Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 5286 Tianyu City

chapter 5286 tianyu city

“this is too precious! we can’t accept it!” said the elder upon seeing the peerless-grade golden pill.

“it’s just a single pill. senior, don’t take it so seriously,” long chen replied immediately.

the elder sighed, “young friend, it seems you aren’t aware of this, but... we are an isolated little city cut off from the rest of the world. many of our people have never seen a medicinal pill in their entire life.”

now it was long chen’s turn to be shocked, and he asked, “are you saying you’ve relied entirely on yourselves for cultivation?!”

the elder nodded, and long chen stared in disbelief at the disciples. only now did he realize that there wasn’t even a trace of medicinal pill aura coming from their bodies. they had never consumed a medicinal pill in their entire lifetime!

“is there still an alchemy inheritance in the outside world?” asked a human emperor excitedly.

long chen was about to respond when the elder interjected, “let’s talk inside the city. who keeps their guests outside the gates to chat?”

curious about their situation, long chen didn’t refuse. he also insisted that the elder accept the golden pill. at first, long chen thought the elder’s reluctance to take it was due to a lack of interest. however, it soon became clear that the pill was simply too precious for them, and they didn’t have the nerve to accept it. only when long chen said that he wouldn’t enter the city unless they accepted it did the elder finally relent.

accompanied by everyone, long chen passed through a gorge fortified with worn but sturdy defenses. he sensed powerful auras nearby and asked, “senior, do we often face attacks here?”

“it’s not that frequent, but we have the gold lion race and the stone spirit race constantly eyeing us. we’ve fought before, and although everyone now minds their own business, we remain vigilant,” the elder explained.

“the stone spirit race? is that not a kind branch of the spirit race? are they really warlike?” asked long chen.

“they have never succeeded, but every attack costs us dearly. we don’t have the ability to strike back at them and can only passively defend. while they recover, we’re in a temporary truce. our disciples might occasionally pass through their territory to hunt some low-grade devil creatures as training. speaking of which, this particular ceasefire has lasted a long time. the gold lion and stone spirit races should have reached their peak once more, but they’ve yet to make their move. that’s why we’re on guard. it’s possible that this disturbance will break this fragile peace.”

“patriarch, maybe you’re worrying too much. we’ve been keeping a close eye on them all this time! everything is within control. there’s no need to be this nervous. i’ve found that lately, our disciples are so nervous that their cultivation speed has slowed down. this can’t continue,” interjected chi feng.

“to be vigilant during peacetime is entirely correct. in addition, pressure isn’t a bad thing. growing up under pressure is a trial to the heart. it’s very important,” said long chen.

“the pressure has to be at the right level. too much will have a negative effect,” scoffed chi feng.

long chen smiled slightly and didn’t reply. this fellow might be strong, but his vision was clearly lacking. the disciples long chen had seen were all sharp-eyed and determined; this level of pressure was far from too much for them. still, long chen was an outsider, and it wasn’t his place to comment.

the elder didn’t argue either and brought long chen into the city. long chen touched the city bricks and frowned slightly, but he didn’t say anything.

he had discovered that this city was gravely worn down. although its aura was still powerful, its actual defensive power had long since withered. he suspected that even he could destroy the city if he wished.

the elder brought long chen to a tall tower and had everyone else leave. only the two of them remained in the tower. gazing out into the distance, the elder sighed deeply.

“young friend, are you willing to save tianyu city?”

“what?” long chen’s eyes widened. he had no idea how to respond to that.

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