if he only broke through in the last few years.

Especially the Qi sensing method he mastered, which is said to be no less than the spiritual sense detection method of immortal cultivators.

Therefore, it cannot be fake!

Uncle Tie hummed, his expression still solemn, "I can’t judge whether he has this normal strength himself or if he has an explosive technique similar to other immortal cultivators, but in any case, this person should not be easily provoked."

The explosive technique of immortal cultivators is not unfamiliar to Xiao Feng.

In this Great Destruction Realm, the magic power, spiritual sense, and even magic treasures and supernatural powers of immortal cultivators are naturally suppressed, but this does not mean that immortal cultivators who drift in are people to be slaughtered.

There are always those determined people who will risk everything at the moment of life and death, erupting with immortal attacks that even high-level martial artists find difficult to resist.

Xiao Feng’s expression became somewhat uncertain, as if he was calculating something.

Uncle Tie seemed to have guessed it and asked immediately, "Do you want him to fight for you?"

Xiao Feng asked back, "What do you think, Uncle Tie?"

Uncle Tie hesitated, "Wait and see for now. If it’s just an instantaneous explosive method, these immortal cultivators will definitely not use it easily. If it’s normal strength, if you want to invite the other party to take action, I’m afraid you will have to pay a greater price."

Hearing this, Xiao Feng nodded subconsciously, "I think so too. Anyway, there is still time. Let’s recruit this person as a guest official and bring him under our command first. Sanniang shouldn’t disappoint me."

"Senior, this is the residence arranged for you by the Young City Lord. I wonder if you are satisfied?"

Behind the City Lord’s Mansion, a quiet residence stood quietly under the night curtain.

The lights inside had already been lit, and figures could be seen moving faintly.

Luo Chen glanced at it casually and nodded noncommittally.

Seeing this, Xiao Sanniang smiled, "Then I wonder if Senior has any other requirements regarding the Young City Lord’s recruitment of guest officials?"

Xiao Feng showed great respect to Luo Chen, but in terms of guest officials, the specifications were still about the same standard as others.

Independent residence, supporting servants and maids, resources needed for martial arts practice, monthly salary for guest officials, etc.

For mortals, these are already heavy enough and things that many people cannot reach. But in Luo Chen’s eyes, they were still ordinary, and he did not show any excitement.

He looked at the beautiful woman in palace attire in front of him and asked unceremoniously, "Add one more thing: I can borrow the books of the City Lord’s Mansion at any time."

Xiao Sanniang was stunned, "This... I’m afraid I can’t decide this matter."

"Then discuss it with your Young City Lord first."

Dropping this sentence, Luo Chen turned and entered the quiet residence.

The beautiful woman in palace attire stood outside the gate, her expression somewhat hesitant. Because the previous City Lord was a martial arts fanatic, the City Lord’s Mansion collected many classics. Many guest officials were willing to worship under the Young City Lord because they coveted these classics.

The Young City Lord is naturally not stingy, but he also lends out a portion based on the contributions and service time of these guest officials.

For Luo Chen to want to borrow everything as soon as he arrives is a bit out of line.

"Forget it, anyway, I’ve done what I should do. Let Xiao Feng worry about this kind of thing himself!"