Amid the heavy plum rain, several mixed teams of men and women, dressed in different clothes, entered the new city.
"What a big city! That Immortal Zhang is really capable. He could build such a magnificent city on the barren plain." The sturdy man in a tattered short robe exclaimed as he was showered by the rain.
"This business method is indeed extraordinary, but it's a pity that he is unwilling to share it with us." The young man in brocade robe had a blank expression on his face, and seemed a little regretful when he said this.
"Yes, this city now accommodates a million people, and the population is still increasing."
"With so many people, the spiritual power that can be gathered is like a mountain or an ocean, but that Immortal Zhang is too stingy and too overbearing. He actually wants to keep it all for himself and is unwilling to share even a little bit."
"In that case, it's no wonder I've been waiting." A hunchbacked old man said with a cold look in his eyes.
They, a group of scattered immortals, gathered here to eliminate Zhang Shen and seize the new city.
"Earlier, a level 1 immortal discovered the changes in this plain and wanted to come and share a piece of the pie."
"Not only did the Immortal Zhang refuse, he even beat him up, detained his spirit, and forced him to repair the road."
"This is so humiliating. They don't take us immortals seriously at all."
"He deserves this!"
A dozen first-rank immortals gathered in an old house in the new city, condemning Zhang Shen's crimes and discussing how to kill Zhang Shen and then take over the new city.
According to their estimation, Zhang Shen is at most a second-level immortal cultivator, and with everyone's combined strength, they can definitely take him down.
"Bang", the roof exploded and a strong man fell from the sky.
"Huh? Wang Zhongshi!" Someone recognized Wang Zhongshi, a capable subordinate of Xincheng Immortal Zhang and a first-level immortal.
Wang Zhongshi rushed into the room, clasped his hands together, and stones broke out of the ground, hitting the surrounding immortals at an extremely fast speed.
One of the small stones hit the wall and directly collapsed half of it.
The power of the spell can be seen from this.
However, this sudden move only hit one or two immortal cultivators who were careless and had no time to cast spells and were injured.
The others only retreated about ten meters and were safe and sound.
"Wang Zhongshi, you are also an immortal, but you are willing to be inferior to Zhang Zhong. You really bring shame to us immortal cultivators."
"How about joining forces with us to kill that old thief Zhang and jointly control the new city? It is much better to be the master of your own house than to be controlled by others."
The immortals tried to win over Wang Zhongshi. The new city was very large and the spiritual power it provided was more than enough for them to practice.
They are all for the sake of longevity and combined strength. Having fewer enemies and less trouble is far better than fighting to the death.
Wang Zhongshi did not answer, but quickly made hand gestures and cast a spell.
There is no point in talking if you don't agree with each other. What's more, he is not only loyal, but also knows Zhang Shen's strength.
These people who come here are just like sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.
If we can capture them, the Lord will be very happy! Wang Zhongshi acted ruthlessly, not sparing his spiritual energy, and blasted out spells one after another.
For a moment, dozens of immortals were put in a miserable state.
Spirit is the source of longevity and power. They did not want to consume too much and were extremely stingy in using it. Naturally, they were suppressed by Wang Zhongshi alone in a short period of time.
"This damn idiot is so wasteful!" The immortals gnashed their teeth. Wang Zhongshi's lack of mercy for the spirits made them jealous and hateful. If these spirits were given to them and they used them sparingly, they could live decades longer, but they ended up being wasted like this.
"Humph, you are stubborn!"
"My fellow immortals, let this kid do whatever he wants for a while. When his spirit can no longer sustain, we will join forces to kill him!" The scattered immortals secretly communicated with each other, and gathered their spirits in secret, looking for an opportunity to prepare to kill.
However, a terrifying force enveloped them, and these immortals were instantly unable to move.
A giant palm pressed down, knocking dozens of immortals to the ground. They vomited blood and were seriously injured and unable to get up.
"Heavy stone, don't
Play, seal their Dantian, and send them all to labor camps."
Zhang Shen's voice came, and Wang Zhongshi stopped awkwardly.
"Yes, I will follow your orders, sir." Wang Zhongshi replied towards the empty sky.
Seeing that Zhang Shen did not reply, he started to work, sealing the Dantian of each immortal.
"You guys are really useless. If you hold on a little longer, I can use a few more spells and have a good time."
"It's just garbage."
Wang Zhongshi received a lot of spirits, but he wanted to be extravagant like this only when facing foreign enemies.
Zhang Shen would replenish the spirit consumed during this period afterwards.
This also made Wang Zhongshi look forward to the fighting very much, and he was happy to hear about the war.
In the City Lord's Mansion, Zhang Shen withdrew his attention from Wang Zhongshi.
"This kid is becoming more and more active." Zhang Shen shook his head and laughed. "That's good. I should give him more responsibilities and share my burden."
Three years had passed since the new city was built.
In three years, not only did the new city grow from a silhouette into a majestic city, but Wang Zhongshi also grew from an ordinary person into a first-class immortal.
Zhang Shen even broke through and became a second-level immortal cultivator, and even reached the late stage of the second level. The reason why he did not break through to the third level was still the same as before.
He needs to experience this state more and build a deeper foundation.
In fact, it is difficult for ordinary immortal practitioners to advance to the next level within three or four years. The limitations of their spirits make their practice slow and it is difficult for them to master magic.
Only those demon cultivators who exhaust all their resources have this condition and can advance quickly.
"Those sects and families in Chuan County are good people. Thanks to their dedication, I can make such rapid progress."
