The chaos finally came to an end. However, after the chaos, everyone in the Divine Capital was furious.
Xie Tianyuan of the Divine Capital was furious because the State Preceptor, Chang Yuan, had been in closed-door cultivation for more than a hundred years. The entire Divine Capital was managed by Chang Yuan's eighth-generation great-grandson, Chang Kun, and Xie Tianyuan.
As a result, the Divine Capital was split into two factions, fighting and scheming against each other for power and profit.
Seeing that the Number One World Tournament was about to begin, Xie Tianyuan, who had painstakingly obtained the authority to be in charge this time, was thinking about how to show off his power. However, in the end, such a shocking incident happened in the Divine Capital.
The assassination of the Major Star Officer happened in the palace, which was not under the jurisdiction of the Divine Capital. However, the territory of the Imperial Plantation was under the Divine Capital's jurisdiction!
Was this how the Qiankun God Cult was attacked?
Wasn't this a slap in the face?
Therefore, Xie Tianyuan was furious. He was determined to make an example out of someone. However, what made him even more furious was that he didn't know who to kill!
He didn't catch the assassin, nor could he find the assassin!
What made him even more furious was that he actually knew who the assassin was, but he couldn't catch him!
This was because the Fourth Prince was someone that the Qiankun God Cult fully supported!
He couldn't possibly catch his own people too, right?
Emperor Zhao Bairen was furious as well. The Divine Capital under his jurisdiction had been hit by assassinations one after another. Wasn't this not taking the Emperor seriously?
The Fourth Prince was furious as well. He had tried to capture all the disciples of the Soul Mountain Sect with great fanfare to show off his strength and willpower. However, in the end, it was all bark and no bite. Even the Beast Zhenren was almost killed!
This was like going for wool and coming home shorn. Not only did he embarrass himself, but it also gave the surrounding forces even more motivation and motivation to join the Crown Prince's side.
However, the Crown Prince was also furious. He had just saved Li Chengfeng, yet his Fourth Brother immediately tried to assassinate him!
What was the meaning of this?
Did he still have any respect for the law?
Did he want the Divine Capital to become a battlefield?
Li Chengfeng was also very unhappy as he realized that he was being ambushed endlessly. This was not a good thing. One could only be a thief for a thousand days, but how could one guard against a thief for a thousand days?
The Fourth Prince was bullying others with his power. This was intolerable!
Logically speaking, Chang Kun, who had been watching the fight from the sidelines, should have been the one who benefited the most, and he should have been happy. But in fact, he wasn't. Many of the nobles in the manor that had been burned were officials who had sought refuge with him. This had been carefully planned by the Fourth Prince. It could be said that he had intentionally provoked the conflict between Xie Tianyuan and Chang Kun. The fiercer these two groups of people fought, the more they needed the Fourth Prince.
Thus, after this farcical conflict, it could be said that all sides lost, and no one could be considered a true winner.
Not only that, all of Li Chengfeng's abilities were exposed. Before the World Number One Tournament even started, half of his trump cards had already been revealed.
With a powerful cultivator like Xie Tianyuan here personally, Li Chengfeng and the rest dared not make a fuss. Even Grand Senior Sister followed him to the sect obediently.
Li Chengfeng, Zhao Xiaobao, Han Tianxing, and the others had never been to an important place in the Divine Capital. They looked around curiously with wide eyes.
The Divine Capital's core area was known as the Pope District. It was located at the northernmost part of the Divine Capital, about ten li above the palace. Compared to the palace, which occupied a huge area, the Divine Capital's area was only half the size of the Divine Capital. Moreover, in terms of the depth of the walls and grandeur, the Divine Capital was a far cry from the Divine Capital.
The biggest difference between the Divine Capital and the palace was that the Pope District did not have any walls. It was not like the palace, which had its own prison. It was difficult for people outside to come out, and it was even more difficult for people inside to enter.
The entrance to the Pope's District was only distinguished by a street sign. This sign wasn't very tall, only about three meters or so. Compared to the giant signs of many cultivation sects that were over ten meters tall, this was already very pocket-sized.
