424: Chapter 424 They actually connected to the WiFi in Daliang!

"The time is about right; it seems it's time to leave."

Zhou Yan set down his teacup, quite satisfied with the rest and reorganization of the past two days.

In these two days, he had roughly figured out the situation of this place and resolved the issue of his collection of special effects that liked to explode randomly.

This was the benefit of the dao body; if problems arose, they could generally be controlled, and the remaining minor issues could be quickly resolved once time was set aside.

After the confirmation of these two days, whether from external observations or his own internal state, one thing was clear.

This place should indeed be the Xuantian Spirit Realm, though he didn't know which era of the Xuantian Spirit Realm it was.

At this time, it might even still be called the Mortal World.

His original Human Path merit golden wheel was originally just a decoration, at most making those who wanted to hit him but feared being struck by lightning think twice; it couldn't stop madmen like Ma Hao's group.

But it was different here.

Zhou Yan could vaguely feel that it seemed to be connected to something. His preliminary speculation was that in this era, there should still be remnants of the Human Path, unlike his era where only the Law of the Human Path remained.

Because of this, his merit golden wheel was greatly strengthened and could exert some special effects, indirectly triggering the City God Status and imperial tutor status within his body.

Zhou Yan even discovered that his imperial tutor status actually still had an effect here, allowing him to control some of the rules within the earth veins.

Because the City Lord and the others were too weak, Zhou Yan had been remotely controlling them for the past two days, using them as experimental subjects.

Through various tests, Zhou Yan found that his imperial tutor status could exert seventy percent of its effect, allowing him to reduce or return the national destiny upon them.

This meant he possessed immense suppressive power over these officials.

Only because he hadn't had the chance to actually fight did he not yet fully understand the upper limit of this power, or whether it could achieve the same effects as it did in Great Yu.

Although he hadn't specifically experienced what kind of combat effects the imperial tutor status could produce back in Great Yu, it should at least be stronger than the minor Three Judicial Offices.

At the same time, through observation of these "guinea pigs," he knew his movements had been exposed, and the Great Liang imperial court had already begun to take notice.

As it currently stood, the Great Liang imperial court should have Venerables, which is the so-called Old Method' Void Refining realm.

Plus, with the Dao Sect Ancestral Court located here as well, Zhou Yan did not have a full grasp of their specific strength and did not dare to be overconfident.

Thus, he placed some psychological suggestions on those people to make them stop their little tricks, intending to see what the situation was with the imperial court after he finished dealing with Third Brother Chen's business and the System update ended.

Zhou Yan was already packed and ready to go.

He had changed out of his original blue robes and put on the clothes he wore when traveling through Great Yu; from behind, he looked like a great hero of the martial world at first glance, rather than an Immortal Cultivator.

Third Brother Chen and Wu Dahai had also changed into clean clothes; one was a delicate-skinned young lad, while the other looked more like a scholar than a hunter.

"Master Immortal, are you planning to leave now?"

"Will you truly not stay for a few more days?"

When the shopkeeper heard Zhou Yan was leaving, he hurriedly came out to see him off. Even Chef Li followed, still wearing his apron, clearly in the middle of cooking.

"Yes, Master Immortal, I just made some pastries and was about to bring them over to you."

For the past two days, Zhou Yan had been busy gathering information and had Third Brother Chen handle the errands, and these two had been quite helpful.

Just because of a suspicion, they provided all sorts of good treatment; it was clear these two were meant to strike it rich, blessed by fate, and knew how to seize an Opportunity.

"I have matters to attend to, so I won't disturb you further."

"I've troubled the shopkeeper and Chef Li quite a bit with my food and lodging these past two days; the reward must still be paid."

"Master Immortal, what are you saying? It is our honor to serve a Master Immortal; perhaps it will even become a fine tale to pass down to our descendants."

The shopkeeper's posture was very respectful, and he spoke these words from the heart.

Although Zhou Yan truly didn't like such flattery, when a compliment is well-delivered, even someone who dislikes it won't find it too annoying.

"Alright, enough talk. I must certainly give the reward."

The shopkeeper wanted to decline again, but Zhou Yan had already used action to stop him a step ahead.

