Extraordinary Cultivation Continent

The distribution of the four super powers in Nanwei Imperial City is roughly as follows: the Guo family's headquarters is near the southern mountainous area, and its sphere of influence is mainly distributed in the south; the Tang family's headquarters is located in the east, near the end of the east, and its sphere of influence is also mainly distributed in the east. ; The headquarters of the Qin family is located in the western suburbs, and the west is their territory; while the royal Xiao family is located in the north of the center, and the entire royal family lives by the river, and the entire central part is their territory. Due to its proximity to the river and the close distance to Jiangbei, the royal Xiao family has closer ties with Beicheng and has stronger control over Beicheng than the other three families, which further consolidates its dominance.

The power distribution of the four families is relatively clear. Although the tentacles of the four families in the imperial city have spread to every corner of the imperial capital, the actions of the royal family, the Guo family and the Tang family are relatively covert, while the Qin family openly competes for interests in the territory that the other three families have defaulted to. . Because of this, the Qin family has become a common target of the other three forces. Although the other three families are wary of each other, the main theme among them is cooperation. At the same time, they all remain vigilant and guarded against the somewhat crazy Qin family. No one wants to be bitten by the Qin family for no reason.

Since Nancheng, the southern imperial capital, is long in the east-west direction and short in the north-south direction, it presents a long and narrow terrain. Compared with the other two families, the Guo family is closest to the royal Xiao family. Although the distance is short, due to the huge area of ​​the imperial capital, the straight-line distance between the Guo family and the royal family is over a hundred kilometers.

The dragon carriage galloped on the main north-south road at an extremely fast speed. After about half an hour, a majestic city within a city appeared in front of them. This was the imperial city where the royal family lived together. The imperial city occupies a vast area and is surrounded by a vermilion wall more than three feet high. Although in the world of monasticism, if a person reaches a certain level, he can move freely even if there is a high wall in front of him. However, in ordinary times, the towering walls make the imperial city more majestic and show the royal dignity. The imperial city has a defensive formation along the walls. Even ascetics are not allowed to enter or exit at will without following the city gates.

The Imperial City has four gates. Zhang Chaofan and his party have now arrived at the south gate, which is the main entrance of the Imperial City. There is a towering gate tower at the main entrance, and the door opening is wide enough to accommodate six dragon carriages running parallel to each other. On both sides of the doorway, there is a majestic stone unicorn on each side, which is majestic and intimidating to those who come and go. Although there were a group of guards standing upright on both sides, they did not make any other movements. They only stared at the people passing by without any intention of asking them to stop for inspection. Their existence is more of a ceremonial symbol and has little defensive use. Such looseness highlights the royal family's confidence in their own strength.

The dragon carriage quickly passed through the city gate and entered the majestic and solemn imperial city without any hindrance. As soon as you step into the imperial city, the first thing you see is an extremely wide and vast square. This square is so vast that it seems to be able to accommodate thousands of troops. It is divided into two symmetrical areas on the left and right by a wide and straight dragon horse road.

In this vast square, many members of the royal family are conducting fighting drills in full swing. They were dressed in gorgeous and exquisite costumes, holding a variety of weapons, fighting with fists and feet, or with swords and swords, and launched wonderful contests and discussions with each other. Every attack was full of power, and every defense seemed to be done with ease; and the bursts of shouts accompanying their fierce confrontation were heard one after another, as if they were about to break through the clouds and reach the sky! These sounds intertwine to form a passionate and inspiring symphony.

Across the wide square, looking across the ground and between the trees, you can see buildings of different sizes and shapes appearing from time to time. At first, the scale of these buildings was relatively small, but as Ryoma continued to move forward for about a stick of incense, everyone came to another towering city wall.

