Chapter 157: Heavenly Pavilion Cloud Palace

Giant Marsh City was an ancient city with a population of over a million and a history of ten thousand years. There were countless scenic spots and historical sites in the city, and many legendary figures had stayed here while traveling through the Soldier Ancestor Marsh.

There was a Heavenly Law Earth Spring in the city, as well as a Dao Domain.

On the streets, one could see martial cultivators, thought-masters, exotic beasts, spirits, and demon clans everywhere. People coming and going from the south and north had different clothing and attire, and the inclusiveness was extremely strong.

Qi Wangshu had already ordered people to arrange accommodation and meals. After entering the city, everyone checked directly into the Heavenly Pavilion.

In the Lingxiao Life Realm, for dining, accommodation, and romantic pursuits, the style of "Fairy Forest" was the highest. But Fairy Forest only received pure immortal-bodied cultivators; it was extremely quiet and niche, putting appearance, talent, and status first, as if wanting to create a small fairy world in the mortal dust.

Next was the Heavenly Pavilion.

The Heavenly Pavilion had branches in every major city and was famous for its luxury. It gathered beauties from all over the world as attendants and also brought together the top ingredients and the most skilled chefs to cook delicious food and brew fine wine. Stepping into it, every pavilion was ingeniously designed, with pavilions and towers scattered in an orderly manner, carved beams and painted buildings, a scene at every step, and every detail revealed a unique aesthetic.

Beauties, food, wine, and scenery.

Here, spending a thousand silver in one night was just a common occurrence.

The group Li Youyi and his party checked into was the Cloud Palace, one of the twenty-eight palaces of the Heavenly Pavilion.

Inside the palace, there were twenty or thirty young maids, their plain gauze fluttering like fairy palace maids. Each had undergone strict training and was not only proficient in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but their martial arts cultivation was also quite impressive.

There were ten eunuch attendants, dressed in green brocade, young and handsome.

"The Heavenly Pavilion and Fairy Forest are actually opened by the same family, belonging to Thousand-Mile Mountain."

"Thousand-Mile Mountain claims that from top to bottom, from management to maids and servants, they only recruit the best out of a thousand. Even the maids in this pavilion are all beauties chosen from a thousand."

Qi Wangshu said so.

He sat at the head of the long white jade dining table, dressed in luxury, with average features, completely looking like a playboy from a big clan, with a charming concubine brought from his clan sitting on each of his legs.

Among the crowd of talents present, only Li Youyi could see that he was hiding his cleverness in clumsiness, and he was at the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas.

A true playboy could never have cultivated to such a height at his age.

Qi Wangshu continued: "Thousand-Mile Mountain has always been pursuing top-level style, but in reality, they are the number one commercial chamber in Lingxiao. They are vulgar and unbearable, and their affiliated industries are all over every trade, black and white, bright and beautiful, and those that cannot see the light are all being operated."

"So everyone, if you want to buy any resources or treasures, just tell the maids beside you, and they will report it up. The Heavenly Pavilion will mobilize them as quickly as possible."

"In short, as long as you have enough wealth, you can buy anything here."

Li Youyi's heart moved greatly, and he asked: "Can I buy thousand-year-old essence medicine?"

Everyone present was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

The maids in the pavilion accompanying them, and the skilled performers playing zithers and flutes in the distance, all showed charming smiles.

Thousand-year-old essence medicine level medicinal materials have already developed consciousness and can be called demons. They can escape into the ground and control Qi, making them extremely difficult to capture.

The value of one essence medicine is ten times that of a nine-hundred-year-old precious medicine, and its medicinal power has already undergone a significant transformation; it is a supreme treasure of the world.

Any one of them starts at ten million silver.

Let alone these young martial cultivators, even those Dao Seed Realm figures, not many can afford them. To be precise, most of the old guys in the Dao Seed Realm will risk great danger to go to some Nether Realm ruins, Fallen Immortal Lands, and ancient Son of Heaven tombs to find thousand-year-old essence medicine to prolong their lives.

