Chapter 542: Wushuang Shenghuang City

Zhang Nuo's gaze swept over the jade token, only to see a golden character for "Emperor" written on the surface of the small token!

"Senior, this is the personal waist token for entering the Holy City. Only by carrying it can you move freely within the city! Furthermore, for every day you stay in the Holy City, you must pay ten Low-grade Spirit Stones!"

Listening to the black-faced cultivator explain the regulations of the Holy City with a calm expression, Zhang Nuo finally nodded slightly, tossed out a Storage Bag, and said:

"Here is the Spirit Stone fee for two months! I am paying it all at once! If I stay in the city for longer than two months, where should I go to pay more Spirit Stones?"

Seeing that Zhang Nuo was so generous, the black-faced cultivator was immediately overjoyed! He hurriedly said:

"There is no need to trouble yourself with that, Senior. When the time comes, the people in the Holy City will naturally find you! I must also tell you one more thing, Senior: fighting is forbidden within the Holy City. Otherwise, if you cause trouble, it will be..."

Just as the black-faced cultivator reached this point in his words, the jade token in his hand vanished in a flash, and then, with a blur before his eyes, Zhang Nuo had already walked into the city!

The two gate-guarding cultivators looked at each other, both revealing helpless expressions; who could blame them when the other party's cultivation was higher than their own?

Walking through Wushuang Shenghuang City, Zhang Nuo felt that the Spiritual Qi of this city was indeed extraordinary; it was truly worthy of being called the number one city in the Immortal Domain! After walking not far into the city, he saw many low-level cultivators standing by the roadside, their cultivation no higher than Foundation Establishment, with the highest only being at the Golden Core stage! In front of these cultivators, several glowing characters floated: "Guide!"

Being in the Holy City for the first time, Zhang Nuo was truly a bit bewildered! This city was too large; if he wanted to find a certain place, it was indeed quite strenuous for a newcomer like him!

Lowering his head to think for a moment, Zhang Nuo walked up to those guides! As soon as he approached, several cultivators immediately swarmed up, both men and women!

"Senior, are you looking for someone to lead the way?"

"Senior, this humble one is most familiar with the Holy City! I know everywhere!"

"Senior..."

Like a swarm of flies, the buzzing sound made Zhang Nuo feel a wave of annoyance! With a frown, the Spiritual Pressure of a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator erupted from his body, and the few cultivators surrounding him immediately couldn't help but retreat several steps! It became quiet in an instant!

Sweeping his gaze over these people, Zhang Nuo discovered a female cultivator standing in the crowd. She was seventeen or eighteen years old, quite pretty, with a crimson flush on her cheeks; she looked like the type who was not good at speaking! Her cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage!

"You! Come with me!"

Pointing his hand, the young girl was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously! She seemed very surprised to have been chosen! Following behind Zhang Nuo, the two arrived at a quiet place by the street!

"Many thanks, Senior!"

"No need for formalities. I am also here in the Holy City for the first time, so I need a guide! Tell me, how many Spirit Stones a day?"

The young girl did not dare to look directly at Zhang Nuo; she fiddled with her lapels and said slowly:

"This junior is doing this guide work for the first time, so let's go by the city's rules! Five Low-grade Spirit Stones a day! Furthermore, this junior only handles guiding and does not do anything else!"

When the young girl said this, her head lowered even further! Her pretty face was red down to the roots of her neck! Zhang Nuo was quite clever; as soon as he heard her words, he immediately understood the meaning behind them!

"Rest assured! I only need you to lead the way! What is your name?"

"This junior is called Chen Shuang'er. If Senior is willing, you may call me Shuang'er!"

Seeing that Zhang Nuo had no other requests, the young girl immediately felt relieved. She looked up and carefully sized up Zhang Nuo before speaking.

"Shuang'er! A good name! How about this, you first take me to find a place to stay! I will be staying in the Holy City for a long time. This is the Spirit Stone fee for two months; no refunds for overpayment, and I will pay the difference if it's not enough!"

Looking at the Storage Bag Zhang Nuo tossed to her, a look of excitement flashed in Chen Shuang'er's beautiful eyes; she hadn't expected to encounter such a generous cultivator on her first time as a guide!

"Does Senior want a common place to stay, or a Cave Abode suitable for cultivation?"

"A Cave Abode, I suppose!"

"Understood! Senior, please follow me!"

Chen Shuang'er led the way in front, and before long, the two appeared before a large mountain in the Holy City. This mountain was about ten thousand zhang high and covered a very vast area!

"Senior, this is one of the cultivation sites in the Holy City. However, the Cave Abodes here are all for rent. Depending on the quality of the Spiritual Qi, the amount of Spirit Stones spent is also different! Does Senior want to rent a better one, or an ordinary one?"

Zhang Nuo's expression turned somewhat bitter; in this Wushuang Shenghuang City, one had to spend Spirit Stones everywhere. The day hadn't even passed yet, and he had already spent nearly a thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones!

Annoyed by these matters, Zhang Nuo directly gave Chen Shuang'er a bag of Spirit Stones and said:

"You go help me handle it! An ordinary one will do!"

Seeing Zhang Nuo's impatient look, Chen Shuang'er ran off quickly, and after a while, she returned!

"Senior, everything is handled. This junior will take you there!"

