Chapter 2621 Elder Hong, the Head of the Golden Serpent Guards

“Even if Lord City Governor treats Duan Ling Tian well so that Duan Ling Tian will teach him his Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities, there’s no need for him to let Duan Ling Tian cultivate in the Tranquil Alcove, right? Lord City Governor has never invited Chen Xuan Ba and me to cultivate in Tranquil Alcove before,” Miao Lai Long murmured with a dark expression on his face. As the Commander of the Silverwyrm Army, he, naturally, knew how beneficial it was to cultivate in Tranquil Alcove.

Leave alone cultivation resources such as Celestial Stones, just the cultivation environment in Tranquil Alcove was much better than the ones in the Black Dragon Camp and Silverwyrm Army Camp. After all, his cultivation speed would increase by almost two times in Tranquil Alcove. For this reason, Miao Lai Long had yearned to cultivate there. For this reason, when he learned about Duan Ling Tian’s Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities, he had wanted to learn them without reporting it to Liu Feng Gu. After he had gotten stronger, he had planned to head to the County Governor’s estate to try and replace Liu Feng Gu as City Governor of Bloody Specter City. This way, he would have access to the Tranquil Alcove.

Miao Lai Long continued thinking to himself, ‘I wish Lord City Governor will teach me Duan Ling Tian’s Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities after he obtains them to show appreciation for my effort in sharing the news with him.’ He was, naturally, unaware that Liu Feng Gu had no intention of asking Duan Ling Tian for the Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities!

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In the City Governor’s estate in Bloody Specter City. There was a spacious mansion with a large front and backyard in the eastern side of the estate. This was where Liu Feng Gu, the City Governor of Bloody Specter City, lived. The Tranquil Alcove was conveniently located in the backyard of the mansion.

At this moment, Liu Feng Gu sat in front of a stone table in the front yard. He looked at the flowers and plants in his surroundings as he drank tea. No one could tell what was going through his mind at this moment.

Suddenly, a voice rang from all directions, “Lord City Governor, are you feeling regretful for not forcing Duan Ling Tian to reveal his Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities?” A black-clad old man with an average build appeared out of thin air. His appearance was equally as ordinary. In fact, he looked no different from an ordinary old man due to his restrained aura and cloudy eyes. A golden snake embroidered on the chest area of his black robes was particularly conspicuous. A crown could also be vaguely seen embroidered on top of the snake’s head.

Liu Feng Gu did not seem startled by the old man’s sudden appearance. It seemed he had long gotten used to the old man’s sudden appearance. He replied calmly, “If I forced him, then, I would have truly regretted it. Didn’t I ask you to check his temperament and character? You should have an understanding of the kind of person he is, do you think he’s someone who can be forced?”

The old man fell silent as he thought about the fierce purple-clad young man.

“He’s a diamond in the rough. It’s much better to treat him well than to offend him. Moreover, my instinct is telling me that he’ll be able to avenge Qian’er on my behalf!”

“Young Master Qian.” The old man trembled slightly. A hint of fondness flashed in his eyes before it dulled. Among Liu Feng Gu’s subordinates, he had served Liu Feng Gu the longest. He had left the City Governor’s estate in the County City of the Nine Specters County to Bloody Specter City with Liu Feng Gu. He was there in the earlier days to witness the growth of Liu Feng Gu’s direct disciple.

Suddenly, Liu Feng Gu seemed to have thought of something. His eyes gleamed coldly as he said ruthlessly, “Elder Hong, Miao Lai Long definitely won’t be happy if he finds out that I have no intention of obtaining Duan Ling Tian’s Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities, let alone my plan of recommending Duan Ling Tian to go to the County Governor’s estate. He might not dare to show his anger to me, but he’ll certainly cause trouble for Duan Ling Tian. There’s even a possibility of him leaving Bloody Specter City to the County City of Nine Specters County to spread the word about Duan Ling Tian’s extraordinary Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities. Keep an eye on him. Kill him, his sister, and brother-in-law if he shows signs of leaving the Bloody Specter City to the County City of the Nine Specters County! Him harming Duan Ling Tian will only impede me from avenging Qian’er. If he chooses that road, I have no choice but to disregard the relationship we have over the years!”

“Understood.” The old man nodded. With just a flash, he seemed to vanish into thin air.

