Chapter 314: 312. Cloud Sea City (1/4)
To go to the outside world and defeat those true talents, it’s like a dream, only achievable here with the Sect Leader.
"Sect Leader, could you take me with you this time?" he thought. After all, their relationship was close, and discussing it privately shouldn’t be an issue.
Wen Ping responded indifferently, "The same old rules."
After speaking, Wen Ping stepped away directly.
Huan Shan stood in place, feeling extremely disappointed.
Failed to get closer!
Helpless, he could only notify his peers about the opening of the Thousand Layers. Meanwhile, Wen Ping had already arrived in front of the Thousand Layers, preparing to visit Cangwu City.
An Inch of Heaven and Earth activated.
One step to the foot of the mountain!
Turning his head, he saw the nearby horse, especially because it had a horn, reminding Wen Ping of a unicorn. However, this horse looked different from the unicorn image in his mind.
Perception probed.
Divine Profound Upper Realm Great Demon.
No need to guess, he knew it was definitely Ji Liangping’s mount.
Ji Liangping ascended the Immortal Sect, yet it remained here in demon form, like an ordinary horse bound in a stable. This showed it still couldn’t transform.
It’s rare for a Great Demon not to be able to transform.
"I forgot about him." Seeing the horse, Wen Ping remembered Ji Liangping, turning back and immediately dispelled the surrounding heaven and earth seal, returning the Thousand Layers to a normal stone step.
However, a glimpse showed Ji Liangping still sitting there.
Doing nothing.
Unaware of anything.
"I want to see when you will come out yourself." There are five days until Tingyu Pavilion’s upgrade is complete. In five days, he should notice something and come out, right?
Then, Wen Ping arrived in Cangwu City.
When Wen Ping appeared on the streets of Cangwu City, the surrounding pedestrians gathered around, creating a feeling akin to being revered. After the battle, the Immortal Sect had become almost a religious symbol in people’s hearts, and as the Sect Leader, Wen Ping was even more exalted.
But Wen Ping paid no mind and proceeded directly to the half-ruined city from the war.
"It’s already been cleaned up." At a glance, there were no ruins or debris, only new wood continually being brought in, along with batch after batch of carpenters.
Fixing his gaze on the Mitian Sect’s Profound Realm people, they seemed to be discussing something. Around them, numerous Divine Strategy Camp Body Refining Cultivators watched, looking minuscule compared to the others, like people standing at the bottom of a towering cliff.
Even so, none from the Mitian Sect dared to flee.
Wen Ping knew they wouldn’t dare escape.
Without the Great Demon’s aid, catching them at their speed was easy.
Besides, none dared to lead. Nangong Wentian’s death left an indelible mark in their hearts, making none willing to risk being killed for stepping forward.
"Sect Leader Wen is here!" called out one soldier from the City Lord’s Mansion.
With that call, everyone heard it.
The Mitian Sect members realized and came over, "Sect Leader Wen, we’ve cleared the ruins, can we leave now?" spoke a person from the Upper Profound Realm.
"Already thinking about leaving?" Clearing wasn’t the goal, "Look around, this is all your doing."
"Sect Leader Wen, give us a straightforward answer if you intend to kill us or not." Another Upper Profound Realm spoke, unable to bear it, as doing things meant for ordinary people was an insult—they were from the Profound Realm. He feared that once the city was rebuilt, this Sect Leader might go back on his word.
If that’s the case, he’d rather die directly.
At least it would be straightforward.
Wen Ping hesitated for a while, pondering how to handle them, then replied, "Once you finish rebuilding the city, I’ll allow you to leave. If anyone is unwilling, step forward now..."
No one dared move!
No one was foolish.
Stepping out now would lead to nothing but death, right?
"Since that’s so, go back to work." With that settled, Wen Ping looked towards Huan Cheng who had already come to his side, "Uncle, just treat them as ordinary workers."
"Alright!" Suddenly having a group of Profound Realm and 13th Realm helpers, Huan Cheng felt quite pleased, as these were big names at East Lake. Whether it’s the three major forces, Extreme Realm Mountain, or Flying Fish Island, their Sect’s most powerful recluses are usually at the same Realm as that middle-aged man pushing a cart now, right?
Bang!
An Upper Profound Realm cultivator pushed a wooden cart, slowly pulling it inward.
Resembling a laborer earning 5 gold coins a month.
Wen Ping watched for a while, then at dusk, Wen Ping returned to Yunlan Mountain.
The sunset painted half the sky red, while a layer of white mist enveloped Yunlan Mountain’s peaks. From afar, Yunlan Mountain appeared as though it was reaching into the clouds, like an earthly paradise. When Wen Ping returned to the Immortal Sect and looked down from the mountaintop, he saw Ji Liangping still sitting there, unmoving.
"Just remembered, I still have something to do... Why did I say that nonsense?" These clear words of regret were Ji Liangping’s private murmurings.
"This guy, doesn’t he know to get up and walk around?" Wen Ping smiled wryly.
Afterward, Wen Ping went to the kitchen.
At this time, Huai Ye was preparing dinner. Due to the Thousand Layers and the travel quota, everyone had come to the kitchen, sitting early to chat.
Wen Ping encountered Zhantian Qingxuan lost in thought under the Moonlight Tree, "Elder Qingxuan, what’s wrong?"
"It’s nothing." Saying nothing was wrong, but she couldn’t suppress her excitement. She had been imagining prominent figures purchasing the Two-Vortex Vortex Map from her, "Sect Leader, do you need something from me?"
"I want to ask you a question." Zhantian Qingxuan, as the Vortex Divine Artisan, should be quite knowledgeable.
This travel task had no time limit!
Most importantly, there was no exact location.
But it needed the Immortal Sect’s Vortex Map to be known to ten thousand people.
"Please ask, Sect Leader."
"If I were to sell a Two-star Vortex Map, where would be the best place to do so?"
"Sect Leader, you’re planning to sell it..." But it wasn’t inappropriate for the Sect Leader, since the Thousand Layers had Anomalous Veins, adding a Vortex Map would only be a bonus.
"No, I’m just speaking hypothetically. If it were to be sold, and it needed widespread recognition, where should we go?"
Zhantian Qingxuan replied, "Cloud Sea City. It’s located between Zimo Lake, Bright Mirror Lake, and Demon Sea Mountain, and is the largest commercial city. Whatever it is, you can basically buy it there. The Hundred Sects Alliance’s trade hall is there, like a small shop."