Yunhai City seemed to have a kind of tenacious vitality. Even though Yundao was broken and displaced, the atmosphere of the whole world was still thriving.
A sip of wine can make them forget their sorrows, not to mention that the newly built Baiyun City has started to host a grand banquet for guests, and those who enter the city can drink free wine for a whole month
The original Yunhai City became the current Baiyun City. The name was chosen randomly because the cloud cards of the two island owners were named "Bai" and "Yun" respectively, so it was decided like this.
In order to attract customers, and perhaps to drive away the previous bad luck, the businesses that moved to the city simply joined forces to hold a banquet that lasted for a month. Not only the independent cultivators from various realms, but also people from all the major realms near the Yunhai Realm came to congratulate, and it was an unprecedented grand occasion.
After all, the Yunhai Realm is the only place where independent cultivators gather, and it can be said that it has formed a powerful force invisibly. No other realm dares to underestimate it.
Although Baiyun City is a little smaller now, the whole city is still under continuous expansion, so no one dislikes it.
Speaking of expansion, Zhu Erchong has become the sword cultivator with the best construction skills. He now has hundreds of workers under him, as well as a group of strong men recruited from the Giants. He can add a new street almost every day. Of course, the specific planning still needs to be implemented by him and Yu Qinghong, the two foremen.
Finally, another street was completed. Yu Qinghong took the detailed design drawings and went to inspect the finished products one by one. Zhu Erchong was so tired that he collapsed on the red brick road. He touched the dark iron sword beside him and felt his strength restored.
At this moment, the light on Zhu Erchong's right side was suddenly blocked again, and an endless black shadow enveloped him.
Zhu Erchong, who was used to it, was too lazy to get up and just tilted his head to look.
Sure enough, a new piece of land appeared on the edge of the Cloud Island in the distance, and this shadow was exactly the small mountain peak that had been sent to the Cloud Island.
Zhu Erchong said, "This piece of land needs to be planned as a residential area. It's difficult to build with the mountains around."
Hearing this, Ye Shubai, who was standing at the foot of the mountain, turned his head, but raised his hand high and slashed forward. With the sword shining, the small mountain peak disappeared.
Zhu Erchong gave a thumbs up: You are worthy of being an expert in moving mountains!
Wen Yun, wearing a light pink dress, floated above the new cloud island with a dragon bone staff in hand, concentrating on manipulating the two cloud islands to merge together. However, the cloud islands this time were in strange shapes and could not be put together.
So Wen Yun raised his head and called out skillfully, "Xiao Hong!"
A strong gust of wind with a scorching breath arose from the ground. After a while, a domineering red dragon slowly flew over. Its golden-red eyes narrowed slightly, and the voice of a young boy came out.
It complained in a muffled voice: "I know. Really, I've been burning bricks for almost half a year and all the fat on my belly has been burned off."
However, its body was obedient and it vomited out a lot of red bricks and stones that were exactly the same as the ones on the ground in Baiyun City. The red background had golden patterns on it, and it looked extremely luxurious and noble. Many people who came to Baiyun City mistakenly believed that it was some kind of new gem that had never been seen before. In fact, it was the result of the little fire dragon's burning dragon fire day and night for the past six months.
After spitting fire for so long, Charmander had consumed all of his fat and turned it into muscle, and Dragon Flame had grown by more than half.
After taking out the red bricks, Wen Yun rolled up his sleeves and prepared to start building the bridge.
In the past few months, Wen Yun has been working hard to move cloud islands every day. At first, she could only control the smallest cloud islands, but as she gradually mastered the laws of space, she can now slowly move medium-sized cloud islands. If there are cloud islands that are difficult to fit together, stone bridges are built to connect them.
At present, these hundreds of stone bridges have become the characteristics of Baiyun City. No one knows who started the rumor that if a loved one ties a red rope to the fence of the same stone bridge, they can be together forever. As a result, there are people selling red ropes next to every stone bridge, one rope for one source crystal, and they sell quite well.
Seeing Wen Yun manipulating bricks and stones in an unskilled manner, Zhu Erchong finally couldn't help but climb up.
"Junior Sister Wen, your skills are too poor, let me do it!"
Then, Wen Yun saw Zhu Erchong skillfully use source power to manipulate the red bricks, and in a short time he built an extremely exquisite bridge. Then he skillfully placed a basket full of red ropes beside the bridge, with the words "One piece of source crystal and one rope" written on it!
I think the source of the rumor has been found!
Wen Yun's attention was focused on the red string. After all, a mature and steady person would not play tricks that little girls like.
She was still recalling Zhu Erchong's smooth operation just now, and couldn't help but say: "Senior Brother Zhu's control over the source of power has become much stronger!"
Ye Shubai nodded slightly: "Well, they have only been in contact with the source of power for a short time, and there is still a small gap compared to the cultivators in the upper realms. Only through repeated training can we see results."
