The so-called "One Lineage, Two Emperors Three King Cities" refers to the White Emperor City, which is the foremost of the Three King Cities.
As for the other two cities, they are Heavenly Wave City and Martial Proclamation City.
The lineage of White Emperor City has an extremely distant origin. According to popular legend, it can even be traced back to a certain Golden Immortal who first descended upon this vast world and pioneered the path of Immortal Dao.
Therefore, the Golden Law inheritance of White Emperor City is the most advanced in all the domains of Eastern Radiance.
Chen Shuangbai came here carrying Mystic Lord Guanyue's token, so he naturally did not intend to hide his cultivation level and thus revealed his external aura without reservation.
When Chen Shuangbai arrived at the city gate, a guard stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Guardian of the Imperial City, pays respects to the True Lord."
"May I ask which lineage you belong to, True Lord...? Are you here to participate in the [ Mystic Elixir Dharma Assembly ]?"
White Emperor City stands on the other side of the Vast Blue Fertile Lands. It is openly at odds with the Great Chu Dynasty, and it is the backer of the eight kingdoms of the Eastern Domain.
Although it was called a royal city, it was not the residence of a single family or clan.
Therefore, the cultivators guarding the city possessed a natural air of pride, observing proper etiquette while remaining neither servile nor arrogant.
Chen Shuangbai took out the pure white small sword and said, " The Rogue Cultivator Xuhong, carrying the token of Mystic Lord Guanyue, has come precisely for that Dharma assembly."
When Xuan Shou saw the pure white sword, he sensed it briefly and confirmed that it was formed from his own Profound Lord's Divine Ability. The polite and distant look on his face faded, and a slight smile appeared.
"So you are a guest of the Profound Lord. Please follow me into the city; there are celestial abodes available for True Lord to reside in."
Once inside the city, it became lively.
However, Chen Shuangbai, being Nascent Soul True Lord, could not possibly mingle with those lower-level cultivators who were at the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment stages. Instead, he was welcomed into a quiet and secluded place.
The guardian welcomed the True Lord Xuhong, who carried his own Profound Lord token, into the room, and said, "My lord, White Emperor City is not a royal city of the mortal realm, but a city of immortal cultivators."
"This place is not like the Great Chu, where everything is controlled. But there are still rules. They are just the proper rules of not fighting, not seizing, not robbing, and not bullying the weak. There are no other rules."
"The Dharma Assembly is still a month away. Since you have come with a token from my Profound Lord, you are free to move about the city. I wish you a safe journey."
Having said that, Xuan Shou said no more, turned around and left without hesitation.
Feiguang clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "It truly is the foremost Three King Cities. Even the mere former Xuan Guardian of this city possesses the Late Golden Core Stage realm."
The gleam in Chen Shuangbai eyes gradually faded.
As we walked along, it became clear that most of the cultivators in the city were Golden Law cultivators.
It was either swords and armor, or grappling hooks and spears, all gleaming with a bright, dazzling golden-white light.
As for the Xuan Shou before us, he is also a Golden Core cultivator in the Late Golden Core Stage, with an extremely solid foundation. He is accompanied by Sha Qi and weapons as he walks, which shows that he is no ordinary person.
"With such a level of cultivation and foundation, in the Celebrated Splendor Continent, he would at least be a direct descendant of an immortal sect, a future Dao Child."
Chen Shuangbai felt a pang of emotion, but quickly returned her focus to cultivation.
In the following days...
He dispatched Feiguang to travel out of the city and acquire various spiritual resources to repair the [ Earth-Cleaving Ocean-Escaping Divine Shuttle ] and the [True Purple Brightness Bright Heavenly Gate].
Of course, the main pressure still falls on the former.
The malevolent winds and Yin Lightning lightning of the Buried Wind Ocean were so terrifying that they almost charred the shape of the divine shuttle.
Fortunately, the shuttle spirit's senses were still intact, otherwise Chen Shuangbai would have thought the item was completely useless.
Besides repairing the Spirit Treasure, Chen Shuangbai also resumed his cultivation.
" Eastern Radiance Continent truly lives up to its reputation as a great continent!"
"This White Emperor City truly lives up to its reputation as the foremost of the Three King Cities. Under the influence of the city's protective array, the abundance of spiritual energy here is comparable to that of [ Azure Firmament Heaven ]."
