#808 - Chapter 808 Entering the City - Qi Refining Level 3000, Accepting The Empress As A Disciple At The Beginning

As their powers connected, Xuan felt a surge of immense energy rushing into his body. The speed and suddenness of this influx caught him off guard.

Xuan's various spiritual meridians felt congested.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, the white vortex in his dantian stirred once more.

Immediately, the energy was absorbed into his various spiritual meridians.

His cultivation level soared rapidly.

"Thump!"

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He heard several heavy thuds, and then his hands felt lighter. Xuan realized that the people opposite him had all collapsed to the ground, their faces pale, expressions dim, and despair evident in their eyes.

Upon closer inspection, the aura of a Venerable King was completely gone from them. In other words, they had become utterly useless.

"What's going on?" Xuan was surprised by the extent of his power.

"You… you actually possess dark-attribute profound meridians?" an injured demon clan man said weakly. "If we had known you had dark-attribute profound meridians, we would never have fought you head-on."

The others glared at Xuan, but none dared to speak.

"None of the things you've done haven't harmed humans. Now that you've met such an end, do you still feel wronged?"

By now, Xuan had fully calmed down. He spoke indifferently and then turned to look at the Spirit Guard.

"Now, I'll hand them over to you! You can deal with them however you see fit. Let's be quick and move on to the next wave of attacks."

The Spirit Guards nodded and stepped forward without hesitation, killing the thirty who had come to fight, as well as the three who were already unconscious, with swift and decisive strikes, showing no mercy.

After dealing with everything, they left and headed toward Demon Isle City. Throughout this process, the true leader of the demon clan never reappeared.

The towering and majestic city gate stood tall, with red doors and a city tower built of cyan stone slabs. Just a glance inspired sincere reverence. Guards stood on both sides of the city gate.

To Xuan's surprise, even the ordinary guards at the city gate possessed Late-Stage Venerable cultivation, while the leader of the squad had already reached the Emperor Realm.

Moreover, outside Demon Isle City, two long lines of guards were stationed.

Xuan and the others pretended to be ordinary members of the demon race, following the crowd as they slowly moved forward.

"Are you surprised?" The person walking in front of Xuan was an old man. Noticing Xuan's delicate features and unfamiliar face, he took the initiative to strike up a conversation.

Xuan glanced at him subtly. Seeing the man's cat ears faintly visible, he knew he was a member of the demon race. To avoid exposing his identity, he began to talk with the old man.

The old man walking with him was a member of a large family in Demon Isle City named Wenren Er.

"Yes, I am indeed surprised. The guards here are quite strong, so the residents inside must be even stronger," Xuan said.

"Of course," Wenren Er said with a smile.

"After all, Demon Isle City is one of the four satellite cities of Wind City, where the Supreme resides. Naturally, it's full of powerful individuals."

"It's not that exaggerated," a girl with eagle wings interjected.

"While there are many powerful people in Demon Isle City, there are also those with average strength. It's just that they need to pay a certain amount of contribution points."

"Isn't it said that there are some commoners in Demon Isle City?" Xuan suddenly thought of something and asked casually, "Do those commoners also need to pay contribution points? They shouldn't have that many, right?"

"Of course, commoners also need to pay contribution points. The commoners here are residents of the town, and they are much wealthier than the residents of those villages, so they can naturally pay a certain amount of contribution points."

Wenren Er explained, "However, they can only live in the West City area, where the Xuan energy is relatively weak."

"So, only the aristocratic children can live in the East City area?" Xuan asked.

"That's for sure," the girl said.

"Those who live in the East City are aristocratic children. The reason these aristocratic children are special is that their families have at least one Venerable Emperor Realm expert. Venerable Emperor Realm experts and Venerable God Realm experts above them can be said to be the guardians of the entire Demon Isle City. Their families, or even their clansmen, naturally live in Demon Isle City for free."

"Then, does your family also have very strong experts?" Xuan suddenly thought of something and asked.

"Yes, my ancestor is a Late-Stage Peak Emperor Realm expert, with the potential to break through to the Great Emperor Realm within a hundred years," the girl said, her tone carrying a hint of pride.

"So is my ancestor," Wenren Er said in a relatively calm tone, but pride was also written in his eyes.

"Oh!" Xuan simply nodded indifferently. He didn't think much of the pride the two of them displayed. He always believed that only the power one obtained through their own efforts truly belonged to them and was worth being proud of. As for the status of their ancestors, it was not something to boast about. However, he also understood that their mentality was the mentality of most people, and there was nothing wrong with it.

"Are you entering the city now?" As they spoke, the line had moved forward considerably. It was now their turn. The guard at the entrance looked at them sternly and asked.

"Yes! We're entering the city now," Xuan nodded, speaking politely and calmly.

"Alright, how many of you? Ten contribution points per person," the guard said.

"Okay!" Xuan didn't hesitate. Although he was slightly surprised that he had to pay ten contribution points just to enter the city once, it was only for a moment. He quickly took off the temporary identity tag he had made on his waist and was about to hand it to the guard.

At this moment, a hand stopped him. Xuan turned around and saw the young girl who had been standing behind him.

She stepped in front of Xuan and showed the guard a token, saying, "I am a direct descendant of the Shui family from East City. This is a special pass that the City Lord specially granted to our family."

"So, it's Miss Shui… Miss Shui of the Shui family… Ah, my respects!" The guard was shocked when he saw the token. He suddenly bowed to the old woman and said respectfully. Wenren Er and the young girl led Xuan into Demon Isle City.