Operating a Flying Magic Tool, Chen Shuang'er led the way in front, flying all the way to the mountainside of this large mountain, and only stopped in front of a Cave Abode!

"It is this one!"

Zhang Nuo scanned the Cave Abode; it was very ordinary, with nothing strange about it. With a movement of his body, he walked inside! He saw that the Cave Abode was reasonably spacious and even had two separate Stone Chambers! As for the Spiritual Qi, it was not very dense. In any case, Zhang Nuo hadn't come here to cultivate; finding a Cave Abode was just for convenience!

After letting Chen Shuang'er choose a Stone Chamber first, Zhang Nuo began to ask her about the Demon Beast Tide within the Cave Abode! Although this girl was not very old, she knew quite a lot!

When Zhang Nuo finished listening, his expression became unusually ugly. He hadn't expected that during the time he was in seclusion, the speed of the demon beasts' invasion had accelerated significantly. In forty years, they had already occupied several cities in the Immortal Domain near the Wilderness! That wasn't all; in the great battles against the demon beasts, high-level cultivators from the Three Great Powers had fallen, and even the Human Emperor, who had always been stationed in Wushuang Shenghuang City, had not returned for over twenty years!

The severity of the situation far exceeded Zhang Nuo's imagination. If things continued at this rate, within a hundred years, the Immortal Domain could lose one-fifth of its territory! This number was particularly terrifying! The news that shocked him the most was that the Reception Hall, specifically for receiving cultivators ascending from the lower realms, had also fallen during this Demon Beast Tide.

Hearing Chen Shuang'er tell it, that Transformation God Stele had also been destroyed in that great battle! His heart couldn't help but stir; the Reception Hall had been occupied by demon beasts, and the Transformation God Stele had been destroyed, so how would cultivators from the lower realms be able to ascend to the Immortal World?

Thinking of this, Zhang Nuo couldn't help but think of Chunyangzi and the others in the Human Realm, especially his two Dual Cultivation partners! For a time, his expression became pensive, and he did not speak again for a long while!

Chen Shuang'er watched Zhang Nuo's expression and did not dare to speak, only standing silently by his side!

"By the way, have you ever heard of Anling City?"

After thinking for a long time without finding a clue, Zhang Nuo let out a long sigh and simply stopped thinking about it; these matters would naturally be the concern of the Immortal Domain Sixteen Chambers! With a shift in his thoughts, he asked about Anling City again.

"This junior knows a little. I heard that several years ago, this city successfully resisted four attacks from the demon beasts. After lasting for about five years, it finally fell in a great battle!"

Hearing this, Zhang Nuo had to admire Deng Tianlin's talent; relying solely on the Protective Domain Seventh Team, he had defended Anling City for five years!

"Do you know what happened to Deng Tianlin, the captain of the Protective Domain Seventh Team in Anling City?"

"This junior does not know. Because in that great battle, the Protective Domain Seventh Team was shattered and almost everyone went missing, so until now, the Protective Domain Seventh Team has still not been re-established!"

Listening to Chen Shuang'er's words with a blank expression, Zhang Nuo could not guess what had happened to Deng Tianlin. However, as an Integration Late Stage cultivator, perhaps escaping with his life was not a problem. Since he had fulfilled his agreement with the Human Emperor, perhaps Deng Tianlin had also obtained the technique he wanted!

"Alright, that is all for today. You may go down and rest. Tomorrow, early in the morning, take me to stroll through the various markets of the Holy City!"

Hearing Zhang Nuo's instructions, Chen Shuang'er gave a slight bow and then returned to her own Stone Chamber! Zhang Nuo sat in the main hall of the Cave Abode for a long time, sorting through everything Chen Shuang'er had said, and thus gained a grasp of the current situation in the Immortal Domain!

The night passed without incident. The next morning, under the guidance of Chen Shuang'er, Zhang Nuo began to walk through the Holy City, and the places they visited the most were the markets!

After entering and exiting several large markets, Zhang Nuo had basically bought nothing. As it approached noon, suddenly, a magnificent palace appeared in Zhang Nuo's eyes!

"What place is this? How imposing!"

Having been to many places, this was the first time Zhang Nuo had seen such an overbearing palace! The high palace walls were painted with various Fowen, and a pale purple light screen shrouded the entire palace within it; even a Refining Void Stage cultivator would absolutely be unable to forcibly break through the Restriction!

"This is the Human Emperor Palace! It is the place where the Human Emperor resides!"

Chen Shuang'er said with a blink of her beautiful eyes. The Human Emperor Palace covered an area of several thousand miles, and it could be said to be the most eye-catching place in the Holy City! Many cultivators would come here to take a look the first time they arrived at the Holy City!

Zhang Nuo did not say anything more, only a look of strange color that was hard to detect flashed through his eyes, and then he walked away! A thousand miles away from the Human Emperor Palace, a large marketplace appeared!

A look of joy appeared on Chen Shuang'er's face as she said:

"Senior, this is the largest marketplace in the Holy City! If you want to buy anything, I believe you will certainly be able to find it!"

Looking at Chen Shuang'er's extremely proud appearance, she had great confidence in this marketplace!

"Very well! Let's go take a look!"

After giving a casual reply, Zhang Nuo walked toward the direction of the marketplace! Just as he arrived at the entrance of the marketplace, he saw a plaque several zhang long hanging high in mid-air! Written on it were three large characters: "Jade Study Pavilion"!