Chu Capital Contention: Guest Official
Yan Feng Ancient Nation, Chu Capital, East City Gate.
At this moment, elite troops were already waiting respectfully East City Gate, and large ships and flying boats were also parked around, all eagerly awaiting their arrival.
"I heard that this newly promoted Marquis Chu Yu was directly designated as First-Class Marquis." On one of the flying boats, a group of the Imperial Clan members and princes gathered together, waiting.
"Marquis Chu Yu is single-mindedly devoted to comprehending the Principle and has mastered the Infinite Divine Body! With the potential and talent of the Infinite Divine Body, he naturally became First-Class Marquis immediately after breaking through." A member of the Imperial Clan said with great pride.
"Uncle Chu Yu once gave me guidance! Possessing the Infinite Divine Body, his status within the clan was already special. Now that he has broken through to the Chaos Realm, he has directly become a core member of my Di Chu Lineage."
These members of the Imperial Clan are all of the Di Chu Lineage, and they are all honored to be part of this.
"Sharp."
"Marquis Chu Yu is truly remarkable."
The royal offspring praised the thirteen branches of the Imperial Clan as the core of the Yan Feng Ancient Nation, claiming that all other royal Lineage were far inferior. As for the Chaos Realm Lineage? Unless a Chaos Realm Transcendence Chaos Realm emerged, they were all mediocre and couldn't be involved in the Imperial Clan family's circles.
On another luxurious ship.
Two figures were drinking together, with maids serving them.
"First-Class Marquis is indeed different. He is granted First-Class Marquis Estate, a personal guard, and his fief is a 'First-Class Large City'," a chubby man sighed. "He also has the quota to apply for two guest ministers."
"And what about us? We Third-Class Marquis marquises are granted a small town as our fief, a small cave abode, and a few personal guards. We don't even have the qualifications to apply for the position of guest minister," the chubby man muttered.
The tall woman sitting next to him laughed and said, "We follow the bloodline cultivation system, using our bloodline to reach the Chaos Realm. After that, we must switch to the Principle lineage. The Principle is too difficult for us. In this life, I only hope to advance further and become Second-Class Marquis. As for First-Class Marquis, I don't even dare to think about it."
"You still have hope. You are at least at the mid-level of the Chaos Realm now. As for me..." The chubby man pointed to himself, "Including Di Chu Lineage Marquis Chu Yu, there are a total of 29 marquises in the Di Chu lineage, but only two of them are at the ordinary level of the Chaos Realm. I am one of them! I have been in the Chaos Realm for more than three thousand years, and I am still only at the ordinary level of the Chaos Realm. I am far from the top level of the Chaos Realm."
As the two Marquis were chatting, they suddenly noticed a tear in spacetime in the distance, forming a spacetime tunnel.
"They've arrived." The two Marquis perked up.
At this moment, the Marquis, Imperial Clan family members, Personal Guards, and others who came to greet them all looked towards the distant time-space passage.
Five figures flew out from the space-time tunnel.
Di Chu Yu led the Deputy Pavilion Master, while Luo Feng led Moluo Sa and Mo Yu Qing Yan.
"Hmm? The man beside Marquis Chu Yu?"
"He was ranked alongside Marquis Chu Yu, which clearly shows that Marquis Chu Yu greatly respected this man in black."
Everyone noticed Luo Feng, who was dressed in black.
"It's Great Sage Luo He from the Yu Country." Some Marquis, Imperial Clan members, and other well-informed individuals already knew about some of the powerful figures on the Origin Continent, and upon seeing Luo Feng, they immediately confirmed his identity.
"This Great Sage Luo He overpowered Marquis Liu Yin in the battle of Huyang City. His physical cultivation has reached an unbelievable level; he can stand on the earth and touch the stars with his head!"
"This is a peak Chaos Realm being."
"He's with Marquis Chu Yu? Could it be that he was the first guest advisor Marquis Chu Yu selected?"
