Monarch of Time

After a few moments of silence, Quan Lin turned his gaze towards Shun Long and continued

''Young master Shun, do you want to stop by Luoyang city first? Here we can rent a peak rank 7 magic beast that will take us directly to the 'City of Immortals', otherwise, if we travel by ourselves, even if I carry everyone along, it will take us at least a week to get there.''

Shun Long nodded his head and didn't reject Quan Lin's proposal, as their group headed towards the massive city in the distance a few moments later.

Naturally, what Quan Lin had just said made sense. After all, Shun Long and the others were still at the Dao King realm and their speed couldn't possibly compare to late-stage Dao Emperors like Quan Lin's and Jiang Tianfang's.

At the same time, although Quan Lin was a peak rank 9 Dao Emperor and he could even fight peak rank 7 magic beasts by himself, if he and Jiang Tianfang wanted to travel for more than a day at full speed, it was naturally better to do so on the back of a peak rank 7 magic beast and preserve their strength.

A few minutes later, Shun Long's group arrived in front of the Luoyang city's city gates, and after queuing up for a while, they paid the fee of 70 high-grade spirit stones before they entered the city.

Once they stepped foot into the city, Quan Lin turned to look at Shun Long and the others and said calmly

''Young master Shun, let us go meet with the city lord of Luoyang city. The city lord here is a Sovereign under the Tianxuan dynasty as well, so he won't refuse to let us borrow a peak rank 7 magic beast from him.''

Once he finished speaking, Quan Lin led Shun Long and the others towards the heart of Luoyang city, and soon, they reached the estate of the Luoyang city's city lord.

Even though this Luoyang city wasn't even half the size of the Northern Sovereign's city, Shun Long, Liu Mei, and the others, all noticed that quite a few Dao Kings and even Dao Emperors were present around them, while the city guards who were patrolling around the city were nearly at the same level as most guards within the Northern Sovereign's estate.

At the same time, once they verified that Quan Lin was a peak rank 9 Dao Emperor who belonged to the Tianxuan dynasty as well, the guards in front of the city lord's estate no longer barred his path and allowed him to enter inside.

A few minutes after Quan Lin led everyone past the estate's gates and entered the city lord's estate, a late-stage Dao Emperor with long black hair who was clad in silver armor similar to Quan Lin's came to receive them, before he led their group towards the city lord's courtyard at the depths of the estate.

Shun Long and the others soon noticed, that the city lord of Luoyang city was a middle-aged man with long black hair and a fierce-looking face, while the aura of a middle-stage Sovereign was emanating from his body.

Once the city lord heard Quan Lin's request, he actually didn't decline and allowed Quan Lin to choose a peak rank 7 magic beast from his estate. Clearly, the city lord wasn't afraid that Quan Lin would try to steal his magic beasts.

...

Moments later, Jiang Tianfang and the others all sat on the back of an enormous worm whose entire body was covered in purple scales, as they left Luoyang city.

Staring at this gigantic worm that was more than 300 meters (970ft) long and 60 meters(196ft) wide, Shun Long only needed to throw a single glance at it, before the name 'Purple-scaled desert worm' appeared in his mind.

Although the 'Purple-scaled desert worm' wasn't the fastest among peak rank 7 magic beasts, Shun Long clearly knew that it wasn't slow either, while its biggest advantage lied in the purple scales around its body that could even take on the attacks of most peak rank 9 Dao Emperors without too much trouble.

However, the reason why Quan Lin had chosen to borrow this worm wasn't because he was scared that they would be attacked on the way to the 'City of Immortals' and he was planning to rely on the worm's defensive capabilities to protect himself, but because this worm was actually the fastest among the peak rank 7 magic beasts that were available for him to choose.

Sitting on the 'Purple-scaled desert worm's' back, Quan Lin stared at Jiang Tianfang seriously for a while, and after a few moments of silence, Quan Lin suddenly asked him in a serious voice

''Jiang Tianfang, are you planning to enter the 'City of Immortals' as well?''

Jiang Tianfang was momentarily taken aback when he heard this, as he stared at Quan Lin and asked in surprise

''Enter the 'City of Immortals'? What do you mean? I thought that only Dao Kings could enter inside.''

It wasn't just Jiang Tianfang who was surprised by Quan Lin's question, as Xingyi and the others were also stunned when they heard this.

After all, according to what the Grand Elder had said to them, only Dao Kings would be allowed to enter that place.

Shaking his head, Quan Lin looked at Jiang Tianfang and snorted before he said seriously

''Who said that only Dao Kings are allowed to enter? It seems that you truly know nothing about that place. The 'City of Immortals' has 2 levels, one that is meant for Dao Kings, and the other that is meant for Dao Emperors.

Naturally, Dao Kings aren't allowed to enter the second level that is meant for Dao Emperors, while Dao Emperors can't enter the first level that's meant for Dao Kings either.

As for me, I'm planning to enter the second level just like Zi Hu and the rest of the commanders under the city lord.

Jiang Tianfang, if you are planning to enter the 'City of Immortals'... it's best if we travel together!''