Tongyou City was steeped in gloom.
Beings of every kind came and went, while members of the Nether Ghost Mansion drifted through the streets.
After asking passersby for directions, Jiang Ping An arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.
Tongyou City was governed by an elder of the Nether Ghost Mansion, a God King at the Seventh Level.
If he could reach this elder, he would have a connection to the Nether Ghost Mansion's leadership.
The gates of the City Lord's Mansion were stacked from bones. The two guards at the entrance looked as fierce as demons, and terrifying Killing Intent rolled off them.
A vast black cloud seemed to hang over the mansion, radiating crushing pressure.
Even Zhou He, a Fifth-Order God King, struggled to breathe.
He forced down his fear, stepped forward, and bowed to the guards.
"Sorry to disturb you. My boss would like to request an audience with the City Lord. Could you please pass on the message?"
"Which faction does your boss belong to? Do you have a letter of introduction?"
The guard at the gate looked cold. He did not care that the man speaking to him was a Fifth-Order God King.
After years guarding this place, they had seen too many important figures and God Kings. A Fifth-Order God King's cultivation was high, but not high enough to make them fawn over him.
Unless he had powerful backing, of course.
Zhou He said respectfully, "We don't have a letter of introduction. We have a matter for which we'd like to ask the City Lord's help."
When the two guards heard that Zhou He had no letter and had come to ask a favor, their faces turned icy.
"Our City Lord has countless affairs to attend to. He has no time for you. Get lost!"