Peerless Taoist

As the ancient capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Gaojing had experienced the vicissitudes of time, but it had never fallen.    

In the past, the ancient capital had been broken by the foreign invaders because of the incompetence of the previous emperor. However, it had been recaptured after that. Since the ancient times, countless battles had taken place in this ancient city. Every brick carried a heavy memory.    

Following Ji Mingzhong, Lu Yu quickly arrived above Gaojing. From afar, he could see a massive structure that stretched across the heavens and earth. The city walls were tall and majestic, and they were more than five hundred feet tall. There were several watchtowers set up around the city walls, and on them, there were flames and smoke. Many strong armored soldiers stood on the city walls and patrolled back and forth.    

Looking from afar, the rich Fate was like smoke that shot into the clouds. He could see many purple-red Fate pillars. The Fate was so strong that one could see that there were many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Gaojing.    

"The Fate of the Great Zhou is much stronger than the Fate of the Great Tang. Ji Wenchang is indeed a good ruler. The Fate of the country under his rule is prosperous, and the entire dynasty is like a flower in full bloom."    

Lu Yu sighed emotionally.    

According to Lu Yu's deduction, Zhou Emperor Ji Wenchang was an emperor of the ancient times. For some unknown reason, he had survived until now and his strength was unfathomable.    

His way of governing was even more shocking. Although Great Zhou only occupied two galaxies, it was still well managed. The entire dynasty was flourishing.    

Compared to Shen Linglong and Great Tang, such an opponent was the most terrifying.    

"Hmm? Is Emperor Zhou not in Goujing?"    

Lu Yu looked at the karmic luck and swept it with his Spiritual Sense, but he did not find Ji Wenchang's aura.    

Ji Mingzhong said, "I have been unconscious for too long. I don't know what is going on in the outside world. Why don't we go in and ask?"    

Lu Yu nodded.    

He wanted to see Ji Wenchang directly. He wanted to make it clear that he wanted to annex Great Zhou as soon as possible.    

Lu Yu had wanted to unify the Heaven Realm for a long time. If the Heaven Realm was still a chaotic mess and fought on their own, they might be defeated one by one. However, if all of them belonged to Great Qin, they might still have the strength to fight.    

The two of them went through the main gate of Goujing. The city gate was already crowded with a long queue. Ever since Ji Wenchang opened the border, countless merchants had entered Goujing to do business. The merchants that came in and out of Goujing every day were simply too many to count.    

Fortunately, Ji Mingzhong had a royal order gold plate in his hand. He did not need to line up and could directly enter Goujing.    

"The place that leads to the Kunlun Secret Realm is in the east of Goujing. There is a Phoenix Palace there. When the Kunlun Secret Realm was discovered, a phoenix flew out from the exit. Its body was bathed in fire and soared through the nine heavens. It let out a loud phoenix cry that shook the nine heavens. This palace was built at the entrance of the secret realm, and there were people guarding it," Ji Mingzhong explained.    

"Oh? Who is the person guarding that place?" Lu Yu raised his eyebrows.    

"The person guarding that place is Saint Jiang!"    

A look of yearning flashed across Ji Mingzhong's eyes. "Saint Jiang has already retired from the martial world and has been living in seclusion at home. If His Majesty had not personally invited him, I am afraid that Saint Jiang would not have been able to come."    

"Weapon Saint, Jiang Shang!"    

Lu Yu's heart skipped a beat.    

He did not expect that Ji Wenchang would attach so much importance to the Kunlun Secret Realm.    

The Kunlun Secret Realm was rumored to be another location of the Kunlun Secret Realm. There were countless precious ancient objects and many rare inheritances hidden within. However, there were very few rumors about it. It was just like the Peach Blossom Secret Realm in ancient times. Very few people were able to truly step foot there.    

Lu Yu had only heard of it, but he had never entered it before.    

However, Lu Yu did not expect that such a secret realm would actually require the grand Weapon Saint to personally oversee it. This showed how much importance Ji Wenchang attached to it.    

"I have never entered the Kunlun Secret Realm before. I only heard that there are a lot of ancient beasts in there. It has always been used as a place for training."    

Ji Mingzhong shook his head. He did not know much about this place either.    

"Let's go and pay a visit to Saint Jiang first," Lu Yu said.    

The two of them quickly arrived at the Phoenix Palace.    

A vast and majestic palace was located in the east of the Jing Capital. There was a tall wall outside that surrounded the exquisite palace. There was a faint aura of a formation fluctuating around it. The surroundings of the Phoenix Palace were enveloped by a vast array formation.    

There were no tall buildings around. The highest place here was the Phoenix Palace.    

There were many patrolling soldiers around. These soldiers were all elites of the Great Zhou Imperial Army. Not only did they have amazing insight, but they were also strong and powerful. Their auras were steady, and it was obvious that they were experts who had been carefully selected.    

"This is the Phoenix Palace. It really has the aura of a saint."    

Lu Yu raised his head and looked. Among the many light pillars of Fate, there was one that was golden in color. It was as vast as the scorching sun, and it was emitting a sacred and dignified aura.    

Just by looking at it, he could feel the sacred and dignified aura. It was not to be underestimated.    

"Your Highness, Saint Jiang has invited you."    

A few civil servants had been waiting outside the door for a long time. When they saw Ji Mingzhong coming, they immediately went up to welcome him.    

Lu Yu smiled faintly, "It seems that Saint Jiang has already known that we are coming."    

Ji Mingzhong also shook his head and smiled, "Saint Jiang's Spiritual Sense is located in every corner of the Jing City. No matter where the wind blows or the grass moves, it will not escape his eyes. Emperor Qin is the emperor of the Nine and Five, so he will naturally be noticed by the saint."    

The two of them followed the civil servants and stepped into the Phoenix Palace's door.    

This Phoenix Palace had a strict and neat design. It had four huge array formations. There were countless array masters who were engraving runes day and night, as if they wanted to seal up a certain place in the Phoenix Palace.    

"Each of these four array formations has a grandmaster array master overseeing it. There are more than a hundred array masters in the formation. His Majesty had once ordered that the Kunlun Mystic Realm is of utmost importance and cannot be lost. Therefore, we have been on guard. Once there is any movement inside, we will completely seal up the Kunlun Mystic Realm."    

Ji Mingzhong said.    

Lu Yu's heart trembled, and at the same time, he looked around with his Spiritual Sense.    

The four formation grandmasters were all Daolord level existences. Their magic power was quite strong. Although they were hidden in the building, Lu Yu could sense the majestic aura from them.    

At the same time, every step Lu Yu took left behind a ray of light from the formation runes on the ground. This Phoenix Cry Palace was not only on guard against the Kunlun Secret Realm, but it was also on guard against outsiders.    

Lu Yu's expression remained the same. He was like a tourist who had truly come here to visit. He observed casually, but he noticed many hidden experts in the dark. He was immediately startled.    

"I'm afraid that Ji Wenchang has gathered all of Zhou Jun's elites!"    

Lu Yu looked at the many auras in the Phoenix Cry Palace. They were densely packed, as if an army was hiding in this palace.