Taiyi Dry Dragon Bow

Chen Xiao never imagined that exposing his Immortal Spirit Root would yield such immense benefits. Setting aside the fact that Chen Fengyang had obtained the City-Suppressing Seal and that his tribulation transcendence was no longer an issue, the mere existence of the great bow Chen Xiao had received made his heart tremble violently.

This was a genuine immortal artifact. Although the fluctuations of immortal spiritual power within it were subtle, Chen Xiao could still sense them clearly.

"Damn it, the official channels are more reliable after all. In my past life, I joined the Immortal Martial Sect relying on my Immortal Spirit Root, only to be given a high-grade spirit artifact and a patch of cultivation land. How could that compare to the Glazed Heaven Palace's generosity? They simply gifted a city and two immortal artifacts, heh heh..."

Chen Xiao licked his lips. Although he had obtained the Flowing Light Flying Moon Talisman in his previous life, he hadn't been familiar with the items in the Golden Immortal Kingdom, which meant he had obtained the Ten Thousand Jade Heavenly Dragon Pill quite late. When he finally consumed the pill, he happened to be near the Immortal Martial Sect; the moment his Immortal Spirit Root awakened, he was caught red-handed by the sect, and the Glazed Heaven Palace never knew.

Moon-Gazing City was now the private property of the Chen Clan. Even the spiritual vein of Mingyu Mountain had become their private possession, which the Chen Clan could mine at will.

At this moment, the heads of the various major families in the city stood with mouths agape, staring blankly at Chen Fengyang, who was suspended in mid-air, their hearts filled with indescribable emotions.

Originally, several families in the city—the Nangong, Beiyu, Canghai, and Li families—had already joined forces, waiting only for Chen Fengyang to fail his tribulation so they could immediately move in and swallow the Chen Clan.

But looking at it now, regardless of whether they could swallow them, the possibility of Chen Fengyang failing his final heavenly tribulation was now infinitesimal.

The City-Suppressing Seal was a sixth-grade immortal artifact. With a sixth-grade immortal artifact as protection, tribulation transcendence was nothing short of easy.

Immortal artifacts were divided into nine grades: the lower three, middle three, and upper three. A sixth-grade immortal artifact was the pinnacle of the middle three grades; even some ordinary Heavenly Immortals or High Immortals would not possess one.

Immortal artifacts were not meant to be controlled by mere cultivators. If it were any other sixth-grade artifact, Chen Fengyang wouldn't even be able to lift it, let alone wield it.

However, the City-Suppressing Seal of Moon-Gazing City shared the same origin as the city itself. Unlike other immortal artifacts, any cultivator could refine it. While they might not be able to unleash its full power, it was still an immortal artifact nonetheless.

With an immortal artifact guarding him, even if someone were to deliberately cause trouble during his tribulation, Chen Fengyang's chances of success were extremely high.

Furthermore, the Chen Clan's status had been acknowledged by the Glazed Heaven Palace. Who would dare to idly cause trouble for Chen Fengyang? If the Glazed Heaven Palace were to hold them accountable, the meddling faction would surely be wiped out.

Nangong Shenhe felt a surge of bitterness in his heart. He had expected the Glazed Heaven Palace to bestow some rewards upon the Chen Clan, but he never imagined they would gift the entire Moon-Gazing City.

Was a mere Immortal Spirit Root worth such solicitation? Moreover, the secret within Mingyu Mountain outside Moon-Gazing City was no secret to the higher echelons of the Immortal World; the Glazed Heaven Palace was naturally aware of it.

By doing this, the Glazed Heaven Palace was clearly intending to hand that secret over to the Chen Clan. But could a mere Chen Clan—a grassroots family without even a single immortal—actually hold onto it?

Nangong Shenhe was filled with doubts, while the other large families in the city were deep in thought, already considering whether they should offer their loyalty to the Chen Clan.

After that High Immortal left, Chen Xiao's eyes shone with brilliance.

"So this is a High Immortal, a superior immortal. I wonder when I will be able to possess such cultivation."

