Chapter 2086

Riding the dragon colt carriage, a refreshing breeze brushed his face all the way, he headed straight for Yu Emperor City.

Xiao Feng was in high spirits, filled with a sense of anticipation and longing, gradually approaching the human holy land spoken of in rumors.

Soon, they reached the city gate.

The dragon colt descended to a height of one foot above the ground and entered through the gate.

The gate of Yu Emperor City can accommodate a hundred horses side by side; though called a gate, it is actually huge and never crowded.

At the moment of entering Yu Emperor City, Xiao Feng sensed a special force field acting upon his body.

His combat power was weakened again, and his Divine Sense was greatly suppressed, able to extend no more than 1000 meters from his body, unable to freely probe the surroundings.

"What a majestic city." He couldn't help thinking.

Even the will of immortals is suppressed; one can imagine how formidable Yu Emperor City's weight is.

Looking at the streets on both sides, the bustling crowds everywhere reveal extraordinary experts; here, Golden Core cultivators walk the streets like common folk, and Nascent Soul beings are as plentiful as dogs.

Although ordinary people are more numerous, one can still see how terrifying the overall strength of Yu Emperor City's common folk is!

"It looks no different from other cities, just a bit more grandiose..."

Han Zichen looked at the street scene and complained.

He Yu Ruo smiled and said: "Yes, Yu Emperor City is a holy land, but the places we ordinary people can reach actually have nothing particularly special. Truly sacred is the inner city of Yu Emperor City, which only immortals can enter; ordinary folks who intrude without being summoned may be killed on the spot. Even if luck is better, they will be bounced back by the Spiritual Barrier and suffer serious injury."

"Now I understand, no wonder." Han Zichen realized.

The three of them viewed the scenery along the way, this

Chengshi bustles with noise and prosperity, not only possessing the classical scenery of ordinary cities of the Nine Provinces, but also having the extraordinary sights of an immortal realm city akin to a game world.

For Han Zichen and her companions, having played in the Four Continents world for several years, they naturally felt nothing special.

But for Xiao Feng, those palaces and pavilions floating in the air were still quite distinctive.

Walking along, stopping and going, snacking on street food they saw, buying interesting or fun little trinkets, before they knew it, half a day had passed.

In the afternoon, the three came to a market block.

Han Zichen and He Yu Ruo's feminine traits were activated, they began happily shopping, while Xiao Feng, a lofty immortal, ended up as a shopping cart, carrying all the items they bought.

Passing by a medicine stall, Xiao Feng encountered an immortal whose strength was comparable to his own.

That person concealed his aura, selling ordinary medicinal herbs, as if enjoying the life of an ordinary person.

Xiao Feng did not disturb him.

On the same street, another clothing shop also had an immortal, a female tailor who looked like an ordinary woman in her thirties or forties with lingering charm, but in fact she was absurdly strong, her aura surpassing Xiao Feng's, likely reaching the star level.

But she merely did ordinary things like an ordinary person.

"Are these immortals tired of cultivation and returning to mundanity?" Xiao Feng couldn't help wondering.

As Shi Yunshuang said, the strong also grow old; after aging, to maintain a better mindset and keep enthusiasm for life, they often choose certain ways to stimulate their positivity.

Returning to mundanity is one such way.

Spending a hundred years to experience an ordinary person's life is still quite meaningful.

However, they mostly

will "give up halfway"; when they reach middle age, they "die suddenly" and disappear from their friends' world.

Otherwise, living to old age means enduring the suffering of aging and death, watching friends depart one by one, with grief piling up in the heart; not only does it fail to foster a love of life, it actually makes them grow more weary of living.

The three played until eight or nine at night, the sky completely dark, yet Yu Emperor City's interior remained brightly lit.

He Yu Ruo, having had enough fun, proposed: "Let's go back; we've been offline for half a day, which will delay our cultivation."

Han Zichen nodded and said: "Hmm, find an inn to stay in, and tomorrow we'll squeeze in some time to play."

"Great! Stay a few more days; I still have many fun places I want to show you!" He Yu Ruo exclaimed delightedly.

Soon after, the three found a high-end inn.

He Yu Ruo paid the bill and got three rooms; after returning to their rooms, the two of them entered the game world.

Xiao Feng, having nothing to do, endowed the two rooms with divine power, creating a protective layer.

He then immediately left the inn and flew toward the inner city.

It would be a shame to come here and not visit the inner city.

The scale of Yu Emperor City's inner city is also quite large, comparable to an ordinary city.

But inside it is very quiet, almost no sound at all.

Xiao Feng came here under the cover of night.

The outer city is brightly lit, while the inner city is dim and lightless, resembling a deserted empty city.

He lingered for a while at the gate of the inner city.

The gate was tightly shut; before it lay an invisible Spiritual Barrier blocking passersby and also shielding against immortals' Divine Sense probing.

"About half of the immortals in Yu Emperor City are inside; if an enemy of another race enters this place, I'm afraid not even a single cell"

"Don't even think about getting out." Xiao Feng thought.

Although his Divine Sense could not penetrate, he faintly sensed many powerful auras, each far stronger than him, and experts like Shi Yunshuang were countless.

"Immortal cultivator from beyond the realms, Xiao Feng of the human race, requests entry into Yu Emperor City; may I be allowed to pass?"

Xiao Feng covered the Spiritual Barrier with his Divine Sense and sent a mental transmission inward to inquire.

Inside it was very quiet, but there was indeed someone in charge.

The Spiritual Barrier rippled like water, and shortly thereafter opened a passageway for entry.

"Come in." A voice sounded in Xiao Feng's ears, solemn and deep, a middle-aged tone.

"Thank you!"

Xiao Feng floated inside.

The gate didn't open; he simply climbed over the wall.

Standing on the wall tower of the inner city, looking inward, it was indeed a pitch‑black expanse; aside from the moonlight, not even a single lamp could be seen.

Desolate, withered, bleak…… This is practically a dead city.

Xiao Feng furrowed his brows; arriving at the Legendary holy land, his originally excited mood was replaced by heaviness.

Is this the holy land of the Human Clan?

Is this the imperial city that enshrines the Human Clan Luck?

Why is it so desolate, devoid of any vitality!

Whoosh~

A gust of wind blew from ahead.

In the night, a General appeared, clad in iron armor, his armor covered in dust.

"I am Tushan Ming, the Inner City Guard. Xiao Feng, Emperor Yu wishes to see you." the speaker said.

Emperor Yu wishes to see!

Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng's feelings grew excited again.

But seeing Tushan Ming, his armor covered in dust, he couldn't help but ask: "Tushan Daoist Friend, why…… are you so bleak?"

Tushan Ming smiled faintly and said: "It has been motionless for hundreds of thousands of years, soon to become a statue, self"

naturally bleak."

"Why not move?" Xiao Feng pursued.

Tushan Ming replied: "Without enemies, there is no need to move. In this city, there are many statues like me; though they appear withered and bleak, in fact, if a strong enemy attacks, each of them bursts with vigor, able to fight until the end of time."

"What, why is that?" Xiao Feng puzzled, unable to grasp the state of utter stillness.

Tushan Ming explained: "This too is a helpless act. The power of time is terrifying; when the strong reach a certain age, they inevitably find life tedious and prone to extremes. Thus they let themselves fall into silence, retaining only a spark of the True Spirit Fire unextinguished. In this way, as time flows, we feel nothing. But when danger arrives, they reignite the True Spirit Heart Fire, instantly awakening and returning to peak condition. This is called…… the Time River Latent Breath Method."