Ch646 - Go To Tongtian City

Three months later…

Liu Mufeng, Jiang Xu, Qing Chen, and Long Xingtian arrived at Tongtian City together. Liu Mufeng and Qing Chen both went to Heaven Piercing Tower, while Long Xingtian and Jiang Xu did not. Long Xingtian had already been there many times before, reaching as high as the eighty-ninth floor, but now that he was a Supreme Immortal Emperor, the tower held no significance for him.

As for Jiang Xu, he stayed behind in Tongtian City to wait patiently for his man.

“Emperor Father, let’s find an inn to stay overnight and wait for Mufeng and Godfather.” Jiang Xu turned to Long Xingtian and suggested.

“Why should we stay in an inn? We can stay in the City Lord’s Mansion. Come, Dad will take you there.” As he said that, Long Xingtian took Jiang Xu to the City Lord’s Mansion.

The City Lord was chatting with his two Sons and Daughter in the Mansion’s hall. The next moment, Long Xingtian and Jiang Xu descended from the sky and appeared in front of them.

Yang Tong, the City Lord of Tongtian City, was stunned speechless when he saw Long Xingtian.What is this bastard doing here?

“What are you standing there for? Don’t you know me?” Looking at Yang Tong, Long Xingtian said unhappily.

“How could this be? Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor has come to my humble home and brought honor to me. How could I not know you?” As he said that, Yang Tong hurriedly stood up, came to Long Xingtian, and bowed to him respectfully.

“Greetings to the Dragon Emperor!” Bowing their heads, Yang Tong’s children, as well as the servants standing nearby, quickly followed suit.

“This is my Son-in-Law, Jiang Xu.” Long Xingtian introduced the other casually.

“Greetings to the Second Prince’s Consort!” Bowing their heads, they greeted Jiang Xu too.

“Ah, the City Lord doesn’t need to be so polite. I don’t know what the City Lord’s name is?” Looking at the other party, Jiang Xu asked politely.

“Oh, my name is Yang Tong. I am an immortal from the Yutian Sect, and the third disciple under Emperor Yu. It is a great honor for me to meet the Second Prince’s Consort today.” Smiling, Yang Tong promptly introduced himself.

“Oh, it’s City Lord Yang! It seems we are both Immortal Emperors, so let us address each other as Fellow Immortals.” Jiang Xu noted that Yang Tong was an immortal of the seventh stage, implying high cultivation.I think he must be an outstanding disciple under Emperor Yu, otherwise, he would not be able to become the City Lord of a first-tier city.

“Second Prince’s Consort is too gracious. I wonder if Your Majesty and His Highness have come here on official business?” Yang Tong studied the pair.

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“Yes, right away,” Yang Tong responded immediately, sending his housekeeper to do just that.Of course, there was no choice but to yield the best courtyard to this Supreme Immortal.

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“I don’t eat such things, you can have them.” Glancing at Jiang Xu, Long Xingtian lifted his chin toward the young man.

“Oh, many thanks to Fellow Immortal Yang, please join us.”

“Very well.” Nodding, City Lord Yang sat down next to Jiang Xu.

Jiang Xu picked up an immortal fruit from the plate and began to nibble on it.

“Dear Son-in-Law, did my Son leave any wine before he left?” Long Xingtian asked while watching Jiang Xu.

“He did, but not much; you should save it for later. Otherwise, we’ll run out of wine before Mufeng even leaves the Heaven Piercing Tower, which would be disastrous.”

During the hundred and twenty years Mufeng spent within Sword City, he had brewed quite a large quantity of wine. He kept his creations in a hidden space, far exceeding the number Long Xingtian had imagined. Even though Mufeng gifted his Father and the Sword Emperor with plenty of wine every year, still a lot of wine was left. Before leaving for Heaven Piercing Tower, Mufeng gave some wine to Jiang Xu, asking him to give it to his Emperor Father.

“Oh, I know, I’ve been saving it up. Mufeng gave me twenty jars, and I-I only drank five.”

“Five jars? That’s two hundred fifty kilograms of wine gone in one month? How is that saving up? You’re wasting it so quickly.” Jiang Xu looked at him helplessly.

“I-I save it for later. If I didn’t know my Son was going to Heaven Piercing Tower, I would’ve finished all twenty in one go.” Long Xingtian responded quite sadly.

“Then wasn’t Mufeng sending you wine every year before? Not even a single jar remained?”

“How could I have saved any when he only brought me ten batches over the course of millennia?” Long Xingtian lamented. “Besides, he’s already been gone for thousands of years.”

“Ai…” Jiang Xu sighed internally;this fellow Long Xingtian really was a drunkard.

“Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, there are liquor stores within the city as well,” Yang Tong suggested while gazing at the Dragon Emperor. “Would you like me to purchase some immortal wine for you?”

“I know you have wine here, but your wine isn’t as good as my Son’s.” Ever since drinking his Son’s wine, Long Xingtian had grown somewhat accustomed to enjoying only that particular taste.

