Looking at Han Li, Gu Qianxun, and Chen Yang walking in the forefront, appearing familiar and enthusiastic, Yi Liya's brow couldn't help but furrow.

He had no reason to question Chen Yang, the new City Lord. At his level, he naturally understood what had happened during his seclusion. Someone capable of dealing with Du Qingyang was certainly not simple.

He also harbored no resentment towards Gu Qianxun. After all, her strength was indeed above his. Their past encounters, though not to the death, had always ended with his defeat.

It was only this Li Feiyu, a Human he had never heard of, who, despite appearing weak, clearly had a close relationship with the other two.

He had inquired about this matter with Tu Gang and Sun Binghe, but unfortunately, neither of them knew anything about the inside story.

Han Li was completely unaware of Yi Liya's gaze. Upon entering the city, he looked around, taking in the sights.

He saw that the houses within the city were arranged in an orderly manner, all built with the same black stone as the city walls. Although the styles were mostly simple and uniform, it was already quite remarkable in a desolate secret realm like the Jilin Empty Realm.

The city streets were very wide, allowing even large scale beasts to pass through without obstruction. On both sides, he could even see shops of varying heights, selling perhaps scale beast star bones and beast cores.

Perhaps because it was nearing dusk, there weren't many pedestrians on the city streets, making it seem quite tranquil. Only the occasional roars of beasts from various parts of the city seemed somewhat out of place.

Walking along the street towards the center of the city, Han Li suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly.

Because he saw a building that was quite different.

It was a circular building covering a vast area, surrounded by numerous black circular stone pillars. The stone walls above were almost entirely inlaid with white scale beast star bones, making it appear even more solid than the city walls.

Outside the building's gate was an open square, in the center of which stood a stone statue of a human figure tens of feet tall. The face was blurry, but Han Li couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Back in Qingyang City, he had seen a stone statue that was identical except for its size. He had asked Chen Yang about its origins, but Chen Yang was also unclear about it.

After the group passed this massive circular building, they soon arrived in front of the City Lord's mansion.

The City Lord's mansion in Xuan City was like heaven and earth compared to the one in Qingyang City.

Although the City Lord's mansion before him was devoid of any vegetation, it was still built like a magnificent garden.

Almost all the paths within the mansion were paved with huge bluestone slabs. Along the way, there were black stone sculptures, including human figures, beast forms, and even some bizarre deity statues that were half-human and half-beast.

The stone palaces, carved with various exquisite patterns, were distributed in a well-organized manner around the paths, and their style was very similar to what Han Li had seen in the Devilish Domain.

Han Li and the others were led by Tong Song to a huge stone hall.

"City Lord Chen and everyone, please rest inside first. I've already notified them, and I believe the City Lord will be here soon to personally greet you all," Tong Song said with a smile.

"Thank you for your trouble," Chen Yang said.

Tong Song simply smiled politely and gestured for them to enter.

Chen Yang then led the group into the hall.

Inside the hall was a large rectangular stone table that stretched from the inner wall of the hall.

The wide chair in the main seat of the hall was still empty, but more than a dozen people were already seated in the lower seats on the left, talking to each other in low voices.

Han Li's gaze swept over them and found that the leading figure was a middle-aged man with a stocky build and a dark nose, wrapped in a thick animal skin cloak, who was closing his eyes to rest.

Next to him was a burly man with a sturdy physique, most of his body wrapped in layers of white bandages, with only half of his dark face exposed. From the one eye that could be seen, a hint of bloodthirsty coldness could be detected.

Even more peculiar was that one of his arms, wrapped in bandages, was incredibly long and thick, almost touching the ground when he sat there. Compared to his other, ordinary arm, there was a world of difference.

While he was observing these people, they also noticed him. For a moment, the noisy discussions stopped, and everyone looked towards the entrance.

"City Lord Fu, Fellow Daoist Duan, long time no see, are you well?" Chen Yang said with a smile on his face to the two men.

The burly man wrapped in bandages simply glanced at Chen Yang and snorted. The middle-aged man didn't even lift his eyelids, as if he hadn't heard anything at all.

Chen Yang didn't mind and just smiled to himself, preparing to lead the group to sit down opposite the middle-aged man and his group.

Just then, a dry cough came from outside the hall, followed by a thin, pale-faced middle-aged man who looked like a consumptive ghost, who walked in first.

Han Li noticed that his Adam's apple was covered with gray scales, and when it moved up and down, it always made a slight tremor.

Just as he was staring at the other person's Adam's apple, a figure suddenly flashed out from behind him, appearing almost instantaneously in front of Han Li, holding a thin, willow-leaf-like narrow sword in his hand, stabbing directly at Han Li's right eye.

Han Li reacted extremely quickly. The two fingers of his hand, which had refined the Flower Branch Cave Heaven, suddenly rose up and pinched the blade of the long sword.

The sword trembled slightly, then suddenly retracted, shrinking back.

