Chapter 575

"City Lord, these are the official documents submitted from below."

The subordinate held a stack of documents and placed them on the City Lord's desk, dividing them into two piles.

The City Lord was a female cultivator with a rare appearance. No one dared to question her, nor did they dare to comment on her looks.

Being able to serve as City Lord in a city with many male cultivators, one could imagine her methods and cultivation base.

"It's been three days already, why haven't they come down yet?"

Luo Hong sat in the main hall of the third-layer City Lord's Mansion; she had assigned herself the identity of City Lord.

After processing the city's affairs, she looked up at the sky out of habit—that was the location of the fourth layer.

Suddenly, a gap appeared in the sky, and three figures emerged from it, flashing past and appearing in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Senior Luo Hong, we meet again." Lu Yang greeted her with a smile.

Luo Hong: "..."

I remember you went up alone; how did you become three people when you came down?

Moreover, Luo Hong felt that the two people behind Lu Yang were unfathomable, their strength extremely terrifying.

As the spirit of the secret realm, Luo Hong could utilize all the power of the realm. There were many treasures here, yet no Demon clan prodigy had ever dared to forcibly break into the secret realm after growing into a powerful figure, which showed how terrifying Luo Hong was.

Even so, she still felt she was no match for the two people behind Lu Yang.

She even felt a sense of awe toward the woman in red.

"Luo Hong pays respects to the Mistress!"

Luo Hong immediately knelt and kowtowed to Jiang Lianyi.

"Wait a moment, who are you?"

Jiang Lianyi moved aside, not wanting others to kneel to her for no reason.

"I am the secret realm spirit created by the Master."

"Who is your Master?"

"Shi He. The Master told me to call him the Qilin Immortal."

Shi He was the Qilin Immortal's name.

"The Master created this secret realm and said that if someone answered all the questions correctly on the third layer, they should be allowed to enter the fourth layer. The fourth layer is where the Mistress lives. After the Mistress appears, everything in the secret realm, including me, belongs to the Mistress."

A complex immortal seal appeared on Luo Hong's forehead. She held up the seal and respectfully presented it to Jiang Lianyi.

"It is indeed the mark left by my husband."

Jiang Lianyi accepted the mark; this was the Seal of the Secret Realm. Holding this seal meant she could manage everything in the secret realm.

In an instant, Jiang Lianyi sensed the structure of the secret realm. A single thought was enough to make Luo Hong do anything, and the secret realm's treasury could be opened at any time.

Jiang Lianyi casually swiped, tearing open a spatial rift; countless treasures were piled up like a mountain.

These treasures, which would make even Demon clan powerful figures jealous, were nothing in Jiang Lianyi's eyes.

"Do you need anything?"

Jiang Lianyi turned her head to ask Lu Yang. If Lu Yang wanted them, she could give all these treasures to him.

Lu Yang was a bit troubled. It was true that the treasures were valuable, but he wasn't short on money. He didn't need spirit stones, and as for magic treasures, there probably weren't any more valuable than the Qingfeng Sword. As for cultivation insights and techniques, with the Scripture Library and the Senior Sister around, he didn't need to look at the experiences left behind by Demon clan powerful figures.

"I heard that there is an immortal herb here that allows one to jump a major realm after consuming it, and there are no side effects?"

Jiang Lianyi reached out, crossed space, and plucked a spirit herb with seven leaves and starlight spots from the second layer.

"You are talking about the Seven-Star Moon-Chasing Grass. The growing conditions for this thing are extremely harsh. It can indeed raise one's cultivation by a major realm—for example, if you are at the late Golden Core stage, you can reach the late Nascent Soul stage—but calling it an immortal herb is overestimating it. After consuming it, one can no longer break through to the Tribulation Transcendence stage."

"Then forget it." Lu Yang believed that cultivation required a step-by-step approach; there was no need to rush.

Jiang Lianyi planted the Seven-Star Moon-Chasing Grass back.

"Can I pick a few swords to form a sword array?" Lu Yang suddenly said.

"You can."

Jiang Lianyi beckoned, and seven precious swords of different styles, all of them invaluable, floated out from the pile of treasures, emitting a cold glint.

"These seven swords are all yours."

All the swords in the Ancient Realm of Creation were here, and they were all growth-type magic treasures.

The names of the swords were engraved on the hilts: Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji...

Luo Hong was most familiar with these treasures and introduced them: "These names correspond to the Big Dipper of ancient times. This set of swords is called the Seven-Star Sword Set."

A number "two" was floating above each sword.

"Good stuff."

Lu Yang was a sword cultivator after all; getting seven different precious swords made him grin from ear to ear.

"How do I bind them to myself? Do I use a drop of blood?"

Luo Hong said solemnly: "It's not that simple. These seven swords all have spirituality. To subdue them, you need to nurture the swords with your body, your heart, and your blood. This is a long process, taking at least a month, or up to a year."

The Seven-Star Sword Set emitted bursts of sword hums, confirming Luo Hong's words.

Sword cultivators are arrogant, and their swords have their own pride. Not just anyone can use them at will. When they were born, they set three rules for their use:

One must be a peerless sword cultivator, one must be a peerless genius, and one must be able to move them with sincerity.

Although the Seven-Star Swords hadn't reached the point of developing intelligence, they did have spirituality.

The Decayed Fairy stepped forward, knocked on whichever sword hummed the loudest, and once the Seven-Star Sword Set stopped making noise, she pointed at Lu Yang and said: "Follow him from now on, do you hear me!"

The Seven-Star Swords emitted bursts of sword hums, trembling and shaking.

Don't let the casual knocks fool you; that was an attack that struck directly at their spirituality. If the Decayed Fairy wanted to, she could erase their spirituality just by knocking on them a few times.

Afterward, they floated to Lu Yang's side, rubbing against him with an intimate attitude.

Lu Yang quickly dodged away. A fluffy little rabbit rubbing against him was fine, but seven swords rubbing against him—were they trying to slice him to death?

Lu Yang ran in front, and the Seven-Star Sword Set chased from behind, their attitude firm and persistent. In the end, Lu Yang simply used his identity jade token to store them away, and that finally put an end to it.

Jiang Lianyi said to Luo Hong: "Continue to perform your previous duties in the secret realm; everything remains as it was."

"Yes!"

"Also, do not speak of my affairs or Immortal Sister's affairs to anyone."

"As you command!"

When coming down from the fourth layer, the Decayed Fairy told Jiang Lianyi not to speak of her existence to the outside world, as it would easily alert the enemy.

"Let's go. It's just the right time to see what the current Cultivation Realm is like."

Thirty thousand years had passed; I fear that old friends have departed, and things are no longer what they used to be.

"Speaking of old friends, there is one recently." Lu Yang said, stroking his chin. By this time, the Decayed Fairy had returned to his mental space.

"Who?"

"The ancient Di Jiang. He slept from ancient times until now. After waking up, he prepared to unify the Demon Domain and establish a Demon Kingdom. I reckon that after we go out, we'll just happen to catch him holding his founding ceremony."

Jiang Lianyi was stunned for a moment, then realized who the ancient Di Jiang that Lu Yang mentioned was. This truly was a case of things being no longer what they used to be.

"He's still able to establish a Demon Kingdom? He's grown capable, hasn't he?"

"There is one more thing I would like to ask your opinion on."

"You are the one who resurrected Immortal Sister; you don't need to be so restrained with me. Tell me whatever is on your mind."

"Have you heard of the Heavenly Court?"

(End of chapter)