Heavenly Mansion City.

Built and personally supervised by Zhongxuan Sheng in an emergency, the Taixu Corner Tower opened today.

Jiang Wang naturally had to rush over, otherwise, Zhongxuan Sheng would scold him for at least half a month.

Lv Zongxiao, the City Lord of Heavenly Mansion City, came in person to congratulate, making the whole city pay great attention.

The crowds almost squeezed the Taixu Corner Tower, which was concealed by an array, to the point where water couldn’t seep through.

The City Lord’s mansion promptly deployed four squads of the City Guard Army to maintain order.

"...Next, let us invite the unrivaled champion of Near Sea, aiming to be first among the Yellow River, a man from Qingyang Town of Daqi, Fourth-Rank Green Badge Constable, second-tier Guard Sea Knight, Taixu Envoy Jiang Wang!" Zhongxuan Sheng’s face glowed red, his voice full of vigor, passionately declared, "To unveil its mysterious veil for everyone, to show everyone, the spectacle in the history of cultivation!"

To the uninitiated, it might seem as if the Taixu Illusion Realm was constructed by Jiang Wang.

Jiang Wang barely maintained a smile on his face and quietly transmitted his voice, "Isn’t this too ostentatious? It could get us beaten up."

"No worries," Zhongxuan Sheng replied through clenched teeth, "They won’t beat me."

With a sudden clap, his voice rose again, "Please welcome Jiang Qingyang!" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Fatty, you really can do it.

Jiang Wang was already throwing punches in his heart, yet his face shone with a dazzling smile, and with a suave movement, he formed a simple Seal Technique, and the illusionary array covering the Taixu Corner Tower vanished.

It was, in a sense, a grand unveiling.

"Wow!"

"That looks impressive!"

"Truly majestic!"

Amidst a wave of praises, Jiang Wang felt exceptionally embarrassed.

Before everyone appeared, a building that could be described as both magnificent and dreamlike.

The entire tower, standing five stories high, radiated with a dreamy silver-white light, flowing like moonlight.

There were five "corners," all on the top floor.

One at the top, reaching into the sky. Four corners spread out, facing the four directions.

Under each flying corner, hung a glaze Treasure Tree, shimmering with brilliant light, looking like the world’s greatest treasures. (In reality, most of the cost went into the exterior.)

The remaining floors featured round eaves made of stone, engraved with ancient and mysterious characters, seemingly describing incredible Secret Techniques or reciting ancient myths. (What exactly it meant, even Zhongxuan Sheng himself didn’t know.)

This Taixu Corner Tower was inlaid with Treasure Beads and bordered with Ming Yu, the epitome of extravagant luxury.

It looked absolutely extraordinary.

Yet, the Taixu Corner Tower recorded in the Jade Scroll Jiang Wang received from Xu Zefu was supposed to be a very simple five-story stone building...

Zhongxuan Sheng did adhere strictly to the specifications in building the Taixu Corner Tower, but he drastically changed the exterior with only one goal—to make it look luxurious and valuable.

Even if Xu Zefu came over, he might not recognize it at first glance.

The more the onlookers marveled, the more embarrassed Jiang Wang felt.

Zhongxuan Sheng was already calling out, "Come now, no need to push, just a Dao Yuan stone for a tour. Everyone, line up; there’s a limited number of spots!"

A Dao Yuan stone was indeed a very solid currency, but spending one just for a visit was like throwing money into water.

Jiang Wang didn’t think anyone would be fooled.

But then a voice full of excitement rang out, "Such a top-tier cultivation place, of course, I must see it! Don’t fight with me, I’m the first in line!"

A young man with a simple-faced decisively handed over a Dao Yuan stone, rushing into the Taixu Corner Tower impatiently, as if diving for some unrivaled treasure.

Jiang Wang took a closer look—wasn’t this one of the house servants of Zhongxuan Sheng’s mansion?

With the first, a second readily followed.