The maid accompanying Li Youyi on his left, who looked seventeen or eighteen, was named Yu Die. She smiled and informed him: "As long as the guest can afford the price, thousand-year-old essence medicine is available. Ten days ago, a formidable big shot used a Hundred-Character Scripture magic tool to exchange for a thousand-year-old essence medicine in the Heavenly Pavilion to heal injuries, which once caused a sensation in Giant Marsh City."

Qi Wangshu was moved and said: "It shouldn't be a young-generation martial cultivator, right?"

"It was that 'Gentleman of Humility' on the 'Armor-Zi Record'! It is said that he was hunted by a Longevity Realm giant and fled all the way from Lizhou to Giant Marsh City, his body almost beaten to a pulp! Thirty li of snow turned into thirty li of blood mist."

Yu Die was quite regretful and sighed: "Rumor has it that the Gentleman of Humility, Yao Qian, is peerless and handsome, rare in the world, and any woman who sees him will fall in love. It's a pity that he passed through the Heavenly Pavilion of Giant Marsh City, but I couldn't see his peerless demeanor."

Li Ling, who was sitting beside Li Youyi, wore a mask and snorted: "Being hunted to the point of taking out a magic tool to exchange for healing essence medicine, what peerless demeanor is left?"

"Who in the Armor-Zi cycle can escape from the hands of a Longevity Realm giant?" Yu Die was at the Seven Springs cultivation level and could not be measured by the vision of an ordinary maid.

In Lingxiao, only those in the Longevity Realm can be called giants. They truly stand at the top of the world, can call wind and rain with a single thought, can rival a thousand armies alone, and can split mountains and pull up cities with a wave of their hands.

One person can support a million-strong sect or a million-strong power clan.

In any prefecture, a Longevity Realm giant can stand alone, laugh proudly at heaven and earth, be respected by millions, and is the ultimate pursuit of countless genius martial cultivators.

Li Ling said: "Yao Qian cannot be the leader in the Southern Region; he was suppressed to death by that person from the Zuoqiu Sect. Within the Armor-Zi cycle, there are many people who can defeat him."

Yu Die naturally didn't dare to argue with the guest and smiled without saying anything more.

Qi Wangshu's gaze fell on Li Youyi, and he smiled: "Brother Chi, there are rumors outside that your Nine Li clan has several Longevity Realm elder giants. I didn't believe it at first, but hearing this news today is truly shocking. A ten-million-strong ancient clan is indeed a ten-million-strong ancient clan; the foundation is too deep."

Li Youyi's current identity was Chi Yongsheng, the second-ranked figure of the young generation of the Chi Li tribe.

None of these Zhi Prefecture talents present doubted it.

One reason was that the young experts of the major forces in Lizhou had indeed fled on a large scale, mostly heading to Qiu Prefecture to avoid the war.

Martial cultivators outside the prefecture, except for special personnel like Yin Shisan who were specifically responsible for collecting information and monitoring the world for the Hidden Sect, actually had limited understanding of the young experts in Lizhou. Below the Cang Li, they knew at most the level of Chen Wenwu and Yang Qingxi. Going further down, being able to understand the top ten experts of the young generation in Lizhou was already considered rich experience.

The second reason was that Li Ling, the female companion beside Li Youyi, was a pure immortal body and a great thought-master.

This was no small matter!

Such a heaven-favored girl, how could she travel with mediocre people?

What second-ranked person of the young generation of the Chi Li tribe? In the eyes of many talents present, to match a sixteen-year-old pure immortal-bodied great thought-master, he was still a bit of a climber.

Among the nine Zhi Prefecture talents present, everyone had the background of a sect or big clan, and the weakest cultivation was the First Realm of the Five Seas, but not a single one had a pure immortal body.

Li Youyi drank a cup of Clear Wind Spring and waved his hand: "What ten-million-strong ancient clan? It has long since declined. Brother Qi, you must not praise me to death like this. But the patriarchs of the major tribes of my clan and the nine priests of the God Temple are all first-class powerhouses. If you want to count the several Longevity Realm giants, you are underestimating the Nine Li clan too much!"

