Chapter 845 - 123: Danyang Royal Mansion, Zhou Xun Has Arrived! (Part 2)

Chapter 845: Chapter 123: Danyang Royal Mansion, Zhou Xun Has Arrived! (Part 2)

"Indeed!" Zhou Xun nodded,

"In that case, there’s no time to lose, let’s set off!"

Immediately, the two bid farewell to Wang Erniu and then used the teleportation array within the Immortal City to head straight to Danyang Immortal City!

...

In less than half an hour, the two arrived on the land of Danyang Immortal City.

Danyang Immortal City is built atop a Tier Four High-Grade Spirit Vein, the Spiritual Qi is extraordinarily dense, divided into the inner and outer cities,

The inner city, where the Prince’s Mansion is located, occupies the most precious area of the entire Spirit Vein.

The outer city serves as a place for ordinary cultivators to cultivate and reside.

At this moment, the two walked along the main road, suppressing their cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Stage to avoid drawing attention.

After all, Danyang Immortal City is merely the head of a prefecture,

If two Nascent Soul cultivators suddenly appeared, they would inevitably attract the attention of the Danyang Royal Mansion, which would be inconvenient for their actions.

The scale of Danyang Immortal City is not small, even larger than the Central Continent Sea-Subduing Immortal City,

The main road is paved with bluestones, three yards wide, able to accommodate four carriages side by side.

Buildings line both sides, extremely imposing,

some selling magical treasure weapons in the Spiritual Artifact Pavilion, others selling spirit elixirs, and some offering spirit pet trades.

Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci slowly walked along the main road, departing through the city gate.

Their departure was naturally to set up the teleportation array.

About an hour later, the two landed their escape light in an uninhabited valley,

"Daoist Brother, the Spiritual Qi here is thin, making it a suitable place!" Zhou Xun surveyed the surroundings, very satisfied!

This location is a full five thousand miles from Danyang Immortal City, the distance is just right!

"Yes, let’s settle it here!" True Monarch Tianci nodded.

Immediately, Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci worked together, carving out a simple cave mansion in the stone wall near the valley bottom,

and selected a stone chamber as the location for the teleportation array.

Looking at the stone chamber, ten yards in size, Zhou Xun was very pleased,

with a wave of his hand,

three hundred and sixty-five refined spirit jade array bases flew out,

and then under Zhou Xun’s control, they were arranged one after another according to the array map, finally landing on the high platform in the stone chamber,

With Zhou Xun’s spirit light flashing, the array bases were set up,

Next came the most important "Profound Void Crystal".

With a wave of his hand, an egg-sized Profound Void Crystal flew out, landing steadily in the center of the array base,

Seeing this, Zhou Xun formed a spell with his hands, striking it onto the array.

As a faint light flashed, the half-completed short distance teleportation array was set up,

Next, once Zhou Xun infiltrated the Danyang Royal Mansion, he could set up the other half, thus completing the entire teleportation array.

"Now that the teleportation array is set up, next Daoist Brother must be troubled to guard it!" Zhou Xun bowed,

According to their agreement,

In the coming days, True Monarch Tianci will remain within the cave mansion,

Until Zhou Xun successfully acquires the heart essence blood of the ’Golden Feather Cloud-Stepping Eagle’, then they will leave together!

"It’s a small matter, but you, my virtuous brother, must be careful and cautious while infiltrating the Danyang Royal Mansion!"

Immediately Zhou Xun bid farewell to True Monarch Tianci, returning alone to Danyang Immortal City.

...

Entering the Immortal City, Zhou Xun first found an inn to stay, then went to a teahouse to start gathering information on Danyang Royal Mansion,

looking for opportunities to enter.

Although called a royal mansion, Danyang Royal Mansion is actually no different from a large sect because the entire Danyang Prefecture is King Danyang’s fiefdom,

It also serves the responsibilities of the Pavilion Master.

Zhou Xun sat in a second-floor window seat, ordered a pot of spirit tea, and quietly sipped, gazing out the window,

while his divine sense covered the entire teahouse, absorbing information about Danyang Royal Mansion.

For half a month continuously, he did the same, which gave him a much deeper understanding of Danyang Royal Mansion.

For instance, the current royal mansion,

has a total of seventeen Nascent Soul cultivators, two late-stage cultivators, five middle-stage cultivators, and the rest are early-stage cultivators.

