East Tianwang City, Zhongcheng District.
Zhongcheng District is the most prosperous area of Dongtianwang City, and there is no concept of the highest power here.
If so.
The headquarters of the Alchemist Association, the headquarters of the Spiritual Formation Master Association, the headquarters of the Artifact Builder Association... and other forces can be regarded as the highest forces in other realms.
But in the middle city, there is also a supreme tribunal that can hang over the heads of many forces - the Holy Temple!
Surrounded by numerous buildings, the holy and majestic Holy Temple is almost the most eye-catching presence, standing at the center of the entire Dongtianwang City's protective barrier.
Regardless of this, a plaque with the four words "Holy Temple Church" engraved on it was hung on the temple.
With just these four words, the other forces that can be taught can be overshadowed.
now.
Inside the Holy Temple, in the conference hall.
After seeing off the envoy from the Dayuan Mansion in the Dongyuan Realm, Cheng Ji pinched his slightly tired brows and raised his eyes to look at the middle-aged man on one side, Chu Lisheng.
On the surface, this is the person in charge of this trial in the royal city.
However, the Royal City Trial can be conducted according to the previous rules, and basically there will be no major differences.
So secretly, Chu Lisheng had another mission.
"How's the situation on Void Island going?" Cheng Ji asked.
Chu Lisheng looked away from the back of the envoy from Dayuan Palace towards Luotian Palace, gathered his thoughts, and responded:
"The landing point of Void Island is basically clear. It is undoubtedly Dongtianwang City, and it is impossible to land elsewhere."
"In terms of time, it will coincide with the Royal City Trial."
"Maybe it will be a little later, or maybe it will fall in the middle of the trial."
"But we are trying our best to prevent the latter situation and try our best not to let Void Island affect the Royal City Trial, but you also understand..."
He paused for a moment, looked back at Cheng Ji, and said with a wry smile: "We stop it, and people inside and outside Void Island push it, so we can only say that we try our best. If we guarantee it, we really can't guarantee it."
"clear."
How could Cheng Ji not know what was going on?
Void Island was exiled to the dimensional void by many semi-saints of the Holy Temple for countless years.
This inexplicable landing must be the result of the joint efforts of all the people inside and outside who are hiding in the dark.
As for those who wanted to land on Void Island, their plans basically focused on the defensive gaps of the Holy Temple.
Years of exile have made those in the Holy Temple less wary of Void Island.
And those people simply took advantage of this opportunity to catch the Holy Temple off guard!
"Where's the news? How is the blockade going?" Cheng Ji asked again.
Landing on Void Island is not too scary.
After all, there have been examples like this before.
All the Holy Temple has to do is to gather manpower to seal it back again to avoid causing harm to the mainland.
certainly.
Before that, by blocking the news and preventing everyone from following the attack, casualties can be minimized.
"Don't worry, Palace Master Cheng, we can do a good job of keeping things confidential." Chu Lisheng responded with a smile.
Cheng Ji stared at the old man in front of him for a few breaths, and said with a serious smile: "But as far as I know, Dongtian King City has entered many Taixu families that are not related to the trials in the King City during this period."
He glanced at the empty entrance of the palace, where the envoys heading towards Luotian Palace had already gone away.
However, during the conversation just now, the other party's words showed that he was not skeptical about the message of "City in the Sky".
On the contrary, I am very confident!
Chu Lisheng was a little embarrassed, but he still said seriously:
"Although we are trying our best to block the information, it is difficult for us to stop some people from obtaining information through some internal channels."
"The only thing we can do now is to minimize the appearance of these people and prevent the news from spreading widely."
"Rat droppings and the like can be found everywhere."
"The interior of the Holy Temple is no exception."
Cheng Ji narrowed his eyes.
He had just taken office, and someone dared to cause trouble under his nose.
This account must be settled when there is free time later.
but now……
"Pay attention to those people one by one and wait until this matter is resolved before we resolve it."
He walked to the window sill, looked at the noisy scene on the street, and said in a solemn voice:
"In addition, the major forces, especially the 'Night Owl' side, you should give it a good beating."
"If something big happens, you and I can't be held responsible, understand?"
Chu Lisheng immediately replied: "Don't worry, Palace Master Cheng. I have visited all the major forces one by one, especially Night Owl. I don't expect them to dare to cause trouble."
"Yeah?"