There were black stone pillars on both sides of this sign. Two lines of words and a signature were engraved on each pillar. Li Chengfeng only took one look and felt his blood boil!
On both sides of the sign were written: Thousands of heroes in the world must bow down to me!
Signature: Chang Yuan!
This name did not have any prefix or words to decorate it. This name was an existence that could not be ignored in this world!
If the heroes in the world were like mountains, then Chang Yuan would be the highest peak of the mountains, an unreachable sacred mountain!
If the heroes in the world were like stars, then Chang Yuan would be the most dazzling sun in the galaxy. No other stars could compete with him!
Li Chengfeng stared at this sign, and for a moment, his imagination ran wild.
Just how powerful was this old monster who had lived for five hundred years to be able to make him leave behind such a sentence?
Thousands of heroes in the world must bow down to me!
How domineering was this!
How powerful was this!
However, it was unknown who was stronger between Chang Yuan and the Cleansing Moon Sect's Grandmaster, Li Yue?
When the Divine Sect's disciples saw Li Chengfeng and the others acting like this, they all revealed arrogant expressions.
Ever since the Divine Sect was established, what did they rely on to rule the world for five hundred years?
They relied on the invincible Imperial Preceptor, Chang Yuan!
Even though the old Imperial Preceptor was in closed-door cultivation, his reputation had not waned in the past five hundred years. No one dared to challenge Chang Yuan's position!
After exclaiming in admiration, the group passed through the mountain gate, heading towards the Divine Sect's twin pagodas with reverence in their hearts.
Along the way, Li Chengfeng's group saw a forest of stone pagodas. These stone pagodas varied in height, thick and sturdy, thin and long. Though they looked uneven, they were densely packed, row upon row.
Xiaobao looked at them curiously, whispering to Li Chengfeng, "Young Master, why are these pagodas different?"
Li Chengfeng smiled bitterly as he shook his head. He turned to look at the knowledgeable Grand Senior Sister, but she was frowning and her face was tense as if she was on high alert. She did not notice Li Chengfeng's movements at all.
Ouyang Xiu walked behind them, speaking in a low voice, "This is the Divine Pagoda Forest of Cosmos God Cult, every pagoda is the tomb of a Cosmos God Cult disciple who died in battle."
Li Chengfeng was puzzled, "Then why are they different in size and height?"
Ouyang Xiu replied in a low voice, "This is the difference between each disciple's contribution to the Divine Sect and their own cultivation base.
The higher the cultivation base, the more rings there are on the stone pagodas. The more rings there are, the thicker the pagodas look, and the more contributions there are to the Divine Sect, the taller they are. "
Li Chengfeng, Xiaobao, and the rest finally understood. They passed through the dense forest of stone pagodas in awe. The surroundings were silent and solemn, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind and the ringing of bells on the stone pagodas echoing in the forest.
After passing through the forest of pagodas, Li Chengfeng's group arrived at the Divine Capital's tallest and most awe-inspiring twin pagodas.
Looking at the twin pagodas up close, they were so tall that they pierced through the clouds, like two intertwined sharp swords that were about to pierce through the clouds!
The pressure that the gigantic buildings gave off was unimaginable. Even cultivators like Li Chengfeng, who possessed unparalleled strength in every movement, felt like they were as tiny as ants standing under the sacred pagodas. To think that these twin pagodas were built by humans!
It was also at this moment that Li Chengfeng understood why the Spiritual Mountain Sect was ranked third in the world, while the Cosmos God Cult was ranked first!
However, compared to the number one pagoda in the world, the one that truly made all of them feel the truly terrifying pressure was an old man standing in front of the square below the stage.
This old man wasn't very tall and was slightly hunched. He wore a long gray robe, and his face was covered with a short, white beard. His hair was hidden under a hood, and his facial features were hard, like a rock. The wrinkles on his face were so deep that they looked like they were carved by knives and hatchets. His eyelids were slightly drooping, but one could feel the depth and sharpness of his gaze through the few eyes that were exposed.
They didn't know this person, but they all knew him.
Because when this old man stood under the Sacred Pagodas, even Xie Tianyuan immediately knelt on the ground. The Cosmos God Cult disciples also knelt on the ground.