Luo Feng Di Chu Yu along the spacetime tunnel from the distant Huyang City of the Yu Country directly to the Chu Capital of the Yan Feng Ancient Nation. This made Luo Feng quite emotional. "Space-Time Teleportation is indeed incredibly mysterious. I also need to use Space-Time Treasure to perform Space-Time Teleportation once."
In the Chaos Realm, it's almost impossible to Space-Time Teleportation.
They all relied on treasures.
Space-Time Treasure that can be used for an extended period is far too valuable. What Luo Feng possesses is a one-time use Talisman Token, destroyed after a single use. A single Space-Time Teleportation Talisman Token can only be activated at the Chaos Realm level, and costs 100 million Universe Sand. Even at the Chaos Realm, it's only used once in crucial moments.
Emerging from the space-time tunnel, Luo Feng immediately saw the army outside the Lofty City's east gate, as well as numerous large ships and flying boats that had come to greet him.
"Greetings, Marquis!"
The army shouted in unison and saluted respectfully.
Di Chu Yu watched this scene and said to Luo Feng beside him, "These are the Personal Guards I was granted after I became Chaos Realm. They are all elite troops trained by my Di Chu Lineage."
Luo Feng took one look and saw that this personal guard consisted of a thousand Eternal True Gods and a massive number of Void True Gods. Even outside the city, the army, under the command of its commander, naturally formed a unified force, its power far surpassing that of the Nine Jiang Marquis's army and the Heart Shadow Sect's army.
In the ancient kingdom of Yanfeng, this elite personal guard was enough to sweep away the army of Xinyingmen and the army of Jiujianghou.
"Father!"
"Father!"
Before the Military Formation, a graceful woman and three young men looked excitedly at Di Chu Yu. Their father had been traveling and cultivating abroad and had actually reached the Chaos Realm, and even become First-Class Marquis! This was a windfall of wealth.
Call!
Di Chu Yu Luo Feng and the others to the Military Formation. He looked at the three young men and felt a slight headache.
"Chu Yu, upon hearing the news of your conferment of a marquisate, I immediately rushed back from Wind Leaf City with my three children," the elegant woman said.
"Father, the news of your becoming First-Class Marquis has spread throughout the entire Chu Capital."
"There are only seven first- First-Class Marquis in our Di Chu Lineage, and Father is one of them." The three sons were very excited.
Di Chu Yu nodded, then introduced Luo Feng beside him, "This is my close friend Great Sage Luo He. From now on, when you see him, treat him as if he were your father, and do not show him the slightest disrespect."
"Greetings, Uncle." The three young men immediately bowed respectfully, realizing that this must be a powerful helper their father had invited.
"Greetings, Great Sage Luo He," the elegant woman said politely.
"You're too kind, Madam," Luo Feng said with a smile. He could tell that Di Chu Yu and this lady had a rather ordinary relationship; after so many years, they hadn't shown any intimacy when they met again.
Instead, Di Chu Yu walked over to an old servant who was standing next to the three children and became quite friendly with him.
"My Marquis," the old servant said excitedly.
"Old Zheng, it's been a long time." Di Chu Yu looked at the old servant who was only at the Void True God level.
"This old servant is finally able to see His Highness be granted a marquisate, and First-Class Marquis at that!" Old Zheng said, quite excitedly.
This old servant was left behind by Di Chu Yu's mother. When Di Chu Yu his weakest, it was this old servant who followed and took care of him! Though called an old servant, he was in fact a close relative.
Just as their family was reunited—
"Chu Yu!"
"Brother Chu Yu!"
Then the Marquis of the Di Chu Lineage finally appeared.
Di Chu Yu up, he saw that the Marquis, who all held high positions within the clan, were all coming to greet him with great enthusiasm.
Luo Feng observed all of this from the sidelines. Before coming to the Yan Feng Ancient Nation, Di Chu Yu had given him relatively detailed information about the truly top experts of the Origin Continent. This included detailed records of all the Yan Feng Ancient Nation Chaos Realm within the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom.
Luo Feng compared them one by one.
