Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price

Chapter 677: Chapter 337: West Imperial City

"Tantai, fellow Taoist."

Lin Yuan, with a smile on her face, looked at Tantai Mingyue in the sky with slightly red eyes, maintaining her elegant and dignified demeanor:

"Since you’ve entered the Land of the Western Emperor, you must adapt to local customs. If you don’t have your disciples remove their swords, the Slaying Immortal Array will automatically activate, and I won’t be able to stop it."

"Slaying Immortal Array?" Bai Liu’s face changed slightly and said to Tantai Mingyue:

"Sect Leader Tantai, this Slaying Immortal Array is the only Seventh-Grade Grand Array in the world. Even if it is activated for just a moment, so many disciples might not be able to withstand it."

On the massive golden city walls of West Imperial City, there is an array left by the Immortal Flying Pavilion. If Cultivators fly to West Imperial City without removing their swords and walking, the array will activate.

No one can withstand it.

Therefore, for hundreds of years, no matter where the Cultivator comes from, they must descend and walk when they arrive at West Imperial City.

The three sect leaders all knew the power of this Slaying Immortal Array. Even someone as bold as Su Longxiang didn’t dare take risks. Seeing Tantai Mingyue’s continued silence, he immediately ordered the disciples of the Thunder Sword Sect:

"Everyone down!"

Su Hongling was eager to try: "I really want to see this great array!"

Su Longxiang glared at her: "You rebellious girl, if you dare to mess around, believe it or not, I will kneel and beg you!"

Su Hongling snorted, put away her hammer, and landed on the ground with the disciples of the Thunder Sword Sect.

The disciples of the Feiyun Sect also received Bai Liu’s order and began to descend and land.

Tantai Mingyue looked coldly at Lin Yuan. After a moment, she finally said, "Zhenyang Sect disciples, walk into the city."

The disciples also descended one after another. Liu Su looked up at the massive golden city walls and said, tongue-tied:

"Are the walls all covered in array patterns? How big must this Slaying Immortal Array be?"

"Miss, can you break this array?"

Qiu Zhihe looked up at the city walls and said calmly, "No need."

Liu Su said, "Miss, you mean you can break it, but it would cost something, so there’s no need?"

Qiu Zhihe said, "The rule of West Imperial City is to walk into the city. Inside the city, using Cultivator Techniques is not forbidden."

Mo Xiaolan curiously said, "Sister Qiu, you mean West Imperial City just wants to warn the Cultivators entering the city, but as long as we don’t cause a commotion that would trigger the array, we can freely use our cultivation inside."

Qiu Zhihe nodded, "Correct."

Yun Wu, also visiting West Imperial City for the first time, gazed around with big eyes and murmured:

"The Spiritual Energy here is as rich as in the Zhenyang Sect!"

Wei Wan, who had obviously been to West Imperial City before, said to Yun Wu: "This Slaying Immortal Array not only restricts Cultivators entering the city but also gathers the Spiritual Energy of the entire Land of the Western Emperor into this one city."

Qiu Zhihe suddenly said, "Xiaowu, if you were to absorb all the Spiritual Energy here, could you do it?"

Yun Wu nodded, "Yes, I can."

Qin Gengyun was somewhat surprised, "Wouldn’t it affect you?"

Yun Wu blinked, "Don’t worry, Brother Qin, I’ve never been overstuffed."

They looked at each other, glancing at Yun Wu’s flat belly, pondering just how much Spiritual Energy it could hold.

The crowd walked through the towering and gigantic city gates, greeted by bustling streets, rows of buildings, and surging crowds.

Although Zhenyang City, Feiyun City, and Thunder Sword City were also bustling, they could not compare to the prosperity of West Imperial City.

In this crowd, both mortals and Cultivators mingled without barriers.

Unlike in the Eastern Cultivation Land, where mortals could only be slaves or servants to Cultivators.

In West Imperial City, mortals seeing many Cultivators from the Three Great Sects took it for granted, and many mortal men openly commented on the beauty of fairies like Ye Xiyue, Su Hongling, Wei Wan, and Jiang Yin.