Chen Xiao swallowed hard. Cultivating is easy, but becoming an immortal is hard. In his past life, it took him fifty years to go from the Qi Refining stage to the late stage of Tribulation Transcendence. However, the Mahayana stage following that was an incredibly long phase. Some cultivators could spend thousands of years in the Mahayana stage until their lifespan was exhausted, yet still fail to break through to the True Immortal realm.

After all, that was a transformation of life from mortal to immortal.

Even though Chen Xiao possessed an Immortal Spirit Root and was destined to become a Golden Immortal, seeing a true immortal—and a High Immortal at that—couldn't help but stir a sense of yearning within him.

"Nine Heavens Thunder Virtue, Immortal Spirit Root. One day, I will surpass everyone and stand at the pinnacle of the Immortal World."

Chen Xiao took a deep breath, a look of determination flashing in his eyes.

Today was a double celebration for the Chen Clan. Not only had Chen Tiannan adopted a foster daughter, but Chen Fengyang had also become the de facto master of Moon-Gazing City. The banquet, which had initially been filled with superficial pleasantries, became exceptionally lively.

On the spot, the Beiyu and Canghai families pledged their loyalty to the Chen Clan, swearing to serve them forever and contribute to the development of Moon-Gazing City. As for the Li family, they were vassals to the Nangong family and did not make any such gestures.

After Nangong Wenyue appeared at the City Lord's Mansion, Chen Xiao used that as an excuse to slip away. Nangong Wenyue's expression was currently very ugly. Not only had he lost the treasures in the depths of Mingyu Mountain, but more importantly, his cultivation in recent days had hit a major snag. Not only had he made no progress, but there were even signs of regression, which left him deeply depressed.

The moment the Innate Kui Water Talisman merged into Nangong Wenyue's body, it transformed into Kui Water essence, lurking within him. How could he possibly detect it? The more Nangong Wenyue cultivated now, the greater the harm to himself. Eventually, he would suffer a cultivation deviation and lose all his power.

However, if anyone knew that a single Innate Kui Water Talisman had been used to deal with a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, they would surely curse Chen Xiao for being a spendthrift.

Chen Xiao returned to his small courtyard. By this time, Mengmeng and Cai Di had already returned; ever since the High Immortal appeared, they were no longer the protagonists of the banquet.

Under Cai Di's guidance, Mengmeng was switching her cultivation to the Ten Thousand Poisons Return to Sect to stimulate the Xuan Sha Yin Meridian within her. As she practiced, the hideous blue-black birthmark on her face began to fade slightly.

Chen Xiao nodded slightly at the two of them before returning to his room. After setting up a barrier to isolate spiritual energy fluctuations, he also fell into meditation.

At this point, his cultivation had long been consolidated at the mid-stage of the Golden Core, though the Concealment Talisman on his body had always hidden his true strength.

In Chen Xiao's dantian, crimson clouds hovered in the center. Floating above the red clouds was a vermilion Golden Core, its surface wreathed in thin, wispy streaks of lightning.

Looking closely, these streaks of lightning were clearly defined with scales and claws—they were seven thunder dragons. Each of these dragons represented a divine ability, projected from within the Golden Core that was transforming into a seed of divine ability.

Once he reached the Nascent Soul Realm, these seven thunder dragons would truly transform into divine abilities that Chen Xiao could wield.

Above Chen Xiao's Golden Core was the Thunder Virtue Heavenly Book. At this moment, the book emitted golden rays of light, shrouding his Golden Core and the red clouds beneath it, thereby concealing the true state of his dantian.

Beside the Thunder Virtue Heavenly Book lay the great bow shimmering with emerald green light. Now, Chen Xiao intended to refine this immortal artifact.

Chen Xiao possessed an Immortal Spirit Root; although he couldn't use an immortal artifact yet, refining one was not much of a problem.

Chen Xiao's divine sense slowly flowed into the bow, feeling the immortal spiritual power within it.

Taiyi Dry Dragon Bow.

Suddenly, this piece of information appeared in Chen Xiao's mind.