After several days of cultivation, Chen Shuangbai felt a slight loosening of the shackles that had bound him to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
But there's only a slight, subtle loosening of the agreement.
"That's true. Breaking through from the Nascent Soul Middle Stage to the Nascent Soul Late Stage realm has never been easy... There's a crucial barrier among cultivators called the Shell Barrier."
This bottleneck, invisible and intangible, has firmly trapped Liaowu cultivators at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
Vast Sea Elder and True Lord Qingchen had told Chen Shuangbai about this crucial point, saying, "To break through the Shell Barrier, the first thing is to continuously attack with Law Power, again and again. This will cause damage, but occasionally a breakthrough will occur."
"The second is the Secret Method of breaking the shell."
The Jade Spring Sect naturally possessed a Secret Method for breaking through the shell, Vast Sea Elder also passed one down to Chen Shuangbai.
The former is called " The Jade Spring Stone-Rinsing Secret Method ", and the latter is called " The Mystic Current Retracing Secret Method ".
Chen Shuangbai studied the two Secret Method carefully and found that each had its own merits.
For a moment, it was impossible to decide which subject to study.
"Hey!"
As Chen Shuangbai pondered, a smile suddenly appeared on her face. She lightly tapped her head, thinking to herself, "Truly, those involved are often blinded... Don't I already have that thing?"
This would be a difficult decision for others, but for Chen Shuangbai, it was a simple matter.
He placed the two volumes of Secret Method before the [ Great Yin Dao Fruit ] in his sea of consciousness, then purified his mind and offered a sincere prayer:
"I humbly request Grand Yin to use these two volumes of Secret Method as a foundation to develop a breakthrough Secret Method that aligns with my Dao Path."
A clear, bright light filled the air, and a mysterious radiance shone forth. The two small golden books, formed from Secret Method, gradually vanished amidst this clear, bright light and mysterious radiance.
Before long, a jade book fell from the Dao Fruit, revealing a brand-new Secret Method to Chen Shuangbai.
" The Current-Tracing Truth-Congealing Wondrous Method..."
Chen Shuangbai examined it closely and discovered that this Secret Method was indeed extremely compatible with his own Dao Path, and even had an added blessing.
But after observing it carefully several times, he sighed and said, "Indeed, to cultivate this Secret Method, one needs a considerable amount of spiritual resources."
This manual on breaking through the Secret Method requires three spiritual resources, all of which are of the highest quality, fourth rank.
A [ Mystic Origin Treasure Leaf ] is nurtured by the fourth-tier treasure tree, the Mystic Origin Tree. It contains the most abundant vitality and has the mysterious effects of nourishing the roots and replenishing water.
The remaining two are [ Bamboo Grove Radiance Primordial Water ] and [ Heavenly Governance True Crystal ].
The former is a rare water, often found only in remote, uninhabited places, and it often requires a devastated environment to produce even a small amount.
As for the latter, it is a rare occurrence, born only once every thousand years from a lightning strike on a sunny spot.
"One dish would be fine, but there are three of them..."
Chen Shuangbai frowned slightly, thinking to himself that this was a difficult situation.
However, his brows quickly relaxed.
"This White Emperor City is the most renowned city for immortal cultivation in the Eastern Domain, and it doesn't have as many restrictions as the Great Chu Dynasty. I think if we search carefully, we should be able to find some... or at the very least, some traces."
Upon hearing this, Feiguang also said, "My lord need not worry too much."
"I've heard that this [ Mystic Elixir Dharma Assembly ] is a grand event held once every ten years in White Emperor City, where many great Dao of Alchemy come to exchange alchemical techniques or spiritual resources... Who knows, you might just find it there?"
"That's true."
However, upon hearing Feiguang mention the [ Mystic Elixir Dharma Assembly ], Chen Shuangbai also remembered that he was also a Alchemist.
However, after reaching the Golden Core, the sect faced many hardships, and coupled with diligent cultivation, the Dao of Alchemy skills temporarily declined.
Having considered this, Chen Shuangbai couldn't help but feel an itch to try.
"Having arrived in Eastern Radiance, my spiritual energy is abundant, and my Dao of Alchemy skills must be extraordinary... I will need more precious pills for my future cultivation."
"It's better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. Why not rediscover the Dao of Alchemy of Alchemy, then you won't need to ask for help in the future?"