The righteous path punishes Heaven

Chapter 133 Infiltrating the Inside

"Brothers, may I ask if this is Lord Yage's Firemelt City?" Xue Minghua rubbed his hands together and walked towards the two guards at the city gate with a big smile.

The guards' first reaction was to be on guard. The two men quickly raised their bayonets, the tips of which were pointed directly at Xue Minghua, their threat obvious.

Xue Minghua hurriedly pulled out his Roman Empire citizen badge and explained with a smile, "Hey, hey, big brother, don't misunderstand. Look, I'm a genuine Roman citizen, this is my badge..."

As they were talking, Zhang Yunling slowly approached from the shadows, using his Swift Ghost Steps.

He originally planned to have Xue Minghua delay the two guards while he used his ghost escape technique to pass through the wall. However, he discovered that the dark brick wall was not made of ordinary material, and he could not pass through it directly.

With no other option, Xue Minghua had to ask the guards to open the city gate so that Zhang Yunling could sneak in.

The two guards carefully examined Xue Minghua's badge, then used magic to verify its authenticity before asking, "Where did you come from, and why did you come to Firemelt City?"

Xue Minghua had already prepared his explanation and immediately replied, "It's like this. Some time ago, I went on an expedition to the Western Desert with a private adventure team, but I lost track of the team. I figured the expedition was ruined, so I thought I'd head back first. I just happened to pass by Firemelt City. I hope you two will have the kindness to let me stay in Firemelt City for a while."

The guard, seeing Xue Minghua's rather ornate mage robe, didn't suspect anything and turned around to slowly open a small crack in the city gate, letting him pass.

Taking advantage of the opening, Zhang Yunling quickly used Ghost Step to slip into Firemelt City with Xue Minghua.

As soon as Zhang Yunling stepped into the city, he felt the air was filled with rich fire-attribute spiritual energy, which came into contact with the fire spiritual root in his dantian. This feeling made him feel extremely comfortable, because Zhang Yunling also mainly cultivated fire-attribute immortal techniques.

“No wonder this place is called Fire Melting City. The spiritual energy in the air here is of the fire element. People who are sensitive to fire will definitely be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort when cultivating in this city,” Zhang Yunling whispered behind Xue Minghua.

He had only been a few dozen meters away from the city gate, and he dared not reveal himself. The crowd around him was also relatively sparse. He planned to wait for a good opportunity to deactivate the invisibility effect of his "Ghostly Steps".

Xue Minghua was also worried that if he walked too fast, Zhang Yunling would not be able to keep up, so he slowed down and walked forward slowly.

Upon hearing Zhang Yunling's understanding of the environment in Firemelting City, Xue Minghua expressed his agreement:

"That's right. However, the cultivation methods in the Western Regions are different from those in the Dao Tian Continent. Humans born here are born with the ability to use a power called demonic energy. The strength of a person's willpower determines the upper limit of their ability to use demonic energy, and a person's thinking speed and cognitive ability also determine the precision with which they can control demonic energy."

"So as long as your willpower is strong enough and your mind is sharp enough, you can control the magical energy in the air better than others, no matter how dense or sparse it is."

Zhang Yunling listened silently to Xue Minghua's explanation. After noticing that the crowd around them was gradually increasing, he quietly revealed himself and walked forward beside Xue Minghua.

"Since that's the case, I still need to familiarize myself with the cultivation methods of this continent before taking action. Moreover, my cultivation has just reached a bottleneck, and I need to find an opportunity to break through." Zhang Yunling clenched his left fist and felt the meridians in his body. He was in a state where he could break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Xue Minghua pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Well, I happen to have a good place I can recommend to you. With your talent, you'll achieve twice the results with half the effort in your cultivation there."

Zhang Yunling smiled and expressed her gratitude, and the two walked into the Firemelting City.

In the very center of the town stands a tall tower, topped with a huge cross; this is the cathedral of the Roman Empire's state religion—the Catholic Church.

Xue Minghua looked serious, raised his hand and pointed to the tall tower, and introduced: "Twelve churches were built in the twelve cities of the empire. The people of the entire Roman Empire believe in the Catholic Church because the kind and selfless clergy in the churches are always praying to heaven and seeking happiness and peace for the entire empire."

Zhang Yunling looked at Xue Minghua with suspicion and asked tentatively, "You have lost your status as a Royal Knight and are now just an ordinary citizen. How could you enter such a place?"

Xue Minghua smiled slightly and took out an item from his storage bracelet. It was a jade pendant with three characters engraved on it: Ruyi Sect.

"Before I transmigrated here, I had already learned about the cultivation system. With this knowledge, I infiltrated a major sect that closely cooperated with the royal family. With this jade pendant representing the sect's disciple status, I can freely enter and exit the Divine Cathedral."

Looking at the jade pendant displayed in Xue Minghua's hand, Zhang Yunling was stunned and stood there, recalling the past stories told by Elder Sun Tan of the Alchemy Room in Qiankun Dao.

During the natural disaster, almost the entire Daotian Continent was united in fighting the flood, but one sect chose to take advantage of the situation and launch a sneak attack from behind.

That sect was later hunted down by the Qiankun Dao and nearly wiped out. The name of that sect was Ruyi Sect!

After quickly calming himself down, Zhang Yunling asked, "Ruyi Sect? Is this sect a cultivator sect from the Dao Tian Continent?"

Xue Minghua nodded: "That's right, but it was hundreds of years ago. The current Ruyi Sect can also be called Ruyi Star Sect. When they came to the Western Regions, they not only brought cultivation manuals for cultivators, but also mastered a mysterious astrology technique."

"Although there are astrologers in the Western Regions, the astrology of the Ruyi Sect is very strange. It is a completely different method of divination. They can predict the future simply by observing celestial phenomena. They can predict things that will happen in the near future or in the future."

Zhang Yunling remained silent, nodded in agreement, and then changed the subject, saying, "I see. Let's go then, let's go to that church and see what's going on."

The two walked toward the church, and it was from there that they began to notice their surroundings.

Firemelting City is a very prosperous city. The roads underfoot are all paved with marble bricks, and there are houses all around. The residents are laughing and talking. Some are taking their children for a walk, and some are setting up stalls to sell things. It is a harmonious and peaceful atmosphere.

Xue Minghua watched all this with a smile, quite satisfied with the peaceful Western Regions.

Zhang Yunling, however, was completely unconcerned. He was preoccupied with finding his enemies and the next realm he should reach: the Silent Illumination Nascent Soul Realm.

"According to the Innate Skill, breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage requires not only reaching the Great Perfection of the Golden Core realm, but also a Grade 4 Nascent Soul Pill and a Grade 5 Mind-Stabilizing Pill."

"Although I don't have the materials to refine these two pills, there's no rush at the moment. Before breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, I need to condense a lot of spiritual energy and store it in my dantian. When I break through, I'll accumulate enough to unleash its power."

As Zhang Yunling walked towards the church, he pondered to himself.