"Puchi." After hearing this, he almost spit out a mouthful of tea. He held it in for a long time, and finally came to his senses, looking at the Lord of Guiyuan City in disbelief.
Seeing his reaction, the middle-aged man's face darkened and he asked, "Why? Isn't it unworthy of such an identity?"
Hearing this, Feng Qingyang's face became serious. He originally thought that the city lord was mighty and domineering, but after this conversation, he indeed felt that he was not only approachable, but also - and seemed to be able to take a joke.
"Sure, why not!"
After saying this, he stood up, bowed respectfully to the city lord and said, "Father-in-law, please accept my greetings!"
He did it very well, and with the expression on his face, at first glance, he didn't look pretentious at all.
The city lord just nodded. He was quite satisfied with Feng Qingyang, but...
"I am a zombie, but I am not an ordinary zombie. This is all I can say. I hope you, father-in-law, will understand."
The Lord of Guiyuan City nodded, looked at him deeply and said, "Everyone has their own secrets and opportunities. How could I be the kind of person who covets the luck of the younger generation?"
Feng Qingyang breathed a sigh of relief. It would have been better if he didn't pursue the matter. If he did, he really didn't know what to say. Feeling relieved, he reached out to pick up the teacup on the stone table and gulped it down in one gulp.
"Then please tell me the purpose of calling me here today, father-in-law."
After a long silence, the Lord of Guiyuan City said, "You killed two thousand early foundation-building cultivators last time and almost ruined my plan. If I hadn't blocked it for you, everyone from the major sects would have come to kill you long ago."
When he said this, a look of pain flashed across his face.
Originally, the dead should have been two thousand independent cultivators without any sect or power, but coincidentally, they were united by Feng Qingyang. Not only that, he also relied on his "Art of Formation" to show his power and killed two thousand people in one fell swoop.
On that day, he was really angry and almost slapped Feng Qingyang to death, but with his subsequent performance, he put away that murderous intent and turned it into admiration.
His character is very similar to that when he was young, that's why he would protect him regardless of the consequences. This is not the point. What's important is that he can enter the secret realm and maybe bring out that thing. Although it's extremely dangerous and a life-or-death situation, there is still a glimmer of hope.
"After you killed two thousand people, if I hadn't paid a huge price, do you think you could still be here?"
Hearing this, Feng Qingyang nodded, and finally understood the whole story. He had also wondered before, two thousand people is definitely not a small number, it can be said that one-third of the elite disciples of the major sects were destroyed in an instant.
With such a large battle, there would definitely be some disturbance. An ordinary person would definitely not be able to protect him, not even the old Taoist priest Ku Shu from the Ghost King Sect. Although he joined the Ghost King Sect, he heard that the Ghost King Sect was divided into several factions, and also had the mysterious Ten Palaces of Fengdu, which he knew nothing about.
Therefore, after his accident, no news came from the Ghost King Sect. I'm afraid that it was blocked halfway, or the senior people within the sect felt that it was not worth it to make a fuss for him.
And the one who can protect him cannot just rely on cultivation alone, because the four major righteous sects have the strength of being led by great Jindan masters, and under them are many elders who are at the peak of the late foundation building stage. How can ordinary people stop such a huge force
"Thank you, father-in-law." Seeing his painful expression, Feng Qingyang also said with some gratitude. After all, he had not won the championship before, and - and his feelings for Qian Duoduo...
Seeing him like this, the Lord of Guiyuan City sighed and said, "Don't be happy for too long. I can protect you for a while, but I can't protect you forever. In the end, you still have to be strong!"
"I understand. It is better to rely on oneself than on others!" Feng Qingyang answered firmly. Not only did he want to become stronger, but he also wanted to join forces with the people of the Ice Palace Alliance to attack Mount Mao and destroy their entire sect.
Seeing his fearless eyes, the Lord of Guiyuan City nodded again, thinking that he was finally not a coward. In this treacherous world of cultivation, one can only rely on oneself, and only by relying on oneself can one survive. Everything else is false.
Thinking of this, he suddenly had an idea and asked, "How much do you know about the ten great righteous sects in the cultivation world?"
"I'm not sure..." Feng Qingyang answered truthfully.
Hearing this, he sighed again and said, "We are living in the era of the end of the ancient times. Only at this time will the phenomenon of Yuanying not appearing and Jindan being invincible appear."
Then, he told Feng Qingyang about the current situation in the cultivation world.
After hearing this, Feng Qingyang took a deep breath and his heart was in turmoil.
"It turns out... I have always been just a frog in the well!" He laughed at himself, feeling that the three-year agreement seemed like a fantasy, and felt bitter inside. But after a brief period of depression, he suddenly burst into a determined and unyielding light.
It turns out that the world of cultivation is now dominated by the ten major righteous sects on the surface, but the situation behind it is extremely complicated.
The world of cultivation is just a name for those who have just begun to enter the world of cultivation. There is another world above it, but that world can only be reached after one's strength reaches the Nascent Soul stage. That is the real world of immortals and heroes. Compared to that world, this place is just a tiny place.
This is why only after breaking through the golden elixir can one be considered to have truly entered the path of cultivation, because only then will one have enough life to pursue the way of heaven and pursue a more mysterious realm.
The ten major sects in the world of cultivation are all branches of that mysterious world. Their existence as branches is to continuously supply talented disciples to that world. This is the meaning of their existence as branches.
It was only at this time that Feng Qingyang finally understood why the Ghost King Sect also had the mysterious Ten Palaces of Fengdu. It turned out that the location of the Ten Palaces was in the world above the world of cultivation.
Seeing him like this, the Lord of Guiyuan City sighed and said, "I also know some things about you, but don't think too much. Maybe you can make a big splash in these three years."
Although he said so, he was unsure in his heart. How could it be easy to destroy Maoshan in three years? It was simply a fantasy. Maybe there was a slight possibility to destroy its branch in this world, but it was absolutely impossible to destroy the Maoshan Taoist lineage.
"In a few days it will be your wedding day, and it's time to keep your daughter away from home!" He sighed slightly, his tone sounding a little lonely. At this moment, he was no longer a great hero, but just a kind father.
Feng Qingyang was slightly distracted and did not hear a word of what the Lord of Guiyuan City said.
"That's good. This way it will be more challenging. Maoshan, not only will I destroy your branch, but I will also uproot your Taoist lineage!" He swept away his previous decadent look, and then became full of vigor and vitality.