Chapter 1522: Rich and Noble Transforms into Lord Li, Happy Home Starts from Me

Has Yujing Cheng been moved for Shou Ye?

Such a massive city had vanished in the blink of an eye, without leaving behind even a single building or a speck of dirt on the road. It was gone without a trace.

Witnessing this scene, countless people started slapping themselves frantically.

Only to realize...

It wasn't a dream!

"This is too outrageous—where could he have moved it to?"

"Shou Ye wouldn't have found killing everyone in the city one by one too troublesome, so he just threw the entire city, with its tens of millions of people, into a spatial rift to be shredded, right?"

"Uh, that's way too cruel. I heard Shou Ye has a Yuan Fu?"

"Nonsense! What kind of Yuan Fu could hold Yujing Cheng? You're just daydreaming!"

"Then it must be the Sky City, that Secondary Plane Gate—didn't we hear it's in the hands of the Sheng Nu? Maybe Shou Ye moved the city to the island..."

"Are you all deaf? Shou Ye said, 'Now enter my Xing Jie'—he moved it into his Xing Jie!"

"Then tell us, what exactly is Xing Jie?"

"Uh, Xing Jie is... Well, look, could it be related to the Ancestral Tree Dragon Apricot?"

Everyone began playing a game of nitpicking, trying to spot any flaws in the blank expanse shown on the Transmission Mirror.

In the end, the most reasonable guess seemed to be that Shou Ye had combined the Ancestral Tree Dragon Apricot to move Yujing Cheng into his own world.

What about the Yuan Fu?

That was old news!

With the Ancestral Tree Dragon Apricot as a world tree, it was indeed possible to create a world large enough to hold Yujing Cheng.

And that Dragon Apricot had apparently been following Shou Ye from the moment he first arrived in Yujing Cheng and started his rampage, cheering him on.

In other words...

He had probably set his sights on this major refining center of the Five Domains right from the start?

"Before, when he caused explosions, we thought he was disrupting the natural order."

"Now, he doesn't even bother with explosions—if you dare provoke me, he'll move the whole city away, people and all."

A hum...

The golden patterns of the Ancestral Tree Dragon Apricot on the horizon faded away along with Yujing Cheng's disappearance, as if confirming most people's suspicions.

Xing Jie.

Yujing Cheng.

When a rumbling shook the ground beneath their feet, the tens of millions of people in the city fell into a daze.

"Cage outsiders change hands; now enter my Xing Jie?"

The leaders of various sects, families, and organizations quickly mobilized their people to check if their spirit arrays were still connected to Yujing Cheng.

Had their spirit arrays been damaged?

Were there any casualties?

Could they still contact their external networks, sub-sects, family branches, or agents scattered across the Five Domains?

The answer was... no.

"What? We can't make contact?"

When they discovered that everything inside Yujing Cheng remained intact but all connections to the outside world were completely severed—as if they had truly entered a new world—every sect and family panicked.

This was truly "Yujing Cheng like a birdcage"!

The rules and order within the cage stayed the same.

But the people outside had picked up the cage and moved it to a new home...

To relocate an entire city—this was what kind of power?

Could a newly ascended refining master achieve this with his spirit essence?

The mysteries of space had reached such a level?

Some were worried, others were overjoyed. At least, the forces led by Xiang Jia, Gui Shen Bang, and the remnants of the tea houses in the city felt a wave of relief.

For them, it felt like everything was over...

The saga of scheming and battling against the Sheng Shen Dian Tang at the foot of Gui Zhe Sheng Shan had come to an end.

They were about to start new lives in a strange world where the environment and heavenly spiritual energy were still quite decent.

In fact, compared to the "fading glory" of the Sheng Shen Continent, this place had an added aura of fresh, comprehensible Dao principles, like the dawn of chaos—making it even more suitable for cultivation?

It was like a naive egg, waiting to be hatched.

What form it would ultimately take depended on the one who laid it and those who hatched it.

The wind and snow began to fade,

As if reassuring the newcomers that in this new world, it was better to embrace it than to resist.

"Ah—"

On a carriage at the south gate of the city, Li Fugui suddenly let out a piercing roar.

The people on the road had been watching the events unfold earlier, and now they were all immersed in the terror of being "relocated." Hearing the cry, they thought someone had gone mad.

Li Fugui was indeed on the verge of madness.

But not from fear—it was from joy.

"Yujing Cheng is a birdcage, and I'm a golden canary... Fugui?"

"Familiar with three thousand sword techniques, even if I can't write poetry, I can recite—Shou Ye's first poem includes my name, Li Fugui, showing how much he values me!"

Li Fugui was ecstatic.

How could Zhu Yi Ke compete with him now?

Yujing Cheng as a birdcage, and Yi Ke as a golden canary? Ha! What nonsense!

He sat on the front of the carriage, letting his spiritual sense sweep wildly over Yujing Cheng, and even dared to probe beyond it, seeing a strange, desolate, war-torn world.

Yet the aura felt familiar—it was Xing Jie!

Li Fugui could no longer hold back. He leaped from the carriage, stood atop the new world, and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Shou! Ye! Is! Mighty!"