Through his observations over the past few days, the Spirit Stones in his hand were indeed difficult to circulate, and exchanging them for gold and silver would be quite troublesome.

So the best way was to give something practical.

Zhou Yan tapped his fingertips lightly, and several flashes of spiritual light flickered. Then, the three of them turned into a wisp of clear breeze and vanished from the front of the inn.

Leaving only the people of the inn staring blankly at the empty space.

"My... my hand?"

Chef Li looked at his hand, somewhat unable to believe it.

He wasn't that old and wasn't incapable of continuing to cook; just as he had spent these days and nights making pastries for Zhou Yan, he still loved this profession.

Unfortunately, he had injured his Foundation while competing in culinary skills when he was young. As he aged, his hand became unsuitable for high-intensity cooking.

So even as his research into dishes and his experience became more stable in his later years, he was never able to exert his full strength. His culinary skills were stuck at the threshold of level four, unable to consistently reach that level.

So Zhou Yan utilized the Law of Consumption and the Law of Creation to organize his culinary experience and repair his hand. Now, not only could he return to his old profession, but he could also go a step further.

The shopkeeper was even more pleasantly surprised.

Over the years, even as he grew older, he had traveled everywhere for business and accumulated many hidden ailments. Now, not only was his vision clear, but even his chronic leg pain, stomach problems, and cervical spondylosis were cured.

He looked as if he had grown ten years younger.

Even the workers who had been busy every day felt their bodies become comfortable, as if they had returned to their healthiest state.

When they completely came to their senses, they found that the Master Immortal who had been standing there had vanished, leaving only a wisp of clear breeze.

From then on, the story of the Daina Inn encountering an Immortal's Opportunity gradually spread, becoming a local legend.

Slap!

"You're saying that the wealthy Cultivator who recently arrived in the city is likely that hidden powerhouse?"

Where there is pleasant surprise, there is also disappointment.

The City Lord of Huaicheng was pacing back and forth in the City Lord's Manor, smashing an inkstone to pieces in a fit of rage.

Just a while ago, his older cousin in Yongzhou City sent news saying that an extraordinary powerhouse had arrived in the Yongzhou region.

With a move, he could move mountains and fill seas; he was at least a great Cultivator of the Soul Transformation level, and possibly even a Venerable.

When he first heard this news, he was incredibly shocked and even specifically issued orders in the city for those playboys and people in the grey areas to behave themselves and not provoke someone they shouldn't.

But for some reason, when he tried to follow and search for the person's tracks, he suddenly felt that he was just a small city lord on the periphery.

This Yongzhou was ultimately his cousin's territory; even if contact was made, it had nothing to do with him, and if something went wrong, he'd have to take the blame.

So he simply put in the manpower without the heart, searching half-heartedly in the surrounding areas.

For this, he had even received a scolding from his cousin.

Until just now, a civil official in his manor suddenly reported that an extraordinary young Cultivator had arrived in the city a few days ago.

Not many Cultivators came to such remote areas; they usually had business to attend to. Although inspections weren't usually strict, Face had to be maintained.

Logically, at most one day after that Cultivator entered the city, someone should have been sent to contact him and ask about his background.

But for some reason, others seemed to have forgotten this matter. It had been two days, and not a single person had gone to investigate.

Now even he himself only suddenly remembered it under the reminder of this civil official.

And this civil official only came to report after being reminded by his subordinates.

Calculating it this way, he understood what was going on. That young man was absolutely that powerhouse without a doubt.

Moreover, from the moment that powerhouse entered the city, he had been interfering with their judgment; their every move was under that powerhouse's nose.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

But being a man who had held a high position for many years, he quickly calmed down and made deployments.

"Quick! Go to that inn immediately to investigate the situation!"

"Dispatch two more groups. One group to see if they can catch up with that young man; treat him with the highest specifications of etiquette, must not be negligent, and no conflict must occur."

"The remaining people are to immediately rush to Yongzhou City and report this matter to the Yongzhou City Lord."

After giving orders to his subordinates, the City Lord hurriedly changed out of his official robes, put on plain clothes, and rushed toward the Daoist temple.