Volume Seven: The Customs of Rain Ripple City

The cave dwelling that Di Qing rented was located in the inner city of Yulan City. From the outside, it looked ordinary, but once inside, the space was more than ten thousand times larger.

Luo Feng and the other three walked in together.

"I'll divide the space first," Emperor Qing said. At the same time, the huge internal space was naturally divided, with two small spaces in the corners, leaving a public courtyard in the middle, and the remaining space was divided in two, each taking up half.

"You can decide how to build the interior space yourselves," Emperor Qing said.

"I choose the one on the left."

"Then I'll choose the right side." Emperor Lord Ming and Di Fu had no objections and took the initiative to choose the two small spaces in the corner.

They didn't need to pay any fees, and they could even follow Emperor Qing and Luo He, which was considered a form of protection. What more could they ask for? They knew very well that without Emperor Qing and Luo He, their survival in the city would be a hundred or a thousand times more difficult.

"I'll send you a detailed intelligence report on Rain Ripple City. Study it carefully first," Emperor Qing said, then walked alone to his own space.

Emperor Lord Ming, Di Fu, and Luo Feng also entered their respective spaces.

"The place I'm staying is not bad either." Emperor Lord Ming sensed the speed at which he absorbed energy. "This energy absorption speed is about 30% of my maximum speed! Not bad. My strength has hit a bottleneck, so my energy requirements are already very low."

Generally, they absorb energy to the maximum extent during their rapid growth period. After reaching their limit, they will only absorb a small amount of energy to maintain survival.

"The space is quite large." Luo Feng looked at this empty space, and with a thought, energy gathered and naturally began to form many palace buildings such as wine pavilions, Quiet Room, and welcoming halls.

He then took a step and arrived at the top of the pavilion. He happily took out a pot of wine and began to drink while studying the intelligence on Rain Ripple City.

"Rain Ripple City is self-governed by Xing Zhe."

"Rain Ripple City is ruled by the Council of Elders currently has three senators and 327 elders."

"As long as you reach the 'God Emperor Late-Stage Enlightenment Seeker One' realm or 'Half Primal Chaos Level Combat Power', you can apply to become an elder. Once you can activate part of Rain Ripple City's defense system, you can become an elder. If the activation level is extremely high, you can even become a Palace Master."

Luo Feng looked at the intelligence report.

Every elder needs to be able to increase the defensive capabilities of Rain Ripple City!

"The Council of Elders is truly making a contribution." Luo Feng carefully read the detailed information.

Once you become a member of the Council of Elders, you are required to reside permanently in Rain Ripple City! This is to ensure the defense of Rain Ripple City. They cannot leave Rain Ripple City even for a moment.

Moreover, those who become members of the Council of Elders all have the ability to go to the Dark Holy World!

Every Half Primal Chaos powerhouse desires nothing more than to break free from their Cage. In the Dark Holy World, there are more fortuitous opportunity to escape these Cage! Yet the members of the Council of Elders have remained in the Nine Rivers Holy World, never even stepping out of Rain Ripple City.

"Therefore, those who can become members of the Council of Elders usually have clones. They only leave one clone here. The other clones have already gone to the Dark Holy World," Luo Feng guessed.

"The fact that they can have clones also means that the members of the 'Council of Elders,' the core of Rain Ripple City's rule, should all come from the Source World."

Luo Feng deduced a great deal of information.

Among the countless powerful beings in the world, few are willing to remain in the Nine Rivers Holy World once they have become strong enough, as they do not have multiple avatars.

"Living in Rain Ripple City, Xing Zhe need 1 Primal Chaos Crystal every epoch. They also need a place to live, and all the places in the city... can only be rented." Luo Feng understood.

These fees constitute the official revenue of Rain Ripple City.

They need to support a group of law enforcement Xing Zhe! They need to maintain the city's defense system! Finally, the remaining resources will be distributed among the three palace masters and 327 elders. This income must be very high to attract these powerful individuals to keep their avatars here long-term.

" Within Rain Ripple City, those below the God Emperor level are the majority, numbering in the hundreds of millions."

"There are millions of God Emperors."

Luo Feng looked at the intelligence report.

Those Enlightenment Seeker and can comprehend the complete Great Dao generally do not find it too difficult to become God Emperors.

However, those who rely on bloodline may seem to grow easily, but the height of their growth depends on their bloodline! If their bloodline is not strong enough, they may be stuck at the ultimate level of God King.

" In Rain Ripple City, there's an intelligence organization selling information on all the God Emperors. This information costs 10,000 Primal Chaos Crystal?" Luo Feng's expression changed upon seeing this; he couldn't afford it.

Moreover, the intelligence gathered from the God Emperors could not possibly be truly comprehensive.

For example, when Luo Feng first arrived in Rain Ripple City, there was naturally no detailed information about him outside.

"Brother Luo He." Emperor Qing's voice came from afar as he arrived at the entrance to Luo Feng's space.

"Brother Emperor Qing." Luo Feng immediately opened the entrance.

"Information on all the God Emperors in Rain Ripple City must be quite expensive, right?" Emperor Qing walked over and said with a smile, "However, this can only gather information on about 90% of the God Emperors at most. Because there are some God Emperors who have quietly broken through, and it is difficult to understand their information unless they actively expose themselves."

