Chapter 1081: The Sky City

In his previous life, Ye Yuan had heard that the Yue family had a reclusive Void Xuan ancestor. He just didn't expect that this ancestor happened to have his lifespan exhausted at this very moment.

The Yue family had already recognized Yue Mengli's potential, so naturally they would regard her as the hope of the family.

How could such an important person not attend?

No matter how reluctant Ye Yuan was to part with Yue Mengli, he could not do such a thing.

Yue Mengli was even more reluctant to leave Ye Yuan.

For her, having gone through hardships and obstacles to finally be with Ye Yuan, she wished she could cling to him forever and never be apart.

But things were unpredictable; she naturally could not ignore the major event of the Yue family.

"Ao Qian, you follow Li'er and never let her suffer any harm. Otherwise, you will be held accountable!" Ye Yuan's tone was more solemn than ever.

Ao Qian's expression turned serious and he said, "Yes, sir!"

But Li'er refused, saying, "Brother Yuan, this journey is perilous for you. Those great powers in the Holy Domain are not easy to deal with. Elder Ao is very strong; you should keep him by your side. I'm just returning to Brightmoon City; why would I need protection? If you're really worried, let Wu Luo go back with me."

Yue Jianfeng also said, "Yes, Lord Qingyunzi. Brightmoon City is Li'er's home; would anyone dare to bully her?"

Ye Yuan had no choice but to let Wu Luo accompany Li'er on her departure.

Watching Li'er's figure disappear into the teleportation array, Ye Yuan felt a sense of loss.

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The Holy Domain was a very special existence.

It consisted of only one great domain, but it was the most powerful place in the entire Divine Realm.

Bar none!

The Lord of the Holy Domain was the Calming Heaven God King, ranked first among the Ten Great God Kings.

And the Holy Domain was the only one among the eight super holy lands that possessed a Ten Great God King!

In addition, the Alchemist Association, which established the entire alchemist system, was also located in the Holy Domain.

Of course, there was also the mysterious and unpredictable Heavenly Secrets Tower.

With so many extremely powerful forces concentrated in one domain, its strength was可想而知.

The titles of Void Xuan powerhouses were mostly passed down by word of mouth.

But the titles of the Ten Great God Kings were determined by the Heavenly Secrets Tower.

Whether the ranking of the Ten Great God Kings was accurate was unknown to anyone, as they had never fought each other.

At least, they had never fought in public.

But the Ten Great God Kings themselves seemed to have little objection to this ranking; they tacitly accepted it.

The Lord of the Holy Domain was titled Calming Heaven God King—such a domineering name naturally represented his unmatched strength.

"This Holy City is simply a miracle! To suspend the largest city in the Divine Realm in the sky—how terrifying a level of primal force must that require?" Jiang Taicang exclaimed, gazing at the city above the clouds.

The Holy City was the center of the Holy Domain and the largest city in the Divine Realm.

But this city was not on the ground; it was built in the sky.

The city was submerged in clouds and mist, its true nature completely hidden—a veritable miracle.

Ye Yuan laughed, “The Holy City is itself a miracle; why make such a fuss? If any force in this Divine Realm has preserved its heritage most completely, it is none other than the Holy City. Otherwise, how could it have produced a monster like Zhuge Qingxuan?”

“Zhuge Qingxuan?” Jiang Taicang was taken aback at the name, clearly unfamiliar with it.

Ye Yuan nodded, “He is the one everyone calls the Calming Divine King, ranked first among the Ten Divine Kings.”

At this, even Ao Qian pricked up his ears.

The fame of the Ten Divine Kings had long been known—they were said to be the ten strongest in the Divine Realm today.

And the one ranked first—wouldn't he be the foremost person in the Divine Realm?

How could they not be interested in such a being?

Ruan Shuangzhou murmured, “So the Calming Divine King's real name is Zhuge Qingxuan!”

Ye Yuan laughed, “I told you, these fellows love to be mysterious. But Zhuge Qingxuan is truly strong! The titles of the other Divine Kings mostly relate to their areas of expertise, but not his. That guy is almost flawless! His strength is almost despair-inducing.”

The so-called Ten Divine Kings were mysterious and unfathomable to others.

A Divine King like Ruan Shuangzhou didn't even know Zhuge Qingxuan's name, but Ye Yuan had connections with several of the Ten Divine Kings, and their veil of mystery meant nothing before him.

However, Ye Yuan greatly admired Zhuge Qingxuan's strength.

Even the proud Lingzhe Divine King was full of praise for Zhuge Qingxuan.

His power needed no further elaboration.

“Is he really that formidable? Once I recover my strength, I'd like to spar with him! I want to see if the foremost person of the Divine Realm is truly that powerful!” Ao Qian said, looking unconvinced.

Ye Yuan laughed, “The reason Zhuge Qingxuan is so strong is also because the Holy City's heritage is very complete. The Holy City's foundation has continued from the Divine Path era to the present, beyond the imagination of ordinary forces. Take this great formation, for example—it has operated for countless eons without decline. Only a Divine Path powerhouse could have such ability.”

The Holy City held many secrets; even the divine-level formation before them was astonishing.

Within the ethereal clouds and mist lay an immensely powerful formation. It had been running since the Divine Path era without any sign of weakening.

Such a foundation was naturally beyond the reach of ordinary forces.

Many experts had once tried to enter the clouds to investigate, but all were blasted to dust without exception.

Over time, no one dared to enter anymore.

“Master, they say the Holy Domain is easy to enter, but the Holy City is hard to breach. How… how do we get in?” Ruan Shuangzhou asked.

Ye Yuan smiled, “Look, those coming to receive us have arrived.”

They looked and indeed saw a group of people drifting down from the Holy City.

A young man at the front clasped his hands toward Ye Yuan and asked, “May I ask, are you Lord Qingyunzi?”

Ye Yuan nodded, “I am.”

The young man said warmly, “Haha, it really is Lord Qingyunzi! I am Hou Yu, the fifth seat disciple of the Purple Gold Hall of the Holy City. Half a month ago, I received a decree from Lord Xiaoyao to await you here. Today, you have finally arrived.”

Ye Yuan was not surprised that the Holy City knew of his arrival.

The Holy City was the hub of the Divine Realm, with extremely well-informed intelligence. Ye Yuan had not deliberately concealed his whereabouts; with their capabilities, tracking him was easy.

When Hou Yu mentioned being a disciple of the Purple Gold Hall, a hint of pride flashed in his eyes.

The Purple Gold Hall housed the Holy City's most elite disciples, almost all of whom were Divine Kings. To rank fifth meant his strength was quite extraordinary.

Ye Yuan looked at Hou Yu and said with a half-smile, “That old Xiaoyao has quite the airs—he didn't come to greet me himself!”