"My lord, we have arrived at Nine Yama City!"
Gao Fenghai approached Chen Mu's carriage, his tone tinged with excitement.
In previous years, when he came to Nine Yama City, he would stay overnight on the road. If he was unlucky, he would have to take a long detour and might even have to spend several days in the wilderness.
Spending the night in the wild is no easy task. The undead and monsters are more active then, and even someone as strong as him would be in danger, not to mention he usually has to take care of his subordinates.
This was the first time he had arrived in Nine Yama City so easily. Sure enough, there was a powerful leader there, which was much more comfortable than managing his village by himself.
He is now incredibly grateful that he chose to submit to Chen Mu.
"Alright! Let's go into town then."
It's getting dark soon, please arrange accommodations as soon as possible. Everyone has been traveling for so long, they must be tired.
Chen Mu's calm voice came from inside the carriage.
"Yes! I'll arrange it right away."
Gao Fenghai nodded eagerly, urging the main force to speed up.
The Yan Lineage had already given instructions for this transaction, so after Gao Fenghai showed the token to the city guards, they were quickly allowed to pass.
However, not long after the transport trucks entered the city, a patrol of soldiers stopped them.
"Stop! Who are you? What's in the vehicle?"
The commander of this patrol force was a tall, middle-aged man whose Spiritual Power had reached the Peak of the True Spirit Realm, judging from his aura.
As expected of one of the six royal cities of the Manju Imperial Court, Nine Yama City possesses such strength even from a random general on the roadside.
"Haha, sir, please don't misunderstand. We are a transport team from Iron Soul City in Sinai Ridge. The Yan Manor purchased some equipment from us, and we are here today to deliver it."
Gao Fenghai laughed heartily and enthusiastically took out the token given to him by Yan Qingshu, handing it to the patrolling general.
"Hmph! Don't try to fool me."
I'd only ever heard of a Xiaoxiao Iron Soul Village in Sinai Ridge; when did an Iron Soul City appear?
Guards! Arrest all these people and throw them in jail to await their fate.
Unexpectedly, the patrolling general didn't even look at Gao Fenghai's token and directly ordered the arrest of everyone in Iron Soul City.
Crack!
A silver iron umbrella flew into the air, emitting streaks of sharp lightning that swirled in mid-air, instantly frightening the patrolling soldiers who were about to attack into immobility.
"How dare you! You dare disobey orders?"
The patrolling officer, feeling humiliated, flew into a rage and drew his long sword from his waist.
"Heh, you're arresting people without even knowing the facts! Have you gone to the Yan Manor to find out the truth?"
Chen Mu pulled back the curtain and slowly stepped out of the carriage, followed by Mingye, who was dressed in black.
"Hmph! Although the Yan Lineage is powerful, our Nine Yama City is not a place where they can say whatever they want, so why should we seek their opinion on everything?"
If you know what's good for you, put your magic weapon away. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!
The patrolling officer glanced at Chen Mu; his expression was grave, but he did not back down.
Chen Mu frowned slightly, realizing that the other party was deliberately making things difficult, and probably sent by another Lineage that was hostile to the Yan Lineage.
He had no intention of getting involved in these Lineage feuds, but now that his interests were being harmed, he couldn't just cower in the shadows.
"Bring Yan Qingtai here, and I'll go with you! Otherwise, feel free to try and take action!"
Before coming to Nine Yama City, he had corresponded with Yan Qingshu and knew that Yan Qingtai was in Nine Yama City, which is why he said what he did.
"Hmph! Just because you have some strength, you dare to act wildly here? How arrogant!"
The patrolling general raised his broadsword, his aura surging, and a sharp blade of light, half a meter long, extended from the broadsword. He leaped into the air and slashed fiercely at Chen Mu's head.
With a clang!
Chen Mu simply raised one hand, extending only two fingers, and trapped the patrolling general's broadsword inside, rendering him unable to move.
"Roll!"
Chen Mu activated all 108 Qi Seas within his body simultaneously, and struck forward with his palm.
With a loud thud, the patrolling officer was struck in the chest, sent flying backward, and crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out blood.
"Haha, great!"
When Gao Fenghai and the others saw that Chen Mu had defeated the patrolling general in just one move, they immediately cheered loudly, and enthusiastic applause rang out from all around.
But just then, an old man descended from the sky and stood in front of the patrolling general.
"Hehe, what a powerful physique!"
Young man, may I ask who your teacher is?
Kang Yuanzhong was dressed in dark red armor, his hair was disheveled, and his eyes were cold. Being looked at by him made Chen Mu feel as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake, which made him very uncomfortable.
When Kang Yuanzhong saw that Chen Mu had blocked the patrolling general's attack with just his fingers, he assumed that Chen Mu was a disciple of some body-refining sect. In the entire Netherworld, there were only a few sects that were skilled in both body-refining and weapon crafting, and none of them were easy to mess with. That's why he asked this question first.
"I'm sorry, my skills are not up to par, and my master forbids me from using the sect's name outside."
Chen Mu had already noticed that several experts at least at the Core Formation Realm were observing this place from afar, and Kang Yuanzhong was one of them.
"Senior, our Iron Soul City has no intention of getting involved in the struggles between your powerful Lineage. We only wish to quietly run our small business. Please do not make things difficult for us."
Seeing that Chen Mu dared not reveal his sect, Kang Yuanzhong felt much more relaxed, and his eyes became arrogant.
"You won't even tell me which sect you belong to, yet you expect me to make an exception for you? What a joke!"
"Take this punch first. If you're not dead, I'll give you a chance to explain."
As he spoke, he took a step forward, his Spiritual Power surging violently, and suddenly threw a punch forward.
A red fist shadow flew out from his hand, carrying overwhelming momentum, and fiercely attacked Chen Mu.
Chen Mu was secretly surprised. This punch controlled the surrounding Spiritual Power of heaven and earth very well. Just from this punch, it can be seen that Kang Yuanzhong's strength has reached at the Mid Core Formation Realm, or even the late stage.
In his current state, if he doesn't reveal his trump card, he can barely withstand attacks from the Early Stage of the Core Formation Realm; anything stronger, he simply can't withstand.
However, given that he was in a public place, it was inconvenient for him to reveal his trump card, so he had to let Mingye make the move.
With a whoosh, Mingye flashed in front of Chen Mu, and with a light slash of his hand, a seven-colored light screen materialized out of thin air, blocking the incoming fist.
Sizzle!
The seven-colored light curtain was like an energy black hole, capable of dissolving everything, and it completely dissolved the force of the punch in just a few breaths.
Upon seeing this, Kang Yuanzhong's expression turned serious.
"It's strange that such a person would appear in Xiaoxiao village as Iron Soul Village."
Although he was still confident of defeating Mingye, the orders he received were only to disrupt the cooperation between Iron Soul City and the Yan Lineage, not to fight such a powerful expert.