177: Floating city on the sea

Seeing this, Elder Jia's pupils constricted violently, and his face turned deathly pale instantly: "A... A Bizarre Spirit Body?!"

As Qi Wei's Guardian, he dared not imagine his own fate if Qi Wei were to die here.

Escape Tianyang Star? That was simply impossible!

The Jia Family had depended on the Qi Family for generations; the Foundation of their entire clan was here, and he was already firmly tied to the Qi Family.

It's over... everything is over!

Just as his mind was in turmoil—

A palm print condensed with pure Nascent Soul Power tore through the air and struck towards him!

Liu Ruyan's attack was as fast as lightning.

Elder Jia hurriedly collected his thoughts and hastily raised his palms to block.

"Bang!"

As the two palms collided, he was sent flying back like a kite with a broken string, slamming heavily into the stone wall.

Blood gushed from the corners of his mouth, and his Nascent Soul trembled violently from the impact—if he hadn't been wearing a defensive Magic Treasure, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"This woman... is actually at the Late Nascent Soul Stage!" he exclaimed in shock.

At this life-or-death moment, he could no longer care about whether Qi Wei lived or died.

Besides, his current body was already injured.

What frustrated him most was that the Restriction here actually prevented teleportation.

Hesitation would only lead to a desperate situation.

He gritted his teeth hard and acted decisively—

With a "crack," his crown suddenly split open, and a fist-sized, glowing Nascent Soul shot out, heading straight for the cave entrance!

And you, you were standing quietly at the cave entrance.

The Nascent Soul glared at you viciously and clawed through the air with its tiny hand: "Get lost!"

You curled the corners of your mouth, and with a thought, your "Spirit Erosion Palm" moved; purple-black Qi cyclones swirled around your palm as you met the tiny hand without dodging or flinching.

Elder Jia's Nascent Soul's pupils constricted violently—

The moment the palms met, there was a muffled "thud." You didn't budge an inch, but the Nascent Soul was sent flying back like a ball, rolling several times on the ground and covering itself in dust.

Even more terrifyingly, a wisp of purple Qi had slipped into his body through the point of contact, and his once solid Nascent Soul body began to dim rapidly.

The surrounding attendants were about to flee upon seeing this, but Liu Ruyan lifted her slender fingers slightly, and countless chains of spiritual energy emerged like a nest of snakes, binding everyone tightly.

At this moment, "Qi Wei" slowly stood up, a bizarre smile tugging at the corners of his lips—he had clearly been successfully subjected to Possession by Qin Feng.

Elder Jia's Nascent Soul lay on the ground, trembling, both shocked and furious: "You... you actually colluded with a Bizarre Spirit Body to murder Young Master Qi! Do you know the consequences of offending the Qi Family?!"

You pointed at Qi Wei with a smile: "Isn't Young Master Qi standing right here, perfectly fine?"

"What, what exactly do you want?!" Elder Jia's Nascent Soul shouted in panic.

Under his despairing gaze, you skillfully cast the "Slave Contract," and a soul mark was deeply branded into the core of his Nascent Soul.

After being bound by the "Slave Contract," Elder Jia obediently brought out his share of the Heaven And Earth Treasure—over thirty stalks of thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Plant.

Since the number of Slave Contracts and the target's cultivation level were limited by your own Divine Soul strength, you had Liu Ruyan use the "Slave Contract" to control those attendants and maids.

After everything was handled properly, "Qi Wei" raised his hand and cast a flame, burning Lü Feng's corpse to ashes, and then your group continued to advance deeper into the ruins.

A month later, you finally arrived at the inner circle of the ruins.

The sight before them made everyone hold their breath—

A dilapidated giant city was floating quietly on the ink-colored sea. Half of the city wall had collapsed, revealing the decaying pavilions inside; broken floating bridges hung down into the sea, and the wreckage of several spirit boats remained stuck between carved beams and pillars, creaking softly in the wind.

