Chapter 2017: with translation of chapter title

The system also introduced a new ranking: the City Prosperity Ranking.

Rongjin City ranks third with a prosperity of 1990%.

There are two that are higher than it: one is Zu Jian Xing's Wisdom City, with a prosperity of 2000%, reaching the maximum.

There is also one that is the alliance war zone Jiuzhou's "Xuan Yuan City", its prosperity also reached 2000% of the maximum.

Besides the top three, the following top twelve cities are also all rated as "Eternal Holy Cities".

For example, the Fertile World's "Forest Wildflower Grove", the God Corpse Continent's "Beast City", the Ancient Rock Realm's "Bury Demon Valley Mi Jing", and Blue Star No. 1's "Abundant City", etc., also have prosperity over 1900%.

A bit further down, there are also the Azure Blue Realm's "Floating Cloud Lake", the Nether Sea Extreme Realm's "Sea Moon City", and the Strange Dimension's "Red Clothes City", etc., with prosperity over 1800%, belonging to the First-Generation Holy Cities.

Besides its ranking significance, the leaderboard can also mark locations on the world map, effectively letting all server players know the geographic coordinates of these major cities.

The system's move is quite dark; today, with the addition of the World Gate Scroll, exposing locations is tantamount to harming players and guiding the direction of war.

Xuan Yuan City and Wisdom City are tied for first place, likely to provoke hostility from over 6.7 million war zones; then several hundred war zones will airdrop the World Gate, directly bombarding the Prestige Gold Seal, making things troublesome.

However, in the long run, the Myriad Heavens Battlefield world map will eventually be fully lit; by then, even without this feature, everyone will know where the major cities are, and they will eventually attract fire, so there's not much difference.

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Such a powerful force is naturally prone to being besieged; how the future hegemony struggle will unfold is still uncertain.

Xiao Feng entered a cultivation state and quietly passed 12 hours.

After 12 hours, the president group of this zone was completely silent, with no one reporting war information.

In fact, if a city were truly invaded, the system would immediately issue a notice, letting all players in the zone know.

On the contrary, within the alliance major zone, many people are seeking help, saying their war zone's city has been invaded.

Xiao Feng looked at the chat details and found they were all small-scale skirmishes, likely just probing and testing, as players adapt to the new stage of gameplay.

So he also couldn't be bothered to intervene, lest he disturb others' interest.

"It's time to set off for Star Realm Mountain."

He thought to himself.

The favor of the Hidden Mystic Venerable giving the pill has not been repaid, and moreover he said that after Xun Shuang's injury heals, he wants to go to Star Realm Mountain for a trip.

It just so happens that we have nothing else to do, very suitable for going out.

Thus he rose and left his dwelling, flying toward Xun Shuang the Fairy Maiden on the neighboring tree branch.

Though said to be the neighboring tree branch, it's actually about ten kilometers away.

At this moment the Fairy Maiden was cultivating, wearing a spotless white robe, her ink-black hair draped over her shoulders, her peerless visage unobstructed, a pleasure to behold at a glance.

"What brings you, fellow cultivator?"

Upon sensing Xiao Feng's approach, she immediately ceased cultivation and opened her eyes, which seemed to be set with black gems.

"Has your realm been consolidated?" Xiao Feng asked her.

Xun Shuang slightly nodded: "My foundation is solid; after the breakthrough my condition remains good."

"Then let's go out together; the venerable who gave us the Nine-Revolutions Returning Soul Pill seems to have something to say to us." Xiao Feng asked her what she meant.

Upon hearing this, Xun Shuang did not

hesitate, rose and said: "It's time to go thank him in person and prepare some gifts."

This is easy to say; my trip to the Beast Shen Jie yielded a rich harvest, with plenty of ninth-grade medicinal herbs, perfect for the Hidden Mystic Venerable's pill-making. Plus three seventh-grade Supreme Treasures for him—what do you think? Xiao Feng said.