This is also the reason why he sent all the sword cultivators to repair the city, even Jiang Si and Qian Lishen were no exception, they were all sent to work hard in various places in the city. Until now, Xu Wanfeng still stands on the city wall every day chanting sad poems, but he is unaware of his master's good intentions.
Wen Yun suddenly realized: "So you let them fix it themselves just to save money?"
Ye Shubai showed helplessness on his face: "It's really not necessary to exploit disciples here."
As he spoke, he used his source power as if nothing had happened. A red rope floated out of Zhu Erchong's basket unconsciously and fell into Ye Shubai's palm.
Ye Shubai lowered his head to look at Wen Yun, without saying anything, and just quietly handed over the red rope.
Being stared at, Wen Yun had no choice but to grab the other end of the red rope and help him tie this end to the red rope on the newly built bridge.
Childish, so childish!
After all, this was a newly completed neighborhood, so naturally no one had set foot here yet. Zhu Erchong just casually placed the basket on the side of the bridge. When he turned around and saw the red rope, he was surprised: "Where did it come from?!"
He looked down again and found an extra source crystal in his basket. Only then did he suppress the urge to draw his sword.
Wen Yun covered his lips and coughed lightly, then said in a low voice: "Well, forget about it. There are many guests coming now. Senior Brother Zhu should change his clothes and entertain them."
After all, Baiyun City is different from the previous Yunhai City. Although the people of the Qingliu Sword Sect who are rooted here are easy to talk to, none of them are ignorant and are very polite to the sword practitioners. At the moment, Zhu Erchong and others are guiding the distant guests from all walks of life to visit the city.
At this moment, both the naturally gentle and elegant Yu Qinghong, and the originally lazy and sloppy Su Yuan Zhenren, put on new clothes that Wen Yunjin had ordered from Cui Yu, and entertained the guests generously and appropriately.
Xu Wanfeng finally came down from the wall, waved his fan, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes curved as he called out "Fellow Daoist" tenderly. After a while, he made the acquaintance of many female cultivators from the upper realm, as well as some male cultivators.
Then he skillfully led his men to the three-story carved wooden building in the center of Baiyun City. It used to be a prime location that was competed for by major merchants. Now there is a plaque with three large characters written on it: Wanbao Pavilion!
At the main entrance of Wanbao Pavilion, a tall and handsome young man appeared, holding a black sword that was almost as big as the door panel, and dancing with it skillfully. The crisscrossing sword shadows seemed to be flashing with dark light. When his momentum reached its peak, the tight shirt he was wearing suddenly burst, revealing perfect muscle lines that seemed to be carefully carved.
In order to ensure the clothes exploding effect, Jiang Si was actually stepping on the "Clothes Exploding Array" newly researched by Qian Lishen.
Facts have proved that this series of plans were successful.
Seeing this beautiful scene, the female cultivators (and some male cultivators) stood in front of the door of Wanbao Pavilion, and no matter how other shop owners greeted them, they could not move.
Seeing Ye Shubai frown, Wen Yun quietly explained for them: "I confiscated the rent, and Wan Baocai gave 50% of the profit to our Tenth Peak."
So they are so desperate to come up with all these tricks just to make money for us!
However, Ye Shubai just glanced at Wen Yun calmly and asked inexplicably, "Is Jiang Si good-looking?"
Wen Yun looked at Ye Shubai in surprise and asked with certainty, "Are you jealous?"
Ye Shubai didn't say anything.
Wen Yun began to recall it seriously. It seemed that since Jiang Si appeared on the stage, every time he showed off his coolness, Ye Shubai would stop her from watching the fun. As a result, she has not been able to watch the sword cultivator's clothes explode in full until now, which is quite regrettable.
At first she thought it was because Ye Shubai was honest and old-fashioned and was used to such exciting scenes.
But now thinking back, in terms of intimacy, he never seemed to stop other disciples from looking, and in terms of gender, he never stopped Senior Sister Meng Ran from looking, and even in terms of age... Even Shen Xinghai's two young disciples had looked at it, and Ye Shubai didn't stop them.
Wen Yun revealed the truth in one sentence—
"So you're just not letting me watch it because you're jealous!"
Her eyes were slightly meaningful: "It turns out that you have had ulterior motives towards me for a long time, but you still pretend to be a gentleman, tsk!"
Ye Shubai: “…”
He is, he is not, don't talk nonsense.
Being jealous is beyond belief. It is absolutely impossible for the cold and indifferent Ye Shubai to do such a thing!
Ye Shubai felt uncomfortable with Wen Yun's strange gaze. He then glimpsed Jiang Si in the distance and saw her changing into new clothes to start another round of sword dancing. He decisively grabbed her and chose to leave quickly before the new clothes appeared.