Cheng Ji looked away from the busy city and landed on a very tall pavilion not far away, "But how could I have heard that they wanted to hold a 'Lingque Trade Fair', and at the meeting, there would be a 'Void Order' Clues?"
"this……"
Chu Lisheng hesitated. His head hurt when he thought about it. "The clues of the Void Order are really a surprise. We have basically controlled the clues of the major Void Orders."
"The remaining one, I suspect, is a message sent by the black and white pulses inside Void Island."
"You know, those people have been in that place for a long time and have tried all kinds of methods. People can't come out, but it's not impossible to make some small items from inside."
"As for the 'Void Order', its value is immeasurable."
"I visited Night Owl. Their attitude was very good, but this clue cannot be given in vain. Their request is to buy it back."
"Buy?" Cheng Ji looked back with a dangerous light in his eyes.
"Yes."
Chu Lisheng responded: "Night Cat controls the entire Dongtianwang City's underground intelligence network and is very powerful. However, it has stayed on its own terms over the years and has not caused any trouble. It has even cooperated with our people and provided a lot of intelligence."
"If we really have to use strong measures, it would be too hurtful."
"They ask for money, so we will go directly to buy them when the time comes. I expect that no one will dare not give us the face of the Holy Temple by then."
Chu Lisheng raised his head slightly.
In Dongtianwang City, the Holy Temple is the tribunal.
When the time comes, who dares to disobey once the word is exported?
Can those forces that dare to disobey stand up to the investigation?
He, Chu Lisheng, dared to say that in the huge Dongtian King City, no major force could withstand investigation!
When the time comes, as soon as the Holy Temple opens its mouth, who among those forces will dare to mess around?
"owl……"
Cheng Ji murmured, "As long as you know what's going on."
He knew that the other party was not willing to give out clues easily, and insisted that the Holy Temple also give face to attend the meeting.
The reason, to put it bluntly, is that he has just taken office and has little prestige.
Too many similar things happened during this time.
All forces are testing.
Test the bottom line of his career!
But these cannot be solved now and cannot be solved.
But the wide net has been cast, and this matter will eventually require a response.
The corners of Cheng Ji's mouth curled up with a cold expression.
It took Jiang Bianyan so many years to gain public prestige from the chaos in the royal city, and then he was like a fish in water, but all his battles were in vain.
He didn't have much time in Chengji, but he had the Cheng family.
So I don't plan to follow the gentle path of Jiangbian Yan. Instead, I want to use iron and blood to pass the King City Trial and the Void Island incident to condense the entire Dongtian King City into a rope!
Holding his hand on the window sill, Cheng Ji put aside what he was doing for a while, stared at the tall building not far away for a long time, and asked, "What's going on in the Pilgrimage Building?"
The ancient building within sight was a landmark from the early days when Dongtianwang City was built, and it was located in the center of the entire royal city.
At that time, there was no claim of the highest power in Dongtianwang City, and fighting in the city was strictly prohibited.
Therefore, this building was pulled up to the highest point of Dongtianwang City without fear of death, with a total of ninety-nine floors!
Even all the buildings in the royal city are built to the standard that they cannot exceed the height of the "Pilgrimage Building".
Even the Holy Temple is the same.
Just because the "Pilgrimage Building" faces the direction where the headquarters of the Central Territory Holy Temple is located, it is the belief of the entire Dongtianwang City.
Later, the top powers rose up and the royal city grew. The battles between the spiritual masters were difficult to contain, and the ban on fighting was relaxed in the city.
The concepts of "air combat" and "realm battle" also came out.
But even so, there were too many buildings that were too tall to survive the battle between the Throne and Zhan Dao.
On the contrary, the buildings on the ground floor and in the center were not disturbed by the aftermath of the battle and were well preserved.
This is the reason why most of the most powerful buildings today only have fifty or sixty floors.
The pilgrimage building is the only exception.
In the early days of the building's construction, it was listed as one of the three major formations of the city's protective barrier. Protected by the city's protective barrier, it is the only ninety-nine-story ancient building in the city that has been preserved to this day.
But today, the plaque of the "Pilgrimage Building" has not been taken down.
Outside the door on the bottom floor, a very eye-catching "First Floor in the Sky" was hung!
Cheng Ji frowned.
This is "blasphemy"!
Even if the pilgrimage building is empty, it cannot be sold. ,
How could anyone dare to put up a plaque, it's still so ridiculous...the first floor in the sky? !
Chu Lisheng took a few steps forward, looked down from the window sill, and saw the bright golden characters at a glance, with a look of astonishment on his face.
