After the banquet ended, Jiang Zhexian quickly returned to her family and visited several family warehouses with the recorded list of compensation.
Half an hour later, Jiang Zhexian looked dejected, as if his head had been splashed with water from Nine Netherworlds spring in the deepest hell, and he was completely awake.
Jiang Zhexian looked at the compensation list in her hand again and couldn't help but feel a little desperate.
"Looks like we really have to wait a year?"
"No! There must be another way!"
At the same time, Duanmu Yunyan told her Overlord father about Xiao Tian and Jiang Zhexian's affair, and then inquired about the compensation list.
"The Eight Sceneries Palace does have the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill Elixir, which is specially made for the Shackle Realm experts to break through bottlenecks and advance to the Carefree Realm. This is a top-grade spiritual elixir that the Eight Sceneries Palace does not pass on to outsiders or sell to outsiders. Just this alone, that girl simply cannot obtain it, not even that person from the Bodhi Group can get it. This Xiao Tian really knows how to make things difficult for people."
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Yunyan was secretly alarmed; Jiang Zhexian was bound to suffer a setback this time.
"Dad, do you recognize the things at the end of that compensation list?"
"I do recognize some of them. This City Lord Xiao is truly experienced; he actually knows so many elixirs and rare treasures!" the Overlord exclaimed in surprise.
"Dad, then isn't Lord City Lord Xiao, Perfected Xuantian, even more powerful?"
The Overlord smiled but offered no explanation.
He couldn't help but think of the tomb in Luo Cheng. Dragon City's forces had already entered the tomb, but bad news had come: there was something very strange in the tomb, and the danger level was 5S!
This is equivalent to the difficulty of the Carefree Realm!
"My dear daughter, I have some things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
"Okay, Dad, you're really busy. I miss the days when you weren't in Overlord."
The Overlord smiled gently and patted Duanmu Yunyan's head, saying, "With great power comes great responsibility. Since your father is in this position, I must take care of this country and humanity."
"Okay, okay, I'm leaving now, to avoid listening to your long-winded rants."
"Harmful!"
The Overlord looked helpless.
The next day.
When Jiang Zhexian learned that Xiao Tian, Chu Feng, and Zhou Quan had left Dragon City, he frowned deeply and became increasingly distressed.
She searched the entire family's storeroom but couldn't find anything on the compensation list. The only similar name didn't match, which made her even more frustrated.
In addition, she had heard that the Three Great Sage Lands possessed the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, the Bodhi Pill, and the Sacred Heart Powder.
"Ah, those three kinds of miraculous pills are treasures even within the Holy Land, not to be shared with outsiders. Xiao Tian, oh Xiao Tian, your outrageous demands have truly opened my eyes. To obtain these things within a year... I might as well just die."
Jiang Zhexian felt dejected and discouraged.
A few minutes later, she mustered her fighting spirit again.
"They're just some miraculous elixirs and rare treasures! I don't believe I can't find them!"
Outside Dragon City, Xiao Tian, Zhou Quan, and Chu Feng were riding in a New Era X6, a new brand of new energy vehicle with strong range, four-wheel drive, and its core energy source being the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
In other words, the energy of an ordinary Shackle Realm expert can replenish this new energy four-wheel drive vehicle ten to twenty times. Theoretically, a full charge allows it to travel 3,000 kilometers at its maximum speed, and its theoretical range can reach 3,500 kilometers.
For Xiao Tian, the car was very stable, and he drove it quite fast. When accelerating, the feeling of being pushed back in his seat was also very strong. Apart from the fact that he didn't have to pay for the car at first but had to sign his name on a hairy toe, there was nothing wrong with it.
" Brother Tian, why didn't we stay in Dragon City a little longer? The food Dragon City is so good, and it's even free right now," Zhou Quan said with a regretful expression.
"You're really something! You think you can just pay for the food in Luo Cheng? We're going to have some big plans when we get back this time!"
Xiao Tian's lips twitched, and he rolled his eyes at Zhou Quan in annoyance.
Zhou Quan's spirits lifted, and his eyes lit up.
"Ready to receive orders at any time!"
Xiao Tian was speechless. What was this kid yelling about?
"The upheaval in the world is about to accelerate, so we need to go back and set up some things to prevent Luo Cheng from being destroyed."
Xiao Tian remembered that in the Primordial Hongmeng Plan, after humans and Beast King signed a contract, only three months later, the changes in the world intensified, and a mysterious fog shrouded most of the world. In the plan, famous human cities such as Luo Cheng and Phoenix City were attacked by strange forces in the fog, resulting in their destruction. However, a few humans with even stronger mutations survived.
Luo Cheng is currently his territory, and Xiao Tian naturally doesn't want his territory to be wiped out by the enemy in one fell swoop! That would be too boring.
Not long after, they returned to Luo Cheng.
The city lord's office was surrounded by excited media.
"Lord City Lord, after defeating the Golden-Winged Great Peng King outside Dragon City, the people inside the city are wondering if you have reached a higher dimension. Would you be willing to reveal your true level?"
"Yes, I can now fly through the air and travel underground, absorb the power of stars, and refine the power of the star sea for my own use!"
The media reporters rolled their Byakugan, some even bursting into laughter and exclaiming that the city lord was truly wicked.
"Lord City Lord, do you have any suggestions regarding the recruitment of talents for the Evolver Pavilion next week?"
Deputy City Lord Long Zaitian.
" The Evolver Pavilion is the core force that unites and protects Luo Cheng Luo Cheng. It is also a place where Evolver and aspiring Evolver can grow stronger and help each other. I personally suggest opening a third pavilion to accept ambitious individuals from outside the city with a settlement policy. As long as they pass the review, they will receive corresponding policy support and benefits based on their abilities."
"The City Lord is truly wise; I'm sure many talented Evolver will come to Luo Cheng."
"Lord City Lord, there are rumors circulating that a mysterious place has been sealed off in Luo Cheng, and recently many corpses have been transported out of there. Lord City Lord, do you know anything about this mysterious place? Could you tell everyone about it?"
Xiao Tian Xiao and said, "Regarding this place, to prevent unauthorized personnel from venturing into danger, I can only say that those who know, know; those who don't, don't need to ask. This place is not easy to go down, and even if you do, you might not gain anything. So, those who know, know. Of course, sometimes not knowing is best, and also the safest. This place is eerie; believe it or not, it's up to you. If you want to understand, I suggest you don't waste your effort—it's not something you can easily do. Actually, after saying all this, I want to advise everyone to give up those kinds of thoughts. Not just anyone can go down there. Those who know, know."
"The City Lord is such a knowledgeable guy!"
Xiao Tian answering a few more questions, the interview concluded.
Inside the office, Xiao Tian left Zhou Quan, Chu Feng, Deputy City Lord Long Zaitian, several elders, and a few others in charge of the city wall defenses.
"Next, we need to implement a plan, which will be our top priority: within the next two months, we will raise and strengthen the city walls of Luo Cheng and integrate them with the formation."
Long Zaitian couldn't help but ask, "How can we integrate the formation? The entire Luo Cheng is too vast; the resources required are enormous."
"It's very simple. First, here's a rough map of Luo Cheng. At these five points, I will set up at least five Spirit Gathering Formation at each point, using heaven and earth as the medium for Luo Cheng to begin connecting the smaller arrays. Finally, I will arrange the most crucial central Qimen of the overall array, and the city-protecting array will be complete."
Upon hearing this, Long Zaitian and the elders were all filled with longing.
"Without further ado, let's carefully review the plan, and then we can begin."