"Even the intelligence being sold only records information that can be obtained through investigation. Many God Emperors have hidden methods," Emperor Qing said. "In any case, you don't have to buy it for the short term. But in the long run, you'd better buy a copy."

"Only by buying intelligence can we find out just how many terrifying beings are hiding in Rain Ripple City. Only then can we know who we shouldn't mess with," Emperor Qing said.

Luo Feng understood.

"This information is very valuable, and it also contains a secret mantra that is forbidden to be passed on," Emperor Qing said. "So I can't pass it on to you."

Luo Feng understood that gathering intelligence on so many God Emperors throughout the city was incredibly difficult. If they could spread the information across the entire city by selling just a few copies, the intelligence organization would suffer a huge loss.

"Rain Ripple City has a wealth of commercial resources," Emperor Qing said. "Everywhere here, Primal Chaos Crystal are needed."

"I'll lend you 100,000 Primal Chaos Crystal first. You can pay me back after we're done hunting." As Emperor Qing spoke, he waved his hand, and a full 100,000 Primal Chaos Crystal fell to the side, like a pile of dazzling crystals.

Luo Feng was genuinely moved by what he saw.

Should I live in the cave abode for free, or give myself half the space? If we really want to calculate the price, half the rent for a thousand epochs would still be 50,000 Primal Chaos Crystal! Consider it a gift to myself.

Now I'm borrowing so much again! When I first came to Rain Ripple City, it was truly the poorest time of my life.

"Brother Emperor Qing, thank you." Luo Feng didn't say much more.

"When we first arrived in the Nine Rivers Holy World, it was the time when we needed Primal Chaos Crystal the most. Only with Primal Chaos Crystal could we purchase enough resources to strengthen ourselves," Emperor Qing said with a smile.

"By the way, when you go out to buy resources, remember one thing," Emperor Qing suddenly said solemnly, "Carry less Primal Chaos Crystal each time. In Rain Ripple City, as long as there is enough temptation, killing, looting, and theft can all happen. Even if you have a way to protect yourself, if your treasures are stolen, the loss will be huge."

"I understand." Luo Feng nodded.

The information provided by Emperor Qing contained detailed records.

Killing and looting occur occasionally, while theft and fraud are more common because they do not involve life and the official punishment is not too severe.

"Bring less, so that even if it gets stolen, you can consider it tuition." Emperor Qing sighed, "Theft methods in Rain Ripple City are varied and diverse, using techniques from various cultivation systems, many of which you've never even seen before."

Luo Feng nodded slightly.

After familiarizing himself with the intelligence, Luo Feng left the cave abode alone to explore the city of 'Rain Ripple City,' which was destined to take root for many years. Reminded by Emperor Qing, Luo Feng was cautious and only carried five thousand Primal Chaos Crystal.

"With all five clones in place, I refuse to believe I can't protect these five thousand Primal Chaos Crystal." Luo Feng was cautious. He hadn't brought any other treasures with him; the most valuable thing he had was these five thousand Primal Chaos Crystal.

This time, Luo Feng brought energy reserves to the Nine Rivers Holy World that were 1200 times the Perfect Divine Body. The energy reserves he left behind in his hometown, the Origin Continent, were actually very small, but he was already invincible there, and the energy of the clones he left behind was enough.

With this 1200-fold Perfect Divine Body Energy Reserve, and the five clones Luo Feng used on this trip also having a combined 200-fold Perfect Divine Body reserve, he could reach his maximum strength under normal circumstances.

"Buzz".

The moment Luo Feng left the cave abode—

The entire Rain Ripple City was shrouded in a variety of colorful protective systems, all controlled by the three hall masters and 327 elders of the Council of Elders. Invisible and colorless fluctuations swept across the city regularly, and at this moment they also swept over Luo Feng.

In the very heart of the Inner City, there is a massive cave abode.

Deep within the cave abode.

A figure bathed in light sat there, his entire body seemingly forged from light, his face expressionless.

He has a red rhombus-shaped gemstone between his eyebrows.

The rhombus-shaped gemstone is rapidly processing massive amounts of information.

Throughout the entire city, information about countless God Emperors is being collected.

"New member joining the city, Luo Feng. Residence: Cave No. 99179, Tianshui District, Inner City of Yulan City. Strength: Suspected early stage of God Emperor. He lives in the same cave as Di Qing, and they are suspected to come from the same Origin World." Information about Luo Feng was also included.

This information was collected and simultaneously provided to another mysterious entity.

Inside the inner city of Yulan City, a massive cave dwelling housed a gigantic spherical creature.

On the surface of the spherical creature, faces occasionally emerge, some howling, some sleeping, some filled with hatred, and some laughing. There are also numerous holes on the surface of this spherical creature.

Countless holes were densely packed together, and figures were going in and out.

"Luo Feng, a newly arrived God Emperor? He can live in the same place Emperor Qing, so he must not be poor."

"Let this newcomer experience the customs of our Rain Ripple City."

"He should be the most common type of Enlightenment Seeker. Let him test the power of other types. Mo Ya Da, I'm leaving him to you."

An order was issued quickly.

Call.

A small figure flew out from the densely packed holes of the spherical creature.

"A newly arrived God Emperor Early-Stage?" The short figure chuckled strangely. At this moment, his organization had already locked onto Luo Feng. As long as he was in a public area of the city, Luo Feng would have no way to hide.

Whoosh, the short figure headed straight for Luo Feng's location.