Chapter 19: Diao Rongqi's Visit

Inside a secluded small building within the Fire Realm Food Hall.

"There have been many forces visiting Brother Luo He these past two days in Hu Yang City, haven't there?" Shang Tianyan and Luo Feng sat opposite each other, while Suo Zi was beside them, respectfully serving food and wine. The servant Mo Luo Sa could only wait outside the small building.

Luo Feng sighed, "Many forces have been directly visiting my cave residence. When I go to the Dream Flower Tower, there are also forces waiting there. That's why I've hidden away in this Fire Realm Food Hall. This small food hall is at least quiet!"

"Haha, when you forced the Blood Python Society to lower its head and compensate you, you were already one of the top figures in Hu Yang City," Shang Tianyan laughed. "I don't know how many Eternal True Gods envy you. Ordinary Eternal True Gods like us have far less influence than Brother Luo He."

The gap between Eternal True Gods is also extremely large.

The strength of their divine bodies, the difference in weapons, treasures, and armor, the variations in secret techniques, the different realms of law, the distinctions in bloodline talents, the disparities in willpower... all these factors make the gap incredibly wide.

"If I'm not mistaken, the City Lord's府 assessment of you has probably been raised to Grade A," Shang Tianyan said.

"Grade A?" Luo Feng asked curiously.

"An Eternal True God that even a Hu Yang Legion can't handle is generally Grade A. At this level, the City Lord's府 won't easily take action," Shang Tianyan said.

Luo Feng pondered and said, "A Hu Yang Legion is led by a top Eternal True God, with tens of thousands of Void True Gods and tens of millions of elite True Gods jointly controlling the legion's mechanical treasure. The combined power of the legion can unleash some Chaos realm power."

"With Brother Luo He's strength, even if you can't resist head-on, you can play to your strengths and avoid the weaknesses, rendering a Hu Yang Legion helpless," Shang Tianyan laughed. "You didn't use any weapons or treasures and grabbed the Vice-Chairman Lai Mo's True God Heart with one hand. Everyone can see that once you unleash your full power, even if there's a gap between you and a Hu Yang Legion, you can rely on various secret techniques to maneuver."

Luo Feng smiled and didn't say much.

The Hu Yang Legion is strong head-on? The Eternal True Gods, Void True Gods, and the massive number of True Gods combined, whether in terms of the quantity of divine power or the degree of purity, are all inferior to him! It's just that the legion-type mechanical treasure is stronger than his 'Wu-Slaying Wings'.

The result of a head-on collision wouldn't be that he couldn't afford to expend his divine power, but that a Hu Yang Legion couldn't withstand the consumption!

"Looking at your smile, you don't really care about a Hu Yang Legion," Shang Tianyan raised his glass. "For this, we must have a drink."

"Drink," Luo Feng said with a smile, drinking the wine.

"But Brother Luo He, don't underestimate the City Lord's府 because of this. The ten Hu Yang Legions, the Hu Yang Guards... are just the surface-level deterrent force," Shang Tianyan said. "This large city, built and refined over endless years, is one of their true cornerstones. If they're really pushed to the limit, I'm afraid Chaos Masters, or even God Kings, will break through the void and arrive!"

"I'm not so foolish as to provoke the City Lord's府," Luo Feng also knew this.

"Of course, the entire Jiu Jiang Chaos State is the fiefdom of 'Marquis Jiu Jiang'. What is Marquis Jiu Jiang's status? Unless it's a major event, he won't come to Hu Yang City," Shang Tianyan said. "So, as long as you don't challenge the City Lord's府's ruling position, you don't need to worry about attracting Chaos Masters. But you must remember one thing..."

Shang Tianyan's expression became much more serious.

"Brother Shang, please speak," Luo Feng said.

"Never get involved in the conflict between the Food Nation and the Yu Nation," Shang Tianyan said in a low voice. "This is the most terrifying vortex in Hu Yang City. Once you're drawn in, no matter how strong you are individually, you may be crushed to pieces."

"The conflict between the Food Nation and the Yu Nation?" Luo Feng asked curiously.

"Since its establishment, the Food Nation has been expanding and encroaching on its surroundings. Now that it's adjacent to my Yu Nation, there are naturally many conflicts," Shang Tianyan said. "Hu Yang City, as a large border city, has never stopped having secret conflicts. For example, the Zan Yun Merchant Guild is a merchant guild of the Food Nation."

Luo Feng nodded and said, "The chairman of the Zan Yun Merchant Guild visited my cave residence yesterday, but I didn't pay much attention to him."

Just because the other party was from the Food Nation, Luo Feng wasn't willing to form too deep a connection.

"It's right not to pay attention to him," Shang Tianyan said. "After all, it's a large border city, and the Yu Nation has no reason to prohibit normal trade. The Zan Yun Merchant Guild seems very law-abiding on the surface, but the Food Nation has secretly dispatched a group of Eternal True Gods into the city long ago."

"As long as the Food Nation is willing, they can dispatch even stronger forces at any time," Shang Tianyan said. "This is the biggest scourge of Hu Yang City."

"One day, when the two great Divine Nations fight, it's normal for this place to be reduced to dust."

Shang Tianyan sighed and picked up his wine glass.

He has mainly lived in Hu Yang City his whole life, so naturally, he doesn't want to see Hu Yang City reduced to ruins.

"We can't do anything about the conflict between the two great Divine Nations, so let's just go with the flow," Luo Feng also drank with him. He still likes Shang Tianyan as a friend, he is forthright, and when he asked about his cultivation troubles, Shang Tianyan didn't hide anything.