Of the huge amount of spiritual energy obtained, only one tenth has been consumed.
However, the further you go, the more spirits you need with each step forward. The remaining nine-tenths are probably only enough for Zhang Shen to cultivate to the pinnacle of the third-level immortal cultivation.
Fortunately, by then the new city should be able to provide Zhang Shen with the spiritual energy he needs for his subsequent practice.
"However, the scattered immortals have already arrived, and the demon cultivators and those immortal cultivator sects and families will follow suit."
"Especially since Chuan County has lost a huge amount of spirits, with a chain reaction, I'm afraid a major turmoil is about to occur."
Zhang Shen was not stupid enough to think that what he did in Chuan County would not affect him.
Once the balance is broken, the waves it stirs up will be huge.
"For the sake of spirits, Chuan County will launch attacks on the surrounding areas and plunder the spirits stored by other forces."
“This is the beginning of the wave.”
"And this wave will continue to spread outward, and the losers will continue to expand outward to prey on the weaker ones."
"Until a new balance is established."
"That's why it hasn't affected Xincheng much yet."
"It's just that the plain I chose is very far away from Chuan County."
Although he had anticipated the coming of unrest, Zhang Shen was not at all panicked.
He is so far away now. Due to the chain reaction, the forces that will fail and come to rob the spiritual reserves of the new city will not be too strong. He can deal with it with his current cultivation level.
Even if he made a mistake, the cards he had in his hand were not there for display.
Just shoot him to death.
After three years, Zhang Shen, who has already understood this world very well, does not need to be too restrained.
In this world, the strongest person is no more than a fifth-order cultivator, which is equivalent to a demigod.
Although it is troublesome, it is not unsolvable for Zhang Shen.
Therefore, it’s okay to be a little extravagant on some things.
"If possible, I just want to live a peaceful life, but if trouble comes, I don't mind turning into a big devil, sweeping across this world, and then slowly improving my cultivation in the way of immortals and demons."
Thinking of the latter, Zhang Shen even had
He was a little bit looking forward to the immortal cultivators and demon cultivators who would attack Xincheng next, and they would be powerful enough that he couldn't deal with with his current second-level cultivation level.
That way he could take advantage of the situation and dominate this world.
“Although I can start my journey of sweeping the world without anyone forcing me, it would be boring.”
"It would be too boring if a few people didn't drop out of this pit of mine."
After all, no matter which path he takes, what Zhang Shen has to do in the end is still to collect resources and then practice the ways of immortals and demons, using these two methods to provide experience points to the body.
Therefore, Zhang Shen doesn’t care too much about how to take this path, as long as the final result is what he wants.
Just as Zhang Shen expected, half a year later, the storm reached Xincheng.
Several families that were defeated in the battle moved to the edge of this plain.
Then they discovered the existence of the new city and were overjoyed.
Migration is troublesome in itself, and it is even more difficult to take the population under your rule with you.
After the migration, only one in ten of the people under their rule remained. This population was simply not enough to meet the needs of the ascetics in the family.
If a sufficient number of people cannot be found in the short term, those hundreds of years old immortals in the family, the pillars of the family, will gradually grow old and die.
Waiting for the population to multiply and increase in number is too slow, so the only option is plunder.
These families are not stupid people. They investigated the situation in the new city before taking action.
It is known that the lord of the new city is a second-level immortal cultivator named Zhang Zhong, who has a first-level immortal cultivator as his subordinate.
There were more than twenty first-level immortals who intended to seize the new city but were captured and became coolies.
They were extremely wary of Zhang Shen.
Being able to defeat so many immortals has proven how difficult Zhang Shen is.
Although there are second-level immortal cultivators in their family, it is not certain that they can defeat Zhang Shen.
In order to ensure everything went smoothly and without leaving any hidden dangers, the families that migrated here joined forces and the ascetics came out together, ready to capture Zhang Shen in one fell swoop and divide the new city.
However, before they reached the new city, they were stopped.
On a hill, Zhang Shen, Wang Zhongshi, and two immortals who surrendered after being captured had been waiting for a long time.
"The art of divination is really good. It is similar to the spiritual perception of warriors. However, when it comes to convenience, divination is still more convenient." Zhang Shen secretly praised in his heart.
A second-level immortal can practice the art of divination. The accuracy is not high and the information obtained is very vague, but it is still very useful when combined with some intelligence and speculation.
As your cultivation level improves, you can also learn more advanced divination techniques, and then you will not get some vague information.
"Spiritual perception is a good thing, but it's too passive."
"Divination, a method that can actively obtain some information, is much more useful."
"Moreover, the combination of divination and spiritual perception will be even more terrifying."
“In the future, whenever someone wants to attack me, my spiritual sense will react, and I will predict the opponent’s intentions. Before they even make a move, I will know their true intentions. Just thinking about it makes me mourn for them.”
Zhang Shen was secretly happy.
The joining of these family cultivators was something Zhang Shen had anticipated after divination and conjecture.
The four of them faced more than fifty immortal cultivators. The two newly joined immortals were trembling in fear, but Wang Zhongshi was not afraid and even dared to bare his teeth at the other party.
Zhang Shenze stood up directly, feeling a little regretful.
"It's disappointing that there isn't even a single rank three immortal cultivator."
"But never mind. I won't force it."
"It just so happens that the new city is going to have a big move recently and is short of manpower."
"You've arrived just in time."
Zhang Shen showed a devilish smile, and instantly the fifty immortal cultivators became suspicious and had a bad premonition.