The Tianlan Relic had descended upon Luxi County City. It was foreseeable that Luxi County City would become the whirlpool of the entire Xiling Country and even the entire Southern Region of the continent.
Some ancient sects and clans were rushing to Luxi County City. In such a chaotic situation, any carelessness could lead to a fatal disaster.
"From today onwards, all political, military, and other matters in Luxi County City will be taken over by the Western Garrison Army. Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"
A cold and majestic voice sounded from outside the city. The voice reverberated like thunder in the sky above Luxi County City. The moment the word 'kill' was uttered, the million-strong army roared at the same time. Their voices shook the sky and boundless murderous aura swept across the world, causing Luxi County City to tremble.
The people in the city all looked fearful and subconsciously shrunk their necks. They did not dare to resist such a terrifying army.
Rumble!
The main gate of the city opened with a bang. Teams of well-trained soldiers entered the city one after another. The person in the lead was the Western Garrison Army's commander-in-chief, the Empire's General Zhenyuan, Jing Lishan.
This person could be said to be very famous in the Xiling Nation, and his fame spread far and wide.
He joined the army at the age of ten and had been in the army ever since. He had guarded the western border of the Empire and stopped the western barbarians from invading. His military achievements were as high as a mountain.
His cultivation was also terrifying. It was said that he had reached the seventh level of the Venerable Realm and stepped into the peak of the Venerable Realm.
In the entire military system of Xiling Country, the Zhenyuan General Jing Lishan could be ranked in the top ten.
As soon as Jing Lishan entered the city, he went straight to the Prefectural Governor's Mansion with a team of elite and powerful guards. He was extremely majestic.
The people of the Prefectural Governor's Mansion had been waiting at the gate for a long time, warmly welcoming the famous general.
Obviously, the people of the Prefectural Governor's Mansion had known that the Western Garrison Army would come to Luxi County City.
"I know, the Prefectural Governor's Mansion is backed by the Zhenyuan General Jing Lishan. No wonder he's not afraid of Xi Qianye at all."
Suddenly, a voice of realization sounded in the crowd.
As soon as he said this, many people immediately reacted, and their eyes lit up with realization.
The Zhenyuan General controlled the Empire's Western Garrison Army. Ordinary Venerables did not dare to provoke such a behemoth. No wonder he was not afraid of Xi Qianye.
However, the appearance of the Western Garrison Army was just the beginning.
On the fifth day, the Qin Clan of the South Sea appeared in Luxi County City. There were a few dozen of them, and every single one of them had an extremely powerful aura. Over a dozen Venerable Realm cultivators had come, and it was simply terrifying to the extreme.
As a Sage-to-be family in the country, they were the most powerful in the entire Xiling Nation.
Their arrival was like a true dragon that had suddenly arrived in a canal.
As soon as the people of the Qin family of the South Sea appeared, they went straight to the governor's manor and chatted happily with the people there.
The citizens in the city were all silent. At this moment, they finally understood why the County Governor's Mansion dared to look down on Xi Qianye.
On the sixth day, the Lin family of the Northern Plains, a Quasi-Saint family, appeared in Luxi County City.
The Dragon Teeth Sect appeared in Luxi County City.
The Wind Chasing Sect appeared in Luxi County City.
People from Di Shi's family appeared in Luxi County City.
King Wu of the empire had appeared in Luxi County City.
On the seventh day, even members of the royal family began to appear in Luxi County City.
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In just a few days, Luxi County City had become the center of the entire Xiling Nation. Every day, there would be many influential people suddenly arriving in the city.
The Five Great Clans, who had originally been the overlords of Luxi County City, could only behave themselves now. They were afraid that they would accidentally provoke those they could not afford to offend when walking on the streets.
Despite all the commotion outside, Xi Qianye seemed to be isolated from the world. He did not care about what was going on outside and quietly cultivated at home.
In a secret underground chamber, Xi Qianye was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed. Streaks of dark flames flickered faintly on his body, sometimes disappearing.
If there were any knowledgeable cultivators here, they would be greatly shocked. Someone actually dared to use the Fire of All Living Beings to forge a spiritual body. It was simply too crazy to draw fire to oneself.
The Fire of All Living Beings was also known as the resentment of all living beings. It was one of the most terrifying flames in the world.
Once one was tainted by the Fire of All Living Beings, they would be tainted with karma that could never be shaken off. It was like maggots in one's bones. Even if one was reincarnated, they might not be able to break free.
In the cultivation world, almost all cultivators viewed the Fire of All Living Beings as ferocious. They did not even dare to touch it, much less use it to temper their bodies.
The Fire of All Living Beings burned silently. It had already burned Xi Qianye's body for five days and five nights.
At every moment, Xi Qianye's physique was undergoing astonishing changes.
His Spirit of Thick Earth was constantly strengthening. He was getting closer and closer to the true threshold of the Spirit of Thick Earth.
On the sixth day, a resplendent golden light lit up from Xi Qianye's body. It illuminated the world, breaking through the obstruction of the underground soil and rushing into the clouds.
However, Xi Qianye activated the array in time to conceal it. Not a single bit of it leaked out.
"The spiritual body has finally reached the pinnacle of the Spirit Embryo Realm."
Xi Qianye opened his eyes slightly and nodded in satisfaction.
Among the divine powers he cultivated, the Spirit of Thick Earth was the hardest to cultivate. This was because it could only be cultivated by absorbing the power of the earth.
Now, Xi Qianye did not know where to find the power of thick earth in a short period of time. Therefore, he decided to resort to a shortcut.
Using flames to temper the body would increase the quality of the Spirit of Thick Earth, allowing it to break through.
Of course, ordinary flames naturally would not work.
Even Xi Qianye's Nine Yang True Flames were not that powerful at the moment. Only the tiny bit of Fire of All Living Beings could have the effect of forging the Spirit of Thick Earth.
Of course, Xi Qianye was the only one in the world who dared to be so crazy. He used the world's most terrifying flames to temper his body. He was not afraid of being entangled by karma and never being able to break free.
"My current physique should have reached the peak of the Heaven realm. If I take another step forward, I will be able to cultivate the Spirit of Thick Earth to Lesser Mastery."
However, Xi Qianye did not do that. Although he was only one step away from breaking through to the Supremacy realm, he could easily take that step.
However, he did not do so because there was still one thing that he had not found.
Without it, even if he cultivated to the Golden Core realm, he would only be an ordinary Golden Core.
"It's time to find that thing."
Xi Qianye looked into the distance and slowly looked in the direction of the County Governor's Residence.
After six days of cultivation, Xi Qianye's cultivation had already broken through to the Ninth Firmament of the Heaven realm under the burning of the Fire of All Living Beings. His physique had also reached the peak of the Heaven realm.
In terms of pure strength, he was not inferior to some Third Firmament Supremacy cultivators at all.
If not for the fact that his Dao foundation was not perfected, he could have become a Supremacy with a single thought.
Xi Qianye lowered his head and looked at the Fire of All Living Beings that was still burning on his body. It was as if it could not be extinguished at all and would exist forever.
"Since it can't be extinguished and the karma entanglement can't be extinguished, I will cultivate you into a divine power for me to use."