This was a majestic city that was unforgettable at first sight!
Regardless of whether it was the foreigners who viewed it as an enemy, the cultivators who did not think much of it, the students who had come to the capital to take their examinations, or … Li Chengfeng who had seen the terrifying and majestic Violet Golden Sunlight Palace, all of them would be astonished by the Divine Capital before them.
When Emperor Qi built this number one city in history, he did not aim for ordinary war standards. Instead, he had built this city to counter the powers of cultivators. Therefore, the city's city walls were very shocking. Although they did not reach an astonishing height of 1,000 meters like the Tongjing Pass, they still reached a terrifying height of close to 100 meters!
Moreover, the length of the city walls was over 100 li, encompassing the huge Divine Capital within. From afar, it looked like a black mountain range, majestic and unending, spanning across this piece of land.
Within the Divine Capital's towering city walls, one could see a cluster of spires that reached a height of over 200 meters. With a rough count, there were over ten of them, and they surrounded an even taller spire in a ring shape. This spire seemed to reach into the clouds, like a sharp sword piercing into the sky.
At the top of this tower were the eye-catching Sun Towers and Moon Towers.
This was the Cosmic God Cult's symbol. It was built in the form of two towers by the builders at the top of the tallest divine tower, intertwining on both sides.
At the top of this tower was a ball of blazing flames that looked like the sun. It was not big, but it was extremely dazzling. Even a blind person would be able to sense its brilliance.
This tower stood tall, displaying its majesty and holiness to everyone who saw the Divine Capital for the first time.
Li Chengfeng, Han Tianxing, Zhao Xiaobao, and the others who were seeing this Cosmic Sacred Tower for the first time were extremely shocked. For a moment, they were dumbstruck and dazzled.
If cultivators like them were already in this state, then the students, tourists, and merchants who had come to the capital to take their examinations were all so shocked that tears welled up in their eyes. Some of them even knelt on the spot, kissing the ground and kowtowing in the direction of the Divine Capital with great sincerity.
What shocked Li Chengfeng the most was that on the main road, there was a black mass of people prostrating on the ground, kowtowing with every step they took. They were heading in the direction of the Divine Capital, kowtowing with every step they took.
With every step they took, they had to stand up, worship, prostrate themselves on the ground, and kiss the ground. Then, they would stand up and take another step, worship again, and prostrate themselves on the ground.
"These are the Cosmos God Cult's most devout believers, they come from all over the world to worship …" Zhao Feiyue whispered to Chengfeng. "Every January, there would be many believers coming to participate in the Cosmos God Cult's quinquennial worship ceremony. Some of them come from the furthest places and it takes them two years to travel, some … even die on the road."
Zhao Feiyue said emotionlessly, but Chengfeng could hear something different in her tone, "You seem … to have a lot of opinions about Cosmos God Cult?"
Zhao Feiyue fell silent for a moment. Then she lowered her voice and said, "You'll know after you enter the Divine Capital. However, you must remember what I said.
He would rather offend the Emperor than the Imperial Tutor!
I'd rather offend the royal family than the Divine Sect! "
Chengfeng nodded slightly. He already understood a little in his heart.
The Spiritual Mountain Sect was entrenched near the Spiritual Mountain, and its influence radiated in all directions. Everything within a radius of a few hundred miles was the Spiritual Mountain Sect's sphere of influence. It was like a towering tree with intertwined roots that were deeply rooted in this land, sucking all the nutrients from all living beings on this land.
The Cosmos God Cult was the tallest in this towering forest. It had been entrenched in the Divine Capital for hundreds of years and had long become one with Daqi and the Divine Capital. It had become the most terrifying and powerful cultivation force in this vast ancient empire that could not be challenged.
Just like this Sun Moon Sacred Tower, it was like an unreachable and unchallengeable god that looked down on the masses. Over the past few hundred years, although there had been various strong enemies who had attempted to attack and challenge it, when the long river of history had washed over them, it still stood majestically. Meanwhile, those challengers had all turned into the dust of history, dissipating into the air without a trace.
When Chengfeng and the others arrived at the foot of the Divine Capital, they raised their heads and saw the city walls that were as thick and heavy as mountains pressing down on them. They felt suffocated and gave off a powerful pressure. At the arched gate at the foot of the city, the commoners were orderly, entering and exiting the Divine Capital in batches.
What Chengfeng noticed was that there were a total of five arched gates on the east side of the Divine Capital. The one in the middle was the tallest, but the city gate was tightly shut. Zhao Feiyue told Chengfeng that this was the city gate for troops to enter and exit. It would only be opened during battles or when troops returned victorious.
The two gates on the left and right were opened respectively. Ordinary commoners would enter from the right. One of the gates was taller and was only for scholars and warriors to enter and exit, while the other was the shortest for commoners.
On the other side were two even taller gates. One was for cultivators like Chengfeng and the others to enter and exit, while the other was for the royal family and wealthy merchants.
Under Zhao Feiyue's lead, Chengfeng and the others passed through the 50-meter-long arched gate under the respectful gazes of the city guards. Then, their eyes lit up, and a wave of bustling heat waves gushed toward them. Even the snowy winter could not stop it.
The first thing that appeared before Chengfeng's eyes were the various restaurants on both sides. Most of these restaurants were between the third and fifth floors, and there were all sorts of banquets outside the floors. There were various dancers and geishas on the banquets. Some of them danced gracefully, throwing flirtatious glances at them, while others smiled sweetly and greeted them.
For a moment, Chengfeng and the others seemed to have entered a country of dance and music. Although it was winter, the surrounding air seemed to be scorching hot. The dancers and geishas were also wearing thin spring gowns. Some of them revealed a large portion of their snow-white chests, while some of their long dresses revealed their long and slender legs as they danced. Some of them sat quietly, their slender fingers moving slowly and gently. The music was like a poem, and their postures were like a painting.
The pavilions on both sides were arranged neatly. The pavilions on the cloud platforms were luxurious and extravagant. It was complicated but not messy, erotic but not obscene.
When Chengfeng and the others headed to Tong 'an City, they had also seen a similar scene. However, in terms of scale, elegance, extravagance, and grandeur, it was a world of difference!
The three of them were momentarily dumbfounded, dazzled by this extravagant and extravagant scene.
"As expected of the Divine Capital!"
Han Tianxing's eyes widened as he looked greedily at everything around him. This was the holy land in his heart, the place he once yearned to visit when he was a scholar.
Xiaobao gulped nervously, subconsciously touching his empty pockets. He dared not imagine how much money he would have to spend in a place like this.