Xun Shuang thought for a moment, nodded and said: "The value should be enough, though it's not quite right for you to bear all the cost; I also have some treasures."

Saying this, she took out a small bell.

Xiao Feng looked and saw it was a seventh-grade Supreme Treasure named Phantom Heart Silver Bell, with the effect of confusing enemies and causing illusions.

Such a good thing you should keep for self-defense; I have enough." Xiao Feng said, and added: "Between us, there's no need to be so calculating.

"This..."

Xun Shuang hesitated a moment, slightly nodded, and put away the Supreme Treasure.

"Let's set off."

Xiao Feng summoned He Xianzi, instructed her to transform into a celestial crane form, and landed on her back.

He looked toward Xun Shuang, hoping she would come over to ride the crane together.

However, Xun Shuang had no such intention; she merely used her gaze to signal him to lead the way ahead.

He Xianzi, who understood Xiao Feng's thoughts, said: "My back is still quite wide; if you get tired from cultivation, you can lie down to rest."

However, the Fairy Maiden still remained motionless.

Xiao Feng also understood that after her recovery, it was impossible to have Xun Shuang obediently sit in his embrace again to receive the nourishment of the true solar fire.

Therefore he didn't insist, patted He Xianzi's neck, and said: "Make yourself a bit larger, give the Fairy Maiden a place to land."

He Xianzi, helpless, directly transformed into the maximum size—a divine king-level celestial crane with a wingspan of 500 meters.

Such a gigantic divine bird can easily carry over a thousand people.

Xun Shuang this

Then she floated up, standing two meters away from Xiao Feng, and together they sat on the celestial crane's back.

"Let's go, I've never been to Star Realm Mountain before!"

He Xianzi flapped her wings and flew toward Thus English: Thus English: Shuiyuecheng at a leisurely pace.

Xiao Feng did not open the exit of the Chaos Mi Jing.

Because the exit is still located in the Beast Shen Jie, he wondered when he could go there again, use the Spirit Beast Contract to capture two lackeys to come back as guards.

Or he could try using the Blood Beast Order.

The celestial crane with a 500-meter wingspan is extremely huge, much larger than real-world aircraft, equivalent to the size of a gymnasium; as it passes through the air, it can whip up a level-12 gale.

However, compared to the World Ancient Tree, it's still just a tiny speck.

The divine bird flew toward the city; in midair, He Xianzi sensibly gradually reduced her size, slowly from 500 meters down to 50 meters, then to over 20 meters.

Originally it was as wide as the back of a plaza, but suddenly it became much narrower, compressing the distance between them greatly; eventually they ended up one in front of the other, sitting 1 meter apart.

Stepping onto the teleportation array, the two left the secret realm and appeared in Rongjin City; immediately they soared into the air, heading straight for Star Realm Mountain.

He Xianzi began to accelerate, quickly reaching extreme speed, as fast as a shooting star.

However, the ride remained steady and stable; the comfort of the 9th‑stage spirit beast mount was still very high.

The journey takes a considerable amount of time; although He Xianzi is fast, a round trip still takes about three days.

Returning is very convenient; even without using the secret realm entrance, one can use the secret realm's transmission permit. Xun Shuang Xianzi has been set by Xiao Feng as the secret realm's guardian, and as an NPC she can also transmit back.

On the first day, the two didn't

No conversation, the whole time silent, both immersed in cultivation state.

On the second day, there was still no conversation; only He Xianzi muttered a few sentences, extremely boring.

On the third day, Star Realm Mountain loomed in the distance; Xun Shuang stopped cultivating, gazing at that majestic, huge peak, lost in thought.

When they got closer, she said: "On Star Realm Mountain, there seems to be something left by the master."

Xiao Feng, hearing this, also stopped cultivating, nodded and said: "It is said that there is a River Chart Stone Carving on the summit, likely left by Fuxi Laozi. Hidden Mystic Venerable had us come here, possibly related to that."