"Yes! City Lord!"
The servants responded in unison and retreated.
Fu Tiandi, the City Lord of the Nine Saints City, waved his large hand, and the doors of the great hall were closed by spiritual power. Outside the hall, a soundproof barrier was also erected.
"Miss Zi, there are no outsiders here anymore. I, Fu, have a few questions I need to confirm with Miss Zi. May I?"
Zi Linling smiled faintly and said, "You may! City Lord Fu, please speak!"
Fu Tiandi smiled and said, "Miss Zi, City Lord Xi told me that you are the chosen one, and you have come to the Divine Remnant Continent to find the reincarnated bodies of the Nine Great Guardians, is that correct?"
Zi Linling nodded and said, "Indeed!"
Fu Tiandi said, "May I be so bold as to ask, Miss Zi, how many have you found?"
Zi Linling lowered her gaze and said, "Seven!"
Fu Tiandi exchanged a look with the other nine City Lords and said, "May we, the seven reincarnated Guardians, confirm their identities?"
Xuanyuan Xun, Shangguan Yulin, Rong Guang, Shen Liuxing, Dan Qianqiu, and Elder Du all looked at Zi Linling, asking for her opinion.
Zi Linling smiled and said, "This request is not unreasonable, and I have no reason to object! However, I will say this upfront: if they encounter danger due to their identities being revealed, do not blame me for seeking redress from you all!"
Fu Tiandi frowned and raised his hand to swear, "I, Fu Tiandi, swear to the heavens that I will never reveal the identities of the reincarnated Guardians, or I shall be struck by heavenly lightning!"
The oaths of cultivators were heavenly oaths, and once broken, they would be punished by divine retribution.
The other nine City Lords followed suit, also taking heavenly oaths.
Zi Linling was satisfied. She asked Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, Shangguan Yulin, Shen Liuxing, Elder Du, and Dan Qianqiu to stand up and display their primordial weapons.
Xuanyuan Xun's God-Slaying Overlord Spear, Elder Du's Primordial Array Disk, Shangguan Yulin's Vermilion Bird Feather Fan, Rong Guang's Primordial Poison Tree, Dan Qianqiu's Yin-Yang Cutting Furnace, and Shen Liuxing's black long flute immediately astonished the Ten City Lords, making their eyes widen.
For these were the original primordial weapons of the Nine Great Guardians, and no one else was permitted to touch them.
Therefore, the moment the six displayed their weapons, the Ten City Lords had no remaining doubts.
Fu Tiandi was the first to recover and asked, "Did Miss Zi not say she found seven people? Who is the seventh person..."
Zi Linling's heart stirred. She took "Chong'er" from her back and placed him on her lap. "He is my fiancé. He suffered soul damage while saving me and cannot meet you all at the moment!"
Soul damage?!
Fu Tiandi was greatly surprised and asked, "Is there anything we can do to help?"
Zi Linling shook her head and said, "I already have a method to heal him, but I need to find some things. After the Nine Saints Summit tomorrow, I will take him away."
"Miss Zi, if you need anything, please do not hesitate to ask!" Fu Tiandi said with a sigh.
Zi Linling shook her head and said, "No need! If you truly wish to help me, then quickly find a way to unite the living forces of the Divine Remnant Continent and prepare to face the great calamity of Azure Star at any time."
"No problem!"
Fu Tiandi said without hesitation, "I don't care what the other domains decide, but our Nine Saints Domain will definitely take the lead, carrying forward the spirit of our ancestors and ensuring they are not shamed!"
He then looked at the other nine City Lords and said, "Don't you agree?"
The other nine City Lords responded in unison, "Yes!"
Zi Linling was very pleased. "As expected of the descendants of the Nine Great Guardians, your response greatly comforts me. I am a bit tired and need to rest! We will discuss the remaining matters further at the Nine Saints Summit!"
"Very well! I have prepared resting places for everyone. Please follow me!"
Fu Tiandi said, then removed the soundproof barrier outside the great hall, opened its doors, and led Zi Linling and the nine others to a courtyard he had prepared. Su Dan Novel Network.
The next day, the Nine Saints Summit was held as scheduled.
The summit was personally presided over by Fu Tiandi, with the other nine City Lords assisting.
Fu Tiandi publicly revealed everything about the extraterrestrial invaders from the ancient texts, informing everyone in the Nine Saints Domain that the chosen one had appeared and the Azure Star calamity was imminent, urging everyone in the Nine Saints Domain to prepare.
The summit finally agreed upon the following: all individuals in the Nine Saints Domain must put aside personal grievances and preserve their fighting strength; all resources in the Nine Saints Domain must be utilized to their fullest to cultivate more talents for the Nine Saints Domain; and everyone in the Nine Saints Domain must swear before the statues of the Nine Great Guardians that they will never retreat and will always be ready to fight to protect the Azure Star.
Anyone who violated the summit's agreements would be hunted by the entire Nine Saints Domain.
Zi Linling was satisfied with the outcome. The day after the Nine Saints Summit, she took the eight of them, Xuanyuan Xun, and traveled to the Battle Heaven Domain via a cross-domain teleportation array.
The Battle Heaven Domain was different from the Nine Saints Domain.
The Nine Saints Domain was the dwelling place of the descendants of the Nine Great Guardians, emphasizing peace and forbidding major wars between cities.
The Battle Heaven Domain, true to its name, was a place of constant conflict, but as long as there was no deep-seated hatred, they would not resort to killing.
The Battle Heaven Domain was divided among four major families: the Zhan, Ye, Xuan, and Jun families.
Zi Linling's purpose in coming to the Battle Heaven Domain this time was the Ye family of the Battle Heaven Domain.
This was because she had once heard from Xu Rongwei, the patriarch of the Xu family in the Chaotic Domain, that Ye Zhan, the patriarch of the Ye family in the Battle Heaven Domain, bore an eight-tenths resemblance to Ye Lingyuan.
Therefore, Zi Linling wanted to find out if Ye Lingyuan had any connection with the Ye family and if she could find the key item to save Ye Lingyuan at the Ye family – a drop of familial love's ultimate tear.
The Ye family was located in the east of the Battle Heaven Domain, bordering the Nine Saints Domain.
So, as soon as Zi Linling and her group exited the cross-domain teleportation array, they entered the territory of the Ye family.
Their group of nine, with young and old, men and women, handsome men and beautiful women, quickly attracted the attention of the local inhabitants.
Suddenly, a man with a treacherous look blocked Zi Linling's path and said, "Do you gentlemen need information? We, at Li Luo Tower, can obtain any information."
"You can obtain any information? Are you bragging?" Shangguan Yulin said disdainfully.
The man with the treacherous look did not get angry. Instead, he said with a thick skin, "This brother, you can eat anything, but you can't say anything! You can inquire about it. When has Li Luo Tower ever made a mistake with information?"
Shangguan Yulin was about to make another sarcastic remark when Shen Liuxing stopped him.
Shen Liuxing said with a half-smile, "Not bad, your tone is quite bold! I assume your so-called information won't be given to us for free, right?"
The man with the treacherous look quickly smiled and said, "This brother is indeed insightful. As the saying goes, knowledge is not lightly imparted. To obtain information, it naturally requires an exchange of equal value."