Chapter 43

Not long after a beam of dust-moving light ascended, Ye Tao personally saw Ye Xun off.

"I've kept you waiting, sorry about that." Ye Xun stepped forward and smiled at everyone.

Liu Mu glanced at Ye Xun, slightly surprised. Today, he was already shocked when Chu Yan reached the Dust-Moving stage, and now Ye Xun had also reached it, which was something he had not anticipated at all. After all, the two of them were still in the Mortal Dust stage yesterday, yet a huge change had occurred overnight.

Liu Mu smiled and nodded, "It seems this year's recruitment by the Ten Thousand Sects will create a miracle for our Tianyong City."

"Liumu, I'm entrusting Xun to you." Ye Tao said heavily to Liu Mu.

"Lord Ye, rest assured. The three knight regiments escorting the new recruits to the Imperial City will ensure there is no danger." Liu Mu assured him.

At this moment, Chu Yan also bid farewell to Liu Tianfeng, "Father, I'm leaving. In three years, I will definitely bring Qingcheng back here myself."

Liu Tianfeng nodded with satisfaction, "A true man has great ambitions and roams the four seas. Take care of yourself."

"Rest assured!" Chu Yan nodded. His time in Tianyong City was not long, but it was the most relaxed and warm few days in the past ten years. Now that he was leaving, he felt a bit reluctant.

Bao'er and Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu all stepped forward and hugged Chu Yan.

"Master, you must remember to come back and see Bao'er."

"That's right, son-in-law, when you become successful, don't forget your brothers." Zhao Wu and Zhao Liu laughed.

Chu Yan nodded, then bid farewell to the elders of the Liu family one by one before returning to the ranks of the recruits.

This recruitment involved about a hundred recruits from Tianyong City. After everyone completed their farewells, they left Tianyong City under the escort of the three knight regiments.

Seeing this grand procession, some of the older generations in Tianyong City couldn't help but sigh, for they knew that soon, the world of the Mortal Dust would belong to these young people. They were about to shine.

The journey from Tianyong City to the Imperial City took seven days, so during these seven days, everyone was very lively, and some of the recruits began to get to know each other.

Of course, the most popular were Chu Yan and Ye Xun. The recruits from Tianyong City all knew that the two were considered the first and second young masters of Tianyong City today, so many people tried to curry favor with them and build relationships.

Among them was a chubby boy: "Hehe, Big Brother Chu, do you need a lackey? If you do, how about me?"

"Don't daydream. If Young Master Chu needs a lackey, he should choose someone as agile as me. You're so fat, you'd just slow things down." A thin boy stepped forward and said.

"Zhao Sanfeng, don't talk nonsense. I may be fat, but I can run faster than you!" The chubby boy said,不服气.

Listening to their bickering, Chu Yan was speechless, and Ye Xun smiled beside him, "Chu Yan, don't underestimate these two. Although they are only at the seventh layer of the Mortal Dust stage, their backgrounds are not simple. The chubby one is called Fu Tao. His father is the head of the Divine Wind Escort Agency and has cultivated a set of Divine Wind Body Techniques, making him very fast."

"The thin one is also quite extraordinary. He's called Zhao Sanfeng, the direct descendant of the Zhao family in Tianyong City. His father is a powerful official, and his strength is not to be underestimated. He has cultivated a set of Zhao family boxing techniques, which are extremely powerful."

Besides the introduction of the chubby and thin boys, Ye Xun glanced at a beautiful girl behind them and said, "And her, she's called Zhou Qin, the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, at the eighth layer of the Mortal Dust stage. Before Liu Qingcheng awakened her talent, she was known as the most talented girl in Tianyong City."

Chu Yan nodded silently, remembering these three. They should be the three strongest people in Tianyong City besides him and Ye Xun.

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The Imperial City of Changlong Kingdom was vast and boundless, spanning a hundred miles, and was the most glorious place in Changlong Kingdom, with a large population.

Although Tianyong City was one of the top three cities in Changlong Kingdom, it now seemed a bit modest compared to the Imperial City.

After seven days of continuous travel, the numerous recruits finally arrived at the foot of the Imperial City. At this moment, they all looked up at the towering city walls, which were over ten zhang high, and let out a chorus of admiration.

"This is the Imperial City, we've arrived." The recruits were excited, for in their view, as long as they stepped into this place, a bright future awaited them. Even the worst outcome would be joining one of the Ten Thousand Sects, which would bring glory to their ancestors.

"Look over there!" Suddenly, a recruit pointed, and they saw dozens of massive beasts floating in the sky above the Imperial City. Each of these beasts was comparable to a human at the Dust-Moving or even the Dust-Transcending stage.

"These beasts are all the mounts of the elders of the Ten Thousand Sects. When you become stronger, you can also hunt such beasts as your mounts." Liu Mu said beside them.

The recruits were all envious, such powerful beasts were just mounts.

But when the little wolf saw this group of beasts, it greedily licked its lips and howled at Chu Yan, as if telling him it wanted to eat them.

"Ao!"

