Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven
Chapter 416 - 407: The City Lord’s Daughter, Murong Yue!

Chapter 416: Chapter 407: The City Lord’s Daughter, Murong Yue!

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After leaving Evergreen Peak, Mo Wangchen and the others did not head to another place to cultivate; instead, they directly left the Hidden Dragon Academy.

Because there was no residential area for disciples within the Hidden Dragon Academy itself, most disciples generally chose to live outside.

At the entrance, a place that was usually bustling, had now become much quieter. Everyone who was supposed to come to the Hidden Dragon Academy had already arrived.

Some were happy, others were worried. In the entire Canglan Star Domain, there were nearly ten thousand people at the Saint Level, but not all had the qualifications to join the Hidden Dragon Academy.

Those who had failed to break open the stone door left early, while some still stayed within the Holy City that bordered Immortal cultivation.

Today’s Holy City was as bustling as ever, with a constant stream of people within the city and occasionally some riding beasts flying past overhead—each person exuding a strong aura.

The scale of the Holy City was extremely large, with complex and intertwined powers within. There were at least dozens of forces with a Peak Saint Venerable Realm powerhouse at the helm, and hundreds to thousands of Saint Venerable experts. It was truly a place where many clans stood side by side.

After walking for a quarter of an hour in the Holy City, Mo Wangchen and the others came to an empty courtyard they intended to rent temporarily, planning to live here from now on.

"This shabby little courtyard costs five hundred Source Stones a month?"

"This is already very cheap, my friends. The courtyard has over a dozen rooms, just enough for one per person, and it also comes with a pool and a garden; the environment is quite nice indeed. It’s truly an excellent place for cultivation," said a middle-aged man in charge of renting out the place, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. From his aura, it seemed he only had the Cultivation of the first or second revolution of the Nirvana Realm.

"Bullshit excellent place for cultivation. We are disciples of the Hidden Dragon Academy; we cultivate in the academy every day. Who would cultivate in your crappy courtyard?" sneered Zhuo Bufan.

Five hundred Xuan Stones a month was indeed a bit expensive for them, who came from Tiannan, as Tiannan, unlike other planes, had a strong concept of Source Stone scarcity.

"Disciples of the Hidden Dragon Academy?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was taken aback, his face full of surprise as he sized up everyone.

In fact, although the Holy City was where the Hidden Dragon Academy was located, it was also frequented by many Cultivators on a regular basis, with the younger generation being no exception. He had assumed that Mo Wangchen and the others were just passing through and wanted to stay for just a month or two.

He hadn’t expected that these people were all monstrous talons who had just joined the Hidden Dragon Academy. It seemed they were going to live here for quite some time.

"Do you have proof?" asked the middle-aged man.

Mo Wangchen took out his Hidden Dragon Token, and after a thorough examination by the middle-aged man, his face showed even more surprise, "Indeed, you are disciples of the Hidden Dragon Academy!"

"My young mistress has instructed that if there are disciples from the Hidden Dragon Academy who come to our family’s property to rent, they are to be given a discount. With that, you only need to pay one hundred Xuan Stones a month," the middle-aged man said.

"From five hundred to one hundred?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was slightly surprised; this discount seemed a bit too large.

"May I ask which force owns this property, and who exactly is your young mistress?" inquired Mo Wangchen.

"Since it’s within the Holy City, the property naturally belongs to the City Lord Mansion. Speaking of which, my young mistress is the City Lord’s daughter, Murong Yue. I’m sure you all have heard of her," said the middle-aged man with a smile.

"Murong Yue?"

Upon hearing this name, Wu Lingfeng and the others immediately showed surprise on their faces. "Murong Yue, one of the top ten masters, the monstrous girl who is the third among the younger generation to break through to the Saint Venerable Realm?"

The middle-aged man nodded, smiling. "My young miss is now also a disciple of the Hidden Dragon Academy. It seems you all will have to call her senior sister."

In the Cultivation World, status is always determined by strength and Murong Yue, as one of the top ten masters, naturally possessed unfathomable cultivation, with few peers who could match her prowess.

In the middle-aged man’s view, while Mo Wangchen and others had managed to join the Hidden Dragon Academy and undoubtedly possessed monstrous talents, they would still have many gaps compared to Murong Yue; thus, they should rightfully call Murong Yue senior sister.

Soon, Mo Wangchen made a payment of a whole year’s worth of Source Stones, totaling twelve hundred. He had previously acquired ten thousand Source Stones from the Zhao Family, and he still had plenty left.

"Let’s all rest for a bit. We’ve been cultivating non-stop in the Hidden Dragon Academy for the past few days and haven’t had a good sleep."

Everyone chose rooms for themselves, and then scattered off.

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By the next day, after everyone had rested up, they hurried off early to the Hidden Dragon Academy for cultivation.

On the contrary, Mo Wangchen was much more leisurely. He had reached the Nirvana Realm Eight Revolutions and could step into the Nine Revolutions Peak at any moment, which would put him only a step away from the Saint Venerable powerhouses.

He did not go to the Hidden Dragon Academy but wandered alone in the streets of Holy City.

The city was bustling with people, and strong cultivators whose cultivation levels were all above the Creation Realm could be seen everywhere, and those in the Nirvana Realm were not in the minority. Looking back to a few years ago in Tiannan, such figures would have been considered extremely rare and powerful.

Now, the Tian Nan Barrier had been removed, allowing Heaven and Earth Source Qi to pour in, gradually improving the environment there and significantly boosting the overall strength.

On both sides of the streets, many people set up stalls, displaying a variety of items that, to the eye, seemed to be fragments of damaged magical instruments.

Whether they could be used was unknown, but Mo Wangchen gave them a brief look and saw that the prices were actually rather expensive.

Still, there were quite a few people gathered around some of the stalls, mainly because they were hoping to get lucky and find something valuable.

Amongst them, many were young faces, and the majority were actually disciples from the Hidden Dragon Academy.

With the opening of the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm just around the corner, many people thought to come to this Holy City in hopes of finding one or two damaged Emperor Weapon Magical Treasures, to have some tricks up their sleeves when entering the Secret Realm.

Mo Wangchen looked left and right, finding it somewhat boring. It seemed that there were too many people hoping to strike it lucky, and some of the stalls even displayed several broken stones as part of their wares, claiming that these were fragments of powerful Magical Treasures from the ancient times, for sale only to those destined.

"I think they’re only selling to fools."

Mo Wangchen shook his head and smiled, about to leave when he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

"It’s actually her..."

At that moment, in front of a stall not far away, a woman seemed to be in a conflict with someone.

The woman was no stranger to Mo Wangchen, as he had once sparred with her. She was none other than Bai Qing, the Saintess from the Bright Moon Sect, who possessed the Southern Desert Immortal Bone Body.

The one in conflict with Bai Qing was a young man, also a disciple of the Hidden Dragon Academy. The two seemed to be disputing over a Magical Treasure on the stall.