His Son was meticulous and would always ask after each delivery if he enjoyed the taste, also asking what kind of flavor he preferred. Thus, whenever his Son brewed new wine, he did so according to his Father’s preferences. As such, no other wine could compare to his Son’s brew—it truly was one-of-a-kind.

“Ah, is that so?” Hearing this response from the Dragon Emperor, Yang Tong was at a loss for words.

“Fellow Immortal Yang, does Tongtian City have a fighting arena?” Jiang Xu turned to ask Yang Tong.

“Yes, we do. Why do you ask? Is the Second Prince’s Consort planning on participating?”

“No, I wish to host my own tournament here. While waiting for Mufeng’s return, I can spar with others and hone my sword skills, all while earning some immortal crystals.” Jiang Xu smiled as he explained his plans.

“Aiya, how many immortal crystals could you earn hosting a tournament like that? My dear Son-in-Law, let me tell you—if you want to make money, the best method is to kill a few City Lords like him. Let me explain: Killing one City Lord is equal to hosting a tournament for fifty years.” Long Xingtian spoke casually but boldly.

Yang Tong felt a chill run down his spine at these words.Is this really how you teach your Son-in-Law about wealth creation?

Jiang Xu watched Yang Tong awkwardly, smiling apologetically.Emperor Father, could you not be so blunt, please?

“Oh, uh…” Nodding, Yang Tong didn’t think it was a joke.

“I’m not joking around. Dear Son-in-Law, listen to me. If you want more immortal crystals for cultivation, you must become a bandit. When I was younger, before I became an adult, I specialized in robbing small City Lords and nobles within the Dragon Domain. Afterward, once I came of age, I began robbing throughout the entirety of the Upper Heavenly Domain. Robbing those Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors alike; when opportunities presented themselves, I went into seclusion to cultivate my strength. Once my strength improved, I continued to rob, and as such, I eventually became the Supreme Immortal Emperor. But after becoming a Supreme Immortal, all those old bastards look down on me, thinking that I am some wild card who rose through the ranks without proper training. So what if they think so? I’ll just keep robbing them too! Now how’s that? Am I not the most formidable?”

As Yang Tong listened to Long Xingtian speak, his heart trembled with fear. He decided right then and there to send a message to his Master immediately.This Dragon Emperor was simply too much—he couldn’t handle him alone!

Jiang Xu laughed bitterly at Long Xingtian’s words. “Emperor Father, since you’re so formidable, it’s only natural that you should go rob others. However, I—I’m not as strong as you, so going out to rob people isn’t appropriate.”

“No, your current strength is respectable enough—you can give it a try.”

“Still, I’d rather not. I’ll stay in town and wait for Mufeng.” Mufeng had said before that there was no need to kill or harm anyone without reason, so even if Jiang Xu were tempted by these words, he wouldn’t actually do anything to rob anyone. Of course, this wasn’t because Jiang Xu possessed any benevolence, but because he refused to go against his lover, unwilling to do something his beloved disapproved of.

“Ah, you’re really weak-willed.” Long Xingtian shot his Son-in-Law an exasperated look.

Jiang Xu smiled helplessly at his Emperor Father, who was glaring at him in disappointment.

Hearing their conversation, Yang Tong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself,Good thing Jiang Xu’s personality isn’t like Long Xingtian’s, or else we’d have another bastard running around the Upper Heavenly Domain!

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The next day, Yang Tong’s Eldest Son, Yang Jiyi, took Jiang Xu to the arena district of Tongtian City.

“Senior Jiang, I’ve rented out Arena 5 for you. From now on, you can use it as your personal arena.” As he looked at Jiang Xu standing beside him, Yang Jiyi politely explained.

“My sincere thanks, Nephew Yang,” Jiang Xu replied courteously, “Here is the rental fee.”

“No, no, don’t worry about it, Senior Jiang.” Yang Jiyi shook his head hastily, refusing the payment.What kind of joke is this? Who would dare accept payment from the Dragon Emperor’s family with immortal crystals?

“Please take it. I’ll be using this arena for a long time.” Jiang Xu didn’t want to take advantage of anyone, and besides, since Mufeng had gone straight to the ninety-ninth floor, he wouldn’t leave the Heaven Piercing Tower anytime soon, which meant he’d also need the arena for quite some time.

“Senior Jiang, uh…”

“No need to decline. Let’s go take a look at the arena.” Jiang Xu walked toward the arena as he spoke.

“Okay.” Yang Jiyi nodded and followed immediately behind him.

Jiang Xu had previously visited the Sword City’s arena district, where many sword cultivators gathered; thus, it was quite lively with many matches held every day. However, Tongtian City was a bit different —while there were indeed many outsiders here, most came for the Heaven Piercing Tower, so not many cultivators frequented the arena. Furthermore, the majority of competitions here were martial arts rather than sword related.

It was early morning, so only about forty or fifty people could be seen in the entire arena area. It was very quiet.

Under Yang Jiyi’s lead, Jiang Xu found Arena 5. After claiming his spot, Jiang Xu hung up a sign he’d prepared earlier outside the arena, then took a chair from Yang Jiyi and waited on the arena floor for customers.