Most people, fresh from the shock of relocation, couldn't accept the new environment. Seeing someone jump out and pledge allegiance like this...

"You coward, sucking up already?"

"Get down from there! Don't forget, we're all under the Sheng Shen Dian Tang, protected by the Sheng Shen Guards!"

"Sheng Shen Guards, come quickly! There's a traitor here—arrest him... Uh, why are you sitting on the ground? Get up, don't be disheartened!"

"You're from the Red Guard, right? Snap out of it, stop pretending to sleep!"

"What about the White Guard? Crushing dark forces is your duty... Hey, don't run! I just saw you taking off your clothes—you are a White Guard! Go deal with Xu Xiao Shou!"

"Stop chasing me! I'm not a White Guard—I'm from the Sheng Nu... No, from Tian Shang First Tower!"

In an instant, Yujing Cheng descended into chaos.

All those who leaned toward the Sheng Shen Dian Tang but hadn't fully joined it quickly shed their affiliations, assessing the situation.

They were on Shou Ye's turf now—who would keep wearing white or red and wait to be dealt with?

As for the veterans already in red or white, they stood firm, faces stern, ready to face death.

In the midst of the confusion, someone recognized the man causing the commotion at the south gate:

"You—you're that insightful Zhu brother?"

Li Fugui reacted sharply, turning back with a piercing gaze and wagging his finger:

"No, no, no."

"In Xing Jie, don't call me Zhu brother. Call me... Lord Li!"

He was truly mad.

Probably scared out of his mind by the spatial relocation.

The crowd scattered like birds and beasts, avoiding the madman while brainstorming ways to escape. Suddenly, they saw the golden patterns of the Ancestral Tree Dragon Apricot light up in the sky.

"Quiet."

A sacred sound, as if from ancient times, silenced all of Yujing Cheng.

Streams of light descended.

In the tense atmosphere, Shou Ye appeared!

No, this had to be just an avatar—his true self couldn't leave the battlefield... Someone figured it out.

They saw this Shou Ye avatar land beside the one calling himself "Lord Li," casually pulling out a golden jade seal.

Without lowering his voice, he said openly to the crowd:

"This is the 'Xing Jie Master Seal' just condensed by the Dragon Apricot. The holder will gain some of the authority of the Xing Jie lord. Figure out the details yourself."

"Xing Jie was messed up by the Greedy God before, so it's chaotic now. You handle the planning—settle the Crystal Palace, Shen Nong Medicine Garden, Yujing Cheng, and the like. Deal with the stubborn ones in the city, then pull the rest to help build Xing Jie."

"Also, allocate some areas for A Bing, A Huo, and my avatars, and sort out the private spaces for Tian Shang First Tower later... Basically, keep public matters public and private ones private. You know what to do."

"It's on you, Fugui."

Shou Ye clapped a hand on the shoulder of the self-proclaimed "Lord Li," who immediately perked up like he'd been injected with energy, his voice cracking as he replied:

"Yes!!!"

At that moment, the people near the south gate of Yujing Cheng changed their expressions.

Zhu brother wasn't Zhu brother at all.

But Lord Li was the real deal!

This guy was actually Xu Xiao Shou's planted agent in Yujing Cheng, and he held a high position in Tian Shang First Tower?

The White and Red Guards exchanged uneasy glances.

Soon, while a few young hotheads remained defiant, the old foxes bowed their backs and muttered privately:

"Keep the green hills, and you'll never lack firewood..."

"Exactly! Dying is for cowards. Bow your head, and everything can wait. We have to stay in Xing Jie, play along, and find a way out—that's the right path."

"What if we can't find one?"

"Then keep looking!"

"How is that different from being cowards..."

"It's different! At least, if the Dao Hall Master returns, we might be saved!"

These words reignited a spark in the eyes of some old Red and White Guards. The unfathomable Dao Qiong Cang had become their faith over the past thirty years.

But soon, the light in their eyes dimmed again.

"Will Xuanji Hall Master let him return?"

Surrender was impossible.

Even if they saw no hope of breaking free, someone adjusted their mindset and shifted tactics:

"Don't forget, Yujing Cheng has too many people, and plenty of high-level refining masters. Xu Xiao Shou might have moved the city here, but governing it will be a headache."

"Just relying on that 'Lord Li'... He's a Taixu, and we're Taixu too—he can't control us!"

"Then we can pay lip service while secretly gathering forces for an uprising. Find Bai Mao—he's a master of spirit arrays, not space-attuned, but he can make spatial rings. He might help us escape Xing Jie!"

"Oh? Bai Mao? I know him too..."

Just then, the second true body finished instructing Li Fugui and looked up, bellowing:

"Han Ye!"

His voice boomed with immense energy, sacred power rippling across all of Yujing Cheng and silencing the private mutterings.

Void chills rose, and a small white weasel crept out, paws tucked, saying sheepishly:

"Shou Ye, just call me Xiao Han..."

Han Tian Zhi You was actually quite panicked.

It had stayed in Xing Jie, witnessing Dao Qiong Cang's invasion, the Greedy God's rampage, and everyone's eventual departure during that "darkest hour."