The Zhi Prefecture talents present were all shocked.

Li Ling glared at Li Youyi secretly, feeling that he was bragging.

Just how many Longevity Realm cultivators the Nine Li clan has, even she does not know. Existences of that caliber are each a white jade pillar supporting the sky for their clan; their combat power is monstrous, and they are awe-inspiring.

She only knew that the leader of the Cang Li tribe, her fourth uncle Li Songlin, had cultivated in the Dao Seed Realm for more than twenty years. Every time he mentioned the Longevity Realm, he would sigh longly, saying that only after reaching the Dao Seed Realm did he know that he was actually a mediocre person, and he admitted that he had no hope in his life.

Li Youyi added: "Even if the ten-million-strong ancient clan declines, it is still full of experts. In the Southern Region, it is only inferior to the Zuoqiu Sect. The Sui Sect, the Three Chen Palaces, the Tianyi Sect, including Coffin Mountain and the Li clan, are all just jumping clowns making trouble!"

At this moment, the place where this group of people gathered for dinner and drinks was by the lake and open-air, with a wide field of vision.

Looking toward the lake, the entire circle around the lake was high pavilions and cloud platforms, brightly lit, with water and sky reflecting each other, beautiful and magnificent.

On the circular jade stage built in the center of the lake, immortal maidens invited from the Immortal Forest are dancing gracefully. Their dance moves are stunning and moving, with spirit flowers drifting about. Even though they wear veils, one can still see parts of their pure immortal bodies that are breathtaking and soul-stirring.

Just as Li Youyi finished speaking, a cold voice drifted out from a six-story red pavilion next to the Cloud Palace: "Your Excellency has a big mouth, daring to call the top sect forces in the Southern Region jumping clowns. In Lizhou, why have I never seen a person like you in the Nine Li clan?"

The other party's voice was not loud and did not disturb the silk and bamboo music in the various palaces of the Heavenly Pavilion, but it clearly fell into the ears of everyone in the Cloud Palace.

Li Ling transmitted her voice with mental power: "It's Chen Lian. It's really a coincidence that we can meet him in Giant Marsh City."

Chen Lian was the third-ranked expert of the young generation of the Three Chen Palaces. In the Long Mountain range, he had led two Iron-Clad Army elders to hunt down Li Youyi and Li Ling.

Li Youyi was very surprised, thinking about whether Chen Lian was here alone or if a large group of Three Chen Palaces experts were all here.

Suddenly, a voice entered his ears: "Help me probe a little and see how many experts from the Three Chen Palaces and the Sui Sect have come to Giant Marsh City."

Li Youyi had an impression of this voice. Back in that canyon in the Long Mountain range, when Chan Hai Guan Wu had a showdown, the owner of this voice appeared above the canyon and kicked down the mountain rocks.

At that time, he was wearing high-grade magic night-travel clothes and was able to break out of the encirclement of the Iron-Clad Army. He was clearly an expert among the hidden people.

Li Youyi looked toward the various palaces around the lake but couldn't find the direction from which the voice came, and thought to himself: "What powerful cultivation; it's mostly one of the top ten guys among the hidden people."

The gazes of all the Zhi Prefecture talents at the table became strange, staring at him with smiles.

Li Youyi laughed loudly and looked toward the sixth floor of the high pavilion next to him: "So it's Brother Chen Lian, long time no see. Although you don't remember Chi, Chi has a life-and-death friendship with the two supreme geniuses of your Three Chen Palaces, Chen Jingtang and Chen Song."

Chen Jingtang and Chen Song had both died in Burial Immortal Town, but the other party mentioned it at this time, full of provocation.

Chen Lian's face turned iron-blue, and he pushed open the window, looking toward the Cloud Palace on the right bank of the lake: "Is your Excellency really from the Nine Li clan? This cannot be recognized randomly. The war in Lizhou is fierce, and both sides are already in a situation of life and death. If you want to recognize yourself as a Nine Li martial cultivator, be careful not to be able to walk out of Giant Marsh City alive."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 158 =====