Shang Tianyan is one of the top weapon refiners in Hu Yang City, so he's much stronger than him in weapon refinement. He's comprehending the Chaos Great Strength Diagram without a teacher to guide him, so he'll naturally encounter some confusion. For Shang Tianyan, a few words can break through the key.

If he buried his head in research, he could also figure it out with his solid foundation in the laws, but it would take longer and go through some detours.

He appreciates the fact that the other party is willing to guide him.

The two of them ate, drank, and chatted. Although he got a piece of intelligence about Hu Yang City, chatting with Shang Tianyan allowed Luo Feng to have a deeper understanding of the various forces in Hu Yang City.

"I have to say, this food hall has a unique flavor," Shang Tianyan praised as he got up to leave.

"I also like it here. Their grilled meat is powerful enough," Luo Feng said. His perfect divine body is too strong, and ordinary delicacies are too weak to stimulate him, making them seem too bland.

As they spoke, they walked out of the small building together, and Mo Luo Sa immediately hid the wine pot outside the small building.

At this time, Luo Feng and Shang Tianyan both saw a woman with a furry tail in front of them. The woman was followed by a guard.

"This is 'Diao Rong Qi' from the Diao Rong family, the daughter of Diao Rong Yan," Shang Tianyan introduced.

"Greetings, Uncle Shang," Diao Rong Qi said with a smile and bowed.

"Are you here to visit Brother Luo He?" Shang Tianyan asked with a smile. "How did you find this place?"

Diao Rong Qi hurriedly explained, "I heard about Venerable Luo He at the Dream Flower Tower, and I wanted to visit him very much. Later, I learned from my guard that Venerable Luo He might come to the Fire Realm Food Hall."

Luo Feng looked at the scene with interest. The guard next to this woman was the young True God named 'Suo Yun' from the tribe he had saved.

"Venerable," Suo Yun hurriedly explained respectfully, "My brother Suo Zi and I live together, and I accidentally learned that the Venerable had been to the Fire Realm Food Hall while chatting."

"That's quite a coincidence," Luo Feng looked at Diao Rong Qi, the woman with the furry tail. "What do you want from me?"

"I want to be your disciple!"

Diao Rong Qi's eyes were bright. "I want to become Venerable's disciple."

"Your father is an Eternal True God, so why do you want to become my disciple?" Luo Feng looked at her.

"My father is good at alchemy, but he's not good at fighting," Diao Rong Qi bowed respectfully. "I'm willing to offer five thousand universe sand, just hoping to become Venerable's disciple."

Luo Feng shook his head and looked at Shang Tianyan, "Brother Shang, let's go."

Shang Tianyan didn't persuade him. After all, taking in a disciple is a very serious matter, and he and Luo Feng flew away together.

"Venerable," Diao Rong Qi said anxiously, "Please give me a chance, give me a chance to be tested."

"Become my master's disciple? You're thinking too highly of yourself!" Mo Luo Sa glanced at Diao Rong Qi and then followed Luo Feng away.

Diao Rong Qi stood in place, thought for a while, and then turned around and walked away, while instructing, "Suo Yun, you continue to stay at the Fire Realm Food Hall, and notify me immediately if you find Venerable Luo He."

"Yes," the guard Suo Yun responded respectfully, watching his young lady leave.

"Suo Yun," Suo Zi walked over, "How could you casually spread the news that Venerable is here?"

The guard Suo Yun looked at his brother and said, "My young lady wanted to visit the Venerable, and she has no ill intentions. Why can't I tell her?"

"We do food hall business, so we have to protect our guests' secrets," Suo Zi said. "I only told you privately because you're my brother. You didn't tell me and just told your young lady the news?"

Suo Yun sneered, "The Venerable didn't blame me, but you, as his brother, are blaming me."

"The Venerable has a good temper and didn't blame you, but if you encounter someone with a bad temper, you're finished!" Suo Zi said anxiously, "In Hu Yang City, especially when it comes to Eternal True Gods, no amount of caution is too much!"

"If we're careful everywhere, when will we be able to break through?" Suo Yun said coldly, "You have to seize the opportunity when it comes! Just because of this news, I've already received a secret technique!"

Suo Zi was stunned.

After they came to Hu Yang City from the tribe and clarified their bloodline, they wanted to find a suitable secret technique for themselves. It's just that good secret techniques that are suitable for them are too expensive.

"Suo Yun has already obtained a secret technique?" Suo Zi's mood was complicated for a while.

On the one hand, he was happy for his brother, but on the other hand, he also felt the gap between them. He was still an apprentice, painstakingly saving up chaos crystals to buy a secret technique. And he could expect that it would take a long time.

"The clan leader said that we have to be careful in Hu Yang City. Don't be in a hurry, my lifespan is still very long, so it doesn't matter if it takes a little longer," Suo Zi suppressed his emotions.

……

Blood Python Society Headquarters.

"These past two days, the most famous person in Hu Yang City is that Luo He," Vice-Chairman Mu Lin shook his head and said, "Whenever Luo He is mentioned, our Blood Python Society is mentioned."

"Can you shut up?" Vice-Chairman Lai Mo said angrily.

"I don't care about these discussions," Chairman Mu Yang frowned and said, "What I care about is that I compensated 20,000 universe sand. I'm too poor now, and every universe sand is important to me."

Vice-Chairman Mu Lin and Vice-Chairman Lai Mo looked at each other.

"We're both broke," Vice-Chairman Mu Lin said quickly.

"Chairman, I've borrowed everything I can borrow for you. This time you paid 18,000 universe sand for me, so you still owe me 5,000 universe sand," Vice-Chairman Lai Mo said.

The two vice-chairmen were also a little puzzled. The chairman 'Mu Yang', who owns most of the Blood Python Society's resources, has always been very poor! He's scared them both from borrowing!