Chapter 2181: Pretend to Be an Emperor?

"Young Master Zhang, if you want to go to the imperial city, I can send someone to escort you there!"

The guard chuckled lightly.

Everyone who came to Lingyuan Heaven for the first time had that expression.

The power required to make a city float in the air was far too immense, definitely not something an ordinary person could accomplish.

Even Divine Kings and titled Divine Kings could not do it; only an Emperor could!

Before long, a flying beast was prepared and brought over.

Stepping onto the beast's back, Zhang Xuan, escorted by the guard, flew toward the floating city.

Before even reaching it, he could feel the immense pressure emanating from above.

His Eye of Insight squirmed as he observed for a while, then he couldn't help turning his head and asking curiously, "There's no formation beneath this city maintaining it. How exactly does it float?"

Normally, such floating stones and cities required a massive formation to sustain their power, but this one seemed even more extraordinary. Yet his Eye of Insight couldn't detect any trace of one.

"The Lingyuan Imperial City floats without any formation!"

The guard chuckled, his tone full of pride.

"Without a formation, how does it fly?" Zhang Xuan asked.

The laws of the God Realm were stable; under normal circumstances, only those who reached the Divine King level could fly. A city this large had almost zero chance of becoming a Divine King. Now, without relying on a formation, what power kept it quietly suspended, motionless?

"It's a feather!" The guard smiled and explained, "When this city was first built, it couldn't fly no matter what. Then Firefeather Titled Divine King found a feather from somewhere and placed it at the very bottom. Supported by this feather, the massive city was able to float."

Zhang Xuan was stunned. He looked at the floating city before him and indeed saw a huge feather lying flat directly beneath the city, holding it aloft, suspended quietly in the air without moving.

The feather was hundreds of miles long; where it came from was unknown.

Just as he was filled with awe, he heard the yellow chick's voice again: "I want to eat..."

"Eat chicken feathers!" Zhang Xuan said, exasperated.

All day long, all it knew was eat, eat, eat...

Before, it was just a little minion, but now it was a Divine King expert. Couldn't it pay some attention to its image?

If it didn't care about face, he still did...

"This is a chicken feather, I want to eat it!" the chick said seriously.

"No matter what feather, you can't eat it now..." Zhang Xuan tried to console it.

Leaving aside the size of this feather—the chick couldn't possibly swallow it—the dignity and bearing it contained alone made it impossible for ordinary Divine Kings, let alone a Heavenly God like himself, to approach.

Moreover, this floating city was held up by this feather, giving it its current scale and situation. If he actually ate it... the entire Lingyuan Heaven would probably charge over, chop him up, and stew the chick with mushrooms.

"Alright..."

Since the master wouldn't let it eat, the little yellow chick, though frustrated, finally shook its head, flickered, and disappeared back into his dantian.

If it couldn't eat, it was better not to look; otherwise, the more it looked, the more it craved.

The flying beast was fast, and soon they arrived above the city and descended.

"Could you tell me what to be careful about in Lingyuan Imperial City, and who is the Firefeather Titled Divine King you mentioned?"

Handing over a mid-grade Divine Origin Pill, Zhang Xuan asked.

The other party was an ordinary upper-grade Heavenly God, so an ordinary mid-grade Divine Origin Pill was already of great value.

Sure enough, after receiving the pill, the guard's attitude immediately changed, his face beaming with smiles: "Lingyuan Imperial City is the capital of Lingyuan Heaven, guarded by Lingyuan Great Emperor, also known as the Undying Emperor! Young Master Zhang, since you obtained the Great Teleportation Token, your cultivation is probably not inferior to a Divine King. The only ones you need to be careful of are the three titled Divine Kings!"

"The first is the Firefeather Titled Divine King I just mentioned. He possesses the bloodline of the Fire Phoenix. When angered, he can burn heaven and earth. Among the titled Divine Kings of the Nine Heavens, he is considered a strong one. He controls the southern part of the imperial city."

"The second is Icefeather Titled Divine King, with the bloodline of the Ice Phoenix. His cold energy surges skyward, and wherever he goes, everything turns to ice. He controls the northern part of Lingyuan Imperial City."

"As for the third, Windfeather Titled Divine King, he possesses the wind-type phoenix bloodline. His speed is extremely fast, like teleportation. Although his combat power is not as strong as the first two, if he wants to escape, almost no one can catch up! He guards the western part of the imperial city."

Zhang Xuan looked toward the floating city before him.

He immediately saw that the southern part was scorching hot with blazing sun, while the northern part was covered in frost and snowflakes drifting.

The north and south ends of the same city were like two different worlds.

He marveled inwardly, but also felt puzzled, and asked, "All three titled Divine Kings have phoenix bloodlines. Could it be that the Emperor of Lingyuan Heaven..."

These three titled Divine Kings all possessed phoenix bloodlines of different races. Was the Emperor of Lingyuan Heaven also related to them?

After all, in Yunli Heaven, that was how it was; those who could become super experts basically had dragon bloodlines.

For example, Ao Hua, whom he had fought.

"Don't you know?" The guard was a bit surprised.

"Know what?" Zhang Xuan was full of confusion.

