Chapter 864

"Brother Li, do you think they'll restrict our movements if we join this Xuan City?" Shi Chuankong asked.

"Not necessarily, but there will most likely be some tasks that will be assigned to us, and that will inevitably delay us for some time.

The living environment here is extremely harsh, so those who can survive here will have to pay a price and abide by the rules here, "Han Li replied.

"I'm just worried that I'll be caught up in a lot of things. I don't really want to join this Xuan City and become a docile citizen," Shi Chuankong said.

"We have no choice but to take things one step at a time.

Make sure to be careful. After all, we've only just arrived here, so we don't know much about this place, "Han Li said with a shake of his head.

"Brother Li, do you think these people will try to harm us?" Shi Chuankong scratched his head upon hearing this.

"I don't think all of the people who have been treated as prisoners by your holy region are good people.

If they were merciful, they wouldn't have been able to live to this day, "Han Li sighed.

"You're right, we have to be on our guard," Shi Chuankong said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Shi, what do you think of Chen Yang?" Daoist Xie suddenly asked.

"We haven't known each other for long, but judging from his interactions with his subordinates, he seems to be quite a good person," Shi Chuankong replied.

"Have you noticed something amiss, Fellow Daoist Xie?" Han Li asked with furrowed brows.

"Nothing.

I just feel like he's going a little overboard to be willing to break the rules of Xuan City for us even though we haven't known each other for long … "Daoist Xie said.

"Well... I don't think it's a big deal. He's just a way to win people over, and I've seen too many of them," Shi Chuankong said with a smile.

"Even though there may not be a reason behind this, we definitely can't let our guard down," Han Li said with a contemplative expression.

......

While Han Li's trio was conversing, within a massive hall on the top floor of a mountain on the left side of Qingyang City.

There were huge braziers hanging on the walls of the hall. They seemed to be made from the skull of some kind of giant beast. The oil inside was constantly burning, giving off a bright light that illuminated the entire hall.

In the middle of the room, against the wall, there was a huge stone table, carved with many complex patterns that were not commonly seen in the Scale Hollow Realm, but they were all night star charts.

Behind the table, there was a large black stone chair covered with the skin of an unknown giant beast. A tall and sturdy man in a black robe sat on it.

Half of his face was covered with black scales, while the other half looked as if it had been burned by fire. His muscles were all knotted together, and he was twice as tall as a normal person. His muscles were bulging exaggeratedly, making him look extremely ferocious and ugly.

However, his eyes were very special. Most of the whites of his eyes were white, and his pupils were small. At the edge of his ink-black pupils, there was a circle of silvery-white luster.

Not far away from the table in front of him, Chen Yang was bending over with a joyful expression as he explained something to him.

"Lord City Lord, those three people's conditions are basically like this." In the end, he heard this report.

The man who was called the City Lord was none other than the owner of Qingyang City, Du Qingyang.

"Heh heh, a human, a devil, and a puppet with self-awareness. What an interesting combination … The news of these three hasn't leaked out, has it?" Du Qingyang leaned forward, crossed his hands to support his chin, and said with great interest.

"Don't worry, City Lord. I know the pros and cons of this matter. I've already told my brothers to keep their mouths shut. They won't spread the news," Chen Yang hurriedly promised.

"Well, I heard that Xuan City and Puppet City tried to snatch a person, but they failed, which made Lord Ekko very unhappy.

It is said that that person has just entered the Land of Exile from the outside world.

Now, we've picked up two of them at once. If Xuan City finds out, none of them will be able to stay, "Du Qingyang said as he glanced at Chen Yang.

"The male demon doesn't matter, but we can't hand over that human. He has the True Spirit Bloodline. If someone else gets it, it'll be a great loss," Chen Yang said as he nodded.

"I trust you to handle this matter.

I'll leave the rest to you. Don't let anything go wrong, "Du Qingyang said lazily as he stood up and leaned back.

"Yes!

Don't worry, City Lord, "Chen Yang said respectfully as he cupped his fists.

…

In the evening.

Han Li was practicing the White Feather Soaring Technique in the guest room when there was a sudden knock on the thin stone door.

He got up and opened the door. He saw Chen Yang standing outside with an apologetic look on his face.

Han Li invited him into the guest room and heard him say, "Brother Li, I'm really sorry.

"Brother Li, I'm really sorry. Originally, I thought that I could rely on my reputation to get you guys out of the evaluation. I didn't expect that not only did the city lord not give me face, he even scolded me.

The City Lord said that the rules of the city are the foundation of the city, and I can't disobey them. "

"It doesn't matter.

Since we're going to join Qingyang City, we should abide by its rules. We'll just do the evaluation as it should. "Han Li quickly waved his hand and said unhurriedly.

"Although the City Lord didn't agree to the exemption, he did promise that as long as you all meet the standard of a docile citizen after the test, you can join my hunting team together. There's no need to split up and go to other places," Chen Yang said.

"Oh, what is the standard of a docile citizen?" Han Li asked with his eyebrows slightly raised.

"The evaluation is based on the physical strength of the person being tested.

To be specific, it depends on the number of opened Mysterious Apertures.

Those who have more than sixteen Mysterious Apertures can meet the standard of a docile citizen. Those who don't have enough will be considered a surrendering citizen.