It hadn't dared show its face and had fled Xing Jie using its ultra-sacred escape technique.

Now back, it feared punishment from Shou Ye.

But Xu Xiao Shou and his second true body had no intention of punishing it.

The creature was just timid, weak in combat, but excellent at survival. It was occasionally useful, and in Tian Shang First Tower, it was basically a mascot.

Even someone as strong as me almost got wiped out by Dao Qiong Cang—how could I expect a mere mascot to turn the tide?

The second true body simply summoned the little white weasel and waved it off in front of the crowd:

"Bygones be bygones."

"You follow Fugui now and obey his orders. Anyone who disobeys will be killed."

The little white weasel froze for a moment, then nodded vigorously. "Okay, okay."

It turned to Li Fugui, hesitating: "Lord Li..."

"No, no, you mustn't." Li Fugui was uneasy—he'd seen this one's power on Void Island. It looked adorable, but it was an ice-attribute semi-saint ghost beast!

It might be weak compared to Shou Ye,

But for him, Li Fugui, or even the millions in Yujing Cheng, it could decide life and death with a thought.

The second true body glanced back at Li Fugui, placing his hands on the Xing Jie Master Seal in Li Fugui's grasp, and said deeply:

"It's fine."

"In Xing Jie, seeing the seal is like seeing me."

"And Han Ye is the sword I've given you!"

Li Fugui's lips trembled, tears of emotion welling up. "Yes..."

"Don't go too far—I'm keeping these people for bigger purposes." The second true body added a quiet warning before vanishing.

Li Fugui's emotional expression and teary eyes vanished in an instant.

He held the great seal, his face now stern and ruthless, as he turned to Yujing Cheng and proclaimed loudly:

"Everyone, let me say a few words."

With some instigators in the crowd, the city erupted in noise.

Li Fugui shot a glance left and right, and Han Ye let out a roar, transforming into a massive Han Tian Zhi You that filled the sky, bringing a chill of ghostly energy and sacred power.

"A semi-saint!"

"A ghost beast? An ice-attribute semi-saint-level one!"

"Shou Ye had this card up his sleeve? Why didn't it show up in the earlier chaos?"

The entire city was stunned.

A semi-saint was a semi-saint. Even a weak one could crush most Taixu with a palm, unless it was an extreme mismatch like Jiang Buyi facing Mei Siren.

Han Tian Zhi You was perfectly suited to suppress Yujing Cheng—not a bit excessive, not a bit insufficient.

"Ahem."

All eyes turned to him.

Li Fugui, bolstered by the weasel's presence and wielding the great seal, broadcast his voice across all of Xing Jie, speaking earnestly:

"First, I want to say a few heartfelt words to the old White Guards, old Red Guards, and everyone still loyal to the Sheng Shen Dian Tang..."

The old Red and White Guards tensed up.

Great, it's aimed at us?

They immediately braced themselves, ready for the worst.

But Li Fugui just smiled, stroking his precious seal, his tone turning slightly cold:

"I won't kill you. I just want to remind you of a simple fact—a very straightforward one."

He soared high, under thousands of gazes, gesturing in the void as if illustrating something:

"Just imagine...

"Now, you've left Xing Jie, and I'm Dao Xuanji. Would I dare to trust you?"

One sentence, and the city fell deathly silent.

In everyone's minds, they pictured Shou Ye's exaggerated gestures in front of the world, spittle flying as he ranted:

"Break both arms, break both arms..."

Back then, everyone thought it was just a joke, and it didn't concern them.

Was it ridiculous?

Absolutely ridiculous! Shou Ye had looked like a show-off, a petty clown...

But the clown was us all along!

"Crack!"

In that instant, Li Fugui could clearly see that most of the Sheng Shen Dian Tang loyalists had their spirits broken.

The rest were either collapsing mentally, unstable in their Dao hearts, or at least shaken.

Li Fugui smiled.

Shou Ye was brilliant!

His antics outside had ingrained images of "incompetent Dao Xuanji" and "inept leader Dao Xuanji" in everyone's minds.

Even Li Fugui, who knew better, couldn't help underestimating Xuanji Hall Master a bit.

Let alone these people who had only recently heard of him?

It's over!

I'm not great at fighting, but when it comes to managing people?

Hah, did you really think "Lord Li" is just for show?

"Alright, men and women, young and old of Yujing Cheng."

"Xing Jie can be your second home or your prison—it's up to you."

"Anyway, you're here now, and you've all seen Shou Ye's personality—he's actually quite likable. Make some contributions, and who knows, he might let you go back to find the Dao Hall Master."

"Since we're idle, and this home needs fixing, line up! Taixu in one row, Zhandao in another, Wangzuo Daojing in another..."

Li Fugui summoned helpers from the city's carriage drivers' organization. Using the power of Han Tian Zhi You and the Xing Jie Master Seal, he broke up the various factions and sorted them into groups.

After consulting Shou Ye via Xing Jie jade talismans, he launched into fervent indoctrination, one batch at a time:

"Loud and clear—our slogan is..."

"Happiness in our homeland, everyone's responsibility!"

"Beautiful Xing Jie starts with me!"