Free Web NovelChapter 363: Chapter 323: Latest Combat Strength
The Boatman Disciple watched them rushing towards the city, exclaiming, "Ah, youth is truly wonderful," and chuckled, "Coincidentally, we also need to find Elder Jiang, we might as well go together."
Tao Boliang nodded, yanking the pale-faced Tao Zhongxian over, "Rascal! We’re entering the city, snap out of it!"
The Golden Core Grand Array cracked open a gap, and the group entered in a single file, revealing Lingsha City to the Tao Brothers.
This was a magnificent city, presented as a perfect octagon, with eight sides and corners. Within the city, it was divided into eight blocks, and the various buildings were arranged neatly, displaying perfect order.
At the city’s center stood an octagonal, exquisite tall tower, with each corner corresponding to the city’s corners, from where dense Spiritual Qi spread across the entire city.
Flying towards the square in the city, the Boatman Disciple introduced the Tao Brothers along the way.
After several wars in the past, Lingsha City, built by the Shahe Gang, was almost completely destroyed. Following some minor repairs for emergency use, once the rule of Yunshan Sect and the Shuangye Alliance was solidified, Lu Qian decided to overturn everything and completely rebuild Lingsha City.
After nearly three years of construction, amidst the ever-flowing sound of the Lingsha River, the city, many times larger than before, rose proudly from the ground. Starting ten miles from the city walls, it was designated as a forbidden area where mortals could not enter; beyond that, fertile land held prosperous mortal counties and towns.
Within the city, it was evenly divided into eight areas. Among them, four blocks were the residences of the four sects of the Shuangye Alliance (Yunshan Sect, Zhou Family, Spirit Snake Peak, Zhuquan Sect). Buildings were arranged and designed by each sect, with the only requirement being their neat arrangement.
The buildings in each sect’s residence mainly consisted of various courtyards, pavilions, arsenals, alchemy rooms, treasure pavilions, transmission towers, council halls, banquet halls, mainly used for daily living, cultivation, and storing sect materials.
Currently, naturally, Yunshan Sect had the most residents and buildings, followed by the Zhou Family, with Spirit Snake Peak and Zhuquan Sect having the least.
Today, after four and a half years of full cultivation, and mid-way through recruiting talent during the Shuangye Square carnival, Yunshan Sect has a total of three hundred and fifteen cultivators.
Among them, there are five in Foundation Establishment stage (Lu Qian, Guh Niqiang, Yang Jiye, Duu Yeming, Tong Youx), four in Qi Cultivation Perfection (Wang Yu, and three hired Defense Honored Guests), thirty in Late-Stage Qi Cultivation (Jiang Qingfeng, Wu Yan, Zheng Duan, Junior Brother Hao, Fanx Shang, Wuh Zilan, Tao Boliang, etc.), one hundred and sixty-two in Mid-Stage Qi Cultivation (Zhang Lemei, Jiang Baitao, Li Da, Wang Ruoyu, Cui Shanyan, Liu Zaijiu, Tao Zhongxian, etc.), and one hundred and fourteen in Early-Stage Qi Cultivation (Lin Le, Cui Linglong, etc.).
Add to that, there are forty-three Spirit Seeds.
As for the Zhou Family, Spirit Snake Peak, and Zhuquan Sect, collectively, they have thirty in Late-Stage Qi Cultivation, seventy-eight in Mid-Stage Qi Cultivation, and one hundred and forty in Early-Stage Qi Cultivation, totaling two hundred and fifty-eight cultivators, with twenty-seven Spirit Seeds.
Worth mentioning is that Zhou Chao has also just advanced to Qi Cultivation Perfection, awaiting his opportunity for Foundation Establishment. His cousin Zhou Ang is not far from Qi Cultivation Perfection either. These two Three Spiritual Roots cultivators are currently the leading figures of the Zhou Family.
Now, if only considering the elite of mid and late-stage Qi Cultivation, the Shuangye Alliance has three hundred and five people.
However, after deducting the intelligence group scattered in Liangxiang County, the technical talents who can’t easily enter the battlefield, the captains and lieutenants of guard posts for Golden Dawn Peak, three hundred miles around the Lingsha City, and the garrison troops stationed at Golden Dawn Peak, Qingli Mountain, Liuhua Valley, and Shuangye Square, only one hundred and seventy people are ready to assemble in Lingsha City.
