The Ruler
142. Arrive in Tongzhe City.
Above the mountain sky. Inside the illusion shield. Qing Ruo and his entourage observed Xun Ping and his entourage who were under them casually.
" This ruler," Mao Lei said as he gave the storage ring he took from the elders of the Xun clan.
" I just need their clan's forbidden technique," he said as he took the secret scroll from inside the storage ring, then gave up the ring again.
" Ruler, this?"
" Take that for you."
" Thank you Ruler." said Mao Lei happily.
" The ruler seems to have left. So what's our next plan?" Ask Long Chen.
" Continue the journey. Long Chen, does Bei Shan city have a teleportation gate?"
" There is no Sovereign, but we can go to Tongzhe City, a distance from this place three days trip."
" Alright," Qing Ruo replied then opened the soul world dimensional gate.
" You guys go back."
" Good Ruler..."
After Long Fu, Long Qe, Mao Lei, Yuan Bai and Yuan Hei returned into the soul world. Qing Ruo then asked Huo Mingzhi to make a move.
" Swhuss...." That black Fire Qilin left the sky of that small mountain quickly.
On Huo Mingzhi's back.
Qing Ruo and Long Chen chatted casually while asking for the information Long had obtained.
" Ruler, it turns out that Bei Shan city has long had no teleportation gate, because the city leader feels careless."
" Why could that be?"
" Because of the teleportation gate that was in that city, it was always used by the imperial criminals to escape, so they got sanctioned."
" What about the city of Togzhe?"
" There is a Ruler. In Tongzhe city we start to be able to use the teleportation gate, so our next destination is Xi city, Cheng city, and Bao city, then arrive at the heart of the northern region, Heian city. In the center of Heian city, we can use a large teleportation gate, so that it can go directly to the Black Ice Gate."
" Alright," Qing Ruo replied.
" Lord, is something wrong?" long Chen asked, upon seeing Qing Ruo seemed to be thinking of something.
" Heian City, ruler of the North."
" Right Ruler. Is there something wrong with the city?"
" I'm reminded of my brother Heian Bai."
" Hey Bai?"
" Right, do you recognize that name?"
" Heian Bai, that is the name of the twelve sons of the ruler Heian Song, the former ruler who was declared to have disappeared from the Heian empire."
" Really?"
" Ruler, it's possible that Heian Bai who the ruler means is a different person.
Qing Ruo nodded her head.
" But it might just be the same person."
" Why could that be?"
" For this Heian Bai who is my brother is a general in the sky empire."
" If he is indeed the twelfth prince, then it is certain that he is taking refuge in the sky empire," Long Chen said.
" Right," Qing Ruo said softly.
" Ruler," Long Chen said hesitantly.
" Speak..."
" But this isn't about that General Heian Bai..."
Qing Ruo nodded her head.
" Speak..."
" The semi-eternal aura of the eighth level, which the ruler took out in the previous battle," he said seriously.
" It belongs to someone else." while explaining the way he had that aura in detail.
" So that was the aura of the Yin Gan transformation that was in the western prison?"
" Right," Qing Ruo replied with a wry smile.
" But the Sovereign, that aura feels so genuine, perhaps only certain powers are aware of it." Staring at Qing Ruo seriously.
" Right, but on Bei Tian mountain before, Cat Dahan can figure it out."
" Long Chen, it's not easy. Especially at my age now. It takes a long and patient process."
" What's with the age of the ruler?" while looking fixedly at Qing Ruo.
" Can you guess my age?"
" By under a thousand years" he answered.
" That's for sure," Qing Ruo replied laughing.
" Hm... Three hundred years."
Qing Ruo shook her head, making Long Chen frown.
" Lord, I really don't know. From the strength of the bones, you are already at the bone level of the late-stage Dragon God. And that's the peak of bone strength." Staring at Qing Ruo fixedly.
" Under forty years old," Qing Ruo said casually, making Long Chen almost drop his jaw.
" Ruler, you...."
" So it is highly unlikely that I would suddenly become a tier eight immortal Semi. In order to become a tier three Immortal alone, I have to fight the excruciating pain," Qing Ruo said making Long Chen speechless.
" How did the ruler do it?" she looked at Qing Ruo in amazement.
" Bring yourself up and fight pain."
" The possessor of the sky emperor's body is truly terrifying. With a very short age but already a third level semi-eternal." deepened.
" But there's no need to worry, since I already have a soul-strengthening golden grass. If there is a high-level source, then I can level up," Qing Ruo explained, asking him to rest.
" Good Ruler.." then started cultivating on top of Huo Mingzhi's body quietly.
****
Without feeling two days passed. By morning they arrived in a giant ice forest area.
" Ruler, one more day before night we will arrive in Tongzhe city" Long Chen reminded.
" good. Mingzhi, keep moving if it's nearing, let me know." Qing Ruo said as she studied the secret techniques of the Xun clan.
" Good Ruler." While crossing the giant ice forest.
From above the sky, Huo Mingzhi and Long Chen could feel several pairs of eyes residing within the area of the gigantic ice forest, watching their movements.
" Brother Long Chen," Huo Mingzhi said.
" Be calm," Long Chen replied casually, while asking Huo Mingzhi to keep moving.
***
Inside the forbidden area of the giant ice forest.
" That brother is the Qilin of the sky..."
" Right, the Black Flame Qilin, is truly a rare animal."
" Are you not interested?"
" Only a fool would want to chase him. The Celestial Qilin was not an animal that liked to roam freely. If so, it must have been owned by someone. You need to know, the Celestial Qilin is only willing to serve a ruler, or a lord stronger than him."
" Brother is right. But who was riding that Celestial Qilin?"
" It must be a very powerful clan. If he was from the Imperial side, he must have used the Dragon Horse. Never mind, don't talk about it again. The group that has such powerful beasts is the group we should avoid."
" Good brother." While staring at the flash of golden black light that shot out left the region of the gigantic ice forest.
Above the sky.
Huo Mingzhi continued to move through the ice forest, eventually leaving the forest area.
After moving the entire time, towards nightfall, they finally arrived at Tongzhe city.
" Ruler," Huo Mingzhi said, informing Qing Ruo about it.
" Have we arrived?"
" Right ruler..." While pointing at the large city that was illuminated by millions of light crystals, which was five kilometers meters in front of them.
" Good." While asking Huo Mingzhi to return and rest within the soul world.
After the black fire Qilin returned into the soul world, Qing Ruo then brought Long Chen closer to the city.
" Lord, what identity will we wear in that City?"
" Use the Na clan, just like in Bei Shan city before."
" But the ruler, using the name of that little clan always brings trouble."
" Right, but thus we can know one's sincerity, even directly reducing the bad guys. Whereas if I were to use the identity of the Luo Clan, the Qing Clan, or the Ling Clan, it would actually create even greater problems. The first Luo breed was the enemy of the second breed. If I used the identity of the Qing Clan or the Ling Clan, people would definitely dodge, even treating me with respect, but that was with hypocrisy and pretence, and I didn't like." While handing the Na clan badge to Long Chen.
" Good Ruler, servant understand." While moving on Qing Ruo's side calmly.
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