But then he seemed to remember something and said: "The first floor in the sky? I did remember this. A few days ago, Mr. Xu from the Xu family of the Northern Territory Taixiang also entered the city. I haven't sent anyone there yet. It’s a good beat.”
"Jiang Xian?" Cheng Ji turned around.
"no."
Chu Lisheng shook his head and said: "The Jiang family has already done this. What they want is not Void Island, this Xu family..."
"newcomer?"
"Um."
"Go and see what's going on!"
Cheng Ji really couldn't get used to this rampant "first floor in the sky".
They dare to call themselves this next to the Holy Temple. Are they not afraid of death?
Chu Lisheng hesitated for a moment and said: "As far as I know, the Xu family seems to be a semi-saint family. They had conflicts with the Jiang family before, and Jiang Xian was crushed."
"Oh?" Cheng Ji was surprised.
He had come into contact with Jiang Xian, and he had an extraordinary bearing.
Descendants of this semi-saint family can only knock on the Holy Temple.
But after the beating, no matter what the other party wants to do, a mere branch of the Holy Temple Church really has nothing to do with them.
The only good thing is that the other party is not on Void Island.
Therefore, the Holy Temple did not interfere too much.
Chu Lisheng continued: "Although the Xu family is a semi-saint family, I can't find any information about them, but there is a very key piece of information that we have."
"What?" Cheng Ji asked.
Chu Lisheng replied: "Mr. Xu, the predecessor of the Xu family, celebrated his birthday, and the Jiang family of the Northern Region, but no one went to celebrate his birthday."
"It seems that it was also because of this that Mr. Xu didn't give Jiang Xian any face. He had a conflict in the street and even suppressed him with words."
Cheng Ji lightly clasped the window string with his fingers and frowned, "But what does this have to do with the Pilgrimage Tower?"
Chu Lisheng looked awkward and said, "Did Master Cheng forget it?"
"Previously, Palace Master Jiang was preparing for the trial in the royal city, as well as the exploration of Void Island, the preparations for the White Cave, and the compensation afterward..."
"Basically, these things combined together have almost depleted the inventory of the Holy Temple."
"At that time, under necessity and with the approval of the temporary palace master sent by the headquarters, we rented out the 'Pilgrimage Building' that had been unused, adhering to the concept that leaving it alone would be a waste."
"But the rent is too expensive, and no one has taken action until now... Oh no, now it is available." He pointed to the plaque that read "The First Floor in the Sky" and smiled.
Cheng Ji didn't care about that. He became furious when he heard that. He slapped the window string and shouted:
"Can this be confused?"
"Jiang Bianyan did the bad things himself, but he needs the faith of Dongtian King City to make up for the shortcomings?"
"Also, what is the pilgrimage building! That is..."
Chu Lisheng saw that the situation was not good and took advantage of every opportunity: "When you first took office, Palace Master Cheng, you also misappropriated a huge amount of money... Oh, yes, it filled the previous vacancy."
Cheng Ji was startled for a moment and seemed to remember something.
Chu Lisheng added again: "And the rent there is not cheap. After all, it is a belief. It is not sold, only rented, one billion a month! And it can be taken back at any time!"
He put emphasis on "billion" and "recover".
Sure enough, Cheng Ji's ears twitched, and most of his anger disappeared, and he asked, "How long have they rented it?"
"Half a year."
Chu Lisheng hurriedly replied: "Half a year, six billion!"
Cheng Ji lowered his raised hand, covering the broken window string, and silently stared at the ostentatious plaque: The first floor in the sky.
"Six billion?" he repeated.
"Yeah." Chu Lisheng nodded.
Cheng Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said with emotion: "As expected of the temporary palace master sent by the headquarters, he still has some foresight, so let's leave it alone..."
"Haha, that's good."
Chu Lisheng echoed, also looked at the plaque below, and said with a smile: "Wealth-spreading boy, we just have to attend the trade fair, and we are short of some... Hehe, hehe!"
"Knock it." Cheng Ji did not forget about business.
After all, they are from a semi-saint family, and they still need to pay attention when they appear next to the Holy Temple for no apparent reason.
Before Chu Lisheng could reply, Cheng Ji paused and quickly added: "But don't go too far. The Pilgrimage Building...well, the first floor in the sky, let them live there first. After all, it's okay to leave it alone."
"I understand, I understand." Chu Lisheng nodded with a smile.