Sitting next to Zhang Chaofan, Xiao Junhong, the ancestor of the royal Xiao family, said: "Friend Zhang, this is where the real palace is! We also usually call it the palace city. And the wall outside the palace surrounds it The area, together with this place, is collectively called the Imperial City. "

Hearing Xiao Junhong's words, Zhang Chaofan suddenly realized. That’s so! In the true sense, a palace does not need to be too large. If it is too large, it will cause a lot of inconvenience to the guards. After all, safety and security is a very important thing! Thinking about it this way, the palace city in front of you may pay more attention to refinement and practicality, right?

Although the walls of the palace city are also majestic, compared with the walls of the imperial city, their appearance is more simple and unpretentious, and they pay more attention to solidity and safety. However, both are made of huge, solid, neatly cut boulders. Zhang Chaofan made a brief sense and noticed that there were defensive formations on the entire palace wall. This shows how much the royal family attaches great importance to the security of the palace.

There are two teams of guards at the palace gate. Their realm strength is much higher than that of the guards at the Imperial City. They are all monks with the strength of the Transformation God Realm, and are led by two monks who are at the Tribulation Master Realm. They wore uniform uniforms, and the two monks who were in the Tribulation Venerable Realm wore the captain's logo.

When the dragon carriage arrived at the palace gate, the two captains raised their hands to signal the carriage to stop for inspection. Several dragon carriages lined up in a long formation and were inspected one by one. When it was the turn of the dragon carriage that Zhang Chaofan was riding, Xiao Junhong, the ancestor of the royal Xiao family, snorted lightly. The captain who was preparing to inspect looked shocked, stopped the inspection, waved his hand to let Ryoma pass, but did not say a word.

Bai Qilin joked: "Old man, you are so majestic." The Supreme Emperor Xiao Junhong felt a little uncomfortable when someone called him an old man to his face, but he just glanced at Bai Qilin and chuckled, and did not agree with Bai Qilin. Lin answered.

Being in the palace city, Zhang Chaofan found that the palace city was not particularly large, but it was at least more than 20 kilometers in radius. The most common buildings seen are tall and magnificent palaces. These palaces are all splendid, solemn and majestic. The dragon carriage stopped in front of the tallest palace, and everyone got off the carriage one by one.

After Zhang Chaofan and others got off the car, they saw a row of people standing in front of the palace gate, welcoming them. The leader was a tall middle-aged man, dressed in golden robes, with a majestic look on his face, showing the demeanor of a superior. After everyone from the Guo family and the Tang family saw him, they hurriedly bowed to him and said, "I have seen your Majesty." After hearing this, Zhang Chaofan and Lin Xiaoyun understood this person's identity. He is the current Holy Emperor of the Nanwei Empire and the current monarch of the Nanwei Empire.

Zhang Chaofan and Lin Xiaoyun saluted with everyone, but Bai Qilin was different. She instantly appeared in front of the middle-aged man in golden robe, stared at him closely and said curiously: "Oh, you are the emperor? You are no different from ordinary people." This move of hers made the guards feel proud in Xiao Huangxiao's eyes. The royal family members around him were very nervous, and they all made preparations to take action.

Xiao Huang and Xiao Feiyang saw that Bai Qilin was just innocent and playful and had no ill intentions, so he waved his hand to signal the royal family members not to be nervous. He himself is a monk at the peak of the Tribulation Realm. He can be called a half-step Mahayana Realm. He has been on the throne for a long time, has a strong aura and is full of confidence. He said to Bai Qilin with a smile: "Little girl, what do you think I should look like?" Bai Qilin replied innocently: "I don't know what the emperor should look like, but it is definitely not like you." Xiao. Huang Xiaofeiyang burst out laughing after hearing this. He felt that this girl was so frank and cute, and his affection for Bai Qilin increased even more.

However, Bai Qilin did not stop there and continued: "Hey, is it fun for you to be the emperor? If it is fun, can you let me try it for a few days?" Xiao Huang and Xiao Feiyang already knew this woman from their previous conversations. Wawa is just an innocent person. She really wants to experience it from the bottom of her heart, rather than coveting his throne. Therefore, he did not blame Bai Qilin in his heart.