Forbidden Ancient City, at the city gates!
Those who were usually carefree and unrestrained no longer bore their former lofty airs!
These small groups of three to five were almost all Nascent Soul True Lords and great demons who had returned from the Forbidden Sea. Outside, every one of them would have been a powerhouse capable of shaking an entire region.
Yet!
At this moment, they all strictly obeyed the ancient city's prohibitions, lining up in turn like mortals and waiting to be inspected.
Among them...
Was Cheng Buzheng's incarnation, which had arrived at the Forbidden Ancient City.
Before long, it was his turn.
Seeing this, Cheng Buzheng took out his Identity Token, stepped forward, and came before the human True Lord guarding the left side of the city gate, handing his identity token to the Nascent Soul True Lord clad in the robes of the Spirit Fusion Immortal Sect.
As for the guard unit at the right gate, it consisted of ten great demons, each dispatched by one of the ten peak clans.
Judging by the lead great demon's features, as well as the uniquely shaped Flood Dragon horns exclusive to the Golden Flood Dragon Clan—
The captain was most likely a great demon of the Golden Flood Dragon Clan.
Clearly.
Even in the Forbidden Ancient City, jointly governed by the two races, both sides maintained a certain degree of independent authority, even when it came to guarding the city gates.
Human cultivators were managed by the alliance of the three great human powers.
The Demon Race, meanwhile, was managed by the ten peak clans.
The two sides hardly interfered with one another.
A short while later.
Once the inspection was complete, Cheng Buzheng did not linger. He immediately headed toward the center of the Forbidden Ancient City, in