The person who spoke was the leader of the Saint Ronaldians, a high-level martial arts master. He didn't know what the practitioners under his command had done wrong, and he was scolding them.
Upon hearing this, the reprimanded Wu Zong did not dare to refute, but instead said cautiously, "Yes, Commander."
"Hmm?" Yang Qi, who was about to leave, heard this slightly familiar voice and looked in the direction of the Saint Ronaldo. However, when his eyes fell on the scolded Wu Zong, his expression suddenly changed.
"Why is he here?" Yang Qi was shocked when he saw the familiar figure.
The cultivator who was scolded was none other than North, the chairman of the Dark Council who had come to Zichen Continent from Earth. After more than a year, North's cultivation had reached the level of a five-star martial master, and the cold poison in his body had been cleared. It was precisely because of this that Yang Qi was unable to discover North in the first place.
However, North at this moment was obviously less arrogant than when he was on Earth. This was not surprising. In the Zichen Continent, martial arts masters were not everywhere, but they were common. North was only a mid-level martial arts master, and compared with the royal family of the Holy Light Dynasty, he was inconspicuous.
In the world of cultivation, strength is respected. If you don’t have enough strength, you naturally have to be cautious.
After all, North was a powerful man standing at the top on Earth, but when he came to the Zichen Continent, he could only become the bodyguard of a prince of a small dynasty. Even when facing the shouts of high-level martial arts masters, he dared not disobey in the slightest.
"North!" Yang Qi took a deep breath and walked towards North.
"Brother Yang?"
When North heard someone calling his name, he turned around and saw an extremely familiar figure. It was Yang Qi, who was also from the cultivation world on Earth!
"I didn't expect that we would meet again here." Yang Qi sighed. There were only three of them from the Earth's cultivation community who came to Zichen Continent. He once inquired about North's news, but it was a pity that Zichen Continent was too big, and looking for a martial arts master was undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Unexpectedly, the two met again in the City Lord's Mansion. If Tian Hongchen had not invited them repeatedly before, and Yang Qi and the other two had not left the City Lord's Mansion, they would probably have missed each other again.
"Yes!" North was full of emotion. After not seeing him for more than a year, he could no longer see through Yang Qi's cultivation level. He must be at least a six-star martial arts master.
The middle-aged man who had reprimanded North before, when he saw Yang Qi, his face suddenly darkened, "Who are you?"
"Young Master Yang is the distinguished guest of our city lord." Butler Wu's voice came. He naturally heard what the middle-aged man said when he scolded North. However, this was an internal matter of the Holy Light Dynasty, so it was not easy for him to intervene. However, the cultivator who was scolded actually knew Yang Qi, so Butler Wu stood up for him immediately.
The city lord’s distinguished guest
The faces of the middle-aged man and North changed. They all thought that Yang Qi was just a guard of the City Lord's Mansion, but they never thought that Yang Qi was actually a guest of the City Lord!
"It turns out to be Young Master Yang. I apologize for being rude." The middle-aged man came to his senses and bowed. Although Yang Qi's cultivation was weaker than his, the other party was the city lord's guest of honor, and the middle-aged man did not dare to neglect him.
"North and I are friends for life and death. I wonder if I can talk to him alone?" Yang Qi looked at the middle-aged man.
"Of course." The middle-aged man smiled slightly. They came here this time to discuss cooperation with Tian Hongchen and to ask Tian Hongchen for help. Yang Qi was Tian Hongchen's guest of honor, so he had to give him this face.
"Thank you very much."
Yang Qi nodded slightly, and then returned to his own courtyard with North. When Yun Lan and Liu Fei saw this scene, they were curious but avoided it.
"Brother Yang, I didn't expect you to be the distinguished guest of City Lord Tian." North looked at Yang Qi and said in disbelief.
City Lord Tian was a Nine-Star Martial Sect expert. Even the Third Prince of the Holy Light Dynasty had to be polite in front of City Lord Tian. And Yang Qi was actually City Lord Tian's guest. He couldn't believe it.
"It's just the favor of City Lord Tian." Yang Qi smiled calmly and asked curiously, "How did you become the guard of the Holy Light Dynasty royal family?"
"It's a long story..."
North smiled bitterly, and then told what happened after he left the Great Chu Empire.
Because of North's identity as a Saint Ronian, he was ready to go to the Holy Empire from the beginning. After all, that was the area controlled by the Saint Ronians. But North himself did not expect that the journey to the Holy Empire would be so dangerous. He even nearly died several times. Later, he entered the Nanmang Mountains and got some opportunities, which helped to dissolve the cold poison in his body and improve his strength.
However, he was over a hundred years old and the big forces would not accept him, so he had no choice but to join the Holy Light Dynasty and become a royal guard. This time, he accompanied the third prince to Shihe City.
“I thought I had come to Zichen Continent, a paradise for practitioners, but I didn’t expect…” North smiled bitterly.
Here, North was just an ordinary mid-level martial master, with no background, no support, and not much talent, and eventually became a casual cultivator. Fortunately, he had a good foundation and got some opportunities, and was qualified to join the Royal Guard of the Holy Light Dynasty. However, even if he joined the guard, he was excluded everywhere because of his status.
Hearing what North said, Yang Qi could not help but fall silent. He did not expect that North's life would be so difficult. Although Long Yi encountered some troubles, he eventually joined the Huai'an Long family and became the son of the Long family, with the support and training of the Long family. Yang Qi himself joined the Tianjian Sect in one fell swoop, and his subsequent practice was also smooth, and he even stepped onto the Tianjiao list and became a genius who could compete with Chu Yunlong's level of Tianjiao.
In comparison, North is much more miserable. Not to mention compared with Yang Qi, even compared with Long Yi, North seems much more down and out.
"Brother Yang, I can't see through your current level of cultivation at all." North sighed.
North had witnessed Yang Qi's rise from a martial arts master to a martial arts master, from Earth to the Zichen Continent. Now that he saw Yang Qi again, Yang Qi's cultivation had already surpassed his. One was the city lord's distinguished guest, and the other was an unappreciated guard. The difference was obvious.
Yang Qi briefly recounted the events from the time he joined the Tianjian Sect to the present.
"No wonder your strength can be improved so quickly, Brother Yang. Tianjianmen is a super force and the number one sword sect in Zichen Continent." North said with envy.
Being able to become a disciple of a super power is much better than being a casual cultivator like him. He has to worry about cultivation resources and Yuanjing every day, while Yang Qi only needs to practice with peace of mind. This is the difference.
"Both the Holy Light Dynasty and the Bright Moon Dynasty are in chaos. Why don't you go to the Holy Empire? It's relatively safe there." Yang Qi looked at North.
At first, he thought North was in the Holy Empire. It was not until this meeting that he knew that North had become the royal guard of the Holy Light Dynasty. The identity of a royal guard looked good, but the Holy Light Dynasty was also in chaos. Being a royal guard was not much better than practicing cultivation. (To be continued)