Volume Eight: Quietly Departing

The Xing Zhe team stayed in Rain Ripple City for two days, and also discussed the Dao with Luo Feng and the Hall Master Yuan Xiang! At their level, it's very difficult to improve even a little. Therefore, they often discuss and exchange ideas with beings of the same level, which also helps to enhance their friendship.

Outside the city.

Luo Feng and the Hall Master Yuan Xiang saw the Xing Zhe team off.

"We have had a wonderful time together these past two days." The Winged Woman, Baiyin, who had become quite talkative after getting to know each other, smiled and said, "We will now return to the Dark Holy World. Brother Luo Feng, we look forward to meeting again in the Dark Holy World."

"Once I get to Chengfeng City, I will definitely contact you all," Luo Feng said with a smile.

The Dark Holy World has only five cities in total, and the cultivation team led by Emperor Baiyin usually resides in Chengfeng City.

"They're gone."

The old man and the red-robed youth also nodded slightly to Luo Feng and the Hall Master Yuan Xiang.

The three of them flew into the ship, and under the watchful eyes of Luo Feng and the Hall Master Yuan Xiang, the ancient ship quickly disappeared into the horizon.

"The three of them have left." The Hall Master Yuan Xiang looked on from afar and smiled slightly. "Luo Feng, it's time for me to leave as well."

Luo Feng was taken aback.

"It was originally agreed that I would leave after the Battle of Rain Ripple City. But I stayed with my three old friends for two more days." The Hall Master Yuan Xiang looked at Luo Feng. "I am very relieved to have Rain Ripple City in your hands."

"As for me, I will disperse all my avatars in the outside world. I will return to my hometown and devote all my efforts to fighting the pollution. It's either suppressing the pollution or utterly succumbing to it," said the Hall Master Yuan Xiang.

At this moment, Luo Feng's feelings were also very complicated.

The Hall Master Yuan Xiang is in grave danger at this point. Once he falls, his soul will be annihilated.

The countless worlds were created by beings of the same level as the Senior Yuan! The powerful beings born from these countless worlds, although they do not possess the Clone Technique, can still be resurrected if the creator of the world intervenes.

This information had already been circulating among the Xing Zhe of the Nine Rivers Holy World.

Many Xing Zhe across countless worlds harbor regrets and yearn to resurrect their dearest loved ones. Senior Yuan, Senior Jin, and other such beings have long promised that those who break Cage will have a chance to be resurrected.

But the Source World is different!

The Source World is protected by Supreme Rules and possesses the Clone Technique. However, these Supreme Rules also block external forces; once a powerful being within the Source World dies, even Senior Yuan and the others cannot be resurrected.

The Hall Master Yuan Xiang was a powerful figure who emerged from the Source World. If he dies, he's truly dead. Senior Yuan and the others can't do anything about it.

"Even if I die, there's no need to be sad," the Hall Master Yuan Xiang laughed. "The path of cultivation is full of countless hardships and dangers. I've reached this point today, which is already at the peak level in the Dark Holy World. There's nothing to regret about dying."

"Brother Yuanxiang," Luo Feng solemnly instructed, "You have defeated many great enemies on your path of cultivation. You will surely be able to defeat the great enemy of 'Advanced Chaotic Origin Contamination' as well."

The Hall Master Yuan Xiang nodded. "I will defeat it. Alright, let's part ways here."

After speaking, the Hall Master Yuan Xiang vanished.

Luo Feng watched this scene silently.

He knew...

Unless the Hall Master Yuan Xiang completely suppresses the pollution, it will be difficult to meet again.

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As time passed, the elders who died in the Battle of Rain Ripple City returned to Rain Ripple City in various forms.

Council of Elders.

Seven elders were summoned to see Luo Feng.

"Lord of the City." The seven elders were quite respectful. They were all a little nervous and expectant, because out of so many elders in the city, only the seven of them had been summoned. They naturally guessed the possibility.

"During the Battle of Rain Ripple City, all seven of you were attacked and killed by the Overlimit-Level Bewitching Heart Worm." Luo Feng smiled and waved his hand, and seven secret treasures appeared in mid-air. "These seven secret treasures are yours, aren't they? Take them!"