Although this Floating City on the Sea was ruined, one could still see its past glory. The obsidian city walls were covered in deep claw marks, and among the charred walls, the broken stone engraving of the character "Qin" was faintly visible.

Looking at the boundless ruins of the city before you, you couldn't help but think of the grandeur and magnificence of the Tianshu Giant City.

You gazed at this Floating City on the Sea rising and falling with the waves, and Qin Feng's sigh sounded in your ears:

"This was originally the most prosperous city on the Qin Star."

"One hundred thousand years ago, it was just a small Qin Family town..."

"Later, with the rise of the Qin Clan, it finally became one of the top ten giant cities in the entire Immortal Domain."

It seemed that this majestic city had fallen into the boundless sea after the destruction of the Qin Star, and after experiencing the vicissitudes of time, it had become what it was today.

Now, various forces had long since staked out their territories here—

The cloud-patterned flags of the Piaomiao Sect were planted on the highest pavilion in the east of the city; the Black Dragon banners of the Divine Dragon Cult fluttered in the wind among the ruins in the south; and the Sun and Moon emblem of the True Spirit Immortal Dynasty occupied the central palace complex.

Meanwhile, a relatively intact ruin in the west of the city had become a gathering place for Loose Cultivators. Fortunately, there were still a few pavilions here that hadn't completely collapsed, barely providing shelter from the wind and rain.

Your spirit boat landed quietly on the edge of the ruins in the west of the city.

Walking on the dilapidated streets, you could see cracked bluestone slabs and collapsed walls everywhere.

Figures moved within the pavilions nearby; they were all Cultivators from various places, some sitting, some standing.

You noticed groups of Loose Cultivators everywhere, most of them coming from different Star Continents.

In this foreign land, these Loose Cultivators and forces had set aside their past grudges and tacitly formed an Alliance.

You chose a pavilion with the most Loose Cultivators and walked in.

In a certain corner, Peak Master Wuji, Meaty, Nangong Xueyu, and over a dozen others were sitting together.

Seeing you walk over, Meaty swept a cold glance over you and snorted softly: "That group of annoying people is here too."

Peak Master Wuji sternly reprimanded Meaty: "Do not be rude!"

Then, Peak Master Wuji cupped his hands towards you: "My Disciple is young; please do not take offense."

Before 'Qi Wei' could speak, you smiled and waved your hand: "It's nothing, it's nothing!"

"Ahem," Qi Wei coughed, "Small matter, small matter."

Then you also chose a quiet corner, casually set up tables, chairs, and tea sets, and the maids immediately stepped forward to pour tea and water.

At the same time, you spread out your Divine Sense to eavesdrop on the conversations of the Loose Cultivators in the entire western district, hoping to obtain useful information.

However, the conversation of Peak Master Wuji's group caught your attention.

It turned out that this group of people all came from Ziyang Star.

One of them, a refined and courteous Young Master, was actually Sect Master Lin Haotian of the Lin Family, the number one Family on Ziyang Star.

You couldn't help but size this person up and found his aura to be somewhat strange—on the surface, he only appeared to be at the Early Golden Core Stage, but you suspected he was hiding his strength.

At his age, even just being at the Early Golden Core Stage could be considered a dragon among men; if he was also hiding his strength, then this person was truly not to be underestimated.

Perhaps he had sensed your Divine Sense probing, as he turned his head and gave you a faint smile.

You returned the smile, even more certain that he was hiding his strength—otherwise, how could he have so keenly discovered that you were probing him.

There was another old man among them who caught your attention.

This old man was none other than True Man Ziyang.

However, the current True Man Ziyang was actually only at the Late Golden Core Stage.

But after thinking about it, you felt it was reasonable—after all, when you were over three hundred years old, he was only at the Late Nascent Soul Stage.

It was normal for him to have a cultivation base of the Late Golden Core Stage now.

You had a very good impression of True Man Ziyang, so their conversation also drew your attention.