Chapter 450 Tonight, let's hunt to our hearts' content.

Cloud City was built atop a high mountain.

Looking from afar, the walls of this city were fully a hundred zhang high. Combined with the support of the great mountain, the thick, dark walls seemed to be situated within the clouds.

When the sun shone down, it scattered through the clouds, spreading ten thousand rays of rosy light across the city walls, creating a spectacular and wondrous scene.

Cities in the Yuanqing Holy Realm were not built randomly.

Every city was immediately adjacent to rolling mountains and rivers; the Spiritual Qi in the mountains was dense, the Origin Qi of heaven and earth was rich, and there were Origin Stone deposits beneath the ground.

Cloud City was no exception.

At the base of this great mountain, there was a medium-sized Origin Stone deposit, producing hundreds of thousands of Origin Stones annually, which were used to supply the Zhao family and its affiliated forces for Cultivate and trade.

Yan Chu stood beneath Cloud City. This great mountain had dozens of wide mountain paths, and every day, people entering and leaving the city along these paths were an endless stream.

On the hundred-zhang-high city wall ahead, intricate and complex Formation patterns were engraved; one look told him it was the handiwork of a Formation Great Master.

From Yan Chu's perspective, there were several types of Law power within those Formation patterns. Two of them were the Diamond Law and the Barrier Law; as for the other few, even he could not discern them.

The Diamond Law was one of the most orthodox defensive Laws.

It condensed all things into a diamond-like texture, making them impervious to blades and weapons, and immune to water and fire.

The Barrier Law constructed a Law barrier, marking out an absolute boundary.

All external forces would be isolated outside; likewise, if one were trapped within, it would be impossible to escape in a short time.

It could be seen that the defensive capabilities of this city were definitely not bad; even if a Saint came to attack, relying on the city-protecting Formation, it would not be so easy to break through.

"Stop! The city entry fee is five Low Grade Origin Stones!"

The guard at the city gate leveled his long spear, blocking Yan Chu.

Permanent residents of this city all had identity tokens; when encountering the soldiers at the city gate, they only needed to show their tokens to enter.

Strangers had to pay a fee to enter the city.

The Zhao family sat in control of the city, and the daily entry fees they collected were an astronomical figure.

Yan Chu unhurriedly took out five Origin Stones and smilingly placed them into the guard's hand. During this process, he met Yan Chu's gaze, and his eyes instantly fell into a moment of stupor.

"Hmm, the only person stationed in the city year-round is Zhao Zhan, at the first level of the Saint Realm."

"However, if any emergency occurs, once he calls for help, the Ancient Sword Sect ten thousand li away will immediately come to the rescue. The Ancient Sword Sect has three Saints: one at the second level of the Saint Realm, and two at the first level of the Saint Realm."

Yan Chu walked into the tall city gate with his hands behind his back, and the scene inside the city came into view.

The central thoroughfare was wide enough for sixteen carriages to travel side-by-side, and on both sides were various shops, most of which were related to Cultivate.

From the memory of the city gate guard, Yan Chu had already learned the location of the City Lord's Mansion, so he strolled leisurely toward it.

This city had a flight-prohibition Formation, so one could not fly.

He was in no hurry. Since arriving in the Yuanqing Holy Realm, he had not had time to experience the local customs and practices, so he could take this opportunity to see a bit of them.

Just as Yan Chu entered the city, inside the City Lord's Mansion of Cloud City, the City Lord Zhao Zhan was receiving Zhao Yongning, who was ranked ninth among the ten Young Masters of the Zhao family.

Like Zhao Zhan, Zhao Yongning was also from a branch family of the Zhao clan.

However, relying on his own talent for Cultivate, he had Cultivate to the Peak of the Divine Ability Realm in a very short time, making him one of the best among the ten Young Masters.

Despite this, because he was not of the direct lineage, he could only be ranked ninth among the ten Young Masters.

He felt aggrieved!

Why? Among his peers, he clearly had the best talent for Cultivate and the highest cultivation base, yet he could only be ranked ninth?

Even the allocation of resources was usually ranked last for him.

Just because he was not of the direct lineage, whenever he saw the other few among the ten Young Masters, he was always met with their cold sarcasm and mockery, never able to hold his head high.

The gatherings often organized by those powerful scions never included him.

Zhao Yongning declared that he was extremely unconvinced!