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Chapter 1484 - Chapter 1484 Chapter 2 The White Jade Sword Pavilion_2

Chapter 1484: Chapter 2: The White Jade Sword Pavilion_2 Chapter 1484: Chapter 2: The White Jade Sword Pavilion_2 Ordinary people who come to Yuanzhou would only focus on the nation of swordsmen’s fierce sword techniques, yet few cast their gaze upon the truly proud achievements of the Xu Clan.

Tang Luo’s questions, however, directly touch upon the matter that Xu Changge most takes pride in. He immediately opens up, starting from educating the indigenous people, to how they later improved grain production, expanded fishing and livestock breeding, constructed a supply base for grain and cotton that served millions, and then how they encouraged procreation.

Many secrets that ought to be kept from outsiders are revealed by Xu Changge in the course of their hearty conversation.

And Tang Luo’s occasional incisive suggestions make Xu Changge feel as though he has found a kindred spirit. Were it not for Tang Luo’s exceptional martial arts talent, Xu Changge would have wanted to recommend him to the masters of the academic schools in Ying City.

“It’s such a pity!” Xu Changge expressed his regret, “If my grandnephew could deeply study governance, he would definitely become a master whose name would live on through the ages!”

“Uncle, you flatter me too much. These are just some disjointed thoughts from someone with great ideals but little skill. If I truly managed affairs, I’d probably just create a mess,” Tang Luo shook his head, stating this self-awarely, knowing that having the right direction doesn’t mean one can handle actual leadership.

Just like Unparalleled City, where those actually doing the work are experienced notables from Xiling, Tang Luo’s ideas also need them to be implemented in reality.

But if he were to take charge of everything himself, not only would it be exhausting, his work wouldn’t compare to that of others.

Time flew by as the uncle and nephew chatted intimately, and soon the beast-drawn carriage brought Tang Sen and his family to the outskirts of Middle Ying City.

As a major city in the center of Yuanzhou, Ying City’s roads were extensive and interconnected, the city was luxurious, beautiful, prosperous, commanding lands from four provinces, thirty sword sects, and over a hundred towns, with more than five million registered citizens.

It was evident that the planning of Ying City was well executed, everything following some symmetrical rule, with uniform design among the houses within each district.

Apart from the towering sword pavilions at the center of Ying City, everything else was symmetrical, like meticulously carved, dual-sided facades, with any architecture in the south mirrored by a corresponding structure in North City.

Such strict symmetrical planning was something not even mighty cities like Chaochang could achieve, not to mention their boldness in completely tearing down their city walls.

“Is this Middle Ying City?”

Tang Xing couldn’t help but marvel at his first sight of such finely planned city, and the students of Marshal Star Pavilion felt the same. Accustomed to mismatched family estates, they were suddenly confronted with such organization and felt that what they previously considered magnificent cities couldn’t even qualify as cities.

Xu Changge, seemingly accustomed to the amazed expressions of outsiders, humbly remarked to Tang Luo, who remained calm, “Even my grandnephew has better composure. Indeed, this meticulous design isn’t all that great. But what can we do if the Sword Master likes this kind of feel?”

Pointing at the street, he said, “The shops on both sides of the same block are all built to standard, without any individual character! Even the old residents of Middle Ying City sometimes can’t tell north from south, look at the mess that causes.”

Tang Luo didn’t respond to Xu Changge’s words, not even acknowledging it; perhaps to Xu Changge and ordinary citizens, this arrangement in Middle Ying City seemed like a quirky preference of some Sword Master, but in his eyes, the spiritual energy threads that interlaced between the earth’s meridians throughout the city were chilling.

This damn place wasn’t simply a city but a giant sword formation!

And the core of the sword formation was there!

Tang Luo squinted, looking towards the nine-story White Jade Sword Pavilion, which soared in the city center, with each octagonal floor of the pavilion connected to a particular sector’s sword formation. And these dense spiritual threads spanned across each building, archway, and street.

And those tightly closed windows on the sword pavilion were like the mouths of countless dangerous beasts; should any spiritual thread be disturbed, some windows on the sword pavilion would open, unleashing ferocious sword intents.

This wasn’t speculation, for Tang Luo could sense that within each level and each side of the pavilion’s windows, there lay some powerful being.

The white jade piece at the pinnacle of the White Jade Sword Pavilion, with its fourth-stage change, contained a sword pellet with the power level of a million units of spiritual power. Should this sword pellet spiral out of control…

Narrowed eyes fixed on the sword pavilion’s jade cauldron, Tang Luo dared not imagine such a scene. Was this the foundation of Xihesa Holy Land? Indeed… terrifying!

