Flowing Cloud City

On the vast northern grasslands, a beautiful figure sat leisurely atop the head of a cyclops, followed by a large group of Demon Beast, including wolves, tigers, foxes, rabbits, and various birds, all quietly and adoringly watching the figure atop the giant's head.

The girl looked at the distant thunderstorm, a smile playing on her lips as she let out a cheerful, bell-like laugh, "How interesting! It actually caused the Thunder Eagle to riot. Meng Yan, was that your doing? Interesting, very interesting indeed."

"If the Thunder Eagle riot, the Gale Devil Wolf won't stand idly by either. The Land Tortoise and Blood Tiger won't stand idly by either. In the end, a battle between third-tier Demon Beast might erupt, and the entire East Approach Secret Realm might be left in ruins. How interesting."

"Too bad, that guy's hiding."

Several figures standing on a volcano crater stared solemnly at the flickering lightning in the distance. After a long silence, Blood God Son gritted his teeth and said, "Who has the audacity to provoke the Thunder Eagle into a frenzy?"

"Is it Meng Yan from Yellow Maple Valley or Bai Lili from the Hehuan Sect? Among these people, only those two have the guts and the strength."

The Blood Devil shook his head and sighed, "It's not important anymore. Let's find a place to hide in the secret realm and open it. Hopefully, the other Demon Beast will behave themselves, otherwise..."

Inside the Spirit Moon Sect, after completing his fifteen-day seclusion, Shen Ge was tending to the spirit medicine he had planted. Although he could easily solve these minor problems with a wave of his hand, the long period of seclusion had made Shen Ge somewhat bored, so he decided to become a farmer for once.

After being busy for a while, Shen Ge got up and rubbed his lower back. Although he wasn't tired, he felt the action was very appropriate.

"My cultivation is progressing slowly, and my soul is also improving very slowly under the blessing of the Clear Heart Instruction. I estimate that I will be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage in less than a year."

"At this rate, I might be able to advance to the Golden Core within ten years."

Perhaps realizing he had spoken too confidently, Shen Ge murmured softly, "There's hope. I mean there's hope. If everything goes smoothly, I might really be able to break through to the Golden Core."

At this moment, Shen Ge sensed a reaction in his Storage Bag. He placed his tools aside, summoned a small water ball to wash his hands, and then took out a Jade Slip from the Storage Bag. The Jade Slip was flashing with white light.

"Strange, what does my sister want with me?" Shaking his head, Shen Ge probed the Jade Slip slip with his divine sense, and then a message entered his mind:

"Go to Flowing Cloud City. Something's happened there, and the emperor is asking for our help. You'll find out the details when you go there."

"Flowing Cloud City? The Emperor? What could he possibly want?"

Despite being filled with doubts, Shen Ge still followed the instructions, packed up, and headed to Flowing Cloud City.

Just as they arrived at the sect entrance, Mu Wan returned on her flying sword and looked at Shen Ge, who was preparing to leave. She was somewhat surprised and mocking, saying, "Didn't you say you were going into seclusion for the next six months? You've only been here for a little over ten days and you can't even stay still?"

Thinking about what he had said earlier, Shen Ge felt slightly embarrassed, but fortunately, he was thick-skinned and didn't take it to heart. He explained, "My senior sister assigned me a task: to go to Flowing Cloud City to find the emperor."

"Flowing Cloud City?" Mu Wan murmured, then said, "Never mind, since Senior Sister Liuyue wants you to go, I won't go and join the fun."

"Oh, and just a heads-up, Senior Sister Liuyue comes from royalty. Do Liuyue act all high and mighty when you get there, or she'll give you a piece of her mind when you get back."

My sister was born into royalty? That's quite a secret. I had no idea before. But then I thought about it and it didn't seem like a big deal. Judging from Senior Sister Liuyue's years of cultivation, the current royal family members are probably all her grandchildren.

However, Shen Ge now understands why her sister arranged for her to go to Flowing Cloud City.

After figuring this out, Shen Ge looked at Mu Wan and asked, "Where did you go again?"

"I picked up some refining materials. I'm not going to talk to you anymore. The Law Artifact I sold at Changliu Market last time almost emptied my pockets. I need to replenish my stock for a rainy day."

With that, Mu Wan flew off on her flying sword, but after a short while she returned. "I almost forgot, when are you going to return my Spirit Stone?"

Shen Ge's face stiffened, and he said somewhat hesitantly, "It's only been a few days. I've been cultivating lately and haven't had time to earn Spirit Stone. Just be patient and wait. I didn't say I wouldn't return it to you. At worst, you can just take that Law Artifact back."

"Fine, since you didn't withhold my Golden Body Talisman, you can pay me back the Spirit Stone slowly later. I won't rush you."

How do you know I didn't withhold your Golden Body Talisman? I didn't even show you how many there were, Shen Ge thought to himself, but he smiled and said, "Junior Sister Mu Wan is indeed magnanimous and generous."

"Don't be so generous. This is a loan, and you have to pay it back. This has nothing to do with being generous."

After saying this, Mu Wan flew towards the Artifact Refining Hall, giving Shen Ge no chance to argue.

"You rich woman, you only gave me these two thousand Spirit Stone? Just get some refining materials, forge a magic Law Artifact, and you'll be back in less than a month."

"It's true, there's a wealth gap everywhere."

After making a sigh, Shen Ge's mood inevitably became a bit down. He had been in a pretty good Tianxin, but Mu Wan's sarcastic remarks about the debt ruined his mood.

After leaving the sect, Shen Ge determined his direction and then rode a flying sword towards Flowing Cloud City.

About five hours later, a magnificent city appeared below, square in shape and surrounded by walls more than ten feet high.

At the very center is a golden palace, exuding a magnificent and grand aura.

"This is truly a world of cultivation! Such a colossal city could never have been built in ancient times."

After making a casual remark, Shen Ge began flying towards the palace. Because there were many pedestrians below, in order to avoid some trouble, he cast a Concealment Technique on himself so that these mortals could not see the sword light or the figure.

Shen Ge originally planned to fly directly into the palace, but considering that this was his sister's Lineage, he decided to show some respect. So he landed at the palace gate, revealed himself, and bowed to the guards, saying, "Please inform the Emperor that the Immortal Sect is aware of his request, and I have come to resolve the issue for him."

Upon seeing the suddenly appearing figure, the guards were all startled and raised their spears in a state of high alert.

A moment later, a man dressed like a team leader pushed through the crowd and glanced at Shen Ge. Although he couldn't discern anything, he realized that since the other party had mentioned the Immortal Sect, it was no longer his decision. So, he politely clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Please wait a moment, Immortal Master. I will immediately send someone to the palace to inform His Majesty the Emperor."

"Thank you for your trouble, General," Shen Ge replied casually. Although he was asked to wait a while, he was not annoyed by it.