The matter was settled.
As King, Jiang Lingche departed first, while Cui Qiezhe and his family led Zhang Yuan, Xiao Yuanjun, and the others through the air to stay temporarily in Ya Kingdom Capital City.
When they reached the skies above Ya Kingdom Capital City, Zhang Yuan looked down and raised his brows slightly.
Ya Kingdom was only moderately powerful. Its capital was nowhere near as large as those of Wen Kingdom or Bian Kingdom, and even its Imperial City was several sizes smaller. Still, its urban planning looked quite good. The people lived and worked in peace, and the city seemed to flourish, unaffected by the war between the four kingdoms.
Zhang Yuan had visited many great cities: Cloud Prefecture City and the Capital City of Bian Kingdom, Jianning City and Dragon Creek City of Ao Kingdom, and the now-ruined capital of Wen Kingdom. All had gathered Gang Sha Path and Outer Dao cultivators from far and wide, and all had been bustling beyond measure.
Yet the prosperity of those great cities belonged only to cultivators. Most ordinary mortals within their walls lived in poverty. Though they shared the same city, its prosperity had nothing to do with them. Only by having a cultivator emerge from their family could they change their circumstances.
"What do you think of this city?" Cui Qiezhe asked softly.
Xiao Yuanjun did not understand what Cui Qiezhe was getting at and turned to Zhang Yuan.
Cui Yuanxi tilted her head. Unable to make anything of it, she too turned her gaze to Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan replied, "Senior, you govern with great skill. Ya Kingdom Capital City could be called a haven of goodness in the mortal world."
Ya Kingdom Capital City truly was a clear stream amid the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm. Cultivators