Xu Changge, who had not received an answer for a long time, followed Tang Luo’s gaze and immediately understood that his grandnephew was captivated by the White Jade Sword Pavilion, so he began explaining, “That is the nine-story White Jade Sword Pavilion, although it looks more like an exquisitely cut jade tower, hahaha!”

“When Ying City was first built, this White Jade Sword Pavilion only had three floors. The ground floor’s pagoda halls were where Sword Saints and Sword Sect members guided outstanding disciples of sword sects to cultivate.”

“The second floor was where Sword Sect members and Sword Saints went to practice, and the top floor was the Sword Master’s training ground.”

“However, as the number of Sword Sect members and Sword Saints in Middle Ying City grew, the space on that floor seemed increasingly insufficient, so they kept building upwards, until now, there are nine floors!”

Having said this, Xu Changge added, “But it seems a few Sword Venerables in Middle Ying City are about to break through, so soon there won’t be enough rooms again, and perhaps in the next few years, another floor will have to be built.”

The Marshal Star Pavilion students, who were astonished by the sights of Middle Ying City, and Tang Xing all pricked up their ears to listen to the introduction about the White Jade Sword Pavilion, then secretly marveled in their hearts.

Although they were not clear about the level of a Sword Saint, it was obvious that a Sword Sect member was of the Grandmaster caliber in swordsmanship.

A floor having eight sides, that meant at least eight rooms per floor, eight times eight is sixty-four. In other words, just in Ying City alone, there were sixty-four Sword Sect members, and even a Sword King?

Swallowing difficultly, the youths from Longzhou felt for the first time the vastness of the world.

And this was just the tip of the iceberg because, in Yuanzhou, besides the sword pavilions, there were the tri-military defenses of each city, the Yiren Pavilion, and various sword sects…

While the people of the Tang Clan were standing outside Ying City and expressing their amazement, a man in armor, riding a Dragon Beast, came speeding towards them through the streets very quickly.

If this happened elsewhere, such reckless charging would lead to chaos, but in Ying City, whether it was the street vendors or the shopping civilians, they all swiftly moved out of the Dragon Beast’s path while cursing under their breath.

This scene left the Marshal Star Pavilion students gaping in awe, as they had not expected that even the old ladies buying vegetables by the roadside seemed to possess cultivation.

“How many times have I said that the cavalry can’t let their beasts run wild in the city? If you injure a civilian, your cavalry status will be revoked, and you’ll be sent back to farm the fields!”

Xu Changge clearly recognized the person approaching. Even though the man was fully armored and the Dragon Beast had not yet arrived, the second master of the Heavenly Phoenix Sword Saint’s estate had started scolding.

The eyes of the Dragon Beast rider, whose helmet covered everything but his eyes, suddenly changed, turning all sternness into pleading. The tightly pulled reins made the Dragon Beast uncomfortably twist its head and roar.

But ultimately the speed slowed down, and when the Dragon Beast stopped in front of Xu Changfeng, the rider dismounted and said in a deep voice, “Reporting to the second master, by the Sword Master’s order, I am to ask Longxi’s Pride to meet at the sword pavilion!”

“Hmm… is it so urgent?”

Xu Changge stroked his chin, replying, “I understand. I’ll take my grandnephew to the sword pavilion right away. You can go back to the camp and report!”

The knight, as if pardoned, immediately mounted the Dragon Beast again. With a pull of the reins, he sped back towards the city, albeit at a much slower speed this time.

“Grandnephew, since the Sword Master wishes to see you, let’s go there earlier.”

After exchanging a glance with his father and mother, Tang Luo nodded to his second uncle, Xu Changge.

As a landmark of Ying City, the nine-story White Jade Sword Pavilion was easy to find, as almost every main road led directly to the sword pavilion.

All along the way Xu Changge did not forget to advise, “Don’t worry. Just treat the Sword Master as a senior of our own clan. Answer whatever he asks you. If you’re done meeting with the Sword Master, you can ask if you’re allowed to move around the sword pavilion. It would be good to pay a visit to your grandfather on the third floor in the Jiazi chambers, and your uncle on the second floor in the Renshen chambers.”

While talking, the two arrived in front of the White Jade Sword Pavilion, and Tang Luo stiffened at the first glance, frozen in place.