Currently, there are eight Void-Soaring and Distant-Guarding Divine Ships, one each at Qingli Mountain, Liuhua Valley, two at Golden Dawn Peak, and four in Lingsha City.
Lingsha City is divided into eight regions. Apart from the four sect residences, the remaining four blocks are functional areas.
Among them, two blocks are Spirit Medicine Gardens. Yunshan Sect exclusively occupies one block as Spirit Medicine Garden, and the other three sects share one block.
Today, Yunshan Sect has opened eighty acres of Spirit Medicine Garden, making Lingsha City a base for Spirit Medicine Cultivation. The leaders of this base are led by Cui Shanyan and several outstanding Yunshan disciples in Spirit Medicine cultivation, including Liu Zaijiu.
The other two areas are a large square, large training ground, martial arts arena, various simulated combat fields, etc., used as a public training area.
The last area is a comprehensive public zone. Shuangye Alliance’s grand council hall, guest halls, banquet halls, centralized office locations, etc., are built here, along with a small number of alchemy rooms, talisman workshops, and practice rooms for the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation.
Upon hearing this, Tao Boliang paused for a moment.
Shuangye Alliance’s conference and office locations are set here, not at the center’s Octagonal Glazed Tower?
The disciple continued a few more sentences of introduction.
Spirit Medicine cultivation being a focal point of Yunshan Sect at this stage, Lingsha City has a large Spirit Medicine Garden. However, Spirit Plants fall far behind; the Spirit Plant District is located in Qingli Mountain and Liuhua Valley, only for disciples to practice skills and learn techniques, not as a primary development focus.
Outside Lingsha City, two hundred acres of Spirit Fields and large-scale spiritual birds and beasts farms have been opened. Currently, the Spirit Grain, spiritual birds, and beasts of both Lingsha City and Golden Dawn Peak are self-sufficient. At Qingli Mountain and Liuhua Valley, backed by Shuangye Square, direct procurement is convenient.
Seeing that the disciple had finished talking, yet had not mentioned the Artifact Refining area, Tao Boliang was moved. So, that tower is—
"Indeed, that Octagonal Glazed Tower is specially designed by the Sect Leader as a place for Artifact Refining. In the future, it is estimated that it will be led by you, the Refining Equipment Chief Instructor." The Boatman Disciple led the Tao Brothers into the comprehensive area, "Don’t be impatient, I will first lead you to report to Elder Jiang."
On the way, the disciple introduced the organizational structure of Yunshan Sect to the Tao Brothers.
The current Sect Leader Lu Qian and Elder Wang Yu are in Shuangye Square. The internal affairs and operations of Lingsha City are overseen by Jiang Qingfeng, while defense is managed by Yang Jiye.
As they walked, they soon arrived at a three-story small building, which was Jiang Qingfeng’s office.
Just about to announce their presence, suddenly a sharp, unmatched spiritual pressure rose within the city!
The Tao brothers trembled all over, turning in horror, only to see an escape light shooting towards the sky, its brilliance dragging several dozen feet, like a streak of lightning, flashed from the array’s gap, heading south.
That was a Golden Core Master!
The Boatman Disciple, however, was unfazed, smiling, "That is Master Cangfeng of Liangxiang County’s Mingyu Sword Sect. You may not know, during the Shuangye Square carnival, our sect’s forces are dispersed, and Master Cangfeng will patrol between Lingsha City and Liangxiang County, deterring any villains. It’s fortunate to accidentally witness his grandeur today."
Tao Boliang was amazed, for a Golden Core Master seemed distant and unreachable to them, yet today they encountered one at such close proximity, evidently Yunshan Sect is indeed esteemed by Master Cangfeng.
Tao Zhongxian also opened his mouth wide; it was his first time seeing a Golden Core Master, and that spiritual pressure left him deeply impressed.
Seeing his dazed appearance and remembering his somewhat reckless behavior along the way, the disciple promptly warned, "Junior Brother Tao, when you meet Elder Jiang, you mustn’t be frivolous and rash!"
"She’s about to become the Taoist companion of the Sect Leader!"