"It seems, the five middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivators are not to be underestimated, getting entangled with them could cause significant trouble!"

He continued to gather information,

Suddenly, Zhou Xun’s eyes moved, quickly extending his divine sense to an octagonal table against the left wall on the first floor,

focusing on a few cultivators engaged in animated discussions.

A middle-aged cyan-robed cultivator took the lead: "Have you heard? Danyang Royal Mansion will be recruiting a batch of servant disciples in a month, this is a rare opportunity for us!"

A nearby gray-robed elder asked curiously: "Oh? Such a thing, isn’t the royal mansion supposed to recruit disciples every March? Why the sudden advance? Could something major be happening?"

The cyan-robed cultivator mysteriously lowered his voice: "I have a distant cousin serving as a steward in the royal mansion,"

"According to him, the Young Master’s second son has formed a Half-Step Golden Core and is about to hold a grand celebration,"

"Requiring a lot of manpower to help prepare various arrangements, from venue setup to spiritual objects supply, there’s a great demand for servants."

"Moreover, once selected, not only can one stay in the resource-rich royal mansion for a while, if they perform well, they might even receive an opportunity for promotion!"

"Becoming an official disciple of the royal mansion is a great opportunity for us loose cultivators."

Another young cultivator’s eyes lit up: "Will the selection criteria be strict? Do we Qi Refining cultivators have a chance?"

The cyan-robed cultivator chuckled:

"I heard although they are only recruiting servant disciples, the requirements are not low!"

"First, they must test spirit root talent, verify cultivation and age, only those with middle-grade spirit root talent, cultivation at Late-Stage Qi Refining and below fifty years of age qualify for further selection."

"As for the subsequent selection, it involves arena battles, those victorious in the battles can finally become servants of the royal mansion."

"However, Brother Li, at a young age, has already reached Eighth-Layer Qi Refining, naturally has great chances!"

"These...these requirements, apart from the age relaxation, are almost no different from official disciple selections!" The elder’s expression darkened,

he was fifty-one this year, just over the limit!

"If only I were a year younger, with my Peak Qi Refining cultivation, I could easily earn a spot!"

Zhou Xun, sitting on the second floor, heard these words, a subtle smile lifted at the corners of his mouth, evidently pleased!

"I didn’t expect an opportunity would fall into my lap!"

"Now, there’s a chance to enter Danyang Royal Mansion!"

...

Soon, a month passed, Zhou Xun arrived outside the west city gate of Danyang Immortal City, the selection site for servant disciples.

Now, a month has gone by,

The news of the royal mansion recruiting servant disciples has spread far and wide, cultivators from within ten thousand miles around have rushed to the site,

As for places further away, due to time constraints, they couldn’t make it,

Yet, even so, there were over thirty thousand cultivators gathered here.

Most were at Middle-Stage Qi Refining or higher, their eyes filled with longing to enter the royal mansion.

Zhou Xun mingled within the crowd, quietly observing everything around him.

As soon as the hour passed noon, several drum beats sounded, followed by an old man in a cyan and red robe slowly approaching from the city gate,

This person was the Prince Mansion Steward, responsible for today’s servant recruitment.

The old man flew above, releasing an Early-Stage Core Formation suppression, silencing the crowd,

"Ladies and gentlemen, today Wu Mou is entrusted by the royal mansion to recruit one thousand servant disciples, requirements are as follows: First, spirit root sensitivity must be above twenty points!"

"Second, cultivation must be above Seventh-Layer Qi Refining,"

"Third, age must be below forty!"

"Those who don’t meet the criteria may leave!"

The crowd erupted:

"Why? It was supposed to be under fifty, why change it to under forty? What about us?"

"Are we not fit to join the royal mansion?"

...

Voices of doubt rose! The old man’s face turned cold as a Core Formation Stage suppression spread, then he said coldly:

"Do you dare question the royal mansion’s decision?"

Hearing this, no one dared speak further, the royal mansion’s authority is not to be challenged, especially not by small Qi Cultivation practitioners,

So many began to leave,

When formal registration began, the numbers had dropped to five thousand, losing eighty percent!

As for Zhou Xun, he had already used the Thousand Faces Mask to conceal his cultivation at Ninth-Layer Qi Refining!