If it were in the Eastern Cultivation Land, such actions would have led to disaster long ago, but the people around them only saw it as normal, clearly accustomed to the presence of foreign Cultivators in West Imperial City.

And they were not at all worried about being oppressed by those Cultivators.

"These mortals are too presumptuous!"

A male disciple was indignant but was stopped by an experienced companion beside him.

Just then, a team of armored soldiers came forward, followed by a golden carriage drawn by eight fine horses heading toward the Cultivators.

The surrounding crowd immediately halted, and both mortals and Cultivators knelt down one after another.

Amidst the reverent kneeling of countless people, the golden carriage stopped in front of the disciples of the Three Great Sects. Two eunuchs lifted the curtains on either side, and Wu Zheng and Lin Yuan got off the carriage.

"Long live the Emperor!"

"Long live the Empress!"

Everyone knelt and shouted, their voices shaking the sky.

The pair of Emperors maintained a calm demeanor, walking up to the three sect leaders. Wu Zheng smiled and said, "Welcome to our West Imperial City, three sect leaders."

Lin Yuan stood quietly by his side, saying nothing, but everyone couldn’t help looking in her direction.

Although it was Emperor Wu Zheng representing West Imperial City in welcoming the Eastern Cultivators, everyone knew that the true authority in West Imperial City was Empress Lin Yuan.

Bai Liu and Su Longxiang smiled and returned the greeting, "Thank you, Martial Emperor and Empress Lin, for personally welcoming us."

Tantai Mingyue made no movement, only coldly looking at Wu Zheng: "Third Prince, long time no see."

A low murmur arose around them as many citizens of West Imperial City glared angrily at Tantai Mingyue.

Before ascending the throne, Wu Zheng was indeed the Third Prince, but now he was Emperor. Yet, Tantai Mingyue still referred to him as the Third Prince, not acknowledging his throne.

Wu Zheng’s expression changed slightly, and Lin Yuan suddenly spoke up:

"Mingyue, younger sister, the affairs of the past have long settled. Those who practice cultivation should seek the Great Dao, why let this obstruct your Tao Heart?"

Tantai Mingyue looked at Lin Yuan, their gazes crossing paths in the air, with the faint sound of spiritual power clashing. Tantai Mingyue sneered:

"Lin Yuan, the Western Emperor has always advocated harmony between mortal Cultivators and non-Cultivators. Given this, isn’t it ordinary for Cultivators to be unable to let go of mundane grudges?"

"Oh dear, Caihe, could they start fighting just after entering the city?" Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er quietly retreated, ready to escape at any moment.

Both had vaguely heard of the old grudges between Tantai Mingyue and Lin Yuan, seemingly related to the former Crown Prince of the West Imperial Dynasty.

Rumor had it that Tantai Mingyue, Lin Yuan, and the Crown Prince were involved in a complicated triangle, but for some reason, Lin Yuan suddenly changed sides at the critical moment of the imperial succession battle, leading to the tragic death of the Crown Prince, and Wu Zheng, the Third Prince, successfully ascending to the throne.

Lin Yuan became the Empress, while Tantai Mingyue left the West Imperial Dynasty and returned to Zhenyang Mountain.

The exact details of this feud remained unknown to anyone.

In any case, now that Tantai Mingyue and Lin Yuan were enemies meeting again, a fight could break out at any moment.

The atmosphere gradually became tense, and Su Longxiang and Bai Liu laughed heartily, stepping between Tantai Mingyue and Lin Yuan:

"It’s been a long time, and the Western Empress is even more graceful than before, congratulations!"

"Sect Leader Tantai, the Immortal Ascension Ceremony is important. Perhaps we should let the disciples go to the Western Emperor Palace first?"

With both of them stepping in to ease the tension, Tantai Mingyue finally looked away and said calmly, "What the two sect leaders say is correct."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Fellow cultivators, please follow me."