Based on Liu Feng Gu’s words, it was clear the old man was stronger than Miao Lai Long. He was the head of Liu Feng Gu’s Golden Serpent Guards, and he was the one who created the Golden Serpent Guards. As a Blue Sun Golden Celestial, his cultivation base was higher than Miao Lai Long who was a Green Sun Golden Celestial. Furthermore, with the slightly stronger Celestial Methods and Divine Abilities he had mastered, he was only weaker than Liu Feng Gu in all of Bloody Specter City. Therefore, it was an extremely easy task for him to kill Miao Lai Long.

After the old man left, Liu Feng Gu turned to look in the direction of his backyard and murmured, “I wonder if he would have a breakthrough and become a Violet Moon Heavenly Celestial after six months?” He was, naturally, referring to Duan Ling Tian. After a moment, he shook his head. “Impossible. After all, he has just become an Indigo Moon Heavenly Celestial.”

Although Duan Ling Tian had told Liu Feng Gu that he became an Indigo Moon Heavenly Celestial from a Blue Moon Heavenly Celestial in just a month, he had attributed it to some fortuitous encounter Duan Ling Tian had in the Little World. For this reason, he did not think it was likely that Duan Ling Tian would become an Indigo Moon Heavenly Celestial in just six months.

‘Even if it’s impossible, I really hope for a miracle. After all, he has achieved so much in less than 100 years. This proves that his talent is heaven-defying.’ Liu Feng Gu’s eyes that were dull brightened again when he thought about this. He could not speak about other places, but he had never seen someone newly ascended who was younger than 100 years old in the Nine Specters County. For this reason, he wished Duan Ling Tian would be able to surprise him with a miracle.

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In the Tranquil Alcove.

Liu Feng Gu had given the Tranquil Alcove for Duan Ling Tian’s use alone. Although he could cultivate there as well, he decided against it so as to not disturb the tranquility while Duan Ling Tian was cultivating.

Duan Ling Tian had taken a primitive Celestial Pill, the Spirit Containment Pill. While holding a high-grade Celestial Stone, he began to cultivate using the Crystal Clearance Tactic.

He was going to the County General’s estate in the County City of the Nine Specters County where he would meet powerhouses, many of whom were Great Overarching Golden Celestials! Naturally, he wanted to raise his cultivation base as soon as he could to better protect himself.

Currently, he had thoroughly familiarized himself with the Crystal Clearance Tactic. The steady flow of Heaven and Earth Spirit Energy entered his body before turning into crystal clear liquid that coursed through the Heavenly Veins in his body. Coupled with the medicinal power of the Spirit Containment Pill, the Celestial Origin Energy in his body changed every second. It was obvious it was improving at an observable speed.

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In just a blink of an eye, a month had passed.

At this time, news about the City Governor of Bloody Specter City’s intention to select a Golden Celestial under the age of 100 from the Black Dragon Army and Silverwyrm Army respectively to go to the County Governor’s estate in the County City of the Nine Specters County had spread everywhere.

“Go to the County Governor’s estate?”

“That’s great news! If we’re able to go to the County Governor’s estate, we’ll have better cultivation resources and environment!”

“I heard the County Governor’s estate allocated two slots for each city in the county.”

“Two slots? I thought they’re only choosing one person?”

“You’re really ill-informed, aren’t you? Apparently, one of the slots has been unofficially given to Captain Duan of the Black Dragon Army by Lord City Governor!”

“Apparently, that’s why Duan Ling Tian gave up his position as a captain in the Black Dragon Army. Initially, I thought Lord Governor wanted to keep Duan Ling Tian by his side. As it turns out, he was preparing to send Duan Ling Tian to the County Governor’s estate of Nine Specters County.”

Similar discussions were heard everywhere in Bloody Specter City, the Black Dragon Army and the Silverwyrm Army’s camps.

“Didn’t the Silverwyrm Army say that Duan Ling Tian has only ascended to the Spirit Overarching Heaven? Since Lord City Governor has unofficially given him the slot, doesn’t this mean he’s less than 100 years of age?”

“How can you believe the words of the Silverwyrm Army? When they said Duan Ling Tian was a mere Heavenly Celestial who had just ascended to our Spirit Overarching Heaven, I knew their words can’t be trusted. After all, how can a Heavenly Celestial cripple a Captain of the Silverwyrm Army so easily? What a joke!”

“That’s right! The people from the Silverwyrm Army must think we’re fools for spreading such lies!”

Bloody Specter City was getting livelier and livelier.