Those who have more than fifty-four Mysterious Apertures can be the captain of the city guard team, and those who have more than seventy-two can be the captain of the hunting team, "Chen Yang explained.

Han Li's heart skipped a beat. When he saw Chen Yang the other day, he had only revealed fifty or sixty Mysterious Apertures. It could be seen that the number of Mysterious Apertures he had opened might be more than that.

"I see.

When will the evaluation take place?

From what the two Records Officers said, it seems that the first thing after entering the city is the evaluation? "Han Li asked again.

"No hurry, no hurry.

Brother Li and Brother Shi have traveled a long way to get here. It must be tiring. You can rest well tonight. The evaluation will be tomorrow, "Chen Yang said with a smile.

"That's good.

Thank you, Brother Chen. "Han Li said with a fist salute.

"Brother Li, don't be so courteous. I feel a little guilty for not being able to get the exemption." Chen Yang quickly waved his hand and said.

"Haha, Brother Chen, don't be like this. Otherwise, I'll be the one feeling guilty." Han Li laughed.

After the two chatted for a while, Chen Yang took his leave.

Han Li went back to his room and thought for a while. Then he sat down cross-legged and swallowed a beast core. He closed his eyes and continued to practice.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Han Li and the other two followed Chen Yang down to the third floor of Qingyang City. They went right from the bottom, passed through the black fortress, and arrived at the mountain on the right.

Similar to the left side, the mountain on the right was also divided into four layers.

After passing through the massive opening at the bottom of the mountain, Han Li was greeted by the sight of a series of massive beast pens that had been partitioned off by stone walls. Almost all of those pens were housing all types of massive mutant beasts of all types.

Among them were the green-grey beasts covered in scales that Chen Yang's team had brought with them when they went out earlier.

Within the stables, there were many surrendered people in gray robes coming and going, doing odd jobs such as cleaning and feeding the exotic beasts. They looked quite busy.

The group didn't linger on this floor and went straight to the second floor.

The second floor was a little smaller than the first floor, and there were also many huge stone stables.

What was different from the first floor was that the exotic beasts in the stables here were obviously not as obedient as the ones on the first floor. They were either baring their huge teeth and growling, or ramming their bodies against the stables.

Most of the people guarding the stables were surrendered people dressed as servants. However, there were also some obedient citizens who were responsible for guarding the city, teaching the disobedient exotic beasts a lesson from time to time.

Chen Yang brought the three of them all the way up, and only stopped when they reached the third floor.

As soon as they arrived at the third floor, Han Li saw two familiar faces. One was a round-faced man with a sharp horn between his brows, while the other was a square-faced man with long ears and a cold expression. They were both wearing crimson robes. They were the two Wardens he met yesterday.

After Chen Yang went up and exchanged greetings with them, they led him to an independent stone room.

The area of this stone room was not small, much larger than the area of Chen Yang's cave residence. However, there were no rooms inside, and there were no unnecessary furnishings. At first glance, it looked like an indoor drill ground.

"The puppet doesn't need to be tested. Which one of you will go first?" The long-eared square-faced Warden glanced at Han Li and said coldly.

"Anyway, it doesn't matter who goes first. I'll go first." When Han Li was about to speak, he heard Shi Chuankong said.

"Well, then please … Mr. Shi, go to this stone platform first." The round-faced Warden said with a smile.

On the ground in the middle of the room, there was a black stone platform with a radius of dozens of feet. It was less than two feet above the ground. There seemed to be a layer of white crystal powder on it, slightly reflecting the luster of the lights in the room.

Shi Chuankong walked up to the center of the stone platform.

"Mr. Shi, you don't need to do anything complicated. You just need to stimulate your own Xuan Qi and light up all the opened mysterious apertures on your body." The round-faced Warden reminded him.

Shi Chuankong nodded. After his hands clenched into fists for a while, he suddenly let out a loud shout.

Immediately afterward, a layer of hazy white light appeared on his body, and the mysterious apertures lit up one after another on the surface of his body.

Han Li first released his Divine Thought to sweep the black stone platform and the white crystal powder. After finding nothing strange, his eyes narrowed slightly and fell on Shi Chuankong's body.

He saw that Shi Chuankong's mysterious apertures soon lit up one after another.

Ten groups, twenty groups, thirty groups …

Seeing this, Han Li's heart moved.

Judging from the current trend, the number of mysterious apertures on Shi Chuankong's body should be a lot more than him.

Sure enough, after the 37th mysterious aperture on his body lit up, the 38th mysterious aperture lit up again until the 45th mysterious aperture lit up.

At the same time, there was an invisible momentum released from his body, impacting the white crystal powder at his feet and causing it to ripple and drift away.

Shi Chuankong's mouth evoked a smile. When he was about to withdraw his technique and walk down, his expression suddenly changed slightly.

He saw that the white crystal powder seemed to be attracted by something, hovering and flying toward his body.

Because the distance was too close and the speed was too fast, the crystal powder had already attached to Shi Chuankong's body before Shi Chuankong could do anything.

At the next moment, there was a burst of strange sounds coming from Shi Chuankong's body. The 46th, 47th, 48th mysterious aperture also lit up one after another.