Seeing that his expression indeed showed ignorance, the guard smiled and said, "Lingyuan Heaven is also called Undying Heaven. The one guarding this realm is called the Undying Emperor! Well... do you know why he has that name?"

Zhang Xuan shook his head.

He had wanted to say that the name might come from being undying, but recalling the grave he had seen in the Upper Firmament, he ultimately didn't say it.

In the God Realm, undying might not be real.

The Emperor, lofty and invincible... might also be just a legend.

Otherwise, why could Confucius challenge the Eight Emperors alone without injury?

And why did the one in Central Freedom Heaven make the other eight heavens submit?

"The Emperor is called that because... he is a divine beast in human form, and his true body is the noblest bloodline among the Nine Heavens Phoenix Clan... the Undying Heavenly Phoenix!" The guard lowered his voice.

If not for the other party's generosity, he would never have said so much about matters involving the Emperor.

"Undying Heavenly Phoenix? Undying Bird?" Zhang Xuan suddenly understood!

So that was it.

Previously, he had only thought that the Yunli Great Emperor of Yunli Heaven was a divine beast, and the rest were almost all human cultivators. Now it seemed that this Undying Heaven was also the same.

"Among the Nine Heavens of the God Realm, which other Emperors are divine beasts in human form?" A thought arose, and Zhang Xuan continued asking.

Seeing that this person, about to break through to Divine King, didn't even know such basic knowledge of the God Realm, the guard shook his head and said, "Those guarding the east, west, south, and north of the God Realm are all divine beasts in human form. In the east, Yunli Heaven, the Yunli Great Emperor's true body is the Azure Dragon divine beast. In the west, Gengjin Heaven, the Fumeng Emperor's true body is the White Tiger divine beast. In the south, Undying Heaven, our Undying Emperor's true body is the Undying Heavenly Phoenix, also called the Vermilion Bird divine beast. As for the north, the Xuanming Great Emperor of Xuanming Heaven has the Black Tortoise giant beast as his true body. The four divine beasts guard the four poles..."

Zhang Xuan's eyes widened.

When he had asked Fu Jiangchen before, although he had learned the names of the Nine Heavens and Nine Emperors, he didn't know much. He never expected that the four heavens of east, west, south, and north, the four poles, were guarded by four divine beasts.

East Azure Dragon, West White Tiger, South Vermilion Bird, North Black Tortoise...

"I've said all I should. Go ahead and handle your business. Lingyuan Imperial City forbids causing trouble, so don't make any trouble. Otherwise, even a Divine King might fall..."

Seeing that this person understood nothing, the guard said no more and drove the divine beast to leave.

"Wait a moment, I still have something to ask..." Zhang Xuan quickly spoke up, "Does your Lingyuan Heaven's Emperor reside somewhere? Is he also called the Spirit God?"

"The Emperor naturally resides in the Emperor's Palace. We call him the Spirit God, hence the Spirit God Palace! However, it is said that it hasn't been opened for decades, and even Lord Firefeather cannot enter..."

The guard said, "Also, if you want to inquire about matters concerning the Emperor, that's all I know. I don't know any more."

Zhang Xuan nodded.

He dared not ask too much about the Undying Emperor's fall, as it was too shocking and would be bad for anyone if it got out.

"Then... if I want to gather information, who should I go to?"

Knowing that the other party was just an ordinary upper-grade Heavenly God with limited sources, Zhang Xuan asked curiously.

"It depends on what kind of information you want. For general news, some trading houses can tell you. They have all sorts of people, a mixed bag, so news spreads quickly. Not to mention other things, I heard that the new beauty pills from Youhun Heaven can be bought if you find the right connections!"

The guard's eyes showed envy, and he continued, "Of course, if you want to inquire about matters like the Emperor, you won't find much here. The best is to seek out the three major families. They are all highly respected and know much more, definitely not something we common folk can access..."

"Thank you..." Zhang Xuan clasped his hands.

What the other party said was correct.

Matters involving the Emperor would not be known to many. If he really wanted to know whether Luo Ruoxi had inherited the position of Undying Emperor and become the new Spirit God, and where exactly she was, and how to contact and find her... those who could achieve this would inevitably be the three titled Divine Kings like Firefeather.

Next would be some Divine Kings.

As for guards like this, their level was too low; the movements of Divine Kings were indeed not something they could access.

So naturally, they wouldn't know.

But...

Titled Divine Kings, each more powerful than the last. With his strength, which couldn't even defeat a Divine King, how could he approach them?

If he really went, before he could even speak, he might be slapped to death on the spot.

Unless...

He had an identity that would make even these titled Divine Kings wary!

For example... in Youhun Heaven, Qi Meng had mistaken him for an Emperor...

After that, not only was it easy to buy high-grade Divine Origin Pills, but everything went smoothly with green lights, and he gained great advantages. Otherwise, selling three types of medicinal herbs and holding such a huge press conference in a place like Youhun Heaven, with its mixed population, would not have been so easy.

With such an identity, investigating any information would become much easier.

Thinking of this, he rubbed his brow and fell into contemplation: "How about... pretending to be an Emperor?"