Outside Xiangliu Royal City.
Kong Ci poked her head out and stepped from the void. Golden light burst from her divine eyes as she used the Artistic Conception of Unity of Heaven and Man to see through every inch of Xiangliu Royal City.
In Kong Ci's eyes, Xiangliu Royal City was shrouded by a Four Symbols Great Formation. The four symbols suppressed the four directions, signifying the suppression of the four extremes of Heaven and Earth while guarding the phantom image of Xiangliu at the center.
The phantom image of Xiangliu connected to the subterranean dragon veins. These dragon veins came from the famous mountains and great rivers within the Xiangliu Clan's territory, drawn together by stellar techniques. Ignoring the minor branches, there were eighty-one mature dragon veins alone.
Because the Xiangliu Clan had not established a kingdom, the earth dragons remained merely earth dragons. They could not condense into a Destiny Golden Dragon. Their quantity was immense, but their quality suffered a considerable discount.
Even so, the dragon veins gathered in Xiangliu Royal City were far stronger than those of the vast majority of human kingdoms. Aside from the several strongest empires, the rest were all little brothers.
There were also twenty-four red light pillars representing Mahayana Stage demon kings. They glittered brightly, flashing until Kong Ci's head hurt.
With the support of the Artistic Conception of Unity of Heaven and Man, Kong Ci divided the twenty-four red lights into three categories. Seventeen were pure red, representing the Xiangliu Clan's seventeen Mahayana Stage demon kings. Five were impure, mixed with every color under the sun, representing the five Mahayana Stage demon kings affiliated with the Xiangliu Clan: White Lion, Honghu, Three-Eyed Black Ape, Dragon Turtle, and White-Furred Rat.
The final two were red with a hint of violet. In