"There are a total of 29 marquises in the Di Chu Lineage of the Yan Feng Ancient Nation, and seven of them have come to welcome Di Chu Yu today. Five of these seven are Third-Class Marquis, and two are Second-Class Marquis," Luo Feng instantly identified.
As for the First-Class Marquis status was comparable to that of Di Chu Yu, none of them came.
"I've heard that the competition within the Imperial Clan is fierce, and the First-Class Marquis are direct rivals among themselves." Luo Feng understood this.
For the so-called Third-Class Marquis, the Imperial Clan was actually in a state of semi-abandonment, only providing them with the most basic resources and nothing else!
The Second-Class Marquis received many more resources.
First-Class Marquis can access the true core resources of the entire Origin Continent. They too must engage in fierce competition among themselves.
"As a guest advisor, the threshold for obtaining resources is much higher than that of First-Class Marquis." Luo Feng was well aware of this. The Yan Feng Ancient Nation focused on cultivating First-Class Marquis for their Imperial Clan, First-Class Marquis were absolute elites.
As for guest advisors? It's more of an exchange relationship.
Guest ministers serve the ancient kingdom! They gain merit in exchange for resources. Therefore, the resources they receive are naturally far less than those of First-Class Marquis.
After dealing with numerous Marquis, Di Chu Yu led Luo Feng onto the large ship.
On the big ship.
The lady and her three children went to the back, while Di Chu Yu and Luo Feng sat in the front hall, gazing at the East City Gate in the distance.
"Those who came to greet us were all Second-Class Marquis and Third-Class Marquis," Di Chu Yu explained. "My Di Chu Lineage has a total of three God-Kings. God-Kings are high above and naturally do not handle trivial matters. Many affairs are handled and decided by us First-Class Marquis."
"So they're here to curry favor with you too," Luo Feng said knowingly.
The First-Class Marquis of the Imperial Clan must possess either Infinite Divine Body at the Chaos Realm or the peak strength of the Chaos Realm. Meeting either of these conditions is sufficient to become First-Class Marquis.
Of course, this requirement applies to members of the Imperial Clan.
For idle cultivators like Luo Feng, becoming a guest elder is a troublesome matter.
"I have already applied for you to become a guest advisor," Di Chu Yu a smile. "Under normal circumstances, it will be approved."
"What's going on? Why won't it pass?" Luo Feng asked.
"First, your strength is insufficient. Second, your identity is questionable," Di Chu Yu a smile. "You are at the peak of the Chaos Realm, so your strength is definitely sufficient. As for your identity? Your identity is certainly not a problem."
Buzz~~~
The large ship flew over the vast eastern gate of the Chu capital, and the imperial guards also entered.
"How can you be so sure my identity is legitimate?" Luo Feng asked, puzzled.
"When recruiting guest elders, the Yan Feng Ancient Nation doesn't care much about their background. Whether they have committed heinous crimes, possess extraordinary luck, or are entangled in numerous terrible karmic entanglements... the Yan Feng Ancient Nation doesn't care! As long as one thing is certain: they are not of a different race, that's enough," said Di Chu Yu.
"An alien race?" Luo Feng asked.
"That is, life outside the Cage," Di Chu Yu said. "The inherited resources of my Yan Feng Ancient Nation can be passed on to any life within the Cage. But they will never be passed on to other races."
Luo Feng was secretly surprised.
Foreign race?
"When we enter the Chu Capital, it means you are a being within Cage," Di Chu Yu explained. "This city of Chu Capital was personally crafted by the ancestor of my Yan Feng Ancient Nation as a gift to the Emperor. Any alien race entering this city will be discovered!"
Luo Feng was amazed.
The most mysterious and terrifying existence in the Yan Feng Ancient Nation is the Yan Feng Ancestor, followed by the thirteen emperors!
"Hmm?" Di Chu Yu suddenly smiled. "You just entered the city, and after confirming your identity was correct, your application to become a guest retainer was approved. You are now officially a guest retainer of my Di Chu Lineage. Congratulations, Brother Luo He!"
Luo Feng smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Chu Yu."
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