As "passions surged," it wasn’t long before people visiting the Taixu Corner Tower formed a long queue.

Fortunately, the guards from the City Lord’s mansion were maintaining order outside the tower, or who knows how chaotic it could have become.

These past few days, Jiang Wang was vying for a spot at the Yellow River Gathering, and truly hadn’t known that Zhongxuan Sheng had prepared so "thoroughly."

"You’re really too..."

He was somewhat embarrassed; to deceive the cultivators of Heavenly Mansion City like this, wasn’t he betraying the brotherly bond he just formed with Brother Lv?

Suddenly, a cheer burst out from nearby.

"Excellent!"

Watching the dense crowd, Lv Zongxiao smiled widely, unable to close his mouth: "Young Master Sheng truly is a dragon and phoenix among men, a commercial genius. If you were to cultivate the Business Path, there would be no chance for Qing Xi!"

Jiang Wang silently closed his mouth.

The person who led the deception showed no embarrassment; the local official laughed joyfully. As an unknown major shareholder, what did he have to feel shy about?

Well, let them do as they will. It’s just about collecting money with eyes closed.

The conflicted Mr. Jiang clearly underestimated Young Master Sheng’s "talent."

The queue continued for a while.

"It’s magic!" a highly exaggerated voice exclaimed. A middle-aged man, the first to rush out of the Tai Xu Corner Tower, his hands trembling frantically, his face quivering nonstop as he cried out with tears streaming: "I felt like I saw the true essence of the ’Path’! A realm unbroken for three years, today it opened up for me!"

He leapt up, transforming into a streak of light and flying far away, truly a grand master’s demeanor!

The onlooking crowd exploded in an instant, madly pushing into the Tai Xu Corner Tower: "Let me in, let me in! I want to take a look!"

"What ’taking a look’! I’m reserving a spot! Get out of my way!"

Among the excited noise of the crowd, Jiang Wang remained silent.

It was really hard on that Shadow Guard just now, a skilled operative good at sneaking, gathering intelligence, and assassinating, yet he had to perform such an exaggerated act in full public view.

A Shadow Guard’s lifelong honor, all vanished with those tears...

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The cultivators with some economic means all squeezed forward to line up.

What remained were the less affluent cultivators, and many more ordinary people curious about the world of cultivators, still gathered on the periphery, enjoying the lively "cultivation spectacle."

In the outer crowd, two people wearing long cloaks watched silently the scene unfolding in front of Tai Xu Corner Tower.

A crisp female voice transmitted: "This chubby kid, he really has a knack for mystification."

Another voice, lazy and unintentional yet naturally exuding boundless charm, replied: "A snake has its path, and a rat has its way. I think he’s quite clever."

The first female voice giggled: "Sister Mei Yue, have you taken a fancy to this chunk of fat? If you fancy him, you’d better make a move quickly, he’s well-fed and nourishing!"

The voice sounded younger and livelier, yet it belonged to the elder one.

The woman named Mei Yue seemed uninterested in arguing, simply saying: "If sister likes him, Mei Yue will step aside."

The crisp voice suddenly scoffed: "Does sister need your approval?"

A young man nearby somehow caught a whiff of a fragrant breeze, suddenly looking lovestruck, and edged closer to the two in the cloaks.

The speaking woman extended a finger from beneath her cloak, its nail crimson like blood.

Just before the young man came closer.

A soft, delicate hand gently grasped the finger with the crimson nail.

"We’re in Qi Country." The woman named Mei Yue said lazily: "Sister, if you can’t live patiently, don’t drag your sister into it."

"Giggle, giggle, giggle." The crisp voice laughed as she withdrew the finger.

The young man, slowly coming to his senses, saw only the two figures cloaked in black disappearing into the crowd.

Amid the surging crowd, Mei Yue somehow thought again of the phrase that chubby man had said—"unveiling the mystery..."

She couldn’t help but chuckle softly.

That year, that day, that cave—

"Do you want... to see me?"