Along the way, citizens of Baiyun City often greeted the two of them.
"Hello, Island Master Yun."
"Hello, Lord Bai."
Originally they wanted to call him the City Lord, but Wen Yun said that Baiyun City had to be built by everyone together and belonged to everyone, so he should be called the City Lord. So everyone continued to use the previous title of Island Lord.
Hearing this name, many unfamiliar faces that were originally looking at this new city turned their eyes over with some inquiry and deep meaning.
For the people of Yunhai Realm, Wen Yun and Ye Shubai are their own people, their saviors from the cloud beast disaster, and their two main supports in the future in Yunhai Realm.
But for the cultivators coming from other worlds, the appearance of these two people seemed to bring a signal: the previously loose Cloud Sea Realm now had two powerful leaders.
The upper realm has many worlds, but only sects and families like the Dongxuan Sect that have been passed down for thousands of years can have great powers from the fairyland in charge. The gap between the Ascension Realm and the fairyland is like a chasm, and the difficulty is far from as simple as most people think.
It is said that there is Ye Shubai who "killed Shang Wuyang with one sword", and the even more terrifying Wen Yun who "killed six ascended masters with one move". This combat power alone is enough to make everyone feel afraid.
Those outsiders who attempted to take advantage of the chaos in the Yunhai Realm to get a piece of the pie had to consider the strength of these two people. Other sects and families that already had dealings with the Yunhai Realm also took this opportunity to strike up a conversation with the two and become acquainted with them.
Wen Yun was naturally familiar with these tricks.
So when she met someone who was friendly, she responded with a friendly face. When faced with someone who was sarcastic or even tried to test her strength secretly, she would ruthlessly use the law of space to move all those sneak attacks back behind the shameless people.
Sure enough, this move was very effective. More and more people poured in from outside the city, but no one dared to act rashly.
Since the whole city was celebrating this time, there were a lot of people coming and going, and the silver-armored guards had a lot more tasks to do.
After guarding the city gate for a whole night, Hatch felt a little sleepy and yawned.
The silver-armored guard standing opposite him lowered his voice and said, "Hutch, go and rest for a while. I'll watch over you here."
Hatch's heart was moved, but when he saw the huge crowd outside the city, he still forced himself to stay alert: "I will guard for another hour and wait for Lao San to come and take over from me."
There were too many people coming, and he needed to use his own power of law to identify the smells on these people. If he smelled the scent of hostile forces, he would have to notify the Lord of Yun Island immediately.
Now another group of people came in. Hatch moved his nose and sniffed them one by one.
When an old man in a dark gray robe walked towards this side, Hatch frowned, realizing that something was wrong.
"Old man, wait a minute!"
Hatch looked carefully again, but found that the old man had no cultivation at all. He was stunned.
Because the source energy in the upper realm is rich, unless one's meridians are completely damaged, a normal person will at least be able to advance to the Qi Refining Stage on his own even if he does not practice deliberately, just by living in the upper realm for a few decades.
This old man's cultivation was too strange. He looked no different from an ordinary person. But if he was really an ordinary person, how did he come to Baiyun City? You know, flying over the rolling sea of clouds is a troublesome thing. Without a magic weapon, even a Yuanying stage cultivator can only last for half a quarter of an hour!
But another reason why Hatch stopped him was that there was a smell on the old man that made him feel extremely familiar, and that smell originally belonged to Shang Wuyang!
Hatch, the Silver Armor Guard who was in charge of solving the case, subconsciously felt that something was fishy and hesitated as to whether he wanted to report the matter to the two island owners.
But at this moment, the crowd waiting in line to enter the city started to make a noise.
Not only those who came to Baiyun City came to congratulate, there were also a few thieves like Daojie who roamed around the city, looking for free food and drinks and to scout the place, which was their purpose.
Naturally, they were the ones causing the trouble.
"What do you mean by Baiyun City? Are you saying that everyone can enter? Why are you stopping others?"
"That's right. Why did those rich Winged Tribe members welcome him in with open arms just now, but now a poor old man is not allowed in?"
Hatch glared angrily. The Winged People were helping the guards repair their armor for free. Didn't they think everyone would be happy just by seeing them
The Yunhai Realm was naturally hospitable, but they would not tolerate those who came to cause trouble intentionally. Hatch threw all these grumbling people away with a cold face, but when he faced the old man again, he found it difficult to take action.
He hesitated for a moment, then came to his senses and suddenly discovered that the aura belonging to Shang Wuyang on the old man was gone!
"Is it my illusion?"
Hatch muttered to himself, sniffed again, and after making sure that the smell was normal, he stepped aside to let the old man enter the city.
"What a misunderstanding, old sir, please..."
"Wait a minute."
At this moment, a clear voice suddenly came from the city. The crowd made way for a path. At the end of the path, a man and a woman came hand in hand.
