418: Temporarily acting as the lord of the two royal cities!

Besides Guo Feng and Night Condensation, there was no one else here.

Even Guo Kang and the crew were taken away when the Empress left.

Guo Feng looked at Night Condensation and smiled, "Although today was a bit risky and didn't go as I expected, the outcome is the same."

Night Condensation, however, shook her head, "It's not the same."

"How so?" Guo Feng asked.

Night Condensation said, "The Chaotic Empire knew before that you were the one who sent Tai Luo and Luo Su, the two envoys, and now that they are missing, I'm afraid they will eventually come looking for you."

"Furthermore, we don't know what Hua Shangyue plans to do with the State Duke and the two envoys."

"But, I have a feeling it's definitely not a good thing."

She paused, "I feel that she, like the State Duke, probably doesn't want to go to the Chaotic Empire and wants to stay in the Yan Yang Empire."

"Even."

She thought for a moment, "I think she probably has a bigger scheme."

"What scheme?"

Guo Feng had actually thought of it too, because the Empress's actions seemed to have been anticipated.

Moreover, the strength the Empress displayed today clearly far exceeded the Nine-Rank Ninth Layer Limit.

She was simply unfathomable.

Furthermore, the artifacts, information, and resources she possessed were beyond what Guo Feng could currently comprehend.

Night Condensation shook her head, "I don't know about that, perhaps she wants to follow the path of Haotian Immortal Emperor? To become an Immortal Emperor herself? I don't know."

"It's very possible."

Guo Feng thought for a moment, then added, "However, what she must first contend with is the Sky Monitoring Instrument of the Chaotic Immortal Realm, because she is, after all, under the governance of the Chaotic Immortal Realm."

He said, waving his hand, "However, let's not think about these things for now, but rather how to improve our own strength first. I didn't expect that even after reaching the Nine-Rank Ninth Layer Limit, my strength still seems insufficient. This Empress, she hides herself so deeply!"

"She is indeed much more powerful than I am."

Night Condensation sighed.

"Alright, let's return to Guo Wang City."

Guo Feng gestured, then looked speechless, "This Empress, when she left, she took Guo Kang with her. How am I supposed to get the treasury of Guo Wang City?"

He shook his head, "Never mind, I'll ask her for it later."

As they spoke, they returned together to Guo Wang City.

At this moment, the battle in Guo Wang City was also nearing its end.

Without Guo Kang, the Guo Wang City army quickly collapsed, and many generals began to surrender.

And when Guo Feng and the crew returned, the battle quickly ended.

The people of Guo Wang City also breathed a sigh of relief.

The cleanup of the entire battlefield took a lot of time, and it wasn't until evening that everything quieted down.

Guo Feng's army was also stationed outside Guo Wang City.

In the main hall of the Guo Wang Residence, a large mansion like an inner city, Guo Feng received all the officials of the Guo Wang Residence.

These officials were also very wary of Guo Feng.

And Guo Feng also used his methods to manipulate their psychology, making them quite fearful of him.

Afterward, he rested in the city for one night.

The next day, he had the vice city lord summon the city lords of the major main cities and large cities to come for an audience.

Because the main cities were a great distance from the royal city.

Therefore, it was not until the third day that Guo Feng officially received these city lords of the royal city and large cities.

He was in the main hall, with hundreds of people bowing before him below.

One by one, they pledged their loyalty.

This scene made him quite excited.

Each city lord of a royal city or large city brought many gifts.

The gifts for the new city lord dared not be stingy.

However, in their eyes, the dignified Wind King certainly wouldn't lack spirit stones.

Therefore, they all gave very valuable semi-immortal stones, high-grade attribute gems, large quantities of high-grade pills, and precious armor.

The dense array of gifts were mostly brought by carriages.

Guo Feng was not polite and directly put all these priceless treasures into his own space.

Then, he also hosted a banquet for the visiting city lords of the main cities and large cities, as well as representatives of the top twenty families in the Guo Wang City territory.

In short, the entire upper echelon of the Guo Wang City territory seemed to have experienced an earthquake.

This turmoil continued until the seventh day.

And during these seven days, Guo Feng also received many people and handled many affairs.

He gained the loyalty of countless people.

Of course, he also understood that these were merely verbal.

But after these seven days, he also felt the charm of power.

November 10th.

Guo Wang City Lord's Mansion Hall.

"Finally, all matters have been straightened out. Qin Wang City and Guo Wang City, two large territories spanning two hundred thousand li, are now under my management."

"Moreover, this way, I can also extend the technological power of Hua Country here."

"Then, allowing trade between both sides, for mutual benefit, is also a good thing."

"However, I still need to get the things the Empress wants for her."

"Also, what kind of existence is that Ninefold Haotian Residence after all?"

"What kind of existence is the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm?"

"After I awaken my bloodline, will I be able to open the Ninefold Haotian Residence?"

"Empress, is she really only after those things, as she said?"

Guo Feng sat in the hall, deep in thought.

In fact, he was not very certain about the Empress's true purpose.

Over these past seven days, he hadn't found anyone from the Chaotic Empire looking for him.

This indicated that the Chaotic Empire side seemed to have not discovered any anomaly.

How was this achieved?

What other secrets did the Empress have behind her?

He truly could not see through the Empress.

He stood up and stretched, in these past few days, besides handling official duties and socializing with dignitaries.

He also cultivated daily, further enhancing his control over his power.

His previous increase in strength was too significant.

To fully control it and allow his body to completely adapt would probably still require ten days to half a month.

This, for him, was already quite good.

No one had ever cultivated like him, like riding a rocket.

From early May to mid-November, only half a year had passed.

He had grown from an ordinary person to mortal rank ninety-nine, and was on the verge of reaching the most perfect level of the mortal rank—a hundred-level quasi-Immortal Rank expert.

"Junior Brother, the altar has been set up, and I have also checked it. It should be like communicating with the Phantom Spirits in the sky, communicating with the laws contained within your ancestor's bloodline."

At this moment, Qin Tian walked in and cupped his hands.

And at this moment, Qin Tian had already reached Nine-Rank Ninth Layer.

It was very simple.

After this war, Guo Feng gave Qin Tian a hundred strengthening fruit, allowing him to break through.

Qin Tian had been stuck for over a decade.

With the help of the strengthening fruit, he broke through the limit in one go.

He was now even more grateful and trusting of Guo Feng.

"Good, then let's give it a try."

Guo Feng nodded, and together with Qin Tian, he flew out of the hall and arrived on a large mountain in the City Lord's Mansion, which had been cut from the mountainside like a round table.

On this large mountain stood several palaces.

It was a very important place of worship for the Guo Wang Residence.

The awakening altar that Guo Feng had previously obtained from Guo Kang was taken out of his spatial storage and set up here.

At this time, Sima Hui and Li Chi were both present.

He and Qin Tian also directly landed in front of the altar, ready to awaken their bloodlines.