Within the city, there weren't many elders carrying powerful secret treasures; these were the seven elders who lost their treasures in this war.

"Thank you, City Lord." The seven elders were overjoyed. They had guessed the possibility, but they did not expect the City Lord to give it to them without mentioning any conditions.

You should know...

According to the common practice among Xing Zhe, in normal combat, the spoils of war usually belong to the individual.

"You are also fighting for Rain Ripple City." Luo Feng smiled slightly. These seven people, who were carrying important secret treasures, were all diligently building their power in Rain Ripple City and wanted to establish themselves here.

The seven elders increasingly felt that with such a city lord, life would be much easier from now on.

Back when Hall Master Wei Yang's power influenced the entire city, Hall Master Wei Yang wanted to take a big slice of the profits! If such a precious treasure fell into Hall Master Wei Yang's hands, Hall Master Wei Yang would never return it.

"City Lord, recently Hall Master Wei Yang has been secretly transferring some resources out of the city."

"He didn't dare to come himself, so he asked the other elders to help him take the resources away," one elder after another said.

"I know."

Luo Feng said.

With his control over Rain Ripple City, how could he possibly hide the slightest movement from Hall Master Wei Yang?

"He's transferring resources, so he must have left voluntarily," Luo Feng said. "Don't worry about it too much."

"Yes," the seven elders replied respectfully.

Just five days later.

The avatar of the Hall Master Wei Yang actually came to Rain Ripple City to personally visit Luo Feng.

"Hall Master Wei Yang, the City Lord has agreed to see you. Please." A guard led the way in Council of Elders.

Hall Master Wei Yang could only follow.

He walked through this familiar Council of Elders. He had once thought that he would completely take control of the Council of Elders and become the master of the entire Rain Ripple City! But who would have thought that Luo Feng's rise would be so rapid? And that his strength would be so terrifying!

How could he single-handedly overpower four Overlimit-Level?

Thanks to the formation, only 10% of the massive Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform Force that entered the city managed to escape.

"Even if I were carrying a secret treasure, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to withstand a single move from him." Hall Master Wei Yang sighed inwardly. "The strength he has displayed is even more terrifying than that of Hall Master Yuan Xiang at his peak."

Soon, under the guidance of Hall Master Wei Yang, they saw Luo Feng sitting in the garden in the distance.

"Wei Yang greets the City Lord." Hall Master Wei Yang bowed slightly in greeting.

Luo Feng looked at Hall Master Wei Yang with great interest.

"You actually came to see me?" Luo Feng looked at him. "Do you still intend to stay in Rain Ripple City?"

"With the city lord here, Rain Ripple City is extremely stable, so there is naturally no need for me," said Hall Master Wei Yang respectfully. "I have decided to completely withdraw from Rain Ripple City. I have come here this time to ask for a favor."

"Oh? What is it?" Luo Feng looked at him.

"When I was guarding Rain Ripple City, my clone died at the hands of that Overlimit-Level Bewitching Heart Worm, and I also lost two important secret treasures," Hall Master Wei Yang pleaded. "I beg the City Lord to return them. Whatever price I need to pay, please tell me."

Luo Feng looked at him and couldn't help but smile.

"You actually have the nerve to ask me for a secret treasure?" Luo Feng couldn't help but shake his head.

They forced me to resign from my position Sky Patrol Palace Commander! When I refused, Hall Master Wei Yang even physically assaulted me!

Given this conflict, Luo Feng was quite surprised that the Hall Master Wei Yang still dared to show himself and ask for his help.

"I know I have offended the City Lord," said Hall Master Wei Yang. "But the City Lord also knows how important a powerful secret treasure suited to oneself is! What price do you need? Just tell me!"

Luo Feng looked at him and said, "I'll give you two choices."

Hall Master Wei Yang was secretly delighted; Luo Feng really had such a good temper. He had been hoping that the seven elders would all obtain the lost important treasure.

"Which two options?" Hall Master Wei Yang pressed, willing to pay any price to obtain the two lost treasures.

"First, you annihilate your clone. Second, I'll destroy this clone of yours." Luo Feng looked at him. "The choice is yours!"

The Hall Master Wei Yang's expression changed.