The sword holder was a young man dressed in a snow-white robe, with a very handsome face, soft lines, and even some androgynous beauty, but his eyes were ice-cold.

"If you dare to stare at my adoptive father so wantonly again, I'll slit your throat." The young man's voice was a bit childish, making it even more deceptive, making it unclear whether he was male or female.

"Cough, Wuchen, come back. Why bother with a lowly slave?" The consumptive ghost-like man said indifferently.

"Yes." The young man immediately retreated and followed obediently behind the consumptive ghost, still casting unkind glances at Han Li.

"Fellow Daoist Li, by offending Feng Wuchen right away, if you encounter him in the Profound Battle Arena later, I'm afraid he will kill you," Gu Qianxun's voice suddenly rang in Han Li's mind.

"What, is this sissy troublesome?" Han Li asked via voice transmission.

"He is the number one expert under City Lord Qin Yuan of Xuanzhi City. He specializes in cultivating the acupoints in his legs, appearing and disappearing without a trace. He is also skilled at using a willow-leaf narrow sword, and his assassination power is extremely strong. Do you think he is troublesome?" Gu Qianxun said with a smile.

"What about that guy wrapped in bandages?" Han Li asked without showing any emotion.

"His name is Duan Tong. He cultivates a Tongxuan Arm Divine Ability, specializing in forging the Profound Acupoints and bones of his right arm, which is why he has that strange and enormous arm. The last time I saw this guy, his skin didn't seem to be this dark, and he wasn't wrapped in bandages," Gu Qianxun replied.

"You don't need to think to know that he must have cultivated some powerful divine ability," Han Li said in response via voice transmission.

"Right, I forgot to say, this guy was also the number one fierce general under City Lord Fu Jian of Tongyu City, but it seems that after losing to me last time, he was stripped of this title. Coming back this time, he must be up to no good," Gu Qianxun said via voice transmission.

While the two were talking, that group of people, led by the consumptive ghost City Lord Qin Yuan, had swaggered over and sat down opposite Fu Jian and the others.

Chen Yang had no choice but to lead the group to sit down in the lower seats below them.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, have you seen? Now, a nameless rat, after boldly plotting rebellion, actually dares to pretend to be something and openly come to Xuan City to participate in this Five-City Tournament. He really doesn't know how to write the word 'shame'?" Fu Jian, who had been closing his eyes to rest, slowly opened his eyes and said.

His subordinates followed suit and burst into laughter.

"Oh? It seems that Fellow Daoist Fu knows very well how to write the word 'shame'. Why not find a beast bone or a cliff stone and let you leave a masterpiece for posterity?" Chen Yang didn't seem to care at all and retorted without changing his expression.

Qin Yuan leaned back and crossed his legs on the stone table, and opened his mouth to say:

"Cough, the last time I came to Xuan City, I reminded Du Qingyang, cough cough... that you, kid, have rebellious bones behind your head, and told him to be careful of you. It seems that he didn't listen to my words..."

"Fellow Daoist Qin Yuan, you can't even take care of the mess in your Xuanzhi City, and you still have to worry about our Qingyang City? Du Qingyang did listen to your reminder, but unfortunately, he was going against the tide in the city and had long aroused the dissatisfaction of his subordinates. My successful accession to the throne was just what everyone wanted." Chen Yang said with a smile, shaking his head.

He said this without blushing or panting, but Han Li was silently criticizing him in his heart.

"What's the use of saying these useless words? The people Du Qingyang brought last time were still somewhat passable, but what are these things you brought this time, crooked melons and cracked dates... Of course, Fellow Daoist Gu is not among these wastes." Fu Jian said with a mocking smile.

Upon hearing this, Du Long and the others' faces turned rather ugly, but they couldn't say anything, and their faces were flushed red.

Yi Liya frowned even more, clenching his fists in his sleeves so hard that they "creaked".

"Cough, cough... If I'm not mistaken, that pale face seems to be a Human, right?" Qin Yuan coughed violently twice, his gaze suddenly shifting to Han Li, and he asked.

Han Li frowned slightly upon hearing this, looked at his pale face, and said loudly:

"It is true that I am a Human, but the title of 'pale face' is better suited for you, or your son... No, it should be your daughter, but that doesn't seem right either... Or it's better suited for this androgynous Fellow Daoist Feng Wuchen, isn't it?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was slightly stunned, and their gazes fell on him, with many people showing strange expressions.

City Lord Qin Yuan of Xuanzhi City had a face that was often as pale as paper due to some special reasons, but no one had ever dared to make fun of him because of his status and strength.

Gu Qianxun frowned slightly, but said nothing. Yi Liya's mouth, however, revealed a sneer.

"Bold lowlife, when the City Lord speaks, when is it your turn to interrupt, you vile creature? Are you really trying to die!" Before Qin Yuan could speak, Feng Wuchen's face turned cold, and he said furiously.