Mist Mountain Realm was a small world shrouded in fog.
Although the existence of the Sacred Ancestor Road kept the cities of this world from becoming isolated islands,
because there was no unified dynasty or nation, nor were there great sects like those in the Cultivation World, each city could effectively be regarded as an independent feudal state.
The City Lord was naturally the supreme feudal king!
Yet only Innate experts were qualified to ascend the throne. Without sufficient strength, one simply could not sit securely upon it.
Hearing Wang Chen's words, Shao Hongcheng felt as though a giant pie had fallen from the sky and struck him squarely on the head.
He nearly fainted.
But he quickly calmed down and said with a bitter smile, "Junior Brother, it's not that I don't want to. It's that I truly can't."
Shao Hongcheng knew very well that, given his aptitude, breaking through to the Houtian Great Realm had already been an unbelievable miracle.
If he ascended to the City Lord's throne with Houtian strength, no one would accept it!
Did Wang Chen intend to make him a puppet?
The possibility suddenly occurred to Shao Hongcheng. He hurriedly changed his words. "If it is Junior Brother's request, then I..."
Being a puppet...
Would be fine too!
"Senior Brother, you're overthinking it."
Wang Chen smiled and waved his hand. "I've said it before—I won't remain in Red Cliff City forever. And what you'll become will not be a Lord of Red Cliff in name only!"
It was simple: Wang Chen intended to push Shao Hongcheng into the Innate realm!
The difficulty of achieving this was undoubtedly enormous. Wang Chen absolutely could not accomplish it by himself.
But he had Old Yao, the old grandpa by his side!
Understanding Wang Chen's meaning, Shao Hongcheng's