After calling out to Hatch, Wen Yun's gaze fell on the old man outside the city. She frowned and involuntarily tightened the dragon bone staff in her hand.
Beside her, Ye Shubai had a slightly solemn expression on his face, and also placed his hand on the flamboyant wood sword.
Ye Shubai's gaze fell on the old man outside the city.
The old man with chicken skin and white hair had a faint breath like a candle in the wind, and his face was dull as if he had no emotion at all. From being stopped to being released, he did not utter a word in the process, and he was neither sad nor happy, like a walking corpse.
The flamboyant wood sword was suddenly raised.
Ye Shubai's voice was cold and clear, and he did not allow for any arguments: "You can't enter the city."
When this move was made, everyone was shocked.
Pointing a sword at a powerless mortal, and the target of expulsion is an old man, this is despicable no matter how you look at it.
Even though those who challenged him had long been beaten away by Hatch, the representatives of other sects and families who came to congratulate him still couldn't help but have some complaints.
"Is that the Lord of the White Island? He looks very impressive, how could he behave like this..."
The second half of the sentence is hidden, but everyone understands its meaning.
The people of the Yunhai Realm in the city did not doubt Ye Shubai, they subconsciously thought of another direction.
"Could it be that another enemy from another world is trying to sneak in? The day before yesterday, a group of thieves wanted to take advantage of the crowds to break into the city and rob. They broke the formation of Wanhua Tower. Fortunately, they were abandoned on Yun Island by City Lord Yun."
Hatch quickly explained: "I just smelled the scent of someone from the Dongxuan Sect on him!"
As soon as the three words "Dongxuan Sect" came out, all the cultivators in the Yunhai Realm were suddenly startled. Some even secretly took out their weapons and looked coldly at the old man in front of them.
If we were to say who the cultivators of the Yunhai Realm hate the most right now, it would be the Dongxuan Sect. They either lost their relatives and friends in that series of disasters, or they lost their own homes and resources. However, Dongxuan Sect is unwilling to resolve such a great hatred and has even pretended to be dead and refused to pay compensation.
They really can't confront the Dongxuan Sect head-on now, but if the Dongxuan sword cultivators dare to send people again, the Yunhai Realm will dare to fight back!
"It's just that this old man has no cultivation... He doesn't look like he's from the Dongxuan Sect, right?"
After hearing this, the cultivators began to hesitate again, not knowing what to do next.
Therefore, everyone turned their eyes to Wen Yun and Ye Shubai in the front, waiting for their answers.
Ye Shubai looked at the old man, and the other party also looked at him calmly.
It was like an invisible thread that connected the two of them together in the dark.
This feeling of being watched has existed since the first day Ye Shubai stepped into the upper realm. This sense of attraction was particularly obvious when Shang Wuyang appeared in the past. He once thought that was Shang Wuyang, but after Shang Wuyang's death, this feeling still existed.
It was not until now that Ye Shubai knew who the person who had been watching him was.
He did not put down his sword, and revealed the other party's identity in a cold voice.
"Shangxuan Immortal Venerable, you may enter this city."
As soon as the four words "Shangxuan Immortal Venerable" were uttered, the originally noisy inside and outside of the city gate fell into a dead silence. Whether inside or outside, the huge crowds of people began to retreat involuntarily.
That is the Immortal Lord.
He is the man standing at the pinnacle of the universe, able to kill everyone with just a flick of his finger!
The old man slowly raised his head and finally spoke calmly: "You don't need to tell them that I am a threat. I came here just to do a small thing and I won't hurt them."
He is Shang Wuyang, and he has long needed to use killing to practice the laws.
Love and hate were things he had long forgotten. The life and death of these people had nothing to do with him. Since it had nothing to do with him, he naturally didn't bother to waste his energy on it.
Immortal Shangxuan's eyes flickered and he looked at Ye Shubai calmly, as if it was the long past.
He took a step towards Ye Shubai.
In an instant, the old man who originally had no cultivation suddenly condensed into the cultivation of the Qi Refining Stage! His white hair turned gray, and his wrinkles also decreased.
One more step forward, the foundation-building stage!
Next step, Golden Elixir!
…
With each step, Immortal Shangxuan's cultivation began to rise, and the pressure he brought increased rapidly. In the end, it became unbearable. Some people with low cultivation could not hold it in and vomited blood.
Finally, he took the last step.
As he took this step, the heaven and earth seemed to tremble, the sea of clouds surged, the sky suddenly darkened, and the originally peaceful source of energy was drained away in an instant.
This is…
wonderland!
Standing in front of everyone was no longer the hunchbacked old man, but a man as cold as ice. He stood there like an insurmountable mountain, pressing everyone so hard that they could not breathe.
Immortal Shangxuan looked at Ye Shubai.
He said indifferently: "I came to you to get something back."