The Second Under Heaven and the First Under Heaven

Chapter 653: The Second Under Heaven and the First Under Heaven

The weather in the Imperial Court was fair and bright, everything flourishing. Quite a few Spirit Scholars from Yuanshuo were paving roads, building bridges, and setting up relay stations, linking the new cities of Tianshiyuan to the Imperial Court.

Tianshiyuan was Yuanshuo's transfer hub connecting the various Grotto-Heavens. Trade was exceedingly prosperous, and the shipping industry thrived. Yet the new cities were merely economic centers; Immortal Cloud Residence under Su Yun's control still governed Tianshiyuan.

Though Immortal Cloud Residence was not large, high-ranking figures in politics and commerce from Yuanshuo, the Western Lands, Zhongshan, Emperor Seat, Heavenly Prefecture, Wenchang, Gouchen, Heavenly Ship, and countless other places could not avoid paying it a visit once they arrived at the Imperial Court.

To avoid suspicion, Su Yun had declared that he had no intention of rebelling. Thus, no city had been built near Immortal Cloud Residence, only relay stations of various sizes. But the drawbacks had already emerged.

Immortal Cloud Residence and the surrounding relay stations could not accommodate so many distinguished guests. Many people who wished to meet Su Yun, Yinglong, and the others had no choice but to sleep in the open, so a city had to be built.

This time, half of Immortal Cloud Residence had been destroyed, and Su Yun had relocated. Naturally, Yuanshuo had to bustle about as well. Many Scholars hurried here, intending to build a new city near Ganquan Garden.

Once the new city was completed, they could simply enclose Ganquan Garden within it. By then, Su Yun would have no choice but to agree.

As everyone busied themselves, Heaven and Earth Origin Energy suddenly fluctuated violently within a blessed land near Ganquan Garden, then erupted. Immortal Qi gushed forth in a violent torrent,