Su Nü Palace, I only sent a letter of well-being to your grandmother. Our correspondence these years hasn't been frequent either."Your grandmother, for my and your safety, generally doesn't reach out...Sun Lanlan was left with only envy after hearing Lian Yi's explanation. She felt like the other person's family had a mine of spirit stones, which is why they could be so extravagant in their cultivation using spirit stones. She wouldn't dare to do that; the spirit stones in her storage bag were only taken out in emergencies.

Joe coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention back to him, then said:

"In two more hours, we will arrive at Bianxia City. Everyone, get ready."

After finishing, he controlled the flying vessel to continue moving forward. The previous stop was only to wait for Lian Yi to complete her advancement.

Joe Hao actually doesn't recommend that Lianyi break through halfway, because there are unstable factors in the surrounding environment. It's easy to be interrupted by sudden situations during the advancement, which can easily lead to backlash. It's just that Lianyi is lucky, or she chooses the timing well, and her breakthroughs have been very smooth. Her cultivation level is now about the same as his.

While the two hours passed, Lian Yi used the time to familiarize herself with the wind techniques in the 《Nine Turns Wind Cloud Jue》. Several people watched as Lian Yi continuously recited incantations on the flying boat. From the initial clumsiness to rapid execution, she eventually even mastered control over the wind, allowing herself to hover in mid-air.

To know that only cultivators who have broken through the Jindan stage can fly, cultivators in the foundation-building stage can only rely on flying swords to stay airborne.

This time, it once again allowed the four people to witness the gap between genius cultivators and ordinary cultivators. They were greatly impacted.

Even if Lian Yi understood the meaning in their eyes, he didn't want to comfort them. If they couldn't even accept this gap, how could they walk their own immortal path

Her agreement with the Time Management Bureau recruiters stipulated that she would retain her cultivation, so her progress is unrestricted.

Moreover, the original owner was only one step away from the Nascent Soul stage when she died. This was because her cultivation method was not compatible with her own spiritual root. Even so, she managed to cultivate to the late stage of the Golden Core, which shows that the original owner's talent wasn't bad at all. She was just misled by her own white-eyed wolf brother.

After becoming familiar with the spell, ripples continued to practice wind manipulation and communicate with the opponent in their sea of consciousness.

"Feng, I've advanced to the late stage of foundation building. Has your cultivation wavered"

Yes, but now is not a good time to break through.

The whirlwind replied immediately.

"No need to rush, wait until this mission is complete. Then you can advance your cultivation level again. Before entering the Yuntian Secret Realm, we must suppress our cultivation to the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage, otherwise we won't be able to enter."

"Don't worry, master. Cyclone understands."

Xuan Feng was very comfortable being groomed, flipped over in the ripples' arms, and fell asleep. Spirit beasts generally ascend their ranks while sleeping, and Xuan Feng was no exception. This time, though, he was simply sleeping.

"We arrived."

Qiao Hao spoke up.

Everyone opened their eyes and looked at the city in the distance.

The city was built with black, special stones. Each stone had an array inscribed on it. If an unexpected situation occurred, the protective city formation could be activated immediately. However, the current Biancheng seemed deserted, with almost no people entering or leaving the city gate.

"This is too deserted."

Sun Lanlan said.

After that kind of incident, many people wouldn't want to come here anymore. Knowing there's danger, no one would be foolish enough to rush in.

Xiao Shanhe sighed.

"Meow" whirled around without warning, its voice long and drawn out, capturing everyone's attention.

"Elaine, what's wrong with your spirit beast"

Ripple is currently communicating with the whirlwind, and to the whirlwind's surprise, it has discovered a problem with this city.

"Master, this is not one city, but two cities."

"Two cities"

"Yes, it's like Russian nesting dolls, a big city inside a smaller city, just in the same place. Both sides probably don't even know the other city exists."

The whirlwind clearly expressed its meaning.

"Is there a space vulnerability here"

It must be man-made. I can see the city, fading away, like a ghost town.

If that were the case, it would explain why those people suddenly disappeared. They must have been sucked into another hidden city.

Lian Yi pondered for a moment and then understood.

At this time, Qiao Hao and the others looked at Lian Ri's thoughtful expression, all curious about what she had seen.

"Ellen, what did you see"

Sun Lanlan was the first to speak.

"I didn't see it, my whirlwind did. It's a city within a city."

Liàn yǐ simply explained a few things to several people.

Before his transformation, Xuen Feng was a black cat, also known as a Xuan Mao. His eyes could see Yin and Yang, allowing him to perceive things ordinary people couldn't. After being introduced to the path of cultivation by Lian Ri, he chose the path of Yao Xiu. This amplified his abilities, enabling him to see through the intricacies of things at first glance.

"Elian's meaning was that the missing person was in another city, identical to this Bian Xia City."

Joe also asked in some surprise.

"Yes."

Is that city alive Can it choose which cultivators enter it

Sun Lanlan was truly surprised.

How could a city have consciousness and control all of this Only one person could be capable of such a thing.

Zhao Mingyu said in a deep voice.

The ripples nodded their heads, which was also her guess.

To rescue those who are missing, we must find the person responsible. Otherwise, people will continue to disappear.

Xiao Shanhe said in a low voice.

We will definitely be their target.

Ripple narrowed her eyes and said.

This time, no one refuted it. Because their cultivation levels were not low, according to the opponent's selection criteria, once they entered the city, they would very likely become targets.

"Let's talk about it after we reach the advanced city."

As the captain, Qiao Hao immediately spoke.

Naturally, everyone agreed. After lowering the flying vessel, they walked slowly towards Bianxia City.

At the city gate, there were only two Qi Refinement stage cultivators on guard. Seeing that Qiao Hao and his party of five were all wearing robes from the Five Elements Sect, they immediately greeted them with eagerness:

"Are you seniors from the Five Aggregates School"

"That's right."

"Finally, I have you all here. Please come this way; I will lead you to the Lord Mayor's Mansion."

The male cultivator at the tenth level of Qi refinement immediately perked up, wanting to take the person to see the city lord as quickly as possible.

Thank you.

Joe nodded.

A person walked around, looking everywhere and taking in the surroundings.

A few people seemed to walk very slowly, their steps not large at all, yet they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion in less than a quarter of an hour.

It's called the Lord Mayor's Mansion, but it's really just a three-courtyard house. The only reason it looks impressive is because there are protective formations arranged on the walls.

"May I have the honor of addressing the esteemed seniors present"

The City Lord's Mansion also received a message, and a thin man came out to greet it.

“I am Zhou An, the Lord of Bian City. Please follow me.”

Several people followed Zhou An into the main hall of the second courtyard. After taking their respective seats, Qiao Hao finally inquired about the specifics.

Zhou An sighed deeply, then began to recount the story of the missing cultivators in the city. He then explained with some helplessness:

“I only have the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment stage, and I’ve never been able to find out why the cultivators in the city disappeared. I had no choice but to seek help from the sect. It's just that two consecutive teams of missions have disappeared in the city, I'm terrified, I really don't know what to do.”I'm going to spend it all. Don't take it lightly either, stock up on some food. My right eyelid has been twitching lately, I have a bad feeling about something."Ripple reminded Wei Zi in a new way, th...