Hearing the little wolf's howl, Chu Yan's mouth twitched, and he glared at it, "Don't act like an idiot. You should be grateful if they don't eat you. You want to eat them?"

"Ao!" The little wolf howled,不服气.

Ye Xun said strangely, "Chu Yan, among the beasts, there is a bloodline suppression. The beasts in front of us are all ancient bloodline beasts, yet this little wolf isn't afraid. It seems this little wolf has a very special background."

"My disciple is amazing, right?" Chu Yan nodded proudly, then looked at the little wolf helplessly, "Just hold on for now. When I reach the Dust-Transcending stage, I'll catch whatever you want. Got it?"

"Ao!" The little wolf was satisfied and smacked its lips.

Chu Yan sighed, what kind of monster had he taken as a disciple?

"Let's go in. Tomorrow is the recruitment by the Ten Thousand Sects. When the time comes, the sects will select their chosen disciples and take them in directly. Try your best to impress them. I wish you all success in joining your desired sects." Liu Mu gave the order, and everyone prepared to enter the Imperial City.

"Charge!" But at this moment, the sound of iron hooves came from outside the Imperial City.

"Who are these trash? Get out of my way!" A haughty voice rang out, and everyone turned to look.

A hundred-man iron cavalry was charging directly at them, led by a young man about their age.

"Who are they? Is this their family's road? Damn, they're so arrogant!" The thin boy, Zhao Sanfeng, said unhappily.

"They are from the Zhang family. The leader is the youngest grandson of the Zhang family, Zhang Feng." Ye Xun looked at the emblem on the iron horses and coldly revealed their identity.

Chu Yan frowned, "Descendants of Zhang Helan?"

"Yes, three years ago, when the Tian Shan Sect came to Changlong Kingdom for recruitment, besides the hidden disciple Liu Qingcheng, only the Bai family and the Zhang family were chosen. So in recent years, the Zhang family has risen quickly and is now on the verge of becoming the second of the Eight Great Families."

Chu Yan nodded. He knew a bit about the Zhang family. The Zhang family was also one of the Eight Great Families who founded Changlong Kingdom. The Eight Great Families of Changlong Kingdom were: the Su family, which became the royal family, followed by the Bai family, Zhang family, Han family, Gu family, Qin family, Ye family, and Liu family. Now that the Qin family was extinct, there were actually only seven families left.

At this moment, a Zhang family elder leading the iron cavalry said to the young man beside him, "Young Master, they haven't moved."

Zhang Feng sneered, "If they don't move, just trample them."

Hearing Zhang Feng's words, the Zhang family elder hesitated, "Young Master, this seems to be the royal army. If we trample them and hurt someone, it might cause a conflict."

"Afraid? I'm about to become a genius who can join the Hao Tian Sect. When that time comes, even the Su family will have to carry my shoes for the Zhang family. Don't worry!" Zhang Feng said arrogantly, showing no fear. Of course, he had his reasons for not being afraid. He was already at the fifth star of the Life Body stage and the first layer of the Dust-Moving stage. In Changlong Kingdom, he was considered an elite at his age, and he had the Zhang family as his backing.

The Zhang family elder gave the order, and the horses continued to advance, about to trample the crowd, but no one moved.

Seeing this, the thin boy, Zhao Sanfeng, was unhappy, "What a haughty guy. They want to trample us?"

Liu Mu frowned. As the leader of this group, he had to ensure everyone's safety, so he immediately ordered, "Everyone, move to the sides and make a path for them!"

"Why should we?" The chubby boy, Fu Tao, said,不服气.

"Because I'm the leader of this group, and you must listen to me!" Liu Mu coldly said, then looked at Chu Yan and Ye Xun, "Yan, you two should also step back. The recruitment by the Ten Thousand Sects is imminent, so try not to cause trouble."

"Alright!" Chu Yan nodded. He didn't care about Zhang Feng, a spoiled disciple, but if Zhang Feng really provoked him, he wouldn't mind making the Zhang family pay a price.

The group moved to the sides, and Zhang Feng smirked, "A bunch of cowards!"

The Zhang family's iron cavalry charged through the crowd, but at that moment, someone didn't want things to end peacefully. Suddenly, a red whip came down from the Imperial City wall, striking Zhang Feng's horse with a powerful force.

Zhang Feng frowned as his horse was whipped away. He quickly flipped in the air and landed steadily on the ground, furious, "Who dares to attack me?"

"Blind fools!" Su Muyan's domineering voice rang out as she leaped down from the ten-zhang-high city wall and stood in front of Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng frowned, looking at Su Muyan with anger, "Thirteenth Princess? What do you mean? Don't think that just because you're a royal princess, others will be afraid of you. I won't be afraid of you! My brother is now a disciple of the Tian Shan Sect. You must apologize to me now, or the Zhang family will not let this go easily."

Su Muyan and A San blocked the hundred-man iron cavalry of the Zhang family. Su Muyan coldly said, "You're courting death. You actually want me to apologize? I think you should kneel and thank me for saving your entire Zhang family!"