He noticed the coldness in Luo Feng's eyes at that moment.

"I am willing to annihilate myself." The Hall Master Wei Yang still bowed respectfully, and then silently, his clone vanished.

Luo Feng watched this scene indifferently.

His benevolence is selective. The Hall Master Wei Yang is clearly unworthy of it!

Luo Feng had long since erased the array formations in the core array layer of Rain Ripple City from the positions of Hall Master Wei Yang and Hall Master Gai Tao, stripping them of their Palace Master status.

Time passes.

The elders of Rain Ripple City gradually became familiar with Luo Feng's temperament. Apart from the share that the city lord was entitled to, Luo Feng was too lazy to compete for other resources in the city, which made more powerful people willing to settle in Rain Ripple City.

Elders and hall masters have all moved here one after another.

Quite a few ordinary Xing Zhe have also moved here!

There's no way around it; a city that can be described as 'absolutely safe,' whose city lord disdains competing for resources and protects the weak and vulnerable at the lower levels! Such a city naturally has a great attraction among the thirty-five cities of the Nine Rivers Holy World.

"There are more and more Xing Zhe in Rain Ripple City." Emperor Qing, Emperor Lord Ming, and Di Fu looked down over the city from the high place in the Council of Elders. As Luo Feng's confidants, they were responsible for some of Luo Feng's trivial matters as city lord.

"It is a great fortune for many Xing Zhe to encounter someone as benevolent as the city lord," Emperor Lord Ming said. "In this world of Xing Zhe, the vast majority of the time it is still a dog-eat-dog world."

Di Fu nodded. "The law of the jungle is the norm. The city lord changed the order of Rain Ripple City by virtue of his individual strength."

Even without the Insect Nest, the Strange Workshop, and the Myriad Shadow Pavilion, other forces would still steal and plunder them.

Luo Feng is too strong! With his array formation, he can cover the entire city with a single thought and annihilate any force.

Therefore, he 'made his word law,' saying that if theft and plundering forces were not allowed to exist, then such forces would not exist in the entire city.

"The city lord is showing up less and less." Emperor Qing turned to look at the cave abode next to the Council of Elders, which was Luo Feng's current cave abode.

"Just like how the ancestors of the two countries rarely appear on the Origin Continent," Di Fu said thoughtfully. "The city lord also doesn't show up much in Rain Ripple City. Perhaps the city lord's main focus is already on other worlds."

Emperor Qing and Emperor Lord Ming were startled.

It is very likely that Luo Feng has already gone to the Dark Holy World.

In fact, Luo Feng had been in seclusion for more than half a century, only emerging when the effects of the 'Hundred Tribulations Marrow' had completely dissipated! Cultivating for more than half a century while under the influence of the Hundred Tribulations Marrow Essence had been of immense benefit to Luo Feng.

After emerging from seclusion, Luo Feng first erased the original formation in the core formation layer of Rain Ripple City and re-imprinted a more powerful formation that he had carefully considered. After leaving an ordinary clone in Rain Ripple City, he quietly departed.

An ordinary clone, controlling an even more terrifying array within the city, is even more intimidating than during the Battle of Rain Ripple City!

Luo Feng walked alone on the land of the Nine Rivers Holy World.

He even walked along the 'Nine Rivers' and took a good look at them. Along the way, he also encountered some Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform that were not careful enough to attack him. These Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform became the corpses in Luo Feng's treasures.

After traversing Nine Rivers, Luo Feng arrived at the center of the Nine Rivers Holy World — the Holy Mountain.

"It's time to go to the Dark Holy World."

This time, Luo Feng did not go to the teleportation pool at the foot of the mountain, but instead walked along the mountain path towards the summit.

The invisible pressure on the mountain path grew increasingly terrifying, but for Luo Feng, whose 'Undying Blood Sea Body' was now fully perfected, it felt as comfortable as a gentle breeze, and he reached the summit in no time. At the summit, there was also a Secluded Dark Pool.

As soon as Luo Feng's thoughts penetrated the deep pool, he immediately sensed that this teleportation pool was leading to another distant world.

"Let's go take a look." Luo Feng stepped into the Secluded Dark Pool and disappeared. Light flowed around him, and he had been teleported.

(End of this episode)

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